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the tanks, the reasons for LG Polymers' failure to store suf- ‘ALL AND ficient quantities of the Playing with fire in the City of Destiny inhibitor, and occurrence of a SUNDRY’ second leak on Thursday chemical factory to re-locate Warren Anderson did, alleged- those who died, those who suf- night. The answers are impor- its plant far away from Big names in the public sector such as ly with the connivance of the fered physical injury and men- tant as there were fears of a wo South Korean multi- Gopalpatnam, a residential HPCL, GAIL and Hindustan Shipyard Rajiv Gandhi government, tal trauma. blast if the temperature had nationals doing business area in Vizag. after methyl isocyanate leaked Neither LG Polymers nor exceeded a certain threshold. Tin Andhra Pradesh, Kia The gas leak in LG Polymers besides Coromandel Fertilisers stand cheek from the Union Carbide fac- Kia Motors is packing its bags, Clearly the LG Polymers Motors and LG Polymers, have that killed 11 persons and led by jowl, dangerously close to the Naval tory and killed thousands of but these developments reflect plant is no longer sustainable been in the news recently for to hospitalisation of hundreds dockyard. In this deadly mix, accidents people in Bhopal in 1984. adversely on the AP govern- in Gopalpatnam, a crowded good as well as for bad reasons. is a poor advertisement for the Commenting on the judg- ment's discipline and commit- residential area. I can say from The former refused to be bul- Jagan Mohan Reddy govern- have happened with alarming regularity, ment delivered by the Supreme ment to promote an environ- first-hand experience as a res- lied by avaricious leaders of the ment's desperate attempt to taking a heavy toll on industrial workers Court on the Bhopal gas ment where industries feel ident of that area during 1974- YSR Congress, while the latter make Vizag as Andhra's capi- tragedy in 1989, former Chief safe from extortionists and, at 75 that it posed an environ- tried to take advantage of lax tal. The gas tragedy is a setback Justice of India P.N. Bhagwati the same time, respect and fear mental threat even then officials by reopening a facto- to these efforts as Vizag has larity, taking a heavy toll on are quite stringent.These rules said, 'the multinational has laws of the land. because it handled large quan- ry handling hazardous chem- again proved that it is a veri- industrial workers. were not followed by workers S NAGESH KUMAR won and the people of India The five-member commit- tities of alcohol for its distillery. icals. table tinderbox housing The A. P. Pollution Control or supervisors handling the Former Resident Editor, have lost'. The government did tee of IAS officers appointed by Pungent smell perennially Three months ago, Kia sundry industries and refiner- Board, the District Industries chemical due to laxity or inad- The Hindu not want to own responsibili- the Chief Minister may serve hung in the air, caused by Motors, a subsidiary of ies that process toxic chemicals Centre and the burgeoning equate knowledge. Out of the ty for striking a deal plainly well to suggest measures, smoke emanating from its Hyundai, threatened to relo- and fuels. revenue machinery must two tanks for storage of against the interests of the vic- including safety audits, to pre- narrow chimneys.Anti-pollu- cate its Rs. 8,000 crore plant Big names in the public sec- answer why they exist at all in styrene, one had 1,800 tonnes officials.Its leakage and conse- tims. It used the judiciary… vent accidents and fix respon- tion laws and the machinery to from Anantapur to Tamil tor such as HPCL, GAIL and Vizag. Styrene, the killer gas, of the chemical against its quent harm to the public is and the court fell a victim to sibility on those who gave the enforce them were almost Nadu, after YSRC leaders tried Hindustan Shipyard besides which wrought havoc in capacity of 2,400 tonnes. nothing short of criminal neg- this strategy" (by concluding green light for reopening the non-existent then. to arm-twist it demanding Coromandel Fertilisers stand Gopalpatnam and five villages Surely, the handling of such ligence by the factory manage- that US$ 470 million was 'ade- factory during the lockdown. The real tragedy is that we cuts in its business. Now, we cheek by jowl, dangerously around, is included in the huge quantity of styrene which ment and the government quate' compensation).We don't Several technical questions have numerous laws and mul- have a situation in close to the Naval dockyard. In Manufacture, Storage and vaporises at higher tempera- agencies involved. The sus- want another Bhopal. LG has need to be answered such as tiple agencies to enforce them Visakhapatnam where public this deadly mix, accidents have Import of Hazardous tures, required due diligence pects must be taken into cus- deep pockets and must pay the reasons for not maintain- now. Yet, the result is the anger may force an errant happened with alarming regu- Chemical Rules, 1989 which by the factory and government tody lest they escape like handsomely to families of ing optimum temperature in same, if not worse.

LG POLYMERS GAS LEAK DGP denies collusion with LG Polymers Pawan prohibits party activists PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM n The DGP said, “The n Gautam Sawang and of days, he added. Experts government has formed a Special Chief Secretary from the Petroleum from taking part in protests Director General of Police high-powered committee to (Industries) Karikal Valaven University, Indian Institute of n Gautam Sawang refuted the probe into the leakage of on Saturday inspected LG Chemical Technology and a PNS VIJAYAWADA n The TDP has been n Jana Sena chief observed, “The allegations that police are try- Styrene vapour from LG Polymers plant and few others are coming here to protesting joining the gas focus should be on extending ing to shield the management review the situation, he added. Jana Sena president Pawan Polymers and based on the interacted with the technical affected seeking relocation relief measures to the gas- of LG Polymers registering NDRF’s 10th Battalion Kalyan on Saturday exhorted of the chemical factory affected, but not on cases under soft sections. report, police will further and experts teams on the Commandant Zahid Khan, the party leaders and activists He said, “The government investigate into the case and leakage of the Styrene who closely monitored the not to join protests being and establish a protests and has formed a high-powered will initiate action against the vapour and measures taken rescue operations in the staged by other political par- hospital in place of demonstrations. committee to probe into the responsible persons” by the teams Styrene vapour leakage from ties, including the TDP, the factory. In a Some political outfits leakage of Styrene vapour LG Polymers, said that they demanding relocation of LG statement, Pawan are demonstrating from LG Polymers and based can’t stipulate the exact Polymers in Visakhapatnam as Kalyan called upon on the LG Polymers on the report, police will fur- the Styrene vapour leakage have claimed 12 lives and tions and parts of the country, amount of containment in it is not appropriate to protest the party activists under gas leak issue. The ther investigate into the case incident was involved with leftover over 400 people hos- including New Delhi, will be the incident. at this hour. Moreover, it would no circumstances they protests contribute only and will initiate action against many technical components pitalised. visiting the LG Polymers plant He said that there is no fur- increase the risk of the should protest joining spiking the number of the responsible persons.” and elements, hence, the high- “Everything is normal and and they will review the situ- ther danger and it will take Coronavirus. hands with the affected or Coronavirus cases leading to The DGP and Special Chief powered committee would there is no need to panic. Just ation at the plant and give final one or two days to declare the The TDP has been protest- other political parties situation slipping out of hand.” Secretary (Industries) Karikal ascertain the reasons behind to be on the safer side as per clearance, he added. RR Venkatapuram as a safe ing joining the gas affected Valaven on Saturday inspect- the incident. the protocol, people within the Karikal Valaven said that zone, he added. Experts in seeking relocation of the chem- ed LG Polymers plant and Gautam Sawang and three km radius of the plant the temperature at the Styrene Chemical, Biological, ical factory and establish a hos- on Saturday. Coronavirus cases leading to interacted with the technical Karikal Valaven said that the were asked to stay away from storage tank where the vapour Radiological and Nuclear dis- pital in place of the factory. In He observed, “The focus situation slipping out of hand.” and experts teams on the situation was normal and their homes for 48-hours and leak occurred has come down aster management from a statement, Pawan Kalyan should be on extending relief Therefore, he prohibited leakage of the Styrene vapour under control at RR the period will end on to around 100 degree Celsius NDRF and scientists from called upon the party activists measures to the gas-affected, the Jana Sena activists and and measures taken by the Venkatapuram in Vizag city Sunday,” he added. and it will further drop in the NEERI have been working to under no circumstances they but not on protests and leaders not to take part in teams. where the Styrene vapour Scientists and experts from coming days. Life will come bring down the emissions to should protest joining hands demonstrations. Some politi- protests and asked them to Gautam Sawang said that leaked from LG Polymers that different prominent institu- back to normalcy in a couple zero levels, he added. with the affected or other cal outfits are demonstrating exercise restraint till full political parties. He tweeted a on the LG Polymers gas leak reports were released by the series of messages on his issue. The protests contribute State and Central govern- ECoR alerts people not INDUSTRIAL SAFETY REVIEWED Twitter handle in this regard only spiking the number of ments on the gas leak issue. 21 industries in EG district Stranded Telugus to land Best Price to walk along rail track identified as ‘hazardous’ fined for PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM PNS n KAKINADA at Vja airport on Monday lockdown Although passenger trains East Godavari District PNS n VIJAYAWADA have been suspended due to Collector Muralidhar Reddy violation the Covid-19 outbreak, but on Saturday threatened to Elaborate arrangements have PNS n VIJAYAWADA goods trains and Parcel close any industry if at least been made to bring Telugu Express trains are continu- one person working in it test- people stranded abroad due to Probably for the first time, a ously running on all the rail- ed positive for the Covid-19 lockdown, Krishna fine of Rs 10,000 was slapped way tracks to maintaining sup- Coronavirus. He reviewed the District Collector Imtiaz said. on the Best Price, the ply of essential commodities industrial safety in industries “The first Air India flight is Walmart Group franchisee, across the country. handling hazardous sub- scheduled to arrive at the here on Saturday for violating Recently Shramik Special stances here on Saturday. Gannavaram airport on the norms imposed for trains have also been started Representatives of the Monday morning," he checking the spread of and many such trains are run- n Despite awareness programmes, n Railways does not want ONGC, GAIL, Coromandel, informed. He added that the govern- Coronavirus. it is seen that many a time, people to be seen as ning in ECoR jurisdiction also. NAPCL and other units took Muralidhar Reddy Speaking to media persons ment has also arranged 1,200 Following the instructions “So walking on the tracks or put their lives at risk and cross the prosecuting people in part in the meeting. He said here on Saturday, the Collector paid quarantine rooms in dif- of Joint Collector K Madhavi on rail lines is dangerous and lines. This practice is prohibited and such crisis situations, it is that in all 21 industries in the whether the siren is working or said that Non-Resident ferent hotels and lodges to Latha, Vijayawada rural tah- strictly prohibited. ECoR is also punishable under Section 147 also important that district were identified as that not in their units and advising Indians (NRIs) of the State, those who are not willing to sildar Sai Srinivas Naik visit- creating awareness campaign of the railways Act. As per rule, people are properly of hazardous and asked them them to take the media support presently stranded in Mumbai, stay in government quarantine ed the Best Price and found through every medium to edu- nobody should cross or walk along counselled to avoid to submit their safety audit in sensitising people on how to will be returning to the State centres. several irregularities in the cate people not to walk or pass the track unauthorisedly. coming near the train report in a week. protect themselves in case of on Monday morning by Air Imtiaz said that all the pas- franchisee. The store manag- train tracks, instead they He directed them to conduct industrial accidents. India flight. The flight will take sengers have to undergo er, staff and some of the con- should use limited height sub- Trespassers will be prosecuted as tracks in the interest of mock drill on how people He suggested installing off from Mumbai and will land Covid-19 tests after complet- sumers were found to be not ways and manned level cross- per the law. their personal safety. should protect themselves CCTV cameras in all units and at the Shamshabad airport in ing 14 days of quarantine. wearing masks and not main- ings only,” said the ECoR offi- when industrial accidents take asked them to ensure that Hyderabad before landing at They will be sent home only if taining the social distancing cials. grammes, it is seen that many ed as per the law. place. The meeting assumed they are in functioning prop- the Gannavaram airport, he they test negative for on the premises of the mart. Trackmen, bridge repair a time, people put their lives at Railways does not want to be significance in the wake of the erly. Because of the prevailing said. Coronavirus, he said. There were some boys and staff, station masters, over- risk and cross the lines. This seen as prosecuting people in gas leak incident reported in lockdown conditions, it would All the passengers, on their A medical team besides elderly persons among them. head electric repairs staff, RPF practice is prohibited and also such crisis situations, it is also LG Polymers in take more time for experts to arrival, will be screened in sanitation staff will also be The tahsildar in an attempt to staff and other railwaymen punishable under Section 147 important that people are Visakhapatnam that claimed 12 arrive in case of any industri- adherence to the medical pro- made available at paid quaran- send a warning signal to the have been alerted to prevent of the railways Act. As per rule, properly counselled to avoid lives and left hundred suffering al accidents, he said. Therefore, tocol at the airport. They will tines. Police will continuous- trading community at large and report if any such trespass- nobody should cross or walk coming near the train tracks in from various complications. industries should make be moved to quarantine cen- ly keep a watch on people kept imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 ing is observed. along the track unauthorised- the interest of their personal Moreover, he asked the indus- arrangements for trouble tres where they have to spend in paid quarantine rooms to on the mart for not following Despite awareness pro- ly. Trespassers will be prosecut- safety. tries representatives to check shooting. 14 days, he said. ensure they stay put there. the norms. Summer vacation Triple antiviral drug combo shows promise in treating Corona INS n HONG KONG early treatment with triple The findings of the phase II trial international units) on alternate antiviral therapy alongside days for patients admitted to for HC A two-week course of antiviral standard care is safe and short- provided evidence that early treatment hospital less than seven days PNS n VIJAYAWADA therapy that combines the ens duration of viral shedding with triple antiviral therapy alongside from symptom onset (86 power of three drugs has (when the virus is detectable standard care is safe and shortens patients; combination group); The High Court and offices shown promise in treating hos- and potentially transmissible) duration of viral shedding compared to or lopinavir-ritonavir alone working under the adminis- pitalised patients with mild to compared to lopinavir-riton- every 12 hours (41 patients; trative control of it, including moderate Covid-19 in a care- avir alone - average seven days lopinavir-ritonavir alone - average seven control group). AP State Legal Services fully undertaken phase II clin- vs 12 days - in patients with days vs 12 days - in patients with mild In the trial, all patients Authority, Mediation and ical trial. mild to moderate Covid-19. to moderate Covid-19 received standard care, includ- Arbitration Centre and Legal The results of the trial, pub- People in the triple combina- ing ventilation support, dialy- Services Committee, will lished in the journal The tion group spent 5.5 days less patients hospitalised with hospitals with laboratory-con- sis support, antibiotics, and remain closed from May 26 Lancet, involved 127 adults in hospital on an average com- severe acute respiratory syn- firmed SARS-CoV-2 (the virus corticosteroids. to June 12. Likewise, the from six public hospitals in pared to those in the control drome (SARS) during the 2003 responsible for Covid-19) Treatment with the triple summer vacation is also Hong Kong. The drug combi- group, who received the outbreak. infection between February 10 drug combination effectively announced for the district nation tested in the trial includ- lopinavir-ritonavir treatment Interferon beta-1b has been and March 20 of this year. suppressed viral load (with no court and civil judges (senior ed - interferon beta-1b, which alone. "Our trial demonstrates shown to reduce viral load and Participants were randomly detectable virus) in the division) and civil judges was developed to treat multi- that early treatment of mild to healthcare workers by reducing combination appeared safe and improve lung problems in ani- assigned to 14 days of either the nasopharyngeal swab within an (junior division)-cum-judi- ple sclerosis (MS), lopinavir- moderate Covid-19 with a the duration and quantity of well tolerated by patients," mal studies of Middle East res- triple combination of oral average seven days of starting cial magistrates of First Class ritonavir, which is normally triple combination of antiviral viral shedding," said Professor Yuen said. Previous research piratory syndrome (MERS) lopinavir-ritonavir treatment, which was signifi- on the civil side, and rent used to treat HIV and ribavirin, drugs may rapidly suppress Kwok-Yung Yuen from the found that a combination of Coronavirus infection. The (400mg/100mg) and ribavirin cantly shorter than the average controllers functioning in an oral hepatitis C virus drug. the amount of virus in a University of Hong Kong who oral lopinavir-ritonavir and new study involving Covid-19 (400mg) every 12 hours, plus 12 days in the control group, Visakhapatnam and The findings of the phase II patient's body, relieve symp- led the research. ribavirin significantly reduced patients enrolled 127 adults up to three doses of injectable treated with lopinavir-ritonavir Vijayawada under the juris- trial provided evidence that toms, and reduce the risk to "Furthermore, the treatment respiratory failure and death in admitted to one of six public interferon beta-1b (8 million alone. diction the High Court.

