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In brief rd Petrol, India becomes 3 nation diesel prices AP vehicles without e-pass hiked again after US, Brazil to cross 3 he state-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) on lakh Covid deaths T Sunday once again restricted entry by TS Police n increased fuel rates across the PNS NEW DELHI outside crematoriums and burial country, taking petrol and diesel at PNS n VIJAYAWADA police maintained that they were grounds. With 2,40,842 new new record highs. According to Indian only following orders and they had The official count of deaths in Covid cases, India's overall case Oil Corporation, petrol became costlier Hundreds of vehicles coming from no personal grievance against the India linked to the coronavirus, count had surged to 2,65,30,132 by up to 17 paise a litre, and diesel Andhra Pradesh were stopped at the people from AP. ballooned by the worst second this morning. 3,741 deaths had soared by up to 29 paise a litre. The State border with Telangana at Meanwhile, one of the commuters wave of infections anywhere in also been reported in 24 hours. two auto fuels remained constant on Garikapadu, Mattapalli, Pulichintala said that he was on his way to the world, has crossed the three However, fresh state-wise death Saturday. This is the twelfth time this and Ramapuram by the Telangana Telangana along with his wife — lakh-mark, adding the country to figures took the number past the month when oil retailers have police. who is working in a private biotech the grim global club with just two grim milestone Experts say the increased fuel prices across the Following this, a large number of company. He said that her presence other members - the United official countrywide Covid fig- country since May 4, 2021. In the vehicles lined up at the Telangana- at her job was very important. States and Brazil. ures are an undercount as those national capital, petrol is now priced at Andhra Pradesh border at “We reached Ramapuram border India has been reporting more dying outside the system are not ? 93.21 a litre and diesel retailed at ? Ramapuram village near Kodad in at 5.30 am but the police did not allow than two lakh daily cases over the being added. 84.07 a litre. Suryapet district of TS on Sunday as us to proceed despite our repeated last several weeks, which overrun only vehicles that had an e-pass to requests. We tried requesting them till hospitals and led to long queues 2 enter Telangana were allowed to pro- 10 am. We also applied for the TS e- Two years of Modi ceed. The Telangana police closed The unpublicised pass but did not get the approval,” he the Mattapalli, Pulichintala and However, drivers of these emergency stoppage resulted in a said. He said that the people of Govt: Cong, NCP Ramapuram check posts and did not vehicles were mandated to carry huge traffic jam that Andhra Pradesh still had a right over allow vehicles inside Telangana even identity cards. Police closed three of Hyderabad and criticised the highlight failures during the lockdown relaxation the four check posts in Suryapet dis- stretched over 5 km inside Telangana government for its actions. he Congress and NCP in timing. The unpublicised stoppage trict — Mathampalli, Pulichintala and AP by 10 AM on Sunday. Meanwhile, Telangana police Maharashtra on Sunday resulted in a huge traffic jam that Ramapuram. However, vehicles were Hundreds of vehicles were stopped vehicles at the Pullur toll T slammed the Narendra stretched over 5 km inside AP by 10 allowed at Kodad. stuck in the traffic jam. plaza on the border of Kurnool dis- Modi government as the latter gets set AM on Sunday. Hundreds of vehi- Eventually some of the com- trict. Only vehicles with e-pass were to complete two years of its second cles were stuck in the traffic jam. muters who were desperate to reach allowed to enter Telangana. Two- term on May 26. Senior Maharashtra The Telangana government has Telangana crossed the border on despite her fervent pleas. She told the wheelers and auto-rickshaws were Congress leader Anant Gadgil said the made e-pass mandatory for vehicles foot. A woman from Challapalli, media that the police did not allow also stopped. This resulted in vehi- "Gujarat model of governance" on coming from AP, with ambulances Krishna district was not allowed to her despite her having hospital cles parked on the highway for which Modi came to power in 2014 and emergency vehicles being exempt. proceed to a hospital in Telangana, records. However, the Telangana kilometres on end. stood exposed amid the coronavirus outbreak with even the High Court pulling up the BJP government on ineffectiveness of measures to tackle Call to observe the outbreak. In Uttar Pradesh, CBSE exams to be held, dates not First case of black photographs of funerals on open grounds and bodies being disposed of ‘black day’ in in rivers have made headlines. fixed; states boards to take a call fungus death in Medchal PNS n NEW DELHI pre-exam activities and two months PNS n MEDCHAL-MALKAJGIRI cumbing to the disease. SCCL on May 26 for the exams and declaration of In the last one week, over 10 per- PNS n PEDDAPALLY Haryana and Punjab The Central Board of Secondary results. Another 30 days will be In the first ever fatal case of black sons have died due to the disease. Education or CBSE has suggested allowed for the compartment exams. fungus in Medchal mandal, a 47- The dead include Khammam district Singareni Collieries Workers' Union farmers to mark two options for the Class 12 board Exams will be held only for major year-old man succumbed to TRS leader Shaik Buran general secretary Vasireddy ‘Black Day’ In Delhi exams, which were postponed in subjects and marks for minor sub- mucormycosis on Sunday. who passed away while Sitaramaiah has demanded the view of the second wave of Covid jects will be allotted on the basis of The victim was identi- undergoing treatment SCCL to declare lockdown in mid a statewide Covid lockdown, infection. A presentation was made performance in the major subjects. fied as Dodla for black funguns in underground coal mines and thousands of farmers today set this afternoon before a group of Under the second option, 90- Lakshminarayana Bangalore. A 55- appealed to SCCL workers to A off from Karnal, Haryana, for ministers led by Union Defence minute exams will be held in 19 Mudiraj, hailing from year-old woman observe 'black day' on May 26 to Delhi, where they plan to observe May Minister Rajnath Singh. Sources said major subjects. The students have to Gundlapochampalli Sulochana Rani also lodge their protest against the four 26 as 'Black Day', marking six months the government is likely to favour appear in one language and three town. succumbed to black labour code bills. He asked SCCL of their protest against three central a short format exam, and the state elective subjects only. Based on their Several quarters have fungus in Khammam employees to report for work wear- farm laws. Reports have also emerged boards will be allowed to take their performance in these subjects, the been appealing to the district. ing black badges to show their of many from Sangrur, Punjab, leaving own decision. can be conducted within a period result of 5th and 6th subjects, as the Health Department to There have been opposition to the new labour code. for the national capital. Led by BKU Under the first option, the exams of three months -- one month of case may be, will be assessed. equip government hospitals reports of the deaths of Addressing media persons here leader Gurnam Singh Charuni, the so that they can extend treatment Bhumaiah in Nizamabad, on Sunday, Vasireddy urged coal famers set off from the Bastada toll for black fungus too. Sudarsan in Parakal, Venkat Reddy workers to observe Covid proto- plaza, heading in hundreds of vehicles At least 350 black fungus cases of Mahabubnagar in Gandhi col such maintaining physical for the Singhu border point near Delhi. AP Govt says no have been registered across the Hospital and of a 50- year old man distance, wearing masks, They will perform langar seva for a CM orders another state. Over the past 10 days, there in the Government Hospital at week after reaching their destination. objection to have been reports of people suc- Suryapet due to black fungus. 2 probe against Eatala ‘Krishnapatnam cure’ Depression in Bay to Office, Mahesh Mudiraj had PNS n VIJAYAWADA develop into cyclonic applied to the CM with a com- Blood donors scared to step plaint. The CM instructed Chief The Andhra Pradesh government storm by Monday: IMD Secretary Somesh Kumar to imme- on Sunday said it prima facie has diately conduct an inquiry into the no objection to allow Ayurvedic low-pressure area in the Bay of complaint.The CM also instruct- practitioner B Anandaiah to con- Bengal has intensified into a out fearing police aggression ed the Revenue department and tinue his traditional system, which A depression that will cross the ACB Vigilance department to con- people started calling the ANUSHA PUPPALA donors came forward to donate West Bengal and Odisha coasts on duct a comprehensive probe and 'Krishnapatnam medicine'. n HYDERABAD their blood on Sunday due to fear May 26 as a "very severe cyclonic submit a report to the government. However, the government will take of police highhandedness. storm", the India Meteorological This is the third inquiry ordered a final call after the team of experts After watching clips of how deliv- According to Hyderabad Blood Department (IMD) said on Sunday. against Eatala Rajender, who was from the state Ayush department ery boys were beaten up and Donors, blood banks have run out The depression is expected to intensify dropped from the cabinet by the submit their report on it. their vehicles seized by the of stocks in the city as many of the into a cyclonic storm, "Yaas", by PNS n HYDERABAD chief minister early this month. "There doesn't seem to be any Hyderabad city police on blood donors are unable to travel Monday, it added."It (the depression) Chandrasekhar Rao had ordered objection to continuing the tradi- Saturday, most of the regular in and around the city due to strict is very likely to move north- northwestwards and intensify into a Telangana Chief Minister K. first probe against Rajender on tional system that has been con- blood donors in the city have enforcement of the lockdown by cyclonic storm by 24th May morning Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday April 30 after some farmers from tinuing for the last many years. He stopped coming forward to the Hyderabad city police. ordered another inquiry against Medak district alleged that he has been doing such traditional donate blood. Although their and further into a very severe cyclonic 2 storm during the subsequent 24 former minister Eatala Rajender. grabbed their assigned lands for a systems for several years now. services are essential now, few hours. It would continue to move The inquiry was ordered after poultry farm run by his family. There is no objection to continue north-northwestwards, intensify the chief minister received anoth- Rao on May 2 sacked his cabinet it without declaring it an ayurvedic further and reach Northwest Bay of er complaint of land grabbing colleague. He also ordered anoth- medicine," Principal Secretary COVID CONUNDRUM Bengal near West Bengal and north against Rajender. er probe by a committee compris- (Health) Anil Kumar Singhal said. Covaxin trials on Odisha coasts by May 26," IMD said. Pitla Mahesh Mudiraj, resident ing four IAS officials into alleged He told a press conference Ravalkol village in Medchal district encroachment of endowment lands here that there was a system to lodged a complaint that Rajender’s by the former minister and his fol- validate it, through various tests, children likely BJP in a flux over pinning TODAY son Eatala Nitin Reddy grabbed his lowers in Medchal district. clinical trials and other proce- land. Mudiraj requested the chief Rajender has denied allegations dures, if it was a medicine. from next month minister for justice. of land grabbing and called the ALMANAC According to Chief Minister’s inquiry a witch-hunt. 2 blame on KCR, Jagan Month & Paksham: P 2 SNCN ACHARYULU ly tackle the pandemic. Vaishakha & Shukla Paksha n HYDERABAD AP Chief Minister YS Panchangam Jaganmohan Reddy, has from the Tithi : Trayodashi: 12:10 am (Next Day) In the wake of any crisis, the ruling outset been saying that the two Post Covid complications among kids a cause of worry party, be it at the State-level or at the important issues in facing the sec- Nakshatram : Chitra: 09:49 am PNS n BENGALURU can affect organs like heart, liver and Centre, tries its best to pass on the ond wave of Covid-19 — oxygen Time to Avoid : (Bad time to start kidney in children as post COVID blame to someone else and wash its and vaccination — are under any important work) After black fungus, the Multi-sys- complication and not as an active hands off the responsibility. Central government control. Lack Rahukalam : 07:22 am – 08:59 am tem Inflammatory Syndrome in COVID case. This is particularly true when the of oxygen is acknowledged to be Yamagandam : 10:36 am – 12:13 pm Children (MIS-C) is the next cause He also said that the MIS-C is a party at the helm in the State and one of the main reasons for the Varjyam : 02:47 pm – 04:12 pm of concern for the medical frater- documented entity in other coun- at the Centre are different. deaths of a sizable number of nity to deal with the post COVID tries after the peak of COVID-19 Blame game has happened in the Covid patients and shortage of Gulika : 01:49 pm - 03:26 pm complications. was over. past and is all too visible in the vaccine is blamed for the spread of Good Time : (to start any important work) The syndrome involving multi- The doctor said there were three ongoing Covid-19 crisis in both the the infection. Amritakalam : 11:17 pm – 12:42 am organ is usually seen weeks after the cases last year and this time again Telugu States. Jagan has been indirectly accus- Abhijit Muhurtham : 11:47 am 12:38 pm peak of COVID wave and can pose there were two cases in the Fortis However, there is an interesting ing the Central government of not a threat to the children post infec- Healthcare when the second wave difference in how the blame game supplying enough oxygen and vac- tion. hit the state. is being played out between the cines to deal with Covid and also HYDERABAD "I won't say it's (MIS-C) danger- He expressed his fear about get- State governments in the rest of the holding the Centre responsible for WEATHER ous or life threatening but, of ting more MIS-C cases once the country and the Centre and the the situation in the state. Forecast: Partly cloudy course, sometimes it affects children peak is over. governments in the Telugu States A senior YSR Congress Party Temp: 38/27 badly. It can affect organs like come of reaction in the body against they recover and once they have According to Dr Giridhara R and the Centre. leader commented that the people Humidity: 37% heart, liver and kidney in children. the antigen developed to counter antibodies in them, then these Babu, epidemiologist at the Public Governments in both the Telugu have realised that the Central gov- Sunrise: 05:41 am It happens four weeks or six weeks the COVID. antibodies are somehow reacting in Health Foundation of India and the States have cordial relations with the ernment has a bigger role than the Sunset: 06:44 pm after they had an infection," Dr "Active COVID infection is not children. It's like an allergy or reac- State COVID Technical Advisory Centre but the local BJP continues state government regarding oxygen Yogesh Kumar Gupta, pediatrician something we are worried about tion in their body," the child special- Committee member, to attack the ruling parties in and vaccination. Current Weather Conditions Updated May 23, 2021 5:00 PM in Fortis Healthcare told P T I. because most of them are mildly to ist explained. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Gupta said the MIS-C is an out- moderately symptomatic but once According to Gupta, the MIS-C 2 accusing them of failing to effective- 2 HYDERABAD | MONDAY | MAY 24, 2021 hyderabad 02

AP Govt says no... Post Covid... Continued from page 1 Covaxin trials on children Continued from page 1 Monday Mirchi "Without declaring it as an The hospital based preva- Ayurvedic medicine for Covid lence is not the right parame- Feeling the pulse for a high positions of power. any health supplement or tra- likely from next month ter for population level para- political plunge Two principal secretaries who had served in the ditional system depends on meter. "But that does not Agriculture Department got lift later in govern- people's belief. There is no PNS n HYDERABAD ing capacity of Covaxin to 700 ""In normal circumstances, take away the importance of In bureaucracy, the career graph of babus who ment-nominated posts. B Janardhan Reddy, prin- need to control or place restric- million doses by the end of this the development of a vaccine studying this (MIS-C). Even choose to toe the political line, instead of focus- cipal secretary to Agriculture Department, due to tions if it has no harmful con- Bharat Biotech may commence year. takes anywhere between 7 to 10 if it is a small percentage, this ing on the rule book, leaves much to be desired retire next year, has just been rewarded with the tents," Anil pointed out. The so- paediatric trials of its Covid-19 "We are happy to have the years, which we have done in needs thorough investigation. unless they shed their inhibitions. At some point key post of Chairman of Telangana State Public called Krishnapatnam medi- vaccine Covaxin from June, a full support of the government the least possible time. This was A clear understanding is or the other, they need to show their true colours. Service Commission. Earlier, IAS officer C cine being administered by senior company official said. because of which we are able to never taught in books. This is needed ahead of the next Once Covid subsides, one can see in TS a promi- Pardhasaradhi, who served as principal secretary Anandaiah so far had no (neg- The vaccine maker has stand where we are today in this something I learned practical- wave," Babu told P T I. nent official taking a step back from his position to Agriculture Department, was made ative) impact and all ingredi- already received permission to journey. The vaccine is co- ly. The journey was challenging, The reason to study the and plunging into the rough and tumble of poli- Commissioner of the Telangana State Election ents being used in the prepara- carry out trials on children aged developed by us and ICMR. promising, and fulfilling," he MIS-C prevalence is essential tics. No prizes for guessing! Director of Public Commission. Since Chief Minister K tion were certified to be safe. 2-18 years. The Government placed an said. because Fortis like facilities Health G Srinivas Rao seems to have created the Chandrasekhar Rao needs to appoint a new sec- "Our teams are monitoring Bharat Biotech's Business advanced purchase order of Rs Asked about dosing intervals are not available everywhere. path for his eventual transition to politics. From retary to the Agriculture Department, babus who the persons and their contacts Development & International 1,500 crore. This will help us to he said ideally the gap should "Preventing the infection PDSU, to TDP to PRP and now with his eye trained look at the position as a springboard for a career who used it to check if there Advocacy Head, Dr Raches increase our risk appetite. That be between two weeks and can among children is the most at TRS, the doctor has been trying his best to soft- leap are itching to catch the CM's attention. are any negative or positive Ella, exuded confidence that is why we are expanding to go up to six weeks. "If for some important aspect and next is land in the political arena. His latest move is to start Seedha rastha, theedi chaal effects. A team from the vaccine for kids may get the Bangalore and Gujarat," he reason you miss that schedule, to identify the symptoms as a charitable trust -- a time-tested method for Ayurvedic College in license in the third quarter of said. you need not get panicked. You early as possible and refer to would-be politicians among babus. He has also In the 1979 film Gol Maal, directed by Tirupati, is also on the job. this year. Also seeking to dispel vari- can go and take the second dose them for care by the special- indicated which party he is looking at. By stating Hrishikesh Mukherjee, the title song has mem- The data is being collected," Holding a virtual conversa- ous myths about vaccines, he anytime possible but at the ists," Babu pointed out. publicly that he wants to "touch the feet of Chief orable lines "seedhe rasthe hi pe theedi hi chaal the Principal Secretary added. tion