Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 Established 1864 ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 SPORTS 12 Published From COMMIT TO BUILD SENSEX, NIFTY SOAR ROHIT, RAHUL REGISTER OVER DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH NATIONAL HEALTH COVERAGE TO FRESH HIGHS 100-RUN OPENING STAND BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN VIJAYAWADA *LATE CITY VOL. 3 ISSUE 294 HYDERABAD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2021; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable KRITI SANON ON DOING MULTIPLE PROJECTS TOGETHER { Page 11 } www.dailypioneer.com Restrain AP from EC springs a surprise diverting water, TS writes to KRMB PNS n HYDERABAD on Huz’bad bye-election With Andhra Pradesh continuing ML MELLY MAITREYI to illegally divert Krishna waters n HYDERABAD o Seeks views of from the foreshore of Srisailam political parties on Reservoir, despite TS' previous At a time when political parties have objections, the govern- virtually been in the thick of cam- the conduct of bye- ment has once again written to the paigning for the Huzurabad bye-elec- elections in the wake Krishna River Management Board tion in the hope that the Election of the Covid pandemic for restraining AP from doing so. Commission's notification is immi- o Notification may not Muralidhar, Engineer-in-Chief, nent, the poll panel does not seem to Telangana, in a letter to KRMB on be in any hurry to do so. be issued for Wednesday, said that even as The Election Commission has Huzurabad any Telangana had been requesting the written to the President/General time soon Board to restrain Andhra Pradesh Secretary of recognized national from using more than 10 tmc for and State political parties seeking K-C Canal and the issue was their views on the guidelines and Assemblies of five States were due in ties by August 30 so that exhaustive under consideration of KWDT-II, instructions issued by the EC for 2021-22. Therefore, the EC had guidelines over campaigning could AP has been utilizing much more campaigning during the General issued several guidelines which be prepared. Thus, unless this exer- water than its earmarked share. Amit Shah worships at Srisailam temple Election/bye-election in the wake of could be seen at the Commission's cise is completed, prompting the EC In addition, AP arranged addi- PNS n AMARAVATI Mallikarjuna Swamy temple. Srinivasa Rao, MP P Brahmananda Covid-19 pandemic in the country. website eci.gov.in and the direct path to finalise the exhaustive guidelines, tional sources of water in an unau- Shah arrived in a helicopter from Reddy, Kurnool district Collector P The Election Commission's is eci.gov.in/candidte-politicalpar- it may not give notification for the thorised manner to the K-C Canal Union Home Minister Amit Shah Hyderabad and proceeded to the Koteswara Rao and senior officials. Secretary Ajay Kumar Verma stat- ties/instructions-on-covid-19/ Huzurabad bye-election any time through three more projects. arrived in Srisailam in Andhra temple. He was accorded a warm After the puja at the temple, the ed in the letter that several bye-elec- The Commission sought the views soon. Pradesh on Thursday to offer prayers welcome at the Sunnipenta helipad Union Home Minister will fly back tions and elections to the Legislative and suggestions of the political par- 2 2 at the Sri Bhramaramba by state Endowments Minister V to Hyderabad in the afternoon. GSLV fails to place satellite into orbit CM to distribute Dalit Bandhu cheques on Aug 16 PNS n SRIHARIKOTA In a notification, ISRO said, TRS leader fined, "GSLV-F10 launch took place o 2K beneficiaries to get the money at Public meeting in Huzurabad ISRO's GSLV rocket on Thursday today at 0543 hrs as scheduled. o ‘Dalit Bandhu' sending shivers down spine of opposition leaders: Koppula Eswar sentenced to six months’ jail failed to inject into the orbit, the Performance of first and second country's latest earth observation stages was normal. PNS n HYDERABAD lic meeting, which is seen as a cru- NAVEENA GHANATE viously floor leader of YSRCP satellite EOS-03 due to a failure to However, Cryogenic Upper cial step to turn the mood of the peo- n HYDERABAD party in the TS Assembly. ignite the cryogenic stage of the Stage ignition did not happen due Gearing up for the formal launch ple, particularly Dalits, in the con- It may be mentioned here a case launch vehicle, prompting the pre- to technical anomaly. The mission of Dalit Bandhu scheme at the stituency long represented by Eatala Former MLA Payam was registered against Payam mier space agency to declare the could not be accomplished as public meeting to be addressed by Rajender (who is now with the Venkateshwarulu was sentenced to Venkateshwarulu in Ashwapuram mission could not be achieved as intended." Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar BJP), Eswar, along with ministers 6 months' imprisonment and fined PS in 2018. The special court for intended. According to ISRO, the cryo- Rao in the Huzurabad constituen- Harish Rao and Gangula Kamalakar, Rs 10,000. He was awarded the MLAs heard the case on Thursday However, the first and second genic upper stage ignition was cy on August 16, Social Welfare reviewed the arrangements for the sentence in a case relating to alle- and gave its verdict. He paid a fine stages of the rocket had performed scheduled to take place 4.56 min- Minister Koppula Eswar reiterat- meeting venue on Thursday and gations of money laundering in the of Rs 10,000. The court stayed the normally, the Bengaluru-head- utes after the lift-off. ed that Dalit Bandhu would be called upon Dalits to make the election as the charges against him imprisonment as he is preparing quartered Indian Space Research taken forward as a movement. meeting a success. had been substantiated. Payam, to go on appeal to the High Organisation said. 2 Ahead of the Chief Minister's pub- 2 before switching to TRS, was pre- Court. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | AUGUST 13, 2021 hyderabad 02 Fire breaks Three out of 6 proposed domestic Simhadri temple to make bid out in house, no casualties airports feasible: Centre's Report for UNESCO tag, with AU help PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM It may be mentioned here that recently, the PNS n HYDERABAD TS writes to Centre to give permission for smaller aircraft in other areas The Andhra University has United Nations Educational, Scientific and Property worth a few lakh agreed to conduct a study on Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) recognised rupees was gutted when a fire PNS n HYDERABAD The state government wrote the historical importance of the broke out in a house in a letter to the AAI in this Sri Varahalakshmi Narasimha the 13th century Ramappa temple in Santoshnagar on Wednesday The Airports Authority of regard and it also requested Swamy Devasthanam, popu- Telangana as a World Heritage Site night. No casualties were India (AAI) has stated that that a meeting be organized larly known as Lord Simhadri reported. only three out of six proposed with stakeholders for operating Appanna temple of According to Fire officials, domestic airports by the state smaller aircraft. It also request- Simhachalam to facilitate the the 11th century temple was Chancellor. the fire broke out on the first are ed the authority to make authorities vie for UNESCO's built by the Chola King of Responding to the request of floor of a house located at feasible for operating big another field visit if required. World Heritage Site tag. Kulothunga Chakravarthi. the Devasthanam, Prof New Santoshnagar colony aircraftS. Chief Minister K It may be mentioned here King of Vizianagaram, Sri Prasada Reddy assured a sci- reportedly due to a short The Telangana State has Chandrasekhar Rao had per- that recently, the United Krishnadevaraya also visited entific study. The EO then circuit. The occupants of the received the final techno eco- sonally met the then Civil Nations Educational, Scientific the temple and offered sever- asked the Vice-Chancellor to house who noticed it imme- nomic feasibility reports from Aviation Minister Hardeep and Cultural Organisation al gold ornaments to the Lord. engage an Experts Committee diately rushed out. On infor- the Centre. Of the six airports Singh Puriin December, 2020 (UNESCO) recognised the In his background, to conduct a detailed study on mation the local police proposed only three were suit- that the state government had 13th century Ramappa temple Executive Officer of the temple. Prof Prasada reached the spot and later able, the Airport Authority of initiated action for creating in Telangana as a World Simhachalam Devasthanam Reddy said that the temple has informed the fire control India clarified. additional domestic airports Heritage Site. MV Suryakala met Vice- all the qualifications to get the room. A fire tender reached The AAI authorities visited at six locations and a formal Following the honour, the Chancellor of Andhra UNESCO certification. the spot and doused the the proposed areas in the state proposal was sent to the AAI Simhachalam Devasthanam University Prof PVGD There are plenty of inscrip- flames. The police are inves- and assessed the feasibility of Adilabad and Jakranpalli in crafts, the Central teams said in 2018 to give feasibility requested the Andhra Prasada Reddy and urged tions and artistic sculptures in tigating. establishing airports, landing of Nizamabad were suitable for in their report. reports. It was indicated that University management to him to take up a study on the the temple. aircraft and gave its report to full fledged airports. Telangana government rep- only no- frills airports for conduct a study to ensure a historical importance of the After the Lord Venkateswara the Centre. Palwacha in resented to the Centre to give small aircraft could be devel- bond script on the historical temple. Swamy temple at Tirumala, The Central teams that BhadradriKothagudem, permission to operate small oped to begin with and they importance of the temple so The Executive Officer also Simhachalam temple is the Massive reshuffle made field visits in phases Devarakadra in Mahbubnagar, flights locally in the areas may be expanded for com- that future generations benefit. presented documentary evi- biggest Hindu shrine where the submitted report that only Basanth Nagar in Peddapalli where there was no feasibility mercial operations based on According to the available dence, books and other mate- Lord Sri Maha Vishnu is wor- of judges in state Mamunur in Warangal, were not suitable for bigger air- to operate bigger aircraft. demand. information and inscriptions, rial pertaining to the Vice- shipped in three rupas.

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As many as 45 judges have Chandrayaan-2 been reshuffled in transfers and promotions in Telangana EC springs a surprise on Huz’bad bye-election finds presence of State on Thursday. As per the orders passed by Continued from page 1 However, political parties have a sway. launch the scheme formally on parties, has thrown spanner in the pandemic. the High Court, 45 district estimated that bye-elections in After the announcement of August 16, taking the campaign the works. Sources point out that the water molecules and sessions judges were The Huzurabad bye election has other States would be clubbed Dalit Bandhu, observers said of the ruling party to its crescen- Chief Secretary Somesh State government, which gave its asked to get relived and take become an important election, together and thus the that the mood was turning in do. Harish Rao too started Kumar wrote to the EC recent- view and sought time for the on moon over the new charge. About particularly for the ruling party Huzurabad bye-election could favour of the ruling party, which focusing on the Huzurabad ly that the State was not in favour conduct of MLC elections, may PNS n NEW DELHI 14 senior civil judges were and the BJP which got into elec- be advanced. Hence, the ruling announced on Wednesday Gellu constituency since Wednesday, of conducting MLC elections for not give a different view over the promoted as district judges tion mode ever since Eatala party has been focusing on Srinivas Yadav, belonging to giving credence to the percep- the six seats that fell vacant on Huzurabad bye-election, keep- Chandrayaan-2, ISRO's sec- on ad-hoc basis. These judges Rajender resigned as MLA in Huzurabad. A couple of minis- BC community, as its candidate tion that the notification for the June 3 in the wake of Covid ing in view the Covid cases. ond lunar mission, has were also asked to hand over May. Under normal circum- ters have been camping and for the by-poll. bye-election will be issued any cases still being reported in This may give some relief to detected the presence of their additional charges stances, a bye-election should be campaigning in the constituen- Chief Minister K time. considerable numbers in some the Congress party, which is yet water molecules on the before proceeding to their held within six months; that is, cy, where Eatala, having been Chandrasekhar Rao is scheduled However, the EC's latest let- districts and that too amid talk to find a candidate for the moon, data obtained from next role. before November 7. six-time MLA, is believed to to address a public meeting to ter, seeking views of political of an impending third wave of Huzurabad bye-election. the mission has revealed. In a paper co-authored by A S Kirankumar, former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chair- T’gana AI Mission selects 42 startups GSLV fails to place... man, said imaging infrared spectrometre (IIRS) is one of Continued from page 1 The four-stage rocket was events and obtain spectral the payloads on-board the first to carry a four-metre signatures for agriculture, Chandrayaan-2, which is under Revv Up accelerator programme A formal announcement was dia 'Ogive Payload Fairing' at forestry, water bodies as well placed in a 100 km polar orbit also made at the Mission the top of the vehicle to accom- as for disaster warning, to acquire global scientific PNS n HYDERABAD to build scalable business with inauguralcohort have been sive healthcare solutions to Control Centre by the range modate larger payloads. cyclone monitoring, cloud data. AI based offering at their core, through a rigorous selection climate modelling and new operations director, stating, The rocket was supposed to burst and thunderstorm mon- “The initial data analysis Another new initiative has Jayesh Ranjan, Principal process that evaluated their ways to support learning. "performance anomaly place the EOS "an agile state- itoring. from IIRS, clearly demon- been launched by the Secretary of IT&C said. credentials across six criteria. Debjani Ghosh, President, observed in the cryogenic of-the-art satellite into the Before Thursday's launch, strates the presence of wide- Telangana government under The T-AIM is a specialised The cohort represents 11 sec- Nasscom said Nasscom'sclose stage. The mission could not Geosynchronous Transfer ISRO had launched Brazil's spread lunar hydration and the Telangana Artificial initiative taken up under the tors and 10 Indian States and partnership with Telangana be accomplished fully." Orbit, 19 minutes after lift-off. earth observation satellite unambiguous detection of Intelligence Mission (T- AIM) supervision of Emerging nearly 50 per cent of start ups State would provide significant ISRO Chairman K Sivan Thursday's unsuccessful Amazonia-1 and 18 co-passen- OH and H2O signatures on which announced the selection Technologies Wing of IT that are from outside impetus for startups and their said, "(the mission) could not attempt to launch the satellite ger satellites in February this the Moon between 29°N and of 42 startups into 'Revv Up department which is given a Telangana have expressed aspirations to become the AI be fully accomplished mainly came in the wake of scientists year. 62°N lat., after incorporating accelerator' programme. mandate to make Telangana intent to open a local office in Garage for the world. because there is a technical postponing the earlier planned Thursday's mission is the physics-based thermal cor- The Revv Up accelerator and Hyderabad a global AI hub this or next year. Over 70 per Revv Up is another step anomaly observed in the cryo- missions earlier. eighth flight with indigenous rection to reflectance data,” provides exclusive opportuni- in the coming years. cent of the cohort is either towards making Telangana and genic stage. This I wanted to The satellite, originally titled cryogenic engine, 14th flight of the paper which was pub- ties for AI start ups to solve The Revv Up programme, bootstrapped or has early fund- Hyderabad a global destination tell all my friends." GISAT-1 weighing 2,268 kg the GSLV and also marks the lished in Current Science societal and business prob- powered by NASSCOM will ing and more than 25 per cent for AI and other emerging ISRO, after facing hurdles was slated to be launched on 79th launch vehicle mission journal said. lems through partnerships enable and empower AI start have at least one female technologies. The zero equity caused by the Covid-19 pan- March 5, 2020 but it was post- from Sriharikota. Plagioclase-rich rocks have with government and industry ups through a series of struc- founder. of cost accelerator programme demic, resumed its launch poned a day before the lift-off Previous launches of GSLV been found to have higher OH respectively. These start ups tured interventions. The participating entrepre- exclusively designed for operations for the rocket to due to 'technical reasons'. rockets include the GSLV- (hydroxyl) or possibly H2O will receive mentorship from Jayesh Ranjan, said here on neurs and their start ups rep- growth-stage AI startups will place the satellite with an The Covid-induced lock- MkIII-M1/ Chandrayaan-2 (water) molecules when com- industry experts and technol- Thursday that the startups resent AI powered innova- begin its core operations in this objective to provide near real- down further delayed the mis- mission in July 2019 while pared to the mare regions, ogy and IP support as they aim invited to participate in the tions ranging from non-inva- month. time imaging of large areas of sion and once again it was GSLV-F11 successfully placed which were found to have the country at frequent inter- scheduled for a March 28, GSAT-7A in December 2018. more dominance of OH at vals and quick monitoring of 2021 launch but a 'minor An earth observation satel- higher surface temperature, it TODAY natural disasters. issue' with the satellite forced lite -- EOS-01 -- was launched said. The development also As the 26-hour countdown yet another postponement. in November 2020 by polar assumes significance consid- ALMANAC Restrain AP from diverting concluded on Thursday, the The objective of Thursday's satellite launch vehicle PSLV- ering that Chandrayaan-2 Month & Paksham: 51.70 metre tall rocket with mission was to provide near C49, ISRO said. did not yield desired results. Shravana & Shukla Paksha four stages lifted off majestical- real-time imaging of large ISRO had made arrange- Planned to land on the water, TS writes to KRMB ly at 05.43hrs, leaving behind area regions at frequent inter- ments to watch the launch South Pole of the moon, Panchangam Continued from page 1 Tungabhadra River, including mentioned three unautho- a trail of thick orange coloured vals, for quick monitoring of through its various social Chandrayaan-2 was launched Tithi : Panchami 13:42 regulated releases of 10 tmc rized projects, in addition to fumes. natural disasters, episodic media platforms. on July 22. Nakshatram : Hasta 07:59 Escape channel from from the Tungabhadra dam. existing excess utilization Time to Avoid : Time to Avoid (Bad Banakacherla cross regulator, As AP had been using more under K-C canal from the TB by lifting water from Malyala water than its earmarked share stem, had already affected the time to start any important work) pumping station of HNSS, and of 31.9 tmc, there was no case water availability to several Rahukalam : 10:46 am - 12:20 pm from Muchumarri LIS. These for taking up these addition- projects on the mainstream of CM to distribute Dalit Bandhu cheques on Aug 16 Yamagandam : 3:30 pm - 5:04 pm three additional sources for al sources for K-C Canal, the river Krishna to in-basin pro- Continued from page 1 the scheme among people and ilies would get the financial colony in Jammikunta, Eswar feeding the K-C Canal ayacut Telangana government point- jects of Telangana depending the government has already assistance under the Dalit said that Eatala, BJP and Varjyam : 3:38 pm - 5:10 pm were "illegal and cannot be ed out. on Srisailam such as Dalit Bandhu will be launched released Rs.500 crore for the Bandhu, he said. Congress leaders were resorting Gulika : 7:36 am - 9:11 am permitted", the letter said. The Telangana government Nagarjuna Sagar, Hyderabad by the Chief Minister on August implementation of the scheme Harish Rao gave several sug- to false propaganda against Good Time : (to start any important work) The E-in-Chief requested also brought to the notice of water supply. 16 with distribution of cheques in Huzurabad constituency. gestions to people's representa- Dalit Bandhu scheme and com- the KRMB to restrain AP KRMB that KWDT-I had As AP was planning to of Rs.10 lakh each to 2,000 ben- The scheme would be imple- tives and police officers about plaining to Election Amritakalam : 12:49 am - 2:20 am from diverting water from imposed restrictions on the divert water from the bottom eficiaries and from the next day mented like a movement across the arrangements for the pub- Commission as they were scared Abhijit Muhurtham : 11:55 am - 12:46 pm the foreshore of the Srisailam utilization of water in the of the Srisailam reservoir i.e. onwards, cheques would be dis- the State. A survey is being lic meeting and said separate that if the scheme was imple- reservoir through these three Tungabhadra sub-basin and at +798 ft, it would also tributed to 20,000 more Dalits. taken up for proper implemen- blocks should be created for mented, their political future unauthorized projects to feed held that Tungabhadra River adversely affect drinking water About 1.2 lakh people are tation of the scheme. About men and women at the meeting would be at stake. K-C Canal unless a proper should contribute substantial supply to Hyderabad city. expected to attend the public 12,000 Dalit families, at the venue. Separate galleries should The scheme was sending HYDERABAD account and allocation was flows to the mainstream river The Telangana government meeting and 825 buses would be rate of 100 families per con- be set up for media representa- shivers down the spine of oppo- established for them. Krishna. Contrary to the spir- enclosed several documents to arranged to bring Dalits to the stituency in 119 Assembly con- tives and VIPs and a stage set up sition leaders, he said and added WEATHER The Telangana government it of KWDT-I, AP, while draw- substantiate the unauthorized meeting. Lunch and drinking stituencies, would be covered for artists next to the dais. He that, irrespective of political Forecast: Scattered thunderstorms pointed out that by way of ing excess water from use of the Krishna waters by water facilities would be provid- under the scheme during this said that no one should be parties' criticism, the scheme Temp: 31/23 these additional projects, AP Tungabhadra, had made addi- AP at the cost of Telangana ed for all those who are attend- year, he said. allowed into the venue without would be implemented like a Humidity: 72% had been utilizing more water tional arrangements to draw people and farmers such as ing the meeting. About 20 per cent of the pop- a mask and food packets should movement and the Chief Sunrise: 5:58 am than its entitlement and was water from the Srisailam reser- June 1944 agreement, 1951 Apart from Dalit MPs, MLAs, ulation in the State comprised be provided to the beneficiaries Minister would never go back Sunset: 06:43 pm completely diverting it to out- voir. Inter State conference, K-C MLCs, other prominent persons Dalits and very few Dalits would in the buses in which they on his word. He reminded peo- Current Weather Conditions side basin. In fact, the K-C This is in complete violation Canal and RDS utilisations and would attend the meeting. have land and that too a few would be brought to the venue. ple that KCR did not suspend Updated AUGUST 12, 2021 5:00 PM Canal had to realise its allocat- of the provisions of KWDT-I. Map showing additional unau- People's representatives have kuntas. Therefore, barring Later, speaking to local peo- welfare scheme even during ed quantity of water from the The operation of the above- thorized sources to K-C canal. started creating awareness about employees, almost all Dalit fam- ple at a meeting in Ambedkar the pandemic crisis. CHICKEN RATES `/KG

Dressed/With Skin `225 Warangal Urban, Rural reorganised and renamed Without Skin `245 ML MELLY MAITREYI Broiler at Farm `123 Ministers Errabelli Dayakar tions and decided to go with bodies of zilla parishads, man- Hanumakonda has two rev- n HYDERABAD Rao, Satyavathi Rathod, MLAs the public view to reorganize dal parishads and gram pan- enue divisions and six Rajaiah, Challa Dharma the districts for adminstative chayats and their jurisdiction Assembly constituencies and EGG Telangana government issued Reddy, Government Chief convenience as well as rename over the areas covered by the Warangal district has two rev- RATES orders notifying the reorgan- Whip Vinay Bhaskar met at them to acknowledge the his- existing districts till the new enue divisions and five con- `/100 istion of Warangal Urban and Warangal Urban District torical significance of Kakatiya ZPs, MPs and GPs are consti- stituencies. HYDERABAD 380 Warangal Rural districts into Collectorate on Wednesday heritage. tuted in accordance with law. Minister Errabelli Dayakar VIJAYAWADA 524 Hanumakonda and Warangal evening and reviewed the The gazette notification stat- Hanumakonda district will Rao thanked the Chief districts respectively. process for reorganisation of ed that formation of districts, have 14 mandals and 163 rev- Minister K Chandrasekhar VISAKHAPATNAM 557 Chief Secretary Somesh districts. revenue divisions, mandals enue villages and Warangal Rao for reorgansing and RETAIL PRICE `3.80 Kumar issued the final notifi- The meeting considered all and villages will not have any district has 13 mandals and renaming the districts in line (IN HYDERABAD) cation orders after the the objections and sugges- effect on the existing elected 192 revenue villages. with the desire of the people.