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www.dailypioneer.com DELHI GOVT ISSUES 4.75 LAKH RECONSIDER HOME DELIVERY OF LIQUOR, AJIT JOGI SUFFERS CARDIAC I AM HEALTHY, NOT SUFFERING FROM E-TOKENS TO BUY LIQUOR WIVES OF CONG LEADERS URGE PUNJAB CM ARREST, CONDITION ‘SERIOUS’ ANY DISEASE, SAYS AMIT SHAH

he Delhi government has so far issued around 4.75 lakh e-tokens to buy earing a surge in cases of domestic violence, wives of two Punjab ormer Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi has been admitted to a hospital nion Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said he is "totally healthy" and Tliquor in the national capital, an official said on Saturday. Under the e-token FCongress leaders, including a cabinet minister, have urged Chief Fin Raipur after he suffered a cardiac arrest at his home this afternoon. His Unot suffering from any disease. In a statement, Shah said rumours about his system, customers are given specific time for purchasing alcohol so that there Minister Amarinder Singh to reconsider his government's decision of condition is said to be "serious" and is on ventilator support. Mr Jogi, 74, was health conditions have been spread through social media. "I am totally healthy is no violation of social distancing norms by people allowing home delivery of liquor. The state government rushed to the hospital after he collapsed in his home garden at 12:30 pm. and I am not suffering from any disease," he said in the statement in queuing up outside liquor stores. The e-token is sent had allowed the home delivery of liquor during the According to the medical bulletin, the 74-year-old leader was having Hindi which was posted on his Twitter handle. Shah said the on mobile phones of registered people. The new third phase of the coronavirus lockdown from a regular day from morning, but apparently choked on a tamarind country is currently battling the novel coronavirus pandemic and system was introduced on Thursday in the wake of Thursday. Though there is no provision for it in seed before the cardiac arrest. His wife, Renu Jogi, an MLA, and as the home minister of the country, he has been busy in his work long queues outside liquor vends and people not the Punjab Excise Act, 1914 and the excise son Amit are with him in the hospital. A bureaucrat-turned till late in the night and hence he could not notice such rumours following social distancing norms there. The Delhi rules, the decision was taken to ensure politician, Ajit Jogi had served as the first Chief Minister of earlier. "When I came to know about it, I thought let these government has allowed around 200 liquor shops social distancing in the wake of the Chhattisgarh from November 2000 to November 2003 in then rumour- mongers be happy in such unrealistic thoughts and to operate in the city. COVID-19 pandemic. Congress government, after the state came into existence. hence I did not give any clarification," he said. State to reduce retail liquor outlets to 2,934 by May-end

PNS n VIJAYAWADA The state After hiking liquor price by 75 government, early per cent early this week, the ‘ALL AND Andhra Pradesh government this week, has decided to reduce the num- increased the liquor SUNDRY’ ber of retail liquor outlets, by a further 13 per cent, to 2,934 by price by 75 per cent this month end to curtail alco- when shops were Playing with hol consumption and help peo- opened following ple "move towards a better fire in the City easing of Covid-19 of Destiny life." According to Special Chief lockdown curbs Protesters jostle with police personnel in front of the LG Polymers factory in Visakhapatnam on Saturday, demanding closure Secretary (Revenue) Rajat of the plant following the styrene gas leak that killed 12 people on Thursday. Bhargava, the government has also taken a number of steps to further its commitment to 2 check illicit distillation of liquor reduce alcohol consumption and inter-state trade of non- state is currently run by the shops were opened following and help people move towards Protests break out calling duty paid liquor. government, through the AP easing of Covid-19 lockdown a better life. It has been creat- Now, the state government State Beverages Corporation restrictions. In order to create ing awareness among people on has also decided to constitute Limited, and the number of awareness among the public on the harmful effects of alcohol an independent Special outlets was brought down to the evils of consumption of consumption and the serious for closure of LG Polymers Enforcement Bureau to deal 3,500 from 4,380 in August last liquor, the Madya Vimochana health burden it imposed. The with illicit liquor, with special year. With the latest decision, Prachara Committee was con- reduction in the number of out- SUMIT ONKA focus on districts bordering the number will drop further to stituted and awareness pro- lets is to restrict the availabili- n VISAKHAPATNAM LG Polymers claims Jagan did not neighbouring states like Tamil 2,934, according to Bhargava. grams are being conducted all ty of liquor and safeguard pub- that the gas leaked was conduct an aerial Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha and The state government, early over the State. lic health," Bhargava said in an Tension prevailed at the LG styrene. However, there are survey, did not inspect Telangana. this week, increased the liquor "The government has taken order. Polymers India Private Limited conflicting reports of other toxic Retail liquor business in the price by 75 per cent when a number of pro-active steps to 3 at RR Venkatapuram in Vizag thesurroundings of the city on Saturday morning as gases being used in the plant. factory, did not meet the hundreds of people staged a This needs to be injured but he spoke to the protest in front of the plant after investigated thoroughly company management placing the corpse of one of the to understand the first and described Number of recoveries surges gas leak victims, demanding its enduring health immediate closure. the company as a Covid-19: The agitation intensified at impact ‘good one’ LG Polymers plant, when — N CHANDRABABU — K NARAYANA, Rebooting ahead of infections in AP NAIDU Director General of Police, CPI leader Indian Cities PNS n VIJAYAWADA Andhra Pradesh Gautam Former Chief Minister Sawang and Special Chief Three more Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Secretary (Industries) Karikal Reddy on Saturday instructed Valaven arrived at the LGPI for Covid-19 officials concerned to concen- inspection. Hundreds of vil- 4 trate on providing the best pos- lagers, who were provided shel- LG Polymers blames vapour deaths take sible treatment to the Covid-19 ter in Visakhapatnam after the patients undergoing treatment vapour leak, returned to the vil- leak for Vizag plant tragedy toll to 44 at the designated hospitals in the lage this morning, raising slo- state. gans against the factory man- NEW DELHI: LG Polymers India Ltd on Saturday blamed leaking PNS n VIJAYAWADA During a review meeting agement and demanding its vapour from a storage tank for the leakage of deadly styrene here, the officials brought to the closure. monomer gas at its Visakhapatnam plant that killed 12 people and The number of active Covid- notice of the Chief Minister that The residents of RR forced the evacuation of thousands. Status quo at the plant was 19 cases slid below the 1,000 people with low immunity and Venkatapuram also tried to restored on Saturday morning, the company said in a statement. mark to 999 in Andhra chronic ailments have suc- surround the DGP. A few of the The gas leakage from the plant was reported on Thursday morning Pradesh on Saturday though cumbed to the infection. While the number of dis- total of 1,65,069 tests and on protesters tried to barge inside after the company tried to restart operations following the partial the overall tally rose to 1,930 The efforts towards contain- charge of patients was 45, the Friday itself, as many as 8,388 the LGPI breaching the police easing of the coronavirus lockdown. "Our initial investigations with the addition of 43 in the ment of Covid-19 spread has number of new cases was tests were conducted. The Chief cordon and blocked the DGP suggest that the cause of the incident is prima facie by the leaking last 24 hours ending 9 am. shown results in the State with recorded at 43, the majority of Minister was informed that that convoy demanding justice and vapour from the Styrene Monomer (SM) storage tank near the GPPS The Covid-19 toll in the the number of people recover- them, 31, coming from old Covid-19 positive rate in the the immediate arrest of the (General Purpose Poly Styrene) factory on Thursday, May 7," the state also increased by three ing being more than the num- clusters. The average number of state is 1.17 per cent against the company management. statement said. to 44 while 45 more patients ber of people testing positive. tests per million in the state country’s rate of 3.92 per cent. 3 3 ‘Trump admin were discharged from hospi- The State continues to lead the increased to 3,091 followed by The Covid-19 mortality rate in tals, according to the latest nation in the number of tests Tamil Nadu at 2,799 and the state is 2.28 percent against to temporarily bulletin. conducted per million popula- Rajasthan at 1,942. the country’s 3.3 percent. ban work-based 3 tion, the officials said. The State has conducted a 3 Centre visas’ concerned over Inflated power bills Reality sinks in, others agree with Jagan the less number shocking, Govt CHINNAM PRADEEP KUMAR and Leader of the Opposition K Chandrasekhar Rao fol- of tests in TS 8 n VIJAYAWADA N Chandrababu Naidu. lowed by Delhi Chief PNS n HYDERABAD Looking at the steep rise in Minister Arvind Kejriwal When Chief Minister YS the positive cases across corroborated Jagan's view After Telangana High court must act: TDP Jaganmohan Reddy said that many Chief Ministers, Union by almost parroting him. pulled up state government TODAY the world has to adapt and Ministers and bureaucrats Now, Lav Agarwal, Union over low Covid-19 tests, even PNS n VIJAYAWADA learn to live with across the country have start- Health Joint Secretary has Union health Minister for ALMANAC Coronavirus a few days ago, ed to say that people should joined the chorus, giving an Health Dr Harsh Vardhan TDP sokesperson Month & Paksham: he was greeted with a wave of learn to live with impression that reality is expressed similar concerns. Panchumarthy Anuradha on Kartik and Shukla Paksha criticism from his opponents, Coronavirus. sinking in. Saturday demanded that the Panchangam more so from his arch rival Telangana Chief Minister 3 3 YSR Congress Party Tithi : Tritiya: 08:03 am Government take immediate Nakshatram: Mula: 04:13 am steps to ease the burden of high (Next Day) power bills received by con- Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start Guessing names of movie stars in textbook draws flak sumers this month in all parts any important work) of the state. Rahukalam: 04:59 pm – 06:35 pm NAVEENA GHANATE penalty. This is exploitation by Anuradha he said that there n Yamagandam: 12:12 pm – 01:48 pm HYDERABAD Since schools are forcing children to buy the school management of was lot of variations in bills Varjyam: 12:46 pm – 02:19 textbooks that are not recognised by either resorting to selling private pub- received by a consumer who should be withdrawn, pm, 07:00 pm – 04:13 am A GK book prescribed for sec- the NCERT or the SCERT, parents remain lishers and imposing it on to par- was slapped with a bill of up to Anuradha said. The TDP leader Gulika: 03:24 pm - 04:59 pm ond standard students of school ents spending extra money. In Rs 5,500 for April as against just accused the YSRCP Good Time: (to start any in Hyderabad created a stir as it unaware of the prerequisities. fact we even filed PIL plea in Rs 800 in the previous two Government of bringing Rs important work) asks students to 'Look at picture Telangana State High Court, in months. Addressing a press 77,000 crore loans from differ- Amritakalam: 10:02 pm – 11:35 pm and write the real names' of June 2019, 57/2019 , that the conference here, Anuradha said ent sources in the first year of its Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:47 am – 12:38 pm actors. NCERT or SCERT, parents same city or country have dif- Education Department is that highly inflated current bills rule so far but no development The kids are being tested on remain unaware of the prereq- ferent books. The knowledge is required to have Grievance Cell were being served to middle- project or activity was success- their ability to identify Katrina uisities. Vijay Gopal said, getting distorted and certainly to receive complaints; schools class families who were already fully taken up or completed. VIJAYAWADA Kaif, Tiger Shroff, Tabu, “Under U/s 29 of RTE Act, general knowledge is going to be must use books of only NCERT unable to manage their day-to- There were no efforts WEATHER Rajinkanth, Rekha, Govinda, syllabus must be as per govern- really bad. and SCERT and not those of pri- day lives due to unforeseen towards wealth creation unlike Forecast: Mostly sunny Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn ment approved standards only. He pointed that the laws are vate publishers; and that schools financial difficulties arising out in the previous Naidu regime Temp: 40/28 and Dilip Kumar as part of their This is a huge cause of concern such that dis-affiliation of the are not implementing Rule 14 of of unexpected lockdown. that completed 70 per cent Humidity: 46% General knowledge. Found in Gopal, founder of NGO Forum because kids have to study school is the only penalty. RTE rules and not constituting Businesses were badly hit with works in Polavaram project Sunrise: 05:45 am the second class GK book of Against Corruption. something that is non-stan- “There must be stringent Right to Education Protection no revenue to make both ends and also 40 per cent works in Sunset: 06:39 pm DPS Mahendra Hills, it was Since schools are forcing chil- dardised and not approved by laws which clearly state that Authority (REPA) as needed meet. Most people were the world-class Amaravati cap- Current Weather Conditions brought to public scrutiny by a dren to buy textbooks that are either by state or central gov- when you do something like this, under section 27 of RTE. depending on loans these days, ital city project, she said. Updated May 9, 2020 8 5:00 PM parent who shared with Vijay not recognised by either ernment. Different schools in they have to be imposed with 3 which was why inflated bills 3 VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | MAY 10, 2020 vijayawada 04

