Follow us on: RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 Published From OPINION 6 MONEY 8 SPORTS 12 HYDERABAD DELHI LUCKNOW HAUNTED BY MOODY'S PEGS INDIA'S FY21 GDP INDIA TOUR DOWN UNDER BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH THE PAST GROWTH AT 0% STILL ON BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN VIJAYAWADA *LATE CITY VOL. 2 ISSUE 208 HYDERABAD, SATURDAY MAY 9, 2020; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable ADAH ON CASTING COUCH: PRODUCTION OF COUCHES EXISTS { Page 11 } www.dailypioneer.com TELANGANA IMPOSES RS 1,000 MANASAROVAR PILGRIMS DELIGHT INDIA SENDING MEDICINES TO 25 DEFAMATION CASES HAVE BECOME FINE FOR NO MASK AS CRUCIAL ROAD INAGURATED AFRICAN COUNTRIES TOOL TO INTIMIDATE MEDIA, SAYS HC

fter making wearing a mask in public places mandatory, the Telangana n 80-km strategically crucial road connecting the Lipulekh pass at a ndia is dispatching medicines to more than 25 African countries as part he Madras High Court has observed that defamation cases have become Agovernment has issued orders imposing Rs 1,000 as fine for those not Aheight of 17,000 feet along the border with China in Uttarakhand with Iof assistance for them to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, the MEA T"tool of intimidation" by some powerful politicians and corporates and has complying with it. "In order to prevent transmission of COVID-19, it shall be Dharchula was thrown open by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on said. It said medicines included hydroxychloroquine, paracetamol and quashed such proceedings against two journalists and an Engish daily. “The mandatory for everyone to wear a face cover/mask in public Friday.The new road is expected to help pilgrims visiting Kailash other drugs which are immediately required to fight the pandemic. "These higher judiciary could not desert its duty when it comes to protection of places. Each violation shall attract a fine of Rs.1,000, an order Mansarovar in Tibet as it is around 90 kms from the Lipulekh medicines are expected to complement the national efforts of fundamental rights and the freedom of the press, the judge issued by the government on Thursday said. The government pass. After inaugurating the road through video- the various countries in Africa to combat the pandemic," the said. The judiciary will have to take the role of an activist as issued fresh orders as the lockdown in the state was extended conferencing, Singh said pilgrims going to Kailash MEA said in a statement. On April 17, Prime Minister Narendra "criminal defamation proceedings have become a tool of upto May 29 to contain the coronavirus spread. While Mansarovar will now be able to complete their journey Modi held a telephonic conversation with South African intimidation before corporate bodies and powerful permitting certain activities, the orders said no movement of in one week instead of up to three weeks. The road President Cyril Ramaphosa and conveyed to him India's politicians whose pockets are tunnel deep and whose any person shall be permitted for any purpose other than accessing originates at Ghatiabagarh and ends at Lipulekh "full support" to the African continent in dealing hands are long that even media houses (that) have good emergency medical care during the period from 7 PM to 7 AM. pass, the gateway to Kailash-Mansarovar. with the coronavirus pandemic. resources have capitulated," Justice G R Swaminathan said. CBSE exams to be As cases spike, Centre says Consider home held from July 1 to 15: HRD Ministry ‘learn to live with virus’ PNS n NEW DELHI delivery of liquor: SC PNS n NEW DELHI As we talk of Pending CBSE class 10, 12 n relaxations to the Apex court asks states to consider online liquor sale board exams, which were Amid a continuing rise in the lockdown and of migrant postponed due to the number of people testing pos- PNS n NEW DELHI COVID-19-induced lock- itive for COVID-19, the Union workers returning back to Close liquor shops, down, will now be conduct- Health Ministry on Friday their respective homes, The Supreme Court on Friday ed from July 1 to 15, Union said people should "learn to there is a big challenge in asked states to consider non- only online sale:TN HC HRD Minister Ramesh live with the virus" while the front of us that we also have direct contact or online sales Pokhriyal 'Nishank' nationwide tally of confirmed to learn to live with the virus Congress under and home delivery of liquor CHENNAI: The Madras high announced on Friday. infections crossed 57,000 and during the lockdown period to court has ordered the Tamil "The students have been the death toll neared 1,900. — LAV AGARWAL ‘lockdown’ in prevent the spread of coron- Nadu government to close all impatiently The ministry also reeled off Health Ministry Joint Secretary avirus on account of crowding liquor shops in the state, saying waiting for various datasets, including Telangana? at the shops. the social distancing protocol the sched- those showing a rising number A bench of Justices Ashok We are not inclined to implemented to stem ule for of infection-free districts and ernment may seek deploy- also reported rise in their tallies. Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul entertain this petition filed coronavirus growth are being pending an increasing recovery rate, to ment of central forces, if need- However, Kerala and Himachal and B R Gavai, hearing the mat- under Article 32 of the violated. It has, however, exams. It suggest success of the govern- ed, to allow police personnel to Pradesh reported only one fresh 4 ter through video conferencing, Constitution of India. The permitted online sale of liquor in has been ment's strategy in the COVID- take rest in phases. The state positive case each. disposed of the plea chal- petition is dismissed. However, the state. The decision came on decided 19 fight, even as it sought "a tops the nationwide tally for The economic cost of the lenging the guidelines it shall be open for the con- a day when the Supreme Court today that the behavioural change" and confirmed cases as well as COVID-19 fight and the ongo- issued by the cerned State Government advised the states to consider exams will be con- everyone's support in this mas- deaths. ing nationwide lockdown also Ministry of Home to consider non-direct sale "non-direct sale, including ducted from July 1 to 15," he sive challenge. A large number of new cases appeared rising manifold with Affairs (MHA) on including on-line online/home delivery" of liquor said. Maharashtra Chief Minister were reported during the day Moody's Investors Service pro- May 1, allowing sale/home delivery of to ensure minimal crowds and The Central Board of Uddhav Thackeray, however, from various cities in jecting India's economic sales of liquor liquor to facilitate enforcement of social distancing Secondary Education (CBSE) admitted there has been no Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, growth at zero per cent for the through direct con- social distancing, protocols at alcohol shops will announce a detailed success yet in breaking the while Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, current fiscal. tact during the lock- the bench said. across the country. schedule of the exams later in virus chain and said his gov- Andhra Pradesh and Odisha 3 down period. 