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PURI'S JANA GANA MANA BACK IN THE NEWS { Page 11 } www.dailypioneer.com ‘BENGALURU WILL BECOME BRAZIL’: TRUMP TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS H-1B VISA, "DISAPPOINTED," SAYS SUNDAR PICHAI NOW YOU CAN UNLOCK YOUR CAR AND HDK CALLS FOR 20-DAY LOCKDOWN SAYS ‘MOVING TO MERIT-BASED SYSTEM’ AS TRUMP PAUSES WORK VISAS START IT TOO USING AN IPHONE

he government should impose a lockdown for another 20 days, former S President Donald Trump has directed his administration to "reform" the H- resident Donald Trump signed an order Monday temporarily halting access to pple will be introducing a feature called CarKey very soon for TKarnataka chief minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD U1B visa system and move in the direction of merit-based immigration, Pseveral employment-based visas, affecting hundreds of thousands of people AiPhone users. It will be a digital key which will help you open your Kumaraswamy said this morning as he linked the rise in White House officials have said. "Moving to a merit-based immigration system," seeking to work in the U.S. The technology industry said the move would hurt car. The announcement was made during the Apple Worldwide coronavirus cases in India to the ease in restrictions. An the White House said in a statement soon after Trump issued a the economy. The order freezes new H1-B and H-4 visas, used by technology Developers Conference, where the tech giant mentioned immediate shutdown should also be announced in proclamation to temporarily suspend H-1B and other work workers and their families, as well as L visas for intracompany that the CarKey feature will be introduced as a new Karnataka, "especially for Bengaluru", the 60-year-old visas till the end of the year. The Trump Administration will transfers and most J visas for work- and study-abroad programs, feature on iOS 14. The first vehicle to support this leader said, adding that "Bengaluru will become another reform the immigration system to prioritise the highest-skilled including au pairs, through the end of the year. The issuance of new feature will be the 2021 BMW 5 series.The Brazil" if stricter restrictions are not put in place.In a series workers and protect American jobs, it said.Under these reforms, green cards will also remain halted through the end of the year. The upcoming BMW Digital Key for the iPhone will of tweets, Mr Kumaraswamy said that coronavirus had the H-1B programme will prioritise those workers who are action will also pause some H2-B visas for seasonal workers, with an enable customers to just tap to unlock and easily been spreading fast after the government unveiled offered the highest wage, ensuring that the highest-skilled exception for those in the food-processing industry, according to a get going by placing the iPhone in the smartphone the plan to "unlock" India. applicants are admitted, the White House said. senior administration official who briefed reporters Monday. tray and pushing the start button. CORONA TESTS AND RESULTS Full salaries, pensions for govt staff from this month: KCR ELUSIVE FOR COMMON MAN PNS n HYDERABAD Chief Minister K DHARWADA RAMA MOHAN What is most Chandrashekhar Rao on n HYDERABAD Tuesday announced that, in disturbing is that, Home isolation view of the recovery of the Amidst the dangerously spi- unless the symptoms state's economy to some extent, ralling Covid-19 cases, there are the salaries of state government serpentine queues in front of are severe and appear patients left in the lurch employees and pensions of Government-designated hospi- life-threatening, HYDERABAD: Contrary to claims being made by the state govern- retired staff would be paid in tals with those having tell-tale government hospitals ment, Covid-19 patients put under home quarantine are not closely full from this month. He Why YSR 's coterie symptoms anxious to get them- monitored; they just get routine phone calls with no likelihood of treat- instructed the officials con- selves tested. Still, as the number are not entertaining ment. There are complaints galore against the state government for cerned to make arrangements couldn't make its of coronavirus cases is increas- requests for not paying attention to persons under home quarantine. Some 3,000 in this regard. way into Jagan's ing by the day in the state, par- people have been asked to receive treatment under home quarantine. Earlier, Finance Minister T ticularly in GHMC limits, what conduct of A constable belonging to Dilsukh Nagar who had contrated the virus Harish Rao went on record inner circle? stands out is the galling tests. gets two routine phone calls daily enquring him whether he had taken stating that salaries and pen- fact that people having the pills and whether he still has symptoms of Covid-19. When the sions would be paid in full no links with influ- coronavirus patients request the caller to arrange for tests on children from this month. The Minister ential persons are at home, the caller would simply hang up,saying "it is not our duty". told the JAC of teachers, pen- finding it Another person who tested positive for the virus in Uppal said that sioners, public sector and con- facing problems due to pay ers, the government was con- 2 extremely diffi- nobody paid attention to him for three days after he tested positive tract employees when the lat- cuts. sidering a proposal to clear the cult to get them- and that there was no response to his calls to officials. Only after he ter called on him at his resi- Harish, while complying arrears in instalments, the selves tested; and, lodged a complaint with the Health Minister, the authorities paid atten- dential quarters here on with their request, said that Minister said. if they do manage tion to him. He had to live in his house amidst fears. Another person Tuesday. the arrears would be merged However, the JAC urged the it, to obtain results requested the authorities to shift him to hospital as he had been run- The JAC approached the with the employees’ GPF Minister to pay salary arrears in time thereafter. ning high temperature daily. 2 Minister to ensure payment of account. However, with regard in cash, instead of merging 2 full pay, saying people were to CPS members and pension- them with the GPF account. Telangana to amend FRBM Diabetic Eatala taking prophylaxis law for additional borrowing to keep fit and energetic Corona tests not L VENKAT RAM REDDY However, the Centre NAVEENA GHANATE Despite being a diabetic, Otherwise, there has been no business opportunity Jaishankar n HYDERABAD had mandated the n HYDERABAD Eatala has been working change in his method of work- ealth Minister Eatala Rajender round the clock, helming ing or dietary habits. Hhas advised private testing labs stresses on need The Telangana State govern- respective state Covid-19 has forced the state's war against Eatala and the Health that, in view of the present state of to follow ethos ment is all set to bring an ordi- governments to many leaders to cut the pandemic. The Department are working tire- affairs, corona tests should not be of intl relations nance soon to amend the state- down on meetings; yet, Minister, among the lessly to monitor minute-to- viewed as a business opportunity. specific laws pertaining to the make necessary Health Minister Eatala high-risk category, is tak- minute developments con- He held a meeting with Fiscal Responsibility and amendments in Rajender has been ing prophylaxis for cerning the pandemic's impact representatives of private Budget Management Act, 2003 indefatigably Covid-19. He is in the state. diagnostic labs, along with Special so as to be in a position to raise their FRBM laws for interacting taking vitamin C His team member points out Chief Secretary Shanti Kumari and 5 the state's borrowing limit to 5 the purpose. with frontline and other that since he is the Captain, Director of Medical Education Dr. per cent of GSDP. workers and immunity there is no other way but to sail Ramesh Reddy on Tuesday. He As per the FRBM Act, state officials, boosters to through it. Despite the brick- urged the representatives not to governments are entitled to bor- had allowed the states to raise mandated the respective state some of ensure he bats, Eatala is determined to resort to ‘sample collection at row loans up to 3 per cent of the net borrowing limit from governments to make neces- whom later stays contain the dreaded virus from home’ and other marketing GSDP, but there is a provision for 3 per cent of the GSDP to 5 per sary amendments in their tested posi- fighting spreading in the state. techniques. 2 the Centre to allow states an addi- cent to tide over corona- FRBM laws for the purpose. tive. fit. 2 tional 0.5 per cent loans in the induced financial crisis as part Punjab and Uttar Pradesh gov- case of 'revenue-surplus states'. of the Centre's 'Atma Nirbhar ernments had recently amend- In May, Union Finance Bharat Abhiyan' package. ed their respective FRBM laws. Minister Nirmala Sitharaman However, the Centre had 2 Gandhi hospital conducts over 10K TS close to 10K cases now AYUSH TO PATANJALI PROTEST CALL tests: Official n 879 fresh cases take caseload to 9,553 Give details of n n No interim stay on Covid medicine, PNS HYDERABAD PNS HYDERABAD RBI order The Gandhi hospital here Telangana State, which report- 3 Deceased stop advertising 220 cancelling co-op has so far conducted 10,205 ed its first Covid-19 positive PNS n HYDERABAD COVID-19 tests and admit- case on March 2nd and crossed bank's licence ted 10,128 patients, includ- 1,000 cases on April 26, is now 2 Discharge The AYUSH ministry on ing suspected cases, an offi- close to the 10K mark, with the 4224 Tuesday asked yoga guru cial in the hospital said on state registering its highest Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved to Tuesday. ever single-day spike of 879 8 provide at the earliest the com- The hospital, the designat- coronavirus cases on Tuesday. 1 Active position and other details of ed health facility for treat- The total number of infections 5109 the medicine it claimed is for ment of positive cases in has now gone up to 9,553. For 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 TODAY the treatment of COVID-19, Telangana,has admitted a the second consecutive day, and ordered the firm to stop total of 4,056 virus positive more than 870 cases were infections on Tuesday. including 3,006 on Tuesday. ALMANAC advertising the product until patients, he said. reported in the state on Three persons succumbed At 4,224, the number of Month & Paksham: the "issue is examined. The total number of patents Tuesday. On Monday, 872 to the virus on Tuesday, taking recoveries is less than the Ashadha & Shukla Paksha Patanjali Ayurved has who have recovered and dis- cases were registered. the death toll to 220. With 219 active cases, which stands at launched the Coronil and charged was 3,423 and the Of the 879 cases reported on persons discharged, the num- 5,109. The state has detected Panchangam Swasari' medicine with the total number recovered and Tuesday, 652 are from GHMC, ber of persons discharged more than 4,000 cases over the Tithi : Tritiya: 10:13 am claim that it has discovered a discharged after being treated 112 from Medchal and 64 upon recovery stands at 4,224. past one week, which is more Nakshatram: Pushya: 01:10 pm cure for COVID-19. was 1,395, he said. from Rangareddy. In all, 12 So far, a total of 63,249 samples than 43 per cent of its entire A protester holding a placard fof ‘Boycott China’ in New Delhi, A reuters photo districts in the state reported have been tested in the state, caseload till now. Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start 2 2 any important work) Rahukalam: 12:18 pm – 01:56 pm Yamagandam: 07:25 am – 09:03 am KCR: Year-long celebrations New projects worth Rs 45,848 cr in the pipeline in TS Varjyam: 01:35 am – 03:08 am PNS n HYDERABAD According to the Industries and Commerce Gulika: 10:40 am - 12:18 pm to mark PV's birth centenary PNS n HYDERABAD The Rs 45,848 crore invest- Department's annual report for 2019-20, released Good Time: (to start any important work) ment projects that could cre- here on Tuesday, the industrial policy TS-iPass in the Amritakalam: 06:52 am – 08:26 am Chief Minister K ate 83,000 jobsare in the last five years helped the state attract Rs 1,96,404 Abhijit Muhurtham: NIL Chandrashekhar Rao declared pipeline in Telangana, accord- on Tuesday that former Prime ing to the state government. crore investment and create 13.90 lakh jobs. Minister PV Narasimha Rao's The projects are proposed in HYDERABAD birth centenary would be several sectors, like informa- WEATHER marked by year-long official tion technology, automotive, the last five years helped the 12,021) had started operations. Forecast: Haze celebrations starting June 28 - textiles, electronics, life sci- state attract Rs 1,96,404 crore Quoting global real estate firm Temp: 32/24 - the birthday of PV -- to on June 28th. Around the ences, construction compo- investment and create 13.90 Knight Frank, it said Hyderabad Humidity: 58% memorialise the great services same time, celebrations would nents and food processing. lakh jobs. topped the country's office space Sunrise: 05.43 am rendered by the multi-faced be held at 50 locations world- According to the Industries The report, released by market in the second half of Sunset: 06.53 pm personality in several fields. wide. A sum of Rs 10 crore and Commerce Department's Minister for Industries and 2019 with 8.9 million sq feet The main programme will be sanctioned immediate- annual report for 2019-20, Information Technology K.T. transactions against 7 million sq Current Weather Conditions Industries Minister KT Rama Rao, along with Principal Secretary Jayesh Ranjan, releasing Updated June 23, 2020 5:00 PM would be organised at PV ly for the purpose, KCR said. released here on Tuesday, the Rama Rao, said 75 per cent of feet in Bengaluru. Gnana Bhoomi in Hyderabad 2 industrial policy TS-iPass in approved industries (9,021 of 2 the Industries & Commerce Department's Annual Report 2019-2020 on Tuesday HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | JUNE 24, 2020 hyderabad 02 Why YSR 's coterie couldn't make its way into Jagan's inner circle? ocial distancing', a leaf Such situations were ests of the next generation of ing power till the last day. very first decision of Jagan from the Covid -19 effectively tackled by It is a different matter that those his family. YSR went by his Whatever be the reasons, most had he won the 2014 elections ‘Scontainment copy- YSR 's coterie which candidates who got financial help from conscience, stating that he of the members of YSR's in AP? He would have book, seems to have come believed that it was YSR had tasted defeat. One of the two could do something for his coterie joined Jagan to fight the announced that a new capital in handy for AP Chief capable of convincing its men when they were in need. 2019 elections. Only KVP city would come up at Minister YS Jaganmohan leader. In contrast, Jagan, among them is now serving as a member It is a different matter that Ramachandra Rao continued Donakonda of Prakasam dis- Reddy when it comes to PIN in view of the in YS Jaganmohan Reddy’s Cabinet and those candidates who got in the Congress party even trict -- a place that is very handling the coterie of POINT image he had built up to another is an MLA financial help from YSR had after his tenure of Rajya Sabha nearer to Rayalaseema. Only his father and former win public support, needs tasted defeat. One of the two membership ended recently. with the purpose of margin- chief minister of undivided to go by his conscience with- among them is now serving as He is considered to be the last alising the influence of oppo- Andhra Pradesh YS out necessarily consulting his in the AP Assembly. The Jagan then and that friendship last- a member in Jagan's cabinet person who got official posi- sition in Amaravati region, Rajasekhara Reddy! The con- aides. For example, with regard government has faced the ed 44 years — till the untime- and another is MLA. Ironically tion during the Congress the Jagan government is not cept of social distancing, never to painting government offices strictures of courts on several ly death of YSR in a helicopter these two persons were among regime that ended in 2014 with compromising on its stance heard before the outbreak of in party colours, he might occasions. crash in 2009. In politics also, the coterie of YSR and are now the bifurcation of undivided with regard to shifting of the pandemic, has gained cur- have had consultations that However, YSR didn't face their friendship got cemented. M D RATNA KUMAR being marginalised by Jagan. AP. capital. Today, even that is fac- rency in politics with key lead- ultimately led to fruitful end- such embarrassing situations; KVP slowly became the soul of Senior Journalist Despite enjoying power in Jagan struggled to build his ing a rough weather due to the ers using it for keeping unde- ing, with the government swal- mainly because he had a pow- his friend. Jagan 's regime, they have no political organisation. Hence, outbreak of Covid-19 pan- sirable elements at bay, be it for lowing the court's comments erful force to guide him in Members of the coterie of say in key issues. Because of his coterie is entirely different demic. personal, familial or organisa- on the contempt angle. winning over the turbulent sit- YSR, however, got a raw deal tional bond developed their seniority, Jagan is from that of his father. But YSR The latest episode involving tional reasons. It is natural for people to uations he had encountered. at the hands of Jagan, who between them so much so that believed to be reluctant to did not face embarrassing sit- YSRC MP from Narsapur K. The Jagan government has draw a parallel between Jagan One of YSR's aides, Dr KVP chose not to allow any of his YSR sold his building situated give much importance to uations like non-passage of the Raghurama Krishnam Raju been rapped by courts in var- and YSR on various issues con- Ramachandra Rao, has been father's close associates to at RTC Crossroads in them. Appropriation Bill. The has irked Jagan much and ious cases, including SEC and cerning administration. What such invisible force behind work with him on principle. Hyderabad to meet the elec- Jagan has another reason for Legislative Council adjourned that might affect the possible painting of government offices, stands out in such situations is the former chief minister. YSR The generation gap is believed tion expenses of his followers being wary of his father's sine die without passing the reunion of YSR 's aide KVP especially village secretariats the stubbornness of Jagan, had encountered KVP at to be the principal reason for 35 years ago! K. Rosaiah (who coterie. Most of them did not bill, which led to serious reper- Ramachandra Rao in future. and panchayats, with colours who, it appears, does not wish Gulbarga Medical College on the aversion shown by Jagan succeeded him as chief minis- join him when he chose to cussions from the financial He is related to Raju whose resembling those of YSR to be guided by anyone. This 31 July, 1965 when both were towards them. Further, YSR 's ter after his untimely death), launch a new party after part- standpoint. The theme of three defiance is disturbing Jagan in Congress party's flag. There is explains his political journey studying medicine. political career had started had warned him against sell- ing ways with the Congress. capitals also ended up in an abnormal way. This devel- a view that the adamant atti- on a bumpy road, despite hav- Interestingly, a clash between long back and most of his close ing a building in a prime Most of the members of YSR's chaotic situation as the deci- opment may cast its shadow tude of the government has led ing a bull-dozing majority of two groups of students led to associates sailed with him locality and advised him to coterie then preferred to sion was politically motivated. on the future relationship of to the unseemly situation. 86% (151 out of 175) of seats the meeting of YSR & KVP from the beginning. An emo- keep it with him in the inter- remain in the Congress, enjoy- What would have been the Jagan and his father's aide! ROWING DOPE SCANDAL TS Bhavan Medicos feel Corona jitters, ring employee Food supplements could be tests positive alarm bells over safety concerns reason: Rowing Federation PNS n NEW DELHI PV KONDAL RAO Coronavirus as they do not A person working in n WARANGAL have any safety equipment of PNS n NEW DELHI Telangana Bhavan has tested good quality. positive for Coronavirus lead- A sudden spike in the increase On Tuesday the PG doctors Left red-faced after 22 junior ing to officials shifting him to of Coronavirus positive cases and UG doctors of the KMC scullers failed dope tests, the hospital. Two persons in the among the medicos connected and MGM said that the Rowing Federation of India affected person's family also to Mahatma Gandhi Memorial increase in Coronavirus cases (RFI) on Tuesday was at a loss tested positive for the virus. Hospital and Kakatiya Medical in medicos and doctors in to explain the embarrassment The officials are taking steps College in Warangal is sending MGM and KMC limits is only and said food supplements to shift them to hospital and jitters among the healthcare due to lack of safety equipment could be a reason behind the are busy identifying others professionals. and PPE kits. fiasco. who came into contact with Till date ten PG medicos and Meanwhile the number of RFI general secretary MV the affected family. As a pre- house surgeons were tested active cases in the MGM hos- Sriram said that food supple- cautionary measure, the TS positive for Covid-19. All the pital is booming by the day and ments consumed by junior Bhavan office is being sani- medicos were sent to quaran- the occurrence of positive cases India campers would be inves- tised to prevent others con- tine. The doctors allege that in the contiguous parts is also tigated. Obviously all due procedures "That's what we are trying to tracting the virus. In fact the lack of personal protective increasing. The doctors attend- Sriram also said that a will be followed," Sriram said. find out. But majority are from TS Bhavan office is working equipment (PPE) kits and pre- Health care professionals collecting samples from a person suffering from ing to the patients say that the majority of the 22 athletes , "We will assess the charges Khelo," he said. "Most of them with attendance of only 50 cautionary safety equipment is symptoms related to Coronavirus condition of Covid-19 patients who tested positive for and find out what really went have now crossed over 18 per cent of the total staff posing serious problems in attached to the MGM wing is probenecid, were hand-picked wrong," the veteran official, years. We are analysing every- members. Diagnostic tests the treatment process. As of The doctors attending to Kakatiya Medical College. The stable and though there were from government's flagship who took charge in April this thing. What supplements were will soon be run on the pri- now, doctors are treating 40 these patients were tested pos- PG doctors usually appear for two deaths recorded in the hos- project 'Khelo India'. year, said. "It was a junior camp taken, which coach recom- mary contacts, who have active cases at MGM Hospital itive during their duties and it postings along with the house pital this week the condition of "It has to be the food supple- comprising of athletes mostly mended them," Sriram added. been advised isolation at their with masks and PPE kits which is causing serious concern surgeons and they are also other patients in the hospital is ments used which has result- selected from Khelo India, Sriram said that all the row- homes. Resident Commissi- were not of good quality. among the doctors of the being tested positive for reported stable. ed in 22 cases out of the 32 which is a government pro- ers have decided against test- oner of TS Bhavan Gourav tested in July last year in ject," he revealed. ing of their B samples in the Uppal said all measures as per Hyderabad. We are also per- So how many of the 22 are light of their inability to trav- the Home Department guide- New projects KCR: Year-long celebrations to mark plexed by the findings. Khelo India products? el due to the Covid restrictions. lines are being initiated. worth Rs PV's birth centenary Lalitha Jewellers gesture Give details of Covid medicine... 