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CBI court CM alerts Collectors, defers order on Govt mulls monsoon session to plea to cancel cops to ‘biased media’ smoothen path for 3 capitals PNS n VIJAYAWADA alert, cautious and also sensitive in responding and dealing with Jagan's bail Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan such incidents. Reddy on Wedne- He pointed out PNS n HYDERABAD n With majority in Council, YSRCP govt looks to complete legislation process sday lashed out at that an eve-teas- a section of the ing incident in A CBI court here on SNV SUDHIR islations like the three capitals Bill media, saying that After rap, which a police Wednesday deferred its order n VIJAYAWADA -AP Decentralisation and Inclusive there has always constable was on a petition seeking cancella- Development of All Regions Bill, been a negative officials now get also suspended tion of Chief Minister YS The YS Jaganmohan Reddy govern- 2020 passed cleared by the Council. campaign by cer- was blown out of Jaganmohan Reddy's bail in an ment is believed to be contemplat- It is now reliably learnt that the tain media houses pat from Jagan proportion, with alleged corruption case to ing holding the monsoon session of YSRCP government will most like- with vested inter- scant regard to September 15. the State Legislature in September. ly re-introduce the AP ests. the dignity of the YSRCP rebel MP K Raghu Sources in the government said Decentralisation and Inclusive "They sling girl and her fam- Ramakrishnan Raju had filed that the monsoon session will be Development of All Regions Bill, mud on the gov- ily. the petition seeking cancella- held for at least a week or 10 days 2020 and repeal of CRDA Act Bill ernment even 4 "There is tion of Jagan's bail. sometime in the first or second in both the Houses and get them after the police always a negative The court will also pro- week of September. Both the passed, which would pave the way and government campaign by a nounce its orders on the same Houses of the State Legislature last for smooth implementation of its machinery respond section of the day on another petition filed by met on May 20 for one day to pass three capitals decision. effectively to some unfortunate media with vested interests to Raju seeking cancellation of the Budget. Sources say that the State govern- incidents," Jagan said. He also sling mud on the government bail of Jagan's close aide and While the monsoon session is a ment may make some minor said that a certain section of the and to make their favourite YSRCP parliamentary party ceremonial, statutory obligation changes to the Decentralisation Bill media wanted to make its politician the Chief Minister. I leader V Vijayasai Reddy. and a routine activity for any before re-introducing it. In 2020, favourite politician Chief request you all to be extra cau- While the arguments on the Legislature, this time all eyes would when both the Bills were intro- Minister of the State, contrary to tious and sensitive in responding petition for cancellation of be on the Upper House, the scuttled by the main opposition power in Andhra Pradesh with a duced in the House the then the democratic wishes of the to and dealing with unfortunate Jagan's bail were already com- Legislative Council. TDP which had dominated the thumping majority of 151 MLAs in Council Chairman MA Shariff people. incidents. They have always been pleted, the court on Wednesday It's reliably learnt that the YSRCP Council. the Assembly, the TDP continued referred them to a Select Talking to district SPs and slinging mud even after the police completed hearing on the other government plans to complete the Now, this would be the first ses- to hold sway in the Council until Committee, effectively stalling the Collectors in the Spandana meet- and administration responded petition. legislation process of its ambitious sion of the Legislative Council a few days ago. legislation process. ing held through video confer- effectively to some unfortunate three capitals plan. The YSRCP where the YSRCP will be in major- This left the YSRCP government ence, the Chief Minister asked incidents," Jagan said. 2 government's earlier attempt was ity. Though the YSRCP stormed to facing problems in getting key leg- 2 them in this scenario to be extra AP students bag top 2 Officials told to Jagan launches PCV drive prepare action PNS n VIJAYAWADA The vaccination programme is ranks in TS EAMCET targeted for the prevention of plan for Covid Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan pneumonia deaths in children, Reddy on Wednesday launched the which is a major cause of infant and third wave Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine child mortality. So far the govern- PNS n VIJAYAWADA engineering stream (PCV) drive, where the Medical ment has been providing nine and Health personnel vaccinated a types of vaccines to children, and Asking Collectors of all districts to ML MELLY MAITREYI D Venkata Pranish of Rajampeta month-old baby with PCV. with PCV a total of 10 types of vac- be alert for any possible Covid-19 n HYDERABAD in Kadapa, while Mohammed TDP seniors seek Speaking on the occasion, the cines are being given to children third wave, Chief Minister YS Abdul of Hyderabad, Ramaswami Chief Minister said that immuni- across the State. Jaganmohan Reddy on Wednesday Despite the disruption in normal of Nalgonda, and Venkata Aditya fresh gazette on sation is one of the most cost-effec- The government organises six directed them to be ready with an academic activities, Telangana of Hyderabad bagged the 3rd, 4th tive public health interventions lakh routine immunisation sessions action plan. State, which successfully conduct- and 5th ranks respectively. Veligonda for the protection of children from annually with the help of 17,000 He discussed with the district ed the Telangana EAMCET-21 In the Agriculture stream, serious health conditions which are ANMs. Collectors and SPs a wide range of for admissions to Engineering and Telangana students viz. M PNS n VIJAYAWADA preventable and reduce child mor- Deputy Chief Minister Alla Kali issues, including Covid, during the Agriculture streams, released the Kartikeya of Hyderabad, A Srinija tality. weeks, 14 weeks, and 40 weeks. Krishna Srinivas (Nani), Minister Spandana video conference, held results here on Wednesday. (Ranga Reddy) and Kaushal Reddy TDP sitting and former MLAs He said that PCV is a safe and Jagan directed the officials to for Energy Balineni Srinivas Reddy, here. Education Minister Sabitha of Hyderabad bagged the top three have written to Union Jal effective vaccine and is adminis- ensure minimum wastage and Medical and Health officials were Indra Reddy released the results at ranks. Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh tered in three doses at the age of 6 maximum usage. present on the occasion. 2 JNTU campus in the presence of The Engineering stream of Shekhawat seeking a fresh JNTU-H Vice-Chancellor EAMCET-21 was held on August gazette notification to restore Narasimha Reddy, Convenor 4, 5 and 6,and the Agriculture Veligonda status, saying that Govardhan and newly appointed stream on August 9 and 10. In the this would protect the rights of State Council for Higher Education Engineering stream, 82.08 per farmers of Prakasam district as Century Ply team meets CM, to set up factory Chairman Prof Limbadri. cent of the students qualified and per the Schedule 11 of the AP She appreciated the Eamcet in the Agriculture stream, 92.48 State Reorganisation Act. PNS n VIJAYAWADA a manufacturing unit in the State. Gujarat, Punjab and Uttarakhand. December 2022. team and the SCHE officials for the per cent of the students qualified. They said that the Veligonda Century Plyboards India Ltd is In Andhra Pradesh, the compa- The entire construction is successful conduct of the CET Overall in the top 10 ranks in project is vital as it aims to irri- Century Plyboards India Limited the largest manufacturer of ply- ny will be investing Rs 1,000 crore expected to be completed by amidst the pandemic situation Engineering, six students belonged gate 4.59 lakh acres and pro- chairman and managing director wood, blackboards and particle in three phases. The investment will December 2024 in three phases. In and finalising the academic calen- to Andhra Pradesh and in the vide drinking water to 1.5 mil- Sajjan Bhajanka, executive director boards in the country. The compa- create direct employment for over the first phase, the company will dar as well as the schedule. Agriculture stream, four students lion people in 29 mandals of Keshav Bhajanka along with repre- ny's representatives said that they 3,000 people and indirect employ- have a production capacity of Students belonging to Andhra from AP figured in the top 10 fluorine and drought-affected sentative of the company Hima- were interested in setting up a plant ment for about 6,000 people. 4,00,000 metric tonnes per annum Pradesh bagged top two ranks in ranks. areas. nshu Shah met Chief Minister YS at Badvel, YSR Kadapa district. The Construction work will start which will go up to 10,00,000 met- Engineering stream viz. Sathi Jaganmohan Reddy on Wednesday company has units in West Bengal, immediately and the first phase of ric tonnes by the end of the third Karthikeya of West Godavari and 2 2 and expressed interest in setting up Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Assam, operations are expected to begin by phase. TODAY Student climbs ED raids, seizes Rs 2.9 cr from human hair exporters in AP 4 of wedding party ALMANAC PNS n NEW DELHI sale to north-east merchants killed after falling Month & Paksham: Twelve mobile through "illegal" Chinese apps like school roof, phones, three Shravana & Shukla Paksha The Enforcement Directorate on Linkyun Technology Private laptops, one from moving vehicle Panchangam Wednesday said it has seized Rs 2.90 Limited and Dokypay Technology electrocuted crore "unaccounted" cash, few computer, hand Private Limited Company's Paytm PNS n ONGOLE Tithi : Chaturthi 17:13 mobile phones and computers after written dairies, accounts. Nakshatram : Revati 22:29 PNS n VIJAYAWADA it raided certain human hair ‘kacha' (rough) "Few Myanmar citizens are per- At least four members of a mar- account books and Time to Avoid : Time to Avoid (Bad exporters in Andhra Pradesh. manently stationed in Hyderabad, riage party were killed and two unaccounted cash of time to start any important work) A Class 10 student died of elec- It said the searches were conduct- and are purchasing human hair others injured when they fell off trocution after coming into con- ed under the provisions of the Rs 2.90 crore were locally and then exporting it to a moving vehicle at Kalu Rahukalam : 1:50 pm - 3:24 pm tact with a live wire in a high Foreign Exchange Management Act seized," the agency Myanmar by using the IEC (import Juvvalapalem village in Turlapadu said in a statement. Yamagandam : 6:04 am - 7:38 am school at Anasagaram village (FEMA) and that eight premises of export code) of Indian persons/enti- mandal on Wednesday. Representational picture Varjyam : 9:38 am - 11:21 am near Nandigama of Krishna dis- these traders in the West Godavari ties at undervalued prices. According to police, the victims trict on Wednesday. district of the state were covered. were paid to human hair mer- to China, where these are labelled as "The difference amount is settled were all members of a family from Gulika : 9:11 am - 10:44 am According to reports, the 14- "Twelve mobile phones, three chants and consequently a FEMA domestic Chinese hair and either locally or through hawala Somepalli village in Tarlupadu Good Time : (to start any important work) year-old student, identified as laptops, one computer, hand writ- investigation was initiated against processed, it said. channels," it claimed. that was going to Akkacheruvu Daram Gopichand, had climbed ten dairies, 'kacha' (rough) account the hair merchants based in "Chinese traders are thus able to The agency said it prima facie sus- village along with the bride for Amritakalam : 7:55 pm - 9:37 pm onto the roof of the government books and unaccounted cash of Rs Telangana and Andhra Pradesh," it avoid import duty of 28 per cent at pects that human hair exported to marriage. As many as 10 persons Abhijit Muhurtham : 11:52 am - 12:42 pm high school building to check the 2.90 crore were seized," the agency said. the time of import and also earn 8 Myanmar, Bangladesh, Vietnam, were travelling in the vehicle. water level in the tank when he said in a statement. The probe found that "many per cent export incentives at the time Austria etc are under-invoiced. According to police, the victims touched a power cable running It added that these exporters domestic merchants were aggregat- of export by claiming smuggled "Evidences have further revealed were sitting at the footboard on adjacent to the building. "could not explain" the source of the ing and selling raw hair to foreign Indian hair as Chinese hair," the that some entities have been receiv- the rear end of the vehicle when VIJAYAWADA Soon after news spread, the cash found at their premises. merchants based in Hyderabad, agency claimed. ing payments against sale of human they lost grip and fell off. Two of WEATHER boy’s parents staged a protest The agency said it stumbled upon Guwahati and Kolkata". Many Indian exporters, it said, are hair in the bank account of their them were killed instantaneous- Forecast: Scattered thunderstorms near the school demanding strict the case while it was investigating a "These hair are smuggled out of also suspected to be undervaluing employees and subsequently cash is ly and two others died while being Temp: 32 action against the headmaster. separate money laundering case India via road points at Moreh the exported human hair in terms withdrawn and handed over to taken to hospital. Humidity: 71% They held the school staff against certain online Chinese bet- (Manipur), Zokhawthar (Mizoram) of value/quality to evade import their owners. The deceased were identified as Sunrise: 6:01 am responsible for the death of the ting apps (Internet-based applica- and Aizawl (Mizoram) etc to duties in the recipient country. "Most of the exporters are not Kanakam Kartik, Boganu Subba Sunset: 06:35 pm boy. tions). Mandalay in Myanmar," the ED It said the raids found that two maintaining proper books of Rao, Anil and Kongali Srinu. Current Weather Conditions 2 "It was noticed that hawala pay- said. Hyderabad-based merchants had accounts and are also evading Updated AUGUST 25, 2021 5:00 PM ments to the tune of Rs 16 crore Ultimately, this hair finds its way received Rs 3.38 crore for domestic income tax liabilities," it alleged. 2 VIJAYAWADA | THURSDAY | AUGUST 26, 2021 vijayawada 02