he Covid-19 lockdown reuse; and collect and reuse has led to a different rainwater as much as possible. Texperience of urban life Finally, there must be a con- in cities. In many ways, the COVID-19: REBOOTING INDIAN CITIES scious plan to plant and pro- lockdown has valuable lessons tect trees. All these measures that can be taken into consid- Third, streetscape should be such as permissible property Chowk will be very different are well-known and require eration to reboot Indian cities promoted. This can be done Post-Independence, India has followed uses, and the control of devel- from, say, Greater Kailash in no elaboration. upon re-opening. by, (1) building houses close traditional tools, such as permissible opment intensity through Delhi. Furthermore, we will As we prepare to reopen Let’s look at four measures to the lot line so that people FSI, dwellings per acre, height have to reduce the size of roads cities, we should take advantage that can be undertaken. can easily interact, (2) moving property uses, and the control of limits, setbacks, etc. to regu- (called Diet Roads) to make of the unique once-in-a-lifetime First, localities can be retro- away from convention of development intensity through FSI, late the built environment. If them more pedestrian-friend- opportunity to re-access and fitted for walking, not only for building narrower streets, thus dwellings per acre, height limits, setbacks, we had taken inspiration ly, particularly for women, plan for Indian cities. It requires automobiles. To accomplish creating a slower traffic pat- from Geddes we would have children, elderly and the dif- a new approach, one that focus- this, homes should be located tern and more neighbourly etc. to regulate the built environment paid more attention to build- ferently-abled. Open spaces es on the visual aspects of local- within a five-minute walk to interaction across the street, ings in localities, their rela- will also have to developed as ities. Urban interventions schools and kirana stores. and (3) visually de-emphasis- tionship with neighbouring parks or as playgrounds. should be designed to accom- Obstacles such as fast highway ing parking meaning and the early parts of the 20th clearances’. He would first buildings, streets in the front Streets will have to identified modate patterns of land use, not approaches and access ramps placing behind, instead of in Century. However, this conduct a diagnostic survey and open spaces in the neigh- where motor vehicles will be the other way around. We have should be reduced in number front of, buildings and hous- method is no longer the first followed by ‘constructive and SAMEER SHARMA, IAS bourhood, rather than sepa- disallowed or allowed with to get under the skin of the city as well. Further, several areas es. Fourth and last, areas method of choice in urban conservative surgery’. The rating residential use from time restrictions. by drilling down to a scale that have centres and these should should be made self-suffi- planning. diagnostic survey starts with through congested localities, others, such as commercial Similarly for parking, spots is more human. This requires be renovated with cafes and cient in waste management, Another way is to recycle an assessment of the nature of in common practice in India and industrial. can be identified and appro- bottom-up planning and the interesting shops and window using recycled water and elec- (retrofit) localities without growth of the city. at that time. Conservative The lockdown provides an priate charges determined. lockdown has provided us a displays to promote pedestri- tricity supply. large-scale demolition. For The city seems chaotic to surgery shows that new opportunity in which urban There must be a plan to recy- triggering moment to start an traffic. Such tweaking of localities this, let us look at what Patrick the modern eye trained to a streets may not be really forms in Indian cities can be cle water using eco-friendly afresh. Second, traffic-calming mea- is possible and will require Geddes explored during 1915- mechanical order, however, required as existing lanes rebooted. Taking the suggest- technology (e.g. Phytorid sures such as low speed limits, demolishing old structures, 19 for 18 Indian cities (e.g. there is an underlying order can be substantially ed retrofitting, a small unit is plants by CSIR Lab, Nagpur); (Author is a Ph.D. from traffic bumps, and preservation followed by redevelopment. Tanjore, Madurai, Balrampur, of life in its development. improved by rearranging the selected. Generally, this should establish solar panels atop USA and a D.Litt. from of on-street parking should be This will also include creating Lucknow and Indore). Geddes The method of conservative artefacts and activities on be a locality as the problems of houses and not fit for use Kanchi University. The arti- enforced. All these serve to pro- new layouts - France followed understood the importance of surgery is different from the the streets. localities are different for local- spaces; organise small facili- cle is based on his research tect pedestrians and induce this method during the 18th local context in India and was typical development of new Post-Independence, India ities. For example, the retro- ties for local separation of and practice and views are walking by residents. Century and the US during against the policy of ‘sweeping grids of forty feet streets has followed traditional tools, fitting plan of Chandini solid waste, its recycling and personal) CPI seeks judicial Naidu urges PM to rope in experts Enforcement Bureau to curb probe into LG Polymers gas leak for health assessment of gas victims PNS n AMARAVATI PNS n VIJAYAWADA illegal transport of sand, liquor TDP chief N Chandrababu CPI National Secretary K Naidu on Saturday urged Narayana has demanded Prime Minister Narendra PNS n VIJAYAWADA n The main responsibility immediate closure of the LG Modi to rope in the national of the Bureau would be Polymers in Visakhapatnam and international experts for The government has decided to prevent smuggling of and order judicial probe health assessment of the peo- to set up a Special Enforcement against the company for gas ple affected by the leakage of Bureau to curb illegal manufac- alcohol, manufacturing leak as it left 12 dead, hundreds Styrene gas from LG Polymers turing of liquor and illegal of illicit liquor and hospitalised and thousands plant in Visakhapatnam. transport of sand in the State. corruption in sand indisposed. The TDP chief wrote a letter This was disclosed at a review transportation He demanded that the to Modi, making various sugges- meeting by Chief Minister YS n State government register a tions to address the public con- Jaganmohan Reddy here on The Chief Minister case under Section 302 of the cerns raised by gas leakage, Saturday. The Bureau functions directed officials to Indian Penal Code treating which claimed 12 lives and land- as an autonomous body and providing best the company management ed over 400 others in hospitals. however, there were conflict- n The TDP chief in his letter takes strict measures to pre- infrastructure and as criminals and arrest the He wrote that the long-last- ing reports of other toxic gases addressed to Prime venting the illegal transport of vehicles for the effective top brass of the company. ing impact on the health of being released, that needs to be Minister Narendra Modi liquor among the States. In a statement issued here those undergoing treatment is investigated to understand the functioning of the pointed out the long- With the government taking besides 4,500 permit rooms Superintendents of Police Bureau on Saturday, Narayana alleged of serious concern. It is appre- enduring health impacts." firm steps towards imposing and 43,000 belt shops were (ASPs) will work under the that the State government’s hended that the toxins emitted Naidu also hailed the Prime lasting impact on the prohibition, there are chances closed. Taking a step forward, Commissioner in districts and n Director General of top priority is industrialists may cause permanent damage Minister for his quick response health of those of illegal transport of alcohol the State is now contemplating each ASP would have 20 to 30 Police Gautam Sawang and not the general public or to the victims, said Naidu. after the incident saying it undergoing treatment is and manufacture of illicit to start Special Enforcement people working under him. will monitor the Special workers since the CM did not He suggested close monitor- brought us solace and confi- of serious concern. It is liquor. During the previous Bureau. They would be coordinating Enforcement Bureau, conduct an aerial survey, did ing of the ambient air quality dence. "The National Disaster apprehended that the TDP term, the enforcement The price of alcohol has with SPs. which will be headed by not inspect the surroundings in and around Visakhapatnam Response Force (NDRF) has toxins emitted may system had failed to function been increased by 75 per cent The main responsibility of a Commissioner. of the factory, did not meet city for understanding present swung into action for neutral- cause permanent in the intended manner result- and another 13 per cent of the Bureau would be to prevent the injured on a priority basis and future impact. ising the toxic effects of the gas damage to the victims ing in the availability of liquor alcohol shops have been closed smuggling of alcohol, manu- Assistant Superinten- but spoke to the company Naidu, who is the Leader of and further airlifting para-ter- at permit rooms and belt shops. taking the total reduction of facturing of illicit liquor and dents of Police (ASPs) will management first and termed Opposition in the Assembly, tiary butyl catechol (PTBC) n Naidu hailed the Prime Ever since the YSRCP gov- shops to 33 per cent. corruption in sand transporta- work under the the company as a good one. demanded a committee of sci- from Gujarat has happened in Minister for his quick ernment came to power, strict Director General of Police tion. The Chief Minister direct- Commissioner in districts It may be recalled that the entific experts to probe into the quick succession with your response after the action is being taken against Gautam Sawang will monitor ed officials to providing best and each ASP would Delhi-based Green Tribunal circumstances that led to the prompt directions. I am so incident saying it brought the consumption of alcohol. the Special Enforcement infrastructure and vehicles for asked the company to deposit release of toxic vapours/gases. grateful on behalf of the people have 20 to 30 people them solace and For the same, 20 per cent of Bureau, which will be headed the effective functioning of working under him Rs 50 crore with the District "The company claims that of Andhra Pradesh for your shops have been reduced by a Commissioner. Assistant the Bureau. Collector. the gas leaked out was Styrene, empathy and prompt action." confidence Three more Covid-19 Number of Protests break out calling for closure of LG Polymers Centre recoveries Continued from Page 1 which they were taken away. concerned... Some protestors also barged Continued from Page 1 deaths take toll to 44 surges... Police whisked away some of LG Polymers blames vapour into the plant even as the DGP Continued from Page 1 charged from hospitals after Continued from Page 1 the protesters, but scores of was inspecting the plant and In his meeting he said, recovering from the infection. others went on protest mode leak for Vizag plant tragedy talking to the newsmen and “one thing we could notice Chittoor district saw a sud- The state has completed Briefing on the subsequently. Continued from Page 1 the impact of the damage caused others on the measures taken was that the testing rate is den spurt in cases, with 11 testing 1,65,069 samples, of Koyambedu market incident, It may be recalled that the and create concrete measures to to restore normalcy. probably low”. Sharing the reported in the last 24 hours which 1,63,139 returned neg- the officials said that there leakage of Styrene gas from the The unit of South Korean deliver an effective care package “Why did the police fail to details of his video confer- ending 9 am on Saturday, as ative. has been an increase in pos- LGPI led to the death of 12 peo- chemical giant LG Chem said it is that can be implemented arrest the management of the ence on twitter early some people who returned Meanwhile, Krishna itive cases in Nellore and ple, including two children, committed to working closely immediately," the statement said. company slapping charges of Saturday, Dr Harsh Vardhan from Koyambedu wholesale District collector A Md Imtiaz Chittoor districts as people and left at least over 400 persons with the concerned authorities to The firm said a special task force criminal negligence on them? said, “During the meeting market in Chennai city tested issued a fresh list of mandals went to buy vegetables from of RR Venkatapuram sick. investigate the cause of the has been set up to help victims We are suspecting collusion through VC with Health posted for Coronavirus. under Red, Orange and Green that market. Even before the arrival of incident, prevent recurrence in and families to resolve any issues between the police and man- Minister Eatala Rajender , I It is suspected that these zones in the district on The Chief Minister instruct- DGP at the plant, the locals future and secure the foundation and provide every assistance to agement of LG Polymers,” said expressed concern over the people contracted the infection Saturday. Gannavaram, ed officials to take intensive reached the LGPI and began for care and treatment. the bereaved families. B Ganesh, a protester. small number of tests being at Koyambedu and several Musunuru, Kankipadu and care of high-risk patients as protesting. The protesters "While focusing on stabilising the "All families will be contacted Hours later, the authorities done in the state”. others who also returned from Jaggaiahpet rural mandals they are more prone to Covid- entered into heated arguments plant, we assure you that we are shortly. This team has the said the situation was normal in The meeting assessed the the place were sent to quaran- come under Orange zone, 19, and the mortality rate is with the police. A few YSR doing our best to extend all the responsibility to provide every the village. The temperature at COVID19 situation in tine, sources here said. while Vijayawada Rural and high among them. Congress Party leaders were possible support to ensure support for the deceased, the styrene storage tank, where Telangana along with state Visakhapatnam too contin- Central, East and West man- Arrangements have been made seen pacifying the agitators. people and their families who medical supplies and household the vapour leak occurred, has Health Minister and other ued to show an upward trend dals and Vijayawada city at 11 State check posts with The demand to close LG have been affected by this goods, and emotional come down, as also the ambi- senior officials. Union MoS as five fresh cases were regis- comes under the red zone. facilities for medical examina- Polymers plant is growing incident are taken care of. Our management for psychological ent air quality level. MoHFW Ashwini K tered, taking the total in the Penamaluru, Machilipatnam tion and availability of doctors. shriller, with locals and also teams are working day and night stability to all injured and "Definitely the air is also Choubey also attended the district to 62. Corporation, Jaggaiahpet, Thermal screening is being leaders from various political with the government to assess victims," the statement said. fresh and there is nothing to meeting. Dr Harsh The major hotspots Nuzvid, Gudivada, Pedana, conducted on all those enter- parties including TDP and left worry about. In the coming Vardhan said that ILI and Kurnool, Krishna and Guntur Kondapalli municipalities and ing the State. About 700 parties joining the bandwagon. the DGP when the DGP was ers when they tried to touch days, life will come back to nor- SARI testing needs to be reported six, 16 and two fresh Tiruvuru, Vuyyuru and labourers have entered the They blame criminal negli- coming out of the LGPI. The the DGP’s feet seeking justice. malcy," the DGP said. done more rapidly in all cases. Nandigama panchayats come state without being tested. gence for the mishap and say security personnel had to A stumped Visakhapatnam "Just to be on the safe side, districts. He said that the In the last 24 hours, Krishna under red zones and the With the help from local that the plant is a potential escort the DGP out of the com- police commissioner R K Meena as per protocol, people are request from state to move reported two and Kurnool one remaining 43 mandals are in authorities, they were traced threat to the residents of Vizag. pany premises providing two- directed his officers and men to being asked to stay away for 48 the districts from red to coronavirus casualty. the green zone, said the collec- and shifted to isolation wards, Some of the protesting layer security cover. The police disperse the villagers from the hours. That period will end orange to green zone will be In all, 887 people were dis- tor. the officials informed. youngsters tried to surround pushed some women protest- factory premises, following tomorrow. considered. State to reduce retail LG POLYMERS GAS LEAK Inflated power Reality sinks in, others Guessing names liquor outlets to Divine intervention saved many lives bills shocking, of movie stars... Continued from Page 1 SUMIT ONKA was blowing towards south I came out of the home and Govt must act: agree with Jagan 2,934 by May-end n VISAKHAPATNAM west of the plant, hence, he saw people fleeing ran- Continued from Page 1 of migrants, it is important It has been one year since Continued from Page 1 guided people to move domly. I could understand TDP that we learn to live with the this was filed but there was no As the victims and eyewit- towards the opposite direc- the situation. The smell Continued from Page 1 This came after All India virus and practice behav- movement at all. Meanwhile, He pointed out that the government elim- nesses start sharing their tion, north east and where was not there our side as it Institute of Medical Sciences ioural changes." Telangana state education inated a staggering 43,000 'belt shops' (illegal horror experience of LG they can avail help. His is on north east side. I Anuradha deplored that Director Randeep Guleria The health ministry also department responded to the liquor vends) spread across the villageS in the Polymer plant gas leak, the work experience of over 20 know only polymer plant is newly Rs 40,000 crore said India should brace itself said that the Indian Council of issue but passed the buck state after the new liquor policy came into force stories of how hundreds of years in Qatar as consultant nearby us. So, I googled worth financial burden was for a jump in cases, with Medical research has received onto CBSE as the school is last August. "We have also reduced the num- people managed to escape with a LPG company and what precautions should be imposed on the people in modelling showing the peak approval from the National affiliated to CBSE. As per the ber of bars by 40 per cent, from 840 to 530, from the impact of toxic gas hundreds of emergency taken when Styrene gas the past one year because of of infections may come in Ethics Committee to conduct department “The CBSE affil- but the matter is now sub-judice. The good are also coming to light. evacuation training helped gets leaked,” said Tomer the anti-people policies of between June and July. the second phase of Plasma iated schools follow the cur- thing is, sale of liquor fell drastically by 24 per While youngsters awake him to stay calm and guide recounting the horrible the YSRCP government. Responding to questions Trophy trials in 21 hospitals riculum and textbooks pre- cent and beer by 55 per cent between October late night playing mobile the people. experience of the day. The dubious liquor policy about the predicted trajecto- across the country. The med- scribed by CBSE and not of 2019 and March 2020," Bharagava said. He said games were also helpful in The people who ran “I could manage to guide of this government caused ry of the Covid-19 transmis- ical procedure involves the State Govt. However, the the government has also taken a number of alerting hundreds of peo- away towards the South- hundreds of fleeing villagers a burden of nearly Rs sion curve, the health min- transfusion of blood plasma DEO, R.R District, where steps to check illicit distillation of liquor and ple, a flag of Lord west of the plant— move towards Vepagunta 23,000 crore on the gener- istry said community support from a Covid-19 patient who this school falls under their inter-state trade of non-duty paid liquor. Hanuman had also shown Megadhri Gedda reser- (north east direction from al public, the TDP was needed to fight the virus has recovered to another jurisdiction is instructed to Now, the state government has also decid- the safe path saving hun- voir and railway track leak epicentre). Vepagunta spokesperson said, adding and contain it. patient who is critically ill. enquire on this aspect and ed to constitute an independent Special dreds of lives. because of the green patch- Junction is the only large that the people of the state "It is possible that with Agarwal said that the report to the State authorities Enforcement Bureau to deal with illicit liquor, Observing at the es and water suffered a lot open safe access area, which came under a burden of Rs adherence to social distanc- Centre will soon provide a immediately.” with special focus on districts bordering Hanuman flag on his house, as the gas was spreading leads you in all four direc- 8,000 crore because of ing norms and aggressive new list of districts falling However, the school is not neighbouring states like Tamil Nadu, Pratap Singh Tomer, who towards that direction. tions (used it as emergency irregularities in cement containment, India may under the red, green and affiliated to CBSE either. Karnataka, Odisha and Telangana. Compared stays in Naidu Thota (Ravi “As the youngsters were muster point). This location prices, Rs 1,400 crore due never hit the peak," Health orange zones to the states. However Vijay pointed that to previous years, the detection, arrests, Nagar), 1.6km away from trying to rush the victims is ideal for accessing hospi- to RTC fare hike, Rs 1,300 Ministry Joint Secretary Lav The classification depends SLATE school in Abids teach- seizures of contraband, and vehicles is very high the plant, could read the on their bike, the honking tal zone in Arilova and crore due to power tariff Agarwal said. "But as we talk on the number of active cases es IIT to 6th standard kids during 2020. wind direction. The wind sound disturbed my sleep. Mudsarlova. hike and so on. about relaxations and return and the doubling rate. which is not allowed. VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | MAY 10, 2020 nation 05