with members of FICCI said that they are safe and earliest possible time." Dr Gupta and Dr Babu Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao", the doctor has hain…" (suggesting that one should not walk It may be recalled that an Ladies Organisation (FLO) everyone should take vaccines. Three months after the sec- were of the view that children declared his credentials to be a healthy part of TRS. wrongly while going on a straight path). This Ayurvedic practitioner B Hyderabad on "All About Replying to a query by ond dose, a good antibody must be protected from Babus' Twitter handles wake up is all the more important for babus. The other Anandaiah has been distribut- Vaccines, he said that the com- Consultant, Breast Oncology & response can be developed. COVID infection now and day Nellore District Collector KVN Chakradhar ing his preparation to people pany expected approval from Oncoplastic Surgeon, Dr Talking about a booster dosage the best way is to vaccinate the This week witnessed the quick re-activation Babu sought help from Bollywood actor Sonu for a month now and it has cre- the World Health Organisation Pragnya Chigurupati, who he said the current vaccines are eligible people at the earliest of the Twitter handles of many officials who had Sood to set up an oxygen plant (costing around ated a lot of buzz in the social (WHO) for Covaxin by the end moderated the talk, Ella said the doing good enough but it will as possible. They also stressed been inactive on social media platforms for Rs 1.5 cr) at Atmakur Government Hospital. media, resulting in a heavy rush of third or fourth quarter. success probability of a vaccine depend on future variants of the upon developing a vaccine for months on end. Even Director of Medical This was grist to the mill for a section of the of people to Krishnapatnam vil- Ella also said Bharat Biotech is just 6 per cent from discov- virus if any booster doses needs children at the earliest for Education Dr K Ramesh Reddy has become media known for its 'yellow' journalism. They lage in Nellore district. will be ramping up manufactur- ery to development. to be taken or not. their safety. active on Twitter. The nudge by Minister K T gave the whole thing a spin and made it sound Rama Rao to these handles have jolted many like Sood delivered when the government tech-averse officials to action and reflexive failed. Some senior bureaucrats, siding with responsiveness. Even the collectors who thought Chakradhar, called his action "overenthusiastic" India becomes... Call to observe... they could make do without social media posts that had boomeranged on him. At the end of Continued from page 1 Blood donors scared to step... have changed their ways and have become the day, Chakradhar had the last laugh. For, Sonu Continued from page 1 Continued from page 1 usually available on weekends as they are really scared about responsive to people's pulse. However, this is true Sood readily agreed to provide Rs1.5 crore for Also, in rural areas, testing is for blood donations. But since their safety. If this continues, it only of those who happened to have been tagged the construction of the oxygen plant. either non-existent or very And following hand hygiene, Officials of the Hyderabad yesterday's police action on will become really difficult for by the Minister. Otherwise, few babus were Plateful for just a handful of babus low despite the rapid and as well as lockdown rules. He city police reportedly stopped blood donors, donors are patients who need blood tweeting in the absence of the Minister. It looks deadly surge. alleged that SCCL had been and questioned even blood scared to step out of their donors for important surgeries. like TS babus' social media presence is not a mat- Telangana bureaucracy is facing a strange sit- India is now only behind deploying workers in under- donors on Sunday, though houses for blood donation, Blood donors are looking for ter of choice, but largely an outcome of politi- uation in which a just a handful of babus have the United States and Brazil ground mines violating rules. they produced Blood Donor due to which only very few safe transportation. If the state cal compulsion. their plates full, while the bulk of their colleagues, as far as total death counts According to experts, in ID cards. Hence, the donors donors came forward to police includes 'blood dona- Rooftop garden or forest? to borrow a word from the IT sector, appear to are concerned. underground mines, atmos- are now questioning: "Who donate their blood. Donors are tion' in list of services eligible have been 'benched' i.e. on rolls, but with no allo- The United States is the pheres with oxygen concen- will take responsibility for our complaining about their safe- for e-pass on the site, it would It is rare to find green-fingered officials cation of significant work. Each of these four to worst-affected country with trations below 19.5 per cent safety?" ty. If thalassemia patients don't be really helpful for the needy among babudom, though some may be happy five of preferred babus is handling a minimum 589,703 deaths from can have adverse physiolog- Founder of Hyderabad get blood transfusion on time, patients in difficult times". tom-tomming from the rooftops the govern- three to four key departments. The trusted ones 33,105,188 cases, followed ical effects. Atmospheres with Blood Donors, 24-year-old they can succumb ". 36-year-old V Ramdas, par- ment's green initiatives. But in TS bureaucracy, handle Agriculture, Panchayat Raj and Rural by Brazil with 448,208 less than 16 percent oxygen Shravan Bandi, told The He added, "We usually ent of a thalassemia patient, we not only have green-fingered officials with lush Development, IT, Industry, Energy, Municipal deaths from 16,047,439 can become life-threatening. Pioneer: "Blood donation is arrange 40-50 donors every who was questioned by the city rooftop gardens, but also gushing colleagues who Administration and Urban Development et al. cases. Vasireddy said that work- mandatory for heart surgeries, weekend, but yesterday we police, told The Pioneer, "I was go out of the way to highlight it. Raghunandan Rao, Commissioner, was given Globally, the novel coro- ers in SCCL mines had been delivery cases, cancer patients, were able to arrange only one looking for blood donor for my An IAS officer's rooftop garden has been full additional charge of Agriculture and navirus has killed at least discharging duties under wet- accident cases, and other surg- donor, as the police ques- child who is suffering from attracting several eyeballs in bureaucratic and Agriculture Marketing after B.Janardhan Reddy 3,456,282 people since the bulb temperature in adverse eries. We get these require- tioned many donors during the thalassemia so after a blood other circles. Ajay Mishra shared a picture of the was chosen to head TSPSC. Rao is also head- outbreak emerged in China conditions. At least 50-60 ments daily and most of these lockdown. When we contact- donor agreed, I went pick and greenery on his rooftop garden when there was ing the committee that is looking into alleged in December 2019, accord- coal mines had tested positive surgeries are scheduled on ed the donors today, none of drop the donor, but we were drizzle. He attributed the soothing verdure encroachments on Devaryamjal Temple lands ing to news agency AFP. for Covid, he said. weekends because donors are the donors answered our calls stopped by the police. there to the consummate skills with which the and assigned lands. plants are being tended by his wife Shalini Mishra, Sunil Sharma handles Transport and R&B, also an IAS officer. One cannot stop admiring the Housing and is also the MD of TSRTC; Jayesh detailing and the effort put into maintaining a Ranjan looks after IT, Industry, and several affil- wide variety of plants. Another former bureau- iated departments under it, while Sandeep crat SK Joshi, known to be a good friend of the Sultania handles Panchayat Raj and RD, Gold gains primacy in global markets Mishras, shared these images and commented Fisheries, Energy and Education and is CEO that the lung space is likely to qualify as a 'rooftop of SERP. Arvind Kumar has the most demand- As expected, due to the cur- and Nifty 50 closed at count of Rs.50 (per gram) on principal wholesale commod- current season, India has forest' in a short while. To lay it on thick, he sug- ing MA&UD, I&PR, HMDA requiring maxi- rent geo-political conditions 50,540.48 and15,175.30 points the issue price will be given to ity markets in the twin cities shipped a consignment of 2.5 gested that the Union Ministry of Environment, mum interface with public seeking redressal of and the US dollar becoming respectively. the investors who apply online remained moderate. Rythu MT of GI certified mangoes to Forests &Climate Change has to come out with grievances. Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar is weak, gold gained primacy in Leading foreign currencies' and make payment through Bazars and the various com- South Korea. a new type of forest classification. not free to supervise all departments as the the global markets. Despite exchange rates on Saturday digital mode. Thus, effective modity markets located in The mango varieties of Fertile ground for IAS officers administrative head as his hands are full with better employment figures were: US $: Rs.72.91, British price for the online buyers will Begum Bazar, Kishangunj, Banganapalli and Revenue, Excise, Commercial Taxes and CCLA. and improved stock values, Pound: Rs.103.17, Euro: be Rs.4,792 (per gram) which Mukthyargunj, Risala Suvarnarekha sourced from Greenery is indeed soothing, even when we are With such skewed distribution of work, babus investors preferred gold as a Rs.88.81, Singapore $: is much lower than current Abdullah, Mir Alam Mandi, Krishna and Chittoor dis- talking about departments. Of late, the TS are shuttling between Pragathi Bhavan and their tool of investment mainly for Rs.54.77, Swiss Franc: market price. Dilsukhnagar, Kukatpally, tricts have been exported as Agriculture Department has become a fertile own departments located in different places and its easy liquidity character. Rs.81.19, Australian $: In local markets, standard Bowenpally and General Bazar the first consignment. ground for honing the skills and enhancing the linked to the ad hoc Secretariat at BRKR Bhavan. Consequently, for the third Rs.56.35, Saudi Riyal: gold (24 carats) appreciated recorded subdued trading. Common vegetables such as career prospects of babus. The TS Agriculture Time for equitable distribution of work, consequent week New York Rs.19.44, New Zealand by Rs.770 and closed at During the week, common cabbage, cauliflower, ribbed Department in particular has sentimental attrac- bemoan benched babus. gold closed higher at US $ Dollar: Rs.52.55, Rs.49,750 (per 10 gms). pulses such as tuar dal, masoor gourd, snake gourd, lady's tion for babus, who have seen incumbents rise to - Yours truly 1,880.70 (per ounce) while sil- Kuwaiti Dinar: Ornamental gold too dal, moong dal and urad dal finger, cucumber, potatoes, ver closed at $ 27.53 (per Rs.242.60, Omani followed suit and and commodities like chillies, onions, tomatoes, French ounce). Platinum and palladi- Rial: Rs.189.39 was quoted in the turmeric and garlic remained beans and leafy vegetables um closed at $ 1,162 (per and UAE range of unchanged at their respective flared up once again as the BJP in a flux over pinning blame on KCR... ounce) and $ 2,684 (per Dirham: Rs.45,500- last week's closing levels, while summer's heat resumed after ounce) respectively. Rs.19.85, 45,600 on the staple food grains and com- the dispersal of cyclonic Continued from page 1 government is also helping the the Central government praised Other economic parameters Japanese WEEKLY MARKET REVIEW closing day. mon edible oil recorded a clouds. state governments counter the alle- the TRS government’s handling too improved. Brent closed at Yen: Rs.0.67 and Hong Kong Silver (0.999) declined by marginal increase. The NECC wholesale price of The Telangana government too gations being levelled by the local of the pandemic, according to a US$ 68.44 (per barrel) while Dollar: Rs.9.39. Rs.300 and closed at Rs.75,700 The efforts of APEDA bore egg in Hyderabad appreciat- started making the same points BJP leaders. For example the press release from the Chief Crude MCX oil was quoted at Meanwhile, much-awaited (per kg). fruits when it organized a ed by Rs.34 and closed at after AP did. By pointing the fin- Telangana BJP president and MP Minister's office. Rs.4,662 (per barrel). While Sovereign Gold Bonds 2021- COMMODITIES virtual buyer-seller meet in Rs.482 (per 100). The highest ger of failure at the Central gov- Bandi Sanjay wrote to the State A similar situation prevails in Gold MCX stood at Rs.48,425 22 (Series II) opens on May 24 Due to Covid-19 (II) restric- collaboration with the Indiam price of Rs.590 was recorded ernment, the governments in Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan Andhra Pradesh. While local (per 10 gms), MCX Silver and will close on 28. The set- tions in place, trading in essen- Embassy in Seoul and the at Muzaffarpur, Ranchi, both the Telugu states have man- alleging that TRS government BJP leaders are doing their best closed at Rs.71,071 (per kg). tlement date is June 1. The tial commodities has been Indian Chamber of Kolkata and Lucknow, while aged to control the damage done has totally failed in dealing with the to corner the State Government, Copper MCX closed at issue price of the Bond will be adversely affected. Commerce in Korea (ICCK). Hospet recorded the lowest of by Covid to their image to some second wave of Covid-19. the Central government is prais- Rs.741.20 (per kg). Sensex Rs.4,842 (per gram). A dis- Therefore, the sentiment in Eventually, first time in the Rs.470. extent. The response of the Central Surprisingly, on the same day ing the Jagan administration. Let the rule of law prevail over the rule of outlaws! n HC UPADHYAY during the pre- and post- Constitution also declares the the Council of Ministers but through blatant misuse of outlaws to undermine the duped the banks of huge pub- Justice Vineet Saran and Assembly elections in West President as the Supreme also his position as the state machinery and her party President's authority. lic money, will be liable to Justice B.R Gavai, observed The moot question before the Bengal too, has been a part of Commander of the Defence President is just titular in cadre, she has thrown an clear off the defaulting com- that the possibility of custo- knowledgeable people today this anti-Centre attitude of the Forces of the Union. Further, reality. open challenge to the SC on guarantor's liability pany's balance amount due dial torture of Raju cannot be here at home is whether there opposition parties. as per Article 74 (1) a provi- Therefore, the Council of Constitution and the law- In a remarkable judgment from their private wealth. ruled out. In the result, the shall be the supremacy of the Unfortunately, the ruling sion has been made in the Ministers headed by the enforcing agencies. People in on the liability of guarantors court granted conditional bail Rule of Law or the Rule of clan at the Centre has not Constitution for the Council Prime Ministers is an all- West Bengal, including the for corporate loans from Custodial torture MP! to Raju. Outlaws? The growing intoler- risen to the occasion, but has of Ministers headed by the powerful organ of the gover- Governor, are living under the banks, the Apex Court on Imagine the plight of a sit- ance among the people in given a long rope to the divi- Prime Minister "to aid and nance. The role of judiciary is shadow of fear and violence May 21 held that approval of ting Member of Parliament Blow to 'Me too' power as well as out of power sive, extremist, terrorist and advise" the President. limited to the judicial review and are forced to migrate to a resolution plan does not (MP) being taken into cus- After seven and a half years has been the root cause of the jihadi elements masquerading The Constitution specifi- of the actions taken by the other States for safety and ipso facto discharge a per- tody and tortured by the of prolonged court proceed- present sorry state of affairs. as political workers. cally binds over the incum- Council of Ministers and security. sonal guarantor of a corpo- police throwing all norms of ings, the Court of Additional Let us take stock of the Consequently, the life and bent President that he would answering any point of law In short, there has been rate debtor of his liability decency and legality to winds! Sessions Judge, Kshama Joshi recent happenings. Forgetting property of people, in whose discharge the functions of upon reference by the complete breakdown of the under the contract of guar- One wonders if this can hap- acquitted Tehelka founder-edi- the spirit of federalism name and for whom the the President 'faithfully' and President. Constitutional machinery in antee. pen to a privileged elected tor, Tarun Tejpal on May 21 of enshrined in the Constitution Constitution has been will to the best of his ability The task of preserving, pro- West Bengal. Earlier, on November 15, representative, then what safe- the charges of raping a col- of India, almost all the parties framed, are at stake. preserve, protect and tecting and defending the Therefore, the President, 2019 the government had ty and security could be league in a luxury hotel in opposed to the ruling BJP-led Ours is the largest func- defend the Constitution Constitution virtually falls in acting through the Council of issued a notification fastening expected for a common man! Panaji (Goa) in 2013. NDA have been up in arms tional democracy in the and the law. the realm of the Council of Ministers headed by the liability of bad debts on cor- The MP, K.R Krishnam Immediately after the pro- against the Union government. world with an elected The Council of Ministers though the Prime Minister, is duty-bound porate guarantors for loans Raju, who is facing serious nouncement of judgment, Each and every decision, President. Ministers, among President has committed to to preserve, protect and obtained by their companies, charges of sedition, was grant- Goa's Chief Minister Pramod including the laws enacted by Under Article 53 of others, has all do so while stepping into the defend the Constitution, which subsequently failed to ed conditional bail by the Sawant said that the govern- Parliament, wherein their own the Constitution of the powers office. which grants fundamental pay up and went into resolu- Supreme Court, after perus- ment will prefer an appeal in elected MPs are also sitting, is India "the Executive about the In this background, open rights to all citizens at any tion proceedings under the ing the medical report sub- the High Court. targeted viciously. power of the Union matters on which defiance of the authority of cost urgently. Insolvency & Bankruptcy mitted by the doctors of the The judgment has served a That is the reason why abro- shall be vested in Parliament is compe- the CBI and the august office Let the Council of Code (IBC). Army Hospital at severe blow to the activists gation of Articles 370 and 45A the President and tent to make laws. of the Governor by a person Ministers rush to the 'aid' of After this judgment, big Secunderabad. Notably, the who had supported the global of the Constitution, three Bills shall be exercised LEGAL Thus, virtually the no less than an elected Chief the President and tender suit- sharks who offered personal medical report showed undis- movement called, Me Too for the welfare of farmers and by him either direct- Council of Ministers has Minister, Mamata Banerjee able 'advice' without losing guarantees and availed huge placed fracture of second toe wherein the women victims of the Citizenship (Amendment) ly or through offi- ROUNDUP been vested with the deserves serious considera- any time so that the President amounts as loans from the of left foot of Raju and con- sexual harassment were encour- Act were senselessly opposed in cers subordinate to Executive powers. The tion by the Council of is not let down in his faithful banks and after their compa- tusions and edema on the aged to come out in open to the street by the opposition him in accordance President is not only Ministers. and sincere attempt to enforce nies became defaulters, went soles. name and shame the alleged parties. with the Constitution." Constitutionally bound to With her active planning the Rule of Law while crush- ahead with resolution pro- Therefore, the bench, com- perpetrators of crimes against Violence and lawlessness In the same breath the accept the advice tendered by and execution of sinister plans ing ruthlessly attempts by the ceedings under the IBC and prising vacation judges, them.