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The revenue of the RTC A man kept his grandfather's Police found the body grandfather's body to ensure Corporation (TSRTC) buses is per km was recorded as 37.37. body in a fridge at their house stuffed in the refrigerator, a that his pension did not stop, gradually picking up as the peo- The occupancy ratio in in Warangal district as he was senior police official said. the official said. ple have been coming forward Hyderabad was put at 67.61. allegedly not having money to "The man told police that his Based on preliminary inves- to undertake journeys, unlike The income generated through perform his last rites, police grandfather was bedridden tigation, the official said there earlier when the RTC buses ticket sales is put at Rs 289.13 said on Thursday. and died of ill health recently. were no external injuries on confined to their depots for crore. The deceased, aged around After the death, he had initial- the elderly man's body and he over 18 months. Only 60 per cent of the 95, had retired as a headmas- ly wrapped the body with a is suspected to have died The daily revenue, occupan- inter-state services are in oper- ter and was drawing pension bedsheet and later kept the around six days ago. However, cy ratio, per kilometer income ation. In fact, the RTC is run- and staying with his grandson body in the fridge. He told they were also verifying if he has remarkably improved. If the ning buses to AP at night. while his other family mem- police he did this as he was was given some poisonous RTC were to run its rural ser- Because of Covid regulations, bers reside in Kamareddy dis- unable to perform the last substance. As of now a case of vices - Palle Velugu - and is able the RTC is not able to operate trict, they said. On Thursday, rites as he did not have money," suspicious death was regis- to press into service its full fleet buses to all towns and cities in some neighbours alerted the the official said. tered, police added. of inter-state bus services, no AP. The occupancy ratio would doubt that its revenue will go up be very high as was earlier if the even further. Moreover, the RTC is not able On Tuesday, the RTC earned kilometer of the RTC improved night bus services are resumed On an average, the daily rev- to run its buses under hire as Rs 9.31 crore through sale of at Rs 35.20. to the previous level. Then, the Hyd to witness enue of the RTC has crossed Rs it is unable to pay up the bills tickets. Generally speaking, peo- As the pandemic situation RTC would be able to earn Rs 9.5 crore. On Mondays, of those who have hypothecat- ple would not prefer to travel on was at its worse in the state dur- 2.5 crore additionally. because of higher occupancy ed their buses with the RTC. Tuesdays as Tuesday is consid- ing the corresponding period The bus services to states of light rains over ratio, the RTC earns Rs 1 crore The inter-state bus services ered inauspicious for travel. In last year, the RTC could earn Karnataka and additionally. It may be recalled of the RTC include super lux- spite of that, the RTC on only Rs 277 crore. As the sec- are not fully restored. The next three days that the RTC used to earn Rs ury and Garuda buses. They Tuesday earned a fair amount by ond wave situation eased, peo- same is the fate with the Palle 13 crore per day prior to the earn more revenue to the RTC. way of sale of tickets. ple are willing to move from Velugu services. Once, these PNS n HYDERABAD pandemic situation. Even if they also hit roads, the The average occupancy ratio here to there. The increased two services are restored fully, The Palle Velugu buses are RTC revenue is likely to cross achieved in all regions is put at number of vaccinations done the RTC is tipped to earn an Despite light rains in sever- not completely operational. Rs 13 crore per day. 70 per cent. The income per in the state also benefited the additional Rs 2.5 crore per day. al districts of Telangana, the weather in Hyderabad has remained dry and hot for the last few days. Cops bust three-member Two killed, three On Thursday, the maxi- Hyderabad Sailing Week from today mum temperature record- injured as vehicle ed in the city was 33.9 inter-state gang of thieves PNS n HYDERABAD degree Celsius, which is at PNS n MEDCHAL MALKAJGIRI promising equal share in the hits electric pole least 4 degrees more than stolen property to Feroz. The 35th edition of the the usual. Sleuths of Rachakonda Special Later, the trio committed PNS n HYDERABAD Hyderabad Sailing Week will However, after a sunny Operations Team, LB Nagar two thefts on 27 July at be held here from August 13 to afternoon, the city wit- zone nabbed three-member Meerpet and escaped with Two persons were killed and August 19 at nessed very light drizzles at inter-state burglary gang and booty. On 2 August, they three others sustained injuries lake. a few localities towards the seized gold ornaments, net broke open the door locks and in a road accident at The sailing week will see the evening. As per the Telan- cash and other valuables, all stole gold ornaments in Gandipet on Thursday. largest congregation of sailors gana State Development worth Rs 9,63,000 from their another house in the same According to the police, in the country with Governor Planning Society (TSDPS), possession on Thursday. locality. five persons were travelling in Tamilisai Soundararajan for- the city might receive light The suspects were involved They were involved in three a car when the vehicle mally inaugurating at at to moderate rainfall at iso- in cases in Telangana, Andhra burglaries in Meerpet since rammed into an electric pole Secunderabad Sailing Annexe lated places for the next Pradesh and Maharashtra, July, police said, adding that at CBIT road, Gandipet. Two on Friday. three days. The maximum police said. The arrested per- following three burglaries, the of them died on the spot The event will witness races temperature in the city dur- sons were Shaik Waseem, 22, SOT took up investigation while three others sustained in three categories - Laser ing the period is expected to a driver from Nizamabad, and collected footage from injuries. Standard, Laser Radial and be in the range of 32 degree Shaik Ameer, 22, a mechanic surveillance cameras at the On information the Laser 4.7 class. While address- as a YAI Ranking event. tion at Asian Games," he said. The closing ceremony of Celsius to 34 degrees from Adilabad and native of crime spots and identified Narsingi police reached the ing the media, Major General "This implies that the rank- Formed in 1964, the EME the Hyderabad Sailing Week Celsius and the minimum Maharashtra and Shaik Feroz, the suspects. spot and shifted the bodies for JS Sidana, Vice Commodore, ing of a sailor at the Hyderabad Sailing Association has pro- will be conducted on August 19 temperature ranging 21, a mason from Kanchan- Based on clues, the gang postmortem examination to EME Sailing Association said Sailing Week will be counted duced a number of outstand- and will be presided over by between 23 degree Celsius bagh. Waseem and Ameer was arrested from the house of the Osmania Hospital mortu- the event is being conducted as and considered towards over- ing sailors and officials both at Admiral Karambir Singh, to 25 degrees Celsius. came to Hyderabad on 24 July Shaik Feroz in Baba Nagar in ary. The injured were shifted Asian Games trials for Laser all National Ranking and sub- the National and International PVSM, AVSM, ADC, Chief of and asked Feroz to join them Kanchanbagh. to hospital for treatment. Class and has been accredited sequent selection for participa- levels. Naval Staff. Malkajgiri gets new Collector, Sweta proceeds on study leave PNS n MEDCHAL MALKAJGIRI The state government of Officials asked to complete Telangana appointed L Sharman as the new collector of Hyderabad district vice pending works of Dharani Sweta Mohanty. PNS n MEDCHAL MALKAJGIRI Sweta Mohanty was relieved from the post as she District in-charge Collector Power demand in Hyd applied for leave to pursue Harish has directed the offi- higher studies abroad. A 2005 cials to ensure that no work batch IAS officer, Sharman related to Dharani portal reaches 5.8 crore units was serving as Collector of should be kept pending. JUMBO FEAST Nagarkurnool district. Addressing additional col- istration of land? How many PNS n HYDERABAD demand of 4.7 crore units, 5.7 On the occasion of World Elephant Day on Medak collector S Harish lectors Narsimha Reddy and slots are being booked per crore in March and 7 crore Thursday, the Nehru Zoological Park in has been posted as full addi- Samson, District Revenue day? Harish questioned seek- The demand for power in units per day in April and May Hyderabad celebrated the day by giving a buffet tional charge collector of Officer Lingya Naik and ing the progress on land reg- Greater Hyderabad Municipal were recorded. of cakes made of ragi and rice topped with fruits, Medchal Malkajgiri district. Revenue Divisional Officer istration in the district. Corporation (GHMC) limits is The demand slumped to 4 vegetables, sprouts and corn to the elephants Nagarkurnool additional Ravi here on Thursday, He asked the Tahsildars increasing year after year. The crore units per day due to along with sugarcane, pineapple, jaggery, collector (local bodies) M Harish sought information should find out how many demand for power has reached rains. However, on August 5, Manu has been posted as about what extent of land was have been registering the land 5.8 crore units per day during the demand peaked to 5.3 coconut and green grass. Nehru Zoological Park, full additional charge collec- registered in Dharani portal documents and getting other the current August as against crore per day. It reached 5.8 Hyderabad is currently housing 4 Elephants (1 tor of Nagarkurnool dis- in the district? Is there any relevant works done through 4.1 crore units in August last crore units mark on Aug 10. male and 3 Female). trict. pending work related to reg- the portal. year. This is attributed to rise in Lack of rains during the last Mercury and other atmos- 10 days coupled with increas- pheric changes. ing day temperature, the peo- The electricity department ple feel it very hot as if it was officials say that all arrange- TS clocks 453 Covid cases, 3 deaths a day in summer. The con- ments have been made to sumption of power in homes meet the increased power PNS n HYDERABAD (GHMC) accounted for the while with 591 people being lakh, the bulletin said. and offices has increased. demand. highest number of cases with cured, the total recoveries are The case fatality rate in the The daily consumption of Under the limits of Telangana on Thursday reg- 69 followed by Karimnagar- at 6,39,456. Over 89,000 state was 0.58 per cent, while power in January this year is Telangana State Southern istered 453 Covid cases tak- 55 district, a state govern- samples were tested on it was 1.3 per cent at the put at 4.5 crore units per day, Power Distribution Company ing the tally to over 6.51 lakh ment bulletin said. Thursday. national level. which is the maximum so far. Limited, the peak hour while the toll stood at 3,836 The number of active cases Cumulatively, over 2.31 The recovery rate in The demand for power at the demand was put at 7248 mw, with three more casualties. was 8,137. crore have been tested. The Telangana was 98.18 per other end of the spectrum was including 2800 MW of the The Greater Hyderabad The total number of cases samples tested per million cent. It was 97.43 per cent in 3.6 million units per day. In peak-level demand under nine Municipal Corporation in the state stood at 6,51,288, population were over 6.22 the country. February, the peak level electricity circles in Hyderabad. HMWSSB workers to Covid care a priority at Ashoorkhanas be trained on safety PNS n HYDERABAD order was issued by the Special In 2020, the elephant was not Chief Secretary to Government, brought for the procession in PNS n HYDERABAD gloves, gum boots, masks, All necessary precautions are Environment, Forests, Science view of Covid pandemic restric- body suit and other safety being taken in light of the threat and Techno logy. The HEH The tions while the previous year, an The Hyderabad Metropolitan equipment. Managers have from Covid, as the faithful make Nizam's Religious Trust, Purani elephant Sudha from Bijapur Water Supply and Sewerage been asked to provide one day their way to various Haveli, which is the custodian (Karnataka) was used for carry- Board (HMWSSB) Dana training programme to work- Ashoorkhanas in Hyderabad to of the Bibi Ka Alam along with ing the Bibi ka Alam, said Syed Kishore on Thursday said that ers in their section. observe the month of Muharram other organisations had submit- Ali Jaffery of Telangana a fortnight-long awareness A team of the most skilled that started on Tuesday. ted a representation to the gov- Elephant Welfare Rehabilitation programme on maintenance sanitation workers would be Bibi ka Alam has been ernment to accord permission Society. of sewers and safety from constituted in each division to installed in Bibi ka Alawa while for use of elephant. For decades Rajini, the ele- August 16 for HMWSSB ensure that the works in the other Alams have been An elephant, Madhuri aged phant owned by the HEH The workers. division are completed taking installed in various other 38 years from Kolhapur will be Nizam's Trust and kept in Nehru During the programme, the all precautions. To ensure prop- Ashoorkhanas. used to carry the Bibi ka Alam Zoological Park was used for car- workers would be told about er conduct of the work, a social Bargah-e- Hazrat Abbas standard during the proces- rying the standard during the do's and don'ts while attend- audit team would also be con- Muttawalli Moosavi said, "All sion on the 10 of Muharram procession. However, following ing maintenance works of stituted, he said, adding that necessary precautions are being month scheduled next Friday. an observation of the court that sewers and the working of they would submit progress taken to make sure that Covid- The costs involved in bringing 'captive elephant cannot be kept safety equipment and others. report on maintenance of sew- appropriate behaviour is fol- Police Commissioner Anjani Hussein, the son of Hazrat Ali as Ashura. Muharram is also elephant for the procession are in zoo and used for religious pro- The workers would be sen- ers from time to time. lowed in Ashoorkhanas during Kumar had held a meeting and grandson of Prophet the first month of the Hijri cal- taken care of by Telangana cession', the jumbo is not being sitised on standard operating He said that a committee Muharram." Hashim, a devo- with Muslim religious heads to Muhammad. endar. State Wakf Board following a used in any religious procession procedures, working of safety would be constituted to mon- tee said, "Muharram is discuss the arrangements that It signifies an expression of Elephant from Maharashtra representation of Riyaz ul including Bonalu, Muharram, equipment and how to use itor the 15-day training and observed to mourn the martyr- were to be made for Muharram. sorrow over the martyrdom of to replace van in Bibi ka Alam Hassan Effandi, AIMIM MLC. Rajab festival or any other pro- them, precautions to be taken awareness programme. dom of Imam Hussein. The meeting was held at Salar Imam Hussein at the Battle of Meanwhile, the state govern- Madhuri is expected to reach cessions. Since then, organisers while cleaning manholes and He asked the authorities to Irrespective of caste or creed, Jung Museum here in Karbala that took place over 14 ment of Telangana has accord- Hyderabad on Friday and will of various processions are bring- first aid in case of encounter- print hand bills to sensitise any person from any religion Hyderabad. centuries ago. A procession is ed permission for the use of ele- be housed at Khilwat Palace ing elephants from other states ing any problems, he said. people on not putting garbage can take part." Muharram commemorates taken out every year on the phant for Muharram procession Aashoorkhana located near across the country to organise The workers should use in manholes. Last week, Hyderabad City the martyrdom of Imam tenth day of Muharram, known to be taken out next week. The bus stand. processions. hyderabad 04 HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | AUGUST 13, 2021

National-level People elated over change in Wakf Board lands will be stir for BC quota in legislatures: names of Warangal districts protected, says Minister Krishnaiah PNS n MAHABUBNAGAR PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n WARANGAL Athmakuru and Sayampet. Warangal has 13 mandals - The Wakf Board lands in BC Welfare Association Celebrations organized with Warangal, Khilla Warangal, Mahabubnagar district will be national president R the release of GO No.74 chang- Sangem, Geesukonda, protected from encroachments Krishnaiah has announced ing the Warangal Urban and Vardhannapeta, Parvathagiri, and the state government has that they will take up move- Warangal Rural districts as Rayaparti, Narsampet, brought out new laws and ment at the national level for Warangal and Hanmakonda Chennaraopeta, Nallanbelli, constituted a committee to the sake of reservations for districts here on Thursday. Duggondi, Khanapuram and safeguard the assets, Minister BCs in legislative houses. The State government on Nekkonda. The government for Excise, Sports, Culture and Speaking to the media Thursday issued a GO chang- issued the final GO to this Tourism Dr V Srinivas Gowd here on Thursday, ing the names and giving the effect on Thursday. said on Thursday. Krishnaiah made it clear boundaries and new revenue Ministers Dayakar Rao and The Minister inaugurated that they will fight till they divisions. Warangal district Sathyavathi Rathod thanked the Wakf properties protection achieve 50 per cent quota in has two revenue divisions Chief Minister KCR for decid- office in Mahabubnagar on Legislative Houses. He Warangal and Narsampet with ing to change the names of the Thursday and Anwar Basha ples, masjids and churches. protecting the Wakf properties. alleged that the political an area of 1805.37 square km districts to take forward the took charge as chairman of the There are many Wakf lands in Wakf Board protection com- parties are treating BCs as and 8.93 lakh population, while historical significance of District Wakf properties pro- Mahabubnagar district and mittee chairman Anwar Basha voting machines. The polit- Hanmakonda has two revenue Warangal and Hanmakonda tection committee. the committee has to protect said it was happy that the gov- ical parties would disappear divisions Hanmakonda and during the Kakatiya dynasty Speaking on the occasion, these assets, he added. ernment has instituted a com- if BCs united, he added. Parakala with an area of objections raised by the people Gandhi Hanumanthu and and also considering the Srinivas Gowd said the govern- Srinivas Gowd said the state mittee for protecting Wakf He said that only 14 per 1688.75 sq km and 9.05 lakh along with Minister for Haritha and other officials. administrative conveniences. ment introduced new laws to government is committed to lands after 40 years. And cent BCs are enjoying the population. Women and Child Welfare They discussed the sugges- Meanwhile, people have cel- protect the properties and also the welfare of the minorities thanked Minister Srinivas positions constitutionally The government has sought Satyavathi Rathod, Warangal tions and objections and took ebrated the establishment of constituted district-wise com- and as part of the minority wel- Gowd for taking initiative in and in other sectors, though views of the public on the West MLA and Government steps. new districts all over the two mittees. District Collector, SP, fare, lands were given to this direction. There are so they are 56 per cent across changing of names of the dis- Chief Whip Dasyam Vinay Hanmakonda has been districts. At the celebrations Joint Collector and RDOs will Kabharasthans in 20 acres in many valuable lands for the the nation. Prime Minister tricts and other changes. The Bhaskar, Station Ghanpur formed with 14 mandals - organized at the Hanmakonda be the members and one per- four places in the town. Funds Wakf board and tougher mea- Narendra Modi accepted government received 133 sug- MLA and former Deputy Chief Hanmakonda, Kajipeta, collector office, Government son from minorities will be the have been released for the ren- sures will be taken to protect four out of 18 demands in gestions and objections. Minister Dr T Rajaiah, Inavolu, Hasanparti, Peleru, Chief Whip Dasyam Vinay chairman and two advocates ovation of masjids and as part these lands, he added. regard to BCs recently. He Minister for Panchayat Raj, Parakala MLA Challa Dharma Dharmasagar, Yelkaturthi, Bhaskar and Minister Errabelli and a senior citizen will also be of it, Abdul Khader dargah was The Minister handed over a revealed that they will wage Rural Development and RWS Reddy, Warangal urban Zilla Bhimadevarapalli, Dayakar Rao participated. the members of the committee. developed. Apart