2 2 the evening. Bharat Biotech-led Centre-TS showdown over draft power bill group to develop L VENKAT RAM REDDY the power utilities. pumpsets in the state. Over 69 sector across the country with n HYDERABAD In a chat with media persons lakh domestic consumers the help of the Bill and has pre- human antibodies on the draft Electricity would be burdened further, he pared a strategy to privatise PNS n HYDERABAD The TRS government in Amendment Act to bepiloted said. How could any power utilities, he alleged. If the Telangana and the Bharatiya by Centre this year, he said that state govern- renewable power producers The Council of Scientific and Ajit urges Janata Party government at the the state government would ment ratify failed to reach targets, the state Industrial Research (CSIR) Centre are headed for a show- not ratify the bill under any cir- such dracon- governments would have to has sanctioned a project to migrants to be down on the proposed Electricity cumstances. He recalled how ian bills, he pay tax to the Centre, he said. develop human monoclonal patient, avoid Amendment Bill, 2020. Chief Minister K wanted to The Energy Minister antibodies as therapy for Energy Minister G Jagadish Chandrasekhar Rao criticized know. The advised the Centre to COVID-19 infections. risky journeys Reddy on Friday made it clear the proposed Bill recently. Centre has stop bringing out The project was sanctioned that the Telangana State gov- The proposed Bill would plans to such bills to exer- by CSIRunder its flagship ernment would oppose tooth put burden on farmers first and take con- cise its authority programme NMITLI (New and nail the draft Electricity later impact domestic- trol of the over the energy Millennium Indian Bill, which the Centre is seek- consumers, he analysed.If this energy sector under the 16 migrant workers crushed to Technology Leadership 5 ing to introduce to privatise Bill were to become an Act, control of the Initiative) to a consortium led energyutilities. He alleged that meters would be fixed tothe 25 state govern- by Bharat Biotech, a vac- it was a conspiracy toprivatise lakh-odd agricultural ments. death by goods train in Maha cine-maker. PNS n AURANGABAD walking to Bhusawal from Jalna in central Maharashtra TS requests At least 16 migrant workers along rail tracks, were return- Corona patient delivers sleeping on rail tracks were ing to their home state Centre to declare crushed to death by a goods Madhya Pradesh, an official at train in Aurangabad district of the Karmad police station 14 dts as ‘Green’ Maharashtra on Friday morn- told PTI. healthy baby in Telangana ing, police said. They were sleeping on rail PNS n HYDERABAD Two other labourers were tracks due to exhaustion when NAVEENA GHANATE injured in the accident which they were run over by the n HYDERABAD The 27-year-old Telangana State reported 10 took place at 5.15 am under goods train coming from woman who delivered fresh cases of Coronavirus on the Karmad Police station Jalna, around 40km from A 22-year-old COVID-19 Friday, taking the total count jurisdiction, an official said. Karmad, he said. Record excise the child after testing patient gave birth to a baby boy positive for the to 1,132 cases in the state. The workers, who were 2 2 duty hike unlikely at Gandhi Hospital on Friday. There are 376 active cases in She is the first COVID-19 infection underwent the state. to help bridge patient to deliver a child in the No deaths were reported state. The 27-year-old woman caesarean procedure. on Friday. In all, 34 people HC pulls up TS over Covid-19 tests fiscal gap: Report who delivered the child after were discharged on Friday; testing positive for the infec- Gandhi Hospital doctors - has been cured. He was dis- with this, 720 people have PNS n HYDERABAD state government as to what decision to conduct test only on tion underwent caesarean pro- Dr Mahalakshmi, Dr Anitha, charged on Friday. been cured and discharged was the rationale behind its persons with primary symp- cedure. Dr Prasanna Lakshmi, Dr Another dialysis patient, on till date. The Telangana High Court decision to conduct the detec- toms of Covid-19 and restric- 8 Minister Etela Rajender said, Apurva, Dr Mrunalini, Dr whom many had given up Minister Etela Rajender on Friday pulled up the tion tests only on the sus- tions imposed by it from tak- "The Covid patient delivered a Srilakshmi and Dr Ashwini hopes, survived and is set to be said, "Out of 33 districts, 9 state government for pects of Covid-19 and ing blood samples of dead per- healthy baby. Covid-19 tests will conducted the caesarean oper- discharged. districts are green zone dis- deciding to conducting to ignore the dead sons. It also asked the state gov- TODAY be conducted tomorrow for both ation and delivered the baby. Etela said that tests are being tricts. Another 14 districts fewer number of Covid- people while conduct- ernment to submit a detailed the baby and mother. This is In what is considered anoth- done for pregnant woman in are corona-free districts and 19 detection tests in the ing the tests. report on the total number of ALMANAC major achievement and endorse- er major achievement for the households where coronavirus eligible to be declared green state than what is required The HC asked the Covid-19 tests conducted by it Month & Paksham: ment for the commitment of hospital, a 75-year-old patient, patients have surfaced. districts. as per protocol and ICMR state government to submit on the people so far. Vaishakha & Krishna Paksha Gandhi Hospital doctors". who was in a critical condition, 2 2 guidelines. The HC asked the a detailed report on its policy 2 Panchangam Tithi : Dwitiya: 10:14 am Nakshatram: Anuradha: 06:33 am, Jyeshtha: 05:02 am The man who lost more money than anyone in the world 554 affected by gas, 305 (Next Day) Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start PNS n PARIS Undeterred, Arnault has Since the late 1980s, Arnault any