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Printed and published by B Krishna Prasad for and on behalf of CMYK Printech Ltd., Phone: 040-23322341, Hyderabad Office: F-502, Diamond Block, Lumbini Rockdale, Somajiguda, Hyderabad - 500 082. Telangana. Printed at Sree Seshasai Enterprises, Plot No.19, IDA Balanagar , Hyderbad-500037, Medchal -Malkajgiri District, Telangana. Chief Editor: Chandan Mitra. Resident Editor: B Krishna Prasad, AIR SURCHARGE of Rs 2.00. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | MAY 24, 2021 hyderabad 03 Covid cloud over GHMC's revenues DGP assures seamless essential PNS n HYDERABAD construction sites in large services during lockdown in TS numbers to create a good The ongoing Covid crisis has income source. PNS n HYDERABAD was fined Rs 1,250 for bring- impacted the revenues of the Coronavirus has not only ing his ailing daughter and Greater Hyderabad Municipal impacted collection of proper- Telangana police chief M donor for treatment. Corporation in a big way. The ty taxes, but also earnings Mahender Reddy on Sunday Several patients going for bulk of GHMC's revenues derived from renewal of trade assured that food delivery and blood transfusion and donors comes in form of property licenses in GHMC limits. Until e-commerce services will be were stopped by police and taxes. But the pandemic that March 31, all traders had to allowed uninterrupted during their vehicles were seized, started in the last financial year renew their licenses. But the ongoing lockdown. though they showed i.e. 2020-2021 has shattered the traders are not coming forward His assurance came after police Thalassemia Society certifi- inflow into the GHMC trea- to renew those. in Greater Hyderabad beat up cates. sury. Of the total 1,66,408 trade several delivery boys and Industry and information Like in every financial year, licenses in GHMC limits, only seized their vehicles on technology Minister KT Rama the last date for the remittance 38,299 have been renewed so Saturday while strictly enforc- Rao said he received several of property tax was April, but far. ing the lockdown. complaints on the police stop- considering the factors that In fact, GHMC officials are The Director General of ping the food delivery services impacted the real estate busi- renewing the trade license with Police (DGP) tweeted that he Videos of police personnel and others in distress. He ness and income of own and a penalty fee of 25 percent from had a review meeting with raining lathis on delivery boys promised to discuss with the rented apartments, GHMC April 1 to May 30 and 50 per commissioners of police of went viral on social media, DGP and resolve the issue. officials had pushed the last cent from May 31 onwards. Hyderabad, Cyberabad and triggering public outrage. Hyderabad MP Asaduddin date to May with a beneficial Only 18,769 people have Rachakonda regarding the sev- Karam Komireddy, a lawyer, Owaisi thanked KT Rama Rao "new bird scheme" granting renewed their trade licenses eral requests flagged with dis- lodged a complaint with the for his assurance and urged subsidy of about five per cent since April 1. ruption of essential services State Human Rights him to direct the police to on the total bill. The govern- Businesses have been reeling including food deliveries etc, e- Commission against the police implement GO 102. ment expected a net of Rs 400 had approved various modes of of income. And one such or commercial. During every from the impact of the commerce, while tightening of for beating up, fining and seiz- Owaisi demanded that crore property tax collection in tax remittances, including pay- avenue appears to be land financial year, GHMC had Coronavirus outbreak since the lockdown. ing vehicles of delivery boys of Thalassemia patients and the financial year 2020-21. ments done through credit assessment. allowed approval for about last year. As a result, many peo- The police chief said he Zomato, UberEATS, Swiggy donors must not be stopped by But unfortunately the col- card, debit card, Paytm and A property tax assessment or 11,000 new construction ple are struggling to pay their directed the commissioners to and Dunzo. When police. The All India Majlis-e- lection of the property taxes other UPI apps facilities. But all land assessment estimates the works. Construction of a pro- shop rent. Gradually after ensure a seamless supply while Government Order (GO) per- Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has been far below the expec- the efforts have failed to yield fair market value of the prop- ject would take between one August, last year businesses executing strict lockdown. mits delivery boys to operate leader hoped that the lock- tation. Vis-à-vis the estimated result. GHMC officials felt that erty. Annual property taxes are and three years. After the con- showed signs of recovery, but Though food delivery and e- business why is Telangana down would not be extended collection of Rs 400 crore, the the impact of Covid in the city determined by multiplying the struction period following the everything has slowed down commerce are exempted from police resorting to use of beyond May 30. corporation could manage to was the major reason for the assessed fair market value by issuance of an occupancy cer- once again. Because of this, the lockdown norms, the police on unwarranted force, he asked. Chief Minister K collect, till date only Rs 59 poor property tax collection. the local property tax rate. tificate, GHMC can start the traders are appealing to the Saturday stopped the delivery Police did not even spare Chandrasekhar Rao had on crore, the shortfall being huge To fill up the treasury of the Properties can be assessed by collection of property tax from government to allow them to boys and at several places their Thalassemia patients and Friday directed the police to at Rs 341 crore. corporation the officials are different methods depending the lands. Officials are now renew the trade license till vehicles were seized and they donors. In one case, a strictly enforce the Covid lock- In fact the municipal officials now thinking of newer sources on whether they're residential geared up for approving new July 31 without any penalty fee. were beaten up. Thalassemia patient's father down. CITY LIGHTS TS records 2,242 fresh Be aware of fraudsters duping people on pretext of jobs: SCR Covid cases, 19 deaths he South Central Railway has PNS n HYDERABAD 11 Adilabad, 42 from asked job aspirants to be aware of Bhadradri Kothagudem, 343 Tfraudsters who are duping people Telangana has reported 2,242 from areas under GHMC, 71 on pretext of railway jobs. In a press new Covid infections and 19 from Jagitial, 16 from Jang- release, the SCR stated that some fatalities on Sunday taking the aon, 20 from Jayashankar Bhu- persons had handed over appointment cumulative number of deaths to palpally, 63 from Jogulamba orders for the posts of senior clerks to 3,125 and the total number of Gadwal, 12 from Kamareddy, 12 persons. On scrutiny it was found positive cases to 5,53,277.The 165 from Karimnagar, 123 the order was fake and the job number of active cases in from Khammam, 13 from aspirants were duped. "Jobs in Telangana, as on Sunday Kumram Bheem Asifabad, railways are offered only on passing evening, stood at 40,489. 134 from Mahabubnagar, 57 examinations which are conducted by RRB and RRC after well Between Saturday and from Mahabubabad, 46 from publicized notification. There are no other sources of recruitment Sunday, authorities conducted Mancherial, 20 from Medak, and there is no role of middlemen," the SCR cautioned. 42,526 Covid rapid tests of 146 from Medchal-Malkajgiri, which test results of 2,231 16 from Mulugu, 57 from Na- samples are awaited. On garkurnool, 32 from Nalgon- Sunday, 4,693 individuals have da, 23 from Narayanpet, seven Rachakonda CP advises cops to recovered with a recovery rate from Nirmal, 30 from Niza- of 92.11 per cent. mabad, 50 from Peddapalli, 28 take self-care during lockdown So far, a total of 1,45,07,897 from Rajanna Sircilla, 174 achakonda Commissioner Covid-19 tests have been con- from Rangareddy, 83 from DESERTED ROADS of Police Mahesh M ducted in the State out of Sangareddy, 94 from Siddipet, RBhagwat on Sunday visited which 5,53,277 have tested 63 from Suryapet, 87 from With huge police deployment at police check-posts and crackdown on lockdown violators the police check posts at positive and 5,09,663 persons Vikarabad, 55 from Wanapa- across the city and each vehicle being scrutinised post 10 am on Saturday, the city roads Panthangi Toll plaza, Chottupal, have recovered. The Covid rthy, 61 from Warangal Rural, wore a deserted look on Sunday. Having faced some criticism over lockdown enforcement Kottaguda, Abdullapurmet, positive cases reported from 87 from Warangal Urban and on Saturday, a toned down and a balanced approach is what the police adopted in Hayathnagar, Vanasthalipuram, the districts included from 13 from Yadadri Bhongir. enforcing lockdown in the city on Sunday. —SV Chary Chintalkunta and LB Nagar areas. He handed over sanitizers and snacks to the police personnel serving duties during lockdown and advised them to take self-care during lockdown enforcement. The Police Commissioner also said that Rachakonda Police Gambling den City-based drug firm developing Youngest Corona patient Commissionerate is providing free food to the homeless, truck drivers, and others in need which is being organised under 'Swasthya Seva'. This programme will be active till May 30, 2021. busted; 5 held new treatment options for Covid Rachakonda police and Haryana Nagarik Sangh volunteers are PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD Research and Development major would be able to sup- discharged from hospital distributing food packets to truck drivers on national highways Organisation. And in the ply the 250 million doses in during lockdown. CP Rachakonda has appreciated Chouttupal The Falaknuma Police Drug major Dr Reddy's meantime, the company has the country, he said: "I antic- PNS n HYDERABAD police, ACP, DCP Bhongir and Haryana Nagarik Sangh. Meanwhile, raided a gambling den Laboratories is working on tied up with six contractors to ipate that between now and volunteers of Haryana Nagarik Sangh and Rachakonda police operated from a house on the development of new treat- produce the product locally in July, maybe August, the pri- A baby, who had tested posi- distributed lunch packets to adopted 18 orphanages and old age Saturday night and ment options for Covid India, he noted. mary supply will be from tive for Covid a week after homes in Rachakonda police commissionarate limits. caught five persons. The patients which it aims to "In addition there are dis- Russia." birth last month, has returned police seized around Rs launch over the next few cussions with RDIF for On the start of local pro- home after recovering at a pri- 19,000 cash and other months while ensuring unin- Sputnik light as well as addi- duction and supplies of the vate hospital here. articles from them. terrupted supplies of its exist- tional engagement for the Covid vaccine, he noted: Described as one of the Cyberabad CP: Break the chain, Acting on a tip off, the ing range of products for the future of India. And we are "The first quantities will youngest Covid survivors, the team raided a house infectious disease in the mar- also in discussions with them come from the Indian man- baby was discharged last week, don't become super spreaders located at Vattepally ket, according to a top com- about quantities and rights, ufacturers hopefully by doctors at KIMS Cuddles said wherein the suspect pany official. assets permit for other coun- August and September. It on Sunday. "The newborn was nursed he Coronavirus cases Ghouse was organizing The Hyderabad-based drug tries. So this is the overall depends of course on the The baby was born pre- by our team of doctors and are steadily decreasing the gambling. The police major has already launched view that we have at this qualifications of those sites term on April 17, due to nurses in personal protective Tin Hyderabad, with caught five persons red Sputnik V vaccine while part- stage of Sputnik," Israeli and the ability to meet the severe Covid in the mother equipment in a specialised another eight days left for handed and seized the nering various organisations, noted. bridging studies, etc, but this needing mechanical ventila- isolation neonatal ICU and the lockdown restrictions to amount. including the Defence When asked when the drug is at least the anticipation.” tory support. Born with a provided ventilator support, be relaxed, said Cyberabad birth weight of just 1,000 intravenous antibiotics, and Commissioner of Police VC grams and treated initially for nutrition. The neonate was Sajjanar. "We must more prematurity-related respira- monitored with multi para strictly adhere to lockdown tory distress, the baby's first monitors showing a real time rulesby staying indoors," he said advising the residents to complete Covid screening swab came display of its vitals such as all their works in the four-hour relaxation period. "Don't venture out Cops ‘lock up' lockdown violators in school out negative. On the eighth blood pressure, oxygen satu- and don't become a super spreader, break the chain of virus as the PNS n HYDERABAD down violators in Hyderabad day after birth, the baby's oxy- rations etc. The ventilator sup- variant is deadly. Don't risk your life and others' life too," he said Public School premises. gen levels were falling and the port was weaned to nasal ven- urging the people to cooperate with the police personnel enforcing After enforcing strict lock- "We have been warning baby was facing increasing tilation and later to CPAP lockdown duties. The Commissioner of Police monitored lockdown down on Saturday which has people not venture out of breathing difficulty that (continuous positive airway security arrangements in Kukatpally and other check posts located attracted criticism from the their houses without any required ventilation. A repeat pressure). The newborn was in limits of Cyberabad Police Commissionerate. "Please do not public for using force and ran- valid reason or e-pass, but PCR test culminated that the managed with a combination entertain guests and don't go to other's houses until the Covid dom crackdown, the police on many have been caught vio- baby was SARS-COV2 posi- of supportive care and situation is under control," Sajjanar said. he police personnel are Sunday detained several per- lating the lockdown rules, tive. The baby, who then steroids," said Dr C. Aparna, working hard to ensure your safety, law and order. They are going sons who were found roaming they have been told to stay in weighed only 920 grams, was Clinical Director - beyond call of duty only for your welfare, he said adding that every on roads without valid passes. the school premises till put on ventilator and shifted Neonatology and Senior citizen must strive to be good samaritan. Dozens of lockdown vio- taken into custody in city and school premises at Begumpet. evening" said a senior police to Covid isolation ICU by the Consultant Neonatology and lators including women were they were detained at a The police locked up lock- official. team of doctors. Paediatrics, KIMS Cuddles. 10 students of UoH selected for PM Research Fellowship Telugu doctors in US virtually tackle Covid in rural TS, AP en PhD students of the University of Hyderabad has been PNS n HYDERABAD and Registered Medical where 70-80 per cent of infec- What you really want to do is selected for the Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF). All Practitioners (RMPs) will be tion cases are from rural areas, decrease panic, take away peo- Tthe ten fellows under the PMRF scheme will receive a starting As the second wave of the fundamental in controlling a trend increasingly seen in ple's fear and convert fear into monthly fellowship of Rs 70,000, which may increase to a Covid pandemic batters rural Covid spread in rural India. other places. To begin with, the carefulness, he said. maximum monthly fellowship of Rs 80,000 towards the end of PhD, India, a voluntary group of The Madad team is initially team focussed on capacity That is the key. Simple tech- provided the performance during the initial years of PhD is doctors and professionals from working with RMPs in rural building for rural healthcare niques, not drugs. satisfactory, a Hyderabad University statement said. Apart from the the diaspora in the US and Telangana and Andhra Pradesh workers, especially RMPs, The team has connected monthly fellowships, each fellow will also be eligible for Rs 2 Lakhs from India has launched a and hopes that its model will be channelled medical supplies with RMP associations at the research grant per year. While two scholars each from School of unique initiative that will pro- scaled in other areas and assist and created social media cam- mandal' or Tehsil' level in TS Chemistry and School of Life Sciences have been selected for vide virtual time-sensitive healthcare workers to recognise paigns and flyers in vernaculars and Andhra Pradesh and so far PMRF, three students each from School of Engineering Sciences information to healthcare Covid symptoms, treat mild to spread awareness. has interacted with over 150 and Technology and School of Physics have also been shortlisted. workers in rural areas on treat- cases at homes and provide Minneapolis-based Dr RMPs through sessions, where UoH was allotted a total of 18 PMRF fellowships for the PMRF 2020 ing Covid patients, real-time advice on vaccination, dangers ing caseloads, Project Madad is When the COVID-19 crisis Subbarao Inampudi, an emi- any number of healthcare cycle, the university statement said. However, in the current details on hospital bed avail- of overmedication and other focused on educating and initially started, we noticed nent diagnostic radiology spe- workers can join. For the team, selection, one additional fellowship has been granted to UoH. For ability and counter vaccine best practices. training RMPs, sharing infor- that rural India was not getting cialist, said Our goal is to the focal points to reach local the PMRF 2020 cycle, a total of 19 Ph.D. students have been misinformation. At a time when medical mation in local languages and attention at all, Project Lead address the majority of the populations are RMP associa- selected. Professor Appa Rao Podile, Vice Chancellor (UoH), 'Project Madad' has been infrastructure and capacities in procuring access to vaccines, Raja Karthikeya said. population living in rural areas. tions in the states, veteran Professor N Siva Kumar, all the members of IEC, Professor Vadali created with a mission that urban and rural areas are basic medical supplies such as Karthikeya, who is based in We emphasised to RMPs that medical practitioners through VSS Srikanth and the entire fraternity congratulated the Fellows. proper education and training already on the brink and doc- masks, oximeters and oxygen New York, cited the example of 80 per cent of people who con- which it then connects with of local healthcare workers tors overwhelmed with increas- concentrators for communities. Karimnagar in Telangana, tract COVID will do well. other micro-level networks. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | MAY 24, 2021 hyderabad 04 Parents facing hard time to engage Harish: TS government planning to issue passes to kin of patients kids with indoor games in summer PNS n SIDDIPET Finance Minister T Harish K VENKATESHWARLU are also selling carrom boards, Rao called upon the staff post- n HYDERABAD chess boards, uno cards, play- ed at Covid-19 ward in ing cards these days. Government Hospital Siddipet Due to the Covid that is rav- Ramanaiah, a general store to treat the patients with love aging the country in its second owner, said that for the first and affection which will help wave, the children are forced to time he had been selling these them recover fast. pick up indoor games like car- sports materials. He said, "I The Minister, who was on a roms, ludo, uno, snake and lad- brought these sports materials visit to the Covid-19 hospital der, chess, cards, chits, word after several parents asked me here on Sunday, urged the puzzle, dominos etc., as they to bring those. I have sold more staff to comfort the patients are not allowed to go outside than 10 carom boards since the coming to the hospital in addi- and play outdoor games. The lockdown announcement this tion to providing the best swimming pools too are out of summer". treatment. Asking them to their bounds. With this devel- A parent named Sridhar attend to the patients whenev- opment the neighbourhood said that they had only a chess er they need their services, Hailing the services of staff Accusing the private hospitals kirana shops have also started board in the house, however, Harish Rao also enquired posted at the Covid-19 ward, of keeping patients without to sell these indoor sports children were not satisfied about the sanitation and Harish Rao warned the admin- providing proper treatment, he items. their parents asking them to brought carrom board and have explained to them about with the chess board. "On their hygiene. Since the patients istration will not hesitate to said they will initiate stern Due to Covid, as in last year take them outside without lis- uno cards for the children so the conditions prevailing out- demand, I brought carom expect comfort, the Minister take action against irresponsi- action against such hospitals. this year too there has been no tening to the explanations that they stay happy while side". board and playing cards. I am said the government was plan- ble staff. Medical College Principal chance of conducting sum- given by the parents about the confined indoors. He said, In general, the games equip- now teaching them how to play ning to issue passes to the kin The Minister said private Tamila Arasu, Hospital mer camps for the children. lockdown conditions. The par- "The children are still not ment would be available in cards. I never thought of of patients so that they can be hospitals were sending patients Superintendent Jayasri, Children have no chance to go ents are now convincing the happy even with the carroms sports shops or children's becoming a coach in this man- with their near and dear one to government hospitals when Doctors Kasinath, Chandar for swimming or for other children to play indoor games and other indoor games. The shops. However, keeping the ner. My Children used to go for and help them. their condition turns worse. and Kranthi were present. games like cricket, football etc. like carroms, chess and others. children are however, slowly demand in view, the street swimming and play shuttle The children are now irritating A parent Ramu said that he learning the games after we side general store proprietors games every summer.” MLA opens Telugu CMs playing with Revanth tranforms Why no Muslim appointed godowns to people's lives, says TDP store paddy PNS n HYDERABAD vehicles on the border and PHC into hospital as V-C? Shabbir asks KCR PNS n NARSAPUR even threatening the vehicle PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD of representation of Muslims in Telugu Desam Party's Andhra users if they tried to cross various bodies nominated by MLA Madan Reddy has inau- Pradesh unit president K over. He said that Andhra TPCC working president and Accusing Chief Minister K the State Government. It is gurated the paddy godowns Atchannaidu on Sunday Pradesh Chief Minister YS Malkajgiri MP A Revanth Chandrashekhar Rao of pursu- highly unfortunate that KCR set up in market yard at slammed the YSRCP govern- Jagan Mohan Reddy was Reddy has transformed the ing a communal agenda, for- believes that no Muslim was Narsapur on Sunday and ment for not immediately behaving as if these border Primary Health Center (PHC) mer minister and ex-Leader of capable of being a member of assured farmers of speeding taking any steps to resolve the problems were not his con- at Bollaram as a Covid hospi- Opposition in Telangana the PSC or head a University up of paddy procurement problems of the Covid cern. "It's like pouring out the tal with 50 Oxygen beds, in Legislative Council as its Vice-Chancellor," he said. operations. patients who were being pre- problems of the AP people view of raising Covid cases. Mohammed Ali Shabbir has Shabbir Ali alleged that KCR The MLA has appealed to vented from entering before a deaf man. In no Revanth Reddy adopted the strongly condemned Chief has been targeting the minor- farmers not to be worried Telangana. other State in the country, health centre 20 days ago and comprehensive treatment. He Minister K Chandrashekhar ity institutions ever since he over paddy procurement as Voicing his concern over incidents like these are hap- inaugurated it on Sunday. He said that he will transform the Rao for the non-inclusion of a the appointment of a new became the Chief Minister. the state government has ini- Covid patients being stopped pening," he said. transformed the PHC into a same hospital as a 100-bedded single Muslim among 10 Vice- body of Telangana State Public Almost 80% of the minority tiated measures in this direc- on the inter-state border, Atchanaidu asked whether hospital spending his MP one soon. However, Revanth Chancellors of different uni- Service Commission (TSPSC). institutions of higher education tion. Atchannaidu alleged that the Telangana was not part of funds, from his own pocket Reddy spent Rs 1 crore from versities appointed on Similarly, Muslim candidates were shut down ever since TRS He asked officials to take Chief Ministers of Andhra India to deny entry to people with the help of his friends and his MP funds and will allocate Saturday. were not considered in the came to power. Having ran- steps to ensure that farmers Pradesh and Telangana were from Andhra Pradesh. He family. He provided all the funds needed for the hospital Shabbir Ali, in a media appointment of V-Cs. KCR is sacked the minority institu- are not inconvenienced while playing with the lives of the said the AP officials were not medical facilities and recruit- maintenance on monthly statement on Sunday, said that simply avoiding Muslims and tions, KCR is now executing a procuring paddy. common people at a time talking to their Telangana ed the staff. basis. His friends and well Chief Minister makes tall other minorities in various conspiracy to eradicate the An integrated market when the Coronavirus epi- counterparts when such unto- Speaking on the occasion, wishers provided Rs 15 lakh claims about him being a sec- decision-making bodies or presence of Muslims in various would be set up in Narsapur demic had caused untold suf- ward incidents were taking Revanth Reddy said that he assistance for the sake of hos- ular leader. However, TRS gov- other authoritative positions, institutions," he alleged. municipality at Rs 2 crore, the fering. place on the borders. The will soon set up vaccination pital apart from ward coun- ernment is implementing the he alleged. The Congress leader also MLA said. The TDP leader con- Governments should explain drive in the hospital. cilor at Kompally Jyostna, who communal agenda of BJP and "KCR came to power in pointed out that many bodies Municipal chairperson demned the lathi-charge on whether some other laws out- He added that he has been donated a generator worth Rs RSS by denying top positions Telangana in 2014 on the dealing with minorities like the Anasuya Goud has said that the motorists by the Telangana side of the Indian constitution striving to bring all the neces- 12 lakh to the hospital. to people belonging to Muslim promise of giving 12% reserva- Haj Committee, Minorities temporary grain godowns police at Pondugala check- were in force in Telangana. sary medicines including Doctors, medical staff, officials and other minority communi- tion to Muslims in jobs and Finance Commission, Urdu have been set up on sugges- post. Atchannaidu alleged that They were not showing any Remdesivir injections to the and local leaders attended the ties. He said KCR had ignored education. However, TRS gov- Academy were either headless tion from the MLA. the Telangana police were not humanitarian concerns to the Covid patients to provide programme. representation of Muslims in ernment did not give even 1% or without a full-fledged body. allowing Andhra Pradesh AP patients.