from it, six cheque for Rs 60,000 from a fight to achieve the Errabelli Dayakar Rao on Parishad chairman Dr Sudhir Kamalapuram, Parakala, They conducted a milk bath to The Minister said the com- minority residential schools, Chief Minister's Relief Fund to remaining 14 demands. Wednesday reviewed the Kumar and collectors Rajiv Nadikuda, Damera, KCR's portrait on the occasion. mittee should take steps to pro- three colleges and one voca- Riyazuddin. District SP R tect the Wakf lands in the dis- tional college were established. Venkateswarlu, Wakf Board trict and assured to provide all People of all religions are living Protection committee mem- facilities required for the Wakf together like Ganga Jamuna bers Javed Ali, Rahimunnisa Tension prevails Board office. In those days, and Tahajib, he added. District Begum, DCCB president Bizman’s murder voluntary organisations and Collector S Venkat Rao assured Nizam Basha, municipal chair- as a history- donors used to help the poor that the district administration man KC Narsimhulu and oth- mystery unravelled and donate lands to the tem- would provide all support for ers were present. sheeter opens PNS n MEDAK three accused in less than 24 hours by carrying out a scien- The Medak police have unrav- tific investigation. Deepthi the Ponnam's Twitter fire into air elled the mystery behind the three prime accused commit- Man ends life within two murder of Dharmakar Srinivas ted the crime and they were account blocked PNS n NIZAMABAD (45), whose charred remains suspecting the role of others were found in his own car at too. However, she said that PNS n HYDERABAD hours of his wife's death A history-sheeter has created Mangalparthy in Veldurthi they could not disclose the PNS n BHONGIR ended his life by committing tension by wielding a pistol in Mandal on Tuesday. names of other suspects. Twitter India has blocked for- suicide by hanging to a tree Nizamabad town as part of Superintendent of Police The SP said that the three mer MP Ponnam Prabhakar's An old man allegedly commit- in his agriculture field. the birthday bash. The histo- Chandana Deepthi said the accused slit Srinivas's throat Twitter account along with the ted suicide within two hours Noticing smoke coming ry-sheeter Arif who was police identified three persons and killed him on Monday accounts of Congress leader of the death of his wife at out of the house, neigh- released on bail from jail in the murder and arrested one evening. Later, they had Rahul Gandhi and the party's Aregudem village of bours entered the house Car gutted, three recently, fired in the air with of them. History-sheeter Shiva stuffed the body in the car's official account. Choutuppal mandal in and found the charred body his pistol while mounting (29) was taken into custody in dickey and set it on fire at Twitter India has Yadadri-Bhongir district in of Mallamma. They also atop the car in the birthday connection with the murder Mangalaparthi announced in its statement the early hours of Thursday. found Mara Reddy hanging escape unhurt celebrations. case as he was closely associat- in an attempt to destroy the that it has been blocking According to reports, a from a tree. The police, however, ed with the deceased evidence. However, the top Ponnam's Twitter account for 60-year-old Pisapati Circle Inspector Srinivas PNS n SANGAREDDY The alert driver raised alarm and launched an investigation Dharmakar Srinivas in his cop said that they could not retweeting the former AICC Mallamma committed sui- Reddy said the bodies of the asked the passengers to come into how he secured the pis- business. The police said Shiva conclude the exact motive Chief Rahul Gandhi's demand cide by setting herself ablaze husband and wife were A car was gutted when fire out of the car. Three passengers tol. Arif is an accused in sev- is the prime accused in the case behind his murder. She, how- that the Central government at her house at Aregudem as shifted to the government engulfed the engine at Digwal are travelling at the time of the eral dacoities and murders while his two cousins Nikhil ever, said that the prime do justice to the Dalit girl, who she was said to be slipped hospital at Choutuppal for village in Kohir mandal of accident. The fire personnel and he was taken into cus- and Pavan were also prime accused had confessed that was raped in Delhi. Twitter into depression. Her hus- autopsy. Based on a com- Sangareddy district on from Zaheerabad reached the tody under the Enforcement accused. They are the residents some business transactions India asked Ponnam band Mara Reddy (65) made plaint lodged by the son of Thursday. spot and put out the fire. The fire of Preventive Detention (PD) of Medak, the SP said. had motivated them to elim- Prabhakar to delete that tweet a futile attempt to save her. the victim Bal Reddy, a case The car was proceeding to was caused due to technical snag Act and put behind the bars, Speaking to reporters, the inate, but they have found no from his account, which was Unable to digest the wife's was registered and investi- Hyderabad from Maharashtra. in the car's engine. the police said. SP said that they had identified concrete evidence on it. locked from Wednesday. death, Mara Reddy also gation is on. Two house burglars arrested, gold Revanth writes to CM, seeks suspension of jail staff PNS n HYDERABAD Athma Gourava Dandora' Khammam jail and later they staff behaved against them worth Rs 42 lakh seized in Warangal meetings to intensify move- filed an attempt to murder inhumanly and were beaten TPCC president A Revanth ment in case he failed to cases against them. They with sticks using abusive lan- PNS n WARANGAL habituated to house burglaries. offences in the Subedari police Reddy has demanded Chief revive the ITDAs, which gave released them on August 11 guage. The further said that the Earlier, they downloaded the app station limits and fifteen in the Minister K Chandrasekhar light to the lives of Girijan after getting bail. The police, police also forced the women to The Central Crime Station and held cricket betting in the Kazipeta, Matwada, Chilpuru Rao suspend the officials who and Adivasi families, by who filed cases under 307, clean toilets when they asked for sleuths arrested two persons on city and got huge money. Since and Dharmasagar police station behaved inhumanly towards releasing funds, he added. 353, 148 red with 149 sec- food, Revanth Reddy said in his Thursday in connection with they lost everything in the same limits and stolen valuables worth Adivasi women in Khammam Revanth Reddy wrote a let- tions, have gone back on the letter. theft cases and seized 825 betting, Sunil sketched a map for Rs 42 lakh. jail violating human rights. ter to the Chief Minister in sections later and withdrew The jail staff made the grams of gold jewellery, 846 robberies in locked houses. Hailing from Mahabubabad He also demanded that pattas this regard on Thursday. In 307, 148 sections. They sub- Girijan woman clean the rice grams of silver ornaments He learned to break open the district, the accused migrated to should be to all 'Podu' lands his letter, Revanth Reddy mitted a memo in the Court of 20 bags too. Revanth worth Rs 42 lakh. locks by seeing the YouTube Warangal for higher studies and before September 17 in the alleged that the police arrest- to this effect after facing Reddy alleged that the Speaking to media persons videos and bought the tools habituated to cricket betting. state. ed 23 persons including 20 severe criticism. In the Khammam jail staff behav- here on Thursday, necessary for housing breaking. During the interrogation, the He said the Chief Minister women with regard to the process, Girijans got bail on iour is inhuman and it is not Commissioner of police Dr After thorough practising, the duo confessed the crimes they should give Rs.10 lakh each to 'Podu' Lands issue at August 10. fair to spare any more. One Tarun Joshi said Enubotula Sunil duo started house burglaries in have committed. The police also the families of Dalit, Girijan Yellannagar in Konijerla man- However, the Girijan women, Mariamma lost her life with and Lavudya Sagar had lost the Warangal city limits. They seized one laptop and a two- and Adivasis. The Congress dal in Khammam district. who were in jail, have been this sort of behaviour, he money in the cricket betting and have committed around seven wheeler from them. will organise 'Dalit, GIrijan They have been shifted to alleging that the Khammam jail alleged. Sharmila's ‘Podu Yatra' to begin HUZURABAD BY-POLL from Lingala on August 18 Fight not on party lines, but PNS n MULUG Reddy said YSRTP president lives of the Adivasis, they said. between Eatala and Harish Sharmila is extending solidar- Denoting that the fighting YSR Telangana Party founder- ity to the Adivasis and Girijans Adivasis are not alone to fight SNCN ACHARYULU president YS Sharmila is said Later YSR has against the government, n HYDERABAD visiting Lingala as part of given lakhs of forest Sharmina is launching 'Podu her 'Podu Yatra' on lands to thousands Yatra' and reaching Lingala on Huzurabad assembly by-elec- August 18 to extend her of Girijan families August 18. They appealed to tion is a litmus test for TRS support to the ongoing in 2006 and given the Adivasi youth, women, troubleshooter T Harish Rao. movement by Adivasis land rights docu- students, intellectuals, YSRTP Chief Minister and the TRS and Girijans demanding ments. But the pre- workers and YSR fans to par- President K Chandrasekhar rights over Podu lands. sent Chief Minister ticipate in the programme in Rao has given the responsibil- Addressing a press confer- KCR is diluting the rights huge numbers and make suc- ity of winning TRS in HOMELY HONOUR ence here on Thursday, YSRTP of the Adivasis by instigating cess the movement for Podu Huzurabad by-election to Parliament convenor Banoth the forest officials and attack- lands. State Executive member Minister T Harish Rao. Rao has played a crucial role in BJP, since the BJP strength is BJP State executive member Singaiahpalli Gopi felicitating Union Sujatha Mangilal and co-con- ing the innocent tribals. The Bazaru Shyamprasad also par- After a few months of the winning both seats. Particularly known by everyone in the Minister for Tourism Kishan Reddy in New Delhi on Thursday. venor Ramasahayam Srinivas government is playing with the ticipated. gap, Minister Harish Rao in the Hyderabad graduates Huzurabad assembly con- became a closure to CM KCR. constituency, Harish Rao retal- stituency. In the event of The political future of Harish iated by defeating the sitting Eatala wins, there may be some Rao also depends on the result BJP MLC Ramachandra Rao. shades in the image of Harish of the Huzurabad assembly by- With this, the image of Harish Rao. If TRS wins the political Collector Sharman transferred, Manu takes charge election. During the Telangana Rao is increased in the eyes of future of Eatala may fall in the moment, Harish Rao and for- CM KCR. dark. At the same time, Harish PNS n NAGARKURNOOL that he had served the people street vendors and holding mer minister and present BJP Now the Harish Rao is han- Rao will get more importance for 423 days whatever he can morning walks. He said he can- leader Eatala Rajender were dling a difficult assignment in from CM KCR. And also State Government Chief do for the best. He said he not forget the support from the very close. Both are separate Huzurabad to get victory of the Harish Rao will prove that he Secretary Somesh Kumar on received the transfer orders as people of the district. He Telangana activists and the TRS candidate. In the is a troubleshooter. TRS official Thursday issued orders trans- Hyderabad Collector. thanked one and all for extend- CM KCR was depended on Huzurabad assembly by-elec- candidate is Gellu Srinivasa ferring Nagarkurnool district He met the collector office ing support during his tenure. both leaders to implement the tion, the actual fight is between Yadav, but the real fighter is Collector L Sharman. Manu staff, students and others at his Additional Collector Srinivas political strategies during the TRS and Eatala Rajender. In Harish Rao from TRS. Chowdhary has been appoint- camp office at a farewell func- Reddy, DM&HO Sudhakar Lal, Telangana moment. other words, the fight in the At the outset, the Huzurabad ed as the new District Collector tion. He said with support district officials Anil Prakash, In the Dubbaka assembly by- Huzurabad assembly by-elec- assembly by-election result is for the district. from all the people, he has suc- Seetharam, Rajeswari, Narsing election in the erstwhile Medak tion is between the old friends more important personally to His successor Manu cessfully faced the Covid sec- Rao, Venkateswarlu, excise CI district which is the home dis- Eatala and Harish Rao. The Harish Rao and Eatala than the Chowdhary is working as L Sharman Manu Chowdhary ond wave in the district. He Edukondalu, several tehsildars trict of Harish Rao and also CM winning in Huzurabad is most political importance to TRS Additional Collector (Local has some memories with his and others were among those KCR, the TRS failed in protect- important politically to TRS as and BJP. For both Eatala and Bodies) in Nagarkurnool and batch, Manu Chowdhary took Meanwhile, his predecessor attachment with Haritha who bid a farewell to him. The ing its own seat and lost to BJP. well as to Harish Rao. If Eatala Harish Rao, the Huzurabad he has been elevated as charge as Collector on L Sharman said he was leaving Haram, Palle Pragathi, planta- revenue employees organised a But in the MLC elections of the wins in Huzurabad the credit assembly by-poll had turned Collector. An IAS of 2017 Thursday. the district with satisfaction tion drive, extending loans to farewell function later. graduate constituency, Harish goes to him only and not to into a prestigious issue. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | AUGUST 13, 2021 nation 05

Jagannath temple reopens, Sacked professor seeks FIR against DU 128 children among 576 new COVID INDIA entry for people from Aug 23 college principal for casteist remarks patients in Mizoram he famed Jagannath temple in Odisha's Puri reopened on Thursday in the first phase after Delhi court has sought an action taken report from the police on a complaint filed by a t least 576 more people, including 128 children, tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, taking CORNERremaining shut for over three months amid the COVID-restrictions. In the first phase, only sacked professor of a Delhi University college seeking registration of FIR under the the tally in the state to 46,896, a health department official said on Thursday. Two more fatalities Tfamily members of the servitors are being allowed to enter the temple, an official said.The AScheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against the principal Adue to the infection in the last 24 hours raised the death toll to 173, he said. Of the fresh cases, temple will open for the public in the second phase, he said.The 12th-century shrine was shut for alleged casteist remarks. Additional Sessions Judge Charu Aggarwal has sought the report 323 were reported from Aizawl district, 71 from Kolasib, 57 from Champhai, 38 from Lunglei, 35 on April 24 amid the second wave of the pandemic, and remained closed during the Ratha from the station house officer on the application. The complainant, who worked as an from Lawngtlai. The single-day positivity rate was at 9.30 per cent as the new cases were detected Jatra. The family members of the servitors are being allowed darshan from Mangal Alati till assistant professor, moved the court alleging that the principal along with four professors, from 6,192 sample tests. At least 128 children and eight Border Security Force personnel are among Rati Pahuda, the official said. While entering the temple, they hatched a conspiracy to terminate her from service by forging documents, creating false the newly infected people, he said. Nine fresh patients have travel history, while 567 were found to are required to produce any identity card issued by the temple records, fabricating and giving false evidence. “The behaviour of have locally contracted the disease, the official said, adding that 313 have developed symptoms of authority along with a government-issued identity proof such accused number 1 (principal) has been casteist, demeaning, Covid-19. Mizoram now has 11,989 active cases, and as Aadhaar card.In the second phase, residents of Puri will be discriminatory, threatening towards the complainant that the 1,012 people were cured of the disease on Wednesday, allowed to enter the temple through the Lion's Gate from accused No.1 used to make casteist remarks so much so that on taking the total number of recoveries to 34,734. The August 16, the official said.The general public will be allowed August 10, 2020, the complainant was refused her re-joining from recovery rate among Covid-19 patients in the state stands entry from August 23, he said.The temple will remain closed on the job,” the complaint stated. The professor sought direction at 74 per cent. Over seven lakh sample tests for Covid-19 August 21 and 22 in view of the shutdown in Puri on Saturdays from the court to the police to register an FIR against the principal have been conducted in the state so far. State and Sundays.Devotees from outside Puri will have to produce and others under various sections of the Scheduled Caste and immunisation officer Dr Lalzawmi said over 6.42 lakh the final COVID-vaccination certificate or COVID-negative RT- Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and Indian Penal people have been inoculated till Wednesday with 2.13 lakh PCR report of testing done within 96 hours. Code and punish them in accordance with the law. of them having received both doses of the vaccine. TMC condemns Misconceptions about judges ‘blocking' of Democracy murdered, voice Congress need to be refuted, says CJI Twitter accounts CJI N V Ramana on retirement of Justice Nariman PNS n KOLKATA of people crushed: Congress The Trinamool Congress on PNS n NEW DELHI Thursday condemned the PNS n NEW DELHI Naidu and complained alleged blocking of the against the alleged heckling of Chief Justice of India NV Congress's official Twitter Leaders of several opposition MPs including some women. Ramana on Thursday said that account, questioning whether parties on Thursday marched Some union ministers also false narratives and miscon- it was linked to opposing the in protest against the govern- met Naidu and complained ceptions created in minds of politics and policies of the ment on several issues, against the alleged unruly the people that judges suppos- BJP. including Pegasus, farm laws behaviour of some opposition edly lead an easy life need to The Congress alleged that and alleged manhandling of members in the House on be refuted by educating the the party's official Twitter their MPs in , Wednesday. public about the work put by account and those of a large with Congress leader Rahul The protest comes a day them with limited resources. narrative is untrue," the CJI resources given to them," number of its leaders were Gandhi saying the voice of after the passage of bills in The CJI said the most obvi- said. Justice Ramana said. blocked by the microblogging people was crushed in Rajya Sabha amid charges of ous sacrifice to become a judge He said it is not easy to pre- He said "there are a number site. Parliament and democracy manhandling of opposition is monetary of course but one pare for more than 100 cases of sacrifices one must make "What's going on @Twitter was "murdered". leaders including some must be moved by the spirit of every week, listen to novel when one decides to become a @TwitterIndia @jack What's Top leaders of several women MPs. public duty to take such a deci- arguments, do independent Judge, the most obvious to going on? We strongly con- opposition parties met in the The protesting MPs carried sion. research, and author judg- become a judge is monetary, demn the blocking of the chamber of Leader of placards and banners against Justice Ramana, who was ments, while also dealing with especially when one has a accounts of @INCIndia and Opposition in the Rajya Vijay Chowk. Raut, Tiruchi Siva, Manoj the government that read speaking at a farewell function the various administrative roaring practice, but one must senior leaders of the Congress Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge Those who attended the Jha and other opposition 'Stop murder of democracy' of Justice RF Nariman organ- duties of a Judge, particularly be moved by the spirit of pub- party," TMC Rajya Sabha and then walked in protest meeting included Gandhi, leaders. They met Rajya and 'we demand Repeal of ised by the Supreme Court Bar of a senior judge. lic duty to take such a deci- party leader Derek O'Brien from Parliament House to Sharad Pawar, Kharge, Sanjay Sabha chairman M Venkaiah anti farmers laws'. Association (SCBA), said that "We either burn the mid- sion." tweeted. it is important for judges to night oil, or wake up before "Honestly, if Brother