important work) been heading to his war room has dazzled -- and at times still in hospital: Ministers Rahukalam: 09:01 am –10:36 am In his ninth-floor office on At 71, the billionaire every day, where he's fighting scandalized -- the rarefied Yamagandam: 01:48 pm – 03:23 pm Paris's Avenue Montaigne, has lived through to keep a blockbuster acquisi- world of French business with PNS n VIJAYAWADA ed at the KGH. There are 121 Varjyam: 11:48 am – 01:18 pm Europe's wealthiest man, several crises, but none tion and a couple of pharaon- his prodigious flair for turning others being treated at private Gulika: 05:49 am – 07:25 am Bernard Arnault, is spending ic real estate projects on track, the creativity and craftsman- Concerted efforts are being hospitals that are out of dan- Good Time: (to start any important work) long hours plotting a post-virus quite like this one, with while holding video calls with ship of Europe's oldest brands made by experts in the field to ger. Nobody is on ventilator Amritakalam: 08:47 pm – 10:17 pm future for his luxury goods deputies as they prepare to into a windfall of ever-growing neutralise the Styrene gas that support, the Health Minister empire, LVMH. At 71, the bil- his armada of more reopen factories profits. His flagship leaked from the tank of LG said. Speaking after a high-level Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:47 am – 12:38 pm lionaire has lived through sever- than 70 brands -- from and boutiques in Louis Vuitton brand Polymers here, killing 11 peo- review meeting of the Group of al crises, but none quite like this Dior to Fendi -- a virus-shaken is estimated by ana- ple and affecting many others, Ministers, which included Alla HYDERABAD one, with his armada of more world. lysts to have a prof- said Minister for Industries M Nani, Kurasala Kannababu, WEATHER than 70 brands -- from Dior to hit from all "He's putting him- it margin as high as Gautam Reddy on Friday. Botsa Satyanarayana, Forecast: Mostly sunny Fendi -- hit from all sides. sides. self in a position to 45%. Most of Health Minister Alla Kali Dharmana Krishna Das, Avanti Temp: 36/27 Arnault's wealth has keep taking Arnault's fash- Krishna Srinivas said that 554 Srinivas and P Jayaram, Gautam Humidity: 55% plunged. With LVMH shares share once the market gets ion boutiques around the victims were shifted to hospi- Reddy said there was no need Sunrise: 05:46 am down 19% this year, his net back to growth," said Mario world have shut down for tals out of whom, 128 have to panic as experts from the field Sunset: 06:38 pm Current Weather Conditions worth has shrunk by more ual in the world, according to about as much money as Ortelli, founding partner of more than a month, leading to completely recovered. While are doing their best to neutralise Updated May 8, 2020 5:00 PM than $30 billion -- losing more the Bloomberg Billionaires Amazon.com Inc. Chairman luxury consultancy Ortelli & billions in missed revenue in there are 305 persons, includ- the gas in the tank. money than any other individ- Index. As of May 6, he had lost Jeff Bezos had gained. Co. in London. his most profitable division. ing 52 infants, are being treat- 2 HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | MAY 9, 2020 hyderabad 02

Groom, bride Landlocked TS less preferred end life as Coronavirus threat looms wedding for companies leaving China postponed large on the middle class L VENKAT RAM REDDY showing interest to relocate to With no dry port in last six years. The state govern- n HYDERABAD only those states. This is because Telangana since 2014, it affect- ment appointed international PNS n ADILABAD AVINASH DEEPAK PULI most of the companies are ed exports and imports from consultants to identify suitable n MAHBUBNAGAR Landlocked Telangana State, export-based and they are of the the state. While the TS govern- locations to set up the dry Depressed over the post- which has neither a sea port or view that they can do exports to ment had urged the Centre to ports. The consultants took up ponement of their marriage Even as the lockdown relax- a dry port is facing a disadvan- all countries from states, which an extensive study and submit- due to the ongoing lock- ations are practiced and the tage over other states in the have seaports with lower costs ted reports to government in down, a couple in Adilabad laxity is leading to normalcy in country in attracting US, and thereby their business The Centre is 2016. However, nothing mate- district committed suicide several parts of the state, mid- Europe and Japan companies model would be viable. recommending AP, rialised after four years with on Friday, police said. Pendur dleclass people in the erstwhile leaving China. The Centre had With this, the Centre is rec- Gujarat, TN, state not pursuing the case seri- Ganesh (22) and Soyam Mahbubnagar district are still already reached out to more ommending Andhra Pradesh, ously with Centre. Seethabai (20) ended their expressing apprehensions than 1,000 companies in the Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, The state government has lives by consuming pesti- about a sudden outbreak of US and through overseas mis- Maharashtra, Kerala etc which Kerala etc which proposed to set up four dry cides in an agricultural field Corona in the existing circum- sions to offer incentives for have huge coast line and sur- have huge coast ports at Zaheerabad along in Kannapur village in stances. They say the present manufacturers seeking to move rounded by industrial parks. NH-9, Bhongir along NH-163, Narnoor mandal, about 300 mood may ultimately prove a out of China. Telangana lost sea coast to line Jadcherla along NH-7 and km from the state capital. burden if a sudden outbreak is The Centre has hand-picked Andhra Pradesh in Damarcharla along the According to police, witnessed in the orange and 10 sectors - electrical, pharma- 2014 after bifurcation Miryalaguda-Wadapally high- Ganesh, a farmer and a girl green zones. ceuticals, medical devices, elec- of AP. The Centre way in 2016. No concrete mea- from the same village were in Though they are not open- tronics, heavy engineering, solar had promised to sures were taken up later. love with each other for a ing out about the reasons, Youths in the colony, while If those precautions are not equipment, food processing, set up a dry port In the meantime, couple of years. Their engage- there is a feeling that the commending previous mea- monitored properly, the out- chemicals and textiles - as focus in Telangana to Minister KT Rama Rao ment took place a few resumption of certain activities sures adopted for the purpose break of the virus would go out