45,848 cr... Contined from page 1 Continued from page 1 Committee clearance, the min- Contined from page 1 istry said. The concerned The Chief Minister held a HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR-LONG FETE for Coronavirus warriors However, the ministry said Ayurvedic drug manufacturing Hyderabad continued to high-level review at Pragathi ̈ The inaugural programme on Hyderabad, Warangal, the facts of the claim and company has been informed dominate as a major hub for Bhavan here on Tuesday in this June 28 will be held at PV Karimnagar, Vangara and at PNS n HYDERABAD details of the stated scientific that such advertisements of life sciences in Asia and as a connection. Chairman of the Gnana Bhoomi, involving Telangana Bhavan in New study are not known to it. drugs are regulated under the destination of choice for glob- Celebrations Committee K limited number of persons in Delhi As a thanksgiving for their Patanjali has also been asked provisions of Drugs and Magic al companies, contributing Keshav Rao, Minister Etala line with Covid guidelines. ̈ Photo exhibitions would be fight against Coronavirus, for details of the sample size, Remedies Act, 1954 and Rules over 35 per cent to national Rajender, Government’s Chief CM KCR will be the Chief held, featuring PV Lalithaa Jewellery has offered sites and hospitals where the thereunder in the wake of pharma production, it said. Advisor Rajiv Sharma, Advisor Guest. participating in several 2 per cent less in VA charges research study was conducted Coronavirus outbreak, the With over 800 pharma, Ramanachary, Chief Secretary ̈ Programmes on June 28 at 50 programmes. on its entire range of Gold and the Institutional Ethics ministry said in its statement. biotech and medical technol- Somesh Kumar, Official locations across the world. IT ̈ A portrait of PV would be kept Jewellery to all the frontline ogy companies, Telangana Language Committee Minister KT Rama Rao will in the Telangana State warriors including health- Jewellery. "My salutations to has combined enterprise Chairman Devulapalli coordinate this. legislative Assembly. care professionals, cops, them for saving lakhs of pre- value of $50 billion. The gov- Prabhakar Rao, Cultural Affairs ̈ Special programmes will be ̈ PV rendered his services as media persons and others. cious human lives every sin- ernment plans to grow it to Director Mamidi Harikrishna, organised, locally, nationally freedom fighter, political "It's an unprecendented gle day!" he added. $100 billion and create 4 PV’s son PV Prabhakar Rao, and globally. leader, journalist, polyglot and situation. And these are the On a positive note he said lakh jobs in this decade. daughter Vani Devi, CMO ̈ A memorial for PV, patterned writer. A special souvenir people who are in the fore- that this is a test for entire Novartis launched Biome Principal Secretary S Narsing after the one set up for former would be brought out to front, risking their health humanity and that we will India, a digital innovation Rao and others participated. President Abdul Kalam in mirror PV’s contribution in a and safeguarding us. I feel it come out of the crisis soon. hub in Hyderabad, the fourth The meeting discussed at Rameswaram, should be wide range of fields. The is our bound duty to show All corona warriors can global facility for the compa- length the programmes to be created in Hyderabad. souvenir will carry articles on them our gratitidue," said show their ID card and avail ny after San Francisco, Paris organised during the PV Besides, five bronze statues of PV written by eminent Kiran Kumar, chairman & this Offer in any Lalithaa and London. Sahajanand Centenary Celebrations. PV would be set up at personalites. managing director of Lalithaa Jewellery showroom. Medical Technologies (SMT) laid the foundation stone for its largest stent manufac- turing facility in Asia with Rs TS to amend 250 crore investment at 20 Corona tests and results elusive for... acres campus in the Medical FRBM Devices Park. Contined from page 1 the PHC was closed for the day and advised him to come the law for... HYDERABAD Under 'normal' circum- Home isolation patients left... next day. When the person stanes, the results are out only called up the call centre again, Contined from page 1 BULLION RATES Continued from page 1 48 hours after the tests are patients have been sent to home he was advised to visit the PHC GOLD done. quarantine facility without as the MGM Hospital in TS has decided to follow What is most disturbing is The officials told him that they following rules. Warangal would not test sus- suit, it is learnt. Out of the ` 50,590 (10 gm) that, unless the symptoms are would do so after waiting for a Those who tested positive but pects directly. Prescription 2 percent borrowing limit day or two, to see if there is no showed no symptoms have ` 10 severe and appear life-threat- from the PHC is necessary for granted by the Centre, only SILVER let-up in the temperature. Who been put under home isolation ening, government hospitals should be held response if without fulfilling their other MGM Hospital to test suspects. 0.5 percent is uncondition- (1kg) ` 48,850 are not entertaining requests anything goes wrong? he asked. health needs. The authorities fail The tablets prescribed by the al. The remaining 1.5 per- ` 50 for conduct of tests. If people Family members of patients to enquire about the health PHC are not available in the cent of the borrowing limit approach district hospitals with under home quarantine too have condition of such patients. They PHC. The quarantine rubber is conditional; and to avail fever, cough and throat pain, stamp gets erased because of this benefit, the Centre had CHICKEN been expressing anxiety over the do not make an attempt to know the hospital authorities first try fate of patients if anything goes whether they have any other sweating. All of this suggests mandated state govern- RATES `/KG to know from them whether wrong. diseases. Nor do they that the government is not test- ments to bring reforms in they had come into contact ing suspects even if they do four sectors: universalisation Dressed/With Skin `148 As per ICMR guidelines, determine whether there are with any person who had test- asymptomatic and mildly facilities for home isolation. show symptoms. of 'One Nation, One Ration' Without Skin `168 ed positive; whether anyone in symptomatic patients should be The local health workers give Sharif of Tolichowki went to programme, Ease of Doing Broiler at Farm `102 their family had tested positive allowed to receive treatment daily tablets to such patients Fever Hospital. His blood sam- Business, power distribution for the virus; and whether under home isolation and call up twice to verify ple was collected. But there was and ramping up revenues of they live in the red zone. If the conditions. It suggested the whether the patient popped the no information about the urban local bodies. Further EGG answer is in the negative, they state governments to observe pill or not. Sometimes doctors result. The hospital officials 0.5 percent will be allowed RATES simply prescribe azythromycin some rules. But hundreds of call up the patients. placed a report in his hand stat- if milestnes in at least three `/100 500 mg and paracetamol 650 ing that he tested negative for out of the four areas are HYDERABAD 330 mg, and ask the supplicant to the virus after he went to hos- achieved. TS already imple- move on. Afterwards, they put nothing like collecting serum of severe throat pain and fever. pital on Monday evening. He mented two of the four VIJAYAWADA 370 stamp on their hand and advise samples of persons suspected The call centre responded, said that he suffered severe reforms mandated by the VISAKHAPATNAM 375 the supplicants to be under 14- to have been infected by the advising him to go to the local mental tension because of lack Centre: One Nation, One RETAIL PRICE `3.50 day home quarantine. Other virus. A person of Warangal PHC. The PHC authorities of information about the test Ration programme and (IN HYDERABAD) than this, the doctors are doing called up 104 and complained turned him away stating that result, it is alleged. Ease of Doing Business.

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RIME RGV faces backlash for movie CORNER TSRTC stares at more losses Driver stabbed poster on ‘Amrutha Pranay’ to death by his brother-in-law PNS n HYDERABAD it's a premeditated murder in with spike in diesel prices cold blood. You are choosing HYDERABAD: A 38-year-old Film director Ram Gopal to erase Pranay from the pic- man was stabbed to death by PNS n HYDERABAD the second round of negotia- Varma faced backlash from the ture. And you are associating his brother-in-law at In the first phase, the TSRTC officials tions between RTC officials of family of Amrutha, wife of Amrutha with her father, even Shahalibanda on Monday The increasing prices of diesel went to Amaravati. The second phase Telangana and Andhra Pranay who was murdered by after she publicly severed her night. The deceased person have been breaking the back of of discussions would be held in city. The Pradesh would be held on her father's men in Nalgonda, ties with him." was identified as Mohammed the Telangana State Road Wednesday resuming from the for sensationalising the event Meanwhile, reacting to the Khaled, a car driver by Traffic Corporation (TSRTC). APSRTC proposed to run buses in four discussions held at Amaravati by releasing a movie poster on social media comments on profession residing at During the past 12 days, the stages. In the first phase, it offered to last week. Twitter, allegedly based on the the matter, the film maker Hamalwadi of Alinagar, under diesel prices are on the rise. On operate buses up to a distance of The lockdown has been lift- sensational murder case. tweeted, "Whether Amrutha Shahalibanda police station Monday, price of diesel stood ed and the Centre gave permis- Sharing the first poster of wrote it or some jobless over limits. According to the at Rs 77.06 per litre. 70,000 km in 256 routes sion to operate the inter-state the film on Sunday, Varma enthusiast wrote it, I felt oblig- police, Khaled had gone to his Moreover, the RTC has been bus services. However, the took to twitter and said, "This RGV faces ated to respond to it to clarify in-laws place and picked up a running only 50 per cent of its of the cost of the litre of diesel. immensely benefit the RTC. Government of Telangana is going to be a heart wrench- the concerns in the minds of quarrel with them. The fleet strength with only 40 per In fact, the transport undertak- Former managing director wanted to adopt a wait-and- ing story based on the backlash from the whoever is needlessly con- accused person, Shaik Abdul cent occupancy ratio due to the ing pays Rs 130 crore towards of the RTC M Nageswara Rao watch attitude in operating Amrutha and Maruthi Rao family of Amrutha cerned about what I will show Suleman, first tried to stop Coronavirus situation. taxes to state and Central gov- feels that bringing petrol and bus services to Andhra Pradesh saga of the dangers of a father for sensationalising in murder. Firstly I clearly him. However, Khaled Irrespective of the occupancy ernments. The RTC officials diesel under the purview of the as the Coronavirus positive loving a daughter too much. mentioned in the poster that manhandled his father-in-law. ratio, the fuel costs remain con- feel that exempting sales tax by Central VAT system would cases are on the rise in both the launching the poster of a sad the event by murder is based on a true story Suleiman then picked up a stant. state government would provide some relief to the Telugu states. father’s film on Happy Father’s releasing a movie and I did not claim it to be the knife and stabbed Khaled. The The TSRTC is supposed to cash-starved organisation. Though the erstwhile AP Day' #MURDERlove." (sic) poster based on true story. The news upon police shifted the Khaled to earn Rs 12 crore per day, but it Meanwhile, has been divided in to two Speaking to the media, which my film is based upon Osmania General Hospital, earnings nosedived to Rs states, no official agreement on Amrutha's father-in-law murder case is in the public domain for where he died while under 4 crore per day. At this which state should run how Balaswamy said that the film years and has been acknowl- treatment. A case under juncture, increasing fuel many buses in the other Telugu maker did not consult "Pranay Perumalla Kumar, a edged by the various people Section 302 (murder) has costs have been breaking state is yet to be reached. Amrutha or my family, before Dalit was hacked to death by involved. The real photos I been booked and efforts are the back of the TSRTC. In the first phase, the TSRTC releasing the first look of his the killer sent by Maruthi Rao used to illustrate my point of on to nab the suspect, who is Since June 11 the fuel prices officials had gone to Amaravati movie. "I am unaware what is and uncle Shravan Kumar. murder are widely available on absconding. Police said are on the rise and the increase for negotiations. The second he going to portray. We are still This caste atrocity is now cel- the internet and have not been preliminary investigation in price per litre has been phase of discussions would be in the misery of losing our son ebrated as a father-daughter given to me in person or in revealed that Khaled used to pegged at Rs 9.24. held in Hyderabad on and our fight for justice for 'loving' relationship." secret for me to breach some- visit his in-laws place and The RTC uses at least 21 Wednesday. Amrutha continues. I am not Another user, Sahil com- one's trust. The real story on regularly have quarrels there. crore litres of diesel annually The APSRTC proposed to sure why he even chose to mented, "It was a caste murder. which murder is based upon During one such quarrel on on an average which is 5.76 run buses in four stages. In the make a film," he said. Not a misunderstood story of might be out there in multiple Monday night, the accused, in lakh litres per month. Besides first phase, it offered to oper- RGV has received severe a father who loved his daugh- perspectives but my own per- a fit of rage, stabbed Khaled. the rise in fuel costs, the state ate buses up to a distance of backlash from Twitteratis as ter too much?" spective of it can only be seen and Central governments levy 70,000 km in 256 routes. The well. A Twitter user Sripad, Film critic Sankeertana only after the film releases and 2 persons involved sales tax and VAT on the fuel. TSRTC should also reciprocate commented on the poster Varma said, "It wasn't love, it's hence its immature to presume in property offences The taxes constitute 27 per cent in the same fashion. recalling the incident that caste pride. It's not a tragedy, its content." jailed for 8 years HYDERABAD: A local court at US VISA RESTRICTIONS Malkajgiri on Tuesday, Teacher gets convicted two persons 20 test +ve at TSPA, involved in burglaries to 10-year RI for undergo rigorous Turn crises into opportunities: TITA imprisonment. The accused abusing minor n persons Brijbhushan and PNS HYDERABAD including IPS officer n Shashi Bhushan are brothers PNS HYDERABAD from Gorakhpur in Uttar PNS n HYDERABAD in April with a 56-year-old The US has temporarily Pradesh. Their gang, popularly constable testing positive. A A local court on Tuesday sen- banned H1B Visas. However, known as "Butul Gang", has As many as 20 staffers, includ- few days ago, three senior IPS tenced a 32-year-old Arabic this should not be seen as a loss been indulging in committing ing an IPS officer at RBVRR officers with the Hyderabad teacher at a private school to of opportunity. India continues property offences/bodily Telangana State Police Police also tested posi- 10-years RI for sexually abus- to be an outsourcing hub and offences since 2012. The gang Academy in Hyderabad tive. ing a minor boy in November because of the visa restrictions, members carry firearms and were tested positive for The worst-affected 2015. jobs will be outsourced to do not hesitate to open fire on Covid-19. Officials police stations in the First Additional Metropoli- Indian companies. the victims if they resist their asked them to be under city were Banjara Hills, tan Sessions Judge Suneetha "There is no need to worry criminal activities and have a quarantine. Sanjeeva Reddy Nagar, Kunchala found the man over the visa restrictions. Those history of attacking the Police. After analysing the first Kulsumpura and Shah guilty under relevant sec- having the right kind of skills Sundeep Kumar Makthala In 2017 and 2018, the gang batch of 100 samples col- Inayath Gunj. More than tions of the POCSO Act and will still be in demand," said was involved in four cases lected from the staff, the 18 persons were affected sentenced him to 10 years. Sundeep Kumar Makthala, ly impact H1B (skilled employ- secured the visa will not have Sundar Pichai had said the including murder and results came out on in the Hyderabad Special The court also sentenced founder and global president of ees), H2B (blue-collar and a problem with entry to the US, immigrants' role in America's automobile thefts in Monday, indicating that Branch wing, which is him to 10-years RI for the software professionals industry agricultural seasonal helpers), he said adding that those who progress is immense. Several Cyberabad and Rachakonda 15 tested positive. Results entrusted with the task of offence under IPC section body Telangana Information L1, L2 (specialised skills and are contemplating applying for corporate too have expressed Commissionerates and two of 100 more samples of collecting information or 377, Public Prosecutor K Technology Association managerial posts), H4 (H1 a visa will be impacted by the their displeasure on the restric- dacoit cases in the limits of the staff on Tuesday said intelligence to plan its Pratap Reddy said. It also (TITA). visa dependents) and J1 (schol- current restrictions. tions and said that outside Keesara PS. The accused that 20 more were tested strategies. slapped a fine of Rs 4,000 on He said the effort of the ars) visas. The decision taken The US issues about 85,000 talent helped in improving the were identified based on CCTV positive, while samples of A senior official said him. According to the pros- techies should be to turn this by the US will have some H1B visas every year and about company performance. camera footage and arrested 100 other staff would be police, health and munic- ecution, on November 9, situation into opportunities. He impact on the respective seg- 74 percent of them are claimed Makthala said that several in 2018 following an exchange collected and sent for ipal department person- 2015 the teacher asked the urged the IT and professionals ments but should not be a by Indians and most of them jobs are skill-based. From the of fire with Ankleshwar City testing, according to nel were front-line war- boy to come to his house. from other segments and their cause of worry, Makthala said. are the technical side. The American companies' point of Police in Gujarat. Later they sources. riors and were on the bat- When the student went there respective families to be posi- With respect to the visas, current decision will hit the view, if they were to recruit were brought to Central Prison The first case in the tlefront, and in the the teacher sexually abused tive about the future prospects. Makthala said there is no prob- chances of techies wanting to local talent with these skills, in Cherlapally. After department was reported process, many were test- him. Later a complaint has The Trump administration lem for those already residing try for an onsite job.Reacting they would have to pay high- investigation, the court found in Saifabad police station ed positive. been filed with police. clamped restrictions will main- there. Those who have already to the decision, Google CEO er salaries. the duo guilty during trial on Tuesday. Brij Bhushan was sentenced to eight years rigorous imprisonment and Two arrested CRPF jawan, Shashi Bhushan, five years. SCR parcel services evokes Cops foil abduction bid for threatening PNS n HYDERABAD child's mother and asked her two NPA staff Charas, hashish to buy food from a nearby Bowenpally police foiled an stall. oil seized, 2 held good responce in lockdown hospital staff abduction bid when they res- As the mother went to buy test positive HYDERABAD: The Excise PNS n HYDERABAD cued a child from a woman food, she boarded the bus PNS n HYDERABAD Enforcement team of PNS n HYDERABAD kidnapper within two hours at and whisked away from the Hyderabad team arrested two Two persons were arrested by Secunderabad railway station. scene. The mother immediate- A jawan of Central Reserve persons and seized 2.1 South Central Railway has the Punjagutta police on According to the police, ly approached the Bowenpally Police Force (CRPF) at the kilograms of hashish oil and loaded and transported third Tuesday for allegedly creating the accused woman abducted police station for help. Police Group Centre in 410 grams of charas from highest parcel traffic amongst nuisance and threatening the the kid after luring the moth- then swung into action and Chandrayangutta and two their possession at SR Nagar all zones over Indian Railways duty staff at a private hospi- er and child with food. identified the kidnapper and employees of Sardar on Monday. The arrested during the lockdown period. tal on Saturday. Police immediately swung the bus from the CCTV cam- Vallabhbhai Patel National persons have been identified Due to outbreak of Covid- The arrested persons were into action and traced the era footage. Police Academy (SVPNPA) as Kakarparthi Akhil Aditya, 19, the entire nation was under identified as Salman Khan woman and rescued the child. They alerted RTC officials have tested positive for 23, and Guddati Phani Venkata unprecedented lock down till alias Salman, 29 of Asifnagar "The child's mother is a beg- and obtained the driver's con- Covid-19. Durga Krishna Chaitanya, 24, May 31 to contain the spread and Syed Ayub, 29, of gar who survives on the alms tact number. The CRPF jawan was kept both residents of Borabanda. of the pandemic. Humayunnagar. at the Secunderabad railway Police also contacted their under quarantine at the According to the police, the However, Indian Railways ”On Saturday, the two per- station. On Monday morning, counterparts in Medak dis- Chandrayangutta Centre and duo supply hashish oil and started running of parcel trains sons had gone to the hospi- the woman kidnapper gained trict, following which the instructions were issued to charas to a person identified including time tabled parcel tal along with a suspected the confidence of the child's Medak district police inter- the jawans, who returned to as Bharat Tukral after service express trains, with patient and asked doctors to mother and promised to pro- cepted the bus and recovered the centre from other States, purchasing them from Shiva special focus to ensure uninter- admit the patient. When the vide them food. She took the child. Medak Police later to be under isolation for 14 Reddy, a resident of Araku in rupted supply of essential com- parcel vans and 265 luggage third highest among all the duty staff expressed their them along and waited at detained the woman and days. They must undergo Vizag. The two accused modities throughout the coun- rakes were loaded with essen- Zones on Indian Railways. inability to admit the patient Bowenpally bus stop," said handed her over to screening on the 14th day persons and seized try. tial commodities to different