Nari- The TMC's West Bengal stay in touch with society and sunrise, or sometimes even man had continued to be a unit general secretary Kunal not remained completely both, to fulfil our judicial lawyer rather than becoming a Ghosh said it was a danger- secluded. duties. We continue to work Judge, he could have led a mo- ous trend. Oppn should apologise to nation: Ministers However, he said the unde- even during the Court holi- re luxurious and relaxed life. "It means the BJP hence- niable fact is that "our engage- days, do research and author That he managed to balance all forth will control the social utting the blame on the accused the opposition leaders of the House and made an new low of the parliamentary ment with society undergoes a pending judgements. Ther- his duties and produce the media platforms as well. They Opposition for unruly of manhandling marshals, while earnest appeal that the strongest democracy. The Secretary drastic change when we efore, when false narratives are quality of work he did, is a tes- will control the narrative and Pscenes witnessed during Union Minister Piyush Goyal possible action should be taken General's table in Rajya Sabha is become a judge." created about the supposed tament to his work ethic and will also decide who can the monsoon session of said that the Opposition's against the opposition MPs for not meant for dancing and "I would like to flag the easy life led by Judges, it is dif- his capabilities," the CJI said. tweet and who cannot. It has Parliament, a group of union approach of "my way or highway their deplorable behavior and protesting, Union Minister amount of work we put in as ficult to swallow," CJI said. Justice Ramana said at the to be looked into whether this ministers on Thursday said is highly condemnable" and the manhandling marshals. Anurag Thakur said at the press Judges, day in and day out. "We cannot defend our- tender age of 12 years, while blocking of Congress's Rajya Sabha Chairman must country also condemns such He said the Opposition was conference, referring to an There exists a misconception selves. It is the duty of the Bar other children were probably Twitter handle is linked with take the strongest possible attitude. Goyal, also Leader of unable to digest the fact that the incident when an opposition in the minds of the people that to refute these false narratives busy playing cricket or some- its opposition to the policies action against those who broke House in Rajya Sabha, said the country has given up on them leader was seen above a table Judges stay in big bungalows, and to educate the public thing else, Justice Nariman and politics of the BJP," he the rules. Addressing a joint group of ministers met and their behaviour in Rajya inside the upper house of work only 10 am to 4 pm and about the work put in by became an ordained priest of said. press conference here, they also Chairman and Deputy Chairman Sabha on Wednesday was a Parliament. enjoy their holidays. Such a Judges with the limited the Parsi faith. HP landslide: 4 more die, toll rises to 14 Vax refusal: IAF staffer sacked ‘Deadlock in PNS n AHMEDABAD and A P Thaker that across so in view of the lack of Parliament PNS n SHIMLA Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, India, nine personnel had response, his service is along with Industries and The Indian Air Force has refused to get vaccinated already terminated,” Vyas unfortunate’ Four more bodies were recov- Transport Minister Bikram sacked one of its personnel and they were given show- told the court. ered from the landslide site in Singh, has gone to the spot to from service for refusing to cause notices. He said as far as the vac- PNS n LUCKNOW Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur take stock of the rescue work. get vaccinated against One of them, who did not cine in general is concerned, district where the search and Bhardwaj said the landslide COVID-19, which has been respond to the notice, was it is optional, but so far as the Bahujan Samaj Party chief rescue operation resumed early occurred at the place where made a service condition, the terminated from service, Air Force is concerned, it is Mayawati on Thursday termed on Thursday, raising the death people usually stop their vehi- central government has told Vyas told the high court. now made a service condi- as unfortunate the deadlock in toll to 14, officials said. cles to look at the scenic view the Gujarat High Court. He, however, did not give tion, which is in continuation Parliament between the gov- A Himachal Road Transport and take photographs. Additional Solicitor the name or any other details of the oath taken at the time ernment and the opposition Corporation (HRTC) bus, The state government had General Devang Vyas, in his of the staffer against whom of enrollment in the service. over the Pegasus snooping which, along with other vehi- requisitioned four helicopters submission on Wednesday in the action was taken. Also, it is imperative to see row and other issues. cles, was buried under the for rescue work on Wednesday the HC on a plea moved by “Across India, only nine to it that the Force is not put "Whatever happened in the debris, has been found in a itself but they could not reach IAF corporal Yogendra personnel have refused to in a vulnerable state, and it is country's Parliament and its badly damaged condition, State at the site due to bad weather, Kumar at Jamnagar in take the vaccine. All of them required for personnel to upper house Rajya Sabha due Disaster Management Director he added. Gujarat, told a division were given show cause mandatorily get vaccinated, to the deadlock is very unfor- Sudesh Kumar Mokhta said. Senior Congress leader Asha bench of Justices A J Desai notice...one did not respond, he told the court. tunate,” she said. However, a Bolero car also Battalion personnel. Another In a touching Facebook post, Kumari in the state assembly feared buried under the rubble rescuer says that gloves should Lokendra Singh Vedic, a resi- said Leader of the opposition could not be traced, he said. be brought for continuing the dent of Shimla, said his father's Mukesh Agnihotri, Rampur The HRTC bus was on its rescue operation. body has been found but res- MLA Nand Lal and Shimla way from Reckong Peo to Kinnaur Deputy Commissio cuers are yet to find his head. Rural MLA Vikramaditya HC examines live wedding under SMA Haridwar via Shimla when it ner Abid Hussain Sadiq said The rescue work, being car- Singh have also gone to the was hit by boulders after the four more bodies were recov- ried out jointly by the National spot. Expressing his condo- PNS n KOCHI solemnisation of marriages under the SMA and therefore, landslide around Wednesday ered from the spot after the res- Disaster Response Force lences, CPM MLA Rakesh under the Act, and several presence of the two sides and noon near Chaura village on cue operation resumed on (NDRF), the ITBP, the local Singha said the factors that Whether a wedding under the petitioners who have con- the witnesses is required national highway-5 in Thursday. police and home guards, cause such landslides should Special Marriage Act (SMA) tended that personal physical before the Marriage Officer. Nigulsari area of Nichar tehsil. The DC told PTI that 14 resumed at 6 am, Mokhta said. also be examined and rectified. can be solemnised via video presence of the bride and It also said that if online In a video clip that surfaced bodies have been recovered so Meanwhile, a two-minute The authorities had sus- conferencing was a question groom is not necessary for mode of solemnisation was on social media, a rescuer far. Thirteen people were res- silence was observed in the pended the operation at being examined by the Kerala solemnisation of nuptials permitted, it would mandate working at the site near the cued with injuries on state assembly to pay homage around 10 pm on Wednesday. High Court, which on under the law. maintaining of an electronic mangled remains of the bus is Wednesday, while several oth- to those who died in the The Bhawanagar station Thursday reserved its decision The state government said register of marriages and set- heard saying that the vehicle ers were still feared buried Kinnaur landslide. house officer (SHO) had said on the issue. that under the Act, solemniza- ting up an online mode of was found by the Indo-Tibetan under the debris. However the Urban Development around 25 to 30 people were Justice P B Suresh Kumar the state government, which tion of marriage was manda- payment both of which are Border Police (ITBP) 17th exact number was not known. Minister Suresh Bhardwaj said trapped under the debris. heard arguments on behalf of is not in favour of online tory prior to registering it not in place presently. Some ministers K’taka BJP MLA on Youth are likelier to trust AI over humans: WEF call on RS PNS n NEW DELHI tial policy-makers, it said. ranks as the greatest safety con- Still smarting from the effects cern among young people, a Speaker The youth today are more of the 2008 financial crisis and potential function of the PNS n protest against govt NEW DELHI likely to trust an artificial intel- faced with stagnating incomes, increased use of surveillance PNS n BENGALURU landslides, we asked for com- ligence-run system than one young people no longer seem to technology and militarised A day after Parliament's pensation, we were complete- controlled by humans, and believe that they will enjoy a policing against activists and Monsoon session ended on a Ruling BJP MLA from ly neglected, we remained they believe the "fractures" in better standard of living than people of colour. stormy note, some Union Mudigere M P Kumaraswamy quite," Kumaraswamy said. society are manifestations of an their parents did, the report Climate change also ranked ministers Thursday called on on Thursday staged a protest Noting that the situation con- underlying political problem, a found. high among the concerns that Rajya Sabha chairperson M accusing his own party's gov- tinued last year and this year too, World Economic Forum "They are extremely worried are on most young people's . ernment in Karnataka of he said, "I did not want to ques- (WEF) report has claimed. about their financial future. mind. "Young people want to Parliamentary Affairs neglecting his constituency tion why other constituencies are The report was launched as They want to see a global see a halt on all new coal, oil Minister Pralhad Joshi, that has been ravaged by tor- being considered and we were not, part of a drive to mark the wealth tax on assets worth and gas exploration and devel- Leader of House in Rajya rential rains, floods and land- but one name I will take- International Youth Day, which more than USD 50 million to opment to limit global warm- Sabha Piyush Goyal and slides over the past few years. Shivamogga city- was considered is celebrated on August 12. safeguard social safety nets ing to the 1.5 C limit set out in Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi were He staged a protest alone, for relief under NDRF norms, but The WEF drive, called a and avoid austerity measures the Paris Agreement. among the ministers who with a placard, in front of Mudigere which is a hilly area that 'Youth-Driven Recovery Plan', cially with regards to climate keep faith in the political sys- that disproportionately bur- "They call on financial insti- met Naidu at his official res- Mahatma Gandhi statue at comes amid western Ghats and saw participation of over two change policies, and income tem," the report said. den youth and the working tutions to avoid bankrolling or idence here. On Wednesday, Vidhana Soudha, the seat of the receives heavy rains, was left out." million young people from inequality. The survey found that young poor and almost half of the underwriting companies that Naidu broke down over the state legislature and secretari- Pointing out that in 2018 when across countries, including "They believe that the frac- people would be more likely to young people surveyed said seek to start new fossil-fuel huge ruckus in the House and at here. "In 2019 we had heavy H D Kumaraswamy of the JD(S) India, who shared their views tures that have come to bear in trust a system run by artificial they feel inadequately skilled exploration and development, equated the act of some rains and about six people was the Chief Minister, he had on what will become the next society are manifestations of an intelligence than humans. As and close to a quarter said they and on firms to actively replace opposition MPs to "sacrilege were washed away along with given grants and had promised to normal for society, govern- underlying political problem. part of the solution, they sug- would risk falling into debt if corporate board directors who in temple of democracy". their houses and it took fifteen help in other ways, following his ment, and business. Concerns about corruption gested greater investment in faced with an unexpected med- are unwilling to wind down Speaker Om Birla days to search for their bodies, appeal on the social media not to According to the survey, and stale political leadership programmes that help young ical expense," the report said. fossil fuels or transition to is also likely to meet Vice several houses and coffee plan- neglect Mudigere constituency, the young people believe there is a have become urgent priorities "progressive voices" join gov- The Davos Lab Survey green energy sources," the President Naidu in the evening. tations were destroyed due to MLA said. serious crisis in politics, espe- for young people if they are to ernments and become influen- showed that physical safety report said. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | AUGUST 13, 2021 06

www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Get veto power or Shadow of peril The Himachal landslide is another reminder of the environmental dangers facing India bid adieu to UN PRAFULL GORADIA he report of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change could not have come at a more opportune time. The landslide on Wednesday that killed at least The catalogue of the acts of omission of the United Nations, as well as T10 people in the Kinnaur region of Himachal Pradesh, apart from injuring a few dozen others, is startling evidence of the environmental dangers the report says await India in the coming years. The landslide crushed several vehicles and buried them under its predecessor the League of Nations, continues to be a legend a huge pile of debris, blocking the highway for hours. The death toll would have been rime Minister Narendra higher had not many people exited the vehicles and taken shelter under a rock forma- Modi recently presided tion. This year, landslides have been more than a bane for Himachal Pradesh. In six over the UN Security Council meeting called by weeks till July 30, the State has seen 35 major landslides in many districts. Himachal PIndia. However, the UN has been experienced a double disaster in terms of flash floods caused by cloudbursts as well a non-achiever. For example, in — 11 such instances in recent weeks, that too in Lahaul-Spiti district which is a cold 1999, then UN Secretary General Kofi Annan suddenly flew into desert. Not just Himachal Pradesh, but all hill States Delhi to “mediate” in the Kargil in India have had scant regard for environmental laws. War, only to be politely told by the The hills and mountain sides have been shaved of Vajpayee Government to mind his the natural green cover over decades of mindless own business and be gone. It is reported that this international deforestation and mining. The mountain region body employs 100,000 employees, ecosystem, especially in Himachal, is quite fragile, from the senior-most to the according to scientists who say that poor and loose junior-most. If the average cost of soil, steep slopes and heavy rains during monsoon these men and women is taken to be $50,000 per head, it means an make the region vulnerable to erosion. expenditure of $5,000 million Rocks and boulders do not have the advantage annually. The organisation’s other of a tight soil grip that loosens due to the felling of expenses are separate. trees and the topsoil rolls down into the rivers. The The late American columnist Charles Krauthammer had key factor to stop landslides is to bolster the soil strata and that can only happen by dubbed the UN a “corrupt impos- planting more shrubs and trees. Unscientific development is another factor that is respon- tor, undeserving of any American sible for landslides. Scientists at the GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and support”. Some others have even Development in Kullu say that the Himalayan rocks are sedimentary, shaped by the flow more pejoratively called it the vide a platform for radical issue yet again proved UN the Soviet Union joined late ‘Useless Nonexistent Organisation’. communist elements and a incompetence. And again the and was soon expelled after of water over them for centuries. They are also fragile. When roads are cut through the Entitled “A Table for Tyrants”, f o r - whole generation of dictators same year, when the Soviet invading Finland. Germany mountains, the upper portions can slide down automatically or the stones get loose enough mer Czech President Vaclav Havel and autocrats to portray them- Union invaded Hungary. In withdrew from the League, as to fall any time. It is not just roads; building of dams and culverts, blasting of hills for wrote an article in The New York selves as leaders and statesmen. 1959, the world witnessed the did Japan, Italy, Spain and oth- Times in May 2009, saying that he Most notable in this regard was abduction and rape of Tibet by ers. The onset of the Second tunnels or quarrying and deforestation also disturb the mountain ecology and cause acci- felt scandalised when he saw the India’s Krishna Menon, whose China. In 1968, the internation- World War showed that the dents. Terrace farming, which has of late increased in the upper reaches of the State, UN Human Rights Council filled vitriolic anti-Western rhetoric al body looked askance at the League had failed its primary and changes in cropping patterns that increase water usage are also factors. The entire with members like Sudan, and fire-spitting speeches in Prague Spring when Soviet purpose, which was to prevent Himalayan region is an unstable zone. The Government should conduct extensive stud- Zimbabwe, China and Saudi the UN earned him the dubi- tanks rolled into any future world war. The Arabia, which have no human ous sobriquet of a “spitting Czechoslovakia. The catalogue League lasted 26 years; the ies on the topography and its vulnerability and engineering measures needed to prevent rights. camel” —he was so dubbed by of UN acts of omission contin- United Nations (UN) replaced landslides. Geological surveys are needed to mark zones of areas prone to landslides Yet India continues to be an the Americans who hated ues to be legend. it after the end of the Second and rock-falls. Such areas should be avoided while building new settlements. Drone elephantine contributor to the Menon’s patronising lecturing THE UN DIDN’T As historians William H World War and inherited sev- technology could be used to constantly monitor the vulnerable mountain sections to UN peacekeeping contingents, — but also earned India a lot EVEN CONDEMN Harbaugh and Ronald E eral agencies and organisa- and has sent nearly 200,000 peace- of Western ill will. Powaski tell us, Theodore tions spawned by the League. warn motorists at the first indication of a rock-fall. Importantly, developmental works keepers to 44 missions over the The UN’s failures make an CHINA'S Roosevelt was the first True, the League of that cost the environment need to be discouraged and alternatives found. years. This is more than the unusually long catalogue, American President to call for Nations did not last long. Yet, national armed forces of most beginning with 1948. That UNPROVOKED an international league. At the credit must go to it for having countries. Indian forces working year, the Soviet Union block- AGGRESSION acceptance for his Nobel founded the International PICTALK for the UN have suffered more aded Berlin. The only action Prize, Roosevelt said: “It Court of Justice and the casualties than any other country’s that prevented the city’s sur- AGAINST INDIA IN would be a masterstroke if International Labour armed forces. Indian policymak- render was the American air- OCTOBER 1962, those great powers honestly Organisation and other bod- ers argue that this is being done lift of all conceivable supplies bent on peace would form a ies. It is doubtful the UN not for any strategic gain but in the in the spirit of Ich bin ein LEAVE ALONE DO League of Peace.” Such an idea would leave behind anything service of “global ideals” like Berliner, the famous words of should logically have emerged memorable except its perfor- strengthening the world body, President Kennedy in 1963. ANYTHING ABOUT from Europe, whose long his- mance of profligacy. It is high and international peace and secu- In the Korean War (1950- IT. THE IRONY tory is a record of almost time India told the Security rity. The UN did not even con- 53), the communist North had unending wars. At the end of Council to give it a Permanent demn a communist China’s gone all out to take over the IS THAT THE the Great War, the League of Seat with veto power. If the unprovoked aggression against a entire peninsula. Again, the UN DICTATORIAL AND Nations came up in the hope Council yields, well and good; democratic India in October 1962, could do nothing. It watched of ending the era of war, and else, New Delhi should resign leave alone do anything about it. Vietnam being bombed more COMMUNIST give the West an age of peace. from the organisation and The irony is that the dictatorial intensively than anywhere, any- Yet again this idea emerged save itself time, money and and communist China enjoys a time since or before WWII. CHINA ENJOYS from an American president, honour. permanent seat in the Security The UN, however, remained A PERMANENT Woodrow Wilson. (The writer is a Council while India, the world’s silent and inactive as ever. In But the credibility of the well-known columnist, an largest democracy, does not. 1956, the Anglo-French inva- SEAT IN THE League of Nations was weak- author and a former member The only “service” the UN sion allied with Israel against SECURITY COUNCIL ened by the fact that the US of the Rajya Sabha. The views arguably performed was to pro- Egypt over the Suez Canal never joined the League and expressed are personal.) LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SOUNDBITE