areas for luring companies leav- compensate announced in July 2018 months ago and the marriage like permitting the sales of of preventing the spurt of the of control, they expressed fear. ing China. It has asked for the loss of that the first dry port in was scheduled for last month. liquor and permitting one virus opine that the continua- The families and groups embassies abroad to identify sea port. A state will come up at Chityal However, both the families kind of a free transportation tion of volunteering of the sim- keeping aloof from their works companies scouting for options. dry port is in Nalgonda district and that decided to postpone the mar- pattern of private vehicular ilar practice would certainly and activities for the last fifty Invest India, the government's an inland set Adani Group had expressed riage due to the lockdown. traffic may ultimately harm the help the individuals and days say the continuation of a investment agency, has received terminal up dry ports interest for this. Even after two The lovers were upset over precautionary advantages that groups to stay safe in their lockdown kind of practice for inquiries mainly from Japan, the which func- to compensate for the years, KTR's statement this. As the lockdown in are taken during lockdown. respective places. some more period may help U.S., South Korea and China, tions like a dip in revenue from exports remains on paper and the Telangana was recently Many families in the middle In some areas, the return of preventing the spurt of the pan- expressing interest in relocating sea port and con- during the last six years, it proposal did not move an extended, the couple was fur- class strata -- both in urban migrant labour from Bhivandi, demic in the places. "One their China plants to India, nected by rail or road to a sea failed to identify suitable loca- inch forward later. This inor- ther depressed due to the and rural areas feel that stay- Surat, Mumbai and others should observe the fact that the which is the Asia's third-largest port and provides services for tions and submit proposals to dinate delay in setting up a dry uncertainty over their mar- ing at home and safe practice parts was taken as a major graph of the country is witness- economy.However, according handling, temporary storage, the Centre so far. The govern- port is now costing the state riage. needs to be continued for challenge by the youth. Their ing a spike and the occurrence to official sources, most of the inspection and customs clear- ment had failed to submit pro- dearly as it is not in a position "Both the families say they another 20-25 days as the out- return has to be monitored is increasing. Though the curve foreign companies which want ance for international freight. posals to the Centre in this to compete with other states took the extreme step due to break of virus and its symp- strictly by adopting the meth- seemed flattening in our region to leave China are inquiring This will help cut transport regard despite repeated having huge coastline to postponement of the wed- toms may be evident among ods like quarantining of the and state we should be more about states in India which costs and transit time, spur-ring reminders from the Union attract big companies leaving ding. Their bodies were the asymptomatic carriers in returnees and families so as to precautionary," said Munnur have access to sea ports and are investment in nearby areas. Shipping Ministry over the China. found in a field. the next ten days period. prevent the spread of the virus. Yadagiri of the district. Consider Procure fertilizers in home delivery Bharat Biotech-led advance: Niranjan of liquor: SC.. group to develop PNS n HYDERABAD way rakes and get rake points Continued from page 1 sanctioned for transportation human antibodies With the Vanakalam 2020-21 and supply of fertilisers. He During the hearing, advocate crop cultivation all set to asserted that arrangements Sai Deepak, appearing for Continued from page 1 apy is a highly effective and begin, the State government should be made to unload fer- petitioner Guruswamy safe method, the statement made available about 6.3 lakh tiliser stocks at rake points in Nataraj, argued that there The programme brings said. tonnes of fertilisers including less than 24 hours after their are 70,000 liquor vends across together Pune-based National Chairman and managing 2.68 lakh tonnes of urea, for arrival. the country and over five Centre for Cell Science director of Bharat Biotech farmers in the State. Keeping in view of the crore people have till now (NCCS), and Indian Institute Krishna Ellasaid the purpose Agriculture Minister S ongoing lockdown, the offi- purchased liquor from these of Technology, Indore, and of vaccination is to protect the Niranjan Reddy directed the cials were directed to keep shops. He said that due to Gurgaon-based PredOmix healthy against future infec- officials to keep buffer stock of buffer stocks available at the Following the reopening of liquor shops in the state, for the past two days, a series of scuffles broke out in urban areas social distancing norms not Technologies, and city-based tions and it alone may not pro- 3 lakh tonnes urea and one point of sale for the conve- being followed at the liquor Bharat Biotech in a collabora- vide the complete solution. lakh tonnes of other fertilisers nience of farmers. Urea supply vends and shops, there has tive mode for a public health "We feel the monoclonal available by May end. of about 35,000 tonnes Lockdown fatigue leading to scuffles? been rise in Covid-19 cases. emergency, Bharat Biotech antibody therapy will provide In a review meeting with the towards April quota and Deepak contended that the said in a statement. a viable option. The question officials at HACA Bhavan on another 1.6 lakh tonnes PV KONDAL RAO In some cases, the lockdown period results, which have been Although efforts are under- is of how to treat those indi- Friday, Niranjan Reddy asked towards May quota, are yet to n WARANGAL achieved in over a month- way for the development of viduals who are already infect- the officials to learn lessons arrive in the State. Principal uneasiness and frustration has led long nationwide lockdown drugs and vaccines for con- ed? Plus, we do not yet know from the past experiences and Secretary for Agriculture G For many, the lockdown has to scuffles and quarrels in several parts will be nullified as the coro- trolling COVID-19, they are how effective an anti-SARS- procure fertilisers in advance Janardhan Reddy along with been strenuous and taxing of Warangal district navirus graph, which was slow and expensive processes