In addition, the zone has citing unavailability of beds the police. Bowenpally police. before resuming duty or contraband were handed over Accordingly, SCR also oper- destination across the spec- introduced an innovative con- they allegedly created nui- When the Nizamabad- Police have not revealed going to meet their family to SHO Ameerpet for taking ated 194 time tabled parcel ser- trum. cept of Doodh Duronto Milk sance,” police said. The police bound TSRTC bus the identity of the kidnapper members. The employees of necessary action. vices during the period from These parcel trains carried special train to cater the dairy had booked a case and arrest- approached the station, the and the motive behind the SVPNPA were also asked to April 1 to May 31, wherein 438 around 9317 tonnes, which is product needs in New Delhi. ed the two persons. kidnapper gave Rs 50 to the abduction. be under isolation. Major fire breaks out at warehouse, no casualties 13 complaints lodged on 1st HYDERABAD: A major fire Prefer home quarantine over hospitalisation broke out in the warehouse of day of online grievance cell PNS n a furniture store located in HYDERABAD 150 are bed with ventilators. To PNS n Nampally, late on Monday IMMUNITY BOOSTER ensure that patient with severe HYDERABAD ing to town planning wing and night. While no casualties Telangana Super Specialty symptoms is not deprived 10 to engineering section. As a were reported, Police said that Hospitals Association (TSSHA) Vitamin C - 500mg everyday (Succee) 15 beds are kept aside for On day one of the Greater means to make it convenient property worth lakhs of rupees made it clear that the prices set acute cases. Hyderabad Municipal Corp- for citizens to lodge their was gutted in the flames. The by the state government are Vitamin E- Alternate day Dr Bhaskar Rao pointed oration launching online grievances online, the corpo- only for the admissions in that testing is not answer and grievance redressal mecha- ration launched the Google police were alerted by local Vitamin D - 6000 units weekly residents who noticed flames general ward. As per the asso- will create more confusion and nism, 13 complaints were meet programme. ciation, "The cost of treatment fear. He said, "If I do tests today lodged by citizens pertaining Citizens do not have to visit emanating from Pradeep Zincovite - Everyday Furniture warehouse near the before and after Covid-19 has to entire Telangana population, to different aspects. GHMC office for lodging their Nampally Metro Station gone up. More manpower and I have to do again in a month, Among these, six com- grievances. Officials will be around 1 am. Fire officials material are needed. We used icine as the cost of treatment Even in general ward all beds CPUs and doctor will be as long as Covid-19 is there this plaints were property tax relat- available online through were alerted and a fire tender many more gloves during the has increased and there is cannot be used. That's why online. Home quarantine is less cycle will continue." He said, ed, one sanitation related and Google meet from 4 pm to 5 from the Assembly Fire Station Covid-19, than the actual usage shortage of beds. there is scarcity of beds." expensive and avoids cross with one kit available at their two complaints each pertain- pm, said DS Lokesh Kumar. rushed to the spot, after which which leads to shortage of Dr Bhaskar Rao said, "Many Pointing that people are infection which happens at hospitals about 200 tests only three more fire tenders joined gloves. The cost of treatment people are coming for treat- spending money due to fear, he hospital. Hospital is 2 to 3 times can be done per day and for all the firefighting operation. It has also increased by 4 to 5 ment even asymptomatic. urged people to prefer home expensive than home quaran- emergency operations at hos- took around four hours to times." Doctors are not deciding, quarantine especially asympto- tine. Moreover, one patient pital, testing has to be done. bring the fire under control. If there are other health patients are deciding on admis- matic persons. He said that all has to be treated by eight "Everybody wants to get test The police have registered a problems, we have no other sion. There are many beds but hospitals will cooperate for staffers, so salaries everything done but unless warranted and case and are probing the option but to charge based on we can't put all 1,000 people in home quarantine and staying at will fall on you." severely symptomatic it is not reason for the fire. An the treatment. Dr B Bhaskar 1,000-beded hospital because home is best treatment. He pointed that there are required. Several persons can investigation into the incident Rao, president of the associa- of the new social distancing The TSSHA president said, about 2,000 to 3,000 beds of be cured without coming to has begun. tion urged people to prefer norms. There will be a maxi- "For home treatment one which 400 beds are ICU in pri- hospital or taking treatment," home quarantine and telemed- mum of 150 single room beds. would need is pluse oxymeter, vate hospitals. Of these, 100 to he concluded. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | JUNE 24, 2020 hyderabad 04

Kotha: Jagga Govt yet to pay Rs 1K crore to Reddy has no Modern Rythu Bazars will be entry into TRS constructed across TS: KTR PNS n HYDERABAD banks as interest on farm loans PNS n SIRCILLA PNS n HYDERABAD ment did not pay Rs 785 crore Medak MP Kotha Prabhakar During the period of to the banks. Therefore, the Reddy alleged that Sangar- Municipal Administration and The state government owed Rs farmers have to cough up the eddy MLA T Jagga Reddy Urban Development Minister 1,000 crore to bankers during 2015-16 to 2018-19, the amount to the banks. For the won as an MLA telling cock KT Rama Rao on Tuesday the past five years towards the state did not pay Rs 785 year 2019-20, the interest dues and bull stories to people. made it clear that the state gov- payment of interest on loans crore to the aggregated to over Rs 250 Prabhakar Reddy said that ernment has no intention of availed by farmers - interest- crore. So, the bankers contend people cast their votes to denying Rythu Bandhu assis- free loans and loans at highly banks. So, the that the interest recoverable Jagga Reddy for touching the tance to farmers as alleged by concessional rate of interest. farmers have to was Rs 1000 crore during the feet of the people. opposition parties. As a result, the farmers have cough up the past five years. Questioning Jagga Reddy The regulated farming sys- been burdened with payment amount to The banks have been collect- to tell whether if he is avail- tem was introduced only to of interest on loans. ing the state government's able to the people on any sin- ensure that farmers reap in If farmers repay loans with- the banks share of the interest from the gle day, Prabhakar Reddy benefits and higher profits by in a year to banks, they need farmers saying that they would said that Jagga Reddy failed cultivating market-driven not pay any interest. Of the 7 reimburse the amount once the to care people even during crops, the Minister said, and Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao per cent interest that the Rs 1 lakh under this scheme. bears 1 per cent, while the state government pays the the crisis situation. asked the people if this was a addresses gathering after inaugurating modern Rythu Bazar in Sircilla on Tuesday bankers charge on loans The banks collect 3 per cent Centre and farmers share the interest to them. Making it clear that Jagga wrong move. availed by farmers, the Centre from the RBI, but the state gov- balance of 3 per cent interest On the pretext of imple- Reddy has no entry into TRS, Modern Rythu Bazars and tor, would not do injustice to ditions. and state share the interest of ernment would have to pay 4 each. Under this scheme also, menting the loan waiver, the Prabhakar Reddy informed integrated markets will be con- farmers, he said. So, it was not proper on the 3 per cent and 4 per cent per cent to the bankers. But, the state government is not state government is not paying that the Chief Minister K structed in all the municipal- Inspired by Rythu Bandhu, part of opposition parties to respectively so that the farm- the bankers are not doing so releasing its share of 1 per cent the interest to bankers on Chandrashekar Rao and ities across the State, the the Central government also criticise the government pro- ers derive benefit under inter- for the past five years. to the banks. behalf of the farmers, causing Minister T Harish Rao have Minister said. launched a similar scheme in grammes without knowing the est-free schemes. Under the 'Pavala Vaddi' During the period of 2015- trouble to the sincere farmers concentrated on Sangareddy Addressing a gathering after the name of Prime Minister facts while senior politicians The farmers can avail up to scheme, the state government 16 to 2018-19, the state govern- who repay loans honestly. constituency. inaugurating a modern Rythu Kisan Yojana. About 16 to 17 appreciating state government Bazar in Sircilla town, he crore farmers were getting the steps. assured that farmers who did benefits across the country. Informing that Telangana not get Rythu Bandhu assis- Thought the financial health was already in top position in tance last season due to vari- of the state was in bad shape, poultry and meat production, There is no democracy in ous reasons would get it this Rs 5,200 crore Rythu Bandhu he said the strength of fish is Vaanakalam season. amount has already been going to be enhanced with the Pointing out that a total of deposited in the bank accounts completion of Mid Manair, 9,614 additional farmers would of 52 lakh farmers, he said. Ranganayakasagar, Telangana, alleges Laxman get benefit under Rythu On the other hand, loans of Kondapochamma and Bandhu in a small district like 5.60 lakh farmers having below Mallannasagr reservoirs. PNS n HYDERABAD Rajanna-Sircilla, KTR said 1.3 Rs 25,000 amount were also Fishermen community Dr Laxman said he lakh farmers were provided Rs waived by allocating Rs 1,200 would reach a position to Telangana state BJP former is writing a letter 121 crore Rythu Bandhu in crore. Earlier, Rs 17,000 farm export fish and prawns to president Dr K Laxman on 2019. In 2020, the number of loans were waived. other states as well as foreign Tuesday alleged there is no with constructive farmers went up to 1.12 lakh. It was not that much easy to countries. To provide more democracy in the state and the suggestions to Chief Minister K continue all these schemes benefits to farmers, govern- TRS government utterly failed KCR on the Chandrasekhar Rao, who besides taking steps to protect ment was establishing special Sports Minister V Srinivas Goud at the Olympic Day celebration at Olympic to prevent spread of always thinks about the welfare the interests of people at the food processing zones across Bhavan on Tuesday. Coronavirus in the state. situation in the of farmers and agriculture sec- present corona epidemic con- the state. Accusing Chief Minister K state, particularly Chandrasehkar Rao becoming in Hyd in view of a dictator, Dr Laxman said it coronavirus TOA celebrates was unfortunate that the KCR Gandhi government is taking sugges- Diabetic Eatala tions of opposition parties as Alleging that the TRS gov- covid-19 epidemic by the TRS hospital ‘online' Olympic Day allegations and it is trying to ernment of taking unilateral government, Dr Laxman said PNS n HYDERABAD "Every year, we conduct stifle opposition voices when decision on the issue of pro- had the government taken runs from different places of they tried to raise public tecting public health in wake concrete and effective mea- taking prophylaxis... conducts... Minister for Sports V Srinivas the city but this year because important issues. The ruling of Coronavirus epidemic, sures in containing spread of Continued from page 1 Goud on Tuesday commenced of Covid-19, we had make it party resorting to arrests of senior BJP leader said neither virus in the beginning itself Continued from page 1 Olympic Day celebrations an on-line affair,'' said K political party leaders if they KCR giving appointment to during lockdown period, the The number of deaths in from his official residence in Jagadishwer Yadav, secretary of wanted to organize protests submit memorandum nor he situation might not have wors- The Health Minister report- Corona tests the hospital so far was 202 , Hyderabad and greeted the Telangana Olympic against the government atti- is consulting opposition parties ened as it is prevailed today. edly instructed his team that he said. sportspersons on the occasion. Association. tude, he said and alleged that to discuss on public important The situation is so bad that one whatever may happen, includ- not business As on Monday, the num- He exhorted them to safe- However, Sports Minister V the government is trying to issues particularly Covid-19 of every fourth person is being ing the possibility of his infec- ber of positive cases report- guard their physical fitness Srinivas Goud and Sports suppress voice of opposition by issue. reported positive case, he said. tion by the virus, the work ed in the entire state was protecting themselves from Authority of Telangana State using police force. There was total chaos in the The situation in Hyderabad should continue unhampered. opportunity 8,674. The number of active Covid-19 and observe the (SATS) chairman Venkatesh- Prime Minister Narendra Gandhi Hospital where dead city is so pathetic that citizens The Minister has of course Continued from page 1 cases was 4,452 and the num- physical distance. war Reddy participated in a Modi had consulted the Chief bodies are being changed and are living in fear the way the cut down on the number of ber discharged 4,005, a state The Minister said that a small function at Olympic Ministers of states six times even junior doctors attending government is tackling with visitors he sees. His work now The Minister said, Covid-19 bulletin said. Cabinet sub-committee to for- Bhavan, Lal Bahadur Stadium. before taking decisions on covid-19 positive cases resort- the situation with low testing resembles more that of a tests differed significantly The number of deceased mulate sports policy has been The office-bearers of TOA, Covid-19 and imposing lock- ed to strike for three days rate, Dr Laxman said. bureaucrat than that of politi- from normal ones. This was 217, it said. constituted and efforts are State Sports Associations, down to save lives of citizens. demanding more facilities due Dr Laxman said he is writ- cian. Even in meeting areas, includes surveillance, tracing Meanwhile, state Health under way to evolve the best District Olympic Associations, But KCR never consulted to overburden, Dr Laxman ing a letter with constructive only specified people are and treating systems. So data Minister E Rajender, who ever sports policy holding dis- awardees and eminent opposition parties despite said. Expressing serious con- suggestions to KCR on the sit- allowed; no other person is of every patient who turns out held a meeting with organis- cussions with noted coaches sportspersons of the state demand to convene an all cern over complete misman- uation in the state in view of entertained. He follows the positive should be uploaded in ers of private diagnostic cen- and sportspersons. joined the celebration. party meeting, he said. agement and manipulation of coronavirus. basic rule of mask-on and the portal. The Medical and tres authorised to conduct maintains social distance. Health Department should be COVID-19 tests, told them to Sometimes, he wears mask, informed. Everyone who strictly follow the guidelines but largely people around him comes for the test should stay issued by government. always wear mask. He has in isolation until the results They should not see the Niranjan Reddy: Desilt Encourage cultivation been very conscious about are out. People who travel by virus tests as a means to personal hygiene. air can be tested even if they make money, he said. Amid the unprecedented show no symptoms. He The diagnostic centres of fruit gardens: Cong crisis induced by the COVID- wanted officials to ensure that have to inform the details of canals on war-footing 19 outbreak, Eatala has lab technicians use PPE kits in positive patients to the gov- PNS n HYDERABAD The farmers have no facili- stretched his working sched- their entirety. Eatala asked ernment as contact tracing, PNS n WANAPARTY ty to utilise the Centre's sub- ule, sometimes working in labs to take precautions and treatment and other protocols Congress MLC T Jeevan sidy for sprinkling and the odd hours. adhere to ICMR Guidelines. needto be taken up. Agriculture Minister S Reddy has alleged that the state government is not follow- Niranjan Reddy has exhorted state government is showing ing a standard agriculture pol- District authorities to imple- negligent attitude towards icy. ment Haritha Haram vigorous- agricultural policies. The farmers have lost 5 ly and desilt canals in villages Stating that the state to 10 kilos cutting in Will provide 34 seats in on a war-footing. government assured procurement of Addressing the gathering at to provide Rythu paddy by the gov- a Harita Haram review meet- Bhandu without any ernment and rice ing on Tuesday, the Minister conditions previous- millers, he pointed each train, SCR tells HC asked the officials to keep the ly, Jeevan Reddy out. canals ready as water released alleged that the scheme There are no PNS n HYDERABAD the court in compliance with its HC recorded the submission of from irrigation projects. is only limited to farmers restrictions on cultiva- Monday's orders through video the DRM and directed him to Niranjan Reddy said the having more than 5 acres of tion across the nation, how- The authorities of South conference and made this sub- implement the system till all the state government created a land. The government has not ever, in Telangana dictatorial Central Railway (SCR) on mission before a division bench migrant workers left the state record of sorts releasing ben- Minister S Niranjan Reddy addressing the officials at a review meeting on Tuesday yet implemented loan waiver cultivation system is going Tuesday told the Telangana of the high court comprising for their native places. The efits to 50 lakh farmers under scheme, he said adding that on, Jeevan Reddy said alleging High Court that they were the Chief Justice of the state division bench passed these Rytu Bandhu. to use services of the educat- construction of toilets should lakhs of people are yet to get that it is nothing but mortgag- ready to provide 34 seats every- Justice RS Chauhan and Justice orders while dealing with a Niranjan Reddy asked offi- ed and intelligence youth be over by August 15. the pass books. ing of farmers to rice millers. day in each train under emer- B Vijaysen Reddy. batch of Public Interest cials to resolve the problems among panchayat secretaries Wanaparty District Jeevan Reddy addressed a The farmers would face gency quota (EQ) to transport He also told the HC that they Litigation (PILs) filed by two pertaining to land acquisition for the benefit of the people. Collector Shaik Yasmin Basha, letter to the Chief Minister K losses with fine type of paddy stranded migrant workers from would drop the 45 stranded concerned citizens of the state under various irrigation pro- Niranjan Reddy asked them ZP Chairman Lok Nath Reddy, Chandrasekhar Rao on cultivation as cultivation dura- the state to their native states of migrant workers from the state urging the HC to issue direc- jects and take steps to disburse to focus on public toilets and MlAs Chittem Rammohan Tuesday demanding the gov- tion will increase and hence the country. to their native places in Bihar tions to the state government benefits to the displaced per- parks and resolving sanita- Reddy and A Venkateswar ernment to encourage cultiva- the government has to give Rs The Divisional Railway by confirming their tickets for the transportation of sons immediately. tion problems in municipalities Reddy and others took part in tion of fruit gardens and its 2,500 per quintal to fine type Manager (DRM) of the SCR under the EQ on Wednesday. migrant labour to their native The Minister asked officials and said that the targets for the review meeting. farmers. paddy, he said. Anand Bhatia appeared before The division bench of the states. R&B Department to take up Haritha Haram on highways COURTESY CALL PNS n HYDERABAD places. Prashanth Reddy fur- ther advised them to utilise The State Roads and Buildings employment guarantee scheme Department will identify suit- to plant trees in areas near vil- ‘Plantation drive for able areas on National and lages and with the help of for- State highways to plant trees est department in areas far under the sixth phase of from the rural areas. He direct- better environment' Haritha Haram. Following ed them to work in tandem HYDERABAD: Municipal colony residents welfare Chief Minister K with the forest and rural devel- Administration and Urban associations to plants saplings Chandrashekhar Rao's direc- opment departments to achieve Development Minister KT Rama profusely as part the plantation tion to establish nurseries along the set goals. Rao will plant saplings near drive. Srinivas Yadav said that the highways, the department Roads and Buildings Satyam Theatre in Ameerpet he would be taking part in the has decided to stock, plant Engineer In Chief (ENC) here on June 25 and plantation drive in and protect saplings in a big Ganapathi Reddy informed commence the sixth phase of Musheerabad, Sanath Nagar way. that plans have drawn to plant Harita Haaram in the and Amberpet constituencies on Speaking at a review meet- 50,000 saplings on either sides constituency, says Minister for June 26, in Sanath Nagar again, ing with R&B department offi- R&B Minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy addressing the department officials at a of 300 km of roads, and 1000 Animal Husbandry Talasani Khairatabad and Jubilee Hills cials here on Tuesday, R&B review meeting on Tuesday saplings each in 25 district Srinivas Yadav. constituency on June 27, Gosha Minister Vemula Prashanth collectorates for total of 75,000 In a statement on Tuesday, Mahal, Nampally and Karwan Reddy directed that colourful nurseries, and hence, we have nurseries," he said. plants during this year. Srinivas Yadav said that KTR constituencies on June 28, flower-bearing saplings must to identify 20 different places The Minister also instructed Similarly ENC Ravinder Rao would proceed to grave yard in cantonment area, Malkajgiri and be planted on either sides of the abutting the national high- the officials to take up nurseries said the department will take Balkampet where he would Secunderabad constituencies highways to give a pleasant ways managed by the National in all the 20 R&B guest hous- up plantation of 9,97,326 plants plant saplings. on June 29 and in Uppal, LB experience to travelers on these Highways Authority of India es, and also district colletorates on either side of 2,458 km of He exhorted the civil society Nagar and Malakpet roads. "The Chief Minister and another 25 places near which could be utilized to take roads that come under the organisations, corporators, constituencies on June 30. NABARD Chief General Manager Krishna Rao called on Telangana State suggested creation of highway State highways to create these up Haritha Haram in vacant purview of the department. Planning Commission Vice Chairman Boyanapalli Vinod Kumar on Tuesday HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | JUNE 24, 2020 nation 05 SHORT READS Jaishankar stresses on need to Indian, Chinese militaries agree to disengage in East Ladakh: Sources follow ethos of intl relations PNS n NEW DELHI In a positive move, Indian and PNS n NEW DELHI Chinese armies have arrived at "The leading voices of a consensus to "disengage" from External Affairs Minister S the world must be all friction points in eastern We should stop Jaishankar on Tuesday