THE BJP GOVT GOT JUST DESERTS We have told the Mads Pedersen raises his arms as he wins the second stage of the PostNord Danmark Rundt, Tour of Denmark PTI Sir — Parliament’s monsoon session SC gaze on ‘criminal’ politicians Chairman…as ended on a stormy note on Wednesday, 40-50 people were two days ahead of schedule. Showing ing criminal cases. It is to be noted that all brought from unity since the session began on July 19, attempts to cleanse the political system of outside and women Washout the Opposition disrupted both the criminal elements were judicial and not leg- MPs were manhandled. Houses over the Government’s unwill- islative-driven. The judiciary has the power The monsoon session has seen poor conduct ingness to discuss the Pegasus scandal, to legislate when the legislature fails to do Opposition leader in the RS farmer protests and price rise, especial- so, and it does not show the legislative sys- — Mallikarjun Kharge and dismal performance from both the sides ly of fuel. Immediately after the session tem in good light. It is notable that political ended, Lok Sabha (with a productivity parties themselves are responsible for the o finally, who has emerged the vanquisher or the victim in the recently-conclud- of just 21 per cent) Speaker Om Birla malaise as they have failed in their duty to Our Government is determined to ed display of one-upmanship within the hallowed portals of Parliament? To a non- lamented that the House didn’t discuss he Supreme Court has shown serious oust the criminals. Such facts have been people’s issues. Rajya Sabha (productiv- intent to rid politics of criminal elements revealed previously, too, and the NN Vohra take action and Spartisan and dispassionate observer, it is difficult to cross her/his heart and pass ity of 28 per cent) Chairman M Venkaiah Tand, as an exemplary step, imposed Committee had in 1993 revealed the extent wage an unceasing, an honest opinion. For the divided polity of the ruling dispensation (which enjoys a Naidu broke down, saying the sacredness fines on various political parties for violat- to which the political-criminal nexus had constant and brute majority in Parliament) and the raging members of the Opposition (which has of the House had been tarnished. But his ing the already passed orders which is sure grown. persistent fight against crime barely started bearing one another’s company and breakdown had a touch of irony to it. to have an impact on the political atmos- The court has also come down heavily and violence in the Arab society. Naidu probably forgot the argu- phere. The court has now made the direc- on the practice of withdrawing criminal cases started speaking in the same voice), though, the ver- ments of his party colleagues when the tives more stringent. Within two days of against party men once their party comes Israel Prime Minister dict is crystal clear: Each one of them sees itself as UPA was in power (the winter session of nomination of such candidates, the party to power. Now, the State Governments will — Naftali Bennett having undisputedly emerged the victor in the eyes 2010 was the worst, with the RS produc- must publish their details on its official web- not be able to withdraw such cases without of the nation’s people. While one side chose to bla- tivity at a mere two per cent and the LS site, besides print and social media plat- the express permission of the High Court Love shouldn’t at six per cent). Then Opposition leader forms. The whole idea is to ensure that peo- concerned. The HCs have also been told to tantly showcase and use the might of its numbers in be judged, love in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj had ple with criminal backgrounds do not mas- review all pending/cleared case withdrawals shouldn’t be either House, often in a questionable manner, the other declared: “Not allowing Parliament to querade as party men and get elected to the since September 16, 2020, when the orig- restrictive, love function is also a form of democracy, like side didn’t take it lying down and chose to “protest legislatures. In no case should the voter be inal directive was issued. shouldn’t be any other.” Her Rajya Sabha counterpart kept in the dark about their past and ongo- Yash Pal Ralhan | Jalandhar and dance” on the secretary-general’s table in the Rajya Arun Jaitley had also argued in favour confined. Actor Sabha, literally making a song and dance about the of disruptions. Instead of shedding croc- Again, all these problems wouldn’t have installing satellite phones since the Government’s “mishandling” of the Opposition’s odile tears, Naidu should have acted as arisen if potholes weren’t there or were network in forested areas is always poor. — Shabana Azmi a neutral umpire. It seems that both the filled up quickly by the authorities con- Assam has also seen a rise in its tiger Members of Parliament as well as of the situation. (Ravindra) Jadeja The final result of the stalemate, which had been playing out in both the Houses Speaker and the Chairman forgot the real cerned. population, with the Manas National purpose of the ‘Temple Of Democracy’. Moreover, the bigger potholes can Park bagging the TX2 conservation is a main bowler, since the monsoon session got underway on July 19, is among the poorest perfor- Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee |Faridabad even hold up traffic as it’s tough to judge excellence award along with Royal and he contributes mance for a session: The Lok Sabha clocked a productivity of just 21 per cent and the depth of a waterlogged pothole dur- Manas National Park, Bhutan. with the bat. He the Rajya Sabha’s productivity was only a notch higher at 28 per cent. Both the Lower IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF ROADS ing monsoon. Sometimes one may not The Kaziranga Park has also seen has not yet realised his potential but is already House and the Upper House may have been adjourned sine die (meeting ends with Sir — Most of the roads across our nation be able to even spot it. Therefore, peo- considerable increase in the number of are potholed, and vehicles just dance in ple must drive slowly under such con- big cats, from 83 in 2014 to 121. With magnificent. no scheduled day to get back together), the horse may have bolted, but the melo- and out of these. You will find these dan- ditions so that it causes less damage to the new satellite phone feature, we can dramatic saga continues. While Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla lamented that the House gerous potholes everywhere, looking like life and limb, besides the vehicle. I now hope that this number would Former India batsman didn’t discuss important issues related to the nation’s people, Rajya Sabha Chairman a Rangoli filled with patches of dirty request the Government and the author- shoot up soon, not only for the big cats — Virender Sehwag M Venkaiah Naidu went a step forward and, shedding a tear, said that the unruly water. Due to monsoon, these potholes ities concerned to check the condition of but also for other animals including the get filled with contaminated, stagnant these roads and take necessary action. pride of Assam, the one-horned rhinoc- Farmers are not scenes had inflicted “incalculable damage to the dignity and stature” of the House. water which breeds mosquitoes and Princy Carol Gonsalves |Goa eros. The Kaziranga Park has outwitted going to fall in the “I have no words to convey my anguish and to condemn such acts… I spent a sleep- causes various diseases. the devious minds at their own game trap of the BJP. In less night,” he poured forth his pain and disappointment thus. Meanwhile, the Opposition These potholes act as natural speed KUDOS TO KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK and I thank the authorities for the for- 2022, farmers will ward-looking initiative. leaders, one after the other in a barrage, went hammer and tongs after the Government. breakers but also have the potential of Sir — To outsmart the poachers, the vote unitedly causing fatal or other serious accidents. Kaziranga National Park has activated Noopur Baruah |Tezpur against the BJP. So who is the winner, ultimately? The jury is still out on that one but one thing is Potholes slow down traffic and driving 10 satellite phones in six ranges. This clear: The biggest loser has been the electorate, the masses of India whose cause in lower gears causes more fuel to be con- may be the first instance that any for- Send your feedback to: Samajwadi Party president ironically both the sides claimed to have been championing. sumed, besides damaging the vehicle. est department in India has thought of [email protected] — Akhilesh Yadav HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | AUGUST 13, 2021 07 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ FIRSTCOLUMN THE CONSENSUS ON Commit India to build

DILEEP K. SRINATH MARITIME SECURITY MAVALANKAR REDDY India's efforts at the UNSC meeting to bring back national health coverage the centrality of UNCLOS are being appreciated If India had invested three per cent of GDP on health over the last 30 years, we would have been in a much better position to face the COVID-19 pandemic

fter the Second World War, the KUMARDEEP BANERJEE war-torn but victorious Britain decided to build a system of ndia got off to a spectacular start at the prestigious and powerful United Universal Health Coverage Nations Security Council and achieved what many consider a diplo- A(UHC). The country had suffered heav- Imatic victory of sorts over China. The Indian Prime minister’s first address ily in the war and realized the value of as chair, for an open debate on maritime security, managed to re-center medical care and public health to save United Nations Convention on the law of the sea (UNCLOS) as the key lives and protect health during the war driver for managing all oceanic activities. China has for long managed to years. The war killed and maimed hun- negate the influence of UNCLOS with its aggressive militaristic actions dreds of thousands of people but the medical professionals had helped many in the South China Sea. The world has been keeping a close eye on China’s more to survive and get back to work. illegal claim to many islands in the region while conducting exploitative Disease, disability, and sickness were fishing activities. The permanent court of arbitration setup under UNC- rampant in post-war Britain and hence LOS had in 2016 termed China’s actions in the South China Sea as ille- the nation decided to invest precious gal. but failed to refrain the dragon to comply. Against this backdrop, India’s resources of post-war era in developing efforts to bring back the centrality of UNCLOS are being appreciated. India a national health system - the famed began working towards the document and the speech read by the Prime National Health Service (NHS) - to pro- vide universal health coverage. Minister months in advance. Adopting a consensus-building approach, India has also been a combatant in the world war against COVID-19. As the second wave recedes, 400,000 people have died and more than three crore were affected by official count. A recent national sero-survey showed that 67 per cent of the population was infected and have antibodies. Those who suffered COMING OUT OF Now, as the second wave is debt due to COVID treatment We need to ensure that a sick COVID disease may show delayed effects THE SHOCK OF ending what can the new young costs. This would not have hap- person never has to pay the med- - the so-called long-COVID. The Indian and dynamic health minister pened if we had universal health ical bills when he is sick. Citizens economy too suffered a major setback. A THE SECOND Mansukh Mandavia do to ensure coverage. PMJAY is a good initia- pay direct and indirect taxes, large number of people in the formal and WAVE, INDIA'S that the people of India never have tive to move us on the road to which entitles them to essential informal sectors lost their jobs and POLITICIANS AND to face such a tragic situation in UHC, but it has still many limi- health services. The government maybe in dire economics traits. While PUBLIC SHOULD the future? He has to work with tations. It does not cover out- has to be the guarantor of health governments are providing relief, hard- BE READY TO the Finance Minister and the patient care and cost of medicine. service delivery, even if it is not the ship continues for many families. Prime Minister to rapidly increase It is disconnected from primary sole provider. The additional two During the first, and more so in the INVEST IN AN the budget for health department care. The lack of well-equipped- per cent of GDP, provided via second wave, Indian citizens and media EFFICIENT AND over next 2-5 years. He also has to high-quality hospitals in many UHC mandate, will need to go recognized the importance of strength- WELL-RESOURCED work with State governments to tier-2 and tier-3 cities hampers first to expand the government the document was shared in advance with members of the UNSC and ening public health, expanding medical HEALTH SYSTEM prod them to increase their health accreditation by PMJAY. infrastructure at primary and sec- after delays, China finally turned around and submitted to the primacy infrastructure, and ensuring efficient THAT WILL budgets so that the total spend in Coming out of the shock of ondary levels. As per need and delivery of services. Several parts of the India on health from the public the second wave, India’s politi- availability, private providers may of the international agreement. While the permanent representative of China PROTECT AGAINST to the UN was absent during the deliberations attended by two prime min- country ran out of beds, oxygen, vital sector goes to three per cent of cians and the public should be be contracted at a pre-determined medications, and medical and public SUCH HEALTH GDP. The priority should be to ready to invest in an efficient and bulk discounted price for medical isters, two presidents, and 10 ministers, his deputy was present. health staff were grossly overworked. The SHOCKS IN expand primary care substantial- well-resourced health system care. A strong public sector will China continues to use the UNCLOS agreement to criticize the United lack of anticipation and preparation FUTURE. IF AS A ly and ensure secondary care to all, that will protect against such not only ensure greater equity at States, Japan, and Australia on a range of issues calling it political trick- reflected the weakness of our public NATION WE at little or no cost. health shocks in the future. If as all levels of care but also, with ery of the United States in the garb of international law. Statements made health system which did not pick up the An unspoken dimension of a nation we decide to give our- good governance, set cost and DECIDE TO GIVE by the US on China accepting the SCS arbitration award has been ques- early signals of virus mutation, high infec- the COVID-19 pandemic is the selves UHC, via our own tax quality standards for the private OURSELVES tioned as a threat to territorial sovereignty, maritime rights, and China’s tivity, and rapid spread. As India has huge financial cost borne by cit- money, it is quite possible given sector to match. invested only around one per cent of GDP UNIVERSAL izens who had to go to private India’s rapid economic growth in We also have to substantially interest in the South China Sea. Efforts by countries such as Vietnam in health for many years, public health hospitals. Anecdotal stories are recent years. The Central govern- strengthen the public health and (one of the first signatories of UNCLOS) to hold a discussion on mar- HEALTH infrastructure in India is very weak and COVERAGE, VIA horrendous - in many cities, pri- ment can provide the frame- preventive care system. This can itime security in the UN Security Council has been stalled by China. India’s inadequate even in normal non-pandem- vate sector ICUs charged ? 1 lakh work by extending the reach, be done via new national and other agenda at the UN Security Council meet was to highlight and bring ic times. With the pandemic, it was over- OUR OWN TAX per day and many COVID coverage, depth, quality, and cost state-level public health cadres. terrorism to the center of global debate. The Security council acknowl- whelmed in no time -in spite of building MONEY, IT IS patients needed 10-15 days in ICU protection offered by the two Strong public health will also edged that terrorists could target critical infrastructure and public spaces temporary hospitals. Despite stopping QUITE POSSIBLE including the use of ventilators. components of Ayushmann reduce the need for curative care specially in the transportation sector including ports,maritime transport, almost all other health service delivery GIVEN INDIA'S Even without any sophisticated Bharat programme. Both Central hence decreasing the cost of and dedicating available staff and beds to RAPID ECONOMIC treatment, many hospitals billed? and state governments should UHC. Such a UHC system will and interconnect critical infrastructure which could bring the global econ- COVID, it was extremely difficult to get 20-40,000 per day by adding up a increase their funding for health not only improve the health of the omy to a standstill. India with its 7500 kms of coastline has been at the assured of a bed and early admission to GROWTH IN variety of charges and jacking up and join efforts to create a single- nation but increase the productiv- receiving end of sea route terrorists landing in the financial capital Mumbai a well-equipped hospital, during April- RECENT YEARS prices. A very small proportion of payer system. Segments of the ity of the people. It will also cre- during the 26/11 terror attack.Therefore, the security council’s call for May, in many cities. If India had invest- Indians can afford these kinds of population that are not present- ate jobs for women and young enhanced international and regional cooperation on maritime security, ed three per cent of GDP as government charges, as they do not have any ly covered by government pro- men in the expanded architecture prevention of terror activities, and appreciation of regional and individ- funding for health, over the last 30 years, insurance. In many States, the grammes, because of higher of public health and health care. ual countries via information sharing is commendable. Finally, India’s we would have been in a much better PMJAY scheme did not provide incomes, should be encouraged So UHC is not only a health mea- position to face this pandemic. Many lives (Dr. Dileep Mavalankaris coverage for COVID care. Many to join the pool through income- sure it is an overall economic and well-crafted statement on promoting responsible maritime connectivity could have been saved if our public health Director, Indian Institute private insurance schemesalso graded premiums till a truly welfare measure.The Indian peo- to boost trade can again be seen as the growing importance of the coun- capacity was thrice the current size. If our of Public Health, did not provide cashless service. universal programme emerges. ple desire it and they deserve it. try as a major maritime player. India mentioned that while developing Gandhinagar and Dr.K. public health systems were stronger, Srinath Reddy, President, Hence many people suffered great Such premiums will work out to Post pandemic is the right time any infrastructure it is important to pay attention to the fiscal sustain- transmission could have been contained Public Health Foundation financial