CoV2 vaccine will be in the to avoid any shortage during officials from TS Markfed, TS both mentally and physically as earlier flattening, is now with uncertainties. Therefore, elderly and those with co-mor- peak days of cultivation. He Agros, Railways, representa- people try their best to adhere showing a sharp rise. an alternate therapeutic regi- bidities. Given the large num- instructed them to consult tives of fertiliser companies to the strict regulations He sought issuance of fresh men for early deployment is ber of Indians suffering from the railway authoirities imme- and handling agents, were enforced to reduce the spread several months succumbed involving physical attack and MHA guidelines or directions critical, the statement said. hypertension, diabetes, and diately to book necessary rail- also present. of Covid-19. In some cases, the instantaneously. While this they even resorted to stabbing for prohibition of sale of The project aims at such an heart diseases, this becomes an lockdown period uneasiness incident was seen as a sporadic their opponents. liquor at vends and shops alternate therapeutic regimen important issue, Ella said. and frustration has led to scuf- one by the police, a money Surprisingly the persons through direct contact during by generating highly effective Though Israel and The fles and quarrels in several lender's unwarranted pressure involved in all these incidents the lockdown period or till and specific human mono- Netherlands have recently parts of Warangal district if on the borrower in the TV uploaded the videos on the the National Disaster clonal antibodies that can announced the development Close liquor shops, one observes the occurrence of Tower colony of the city social media platforms. In Management Authority neutralise the SARS-CoV2 of virus-neutralising antibod- incidents. Following the prompted the borrower another incident on Friday, a announces India to be Covid- virus and such antibodies can ies, the consortiums approach reopening of liquor shops in Srinivas to take to the extreme video has gone viral showing 19 free. To this, the bench block the spread of infection is to develop a powerful cock- only online sale... the state, for the past two step of attempting suicide, a group of students in Kazipet said that discussion is already by binding to the virus and tail of neutralising antibodies days, a series of scuffles broke before the KU police came to fighting with each other. going on for allowing online rendering it ineffective, it said. that can also simultaneously Continued from page 1 tain social distancing." out in urban areas in the dis- the rescue and advised him not Reportedly, the fighting was sale of liquor or its home Monoclonal antibody ther- block mutational variants of The Madras High Court trict. to take to the extreme step. the result of a dispute during delivery. The top court, while refusing had earlier issued guidelines On the first day, when the The wine shop resumption a cricket match, and the stu- to entertain a public for the sale of liquor wine shops were opened, three is entailing in the occurrence dents could be seen hitting interest litigation through neighbourhood tipplers in Hanamkonda City of road accidents in several opponents with bats and poles. seeking a ban on shops. It had ordered a consumed liquor in group and parts of the district and seven The match was held during the sale of liquor six-feet gap between quarreled with each other in accidents were reported in the lockdown as the students 16 migrant workers... amid coronavirus those queuing up to the KUDA Complex area. As six districts spread across the wanted to pass time. The police lockdown, said: buy liquor, capping the scuffle reached peaks, two erstwhile Warangal district. officials have registered a case. Continued from page 1 some distance away from the Prime Minister Narendra "We will not pass the sale to two bottles among the three pushed the On Thursday night, an inci- These incidents reflect the rail tracks. Modi expressed anguish over any order but states per person. It had also other from the top of the sec- dent of clumsy scuffle was growing frustration among "The labourers, working in The migrant workers, ren- the death of 14 migrant work- should consider asked the state govern- ond floor of the complex. reported in the Kasibugga area different sections of the soci- a steel factory in Jalna, left for dered jobless due to the coro- ers in the train accident. online/home delivery or ment to check the Aadhaar The worker, who was taking of Warangal city wherein two ety in the districts across the their home state on foot last navirus-enforced lockdown He said all possible assis- indirect sale of liquor to main- cards of buyers. the complex as a shelter for groups involved in a quarrel state. night. They came till Karmad and desperate to go to their tance is being provided. and slept off on the tracks as native places, were walking In a tweet, the prime min- they were tired," police officer along the rail tracks apparent- ister said, "Extremely Santosh Khetmalas said. ly to escape police attention. anguished by the loss of lives TS requests 554 affected Fourteen workers lost their A video clip from the scene due to the rail accident in HC pulls up Telangana lives in the accident, while two of the tragedy shows the bod- Aurangabad, Maharashtra. by gas... others were injured, he said, ies of migrant workers lying on Have spoken to Railway Centre to... adding three labourers who the tracks and nearby with Minister Shri Piyush Goyal Continued from page 1 Continued from page 1 were also part of the group sur- their meagre personal belong- and he is closely monitoring over Covid-19 tests vived as they were sleeping ings scattered around. the situation". We have appealed to central He said stern action would be government to notify them as Continued from page 1 lakhs ofunorganized labor, state, he urged the HC to taken against those found green zones as they meet all beggars,inter-state migrant direct the stategovernment to guilty for the accident after those guidelines. We might A division bench of the High labour,orphans, street chil- increase the number of the the inquiry report is present- Corona patient hear about it on Monday." Court, comprising the Chief dren,destitute, nomadic Covid-19 detection tests. ed. Asking people not to These districts are: Justice of the state Justice tribes,semi-nomadic Angered at this, the division believe in rumours, the Mahabubnagar, Sangareddy, RSChauhan and Justice B. tribes,hostel studentswho are bench told the Advocate Minister said it might take 48 delivers healthy