said exemplars in every Ladakh at a marathon meeting using Chinese leading voices of the world way. Respecting of top military commanders of must be exemplars in "every international law, the two sides on Monday, offi- products: Ajit Pawar way" and they need to respect cial sources said. MUMBAI: Maharashtra deputy international law while recog- recognising the The talks were held in a "cor- Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on nising the interests of partners, legitimate interests of dial, positive and constructive Tuesday said China would be in comments seen as a veiled partners, supporting atmosphere" and it was decided forced to mend its ways if criticism of China. multilateralism and that modalities for disengage- Indians stop using products Jaishankar's remarks in pres- ment from all areas in eastern The Indian delegation manufactured by that country. ence of Chinese Foreign promoting common Ladakh will be taken forward by India termed the incident as Pawar's comments came a day Minister Wang Yi at an online good are the only way both the sides, they said. a "premeditated and planned at the nearly 11-hour after the Shiv Sena-led state conference of Russia-India- of building a durable The Indian delegation at the action" by the Chinese troops. talks was led by Lt government announced a China trilateral came in the world order," he added nearly 11-hour talks was led by "There was a mutual consen- Gen Harinder Singh, "status quo" with regard to midst of an escalating border Lt Gen Harinder Singh, the sus to disengage. Modalities for MoUs signed with three Chinese row between India and China and norms, but equally of their message to China which has commander of the 14 Corps, disengagement from all friction the commander of companies in view of the following killing of 20 Indian practice," Jaishankar said. been adopting an aggressive fashion the ensuing global order, while the Chinese side was areas in eastern Ladakh were the 14 Corps, while Galwan Valley face off in which soldiers in the Galwan Valley "The leading voices of the posturing along its land bound- the political circumstances of headed by Commander of the discussed and will be taken for- the Chinese side was 20 Indian soldiers were killed. clash. world must be exemplars in ary with India besides increasing that era did not give India due Tibet Military District Maj Gen ward by both the sides," said a "We must take a strict position Last week, India termed the every way. Respecting interna- its activities in the Indian Ocean recognition. This historical Liu Lin. source. headed by Comman- against the country which does killing of Indian soldiers a "pre- tional law, recognising the legit- region. In his initial remarks, injustice has stood uncorrected The talks were held in the In the meeting, the Indian der of the Tibet wrong to us. (Indian) citizens meditated and planned action" imate interests of partners, sup- Jaishankar also said that India did for the last 75 years, even as the midst of escalating tension delegation strongly raised the Military District Maj should not use Chinese by the Chinese troops. porting multilateralism and pro- not get its due recognition in the world has changed," he said. between the two countries fol- "premeditated" assault by products. If 125 crore of our "This special meeting reiter- moting common good are the global order post World War II Therefore, he said, it was lowing the killing of 20 Indian Chinese troops on Indian sol- Gen Liu Lin people do that, China will be ates our belief in the time-test- only way of building a durable and that the historical injustice important for the world to Army personnel by China's diers in the Galwan Valley and straightened out," Pawar, who ed principles of international world order," he added. remained "uncorrected" for the realise both the contribution People's Liberation Army (PLA) demanded immediate with- where the two militaries are on holds Finance portfolio, told relations. But the challenge The external affairs minister's last 75 years. that India made and the need to in a violent clash in Galwan drawal of Chinese troops from a standoff, people familiar with reporters here. Maharashtra today is not just one of concepts comments are seen as an indirect "When the victors met to rectify the past. Valley on June 15. all areas in eastern Ladakh the development said. Industries Minister Subhash Desai had on Monday said there will be a "status quo" with regard to the three projects worth Rs 5,020-crore signed with Chinese Law Ministry to allow use MP Info Comn imposes Rs 25k Mayawati demands probe companies, which were invest in Talegaon in Pune district. of postal ballot for those penalty for avoiding RTI reply into Kanpur shelter case PNS n LUCKNOW RJD splits in Bihar PNS n BHOPAL legislative council, suffering from Covid-19 BSP president Mayawati on Raghuvansh resigns PNS n NEW DELHI The Madhya Pradesh Tuesday said the develop- Information Commission has ments at a state-run shelter PATNA: The RJD suffered a big Voters in Bihar who test pos- imposed a penalty of Rs 25,000 home in Kanpur have once jolt on Tuesday when five of its itive for COVID-19 will be against an Under Secretary of again showed the "indifferent eight members of the legislative allowed to cast their vote using the state government's revenue attitude" of the Uttar Pradesh council in Bihar quit the postal ballot in the state assem- department for alleged malafide government towards protec- opposition party and joined bly polls due later this year. and willful intention of not tion of women as she demand- Chief Minister Nitish Kumars The Legislative Department sharing the information sought ed a fair probe and action JD(U) even as Raghuvansh in the Union Law Ministry has by an RTI applicant related to against errant officials. Fifty- Prasad Singh, one of its changed the Conduct of a corruption case. W h i l e seven girls living in the shel- founding members, resigned as Election Rules to allow those hearing an appeal filed by RTI ter home, five of them preg- the national vice- president. It suffering from COVID-19 to applicant Achal Kumar Dubey, nant, tested positive for the was a day of mayhem for the use postal ballot, a top min- postal ballot. In the same list, we Information Commissioner coronavirus over the last week. but take strict action against main opposition party as S M istry functionary said on have included COVID positive Rahul Singh in a recent order Referring to the "worri- the culprits by conducting a Qamar Alam, a national general Tuesday. or those having symptoms," slammed the officer concerned plaint of alleged irregularities During the hearing, the some" developments, she said high-level and fair investiga- secretary of the RJD, walked to The Election Commission explained the functionary. for adopting dilatory tactics to filed by him. He had also Under Secretary and Public on Twitter, "This again proves tion. Also it is better if prop- the chamber of Vidhan had approached the ministry As of now, people with dis- avoid response to the desired sought a copy of response Information Officer (PIO) that the UP government is er humanitarian reforms are Parishad Acting Chairman recently to allow COVID-19 abilities and those above 80 information. given by the accused officer on pleaded not guilty saying that indifferent, careless and irre- brought in the system of all Awadhesh Narain Singh along positive voters to use postal bal- years of age have to fill form Dubey, had in 2017, filed an the departmental charge sheet he had made all efforts to sponsible in protecting such protection homes," she with four others to tender their lot to exercise their franchise. 12D to avail the postal ballot RTI application with the urban issued to him. access the file, but he could not women, leave alone respecting added. resignation. The other MLCs "It was a fit case and we have facility from the local return- development and housing Aggrieved over the lack of as the file was with another them." The Kanpur district admin- who resigned are Sanjay agreed to change the ing officer. After the outbreak department, seeking copy of response to both his applica- department. "It is the demand of the BSP istration had on Sunday clar- Prasad, Radha Charan Seth, rules...Recently we had allowed of coronavirus in India, Bihar charge sheet issued to then tion and first appeal from the The PIO, however, failed to that the UP government ified that the girls were preg- Ranvijay Kumar Singh and Dlip those above 80 years of age and will be the first state to have chief municipal officer (CMO) department, Dubey moved the provide any documentary should not cover up the inci- nant at the time they came to Rai. The acting chairman said people with disabilities to use assembly polls. Vidisha, on the basis of a com- transparency watchdog. proof in support of his claim. dent of Kanpur shelter home the shelter home. the five MLCs have been recognised as a separate group, the merger of which into the JD(U) has been approved. HC gives AAP govt 4 weeks to Bus carrying I don't fail, my attempts do: Sushmita Sen Akhilesh slams UP workers from PNS n MUMBAI Chief Minister on file reply to plea over DMC Act I always believe I am a satellite hit because issue of providing jobs Raj seized for The highs and lows of a life in whatever work I did when it came on satellite, it LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party PNS n NEW DELHI the spotlight can be daunting became a hit and people started applauding the chief Akhilesh Yadav on forged e-pass for anyone but actor Sushmita performance. But back then, when it was in the theatres, it Tuesday attacked Chief Minister The Delhi High Court Tuesday Sen says rather than taking didn't work — SUSHMITA SEN, Actor Yogi Adityanath over the issue gave the AAP government four PNS n COIMBATORE things personally, it is impor- of providing one crore jobs to more weeks to indicate its stand tant to acknowledge that peo- people of the state. "Chief on a PIL alleging that the Delhi An omnibus carrying 25 ple don't fail, their endeavours satellite, it became a hit and Minister made claim of Minorities Commission (DMC) workers from various parts do. people started applauding the providing one crore job in a Act was unconstitutional. of Rajasthan was seized Sen, who has made a come- performance. But back then, rally but someone go and ask A bench of Chief Justice D N near here on Tuesday for back to mainstream acting when it was in the theatres, it people what they got in their Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan allegedly violating COVID- after a decade with her criti- didn't work,” the actor told bags," Yadav said in a tweet in granted the additional time 19 lockdown as a cally-acclaimed turn in PTI in an interview. Hindi. Seeking to provide sought by the Delhi government fake e-pass was produced, Disney+Hotstar series “Aarya”, Sen, 44, believes what kept employment to migrant and listed the matter for hear- tion to the Delhi government to had on April 30 directed the police said. says she accepts her success- her strong during those years workers, Adityanath had ing on July 30. take a decision within two administrative department of By scanning the QR code es and failures with grace in was a faith in her abilities. recently announced a plan to The high court on May 21 weeks. the Delhi government to initi- of the e-pass, it was found order to move forward in life. “I define my success, I generate 1 crore jobs and had given the Delhi government The court said it was now ate action against Khan under that the e-pass, issued for a In the show, the actor plays acknowledge my failures but asked officials to increase work time till June 22 to file a reply only concerned with the chal- Section 4 of DMC Act in con- car, was forged by some of the role of Aarya Sareen, a I also acknowledge that I avenues under the Centre's to the challenge to the constitu- lenge to the constitutional vires nection with the social media the workers to come to happily married woman haven't failed, my attempts flagship Mahatma Gandhi Rural tionality of the DMC Act. of the DMC Act. post. The section provides for Tamil Nadu, the police said. whose world turns upside have. There is a big difference. Employment Scheme On Tuesday, the Delhi gov- Advocate Dhananjai Jain, removal of the DMC chairper- Some of the workers said down when her husband When people don't know (MGNREGA) as well as in ernment counsel sought more appearing for petitioner Vikram son after giving him a proper they were working in and (Chandrachur Singh) is shot. how to differentiate between industries and construction time saying law department Gahlot, said the two weeks hearing. around Coimbatore and She gets to know that he may focus on her health and rais- the two, everybody piles on units. In a separate tweet, was functioning at low strength given by the court were long Khan, a social worker, had Perundurai in Erode district have been involved in an ille- ing her daughters – Renee and with the insecurity of being Yadav tried to corner the state due to COVID-19 pandemic over and no action has been contended that the Delhi and were coming in search gal drug racket which now Alisah. called a failure. That is a very government for sending notices and therefore, the reply could taken by the Delhi govern- Legislative Assembly did not of work in the city, they threatens her children. Her performance in big mistake that people allow to consumers for snapping not be finalised. ment. have the powers to enact the said. All the workers and The former Miss Universe “Aankhen”, “Filhaal” and others to make on their their power connections over While granting time to the The Delhi government coun- DMC Act and therefore, the five drivers were subjected made a career in Bollywood “Samay” received critical behalf". non-payment of bills. "In a state Delhi government to file its sel told the bench that Khan's statute be declared ultra vires of to a coronavirus test. on her own in 2000s with praise but the films did not do The actor says she is “open where there is no work, reply, the bench made it clear replies, in relation to an alleged- the Constitution and struck The health department movies such as “Biwi No 1”, well at the box office at the to criticism” and one can business, and employment, that the prayer, in the petition, ly objectionable social media down. He has also contended officials took the samples “A a n k h e n”, “ F i l h a a l ”, “ S a m a y ”, time of their release. review her “badly” with “some where 'badla sarkar' is sending for removal of DMC chairper- post by him, have been received that since the Act was not valid, and kept the 25 at a mar- “Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya” and "I always believe I am a sugar and salt” but she will notices to consumers to snap son Zafarul Islam Khan from by the law department where it the appointments made under riage hall near the check- “Main Hoon Na” but decided satellite hit because whatever continue to focus on her work their power connection as they his post was dealt with on May is pending consideration. it, including that of the chair- post as part of quarantine to take a break from acting to work I did when it came on and try to give her best. could not deposit bills. 21 and disposed of with a direc- The Lieutenant Governor man, would also be invalid. norms, the police added. Shah counters Kejriwal, says decision NCP wanted to Army Chief visits Ladakh; join hands with on COVID care centre taken 3 days ago BJP: Fadnavis takes stock of ground situation PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n PUNE n PNS NEW DELHI A surveillance post Gen Naravane reviewed the Union Home Minister Amit overall security situation in the Shah on Tuesday countered BJP leader Devendra Army Chief Gen MM set up by the Chinese region with the ground com- Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Fadnavis on Tuesday Naravane on Tuesday reviewed Army on a narrow manders, and is learnt to have Kejriwal's claim over a new claimed the NCP wanted to India's military preparedness in mountain trail in directed them to keep a high- COVID care facility being set up join hands with his party eastern Ladakh as he began a violation of an level of alertness to deal with in the national capital, saying a two years ago and asserted two-day visit to the region any Chinese misadventure, decision for a 10,000-bed care this is not the time to talk where a border clash last week agreement was the people familiar with the issue centre to be operationalised by about fall or change of gov- left 20 Indian soldiers dead in trigger for the clash in said. June 26 was taken three days ago. ernment in Maharashtra the midst of a tense standoff Galwan Valley in The Chief of the Army Staff In a series of tweets, Shah also which is battling the coro- with the Chinese People's which 20 Indian is scheduled to visit a number said that a 1,000-bed full-fledged navirus pandemic. Liberation Army. soldiers were killed of forward areas during his hospital with 250 ICU beds is Addressing a press con- Soon after arriving in Leh, two-day visit to the region. being developed for COVID-19 ference here, the former Gen Naravane visited an Army Last week, Air Chief Marshal patients and the facility, to be assigned the work of operating Shah's counter came after Chief Minister claimed the hospital where 18 soldiers interacted with almost all the mountain trail in violation of RKS Bhadauria made a quiet manned by armed forces person- the 10,000 bed COVID Care Kejriwal wrote to him inviting Sharad Pawar-headed injured in the clash in Galwan injured soldiers and compli- an agreement was the trigger visit to Ladakh and Srinagar air nel, will be ready in the next 10 Centre at Radha Swami Beas in him to inspect the 10,000-bed- Nationalist Congress Party Valley on June 15 are undergo- mented them for their bravery, for the clash in Galwan Valley bases to review the Indian Air days. Delhi to ITBP. The work is in full ded centre and requested him (NCP) wanted to be a ing treatment, Army officials they added. in which 20 Indian soldiers Force's preparedness to deal "Dear Kejriwal ji, It has already swing and a large part of the facil- for deployment of doctors and part of the BJP-led govern- said. A surveillance post set up by were killed. with any eventualities in the been decided in our meeting 3 ity will be operational by 26th nurses from ITBP and Army at ment in Maharashtra two The Chief of the Army Staff the Chinese Army on a narrow After visiting the hospital, region. days back and MHA has Jun," he said. the Centre. years ago. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | JUNE 24, 2020 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Code red Delhi Lives could have been saved if the disease protocol was executed Testing the Gurkhas in letter and spirit. We can’t afford to go the New York way n a major firefighting exercise, the Centre and the Delhi Government have decided to bury the hatch- Whenever India stands up to Chinese bullying, Beijing unleashes our neighbours to open up Iet, work together to curtail the spread of Covid-19 and keep the fatalities in the national Capital down. new fronts. Nepal’s new map is one such attack on our armed forces inside the cantonment For the success of any clinical protocol can only be assessed when the death rate is ascertained and under control. And as far as Delhi is concerned, the num- ber of deaths is more worrisome than the number of positive cases. Of course, now the city’s medical infra- structure is being ramped up on a war footing, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah announcing anoth- er 10,000-bed facility near Chhattarpur, which is sup- BHATTACHARYYA posed to be bigger than anything China had built dur- ABHIJIT ing the contagion. But then, Delhi’s caseload has now n an unprecedented move, far surpassed that of Wuhan’s and the priority should be to ensure that no patient is the Nepal Constitution passed allowed to deteriorate unattended, without a bed or without oxygen, or turned away. an amendment Bill on June 13 to “update its new political Some lives could have been saved if the management protocol was executed in letter map,” laying claim to India’s and spirit. For example, although the Delhi Government ordered that 20 per cent of beds ILipulekh, Kalapani and in 117 private hospitals/nursing homes in the city would be reserved for Coronavirus Limpiyadhura as its territories. This isn’t good news either for the diplo- patients, the latter are not being cared for. There have been far too many complaints mats or the defence establishment in about patients, once they were admitted to the hospital, being simply left alone. Forget New Delhi. What’s certain is that about treatment for COVID, patients are also finding it difficult to get treated for their co- they will have to re-visit the status morbidities with doctors staying away. And this despite being charged the moon. This quo prevailing in our ties, start afresh and contemplate traditional could be one of the reasons why the fatality rate has spiked. If the city has to see a fall diplomacy. The matter is more seri- in the number of deaths, then it is not enough to frame strategies and action plans. ous than it has ever been because They have to be implemented on the ground too. There must be a collective will, too. Nepal’s geography juts into the Indian heartland and also into the Significantly, the renewed efforts to beat the pandemic will include more stringent two highly vulnerable yet vital, regulations in the city’s 261 containment zones, stricter contact tracing, rapid antibody volatile flanks. This could instantly testing to gauge the spread of the virus in the community, close involvement of the police affect the one crore plus Nepalese diaspora in India and lakhs of to enforce social distancing norms and inclusion of the Delhi Government’s 11 epidemi- Indians in the Himalayan State, ologists to play a larger role at the district level. So grim is the situation that Delhi saw who may fall prey to a potential a 31 per cent spike in infections last week and has overtaken Tamil Nadu to be the sec- crossfire of geo-economic-political and strategic “Great Game.” ond-worst hit State in the country. With Delhi accounting for 24 per cent of all new cases Undeniably, Nepal’s move to and 25 per cent of the COVID-19 deaths reported in the country in the last two days, amend laws has multiplied securi- al fighting machine. aged all acts of religious luna- professionalism of the Gurkha compel all in the vicinity to there has to be war room efficiency. Following the example of Karnataka, it can even ty problems for India, especially as Nevertheless, certain critical cy and managed the caste/lan- Brigades of the Indian garri- kow-tow to Beijing, especial- the crisis has emerged from a small events of history need to be guage faultlines rather well. son. ly since Xi Jinping became the get communities involved in contact tracing and accelerate the process of early detec- yet traditionally fraternal neigh- revisited. There’s a need to Little wonder then that mil- That’s because no sensitive strong man of the Hans to tion. The lack of contact tracing in containment zones and slackened policing there have bour. A country of 30 million peo- learn from past experiences to lions of Indians from the rural soldier, however loyal and dis- reverse the role of his country’s led to people interacting with each other normally and multiplying the incidence of the ple has put India’s 1.3 billion citizens tackle any future eventuality. belt and officers from pre- ciplined he may be, under “ignominious history of 110 into a tizzy. Whatever may be the All of it started post the First ferred “background” served extreme tension — created by years.” Abnormal and absurd disease. The State should draft in more medical workers and volunteers for better data outcome (hopefully satisfactory) of War of Independence in 1857, them with great elan, thereby indigenous political, populist territorial, technology and collection and