SHORT READS BJP condemn rumours COVID-19 casts shadow on stem about Shah's health PNS n NEW DELHI cell treatment across country BJP leaders on Saturday react- ed strongly to rumours about PNS n KOLKATA Transplants have "Lockdown has affected Home Minister Amit Shah's transplantations, for sure. It has health, with party president J 10th standard public The COVID-19 pandemic has come down to a gone down to 20-30 per cent. P Nadda terming these as brought life to a screeching halt meager 20 per cent There are patients located in "inhuman" comments which exam will be held in for many, but those with seri- nationwide, as most Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan are "extremely condemnable". TN, says Minister ous ailments such as blood dis- who cannot travel (to Delhi) as Several leaders of the ruling orders have been pushed to the hospitals have of now. The process can be party took to Twitter to ERODE: The 10th standard edge with their lives now hang- postponed such delayed for patients suffering express their anguish at the public examination will be ing by a thread in the absence processes, and from thalassemia, but doctors rumours on social media after conducted in Tamil Nadu after of necessary medical inter- have to take a call on high-risk Shah put out a statement to shows the mindset of people the COVID-19 attack wanes and ventions. Sonia Ghakkar, a prescribed additional patients suffering from Acute assert that he was "totally doing so. I strongly condemn the resultant lockdown goes, Gurgaon resident, had been chemotherapy Myeloid Leukemia, Chronic healthy" and rejected specula- it and pray to God to grant state education Minister K desperately looking for help, as sessions for the time Myeloid Leukemia, among tion of his ill-health. They also them good sense." Senior party Sengottaiyan said on Saturday. her husband, a leukemia other severe blood disorders. wished Shah, Nadda's prede- leader and Union minister A decision on the exam would patient, waits for bone marrow being, in the wake of "We have advised our cessor as party president, a Prakash Javadekar said the be taken based on the transplant (BMT). many "high-risk" patients have now. It is not just shooting up the coronavirus patients after evaluating their long and healthy life. comments about Shah's health recommendations of a high- "About two months ago, my limited time left. my bills, but also leaving me crisis, he said health conditions to go for an BJP general secretary shows the "distorted mindset" level education committee and husband was diagnosed with Transplants have come down weak and scared. I pray that the extra session of chemotherapy Kailash Vijayvargiya said of people making them. getting concurrence from leukemia. Bone marrow trans- to a meager 20 per cent nation- situation comes under control to delay the process till an alter- spreading such rumours could Another Union minister health officials, he said at plant is his only chance of sur- wide, as most hospitals have at the earliest and my BMT dures are being done following native can be worked out,” he be a "political ploy" of those Ravi Shankar Prasad said, Savakkatupalayam village near vival. We have sought permis- postponed such processes, and procedure takes place before it the guidelines laid down to said. According to Kumar, vol- who are rattled by Shah's "Amit Shah Ji you are safe and Gobichettipalayam where he sion from the health ministry prescribed additional gets too late," the 32-year-old contain COVID-19," Chandy, untary donation has also working style and decisions. sound and will remain so distributed welfare schemes to for transport of blood stem chemotherapy sessions for the said. Renowned hematologist Director, Tata Medical Centre, dipped since the imposition of Party spokesperson because you have to serve 450 handloom weavers. The cells, but to no avail. The time being, in the wake of the and Padma Shri awardee told PTI from Vellore. the lockdown on March 25. Shahnawaz Hussain claimed Maa Bharati with courage and Minister said candidates match cannot reach the hospi- coronavirus crisis, he said. Mammen Chandy said medical Lalit Kumar, the head of the Expressing concern, Santanu that people behind them are conviction for a long time." appearing for the board exams tal under the present circum- Mumbai resident Danish establishments have been con- oncology department at Delhi's Sen, a consultant in pediatrics, "enemies of the nation". Hussain tweeted, "It's real- would be seated in line with stances," she said. Merchant had his BMT sched- ducting elective transplants. All India Institute of Medical pediatric oncology and stem In his tweet, Nadda said, ly shameful how a handful of social distancing norms stem Stem cell transplant is the uled in March-end, but doctors "We have not stopped func- Sciences (AIIMS), said the cell transplantation at "Making inhuman comments people are spreading rumours the spread of coronavirus. He only cure for many patients had been postponing the tioning; elective transplants process could be delayed to an Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani about the health of Home about the health of India's said schools for the coming suffering from blood disorders. process, citing logistical chal- are being conducted. Because extent for the ones suffering Hospital in Mumbai, said six Minister Amit Shah is Home Minister Amit Shah. academic year would be re- According to a hematologist, lenges as the reason. of this lockdown, the blood from Thalassemia, but "high- critical patients were sent extremely condemnable. These people are enemies of opened only after the corona- it takes months, sometimes "I am dependent on platelet donation has also gone risk" patients need doctor's home, keeping in mind their Spreading such misleading the nation who dislike leaders virus attack blows over. He years, to find a donor, and chemotherapy sessions for down. Nevertheless, all proce- intervention. safety amid the pandemic. remarks about anyone's health devoted to the motherland." further said 2,000 mathematics teachers would be roped in to provide online training to students. Similarly, students Migrants in keen on accountancy would be BSP attacks UP govt for exempting given online classes, he said. Rajkot pay train TN forms panel under Rangarajan Woman commits suicide industries from some labour laws fare to return n to improve fiscal position PNS LUCKNOW at AIIMS after her home in UP PNS n CHENNAI the virus pandemic. mother dies of cancer The Bahujan Samaj Party on PNS n BALLIA Apart from identifying specif- NEW DELHI: A 23-year-old Saturday attacked the Uttar The Tamil Nadu government on ic reform measures to be taken woman allegedly committed Pradesh government for Migrant workers returning Saturday set up a high-level by the state government to sup- suicide at the AIIMS here after exempting industries in the from Rajkot to Ballia on a spe- committee headed by former port and promote the growth of her mother died of cancer at the state from some labour laws, cial train on Saturday claimed Reserve Bank of India governor the important sectors of the hospital, police said on saying it comes at a time when that Gujarat Police charged C Rangarajan to examine fiscal economy, the committee would Saturday. She was reported the condition of labourers is them Rs 725 fare. Authorities challenges facing the state owing assess the impact of the crisis on missing after her mother the "worst" during coronavirus here, however, said they had to the COVID-19 pandemic state government's fiscal situation passed away on Wednesday pandemic. no information about it. The and suggest the way forward to and way forward to improve the and her body was found near In a series of Hindi tweets, train carrying 1,170 migrant improve its fiscal position. fiscal position, including increas- the new private ward block of BSP chief Mayawati said, "Due workers from parts of UP The committee, which will ing the tax; GDP ratio and the hospital on Saturday, they to the outbreak of COVID-19, reached Ballia in the morning, also consist of Finance Secretary diversifying revenue sources and said, adding that she fell to her the condition of labourers is following which they were S Krishnan as coordinator, will reprioritising expenditure. death from a building. "Her perhaps the worst, and even had brought the concept of the labour laws should be screened and provided food submit its report to the govern- The committee will also iden- mother was a cancer patient. then a mechanism has been overtime, if the labourers had changed in a way, so that packets, District Magistrate ment within three months, costs and implications due to tify fiscal issues and economy She was being treated at the implemented where instead worked for more than 8 hours labourers working in a facto- Hari Pratap Shahi said. "The according to a Government social distancing and their pre- protection measures the state hospital and had died during of 8 hours of work, they are in a day, when exploitation of ry or private organisation get migrants were then sent to Order. The committee, with 21 cautionary measures. should take up with the Union treatment on Wednesday," made to work for 12 hours. labour was at its peak. Is it cor- food and lodging facilities their states. As many as 420 members, would assess the over- Also, it would assess the government for necessary action Deputy Commissioner of Police This is very sad and unfortu- rect to push the country to that there itself. In no condition any are from Ballia, while rest of all immediate and medium term opportunities and threats in the and possible sources of financ- (South) Atul Kumar Thakur nate. Change in labour laws era," she asked in another tweet. labourer should be allowed to them are from Prayagraj, impact of the COVID-19 pan- short and medium term, suggest ing and funding for different sec- said. Her father was busy in the should be in the interest of the The BSP chief also said, die because of hunger, nor Fatehpur, Hardoi, Maharaj- demic on different sectors of the measures required to help the tors including infrastructure formalities when she left the labourers." "Keeping the current situa- should they be forced to ganj, Kushingar, Etawah and state's economy including the important sectors of the econo- projects, small business and area. She was reported missing "Babasaheb BR Ambedkar tion prevailing in the country, undertake exodus." other districts," he said. impact of lockdown, additional my to overcome the impact of other enterprises. since Wednesday. The family hails from Moradabad district of UP, a senior police officer said. In times of crisis, journalists ED attaches AJL Mumbai Sugarcane farmer Need to understand the killed in clash over should work for unity: RSS building worth Rs16.38 cr; land dispute n chemistry of corona: Yogi PNS NEW DELHI MUZAFFARNAGAR (UP): A PNS n LUCKNOW He said an elaborate work sugarcane farmer was killed In times of crisis, journalists plan should be formulated to charges Moti Lal Vora and his brother sustained should be more responsible Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister make employment available PNS n NEW DELHI ily. The group runs the National injuries in a clash between two and work for welfare of peo- Yogi Adityanath on Saturday to migrant labourers, and Herald newspaper. The nine- groups of farmers over a land ple and strengthening unity in stressed on the need to under- women self-help groups A portion of a nine-storey build- floor building has two basements dispute at Jalalpur village in society, RSS joint general sec- stand the "chemistry of coro- should be trained on a large ing in Mumbai's tony Bandra and a total built-up area of Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, retary Manmohan Vaidya said na while administering its scale. The members of these area, valued Rs16.38 crore, has 15,000 sq metres, it said, adding police said. Police said trouble on Saturday as the country treatment". self-help groups should be been attached by the Enforce- its total value is Rs120 crore. The started when Nareshpal and his battled against the coronavirus The chief minister chaired a trained in making garments ment Directorate in connection building is located at plot no 2, brother Harender were pandemic. high-level meeting of UP gov- and sweaters, he added. with its money-launder- survey no 341, near Kala confronted by Pardeep with a Speaking on the occasion of is being painted in a section of ernment officials at his resi- "Foodgrains have been ing probe against the Nagar, EPF office, group of farmers who attacked Narad Muni Jayanti via video- the international media which dence here to review the situ- made available to 18 crore Congress-party pro- Bandra (East). The him with sticks while working conferencing, Vaidya said is far away from ground real- ation arising out of the coro- people in three phases. This is moted Associated agency alleged that the in his field. The injured journalists while doing report- ity, Vaidya said it was being navirus outbreak in the state. adopted by people to boost their a big job. The recovery rate of Journals Limited accused in this case, Nareshpal was rushed to ing should always keep welfare done by some Indian journal- "The need is to understand immunity. COVID-19 patients is 42 per (AJL). The federal that includes former hospital where he was declared of society in their mind. And ists and they should keep the the chemistry of corona, while He added that the applica- cent, as compared to the probe agency said it has Haryana CM and dead. Nareshpal and Pardeep's many journalists in the coun- country's interests in mind administering its treatment," tion should be widely publi- national average of 29.2 per issued a provisional order, Congress leader Bhupinder agricultural land lie adjacent to try do so. while reporting. he said. cised and people encouraged cent," Adityanath said. under the Prevention of Singh Hooda and Vora, "used each other and a dispute arose According to Hindu He further said that at the Asserting that increasing the to download it. The chief minister also stat- Money Laundering Act, to freeze the proceeds of crime" in the over it, police pointed out. A mythology, Narad Muni is a time when the country was immunity level of the body can The UP chief minister also ed that provisions have been "part" of the asset and has issued form of a plot allotted "illegally" case was registered on Friday travelling storyteller and pri- facing the COVID-19 pan- prevent the infection, Adityanath stressed on working on all made for 53,400 beds to enhance notices to AJL and its CMD and to AJL in Panchkula and pledged under IPC Sections 147, 148, mary source of information demic, journalists should be said the 'Aayush Kavach COVID' possibilities for revenue gener- the capacity of the COVID hos- veteran Congress leader Moti Lal it to avail loan from the Syndicate 149, 323 and 304 while a among Gods. more responsible, working for app launched by the state gov- ation, and directed officials to pitals in the state. He also Vora. The AJL is controlled by Bank branch on Bahadur Shah search is on to catch hold of Expressing concern that a welfare of people and strength- ernment has a host of informa- prepare a plan to identify alter- claimed that UP tops the tally in senior Congress leaders, includ- Zafar Marg in Delhi to construct the accused, police added. specific type of India's image ening unity in society. tion on ayurveda, which can be nate sources of revenue. terms of pool testing. ing members of the Gandhi fam- this building in Bandra.

Delhi HC declines Father of 2 victims of train to entertain plea Why men rape? Book on metro cards tragedy recalls last conversation PNS n NEW DELHI seeks to find out answers A plea seeking linking of a PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n SHAHDOL (MP) "We will probably metro card or token with a commuter's address proof was Why men rape? A new book Just a day before he was killed in hold a common not entertained by the Delhi seeks to find out answers by the train accident in Aurangabad, funeral for the High Court as no representa- examining a slew of factors that 28-year-old Brajesh Singh had deceased from tion about the issue had been shape male behaviour. informed his father that he made to the DMRC before In her book "Why Men Rape: would be reaching their village the village. The moving the court. A bench of An Indian Undercover by a special train soon. district justices Manmohan and Investigation", Tara Kaushal sets For Gajraj Singh, a resident of administration Sanjeev Narula disposed of the out to understand the reasons Antoli village in Madhya plea, but gave petitioners lib- why women feel unsafe through Pradesh's Shahdol district, that has sanctioned erty to move a representation a detailed investigation which phone call was the last conver- Rs 10,000 each before the DMRC on the issues includes interviews and meetings sation he had with his sons for the purpose," raised in the plea. In case the with nine men who have an Brajesh and Shivdayal (25). petitioners move a representa- inclination to commit acts of sex- Bodies of the two brothers, my sons informed me that they of their teens. an official said tion to the DMRC, it is sup- ual violence. The core of experts' term for rapists outside sive and time-consuming but in- along with those of 14 other had left on foot to board a train "I have lost my support system posed to dispose of the plea Kaushal's research methodology the criminal justice system), depth. "Sociological, interview- labourers, would be reaching from Maharashtra and will reach and now I don't know how I will administration has sanctioned Rs within four weeks by a rea- for the book, scheduled for some unconvicted rapists, I based research is cheaper and their village on Saturday. Shahdol soon. They told me that live," Ramniranjan, father of 10,000 each for the purpose," an soned order after taking inputs release next month, entailed sought to determine how histo- easier but oftentimes shallower, At least 16 labourers, who they would sit in the train on Nirvesh Singh (20) and Ravendra official said. from authorities concerned. spending up to a week each with ry, economics, environment, with the drawback of the say-do were travelling to their home Friday. But instead of my sons, Singh (18), said. Meanwhile, Shahdol station The petitioners had contend- nine men who have raped, across upbringing, education (or lack divide - what people say is dif- state Madhya Pradesh on foot, the news of their death has Senior officials and Beohari manager K P Gupta said the train ed in their plea that it should different parts of the country. thereof), psychological state, ferent from what they do." were mowed down by a goods reached me," Gajraj Singh told MLA Sharad Kol, among others, carrying bodies of the deceased be mandatory for metro trav- The author spent time in and attitudes towards sex, Kaushal says she was "under- train while they were sleeping on PTI over phone. reached the village to help the was likely to reach Shahdol ellers to provide proof of their their home environments; inter- women and gender shaped their cover - with a different name and tracks near Karmad station in A pall of gloom descended the grief-stricken families. around 1 pm. identity and address while viewing and observing them, behaviour and impacted their corresponding email and Maharashtra's Aurangabad dis- home of Antoli resident "We will probably hold a com- Of the 16 victims, five purchasing metro cards or and their families and friends. inclination to commit rape". Facebook IDs; hidden tattoos trict early morning on Friday. Ramniranjan Singh, who lost his mon funeral for the deceased belonged to Umaria and 11 were tokens to establish ownership Kaushal says through a study of She says anthropological, and a so-not-me kurta- jeans "Only a day before the mishap, young sons, who were barely out from the village. The district from Shahdol district. in case such items are lost. these "mostly 'undetected' (the observational research is expen- look; the works". VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | MAY 10, 2020 money 06

CAPSULE Another bank defaulter ‘Trump admin to temporarily ban work-based visas’