Medak, Kamareddy, Abhishek Reddy, passed these nonregistered in the white General BSPrasad that all hours to neutralise the gas. JayashankarBhupalpalle, orders whiledealing with a card scheme and living in the developed countries had The government has only baby in TS Karminagar, RajannaSiricilla, batch of Public Interest State. increased the number of been a facilitator for indus- Mancherial ,Vikarabad, Litigation(PIL) petitions filed The counsel for the petition- rapidtests, while noting that tries and now it has taken up Continued from page 1 Nalgonda, Jagitial, bydifferent concerned citizens er Rao told the HC that the the US president Donald the task of safety audit of 86 KomarambheemAsifabad of the state, including the vice stategovernment should follow Trump has alsoundergone the industries in the state, he He said, "Only where posi- and Janagoan. Etela said that president of Telangana Jana the ICMR guidelines to con- Covid-19 detection test twice. added. tive cases are there and direct if the Central government Samithi Prof. PL Visweswar tain the spread ofcoronavirus He asked the stategovernment With reference to the gas contact is there, only if symp- approves 14districts as green Rao. in the state. He told the HC as to how the facts related to leak, Gautam Reddy said it tomatic test will be done. If zone, 80% will be free and In hispetition, Rao urged the that the state government was- the Covid-19 pandemic occurred during maintenance they are asymptomatic, they lockdown will be eased. court to issue directions to the not following the guidelines of wouldcome to fore unless the and that production was not will be under 14 days' quar- "Except for mass transport, stategovernment to provide the ICMR and added that it volume of the tests is increased. started during lockdown. antine. If there are patients majority districts will be requisite medical equipment to had alsobrought down the Replying to this, the Minister Alla Nani said the with comorbidities and interlinked with transport doctors andsupportstaff and number of tests being conduct- Advocate General sought time government was totally elderly, we will test them. facility.", he said. The State daily minimum needs like ed on people of thestate. While torespond on the issue. involved in the relief and reha- Now cases are less, so the also requested the Center to food grains, vegetables, fruits, citing that the threat of com- Following this, the HC bilitation measures as per the contacts will be less. There notify 3 red zone districts as shelter, N95 masks,sanitisers munity spread looming adjourned the case tillMay instructions of Chief Minister will be less than 100tests as orange zone. and minimum expenses to largeover the people of the 14,2020. YS Jaganmohan Reddy. number of positives are less."

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RIME TAKING STOCK CORNER Liquor sale may up domestic Two killed in road mishap violence cases, fear experts wo persons were killed and Tanother was seriously injured NAVEEN KUMAR when a car rammed into a n HYDERABAD tractor on National Highway 65 in Suryapet on Friday. The Already there is a spike in deceased were identified as domestic violence cases since the Dhana Lakshmi (46) and 38- stay at home order kicked in and year-old Baswat Kotesh. The the reopening of wine shops will injured was identified as P Sai only make it worse, say experts. Sandeep, all natives of Bapatla in Moreover, the city has Andhra Pradesh state. Sandeep already started to witness has been admitted at the Kodad drunk driving incidents with- government hospital and is in two days of the 'grand re- undergoing treatment. According opening', which also claimed to the police, the mishap two lives in Hyderabad. occurred around 6 AM at For the first time in 43 days, Mukundapuram of Munagala as alcohol shops across the As alcohol shops across the country short term measures to curb IT Minister KT Rama Rao visited the sewage treatment plant on Necklace Road. The treated water from the plant is being mandal in Suryapet. A car which country reopened their shutters overcrowding in shops and was going to Bapatla from discharged in to Hussain Sagar Lake. The Minister checked samples of effluent and treated water. The Minister was and saw the light of day since the reopened, guzzlers across cities violence caused due to over- accompanied by Mayor Bonthu Rammohan, Principal Secretary Arvind Kumar and others Hyderabad, hit a tractor from its government imposed a nation- consumption, the government rear side. Two persons, who al lockdown, guzzlers across broke all social distancing norms needs to find more permanent were traveling in the car died on cities broke all social distancing and thronged to shops in hordes solutions that not only ensure the spot and another suffered norms and thronged to shops in social distancing but also take Rescue fruit serious injuries. The Munagala hordes. With a growing number into account the human cost Police have registered a case. of domestic violence cases amid every day, a group of women sit already stressed and opening that women must pay to help farmers: HC lockdown, the opening of liquor next to the main road sur- liquor shops will only provoke the economy get back on track. stores could lead to further rounded by rubble and heaps them to drink, who will even- In a drunk and drive mishap 2 held for selling aggression and violence against of garbage, hoping that passers- tually unleash physical and in the city on Thursday, two orders govt liquor illegally women at home. Several stud- by will give them some food. sexual abuse at home," she said. persons died and four of their PNS n HYDERABAD ies have linked substance abuse The founder of Bhumika However, another activist friends were injured in a road he South Zone team of the to an increase in intensity and/or Women's collective in opined that a single State liquor accident at Shankarpally. The Dealing with a Public Interest TCommissioner's Task Force on frequency of violence. A data Hyderabad said that they, along ban would not serve the pur- person driving the car, Satish, Litigation (PIL) seeking Friday raided a belt shop at from a project by Global Burden with other women's right pose as it would only increase was allegedly in a drunken direction to the state govern- Chatrinaka. According to the of Disease project showed that organisations would write to the illegal sale of liquor from state and lost control over the ment to come to the rescue of police, a tip off was received over 2,48,000 deaths annually the Chief Minister to stop the neighbouring States. car, following which it landed fruit farmers