on-site reports. Experts are now pushing for a 100 per cent survey of the present crisis, short-term dam- when Indian soldiers rose up ensuring two world war victo- and demagogues’ reckless call trade demands of the Hans all containment zones by June 30 and an extensive survey of Delhi by July 6. There is age has definitely been inflicted on against their British comman- ries to the British monarchy. to the sons of the soil to rise have already upset the West. the centuries-old friendly relation- ders. The British constituted a Contextually, therefore, and protect the image, pres- Whenever India tries to stand also talk of a serological survey being planned between June 27 and July 10, and 20,000 ship between the two nations. A per- new commission to look into few salient features of sol- tige, honour and self-respect of up to Chinese bullying, Beijing samples being collected to analyse the scale of the spread of the virus. For this is not ilous 21st century “Great Game” in all parameters of military diering now need to be revis- his “motherland”/territory and unleashes our neighbours to the time to fly blind or go by assumptions but to map the reality as is to prevent deaths. the South Asian region awaits an administration so as to main- ited. The house/village of the soil of the family — can con- open up new fronts. Nepal’s uncharted and unpredictable jour- tain discipline, quality and soldier must preferably be trol himself beyond a point. new map certainly is one such There are also plans to expand contact tracing beyond family members of Corona patients ney. professionalism thereof. True, politically uncontaminated He’s bound to cave in at the attack that aims to damage the as 60 per cent of deaths occurred within three days of admission in hospital, showing Contextually though, it can be their ultimate goal was self- and peaceful. A frontline sol- spur of the moment though. Indian armed forces deep a worrying lack of surveillance. While encouragingly, the doubling rate in the country argued that bilateral irritants, differ- preservation of their empire dier can never give his best It needs no rocket science inside the cantonment. improved to 20.7 days, cases in Delhi are doubling in 14.4 days and 57 per cent of ences, disagreements and disputes and London’s self-interest. with an oscillating mind, fluc- to state the obvious. The seeds The Hans have gone are nothing new for any country, This at the expense of the sub- tuating between uncertainties of the present India-Nepal berserk. Their “Great Game”, them are coming from either clusters or containment zones, indicating a serious prob- including those in South Asia. Yet jugated Indian subjects. in two fronts: Guns of the tension have not been sown in consisting of the Belt and lem in the current strategy. It is no wonder then that the Centre also wants to analyse the scenario today is graver than any However, what the British enemy in front and goons in the foothills of the south of the Road Initiative and the every Covid-19 death in the city, including the number of days a person was in hospi- other (past) normal “crisis.” It’s were really scared of most his estate in the rear. Second, Himalayas but somewhere China–Pakistan Economic absolutely certain that the third was large-scale mutiny in the hurt religious feelings led to else. Across the north-east of Corridor, faces all-round chal- tal and if they were in home isolation. Plus, in a slight variation of the diktat issued by country, China, is in play, which is military owing to several fault- the mutiny of 1857 during the the Himalayas to be precise. lenges. the L-G, from now on positive cases will have to go to Covid care centres for an assess- adept in unconventional rather than lines in India’s fragile social military rule by London’s clue- And conviction compels one The contagion has fur- ment before a decision on home isolation is taken. New Delhi is dangerously similar to conventional warfare. It has played system, especially in recruit less commercial company. to revisit the August 2009 ther stymied China’s growth a major role in the scheme of things catchment areas. The British Again, when the political clar- essay written by Zhan Lue of engine. All-round lockdowns New York where all the initial emphasis was on capacity creation and no attention was (like in the past), affecting India- feared en mass contamina- ion call for India’s freedom a Beijing think-tank. “China have led to largescale unem- paid to contact-tracing or mapping the disease. A clinical protocol can work only when Nepal ties. To this author, the aim tion of the paltan in the pla- from the British reached the should break India into 20-30 ployment across the world. we know what we are dealing with. So let’s not ask questions of who did a good or is to inflict major damage to the toon, like the present-day catchment areas of soldier states.” Using highly venomous The closure of air and sea Indian armed forces. China-origin virus that has recruitment and barracks, and toxic semantics, he open- routes has battered interna- bad job or who has the upper hand politically and administratively. Suffice it to say that In light of this, India must contaminated India. mass spontaneous revolt of the ly stated that “if China takes a tional trade, technology and this coordinated effort should deliver in the end. make every effort to pre-empt any Nevertheless, except for a few men in uniform could not be little action, the so-called tourism. Hence, a desperate possible or impossible fallout in its instances of small resentment aborted in 1946. Great Indian Federation can “strategic indirect approach” to regiment of Gorkha Rifles, a chunk and sundry cause of dissatis- One, therefore, sincerely be broken up with the help fix India’s vulnerable heart- of whose soldiers are recruited from factions in the barracks, the hopes that the present and support of friendly coun- land. India must counter to Nepal’s high Himalayan terrain. No British Indian Army did “enlarged” territory of Nepal tries like Pakistan, Nepal, ensure the safety and security Grounded evacuation doubt, Indian defence forces are very remarkably well and didn’t doesn’t transform a benign Bhutan and Bangladesh.” of its soldiers, the State and well organised, built as they are on face any mass scale revolt till personal thought into an Ironically, these aggres- society. At least, we should Vande Bharat ‘mission’ was just a cover for expensive and solid foundations thanks to the 1946. They kept strict vigil to uncontrollable passion. An sive words appear to have wake up now. monopolistic charter flights. The US has rightly called it out British rulers’ ability to make it an avoid any political discourse in emotive issue must not be become China’s standard oper- (The writer is an alumnus, apolitical and (top-class) profession- the officer’s mess, discour- allowed to break the balance or ating procedure to cajole and National Defence College) amned if you do, damned if you don’t, some in the Indian Government will argue. After the S O U N D BITE Dfirst phase of the evacuation of Indian pilgrims from Iran as also those of stranded students from It is said ‘misfortunes do not Even if the lockdown Me and my Pakistan team- I don't think that India and Wuhan, the epicentre of the viral contagion that upend- come singly’. The cumulative eases, we need to be mates are given such love China need any help from effect is widespread misery, careful. It is not just one and support when we play in the outside. I don't think ed the world, there was a poorly planned lockdown fear and danger to the individual; it is about India... so it is a rivalry that I they need to be helped, back home. The most visible image of this fiasco was security and territorial everyone you meet and would like to see return as especially when it comes that of poor migrants from the Hindi heartland and integrity of the country. interact with. soon as it is possible. to country issues. the eastern States walking hundreds of kilometres in Congress leader Actor Pakistani cricketer Russian Foreign Minister the sharp summer sun to make their way from India’s —Sonia Gandhi —Shweta Tripathi Sharma —Shoaib Malik —Sergei Lavrov industrialised urban centres to their villages without the availability of a bus or train. How could the L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR Government provide free air transport to thousands of Indians stranded abroad who could ostensibly afford Get your act together it? At the same time, it sought to ignore the plight of millions of labourers back home, Costly affair in Ladakh insisted that “for many years”, its border troops have been all whom had lost their daily wages overnight. This was quite rightly surmised by many. Sir — It is good that Prime his refers to the editorial, “Bare Facts” (June 22). patrolling the Galwan Valley, As a result, the enhanced evacuation of Indian citizens from abroad under the “Vande Minister Narendra Modi held an There is no denying the fact that the Indian thus effectively laying claim to Bharat” scheme began. Indian citizens were charged a pretty penny to return to Indian all-party meeting to discuss the TGovernment failed to read the deviously unpre- the region. Even in this dire sit- Indo-China border clash. dictable mind of the Chinese leadership. It also failed uation, the aam aadmi is being shores from abroad. The Government and Air India, the State-owned airline, figured that Leaders from other parties must to proactively save the Darbuk–Shyok-DBO (DSDBO) kept in the dark. The question they could make more money by selling seats to those who wanted to return abroad be consulted so that the country road from its evil eyes. The DSDBO highway gives the is, if neither side breached the — whether to Europe or North America. Again, the tickets were expensive and with does not stand divided at a time Indian military access to that section of the Tibet- other’s territory, then what led to of crisis. In spite of differences, Xinjiang highway that passes through the Aksai Chin. the cross-firing? It must be other airlines prohibited from operating any flights other than those for evacuation pur- Opposition leaders such as West By occupying strategic areas in the Galwan Valley, China remembered that the BJP-led poses, Air India was pocketing a decent sum. Of course, the State-owned carrier has Bengal Chief Minister Mamata has brought the entire strategic asset of DSDBO under Government at the Centre has huge debts and with many international and domestic operations at a standstill, it is still Banerjee and Maharashtra Chief its watch. In times of escalation, China can use its fire- always been careful in its deal- Minister Uddhav Thackeray power to render it completely inoperable. ings with China. losing money. But as the US’ Department of Transportation (DoT) has noted, this was have expressed their solidarity Had the Modi Government been foresighted and should isolate China diplomatically by supporting other Whether it is on the issue of a “monopolistic” and “unfair” practice, hiding behind the garb of Government regula- with the Government. It is, how- proactive enough, our troops, instead of just patrolling countries like Hong Kong. We should also expand ties Tibet or the protests in Hong tions to prohibit other flight operations. While the US DoT has given 30 days to wind ever, unfortunate that even at this in the area, would have been occupying the rightful with Taiwan, work closely with Quad, lend support to Kong against Beijing’s hegemo- time the Centre failed to be truly position in the Galwan Valley. We could also have pre- the Uyghurs and oppose its adventurism in the South ny, the Indian Government has up these flights or open up equal access to its airlines, it is likely that other regulators inclusive. Parties such as the empted the stand-off that cost us the lives of 20 Indian China Sea. Our defence preparedness, too, should be always erred on the side of cau- in Europe and the Arabian peninsula will have similar stances. They would either force Rashtriya Janata Dal, the Aam soldiers. This is not to say that India does not have in top gear for the limited purpose of restoring sanc- tion. One wonders why the India to stop these pseudo-evacuation flights and make them proper flights or ask it to Aadmi Party and the All India any options. We should not back down till the Chinese tity of the LAC. Prime Minister abstained from Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen restore status quo ante on the Line of Actual Control SK Prabhakar speaking transparently. Certain gradually open up its airspace to international airlines and travel. The last is already being were not invited to the meeting. (LAC). Economic boycott alone will be ineffective; we Gurugram vexing questions need answers. considered. This should also give the Government an opportunity to look into how it It is of utmost importance that Why were the facts downplayed? can improve the evacuation flights. It is true that many migrants from India are well- clashes between political parties Was the release of our soldiers educated, white-collar employees who can afford an expensive ticket home. But it would are kept to a minimum right pension of the ban on Puri’s it clear that the country is ready after the all-party meeting on the unconditional or involved some now. annual Rathyatra festival has for its first post-pandemic yatra. skirmish between Indian and give and take? As citizens, we be ludicrous to ignore the masses of blue-collar Indian workers, especially in the Arabian MN Qasmi opened up a Pandora’s box of N Nagarajan Chinese troops in the Galwan have a right to know what is peninsula and even in Europe and North America, who are much more important to Calcutta problems for the State Via email Valley that neither did anyone going on. The Government the remittance economy that powers many parts of the country. These workers sure- Government. Even if the Naveen intrude upon Indian territory, should come clean. People should Setting a precedent Patnaik Government takes steps All is not lost nor is it currently being occu- not be kept in the dark. ly do not have enough for a full-fare economy ticket in the middle of their contract. It is to restrict festivities, it will be pied by a foreign military. Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee contingent on the Government to figure out a way to bring them, the most vulnerable worth watching how social This has stoked further con- Faridabad of India’s migrants, back home. It must stop constantly patting itself on its back on social Sir — This refers to the editor- distancing measures will work at Sir — Prime Minister Narendra troversies about the lack of ial, “Rathyatra challenge” (June an event of this scale. The Modi had categorically stated in transparency. Moreover, the Send your feedback to: media. The Vande Bharat mission is nothing more than a public relations stunt. 23). 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www.dailypioneer.com analysis 07 FIRSTCOLUMN Clear and POINTCOUNTERPOINT WE HAVE A MORAL DUTY TO CREATE AN IMMIGRATION HAS CONTRIBUTED IMMENSELY TO US’ present danger IMMIGRATION SYSTEM THAT PROTECTS THE ECONOMIC SUCCESS, MAKING IT A GLOBAL LEADER IN LIVES AND JOBS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS. TECH, AND ALSO GOOGLE THE COMPANY IT IS TODAY. The ultra-Naxal threat remains and is likely to have —US PRESIDENT —GOOGLE CEO exacerbated due to the reverse migration of DONALD TRUMP SUNDAR PICHAI workers from the cities to the villages Short cuts won’t work AMRIT PAL SINGH The fundamental question is if these new labour laws brought in by States as a result of he medical, humanitarian and economic impact of the pandem- ic has diverted attention from other problems in the country. The the pandemic secure the good of the workers or safeguard the interests of the employers? Tthreat of extremism in the Red Corridor, however, remains and is likely to have exacerbated due to the reverse migration of workers from the cities to the villages. This may cause a serious loss in the gains made over the years by the Government in countering Left Wing Extremism (LWE). The Red Corridor, comprising the States of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and eastern Uttar Pradesh, is the region that experiences Naxalite-Maoist insurgency as it suffers from illiteracy, poverty and overpopulation. The system has failed to protect industrial and agricultural workers and led to their disillusion- ment. This may have driven them towards extremism. Left-wing extrem- ists and Maoist groups are aware of the potential these masses pos- sess and will exploit the negative sentiment and loss of livelihood. There ROBIN R DAVID are a few immediate concerns that merit attention. Community polic- hen the bubonic plague struck the city of ing, which has been an effective method to monitor early signs of extrem- Ahmedabad in 1917, about 10 per cent of ism and radicalisation, has been reduced drastically or has been divert- Wthe population succumbed to it. As the ed to enforcing the lockdown in most areas. The vacuum is an invi- plague was much more severe in the towns than in tation to vigilante groups and motivated supporters of LWE for creat- the villages, the workers employed in the textile ing antipathy. Strict measures by the security forces against demon- industry wanted to return to the relative safety of strations will be misrepresented to discredit the Government’s strate- their villages. To prevent an exodus, mill owners gy of guarding its citizens. handed out “plague bonuses” to their staff which The discrimination against these poor workers and the cruelty they ranged from 20 per cent to 70 per cent. However, have been subjected to in urban India and even in their villages is dis- the prices of essential commodities, too, went up manifold due to the outbreak. After the contagion concerting. Social cohesion and painstakingly-built trust in Government- subsided, the employers stopped paying the plague run development programmes in tribal and LWE-prone areas by com- bonus to their workers, who in turn protested as the munity-based activities is thus seriously threatened. With schools closed prices were still high. They demanded a 50 per cent and recreational and cultural activities suspended, the youth are con- dearness allowance (DA) and there were strikes. To fined to their homes and are spending more time online. Their frus- break the impasse, the Collector of Ahmedabad tration, combined with possible increase in indoctrination and target- invited Mahatma Gandhi to intervene and facilitate ted social posts, makes them vulnerable to radicalisation. arbitration proceedings between the workers and The contagion and the reverse migration have caused loss of jobs the employers. Gandhi’s involvement included and disruption in education. The marginalised have become more so. regular meetings with the workers under a babul tree In the absence of religious, cultural and community gatherings — which on the banks of the Sabarmati. He published a leaflet THE STATE daily to educate and create awareness among the foster a sense of social cohesion and strengthen community resilience workers. One such leaflet assured that “we want to GOVERNMENTS — the very indicators of radicalisation, which are likely to get screened secure the good of the workers while safeguarding SHOULD NOT BE in these pivotal activities, are going unchecked. Community confidence the good of the employers.” The non-violent PERMITTED TO in local authorities is dwindling as local health facilities collapse, thus protests ended when the workers were given a 35 LOWER STANDARDS providing an avenue for extremist ideology. In fact, building of local capac- per cent DA. AT THE EXPENSE OF labour laws. Though these new laws are global standard for business and human the provision of the Factories Act, con- ities and bridging the confidence gap between locals and the author- The three major takeaways from the plague out- HUMAN LABOUR temporary, the fundamental question is if rights. According to the Prime Minister, tending that a public emergency has arisen. ities had been one of the most successful initiatives of the Government break in the context of the COVID-19 crisis are: The AND CONSEQUENTLY they secure the good of the workers or “Responsible business conduct is a glob- Under this law, a public emergency is a earlier. This was achieved by building trust and identifying indigenous employers wooed the workers and dissuaded them TRADE. safeguard the good of the employers? ally-recognised concept founded on the grave emergency whereby the security of actors who were able to spot those heading towards LWE and steer from going to the villages by giving them plague MOST OF THE Indian labour laws: The Directive idea that businesses can perform better India or any part of the territory is them away. Many of the existing and time-tested activities to counter bonuses. Second, efforts were made to end the dis- NEW LABOUR LAWS Principles of State Policy in Part IV of the when engaged in re-vitalising the society threatened by war, external aggression or LWE, such as employment schemes, education, vocational training pute amicably and finally, the impasse was resolved Constitution say that the health and from which they extract resources for pro- internal disturbance. The UP and in a consultative manner by involving the workers, APPEAR TO BE AN strength of workers should not be abused duction.” Karnataka labour law amendments have and inter-personal interactions, are currently not taking place. employers and the Government. ATTEMPT TO and citizens must not be forced by eco- The National Guidelines on been challenged in the High Courts at Similarly, NGOs and charitable organisations have had to cut back on The new laws triggered by COVID-19: Today, ENCOURAGE nomic necessity to enter vocations unsuit- Responsible Business Conduct, 2018, Allahabad and Bengaluru. During the contributions and operations as they undergo financial pressure not the outbreak and the post-lockdown economic BUSINESS ENTITIES ed to their age or strength. Further, the were formulated by the Ministry of hearings, Karnataka and UP have conced- only due to loss of donations and subscriptions but also due to the gloom have prompted the States to announce mit- WITHOUT State within its limits of economic capac- Corporate Affairs in its commitment to the ed that no “public emergency” exists to need to protect their staff from the virus. This kind of withdrawal of igating measures in the form of Ordinances and CONSULTING THE ity or development, shall make effective Sustainable Development Goals. The relax the application of the Factories Act. donor support has a mitigating effect on the trust of rural societies. executive directions in the labour and economic sec- WORKERS. provisions to secure the right to work, pub- UNGPs are a means of nudging business- On June 12, Karnataka informed the High Since its inception in 2006, the LWE division of the Ministry of tors. States, in an attempt to kick-start economic FURTHER, THE NEW lic assistance in cases of unemployment, es to contribute towards broader develop- Court that it had withdrawn its notifica- Home Affairs has implemented security-related schemes aimed at capac- activity, have announced a slew of measures to relax LAWS, OR AS SOME disablement and in other cases of unde- ment goals while seeking to maximise tion by which the provisions of the ity-building in the affected States. The stated approach of the Government the application of labour laws such as the Factories CALL THEM served want. In all, Indian labour laws are their profits. These guidelines recognise Factories Act, 1948, governing the work- is to deal with LWE in a holistic manner in the areas of security, devel- Act, 1948 and the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. beneficial pieces of social legislation. that businesses are an integral part of soci- ing hours of staff, were suspended. The State Governments are conscious of the fact REFORMS, IGNORE India’s