DRUG RACKET ED summons 12 AP Skill Competition-2021 Active Covid cases rise in AP PNS n VIJAYAWADA eries at 19,78,364 and toll Tollywood celebs concludes on a grand note 13,766. Active coronavirus cases East Godavari district PNS n HYDERABAD September Ravi Teja's driver increased by 384 again as reported 273, West Godavari Srinivas and General Manager PNS n VIJAYAWADA along with mementos, as well Andhra Pradesh reported 221, Chittoor 217, SPS Nellore A four-year-old drugs case has of F Club were also summoned. as an esteemed certificate of more number of fresh infec- 208, Prakasam 124, Guntur come back to hunt Tollywood The ED also summoned the The two-day prestigious State participation from APSSDC. tions as against recoveries on 123, Krishna 116 and Kadapa celebrities. Enforcement excise department sleuths who Skill Competition-2021 that Challa Madhusudan Reddy, Wednesday. 108 fresh cases in 24 hours. Directorate has summoned 12 investigated the case. was organised in association Advisor, Skill Development In 24 hours ending 9 am on Visakhapatnam added 98, Tollywood celebrities in connec- In June, 2017 Akun with Andhra Pradesh State Training Department, Wednesday, the state reported while the remaining four dis- tion with the money laundering Sabharwal, IPS exposed this Skill Development Konduru Ajay Reddy, 1,601 fresh cases, 1,201 recov- tricts registered less than 40 case in drug trafficking and con- drugs scam and called up all the Corporation (APSSDC) con- Chairman, APSSDC congrat- eries and 16 deaths, a health new cases each. sumption. celebrities for the inquiry. The cluded on a grand note on ulated the winners and advised department bulletin said. Chittoor had six fresh fatalities, The ED had issued sum- case has become a sensational Wednesday. them to focus on winning the Consequently, the number East Godavari, Krishna and SPS mons for the director Puri one. But, later on the case was The State's biggest skill competitions to reach and win of active cases went up to Nellore two each, Guntur, Jagannath to attend the inquiry allegedly diluted. Even, in the competition, held at KL medals at global levels. 14,061. The total positives so Prakasam, Srikakulam and on August 31, other actors court, they have filed that all University campus, harboured They appreciated the KL far stood at 20,06,191, recov- Visakhapatnam one each in a day. including Charmi Kaur on 2 these celebrities were called for a massive registration of University for its support to September, Rakul Preeth Singh inquiry as evidence. As per the 22,500 students and 72 win- the Skill Development on 6 September, Rana Daggubati RTI act, Padmanabha Rao, ners were selected from 31 The State-level competition in December 2021. The Corpora-tion in organising on 8 September, Ravi Teja on 9 Forum for Good Governance technical trades and 12 win- was a hunt for talent to repre- national champions will there- the event without hiccups. September, Srinivas 9 has taken the information and ners from 6 Traditional Skills sent Andhra Pradesh in the by represent India in the glob- Shobins Kuriakose, Head, September, Navdeep on 13 exposed that no celebrity was (demo skills). South Regional Competition al World Skills Contest in State and Citizen Engagement September, Mummait Khan on charged in that case. Only four The skill competitions to be held in Kerala from Shanghai, China in September (South), NSDC encouraged 15 September, Taneesh on 17 charge-sheets were filed and 62 include core skills such as September 20 to 25. The win- 2022. The winners and run- students for earning skills and September, Nandu on 20 people were listed, where no robotics, cyber security, elec- ners will attend the National ners-up of this competition the right attitude to handle September and Tarun on 22 celebrity was there. tronics, etc. Skill Competition at Bangalore were presented cash prizes competitions. CBI court defers order on... AP students bag Officials told to prepare Continued from Page 1 as an Advisor to the govern- when his father YS ment. Rajasekhara Reddy was the top 2 ranks in TS... Earlier, the CBI court on July The MP stated in his peti- chief minister of undivided action plan for Covid ... 31 had reserved its judgment tion that since all the witness- Andhra Pradesh. to August 25. The rebel MP es cited by the pros- The CBI and Enforcement Continued from Page 1 set up for the Eamcet. Continued from Page 1 ty rate at 2.07 percent and the have been completely vaccinat- had sought cancellation of bail ecution in the Directorate (ED) probed As for the Engineering average cases have fallen to ed and 1,18,53,028 people have granted to Jagan in a dispro- quid pro quo the allegations that Congratulating all the stu- stream, 1,47,991 students Interacting with the officials, 1,300, officials were told to be been administered a single portionate assets case regis- case have Jagan, in criminal con- dents who had appeared had appeared and of them, the Chief Minister directed vigilant and adhere to Covid dose. tered by the CBI against him, now become spiracy with others, as well as those who qual- 1,21,480 students (82.08 them to boost infrastructure guidelines. The Chief Minister directed on the ground of alleged vio- subjects of received bribes from ified, Sabitha Indra Reddy per cent) qualified. With facilities, biomedical equip- The Chief Minister directed the officials to be vigilant until lation of bail conditions. Jagan, he various said compared to the last regard to the Agriculture ment and oxygen beds as per the officials to ensure that strict 85 percent of the population Raju, a member of Lok Sabha will influ- persons/companies three years, the number of stream, while 79,009 stu- the requirement and to com- action is initiated if guidelines gets vaccinated. He told the from Narsapur, voiced the ence them in the guise of invest- students who appeared for dents appeared for the plete paediatric care training to are not followed. He stressed on authorities to keep the apprehension that Jagan may try not to ments in his group the Eamcet this year went entrance test, 73,070 stu- staff nurses. preparing SOPs to be followed village/ward secretariat as a to influence the witnesses in the depose companies as 'quid pro up by 28,000 and it only dents qualified. Further, he instructed the in educational institutions. He unit and take steps to ensure case. He also cited Jagan's non- against him quo' for undue favours indicated the determina- The first phase of coun- officials to make the PSA plants directed them to ensure focused that every household gets vac- appearance before the trial court before the trial granted to them by the tion of the students to selling is expected to start available in all government hos- testing through RT PCR tests by cinated, as it would help in pre- and seeking exemptions as vio- court. then Andhra Pradesh govern- face any challenge and from August 30 and veri- pitals, as well as in private hos- identifying people with symp- venting vaccine waste. lations of bail conditions. Jagan, who became Chief ment. focus on their future. fication of certificates will pitals with more than 100 beds. toms. "Tests should be conduct- Besides these, the Chief In his petition, Raju also Minister in May 2019, has Jagan was arrested in May She said the online CET be taken up during The Chief Minister asserted ed to whoever asks," Jagan said. Minister also alerted the offi- mentioned the appointment of been seeking exemptions from 2012 in the DA case when he was held in six sessions for September 4 to 11 and that constant monitoring was He said door-to-door fever cials in the wake of an active accused IAS officer Y weekly court appearances cit- was an MP. In 2013, the spe- the Engineering stream during September 15 to needed on Covid-19, irrespec- surveys should be conducted monsoon to take appropriate Srilakshmi as a Special Chief ing his constitutional duties. cial CBI court had granted and three sessions for the 20. Opportunity will be tive of the number of cases as regularly, 104 services should be precautionary measures and Secretary and retired IAS offi- The allegations against Jagan conditional bail to him, after Agriculture stream and given to students for self- everyone has to live with it in utilised effectively even as the be vigilant against seasonal cer and co-accused M. Samuel relate to the period 2004-2009, he spent 16 months in jail. that 99 centres had been reporting. day-to-day life. number of cases has come diseases such as malaria, Although the recovery rate down. With regard to vaccina- typhoid, dengue, and chikun- was at 98.63 percent, positivi- tion, so far 71,03,996 people gunya. TDP seniors seek fresh PM reviews ‘One gazette on Veligonda Nation, 1 Ration Govt mulls monsoon Continued from Page 1 years for agriculture and drink- session to smoothen path... Of the 56 ing water needs. Veligonda The TDP MLAs also sought mandals in project has been envisaged to Card’ scheme Continued from Page 1 September. Naturally many nominated by the Governor appointment of the Jal Shakti provide drinking and irrigation PNS n NEW DELHI Implementation, involving the key Bills will be introduced in are not officially listed under Minister so as to allow them to Prakasam, 28 water to six constituencies in Centre and state governments. Incidentally Shariff, before his the Council as we now have a any party, 6 of them are from submit a memorandum in are dependent Prakasam district as well as Chairing the 37th PRAGATI Among the eight projects, retirement from the House in majority in the Upper House. YSRCP. person. They told Shekhawat two constituencies in Nellore meeting, Prime Minister three each were from the May, had said that he experi- Until now, many key Bills Four members under the that the survival of the on water from district and one constituency Narendra Modi on Wednesday Ministry of Railways and enced tremendous stress and were stalled in the Council by Governor quota - Lella Veligonda project as a whole Nagarjunasagar, in Kadapa district," they wrote. reviewed eight projects having a Ministry of Road Transport & pressure when the Bills were the TDP with ill intent," said a Appireddy, Ramesh Yadav was threatened by the recent 23 on Veligonda The TDP leaders lamented cumulative cost of Rs 1.26 lakh Highways and two were from introduced in the House. senior YSRCP leader. Rajagolla, Koyye Moshen Raju Central Gazette. that Prakasam district has crore and spanned over 14 states the Ministry of Power. His decision led to Chief By mid-June, seven TDP and Thota Trimurthulu - were Velugonda has been been plagued by drought and as well as the 'One Nation One The states covered under Minister YS Jaganmohan MLCs and one YSRCP approved by Governor dropped from the list of Mukku Ugra Narasimha famine for the past two Ration Card' scheme. them are Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Reddy going to the extent of Member completed their term Biswabusan Harichandan after approved projects. This impor- Reddy, Damacherla Janardhan decades. Of the 56 mandals in While reviewing the ONORC Pradesh, Punjab, Himachal getting a unanimous resolution in the Legislative Council. the names were recommend- tant project was listed as an Rao, Pothula Rama Rao, B.N. Prakasam district, 28 are scheme, he asked officials to Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, passed in the State Assembly to With this, the TDP's numbers ed by the government in June. 'unauthorised project' in the Vijay Kumar, Divi Sivaram dependent on water from explore the multiple utilities of Maharashtra, Haryana, scrap the Council and referred in the Upper House came Two other YSRCP leaders, 'unapproved' section, whereas, and others. Nagarjuna Sagar, 23 on the technological platform Chhattisgarh, Arunachal it to the Centre. The Centre is down from 22 to 15. Mayana Jakiya Khanam and the Reorganisation Act made The TDP serving and for- Veligonda and some on developed under the pro- Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttrakhand, yet to take a call on scrapping These vacancies under the Pandula Ravindra Babu, had it clear that the project had all mer MLAs told Shekhawat groundwater. "Sagar water is gramme to ensure the provision Manipur and Delhi, the PMO the Council. local bodies' category are yet to been nominated by the approvals. that the Prakasam district given only once in five years or of a wide array of benefits to the noted. During the monsoon ses- be filled due to the ongoing Governor earlier in July 2020. Among the signatories of would turn into a desert if six years. Farmers and gener- citizens, the PMO said. "The prime minister also sion, the MLCs are expected to case being heard on MPTcs Of the 14 vacancies, 11 are to the letter were TDP MLAs there was no Veligonda project. al people have been waiting for Commenting on the pro- directed the state officials to keep elect the new chairman. It is and ZPTCs elections in the be elected by local authorities, Gottipati Ravikumar, Dola "As was well known, Prakasam years for the Veligonda water jects, Modi stressed on the sig- monitoring the construction of learnt that Jaganmohan Reddy high court. and three by MLAS and all of Balaveeranjaneya Swamy and district was one of the most in the western Prakasam con- nificance of their timely comple- oxygen plants and availability of may pick either a Muslim or a As on Wednesday, in the 58 them will also be bagged by Yeluri Sambasiva Rao. The drought-prone districts in the stituencies of Yerragonda- tion. hospital beds," it said, adding SC member for the Council member Council, the TDP YSRCP. other signatories included for- State of Andhra Pradesh. The palem, Markapuram, PRAGATI is the acronym that in the previous 36 PRA- Chairman post. has 15, YSRCP 12, BJP 1, PDF It is learnt that the mer MLAs Bollineni Rama people of Prakasam district Giddaluru, Kanigiri, Darsi and for the ICT-based multi-modal GATI meetings, 292 projects "The Monsoon session of 4, independents 4, and eight Independent Members will Rao, Kandula Narayana Reddy, and the farmers have been fac- Kondap and Kadapa," the TDP platform for Pro-Active having a total cost of Rs 13.78 the state legislature is expect- are nominated members. also support the YSRCP in the Muttamula Ashok Reddy, ing many difficulties for many leaders wrote. Governance and Timely lakh crore have been reviewed. ed to be held sometime in Though the eight members Upper House. Student climbs... SC to hear plea on filling posts in CIC, SICs Continued from Page 1 Meanwhile, school teachers PNS n NEW DELHI transparency law. nence from various fields and and other staff left the village Earlier, the court had noted not be limited to bureaucrats, after the incident and were not The Supreme Court that the Centre's last status a "bias" which is "writ large" in available for their comments. Wednesday said it would hear report on compliance was filed the current selection process. Nandigama MLA M on September 1 a plea seeking over a year ago and had asked It had said Parliament Jaganmohan Rao visited the res- compliance of its 2019 verdict the ASG to file a fresh one on intended persons of eminence idence of the boy and expressed on time-bound filling up of the status of vacancies, the in public life be taken as CIC condolences over the mishap. posts of information commis- steps taken to fill them and as well information commis- TDP leader and former sioners at the CIC and state observance of other directions. sioners but a "strange phenom- MLA Tangirala Sowmya too panels under the Right to Bhushan had earlier told enon is happening", that those visited the parents and Information (RTI) Act. the apex court that the appli- persons who have been select- expressed sympathy with the In an important verdict on cation has been filed for filling ed belong to only one catego- family over the demise of their the transparency law, the apex up of vacancies in CIC and ry which is public service. child. court had come out with a slew SICs. It had also said that to bring 4 of wedding party killed... of directions on February 15, He had said there have been transparency in selection of Continued from Page 1 witnessed at the accident site 2019 and ordered that the vacancies in SICs in states like information commissioners, as the bride who was also in CHICKEN selection process to fill vacan- the bench that as per apex bench and posted the matter Maharashtra, Odisha, states should adopt the Centre's The police registered a case the vehicle grieved incon- RATES `/KG cies at the Central Information court's earlier direction, the for hearing on September 1. Karnataka and West Bengal process in which it uploads on and shifted the bodies to the solably and at the govern- Commission (CIC) and State Centre has filed a compliance The top court had last week and there was a need to imple- the website the names of the government hospital in ment hospital with the wails of Dressed/With Skin `269 Information Commissions affidavit. directed the states to file status ment the directions of this Search Committee, the names Markapuram for post mortem. the women whose joy turned Without Skin `289 (SICs) should begin two Advocate Prashant Bhushan, reports giving details of the court in entirety. of the candidates who have Heart wrecking scenes were into despair. Broiler at Farm `150 months before they arise and appearing for petitioner and numbers of vacancies and He had alleged that around been shortlisted as well as the the search committee should RTI activist Anjali Bhardwaj pending pleas in the SICs 75,000 and 36,000 cases under criteria followed for selection. select people of eminence from who has sought implementa- under the Act. RTI are pending adjudication The top court had then EGG various fields and not be lim- tion of the 2019 verdict, The apex court had on July in Maharashtra SIC and the directed the Centre and eight RATES `/100 ited to bureaucrats. claimed that the government 7 sought a report from the CIC respectively and the efforts states -- West Bengal, Orissa, The matter came up for has not complied with the Centre and states on the com- have been made to render the Maharashtra, Gujarat, VIJAYAWADA 411 hearing before a bench of jus- directions. pliance with its 2019 verdict RTI legislation ineffective. Nagaland, Andhra Pradesh, HYDERABAD 522 tices S Abdul Nazeer and "Mr Bhushan, you are only asking them to ensure time- The apex court, in 2019, had Kerala and Karnataka -- to fill Krishna Murari. concerned about the vacancies bound filling up of posts of said selection of information up the vacancies without any VISAKHAPATNAM 470 Additional Solicitor General but there are issues of infra- information commissioners at officers for the CIC and SICs delay within a period of one to RETAIL PRICE `4.11 (IN VIJAYAWADA) (ASG) Madhavi Divan told structure as well," said the CIC and state panels under the should include people of emi- six months.

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The Andhra Pradesh School n Rs 10,000 for primary Education Regulatory and education (nursery to Monitoring Commission has notified three different cate- class V) and Rs 12,000 gories of fee structure for stu- for high school dents from nursery to Class 10 education (class VI to X) enrolled in private unaided in panchayats institutions in gram panchay- n ats, municipalities, and munic- Rs 11,000 for primary ipal corporations for the aca- education and Rs demic years 2021-22, 2022-23, 15,000 for high school and 2023-24. education in School Education Principal municipalities Jana Sena activists fill Secretary B Rajsekhar said that n it is important to note that Rs 12,000 for primary while fixing the fee, the plight education and Rs of the common man and par- 18,000 for high school potholes in protest ents of ordinary families has education in municipal been kept in mind. corporations PNS n VIJAYAWADA badly damaged across the city. Mayor Rayana Bhagyalakshmi The State government noti- Representations were given to use these roads daily, but no fied these fee structures exer- Jana Sena Party spokesperson the Minister, MLA and officials steps were taken to address the cising powers conferred under In the event any college vio- PV Mahesh along with party to take action to repair the issues. “This is despite the section 7 of AP Educational lates these rules and resorts to activists called “Jana Sainiks’ roads, but to no avail, he said. Minister and Mayor being Institutions (Regulation of members, and some parents of is expected to pay optional fee coaching), the institutions collecting more fees than the spread out on the roads of I- “Most of the roads in the city familiar with the plight of the Admission and Prohibition of students across the State. components such as transporta- imparting tutorials are allowed fixed fee structure, the princi- Town area in Vijayawada to fill resemble a pond even after a people,” he said. Capitation Fee) Act, 1983 (Act The fixed fee is inclusive of tion charges, hostel charges to collect an extra amount of Rs pal secretary warned of pros- potholes on Wednesday. brief spell of rain as the rain- Mahesh alleged that con- No. 5 of 1983). tuition fee, prospectus and (boarding and lodging charges) 20,000 towards tutorial fee ecution. The recent rains had bat- water gets stagnated creating tracts were being given only to APSERMC arrived at the registration fee, admission fee, if he or she opts for the same." including the lecturers and "The institutions shall not tered the roads at various inconvenience to the people. those who give kickbacks to quantum of collectible fees in examination fee, laboratory Rajsekhar said APSERMC material supplied and tests con- charge either directly or indi- places in the city and the Jana Despite the media highlighting the Minister. these three categories under fee, sports fee, computer labo- fixed a separate structure for ducted irrespective of whether rectly any other amount over Sainiks were attempting to the plight of the citizens, offi- He further stated that clause (ii) of Section 9 of the AP ratory fee, library fee, extracur- hostel fees and also coaching the place is located in a rural and above the fee fixed. If any highlight the plight of cials and the ruling party lead- despite paying taxes, Jana School Education Regulatory ricular fee, student welfare fees for preparing a student for area or town or city, he said. other amount is charged under motorists and other com- ers remain unmoved,” Mahesh Sainiks and the common man and Monitoring Commission fund, student healthcare competitive entrance exami- The maximum annual hos- any other head or guise, i.e. muters in Vijayawada. alleged. have to step up to fill potholes Act, 2019 (Act No 21 of 2019). scheme, study tour, alumni, nations such as IIT and other tel fee for colleges located in donations, the same would On the occasion, Mahesh He pointed out that Minister on the roads for the conve- Before fixing the fee struc- and other similar fees related to prestigious educational institu- gram panchayats has been fixed amount to charging capitation said that many roads were Velampalli Srinivas Rao and nience of the people. ture, the commission held dis- academics. tions. at Rs 18,000, in municipalities fee and in that case, the insti- cussions with the management He said that, "In addition to After considering the factors Rs 20,000, and in municipal tution shall be liable for pros- of these colleges, association the above (fixed fees), a student associated with tutorials (extra corporations Rs 24,000. ecution," Rajsekhar added. Youngster held for Mass exits from PRTU; Spandana attempt to murder Jagan bringing in radical changes in PNS n HYDERABAD new association likely programme on Balapur police on Wednesday PNS n VIJAYAWADA level union leaders.” arrested a youngster on cha- He alleged that over the Wednesdays edu system: Deputy Chief Minister rges of attempting to murder Members of the Progressive past few years, teachers and his friend earlier this week. Recognised Teachers Union PRTU leaders have been in Vijayawada PNS n VIJAYAWADA education, health and agricul- of Jagan.” TDP regime, GOs were issued The suspect, Mohd Jabbar, (PRTU) on Wednesday sub- mentally crippled by the ture. “The credit of radical The Deputy Chief Minister to upgrade tribal schools and 20, an auto-rickshaw driver mitted their resignations en inability of the State leaders to PNS n VIJAYAWADA Deputy Chief Minister P change in the education sys- said that as many as 15,000 later, the then government from Tayyab Colony in Bala- masse, signalling their intent resolve their long-pending Pushpa Srivani on Wednesday tem goes to the Chief schools were renovat- washed its hands off leaving the pur and Mohd Moosa from to launch a new association in issues and problems. Krishna district superinten- said that Chief Minister YS Minister,” Srivani ed under the Nadu students to face hardships due Bandlaguda in Chandray- the coming days. Apart from Sreenu, PRTU dent of police Siddharth Jaganmohan Reddy was striv- said. She said Nedu pro- to lack of facilities in the angutta, were close friends PRTU Krishna district Krishna district secretary GVS Kaushal has decided to con- ing to impart quality education that most of the gramme. She schools. but had a fight over a finan- president D. Sreenu said here Permallu, West Godavari dis- duct a Spandana programme to students as he is concerned political par- said that Soon after the YSRCP gov- cial issue recently and bear- that a large number of district trict president P Venkateswara every Wednesday in about their future. ties and lead- through vari- ernment took the reins, it ing a grudge against Moosa, leaders have resigned, alleging Rao, Guntur district leader Vijayawada for the conve- The Deputy Chief Minister ers work and ous schemes started revamping the infra- Jabbar decided to kill him. “undemocratic” acts by the Juvva Gnaneswara Rao and nience of the people living in was speaking after inaugurat- look forward like Amma structure of the schools on par He called Moosa for a PRTU leadership. several other leaders said that Western Krishna district. ing additional buildings and only for votes Vodi, with the private and corporate liquor party at his home on Sreenu said: “We have been they have submitted their res- The SP conducts Spandana digital classrooms in the and elections, Jagananna schools, the Deputy Chief Sunday night and after get- working tirelessly for the last ignations to PRTU. to receive grievances from the premises of the ST Welfare however Vidyakanuka, Minister said. ting Moosa drunk, Jabbar few years, dedicating our lives They announced that a people in Machilipatnam Girl’s school in Kondapalli vil- Jaganmohan Gorumudda, She said that students who picked up an argument over and responsibilities to the new association would be every day. lage under Mylavaram mandal Reddy was work- Vidya Deevena, face any problem in tribal the financial issue. PRTU community at the dis- established soon in a demo- People living in the areas here. ing for the future of Vasatideevana, all schools can call toll-free num- "During the argument, he trict and state levels. However, cratic way to work with ded- like Jaggaiahpet, Nandigama Speaking on the occasion, children and the coming facilities and quality edu- ber 18005991133. stabbed Moosa multiple it is extremely unfortunate to ication for resolving issues and other remote areas and Srivani said that the State gov- generation though they don’t cation are being provided to MLA Vasantha Venkata times on the head with a leave teachers' issues cast to and problems faced by teach- along the border of Telangana ernment was spending crores even have the right to vote yet. children. She revealed that she Krishna Prasad, MLC knife," an official said. the wind by the PRTU state- ers. state are facing hardships to for the better future of the stu- She said, “The only asset that studied in a Tribal school and Lakshman Rao, Tribal welfare visit Machilipatnam to sub- dents. The Deputy Chief one can give to the children is during those there were no schools secretary Srikanth mit representations to the SP Minister said that the Chief education that is being provid- facilities. Prabhakar and others were and seek help to address Minister was giving priority to ed under the able governance Srivani said that during the present. their grievances. In this back- Mandatory reservation in drop, the SP decided to con- duct spandana at the camp office in Vijayawada every Wednesday. CISF cop arrested general compartments goes The State government had No basic amenities issued orders to the SPs and PNS n VIJAYAWADA 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 and Commissioners of Police to appealed to people to make conduct Spandana every for ‘false messages’ After 17 long months, passen- good use of the general bogies PNS n in AIIMS: Lokesh Monday. HYDERABAD leave permission, police said. gers will be allowed to travel by following Covid protocol The programme receives "The accused created a fake without reservations in gener- without fail. grievances from the general A 28-year-old CISF constable email ID in the name of his PNS n VIJAYAWADA people were alarmed by the al bogies of trains to various SCR officials stated that public and their resolution is was arrested here for alleged- colleague and sent false mes- long-delayed water supply destinations. This facility was one, two and three general monitored by the Chief ly creating a fake email ID and sages to their New Delhi head- TDP national general secre- works to AIIMS- cancelled in March 2020 due to compartments are available in Minister’s Office on a regular sending false messages to the quarters, saying their campus tary Nara Lokesh on Mangalagiri. The Rs 10 crore Covid outbreak. the trains running between basis. central headquarters in a bid is worst, administration and Wednesday urged Chief project had been approved in Later on, the Railways grad- Gudur-Secunderabad-Gudur, But, Krishna district SP to 'tarnish' the image of the duty system was very bad, staff Minister YS Jaganmohan 2017 to supply Krishna water ually restored goods train ser- Vijayawada-Secunderabad- Siddharth Kaushal decided to central force training institu- are being harassed by superi- Reddy to resolve the problem to this critical institution. It vices and then express train Vijayawada, Narasapur-Dh- conduct Spandana every day tion, police said. ors, etc., to defame the train- of water supply to AIIMS- was taken up at the services were restored and armavaram, Kakinada town- in Machilipatnam and has The constable (Fire) in a ing institute.., " a release from Mangalagiri on priority in Collectorate-level through passengers with reservation amounts for reservations. Renigunta, Guntur-Secunde- been receiving grievances Central Industrial Security Rachakonda Police the best interests of the 2018. However, over the past tickets were allowed to travel. Now, traders, employees, rabad, Repalle-Kacheguda, from the people. Force (CISF) training institute Commissionerate said. patients, faculty and medical two years, there has been a However, travelling in gener- workers, students and other Guntur-Kacheguda, Tirupati- He has also initiated the here was warned by his supe- Later, he deleted the fake students. shocking lack of progress al bogies without reservation sections can travel in general Adilabad, Chittoor-Kacheg- Internal Spandana rior officers due to his irreg- email ID from his mobile Lokesh wrote a letter to the on providing this basic facil- was banned till now and all bogies without paying extra for uda, Tirupati-Lingampalli, Programme to receive grave- ular duties, they said. phone to avoid getting caught, Chief Minister, stating that ity to make AIIMS fully compartments were deemed making reservations, as they Tirupati-Secunderabad, ness from the police depart- He also had altercations it said. During investigation, water supply to the AIIMS functional, he alleged. reserved bogies. had to if they wanted to trav- Kurnool city-Secunderabad, ment personnel from home with his superiors and for few police collected technical evi- was an urgent issue to be Lokesh wrote: "I am sad- On Wednesday, the South el for short distances also. Karimnagar-Tirupati, guards to ASIs. days they did not grant his dence and arrested him. addressed without further dened to note that such Central Railway informed that Earlier commuters who Machilipatnam-Bidar and delay. “For the past two years, water scarcity ended up pre- de-reservation of general travel a distance of 50 km to other trains. there was zero progress in the venting AIIMS Mangalagiri coaches on special trains has 150 km have to get reservation The fare for short distance Rs 10 crore project to aug- from being at the forefront of started to facilitate un-reserved as the train journey is comfort- travel is lower compared to ment water supply to AIIMS AP’s fight against Covid-19. segment passengers. The SCR able compared to bus travel to APSRTC and private services. Telangana govt to unveil norms though it was approved in As you are well aware, AIIMS officials said that passengers go to shorter distances like El- Welcoming the decision of 2017. Administrative sanc- Mangalagiri is one of only can purchase unreserved tick- uru, Rajahmundry, Kakinada, SCR about restarting general tions were also given to this two such institutions in ets from general booking Tenali, Bapatla, Chirala, Ong- bogies in super-fast, express in 2018 itself,” Lokesh wrote. South India. So, it is impor- counters available at railway ole, Chirala, Nellore, Madhira, and special trains they sought for fantasy gaming soon Lokesh said that the tant not just for Telugu stu- stations and also through UTS Khammam and other places. increase of general coaches to Jaganmohan Reddy regime dents but for the entire South mobile app. The SCR officials informed avoid jam packed travel in view PNS n NEW DELHI Ranjan said. dent that this will be a role had failed to provide basic India. However, the present The announcement brought that the facility of general of Corona third wave predic- "The draft regulation that we model for other states as well," infrastructure facilities in government has continued to immense relief to people who coaches in trains came into tions, said private employee M The Telangana government is have prepared has been shared Ranjan said. the prestigious hospital. The neglect its development." were faced to pay higher effect from August 24, 25, 26, Venkateswara Rao. coming up with new rules for with everyone. I am preparing Indiatech CEO Rameesh online and fantasy gaming ground for this progressive Kailasam said that multiple which will encourage self-reg- piece of regulation to be intro- court rulings have given ade- ulation and game develop- duced in our state," he said at quate clarity and accorded ment in the state, a senior state a seminar organised by the legitimacy to online gaming Hoteliers demand MSME status to industry government official said on Federation of Indian Fantasy formats including fantasy Wednesday. Sports (FIFS). sports, however, in certain PNS n VIJAYAWADA Reddy said the Association is ical Buddhist sites in the State. Telangana was the first state He said that the regulation states such as Telangana, demanding the government Sanjay Jain said if the to ban online and fantasy gam- which exists in Telangana as of Assam, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, The newly-elected members of to grant MSME status to hotels tourism industry is developed, ing alleging that it resorts to now was largely driven by the Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim and the Andhra Pradesh Hotels because these businesses pro- hotels will also thrive. He gambling. Telangana Principal police department because Nagaland such online formats Association (APHA) appealed vide livelihood to a large num- demanded that the Secretary for Industries and they had certain apprehensions are not allowed if they involve to the State government to ber of workers and also pro- Government announce a tax Commerce and IT Jayesh about the way online gaming any money. grant Micro, Small and mote the tourism industry. holiday on the sector for two Ranjan said that the present happens. Retired IAS officer and Medium Enterprises (MSME) He said the government years so that the hotels can sus- scenario around fantasy sports "The new piece of regulation FSRA chairman Bimal Jhulka status to hotels and extend sup- considers hotels as commercial tain and recover from the loss- are "a bit muddied and compli- that we have drafted has been said that fantasy sports is a port in the form of incentives and collects heavy taxes and es suffered due to Covid. cated" at present but the State shared with the police depart- sunrise sector in India and it to sustain the business and also other charges. Sanjay Jain said that there are government is bringing new ment. They are involved in has already overtaken the US to help them recover from the Balakrishna Reddy said that different types of GST slabs for norms which will make it a every process. Only after their with 12 crore users and con- losses suffered due to Covid hotels will get some incentives the hotels and pointed that the role model for other States. complete satisfaction, we will tributed Rs 3,000 crore to the pandemic. if industry status is granted to customers are getting confused "In Telangana also there has take it to the next level- before exchequer. On Wednesday the APHA the business. Vijayawada Hotels due to this. Earlier, the been pushback in the past. I our minister, law department He said that the fantasy executive body held a confer- Association secretary Sanjay Association elected a new exec- have taken this responsibility cabinet etc. sports sector has potential to ence and discussed various Jain said the hotels are also pro- utive body at the State office on upon myself personally to get "It is a matter of time but I contribute Rs 13,500 crore to problems being faced by the moting tourism and provide Wednesday. M Balakrishna a very simple and industry can assure you will see regula- the exchequer by means of hotels in the State. livelihood to a large number of Reddy was elected the new pres- friendly piece of regulation in tion from Telangana where taxes, create 12,000 addition- Speaking to the media later, crisis across the State due to the and hotels are closing down employees and workers. He ident of APHA and the other place of what already exists. I not only self regulation but al jobs and attract Rs 10,000 APHA president M Covid-induced lockdown and every month in the State alone pointed out that there is a lot members are Muralidhar Reddy, have consulted everyone who development will also be crore in foreign direct invest- Balakrishna Reddy said the the subsequent curfews. due to lack of business and of scope to promote temple Subbaraju, Venu, Sanjay and is involved in this domain,” encouraged. I am very confi- ments. hotels and restaurants are in He said 10 to 20 restaurants impact of Covid. Balakrishna tourism and develop the histor- others attended the press meet. VIJAYAWADA | THURSDAY | AUGUST 26, 2021 vijayawada 04 NEP will turn edu bodies Instead of rap, officials now get a word of praise from CM into knowledge hubs: Governor PNS n VIJAYAWADA