of the state, the about two persons selling liquor were attributable to alcohol in liquor sale at least till the lock- As sales resumed, most state in an agricultural field. The Telangana High Court on illegally in a house at Shiva some way or other. down continues. governments have announced deceased were identified as Friday directed the state gov- Ganganagar of Chatrinaka. The Many women from the city Sale of liquor would increase tall hikes in excise duties to software engineer Niranjan ernment to inform it about South Zone team conducted a have already asked the govern- domestic violence and social cope with economic losses (32) and his friend Kiran. the arrangement being made raid and apprehended the duo ment to not allow the sale of distancing would go to a toss, caused by the lockdown. In another case, an alleged- to protect the interest of the who was selling the liquor liquor as "it will only increase said women right activist While home delivery of alco- ly drunk car driver rammed his 2 held for travelling with fruit growers and the veg- illegally without a licence. their woes" during this crisis. Kondaveeti Satyavathi, "Many hol and state-controlled limi- four wheeler into a wall at etable growers, who are find- Officials seized 236 liquor bottles Near Uppal Metro Station, men have lost jobs, they are tation on sale could serve as Alwal area of Secunderabad. ing it difficult to sell their worth Rs 1 lakh from their police sticker on vehicle fruits like mosambi and the possession. The apprehended vegetables outside the state persons and seized material were PNS n HYDERABAD The arrest was made based like New Delhi and West handed over to the Chatrinaka Cops to release on a tip off by the SOT Bengal due to the ongoing Police for further action. Passes for migrant workers at The Rachakonda Police on Malkajgiri Team, who inter- lockdown period. The peti- vehicles seized Friday arrested two men in cepted the Tata safari storme, tion was filed by one K. possession of alcohol bottles, bearing number AP 07 BM Narayan Reddy, a veterinary Newly-wed during lockdown for venturing out in an SUV 5555, with a POLICE sticker doctor and a farmer from nir- commits suicide construction sites, says Mayor PNS n HYDERABAD which had a fake 'police' stick- on the vehicle and found the mal town of the state. In his PNS n HYDERABAD er on it and a forged RC card. duo inside. petition, he urged the HC to in Gachibowli In a relief of sorts for people It was revealed during "Upon physically checking declare the inaction of the newly-wed bride, who was Mayor Bonthu Rammohan, whose vehicle were seized for investigation that the duo had the vehicle, we found two liquor state government to take Aallegedly harassed by her along with Principal Secetary violating lockdown rules, all done so to avoid police check bottles, a copy of the vehicle RC steps for helping the fruit husband for dowry, committed MA&UD Arvind Kumar on the Commissioners and posts and tolls. The officials and on enquiring with them farmers for proper marketing, suicide at Gachibowli. The Friday visited My Home Hub Superintendents of Police have seized the fake number plate, about the police sticker on the management, sale, distribu- deceased was identified as 25- construction site at Raidurg been directed for release and RC, the vehicle and the two vehicle, they informed us that tion and transportation of year-old Sesha Santoshi Kumari. and enquired the facilities pro- return of the vehicles seized bottles of alcohol from their they wanted to avoid cops post- various seasonal fruits as ille- An engineering graduate from vided at the sites by the agen- for various categories of vio- possession. ed at check posts and also used gal, arbitrary and unconstitu- Khammam, she married 32-year- cies. lation during the lockdown The accused were identified the sticker at toll gates for not tional. He urged the HC to old Panduranga Rao in February Speaking during the inspec- period. The Enforcement offi- as Alladi Bharath Goud alias paying toll tax" said the police, issue directions to the state this year. According to the tion, the Mayor recalled that cers have been directed to Balu, 32, an event manager adding that on further check- government to take steps for police, the couple was living in a the Chief Minister K return all the vehicles seized from Keesara, adn ing the engine number and the sale of their produce by rented flat at Orchid Apartment Chandrashekar Rao appreci- during the lockdown perios to Devabathini Venkateshwar chassis number, the RC found establishing urban and rural of Kondapur. While Rao is ated the migrant workers as Mayor Bonthu Rammohan interacting with the migrant workers on Friday the concerned owners imme- Rao alias Vasu, 31, a business- in the vehicle was found to be fruit markets across state for working in a tech firm, Kumari they are partners in develop- diately under proper acknowl- man from Kushaiguda. fake. easy sale of the fruits. was a homemaker. Before the ment of Telananga State partic- edgement. lockdown, Kumari visited her ularly Hyderabad city, accord- He further assured the workers that The police said the owners parents in Khammam and ingly convinced the construc- special trains to different States will be could come and take their returned. Rao was working from tion agencies in providing vehicles after paying a fine of home and was harassing his wife food, accommodation and reg- operated till the month-end Rs 500. The fine could be paid over financial issues. Upset with ular medical check-up at the either thorough Mee Seva , her husband and unable to go construction site only. PayTM or Phone Pay UPI ser- back home, she jumped from the Interacting with the willing to go to their native to SCR. Registrations are vice, they said. However, they terrace of the building and ended migrant workers of 15 states, places. Accordingly, being done at the construc- clearly stated that the vehicles her life. Based on a complaint the Mayor said that as per the Telangana Government tions sites and appealed to seized under the Epidemic from her parents, the Gachibowli Central Government guide- made arrangements to send wait till their turn comes and Disease Act, would be released Police registered a case under lines, the state government is the migrant workers by spe- there is no need to be panic only through court orders. section 304-B of IPC and started making arrangements to send cial trains to this effect an as train facilities will be avail- More than 1.60 lakh vehicles the investigation. the migrant workers who are amount of Rs 4 crore was paid able till month-end. have been seized till date.