global commitments: India ety and that they will hold themselves So far, the laws on working hours and opment and ensuring the rights and entitlements of local communi- that the lockdown has resulted in a loss of income ISSUES OF HEALTH has been a member of the International accountable. These guidelines focus on wages had ensured the welfare of labour- ties, improving local governance and public perception management. for businesses and a loss of livelihood for workers. AND SAFETY OF THE Labour Organisation (ILO) since 1919. equity, dignity and well-being, provision ers. The amendments have distorted the Ninety districts in 11 States were up for special attention regarding plan- On May 22, Karnataka, invoking the public emer- WORKERS. THESE ILO’s International Labour Standards of decent work for all employees, engaged balance and exposed workers to exploita- ning, implementation and monitoring of such interventions before the gency provision of the Factories Act, increased the LAWS ARE (ILS) stress on the health and safety of within a business or in its value chain, tion. State Governments will have to pri- pandemic struck. working hours to 10 a day. Uttar Pradesh (UP) made CONTRARY TO workers and human-centred recovery without any discrimination and in a way oritise health and safety during this cri- Now, all Government plans and any new interventions will have the UP Temporary Exemptions from Certain INDIA’S ILO that is sustainable. The Employment and that promotes diversity. The principle sis. Further COVID-19 is a health crisis, to focus on short, medium and long-term implications for implemen- Labour Laws Ordinance, 2020, which suspends the COMMITMENTS. A Decent Work for Peace and Resilience recognises that the well-being of an and the States need to ensure that the tation, together with keeping track of emergence of new, ominous green operation of all labour laws in the State. The only BALANCED Recommendation, which was adopted by employee also includes the welfare of health and the safety of the workers is a shoots of LWE. In the short-term, projects should aim for more agile exceptions to this are that all workers must be paid APPROACH WITH several nations including India, empha- her/his family. The guidelines signify the priority. scheduling and use the power of online and social media options by the minimum wage; maximum hours of work shall sises that crisis responses need to ensure importance of protecting vulnerable and The State Governments should not be 11 and the spread-over should not exceed 12 THE INVOLVEMENT respect for all human rights and the rule marginalised individuals, who were unable be permitted to lower standards at the adjusting to the “new normal.” Many of the returnees are capable of hours in a day. Additionally, labour laws protecting OF THE WORKERS, of law, including respect for fundamental to realise their rights or enjoy opportuni- expense of human labour and consequent- taking up positions with the local authorities by virtue of their experi- children and women will stay. EMPLOYERS AND principles and rights at work. ILS acknowl- ties on account of adverse physical, men- ly trade. Most of the new labour laws ence in jobs held by them in cities. Inputs from the local implement- Madhya Pradesh (MP) promulgated the MP THE GOVERNMENT edges the importance of engaging in tal, social, economic, cultural, political, appear to be an attempt to encourage busi- ing partner should be used to plan, train and put technology to use. Labour Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020, IN LABOUR REFORM processes and mechanisms to ensure geographic or health circumstances, dis- ness entities without consulting the work- For the medium and long-term, it must be noted that piecemeal which has a 1,000-day plan and Gujarat has a 1,200- IS THE ONLY WAY efficient tripartite consultations and reach- ability, caste, ethnicity, religion or ers. Further, the new laws, or as some call plans of States and short-term funding will lead to competition between day plan to revive businesses. MP, Gujarat and other FORWARD ing a consensus on effective solutions. A political/religious belief. Businesses are them reforms, ignore issues of health and players and the various affected States for meagre funds and will cause States have relaxed the application of labour laws, climate of trust can be built through social encouraged to file Business Reports under safety of the workers. These laws are con- further disgruntlement, thereby adding fuel to the extremist propagan- including the Factories Act, 1948, the Contract dialogue and tripartism will be essential these guidelines. Further, the SEBI as part trary to India’s ILO commitments. A bal- da. An immediate comprehensive assessment of local needs and pri- Labour Regulation Act, 1970 and the Industrial to address the COVID-19’s impact. of integrated reporting by listed entities, anced approach with the involvement of orities of communities, followed by channeling resources in a coher- Disputes Act, 1948. These new laws increase the In 2011, the UN Human Rights has mandated top 500 listed companies to the workers, employers and the working hours from 48 a week to 60 and 72, reduce Council endorsed the Guiding Principles file Business Responsibility Reports, which Government in labour reform is the only ent and sustainable plan, is imperative. compliance by factories and permit industries with on Business and Human Rights (UNGP) include a declaration on compliances way forward. The current pandemic has the potential to knock terrorism off the less than 300 workers to declare termination or clo- in recognition of the State’s existing oblig- under the labour laws. Even if laws are tilted to favour busi- top of the threat chart and precipitate heavy investment in countering sure without prior approval. Some of the new laws ations to respect, protect and fulfil human Problems with the new laws: Though nesses, at the cost of worker welfare, it will violent extremism. In the meagre and dwindling resource basket, these suspend the erstwhile mandatory conciliation pro- rights and fundamental freedoms; the a health crisis has triggered the new laws, not help the economy in the long-term. investments will have to be counterbalanced against the defence and cedures before retrenchment. Gujarat has announced requirement of business enterprises to they have ignored health and safety It is now time for the Government and anti-terror capability-building programmes already in place. While this that there will be no overtime wages and only salary respect human rights and the need for issues. Moreover, ILS and UNGPs have employers to engage with the workers and kind of rebalancing is fraught with serious security implications, the in proportion to the existing one shall be paid. Till access to an effective remedy for those who been ignored contrary to the Centre’s com- develop a climate of trust to rebuild the Government has to bite the bullet to stop the Red Corridor from erupt- now, UP, MP, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, are affected by adverse business-related mitments. Taking the case of the Factories economy. ing in discontent. Karnataka, Punjab, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Haryana, human rights impacts or abuse. The Act, 1948 alone, the States of UP, MP and (The writer is Partner, Dua Associates (The writer is an Army veteran) Assam and Goa have temporarily amended their UNGPs have become the authoritative Karnataka have relied on Section 5 to relax and a Supreme Court Advocate) A small Opposition does not mean a weak one FOREIGN EYE The weakening of the Opp in the RS should not be a drawback because it is not the numbers which matter but the effectiveness of the arguments

alone has 86 seats, a vast improvement gether 61 seats were filled with 43 first- So what does it mean politically? almost twice the number, 86. This shows matter but the effectiveness of the from its 2014 tally of just 43 members. timers who had been elected and 12 The ascendancy of the BJP in the House that the saffron party has also achieved arguments in the House. It is the duty Over the next four years till March 2024, members who had sought re-election. of Elders would result in more politi- an impressive surge in the Rajya Sabha. of the Opposition to uphold the tenets over a 100 MPs are retiring and the BJP The BJP won 17, a couple of seats more cal leverage for the party. First of all, it The Opposition has had an upper of democracy and ensure that the is likely to improve its numbers further. than its strength, due to cross-voting. enables the Modi Government to go hand for 39 of the 68 years but this will Government does its job well. Elections will be held, eight each in 2021 The Congress got nine, the Janata Dal ahead with the much-needed reforms change now. Just as the BJP brought There are many important issues and 2023, 77 in 2022 and four in 2024 (United) three, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Bills in both the Houses of back the single party majority in 2014 facing the country right now like the TAKE THE LEAD before the Lok Sabha polls. and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) Parliament. after three decades, this too, will be seen handling of the pandemic, the Chinese No doubt, the Narendra Modi four each, the AIADMK (All India Earlier, the Opposition blocked a as a feather in its cap. skirmishes, the face-off with Nepal, the PREMIER LEAGUE KALYANI SHANKAR Government suffered a setback due to Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) number of measures though in Modi For the Opposition, which is ailing economy and so on. The veter- Gestures such as those the commanding majority of the and the DMK (Dravida Munnetra 2.0, the BJP was able to push through already weak, this would mean a com- ans that are there in the Rajya Sabha hen the Rajya Sabha reassem- Congress-led Opposition in 2014 in the Kazhagam) three each, the Nationalist most of its core agenda, including the plete setback in both the Houses. must take these issues up strongly. Did witnessed on Premier bles for the Monsoon Session, Rajya Sabha. At that time, the Congress Congress Party (NCP), the Rashtriya repeal of Article 370 and the Citizenship Earlier, it had the advantage in the Rajya not a handful of Opposition leaders League grounds have their Wit will be with new equations alone had 68 seats and the total strength Janata Dal (RJD) and the Telangana Amendment Act (CAA). This was Sabha but now there is a danger that the expose the Bofors scandal during the place in raising public owing to the change in the composition of the NDA was 59. For legislations like Rashtra Samithi (TRS) got two each. possible because of a divided Government could flex its muscles Rajiv Gandhi era when he had 415 awareness. But the battle of the House. It will see a shrunken the Triple Talaq, the Land Bill and the Interestingly, the House now has Opposition, which the Modi and take unilateral decisions. members in the Lok Sabha? In fact, the against bias requires more. Opposition and a stronger National Insurance Bill, the Modi Government some heavyweights like former Prime Government took advantage of and also Also the Opposition has a leader- invaluable experience of heavyweights Democratic Alliance (NDA). The BJP had to adopt the Ordinance route after Minister Deve Gowda, former Congress managed to mobilise the support of ship vacuum, is not united and has no like Gowda, Pawar and Manmohan The unique appeal of football is inching towards a majority after this its failure to get them passed in the Rajya Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha some neutral parties like the BJD and joint floor strategy. The fact remains that Singh would come in handy. means its administrators can week’s biennial polls to the Upper Sabha. But the table has turned today. Mallikarjun Kharge and former the TRS. Now, the NDA Government only a vigilant and united Opposition On the whole it is for the play a vital role in changing House. The NDA has crossed the 100 The Opposition is slowly shrinking and Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren. is unlikely to face any challenge in push- can hold the Government accountable. Opposition to be vigilant and for the cultures of bias. Take a knee mark though it may take a while to has a total of 65 seats and the Congress Two other former Chief Ministers, ing through its legislative agenda. The weakening of the Opposition in the Government to avoid unilateral deci- and the lead Premier League. reach the magic number of 123 for a has been reduced to 41 members. Sharad Pawar and Digvijay Singh, have It is sweet revenge for the BJP that Upper House should not be a drawback sions to safeguard democracy. The Guardian majority in the House of 245. The BJP In this week’s biennial polls, alto- returned, too. it has overtaken the Congress, reaching because it is not the numbers which (The writer is a senior journalist) ( editorial) HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | JUNE 24, 2020 money 08 CAPSULE ‘Govt, RBI's policy measures CBIC launches end-to-end paperless documentation for exporters helped reinvigorate economy’ PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI Exporters will now have to pre- The Finance sent only digital copies of The Finance Ministry on Ministry said that shipping bills bearing final let Schneider Electric Tuesday cited "green shoots" of export order and gatepass to recovery in agriculture, manu- a normal monsoon, customs authorities as the infra gets shareholders facturing and services sectors, as has been CBIC has launched paperless nod to hike borrowing and said the prompt policy forecast, should documentation of exports, a measures taken by the govern- move aimed at saving time and NEW DELHI: Schneider ment and Reserve Bank of support the cost of compliance for trade. Electric Infrastructure on India (RBI) have helped rein- In a circular, the Central Tuesday said it has received rebooting of shareholders' nod to raise its vigorate the economy with economy Board of Indirect Taxes and borrowing limit by Rs 100 minimal damage. Customs (CBIC) said in its "Board directs that w.e.f. ued," the CBIC said. The crore to Rs 550 crore. The Stating that agricultural sec- continuing endeavour to pro- June 22, 2020, only the digital launch of paperless documen- company had proposed a tor remains the foundation of mote 'faceless, contactless, copy of the shipping bill bear- tation is a sequel to a similar resolution to hike borrowing the Indian economy, the min- supportive social welfare mea- paperless customs' it has decid- ing the final LEO would be initiative that was begun for limit to Rs 550 crore from Rs istry said that a normal mon- sures will help build on these ed to rely upon digital copies electronically transmitted to imports from April 15, 2020. 450 crore, later last month soon, as has been forecast, 'green shoots'," the ministry of the shipping bill and do the exporter and the present Under this, a secure QR through postal ballot. The should support the rebooting of said. To contain the spread of away with the requirement of practice of printing copies of coded shipping bill would be special resolution as economy. for farmers," the ministry said tective equipment (PPE) with- coronavirus the government taking bulky printouts from the said document for the electronically sent to exporters, embodied in the Postal Ballot "Though the GDP contribu- in a statement. in two months shows the had imposed nationwide lock- the service centre or mainte- exporters and also for main- the CBIC said to all principal Notice on May 15, 2020 has tion of the sector may not be Early green shoots of eco- resilience of the manufacturing down from March 25. From nance of voluminous physical taining a docket in the customs chief commissioners of cus- been passed by the members very large (in relation to indus- nomic revival have also sector. June 1, India has started phased dockets in the custom houses. house would stand discontin- toms and central tax. with requisite majority, the try and services), its growth has emerged in May and June with "The Government and the resumption of services and company said in a regulatory a very positive impact on the real activity indicators like elec- RBI have taken prompt policy businesses. filing. Due to the prevailing large population dependent on tricity and fuel consumption, measures - both short term and Due to timely tracing, treat- lockdown situation because of agriculture. inter and intra-state move- long term - in a calibrated man- ment and reporting, the num- Dehusked “Further, the recent land- ment of goods, retail financial ner to reinvigorate the econo- ber of people recovering from New drugs for paediatrics, coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the cash flows of mark reforms announced in the transactions witnessing pick my at the earliest with minimal the virus is continuously rising coconut MSP the company are affected sector will go a long way in up, it said, adding India becom- damage.... The commitment and the active cases, as on date, significantly and thus, in order building efficient value chains ing the world's second largest of the Government towards are 41 per cent of the total cases dermatology on the anvil hiked by 5.2% to conduct its business and ensuring better returns manufacturer of personal pro- both structural reforms and in the country. n n operations smoothly and meet PNS HYDERABAD intended to be used in the PNS NEW DELHI its working capital treatment of Cutaneous T Cell requirements, the company Dr Reddys Laboratories has Lymphoma while DFD-29 is The centre on Wednesday intends to raise the additional No interim stay on RBI order CLE: Exporters said it is working on four new aimed at Papulopustular announced 5.02 per cent funds through borrowings, the products which are in the rosacea, it said. increase in the MSP of company had said earlier. focusing on final stage besides some early "Approval-enabling study matured dehusked coconut to stage drugs. is on. Submission of a biolog- Rs 2,700 per quintal for the cancelling co-op bank's license The products' segment ics licencee 2020 season in a bid to pro- execution of focuses on application to tect the interest of small n PNS MUMBAI Utagi stated he filed the petition on behalf of research and the US FDA is farmers. orders on time development, planned in The MSP of dehusked The Bombay High Court has the 500 share-holders, account-holders, PNS n NEW DELHI and commercial- 2021," the coconut was Rs 2,571 per refused to grant an interim depositors, employees and stakeholders isation of different drug-maker quintal during the last season. stay on operation of the order After getting severally affect- formulations. said in case "The hike in the MSP for passed by the Reserve Bank of ed by the coronavirus- The new com- of E7777. mature dehusked coconut India cancelling the license of license of the cooperative bank. He also alleged that the RBI induced lockdown, leather pounds are in the "As of facilitates procurement of Honda starts the CKP Co-op Bank and Utagi stated he had filed the overlooked the interests of the exporters have started focus- therapeutic areas March 31, fresh coconut thereby ensur- production of 5th observed that there was no petition on behalf of the bank's depositors and other ing on ensuring completion of paediatrics, der- 2020, we ing that the benefit of MSP fundamental error in the 500 share-holders, stake-holders. of production schedule and matology, haema- have had reaches the millions of small- gen City in Noida decision. In an order account-holders, "The RBI has the power of execution of export orders on tology-oncology, four late- holder coconut farmers," NEW DELHI: Honda Cars India passed in the last depositors, superintendence over the Banks time, CLE on Tuesday said. it said. stage projects at various Agriculture Minister said. Ltd (HCIL) on Tuesday said week, a bench of employees and in the country in the interest of CLE Chairman Aqeel DFD-11 in paediatrics area stages of development ranging Even though MSP for the company has started Justices Nitin Jamdar other stake-hold- the banking policy. Various Ahmed Panaruna said is intended for treatment of from products that have com- milling copra is Rs 9,960 per production of its upcoming and S P Tavade noted ers of the CKP powers are available to the RBI leather, leather products and head lice in patients six pleted Phase-2 clinical trials to quintal for 2020 crop season, 5th generation Honda City the RBI had taken the Co-op bank. under the Banking Regulations footwear segments have suf- months of age or older. PPC- products that are undergoing declaration of higher MSP for model that will be launched decision with an objec- He stated the RBI Act," the HC said. fered huge export losses to 06 in dermatologyis for the investigation for US FDA dehusked coconut ensures next month. The car is being tive of protecting the order was an attempt "The financial position of the tune of USD 1 billion, on treatment of plaque psoriasis approval," the city-based drug- immediate cash to the small manufactured at the interests of depositors and to cover up failures of the the bank (CKP) deteriorated account of the COVID-19. in patients 18 years of age. maker said in a regulatory farmers, who are unable to company's Greater Noida plant other stake-holders. The court members of the Board of from time to time. The RBI The exports declined from Compound E7777 is filing. hold the product, he said. in Uttar Pradesh, where it had was hearing a petition filed by Administrators who were nom- found that the affairs of the bank USD 5.69 billion in 2018-19 resumed manufacturing Thane resident Vishwas Utagi inated by the state government were conducted detrimental to to USD 5.08 billion in 2019- operations from mid-June challenging the April 24, 2020 to run the cooperative bank the interest of the depositors and 20, registering a dip of 10.73 following all government order of the RBI cancelling the from May 2012. public," it stated. per cent. regulations and company's Over 100 private, NPO entities join safety protocols for COVID-19 prevention, HCIL said in a statement. "The aspirational hands to launch tele-health network sedan comes with a rich Sebi relaxes rules for firms with stressed assets legacy of over 22 years across PNS n NEW DELHI coordination with the Medical four generations and has been PNS n NEW DELHI Sitharaman also tweeted: “In Council, public health organ- synonymous with Honda Mew framework is order to help stressed firms More than 100 private and isations and the private sector brand in India," HCIL Senior To ease fundraising for compa- aimed at helping raise capital while also protect- not-for-profit entities have to expand quality healthcare Vice-President and Director nies with stressed assets, mar- stressed firms ing shareholders' interests, Sebi come together to launch a access to the masses, he added. Rajesh Goel said. ket regulator Sebi on Tuesday has relaxed the pricing telemedicine platform 'Swasth' Swasth facilitates remote decided to relax pricing frame- raise capital methodology for preferential to help fight the COVID-19 interaction between registered work under the preferential through timely issues by listed companies hav- pandemic in the country. medical practitioners and route and exempted allottees of financial ing stressed assets and has "The mobile app-based ser- patients through multiple preferential issues from open exempted allottees of preferen- vice leverages India's technol- modes of video and telephony. offer obligations in such cases intervention tial issues from open offer ogy prowess to deliver equal It deploys AI based triaging to with immediate effect. obligations”. and affordable healthcare to 1.3 determine the care required, Typically, listed companies cial results and default in ser- Consequently, Securities and The new framework is billion people, cutting across healthcare to bring quick relief the statement said. having "stressed assets" expe- vicing debts