PNS n VIJAYAWADA In a marked shift from his ear- Volga awarded doctorate lier observation on the perfor- Governor Biswabhusan mance of Collectors, Joint Harichandan on Wednesday PNS n VIJAYAWADA Collectors, Municipal said that once implemented, Commissioners, ITDA POs, the New Education Policy Sri Padmavathi Mahila Sub-Collectors, especially (NEP) 2020 will enable high- University awarded a doc- regarding visiting ward and vil- er educational institutions to torate to Popuri Lalita lage secretariats, Chief transform into global hubs of Kumari, popularly known Minister YS Jaganmohan knowledge. by her pen name Volga, a Reddy on Wednesday Participating in the 18th popular Telugu poet and expressed satisfaction over the convocation of Sri Padmavati writer well known for her timely inspections. Mahila Visvavidyalayam at the feminist perspective. She During the Spandana video Indira Priyadarshini also won the prestigious conference held here on Auditorium, Tirupati, in virtu- Sahitya Akademi Award in compilation ‘Vimukta Wednesday, the Chief Minister al mode from Raj Bhavan, the 2015 for her short story Kadha Samputi' in Telugu. discussed with the district Governor, who is also the Collectors and SPs a wide should be confirmed for can avail loan in times of Chancellor of the University, range of issues including vil- schemes like housing, Netanna emergency. said that the NEP-2020 pro- He said the University with of women on the campus. and values acquired by them at them to achieve the position to lage secretariats, RBKs, e-crop- Nestham, Cheyuta, The beneficiaries will be vides for adoption of a multi- its unique identity and recog- Harichandan congratulated the University will guide them be among top 10 ranks in the ping, housing and other wel- Matsyakara Bharosa within 90 paying interest at 25 paise, disciplinary approach in all nition as the only Women’s P Lalitha Kumari, popularly to reach higher goals in life. country. fare schemes. days of applying and sanction while the government will be courses for curricular revision University in the State, is com- known as ‘Volga’ who was Minister for Education A Prof T Sitakumari and Prof He stated that the efficien- should be done within six paying the rest. Stating that the and strengthens entrepreneur- mitted towards the develop- conferred with the Honorary Suresh, who participated as Sujathamma presented a cy of the secretariats should be months to those who qualify. loan programme would boost ship and capacity building by ment of women students and Degree of Doctor of Chief Guest at the convocation, memento to the Governor on further enhanced after inspec- The Chief Minister empha- the housing programme, he establishing a strong connec- hoped that it will emerge as an Philosophy by the University in said that the State government behalf of the University. tions by following standard sised on creating awareness on directed the officials to provide tion between women commu- Institution of Eminence for recognition of her contribution has been implementing several Prof D Janaki, Vice- protocols. welfare schemes among the loans in collaboration with nities. women’s education in the to Telugu literature. women-centric welfare pro- Chancellor of Sri Padmavati Posters of various depart- public through village and SERP and MEPMA. Harichandan appreciated the country. The Governor appre- The Governor congratulated grammes and has appointed Mahila Visvavidyalayam, RP ments, welfare calendars, bio- ward secretariats. He also directed them to measures taken by the univer- ciated the steps taken by the the students who received gold 50 per cent women in the nom- Sisodia, Special Chief Secretary metric attendance, registers, He said that welfare assis- focus on construction of vil- sity in ensuring gender equity University to establish a Centre medals, research scholars and all inated posts. to the Governor and A Shyam records management as well as tants should provide a digital lage secretariats, RBKs, YSR and maintaining gender pari- for Women Safety (CWS) to the students who received their He said the State govern- Prasad, Joint Secretary to the the performance of secretari- acknowledgment as well as a Health Clinics, AMC and ty, by making consistent efforts address the women safety degrees at the convocation and ment has identified 10 univer- Governor, were among those at staff and volunteers should physical receipt to the benefi- BMC to get them completed as a women’s University. issues and safety and security said that the knowledge, skills sities in the State to nurture present. be monitored, the officials ciaries after they availed any on time. were told. schemes. On the last Friday He told the authorities to The Chief Minister instruct- and Saturday of the month, the wrap up construction of 75 ed them to check whether a staff of the village and ward percent of the village secretari- grievance number has been secretariats, together with two ats by October 2, 10,408 RBKS Dy. Chief Minister Amzath Basha displayed or not and also see or three volunteers, should go and 8,585 YSR Village clinics Collector launches the basis on which applications door to door to explain the by December 31. are rejected. government's plans and take Similarly, he asked them to e said that applications for the feedback from people. expedite construction work inaugurates UBI regional branch PCV drive in Ongole pension, rice card, Aarogyasri The Chief Minister directed on 2,541 AMCU and BMCU card must be verified within 21 the Collectors to talk with units and complete them by PNS n KADAPA days and sanctioned to all bankers to extend loans to the December 31, where almost PNS n ONGOLE those eligible within 90 days. housing beneficiaries at min- 2,253 buildings have been Deputy Chief Minister SB Besides these, eligibility imal interest rates, where they grounded. Amzath Basha on Wednesday District Collector Pravin inaugurated the regional Kumar here on Wednesday branch office of Union Bank of launched the Pneumococcal India in the BSNL premises Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) 91 cows rescued here. drive in the Urban Health 1,341 schools renovated in MP YS Avinash Reddy par- Centre, located at Mangamuru while being ticipated in the programme Donka, where the Medical along with the Deputy Chief and Health personnel admin- Prakasam district: Minister Minister. istered vaccine to a baby. phase, children below six shifted illegally Speaking on the occasion, Speaking on the occasion, months, in the second phase PNS n KAKINADA PNS n ONGOLE Basha said that the Union the Collector said that on the children below 14 weeks and Bank of India has its regional directions of Chief Minister YS in the third phase, below 9 District police on State Education Minister branch office in Tirupati. Now Jaganmohan Reddy, the dis- months should be adminis- Wednesday seized seven Adimulapu Suresh on the bank opened its regional trict machinery prepared to tered the PCV. vehicles in which 91 cows Wednesday said that as many branch office in Kadapa, he administer the Pneumococcal The vaccine would create were being shifted illegally to as 1,341 schools have been said, and appreciated the UBI He asked the bank officials to customer and depositors. Conjugate Vaccine to chil- immunity among children Guntur. renovated in Prakasam district officials. The Deputy Chief extend services in the rural Kadapa Mayor Suresh Babu, dren. The Collector said that from pneumonia. Sub-inspector Ravi Kumar in the first phase of the Mana Minister asked the UBI offi- areas as well. UBI General Social Welfare Corporation there are about 62,000 infants Mayor Sujata, JC TS said here that acting on a tip Badi Nadu-Nedu programme. cials to extend loans worth Rs Manager, UBI convenor SLBC V Chairman Puli Sunil Kumar, aged 9 months or below and Chetan, DMHO Dr Ratnavali, off, the police conducted District Education 15 crore to the eligible and pro- Brahmananda Reddy, Regional Deputy Mayor Nityananda arrangements were made to ASHA workers, ANMs, village vehicle checks at Department officials met the vide better services to its clients Manager C S Janani assured to Reddy were among those who administer the PCV to all of volunteers and Anganwadi Annavaram. The police Minister at his camp office and depositors. provide better services to the were present. them. He said that in the first workers were present. found 91 cows were being here on Wednesday. The another 1,341 schools in the shifted illegally in seven Minister felicitated education second phase. Appreciating vehicles in the intervening officer SVS Subba Rao for the hard work of the officials, night of Tuesday and helping Prakasam district he said that 1,341 govern- Gokulastami to be a low-key Wednesday. The cows were reach the top of the list in the ment schools had been reno- Hemamalini takes being shifted from Odisha to State by renovating 1,341 vated in the district. Guntur. schools under Mana Badi The Minister expressed sat- The SI said that the cows Nadu-Nedu programme in isfaction at the distribution of affair in all the TTD temples would be shifted to a gausha- the first phase. schoolbags and other materi- charge of Mahila PNS n TIRUPATI The celebrations of Sri la. A case was registered The Minister asked the offi- al to students under Jagananna Krishna Janmashtami will be against the vehicle drivers. cials to take steps to renovate Vidya Deevena scheme. The Tirumala Tirupati observed in 'Ekantam' on Devotee donates Devasthanam (TTD) has August 30 followed by Fin. Corporation announced that the Asthanam at Padmavathi tem- necklace worth Gokulastami celebrations will ple in Tiruchanur. Later, in the PNS n GUNTUR he was giving importance to be observed in privacy evening Lord Sri Krishna will Freshmen orientation starts the women. (Ekantam) in all TTD sub be taken out on a celestial ride Hemamalini Reddy assumed “The government has taken Rs 1.8 lakh to temples in Tirupati on August on Peddasesha Vahanam. On charge as chairperson of many stops to regulate con- 30, duly following the Covid August 31, the famous Andhra Pradesh Mahila sumption of liquor in the goddess Sita norms. Utlotsvam will be observed at SRM University-AP Finance Corporation at a func- State," Krishna Das said, PNS n TIRUPATI Special prayers will be per- along with Gopujotsavam in tion here on Wednesday. accusing TDP leaders of mak- formed at Venugopala Swamy all the TTD temples in PNS n VIJAYAWADA ates, SRM prefers to deliver job their dreams and potential,” he Speaking on the occasion, ing baseless allegations against A Kurnool-based devotee C temples in Tiruchanoor, Tirpathi. providers. Thus, this universi- said. R&B Minister Dharmna the ruling party. Pulla Reddy has donated a Karvetinagaram, Chandragiri, The festivities will remain a The grand virtual inauguration ty gives grave emphasis on Prof VS Rao and Prof D Krishna Das said that by Mopidevi Venkata Ramana gold necklace worth Rs 1.85 Kapilatheertham, Narayanava- low-key affair this year too due of the Freshmen Orientation entrepreneurial and innovative Narayana Rao also spoke on appointing Hemamalini alleged that rebel MP K Raghu lakh to goddess Sita Devi at nam and Nagulapuram on to the Covid restrictions in the Programme-2021 took place activities,” he said. the occasion and Prof K N Reddy to the post, Chief Ramakrishna Raju was mak- Sri Kodanda Rama Swamy the occasion of Gokulasthami. state. on Wednesday in the presence Dr Sathyanarayan said that Satyanarayana, Director- Minister YS Jaganmohan ing provocative statements temple in Vontimitta in YSR of Dr P Sathyanarayanan, the university was proud of its Indian Institute of Reddy once again proved that only to prove his existence. Kadapa district on President; Prof VS Rao, Vice- budding entrepreneurs, Technology-Tirupati, Dr Jaya Wednesday. Chancellor and Prof D founders of OurEye.ai, who Prakash Narayan, Former The donor handed over the Narayana Rao, Pro-Vice- secured an angel investment of Secretary to Govt. of Andhra jewellery weighing 38.042 Chancellor at the SRM $1,20,000. “SRM University- Pradesh, Mr VV Lakshmi Drunken brawl leaves one man dead grams to assistant executive University AP. AP is unique in many ways, Narayana, former JD-CBI, Dr officer (AEO) of the temple The programme will be con- and that is one of the reasons Hanuman Chowdary, Director PNS n ONGOLE Venkateswarulu Rao and Muralidhar. Later, the priests tinued till September 7. that attract meritorious stu- of Centre for Telecom Kottha Pulla Rao, consumed performed special puja and In his presidential address, dents to the university. Management and Studies and A drunken brawl led to mur- liquor and later, an argument decorated the ornament to Dr Sathyanarayan listed the SRM University-AP further Chairman of Pragna Bharati, der of one person at broke out between them. In a the presiding deity of Sita university's achievements in offers special scholarships for Dr K Varaprasad Reddy, Ms Pedarikatla village in fit of rage, Pulla Rao stabbed Devi in the temple. Temple placements, higher studies and brilliant students. The uni- Koka Vijayalakshmi, Prof B S Konakamitla mandal on Venkateswarlu (48) with a superintendent Venkatesh, entrepreneurship. versity gives equal importance Murty, Director-IIT Wednesday. According to sub- beer bottle in the neck killing inspector Giri and temple “Unlike many other uni- to placement-higher studies Hyderabad, will be addressing inspector Shiva, two men, him instantaneously, the S-I priests were present. versities that concentrate on and entrepreneurship to sup- the students in the fortnight- identified as Kottha said. producing job-seeking gradu- port the students in realising long programme. Rahul attacks govt on NMP Border porous, illegal liquor trade thrives in Guntur PNS n NEW DELHI resources so as to benefit gen- party asked. PNS n GUNTUR Telangana border. Every vehicle Opposition leaders allege that erations of citizens to come. All The Congress further said is checked by the taskforce and the police are registering cases A day after accusing the gov- Modi government is focused that the Modi government's The New Liquor Policy, intro- police personnel there. only against some petty traders ernment of selling and "gifting" on is how to exploit our pre- "distract and deflect policy" is duced by the YS Jaganmohan However, smugglers still who are caught red-handed. India's assets to its business- cious assets for the benefit of falling apart, as it can no Reddy government, has manage to hoodwink the The allegation is that those men "friends" through the a few crony-capitalist longer throw large become a cash cow, fetching check-post personnel. Not only who bring truckloads of liquor national monetisation plan, friends," the party numbers and fancy crores of rupees to the liquor this, the border is porous and bottles are left untouched. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Twitter. slogans around smugglers in Guntur district as the liquor smugglers manage to Sources said that the smugglers on Wednesday again took a It also said and expect the a huge quantity of liquor is bring liquor bottles across the bring huge quantities of IMF swipe with a "IndiaOnSale" that airways, Indian people brought from Telangana state river Krishna as well. liquor from Karnataka, Goa hashtag. waterways or to be and sold here. Allegations are that since the and Telangana as the prices are "First sold out conscience roadways are enthralled. Since Guntur district shares ruling party leaders are extend- cheaper there. and now...," he said in a tweet national The NSUI, a border with Telangana State, ing patronage to the smugglers, Anti-liquor campaign com- in Hindi, using the hashtag. infrastructur- the Congress smuggling of IMF liquor from the police and enforcement offi- mittee chairman Pallam Reddy The Congress also used the al assets that students' wing, the neighbouring State has cials are unable to take stringent Lakshman Reddy told The hashtag and accused the gov- boost the entire also attacked the become a lucrative business traders smuggle these specific proximity to Telangana state. action against them. Official Pioneer that the government ernment of exploiting India's economy. government say- and hundreds of smugglers brands of liquor from There are allegations that the sources said that liquor worth Rs had set up a Special Enforcement assets for the benefit of its "How justified ing, "Congress took are involved in it. Telangana and sell them at followers of some ruling party 7 crore has been seized in Bureau (SEB) to check the ille- "crony friends". is it to sell these assets 70 years to build. BJP Cashing in on the huge higher price here. Liquor leaders are earning crores by Guntur district alone so far. gal liquor menace. The staff in "Any government must be built with crores of rupees took 7 years to sell" and demand for particular brands smuggling is rampant across smuggling liquor from Telangana While the police invoked the SEB would be enhanced to focused on fostering and util- worth of tax-payers' money to used the hashtag of liquor which are not avail- Guntur district, especially in state. There is a check-post at Preventive Detention (PD) Act work effectively to curb the ille- ising the nation's natural a few business persons," the "IndiaOnSale". able in Andhra Pradesh, petty Palnadu region, due to its Pondugula village near the AP- against a repeat offender, gal liquor menace, he said. VIJAYAWADA | THURSDAY | AUGUST 26, 2021 nation 05