hardship in the covid be much cheaper than the cur- for such bold measures which ability and absorption capacity of the host countries for which appro- more effectively, limiting the number of of India. The views pandemic. Many families lost rent private sector insurance Prime Minister Narendra Modi is priate global standards and norms need to be developed. This was a patients who needed hospitalization. expressed are personal.) their life savings or are in deep premiums. known for. reference to China’s opaque debt trap aid through the Belt and Road Initiative which has led to some beneficiary nations relinquishing their rights to critical infrastructure projects developed in their countries with POINTCOUNTERPOINT Chinese money. The Indian Ocean is the major gateway accounting for nearly 75 per cent of the world’s maritime trade and half of global oil THERE WAS NO PARLIAMENT SESSION IT’S UNFORTUNATE HOW THE CONGRESS AND consumption. Any threats to the free movement of ships on these oceans THIS TIME AS THE VOICE OF 70 PER CENT OF OTHER OPPOSITION PARTIES ARE PROTESTING ON and unfair practices have an impact on the global economy.Therefore, PEOPLE WAS CRUSHED, HUMILIATED. THE ROAD. DEMOCRACY HAS BEEN SHAMED. regional trade relations based on internationally acceptable principles should — CONGRESS LEADER — BJP NATIONAL SPOKESPERSON be the way forward. RAHUL GANDHI SAMBIT PATRA (The writer is a policy analyst. The views expressed are personal.) MPC says stagflation looms large, cut taxes If the Government follows RBI's steps to check inflation, the economy may grow or, else, more difficult days await the nation evere price rise and plum- ing power. This means the Patra. He says, "it is important The dissent note of Raj expected to grow by 9.5 per levels. While bank lending is meting consumer confi- industry may not find a con- to bring that down". The cur- Kiran Rai G, chairman of cent. There are many doubts not picking up, the growth of Sdence is rattling the mon- ducive environment and the rent assessment is that the industry lobby of Indian though. bad loans spells trouble not etary policy management of demand side will remain inflationary pressures during Banks Association (IBA) and The World Bank (WB) only for NBFCs but the whole the RBI. weak. 2021-22 are largely driven by head of Union Bank of India, has slashed India's GDP fore- of Indian economy. If their Once again, the Monetary The RBI Consumer adverse supply shocks. The says: "RBI 'nudges' the govern- cast to 7.5 per cent, which ability to lend is curtailed due Policy Committee (MPC) SARKAR Confidence Survey for July MPC says that there is a large ments at the Centre and states may fall to 6.5 per cent in to the surge in bad loans, con- finds the high petroleum taxes SHIVAJI reveals the weakness in the amount of slack in the econ- to cut the high indirect taxes 2023. It may not be off the sumption and demand would spurring prices of all com- bargaining powers of the omy with output below its pre- on fuel products to bring mark. The pandemic has dis- weaken further. modities and the inflation working class and high prices the second, third, and fourth pandemic level. down the pressure on prices. proportionately affected This might hit the bank- index. A dissent note on the putting a squeeze on non- quarter projections because of To support it, one may It is pertinent to note that labour and the informal sec- ing sector as the RBI finan- price front has called for a cut essential spending, a crucial demand-side projections. refer to the Purchasing Power while the decision of the mon- tor. The output gap is predict- cial stability report estimates in all taxes on petroleum factor for socio-economic An educationist observed Index that remains below the etary policy committee for a ed by the MPC though it is bad loans to touch 9.8 per products. The note says that progress. that the demand-side problem critical threshold of 50, values continuance of the accom- not confident about the cent by March 2022. It means the bank expects inflation to The MPC fine print, how- is even reflecting on the uni- above which signify an expan- modative stance was unani- growth. In monetary policy lenders may see bad loans touch 5.7 percent in 2022 ever, underlines worrying versity admissions, particular- sion in activity, compared to mous in the June policy, it is terms, potential output is rising by `1.3 lakh crore against the present 5.1 percent. trends like the threat of stagfla- ly of private universities. last month. The Nomura India not so in this policy." He also taken as the limit which and outgo of `7000 to 9000 The rising inflation should tion, that is, low growth with Admissions are suffering at all Business Resumption Index underlined the building of can be reached without stok- crore as interest payment. have resulted in higher repo high inflation. The MPC levels as parents have squeezed has also shown a marginal fall the price pressures. ing inflation. The RBI has given the rates but the central bank has might have retained the GDP income and little to spare. This in the last fortnight. A That is vital. The growth The MPC does not rule prescription for the govern- held the rates back to 4 per forecast for 2020-21 at 9.5 per indicates that a deep malaise Nomura India economist has remains uncertain. It fell to out 5.7 per cent inflation in ment to follow. If it follows cent to help the government. (The writer is a senior cent but MPC members are is setting in. pointed to the dissent of an 4.04 per cent in 2019-20 from 2021-22 fiscal. The consumer the steps to check inflation Economically, it is not sup- journalist. The views seemingly more bearish in Inflation is the prime con- MPC member against the 6.53 per cent in 2018-19. In price index is at a high at 6.16 the economy may spur else posed to be a prudent decision expressed are personal.) their outlook than earlier. The cern of the RBI, according to accommodative policy rate 2020-21, it plummeted to per cent. With income losses, more difficult days await the as it further restricts purchas- MPC has revised downward RBI deputy governor Michael stance. minus 7.25 per cent and is it hits the demand to critical nation. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | AUGUST 13, 2021 Money 08 Cipla gets India cannot become next factory Sensex, Nifty soar to fresh highs USFDA nod for PNS n MUMBAI generic product of world by copying China: Kant Equity benchmark Sensex surged 318 points to end at its PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI new lifetime high on Thursday, tracking gains in ICICI Bank, Drug firm Cipla on Thursday India cannot become the next L&T and Tech Mahindra. said it has received approval factory of the world by copy- The 30-share index ended from the US health regulator ing China, Niti Aayog CEO 318.05 points or 0.58 per cent to market Difluprednate Amitabh Kant said on higher at its all-time peak of Ophthalmic Emulsion, used Thursday, and stressed that the 54,843.98. The broader NSE in the treatment of inflamma- country needs to get into sun- Nifty advanced 82.15 points or tion and pain associated with rise areas of growth if it wants 0.26 per cent to record ocular surgery, in the to be a global leader. 16,325.15. American market. Addressing a virtual PowerGrid was the top The company has received event organised by gainer in the Sensex pack, ral- final approval from the US industry body CII, lying over 6 per cent, followed Food and Drug Administrati on Kant said India's by Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech, (USFDA) to market its product private sector has Titan, L&T, NTPC and ICICI which is a generic version of to set ambitious Bank. PSU banks. Additionally, and investors continue to lap- with losses. Novartis Pharmaceutical targets for itself "India has competitive. On the other hand, Dr strong buying was seen in up quality IT names as sus- Equities in Europe were Corporation's Durezol, Cipla and focus on the strongest "The new technology has to Reddy's, IndusInd Bank, midcap and smallcap stocks tained double-digit revenue largely trading on a positive said in a statement. green hydrogen, global compa- be shared, connected and elec- Reliance Industries and Axis today after persistent selling for growth visibility backed by note in mid-session deals. The product is also used high-end batteries, nies in the tric," he said. Bank were among the lag- last couple of days," said Binod strong deal wins offer comfort, Meanwhile, international oil for the treatment of endoge- advanced solar pan- renewable Noting that disruption gards. "Domestic equities Modi, Head - Strategy at he noted. Elsewhere in Asia, benchmark Brent crude rose nous anterior uveitis. els to become compet- sector...these (hydro- caused by COVID-19 pan- recovered sharply mainly led Reliance Securities. bourses in Shanghai, Hong 0.17 per cent to USD 71.56 per According to IQVIA (IMS itive. gen, high end batteries, demic must be used by the pri- by sharp rebound in IT and IT stocks remained in focus Kong, Tokyo and Seoul ended barrel. Health), Durezol had US "India cannot become the advanced solar panels) are vate sector to become global- sales of around USD 106 next factory of the world by areas of technology of growth, ly competitive,Kant said, "The million for the 12-month copying China...We have if you want to be a global world is moving towards green period ending June 2021. always got into sunset areas of leader," he noted. technology. The old technolo- The product will be avail- growth, this is the time to get The Niti Aayog CEO said gy will die, the green technol- able for shipping soon, the into sunrise areas of growth," Indian Industry needs to strive ogy is the future." Mumbai-based drug major he said. to become lean, digital and He said India is looking at said. Shares of Cipla were According to Kant, India invest in skills, steep increase innovative projects for reduc- trading 0.29 per cent up at Rs should not get into areas where in corporate R&D & cutting ing costs in green energy pro- 912.90 apiece on the BSE. China is already a leader. edge product innovations to be jects. MONEY MATTERS Gold rallies Natco Pharma Q1 net profit Rs 422; silver declines 39 pc to Rs 75 cr rug firm Natco Pharma gains Rs 113 on Thursday reported a D38.57 per cent decline in PNS n NEW DELHI its consolidated net profit at Rs 75 crore for the quarter Gold in the national capital ended June 2021. The This photo provided by the Japan Coast Guard shows a vessel that has split into two and leaked on Thursday rallied Rs 422 to Retail inflation eases company had posted a net oil off Hachinohe, northeastern Japan - AP Rs 45,560 per 10 gram amid profit of Rs 122.1 crore for gain in global precious metal the corresponding period of prices, according to HDFC to 5 per cent in July the previous fiscal, Natco Securities. Pharma said in regulatory ADP donates In the previous trade, the PNS n NEW DELHI projected the CPI inflation at filing. Consolidated total precious metal had closed at 5.7 per cent during 2021-22 - income of the company stood at Rs 427.3 crore for the quarter medical equipment Rs 45,138 per 10 gram. Retail inflation eased to 5.59 - 5.9 per cent in the second under consideration. It was Rs 582.1 crore for the same period a Silver also gained Rs 113 to per cent in July mainly due to quarter, 5.3 per cent in third, year ago, it added. "The degrowth in sales can be partially attributed to Niloufer Hospital Rs 61,314 per kilogram from softening food prices, accord- and 5.8 per cent in the fourth to the higher proportion of initial phase of pandemic exports to the PNS n HYDERABAD Rs 61,201 per kilogram in the ing to official data released on quarter of the fiscal, with risks USA in Chloroquine Phosphate tablets and Oseltamivir Phosphate previous trade. Thursday. broadly balanced. CPI infla- capsules in the revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2020," ADP India donated ICU In the international mar- The Consumer Price Index tion for Q1:2022-23 is project- Natco Pharma said. The company has strong product launches both equipment to Niloufer ket, gold was trading with (CPI) based inflation was 6.26 ed at 5.1 per cent. in export markets and domestic India business during the current Hospital in Hyderabad. The gains at USD 1,756 per ounce per cent in June and 6.73 per The Reserve Bank of India, financial year and expects to have good growth, it added. company has taken the initia- and silver was flat at USD cent in July 2020. According to which has been mandated by tive to augment the availabil- 23.44 per ounce. the data released by the the government to keep the ity of ICU beds and equip- "Gold prices witnessed National Statistical Office retail inflation at 4 per cent ment for the hospital to gear recovery on softer dollar and (NSO), inflation in the food with 2 per cent margin on Amazon almost doubles up for the possible third wave fall in US treasury yields," basket slowed down to 3.96 either side, mainly factors in of coronavirus. according to HDFC per cent in July from 5.15 per the CPI-based inflation while storage capacity in TN ADP is supporting the 10- CIL's e-auction allocation Securities, Senior Analyst cent in the previous month. deciding its bi-monthly mon- bed ICU ward, along with all (Commodities), Tapan Patel. Earlier this month, the RBI etary policy. mazon India on Thursday the required equipment to announced the expansion of make it fully operational. up 29% in Apr-Jul this yr Aits fulfilment network in Tamil The company said it has con- Nadu by almost doubling the tributed cardiac monitors, PNS n NEW DELHI pandemic slowed down the storage capacity this year. The ventilators, beds, ECG sales, it said in a statement. fulfilment infrastructure to offer machines, BiPAP machines, State-owned Coal India on With international coal prices storage space of close to 4.4 defibrillators, equipment for Thursday said its e-auction spiraling upwards with no signs million cubic feet to sellers in the the hospital's nursing sta- allocation stood at 35.5 million of let up, consumer preference State. The e-commerce giant launched a new fulfilment centre (FC) tion, air conditioning, laryn- tonnes (MT) during April-July for domestic coal is seemingly and a specialised FC for large appliances and furniture in goscopes and ICU syringe 2021 under five auction cate- gaining ground, it said. Coimbatore. The company would also 'quadruple' its storage pumps among others. gories, registering a sharp 28.6 The effect of ascending cost capacity at an existing Centre in Chennai, a company statement "Through this collabora- per cent increase over the of coal sourced from overseas said. Chief Minister M K Stalin formally inaugurated the fulfilment tion, ADP India aims to help same period a year ago. was evidenced in the country's centre in the presence of Industry Minister Thangam Thennarasu, the authorities enhance the Its e-auction allocation was coal importers booking 70 per company Vice-President (Customer Fulfilment Operations) and health infrastructure to 27.6 MT in the corresponding cent of the total quantity of 2.4 Supply Chain, Prakash Dutta, among others. In , ensure sufficiency of medical four months of the 2020-21 fis- MT offered to them under Amazon India would have six fulfilment centres and double its care regardless of the circum- cal. Coal India Ltd's (CIL) their special spot e-auction storage capacity with close to 4.4 million cubic feet spread across a stances," said Dr Vipul Singh, actual e-auction net sales were during April-July. The add-on carpet area of more than one million square foot. divisional vice-president, worth over Rs 4,700 crore dur- over the notified price under ADP India. ing the first quarter of the this category was 52 per cent. Ramesh Reddy, Director ongoing fiscal, posting a jump Interestingly, for the month Medical Education, said, of 87 per cent year-on-year. of July almost all the quantity SpiceJet passengers can Ducati launches 2 models "This hospital not only treats The sale volume was 30.2 of 1.6 MT offered to coal children from Telangana but MT in the June quarter this fis- importers under exclusive spe- in India at Rs 18L, Rs 22L also from AP, Karnataka, and cal as against 15.9 MT in the cial e-auction window was now book cabs during flight nearby States.” same period last year when the booked. talian superbike maker Ducati on PNS n MUMBAI Bangalore, Hyderabad, Goa, firmation on their mobile Thursday said it has launched Chennai, Kolkata, phone on arrival. It will also IXDiavel Dark and the XDiavel Black Budget carrier SpiceJet on Ahmedabad and Pune in a allow customers the flexibili- Star models in India priced at Rs 18 Thursday said its passengers phased-manner. ty to pay via any payment lakh and Rs 22.6 lakh (ex-showroom), TD Power Systems Q1 profit at Rs 10 cr can now book cabs for airport This first-of-its-kind ini- options (online or cash) at the respectively. Back in 2016, the PNS n NEW DELHI ter rose to Rs 165.41 crore bilities as and when they fall transfer during their flight, tiative in the domestic aviation end of the journey, it added. company had entered the cruiser from Rs 75.99 crore in the due, it said. using the airline's in-flight industry would help the pas- SpiceJet launched segment with the XDiavel range."The TD Power Systems on same period a year ago. The impact assessment of entertainment platform sengers avoid any waiting for SpiceScreen, a complimenta- XDiavel range was the result of our Thursday posted a consolidat- Considering the present COVID-19 is a continuing SpiceScreen. their transport, post-arrival at ry in-flight entertainment sys- efforts to bring two universes together. We wanted to build a bike ed net profit of Rs 10.38 crore liquidity position of the group process given the uncertain- In the first phase, the new the cab transfer area, the air- tem in August last year, which that offered the comfort of the cruiser and the performance of a for June quarter mainly due to and its ability to raise funds if ties associated with its nature service will be available to pas- line said. is can be accessed on any of sport-focused bike. XDiavel has wowed and attracted a massive higher revenues. required, the management as well as duration, and the sengers arriving at the Delhi Once a passenger books a the passengers' handheld following all over the world and offers a wholesome riding The company had a loss of does not foresee any adverse management will continue to airport, starting August 12. cab on SpiceScreen, they will devices, including a smart- experience in an incredibly attractive looking package," Ducati India Rs 9.80 crore in April-June impact of the pandemic on its monitor any events/ changes The airline will further extend get the cab booking OTP mes- phone, tablet or laptop, by Managing Director Bipul Chandra said in a statement. The XDiavel 2020-21, a BSE filing said. ability to continue as going to future economic condi- the service to all major air- sage via SMS, WhatsApp and simply connecting to the Black Star and XDiavel Dark are finally here as India has a big Total revenue in the quar- concern and in meeting its lia- tions. ports, including Mumbai, automated inbound call con- onboard wireless network. community of riders who love cruisers, and the company is sure they will appreciate a cruiser which serves a unique flavor of comfort and pure, unadulterated performance, he added. Passenger vehicle wholesales rose 45% up to July: SIAM Sugar exports touch 5.11 mn PNS n NEW DELHI 2020, down 6 per cent. "On one hand, the industry Scooter dispatches, however, is managing such supply chain tonnes so far this year: AISTA Passenger vehicle wholesales in increased 10 per cent to challenges while ensuring the ugar mills have exported 5.11 India rose significantly year- 3,66,292 units from 3,34,288 safety of its people, and on the million tonnes of the sweetener on-year in July, as COVID-led units. other hand, the industry is also Sso far in the ongoing 2020-21 restrictions eased across states Similarly, three-wheeler keeping a close eye on the onset marketing year ending September, and companies pushed stocks wholesales surged 41 per cent of the third wave in India and with maximum shipments to to dealers to build up invento- to 17,888 units last month as across the world. Indonesia, trade body AISTA said on ries for the upcoming festive against 12,728 units a year “Amidst such a challenging Thursday. About 2,02,521 tonnes of season, SIAM said on ago. and uncertain business envi- sugar is under loading. An additional Thursday. The total sales across cate- ronment, the industry is trying 6,78,237 tonne of sugar is in transit for delivery to port-based The total passenger vehicle gories, excluding commercial to maximise production and refineries, it said.Mills have contracted to export the entire 6 million sales -- including dispatches of vehicles, stood at 15,36,269 sales," he stated. tonne sugar quota assigned by the food ministry in January this cars, utility vehicles and vans - units compared to 14,76,861 However, sales during April year, AISTA said in a statement.An additional 8,00,000 tonnes of - from OEMs to dealerships units in July last year. to July 2021 for the passenger sugar has been contracted under the OGL route without subsidy increased by 45 per cent to SIAM Director General vehicle segment are still lower support. The sugar marketing year runs from October to 2,64,442 units in July against Rajesh Menon noted that the than the level of 2016-17; for September. According to AISTA, mills have exported a total of 5.11 1,82,779 units in the same domestic auto industry contin- the two-wheeler segment, still million tonnes of sugar from January 1 till August 5, 2021.Of the month last year. ues to face heavy headwinds in lower than the level of 2010-11; total exports undertaken so far, maximum exports have been According to the latest data (SIAM), two-wheeler dispatch- per cent to 12,53,937 units in Motorcycle sales were at the form of global semi-con- and the three-wheeler segment undertaken to Indonesia at 1.69 million tonnes so far this year, by the Society of Indian es from the OEMs to dealer- July, compared to 12,81,354 8,37,096 units last month as ductor shortages and a steep has been pushed back by many followed by Afghanistan at 6,23,967 tonnes and the UAE at Automobile Manufacturers ships, however, declined by 2 units in the year-ago period. against 8,88,520 units in July rise in commodity prices. years, Menon noted. 