Solve problems BEYOND DUTY Additional police Covid is spreading like wildfire A troop of monkeys gathered around force deployed to of JUDAs, docs: a police team leaping at the morsels of food tossed towards them in a enforce lockdown video that has emerged from Yadagiri in rural areas of T’gana: Uttam PNS n KARIMNAGAR CPM tells govt Gutta. The police officers fed the PNS n HYDERABAD monkeys which had presumably gone PNS n HYDERABAD hungry for a few days because of the Additional police force was Telangana Pradesh Congress lockdown to stop the spread of the deployed at different mass Committee president and CPM Telangana state secre- deadly coronavirus. Visuals show a gathering areas such as veg- Nalgonda MP N Uttam Kumar tary Thammineni large number of monkeys milling etable, chicken, mutton, fish Reddy said that Coronavirus Veerabhadram has demand- around uniformed officers as they markets and supermarkets infection is spreading like wild- ed the state government to scatter food in front of them. to enforce lockdown norms fire in rural parts of Telangana. solve the problems of the of maintaining physical dis- "Though the Chief Minister junior and senior doctors to tance and wear face masks. K Chandrashekar Rao has ensure that the doctors do not Since the people were gath- assured that he would be strict to go for strike. ered at vegetable and non- in controlling the Covid treat- In a statement issued here vegetarian markets, police ment charges in private hospi- on Sunday, Veerabhadram bosses deployed additional tals, he failed to keep the said that the junior doctors force on Sunday. Besides word," Uttam said adding that dent Sonia Gandhi, and former negative results and this would and senior residents are pro- cops, volunteers were also the Chief Minister had also president Rahul Gandhi. complicate the Covid control viding medical services to engaged to monitor the situ- announced implementation of He said those living in the 50 activities. "What is the problem Covid patients at the risk of ation. Kamalasan Reddy, in Ayushman Bharat scheme after kilometers radius of in conducting RTPCR tests to their lives. However, the gov- a statement, advised people to calling it 'useless' several times, Hyderabad can use the ambu- the maximum possible popu- ernment is not yet imple- wear face masks and main- but till today no one in lances at free of cost by calling lation in Telangana?'' he won- menting the assurance of tain physical distance besides Telangana has received free the PCC control room in dered. enhancing salary up to 15 per following doctors’ instruc- treatment for Covid in any pri- Gandhi Bhavan. The TPCC president said cent. tions to check the spread of vate hospital under that Uttam said that he was that the state government is He said that the doctors are Coronavirus. scheme, Uttam criticised. unable to understand why the not testing all those who come seeking effective treatment to He was addressing after government was so negligent to the district, constituency their family members by the flagging off three ambulances in controlling Covid spread and mandal level government government. He said that the at Gandhi Bhavan on Sunday. and in providing treatment to hospitals in Telangana. junior doctors and senior Speaking on the occasion, the patients. Even the govern- Only 20 per cent of those resident doctors gave a call Stand by PM in fight against Covid: Bandi Uttam said that the ambu- ment was not following the who go voluntarily to area hos- for strike from May 26 lances have been arranged on directives of the High Court. pitals and primary health cen- demanding the government PNS n KARIMNAGAR Braving criticism from the dangerous when in the ing to people neglecting the the instructions of All India He pointed out that Rapid tres in rural areas for testing to solve their justified opposition, Narendra Modi Opposition than when in virus and the covid taking a Congress Committee presi- Antigen Tests would give false are being tested. demands. Telangana BJP President Bandi was forging ahead without for- power. worse turn in the state. Sanjay has called upon the 130- getting his duty. Rahul Gandhi, instead of Beds shortage in hospitals crore people of the country to While Modi was fighting tweeting three messages a day and also shortages of medi- stand by Prime Minister against Coronavirus, the oppo- to Modi, should work with the cines and oxygen could be Narendra Modi, who has been sition was fighting against the government, he advised. attributed to negligence of the Kin can cremate Covid victims at Rs 5 only! doing everything to drive away PM, he said. Therefore, he Farmers' agitation in Punjab government, he said. While the PNS n MAHABUBNAGAR Santa Narayana Goud Covid from the country's soil. appealed to opposition parties fuelled the second Corona people of the state were reeling Charitable Trust provided food Addressing media here on to stop unnecessary criticism of wave in the state, he said alleg- under the impact of Covid, Excise Minister V Srinivas to the people in distress at their Sunday, he alleged that the Modi and extend a helping ing that the TRS government KCR appeared not to be both- Goud has said that a gas- door step. Opposition parties had been hand to the Centre in fighting totally failed to rein in the ered about their fate, he said. based electric crematorium is District Collector was asked creating a furore over Covid Covid. virus. The TRS government The spreading of the virus in being set up in a sprawling to extend necessary support to treatment, oxygen supply, dis- Quoting former PM Atal did not conduct proper tests the state completely demon- two-acre site here and will be the beggars in the district by tribution of vaccine and other Behari Vajpayee Bandi said for Covid and swept Covid strated the inefficiency of state ready in 15 days. Paying a chal- providing food to them. related aspects. that the Congress was more deaths under the carpet, lead- government, he said. lan of Rs 5 will enable the peo- He warned private hospital ple to cremate their dead in the managements and asked them family there. to have a human face and The crematorium was being help the poor Covid patients. 6 sand-laden set up to ensure that cremation If anyone was found to be mis- DC calls for stricter lockdown of the dead should not be a using oxygen or drugs, they lorries seized PNS n MEDCHAL-MALKAJGIRI menting lockdown more burden on the poor families. would be dealt with sternly, he strictly. The second round of Addressing media at his added. PNS n JAYASHANKAR- District Collector Swetha fever survey should be imple- camp office here on Sunday, The CM K Chandrasekhar He spoke to SVS Hospital Earlier, he laid the founda- BHUPALAPALLY Mohanty has asked the mented in towns and villages the minister said that there was Rao had boosted the morale of management and asked them tion stone for the Rs 10 lakh MPDOs, sarpanches, panchay- and distribute Coronavirus some let up in Corona curve in the Covid patients by visiting to charge only Rs 50,000 for meeting hall of the Bharat Police on Sunday seized six at secretaries to implement kits to the people and ensure the state on account of series of the Gandhi and MGM hospi- providing treatment to a Covid Scouts and Guides. He also sand-laden lorries in Kataram lockdown strictly in villages that the people who have measures initiated by the state tals in the state, he said. patient whose medical bills declared open three roads sub-divisional headquarters and take all measures to con- symptoms remain in isola- government. He sought suggestions and crossed Rs 1,16,000. In developed at a cost of Rs 1.10 for failure of its drivers not trol the Coronavirus. tion. She called for monitor- Because of discriminatory cooperation of others in the Navodaya Hospital, the minis- crore at the Collectorate. wearing masks and violating Addressing them on Sunday ing their health status daily on attitude of the Centre, the state battle against Covid-19. ter also helped another patient Municipal Chairman KC Covid rules. The police have via zoom application, she mobile phones. If anyone has was not getting enough Private hospitals have been called Lakshmi by speaking Narasimhulu, several council- conducted searches in noted that the number of virus further, she said asking serious complications, they Remedisivir and oxygen cylin- set up in the district to provide with the hospital management lors Ramalakshman, Srinivas Kataram and seized six lorries Covid cases has come down to the sarpanches and panchay- should be enrolled in hospitals. ders, he alleged. treatment to the poor at afford- as her financial condition is Reddy and Pasha, R and B DE under the supervision of the an extend due to strict imple- at secretaries to take all precau- Additional collectors It was painful to note that able prices. Diagnostic centres poor. He said that doctors Sandhya, Municipal Commis- Circle Inspector Hathi Ram. SI mentation of lockdown. tions to rule out spurt in Covid Narsimha Reddy and Samson the Opposition was politicising have agreed to give a CT-Scan would undertake home visits to sioner Pradeep Kumar and Samba Murty, and others took People crowding markets cases. As the cases are on the were also present at the confer- the Covid situation, he said. for Rs 1999, he said. treat patients in isolation, while others were also present. part in the search operations. after 8 pm would spread the decline, she called for imple- ence. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | MAY 24, 2021 nation 05 Women can get Covid vaccine Lockdown in Delhi extended by another week anytime after delivery: Experts PNS n NEW DELHI Chief Minister Arvind PNS n NEW DELHI patient has taken the first dose Kejriwal on Sunday and later turned out to be announced extension of the A woman can get vaccinated pregnant, they are advised to ongoing lockdown in Delhi by against COVID-19 anytime continue the pregnancy. another week, saying the after the delivery of her baby, "Pregnancy doesn't increase process of unlock will start healthcare experts have said the risk of acquiring SARS- from May 31 in a phased and stressed on the need to COV-2 infection but appears to manner if the number of permit vaccination of even worsen the clinical course as COVID-19 cases continue to pregnant women to protect compared to non-pregnant decline. them from the infection. women," she added. Kejriwal said the top prior- The government recently Experts have stressed on the ity of his government is to vac- allowed vaccination for lactat- need to vaccinate pregnant cinate people of the city at the ing mothers. women to protect them from earliest to prevent the third went further down to below made in the last one month The NITI Aayog Member the infection. wave, and added that he was in 2.5 percent, the chief minister through a lot of struggles, (Health) has stressed that there Maroof said the government talks with vaccine companies said in an online briefing. hard work and sacrifice may be is no problem in breastfeeding guidelines has not yet recom- for required doses and is ready "I consulted many people lost. after vaccination and it must mended COVID-19 vaccina- to buy vaccines at any cost. and the general opinion "If the current downward not be halted "even for an tion for pregnant women. Vaccination of people aged favoured lockdown extension trend in number of cases sus- hour". "This is because the Covid 18-44 years has been stopped for one week. So, Delhi govern- tains in next one week and Healthcare experts have also vaccine trials were not done on in Delhi on Sunday as the city ment has decided that lock- people follow precautions said that a woman can get vac- pregnant women and their has run out of stocks. down will be extended to 5 against COVID with strict cinated against COVID-19 "There is no reason to delay Dr. Loveleena Nadir, senior but there has been an increased safety and efficacy related data In the past 24 hours, Delhi AM on May 31," he said. discipline as they have done so anytime after the delivery of the vaccination after delivery," consultant gynaecologist and frequency of pre-term births is not available. The Federation recorded around 1600 positive Kejriwal said if the lock- far, we will start the process of her baby. Dr Khan Amir he said. obstetrician at Fortis La and caesarean deliveries, prob- of Obstetric and Gynaecol ogi- cases and the positivity rate down is lifted now the gains unlock from May 31," he said. Maroof, Professor, Department Further, he said, no specific Femme, Rosewalk Hospital ably due to maternal illness cal Societies of India has, how- of Community Medicine, precautions need to be taken by and Apollo Cradle Royale, said associated with COVID-19 ever, recommended that Covid University College of Medical lactating women in view of vaccination can also be done infection. If one has recovered vaccine should be given to Sciences and GTB Hospital, vaccination and the same pre- during any phase of menstru- from Covid infection, defer pregnant women as the risk of Vaccine drive INDIA CORNER Delhi, said there is no risk to cautions which apply to the al cycle. vaccination for 3 months from getting infected with Covid and the neonate from a vaccinated, general population are applic- "COVID-19 is not an indi- date of recovery," she said. mortality is high during this breastfeeding mother. able to them as well. cation for caesarean delivery She further said that if a pandemic," he said. to get faster Lockdown extended in from June: Puducherry till May 31 uducherry, May 23 (PTI) Maha: 8 bodies found in Raigad Maha CM The Puducherry gover Pnment on Sunday annou Centre should give district-wise PNS n MUMBAI nced extension of the ongoing suspected to be of barge victims lockdown till May 31 as COVID- PNS n MUMBAI Maharashtra Chief Minister 19 cases continue to soar in the Uddhav Thackeray on union territory. The two-week data of daily inoculations: Cong long lockdown clamped on May Eight unidentified bodies were Sunday expressed confi- found at three different loca- PNS n NEW DELHI the vaccine. there are no vaccines. dence that the vaccination 10 is to come to an end on May tions along the coast in Congress leader P "The fact that the number of drive would be expedited 24 midnight. Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundar arajan said the lockdown Maharashtra's Raigad district The Congress on Sunday Chidambaram said after Delhi daily vaccinations is declining after the state starts getting is extended till month end, beyond midnight of May 24. All and the police suspect they claimed there is shortage of suspended vaccination of 18- can only be attributed to the adequate supply of doses restrictions imposed from May 10 would continue and only essential could be of some of the victims vaccines in the country and 44 years age group because of shortage of vaccines," he from June. services such as vegetables would be available till noon every day, an of barge P305 that sank off the asked the Centre to put out dis- shortage of vaccines, there is alleged, urging Union Health Inaugurating a field train- official release said. Milk and essential services would continue to Mumbai coast in cyclone trict-wise data of those inocu- more bad news from Minister Harsh Vardhan to ing workshop titled be available and the government is keen that livelihood sources Tauktae, a police official said lated as state-wise data hides Telangana. "The Union Health meet Delhi Chief Minister Pediatrics COVID-19 , should not suffer any setback. on Sunday. Cyclone Tauktae fury last many facts. Ministry should put out a Arvind Kejriwal and sort out Thackeray said his govern- Out of the eight bodies Monday and was located on Congress leader Rahul daily statement of the number the issue. ment was relentlessly pursu- found on Saturday, five were the seabed on Saturday, a Gandhi also took a swipe at the of vaccinations administered The Centre says that there ing the issue of vaccine sup- 9th ‘Oxygen Express’ carrying 120 washed ashore in Mandwa, Navy spokesperson earlier prime minister, alleging that he district-wise every day. The are 1.6 crore doses of vaccines ply, adding that his govern- two in Alibaug and another said. is arrogant. number for the whole State available with the states, but ment was ready to make tonnes LMO reaches Bengaluru one in Murud, the senior offi- The death toll on the barge "One there is a pandemic, on hides many alarming facts," he several states including one-time payment for 12 cial from Raigad police said. rose to 66 with the recovery of top of that the leader is arro- said on Twitter. "Will the “no Karnataka and Delhi have crore doses for beneficiaries he ninth "Oxygen Express" "The bodies are yet to be six more bodies on Saturday, gant," he said in a tweet in shortage” Harshvardhan please stopped vaccinating the 18-44 in the 18-44 age group, who carrying 120 tonnes of Liquid identified," he said. while nine personnel are still Hindi, while citing a media answer the facts emerging age group citing shortage of account for six crore of the TMedical Oxygen (LMO), in 6 Local administration and missing, the Navy had said. report quoting a top official of from Delhi and Telangana," he vaccines, he said. state's total population.. containers has reached the city senior officials of the state Of the 261 personnel who Covishield maker Serum said. The former union minis- The Congress has been crit- "I am confident the vacci- this morning, South Western police have been informed were on barge P305 at the time Institute that WHO guide- ter said no vaccines have been ical of the government's vacci- nation drive will pick up Railway said on Sunday. So far, about the bodies, he added. of the incident, 186 have been lines on vaccine sticks were not administered in 29 out of 33 nation policy and slow pace of once the supply is smooth Karnataka has received 1,062.14 Barge P305 sank during the rescued so far, it had said. followed while announcing districts of Telangana because inoculation. after June," the CM asserted. tonnes of LMO by Rail. "The ninth Oxygen Express reached ICD Whitefield at 07:30 am today (May 23). It had started from Tatanagar, Jharkhand at 23:35 hrs on May 21," South Western Railway said in a release. A signal free 'Green MP: Man's body taken in Corridor' was created by the Railways to enable swift transport of Absence of medical resources forced this Oxygen Express, i.e. this train has run stoppage free, and has not had to wait for crossing/passage of another train, it said, garbage vehicle for last rites adding that this train has carried 6 Cryogenic Containers and each cryogenic container carried 20 tonnes LMO (total tonnage: 120 PNS n DEWAS tim, who was a resident of tonnes). Covid patients to fend for themselves: HC Rolupipalia village, had alleg PNS n NEW DELHI resulted in people scrambling The body of a 21-year-old man, edly committed suicide and for oxygen cylinders, oxygen who allegedly committed suicide, the body was being sent for Absence of medical resources concentrators, and in cases was taken for last rites in a last rites to a burial ground Ex- Mahila Cong chief Lathika forced COVID-19 patients to where a person has suffered garbage vehicle in Madhya from the mortuary of a local fend for themselves and look severe infection, for hospital Pradesh's Dewas district, health centre after post- Subhash to join NCP for oxygen concentrator as an beds, so that the person con- prompting the local civic admin- mortem. Sonkatch Muni ormer Mahila Congress chief alternative to liquid medical cerned could be put on a ven- istration to suspend its health cipality's chief municipal offi- Lathika Subhash, who had oxygen (LMO) and even pro- tilator. official and terminate the services cer Ravi Bhatt told PTI on Sun Ftonsured her head in protest and cure the device from overseas "The absence of adequate of three temporary employees. day that the civic body per- quit the Congress after being denied amid short supply, the Delhi medical resources forced per- The incident took place in formed the last rites of 67 peo- ticket to contest the recent Assembly High Court has said. sons infected with coronavirus, Sonkatch town on Saturday ple since April 18 this year. polls in Kerala, is all set to join the The court made the obser- their relatives and friends, to following which a video of it Referring to Saturday's inci- Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress vation while declaring as fend for themselves and thus, went viral on social media. dent, he admitted that the Party (NCP). The 56-year old Subhash "unconstitutional" the Centre's find necessary means for sur- In the video, some civic unclaimed body was sent for said she held discussions in decision to impose Integrated vival. The fact that enough employees were purportedly last rites in a garbage vehicle. this regard with NCP state chief P C Goods and Services Tax beds were not available in hos- seen dumping the body in an He said an inquiry has been Chacko and an official announcement would be made soon. (IGST) on oxygen concentra- COVID-19, challenging the rate his condition. pitals which, understandably, empty garbage vehicle. ordered into the incident and Interestingly, Chacko, a senior Congress leader and working tors which are imported by imposition of IGST on the A bench of Justices Rajiv were required for critically The opposition Congress taking a serious note of it, the committee member of the grand old party, himself had joined the individuals or received as gifts import of oxygen concentra- Shakdher and Talwant Singh patients, forced other patients hit out at the BJP over the inci- civic body's health department NCP earlier this month. Chacko had resigned from the Congress on for personal use. tors as gift for personal use. He took judicial notice of the fact to look for sources for supply dent, but the ruling party said in-charge was suspended and March 10, alleging group interest in deciding party candidates for The verdict came on a plea had said his nephew sent an that LMO was in short supply which provide a viable alterna- immediate action was taken by the services of three temporary the recent Assembly elections in Kerala.Subahsh saidNCP is a by 85-year-old Gurcharan oxygen concentrator for him as not only in Delhi but in all tive to LMO," the bench said in local civic authorities. employees, including a sanitary national party which comes from the Congress tradition and she Singh, who was suffering from a gift from the US to amelio- parts of the country which has its May 21 verdict. According to sources, the vic- supervisor, were terminated. has had a close relationship with Chacko since a young age. Maha: Doctor hit for botched Sisters Arrested For Online Contacts With Suspected ISI Agents SMS-based Remdesivir allocation in Karnataka PNS n BHOPAL matter. The women are now Pakistan for over a year over swab sample collection being questioning and the cre- social media platforms through arnataka which is PNS n PALGHAR (MBVV) police said. The Indore police have arrest- dentials of their Pakistani con- fake identities, the police allege. battling the second wave While collecting samples ed two sisters from the Mhow tacts are being verified, sources Their cell phones and other Kof COVID-19, has put in Several people were booked in of a woman, a part of the swab cantonment on suspicion of close to the investigation said. electronic equipment have place a SMS-based Virar in Palghar district on stick broke and remained espionage after they were The sisters, aged 32 and 28, are been seized, sources privy to Remdesivir allocation and Sunday for allegedly assaulting stuck in her nose, leading to allegedly found to be in touch school teachers based in Dr the probe disclosed. information system, aimed at a doctor of a private hospital her relatives abusing the para- with two Pakistani nationals Ambedkar Nagar, better Indore Inspector General curbing its blackmarketing and misuse."In order to bring after their kin faced discom- medical staff and hitting a doc- suspected to be operatives of known as Mhow, near Indore Hari Narayan Chari Mishra transparency in the allocation fort while being subjected to tor who arrived at the spot, a that country's spy agency, the city. said the local police and intel- of Remdesivir a tech-driven an RT-PCR test, Mira Virar police station official Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI). They have allegedly been in ligence agencies are jointly system has been developed and now the patient will get a SMS Bhayander Vasai Virar said. The police and Military Intelligence are probing the touch with the men from working on the matter. informing which hospital is provided the medicine against the SRF ID," Health Minister K Sudhakar said on Sunday. "In case if the #Remdesivir is allocated against the SRF ID & the hospital has not provided it to the patient, a facility is provided in the same link to New research records 8 more species of NCT snakes 1,001 new report it to the government. This will help govt in curbing Covid cases in blackmarketing & misuse of Remdesivir," he said in a tweet. PNS n NEW DELHI kukri, streaked kukri, common like the Wildlife Trust of India sandboa and saw-scaled viper. and Fauna Foundation of MiG-21 crash: NDA pays homage Eight more species have been The research, published in India. Thane, 52 added to the national capital's the American Journal “Reptiles Professor Dr Chirashree list of snakes after an extensive and Amphibians”, covered all Ghosh from the Department of more deaths to Sqn Ldr Choudhary five-year study conducted by eleven districts of Delhi, Environmental Studies, who PNS n THANE he National Defence researchers from the Delhi between January 2016 and supervised the research, said Academy (NDA) paid University. October 2020, through 376 documentation of urban biodi- With the addition of 1,001 Thomage to Squadron This has taken the number field surveys in various urban versity is an urgent require- new cases of coronavirus, Leader Abhinav Choudhary of snake species recorded in the forests, parks, private gardens, ment as latest statistics and the infection count in who died in a MiG-21 crash in capital to 23, updating the farms, vacant plots, lakes, and generated data on urban floral Thane district of Moga in Punjab a couple of 1997 list mentioned in the water bodies. and faunal biodiversity has Maharashtra has gone up days ago, an official said on book 'Fauna of Delhi' that is The findings were revealed not been compiled and docu- to 5,08,647, an official said Sunday. The Bison aircraft was widely used to track Delhi's last month. mented properly. on Sunday. on an operational sortie from native species, according to Data collection techniques “Rapid urbanization is heav- These new cases were Suratgarh in Rajasthan when it Gaurav Barhadiya, a researcher included pitfall traps, oppor- ily impacting the animal and reported on Saturday, he crashed in Langeana village on Thursday night. from the Department of tunistic encounters, nocturnal reptilian population, including said. The virus also A wreath-laying ceremony was organized at the Hut of Environmental Studies, Delhi road cruising, and road kills snakes. The future planning claimed the lives of 52 Remembrance on Saturday in honour of late Sqn Ldr Choudhary, University, who conducted the 329 snakes in 23 species and back tree snake, common trin- encounters. Secondary infor- should be inclusive of preser- more people, raising the with Lieutenant General Asit Mistry, Commandant of NDA, paying study. nine families. The new addi- ket snake, common cat snake, mation on snake rescue has vation of its green spaces and death toll in the district to homage along with others, a statement from the premier military The study recorded a total of tions are -- common bronze- barred wolf snake, common also been taken from NGOs wildlife,” she said. 8,820, he said. institution said. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | MAY 24, 2021 06