AMC seeks details of Afghan Assets belong to country; BJP or Modi Cong govts did asset monetisations too, INDIA returnees to administer polio vax don't own them: Mamata on NMP why didn't Rahul tear off those: Nirmala est Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday slammed the Centre over its he civic body in Maharashtra's Aurangabad has directed the airport authority here to nion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on those CORNER National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) policy, claiming that it is a ploy to sell assets that criticising the Rs 6 lakh crore monetisation plan, wondering if Congress leader Rahul Gandhi share details about people travelling to the city from Afghanistan to administer polio belong to the country and not to Prime Minister Narendra Modi or the BJP. Terming the vaccines to them as a preventive measure, an official said on Wednesday. The W Ueven understands what such a move entails. Speaking to reporters in the financial capital, T NMP as a "shocking and unfortunate decision", the Trinamool Congress supremo alleged that the Sitharaman alleged it is Congress that received “kickbacks” by selling resources such as land and Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has written to the airport authorities instructing them to money raised by selling those assets will be used during elections against opposition parties. share names, addresses and contact details of people travelling from Afghanistan, on a daily basis, mines. She reminded that the governments headed by the Congress raised Rs 8,000 crore by "We condemn this shocking and unfortunate decision. These assets belong to the country. It is monetising the Mumbai-Pune expressway, and in 2008, it was the UPA government that floated the official said. People have started migrating from Afghanistan and even Indians working in the the property of neither Modi nor the BJP. They (central country are returning to India, following the Taliban take over the request for proposal to lease out New Delhi Railway Station. Recalling an incident where government) can't just sell a country's assets as per Gandhi tore off an ordinance he didn't agree with, earlier this month. Afghanistan and Pakistan are the only two their whims and fancies," Banerjee told reporters at the countries in the world where polio is still endemic. "We have Sitharaman questioned why he didn't tear off the RFP. state secretariat Nabanna.The entire country will stand “If he indeed is against monetisation, why was the RFP heard that nearly 400 travellers have come to India from together and oppose this "anti-people" decision, she said. Afghanistan. However, we don't know where they will travel on the monetisation of NDLS torn to pieces by Rahul "The BJP should be ashamed. No one has given them Gandhi? And if this is monetisation, did they sell off the further. If they come to Aurangabad in connecting flights, the right to sell our nation's assets," she said. Finance there is a chance that they may skip vaccination. Hence, we New Delhi railway station? Is it owned by jijaji (brother in Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced Rs law) now? Does he understand what is monetisation?” have sought details of travellers coming from Afghanistan," 6 lakh crore National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) that civic health officer Dr Neeta Padalkar said. Polio vaccines Seeking to address concerns on cronyism and sell-offs will look to unlock value in infrastructure assets across of assets created over 70 years, Sitharaman reminded will be administered orally and also through injections to all sectors ranging from power to road and railways. travellers, she added. the Congress of the Commonwealth games.

DISQUALIFICATION OF 3 MLAS Won't take action against Rane in Supreme Court to hear pleas Nashik case, Maha govt tells HC challenging HC verdicts

PNS n MUMBAI PNS n NEW DELHI The Maharashtra government BJP MLA Shelar demands CBI The Supreme Court Wednes told the Bombay High Court day agreed to hear the peti- on Wednesday that it would not investigation into Rane's arrest tions filed by three former take any "coercive action" Congress MLAs who have against Union minister PNS n MUMBAI by a court at Mahad on late challenged the Manipur High Narayan Rane in an FIR regis- Tuesday night. "BJP demands a Court verdicts upholding the tered in Nashik over his contro- Maharashtra BJP legislator CBI inquiry into the alleged order of the Assembly versial remarks against Chief Ashish Shelar on Wednesday involvement of state Transport Speaker disqualifying them Minister Uddhav Thackeray. demanded a CBI inquiry into the Minister Anil Parab in the arrest from being members of the The government's assurance alleged involvement of Shiv of Rane as the Sena leader was House. came a day after the BJP leader Sena leader and state minister heard telling someone that the The apex court issued was arrested in a case registered Anil Parab in the arrest of Union Union minister's bail plea is notices and sought respons- against him at Mahad in Raigad minister Narayan Rane.Shelar going to be rejected. All the es from the office of district over the same remarks made the demand while phone calls made by Parab and Assembly Speaker and others they had participated in stayed. and a local court granted him speaking to reporters here. IPS officials involved into it on three separate petitions political works and pro- The bench said it was issu- bail late at night. Rane was arrested on Tuesday should be probed," he said. filed by the disqualified grammes hosted by the BJP. ing notice on the petitions On Monday, during his 'Jan afternoon for his remark made "There is a video clip of Parab MLAs who have challenged A bench comprising jus- and the matter would be Ashirwad Yatra' in adjoining attack on Rane and said that Nashik police had issued a during the 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' talking to someone on Tuesday the June 2, 2021 verdicts of tices U U Lalit and Ajay heard on September 29. Raigad district, Rane had said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi notice directing him to remain of his party the previous day around 1 pm over phone the high court which had Rastogi, while asking the Rohatgi told the bench that “It is shameful that the chief should take his statement against present before the investigation that he would have slapped informing that the sessions said there was enough mate- respondents to file their affi- petitioners have approached minister does not know the the chief minister seriously. officer at 12 pm on September Uddhav Thackeray over the court is going to reject the bail rial before the Speaker to davits within two weeks, the apex court as the high year of independence. He Rane's son, MLA Nitesh 2. Senior counsel Amit Desai, latter's "ignorance" of the year plea of Rane. The application draw inference that they had posted the matter for hearing court had upheld their dis- leaned back to enquire about Rane, on the other hand, appearing for the state, told the of India's independence. After was rejected around 4 pm, but voluntarily given up their on September 29. qualification and the alleged the count of years of indepen- demanded President's rule in the division bench of Justices S S his arrest, Rane was taken to Parab had informed the person membership of Indian The top court was hearing ground of disqualification is dence during his (August 15) state after some Yuva Sena Shinde and N J Jamadar that no Mahad in Raigad district, 165 on the other side much before National Congress (INC). three separate petitions filed that they have voluntarily speech. Had I been there, I activists who had taken part in coercive action (such as arrest) km from Mumbai, where an FIR it. This is suspicious and raises The three MLAs were dis- by Kshetrimayum Biren given up the membership of would have given (him) a tight protests against Rane later met will be taken against Rane in was registered against him over questions over state's qualified by the Speaker on Singh, Yengkhom Surchandra the Congress party. slap." The statement sparked the chief minister. the FIR registered in Nashik till the remark. He was granted bail intentions," he said June 18 last year after dis- Singh and Sanasam Bira He argued there were pro- off angry protests by workers of The Bombay High Court on September 17, when the plea qualification petitions were Singh who were elected as cedural as well as substantial Thackeray-led Shiv Sena across Wednesday heard Rane's plea would be further heard. not be made as the petition only mouthpiece said Rane had filed alleging that they had MLAs as Congress candi- flaws in the disqualification the state and FIRs were filed seeking to quash the FIR regis- Rane's lawyer Satish mentioned the Nashik FIR. made the central government voluntarily given up their dates in the March 2017 proceedings and the case has against Rane at Mahad, Nashik, tered against him in Nashik Maneshinde sought protection The HC said that Rane's hang its head in shame. membership of the INC and Assembly election. been built allegedly on the Thane and Pune. and all other cases that might be in all cases that may arise out of lawyers can amend the petition Despite being made a Union given their support to the Senior advocate Mukul basis of media reports and An editorial in the Sena's lodged in future. Rane also the statement in question. later to seek protection in con- minister, Rane was behaving Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Rohatgi, appearing for the photographs that these mouthpiece `Saamana', on sought interim protection from Desai, however, said such blan- nection with other FIRs. like a "roadside gangster", the It was also alleged in the dis- petitioners, told the bench MLAs were seen with BJP Wednesday launched a scathing arrest. ket assurance of protection can- The editorial in the Sena Saamana said. qualification petition that that the high court order be leaders. Delhi govt to Onus on Delhi govt to take action on Majority of Indians Centre hikes sugar come out with experience mild film policy online gambling websites: Centre to HC side effects post FRP to Rs 290/quintal Covid vax: Survey PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI on gambling or betting related issues that otherwise clearly falls PNS n NEW DELHI The Centre on Wednesday The Delhi government will The Centre has told the Delhi High under the exclusive domain and hiked the minimum price that soon come out with "the most Court that it is the state govern- the legislative competence of State Majority of Indians experi- mills have to pay to sugarcane progressive" film policy in the ment which is responsible for Legislature. enced no or only mild side growers by Rs 5 per quintal to country that will provide a taking action on online gambling “Since gaming/gambling are effects after taking two doses of Rs 290 a quintal for 2021-22 massive boost to the entertain- websites and the Ministry of state subjects, States are the appro- COVID-19 vaccines Covishield marketing year, but ruled out ment industry, Chief Minister Electronics and Information priate governments to issue notice and Covaxin, a survey conduct- any immediate increase in the Arvind Kejriwal said on Technology (MEITY) is not autho- to the intermediaries to block ed across the country said.A selling price of sugar. Wednesday. rised to direct any intermediary to access to any gambling websites. massive COVID-19 vaccina- The decision to increase The policy is in advanced block such sites. Thus the respondent no. 1 tion drive was launched in the Fair and Remunerative stages and it will get the cabi- The Centre's affidavit was filed further hearing on October 11, games are still accessible in India. (MEITY) is not authorised to India on January 16, with two Price (FRP) of sugarcane for net clearance very soon, the before a bench of Chief Justice D orally observed that online gam- The petitioner, Avinash Mehrotra, direct any intermediary to block vaccines -- Covishield, manu- the 2021-22 marketing year every 0.1 per cent decrease in chief minister told reporters on N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh bling is dangerous and websites has contended in his plea that "all any online gaming or gambling factured by the Serum Institute (October-September) was recovery. the sidelines of an event here. which was hearing a petition seek- earning cannot be at the cost of these activities, though expressly websites,” the affidavit, filed of India, and Covaxin, manu- taken in the meeting of the To protect interest of farm- "After studying the film poli- ing directions to the Ministry of youngsters. prohibited by law, are being carried through Central government factured by Bharat Biotech. Cabinet Committee on ers, Goyal said the government cies of various states, I believe Finance, MEITY and Delhi gov- The plea said despite there out because of a lack of enforce- standing counsel Anil Soni, said, Community social media Economic Affairs (CCEA) has decided that there would it will be the most progressive ernment to take steps to ban web- being laws enacted by various states ment of the laws in question". The adding that the issues relating to platform LocalCircles said that held here. be no deduction where recov- film policy that will give a mas- sites which are involved in gam- prohibiting such activities, a large Centre, in its response to the peti- FEMA or money laundering or tax according to its nationwide The government had fixed ery is below 9.5 per cent. sive boost to the entire enter- bling, betting and wagering. The number of websites providing tion, said there is no legislative evasions do not fall under the survey, "70 per cent of Indians sugarcane FRP at Rs 285 per "Such farmers will get Rs tainment industry," he said. court, which listed the matter for gambling, betting and wagering mandate on MEITY to take action domain of MEITY. after taking the first dose of quintal for the current 2020- 275.50 per quintal for sugar- Covishield and 64 per cent 21 marketing year. cane in ensuing sugar season with Covaxin experienced no or Briefing the media after the 2021-22 in place of Rs 270.75 mild side effects." Similarly, 75 Cabinet meeting, Food and per quintal in current sugar Covid vax doses surpass 60 cr mark per cent inoculated with the Consumer Affairs Minister season 2020-21," the minister Posters condemn second dose of Covishield and Piyush Goyal said the FRP has said. 78 per cent with the second been increased to Rs 290 per The cost of production of PNS n NEW DELHI Modi ji's #SabkoVaccine to reach 30 crore, the minister dose of Covaxin experienced no quintal for a basic recovery sugarcane for the sugar season MuftVaccine initiative, India informed. or mild side effects, it added. rate of 10 per cent. 2021-22 is Rs 155 per quintal. AMU VC for condoling The cumulative number of crossed the 60 crore vaccina- The country took 24 days to However, 30 per cent of those He said a premium of Rs The FRP of Rs 290 per quin- COVID-19 vaccine doses tion mark. Congratulations reach 40 crore from 30 crore who were given the first dose of 2.90/quintal will be provided tal at a recovery rate of 10 per administered in the country everyone!" he said in a tweet. and then 20 more days to cross Covishield experienced side for each 0.1 per cent increase cent is higher by 87 per cent surpassed the 60-crore mark India took 85 days to touch 50 crore vaccinations on effects. Out of this, 29 per cent in recovery over and above 10 over production cost, he said, Kalyan Singh's death on Wednesday, Union Health the figure of 10 crore. It then August 6. It took 19 more days experienced fever and 1 per cent per cent. adding that sugar cane farm- Minister Mansukh Mandaviya took 45 days to cross the 20- to go past the 60-crore mark, reported getting COVID infec- There will be a reduction in ing is more remunerative than PNS n LUCKNOW said. "Under PM @Narendra crore mark and 29 more days Mandaviya said. tion, the survey said. FRP by Rs 2.90/quintal for other crops.

Posters condemning the Aligarh Muslim University Vice- VIOLATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL NORMS AT NAI SARAK Chancellor for condoling former MiG-21 crashes chief minister Kalyan Singh's death appeared on the campus, in Barmer, pilot NGT asks committee to conduct study prompting the Uttar Pradesh government to warn of strict ejects safely action against people having PNS n NEW DELHI The green panel said indus- said in its August 23 order. "Talibani thinking" after getting PNS n BARMER (RAJ) trial and commercial activities The committee may hold its the matter probed. The VC's condolence has The National Green Tribunal in residential areas make life first meeting within 15 days The posters, displayed on the brought disgrace to the entire A MiG-21 fighter jet of the has directed a monitoring of citizens difficult in breach and take cognisance of the AMU campus with "Students of AMU fraternity, its traditions Indian Air Force crashed in a committee, appointed by the of right to life. The NGT also problem, the NGT said adding Aligarh Muslim University" and the Aligarh Movement that village in Barmer district on Supreme Court, to undertake said that overcrowding and that the panel will be at liber- written on them, said, "Praying believe in justice and fairness. Wednesday following a "tech- study of violation of environ- high density aggravate dis- ty to co-opt any other officers for a criminal is an unforgiving We strongly condemn our VC nical malfunction" during a mental norms by factories at eases like Covid pandemic of any other area in Delhi or crime". for his shameful act." routine trainee sortie but the Nai Sarak, Jogiwara here and which needs to be guarded for any other Expert/Institution. "The condolence words of the Tariq Mansoor is the Vice- pilot ejected safely, officials remedial measures. all times. The Committee may inter- AMU VC on the demise of ex- Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim said. It is the fourth MiG-21 A bench headed by NGT "Having regard to the aver- act with the stakeholders, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh University. crash this year. Chairperson Justice Adarsh ments in this application and including the Resident Welfare Kalyan Singh are not only a mat- Reacting sharply, state minis- The plane crashed in a Kumar Goel said several fire the material produced and Associations/NGOs in the ter of shame but also hurt the ter Mohsin Raza said the VC largely uninhabited area in vil- incidents have taken place on the mandate of binding direc- area and Religious/Charitable/ religious sentiments of our com- acted as per "our culture" and lage Matsar at about 5.30 PM, account of unregulated haz- ed due to the inability of the causing safety hazards, the tions of the Supreme Court, it Educational Institutions/ munity," the poster said. putting up such posters was an they said, adding the IAF has ardous activities in congested vehicles such as fire brigade, tribunal said, adding that appears to be necessary to Public Representatives. It alleged, "Kalyan Singh is attempt to vitiate the atmos- ordered a Court of Inquiry. areas in Delhi resulting in loss ambulance, etc. reaching in unhygienic conditions are ascertain the factual position The Committee may not not only the main culprit in the phere. "If some persons of Defence spokesperson Lt. of lives and injuries to the time in such places. noticed on account of absence on the ground and remedial limit its deliberation only to demolition of Babri Masjid but Talibani 'soch' are there, we will Colonel Amitabh Sharma said inhabitants. It is also well known that the of adequate public toilets and action taken/planned by the the area specified by the appli- also an offender for not obeying also treat them accordingly," he that the plane was on a rou- The NGT said that the electricity lines are hanging in other such facilities in such Committee appointed by the cant but also cover other such the Supreme Court's order. said. tine training sortie. problem gets more aggravat- streets in congested areas, areas. Supreme Court," the bench places in the city, it said. VIJAYAWADA | THURSDAY | AUGUST 26, 2021 06