PNS n WASHINGTON The Wall Street Journal report- well as student visas and the administration, having tem- ed Friday. work authorization that accom- porarily closed borders and cur- flees country The US is working to tem- "The order is expected to panies them,” it said. tailed immigration in response porarily ban the issuance of focus on visa categories includ- More than 33 million to the coronavirus pandemic, is PNS n NEW DELHI some work-based visas like H- ing H-1B, designed for highly Americans have lost their jobs in moving to expand those restric- 1B, popular among highly- skilled workers, and H-2B, for the last two months due to the tions while the president's advis- Three promoters of Ram Dev skilled Indian IT professionals, seasonal migrant workers, as coronavirus pandemic that has ers push to leave them in place International, recently booked as well as students visas and brought the US economy to a for months or even years to by the CBI for allegedly cheat- work authorisation that accom- standstill. come, according to several peo- ing a consortium of six banks panies them, amidst the high More than 33 mn The IMF and the World Bank ple familiar with the matter, The Hyundai rolls out to the tune of Rs 411 crore, level of unemployment due to Americans have have projected a negative growth Wall Street Journal reported. 200 vehicles from have already fled the country the coronavirus, according to a lost their jobs in rate for the country. Last month, President Donald before the State Bank of India media report on Friday. White House officials say Trump had signed an executive Chennai plant on reached the agency with the The H-1B is a non-immigrant the last 2 months that the US economy is likely to order temporarily barring new first day complaint, officials said on visa that allows US companies to due to the grow at negative 15 to 20 per immigrants for 60 days, includ- Saturday. employ foreign workers from coronavirus that cent in the second quarter. ing family members of US citi- New Delhi: Hyundai Motor The CBI had recently countries like India and China The monthly jobs report on zens. India on Saturday said its booked the company engaged in speciality occupations that has brought US to Friday said that the unemploy- “The coming changes, the Chennai-based manufacturing in export of Basmati rice to the require theoretical or technical standstill ment rate in the US for the administration has suggested, facility rolled out 200 cars on West Asian and European expertise. month of April rose to 14.7 will build on this April action,” the first day of resuming countries and its directors officials said. Nearly 500,000 migrant work- per cent. the journal said. production. The company re- Naresh Kumar, Suresh Kumar The agency will ers are employed in the US in the This is the highest rate and Given the high level of unem- started manufacturing and Sangita on the basis of start the process of H-1B status. the largest over-the-month ployment and joblessness, activities at its plant in complaint from the State Bank summoning the accused, "The president's immigration increase in the history of the according to the daily, senior Sriperumbudur (near Chennai) of India (SBI), which suffered incase they do not join the Three promoters advisers are drawing up plans for series, seasonally adjusted data administration officials are oper- on May 8. The auto major has the loss of more than Rs 173 investigation, appropriate legal of Ram Dev a coming executive order, are available back to January ating on the assumption that the commenced production at the crore, they said. action will be initiated, they expected this month, that would 1948, the US Bureau of Labor public, during the pandemic, will facility adhering to 100 per The company had three rice said. According to the com- International ban the issuance of some new Statistics said. be willing to accept new limits cent compliance of safety and milling plants, besides eight plaint filed by SBI, the account recently booked temporary, work-based visas," As such, the Trump on immigration. social distancing norms, sorting and grading units in had become non-performing by the CBI for Hyundai Motor India said in a Karnal district with offices in asset (NPA) on January 27, statement. In line with the Saudi Arabia and Dubai for 2016. The banks conducted a allegedly cheating government's objectives of trading purposes, the SBI com- joint inspection of properties a consortium of ED attaches reviving the economy and Legislation introduced give plaint said. in August and October, near- six banks to the company's global vision of Besides SBI, other members ly 7-9 months later only to find part of AJL progress for humanity, the of consortium are Canara Haryana Police security guards tune of Rs 411 commencement of Bank, Union Bank of India, deployed there, they said. crore Green Card to foreign nurses manufacturing operations is IDBI, Central Bank of India "On inquiry, it has been Mumbai aimed at boosting economic and Corporation Bank, they come to notice that borrowers PNS n WASHINGTON activities and bringing back said. are absconding and have left The complaint alleged that Green Card, known building normalcy, it added. Several The Central Bureau of the country," the complaint borrowers had removed entire Several American lawmakers officially as a industries are resuming Investigation (CBI) did not filed on February 25, 2020, machinery from old plant and have introduced a legislation in Permanent PNS n NEW DELHI operations in a phased carry out any searches in the after over a year of account fudged the balance sheets in Congress to offer the 40,000 manner following an over matter because of the coron- becoming NPA, the officials order to unlawfully gain at the unused green cards to thou- Resident Card, is a A portion of a nine-storey month-long shutdown due to avirus-induced lockdown, the said. cost of banks' funds, it said. sands of foreign nurses and document issued building in Mumbai's tony the coronavirus lockdown. doctors to meet the urgent to immigrants to Bandra area, valued Rs16.38 needs of the overstretched crore, has been attached by healthcare sector in the US, the US as evidence the Enforcement Directorate Tanishq to re- worst hit nation by the coron- The move is likely to bene- that bearer has in connection with its Jio offers new top-ups, avirus pandemic. fit a large number of Indian been granted money-laundering probe open first 50 The US has nearly 1,284,000 nurses and doctors in the US, against the Congress-party cases of confirmed COVID-19 who are either on H-1B or J2 privilege of residing promoted Associated annual plans with stores by Sunday cases and over 77,000 people visas. permanently Journals Limited (AJL). have died due to the highly The H-1B visa is a non- The federal probe agency PNS n BENGALURU contagious disease. immigrant visa that allows US said it has issued a provision- Yamaha employees cheaper, additional data The Healthcare Workforce companies to employ foreign tion has been introduced by al order, under the Prevention donate a day's salary Tanishq, a jewellery brand from Resilience Act would allow workers in speciality occupa- lawmakers Abby Finkenauer, of Money Laundering Act, to PNS n NEW DELHI on Jio network costs in the the house of Tata, on Saturday for recapturing green cards tions that require theoretical or Brad Schneider, Tom Cole and freeze "part" of the asset and to support fight range of Rs 8.5 to Rs 21 per announced plans to re- open its that were approved by technical expertise. Companies Don Bacon. The bipartisan has issued notices to AJL and against Covid-19 Reliance Jio has come up GB. 328 stores across the country in Congress but unused in past depend on it to hire tens of Senate companion bill is led by its CMD and veteran with new top-up plans to Reliance Jio has revised a phased manner by opening its years, allowing thousands of thousands of employees each Senators David Perdue, Dick Congress leader Moti Lal New Delhi: Two-wheeler support extra data usage at up the price for its annual plan to first 50 stores by Sunday. It additional medical profession- year from countries like India Durbin, Todd Young and Chris Vora. The AJL is controlled major Yamaha Motor India to 75 per cent lower rates and Rs 2,399 and enhance the would continue to comply with als to serve permanently in the and China. Coons. by senior Congress leaders, Group (YMIG) on Saturday also made annual daily data limit in the all rules related to COVID-19 United States. A Green Card, known offi- "We need all hands on deck including members of the said its employees have recharge plans 33 per new plan to 2 GB. So, lockdown while re-opening and The legislation would send cially as a Permanent Resident to address this generational cri- Gandhi family. The group voluntarily donated a day's cent cheaper com- despite increase in running operations, said a state- green cards to 25,000 nurses Card, is a document issued to sis," congresswoman runs the National Herald salary to support the pared to rivals by value of the 365 ment. Tanishq said it has rolled and 15,000 doctors during the immigrants to the US as evi- Finkenauer said. newspaper. government in combating the enhancing data days validity, the out a gold standard safety e- COVID-19 pandemic and dence that the bearer has been "We know this virus will not The nine-floor building coronavirus pandemic. The usage limit at 4G annual plan is 33 book that reiterates the compa- ensure that states like Iowa granted the privilege of resid- magically disappear and has two basements and a company's permanent speed to 2 GB per cent cheaper ny's commitment to safety and have the professionals they ing permanently. experts like Dr Anthony Fauci total built-up area of 15,000 employees as well as some per day. The than rivals due to well-being of customers and its need to serve patients for years In the House of are warning of a second wave sq metres, it said, adding its trainees based out of its three company has extra data offered employees at the store. to come, a media release said. Representatives, the legisla- this fall. total value is Rs120 crore. plants -- Kanchipuram (Tamil brought three new by it. Nadu), Surajpur (Uttar "work-from-home" Bharti Airtel and Pradesh) and Faridabad top-up plans that are Vodafone Idea offer sim- (Haryana), and employees at available at the denomina- ilar annual plans for Rs 2,398 Adani its other offices donated a tions of Rs 151 (30 GB), Rs and Rs 2,399 respectively, with OnePlus 8 becomes first total of Rs 61.5 lakh from their 201 (40 GB) and Rs 251 (50 daily data limit of 1.5 GB at 4G Transmission pay for April, YMIG said in a GB), which supplement usage speed. The new plans from Jio commercial smartphone to statement. Out of the total once the daily limit is comes at a time when compa- amount, Rs 25 lakh each will exhausted, as per the compa- nies have been pushing the Q4 net down be donated to the Chief ny's website. Telecom Regulatory Authority connect to 5G Network Minister's Public Relief Fund With these plans, average of India and government to 60 pc (Government of Tamil Nadu) data cost comes to about Rs legally raise data prices by up PNS n NEW YORK achievement is a significant and Chief Minister Distress 5 per GB. to 5-10 times to address finan- step towards bringing the PNS n NEW DELHI Relief Fund (Government of Under the existing top- cial stress that some compa- OnePlus, a leading global power of 5G standalone to Uttar Pradesh). ups, which will continue, data nies are facing. manufacturer of premium users in the United States. Adani Transmission on flagship smartphones, has "This is an important mile- Saturday reported a 60 per achieved another important stone for OnePlus and our cent drop in consolidated 5G milestone in the United long-time partners in the jour- net profit at Rs 58.97 crore for States, becoming the first ney to bring users the best pos- the March quarter. Tecno launches doorstep smartphone smartphone company to suc- sible 5G experience, this time The fall was mainly on cessfully connect to T-Mobile's leveraging the extremely low account of a one-time write- standalone (SA) network with latency and high data capaci- off of Rs 185 crore finance delivery with over 35,000 retailers a commercial device. ty potential of a standalone 5G sunk cost, it said in a regula- Together with T-Mobile and network," said Pete Lau, tory filing. ReNew lowest bidder PNS n NEW DELHI "Tecno's unique initiative will Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., Founder and CEO of OnePlus. The company's consoli- enable its consumers to connect OnePlus successfully held the "OnePlus went all in 5G with dated net profit stood at Rs Smartphone maker Tecno on and place order with their pre- first low-band SA 5G data ses- the launch of the OnePlus 8 146.7 crore in the quarter for 400MW projects Saturday said it has launched an ferred retailers as per the zon- sion with the OnePlus 8, the series. Now, as we continue to ended March 31, 2019. initiative to offer customers the ing guidelines of the govern- company's latest premium lead in 5G research and devel- Total income of the com- PNS n NEW DELHI jects under this tender. option to book their smart- ment from the comfort of their flagship smartphone. This opment, we look forward. pany rose to Rs 3,317.51 The developers would sup- phones online and get the hand- home," the statement said. crore in the quarter under ReNew Solar Power Pvt Ltd ply power to the New Delhi set delivered by neighbour- their choice from the safety of All orders will be delivered review from Rs 2,569.16 crore has emerged as the lowest Municipal Corporation hood retail stores. their homes, a statement said. within 24 hours in compliance in the year ago period. bidder at a tariff of Rs 2.90 per (NDMC) and Dadra and Also, the Transsion Group Consumers can reach out to of the norms and guidelines pre- For full fiscal 2019-20, unit for 400 MW renewable Nagar Haveli. company said it will resume their preferred retailers via scribed by the government for consolidated net profit rose to energy capacity put on auction The second lowest bidder operations at its Noida factory Tecno's website and enter their zones created in the wake of the Rs 706.49 crore, from Rs by Solar Energy Corporatindia was Greenko Energies Pvt Ltd in accordance with the govern- PIN code details. The microsite COVID-19 crisis. Consumers 559.20 crore in 2018-19. (SECI). at tariff of Rs 2.91 per unit for ment regulations. with a store locator will assist in will not incur any additional SECI concluded the auction 400 MW projects. The new model will help mapping the retailer and the charges, it added. this evening for 400 MW These are the round the Tecno's network of 35,000 contact details, and the device "We are a consumer-centric renewable energy capacity, an clock power supply projects offline retailers revive their will be delivered to their brand and at the time of crisis, industry source said. which means these could be businesses and empower con- doorsteps by their nearest retail- when going out to a physical store The developers can develop augmented by energy storage sumers to select the product of er, it added. is difficult for consumers. solar, wind, and hybrid pro- systems. ‘Go in for monetisation, higher fiscal deficit’ Lava resumes manufacturing PNS n NEW DELHI need not be a constraint on deficit and its debt back in government spending, Rajan shape over the medium term, Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan Former RBI Governor said in a blog, adding, "govern- and the more it spends now, said that direct RBI financing is operations with 20 pc capacity Raghuram Rajan has suggest- ment should be concerned the harder that will be". ed that the government should about protecting the health of "However, its inability to sometimes loosely termed money PNS n NEW DELHI ment's move to permit mobile go in for monetization and the economy and should spend finance itself or fears of mon- printing and thought to be free phone companies to resume higher fiscal deficit in a 'mea- what is needed." etization should not be a con- Homegrown mobile phone operations. Though, we might sured' way to protect the health However, he added that straint. Monetization will nei- maker Lava on Saturday said it face some challenge due to the of the economy in these 'abnor- efforts should be made to pri- ther be a game-changer nor a a lot of concern in some quar- it could however be problem- has resumed manufacturing delayed availability of man- mal times'. oritise expenditure and cut catastrophe, if done in a mea- ters about central banks print- atic," he said. operations with 20 per cent power & materials, we have The government is trying to back unneeded spending. sured way. In fact, India is ing money to finance large He said that direct RBI capacity. ment announced the coron- sufficient inventory to main- garner resources to combat As regards fiscal already doing it! budget deficits, while in other financing is sometimes loose- "Lava has resumed produc- avirus lockdown. However, it tain the pace of our production the impact of coronavirus on deficit, which will go However, the caveat quarters, the concern is that ly termed money printing and tion at its manufacturing facil- kept meeting export require- for the initial period. the economy and the Finance up on higher spend- – it should be mea- central banks are doing too lit- thought to be free. ity in Noida. The company has ments through its facility in "We are also expecting our Ministry on Friday decided to ing and lower rev- sured -- is key." tle of it. "This is misleading. As we started operating with 20 per China, it added. components partners to open raise market borrowing pro- enue, Rajan said the In the blog titled "..so called monetization is have seen, the government cent of its production capaci- The government has given their factories soon," Lava gramme by 54 per cent to Rs 12 government 'Monetization: neither a game changer in finances itself from the RBI, and ty, post receiving an approval permission to mobile phone Chief Manufacturing Officer lakh crore for 2020-21, up "should also worry Neither Game stressed times nor a catastro- the RBI finances itself from the from the state authorities. 600 companies to start work at fac- Sanjeev Agarwal said. from Rs 7.8 lakh crore estimat- about getting Changer nor phe. It helps a little at the mar- banks at the reverse repo rate of out of its 3500 workforce have tories but the firms are expect- He further said the compa- ed in February. the fiscal Catastrophe in gin, but does not solve the gov- 3.75 per cent," Rajan, who is is resumed work," Lava said in a ed to face bottlenecks in com- ny has accelerated efforts Monetization, which is Abnormal ernment's fiscal problems nor currently working as a profes- statement. ponent supply and worker towards localisation of compo- loosely referred to printing of Times', Rajan does it lead to runaway infla- sor at the University of Chicago, The factory has been shut availability. nents to reduce dependency on currency by the Reserve Bank, said there is tion. If used in the wrong way, said. since the time the govern- "We welcome the govern- imports. VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | MAY 10, 2020 special 07

STAYING LIVE The pandemic has kept us home locked. But that has not locked up entertainment. Celebs from around the globe are doing their bit to keep spirits rocking through digital concerts, dance workshops, music jams and even a crafts mela for shopaholics. SHALINI SAKSENA tells you more ust because it is a lockdown, of stand-up artists; the 35 of us got comedy, it is anecdotal,” Bassi says. that things are not going back to Mohapatra, tells you that in India, his energy and emotions to play for doesn’t mean that one has to together to learn how the it worked Actor Nitin Arora who hosted what they were given social distanc- there are some challenges to have himself. give up live concerts. It could and shared our experiences and online Gratitude Concerts, to salute ing for the next few months. digital shows. “The bandwidth being Yamini Reddy came onboard be a Lady Gaga or Chris came up with best practices. Now I the medics featuring artists like Sonu However, the charm and thrill to one of them. But the good is that the the digital platform because even Martin from Coldplay or even am regularly holding ticketed shows. Nigam and Sunil Grover, tells you watch a live performance can’t be artists adapt to changing situations though she has done a lot of stage PinkJ who let the world in as she We are also trying to rope in open that the idea to hold the concert replicated digitally. A Sonu Nigam and take things in their stride. It is shows, she wanted to be part of the learnt how to play the piano. Back micers. After the lockdown, their came while he was walking the ter- or Shaan or Katrina Kaif dancing also strange to see reverse of guru- virtual world. “I was intrigued and in India, B-town celebs Shah Rukh source of income has disappeared. race and talking over the phone live gives a different high. We will shishya parampara; during COVID- then curious how the whole would Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Karan We get a comedian to open the about the lockdown and that there bounce back but it will take time,” 19, it is the shishya teaching the guru work. Being on the digital platform, Johar, Varun Dhawan, Hrithik show. He then he also administers was need to do something for front- Arora says. how to use technology,” Dasgupta one can reach out to a much wider Roshan and many others came on the call for some money. On the app, line warriors. “It took us two days Besides the live performances says. audience. With virtual concert, one Facebook live for a four-hour char- when I keep everyone on, if one of to organise the first show. The and the concerts, the digital space She also tells you that dancers can be anywhere and watch the per- ity event to raise funds for COVID- them has a cranky kid, there is a dis- minute the idea took root, I called is helping people celebrate birthdays like herself have had to change formance, it transcends borders 19 warriors and keep people enter- turbance, this person mutes all Sonu Nigam. In fact, he was the first and anniversaries. A case in point teaching methodology and gives an and time zones,” Reddy says. tained. that. I have also started doing shows one to recommend that we do is Zee TV’s Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, which example. “If one is taking a Zoom There was preparation as well. Then there are others who are for the US audience as per their something digitally once the lock- is turning 25. The channel is organ- class, one has to keep in mind that She had to see where the lighting making fans laugh away their woes time,” Tandon tells you. down began. But since we are a ising a Live-a-thon and an Ek Desh, the student is not behind you imi- was good, how to place the camera by either holding live ticketed shows Tandon also had to change how company that does large events, I Ek Raag event on May 23-24, 2020. tating your moves but in front. If I and what background to choose on Zoom app or posting audio clips he delivers content online. He tells was not too sure. But once the idea It is a 25-hour digital music say raise the left hand, I have to raise including curating a background or videos on Insta. you, that while the content is more stuck, I called him. The problem was marathon with over 350 perfor- my right hand on-screen,” she says. score for the dance performance. Take Amit Tandon. He has or less similar, there are some that he was in Dubai so he had to mances by singers that include the Murad Ali Khan, sixth-genera- She also had to choose music that been busy not only holding work- changes. “The jokes have to differ- set up the equipment himself and WE DO KNOW THAT likes of Himesh Reshammiya, Javed tion sarangi player from the had a balance of North and South shops on comedy writing to those ent. One has to repeat lines online play the instrument. But he worked Ali, Kamal Khan singing from con- Moradabad gharana and son of to give an edge to her Kuchipudi who are willing to learn for a fee that since sometimes, the sound quali- hard and came through beautiful- THINGS ARE NOT fines of their homes. Ustad Ghulam Sabir Khan, says that performance and even though it was goes towards charity, but is also ty may not be good. One has to ly,” Arora recalls. GOING BACK TO Shaan, the host the concert, tells for an artist a live audience sets the strange to get ready, not wait back- making people laugh on Zoom louder and be closer to mic,” Tandon It was not easy for Arora to have you that he feels honoured to be a mood but here, there was nobody in stage and wait for the name to be app. says whose ticketed show are not for a mindset change. To do a show dig- WHAT THEY WERE part of this. “Sa Re Ga Ma Pa has front so it was a tad strange. called out, the entire experience was “There were two-three things more than 50 people but for corpo- itally was not something that the FOR THE NEXT FEW been close to my heart since the “But technology has made some interesting. that started the minute the lock- rates it can go up to over 2,500. actor had even thought about. But beginning. Seeing it complete 25 many things possible. While I has no Maalavika Manoj aka Mali, down began. First, I knew there will Stand-up artist Anubhav Bassi there is an adage: Necessity is the MONTHS. THE years is surreal. I believe that music audience, I was able to read com- who released her single on Spotify’s be no live physical performances for has been keeping his fans enter- mother of invention. “It was the CHARM AND THRILL has a power to uplift people’s moods ments and took cues from it. My Radar cover says that she got the the next three-four months. So, I tained by posting audio clips on need of the hour and I jumped right and am sure the concert will be able reason for coming on the digital inspiration for her single after she started online workshops for a fee; Insta. into it. The show had to reach 20,000 TO WATCH A LIVE to help people rise above the gloom platform was to make people take a watched an episode of Conan the money goes to a charity. I knew “People ask me to post videos doctors so we planned things PERFORMANCE CAN'T of this pandemic,” he says. break from their normal routine. If Without Borders with a reference to that teaching was easier than doing from my previous shows. They accordingly and were able to pull it To add to the entertainment fac- we can, through our music, make the Syrian war. a show on a digital platform. We had don’t realise that it is not always pos- off. We have done 10 shows and the BE REPLICATED tor, Vodafone, as part of its initia- people stay at home, we have done “This got me thinking and people from five countries taking sible to record all live performances. response has been overwhelming,” tive #RechargeForGood, in partner- our bit,” Khan says. wrote this single. It is pure coinci- these five-hour classes spread over Though, I am not creating any new Arora says who hosted the show as DIGITALLY. A SONU ship with BookMyShow has been Ustad Shujaat Khan, who was dence that the song sits perfectly two days. In the process, I learnt content, I am posting behind the well. NIGAM OR SHAAN OR organising live sessions since April part of the HCL Concerts Baithak under present situation. I had how to use the app effectively. scene clippings from many of my He tells you besides having to 24. Nine artists perform live from series opines that the idea of per- already recorded the song but we Second, I started getting offers to do shows. I am trying to edit them, wrap the mind around doing an KATRINA KAIF their homes to yours for free. Lift forming with no audience was had to get a video done. I reached corporate shows online and did make sense out of it and posting online show, it was stranger to host DANCING LIVE GIVES your spirits with great musical per- extremely strange. out to a lot of family and friends them. Third, I had to do a mindset them. Also, people who are on this it with no audience. formances by artists like Prateek “Any kind of music, as oppose from across the globe who sent me change, to do online shows,” Tandon social platform are keener to know “It was so strange. When we did A DIFFERENT HIGH. Kuhad, Dhvani Bhanushali, Ankur to cinema or painting, is a live inter- five to 10 second videos. I used this says. me personally. I don’t have any the first show, it was just Sonu WE WILL BOUNCE Tewari and Indian Ocean. action with humans. When one is footage for my song,” Mali tells you. For this, he had to change his intentions of creating anything new bhaiyya, Sunil Grover and me. I Those interested in classical performing the energy that comes However, for her, the digital body language. In the beginning, he but if I find something funny for knew there were some 19,000- BACK BUT IT WILL music need not feel felt out. The from notes of the ragas goes to the platform is not something that she would perform as a stand-up artist. that day, I post it,” Bassi says who is 20,000 medical staff was watching TAKE TIME National Centre for the Performing people and back. But this kind of live would subscribe to. Now, he sits and acts like he is hav- busy thinking of content and pen- but for me there were just the three Arts (NCPA) has been organising performance was really strange. “What I have observed, pres- ing a conversation with his friends ning it down for his shows once the of us. On Zoom, when you are talk- — ACTOR NITIN ARORA digital series — NCP@Home on its My only apprehension to be part of ence of people on social media is in his drawing room. This has lockdown opens. ing, you are the bigger picture and YouTube channel. Last month, the the digital space stemmed from the going down, People are saturated helped him get his body language “The content obviously revolves the others are smaller one. I have series had seen stalwarts likes of technical side and the anxiety that and don’t want to open their apps. right. He has also had to concentrate around lockdown. It also depends hosted over 4,500 shows, I had never Girija Devi, Mallika Sarabhai and came with it,” Shujaat tells you. There is no replacement for live per- on getting his facial expressions cor- on what my mood is on a particu- looked at the script. But here, I was Ustad Zakir Hussain and many Despite no audience, the sitarist formances even though there are rect. lar day. Like I had tweeted: If you scared and had to practice in front more take centrestage. If you missed tells you that since he has been per- people who are looking at ways to “On stage, one has to focus on think that your house is small, koi of the mirror. But the three of us this fret not. Tune into Kathak per- forming for nearly 55 years on monetise the digital space. For the body posture as the stage is six pochcha laga kar dekhe. While I am cheered for each other and it became formance by Pandit Birju Maharaj stage, experience came into play as artists, performing in front of a live feet away. For online, one has to take busy writing, I am not sure how easier,” Arora says. on Monday, May 10, 2020 at 6 pm. over the years he has learnt the art audience gives a different feel and care of facial expressions as the cam- much of it will actually find itself in Whether this is going to be the Swapnokalpa Dasgupta, head of to tune out distraction and be in the energy can’t be recreated. It is era is only two feet away. I had to my live shows,” Bassi tells you. norm for the industry is early days, dance department, NCP, Mumbai, place where he taps into himself and good to have an alternative but master all these changes including People call him a storyteller, but he Arora opines. “Every day there are a renowned Odissi dancer and dis- is in a place where he rises above all everything that is happening right how to use the app. We have a group disagrees. “I only do one kind of different reports. But we do know ciple of Guru Late Kelucharan this and is in a zone where he uses now is temporary,” Mali says. QUOTEUNQUOTE