www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION The genesis of the Hasty decision? Our vaccination drive is sputtering, and now there are doubts over the time gap between the doses Israel-Hamas scuffle PRAFULL GORADIA hould the Indian Government reconsider its May 13 decision to increase the gap between Covishield doses to 12-16 weeks? The Government has accept- The various sides claiming to be the rightful owners of the land of Sed the recommendation of the technical group to extend the gap from six-eight weeks after reports that the second dose after a longer gap can develop stronger immunity. NITI Aayog member VK Paul said the efficacy of even a single dose was Palestine, or Judea, have their sharp arguments at the ready not a problem. A month earlier, Adar Poonawalla of the Serum Institute of India had said the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine was 90 per cent effective when the gap was ho has the superi- or right over three months. The Indian Government got a shot in the arm when scientist Andrew Palestine or, say, Pollard, who co-developed the AstraZeneca vaccine with Sarah Gilbert at the Oxford Judea? Hamas per seWis an authorised organisation University, said that a three-month interval produces “very good” protection; this gets even better with but it does represent the Arab point of view. Just as the Israeli a longer interval from three to four months. forces are acting on behalf of However, within days of India extending the gap, virtually Jewish sentiment the the UK Government, which was earlier following world over. Who provoked the a three-month gap, reduced it to eight weeks. This current clash and why or how, is a matter of detail. If only one was done because of concerns that an extended side were to get the whole of first dose may not be of help against the notori- Palestine, which side has a ous B.1.617 variant that was first discovered in more valid right to the owner- India. The Financial Times reported using the lat- ship of that land? I had an opportunity to dis- est UK data that a single dose “offered 33 per cent cuss this fundamental issue protection against symptomatic infection from with a few educated Jews as B.1.617.2 and 51 per cent against B.1.1.7”. These well as Arabs and, believe it or are the mutants of B.1.617. Both doses together reduced this gap in protection to not, also with an Israeli six percentage points, giving 81 per cent protection against B.1.617.2 and 87 per Christian couple when we were visiting Jerusalem a few years cent against B.1.1.7. ago. The Arab viewpoint was The Cornell University’s Weill Cornell Medicine community said the UK that we have lived in Palestine Government’s decision to delay the second dose was controversial and risky and the for centuries and the fewer Jews Indian policy needs “reconsidering”. A virologist of the centre said a single dose does who were here were treated Where else could we go and preached in Judea, was break down and weep. well by us. There was no ten- resettle, and why should we? betrayed and crucified on Please remember that we not give enough protection against B.1.617. India is in an unenviable situation as on sion, no rioting and no fight- Remember our Prophet, rid- Calvary Hill. The lady was have no other country that we date. The vaccination for 18+ has either stopped or is at a snail’s pace. There is vac- ing. Even when we saw ing Barukh the horse, more articulate and she can call our homeland and go cine shortage in the country since the last week of April. From a total of 2.47 crore shiploads of Jews arriving in ascended to Heaven to meet pleaded fluently. She asked to. We have had to roam all vaccinations in the week of April 3-9, it has come down to 92.1 lakh during May 15- the late 19th century and early Allah the Merciful from me: “So, you judge, is it an over the world like gypsies years of the 20th, we did not Jerusalem and returned at Arab area by right or more since we had no place of our 21. Of the 19.33 crore people who received vaccination till May 22, only 4.13 crore resist. We might not have wel- the same place in two days. Christian? The Jews are nice own. Muslims have nearly 57 received both doses. Delhi, for instance, has halted vaccination in the 18-44 age group comed them warmly but we That also makes the city one to us Christians here.” countries; they have no prob- centres, claiming shortage. Against a demand of 80 lakh doses a month, it got only took them as people of the of our holiest ones. Until a The several Jews I got to lem, why harass us with one-fifth, or 16 lakh doses, in May. Full relief is not available till July end when the Book or ahl al-kitab. They call few decades ago, our namaz talk to on the subject were bombs and missiles from our first prophet Abraham, we used to be read facing clear that they had the first time to time? At present, it is SII would have reached ramped up production capacity. And yet, the Government is call him Ibrahim; their biggest Jerusalem. Only recently the right to Judea. They the Hezbollah; tomorrow it confident of vaccinating all adults by this year’s end as 16 crore doses would become prophet was Moses, whom we mehrabs in the masjids point belonged here before they could be the Hamas and the available in July and 25 crore in October. Where does this confidence emanate from? call Musa and respect him. So to Mecca. Above all, the went to Egypt for employ- day after another group. It may be too soon to say if the delayed dose policy is a definite risk, but there are we were cordial. whole of Palestine is ours IT WAS THE BALFOUR ment but, unfortunately, the Palestine should have been It was the Balfour legally by adverse possession Pharaoh trapped and reserved for us Israelis. That no second thoughts on the need for scaling up vaccination. Declaration of 1917 which for centuries. DECLARATION OF 1917 enslaved us. When Prophet would have averted so much gave us Arabs a jolt. Britain Quite accidentally, soon WHICH GAVE THE Moses after long years liber- of our suffering, anti- PIC then was a big imperial power after listening to these Arab ARABS A JOLT. ated us, he brought us back Semitism, pogroms and all TALK and Prime Minister Lloyd gentlemen, I bumped into a to Judea. He was a great soul that. It has been nice of us to George had blessed the decla- Christian couple at the hotel BRITAIN THEN WAS A and wrote the five books of let others stay in Israel and be ration which promised the who claimed that their fam- BIG IMPERIAL POWER the Torah. In fact, there happy. Half of Palestine is still Jews a homeland, by implica- ily always belonged to were no Islam in this world theirs. “What more, sir?” one tion, in the Holy Land. As the Palestine and, since 1948, AND PRIME MINISTER until 14 centuries ago where- of them asked. 20th century progressed, more the parents became Israelis. LLOYD GEORGE as the Jewish right to this When I raised the issue of shiploads of Jews started com- They said they were happy HAD BLESSED THE land is thousands of years adverse possession they have ing in. That is when the ten- in Jerusalem which should old. Jerusalem was founded enjoyed in Palestine for cen- sions started between us and belong to Christians, if at all, DECLARATION WHICH by us, we believe. Our tem- turies, the answer was ready the Jews. In due course, we not to Muslims just because PROMISED THE JEWS ple on the mount was built and reflex. You mean that came to know that they were of the Al Aqsa Mosque A HOMELAND, BY by our ancient kings but because I stole your grandfa- also importing arms and which celebrates Prophet demolished by ther’s watch 30 years ago, it is ammunition. That left us no Muhammad’s journey to IMPLICATION, IN THE Nebuchadnezzar II of legitimately mine now? You choice but to get military help Heaven and back. On the HOLY LAND Babylon. We rebuilt it and it have no right over it? How from the neighbouring Arab other hand, Jesus, the son of was destroyed by another would you feel? countries. After all, Palestine God, was born at invader. Now only the (The writer is a well- belonged to the Arabs who had Bethlehem, a few miles from mount is there on whose known columnist and an been in a majority for cen- Jerusalem. The Lord spent Wailing Wall local as well as author. The views expressed turies; it is our homeland. his life around here, visiting Jews pray, often are personal.) LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SOUNDBITE Cardinals pray as Pope Francis celebrates a Pentecost Mass inside St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican AP WITHER THE CONGRESS PARTY? The Government is Sir — Today, the Congress is a party with- committed to making out any active cadres and is saddled with a Sunderlal Bahuguna, a visionary the State drug-free by lifeless leadership. Unless the Gandhis vacate adopting a multi- Corona’s cost pronged strategy. their position at the top, fresh blood and ideas construction of big dams, like the Tehri dam, won’t flow into the party and it won’t be seen and sat on two long hunger strikes. His 4,800- Inconvenience, rising prices, job and revenue losses as a serious player in national politics. km Kashmir to Kohima foot march in 1981- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister — Jai Ram Thakur are the byproducts of the continuing lockdown Can its soul-searching begin now, at 82 was an awareness drive to save the least? For the Congress and its leader Rahul Himalayas from deforestation. or more than a year now, the Corona pandemic has been playing havoc with Gandhi, the recent election results are a grim His life was devoted to the protection and Pakistan desires people’s lives and livelihood. Hundreds of thousands of people have died with- reminder that they have no viable politics conservation of forests in the foothills of the normal relations with India; however, the in the year, and many have been rendered homeless. The pernicious virus has going for them at the moment. Rahul has to Garhwal Himalayas. By mobilising the region’s F rethink his freelancing, footloose politics and womenfolk who embraced trees in order to pro- onus is on India to not only impacted individuals, but also businesses and normal life. The lockdown, the recent verdicts are no indication that a tect and preserve them from the onslaught of create an which had been seen as an effective tool in the fight against the virus, is now show- national-level alternative is in the making. commercialisation in the then Chamoli district atmosphere to enable meaningful engagement. ing side effects. It has brought the nation’s economy to almost its knees. Many indus- The Congress would do well to try and of UP, he and the other activists brought about lead the formation of like-minded Opposition tries, like aviation and tourism that provided a huge number of jobs, have been maimed. a transformation in the people’s attitude Pakistan Foreign Minister parties. It should also take care of the rum- towards their immediate environment and, in The indicators suggest that the economy of the coun- ith the passing away of well known envi- — Shah Mahmood Qureshi blings in its Punjab unit and revive the prac- no time, spread to other States. It was only due try is going through a grim phase and the lockdown tice of annual organisational sessions, invit- ronmentalist and Gandhian Sunderlal Bahuguna, also known as Vrikshmitra to his valiant efforts that the cutting of trees I’ve learnt so much is partially responsible for it. The biggest effect of ing mass leaders from across the country, to W was banned in 1981 by the then Government. be able to hope to reach the grassroots. It is across the world, the country has lost a true living in India, and I the lockdown has been psychological as many peo- son of the soil. He was one of the pioneers of In recognition of his efforts, he was con- feel blessed about it. evident that Sonia will not have anyone other ferred with the Jamnalal Bajaj Award in 1986 ple have postponed their business decisions or cur- than Rahul as the party’s president but he does the Chipko Movement, a tree-embracing cam- The struggles have tailed their operations, leading to more job losses not want to take the chair. The party must paign in the 1970s, to save trees in the and the Padma Vibhushan in 2009. His truly been worth it. and weaker purchasing power in the hands of the enlarge its footprint by bringing in new ideas, Himalayan region. immortal words, that “soil, water and air, the gifts of forests, are the foundation of life”, sum people. On the one hand, people have lost jobs and new talent and, most importantly, greater In fact, his never-say-die attitude, extra- Actor national participation by way of bigger ordinary ability to communicate as a journal- up the selfless path of harmonious living with — Elli AvrRam their source of livelihood; on the other, the prices of crowds and campaigns to change the public ist, social activist and following the tenets of nature and its protection that he chose in order essential commodities are on the rise. This comes perception about it. “simple living and high thinking” raised his to make the planet a better place to live in. For me, Ravindra as a double whammy for the people. Yash Pal Ralhan | Jalandhar stature to an iconic figure. He was against the Vijay Singh Adhikari | Nainital Jadeja will be the For instance, mustard oil that sold for around X-factor (in the WTC AN EXERCISE IN FUTILITY on the people’s sufferings due to the brutal mucormycosis under the Epidemic Act. final). He's been in ` ` dal spread of Coronavirus and to work in part- The SARS-CoV-2 virus has given birth 120/litre is now selling at 180/litre. Arhar , Sir — The verbal duel between West Bengal terrific form in the which sold around `90 in March last year, is selling for around `110 a kg. Since nership for providing succour to them — to several new diseases; among them the Indian Premier Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the BJP ending on a sour note is disturbing. several expenses, like the home rent, cannot be curtailed, the daily earners are leav- at the Prime Minister’s COVID meeting in rapidly spreading infection post-COVID League. All in all, it appears to be a wasteful exer- recoveries is black fungus. If not treated in ing for their villages and hometowns. This has led to the migration of the work- the midst of the ongoing health emergency cise where Mamata threw tantrums and clearly reveals the existence of trust deficit time, the infection can turn fatal. Former England captain force in large numbers, having repercussions for various industries. The pandem- turned her ire on the Prime Minister, reveal- Shockingly, amid the rising cases of black between the Centre and the Opposition par- ing clearly that her interaction was only meant — Monty Panesar ic, let’s face it, is here to stay. We know that it will not go anywhere, anytime soon. ties. In fact, having shown disdain for every fungus infection, four cases of white fungus to settle political scores rather than working infection have been reported from Patna. The As we approach the end of the second wave, a third wave is staring us in the face; meeting called by the Prime Minister, with the real intention of meeting the chal- Mamata’s contention now that he deliberate- latter is considered more dangerous than While choosing a experts say in October, probably. So the businesses in the revival mode will face lenges currently being faced by our nation. project, I make it a ly bypassed protocol to insult the Chief KR Srinivasann | Secunderabad black fungus as it affects lungs as well as other another jolt then. It is not clear how much has the lockdown helped in containing Ministers at the meeting appears far-fetched. parts of the body. To beat these fungi, check point to choose the disease. In Delhi, the number of cases rose and fell with the rest of the coun- stuff that will blow Mamata’s intervention and not allowing WE MUST FULFIL OUR DUTY, TOO the local advice where you live and work. me and not let me try despite the lockdown. However, the Government doesn’t seem keen on lifting a district magistrate of her State to air his Sir — The Bengali proverb, “Nere beltola Don’t forget that it’s our duty to save ourselves sleep a couple of the lockdown. People are already questioning the rationale for going ahead with the views on the best practices adopted in the lat- ekbar-e jaye (A scalded dog fears even cold from these killer diseases. days before we ter’s district to contain the pandemic once Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee | Faridabad shoot, and this is bang on. lockdown in Delhi when the positivity rate is 3.5 and the total deaths recorded have again revealed her disruptionist agenda, water)”, is applicable as the Narendra Modi come down to less than 2,500 a day. It is not only inconvenient to the people but besides her intent to pin down the Prime Government has promptly directed all the Send your feedback to: Actor also a great revenue loss for the country. Minister. In short, a meeting — called to focus States to notify the cases of black fungus or [email protected] —Sunil Grover HYDERABAD | MONDAY | MAY 24, 2021 07 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ FIRSTCOLUMN The challenge is the SEEKING DIRECTION IN RUSHING WATERS missing compassion MANOJ KUMAR JHA Many protocols in these testing times are at different stages of evolution There were no lessons learnt from the first wave of the pandemic. Now, though we remain united in grief, the hollowness of several institutions stands exposed he last eight to 10 weeks have shaken the very foundation of how we perceived and GAUTAM deconstructed the 'idea of India.' For all our VINAYSHIL commitment to inclusive development andT 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas,' hopelessness and OVID times will someday get chronicled.The coverage will have a special place in history. The experience will add to despair are writ large - irrespective of our class hier- human endeavour to be healthy. The responses to the virus archies. From the power elite in themetropolitan C centres to ordinary citizens in the peripheries, sud- have been diverse in different parts of the globe. Solutions in the denly we havebeen caught unawares; howeverunit- field to meet the situation have somethings in common, but much ed in grief. But this united-in-grief moment has in diversity. Understandable because of the changing variables exposed us to the hollowness of the institutions we in different countries in terms of sophistication of technology, appli- thought were robust. cation of science and how exhaustive planning is. And then there Whilethe first wave of Covid-19 last year is the pharmaceutical sector, evolving from drug producer to vac- brought out the vulnerabilities of the working- classpopulation, particularly the labourers and cine creator, its profit motive never completely written off. migrant workers, thesecond wavetranscended these class hierarchies and barricades and engulfed the entirenation. Visuals of people helplessly running for ICU beds, oxygen cylinders, and external insti- tutional support shall remain etched in our collec- tive memoryforever. The spin doctors of the estab- lishment have been playing around with data, num- bers, statistics. Still, the nation's 'collective conscience' does not always accept manipulation from a regime or its para-troopers. An alternate discourse is being woven around empty catchphrases of 'incul- cating positivity,' especially when a large part of the nation grieves in want of some recognition and There are many protocols for response to COVID circulatin- assurance, let alone timely assistance. gin the world. From the World Health Organisation to the des- Sadly,the establishment has repeatedly failed to WE MUST take cognizance of how the nationand its people are REMEMBER THAT ignated bodiesin nation states they all have some kind of a pro- evolved enough to deconstruct the 'subjectivity' COUNTING OUT, tocol they have adopted. In India, the protocol which has the behind the objectivity of data. Those in power must NEGATING AND highest authority is that of the Indian Council of Medical Research. remember the deaths and cases are no longer dis- VILIFYING THE Instead of comparing protocols, it is purposeful to realise that tant or remote. The nation, her people - the most OPPOSITION DENTS each one is a sincere effort to find a solution in terms of the important actors in a democracy can now see, wit- A NATION'S IMAGE empirical evidence available to that given agency. It also depend- ness, and perceive the casualties up-close - not in AS A DEMOCRACY. son research competency. a detached or a clinical manner, which the dispen- THERE ARE sation would like us to interpret as. Most regrettably, Possibly,several of these respected protocols are among INSTANCES GALORE it will be a travesty of truth to club Covid-19 deaths WHEN capital,elementslike trust, faith, less if there is no feedback mecha- - essential to physical, emotional, and themselves at different stages of evolution. Illustratively, in one and deathstaking place as a result of scarcity of empathy, and confidence. nism between the transmitter and the mental healing. Simply put in the research environment an elevated D-Dimer, (a sign of throm- POLICYMAKING healthcare services and delayed treatments. An over- AND LEGISLATING Onecan never overlook that receiver. Least of all the prime min- context of these haunting images of bosis), is taken as something which has to be responded to whelmingly high number is reported to have said ARE BEING DONE while the pandemic was ravaging dif- ister and his team can do is to devel- the destruction caused by the second with anti-coagulants of different types, compositions and poten- goodbye to their near and dear ones on account of ferent parts ofIndia, supposedly the op the art of listening. wave what people from the hinter- abysmal health infrastructure. Covid-19 first hit us WITHOUT THE world's largest political party, was We must remember that count- land to the big cities need to listen cy. In another environment, research points out the abundant SLIGHTEST use of ambulation, plenty of fluid intake and letting nature take in 2020. For a country that has a 90 percent-plus keen on proving its political- ing out, negating, and vilifying the to from the government is --We are workforce employed in the informal sector, a coun- PRETENCE OF prowess.Words of caution from oppositiondents a nation's image as sorry!! its course. In certain other environments, response to Covid try whose mainstay is agriculture; having not con- DELIBERATION. AS diverse sections of the civil society a democracy. There are instances In times of unprecedented col- requires quick use of steroids. The pros and cons of these sidered warning signals hinting at a poor emergency A RESULT, THE and the oppositionwerenot only galore when policy-making and leg- lective grief, healing demands much approaches cannot and need not be analysed here. More to the health care system, inadequate rural capacities, lim- JUDICIARY HAS ignored but ridiculed. Suggestionsor islating are being done without the more than premeditated wet eyes point, it is this lack of uniformity which can and does cause a ited oxygen infrastructure, and grave implications HAD TO INTERVENE ideas for course correction offered by slightest pretence of deliberation. As from the top.It demands an imme- problem in the range of responses. of Covid-19 on villages and the urban poor -such TO ENSURE THAT anybody, whether a former Prime a result, the judiciary has had to inter- diate course correction at every Add to it the fact of bulging numbers and how there are absolute lack of preparedness cannot ever be for- THE EXECUTIVE Minister or anypolitical leader, vene to ensure the basic executive level. It requires assessing the huge FUNCTIONS simply not enough qualified doctors. Apart from the sheer num- gotten or forgiven. wereeither ignored or passed off as functions properly and saves lives. gaps in the public health infrastruc- Amature democracy can withstand the gravest PROPERLY AND some 'tool-kit.' Regrettably, 'they' do The critical observations made by ture and work on addressing them bers of patients, it is also because physical examination has of challenges because people, asactive participants SAVES LIVES not wish to change their priorities different High courts shall remain a at a war footing. All ambitious pro- become a rarity and teleconsultation has become the norm. It in democratic processes feel they have a stake in even amid a pandemic costing us living testimony to these impossibly jects including the central vista be put ultimately boils down to chance as to what kind of doctor one it.However, substantive participation of people is socially, economically, and psycho- difficult times when personal grief on hold and all the resources be has access to. It is these issues that will ultimately determine only possible when democracy isperceived to be an logically. Voices of opposition or dis- transcended into a state of collective diverted to protect life and save liveli- the effectiveness of the response to the disease. entity that does not expire right after the counting sent within or outside the parliamen- despair reeking of abandon, neglect, hoods. Failing which the grief can Each patient is unique and whereas standard protocols do days ofelections. For very long, we have been tak- tary structure are denigrated. Limited and apathy. turn into anger at a level where it shall go a distance they do not necessarily enable an organic pro- ing pride in overstating 'we are the largest democ- attempts at consensus-building are The people of this country des- be impossible for the regime to racy' without paying any heed to what constitutes- seen - efforts that would have been perately sought their elected govern- contain or deal with. It is amusing to gression that can fully respond to a patient's need. When this the distinction between 'the largest' and 'the great- The author is Member more inclusive, collaborative, and ment at the centre to acknowledge see the audacity of some people who is coupled with less than total reliability of the screening tests est.' These twosuperlatives mean different things, of Parliament (Rajya participatory for the regime that takes what should have been done but keep repeating -yes! The situation is of the disease, the level of confidence the line of treatment evokes and the disruption caused during thepandemic has Sabha), represents the pride in introducing concepts of could not be done.People also need- not good but what is the alternative? becomes ambiguous. Under the circumstances, there needs told us in unambiguous terms that we have not only Rashtriya Janata Dal. 