www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Of Independence No child’s play The Govt and vaccine manufacturers are in limbo over inoculating pre-teens and infants and Partition PRAFULL GORADIA he most difficult task in tackling the Coronavirus pandemic is vaccinating pre-teen children and infants. They are the most vulnerable section of the population after Keenly convinced that Hindus and Muslims could not coexist in one Tthe aged and infirm. The Government’s responsibility is doubled because not only should it prioritise their vaccination, it should also ensure that they return to school as quickly as possible. Children are at home since educational institutions closed down country, Jinnah even unleashed ‘Direct Action' in Calcutta in 1946 early last year. For most of the time, they are confined to the four walls because of the ith Independence fear of infection. Online education has benefited very few children overall. It is estimat- Day just gone by, ed that only 24 per cent of the children in the country have access to online learning. India has entered its 75th year as an Over the last one year, many of the idle children may have lost touch with language and independentW nation after colonial mathematics skills because they simply lost touch with schooling. Their parents losing rule. But as our Prime Minister jobs is impacting children negatively as well. In some cases, job loss is causing chil- also declared that August 14 — which is our neighbour dren to be shifted to Government schools from pri- Pakistan’s independence day — vate ones. In the poorer segments of the society, chil- will be remembered as Partition dren face malnutrition for want of a healthy diet. Horrors Remembrance Day, it is Instances of child labour have increased. The Unicef apt to recall Partition. This human tragedy was set in motion warns that vulnerable young girls are at an increased by Mohammad Ali Jinnah for- risk of child marriages because of job losses, parental mally on March 23, 1940, in the deaths and economic deprivation. Schools have cau- Muslim League’s plenum on the tiously opened in a few States but attendance is far eve of passing a resolution to divide India. Excerpts from from normal. There is the additional fear among par- Jinnah’s speech the previous day ents of children getting infected if they venture out. make it evident that the Qaide- The Covaxin trials on children are going on. The e-Azam was clear about what he Drugs Controller General has given emergency was advocating. “Muslims are not a minority; approval to Zycov-D of Zydus Cadila, the first vaccine that can be administered to chil- we are a nation,” Jinnah claimed. dren above 12 as well as adults. However, there are reports from Mumbai that parents He further said: “Hindus and are not coming forward to enlist their children as volunteers, delaying the trials. Sputnik, Muslims are distinct and separate just as Pfizer, is also in the child-trial phase. The American vaccine is conducting trials civilisations, deriving their inspi- Parsi girl, Ruttie Petit. munity. The Muslim desire for Ismail of Madras and Syed ration from different sources of A telling incident narrat- a separate homeland existed Ilahi Bux of Sind. They and on children in the six months to 11 years age group. There was talk of vaccinations for history. They have different epics. ed by Pran Chopra, later the before Jinnah, but he was its others were of the view that children beginning in September but there is no clarity on how. The Moderna vaccine Very often, the hero of one is a foe editor of The Statesman, as a effective articulator, winning if Hindus and Muslims could has been approved in the US for children in the age group of 12-17. There have been of the other and, likewise, their reporter witnessing a Muslim it for them after unleashing have coexisted, what was the victories and defeats overlap. To League rally at Jalandhar in the violence on Hindus and con- need for Partition? Justice talks about bringing this vaccine to India after conducting trials on children here. Covovax yoke together two such nations campaigning during the 1945- vincing the British of the Gopal Das Khosla, ICS, and for children is expected to be launched in India early next year. Children in the 12-18 under a single State must lead to 46 elections reveals how imperative for Partition. a member of the Punjab High age group may be the priority group for vaccination simply because vaccines for chil- growing discontent and the final Jinnah was the man of the Jinnah talked to his Muslims Court, also held that an dren under 12 will not be available immediately. Health officials calculate that India may destruction of the fabric. The his- moment for the country’s only in English as he did with exchange of population was tory of 1,200 years has failed to Muslims. He could address all his clients, except Gujaratis. an integral part of Partition. need around 20 crore doses for the paediatric population. With the threat of a third phase achieve unity; India was always gatherings only in English; WHILE THE MUSLIM Unlike Jawaharlal Nehru, The view wasn’t confined looming, the Government will have to quickly come up with a phase-wise programme divided into Hindu India and the only other language he CROWD TROOPED Jinnah did not offer the to Jinnah and the leaders of of child vaccination and consider the option of vaccinating in schools. However, the ques- Muslim India. Therefore, they knew was his native Gujarati; OFF TO PRAY, Governor-Generalship to the Muslim League. India’s tion remains: Should children under 12, who will not get vaccines for some months, must have their homeland, their certainly not Urdu. In the Lord Mountbatten for a year first President Dr Rajendra territory and their State.” For middle of his speech, the call JINNAH SAT DOWN or so, but kept it for himself. Prasad propagated the same be allowed to resume offline schooling until then? Will not the reopening of primary and Jinnah and his League, this was for azaan (Muslim prayer) In the minds of the in his book, India Divided. He middle schools increase the chances of infection? their inexorable logic. was sounded. While the crowd ON A CHAIR TO Muslim League leaders, on proposed that Muslims in Jinnah did not stop at mere trooped off to pray, Jinnah sat SMOKE A CIGAR, the eve of Partition, it was India and Hindus and Sikhs rhetoric. To convince the British down on a chair to smoke a clear that all or most Muslims in Pakistan unable to migrate PICTALK that the two communities could cigar, resuming his speech RESUMING HIS of India’s provinces must should be allowed to stay on not coexist in one country, he after the crowd had returned. relocate to Pakistan. Through with visas issued by New unleashed the “Direct Action” in No one minded. For them, he SPEECH AFTER 1946 and early 1947, Jinnah Delhi and Karachi. Qaid-e- Calcutta on August 16, 1946. was the messiah who would THE CROWD HAD and his senior colleagues Azam MA Jinnah had Riots erupted not only in Bengal deliver them what they ardent- demanded an exchange of endorsed his proposal. But but spread up to Bhagalpur in ly wanted — freedom from RETURNED. NO population at Partition. His the Nehru regime, adamant Bihar. For a man of the elite, who Hindu domination after the ONE MINDED. press appeal was published on on hoisting a rootlessness wore only Saville Row suits, did British quit. Cigar smoking November 26, 1946, on the that would later come to be not wear pyjamas or sherwanis and pork gorging were small FOR THEM, CIGAR front page of the Dawn which called “secularism”, sold the before embracing Muslim poli- details that didn’t matter. SMOKING AND was still being published from falsehood that Partition was tics, couldn’t do a namaz and Jinnah, the highest paid Delhi. On December 19 the a ‘territorial’ division and enjoyed his pork, this was a com- barrister in the British Empire, PORK GORGING same year, Raja Ghazanfar Ali not a religious one, the con- plete U-turn. The Qaid’s younger was a brilliant courtroom Khan stated in the Dawn sequences of which India brother Ahmed Ali, also my advocate but remained only WERE SMALL that the population map of continues to battle even maternal grandfather’s friend that. To him, the Muslim DETAILS THAT India must change. The today. (they met frequently), told my League and his Muslim fol- League President of Punjab (The writer is a grandpa that the brothers were lowers were clients; his final DIDN’T MATTER made a statement that such well-known columnist, an culturally Parsi, and ate and fee was a place in the hall of an exchange was good. The author and a former member drank what they liked. The elder fame in history as the founder other leaders who publicly of the Rajya Sabha. The views Jinnah had married a beautiful of a new country for his com- agreed were Sir Mohammed expressed are personal.) LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SOUNDBITE

CHINA’S VESTED INTERESTS The data regarding COVID-19 is being Boatmen with their snake boats participate in Aranmula boat race, in Pathanamthitta district PTI Sir — The Taliban continue to strength- Carry bags worth carrying kept under the carpet en their footprint in Afghanistan and expected to form an official government Tirumala a plastic-free zone. The bag is made and till now about soon. Interestingly, decoding how China of cornstarch and degrades naturally within 13,000 COVID-19 Dubious claim is managing its geopolitics and foreign 90 days. It is “ocean safe” and can be con- deaths have been declared as policies with respect to the Taliban seems sumed by cattle. natural deaths in Kerala. Sharia to be a well calibrated approach. Basically, The widely used plastic bags are made How free would women be under ? China wants to keep the terror ideology of petrochemicals and are toxic to the envi- Leader of Kerala Opposition Are the Taliban speaking in a forked tongue? away from its hinterland, therefore, it is ronment and take years to degrade. The — VD Satheesan negotiating with the Taliban for the sake DRDO-made biodegradable bags are sustain- mid emerging but unconfirmed reports that the Taliban have established Sharia of its own internal peace. Also, China’s able, cost effective and can be used as an alter- The US has planes law in Afghanistan, there is a great deal of confusion in the minds of people, espe- vested interest in Afghanistan for its native to plastic bags. A small bag worth `2 and the Kabul strategic location and rare earth metals is can carry upto six laddus while a bigger one airport’s control is Acially the womenfolk. Grown accustomed to living harmoniously in a democrat- no surprise. The withdrawal of troops by worth `5 can carry upto 10 laddus. Using eco- with them now. It ic set-up in the last two decades, and rather quite liberally in the 1950s, ’60s and early friendly products is essential to prevent fur- the US from Afghanistan could probably should withdraw all give China the opening it needed. ther decomposition of the earth and, there- ’70s, an unknown but palpable fear gnaws at their hearts. In the 1950s and 1960s, its troops, people or contractors China has held talks with the nine- fore, these should be used at other pilgrim Afghan women’s rights were on a par with their coun- before the deadline. member Taliban delegation last month udos to the Defence Research and centres as well and can be incorporated for terparts in western countries. The 1960s saw women and now Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Development Organisation (DRDO) and regular usage gradually. Additionally, the in politics; Anahita Ratebzad was among the first women Shah Mahmood Qureshi paid a visit to the Taliban spokesman Kthe Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam Government’s decision to ban single-use plas- — Zabihullah Mujahid to enter Parliament in 1965. Afghan women won the Chinese officials in Beijing. China and (TTD) for coming out with eco-friendly tic items from July next year seems a good Pakistan were already a threat to India and right to vote in 1919, just a year after women in the biodegradable bags for packaging and car- move in eliminating, or at least, minimising I have always loved if the Taliban happen to join forces with rying of the famous laddu prasad at the the use of plastic. The uncollected plastic him (Dharmendra) like UK. By the 1970s, over 60 per cent of women made them, which is likely, it can be a big big Tirumala temple. The DRDO said it took a great waste is hazardous to the only known inhab- my elder brother. He up the student population in the Kabul University. There problem for India. Therefore, it is impor- deal of research and study to develop this ited planet and yet, little has been done to find also has a terrific sense tant for India to resume back channel talks product which is intended to replace polythene measures to save it. were no restrictions on women’s education, mobility, of humour, which with the Taliban and not let it be used carrying bags as the TTD plans to make M Pradyu | Kannur movement or clothing. Subsequently, tourism picked against India for funds and recognition. many people are unaware of. up as the country was known for its gardens, moun- Kirti Wadhawan | Kanpur economy and hence resorting to privati- such an abrupt arrest was not required. It tains, architecture and, best of all, friendly locals. sation. One has to agree that at the end of would have been better to reciprocate sim- Actor However, the era of progress came to an abrupt halt AND NOW IT’S MONETISATION the ‘transaction life’, the future government ilar goodwill by countering through polit- — Shatrughan Sinha in the 1970s following bloody coups and invasions reversing all steps towards mod- Sir — After the failed demonetisation pol- will retain the ownership of these appar- ical comments rather than an unusual icy of 2016, the BJP Government has ently under-utilised assets, but the modal- arrest which may even ultimately politi- I have played ernisation. Afghans often refer to 1963-1973 as their country’s “Golden Age”. announced a four-year National ities of the mandatory handback need to cally benefit the Union Minister. against him (Virat To be fair to them, though, the Taliban have said women will enjoy all basic rights Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) worth an be spelt out to help private players decide During his Jan Ashirwad Yatra in Kohli) a couple of under Sharia, including “the right to education and work”, but its actual meaning remains estimated `6 lakh crore. The policy aims for how long they can commit themselves Maharashtra, the Union Minister had times and obvious- ambiguous. The Taliban officials remain vague on rules and restrictions, and how to monetise the assets across sectors by to the projects. Lack of clarity can defeat allegedly said it was shameful that Uddhav ly, he is quite transferring their rights to private players the purpose of the entire exercise. Thackeray did not know the year of intense and fierce on the field. the ‘Islamic law’ will be implemented. They have their own interpretation of the Sharia aimed to generate revenue. As many as 25 Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee |Faridabad Independence and had to ask aides the based on “the Deobandi strand of Hanafi jurisprudence”. In a nutshell, and not erring Airports Authority of India (AAI) airports, count of years of Independence during his New Zealand bowler on the side of caution, life for women in Afghanistan could just be a shade better 40 railway stations, 15 railway stadiums AN ABRUPT ARREST speech. He added that he would have given — Kyle Jamieson than during the first Taliban rule (1996-2001), but worse than the liberal rights they and an unidentified number of railway Sir — It refers to the viral videos show- the Maharashtra Chief Minister a “tight colonies have been identified for getting slap” had he been there. Interestingly, the have enjoyed in the past 20 years, as also in the preceding decades. Meanwhile, ing the arrest of Union Minister Narayan After consultations, private investments. Isn’t this how the Rane in Maharashtra for his remarks feud between the two has a long history we have approved asserting their might, the Taliban have said that Afghan citizens will not be allowed Modi Government is bent upon destroy- against Maharashtra Chief Minister and both the leaders are known for tak- SAP for sugarcane at to leave the country any more, and warned Washington to withdraw all troops and ing its strategic assets like railways, airport, Uddhav Thackeray. The Union Minister ing personal digs at each other on social `360 per quintal. My media every now and then. contractors before the August 31 deadline. US President Joe Biden has already said national highways, telecom, gas pipelines, can be seen in the middle of having his Government is com- warehouses and the power sector? lunch as the Mumbai Police try to get hold Madhu Agrawal |Delhi mitted to farmers’ welfare. at the G7 that he aims to stick to the deadline for withdrawing troops as long as the People are amused that even after of him. Comments like the one for which Taliban do not disrupt ongoing evacuation operations or airport access. Now it remains seven years in power, the BJP Government he was arrested, though undesirable, are Send your feedback to: Congress general secretary to be seen which way the wind ultimately blows. still remains incompetent in matters of quite common in Indian politics. At least [email protected] — Priyanka Gandhi Vadra VIJAYAWADA | THURSDAY | AUGUST 26, 2021 07 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ FIRSTCOLUMN CLIMATE CHANGE AS BJP's ‘Kalyan' through