We have been doing online help beat the blues was not FB page. Till now we have done 15 live shows on the history of music and not just music. The India Craft Week (ICW) is an the work of the artisians and dance troupe even went to the concerts for some months now. easy. The artist was at home We have already planned Instagram and each session is for 45 Our live sessions has gems like inititative that we have been pre-book what they want. We desert to shoot a video and sent We also have a digital app. We with limited access to the series to continue till end of minutes to an hour. Now, that the Murad Ali (sarangi), Nandini Shankar doing for the last three years. already have a huge following on it us. It was brilliant. Those who know how to use technology to technology. We had to work May. Since we don’t know when lockdown has been extended, we are (violinist), Ajay Prasanna (flautist), We wanted to bring the Facebook. We sent out bulk mail have missed this preview need bring the artist and listners even in a situation if the physical concerts will happen, going to extend the programme. The idea Ramakant Gaikwad (vocalist) and Alam designers and artisians together. and got amazing response. We not worry. All the recording together online. But for the HCL bandwith was low. We had to digital concerts will be an is to introduce classic music to the Khan from the US (live today at 9 pm The world is talking about pulled in industry people like would be available. Also, the Concerts — Baithak series — have a series of calls on how important part in future. people and how it has evolved through IST). These people talk about how they sustainability, organic, ethical British Council; India and World product list will be on our ICW the trigger was COVID-19 and touse the software, how to We have got great different gharanas. In these sessions we are similar with other gharanas and how and responsibility. Craft sector is Craft Council supported us. website. the lockdown that came with it. check bandwith and what angel response till now (over 5 million choose a topic and through renowned they are different. People also get to hear the only sector that can deliver All that people had to do We have to now change our We took the idea from to put their mobile. But there views for the 10 sessions that artists a discussion takes place on how these great play from the comfort of their on these counts. was to log in to our FB page and mindset how to shop since traidtional baithaks where the were many positives. The artists we have done) through social music in their respective gharanas homes. The good part of the riyaz room This year, the lockdown be part of not just the preview social distancing will continue to artists would perform and talk are familiar with social media media platforms and emailers. changed. They talk about speciality of is that people who don’t understand happened but we still wanted to but watch some great be a norm. Digital platform is the about the art form, life’s journey and had worked with us. The artists help as well. We use their gharanas. For example, Ustad classical music will get an understanding. continue to create an ecosystem performances like exotic dance way forward even though there and anecdotes. But to organise And while the artist didn’t WhatsApp and send links. We Vilayat Khan has made changes to his We announce our sessions through for the craft sector who are that they performed from the were challenges to put such a a concert — a series of live, have a live audience in front of have our own employees; that sitar; he increased the tumba and even posters on social media. Artists too do fragmented. Hence India Craft confines of their homes. It was preview on a short notice. virtual Indian classical music him, we ensured that the artists helps. the wires became a little thicker. This their bit and let people know. Week Digital Preview (global) amazing to see the engagement — Somesh Singh,Co-founder, and dance performances — were given a live feedback on — Rohit Kaul, Head, HCL Concerts gives those interested a sneak peek into — Anshul Aggarwal, Founder, Riyaz Room where people can come and see we got from performers. A folk Craft Village sunday magazine SO THE UNIVERSE IS CONSTANTLY MOVING IN THE DIRECTION OF HIGHER tarot 8 EVOLUTIONARY IMPULSES, CREATIVITY, ABSTRACTION AND MEANING — DEEPAK CHOPRA Vijayawada, May 10, 2020

YOUR WEEK AHEAD MADHU KOTIYA

ARIES March 21-April 19 LEO July 23-Aug 22 SAGITTARIUS Nov 22-Dec 21 Healthwise, you feel a sense of fulfilment. You are in This week you are full of energy. You are a visionary and This week you are adventurous and curious. You will be the right place, doing the right thing to be in good often dream beyond your current limitations and move filled with a great amount of energy like a child. Use this health. You are following the strict regime of diet, confidently into new areas. Take this leap of faith to energy in creative pursuit and to hone your skills. Risk- exercise, and relaxation. The motto of healthy living is develop the real you. Think big in terms of where you taking and creative energies will open up new vistas. If also reflected in your personality. Overall, you will enjoy want to be and what you want to discover along the way. facing doubt, then believe in yourself and follow your the week. On the career front, you are filled with On the career front, you feel immense satisfaction once heart. On the career front, you feel kind towards others renewed energy and enthusiasm. A breakthrough you find your work is on the right path after a long time. and may decide to use abundance in your life for the moment is on the cards. You are likely to embark on a All this while, despite putting your heart and soul into benefit of others. You are likely to work for welfare new journey of the self-made person. An idea or your work, some hurdles left you frustrated. Now you can schemes or maybe volunteer for the religious passion will inspire you. On the personal front, you bid adieu to the failures and accomplish your tasks. You organisation for your happiness. It will give you immense have a crush on an unapproachable person. The danger can start a business that sells items for children this satisfaction. You may lend money to someone in need. is hidden in illusions and chances are there that you week. This week, happy close-knit family and enjoyment On the personal front, you will experience a spiritual may face difficulties in the future. To move forward in love relations are on the cards. You enjoy a happy spark and divine feeling will fill you with faith. This is a avoid day-dreaming. family life even if you are single. time when you seek solitude and isolation from others.

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TAURUS April 20-May 20 VIRGO Aug 23-Sep 22 CAPRICORN Dec 22-Jan 19 This week you need to have a control on your taste, You may need a medical examination this week. Do not This week you may be tempted to enter into conflict to touch, passions, lust and illusions.Be smart and know ignore your health. Take timely action. It would be to prove yourself right or to defend yourself. You feel how to make the best use of everything. You will be your advantage. Learn to live in the moment and seize aggressive, annoyed by other people’s attitude. Beware of healthy, charismatic and inspiring. People around you the time. You will be radiating good energy. You must a conspiracy. Analyse and introspect, perhaps you may will be impressed by your spontaneity. Be positive and in share these good energies with the people around you be at fault. Stay calm and it is a better way to deal with control. Overconfidence can be harmful. At work, you feel who are feeling low. Professionally, you are likely to adversity. On the career front, you are determined more stable and mature in terms of finances as well as make decisions with your mind than heart and be very towards your goals. You are clear in your communication emotions. You take situations that come and turn them in disciplined. You are independent in thought and action. and straight forward with your colleagues. Avoid being your favour. You are more traditional in your ways of For a better understanding of the situation and a person, rude in your communication. Stay away from conflicts working and believe in rules and regulations. Enjoy the you like to know the how, what, why, where, when and and overconfidence. Utilise your strength and reasoning confidence that your self-control and focus brings. You who of everything. Your relationship is taking a turn this powers for good cause. If you are at an authoritative need to take time to meditate and spend some time alone week. Everything was going fine but some sudden position then think about the benefits of your even if you are in a committed relationship. Maintaining changes could affect your life. Your spouse or partner subordinates. On the personal front, your mental stability your inner balance is equally important. starts doubting on you or becomes over-demanding. is your strength. Your family needs your support.

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GEMINI May 21-June 20 LIBRA Sep 23-Oct 22 AQUARIUS Jan 20-Feb 18 Enjoyment, entertainment and commitment are on the This week you feel inspired to start a creative project such This is a period of self-evaluation and to reflect on your cards. You will feel content both emotionally and as an art class or simply enhance your skills. You feel mistakes. It will help you release the guilt and sorrow mentally. Your physical health will be good. Little comfortable with your identity. You are not afraid to about the past. This is a good time to take fresh carelessness like overeating or over comfort could express yourself. Stimulating your imagination will allow decisions. Share your experiences with others and in prove harmful. Be careful about your diet. You are your new talent to unfold. You will enjoy good health. healing within a group. Professionally, you have logical, prone to BP and acidity problems. Professionally, Career-wise this is the time to dream and enjoy the reasoning and analytical strength and the courage and money will come from various sources and you would pleasures of life. You are likely to spend more time on your intellect to accomplish all that you desire. You need to want to spend lavishly. It is advised to save your happiness. Executing your ideas to achieve a target will put detach yourself in a specific situation, to ascertain the income this week and feel happy. This is the time to you in your senior’s good book. You are rich financially truth and seek out only the facts. You need to use your decide things on financial terms, it would be productive and by heart too. Your generosity and kindness will intellect to prove your point and succeed. You can also and fruitful in the future. This week your relationship nurture your relationships. This week you are at ease with solve problems through diplomacy. On the personal may suffer. You feel disappointed and want to walk yourself and others. You are likely to create a positive front, you are filled with unbounded energy. And this away from everything you have built up so far. Your environment at home. Trust will give you strength and energy needs to be balanced with a realisation of attitude is the reason for your situation today. confidence to overcome the obstacles in life. responsibility and compassion.

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CANCER June 21-July 22 SCORPIO Oct 23-Nov 21 PISCES Feb 19-March 20 Be careful about your health this week. All work and You will adopt a fresh perspective on life and some This week you feel negative energies at play around you. no relaxation can cause harm. Your body needs rest. positive changes are likely to be made. You will feel Food poisoning, dehydration or other seasonal ailments This is the time to create a detailed plan and to follow rejuvenated. You are likely to go on a deeper spiritual could make you feel low. Ladies may feel irritated, thyroid a schedule. Good time management will pay off and journey that will bring greater meaning and purpose into or hormonal imbalance could make you consult a health you will enjoy both work and health. Those planning a your life and renew your inner energy. Hope for a better professional. Get a medical examination done and take all family, need to be persistent and focused. On the future and optimism is reflected in your works. There is a care possible. On the career front, your logical and career front, you are now headed towards a much call of destiny that motivates you to go on. analytical approach to things could make you busy. You better position. Use the opportunities for changing Professionally, you may have to bring changes in your follow truth and discipline. You are likely to experience your beliefs about yourself. At some point, you may schedule. If you are not able to meet the demands of challenges but know that this is just a part of your journey feel offensive but choose to stay away from such a your professional duties, think it over. Try to bring about to something much more positive. Stay focused on your situation. This will give you an edge in the times to balance and moderation in your life. On the personal long-term goals. On the relationship front, a new romance come. Romance is on the cards and you feel delighted. front, there will be issues in communicating with your is on the cards. You want to start afresh in your relations. Trust your partner to provide you the strength and family. Know the importance of family bonding. This will Fun and entertainment with your family are indicated. confidence to overcome the obstacles in life. help you to focus your energies towards good home life. Your simplicity and charm are inspiring others.

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ASTROTURF Dhyana BHARAT BHUSHAN PADMADEO for self-empowerment the key to how we usually conduct in life. Patanjali calls ‘Citta vriti nirodha’. oving on from lessons in how to may be left. For the final assault that It, in the first place calls for observing Otherwise, uncontrolled thought impres- relax and then detoxify the helps purify the mind fully, we need to and becoming aware of one’s limitations sions in mind keep you so much engaged Mmind, in the previous issues, it’s take up ‘Dhyana’. Following which, the of mind. Second, the workable part of that it doesn’t leave much of scope to time now to explore ways and means to thought process becomes easy and sim- one’s indwelling potential. And finally process your thoughts objectively, and access powers of mind. The power latent ple. Please bear in mind; simplicity is explore one’s wholesome latent potential, with obvious consequences. Meditation in mind is immense mostly lying dor- clarity, directness, and purity. It is free unexplored and untapped thus far out of remains a necessary part of the process, mant out of ignorance, which if unfolded from complications, clutter, and confu- ignorance, which when unfolded in full and so contextually remains relevant. in full has no bounds. The paradox, how- sion. Simplicity paves the way to success, would know no limits. The method Once the mind gets fully purified, ever, is that ordinary mortals are hardly peace, focus, and happiness. Thereafter, involved is to first disengage one’s atten- there is no thought left that may lead you able to use five to seven percent of our you would in full control of the self, tion from external distractions, and then through. You then need to cultivate fresh mind power, which remains available by when wholesome powers of mind shall look within to explore and scan what lies defining principle of mind by raising default. For, ordinarily our mind remains be available. You may then be able to use in store at the various levels of the inner awareness level. The process calls for clouded by lot of inherent limitations. mind as an instrument, which it is, realms of mind. Having become aware continued reflection (meditation) upon Our reach could, however, be expanded rather than being victim of its inconsis- thus, to consciously deliberate upon and fresh educative inputs as laid down in the through conscious efforts. Einstein and tencies. Consequently, mind comes out accordingly redefine the thought process, scriptures or the ones offered by an people of his calibre are believed to have with its creative best, when it qualifies to with the intent to come out with one’s enlightened Guru. Following which, you used about 10 to 14 percent of their spontaneously lead us towards the right best. may come out with your creative best. mindpower to have created history. course due. In English lingua franca, ‘Meditation’, You could then spontaneously make Now, how to go about optimising Mind could be raised to the above is the word commonly used to give a right choices in life. Remember, mind our mindpower? The first call is to get status, when one is in a state of “Yoga”, sense of Dhyana. Although, it doesn’t being an instrument, it can’t move on its over inherent limitations by pursuing the which in applied terms means that uni- reflect true spirit and essence of own. It needs a guiding principle. To mind-detoxification process as discussed tary mind is fully tuned to the element of “Dhyana”, it however, stands close by. sum up, Dhyana is a mind-engineering in the previous issue. Following which, consciousness, which holds the key to all For, the word meditation, seemingly process. most of inconsequential and negative our dynamic functionalities. hints at reflecting deeply over some idea, The topic continues... thought imprints parked in the inner The process suggested for the pur- thought, or concept. Dhyana, on the con- The writer is an astrologer, vastu consultant realms of mind, that otherwise misdirect pose by sage Patanjali, the proponent of trary, is a process directed towards and spiritual counsellor. Write to him at our thought process, go out of reckoning. the concept, is “Dhyana”. Going by its attaining a state of being, when mind G-1102, Bharat Nagar, New Friends Colony, Yet, some memory impressions lying at literal meaning, the word Dhyana implies gets riveted to the root of all thoughts. It New Delhi-1110 025 still deeper layer of mind that hold the paying attention. To what? It is on none becomes possible only when flirtation of Tel: 91-111-449848475/9818037273 key to our hardened habit tendencies, other than one’s own self, which holds mind almost comes to an end, what Email: [email protected]

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Mellow doesn’t always make for a good story, but it makes for a good life — Anne Hathaway

FROM THE INSIDE Let go to find your peace Celebrating their divine love To become spiritual, we must have a It’s the hand of a mother that rocks the clean heart and mind. The way to do this 10 11 cradle, it’s the influence of a mother is through forgiving and forgetting that plays a pivotal role in a child's life

Photos from the personal archives of the family of Rajendra Kumar Jubilee Kumar is based on the real-life events of the legendary actor Rajendra Kumar as related by the actor’s family. It brings together their memories of his life’s events, their collection of news and interviews, their photographs, and the information shared in the form of video recordings and interviews with other film personalities, writes SEEMA SONIK ALIMCHAND in her introductory note. An edited excerpt: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A