4,60,816 tonnes and Sri Lanka at 3,78,280 tonnes. 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RACHEL DAMMALA label Aditya Music, fallen prey to the something we never deadly virus. But saw coming. The thanks to God, every- laa Mari Ika response has been one is now doing well Raava amazing, we’re soon today and is extremely BINGEING meaning coming up with many thrilled about the e ‘won’t you more musical feasts to response the song has SHIKHA DUGGAL podcast’s first season, The Struggle who would like to consume it. With creator of the 100StoriesOfShe, an come back’, our Telugu audience received. It was a jour- Series, showcased stories of people time, you can pick up the technicali- online series of micro-stories about is a song in multiple genres, ney with ups and trying to come to terms with situa- ties as well as the nuances of the one single character, revealed over about reliving the music is a never-end- downs but post the odcasts continue to grow tions in their lives while simultane- medium. If you look at the arrival of hundred days. Her main driving beautiful moments in ing story for us,” release, the responses, in popularity and it does- ously dealing with the pandemic- ‘Clubhouse’, it has unquestionably force is to be able to share her the past, time and shares an elated wishes, and love we n’t look like it will slow enforced lockdown. Hubhopper, given a boost to consumption of inscription with people, irrespective again, to cherish them Sumanth Borra, who received made us for- p down anytime soon. With Aawaz.com, O2Pod Collective, audio based platforms. However, of the medium. As someone who all. Presented by is also a software pro- get all that we fought endless content options Saavn, and Audiomatic are some podcasts have been growing in pop- consumes podcasts, she noticed that Aditya Music, the fessional. to get here today,” the and ease of consumption, indigenous podcasting platforms ularity in India for a while now. there were hardly any English story- song by a trio of Vuppula trio shares. the storytelling in the form of pod- used by creators and listeners. And, the past two years has seen a telling podcasts for an Indian audi- friends Venkatesh has written, com- Taking us through casts is one such platform that is the “If you have a story to tell you’ll boom in the number of both — ence with Indian settings. In a world Vuppula, Sumanth posed, arranged, the process of song- most ideal these days. If it’s a fic- find listeners. Just go and narrate podcasts creators and podcast listen- of time constraints, she wanted to Borra, and Faraz Fazal mixed, mastered, and writing and compos- tional story, podcasts are a great way make storytelling accessible by cre- has been climbing produced the track. ing, Venkatesh shares, to reach your idyllic audiences. ating micro-pods. Now stories charts and how! Sharing his experi- “I was pretty much Previously known as audioblogging, change over time, also when it Produced by Sandeep ence, he says, “I com- stubborn to portray it has its roots dating back to the comes to reaching affluent con- Kumar Gaddee, pose, produce, rap, this song a perfect mix 1980s. With the advent of broad- sumers, especially in 2021, all of Abhilash Reddy, and perform and write of western and Indian band internet access and portable them recognise the benefits of Sumanth Borra, the songs. I was seven- music. It’s not just me, digital audio playback devices such audio! She mentions, “Though, I song struck a chord eight years old when our entire team shared as the iPod, podcasting began to have noticed that a large part of my with audiences remi- my love for music the same thought catch wind in 2004. Indian audience tends to be younger niscing their beloved, began. I have wan- process. It took a Writer and podcaster, Preeti Shah people while on the other hand, wishing they could go dered here and there while to make it hap- is a storyteller who believes in audiences from other countries tend back in time. in different profes- pen though! Once the exploring different mediums while to be across several age brackets. In Asked what made sions figuring out music composing and creating an engaging connection 2020, the pandemic enforced many them create a song what I like and what I song structure were with readers and listeners through changes in our lives. And, while like that, Sumanth want to do. And it designed, the rest of realism. “The connection between a issues related to the marginalised says, “As an engineer- finally came to a point the process was all podcaster and their audience is very sections of society or people infect- ing student, I always where I realised music done online just different as compared to other ed with the virus were highlighted, wondered if we could is my jam and I want through a WhatsApp mediums. It’s a much closer connec- little was spoken about the day-to- really travel back in to do it full time till call. Faraz and I were tion because it makes the listeners day challenges that the lockdown time. If we did, what the last breath I take.” on call, discussing the feel that they and the speaker are had introduced in our existence. could its consequences Faraz Fazal, a vocal parts, and both in the same space. In my pod- While I was presenting fiction, I be, and if things can known face, is a soft- Sumanth and I dis- cast series, the stories I have created wanted to bring to the fore some get better, if it were ware engineer who cussed the rap part! are set in contemporary scenarios stories and issues that people were possible at all. So the loves and lives music. And today, here we that are relatable to the listeners. I dealing with like a ghost amid the main build up of the It was his passion that are with the complete realised that the stories resonated lockdown. And then, there was song hooks with these made him a profes- song that has multiple with people when they emailed or another series in which I was keen lines as ‘samayam ven- sional through his flavours. messaged me on Instagram. I have to explore how conventionally good naki velluna, vellethe journey of covering On a concluding had numerous occasions where peo- people can make seemingly grey lokam chalula, chalthe several songs and gar- note, they tell us about ple not only in India but in coun- choices, all driven by desperation. veluvva unduna - elaa nering fans. their future projects: tries like Germany, Denmark, The intent was never to present the mari ika raava.” Asked how the song “We are ready with a France, US, etc., have written to me right or wrong but life as it is, and “I’ve been into came to be, Vekatesh whole bunch of songs about being in a similar situation the likely scenarios and mindsets music right from my tells us, “I have writ- with our signature and how they dealt with it them- that compel people to act in ways childhood and was ten the song and com- style and of course, selves. As a storyteller, it is extreme- that they probably wouldn’t have involved in various posed it back in 2018 Sumanth’s melodic ly humbling when people tell you imagined ever doing themselves.” university-level com- but waited for the per- voice going with it. that their real life is mirroring your Today there are more than petitions. Venkatesh fect moment to make You might see a new fiction,” shares founder and chief 115,000 English-language podcasts Vuppala was my it captivating and collaboration, who storyteller of the podcast – Abruptly available on the internet. Infact, senior in the Lovely reachable to a wider knows what’s the with Preeti! Podcasting in India Spotify-owned ‘Anchor’, a podcast- Professional audience. Thanks to future holds. One began around 2005 when Apple making platform, added more than University and helped Aditya Music for mak- thing we’re sure of is updated iTunes to support podcasts, 25,000 podcasts from India in 2020. me get out of my com- ing it happen.” that we will keep the and Abhishek Kumar and Aditya According to the Media and fort zone and genre of The group tells us crowd entertained Mhatre started Indicast. Before you Entertainment Outlook 2020 report music. We met time that the song was sup- with the new style jump right in and press record, by PricewaterhouseCoopers, India and again and bonded posed to release back we’re bringing to the come up with a concept and define has emerged as the third-largest well during the lock- in February 2021, but industry! We have sev- your theme or the niche. Popular your piece from your heart, the ers. It has been during this period podcast-listening market in the down and contributed time froze due to the eral singles coming up podcasts topics include everything same way you’ll tell anyone in per- that we have had audio originals on world after China and the US, with to the song Elaa Mari second wave of the too, keep loving and from news and crime to business son. The good thing about the pod- different streaming platforms as well 57.6 million monthly listeners. This Ika Raava. Later we Covid pandemic. supporting good con- and fiction. Preeti’s fiction podcast casting world is that there are no as known faces taking a plunge into shows that the medium has found got signed by south “Several people from tent, and artists like features short stories, narrated barriers to access! The only prereq- the world of podcasting.” its loyal listener fan base now, pro- India’s biggest music our own team had us.” under five minutes for listeners. The uisite is good content and knowing As a storyteller, Preeti is also the viding some exponential growth too.

hailand Medical News, a promi- nent global T medical plat- form and its sis- The new healing-tea ter company Northern Thai Herbs is Australia, prospective col- making its foray into India laborators are being sourced by initially collaborating to also have production with a variety of religious done in India with an organisations to distribute exchange of know-how free herbal therapeutic teas including formulation and to the poor and those in production techniques. need. It is in talks to include The free teas are unlike the Sri Sathya Sai Central traditional therapies or some Trust-Anantapur, Shri of the untested Ayush prod- Saibaba Sansthan Trust- ucts being flogged in India Shirdi, Mata as literally every ingredient Amritanandamayi has been tested against the Foundations, Iskon India, SARS-CoV-2 virus and Bhrama Kumari Shivani audited in the treatment of Foundation and various various conditions associat- prominent temples through- ed with Covid-19 disease. out India including the Thailand Medical News is Sabarimala Temple in Kerala tion. the world and also contain times, ensuring that some of also planning to set up an and also Buddhist temples Northern Thai Herbs Ltd extracted active phytochem- the antiviral phytochemicals Indian medical site called and monasteries in is not making any medical icals that have been nano- are constantly in the blood- India Medical News and also Bodhgaya-Patna and claims about the teas but encapsulated via nanotech- stream, hence serving as an online medical and Kushinagar-Uttar Pradesh. every herb and phytochemi- nology into nanospheres prophylaxis.The teas have a health directory called India The free therapeutic teas cal compound used in the that are added back into the perfect form factor as a ther- Medical Directory for those project is being funded by teas have supporting studies herbs so that these critical apeutic product as the sim- sourcing of Indian medical wealthy donors from around published in a variety of phytochemicals do not get ple addition of hot water to suppliers including medical the world including coun- credible medical publication damaged by the gastric acids the teas not only releases the devices, drugs and pharma- tries like Singapore, Canada, publications and a variety of and enzymes and are prop- active phytochemicals on ceuticals, medical equip- Australia, UK and USA. safety studies have already erly absorbed into the the spot but the heat from ment and also hospitals and The special herbal thera- been completed along with bloodstream. the teas also help especially doctors. peutic teas are not substi- numerous observational Often many phytochemi- when respiratory issues are The platform will have its tutes for any standard med- clinical trials across the cals in various therapeutic involved and are unlike own team to audit any prod- ical treatment protocols nor world including Colombia, preparations are basically tablets, capsules or suspen- uct or service before having any Covid-19 vaccines. Brazil, Iran and even in the destroyed in the stomach sions, etc. Initially at least 6 it listed on its site to ensure Rather, the teas have been United States in Florida. even before they can activate million sets of the teas are that only credible and reli- found to be perfect adju- The teas are made not their therapeutic properties. expected to be distributed in able suppliers with a track vants to standard treatment only from Thai herbs but An interesting feature of the India. Although the teas are record of proper manufac- protocols and also for those also a variety of organic nanospheres is that some now produced in Thailand, turing or product or service that are pending vaccina- herbs sourced from around have delayed breakdown Vietnam, Poland and quality are included. GINGER MEGGS NANCY ARCHIE GARFIELD l Binita l yeaa Friday Hyderabad Sarala August 13,2021 l Kavita Jain l Vidhi T products tobrowsethrough. was tobehad,withavarietyof and beautifuldecor, alotoffun this week!Underthebrightlights two-day LifestyleExhibitionearlier celebrated inaugurationofa Ladies WingHyderabad he gorgeousteamoftheJITO T R A l D Sudha Jain E S S E C R E T S FUN REALITY CHECK REALITY l CALVIN ANDHOBBES Sabita l Rekha what’s brewing? SUDOKU

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Hyderabad Friday August 13, 2021 tollywood KRITI SANON ON DOING MULTIPLE Vijay Sethupathi in Balayya film rt has no lan- soon-to-be commenced guage. This is Telugu film. what our very The director Gopichand PROJECTS talented actor Malineni has penned a pow- A Vijay Sethupathi erful script for the actor says whenever based on true incidents, just he is asked a question on like his previous films. language barriers in acting. Noted production house The actor has already made Mythri Movie Makers is his debut in Tollywood with bankrolling the Telugu pro- TOGETHER Uppena, and gained love ject. Music composer from Telugu households. Thaman S has been brought riti Sanon is having a golden run in the Indian film industry with several films According to the latest on the board for the project. lined up in Bollywood and Tollywood. The actress feels no pressure and buzz in the film industry, Tamil actress Varalakshmi instead is motivated and would not want it any other way. Vijay Sethupathi is going to is also a part of this yet-unti- Kriti’s latest release on Netflix Mimi opened to a positive response from lock horns with Nandamuri tled film of Balakrishna. K movie lovers and critics alike. She has her diaries full as her line-up includes Balakrishna in an upcoming Vijay Sethupathi has done Hum Do Humare Do, Bachchan Pandey, Bhediya and Adipurush. yet-to-be-titled project, negative roles in very few With so much riding on Kriti, does it get pressuring? Pat came which will be helmed by movies, including superstar the reply: “No, there is no pressure. I feel excited, motivated, Gopichand Malineni. Rajinikanth-starrer Petta and thrilled because this is what I wanted to do. This is The reports are coming and Vijay-starrer Master. where I wanted to be and when I have reached that the director Gopichand On the other side, he is where I have these kinds of opportunities in front Malineni has approached currently in Mumbai for the of me,” added the actress, who appeared in Vijay Sethupathi to play shoot of his web series with Forbes India’s Celebrity 100 list of 2019. Balakrishna’s villain in his Raj and DK. The 31-year-old is happy with the kind of work coming her way. “I am doing films which are not similar in any genre or flavour at all. I am getting to play so many different kinds of characters, getting to work with such amazing directors and stories that I would want to be a part of. I don’t think there is anything more that you can ask as an actor and in a stage where you are getting your due and appreciation you crave as an actor,” she said. Kirti added: “All the love and validation is the only thing we get in return. Once that starts pouring you feel more satisfied, and motivated. I am thrilled and enjoying this beautiful phase and I am looking forward to each and every film I have done.” Adivi Sesh shoots the

llari Naresh, who is riding high on the success of Naandi, officially launched his next film Sabhaku Namaskaram on Thursday. The actor’s A daughter Ayana clapped the board while Naandi director helmed the final schedule of Major Sabhaku Namaskaram first shot. is being directed by Satish Mallampati and produced by SM Koneru. Chota K Naidu is the DoP of the film. outh star Adivi Sesh on Kanyakumari. Our 75th Thursday said the final Independence Day is almost schedule of his multilin- here. A film based on the gual feature Major, based Life of #MajorSandeep S on the life of 2008 Unnikrishnan (sic),” he Mumbai terror attack wrote, along with a picture of martyr Major Sandeep him from the film. Unnikrishnan, has begun. The makers are most likely to The Sashi Kiran-directed biopic is finish the shoot by month-end. inspired by the life of Major Major also stars Sobhita Unnikrishnan, the NSG commando, Dhulipala, Saiee Manjrekar, oung actor who saved several hostages during Prakash Raj, Revathi, and Murali Bellamkonda the 26/11 attack at the Taj Mahal Sharma. Sreenivas has Hotel in Mumbai and sacrificed his It has been produced by Sony y signed a new life for the nation. Pictures Films India in associa- film titled In a social media post, the 35- tion with Mahesh Babu’s GMB Stuartpuram year-old-actor shared the update Entertainment and A+S Movies. Donga. Set in the 1970s, regarding the shooting schedule. The film, which is slated to be the upcoming film is based “FINAL schedule begins. Eager to released this year, has been shot on the life of Tiger bring this to you. In theaters only. in Hindi and Telugu simultane- Nageswara Rao, a notori- Only when it’s safe. For ALL audi- ously and will later be dubbed into ous thief of Stuartpuram. ences from Kashmir to Malayalam. The actor made the announcement of his next on his social media han- dles releasing the first look poster of the film Nikhil starts Stuartpuram Donga. The poster shows a stream train emitting smoke that dubbing for 18 Pages passes through the village named Stuartpuram. The oung actor Nikhil Ready.'” regular shoot of Siddharth and Bankrolled by Bunny Vas, Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas Anupama Allu Aravind, and Sukumar starrer Stuartpuram Donga Parameswaran under GA2 Pictures in asso- is expected to commence Y who teamed for a ciation with Sukumar very soon. new film 18 Pages Writings, the film will mark The upcoming drama started their dub- the first time collaboration will be helmed by KS, a bing for the film on of Nikhil and Palnati Surya protégé of VV Vinayak, Thursday. Nikhil took it to Prathap and it’s tipped to be and the movie marks the social media announcing a romantic entertainer with comeback of actor’ father that he has started dubbing a smattering of humour. Bellamkonda Suresh to for the film. Sharing pictures Gopi Sundar has com- film production after a from the dubbing studio, he posed the music for the film gap. The music composer captioned it saying with A Vasanth taking has been “#18Pages Dubbing Starts charge of cinematography roped in to render the off good to be back in the and Navin Nooli is the film’s tune.