'cooperative federalism.' And it must ed to see a genuine sense of regret Who is the alternative? To all of them to be a far greater accessibility of medical solutions so that the failed thepeople that make our democracy but have The views expressed show in action that there is a distinc- and remorse so they could have a piece of unsolicited advice-When patient has an intelligent choice of what works for him or her. shaken the veryfoundations of ourcollective con- are personal. tion between dialogue and mono- found some consolation, empathic people become an alternative the sciousness and all that constitutes our social logue. Communication is meaning- resonance, and a sense of ownership question is over. One can make out some of the complexities of and short- comings in our Covid responses. Singapore, Taiwan and now in the United States of America have succeeded in overcoming POINTCOUNTERPOINT the problems. So much so that in parts of the US they are con- sidering stopping usage of masks, media reports say. The point is a simple:one has to collectively create a climate of evidence- A HIGH-LEVEL VIRTUAL MEETING IS BEING CONVENED I FAIL TO UNDERSTAND THE REASONING BEHIND HOLDING based protocols making allowances for individual characteris- WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSALS THESE EXAMS, NOT TO MENTION HAVING STRETCHED THIS tics of body system. There is no crash course to achieve this FOR THE CONDUCT OF EXAMS FOR CLASS 12. DECISION OUT FOR MONTHS. target. What can be done is strengthen a policy framework for — UNION MINISTER — CONGRESS GENERAL SECRETARY enabling it. It will take time. The journey must begin somewhere. RAMESH POKHRIYAL ‘NISHANK’ PRIYANKA GANDHI (The writer is a well-known management consultant of international repute. The views expressed are personal.) Leprosy must not be forgotten amid the pandemic Today, we can see parallels in discrimination and hostility between the COVID-19 patients and those affected by leprosy he 74th World Health Today an effective treat- and scattered hot spots of lep- published its new Global UN General Assembly in Assembly (WHA) takes ment exists in the form of rosy in many countries and Leprosy Strategy 2021-2030, 2010.But the real measure of Tplace from May 24 to multidrug therapy (MDT) some three-four million peo- which includes the ambitious success will be when princi- June 1. This year's gathering and with early detection and ple are living with visible targets of zero leprosy ples and guidelines accompa- is likely to dominated by treatment, the disease is com- impairments or deformities patients in 120 countries and nying the resolution are fully COVID-19, but here I want pletely curable. But if treat- due to leprosy. Meanwhile, a 70 percent decrease in new implemented.This must to talk about a different dis- ment is delayed, leprosy can the persistence of stigma and cases detected globally by include abolishing or amend- ease-leprosy-and a resolu- YOHEI SASAKAWA cause impairments to the discrimination can inhibit 2030. In order to achieve ing laws that discriminate tion that was adopted at the skin, nerves, face, hands and people from seeking treat- these targets, there will need on the grounds of leprosy, of WHA exactly 30 years ago. feet, and lead to permanent ment. to be commitments and which there are around 100 in This resolution called for disability. Together with Since becoming WHO financial support from gov- India. the elimination of leprosy as deep-seatedfearsand misper- Goodwill Ambassador for ernments; this is not some- Over the past half-centu- a public health problem at the ceptions about the disease, Leprosy Elimination in 2001, thing the WHO can achieve ry, in India, the government global level by the year 2000, this has subjected persons I have visited some 120 coun- on its own. is working diligently to com- with elimination defined as a affected by leprosy as well as tries and observed the situa- Concerning the rear bat the disease, and in the pri- prevalence rate of less than 1 their family members to tion on the ground for myself. wheel, I have worked hard to vate sector, NGOs such as the case per 10,000 population. It severe discrimination, which This has led me to think of have leprosy recognized Sasakawa-India Leprosy was a landmark resolution for The author is WHO continues to this day. leprosy in terms of a motor- internationally as a human Foundation and the the time. Goodwill Ambassador for Sadly, amid the coron- cycle: the front wheel symbol- rights issue since the early Association of People Leprosy, also known as Leprosy Elimination; avirus pandemic, we can see Following the 1991 WHA Unfortunately, this does not izes curing the disease, and 2000s when I first Affected by Leprosy (APAL) Hansen's disease, is a chron- Japanese Government parallels between the dis- resolution, elimination of mean that leprosy has disap- the back wheel represents approached the Office of the have an important role to ic infectious disease caused Goodwill Ambassador for crimination and hostility leprosy as a public health peared. eliminating discrimination. UN High Commissioner for play. But challenges remain. by the bacillus the Human Rights of toward COVID-19 patients, problem was successfully Each year, around Unless both wheels are turn- Human Rights. One result Especially now, during the Mycobacterium leprae. It Persons Affected by their families and health per- achieved at the global level by 200,000 new cases of leprosy ing together, we will not has beenthe resolution on COVID-19 pandemic, it is Leprosy; Chairman, The sonnel that has been report- the end of 2000, and almost are reported to the WHO, reach our ultimate goal of elimination of discrimina- important that we do not lose mainly affects the skin and Nippon Foundation. The peripheral nerves and is said views expressed are ed in different parts of the all countries, including India, withIndia accounting for zero leprosy. tion against persons affected sight of leprosy and continue to be one of the oldest dis- personal. world and society's attitudes have replicated that success at more than half of these. As regards the front by leprosy and their family to build on the progress eases in human history. toward leprosy. the national level. There are still endemic areas wheel, the WHO recently members, adopted by the made. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | MAY 24, 2021 Money 08 Markets to be guided by Corona Curfew restrictions impact retail sales; hygiene, instant food products pick up developments, trends this week PNS n NEW DELHI Retailers are having continued PNS n NEW DELHI growth in health and hygiene Benchmarks category products as well as in With earnings season largely closed the food, personal care and home coming to a close, equity mar- care items, but discretionary kets this week would be guid- previous trading categories like beauty and cos- ed by updates on the COVID- week with metics, fashion and apparels 19 front as well as global trends have been affected adversely for further direction, analysts robust gains, during the second wave of the said. enthused by a pandemic. Benchmarks closed the pre- Now, there is a renewed vious trading week with robust declining trend focus on healthy alternatives apparel, fashion and home "Of course, sales of the non- gains, enthused by a declining in Covid cases, such as ayurvedic toothpaste care categories, as they had essential category has been trend in COVID-19 cases in and juices, while instant foods stocked up their inventory in hit as you are selling only India, though the pace of the though the pace and ready-to-eat snacking March in anticipation of the food and other essentials. vaccination drive remains an of vaccination items with nutritional offerings upcoming season after having Because of that, categories overhang. are also seeing larger penetra- a good run rate in the January- such as fashion and home are "The entry of new vaccines drive remains tion. March quarter. impacted very high. in the market which will ease an overhang Moreover, value packs are "Spends have dropped in "We have stocks but sudden- supply crunch and a steady doing well his time as smaller high price point and non- ly sales have gone down. The decline in the new COVID packs of Rs 5 and Rs 10 have essential categories," METRO summer sales, which we were cases are factors boosting Equity markets may also tors on rotational basis would caseload and vaccination ramp Besides this, movement of witnessed a rise of up to 20 per Cash & Carry India MD and expecting in fashion, are now investor confidence in the mar- witness volatility this week further fuel the recovery," said up in the country in the near the rupee, foreign institution- cent across categories like bis- CEO Arvind Mediratta said. washed away," he added. ket. "Hence, the market will amid derivatives expiry on Ajit Mishra, VP - Research, term," said Binod Modi, Head - al investors' investment trend cuits, ketchup and jams, while Future Group, which oper- Daily essentials such as fresh continue to focus on COVID Thursday. Religare Broking Ltd. During Strategy at Reliance Securities. and Brent crude prices would the large and premium packs ates big format stores such as vegetables, staples and pulses; numbers to pump in more "We feel global cues will the last trading week, the 30- Grasim Industries, BPCL, Sun also be monitored by investors. have been affected as people Big Bazaar and has now shift- dairy products like milk; optimism... due to a relatively continue to dictate the trend in share BSE benchmark Sensex Pharmaceutical Industries and "Going ahead investors will are cautious about their dispos- ed mostly to home delivery ready-to-cook items such as quiet week for economic data," near future. The recent buoy- jumped 1,807.93 points or 3.70 Central Bank of India are among keep a close eye on COVID-19 able income. model, said sales in the non- dosa barters; packed foods said Vinod Nair, Head of ancy in banking and financial per cent. the few major companies sched- related development," said Besides, some retailers are essential category have gone such as noodles, pasta and Research at Geojit Financial stocks is certainly encouraging "Investors will continue to uled to announce their quarter- Sumeet Bagadia, Executive also facing the issue of excess down after the second wave pickles are selling well at Big Services. and participation of other sec- focus on trajectory of daily ly earnings this week. Director, Choice Broking. stocking in categories such as restrictions. Bazaar, he added.

MONEY MATTERS 5G to spur contractual staffing After NBCC MCX posts 41.31 per cent salvo, Jaypee's requirement in telecom sector CoC to meet fall in Q4 net profit PNS n NEW DELHI eading commodity bourse on May 24 MCX reported a 41.31 per The much-awaited 5G ser- Lcent drop in its consolidated vices roll-out is expected to PNS n NEW DELHI net profit at Rs 38.44 crore spur telecom contractual during the fourth quarter of the staffing over the next two The creditors' panel of 2020-21 fiscal on poor income. years and will emerge as a key Jaypee Infratech Ltd (JIL) Net profit stood at Rs 65.50 driver for hiring activities in will hold a meeting in the crore in the same quarter ONGC reaches out to the sector, according to a morning on May 24 to dis- previous fiscal, according to a senior official at TeamLease. cuss submissions made by regulatory filing released late on The Department of Telecom state-owned NBCC about Saturday. Net income declined on a consolidated basis to Rs 108.46 (DoT) already set the ball in its resolution plan, just crore in the fourth quarter of the 2020-21 fiscal from Rs 134.94 families of sunk barge motion for 5G trials earlier this before the start of the sched- crore in the same quarter previous year. Expenses remained lower at PNS n NEW DELHI the state-owned firm has month, when it approved "Telecom vertical is one of will be a clear impact for the uled voting process on On Rs 58.92 crore as against Rs 70.32 crore in the said period. Further, extended an immediate relief applications of telecom compa- the biggest markets for staffing next two years in telecom May 20, the Committee of MCX said its average daily turnover in commodity futures (including State-owned ONGC has start- of Rs 1 lakh to the survivors nies including Reliance Jio, industry...this was one of the industry in a positive way Creditors (CoC) approved index futures) on the exchange decreased by 13 per cent to Rs ed reaching out to families of and Rs 2 lakh to the deceased Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea verticals which grew even dur- with launch of 5G services, Suraksha group's bid and 31,823 crore in the fourth quarter of the 2020-2021 fiscal from Rs the dead, missing and sur- and missing persons' families, for conducting the trials. ing the COVID times, and I when it comes to economy rejected the offer made by 36,626 crore in the same quarter previous year. MCX observed that vivors of the private contrac- company officials said. According to Deval Singh, believe that trend will contin- and when it comes to labour NBCC, which on May 22, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread tor-operated barge that sank in "Teams have formed which Business Head- Telecom, IT ue in 2021," Singh told PTI. market," Singh noted. shot off a strongly-worded across the globe including India. COVID-19 has taken its toll on not the Arabian Sea after being have started visiting the fam- and ITES, Media and The 5G roll-out in future As per TeamLease, the tal- letter to JIL's Interim just human life, but business and financial markets too. battered by a severe cyclone. ilies to hand over immediate Government, TeamLease will offer a boost to the econ- ent requirement by the indus- Resolution Professional While Indian Navy, Coast relief amounts," an official Services, the outlook for con- omy and to the labour market, try is expected to see 18 per (IRP) questioning his juris- Guard, ONGC teams and pri- said. "So far, 13 families have tractual hiring in the sector Singh said. cent growth this year, with pro- diction. According to Maruti, Toyota remain bullish vate contractor Afcons are been provided with the imme- remains positive, notwith- "The second wave is a little files ranging from technicians sources, the CoC meeting putting in all efforts to locate diate relief and the rest will be standing some ambiguities on ambiguous, so no one knows to installation engineers, and has been scheduled from 10 the missing personnel through handed over the cheques at the account of the second severe how the growth will be from civil engineers to project am till noon. on growth of used car biz sea vessels and aerial search, earliest possible. wave of COVID-19. shaped. Having said that, there managers, in demand. eading automakers Maruti Suzuki India (MSI), Mahindra & Mahindra Land Toyota Kirloskar Motor are bullish on the long-term growth prospects of their respective used car GST Council may decide on IGST Minosha India ‘MSME needs ‘right verticals even as the second wave of COVID-19 continues to pose severe challenges to the business aims Rs 300 activities across the country. The companies remain a bit on imported oxygen concentrators circumspect regarding the near-term situation owing to the PNS n NEW DELHI crore revenue kind' of relief package’ pandemic but expect the segment to grow on a long-term basis PNS nLUCKNOW loan, he added. As last time with personal mobility gaining acceptance amid the coronavirus The GST Council is its upcom- in three years some relief measures were pandemic."It is very difficult to predict how used car business will ing meeting, scheduled to be Lucknow, May 23 (PTI) taken specifically for the rural perform this fiscal year due to COVID situation. Demand for such held on May 28, is likely to take PNS n NEW DELHI Industry body Assocham has sector, a similar step once cars is there in the market but there is pressure on their availability a call on levy of 12 per cent tax demanded from the govern- again should be taken, the because of restrictions across states on account of lockdowns and on import of oxygen concen- Digital printing solution ment a 'concentrated and right Assocham president said. curfews," MSI Executive Director (Sales and Marketing) Shashank trators for personal use. firm Minosha India, for- kind' of relief package for "Certainly, there is a need Srivastava told PTI in an interaction.The auto major currently has The Delhi High Court last merly Ricoh India, is MSME sector, which was most for some kind of impetus at 570 True Value outlets across the country where it certifies the pre- week said that imposition of 12 expecting to generate a affected by covid-19 pandem- various levels and definitely owned cars it takes from various sources, including customers who per cent Integrated GST revenue of Rs 300 crore ic. more at the MSME level," said exchange their old cars for new Maruti models. (IGST) on oxygen concentra- in the next two-and-a- "Yes, there is a need for a Agarwal, who is also the man- tors for personal use or those half years by servicing relief package which has to be aging director of TCIL. received as gifts is "unconsti- globally managed directed very carefully. We at On the impact of the second tutional". accounts and sale of mul- Assocham believe that both wave of the COVID-19 pan- India challenges $1.2 bn Cairn The Court's observation Abhishek Jain, Tax Partner, may consider accepting the tifunction printers, a the Centre and the states need demic on the economy, he came on a plea filed by an 85- EY, said, the government had judgement and extending the senior company official to come together with certain said, "As we saw during the year old COVID patient whose already provided exemption benefit," Jain added. said. plans, so that we can give a first wave as well, the larger international arbitration award relative had sent oxygen con- from IGST on free import of AMRG & Associates Minosha India concentrated, focused and the companies were able to come ndia has challenged an centrator from the US. oxygen concentrators for Senior Partner Rajat Mohan Managing Director Atul right kind of relief to whoev- out of it much faster. We are international arbitration tribunal It also quashed a May 1 noti- COVID relief by any state said collecting tariffs on med- Thakker told PTI that er needs it the most," seeing that MSMEs are facing Iasking it to return USD 1.2 fication of the Finance government or any agency ical equipment, medicines, easing price competi- Assocham president Vineet a brunt of issues now. So billion to UK's Cairn Energy Plc Ministry which said that a 12 authorised by the state govern- and vaccines, scarcity of tion in the market is Agarwal told PTI on Sunday. many of them are facing on grounds that it had never per cent IGST will be levied on ment. which is leading to the death also bringing in stabil- Suggesting some measures, demand cuts. Some of them agreed to arbitrate over a oxygen concentrators import- "The Delhi High Court has of millions, is against the ity and margins in the he said banks should increase are not receiving their pay- "national tax dispute", the finance ed for personal use or gift. beneficially extended the nation's fundamental princi- enterprise printing working capital limit of ments on time. ministry said on Sunday. While the government appointed a judge Sources said the final deci- benefit of this IGST exemp- ples. business. MSMEs by 20 per cent but not "We also know that the on the three-member arbitration panel and fully participated in the sion on this issue would be tion to personal import as "Lowering prices for Covid "We have started ser- charge any extra collateral. commodity cycle has proceedings against India seeking Rs 10,247 crore in back taxes taken by the Council in its gifts for individual use as related material is needed, vicing some of the glob- Secondly, re-classification increased i.e., the prices of from Cairn, the ministry said the tribunal "improperly exercised upcoming meeting on Friday. well. Given the enormity of and neutralising tax on all ally managed accounts of NPAs of MSMEs should be commodities have increased, jurisdiction over a national tax dispute that the Republic of India Tax experts said that the the pandemic situation and as such imports is one such (GMA) of Ricoh in done, Agarwal said. which is impacting their cost never offered and/or agreed to arbitrate." India had seized and sold Council may decide to exempt a life saving measure and effective method that would India and expect more Thirdly, street vendors, small structure. Overall, on shares of Cairn in its erstwhile India unit, confiscated dividend due IGST on such imports as the given that the revenue loss for have an immediate trickle- to come over the period shopkeepers should be provid- MSMEs the impact has been and withheld tax refunds to recover the tax demand it had levied revenue implications would the government may not be down effect on the entire sup- of next few months. ed with some sort of relief, disproportionate in the econ- two years after passing a law in 2012 that gave it powers to levy tax not be much. significant, the government ply chain," Mohan added. direct benefit, working capital omy." retrospectively. Cairn invoked arbitration under the India-UK bilateral investment treaty. IHCL: Will have delivered Discoms' dues to gencos fall in March Gold saving funds see PNS n NEW DELHI Power producers give 45 over 3L meals by day-end days to discoms to pay bills for Rs 864-cr inflow in April PNS n NEW DELHI and the larger community are Total dues owed by electricity electricity supply. After that, old saving funds and gold integral to our culture of distribution companies to outstanding dues become over- exchange traded funds (ETFs) Tata Group firm Indian Hotels Tajness. In line with this, we power producers fell 3.4 per due and generators charge Gwitnessed net inflows of Rs Company Ltd (IHCL) on have created a structured and cent to Rs 78,379 crore in penal interest on that in most 864 crore in April amid uncertain Sunday said it will have deliv- holistic approach that covers March 2021 as compared to the cases. economic environment in the wake ered over 3 lakh meals to all our stakeholders," IHCL year-ago period, showing a To give relief to power gen- of the second wave of COVID-19. healthcare providers in 32 hos- MD and CEO Puneet said. reversal of discoms' growing eration companies (gencos), The positive inflow is expected to pitals and COVID centres The company's priorities in outstandings. the Centre enforced a payment continue in the financial year 2021- across eight cities by the end of this regard are preventing Outstanding dues of dis- security mechanism from 22 as the precious metal remains the day as part of COVID care infection, protecting lives, pro- coms towards electricity pro- August 1, 2019. Under this an under allocated asset in investor portfolios in these uncertain initiatives of the company. The viding support and persever- ducers have been increasing mechanism, discoms are times, Chirag Mehta, Senior fund manager- Alternative Investments company has once again start- ance in ensuring sustained year-on-year as well as month- declined from Rs 98,673 crore not cleared even after 45 days required to open letters of at Quantum Mutual Fund, said. Gold saving funds and gold ETFs ed its #MealsToSmiles initiative safety, he added. on-month for years showing in February and Rs 99,023 of grace period offered by gen- credit for getting power supply. have seen net inflow to the tune of Rs 184 crore and Rs 680 crore, from May 2, 2021, IHCL said. "This thrust includes the perennial stress in the power crore in January this year. erators, stood at Rs 67,417 The Centre had also given respectively in the month of April, according to data provided by The meals are being deliv- restarting of 'Meals to Smiles' sector till February this year. The PRAAPTI portal was crore as against Rs 68,587 some breathers to discoms for Morningstar India.This comes following net inflow of over Rs 3,200 ered in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, initiative from 2nd May. We Distribution companies (dis- launched in May 2018 to bring crore in the same month a year paying dues to gencos in view crore in gold funds in the entire 2020-21, while the same for gold Bengaluru, Goa, Hyderabad, will have delivered over 3 lakh coms) owed total Rs 81,116 in transparency in power pur- ago. of the COVID-19-induced ETFs was more than Rs 6,900 crore as per the data. "The sharp and Kolkata, New Delhi and meals by today evening to 32 crore to power generation chase transactions between The overdue amount stood lockdown. intense surge in coronavirus cases this year has fanned hopes that, Varanasi, it added. "At IHCL, hospitals and COVID-19 cen- firms in March 2020, accord- generators and discoms. at Rs 84,478 crore in February The government had also as an asset class, gold may continue to perform well in the current the health and safety of our tres across eight locations," ing to portal PRAAPTI . In March 2021, the total and Rs 85,490 crore in January waived penal charges for late environment.” employees, guests, partners Chhatwal said. The dues in March also overdue amount, which was this year. payment of dues. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Monday May 24, 2021 PARENTING IN THE INSTAGRAM ERA LESSONS WITH LOVE AND LIBERTY he coronavirus parenting tips, or just casual ceived her child, she wasn’t mommy of Vidya Nirvana Rapid-fire with the tain way because I don’t has created panic glimpses into her whole- yet ready, and was wonder- adds. celeb mommy: care, just do you across the globe, some life with her sweet lit- ing if it was too late for her Just to have the pre-domi- Your favourite children’s adding new tle family — Lakshmi to give her up to someone nant tweak of knowledge on Describe your parenting book you can’t stop reading T strains to fight Manchu sure knows how to who could take better care. kids, Laksmi Manchu came style Dr. Seuss with! India is now make the most of even the However, her really close up with the YouTube series At liberty Hours you spend on preparing itself for the third dullest of days. Parenting is friend from LA advised her Chitti Chilakamma while The one thing you would Instagram daily wave which, experts say, certainly a challenge but the to not make everything accrediting some approba- like to do with your daugh- I wake up with it could affect children more. Tollywood actress didn’t about the child and not lose tion to the privilege she’s ter post coronavirus Worst parenting advice that It is now time to brace one- force her daughter to adopt her own identity, but make grateful for as it led her to Travel a lot you’ve received self ahead of the storm while any traditional discipline the baby a part of her, and some child development Being a parent in the ‘Why is she sitting like that’, children have been locked techniques forcefully trying that stuck by her to date. experts. A few of the actress’ Instagram era Don’t pres- change the attitude, don’t inside the houses for over a to undermine any of her “She also told me that the friends are mums too and sure your kid to dress a cer- raise the girl to be demure. year now, with schools being aspirations at such a tiny child doesn’t know anything seem to be so exhausted, so shut and lockdowns being age, neither forged a shaky better but learns from what she decided to consolidate imposed. One of the things framework but rather is you teach him or her. all she’s learnt, onto one we can reflect on, during building a solid foundation Hence, I remember when platform for both the south- this time, is the value of for the most valued, life- she was months old, she was ern states, because it’s all connection! long bond. legit my weight tool as I about giving back, according Many celebrity parents “I am just trying to stay practised my kick-boxing to her. It’s all about raising have turned to homeschool- afloat with all the uncertain- sessions! They are like your children with love and ing amid the pandemic. ty and insecurities looming sponges, it’s not what you freedom and not with fear Above all, managing chil- around us, my close-knit tell them but the actions that and suppression, she says in dren’s challenging behav- family keeps me sane these you enact. She even started a live session with iours along with an increase days. At times, yes, we do crawling with the help of a ‘Kidstoppress’, a discovery in work from home hours wanna kill each other but it medicine ball! If I am medi- platform for parents found- and added care responsibili- all boils down to that love tating, she’ll come and sit by ed by entrepreneur Mansi ties have been very hard and that keeps us all bound. This my side. I am not aware if Zaveri. exhausting for many mums. simplicity is the factor that is she’s doing it correctly or The mother of a six-year- As you must have noticed, giving me those vibes of not, but she’s dedicating 2-3 old daughter certainly feels Tollywood actress Lakshmi normality,” shares the actress minutes in deep silence. Her it is important to have a Manchu’s Instagram feed is who has also been a televi- birth has taught me how healthy dialogue with chil- flooded with videos, images, sion presenter, on how is she kids are so limitless, so why dren around what is hap- and posts of her enjoying dealing with the second put them in any boundaries. pening. her routine life, making the wave currently. I always keep the door open “Looking at content where most of the small moments Everybody’s going gaga for her, nothing like ‘oh we can do partake in activi- with her daughter, and also over the actress’ workout Amma is busy/reading’. She’s ties and address our chil- sharing messages of empow- videos with her little girl in a way like my blanket, I dren’s problems, give us erment! Whether it’s putting online. So how did she throw her onto me and she’s more tools and power to up posts about self-love, fun instill that in her? Laxmi with me all along because handle our children,” she videos with her daughter, reveals that when she con- she’s so easy to be with,” the concluded. Teens' trials and tryst Mesmerising with a message

um Bewafa audience’s heart with brought popular actors song is about Arjun pressure, he marries Ho is the his superb work! From Arjun Bijlani and Nia getting married for the another girl and has to latest hit working with top- together. “It was amaz- second time since his stay with two wives. with the lockdown T song by notch singers like ing shooting with first wife, personated It’s an all-out emotion- Navjit Jubin Nautiyal, Vishal Arjun and Nia as they by Nia is infertile, so al romantic song.” he ongoing Buttar, Mishra, Jassie Gill, and both are remarkable his parents pressurise Since the song is shot Covid-19 pan- who’s well known for Diljit Dosanjh, to giv- performers”, Navjit him to marry someone in Himachal Pradesh, demic has his quality work, and ing some video of says of them. else again, for a baby. the locations in the accelerated the is leaving no stone everlasting chart- On spilling beans So it revolves around song too, are mes- T creation and unturned to touch the busters, for the first about the new song how he loves his first merising, with a beau- evolution of a right chord of the time ever he has Navjit shares, “The wife but due to family tiful message! new socio-technical envi- ronment around the world. Lockdowns spurred an unprecedented surge in online communication as people moved school, work, and social lives online. In the midst of lock- downs, teens explored and analysed their own experi- ences of connection dur- ing this unparalleled time of social isolation. With the sudden shift to virtual distancing orders forced relaunch our experiment, internet access for school, learning and restrictions them to disconnect from and think through the work, and socialising — on in-person gatherings, everything but technology, ways that technology can things which many others they wanted to explore it was a perfect opportuni- and can’t connect us when in their communities and how their reliance on tech- ty to reconvene and we’re physically isolated. around the world don’t nology and networked People often assume have. devices for communica- that teens have an uncom- At the same time, after tion and socialisation plicated relationship with examining their own expe- affected their sense of technology. Yet, this is riences of using networked connection to not always the case, technologies during the themselves and especially for young first lockdown teen others. people who are researchers concluded that The teens had marginalised. connecting over comput- originally come Certainly, the ers can only connect you India’s art fraternity raises together to youth members so much. Although they learn more of the research continued to chat online about their rela- team Youth with their closest friends, tionship with Participatory the link between them and Rs 2 crore for Covid relief technology by Action Research their wider community of disconnecting project, were the peers was much more dif- from their devices first to admit that ficult to maintain virtually. support and daily sustenance for a week and they had it easy dur- Reflecting on this loss, one to those living on the margin, tracking the impact ing the first lockdown: research team member having encountered great this had on them. safe houses to live in, said, “Normally I would loss, and/or in need,” said When pandemic-related families for company and consider myself to be Saffronart. stay-at-home and physical support, and, sufficient friends with people that I Saffronart CEO and Co- would see and talk with at founder Dinesh Vazirani school, or at extracurricu- said, “This auction was made The sale was led by an lars. Now, I only have fre- possible thanks to the untitled work by Amrita quent contact with very indomitable spirit of the Sher-Gil, which sold for Rs few people that I am close Indian art community that 15.88 lakhs, nearly doubling with, and I am missing out joined hands to raise funds to its lower estimate. on talking to these other assist the NGOs doing criti- Other highlights include a people. I do not know rt Rises for India, donated by artists, gallerists, cal work at the grassroots 2015 oil on canvas by A them well enough to a 24-hour no- collectors and patrons to sup- level during these unprece- Ramachandran, which sold Facetime them one-on- reserve, online port the cause. dented times. We sincerely for Rs 7.32 lakhs, and Nilima one, or to have a lengthy fundraiser auction All the proceeds from the thank the artists, gallerists, Sheikh’s Wakeful Night 4, conversation online.” A has raised over Rs auction, including the and collectors who have gen- 2021, which sold for Rs 7.26 Even though these teens 2 crores to assist reduced Buyer’s Premium, erously donated artworks for lakhs. had access to a lot of tech- on-going Covid-19 relief will be donated to nine grass- this fundraiser auction as Among the contemporary nology and by extension, efforts in the country. roots non-profit organisa- well as the members of the works, Imran Qureshi's work the ability to communicate According to the auction tions: Goonj, Hemkunt art community who have on paper titled ‘When I online with others — house Saffronart, bidding Foundation, YUVA, Dastkar, enthusiastically bid on the Thought of You’, 2017 sold being so physically discon- from across the globe result- FICA, Khoj, Street Survivors, artworks to contribute. We for Rs 12.27 lakhs; N.S. nected felt incredibly lone- ed in all lots being sold. Aangan and Charaka. are humbled by their partici- Harsha’s ‘Beginning’, 2019 ly. As we readjust to life as The sale featured over 120 “These teams deserve a pation that has allowed us to sold for Rs 6.57 lakhs; and the pandemic moves works of modern and con- special recognition for their raise over rupees two crores Atul Dodiya’s ‘Houseboat’, towards some kind of res- temporary South Asian art incredible work on the to further aid Covid-19 relief 2013 - 2019, a watercolour on olution, let’s ensure we which were generously ground to provide medical efforts across the country.” paper, sold for Rs 3.01 lakhs. protect that real world! 10

Hyderabad Monday May 24, 2021 spirituality

Sachchidananda Swamiji, who was christened Satyanarayana by his parents, began organiz- Life is short, make ing satsangs that were dotted by discourses and bhajans (prayers of the Almighty). The small group had begun to swell. Lo and behold, in the age of technology, the Swamiji the most of it has over a crore of followers on his Facebook page. Even a small act The Swamiji’s “Sahasra Chandra Darsanam” — denot- ing the occurrence of 1,000 of kindness can full moons — will be the longest and the biggest cele- contribute bration in Datta Peetham and will be spoken of for decades towards your to come. Several vedic rituals are being performed by pun- moral progress, dits all over India since his 78th birthday in 2020 and says Rajyogi they will culminate in the gala celebrations of the seer’s 80th Brahmakumar birthday. The Ganapathy Nikunj ji for any other thing. Since the afore-men- Sachchidananda Swamiji’s tioned virtues are considered as sublime Ashram also organizes a veryone born would die one or angelic, people reward such a person unique event called Chaitanya day — a fact none can deny. generously with their heart-felt devotion Archana (worshipping of Another fact is that everyone and ever-growing respect. One of these enlightenment) in which emi- would be judged by one’s lessons could be learnt by asking the self nent personalities from differ- e actions. The recent deaths of this question: If a human being is a mere ent streams of knowledge are many notable personalities body and brain, whom do people pay felicitated on a grand scale. across the world during the pandemic homage to when the body and the brain In his bid to practice while witnessed a large number of VVIPs become dead? For whom do they pray preaching, the Swamiji, with a coming to pay their respectful homage, to the lord to give peace? If a person sin- single-point agenda of inspir- and of thousands of people expressing cerely believes that there exists no entity ing people to “stay home and their feeling of deprivation, show how other than the material, then where do stay safe”, delivered the dis- these personalities found a place in the the virtues or moral values, such as com- course of Mahabharatam in hearts of people by their certain uncom- passion, love, kindness... abide? Are Telugu every evening for over mon charismatic acts. These events of these the qualities of matter that take a year for two hours. This was the demise that saddened the hearts of some complex forms as a body and webcast live on the Facebook millions should indeed have provided brain? On what basis can one substanti- page of Avadhoota Datta people some moments for earnest intro- ate or establish the mere assumption that Peetham. spection and deep reflection on their these are qualities of things that are After staying continuously own personal life and acts. If people material? Aren’t moral considerations for a record 402 days within developed this into a sort of a good habit often in conflict with attractions that the Ashram, the Swamiji visit- to consider such occasions as hidden relate to flesh, thus, indicating that the ed Chanumdi temple on April reminders by the Cosmic Order, by two are separate? Does not sometimes a 12 and offered prayers. He whatever name it be known, they would person think of sacrificing life (body and took a holy dip in the Cauvery become more sane than mundane and brain) for a moral cause? Can a social followed by puja, commemo- profane. They would, gradually, be order be run merely on the belief that rating the completion of the uplifted to be themselves, the veritable man is an evolved form of matter? Do grand Mahabharata saints rather than pay only lip-service to the moral and ethical principles not per- BY A.SAYE SEKHAR Pravachana series. A robe saints and be lost in the strong surge of tain to something that aspires for a high- with names of a few devotees, grief and remorse. It has been well-said er and nobler order and makes efforts to who served the Swamiji with that every saint has a past and every sin- be above the bondages of the material ervice to the poor commitment, written on it ner has a future. So, such events, seen in world? and the needy will was offered to “Goddess a right perspective, could have served as If one argues with oneself on these or mark the birthday Cauvery”. Marking the culmi- rungs of a ladder to rise high. Death that similar lines and takes into consideration S celebrations of His SERVICE IS nation of Mahabharata gave their admirers a jolt, could have the reported accounts of reincarnations, Holiness Sri Sri Pravachana Deeksha, He took served to push them high but lethargic hypnotic regressions, near-death and Ganapathy a holy dip in the Ganga at as human nature is in this age, soon peo- out-of-body experiences, and the nature Sachchidananda Swamiji on Haridwar on May1. ple would return to their earthly ambi- of moral values that are meant to regu- May 26, this year. He will turn The Ashram, in its pursuit tions, petty objectives. Most would again late the body and the brain and are non- 79. CELEBRATION of service, offers donations to go into a deep slumber of ignorance as physical and of a higher order, then one With a profound hope that the physically challenged, the earlier. For, this also is a fact of life that will easily conclude that the real actor in the pandemic would end private) in the mornings and demic emergency medical kits 40-acre precincts near the economically backward, and the mood of giving up negative habits or the drama of life is a non-material entity, soon, Swamiji’s devotees are evenings in the city of Mysuru for traffic policemen in foothill of Chamundi Hills in to organisations that shoulder evil intentions is only evanescent and called the soul, self or atman. The body looking forward to the during lockdown, donating Mysuru. Each kit consists of a Mysuru, 55 years ago. the onus of social causes. like white froth on the surface of dirty serves the purpose of a costume and also grandiose festivity of ‘Sahasra hundreds of e-learning tabs to pulse oximeter, 12 masks, Sri Ganapathy Apart from the service ren- water. And very soon, one takes again to as an assemblage of instruments that are Chandra Darsanam’ of Sri enable poor schoolchildren to hand sanitizers, and medi- Sachchidananda Swamiji con- dered by the Ashram, many wanton and wild ways. required by the soul to act and to make Swamiji, the founding pontiff receive online education cines. siders his mother Jayalakshmi devotees individually and also Whatever be one’s philosophy of life, efforts. The body also serves as a medi- of Sri Avadhoota Datta through the world’s biggest Providing succour and Mata as his Guru who had ini- collectively make donations as the truth is that even a small act of kind- um for experiencing pleasure and pain. Peetham, when he turns 80 crisis caused by the novel solace to people, especially the tiated him into his spiritual their way of celebrating Sri ness paves the path of one’s moral If one adopts this truth, one would be next year. In fact, the run-up coronavirus are just a few to needy, through multiple ser- journey when he was barely Swamiji's birthday. progress. It enables one to pay one’s debt above all kinds of sorrow and miseries. for the celebrations began last name. vice activities has been the nine years old, before she Millions of devotees wish to the society, to leave a lasting impact This would also remind him/her that year, when the seer turned 78. The Ashram provided food hallmark of the Avadhootha passed on in 1951. Sri Ganapathy on the sands of time and to earn the this life can come to an end at any Providing food in about 20 to policemen on duty during Datta Peetham which moved With the divine blessings of Sachchidananda Swamiji a blessings of thousands or millions of moment and we should not postpone hospitals (government and the first wave of corona pan- to the serene and sprawling Sri Dattatreya, Sri Ganapathy very happy birthday. men and women. 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fter actress Nayanthara, dress that she styles with a white COPS STOP NIKHIL Singer her filmmaker boyfriend mask. Just minutes after posting the Vignesh Shivan, Gautham picture, Keerthy Suresh’s comments Karthik, and Mohanlal section was filled with hearts and FROM DELIVERING A took their first jab of the wishes. Madhu Priya coronavirus vaccine, the On the work front, Keerthy Suresh latest celebrity to receive the has a number of projects in the ESSENTIALS AMID dose is Mahanati and Penguin pipeline, including Mohanlal’s starrer fame Keerthy Suresh. Marakkar and Rajinikanth’ starrer big harassed on social media The National award-win- budget drama Annaatthe. She is also ning actress recently took playing the female lead in the upcom- LOCKDOWN layback singer through e-mail with the to her social media to ing film Sarkaru Vaari Paata , where Madhu Priya details of the call logs and inform that she has taken she is paired opposite Superstar yderabad City police lifesaving Medicines from Peddinti, who abusive comments. the first dose of the Mahesh Babu under the direction of have started strict Uppal to Kims Minister was one of the A case has been booked Coronavirus vaccine. Parasuram of Geetha Govindam fame. vigilance during road… In spite of providing P participants of under sections of IPC 509 Keerthy also shared a She was last seen in Venky Atluri H lockdown hours. the Prescription and patient Bigg Boss Telugu and 354B, and the investiga- picture of her getting the directorial Rang De, which has Vehicles are being details, I was stopped and season 1, became popular tion is said to be underway. shot, on microblogging Nithiin in the lead role and Sai seized for travelling asked to Get an Epass.” on Telugu TV with The police are yet to reveal page Twitter, in which Kumar, Kausalya, Naresh, Rohini, on roads without a proper rea- “Tried 9 times but the server Adapillanamma Nenu more details regarding this she is seen wearing a Brahmaji, Vennela Kishore and son. But what is baffling peo- is down…I thought medical Adapilanani. case. Madhu Priya made blue colored checkered Vineeth in crucial roles. ple is cops not allowing essen- emergencies were allowed!!!,” Reports have been com- her debut in Tollywood tial services in some areas. he further added. Not only the ing in that the singer is with her singing for the Certain media reports and actor, but many other people being harassed in the form movie Daggaraga videos circulated online travelling for essential services of filthy comments on the Dooranga. For the song showed food delivery boys were being scrutinised by the social media and blank Vachinde from the beaten by cops for allegedly Hyderabad police. calls. movie Fidaa starring violating ‘lockdown rules’ Soon after Nikhil’s tweet According to singer Sai Pallavi and Varun whereas the government’s went viral, Hyderabad City Madhu Priya Peddinti, she Tej, she won the order had allowed food deliv- Police’s Twitter handle has been receiving a lot of Filmfare Award for ery in the original lockdown responded on the microblog- blank calls from an the Best Play guidelines. On Sunday, actor ging site saying, “Dear sir, unidentified person over Back Singer Nikhil Siddharth of Happy please share your location, we the last few days. After Female. Days fame, who was travelling will inform the facing this harassment, to deliver medical supplies, concerned/local staff, to get it Madhu Priya said she had was stopped by the police. resolved. Thank you.” lodged a complained with Sharing his experience, the The Swamy Ra Ra actor the SHE teams Karthikeya actor took to social soon commented that he has media and tweeted, “Was on DM’ed them the required the way to deliver Emergency details.