SUPERSTARut for a stroll on the grounds of invested, but to maintain this lifestyle, we will Dimple, his tall shadow saunter- need more.’ ing alongside, Rajendra Kumar ‘Hmm…’ Shukla murmured, her eyes mov- paused in mid stride, cupping his ing around their spacious home as she listened hand around the flame of his sil- to her husband voicing his ambitions and Over lighter. Inhaling the nicotine from his ciga- fears. rette and enjoying the warm, comforting feel- ‘Tonight, I need a few pegs of good Scotch,’ ing it gave him, he resumed walking. Moths Rajendra was saying, ‘but I am worried about fluttered around the garden lamps and noctur- using up our Black Label stock.’ nal insects chirped happily. An owl called in Shukla shook her head in exasperation. the distance. The actor, however, was absorbed Actors, she thought to herself. Always so dra- in his own thoughts. No films in hand, he pon- matic! But all she said was, ‘Miyan, go ahead dered, his handsome face flushed with the and drink to your satisfaction and leave the winter chill. The year has ended. It’s unbeliev- money management to me. We have enough.’ able. And yet, I am the jubilee star. He drew In the days that followed, a lethargic calm deeply on the 555, expelling rings of smoke. descended over Rajendra Kumar’s life. But the There is so much enthusiasm, so much passion underlying tension of having no work within me, and there are so many stories! First remained, surfacing ever so often. At times like thing tomorrow, I will call up all my industry these, he would feel helpless, broken. Lying in friends. My dear film industry will respond. bed one night, Rajendra reflected that in the They will not turn me down. current scenario the world was backing away But for all his efforts and enthusiasm, what from him, disinclined to professionally engage eventually landed in his kitty was a handful of with a star who, they all felt, was past his special appearances in Punjabi films like Dukh prime. He sighed, turning on his side. Like his Bhanjan Tera Naam and Do Sher, both with fellow actors, he too had struggled constantly Dharmendra as his co-star, although in the to ensure that he wouldn’t lose track of his real second film, where the younger actor appeared identity — the human being that lay at the in a song sequence and one scene, Rajendra heart of his star persona. Now he was caught Kumar played a central role as a dacoit. The in a dilemma: what was real — the elevated films released in 1974. Thereafter, sleepwalking status he had enjoyed earlier, the glorification into 1975, Rajendra appeared in Teri Meri Ik he had revelled in, his decreasing relevance in Jindri, a Punjabi film made to launch the world of films, the growing obscurity he Dharmendra’s cousin Veerendra. What did now faced? With a multitude of defeatist perk up the jubilee star a bit, though, was the thoughts vying for space in his mind, the for- release of two of his Hindi films. mer star shut his eyes and fell into a troubled The first was the remake of a Telegu film, sleep. Sunehra Sansar, directed by Adurthi Subba The next day was a Saturday. Rajendra Rao and helmed by women actors, with Mala awoke, feeling surprisingly refreshed and Sinha playing Rajendra Kumar’s wife and charged. As part of his routine, he dressed in Hema Malini his former flame. In the publici- shorts and a striped T-shirt, ready to sweat it ty posters of Sunehra Sansar, superstar Hema out on the courts with a game of tennis. Malini featured quite prominently. Though Bounding down the staircase of his magnifi- the film was not a commercial success, she cent bungalow, he called out to Kaajal, his was much appreciated in a rare negative role. younger daughter, who always accompanied This was followed by Rani aur Lalpari, a chil- him to the club. dren’s musical with a melee of stars, such as ‘I’m going for a run. Let me know when IN THE DAYS THAT Photos from the personal archives of the family of Rajendra Kumar Rajendra Kumar, Asha Parekh, Jeetendra, you are ready,’ he told her, before jogging down FOLLOWED, A Feroz Khan, Reena Roy, Neetu Singh and oth- the narrow paths that cut across the grounds of LETHARGIC CALM should call it a day. I am at peace, he reasoned. ‘Chai.’ Bahadur interrupted the flow of ers. his house. A cow mooed, bringing a smile to But then, the workaholic in him raised its memories with a cup of tea and Rajendra The year ended with Do Jasoos, a film that his lips. Imagine, he reminded himself, in DESCENDED OVER head. No, I can’t just sit at home all day doing Kumar accepted it absent-mindedly, still deep in chalked up average profits. Produced and Bombay city, in Pali Hill, on the grounds of my RAJENDRA KUMAR’S nothing, he told himself. I have invested years in introspection. directed by Naresh Kumar, the film starred Raj luxurious bungalow, I have a cow, six dogs, a LIFE. BUT THE films and I am sure they will keep coming my He recalled how it was through him that Kapoor and Rajendra Kumar. Playing bum- monkey and deer! Rajendra smiled to himself, UNDERLYING TENSION way. Maybe not the choicest ones, but… actor Manoj Kumar had finally got his break as bling detectives, they were mere caricatures of waving back at his neighbour who stood at the Stubbing out his third cigarette, he lit up afresh a hero in H.S. Rawail’s Kanch ki Gudiya oppo- their former celebrated selves. The adulation back gate. OF HAVING NO WORK as the houseboy brought out a tray of fruits. site Sayeeda Khan. Rajendra had even recom- they had once enjoyed, the fame and stardom ‘How’s the cow doing?’ Mr Choraria asked. REMAINED, SURFACING What an industry, the actor reminisced, biting mended Rakesh Roshan for his debut role in that had been at their fingertips had all but ‘Choraria Saab! What a gift you send over EVER SO OFTEN. AT into a crisp apple. It gave me so much and I too Ghar Ghar ki Kahani. Then there were the film- faded away. Of the two stars who were used to every morning!’ the actor responded. ‘A cow of gave back wholeheartedly. I never played poli- makers J. Om Prakash and Mohan Kumar. They fans screaming, ‘Raj! Rajendra! We love you!’, our own to milk!’ TIMES LIKE THESE, HE tics. On the contrary, I helped and advised had remained his dear friends. Rajendra Kumar was still taken aback when he ‘Of course! Growing kids need fresh milk, WOULD FEEL many newcomers. Ramesh Behl lived with my The star sighed, still lost in the past, overheard somebody remark, ‘I saw that actor don’t they?’ Choraria remarked with a smile. HELPLESS, BROKEN family from the age of fourteen. It was for him attempting to convince himself that his film- and he looks old.’ By this time, Kaajal, a sports lover like her that we started Rose Movies. And we signed industry friendships had endured, despite the I’ve seen it happening to others over and father, had come running down the stairs. Kaka [Rajesh Khanna] even before Aradhana downward curve of his career graph. But a deep over again, and yet… Rajendra brooded one Father and daughter left for the club. Rajendra [released and the actor’s fame and popularity frown continued to furrow his brow. night, allowing his despondent mood to get Kumar truly enjoyed playing tennis, because it peaked]. Rose Movies also gave Daboo [Randhir Time ticked on. The trees in the garden cast the better of him. offered him a reprieve from the depressing Kapoor] a new lease of life with Jawani Diwani, long morning shadows over the solitary star as ‘Biwi,’ he said, turning to his wife, ‘I’m not thoughts that seemed to preoccupy him much which became such a huge success. And Manoj he sat in contemplative silence. worried about growing old. But there is so of the time. But once back home, even as he [Kumar]… He is as dear to me as my younger Excerpted with permission from Jubilee much more that I want to achieve. I also have sat down to a hearty breakfast, his vacillating brother. He also lived with us, until he made it. I Kumar: The Life and Times of a Superstar, by to keep the money coming in. All my money is mind went into overdrive again. Perhaps I helped him too… Seema Sonik Alimchand, Hachette India, `599 sunday magazine IN DIFFICULT TIMES, WE’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO QUIT BELIEVING; WE’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO QUIT spirituality 10 GROWING — JOEL OSTEEN Vijayawada, May 10, 2020

HIDDENSOULS LET GO TO FIND YOUR PEACE PRAMOD PATHAK To become spiritual, we must have a clean heart and mind. The way to do Parables on this is through forgiving and forgetting, writes SANT RAJINDER SINGH Coronavirus lasted a few moments or a few hours, or a day, but we have now spent hun- dreds of hours and countless days replaying what happened and think- ing about how to get even. In this process, the precious moments of our life have been wast- ed. Instead of keeping our attention on what can help us become better, happier in life, we have wasted the time in replaying a bad movie. Thus, we lose more than the person to whom we are directing our anger. A Chinese proverb says that when we seek revenge, we dig two graves, one for the other person on whom we seek revenge and the other one for our- or something as apocalyptic as the present times, the selves. typical American slang is SHTF, that is, when the Shit We become nothing more than a FHits the Fan. A rather crude expression for a catastro- tape recording or video recording that phe. Nevertheless, as the whole world is in such a situation, plays the same bad scene over and let’s examine what is happening. Two old time parables para- over. How many of us want to see a phrased here may help. First is the one I read in standard 4, bad movie twice, or hear a song we some 5-and-a-half-decades back, in English Literature. It is don’t like played again and again? How titled the Timid Hares. The story goes that there lived in a many of us want to eat the same food jungle, a hare, that would always worry about the earth falling we don’t like again? We usually say, in. One day, as it was sleeping under a palm tree, a big coconut “This is yuck”. That is what happens fell with a thud. The hare jumped in panic and started run- when we repeat in our minds all the ning, shouting that the earth is falling in. His fellow hare also wrongs done to us. The solution for followed suit. Coming across other animals, they frantical- protecting the body against the hor- ly shouted the same message. Soon, all animals were run- mones released by hatred, anger and ning, creating a big commotion. The lion saw this and roared vengeance is simple: forgiveness. It is ferociously, asking what the matter was. The animal in front only through forgiveness that we can said that they were running because the earth was falling in. calm ourselves down and avoid the The lion asked where did he see that. The animal pointed reactions of hatred and violence. to the one behind. When that animal was asked he also point- What are the keys to developing the ed to the one behind. This way, the first hare was traced. He power of forgiveness? then took the lion to the place where he thought the earth One of the keys is to let go. When was falling in. As he pointed out to the palm tree, another we forgive and forget, we are letting coconut fell. The hare jumped again, wanting to run. But the go the past and what has happened. lion asked him to stop and look. The hare saw the coconut We are saying, “I forgive the person and realised what the fact was. The lion asked him to tell for what has happened. Then I am this to all animals. The lesson here is that rationality usual- going to forget about it.” In this way, ly takes a back seat in crisis situations. But that is where reas- we are letting it go. When we let go suring leadership is needed. A leadership that is firm and of the past and the wrongs done by maintains a scientific approach. The second parable ife brings us many disap- when we do not forgive. Each of our our thoughts and words occupied with others, the gain is that we achieve summed below will help the self-styled experts who are advo- pointments and challenges. personal stories generally begins with how to rectify the situation. Some peo- peace in our life. If we want to succeed cating more scare than care understand that fear also kills. It is easy to fall victim not something that happens to us that we ple will try to solve the problem peace- on the spiritual path we need to have There was an ascetic living in a hut on the outskirts of a vil- only to others who may hurt do not like. Some person has wronged fully by talking it over with the per- a pure and clean heart and mind .The lage. One night he saw a dark shadow moving menacingly or mistreat us, but also to our us in some way. Maybe someone has son who they felt has done them way to do this is through forgiving and towards the village. The ascetic picks up the courage to ask ownL anger. When someone hurts us said something to hurt our feelings or WHEN WE FORGIVE wrong. forgetting, letting go, and getting the shadow who was he and what his motive was. The shad- and we grow angry, we suffer two-fold. has hurt us physically. Maybe some- AND FORGET, WE Sometimes they try that but the God. ow replied that he was Death and was going to the village First, we have to bear the pain that one we love has stopped loving us and other person is not willing to listen or Let us learn to forgive and forget. to pick up people who were to die due to an impending others may cause us. Second, we have caring for us or has cheated on us. ARE LETTING GO change. Then, we feel we have to do It is time to wipe the slate clean and endemic that was about to hit. The ascetic asked how many to bear the pain and suffering that Maybe someone has taken our power, THE PAST AND something drastic. This may lead to begin anew. Let us let go of all anger. people would die. The shadow said 1,000 and moved towards comes with feeling angry. position, or wealth or has been dis- retaliation or revenge. We begin to Let us let go of all hatred. Let us let the village. In a few days, the endemic struck and a few thou- Anger not only upsets us emo- honest with us. WHAT HAS think about ways to get back to the go of all feelings of vengefulness. Let sand died. The ascetic was shocked. He thought The Death tionally, but it has a deleterious effect We can safely assume that all of person who hurt us or we think about us let go of all animosity. Let us devote had lied. He decided to wait for the shadow to return. As on our physical body. It causes stress, us go through life with some incident HAPPENED. WE ARE ways to get even with them. We want ourselves to forgiving and forgetting, the shadow returned, the ascetic charged him saying he had which in turn contributes to stress- happening that we do not like or that SAYING, “I FORGIVE to see justice done. Our mind refus- letting go and getting God. not kept his word because not 1,000 but several thousand related ailments. This can affect us by hurts us. So, what happens next? We es to forget what had happened until We can tell our mind that we need had died. The shadow said that it did not lie. The endemic increasing our risk of heart disease, are upset, hurt, annoyed or angry. We THE PERSON FOR we retaliate or see justice done. Thus, to forgive everyone and everything had killed only a thousand. The rest died out of fear. The cancer, stroke, high blood cancer, and think about what had happened. We WHAT HAS in response from one incident we end from past and make a conscious moral of the story is clear. Fear of death can be more dan- other diseases. It takes a great amount do not like it and we cannot seem to up creating more scenarios and situ- decision to forget all the previous gerous than death itself. In these times of distress, old time of strength to withstand the tempta- forget it. We think about it again and HAPPENED. THEN I ations . The other person then may get hurts. By sitting in meditation, free parables are more educative and informative than the so- tions to overcome anger. We may again. We may speak about it repeat- AM GOING TO back at us for retaliating. A cycle of from all worldly desires and attach- called real time information that is being disseminated inces- think the angry person is strong, but edly either to the person who hurt us action and reaction may go on and on ments, we can let go and find our- santly and copiously. Psychologists have long believed that actually they are succumbing out of or to others. Some person who has less FORGET ABOUT IT” escalating a small situation into a selves free to soar back to God. In this good reading helps. It motivates people, and encourages them weakness to this trick of the mind. It control over themselves may lash major problem. way, we can spend all our time in to face crisis in a better way. The world needs such people takes one who is brave of heart to say out physically to the person or take out What has happened in the enjoyment, bliss, laughter, happiness, today. We must forget fear. It is time to get back to work. no to anger. their anger physically on someone process? We have lost our peace of and love. Pathak is a professor of management, writer, and an acclaimed Let us trace what happens to us else. As the incident escalates, we find mind. The initial incident may have The writer is a spiritual leader public speaker. He can be reached at [email protected] Idols not a showpiece Fear can be countered It is not right to place idols of God as a showpiece, because God is worthy of We have forgotten the difference between fear and caution. Keep faith in worship rather than a decorative item, says ACHARYA PRAVEEN CHAUHAN God to rid of fear and become peaceful, says AJIT KUMAR BISHNOI hope that we can return to the nor- n ancient times, we used to have sim- mal mood sooner than later. But this ple idols made of wet clay of Gods and Idoes not mean that we can eliminate IGoddesses. But as time passed, we the danger of Coronavirus in a hurry. started using colours in these clay sculp- No, we cannot do that. The danger is tures. As a result, the magnificence of the very real and must be accepted as such. idols of gods and goddesses enhanced. Our problem is that we have forgotten Today, instead of those clay-coloured the difference between fear and caution. idols of God, idols of gods in the form of We must always be cautious as we are plastic, POP, metal, silver, gold, glass, personally being advised also, but no photos, and calendars, etc. are being avail- one is remotely suggesting that we able in the markets. should become fearful or paralysed with Such sculptures are more luminous, fear. This is not human intelligence. beautiful, artistic, grand, and durable than Therefore, let us separate caution those ordinary sculptures made of clay. At from fear. Cautious we must be always present, most of the people have seen that including now but fearful we should people put idols, photos and calendars of never be. But we become fearful help- gods and goddesses in their house, shop lessly. We do; don’t we? Let us under- and office in any place and any direction, stand the mechanics of how fear works Krishna did exactly that. He told tos of God of His many incarnations in where spinning them is not appropriate. in our minds. Something fearful comes Arjuna about how the human mind my room. I also chant God’s names and The name of God is considered to be into our minds, and we give it shelter, works; it can become one’s friend and also some mantras. When I look at a symbol of positive and constructive i.e. do not deal with it rationally. This also an enemy. Then, the Lord went on God’s photo/photos or chant God’s energy and just as everything has a limit, means that our minds have turned into to tell Arjuna how this mind can be names or some mantras or do both similarly positive energy also has a limit. our enemies, about which Lord Krishna made a friend by turning to God — the simultaneously, a miraculous change It is not right to place idols of God in has spoken in the Bhagawad Gita. (6.5- ultimate solution. The Lord said, begins to take place. My soul, that is, me your home, office, etc. as a showpiece, 6) Sure enough, this affects our bodies “Develop My consciousness; become — a higher entity than my mind gets because God is worthy of worship rather like it affected Arjuna’s. Gandiva was My devotee and offer obeisance to Me.” into act. The soul is now connected to than a decorative item. A man should also slipping out of his hand, his skin was (18.65) Arjuna wisely accepted God’s God. This brings the ananda character- follow his power, purity, and dignity com- also burning, he was unable to remain instructions and said, “I am free from istic of soul to the fore. The process gen- pletely. standing and his mind was reeling. doubt, I am composed, and I shall fol- erates positive spiritual energy and the Today, we get the idols of gods and (1.30) Now we have a serious problem, low your instructions now. (18.73) negative lower mental energy is coun- goddesses on many occasions. In such a that is the mind is generating negative Though we are not faced with any tered and made ineffective. I gradual- situation, we keep them at any place in energy, which is affecting the body war but are similarly face to face with ly become composed and peaceful. our home and office. Apart from all these, adversely. a pandemic. And our minds are gener- Believe me this is that simple but the most of the matrimonial invitation cards be installed only at the place of worship of keep idols of some deities in the house. How should we counter it? We can ating fear, a lot of it. Our bodies are get- practice must be done with faith and for now have a small plastic statue of Lord home and office. These mainly include idols of Shani dev, learn from Arjuna’s example. Arjuna ting affected due to the negative ener- some period till the effect is felt. But it Shri Ganesh, we remove these plastic stat- At the same time, idols of God larger Bhairav dev, Rahu-Ketu, Nataraja. became fearful due to the likely deaths gy generated by our fearful minds. will surely happen. It cannot fail. Both ues from the invitation letter and place it than 6 inches should not be installed in An idol of gods and goddesses made of his relatives and friends and that too There is an overarching mood of sad- God and souls are realities. The moment anywhere at our house, and we do not the place of worship of the house. Also, in of metal, plastic, glass, silver, and gold is on a very large scale. We are also placed ness. So we should follow Lord Krishna’s we link with God, His energy begins to even realise that is this the right place or any way, a broken (idol/image) or torn not a showpiece, but a symbol of positive similarly. There is danger of the virus instructions by developing God con- flow into us. Our ananda part is acti- not? photo of God should not be installed in and constructive energy. This is the rea- affecting our friends and relatives. So sciousness, becoming devotees of God vated. Fear — a lower energy form is According to Vastu Shastra, idols, the home or office. Statues and photos son that we should follow their power, what did Arjuna do? To begin with, he and pay obeisance to God. As we are all countered and we become peaceful, photos, calendars, etc. of Gods and should not be kept crooked at any place, purity, and dignity completely by keeping accepted his condition. Then, he different, we can choose to do in our become composed. Just do it and reap Goddesses should not be applied mainly as well as full care should be taken of the this energy symbol in the right place. requested Lord Krishna to guide him; own ways what the Lord has instruct- its benefits as I am blissfully doing. in the kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, lawn, dignity of the idols. The writer is a Delhi-based Astrologer and Palmist help him. He said, “Please instruct me, ed, that is what suits us. I will cite my Bishnoi is a spiritual writer and can be reached etc. These idols, photos, calendars should It is considered very inauspicious to and can be reached at [email protected] who has taken your shelter.”(2.7) Lord personal example. I have placed pho- at [email protected] sunday magazine Hapyy Mother’s special 11 Day Vijayawada, May 10, 2020