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BELLAMKONDA SREENIVAS cast and crew will be made. theatres on August 27 Meanwhile, Bellamkonda is currently udhir Babu and lovers and industry sources. working for a Hindi film, Anandi-starrer Sridevi Lyrics by Sirivennela which is the remake of Soda Center, directed Sitaramashastri and tunes by Telugu blockbuster drama by Palasa 1978 fame music maestro Manisharma is Chatrapati in which S Karuna Kumar, is all the icing on the cake for the film. Prabhas essayed the lead set to hit big screens Shreekar Prasad is the editor of role under the direc- on August 27. Produced by Vijay the film and Shyam Dutt is the tion of Rajamouli. Chilla and Shashi Devireddy Cinematographer. The remake is under the banner of 70 mm, the Naresh, Raghubabu, directed by VV film is already in the news for its Ajay, Satya Rajesh, Vinayak, and is special song releases recently. Harshavardhan backed by Dhaval The first look of the film and Saptagiri, will be Gada and Aksshay the introduction teaser got an seen playing some Gada. amazing response from movie key roles in the film. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | AUGUST 13, 2021 sport 12 Rohit, Rahul register over 100-run opening stand 2nd Test. Day 2 India’s first outside Asia since 2011 Why Root’s decision Live from 3:30pm IST London (UK): India opening SONY SIX NETWORK batters Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul registered a 126-run opening stand against England to insert India failed on the opening day of the ongoing second Test here at the IANS n LORD’S the match. This Lord’s Cricket Ground on brought in Mark Thursday. ngland captain Joe Root’s Wood, who is This is the first time that Emove to put India into bat consistently the India’s opening batters have put after winning the toss on the fastest bowler on on more than 100 runs in a Test opening day of the second either side, but played outside Asia since 2011. Test failed for three reasons. depends less on This is also the highest first- There wasn’t as much life in movement in the innings opening partnership the pitch as a greenish top sug- air or off the for India at Lord’s since 1952. gested -- it did not, for instance, wicket. Rohit was not able to get to seam with any great alarm; the Ollie the three-figure mark as he was English bowlers failed to bowl Robinson, suc- sent back to the pavilion by late outswing from off and cessful in the first test at England pacer James middle stumps with the new Nottingham with his disci- Anderson. After tea break, ball; and last but not the least, plined line and length, was India’s score is 274/3 with brilliant batting by Rohit unable to tempt the Indians Rahul (125*) and Ajinkya Sharma and KL Rahul. into error. Rahane (1*) unbeaten at the Rahul, after a pensive start, Sam Curran, who was crease. accelerated appreciably. His introduced as first change, did After the lunch break, first boundary was a straight six swing the ball, but lacked pace Rohit and Rahul continued off Moeen Ali. He then pro- and was feasted upon by from where they left and ceeded to register his second Sharma once he got going. He brought up the 100-run open- three-figure knock in England hooked Wood for a six to fine ing stand in the 33rd over of the — both as an opener. leg. In the 100-run partnership innings. Rohit was the aggres- Root’s decision was defen- between Sharma and Rahul, sor of the two and was march- India’s Virat Kohli takes a single run off the bowling of England’s Moeen Ali during the 2nd cricket test between England and sive and possibly premeditated. the former’s share of runs was ing ahead to another century in India at Lord’s cricket ground in London, on Thursday AP He banked on James Anderson 75. the longest format. delivering the goods in heavy, But an overseas century However, he was not able middle and he once again itors went into the lunch break the session. Earlier, Joe Root-led overcast conditions. But Root’s continues to elude Sharma, to register a century as he was failed to get going and was dis- without losing a single wicket. England won the toss and opted lack of confidence in his non- who fell for 83, bowled by sent back to the pavilion by missed by Anderson. In the At the lunch break, India’s to bowl and the home team performing batsmen against a Anderson off his pads. It will James Anderson in the 44th end, Kohli and Rahul ensured score read 46/0 with Rohit skipper made no bones about potent Indian attack was per- not be surprising, though, if he over and this brought an end to that India entered the tea break (35*) and Rahul (10*) unbeat- the fact that he wanted to make haps as much a reason for opt- makes amends in this series, for the 126-run opening partner- with eight wickets in hand. en at the crease. use of the overcast conditions to ing to field. he is at present in sublime ship. Rohit got out after scor- Earlier, Rohit Sharma and The first session saw few put pressure on India. But Rohit Injury prevented touch, playing with time to ing 83 runs. This brought KL Rahul brought out their A- interruptions due to rain and and Rahul ensured India has a Anderson’s age-old partner spare — the hallmark of a qual- Cheteshwar Pujara (9) to the game to the middle as the vis- only 18.4 overs were bowled in solid foundation. Stuart Broad from playing in ity batsman. Indian women’s English cricket leaders confident cricket team fielding Langer in heated confrontation with CA staffer over Bangladesh video: Report coach, trainer PTI n SYDNEY shortly afterwards. about Ashes going ahead “Dovey had argued that it was inap- set to be replaced ustralia head coach Justin langer was propriate for the Bangladesh team song to AP n LONDON be using our own diplomatic down speculation the Ashes Areportedly involved in a confrontation be posted on a CA-operated website,” the channels in the UK to ensure could be postponed by a year PTI n NEW DELHI with a Cricket Australia staffer over a video report said. nglish cricket leaders are that the view of the players and to allow England fans to posted on the board’s website, showing the “...the incidents were witnessed by at E“very confident” the the ECB (is heard),” Harrison attend. He also cannot see ndia women’s cricket team Bangladesh players celebrating their maid- least a dozen people and left some upcoming Ashes series will go said at Lord’s during the second England players sitting out Ifielding coach Abhay Sharma, en series win against the tourists last week. players taken aback and with a sense of ahead as planned despite ongo- test between England and the tour if loved ones were who was praised by the players According to ‘The Sydney Morning unease about what had transpired,” ing negotiations over Covid- India. “This is not players ask- not permitted to travel. for his work on the UK tour, has Herald’, Langer and Australia team man- it added. related travel restrictions. ing for anything unreasonable, “The Ashes is so impor- not entered the bio-bubble in ager Gavin Dovey “became animated” in While Langer refrained from com- England’s players are con- these are very reasonable tant to global cricket, much Bengaluru ahead of the relation to a video added to the series 4-1. menting on the issue, Dovey said: “A cerned about the possibility of requests that we are asking the like an England-India series, Australia tour and is set to be cricket.com.au website, after the third The matter was initially raised by healthy team environment includes the families being unable to join Australian government to give but even more so in certain replaced alongside trainer match, which Bangladesh won, taking a 3- Dovey with the Cricket Australia digital ability to have honest and frank discus- them on the trip given some leniency, frankly. parts of the world and for Naresh Ramdas. Sharma, who 0 lead in the recently concluded five-match staffer but when the latter stood his sions, whether it be between players, sup- Australia’s tight border con- “It’s going to be global cricket fans,” he said. is among the support staff at the Twenty20 series. ground, the matter escalated and Langer port staff or others within the team envi- trols, as well as prospect of important for us to “We never want to compro- National Cricket Academy, did The hosts won the five-match T20I subsequently confronted the staff member ronment, which was the case here.” lengthy quarantines and ensure that we can give mise the integrity of the not enter the Indian team’s bio- restrictive bubble environ- comfort to players that series for any reason. Cricket bubble on Tuesday evening, ments. Talks involving the their families are going to Australia understand this, surprising even the players. Professional Cricketers’ be able to be in Australia just as well as we do. From the UK tour, former Kepa helps Chelsea win UEFA Super Cup on penalties Association have been ongo- and that those conditions “The issue at the moment India opener SS Das has ing for some time and while in which they are quar- is the process that we need retained his position as batting AP n BELFAST, NORTHERN 83rd goal for Villarreal — Tom Harrison, chief executive antined will be reason- to go through to get the coach while head coach IRELAND breaking the record he shared of the England and Wales able, enabling the play- assurances that we need to Ramesh Powar takes care of the with US-born former Italy Cricket Board, acknowledged ers to be at their best in be comfortable, that our bowling department. “The homas Tuchel made the striker Giuseppe Rossi. Moreno on Thursday there are plenty that test series,” he con- players can get on the plane names of new fielding coach Tbold call, and Kepa exchanged a one-two with of complications before a final tinued. “It’s a conversation to Australia and feel confident and trainer will be approved Arrizabalaga made the big Boulaye Dia before lifting his green light could be given, he that’s going to take place that they can be at their best shortly,” a BCCI official told saves. Brought on as a substi- shot over Mendy and into the suggested the necessary over the next few weeks, but and they can perform at their PTI. The UK tour was Sharma’s tute with seconds remaining in top corner. Villarreal was play- exemptions would be attained. I am very confident we will best, without having to cope second assignment with the extra time, Kepa kept out two ing in the Super Cup as the “All the right conversations get to a place where we can with the mental weight of women’s team, having worked spot kicks as Chelsea beat Europa League champion, a are happening at government fulfill our obligations to tour.” being massively concerned with the players in a home Villarreal 6-5 in a penalty tournament it won by beating level in Australia, and we will Harrison has played about the conditions.” series against South Africa. shootout to win the UEFA Manchester United in a penal- Super Cup on Wednesday. ty shootout. On that occasion, Tuchel, the Chelsea manag- every one of its players convert- 54-member Indian team er, has been informed by his ed their penalties in the NRAI executives to be assessed, 3-part review underway team of statisticians that Kepa shootout before goalkeeper for Tokyo Paralympics PTI n NEW DELHI TOKYO DEBACLE strong squad crumbled under has a better record at saving Chelsea’s goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga celebrates with teammates after the penalty Gerónimo Rulli saved from the mighty Olympic pressure. penalties than first-choice goal- shootout of the UEFA Super Cup soccer match between Chelsea and Villarreal at opposite number David De accorded warm send-off n “individual with the right “A review is already under- keeper Edouard Mendy, so the Windsor Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Wednesday AP Gea to seal an 11-10 win. Acredentials” is set to eval- way and it is being held in three substitution was made in the PTI n NEW DELHI uate the performance of the parts. First the athletes, then the 119th minute of a match that first to reach him was Mendy. and tickertape. Indian shooting federation’s coaches and support and that ended 1-1 after extra time. “It’s fantastic how Edu Among the players cele- Italy and Argentina 54-member Indian team executives, which will form will be followed by the execu- Kepa had already saved a accepts it,” Tuchel said. “ We brating on the podium behind Afor the upcoming Tokyo part of a three-way review tives of the national federation,” penalty from Aissa Mandi needed to do what’s best for the him was Hakim Ziyech, who climb FIFA World Paralympics was on Thursday prompted by the shooters’ hor- he said on Thursday. when he dived low to his right team. ... There is proof that had his right arm in a sling after accorded a warm send-off by ror run at the Tokyo Olympics. Asked if NRAI president again and parried out Raul Kepa is better in this discipline.” a suspected dislocated shoulder Ranking after Sports Minister Anurag Thakur The three-part review is Raninder Singh will also be Albiol’s attempt in what proved Less than 10 weeks after in the 40th minute — 13 min- and the national governing already underway, an insider in returned from the Olympics assessed, sources responded to be the final kick of the Chelsea’s 1-0 win over utes after putting Chelsea into trophy triumphs body, with high hopes that the the National Rifle Association empty-handed, belying a bil- in the positive and pointed out shootout at Windsor Park in Manchester City in the the lead by converting a cross Zurich: Italy and Argentina country will return with its best of India (NRAI) told PTI on lion hopes after promising to that the federation chief him- Northern Ireland. Champions League final in from Kai Havertz. have risen to fifth and sixth ever performance. the condition of anonymity. deliver like never before. self was open to the idea, hav- As Chelsea’s players sprint- Porto, Cesar Azpilicueta was That was canceled out by respectively in the FIFA The team has some of the For the second successive Instead of stepping up their ing spoken on similar lines dur- ed from the halfway line to cel- again lifting a European trophy Gerard Moreno in the 73rd for World Ranking following brightest medal prospects like time, the Indian shooting team performance in Tokyo, the 15- ing the Games in Tokyo. ebrate with Kepa, one of the to the backdrop of fireworks the Spain international’s record their triumphs at Euro 2020 Devendra Jhajharia, seeking and the Copa America, while his third Paralympics gold Belgium remain in top spot. (after 2004 and 2016) in F-46 The Azzurri, who defeat- javelin throw, Mariyappan World Boxing Council announces WFI to listen wrestlers’ view on foreign coaches’ ed England on penalties in Thangavelu (T-63 high jump) the European Championship and world champion Sandeep final at Wembley last month, Choudhary (F-64 javelin formation of India committee fresh contracts, says no private NGO interference climbed two places to fifth. throw). PTI n NEW DELHI Commenting on the announcement, Argentina moved up two India will compete in nine Indian Boxing Council (IBC) president PTI n NEW DELHI with the way Malikov has managed spots to sixth after winning sports. he World Boxing Council (WBC) Brigadier PK Muralidharan Raja said, Ravi so far and would not mind the Copa America final Mariyappan, who had won Thas announced the formation of “Indian boxers have worked hard and ew Delhi, Aug 12 (PTI) The continuing with the arrangement. against Brazil, who moved a gold in the last edition in Rio, its India committee in collaboration started to make waves on the profession- NWrestling Federation of India However, what WFI is peeved into second place and will be the flag bearer of the with the Indian Boxing Council. al boxing circuit in recent years. The (WFI) on Thursday said it will con- at is the way non-profit sports bumped world champions Indian contingent during the The committee aims to offer a WBC India Championships will prove sider feedback from Tokyo Games NGOs like Olympic Gold Quest France into third. opening ceremony on August “pathway for domestic champi- to be a decisive step in the right direc- medallists Bajrang Punia and Ravi (OGQ) and JSW are “spoiling the Belgium, who were 24. The Tokyo Paralympics onship success for aspiring profes- tion. Dahiya before deciding their wrestlers.” knocked out by Italy at the will end on September 5. sional boxers throughout the “I look forward to working coaching staff in the new Olympic “The WFI and the Indian gov- quarter-final stage of the The Tokyo-bound players region and afford Indian fight- with WBC India Co-chairpersons cycle but will not accept any inter- ernment is capable of supporting Euros, remain the top-ranked were part of the event virtual- ers more significant global Mr. Kevin Noone, Ms. Oksana ference of NGOs like JSW and all its athletes. JSW and OGQ don’t international team in the ly as they are in strict bio-bub- opportunities, using the WBC Semenishina, and the entire OGQ in the name of support to need to come from ‘chor darwaja’ world, while defeated finalists ble. India as a platform for devel- WBC India committee to athletes. (back door) and spoil our wrestlers. England stay fourth. “The ambition and self- opment, progression, and grow the sport in the coun- Bajrang was trained by I urge them that they leave our The United States moved confidence of our para athletes inclusion”. try.” Georgia’s Shako Bentinidis while wrestlers and Indian wrestling up 10 places into 10th place give inspiration to 1.3 billion In addition, the The inaugural WBC Ravi had Russia’s Kamal Malikov alone,” Brij Bhushan said. after winning the CONCA- Indians. In front of their WBC will put emphasis India championship contest is as his personal coach. Deepak with Shako Bentinidis. We will sit “We are not happy with the CAF Gold Cup, while courage, the biggest of chal- on boxer safety and imple- scheduled to take place on the upcom- Punia also had a Russian coach in with him and listen to his view way they are interfering. If they Mexico, who they defeated in lenges bow. And they deserve ment a ranking system for ing LZ Boxing promotion. Murad Gaidarov, whose services about his game. If he wants to con- want to help the wrestlers, they are the final, climbed two places every bit of it,” Thakur said in both male and female boxers. LZ president Parm Goroya said, were terminated by the WFI when tinue (with Shako), we will consid- welcome but let them work at the into ninth. Qatar were the a video message. “I am immensely proud to bear wit- “Being the first-ever WBC India he assaulted a referee during the er that,” WFI President Brij grassroots level. It’s the Cadets who biggest movers, ascending “The number of our para ness to new horizons for boxing in India. Championship promoter on Indian soil is Tokyo Games. Bhushan Sharan Singh told PTI. need support. 16 places to reach 42nd spot athletes participating in the The WBC recognizes the rich heritage of a privilege and a vindication of not giv- All the coaches had their con- It is understood that both “They pick only established after reaching the semi-finals upcoming Games is three times this proud sporting nation, where we have ing up on India and my vision. tracts till the Tokyo Olympics and Bajrang and Shako want to contin- wrestlers and leave them when the of the Gold Cup, equalling bigger than the last edition. I already witnessed several Indian boxers “I send my deep appreciation to the fresh ones will be finalised in ue their partnership. The Georgian results are not there. The govern- their highest-ever ranking. have full faith in your abilities. crowned with WBC and WBC affiliated WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman, the a few days after WFI sits with the is already at Sports Authority of ment is spending crores of rupees The next ranking update I believe that your perfor- championships over the past number of IBC, the Indian boxers, and their teams wrestlers, who are now busy with India (SAI) centre in Bahalgarh on their coaching and travel and will be published on mance too will be better than years,” said WCB president Mauricio in a as we look to expand the Indian boxing felicitations. (Sonepat). these people give a physio and start September 16. Agencies last time.” statement. market.” “Bajrang has a medal working The federation is also happy making tall claims,” he said.