also aggravate the Exchange Board of India (Sebi) aimed at helping stressed com- geographical and income during the crisis," Swasth Swasth will also provide rience progressive fall in their fall. Such firms face certain dif- has eased the pricing method- panies raise capital through divides," Swasth said in a state- Governing Council member services like home quarantine DB Corp Q4 share price. Further, the disclo- ficulties in raising capital ology of preferential issues by timely financial intervention at ment. "Swasth has brought Kris Gopalakrishnan said. assistance, diagnostics, phar- profit down 56 pc sures that are made by stressed through the conventional such firm. The Office of the same time protecting the together the best of resources It will work to further pub- macies, hospital bed discovery to Rs 24 crore companies such as their finan- means. Finance Minister Nirmala interest of shareholders. in the country to provide free lic health goals and work in and booking assistance. NEW DELHI: Media house DB Corp on Tuesday reported 55.83 per cent decline in consolidated net profit at Rs Cargill makes foray into Farm trade may rebound in second half: Fitch 24.05 crore for March quarter n 2019-20 due to the impact of PNS NEW DELHI Stating that the farm "We forecast trade to COVID-19. The company had rebound strongly in H2 (sec- posted a profit of Rs 54.45 chocolate business in India The country's farm trade, trade was disrupted, ond half) of 2020, but total crore in January-March a year PNS n NEW DELHI tured finance. "Consumer in western India, to launch its which was disrupted during Fitch Solutions said trade volumes over 2020 will be ago, DB Corp said in a demand for chocolate products first chocolate manufacturing the COVID-19 lockdown due both exports and in line or below 2019 levels due regulatory filing. Revenue US-based food major Cargill continues to grow steadily in operation in Asia," Cargill said to logistic issues in March- to the scale of the decline from operations was down on Tuesday announced foray in a statement. June, is expected to rebound in imports collapsed over recorded in H1 (first half) of 17.30 per cent to Rs 486.65 into the chocolate business in The facility is expected to the second half of the calendar March-June 2020," it said. crore during the quarter under India and said it has tied up begin operating in mid-2021 year 2020, said analytics firm This will be the case for review as against Rs 588.52 with a local manufacturer in and will initially produce Fitch Solutions in its latest palm oil imports that have crore in the year-ago period. the western region to produce 10,000 tonnes of chocolate report. in phases from June 8 despite operations," it said. been almost 40 per cent lower "The nationwide lockdown led 10,000 tonnes annually. compounds, it added. The central government a continued surge in domestic Stating that the farm trade year-on-year over January- by the outbreak of COVID-19, Cargill started operations The chocolate market in imposed a strict nationwide COVID-19 infections, in order was greatly disrupted during April. "We expect demand to caused an immediate in India in 1987. It has busi- India is growing 13-14 per cent lockdown from March 25 to to protect livelihoods. We note the lockdown due to logistic recover strongly in H2 of 2020 disruption to businesses, nesses in refined oils, food the Asian market. To help the annually, fastest in the world, April 30, and then a partial that some states will remain in issues, Fitch Solutions said (due to low stocks and low impacting revenues towards ingredients, grain and oilseeds, food industry meet this grow- Cargill said, justifying the rea- lockdown in May to prevent lockdown beyond May, which both exports (rice, sugar) and prices), but total imports over the end of Q4FY20 and cotton, animal nutrition, bio- ing demand, Cargill is partner- son behind its entry into this the spread of coronavirus. will continue to disrupt the imports (palm oil) collapsed the year are likely to be lower continuing in Q1FY21. industrial and trade struc- ing with a local manufacturer segment. "These measures were eased economy and agribusiness over March-June. than in 2019," it added. Kia, Hyundai, LG Chem partners to Jewellers expect dull biz in FY21 amid Covid PNS n KOLKATA Dey said the retail sales are According to him, overall identify EV startups for investment down at present, and if it con- gems and jewellery exports in The gems and jewellery sector tinues for the next few months, April and May declined by PNS n NEW DELHI is not hopeful of witnessing a many small retailers will have 82.31 per cent over the corre- Applicants that significant rebound in business no alternative but to down their sponding months of the last South Korean automakers pass the first during the current fiscal amid shutters. year due to the lockdown Hyundai Motor Company and review on the COVID-19 outbreak and Speaking about the exten- imposed to contain the Kia Motors Corporation, along the geopolitical tension across sion of tariff benefits by China COVID-19 outbreak. with LG Chem on Tuesday business feasibility the world, industry sources to Bangladesh, Shah said they Exports of CPD during April announced a global competi- and technology said on Tuesday. will have to examine the future and May this year witnessed a tion to identify up to 10 elec- will go through The fierce clash between impact of the move. 77.42 per cent fall over the tric vehicle and battery startups troops of India and China in China has announced tariff same period of 2019, he said. for potential investment and virtual interviews eastern Ladakh that left 20 exemption for 97 per cent of "China alone accounts for collaboration. hand-in-hand with Hyundai, in October Indian Army personnel dead, Bangladeshi products effec- about 15 per cent of finished New Energy Nexus, the Kia, and LG Chem, to devel- and the extension of tariff tive from July 1. Indian diamond market, and international startup support op proof-of-concept projects exemption to Bangladeshi Colin Shah said. "They are not bullish about Shah said China and Hong so far there has been no impact organisation, will manage and while leveraging the sponsors' unique business models. products by China may invite Jewellers are keeping their their businesses this fiscal and Kong account for one-third of due to the border tiff. If it wors- facilitate the competition -- 'EV technical expertise, resources Through the EVBC, the three fresh troubles for jewellery finger crossed for the upcom- do not foresee a spurt in discre- the gems and jewellery exports ens, the pain for the sector & Battery Challenge (EVBC)' and laboratories, they added. sponsors aim to identify and exporters, they said. ing festive season in the wake tionary spending by customers from India. could increase," Shah said. -- the companies said in a joint "The global competition secure core technology capa- "It would take a year to of the coronavirus outbreak, in the current situation. The total gems and jew- The industry will recover statement. offers startups the opportuni- bilities that will bring more revive the sector," Gem and Swarna Shilpa Bachao Jewellers are hoping for an ellery exports during 2019-20 fast with an improvement in The chosen startups will ty to showcase their respective value to their customers," the Jewellery Export Promotion Committee secretary Bablu uptick in sales during the dipped by 8.91 per cent to Rs credit availability and ease of have the opportunity to work innovative technologies and statement said. Council (GJEPC) chairman Dey said. upcoming festivals," he said. 2,51,096 crore. doing business, he added. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Wednesday June 24, 2020 Fear of the unknown in SCHOOLS or school-going uneasiness amongst parents they must enroll my child post children, technolo- on whether to send their chil- Coronavirus. I am connecting As the number gy has become an dren to school or not. Earlier, with my students online, they essential part of everybody wondered if are doing fairly well along of Coronavirus F their lives now. schools would reopen anytime with a few technical glitches. Perhaps it has soon, but situations have only They are slowly getting used cases has been improved the learning meth- been getting worse. Due to a to digitisation. Parents are their play ods of students and made growing spike in COVID-19 seeking assurances from the stu- with teachers’ jobs easier. Gone are cases across the country, par- board’s faculty to know how dents the going up with the days when classroom ents are hesitant about send- are they going to maintain virtually. lives of training was restricted to text- ing their wards to school. safety in a contained environ- The relationship between a our chil- each passing book learning. Digital educa- Urging to open the parliament ment of school infrastructure. teacher and a student is the dren.” tion amidst coronavirus is before, lakhs of parents Technology has pervaded us key to a successful educational The transition of day, parents and making its way! But, is it the adamantly sent a message from all sides and looks like path at present. Sheela meandering with end of the classroom? A panel signing petitions to not it’s for the good,” says Simmi Rajendra, an educationist technology to com- teachers are in a of esteemed educators tells reopen schools anytime soon Kalsi, a teaching professional from Padma Sheshadri Bal believe a pletely shifting to about the phenomenal change saying their children are not from DAV school. Bhavan is keeping the safety shutdown of online classes for their dilemma schools are going to witness the country’s testing kits. With the rapid penetration of students her utmost priori- schools should kids hasn’t been easy for post-Unlock and what kind of “There are children ranging of the internet, the web is ty including new seating not be of grave parents too. Almost whether to disruption the higher sec- from pre-school to children gaining popularity as a pre- arrangements, staggered class- concern in com- overnight they had ondary students may face in appearing for boards. Some ferred medium for learning. es, different canteens and feels parison with stu- to master online homeschool the coming days. parents are wondering what All are adapting to new plat- children will see a new social- dents and the education plat- There’s a growing sense of profession to choose to where forms and trying to reach ly distant schooling life. “I staff’s safety. We forms for their their kids or take have an earth- kids for a smooth shattering dis- continuity. After a the risk of ruption going long thought THERE’S A on, so post- process, mother to a 3 ½- GROWING SENSE OF Unlock, certain spaces in The category of the rural pop- year-old son, Chhaya Pandey trusting the schools should be revamped ulation has the desire to send is not wanting to send her UNEASINESS for safety measures. Opinions their children to school as ward off to school amidst this school's of the medical fraternity, they don’t have access to outbreak as she is really wor- AMONGST boards, education minister, online education and their ried about his safety protocols. promise of PARENTS ON parents, and school faculty kids are missing out on mid- Suggesting that it won’t be The should all be taken into con- day meals. Then we have applicable for a child to always safety. WHETHER TO SEND sideration before reopening of nuclear families in which both have his or her mask on, it THEIR CHILDREN TO schools,” adds Sheela. the guiding forces are may also cause breathing diffi- Pioneer's Alka Kapur, Principal from employed and there’s nobody culties and the professor will SCHOOL OR NOT. Modern Public School and a to look after the child, so there not be able to give his/her SHIKHA EARLIER, EVERY- proud recipient of the are different problems arising attention to every child. Mahatma Gandhi Samman which need to be systemati- “Virtual schooling has come DUGGAL talks BODY WONDERED Award at House of Lords, cally addressed from all states. like a blessing in disguise IF SCHOOLS WOULD showing another wholesome Having said that, not all although my younger one to parents and perspective towards schooling schools will be able to fulfill fully depends upon teacher- REOPEN ANYTIME in 2020 says, “We’re aware that parent’s assurances as diverse student engagement and how teachers in the parents are reluctant but schools come with different the activities are planned so SOON, BUT there’s another section of par- pocket sizes too. We have it's a well-thought about SITUATIONS HAVE ents who cannot be a part of many government schools process and takes a lot of city on surveys and let their voices be turning into isolation centers, planning. If the situation gets ONLY BEEN heard as they belong to the so it may seem difficult for out of hand I would move to what's next GETTING WORSE. rural areas of our country. them also to reopen now and homeschooling my kid as I Their opinions matter too. we as primary faculty cannot don’t want to risk his life.”

Do you remember Swapna from Ashta ‘People from Telugu states Chamma? Well, how can one forget Swapna who has impressed one and all in the Telugu states! are beautiful and talented' From Ashta Chamma to now Atharintlo Akka eople still entered the industry. None I'm almost a Telugu Chellelu, Chaithra Rai call me from my family were into girl now... ‘Swapna'... acting or theatre. It all hap- I’m a Mangalorean by has become the girl-next- P It’s been 10 pened accidentally. I was birth. Initially, when I came years since I got pursuing my hotel manage- to the Telugu industry, I door. She says people into acting and ment course in couldn’t understand a word. about 7 years since I made Chikmagalur after my I wanted to go back. In fact, here still call her Swapna my debut in the Telugu Intermediate. During the I once asked my mom to industry. I was shooting for course, we were sent to convince the producers and because of the impact the a Kannada serial when one Bengaluru for a few days get me out of the serial of the producers from Maa for training purposes. because of the difficulty I character left on the TV took my footage secret- While I was being trained had in learning the lan- ly and showed it to the at one of the popular chains guage. Later, I took it as a audience. Chaithra directors here. I later of hotels, one of the pro- challenge and learnt the received a call from the ducers from the Kannada language quickly. I would speaks to K RAMYA makers of Ashta Chamma, industry took my pho- do my homework before my debut serial in Telugu. tographs discretely and later shoots. I would take my SREE about her journey Initially, I played a negative approached my boss to scene papers a night before role in the serial, later I know my details. My boss and find out the meaning of to acting, support from played a completely positive gave him my contact and the script and learned the one. I’m so happy I got to they contacted me for an language. Now, I read my family, learning Telugu showcase two shades in one audition for a serial. It all own script in Telugu, and serial and that serial gave happened that way. people are shocked to see language, and more... me immense fame that peo- Parents, in-laws are me talk like a Telugu girl. ple still call me ‘Swapna’, the my support system.... I’m almost a Telugu girl name of the character I now. played. I was shocked when I got The love of Telugu were requesting to come first serial. From Hotel my first call from the pro- audience... back once I was fine. They Telugu artists should Management to ducers. I spoke to my par- were very happy to know come together... acting.... ents about the call and act- Since I played a negative that I was back with ing and thankfully, my fam- role in my first serial, not Atharintlo Akka Chellelu What the Telugu artists I was about 17 or 18 ily was fully supportive. I’m many recognised me. serial in Zee Telugu. here feel and say about hir- years old when I here because of my family. I People here hated me ini- Happy working ing cast from other states is got married three years ago tially because of my role with TV... totally justified. People and my husband works in (laughs). But once I started from Telugu states are very Qatar. There was a point playing a positive role, I I have done a movie in beautiful and are very tal- where I wanted to quit cannot forget the love and Kannada, a remake of ented. I want people to acting after my marriage, support the Telugu audi- Telugu film Swamy Ra Ra. come out and explore their but it was my in-laws and ence showered on me. They But I’m happy with the talent. When we asked the husband who convinced have been very supportive. small screen. I’m happy producers here about not out of the me to continue acting. To date, I still receive mes- here and I want to continue hiring cast from Telugu They said, ‘don’t lose sages from my fans appreci- on the small screen itself. I cast, they give us reasons opportunities that are at ating my role as ‘Swapna’. want to play the character like Telugu people have your doorstep’. Even my Sometime back, I met with Ramya Krishna Garu restrictions from home, BOX in-laws have been an accident and took a played in Padayappa and etc. So if all artists come encouraging me and my break from acting. I Queen. People here would together and fight for it, work. received a lot of messages compare me with then they can achieve online were people here Soundarya garu during my what they want. 10

Hyderabad Wednesday June 24 2020 what’s brewing? Nicholas Hoult not Delhi Crime, Mardaani 2 interested in nude most riskiest scenes anymore ctor Nicholas few intimacy co-ordinators position to be put in. web searches Hoult does not who would come along and “Not that they were bad want to shoot help out with that, which is a experiences or anything... It A nude scenes any- great thing. This is the first comes much more from, ‘Just in India: Report more. job I’ve had that on and it’s a get this done as quickly as In an interview very positive change in the possible so I can be comfort- hose who searched for Netflix series with GQ Hype magazine, industry. It’s almost like hav- able again and carry on with Delhi Crime or the movie Mardaani 2 Nichlos, who stripped on ing a stunt co-ordinator.” the part of acting I like.’ A lot that is available on Amazon Prime camera for the first time “They make sure everyone of acting is pretty terrifying.” Video in an attempt to watch those when he was just 17 in the is comfortable in terms of T free online were at the greatest hack- TV show Skins, spoke about what’s happening and agree- ing risk, a new report revealed on an awkward encounter with a ments of what can happen, Tuesday. 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I’d like to stop having done it for a long time at that ‘TRANSFORMATION Mardaani 2 took the top place in their to get naked at work.” point, but it’s also a weird respective categories as identified by According to Nicholas, hir- McAfee’s Web Advisor platform. ing an intimacy co-ordinator SERIES 2020' Among the TV series, apart from Delhi on projects helps a lot. Crime, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Panchayat, Sharing his experience of elebrity fitness advocate prioritize and make the right choices,” Akoori, Fauda, Ghoul, Mindhunter, Narcos, working on the comedy Milind Soman has turned he informs. “Then we also talk about Devlok and Lost made the list (highest drama series, The Great, host for the upcoming E- nutrition, we talk about lifestyle. And threat to the lowest) when searched online Nicholas said, “We had a C talk titled “Transformation of course we talked about how we’re for free consumption. Series 2020” — an interac- going to adapt to what is being called “The lockdown induced surge in online tive platform for real-time ‘The New Normal’.” entertainment traffic has brewed the perfect conversations between speakers from The sessions will have acclaimed storm for cybercriminals. They are following all over the world and participants global panelists like Lisa Tamati from and targeting consumers’ obsession with focusing on topics around physical New Zealand, an internationally accessing content — particularly for free,” fitness, immunity, mental wellness, renowned ultra-endurance athlete said Venkat Krishnapur, vice-president of relationships, nutrition and lifestyle. with 25 years of experience running engineering and managing director, McAfee The four-part E-talk series will be the toughest endurance events in the India. spread across three months with fort- world, Rashesh Shah, Chairman and The hackers entice users to visit potential- nightly sessions. Each session will CEO — Edelweiss Group and ly malicious websites, designed to install witness off-the-beaten track speakers Shyamal Vallabhjee, Sports Scientist, malware or steal passwords and personal sharing unconventional life-hacks on Psychologist and Performance Coach information. how one can adapt to new situations to name a few. Among the top 10 movies who the top 10 in a practical manner. “The exciting thing I think is of web risk list were Mardaani 2, Zootopia, “I’m very excited to be hosting this course, there are speakers from across Jawaani Jaaneman, Chapaak, Love Aaj Kal, webinar ‘Transformation Series 2020’ the world, very, very highly accom- Inception, Bahubali, Rajnigandha, Gully Boy which is going to be across the next plished individuals who have faced and Bala. two months with the first session on really big challenges in their lives and According to the research, the viewership the 30th of June. And this is an issue they have really come through very, of regional language content is growing, and initiative, which is collaborated very strongly. We’re going to explore the rise in consumption of vernacular TV between Idence BDS and my compa- their experiences, their lifestyle choic- shows in metros and semi-urban India is an ny Speaking Minds, which is a talent es and see how making those same apt reflection of this, putting those who management company for motiva- lifestyle choices or learning from search for such content to watch free online tional speakers from across the them is going to help us to create our at risk. world,” Soman tells IANSlife. own adaptation,” says Soman. “Refrain from using illegal streaming sites. The series aims to educate, inform When it comes to health and fitness Many illegal streaming sites are riddled with and empower people by addressing for Soman at home during the lock- malware disguised as pirated video files. 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Hyderabad Wednesday June 24 2020 tollywood I've become a better Puri's Jana Gana Mana person after playing back in the news t has been more than five years since leading director Puri I Jagannadh first spoke about Jana Gana Ramakrishna: Naveen Mana, his passion pro- ject. While his efforts to direct it with Mahesh Babu initially failed, surfaced reports later that he was in talks with victory Impressed with Venkatesh and even Yash to headline it. However, they too the story and his didn’t materialise. But the direc- tor hasn’t lost hope. “Jana Gana character arc, Mana is my dream project and it will be a pan-India affair. I will Naveen wasn’t surely make it very soon,” he told a Telugu news channel recently. expecting any The film is believed to be a strong take on corruption, mur- pay check for ders and rape cases in the society and if sources are anything to go the project, by, Puri is only keen on an A-lis- ter to drive home the message it bearing in mind carries. Right now though, the director the team, is waiting for an appropriate time to resume shooting on his next with Vijay Deverakonda. An including the emotional action-drama being shot in Hindi and Telugu simul- producer, was taneously, the film is a joint pro- duction venture between Karan new, finds Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Puri and Charmee Kaur. It co-stars NAGARAJ Ananya Panday, Ramya Krishna, Ronit Roy, Ali, Vishu Reddy and GOUD Getup Sreenu.