AN ALLY OF TERRORISM BISWAJEET BANERJEE The Taliban exploit Afghan OBCs and Hindutva farmers' distress to their end Currently, Kalyan Singh's ‘Mandal-Kamandal’ image can come to the BJP’s rescue once again when the backwards are politically in demand in UP he BJP leaders bid a tearful adieu KOTA SRIRAJ to Kalyan Singh, the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh who was he quick rise to power of the Taliban, the most feared and projected as the Hindu mascot by globally loathed mercenary force, in Afghanistan had the unlike- theT saffron party during the Ram Tliest ally - climate change. Climate change combined with politi- Janmabhoomi campaign. From Prime cal and social unrest is increasingly becoming a deciding factor in that Minister Narendra Modi to Union Home nation’s future. Rural Afghanistan has been at the receiving end of cli- Minister Amit Shah and from Union mate change as the past three decades have brought drought and floods Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to National alternately, causing massive crop failures. The Taliban cultivated the pain BJP president J P Nadda, all flew down to Lucknow or Aligarh pay their last respects of the people with the promise of prosperity which promptly resulted to Kalyan Singh. Chief Minister Yogi in the swelling of ranks of the mercenary group. The worsening agri- Adityanath accompanied the mortal cultural conditions in Afghanistan are not a sudden development. A joint remains of Kalyan Singh to Aligarh and study by World Food Program, the UN Environment Program (UNEP) even went to Narora where the last rites and Afghanistan's National Environment Protection Agency revealed that were performed. 80 per cent of the nation’s disputes and unrest were linked to natural Kalyan Singh, the first BJP Chief resources or calamities. Sixty per cent of Afghans are dependent on Minister in UP, deserved the respect. But the way in which senior leaders made a bee- agriculture. As the nation’s agriculture approached terminal failure, cli- line for darshan and news channels beamed the program for three days, BJP has suc- ceeded in sending a subtle message balanc- ing the complex Mandal and Kamandal issues. Caste and religion are bound to play an important role in the coming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. IT IS BELIEVED Probably, this was the reason as why THAT IN THE Samajwadi Party leaders stayed away from YOGI REGIME, paying tributes to Kalyan Singh as there was BACKWARDS a fear that this might antagonize Muslims ARE FEELING to look towards their own leaders for Party (SBSP) and the Nishad Party both days, Kalyan Singh and BJP and harm SP in assembly elections. It is no an answer to the new challenge. in 2019. The SBSP, however, broke remained in the limelight. Secondly, secret that Kalyan Singh had blow-hot- ALIENATED. THIS Singh a prominent OBC face was off ties after the 2019 Lok Sabha Keshav Prasad Maurya, the PWD blow-cold relations with BJP. Twice he left LED TO THE best suited. He was the personified elections despite Rajbhar being minister, proposed that the road the party and once he even joined hands MURMUR OF EVEN synthesis of Kamandal and Mandal,” made a Cabinet minister in the Yogi leading to Ram Temple in Ayodhya with Mulayam Singh Yadav. In 2003, PROJECTING said Pranshu Mishra, a political Government and his son and other will be called Kalyan Singh Road. mate change conditions became worse. The 2019 Germanwatch Global when Mulayam Singh Yadav became Chief commentator. supporters given chairmanships of He also announced roads in Aligarh, th KESHAV PRASAD Climate Risk Index put Afghanistan in 6 position globally as a coun- Minister, Kalyan Singh’s son Rajveer Singh In the present-day scenario, state-run corporations. The break- Bulandshahr, and other parts of the try most impacted by climate change. At the core of the problem is the became Health Minister in his Government MAURYA, DEPUTY Kalyan Singh’s caste and Hindutva up with Rajbhar has hit the BJP and state would be named after Kalyan farmer whose crops ravaged by sudden floods and drought struggles and continued to hold the post till 2007. CHIEF MINISTER image can come to the rescue of BJP therefore it is trying desperately to Singh, whose Lodh community to survive by borrowing funds to a keep productive farm and healthy In this scenario, Akhilesh and Mulayam IN THE PRESENT once again when the backwards are woo Nishad and other non-domi- has a sizeable presence in over two livestock. But when the farmer is unable to pay off the debt, the Taliban skipping Kalyan’s funeral raised many DISPENSATION, much in demand politically. It is nant OBCs. dozen assembly seats in central and steps in and capitalizes on the agricultural stress, by sowing seeds of eyebrows. Though Akhilesh has condoled AS THE NEXT believed that in the Yogi regime, The Nirbal Indian Shoshit western UP. the death through a tweet calling Kalyan backwards are feeling alienated. Hamara Aam Dal (NISHAD) Singh rose to power riding the dissension against the Government and offering lucrative bailout pack- Singh a great administrator. CHIEF MINISTER. This led to the murmur of even pro- Party’s President Sanjay Nishad has Ram Temple movement of which he ages to the farmers in exchange for their participation in the armed cam- BJP state president Swatantra Dev IN THE RECENT jecting Keshav Prasad Maurya, asked for 70 seats and ministerial was one of the main crusaders. But paigns of the mercenary group. Faced with an offer of $5 to $10 per Singh took a dig at Akhilesh Yadav when EXPANSION Deputy Chief Minister in the pre- posts in the coming assembly elec- it is ironic that he wanted to attend day, the farmers capitulate and join the Taliban for speedy financial gains. he tweeted: “…. Whether love for Muslim CARRIED OUT sent political dispensation, as next tions. In the meeting of the party’s the foundation laying ceremony of This has become worse after Taliban began inducing the farmers to votes prevented Akhilesh from paying IN THE MODI Chief Minister. In the recent expan- national president JP Nadda, Home the Ram temple held on August 5, grow poppy seeds which is a part of lucrative opium trade. This is an homage to the biggest backward caste sion carried out in the Modi cabi- Minister Amit Shah, state organiza- 2020, but could not do so due to his leader.” CABINET, FOUR net, four out of seven ministers from tion general secretary Sunil Bansal health problem. unfortunate example of how climate change can become an asset for Kalyan Singh, a Lodh, played an OUT OF SEVEN UP are from backward castes. along with the state Chief Minister The year 2020 was a landmark terrorism and a curse for genuine hard-working farmers. instrumental role in balancing Mandal and MINISTERS FROM In UP politics Yadavs are the Yogi Adityanath in Delhi last week year for Kalyan Singh. After Babri The instance of terror groups leveraging consequences of climate Kamandal issues. This was in the 80s when UP ARE FROM dominant backward caste. As it made it clear that if BJP wants their Mosque was demolished on change for realizing their violent agenda is not limited to Afghanistan. BJP’s aggressive Hindutva was challenged BACKWARD forms the bulwark of Samajwadi support it will have to ensure a December 6, 1992, he resigned by the rising tide of backward caste poli- Party’s support base, the other respectable share in power. The BJP taking moral responsibility. Cases Boko Haram gripped water-scarce Central Africa in 2017 and gained CASTES footholds along the Lake Chad Basin. Similarly, ISIS has taken advan- tics. The onerous task before the BJP was political parties are locked in an has agreed to give a vacant seat of were filed against him by the CBI, tage of agrarian communities suffering from extreme drought in Iraq how to propel Hindutva amid rising caste intense race to woo non-dominant the nominated quota of the which was probing the demolition politics. The brilliant answer was Kalyan or non-Yadav, other backward castes Legislative Council to Sanjay Nishad case. A total of 49 cases were filed and Syria. Had these regions somehow succeeded in keeping the Singh - the backward caste leader from the (OBCs), who constitute about 40 but is so far non-committal about in 1992 and in the second case FIR impacts of climate change at bay, they would have never fell victim Lodh community. His era became the start- percent of the population. The rul- seat-sharing for the assembly elec- number 198 his name along with, to the vagaries posed by the terror groups. However, this is easier said ing point of BJP’s caste calculations and ing BJP got a good share of OBC tions.At present Nishad Party does LK Advani, Murali Manohar Joshi, than done as multiple factors, both socio-economic and environmen- broadening of the Hindutva base across the votes in the 2014 Lok Sabha elec- not have a member in either House and Uma Bharati were named for tal, are at play in these impoverished regions where political instabil- caste fault lines. tions, 2017 UP Assembly election, of legislature. Sanjay Nishad’s son promoting religious enmity and ity and resultant violence are the order of the day. The reality of terror Singh’s emergence gave BJP the lever- and 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Praveen Nishad is MP from Sant instigating riots. On September partnering with climate change must not be taken lightly by India as age to call itself a ‘sarv-hara’ because, with Castes like Sahus, Kashyaps, Kabir Nagar. 13,2020, after 28 years, the Special one brilliant stroke, the saffron politics, till Sainis, Kushwahas, Mauryas, So, with the death of Kalyan CBI Court in Lucknow acquitted all well which is facing the malicious teaming up of Pakistan and China then largely seen to be aligned with the Shakyas, Pals, Dhangars, Gaderiyas, Singh, BJP ensured that the right the 32 accused in the Babri Masjid whose disruptive actions will only be strengthened by the arrival of Hindu upper castes, was redefined. “For the (The writer is Political Kumhars, Nishads, and Mallas are signal should go among the back- demolition case including Kalyan Taliban. The failing monsoons and extreme weather events are already Editor, The Pioneer, Sangh and the BJP, which have not mus- Lucknow Edition. much in demand. The BJP in 2017 wards. That is why on August 22 Singh. wreaking havoc on the farming community and dependent sectors. tered much around the caste dynamics, the The views expressed had also expanded its reach among Prime Minister paid tributes while After the acquittal Kalyan Singh The people are already debt-ridden and frustrated which extremist groups necessity to counter the rising tide of are personal.) OBCs by allying with Om Prakash the next day the Union Home told the waiting media: “Now I can operating from across the border must not be allowed to exploit. To Mandal politics was making it imperative Rajbhar’s Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Minister flew down to Aligarh. On die in peace.” avoid providing extremists a “climate change foothold” India must focus on reducing the impacts of environmental deterioration on key eco- nomic sectors by providing immediate relief on the one hand, and POINTCOUNTERPOINT enabling greater climate change adaption strategies on the other. By itself climate change is enough to create untold miseries for human- THE ARREST OF UNION MINISTER NARAYAN RANE RANE’S LANGUAGE IS DEROGATORY AND THE BJP ity. The addition of a terror angle can spell disaster to say the least. BY THE MAHARASHTRA GOVERNMENT IS SHOULD KNOW THAT MAHARASHTRA NEVER The world in general, and India in particular, must make all possible A VIOLATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL VALUES. ACCEPTS SUCH LANGUAGE AND POLITICS. efforts to stop this partnership dead in its tracks. — BJP NATIONAL PRESIDENT — NCP MINISTER (The writer is an environmental journalist. The views expressed JP NADDA NAWAB MALIK are personal.) The need for gender responsiveness in our laws The bottom line is: If you are not gender responsive, you are definitely gender oppressive implistically, by virtue The pro-RCR argument is often they are coerced to ourselves. But far more the current jurisprudential lored to rule a woman's life of the decree of that it is a legal remedy avail- cohabit with abusive and important than this jurispru- discourse. since eternity, lingers as that SRestitution of Conjugal able to both aggrieved spous- toxic husbands. This raises dential thematic is the free- Gender-responsive and one brushed aside aspect in Rights (RCR), a civil court es and is in fact gender-neu- enough need to abolish it dom to exercise this right in gender-neutral are two parts all dialogue concerning has the power to compel a tral. Today, as we stand at the completely. the face of forced co-habita- of the spectrum of change. I women. While we actively recalcitrant partner to cohab- cusp of a new decade, it is The selective use of tion in a patrilocal setup. It is have often made the argu- encourage discourse on gen- it with their spouse, without SATYAM imperative we emphasise that ‘discretion’ by the State (in important we view marriage ment for why patriarchy is der mainstreaming, culture their consent. But this provi- NISHTHA anything within the spec- drafting) and the courts by placing it in the ecosystem not to be mistaken as an should be brought to the sion of the Hindu Marriage trum of gender justice must (in decreeing) an RCR, is in of socio-cultural patriarchy island notion floating into forefront of our conversa- Act is more than just moral- necessarily be gender-respon- direct contrast to the voice that operates all around us, oblivion; it is in fact the old- tion as a means to channel the ly displeasing. It is a contra- sive. Time and again our right to bodily integrity, self- and choice framework. The often nearly indistinguish- est surviving institution in the advancement of gender diction in terms of the strides courts have decreed that RCR determination and sexual reason I say the State is adopt- able and invisible. What, if world, and any rattling of this equality. And with reference India has made in its pursuit is an obsolete provision of our autonomy. And yet a decree ing a “pick and choose” pol- any, is the role of the State in institution is bound to create to this instance, we must of gender justice. personal laws that are viola- of RCR infringes on all the icy concerning the institution a marriage between two con- friction. The bottom line is - understand that culture and Looking at the wording of tive of citizens’ fundamental aforementioned rights. If our of marriage is with reference senting adults? The Indian if you are not gender-respon- personal laws are in abject the provision, I realise that the rights. ideal of privacy is the bench- to section 375 of the Indian constitution, as per Article 38, sive, you are definitely gender contrast to a progressive dis- one thread that links this The Justice K. S. mark of individual autonomy Penal Code that offers a blan- recognizes the Government oppressive. But we must real- course on gender-responsive colonial-era law with the pre- Puttaswamy v. Union of India that recognises the ability of ket of impunity to husbands as a welfare State to the best ize that there is no question- laws. Let me conclude by sent is that gender remains a judgment delineates the right an individual to control vital perpetuating marital rape. of any jurisprudential extent. ing patriarchy till the time we quoting Indian economist post-facto thought for our to engage in sexual inter- aspects of her life, vesting We must reacquaint our- With the State constitutional- challenge the very institution Devaki Jain, “this is a conver- legislators and the State. Until course as an intrinsic part of such a power in the hands of selves with an imperative for ly empowered to limit itself as of marriage, one that is based sation we must have with cau- we mainstream gender into (The writer is a senior the right to privacy. As a the State is meaningless. It the State to not defend patri- a democratic country with a on a patrilocal system. tion, as culture may clash the design of things, we can- journalist. The views result, we are equipped to then follows that privacy is a archy. Our right to life dwells socialist vision, the legislative Culture, cleverly cited in resis- with the universality in not sufficiently rectify the expressed are personal.) deduce that privacy is inex- privilege forbidden for on the right to live with dig- shift we are asking for tance to the empowerment of women’s human rights, a bat- current gender inequity. plicably intertwined with the women considering how nity and liberty to choose for requires a paradigm shift in women and conveniently tai- tle that is hard-won”. VIJAYAWADA | THURSDAY | AUGUST 26, 2021 Money 08 Markets end flat after scaling new ‘Can't say there is no demand for credit; banks to do loan outreach’ peaks; finance, bank stocks slump PNS n MUMBAI Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on PNS n MUMBAI Wednesday said it is too early to say if there is a lack of The Sensex closed modestly Asian stocks mixed after demand for credit and lower while the Nifty inched up announced a district-wise out- to a fresh closing high on reach to be undertaken by Wednesday as bulls took a Wall Street hits new high banks to help credit growth breather amid a subdued trend PNS n BEIJING India's Sensex opened from October. overseas. 0.3% higher at 56,100.93. A push to credit growth Banking and finance stocks Asian stock markets were New Zealand and Southeast from such outreach efforts succumbed to profit-booking mixed Wednesday after Wall Asian markets rose. will also help the momentum after the sharp upmove in the Street hit a new high as On Wall Street, the set by the stimulus packages, past few sessions, while IT investors looked ahead to a S&P 500 advanced to which have been extended by and FMCG counters bucked Federal Reserve gathering 4,486.23 for its second record the government since the onset the trend. for an update on US stimulus. high in two weeks. of the pandemic. outreach initiatives undertak- lations are displaying a higher After touching its all-time Shanghai advanced while The Dow Jones Industrial It can be noted that in late en by them. “This year too propensity to deposit money in high of 56,198.13 in early trade, Hong Kong declined. Tokyo Average gained 0.1% to 2019, banks had conducted the sometime in October, there current and savings accounts. the 30-share BSE Sensex ended was little-changed. 35,366.26. The Nasdaq com- “loan melas” in 400 districts to will be a credit outreach in Banks have also been asked 14.77 points or 0.03 per cent Investors are betting on an posite climbed 0.5% to a push up sagging credit growth. every district of the country,” to create state-wise plans for lower at 55,944.21. “absence of aggressive taper record 15,019.80. Even now, the credit growth is she said. Sitharaman added northeastern states to help the The broader NSE Nifty, signals” when Fed officials Banks and a mix of retail- stuttering at around 6 per that the government had logistics sector and exporters. however, ended 10.05 points or speak Friday at their annual ers, travel companies and cent. announced that credit up to Rs Apart from that, 0.06 per cent higher at its new Jackson Hole meeting, said restaurant chains accounted “I think it is too early to con- 1.5 lakh will be given to bor- Sitharaman, who took a review closing record of 16,634.65. It Mizuho Bank's Venkateswa- for much of the upward clude whether there is a lack of rowers through NBFC-MFIs. meeting with the chiefs of all touched an all-time high of ran Lavanya in a report. move. Those gains offset a demand… I don't think it is “In order to keep up the the 12 state-run lenders, said 16,712.45 during the day. Some Fed officials say the slide in health care compa- time yet to conclude that there momentum of stimulus that banks have been asked to TCS was the top gainer on U.S. central bank needs to nies, household goods mak- is no credit pick-up. Even we are periodically giving, we reach out to exporters at the the Sensex chart, rising 1.31 per start winding down bond ers and technology stocks. without awaiting indications, have also asked banks to go out district level to help push the cent, followed by Infosys, purchases and other stimu- Investors bid up shares in we have taken steps to ramp up and give credit,” she said. “one district, one export” mes- Reliance Industries, Nestle lus as hiring and inflation homebuilders after the gov- credit,” Sitharaman told Meanwhile, Sitharaman said sage of Prime Minister India, ITC and HUL. rise. Others want to wait for ernment reported that sales reporters here. there is a need to ramp up Narendra Modi. On the other hand, Bajaj stronger economic data that of new U.S. homes rose mod- She noted that over Rs 4.94 credit growth in the eastern Besides, the finance minis- Finserv, Titan, Maruti, Bharti show a recovery is estab- estly last month. lakh crore was disbursed by the pockets of the country in states ter said banks have also been Airtel, Tata Steel, Axis Bank lished. The Shanghai In energy markets, bench- banks between October 2019 like Jharkhand, West Bengal, asked to look into the demands and UltraTech Cement were broad market was more posi- Domestic equities traded Composite Index rose 0.2% mark U.S. crude lost 21 cents and March 2021 through the and Odisha, where the popu- of the fintech sector. among the laggards, skidding tive, as midcaps bounced after range-bound ahead of F&O to 3,521.03 and the Hang to $67.33 per barrel in elec- as much as 3.51 per cent. the correction mode during the expiry, said Binod Modi, Head Seng in Hong Kong fell 0.4% tronic trading on the New The market breadth was month, which lifted the morale - Strategy at Reliance Securities. to 25,615.67. The Nikkei York Mercantile Exchange. negative, with 22 of the 30 of investors. "The global mar- "However, smallcap stocks 225 in Tokyo was up less The contract rose $1.90 on Govt schemes Sensex constituents ending in ket traded positive on COVID were in focus today with strong than 0.1% at 27,737.32. Tuesday to $67.54. Brent the red, while the remaining vaccine approval and in antic- buying seen in a number of The Kospi in Seoul, South crude, used as the price basis to support 300 eight mustered gains. ipation of a dovish comment by quality names. Additionally, Korea, shed 0.2% to 3,131.85 for international oils, shed 14 "Market opened positively the Fed chair in the upcoming investors continued to remain and the S&P 500 in cents to $70.91. It rose $2.30 tech start-ups but main indices closed on a meeting (Jackson Hole)," said upbeat on IT stocks in the Sydney advanced 0.2% to the previous session to flattish note due to muted per- Vinod Nair, Head of Research backdrop of sustained earnings 7,520.70. $71.05. PNS n NEW DELHI formance by large caps. The at Geojit Financial Services. visibility," he added. The government on Wedne- sday launched a programme to support 300 IT start-ups under which it will provide MONEY MATTERS 61% of mid income homebuyers seed funding, mentorship TCS' market valuation and market access with a view Sebi orders defreezing of to creating 100 unicorns out feel housing prices to rise in 1 yr crosses Rs 13.5 lakh-cr of the selected start-ups. Ministry of Electronics accounts of Rana Kapoor PNS n NEW DELHI impact of the COVID-19 pan- survey, 26 per cent of main- PNS n NEW DELHI at Rs 3,612.8 and zoomed near- and IT special secretary Jyoti arkets regulator Sebi on demic on residential buyers' stream Indians had moved their ly 2.35 per cent to its 52-week Arora said that the concept of Wednesday ordered defreezing of Over 60 per cent of middle- attitudes to purchasing homes residences within the pandem- The market capitalisation of high value of Rs 3,697. It final- the Startup Accelerator of Mbank accounts as well as share and income homebuyers in India around the world. ic period. "These relocations Tata Consultancy ervices ly ended at Rs 3,659.5, up 1.31 MeitY for Product mutual fund holdings of Rana Kapoor, expect prices of their primary Knight Frank also conduct- were motivated by factors like (TCS) on Wednesday breached per cent over the previous Innovation, Development & former MD and CEO of Yes Bank. Kapoor residences to rise in the next 12 ed a two-part primary survey wanting more open space and the Rs 13.5 lakh crore mark -- close. It was also the biggest Growth (SAMRIDH) has is currently in judicial custody after being months, according to a survey for India, having a total sam- proximity to friends and fami- the second company after gainer in the Sensex 30 pack on been developed on the lines arrested in March 2020 in the alleged Yes by Knight Frank. ple size of more than 550 peo- ly," it said. 32 per cent were more Reliance Industries Ltd to Wednesday. In terms of volume, of silicon valley based accel- Bank fraud case.The regulator, in March, Around 30 per cent of ple. The first part of the survey inclined to move residences in achieve the feat. At close of 70,000 scrips were traded on erator YCombinator. had attached bank accounts, share and respondents in the survey comprised respondents in the the next 12 months. An over- trade, the market valuation of BSE during the day. Similarly IT and Telecom Minister mutual fund holdings of Kapoor to recover dues of over Rs 1 crore. expect rates to rise up to 9 per high-end income segment, whelming 87% who desire to TCS stood at Rs 13,53,667.85 on NSE, the scrip opened a pos- Ashwini Vaishnaw said that The decision was taken after Kapoor failed to pay the fine imposed cent, while 25 per cent hope referred to as the 'Global move homes in the next year, crore on BSE. The company itive note at Rs 3,610 and he has mentored over 20 on him. Sebi, in September 2020, had levied a fine of Rs 1 crore on prices to rise by 10- 19 per cent Indian Segment' while the sec- favoured the suburban neigh- had touched the Rs 13 lakh climbed to its 52-week high of start-ups earlier and under- Kapoor for not making disclosures regarding a transaction of and 6 per cent feel rates to ond part gauged buyer senti- bourhood of their current city crore valuation level on August Rs 3,697.75. It finished at Rs stands the need of mentoring Morgan Credit, which was an unlisted promoter entity of Yes appreciate by more than 20 per ment in the mid-end income of residence, while 13 per cent 17, when its market capitalisa- 3,665, 1.43 per cent above the them during the most impor- Bank.By not disclosing about the transaction to Yes Bank's board of cent. The consultant on segment referred to as the of respondents who want to tion (m-cap) stood at Rs previous close. A total of over tant part of their journey directors, Kapoor created an opaque layer between him and Wednesday released the Global 'Mainstream Indian Segment'. relocate, may consider an alter- 13,14,051.01 crore. On BSE, 21.23 lakh shares changed hands when their idea is getting stakeholders and violated the provision of the LODR (Listing Buyer Survey that analysed the In the Indian edition of the nate city. the scrip on Wednesday opened on NSE during the session. converted into products. Obligations and Dislcosure Requirements) Regulation, Sebi had said in the order. The release order came after Supreme Court, on August 2, stayed the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) order which had Payment delays, upheld a penalty of Rs 1 crore on Kapoor. key challenges Rupee drops 5 ps to close NSE bans its members Edible oil, pulses main facing RE sector from selling digital gold PNS n NEW DELHI at 74.2 on strong US dollar contributors to inflation PNS n NEW DELHI Delays in payments to renew- PNS n MUMBAI ly thin market with low volume ajor contributors to inflation able energy developers and volatility, which may National Stock Exchange are edible oil and pulses, besides slow progress in the The rupee on Wednesday remain till Monday. (NSE) has directed its mem- Mand to boost their signing of power purchase declined by 5 paise to close at Surge in crude oil prices in bers, including stockbrokers, availability in the market, the and sale agreements by pro- 74.24 against the US currency the last two days also weighed to discontinue the sale of dig- supply side has been addressed curers are among the key due to a stronger dollar in the on the rupee, as Brent crude oil ital gold on their platforms by through duty cuts, a senior finance challenges constraining the overseas markets. prices rallied around 9 per cent September 10. ministry official said on growth of the sector, accord- Dollar demand from oil to USD 71 per barrel mark, The direction came after Wednesday. On the issue of petrol ing to Icra. marketing companies and Parmar said. capital markets regulator Sebi ity derivatives, except as a prices, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday Girishkumar Kadam, importers also weighed on the "Rupee opened on a flat said that certain members are broker or agent, not involving reiterated that the Centre will have to coordinate with states on Senior Vice President and Co- rupee, analysts said. note and the currency has providing a platform to their any personal financial liabili- ways to reduce the taxes and duties. Revenue Secretary Tarun Group Head, ICRA Ratings, At the interbank foreign rel. been very resilient to any glob- clients for buying and selling ty. Bajaj said inflation will come down once the crop harvests come said, the investment prospects exchange market, the domes- The rupee was dragged al uncertainty in the last few digital gold. Accordingly, NSE directed into the market, and expected it to be within 4-6 per cent. "The RBI in the RE sector are expected tic currency opened marginal- down by dollar demand from sessions. Reaction on the cur- Securities and Exchange members not to carry out has come out with a guidance on inflation and said that the to remain strong, given the ly down at 74.20 and later oil marketing companies and rency has been muted despite Board of India (Sebi), through such activity and comply with inflation, which is a little on the up, will cool down in some time, policy impetus with a target to dropped to a low of 74.30 in importers, Sriram Iyer, Senior weaker-than-expected eco- a letter dated August 3, the regulatory requirements at and we also feel that once the crops come out, inflation should come down," he told reporters. He added that the strategy to reduce reach 450 GW by the financial the day trade. Research Analyst at Reliance nomic numbers that were informed the exchange that all times. price rise is that the government has reduced duties on a number of year 2030, and competitive tar- On Tuesday, the rupee had Securities, said. released from the US," the said activity is in contra- "Members, currently engag- products, which are edible oils and pulses. "The major inflation that iffs. However "the challenges settled at 74.19 against the US The unit also weakened Gaurang Somaiyaa, Forex & vention of Securities Contracts ing in the activity, shall cease is happening is in these components.” constraining the growth dollar. amid talks of speculative dol- Bullion Analyst, Motilal Oswal (Regulation) Rules (SCRR), to undertake all activities in remain on execution front, Meanwhile, the dollar index, lar demand from foreign banks Financial Services said. 1957, and the members should this regard, within one month mainly associated with land which gauges the greenback's on expectations that the Volatility is also low ahead refrain from undertaking any from the date of this circular and transmission infrastruc- strength against a basket of six Reserve Bank of India could of the important Jackson Hole such activities. during which necessary com- ture as well as the slow but currencies, was trading 0.04 continue to build up its forex Symposium, traders said. They The SCRR rules restrict all munications, regarding the Words alone won't help auto improving progress in signing per cent higher at 92.93. reserves, he added. said investors are awaiting for members from engaging, discontinuation, shall be made of PPAs and PSAs by interme- Brent crude futures, the Dilip Parmar, Research cues about the scaling back of either as principal or employ- to the respective clients," NSE industry, says RC Bhargava diate procurers with discoms," global oil benchmark, fell 0.15 Analyst, HDFC Securities, said the easy monetary policy by ee, in any business, other than said in a circular dated August aruti Suzuki India Chairman Kadam said in the Icra report. per cent to USD 70.94 per bar- that the forex market is in over- the US Federal Reserve. that of securities or commod- 10. RC Bhargava on Wednesday Msaid that while a lot of statements were made by government officials supporting the UPL to aid farmers to automobile industry, but when it India among most exciting mkts, to comes to taking actual steps nothing has really happened.Speaking at industry body SIAM's 61st Annual end stubble burning Convention, the veteran industry leader noted that the automobile grow to $1 tn by ’25: Walmart CEO PNS n sector in the country was at a very crucial juncture with declining MUMBAI free of cost, nurture.farm said PNS n fortunes in the last few years and it would not revive either with in a statement. NEW DELHI The Converge@Walmart conventional engine vehicles, CNG, biofuels or EVs, unless the OpenAg network of agro- The stubble burning event is the flagship event of question of affordability of cars for the customer is addressed. "We chemicals major UPL, nur- impacts the soil quality while The Indian retail segment has Walmart Global Tech India. have been going through a situation where this industry has been ture.farm, on Wednesday said nutrients and microbes die its own uniqueness and the "We think the future is very declining over a long period of time. And despite various very it has onboarded more than and so does any other flora country is one of the most bright, and we are going to see important people in government, we just heard Amitabh Kant... 25,000 farmers to end stubble and fauna that comes in the exciting markets globally that a market that is North of tril- There have been a lot of statements made about the importance of burning practices in Punjab fire's way, however, the lack of is poised to grow to over a tril- lion US dollars by 2025, I the automobile industry. But in terms of concrete actions, which and Haryana by providing any other viable choice push- lion dollars by 2025, according believe. And the way that it is would reverse the decline in trend, I haven't seen any action on the free spraying services for the es the farmers to burn the to Walmart Inc President and evolving is common in some ground," Bhargava said. "I am afraid words don't get us very much PUSA decomposer, a bioen- crops, as burning is cheaper, CEO Doug McMillon. think local and execute local- have seen and will see gener- ways with what we see in other in the terms of extra sales but you need concrete action to make zyme developed by IARI that faster and clears the land in Speaking at the ly, and it has its own rules, and ation skipping in India, which countries, but has its own this happen," Bhargava noted. He pondered whether this kind of turns stubble into manure time for the next cropping Converge@Walmart event, so, we've got to comply with will be exciting and some of uniqueness, which makes it outlook for the industry culminates from the old belief that car within 20-25 days. cycle. "We are excited about McMillon noted that given those rules," he said. that learnings, we will bring exciting," McMillon said. industry and passenger cars were a luxury product, to be owned The company has signed up the initiative, and we believe the diversity of the Indian McMillon added that cur- back to other markets that we He pointed out that only by the rich. "Because if the mindsets have changed, I think over 5,00,000 acres in this this will go a long way in ben- market, the company has to rently, Walmart is not allowed have," he said. Walmart's e-commerce unit people planners, economists, thinkers, writers, journalists, programme and onboarded efiting both the farmers and "think local and execute local- to make a foreign direct invest- The top executive highlight- Flipkart and digital payment everybody should have been worried long ago about what was more than 25,000 farmers society-at-large. Our commit- ly". "India is such a diverse ment in multi-brand retail and ed that India is one of the top firm PhonePe are both grow- happening to the growth of the automobile industry....," he said. who will be availing this sus- ment to sustainability remains market, it's not one country in so, the company operates in a three markets, along with the ing very well and have an tainable agriculture practice unparalleled. some ways and so we have to different way. "I do think we US and China. "amazing number" of users. 9