Popular AMMA, I want to use this Television day to honour you, my actress and mother, and also motherhood. It is only after It’s the hand of a mother that rocks the cradle, it’s the influence anchor Jyothi we are born, brought up, Reddy salutes and taught about values that of a mother that plays a pivotal role in a child's life. They can not just her our identity is formed. It's you, the mother, that gives hear their child's words even in their silence and can be the mom, but birth, nurtures us, ensures every mother we children, imbibe the timeless teachers in the classroom of life too. Every child has a who toils day right values. Not just my mother who has fostered their child's sensibilities in them. This in and day out mom, but I'd like to wish every mother that has, The Pioneer to bring up and will, bring up the Mother's day, publishes heartfelt letters of some children that nation's best citizens. eminent personalities written to their much-adored mothers. shine before the With loads of love and world respect, Your Jyothi VIDEO CALLS, HOUSEHOLD CHORES TO CHEER MOMS THIS YEAR Surprising our mothers this year could be a little tough this time, given that we can't take them out for a day at the spa, or go shopping or to the movies with them. But looks like the love for them will never stop people from making them smile. The Pioneer's Rachel Dammala finds out what folks from Tollywood and elsewhere are doing to make this day special!

First, we have actress Nitya Naresh, who being appreciates several qualities in her Dear Ma, I am today, mother — from being tender, tough, Happy subtly teaching me so Mother’s many valuable lessons compassionate to Day! through your actions and conscientious. She doesn’t I’ve always choices. I never had too many let a day pass by, been thankful friends growing up, but you always without making use to God for being made me feel like I had a best friend in born to you. you. Kids around me always thought I was of her mum's Namya and I are lucky in so weird and different. You taught me that advice in her many ways, but most lucky to different was good. That it made me unique. life have you. Your love is You loved me for exactly who I am. You taught unconditional, and for the me how to love myself, which was such a big record, that’s not easy. learning for me. You support us in every choice we My confidence, my empathy, my SUNDEEP KISHAN make. You encourage us to achieve the things care, and understanding for others we never thought we could. You hold us tight and my belief that I am amazing ROLL RIDA when we break down and for some reason, the way I am - all come from JAHNAVI DASETTY you are the only one who can make the pain you. AKA MAHATHALLI go away. You defend us when we feel like no Ma you are the reason I am who one understands us. You have our backs I am today and if I could The rapper says he has been cele- when we need it the most. Just having have a say, I would want “Thankfully, my mom and brating Mother’s Day for the past The YouTube star’s mother is aunt are living with me now. I 35 days now, referring to the lock- currently working in Doha you beside us, makes everything better. to be born to you in how I love you so much Ma. When I look consider my older sister too, like down! He says his sister and him and is treating COVID-19 many ever lives I live. my mom. This year, I plan to have been helping their mother patients. “I think I’ll spend a back at my childhood, I cannot help my sister, or supervise with household chores every day. good one hour with her via a find any faults with it. You were Lots of love (laughs) her cooking. I learned “My sister plans to bake a cake for video call and tell her I miss there every single day Hugs and kisses over time, that we've got to figure my mom, on Mother’s Day. We her. Once she’s back, we are all shaping me to be the Nitya Naresh a.k.a what their likes are while surpris- hope it turns out better than her going to give her the tightest kind of human Amu ing them. They might not always last attempt — she slightly burnt hug ever and tell her how enjoy what we enjoy doing.” it,” he chuckles. proud we are of her.”

Senior television Hi momma, I know to be a mother is the hardest job understand it’s a thankless job, you always made in the world, but also the most rewarding. You are one sure to give me proper nurturing and love, and artist, Meghna Rami selfless, ever-sacrificing mother, whose qualities I have I honour you for that. Sometimes finding the shares a very powerful imbibed too. Everybody is well known by the virtue of right balance was hard but it was all worth bond with her mother. me being a mother to many since I was just 21 years it. Amid this pandemic, I want to tell you She’s still at the top of old in my television career, especially the one I played that we are all in this together, I am never for Akkineni Nageshwara Rao garu and it turned out to going to leave your side. This Mother's her speed dial list, and be really successful at it. I owe it all to you! You are day I take this opportunity to appreciate that’s what she my first friend, my first the angel of my life, I am lucky to have you considers an intense teacher, and my first as my mother and I will always remain feeling motivator. Nothing is your little one, no matter how popular I get. more important to Yours lovingly, Meghna me than you. I A desire YouTuber by of wanting the South Indian actress Bhavana feels that her profession, kid's happiness. And Alekhya for that, you sacrificed your mother has filled her world with emotions Harika looks possessions and chose me. and that a mother’s love cannot ever be for There’s nothing more I'd want to weighed down. Being a mother inspiration in ask of you. You encouraged me to her mother. She work harder each day and help the herself now, she feels even traces her little steps back to needy. There were times when, though more grateful to her mum and her, asking what has she done we lived in the same house, I never found responsible for her kids to deserve a mother like her. time to interact. Let me tell you ma, it was tough for me but we made it till here. I DEAR AMMA, No matter how much I talk about HEY MOM, I still remember wonder if there are mums who still wait for you, it would never suffice. Who says there’s no those days when we were broke their daughters for almost 8 hours in a car so reflection of the almighty, there is and that’s inside every and no one stood by our side. We I could complete my shoot. You have mother. I don’t want to reduce your love for a single day were fighting our own struggles, always ensured my safety and I or occasion, rather, I want to make you feel wanted and times when grandmother abandoned you and regret not being able to drop love every day. You bore me in your womb for 9 months, I didn’t feel like living anymore. The sunrise you at your office even for 10 took endless pain and mood swings raised me with love was never bright for me. Both of us standing minutes. You are the ultimate and affection. Whenever I fell sick you gave up your sleep, on two different balconies waving at each epitome of compassion and brought school stationery for me whenever I needed it, gave other and you wore that smile filled with a determination. I am truly me money whenever I asked for it, until I became lot of pain. Despite all of this, you never blessed to be your independent, and never cribbed about anything. The quarantine missed a chance to become a ray of daughter and I love you period reminded me of all the affectionate things you have done hope in life, edging me to continue for the next thousand for me as I can see that mirroring phase in my kids now. You are living this beautiful life. ‘Single years, momma. my guiding light, no matter what, I will remain your little girl. You mother', as causal as it taught me how to smile, love unconditionally, be appreciative of tiny sounds, comes with Yours only, abundant hard work little things, and laughter. I thank you for being a wonderful mother to me, Bangaru Thalli with only one

everything I do is all for you. I can only hope to one day become half the Inputs from K Ramya Sree, woman that you are. Love always,Your little girl Bhavana

“My mom’s living in Bengaluru currently and we Devadas and Bhale Manchi Roju Kithakithalu actress Madhu Shalini

are definitely going to miss her. So my dad, sister director says, “I plan to give my mum a feels its very easy to surprise mothers. Shikha Duggal & Rachel Dammala and I plan to do a group facetime or Zoom call day off, by waking up early and doing “My mom, literally, has no expecta- her to tell her how much we missed her. My all the chores. I plan to cook something tions. She’s thrilled with the smallest of daughter Ayaana and I plan to bake a cake for my yummy that she likes, play some board gifts. For now, I think strawberry ice wife Aruna. I’ll also try to pick up something games, and more importantly, I hope cream will make her day this time. from a supermarket that Ayaana can gift her we put away our phones and give her Once the lockdown ends, I’ll buy her mom.” some uninterrupted attention. I am something she doesn’t have in her sure it's been long we’ve done that.” wardrobe.”

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A 14-time National Champion, Jwala Gutta is the first badminton player from India to qualify for two events in the Olympics — women's doubles with Ponnappa and mixed doubles with V. Diju at London. She also won Gold and Silver at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games respectively in the women's doubles event which were a first for the country in this discipline. Jwala has brought recognition

want to for doubles badminton in but unfortunate- go back to films. India. It is not just badminton ly is not. It is a most If I wanted, I would’ve my uncomfortable topic for a lot gone long back. But no, I’m happy but also her connect with last comeback of people. We need to withspeak what I have done. Hyderabad and bringing Olympics, they removed me about equal opportunities, equal Felt marriage was from the team. It was very frus- pay, equal treatment. Looking at the experi- trating. I think I did not go the way way I was treated, it shows that this not growing... laurels for the country that has enced it all, I everyone went (joining one acad- society is not ready to accept was really short- emy). I followed my own path, strong, opinionated women. Some I felt my marriage with made Jwala a household name. tempered until I was 19. inspite them troubling me, I was people look down upon them and Chetan Anand was not grow- But during my late 20s I became performing well and may be that feel they can be easily labeled. That’s ing. There are a lot of rea- She has been vociferous when Not calmer. was not easily digested. I was also how the society is developing and sons; somewhere I felt I voicing my opinion. I feel people it’s high time we change was missing some- overly Badminton was not this kind of think- thing. I was not it comes to the issues she cannot digest the fact that a woman able to focus on naughty nor quiet.... my first choice... is independent, good looking, ing. People my career and strong and a good performer. need to supports — ranging from fair I was born in Maharashtra and there was no Badminton was not my first Was a good student... ‘HEAR US compatibil- brought up in Hyderabad. I had choice, I started off with tennis. It OUT’. treatment in sports, health and a very busy childhood as I was ity. So I was my mom, Yelan Gutta, who As a child my sister and I were There are had to introduced to sports when I introduced me to badminton, and punished a lot. My sister used to so many education, women's was just four years old. I was take the I was just hooked. My mother is my escape from the situation when my words decision. either training or going to true inspiration. Coming from a mom starts punishing me. I had people empowerment and gender school and I must say I use like Initially, it had a pretty good child- different country, she established a been a very protected child, much company for herself and that is more than my sister. And I think i dumb, was very hood. As a kid, I was tough on equality. Tagged as one of the most neither overly doing well, which is not very easy made some great friends in life who bimbo. naughty nor quiet. I and not everyone’s cup of tea. She are there for me anytime. I was Why would me, but even- inspiring sportswomen of India, was the only child is a strong woman. good a student as well, I used to someone want tually things for eight years, score around 80 and was above to judge people who fell in place. then my sister I was not getting due average. After my 8th standard, I are flamboyant in nature? This dis- It was typi- Jwala Gutta, an Arjuna Awardee, happened, so I credit... was irregular to school and was cussion needs to happen. cal; it was had my share attending classes only about 10 days Fun at academy… inevit- speaks to Life with of attention There were a lot of reasons for a year. able. and pam- me to take a break from badminton. Good support from During my initial days and dur- THE PIONEER'S boyfriend pering. Sometimes I wanted to call it quits ing my childhood, my team and I Vishal... But dur- despite being a good player. I was NCBN… had great fun at the academy. After K Ramya Sree about her childhood, ing my being troubled and harassed a lot practise sessions, we would sit teens, During my initial days, I received together and boys would wear lip- I and there was too much of strug- ife has been very pleasant after I gle inside me. I was not getting due good support from the N stick and all that just for the sake fighting for gender equality, setting up started seeing Vishal, an actor. There is credit and I wasn’t being given the Chandrababu Naidu and YS of fun. I doubt my juniors had that La lot of travelling, which I hate, but it’s respect I deserve. But sometimes Rajasekhar Reddy government. kind of fun. People always label me an academy, plans of becoming a been good so far with lots of fun. He is very you feel ‘you are not here just by That being said, one cannot forget as an aggressive player, but more supportive, there are things which he doesn't yourself’. You have to respect every- what the Central government is than aggressive, I was a very clever mother, badminton in India and more... understand, a few things I come too strong on one who worked for you and their doing to help sportspersons. They player. everybody, including him, but he knows me as a support. fund everything, somehow players Establishing my person. So at the age of 35, someone can't expect me I was harassed fail to acknowledge the efforts from the government. academy... to change. He doesn't want me to change and I enjoy mentally.... what he does. Every win is an With the present badminton Every sportsperson has his/her struggles emotional moment... team and the current situation, i financially. Apart don’t think I can play or would from that, the chief What I believed in has paid off. want to play with anyone. I am coach troubled me I played Commonwealth Games in currently on a break and I’m busy a lot, they fre- front of my parents and family. establishing my academy, details quently dropped They saw me playing live and and of which will be announced me from the team. I also won that tournament. Its one soon along with my future They also withdrew of the most emotional moments in plans. my entries without my life. Apart from that I also won Don't want to go my knowledge. I a lot of other tournaments and was harassed medals. Every win is an emotion- back to films... mentally despite al moment for me. winning so Need to be vocal I had a special song in many tourna- Gunde starringJaari ments. I about gender Gallanthaindi played bet- Nithiin. It was just an ter than discrimination... experience and I don’t single Gender discrimination is some- players. thing that has to be spoken about, During Develo- ping a Taking thick skin... My progression to Indian break... ver time, I have Odeveloped a thick skin team was very rapid... y name was removed towards criticism. I can't really Mfrom the players list during stop anybody from judging me. If rowing up, I never thought of becoming anything else. It was always sports somebody is like this, I don't want my comeback after Rio. I couldn’t go to me as I was introduced to it at a very early age. I started playing back to Square 1 then and talk to people to explain why and how she became G and crib and cry for a chance. That is why I like that. Although my parents were badminton at the age of nine. It was more of my parents, Kranti Gutta took a long break. I always used to think initially affected by all the rumours, and Yelan Gutta, efforts and dream to get me into this. At that age everybody is good, only in late 20s did I realise that criticism and news against me, they are you don't know the meaning of ambition and goals. It all not everyone is good. It is just a realisation. I fine with it now. They even warned me to be depends on your parents. Later on, I had no choice haven't learnt my lesson yet. I'm a very non- safe during the initial days. But people keep because sports is what I know. It is my dad's and judgemental person. talking and you have to learn to ignore. mum's dedication and discipline that brought me here. I was 15 years old when I joined the Indian team. My progression to Indian RAPID team was very rapid. People around me believed in my FIRE: skills and capability. Celebrity Describe crush: yourself in three words: Loving, Bradley Cooper fun and truthful Guilty pleasure: Waste a What do you hate/dislike in lot of time. others: If they are being Who is your inspiration: My manipulative and are not parents, mom especially punctual If not a sportsperson what would What do you do in your leisure you be: A housewife time: Watch TV How do you deal with anxiety Favourite holiday destination: UK, and stress: I don't think or anytime talk about it Most inspired of: I get inspired very easily What you do to relax: by anybody around me or any story. Nothing, or just drive Favourite film: I have many, I can watch anything. What is badminton to you: Part of my life, but not my life What's the place you wish to visit: J&K Toughest subject: Math Where do you see yourself in next 5 years: A mother. And running an academy and helping a lot of people One thing you won't be be doing in next 5 years: I won't be joining politics. With dad Kranti Gutta, mom Yelan Gutta and sister Isi Gutta People often think i'm going to join politics, but I’m not, at least for now