THE FILM IS BELIEVED hen Naveen told them to give me what they Naveen shares. was conceived for web medi- TO. BE A STRONG TAKE Chandra first heard feel like and that I will not ask Naturally, it was a tough role um from its inception. Naveen, the story of them again. I’ve got a fraction to pull off. “To play the charac- a formidable name in the ON CORRUPTION, W Bhanumathi of what I usually get from ter charmingly turned out to industry right now, never had MURDERS AND RAPE Ramakrishna from other films for Bhanumathi be a difficult task. The charac- any apprehensions of headlin- friend Srikanth Ramakrishna. But then it was- ter’s prerequisite was that he ing a film, which would bypass CASES IN THE SOCIETY. Nagothi over a cup of ice n’t ever my reason to have should be liked by everyone cinema halls for a direct-to- lemon tea sometime back in signed it,” the actor declares. the moment they see him. I’ve web release. “As long as the PURI IS ONLY KEEN ON 2018, he was blown away. Till Ramakrishna was a role the sat with Srikanth for three story is effectively told, I AN A-LISTER TO DRIVE then, Srikanth, who is making actor hitherto played in his works before the cameras believe it will work on any his debut as a director with the career so far and it made it rolled and understood platform. In fact, in the second HOME THE MESSAGE IT film, envisaged his lead actor more challenging. “Every Ramakrishna’s back-story. I’ve half of 2018 when we started CARRIES as someone who had a group has a good guy called got some references but still the project, OTT was not at its paunch, bald head and fairly Ramakrishna, who is punctual, there was some lacuna. On the peak here. The film’s story dark-skinned. Naveen imme- day we went to shoot, the team aside, seeing the enthusiasm of diately told the director that he was convinced that I’d play it the team first-hand, I wasn’t would want to associate with Before the shoot, as a with effortless ease whereas I concerned about where it will it. “Srikanth was in for a shock was a tad nervous. But just release, as I was sure it will get with my response. He took part of his prep, the before the first shot, Srikanth its due,” the actor states. three days, to speak to his actor tried greeting came to me and applied He is open to exploring the team and later got back to me, Kumkum on my forehead. It digital platform as an actor. saying he was ready. He, how- everyone with a smile was at that point I discovered “I’ve got some challenging Lavanya's kind gesture ever, had to tweak the physical during his visits to Ramakrishna,” the actor exults, OTT offers in the recent attributes of the character to adding that before the shoot, past but discussing n collabora- duo have been bringing helping the tailors and stop wearing masks just an extent after my entry into supermarkets and gym as a part of his prep, he tried them at this junc- tion with out face masks at Redtri, masters. We sent them because unlock 1.0 is in the film,” Naveen recalls in an respects others and enquires greeting everyone with a smile ture is not appro- Hyderabad- a non-profit firm that is on paid leave due to process. “You might be exclusive conversation with us. about their well-being. Over during his visits to supermar- priate. My solo I based designer extending a helping lockdown but sitting at bored of corona, but A slice-of-life drama pep- here, Ramakrishna is born and kets and his gym. “As I started theatrical releases Anitha Reddy, hand by offering masks home turned out to be corona isn’t,” she noted. pered with a dash of old-school brought up in Tenali and his behaving like Ramakrishna in haven’t been suc- Lavanya to as many people as difficult for them, so we Work-wise, Lavanya romance, Bhanumathi world revolves around his par- real life, it changed me as a cessful and I don’t Tripathi has been devel- possible. asked them to stitch will be next seen in A1 Ramakrishna narrates the story ents, his friends and a small- person. I’ve become a good blame anyone for oping masks since this The actress said in a masks. The idea was to Express opposite of titular characters (played by time BPO. He later gets deput- person. I was not a bad person it. At least on OTT, March. With masks statement on Tuesday, help them and others as Sundeep Kishan. She is Naveen and Salony Luthra), ed to Hyderabad, where he to begin with but when things I want to make it becoming a way of “We are making masks well. It’s a non-profitable also a part of GA2 both of who are in their 30s yet reports to Bhanumathi (Salony don’t go according to plan, I count as a solo hero life ever since the for people to buy and venture.” Pictures Chavu Kaburu single for different reasons. So Luthra) who is nursing a would lose my temper and and I strongly believe outbreak of also donating them to The actress has also Challaga with impressed with the story and break-up and doesn’t believe in wouldn’t care about the person that Bhanumathi Covid-19, the different sectors, thereby advised people not to Karthikeya. his character arc, Naveen was- men any longer. He doesn’t fit next to me. Ramakrishna Ramakrishna will be a n’t expecting any pay check for the metro lifestyle and his helped me to become better first step in that direc- the project, bearing in mind English is poor. Even if some- and treat everyone cordially. I tion. I'm certain that a the team, including the pro- one bullies him, he would say, always had a Ramakrishna in decade from now, the ducer, was new. "After I agreed ‘They are happy, right? Leave me but it wasn’t until I played film will continue to to come on board, the team it’. The goodness he spreads this role, did I discover him have its charming was worried about how they helps people around him for- inside me.” appeal intact,” he would pay my remuneration. I get their worries for a while,” Bhanumathi Ramakrishna signs off. Shruti ticks boxes on her ‘weirdo checklist' ctress Shruti Haasan made a “weirdo checklist” and has ticked off all the boxes. A In a new post on social media, Shruti has shared a photograph where she turns up in a black ensem- ble and red lipstick. “WEIRDO CHECKLIST Midnight make up experi- Sam begins 48 ments (tick mark emoji) random red goth palette Access(tick mark emoji) insomnia (tick mark emoji) share on socials for days of Isha Kriya no real reason (tick mark emoji) chocolate crav- amantha Akkineni, cope .. and is meant to empower ings (tick mark emoji) who is a fitness freak, us to live life to our fullest #mustbetheeclipse has now taken to potential .. link in bio .. it is a #capricorn #blameiton- meditation for mental free guided meditation.. I wish theplanets,” she wrote. S piece. Posting a couple you peace. (Sic),” the actress Recently, Shruti shared of pictures on her wrote on her Instagram page, that she is missing per- Instagram page on Tuesday which has more than 10 million forming on stage. where she could be seen meditat- followers. Amid lockdown, ing, the petite actress informed The actress, who is confined Shruti has been cooking, that she has embarked on the to her home ever since the lock- cleaning and spending journey of Isha Kriya and urged down was first announced earlier time with her pet cat, her followers to join her. “Today this March, has Vignesh Sivan’s going by her social media i begin my 48 days of the Isha next and Ashwin Saravanan’s posts. kriya journey.. I invite you to next in her kitty. Her immediate She will next be seen join me ... Isha kriya brings release would be The Family in Telugu movie Krack health , prosperity and well- Man 2, which marks her Hindi and Laabam, a Tamil being . It is a powerful tool to as well as digital debut. film. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | JUNE 24, 2020 12 Mumbai US consulate to Decoded: Why women Covid shrinks Mumbai's Giant tortoise Diego, a Most help feed ‘Dabbawalas' keep their BP down? famed Ganesh idols hero to his species, is home In an unique initiative, the US Consulate in Mumbai will ow you know why your wife keeps her blood pressure or the first time in over four decades since the trend of iego the giant Galapagos tortoise whose tireless efforts are Read Acollaborate with celebrity Chef Vikas Khanna's #FeedIndia to Ndown even when you keep on sulking during a quarrel at Fgigantic Ganesh idols started, this year, 99 per cent of Dcredited with almost single-handedly saving his once- NEWS serve foodstuffs and other help to the city's world-famous tribe of home. According to an interesting research, females have an Mumbai's top public Ganeshotsav organisers have decided to threatened species, was put out to pasture on his native island 'Dabbawalas' and television industry workers, an official said here innate ability to increase levels of anti-inflammatory T cells to reduce the side of the idols, top office-bearers said on Tuesday. after decades of breeding in captivity, Ecuador's environment on Tuesday. The US Consul-General in Mumbai David J. Ranz will keep their blood pressure down. Called Tregs, the cells are From the dizzying heights of 22-feet or 15-feet idols, this year all minister said. Diego was shipped out from the Galapagos National help in handing over food and other support items to around known to help protect us from an excessive immune response, the idols in public marquees would be of a manageable average Park's breeding program on Santa Cruz to remote and 2,000 Dabbawalas and 3,000 television industry workers through and are naturally associated with lower blood pressures and height of 3-4 feet tall only. This would be in tune with Chief uninhabited Espanola."We are closing an important chapter" in the the CINTAA. The total food donations would be around 100,000 kg less organ damage. Females, at least before menopause, tend Minister Uddhav Thackeray's request last week to the management of the park, said the minister Paulo Proano on at a special function to be held at Hotel Hyatt Regency on Friday to have lower blood pressures than males. Ganeshotsav organisers to celebrate the forthcoming 10-day Twitter, adding that 25 tortoises including the prolific Diego, "are (June 26). Besides Dabbawalas, CINTAA office-bearers will attend "We think, based on studies in this and other models, that the long festival -- starting from Aug. 22 -- with simplicity and going back home after decades of reproducing in captivity and the event organized by Maximus Collabs, who has been associated ability of the female to maintain or upregulate those T focusing on public service in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. "So saving their species from extinction." Before being taken back by with Chef Khanna for major initiatives under the #FeedIndia regulatory cells is critical to their ability to maintain a lower far, barring the Lalabaugcha Raja and another boat to Espanola, the 100-year-old Diego and the other tortoises campaign. "I am pressure," said Dr. Jennifer C. Sullivan, professor in the organizer, all the other mega-mandals have had to undergo a quarantine period to avoid them carrying seeds proud to be part Department of Physiology at the adhered to the wishes of CM Uddhav from plants that are not native to the island.Diego weighs about of such a Medical College of Georgia at Thackeray by agreeing to reduce the 80 kilograms is nearly 90 centimeters long and 1.5 meters tall, if wonderful Augusta University.In the face height of their respective idols to he really stretches his legs and neck. Diego's contribution to the campaign which of a multipronged front to around 3-feet," BrihanMumbai program on Santa has brought food drive blood pressure up, Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Samanvay Cruz Island was and other basic including a high-salt diet, Samiti President Naresh particularly supplies to so females are better able to Dahibhavkar said. noteworthy, with many people keep their pressure down One such organizer, Lalbaug park rangers during this tough time. Chef Khanna's initiative is providing vital by increasing levels of a T Sarvajanik Utsav Mandal Ganesh believing him support to thousands of families in need," remarked Ranz. cell that selectively dials Gully Mumbaicha Raja, which responsible for being Chef Khanna said he launched the initiative two months ago but back inflammation. The cell's normally installs a towering 22- the patriarch of at with the help of the US Consulate, hopes to reach out to more levels are known to increase feet tall idol has decided to least 40 percent of people and lauded Ranz for his support to help the Dabbawalas to help maintain a healthy reduce it by almost 6 times -- to the 2,000-tortoise and the TV industry staff in these critical times. pregnancy. just around 4 feet this year. population.

ed in Belgrade. The statement said Djokovic was showing no Murray hopes to play symptoms. Djoker tests corona positive Despite the positive test, US & French Open Djokovic defended the exhibi- tion series. LONDON: Andy Murray is hop- French Open starting on 27 World No 1 becomes fourth player after Dimitrov, Coric & Troicki to contract virus after taking part in his exhibition series “It was all born with a ing of making a return to September. AP n BELGRADE cized for organizing the tourna- and partying in night clubs and philanthropic idea, to direct Grand Slam tennis at both the And Murray is happy to ment and bringing in players restaurants after the matches. all raised funds towards peo- US and French Open later this return to New York for his first ovak Djokovic tested pos- from other countries amid the “Everything we did in the ple in need and it warmed my year. Grand Slam since the 2019 Nitive for the coronavirus on coronavirus pandemic. past month, we did with a heart to see how everybody The three-time Grand Australian Open, even if it Tuesday after taking part in a Viktor Troicki said on pure heart and sincere inten- strongly responded to this,” Slam champion has been out means limiting the number of tennis exhibition series he orga- Tuesday that he and his preg- tions,” Djokovic said. Djokovic said. of action since November with his team who can travel with nized in Serbia and Croatia. nant wife have both been diag- “Our tournament meant to “We organized the tourna- a pelvic injury, but will return him. The top-ranked Serb is the nosed with the virus, while unite and share a message of sol- ment at the moment when the in an all-British tournament “Playing the Grand Slams fourth player to test positive for Grigor Dimitrov, a three-time idarity and compassion virus has weakened, believing hosted by his brother Jamie would be my priority,” said the the virus after first playing in Grand Slam semifinalist from throughout the region.” that the conditions for hosting Murray this week. Scot. “The schedule is tricky Belgrade and then again last Bulgaria, said on Sunday he Djokovic, who has previ- the Tour had been met. The Battle of the Brits and I understand the reason weekend in Zadar, Croatia. His tested positive. Borna Coric ously said he was against taking “Unfortunately, this virus is gives Murray the chance to get why it is like that. wife also tested positive. played Dimitrov on Saturday in a vaccine for the virus even if it still present, and it is a new real- some competitive action under “I don’t mind what the sit- “The moment we arrived in Zadar and on Monday he has became mandatory to travel, ity that we are still learning to his belt ahead of the planned uation is, providing it is safe. Belgrade we went to be tested. also tested positive. was the face behind the Adria cope and live with.” August resumption of the ATP “If I was told I could take My result is positive, just as There were no social dis- Tour, a series of exhibition Djokovic said he will remain tour before two Grand Slams one person with me, for exam- Jelena’s, while the results of our tancing measures observed at events that started in Belgrade in self-isolation for 14 days and come in quick succession. ple, you can make that work. children are negative,” Djokovic the matches in either country and then moved to Zadar. also apologized to anyone who The US Open is set to take I’d probably go with a physio said in a statement. and Djokovic and other players In this picture taken on June 19, Novak Djokovic, second left, poses with Grigor He left Croatia after the became infected as a result of the place behind closed doors and some coaching could be Djokovic has been criti- were seen hugging each other Dimitrov, left, Viktor Troicki and Borna Coric, right, at a tournament in Zadar AP final was canceled and was test- series. from 31 August, with the done remotely.” AFP

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Ronaldo, Dybala anchester City thrashed Burnley 5-0 at an Mempty Etihad to ensure back on scoresheet Liverpool will not be able to Foden 2 good for Burnley clinch the Premier League title 2-0 win over Bologna helps Sarri’s when they face Crystal Palace on Wednesday. English teenager impresses with brace in rare first team start to delay Liverpool's title party men open up four-point gap at top However, the match was overshadowed by a banner ed by the Burnley board’s refusal League title may be beyond flown over the stadium at the to extend contracts of five play- City as they trail Liverpool by 20 start of the match reading: White ers who are out of contract at the points, but Guardiola’s men still lives matter Burnley. end of the month. have the chance to add the FA Black Lives Matter has been Phil Foden made the most Cup and Champions League to printed on the back of all shirts of his chance to start for City as the League Cup they won in for the first 12 matches of the the 20-year-old opened the March. Premier League restart. floodgates with a sweet strike The fierce competition for Players, coaches and refer- from outside the box. places appears to be having an ees have also taken a knee Riyad Mahrez then killed effect as there was no let-up after before kick-off in every match to the game as a contest the break. show their support for the fight with a quick double Bernardo Silva’s low against racial injustice. before half-time. cross was turned home by “I am ashamed, I’m embar- The Algerian left his namesake David for rassed, that a small number of Charlie Taylor trailing the hosts’ fourth. our fans have decided to put that on the floor before firing Foden then rounded around the stadium,” said into the far corner on his off the scoring at the far Burnley captain Ben Mee. weaker right foot. post after Gabriel Jesus “These people need to come VAR awarded Mahrez the failed to convert David Silva’s into the 21st century and edu- chance to double his tally from cross. cate themselves as a lot of us do. the penalty spot after Mee “That was my best game in I’m really upset that happened.” caught Sergio Aguero. a City shirt,” said Foden. Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo jumps for the ball against Bologna players AP In a statement, Burnley The Argentine striker had to “I am just happy how the promised to hand lifetime bans be replaced by Gabriel Jesus and team are playing at the moment. AFP n BOLOGNA placed Atalanta in Bergamo on to those responsible. Guardiola admitted Aguero’s We’re looking sharp.” Wednesday, looking to keep “We wish to make it clear Man City's striker Sergio Aguero (10) congratulates Phil Foden, right, after he scores City’s first goal against Burnley AP knee injury “doesn’t look good”. There was another positive ristiano Ronaldo and Paulo their bid for a first Serie A title that those responsible are not “He felt something in his for City late on as Leroy Sane CDybala scored early as in two decades on track. welcome at Turf Moor,” said the Manchester City and to all those between the sides was shown Guardiola was able to make knee,” said Guardiola. “He strug- replaced Foden to make his first Juventus put their Italian Cup Inter Milan, in third, are club. helping to promote Black Lives even before kick-off as Burnley eight changes from a 3-0 win gled in the last month with some appearance since suffering cru- final woes behind them with a nine points adrift of Juventus, “We apologise unreserved- Matter.” boss Sean Dyche could not over Arsenal on Wednesday. pain in his knee.” ciate knee ligament damage in 2-0 win over Bologna on and next host Sassuolo. ly to the Premier League, to The disparity of resources even fill his bench, while Pep Dyche has been left frustrat- Retaining their Premier August. Monday to move four points clear of Lazio on top of the Serie ‘IMPORTANT VICTORY’ A table. Elsewhere in Lecce, AC Portuguese star Ronaldo Milan shrugged off the absence Boxing Day Test could be Prannoy 7 more Pak players had missed a penalty of Zlatan in the Italian Cup Ibrahimovic to semi-final against AC sweep past Lecce 4- moved out of MCG, fears Paine apologises for test +ve for Covid-19 Milan, and drew a 1 and keep their bid blank in the final for European foot- PTI n MELBOURNE outburst PTI n KARACHI which Juventus lost 4- ball next season PTI n NEW DELHI 2 on penalties to alive. ustralia Test captain Tim s many as 10 out of the 29 Napoli. Castillejo APaine fears the Boxing ndia shuttler H S Prannoy has AEngland-bound Pakistan But the 35-year- opened the scoring Day Test against India could Iapologised to the Badminton cricketers have tested positive for old made no mistake after 26 minutes for be moved out of the iconic Association of India (BAI) for the dreaded coronavirus but in Juventus’s first league game the visitors, connecting with a Melbourne Cricket Ground his scathing attack on the boards from both the countries since beating Inter Milan 2-0 in Hakan Calhanoglu cross from in the wake of rising cases of national federation after it did insisted on Tuesday that the tour Turin on March 8. the right to slot in his first goal coronavirus in Victoria. not recommend him for the remains “very much on track”. He converted a spot-kick this season. With the case load rising Arjuna Award, days after he was After the Pakistan Cricket earned by Matthijs de Ligt after Marco Mancosu pulled in Victoria, Cricket Australia show-caused for the outburst. Board (PCB) announced that 23 minutes for his 26th goal for Lecce level from the penalty spot (CA) is open to the idea of Prannoy was eventually three players were found to be for their and their families’ well- the Turin giants in all competi- after 54 minutes, sparking an shifting the Boxing Day Test to recommended for the award by Covid-19 positive on Monday being,” the PCB said in a state- tions this season. immediate Milan fightback with Perth, where the situation national coach Pullela night, its update on Tuesday stat- ment. Dybala curled in the second two goals in three minutes. remains under control. Gopichand in his capacity as a ed that seven more have been PCB CEO Wasim Khan on 36 minutes off a Federico Lecce keeper Gabriel denied “Certainly, from a player’s former Rajiv Gandhi Khel infected, including senior play- said players testing positive for Bernardeschi back-heel flick as Calhanoglu with Giacomo point of view, we want to be Ratna recipient. The world ers Mohammad Hafeez and the virus is a warning for the Juventus, chasing a ninth con- Bonaventura on hand to finish playing in front of big crowds number 28 apologised to BAI Wahab Riaz. general public. secutive Scudetto, opened up a off with Ante Rebic racing at the best venues and a big Melbourne Cricket Ground has capacity of 1 lakh audience ICC/Twitter after the governing body show The other five are Fakhar “It is not a great situation to four-point lead on second- through the Lecce defence for a day like Boxing Day is some- caused him for his outburst on Zaman, Imran Khan, Kashif be in and what it shows is these placed Lazio. third — and his seventh goal this thing that everyone looks for- at the Optus Stadium, which everywhere we play come social media and also highlight- Bhatti, Mohammad Hasnain are 10 fit and young athletes...If “We need confidence and season. Rafael Leao got his head ward to and a big part of that can sit 60,000 supporters and summer time, we would be ed some past disciplinary issues and Mohammad Rizwan. The it can happen to players it can this victory will help us,” said to an Andrea Conti cross with is playing at the MCG,” the is regarded as the best venue able to have crowds,” he said. involving him. BAI president squad was to leave for the UK on happen to anyone,” PCB CEO Dybala. “It’s not easy to be bril- Calhanoglu again involved in the keeper-batsman said in a video in Australia outside the MCG. When India toured Himanta Biswa Sarma has June 28 for three Tests and as Wasim Khan told a media con- liant right now, we hadn’t been build-up after 72 minutes. message posted on CA web- There were also reports Australia in 2018-19, they accepted his apology and gen- many T20Is starting in August. ference. playing for a long time. Milan move up to seventh site. that the match may be held at ended up winning a Test series eral secretary Ajay Singhania Shadab Khan, Haider Ali He said a support staff “If we had won the (Italian equal on points with Napoli, “Fingers crossed things an empty MCG depending Down Under for the first time hoped the incident won’t be and Haris Rauf had returned member, masseur Malang Ali, Cup) final everyone would have who occupy the final Europa are going well enough that we on the situation at that time. in seven decades. Paine was in repeated. “It was unfortunate to positive tests on Monday. PCB had also tested positive for complimented us, because on a League berth before they play can do that but, as I said, we Paine, however, said he is charge of the team because witness something like this but said all who have tested positive Covid-19. tactical level we have had a great this week. are spoilt for choice here in hopeful the Boxing Day Test of then skipper Steve Smith and Prannoy had reached out to us did not report any symptoms Khan said that the players game, even if we were not bril- In Florence, Franck Ribery Australia with some world- the four-match series would his deputy David Warner and based on his submission, prior to testing. and officials would now assem- liant, but we conceded little. returned after nearly seven class stadiums. If something remain at its spiritual home. copped one-year bans after we hope going forward players “The PCB medical panel is ble in Lahore and another round “Today we played a great months out following an ankle had to change, then, again, we “Given the current cir- their indictment in a ball- will reach out to the federation already in contact with these of tests would be carried out on game, even if after 2-0 we gave injury but his side settled for a have plenty of options.” cumstances, I dare say every- tampering scandal. if they have any concern,” players and the masseur, who June 25 and a revised squad up a bit.” third consecutive stalemate If the match is shifted to thing is well and truly on the Paine said Australia is bet- Singhania said in a statement on have been instructed to observe would be announced the next Lazio travel north to fourth- against Brescia. Perth, the CA plans to hold it table. We are hopeful that ter prepared this time. Tuesday. strict quarantine at their homes day.