Vijayawada | Thursday August 26, 2021 what’s brewing? EASY WAYS TO GAIN WEIGHT! ow one can lose weight is a hot topic, but a lot of H people also face an underweight prob- lem. They try dif- ferent methods with little or no success. Advice from friends and family members may not be helpful. To gain weight, choosing the right Be monsoon method is difficult. For thin people, it is very easy to start eating food full of fat to gain weight quickly, but it’s an unhealthy and dan- gerous way. 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Thursday August 26, 2021 EDUCATING RURAL INDIA

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e know of how people, even the best ones, could begin their W entrepreneurial jour- ney with the intention MAKING MEDICAL of public good, but as they begin to grow, the goal fades and per- sonal growth and gain take cen- trestage. Good for them, there’s employment, revenue and more. But here’s the story of RR Kabel, CARE MORE a manufacturer and leading elec- trical equipment company where, they say, “innovation is the key success of every product”. As part of giving back to the society that made them, they established Mission R Roshini ACCESSIBLE just before the pandemic hit in January 2020. The company strongly believes that business K RAMYA SREE Shreyans Mehta success and growth is incomplete without the success and growth of the society. “This thought gave ith an aim to make us the idea of starting Mission R healthcare afford- Roshini and we are equally pas- able, accessible, and sionate about our initiatives as W efficient for people we are about our business. It is till the last mile an effort to reach out to people across India and that need our help the most in solve the real problem for Bharat their everyday life. RR Kabel is rural India, they started some- provided with the education in healthcare services, an organi- committed to creating more thing called the ‘One Teacher facility. They hope to soon sation has collaborated with smiles at every step of the jour- School’. Explaining how it works, expand to other states and vil- 5000+ doctors and 25,000+ SehatSathi, the visibility of these ney,” shares Shreegopal Kabra, Kabra shares “The One Teacher lages. With this initiative, they medical stores. MedCords has medical shops gets a boost Managing Director and Group School typically comprises of 25 plan to create a better future for created a healthcare ecosystem among the nearby users. It is President, RR Global. to 30 children of classes I to III. the coming generations where that interconnects the most also a source of additional Their efforts are dedicated The duration of the classes is they do not have to struggle for important stakeholders of the income for them. towards various initiatives in the three hours. An Ekal Vidyalaya basic education and ensure that healthcare segment - Patients, Through its integrated plat- field of education — they spread imparts five-fold education; pri- education and overall develop- Doctors, Pharmacies, and forms, MedCords ensures that literacy in rural India by setting mary education, health care edu- ment is provided even in the Laboratories for smooth access all the stakeholders in the up schools, disaster relief — they cation, development education, remotest part of the country. to quality healthcare services healthcare setup are served well, rehabilitate families that have awareness education and sanskar The organisation stands tall as across India. They offer doctor and can benefit from its services. faced nature’s wrath, skill devel- education. So far, 25,000 chil- an example to other conglomer- consultations, ordering medi- It has built a healthcare network opment — they strive to improve dren have received basic ates by taking up the responsibil- cines, booking lab tests and digi- by the Indians, for the Indians the skills of future generations, education though 821 ity of the community they’re part tising health records and reports with 5,000+ specialist doctors of women empowerment, and pro- OTS (One Teacher of. Tribal school education, agri- of individuals while removing 33 specialities and about vide and implement, sustainable and professionally. The pandemic a distribution Schools) where sup- cultural programs, girl child edu- the hassle of storing and main- 20,000+ medical stores across solutions. took a toll not only on people’s of masks and port was provided cation, cleanliness drives, com- taining hard copies of medical India, where quality healthcare is “We aim at creating lasting health but it also tested the med- sanitisers by RR Kabel puter training sessions, cultural data. available anytime, anywhere. positive transformation into peo- ical infrastructure of the country. amongst the though FTS.” values training, software skills They launched a finance So how is SehatSathi making ple’s lives by supporting develop- That’s when R Roshni came in masses.” In the year 2021, training, talks by inspiring scheme ‘Sehat Sathi App’ for reg- million medical stores digital? ment and personal growth, nur- like a ray of hope: “We realised In their R Roshni has sup- guests, interactive learning, istered medical stores. “SehatSathi, since 2017, enables ture talent, power people with early during the pandemic that endeavour to ported 45 schools in hygiene training, tribal commu- Shreyans Mehta, co-founder, pharmacists from anywhere in technology and empower women people are struggling with essen- achieve an Andhra Pradesh in nity services, mobile computer Medcords, converses with The India to register on the app, apps to be future leaders,” Kabra tells tials especially the front line war- empowered and the regions of training centres, introducing Pioneer about the ideology USP is that they deliver medi- us. riors. We helped the Covid-19 educated India by Vijayawada and innovative farming techniques behind this, digiutising local cines in less than 2 hours any- The past two years have been warriors with PPE kits along making a positive and Vishakhapatnam where are just some of the many initia- pharmacies and more.. where in India. Every verified difficult for everyone personally masks and sanitisers. We also did lasting change in the lives of more than 1,300 students are tives taken up them. Throwing some light on the medical store on SehatSathi App challenges and roadblocks gets visibility on their medicines Medcords faced, Mehta tells us, and health products and Aayu “The company was built to App users send orders to the address the last mile connectivi- Medical Stores from which med- ty gaps between Healthcare and ical stores get good earnings. the people of Bharat because SehatSathi offers best deals and there’s a lack of good healthcare discounts to pharmacists, they in our country, especially in tier also help in creating websites II and tier III cities. India is and business cards,” says he. changing in all aspects and busi- Sehat sathi is digitising local Make style a statement ness and growth opportunities pharmacies and helping you get are now coming across tier II medicines delivered at doorstep impacts the responsibilities of a and III cities. Allowing health- in 2 hours. Talking about the fashion buyer in question. care services by growing local idea behind it, Mehta continues, If you have an Vendor analyst: Vendor pharmacies online is generating “Our passionate innovators- Analysts are responsible for sur- employment opportunities and Shreyans Mehta, Nikhil Baheti eye for detail, veying vendors for the highest supporting livelihoods as these and Saida Dhanavath, took it quality materials at the lowest services are popular because of upon themselves to start an ini- exemplary possible costs. It is a core part of lack of regular healthcare infra- tiative that could revolutionize the Fashion Business and structure in these cities. the Indian healthcare setup. communication Management industry. Allowing use of local medical Their own experiences with an Fashion consultants: A fash- stores which are trustable and inefficient healthcare system ion consultant is a person who delivery is done by the medical prompted them to build up a skills and has all the necessary skills and store.” platform that could change the knowledge required in the fash- Asked what the major differ- way India looks at healthcare. in-depth ion and retail industry. Their pri- ence between SehatSath and the And what better way than to do mary focus is to enhance their Aayu app, how are they both dif- it through technology. After knowledge of clients image through their ferent from each other, Mehta years of repeated efforts and sin- wardrobe, while evaluating their explains, “Medcords built two cere dedication, they built a trends, then body type, personality and career applications for their services- healthcare ecosystem powered goals. “AAYU App” for patients and by AI and Big Data to solve the fashion industry The pandemic made brands “SehatSathi App” for medical gaps in the Indian healthcare deploy more sustainable and con- stores. For doctors, they have a system. After extensive research offers lucrative scious techniques, not just in unique doctor web portal that spanning over 800 villages over a terms of their products and helps them connect with period of three years, MedCords options, says Dr accessibility, but also with the patients, check their medical his- was launched in 2017 in Kota, communication and the overall tory, and provide easy consulta- Rajasthan, and is the only tech- Sunita Gupta brand image. The lockdown wit- tion and follow-ups. Through based organization that offers a nessed increasing footfall on the AAYU App, users can avail complete healthcare ecosystem Konwar online platforms. teleconsultations from specialist by connecting patients, doctors, A professional from this field doctors’ for their whole family, pharmacies, and laboratories. Its is responsible for creating new thus ensuring that there is a doc- main motive is to provide trans- he fashion industry is area of expertise plays a pivotal with an underlying endeavour to keting, promotion, and customer and innovative strategies for tor in every Indian household parent, easy-to-use, and afford- highly dynamic and it role in the development of a push the global fashion industry satisfaction strategies to max- marketing a given product to and distance doesn’t come in the able healthcare to every nook is expanding at a product. Working professionals forward with unique innovations. imise profits. increase its demand and value in way of good health. This appli- and corner of India. It provides rapid pace. It har- from this field carry out tasks Be it building a brand from the Chief merchandiser: He plays the market. cation also allows its users to an all-in-one healthcare man- T bours a large variety involving conducting market ground up or launching a fashion an integral role in fashion busi- This field requires thorough order medicines from nearby agement system for its users, of creative and talent- research, deciding the product's tech business, the realm of fashion ness. Their responsibilities research and analysis of the medical stores and get them where they can consult with ed designers at its core. However, price etc., which plays an integral entrepreneurs is ever-growing. include allocating merchandise, upcoming and prevailing trends delivered at their doorstep in the trusted doctors, reach out to business acumen, strategic and role for any fashion company's Social media marketing: The developing product assortment in the fashion industry. It is a quickest time. It also lets users nearby medical stores to get the tactical skills are also essential for design and development process. manager is in charge of generat- plans, and running business ana- must for the professional to fol- store their important medical medicines home-delivered, and the smooth running of this Fashion marketing: All busi- ing content, keeping the target lytics to boost sales, among other low trends worldwide. records like prescriptions and securely store their medical industry. Fashion business man- nesses rely heavily on their mar- audience in mind. This task fur- activities that help the brands Therefore, fashion managers reports, and eliminates the has- records at one place.” agement courses mold students keting strategies. A Fashion ther helps in creating strategies grow and develop. must possess virtues like an eye sle of maintaining easy-to-lose The platform has been widely into industry professionals ready Marketer understands the needs and campaigns to generate sales. Fashion buyer: A fashion for detail and exemplary commu- hard copies.” adopted by the rapidly progress- to strategically and efficiently run and demands of the customer Retail: The role of a Retail buyer predominantly observes nication skills, in addition to an The SehatSathi App allows ing semi-urban and rural mar- the business front of any fashion and helps in crafting strategies Manager involves the running of fashion trends, attending trade in-depth knowledge of the pre- medical stores to receive medi- kets of India and already boasts company. while keeping competitive brand a store and its departments shows and showrooms. The pri- vailing market trends. cine orders online and chat with of serving more than 3.5 million Here are some of the fields that activities in mind to dial up the smoothly. Their daily tasks mary focus is to select items for (The writer is Course Leader- the customer for easy processing user base from more than 2 mil- fashion graduates can opt from company’s sales. include managing the staff, re- retail store stock and work with Associate Professor, Fashion of the said orders. With lion families spread across India. for a bright future. Entrepreneur: Individuals can stocking and resourcing. But designers and their inventory. Business Management, Indian Product development: This also look after their own ventures above all, to also articulate mar- The type of retail business Institute of Art and Design) VIJAYAWADA | THURSDAY | AUGUST 26, 2021 sport 11