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ctor Adivi Sesh, Major, is essaying the role film workout". who is known for of 26/11 Mumbai attacks The post invited a great his work in martyr Sandeep response, with his fans Telugu block- Unnikrishnan. appreciating his workout A busters such as In the video posted on regime. Goodachari, his Instagram page, the Major also marks the Evaru and Kshanam actor is seen lifting production debut of well uploaded a workout video weights. known star Mahesh Babu. on his social media page Dressed in a red and Besides this, Sesh has on Sunday. white T-shirt, and adding a Goodachari 2 and Hit 2 The actor said he wants to slight geeky look with lined up next. “maintain a strict workout spectacles on, the actor Major is expected to regime.” captioned the video as: “No release on July 2 in Hindi, Sesh, who will soon be music, no filter, just breath. Telugu and will be dubbed seen in the bilingual film Gotta keep up that #major- in Malayalam too. RRR rights sold for a record price

TR, Ram Charan’s acquired the digital rights of upcoming multi star- RRR in all languages for a rer RRR directed by whopping sum of Rs 325 crores. Rajamouli is the Analysts say this is a record N cynosure of all eyes. in the Indian film industry. The film happens to Inside talk is RRR’sdigital, be Rajamouli’s first after his music and satellite rights will be magnum opus Baahubali and around Rs 850crs. The produc- so craze is increasing on the ers already made a table profit project with each passing day. of over Rs 400crs. According to the sources, the RRR stars top stars from film’s pre-release business is across the country like Alia leaving everyone shocked. Bhatt, Ajay Devgn, Shriya Reports are coming that the Sharan, Samuthirakhani and film’s digital rights fetched a Irish actors Olivia Morris, Ray whopping sum. reports have it Stevenson, Alison Doody in that popular ZEE 5 has important roles. HYDERABAD | MONDAY | MAY 24, 2021 sport 12

shortpasses ASIA CUP POSTPONED TO 2023 DUBAI: The 2021 edition of the Asia Cup will India will be more conditioned for WTC final: Taylor now be held in 2023 due to a lack of window in a rejigged cricket calendar that is constantly subject to change amid an evolving Covid-19 Kiwi batsman feels IPL suspension gives Virat & Co more time to prepare for WTC Final situation. PTI n LONDON SWANSEA TO FACE BRENTFORD LONDON: Swansea and Brentford will meet enior New Zealand bats- WTC final result for a £180 million place in the Premier man Ross Taylor feels League after winning their Championship Sthe suspension of the IPL play-off semi-finals on Saturday. Swansea “played into India’s hands”, clinched a 2-1 aggregate success against giving Virat Kohli’s team more will depend on Barnsley thanks to a 1-1 draw at the Liberty time to get acclimatised to Stadium in the second leg. English conditions before next month’s World Test TEENAGE ATLETICO FAN DIES Championship final. conditions: Panesar MADRID: A 14-year-old Atlético Madrid fan The Indian Premier PTI n NEW DELHI said. died in an accident while celebrating the League, which was suspend- “On that basis, you are team's La Liga title early Sunday. Spanish ed earlier this month due to ormer England spinner looking at two spinners media reports said he died after his head hit a multiple cases of Covid-19 FMonty Panesar feels New (Ashwin and Jadeja) from wall at the entrance of a parking garage while inside its bubble, was due to Zealand will hold the edge India and three seamers. If he was leaning out of a moving vehicle. finish on May 30, while the over India in the World Test the weather is clear then WTC final between New Championship final if condi- India become favourites. So it RED STAR BELGRADE FANS RIOT Zealand and Indian is sched- tions favour the pacers at the depends a lot on the condi- BELGRADE: Several people have been injured uled to start from June 18 in Ageas Bowl in Southampton. tions.” and more than 100 Red Star Belgrade fans Southampton. It is rainy and cold in the Panesar feels Jadeja “will were arrested after violent clashes during “For India, IPL finishing UK at the moment and if it be the X-factor” in the WTC boisterous celebrations of the club's Serbian early under unfortunate cir- stays that way for the WTC final. “For me, Ravindra national league football title. cumstances has probably final starting from June 18, Jadeja will be the X-factor. played into their hands a lit- then it will be advantage He’s been in terrific form in BURL GETS PUMA SPONSORSHIP tle,” Taylor told reporters on New Zealand, feels Panesar. the IPL. If India decides to go HARARE: Frustrated with financial Sunday. “At the moment there is with just one spinner, I’ll go New Zealand team touring for the two-Test series against host England, as well as World Test Championship final against India next month, took a break from constraints, Zimbabwe batsman Ryan Burl “If IPL would have gone training to witness the final day of a county game between Hampshire and Leicestershire at Ageas Bowl @BLACKCAPS a lot of rain around. If the with Jadeja instead of Ashwin requested for sponsorships for the national on they would have had a weather stays like this then it as the spin-bowling option. team by posting a photo of his worn-out smaller preparation but now “Age is just a number and power. It is what it is, players how it works, and try and for- learning curve for me, in will be an interesting battle Jadeja’s defensive bowling shoes to highlight the plight of his country's they will be a lot more condi- as long as you’re still enjoying want to play in it. mulate a game plan, how to go terms of how the protocols are between the Indian and New skill and being a left-armer cricket and was obliged by footwear giant tioned, their bowlers will have it and feel like you’re good “I hope that International about things,” Conway said in all set set in place, and just try- Zealand seamers. The New give him an upper hand,” PUMA. Burl's plea worked as sportswear their loads up,” he added. enough and can contribute to cricket still has relevance and an online press interaction. ing to adhere through all that. Zealand batsman also play Panesar said. giant Puma promised him sponsorship. However, Taylor reckons the team on and off the field.” priorities at times. As long as “But yeah, I think not a lot You know, just seeing the the moving ball better than Indian team will arrive in New Zealand will still have “I did have 35 in my things are being moved changes. You know, we under- guys being around the group Indian batsmen. the UK on June 2 and will get WINDIES HALTS TRAINING CAMP slight advantage over India as mind because of the 2019 around it is fine... As long as stand that the Dukes ball does for an extended period, it’s “So, that, that would be a little over 10 days to train. GROS ISLET: The West Indies team was they are are scheduled to play World Cup but I went there they aren’t getting cancelled swing a little bit more than been fun. And, yeah, a lot of quite interesting to see if the New Zealand, on the forced to halt its red-ball training camp here two Tests against England in and felt I could still con- and what not.” than what the Kookaburra memories created already in ball is swinging and moving other hand, are playing two this weekend after Jamaican pacer Marquino the run up to the WTC final. tribute, and therefore, I did- does, but you know, you’ve just the short period. at some stage during the Test Tests against England before Mindley tested positive for Covid-19. The 26- “I would be lying if you n’t think just because it was a DUKES PREP BENEFICIAL got to face the ball and come “In the Test set up the guys match, how the Indian bats- the WTC final and many see year-old returned positive in his second test. think there isn’t some sort of World Cup it was time to New Zealand batsman up with a game plan and stick have been here for a very long men, stand up to it compared it as a big advantage but thought about the WTC final retire, but no I don’t have a Devon Conway feels preparing by it,” said the South Africa- time. So you know, it’s good to to the New Zealand,” Panesar Panesar reckons it can be a 21 DIES IN CHINA ULTRAMARATHON but I couldn’t think of a bet- number in mind,” he added. with the Dukes ball back born player, who made the sort of learn from the experi- said from UK. double-edged sword. BEIJING: Twenty-one people were killed after ter preparation than playing There had been some home has helped his side team after impressing in lim- ence of players that have been However, if it is nice and “If New Zealand do well hail, freezing rain and high winds hit runners two Tests against England. At talks that the BCCI has immensely as it gears up for ited overs cricket. at this level, they’ve been play- sunny in the port city of in the next two Test match- taking part in a 100-kilometre cross-country the end of the day it’s a neu- requested to alter the sched- three Tests in England, includ- During the camp back ing at this level for a long peri- Southampton, then the con- es, then the momentum is mountain race in China. The extreme weather tral venue. ule for India’s five-Test series ing the WTC final against home, Conway sprinkled cat od. ditions will suit India more, going to favour them against hit a high-altitude section of the race held in “Playing two Tests gives against England for complet- India here. litter on practice wickets to Adjusting to the cold said the former spinner. India. But if England can beat the Yellow River Stone Forest near Baiyin city us a slight advantage but this ing the IPL, something the Conway, who is among simulate spin bowling on the weather in England is a chal- Panesar also expects the them, suddenly they’re going in northwestern Gansu province on Saturday. Indian team has been number England and Wales Cricket the three uncapped players in rough, hoping it will help him lenge though, feels Conway. ICC to prepare a neutral to be low on confidence and one for a long period of time Board (ECB) has denied. the 20-man squad, feels the counter the likes of “...It’s about adapting to the wicket and not a green top as it is a good time for India to POPE RISKS MISSING EURO 2020 and has had a lot of success Asked if he was con- camp back home in Lincoln Ravichandran Ashwin dur- lower degrees. I think that’s a the WTC is supposed to be a come,” he said. BURNLEY: Burnley and England goalkeeper over here,” he added. cerned about the future of ahead of the tour was ideal. ing the WTC final. slight challenge in itself but I good advert for the five-day “James Anderson and Nick Pope is a major doubt for Euro 2020, The right hander, who has international cricket amid New Zealand play with the On his first Test tour, the think, you know, once the game. “They have got a great Stuart Broad are usually very with the Premier League club confirming on featured in 195 Tests, 233 T20 leagues’ boom, Taylor Kookaburra at home. 29-year-old is trying to soak in body acclimatised to that, it’s draining system at the Ageas effective at this time of the Sunday he will have knee surgery this week. ODIs and 102 T20Is for New said, “IPL is probably the “That was very beneficial as much as he can from estab- about just really understand- Bowl. Normally you see nice year but England have picked After the operation he will be assessed to see Zealand also squashed most high-profile and coun- for us, you know, having that lished names like Tom Latham ing what you want to do and good hot weather. Hopefully, a B team (for NZ series) in the if he can make Southgate's squad for the rumours regarding his retire- tries move it around when opportunity to play amongst and Ross Taylor in his team. not overcomplicate things...,” the game will go on for the absence of some key players, Euros, which is named on Tuesday. Agencies ment. they don’t have the same the Dukes ball, get to learn “It has been a massive the southpaw added. whole four to five days,” he so we will see.” Verstappen wins in Monaco AFP n MONACO

ax Verstappen capitalised Mon Ferrari pole-sitter Charles Leclerc’s cruel last- minute withdrawal to win Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix and go top of the drivers’ world championship for the first time. Carlos Sainz for Ferrari took second with Lando Norris of McLaren completing the podium. Red Bull’s Verstappen dis- Mehidy, Mushfiqur placed Lewis Hamilton at the top of the 2021 standings after the Mercedes world champion finished in seventh. Red Bull driver Max Verstappen celebrates with his team after winning the Monaco AP star in B’desh win The Dutch driver pitched Grand Prix at the Monaco racetrack in Monaco on Sunday IANS n DHAKA who put up 47 runs for the sev- up in the Principality trailing an embarrassing end when a “I’ve never finished a race enth wicket with Dasun Hamilton by 14 points, and routine pitstop took a disas- here — this year, I don’t start Inter Milan players celebrate with the Serie A winner’s trophy after clinching the Scudetto at the end of the Serie A match ehidy Hasan Miraz’s four- Shanaka and 62 runs for the leaves it four points ahead. trous turn as a wheel refused to it. It’s a difficult one to take and between Inter Milan and Udinese at the San Siro stadium in Milan on Sunday AP Mwicket haul, coupled with eighth with Isuru Udana but “It’s so special to win. The come off. I also feel for the team.” wicketkeeper Mushfiqur the target turned out to be too first time for me on the podi- The Finn’s frustration will His last minute absence Rahim’s 84, helped Bangladesh big for Sri Lanka to chase. um here. It was all about look- have been nothing to the was all the more unexpected as beat Sri Lanka by 33 runs. Sri Earlier, Bangladesh were ing after the tyres. I was pret- heartache Leclerc suffered just a couple of hours earlier Ferrari Tsitsipas blasts Lanka were all out for 224 in buoyed by a 109-run partner- ty much in control,” said before the start when he report- had announced repairs had India assured of seven reply to Bangladesh’s 257/6. ship for the fifth wicket Verstappen after taking the ed a gearbox problem on his been carried out without a to Lyon title Miraz dismissed Sri Lanka between Rahim and captain chequered flag waved by ten- Ferrari. grid penalty after Leclerc’s acci- openers Danushka Mahmudullah, who scored 54. nis superstar Serena Williams. For the locally-born dent in qualifying 24 hours ear- AFP n LYON medals at Asian C’ship Gunathilaka and captain Kusal Brief scores: Bangladesh 257/6 Hamilton had a low key Leclerc it was a cruel end to his lier. Perera within the first eight in 50 overs (Mushfiqur Rahim weekend, qualifying in sev- dream of winning his home For the 23-year-old it was orld No5 Stefanos stake their claim for the top hon- overs. Miraz then dismissed 84, Mahmudullah 54; enth and finishing in seventh. grand prix. just the latest misfortune at WTsitsipas swept to the ours, which will also come with Dhananjaya de Silva and Ashen Dhananjaya de Silva 3/45) beat His teammate Valtteri “In the garage it was very Monaco. Lyon ATP clay court title on an unprecedented bonus of Bandara to leave Sri Lanka on Sri Lanka 224 all out (Wanindu Bottas was in contention to difficult to feel ok, but I guess Despite his familiarity with Sunday with a 6-3, 6-3 victory prize money this time. 106/2. Hasaranga 74, Kusal Perera pounce on any mistake by now I’m getting used to this the narrow, unforgiving street over Briton Cameron Norrie. A total of 27 countries were Sri Lanka were given some 30; Mehidy Hasan Miraz 4/30) Verstappen. feeling here unfortunately,” said circuit his record at his home With a week to go before expected to participate but that hope by Wanindu Hasaranga, by 33 runs But then his race came to Leclerc. race remains bleak. the prestige Roland Garros shrunk to 17 on Sunday due to tournament the 22-year-old Covid-forced travel restrictions. Tsitsipas lifted his seventh Heavyweights like Uzbekistan, career title and his second red Philippines and Kazakhstan are surface win this year. among those in contention. Biles makes history in Nagal to clash with Marcora, Tsitsipas lost in the A total of six Indian male Barcelona final to Rafael Nadal boxers, including defending but landed the Monte Carlo champion Amit Panghal (52kg), Prajnesh vs Otte at qualifiers ATP with a 6-3, 6-3 win over got first-round byes into the return to competition Russian Andrey Rublev. quarterfinals. PTI n PARIS Playing with confidence “This will give us a good AFP n LOS ANGELES championships June 3-6. and power Tsitsipas rampaged Dubai: A crucial test of prepa- sign as to where we stand before They’ll be followed by the ndia’s top singles players Sumit around the Lyon court with his rations for Olympic-bound box- the Olympics and where we S gymnastics superstar US Olympic Trials June 24-27, INagal on Sunday drew lower- shoulder length hair kept ers, the Asian Championships need to adjust. It would be USimone Biles returned to where the top two finishers will ranked Italian Roberto Marcora under a headband and lost just will get underway here on good for us that way,” Indian competition with a bang on book Tokyo berths, along with while Prajnesh Gunneswaran a single set all week, in the Monday with India already men’s boxing’s High Saturday, completing an historic two other gymnasts named by and Ramkumar Ramanathan semi-final against Lorenzo assured of podium finishes after Performance Director Santiago vault to launch her final run to USA Gymnastics selectors. got matching rivals for their Musetti. seven women boxers entered the Nieva said. the Tokyo Olympics. Biles wasn’t perfect on first-round clashes at French “I kept my objectives in semifinals due to small size of India had delivered its best The five-time Olympic Gold Saturday. In addition to her Open Qualifiers. mind and it worked,” said their respective draws. ever Asian Championship per- medallist, who hadn’t competed step back on the vault landing The 23-year Nagal is yet to Tsitsipas. Six-time world champion M formance in the 2019 edition in since winning five Golds, includ- she had a bobble on her floor earn a main draw berth in the “Now I’m going to rest up C Mary Kom (51kg), seeded top Thailand, claiming 13 medals, ing a fifth all-around title, at the so much power that she over- routine and on the asymmetri- Clay court Grand Slam and and get back to training for in her category, defending cham- including two Gold, four Silver 2019 World Championships, rotated slightly and stepped cal bars. must make a good start against 152. Roland Garros. It’s the Grand pion Pooja Rani (75kg), and seven Bronze. This time too, delivered on the vault she’s been back on the landing. “I was just But she won the all-around the 191st ranked Marcora. Ramkumar, who has failed Slam I adore the most,” he said. Anupama (+81kg), Saweety expectations are high. preparing — a Yurchenko dou- thinking, do it like training,” she competition with a score of The Jhajjar-born Indian, to enter the main draw of a “I hope to do well there.” (81kg), Lovlina Borgohain “We always come to win. ble pike — at the US Classic in said of her mindset as she took 58.400, with Jordan Chiles sec- who competed at the Australian Grand Slam in a number of On Sunday, he blasted his (69kg), Lalbuatsaihi (64kg), and We know it will be a very tough Indianapolis, Indiana. off down the runway. ond on 57.100 points and Kayla Open this year, has come into attempts, will open his campaign way through the first set in 39 Monika (48kg) made the last- competition with many nations The vault, featuring a “Don’t try to overdo any- DiCello third on 56.100. the tournament after playing against American Michael minutes and finished off the four stage when draws were featuring Olympic qualified box- roundoff onto the springboard thing, because I have a tenden- “I’m just happy to be back two Challenger-level events, Mmoh, ranked 168. victory by taking the second set unveiled on Sunday. ers and many medal winners and back handspring into a cy as soon as I raise my hand to out here on the competition where he made the quarterfinals. In the women’s singles, in just 30 minutes, losing a sin- The total women’s participa- from the world championships. piked double backflip, had never kind of overpower things. I did floor in an arena with all of the The left-handed Prajnesh, Ankita Raina will open her gle point in the last two games. tion in this edition is 47 boxers But we are confident that our before been done in women’s a little bit, but at least I still was girls, especially after the long ranked 149, will take on campaign against Australia’s The loss left the 25-year- across 10 weight categories. team will bring home a good competition. on my feet and it’s a new vault.” year and time off we’ve had,” Germany’s Oscar Otte, ranked Arina Rodionova. old Norrie still seeking his first In all, 19 Indian boxers — results,” Nieva added with con- Biles sailed through it with She now heads into the US Biles said. tournament victory. nine men and 10 women — will fidence. PTI