INDIA’S LOWEST TOTALS IN TESTS (VS ENGLAND) shortpasses Score Overs Venue Season BENFICA, MALMO IN CL 42 17.0 Lord's 1974 EINDHOVEN: Two-time winners Benfica 58 21.4 Manchester 1952 (first innings) reached the Champions League group stage 78 40.4 Leeds 2021 after holding on for a goalless draw in 82 36.3 Manchester 1952 (2nd innings) Tuesday's second-leg at Eindhoven, despite INDIA 83 38.5 Chennai 1976-77 playing the final hour with 10-men. Elsewhere, Swiss champions Young Boys ALL MOST DISMISSALS FOR KOHLI AGAINST A BOWLER IN TESTS and Swedish side Malmo also progress. OUT FOR 78 Bowler Dismissals Matches PALACE SUFFER CUP EXIT LONDON: Patrick Vieira's winless start as James Anderson (ENG) 7 times 23 PTI n LEEDS Crystal Palace manager extended to three Nathan Lyon (AUS) 7 times 18 games as the Eagles suffered a 1-0 defeat ames Anderson rocked the top- Stuart Broad (ENG) 5 times 18 at Watford in the League Cup on Tuesday. order in an early morning spell as JIndia got a rude jolt from a dis- Moeen Ali (ENG) 5 times 15 CHIEVO VERONA GO BUST ciplined England pace attack which Ben Stokes (ENG) 5 times 15 VERONA: Chievo Verona, who spent 17 shot the visitors out for a paltry 78 seasons in Serie A, were wound up after on the first day of the third Test here Pat Cummins (AUS) 5 times 6 failing to find an investor to resolve their on Wednesday. Faisel Features financial problems, the local authorities At tea, England were 21 for no announced on Tuesday. loss taking complete control of the Once Anderson (8-5-6-3), who after pegging back the batters with proceedings after Virat Kohli’s deci- is back at his best, used his lethal incoming deliveries. MOHAMMEDAN VS IAF IN OPENER sion to bat under overcast conditions outswingers to good effect and got Rahul, the in-form batsman, KOLKATA: Mohammedan SC will take on backfired badly. the wickets of KL Rahul (0), went for an expansive drive early to Indian Air Force in the opening match of It is now second time in nine Cheteshwar Pujara (1) and rival a delivery that moved a shade in the 130th edition of Durand Cup, Asia's oldest months that India have been bowled skipper Virat Kohli (7), all caught by air with a wobbly seam and took his football tournament, scheduled to be held out for less than 100 after their wicketkeeper Jos Buttler, there was outside edge into Buttler’s gloves. here from September 5 to October 3. Adelaide debacle of 36 all out in no resistance as India lost six wick- Pujara, who is going through the December last year. ets for 22 runs in the post lunch ses- worst phase of his international BHAVINABEN & SONALBEN LOSE After the Lord’s high, it was an sion. career, got a conventional outswinger TOKYO: Indian paddlers Bhavinaben Patel absolute low for Kohli and his men Craig Overton (3/14 in 10.3 after a few incutters, and Anderson and Sonalben Manubhai Patel began their as this is India’s lowest score on a first overs), Ollie Robinson (2/16 in 10 forced the batsman to have a feel for campaigns with opening round defeats in day track in the past 34 years. The last overs) and Sam Curran (2/27 in 10 the delivery. their respective events at the Tokyo time India were all-out for less than overs) didn’t loosen the straglehold Kohli hit an off-drive for three Paralympics, here on Wednesday. 100 on the first day of a Test was back after Anderson’s first assault as India runs but it was amply clear that the in 1987 when fiery Jamaican Patrick failed build on a single significant Indian captain was suffering from NKWE RESIGNS BEFORE SL TOUR Patterson scared the hell out of partnership. both technical and mindset issues JOHANNESBURG: South Africa left for Sri Dilip Vengsarkar’s team, skittling The best part about 39-year-old with Anderson picking him once Lanka on Wednesday without assistant them out for 75 at the Feroz Shah Anderson’s bowling during that again like it has been his day job for coach Enoch Nkwe, who resigned after Kotla in New Delhi. 3rd Test. Day 2 opening session was his masterful use several years. apparent disagreements with under- On the day, Rohit Sharma (19 off Live from 3:30pm IST of strategy. While Kohli had slightly tweaked pressure head coach Mark Boucher. 105 balls) and Ajinkya Rahane (18 off SONY SIX NETWORK For someone, who primarily his front-foot movement but he 54 balls) were the only ones to reach relies on outswing as his stock ball, dangled his bat away from his body THREE INDIANS IN FINALS double digits and the third highest he changed his tactic and used the to offer Buttler his third catch of the NEW DELHI: Three Indian boxers — Rohit contribution was 16 extra runs. James Anderson celebrates after he dismiss Virat Kohli during India’s first innings on Wednesday at Headingley in Leeds @englandcricket outgoing delivery as a ‘shock’ ball innings. Chamoli (48kg), Bharat Joon (+81kg) and Muskan (46kg) advanced to the finals of the Asian junior c’ships after notching up victories in their last-four stage clashes. Kohli is passionate about winning: Jamieson India W Oz schedule could be altered INDIA HANDED TOUGH DRAW PTI n SYDNEY match at the WACA Ground. expected shortly regarding NEW DELHI: India have been drawn with Auckland: Virat Kohli is well. He could be at it on the down. The series is slated to begin changes to the seven-match top seeds and defending champions China, intense and aggressive on the field and stuff, but he is just “It’s good to see how he Indian women cricket with the first ODI in Sydney on schedule,” the report added. Thailand and hosts Finland for the field but off it he is nice and passionate about being there, different guys work. We have Tteam’s schedule for the September 19, before moving The Indian team is slated upcoming Sudirman Cup tourney, making it welcoming, according to his about winning,” he added. got some good overseas play- upcoming tour of Australia to Melbourne and Perth. to leave for Australia on a tough Group A for the side to negotiate. Royal Challengers Bangalore The 26-year-old ers in our group. Pretty for- could be altered due to the bor- “But the ongoing Covid-19 Sunday. teammate New Zealand Jamieson was bought by RCB tunate to be involved in a der restriction and Covid-19 lockdowns in Sydney and All international arrivals CUNHA JOINS ATLETICO pacer Kyle Jameison. for a whopping 15 crore at tournament like that.” lockdowns in Sydney and Melbourne as well as state have to undergo a two-week MADRID: Atletico Madrid have signed Brazil The lanky pacer said the the auction after making a “India was under lock- Melbourne, according to a border closures make that quarantine, according to the striker Matheus Cunha on a five-year-deal Indian skipper is extremely huge impression in the inter- down when I was there. So media report. unlikely,” cricket.com.au Covid-19 protocols in from Hertha Berlin. The transfer fee is passionate about winning. national arena. we were pretty much in bub- India and Australia are set reported. Australia. reportedly around 30 million euros. “He is a lovely guy. I have Jamieson said he is for- bles. I kind of missed out on to battle it out across all three “Cricket Australia is cur- Australian players from played against him a couple tunate to be playing in a tour- that experience which is a formats from next month. rently speaking with govern- New South Wales and Victoria MURRAY OUT IN 2ND ROUND of times and obviously, he is Jamieson said on Baz and nament like the IPL, adding shame. Hopefully, once this The schedule includes ment authorities about how, would also need to quarantine WINTER-SALEM: Andy Murray was ousted quite intense and quite fierce Izzy Breakfast show podcast that he missed out on the thing gets down, I can get three One-Day Internationals, where and when the seven before the series if the match- from the ATP Winston-Salem event, falling in the field. But off the park, on SENZ radio. experience of travelling back there and get a taste of as many T20 Internationals games can be played. es are scheduled for another to American Frances Tiafoe 6-7 (4/7), 3-6 in he is so nice and welcoming,” “He just loves to win as across India due to the lock- what it’s really like.” PTI and a historic Day-Night Test “...An announcement state. a second-round match. Agencies Afridi stars as Pak level series Shamsi joins RR Injured Serena withdraws AFP n KINGSTON New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals season. The uncapped left- on Wednesday roped in South arm quick has featured in 38 from US Open haheen Shah Afridi com- Africa’s left-arm wrist spinner T20 matches and has taken 44 AFP n NEW YORK 2018 and 2019, losing Spleted a ten-wicket match Tabraiz Shamsi for the remain- wickets with a bowling average both. haul to bowl Pakistan to a der of IPL scheduled to be held of 20.06. As a batsman, Garton erena Williams has pulled “New York is one of series-levelling 109-run victo- in the UAE from September 19. has a batting aver- Sout of next week’s US the most exciting cities in ry over the West Indies in the Shamsi, the world No 1 age of 20.77 in Open because of a hamstring the world and one of my final session of the second and ranked T20I bowler in ICC T20s, with a injury, the 23-time Grand favorite places to play - I’ll final Test at Sabina Park on rankings, will be joining the strike rate of Slam winner announced on miss seeing the fans but will Tuesday. Royals squad as their second 124.66. PTI her Instagram page on be cheering everyone on Frustrated by the loss of replacement player. Wednesday. from afar. Thank you an entire day’s play and anoth- The 31-year-old from “After careful considera- for your continued er session to rain and a sod- Johannesburg has picked up 45 tion and following the advice support and love. den outfield over the weekend, wickets in 39 T20Is since mak- of my doctors and medical I'll see you Shaheen kept Pakistan’s hopes ing his international debut for team, I have decided to with- soon,” she alive with a devastating first South Africa against England draw from the US Open to wrote on innings effort of six for 51 on in 2017 allow my body to heal com- social media. day four — his best Test Former skipper Jason In the IPL, Shamsi has pletely from a torn ham- innings performance — and Holder eventually topscored Covid positive Misbah played 4 matches in which he string,” wrote the 39-year- returned on the final day to with 47 but it was his demise picked up 3 wickets for Royals old American. Nagal, Ramkumar, Ankita bite strike critical blows. to Nauman Ali, the left-arm will quarantine in WI Challengers Bangalore in the Williams, who has not Then, when it seemed the spinner’s third wicket, which Kingston: Pakistan head 2016 season. played since a tearful first weather would ruin their des- eased a rising sense of panic coach Misbah-ul-Haq has Meanwhile, Australian round exit at Wimbledon dust in US Open qualifiers perate push for victory, he in the Pakistan camp. Then tested positive for Covid-19 pacer Andrew Tye, who had when she hobbled off court New York: Indian tennis play- Donskoy in two hours and 35 came back for a final spell Afridi, new ball in hand and and will stay here in quaran- left for home amid the Covid- during the first set against ers’ struggle at the Grand Slam minutes in his opening round. with the second new ball to with eight wickets down, tine for the next 10 days even 19 pandemic during the first Aliaksandra Sasnovich, is a events continued as both Sumit It was Ramkumar’s 21st take the last two wickets and trapped Kemar Roach leg- as the rest of the squad flies phase of the IPL, said he won’t six-time winner in New York. Nagal and Ramkumar attempt to qualify for the sin- give his team a tremendous before. out to Lahore after complet- be available for the remainder She won her first Major at Ramanathan lost their respec- gles main draw of a Grand triumph with one hour to Afridi then induced a ing a Test and T20 series. of the season. the 1999 US Open as a tive first round singles match- Slam since 2014. spare. mistimed drive from Joshua Misbah was the only teenager, the first step on her es to make an exit from the US Prajnesh Guneswaran is Starting the day at 49 for da Silva for Faheem Ashraf to Pakistan squad member who RCB SIGNS GARTON path to a domination of the Open qualifiers. the only Indian left in the men’s one and facing the unlikely take the catch at mid-on and failed two pre-departure Royal Challengers women’s game. Nagal lost 5-7, 6-4, 3-6 to singles qualifiers. The left- target of 329, the West Indies dismiss the West Indies for PCR tests. PTI Bangalore roped in English Williams, whose ranking Argentina’s Juan Pablo Ficovich hander is up against Canadian were again let down by their 219 and seal yet another fast bowler George Garton has now slipped to 22, last in two hours and 22 minutes Brayden Schnur. top-order batting, sliding to come-from-behind effort for Babar Azam, lost the first as a replacement for missed the US Open in 2017 on Tuesday night. Ankita Raina has also exit- 113 for six in mid-afternoon Pakistan in the Caribbean. Test but rebounded to take the Australian pacer Kane because of the birth of her Ramkumar frittered away ed after losing her first round despite a battling 39 from As in 2005 and 2011, second and share the honours Richardson for the daughter. a one-set advantage to lose 6- in women’s singles qualifiers to captain Kraigg Brathwaite. Pakistan, this time led by with the hosts. remainder of IPL 2021 She reached the final in 4,6-7(1), 4-6 to Russia’s Evgeny American Jamie Loeb. PTI East Bengal to Sathiyan wins Olympic Silver medallist Ravi PSG won’t stop Mbappe ‘if he wants to go’ ITTF Czech Open remain in ISL AFP n PARIS was a young boy. Dahiya to miss World C’ship Kolkata: West Bengal chief The offer has been PTI n OLOMOUC New Delhi: Olympic Silver honour. minister Mamata Banerjee on aris Saint-Germain have knocked back by PSG, who say Kane will stay at Spurs medallist Ravi Dahiya says he “I don’t want to be on the Wednesday brokered peace Prejected a 160 million-euro it is “not enough” for someone London: Harry Kane on win at Wolves last weekend. tar Indian table tennis play- has decided to give the upcom- mat unprepared. What’s the between the warring East Bengal ($188m) offer from Real who arrived from Monaco in Wednesday announced that he “It was incredible to see the Ser Sathiyan Gnanasekaran ing wrestling World point in competing without and their investors Shree Madrid for Kylian Mbappe but 2017 in a 180 million-euro deal. will remain at Tottenham this reception from the Spurs fans on Wednesday notched up a Championship a miss since he enough practice. So I have to Cement Limited and announced the French club’s sporting Real, though, are laying the season, ending speculation over on Sunday and to read some of dominating 4-0 win over did not get time to prepare for miss the World Championship that the red-and-gold outfit director Leonardo on ground to bring in Mbappe his future with Man City. the messages of support I’ve had Yevhen Pryshchepa of the selection trials that WFI is because I don’t want to go to would play in the upcoming Wednesday admitted that they now, even though he will be able Kane had made clear his in the last few weeks,” he post- Ukraine in the summit clash organising next week to the trials without enough prac- Indian Super League, ending will not be able to keep the to sign as a free agent next sum- desire to leave his boyhood club ed on Twitter. to claim the men’s singles pick the Indian team tice,” the soft-spoken Dahiya months of uncertainty. World Cup winner “if he mer if he does not extend in the quest to end his wait for “I will be staying at title at the ITTF Czech for the prestigious said. “Khela hobe. I’m very happy wants to leave”. his contract in Paris. “If a the first trophy of his career. Tottenham this summer and International Open. tournament. Dahiya will be the sec- today,” Banerjee announced at “Our position has player wants to leave, he However, the 28-year-old will be 100% focused on help- The top seeded Indian, The Wrestling ond big star missing from the state secretariat Nabanna. always been the same, to will leave. The club, the was warmly welcomed back by ing the team achieve success.” ranked 39 in the world, beat Federation of India the Indian line-up as Tokyo “All is well that ends well. They keep Kylian and extend his project is bigger than the Spurs supporters as he Kane is Tottenham’s second Yevhen 11-0,11-6, 11-6, 14-12 (WFI) will conduct Olympics Bronze had some uncertainties till now contract,” Leonardo told any one person,” said made his first appearance of the top goalscorer in history with in the final. trials on Tuesday for medallist Bajrang whether they would be able to media as he discussed the Leonardo, as he season as a substitute in a 1-0 221. AFP Earlier, Sathiyan had the Worlds, set to be Punia has also play in ISL but now East Bengal’s future of Mbappe, slammed the advanced to the final after his held in Oslo, been forced out problem is solved. Shree Cement whose current Spanish before the summer transfer him,” insisted Leonardo. Swedish opponent Truls Norway from due to a liga- has accepted my request with contract expires giants for window in Europe closes on However, he admitted it Moregardh retired hurt mid- October 2-10. ment tear in East Bengal and have accepted at the end of being “disre- August 31 and with PSG des- “seems clear” that Mbappe way through the semifinal. Dahiya and his right all my proposals.” this season. spectful” in perate to keep hold of a player wants to go and said the play- The top seeded Indian other Tokyo Games knee. “I will Banerjee once again played It emerged their they still consider their crown er had “always promised that he had won the first two games medal winners have try to compete a key role, about a year after she on Tuesday approach of jewel despite the presence of would not go for free”. without breaking a sweat 11- been hopping from in one or two had roped in the Rajasthan- that Real had the 22-year- Neymar and, now, of Lionel Those comments suggest 4, 11-8 and was leading the one state to anoth- tournaments before based investors to acquire a 76 made a bid for old. Messi in the French capital. Mbappe is therefore likely to third 8-2 when Moregardh er for the numer- the season ends after I per cent stake that had paved the Mbappe, a The offer “We have done everything leave this month, at least as opted against continuing the ous felicitation begin serious training century-old club’s last minute player they have comes with just for Kylian, even this transfer long as Real come back with an competition, citing an injury functions being from next month,” he entry to ISL last season. PTI courted ever since he six days to go window has been built around improved offer. in the semifinal clash. organised in their said. PTI 12

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"I AM SO HAPPY THAT AFTER 11 YEARS I CAN I'M JUST FINALLY SAY THAT I HAVE YESTERYEAR NOTHING IN THE PIPELINE! I’M CONTENT WHERE I AM ACTOR AND NOW I’M JUST AN ACTOR LOOKING FOR WHAT CAN HARANATH’S SURPRISE ME NEXT,” SAYS THE ACTRESS WHO WHO WANTS GRANDSON IS ON A BREAK FOR A MONTH OR TWO, AFTER WHICH SHE PLANS TO MAKES HIS TAKE ON NEW SCRIPTS TO EXCEL: AND CHALLENGES. TOLLYWOOD DEBUT SAMANTHA ollywood is all set to welcome another young talent with open hearts. Virat Raj, the grandson of yesteryear actor Haranath, will be seen making his T Tollywood debut as a lead actor in the AKKINENI production venture of Vandana Movies’ Sita Manohara Sree Raghava. On the occasion of his birthday on “I did not play Raji being offered such varied content Wednesday, acting guru Sri Satyanand unveiled as a villain. She was and I’m extremely grateful for the poster along with a video glimpse of the just on the wrong everything The Family Man has film. side of history. She given me and opened new doors Virat Raj expressed his happiness on being was loyal to her for me. Thankful to the team and introduced in Sita Manohara Sree Raghava, cause and that was to everyone who thought of me to which is billed to be a wholesome family enter- it. I did not even for play this role.” tainer. one moment think Right now, Samantha is on a Debutant director Durgaa Srivatsasa K said, of her as a villain. I break for a month or two, after “I could not have got a better launchpad than just gave my 100 per which she plans to take on new this. The title itself gives away cent. When the scripts and challenges. the theme of the story. backlash and the trolling “I’m so happy that after 11 Apart from the family happened... a lot of people years I can finally say that I have elements, the film is were asking me to comment. But I nothing in the pipeline! I’m con- packaged as a just wanted to wait for the show tent where I am and now I’m just mass entertainer. to come out and for people to see looking for what can surprise me It will appeal to what we’ve done.” The actress said next,” she said. all sections of though her portrayal came from The actor will next be seen in audiences.” “a place of honesty”, she apolo- Shaakuntalam and Kaathu Ravi Basur gised to those who took offence. Vaakula Rendu Kaadhal (Tamil). who is rendering “If some of them still have any tunes to KGF2 resentment I sincerely apologise and Salaar, is on for anything that I did that board the film as offended them. I wasn’t trying its music director to offend anyone,” she with lyrics by ctor Samantha exactly my star image is. I’m just like Eega, Mahanati, Mersal, and said.Last week, Samantha Ramajogaiah Sastry. Akkineni, who became an actor who wants to excel.” Super Deluxe, also addressed the won the best actress The film, being pro- a pan-India sensation “I’m a very greedy actor who controversy around The Family award (series) for The duced by Sudhakar T A following the success of wants to be offered everything, to Man. Family Man 2 at the will commence shooting The Family Man season constantly try evolving, trying to Ahead of the release of the new Indian Film Festival of from September. two, says she has never better my craft. Generally, I pick chapter in June, there were calls Melbourne 2021. picked up roles based on her per- roles I don’t think I can pull off. for a boycott of the series in Tamil Bajpayee was named best ceived image as a star. There’s great fun in that,” Nadu, including IT Minister T actor (series) at the Taking up Amazon Prime Samantha told PTI in an inter- Mano Thangaraj, over its alleged movie gala. Video’s The Family Man, a pre- view. depiction of Eelam Tamils. “This is my first award for dominantly Hindi web series The second season of the criti- While the show mostly received my performance. This just feels directed by Raj Nidimoru and cally acclaimed show saw favourable reviews, especially for very special,” she said. Krishna DK, was just another Samantha in the role of Raji, a Sri Samantha’s performance, many After The Family Man, the attempt at doing something she Lankan Tamil liberation fighter, also slammed the makers for quality of Hindi content being hasn’t done before, she said. who faces off against the intelli- ‘brown facing’ the rather fair- offered to her has improved “very “I don’t think any of my deci- gence agent Srikant Tiwari, played skinned actor. much”, the actor said. sions have been made based on by series lead Manoj Bajpayee. All in all, the Chennai-born star “I’m very happy with the kind my star image. I never made such Samantha, whose credits said she looks back on the experi- of content that is now being calls. I don’t even know what include Telugu and Tamil films ence “only with love”. offered. Actors can dream of

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rakash Raj, known for Siddhu Jonnalagadda in and as DJ Tillu voicing his opinions louder P and being a perfectionist actor, is also a perfect family man. iddhu The actor celebrated his 11th Jonnalagadda’s wedding anniversary with Pony next with Sitara Verma and his children on Tuesday S Entertainments night. During the celebrations, the titled Narudi actor shared pictures from the Brathuku Natana, night saying he got married again, has now come up with a dif- because his son, Vedhant, wanted ferent title for reasons best to witness it. The pictures have known to them. The makers been giving netizens ‘couple goal’ of the film, on Wednesday, feels ever since they were posted unveiled the title look on his social media account. “We poster as DJ Tillu. got married again tonight..because Going by the poster, the our son #vedhant wanted to film seems to be a complete witness it, Family moment, (sic)” mass entertainer. tweeted the actor. Atluntadhi Manathoni’ is In another tweet, Prakash Raj the film’s caption. It looks as shared a throwback photo of him if the title has transformed with his wife from their wedding from complete class to mass. impress the audience. of the film’s writing depart- ceremony and said, “It turned out One can notice an expletive DJ Tillu starring Siddhu ment and has also penned so right, for strangers in the night. on the car. The film’s shoot- Jonnalagadda and Neha the film’s dialogues. The Thank you my darling wife for ing is said to have been Shetty, has action scenes by film also has Prince Cecil, being a wonderful friend, a lover completed except for one Venkat and Ravi Varma. Brahmaji, Pragathi, and and a great co-traveller in our life song. The movie had its Directed by Vimal Krishna, Narra Srinivas. Sri Charan together.” teaser released a few months Navin Nooli is the editor. Pakala is scoring music for His kids, Meghana and Pooja, from ago, which managed to Actor Siddhu is also part the film. his first marriage, were also present. ‘Sridevi Soda Centre will be unique, but real’

K RAMYA SREE time. We have faced many obstacles story line making everyone go wow. while shooting this film. Our broth- Infact, the producers say, they er too passed away in the meantime, rejected a few biopics and horror hale Manchi Roju, but nothing stopped us from mak- films. Anando Brahma, and ing this film.” “We are only waiting for good Yatra producers — Vijay The film had been creating a buzz storyline and are not in hurry to B Chilla and Shashi ever since its first glimpse was take up any and every project that Devireddy — are known released. “In fact many were con- comes our way,” say the producers for choosing different cerned if it would hit theatres at all. when asked about the time being kinds of films. They are now com- But after the first song gained good taken for every project. ing with another unique conceptual traction, people from the industry “While the film Palasa was raw, film, a commercial entertainer, starting talking about the film, and Sridevi Soda Centre will be more Sridevi Soda Centre, starring with the spread of the word, we realistic. Many people will relate to Sudheer Babu. Directed by Palasa have been receiving good response the characters in the film. Mani 1978 fame Karuna Kumar, the film so far,” they said. Sharma’s tunes for a film being is all set to big screens tomorrow. The producers initially wanted to made in the rural background is an Speaking to the media at a press name the film Nalla Vanthena, but added advantage,” they added. conference ahead of the film’s going by the storyline they felt On a concluding note, they talk release, the producers said, “The Sridevi Soda Centre would be more about the relationship they share very next day we started shooting apt, since major events in the film with their hero Sudheer Babu. for this film, a tragedy happened on will take place at a soda centre. “While on the sets we behave and the sets. The caravan got stuck in Despite the producers being share that producer-hero relation- the pit while shooting and the assis- pitched many stories they did not ship, but off-screen we are more like tant was electrocuted. Everyone want to produce them as they want friends. We cannot shoot if we are blamed us for shooting in a bad their films to have a first-of-its-kind not like that!”