As cases spike, Centre says ‘learn to live with... Though the police placed restrictions on public movement, several motorists come out on the roads on Friday Continued from page 1 have either left for their native to the lockdown and of added. According to the daily places or are in the process of migrant workers returning Delhi Chief Minister morning update from the People ignore lockdown restrictions It also said that a high govern- doing so, including by trains back to their respective homes, Arvind Kejriwal had also ministry, a total of 3,390 ment debt, weak social and and buses arranged by central there is a big challenge in front recently said the people will COVID-19 cases and 103 PNS n HYDERABAD ment, several motorists contin- ly. When compared to normal physical infrastructure, and a and state governments. of us that we also have to learn have to be ready to live with deaths were reported in the ue to come out on the roads. times, 35 per cent of the vehi- fragile financial sector face There are also worries that to live with the virus." the novel coronavirus and last 24 hours till Friday 8 As the state government relaxed The state government permit- cles are plying on the city further pressures due to the the virus spread may grow fur- "And when we are talking that time has come to re-open AM, taking the total number curbs on some sectors like ted offices of the sub-registrars, roads. Moreover, liquor shops coronavirus outbreak. ther in newer areas following about learning to live with the the city. Agarwal said there has of cases to 56,342 and death construction, IT and so on transport department offices, are also functioning in the city According to experts, these movements, while a virus then it is very important been a reduction in the dou- toll to 1,886. However, a PTI after a gap of over 45 day, many construction sector workers to adding to the vehicular traffic. industrial and other business large number of Indians that the guidelines that are bling time of COVID-19 cases tally of numbers reported by people came on to the roads by function normally and IT sec- During the past two days, the establishments may also face stranded abroad have also there on saving oneself from in the country from 12 days different states and union ter- openly flouting lockdown reg- tor is allowing 33 per cent of vehicular traffic on city roads is a huge labour shortage once begun returning home in spe- the virus are adopted in the till two days ago to 10 now ritories till 6.30 PM showed ulations, thereby putting them- the workers to report for work. increasing. However, the police they resume operations after cial flights. During a press community as a behavioural because of the spike in cases at that nearly 57,500 have tested selves and others too at risk in The shops pertaining to con- are allowing only the employ- the lockdown, which has been briefing on the COVID-19 change," he said. some places, but asserted that positive so far across the coun- these times of the Covid-19 struction sector are functional ees of the permitted sectors of in place since March 25 and is situation, Health Ministry It is a big challenge and the the peak of the disease can be try. This marks an increase of pandemic. in the city. Similarly, plumbing, economy while taking against scheduled to continue till May Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal government needs the com- avoided if the prescribed do's nearly 5,000 since Thursday Though the police placed electrical, cement and steel others trying to misuse of the 17. Lakhs of migrant workers said, "As we talk of relaxations munity support for it, Agarwal and don'ts are followed. morning. restrictions on public move- shops are functioning normal- facility. BIE begins evaluation camps Paid quarantine for passengers landing at Hyd NAVEENA GHANATE have symptoms, we will send "We will get the number of pas- landing, some are coming from PNS n HYDERABAD n HYDERABAD There may be them for testing. If they are sengers once boarding com- Mumabi to Hyderabad. We minor changes but asymptomatic, we will try to pletes and MEA will share the gave instructions to state to take The Board of Intermediate As part of Mission Vande put them under quarantine in details with us. Approximately of the passengers who are com- Education (BIE) said it has Bharat, the flight from Kuwait flight schedules their home. If they don't have 170 we are expecting in first ing. Because lockdown is sud- commenced evaluation will land in Telangana on are in place space at home, if they have flight, but exact number will be den, students, Businessman, camps for evaluating answer Saturday. Stranded NRIs starting from May money, in some places, paid know after boarding," an offi- bereaving families, visa about to scripts of students who returning home will have to pay quarantine will be provided. If cial said. It may be mentioned expire stuck in other countries appeared for the intermedi- for their hotel quarantine 9 to May 17 they don't here that Telangana govern- are given preference". ate public examinations. This expenses apart from have money ment is making arrangements comes as per orders of Chief flight expenses. The and no place for for the return of 2,350 Flight schedule Minister K Chandrashekhar hotels and transport quarantine, then persons, to be flown in Rao who directed officials packages have been cre- to Hyderabad from six 9 May - Kuwait to concerned to start evaluation ated and according to different countries. Hyderabad (170 people esti- work of inter exams by duly their budget they have to stay Fumigation of Ministry of Health and mated) Guv distributes fruit kits taking all preventive mea- in hotel for 14 days. their luggage Family Welfare (MoHFW) 11 May - USA to Hyderabad sures in view of the coron- Sources point that special will take place. They will Senior Regional Director (147 people) PNS n HYDERABAD by a NGO - "Friendly avirus pandemic. In a release, packages for hotels range from have to stay in 14 days for quar- accommodation will be provid- Dr Anuradha Medoju said, 11 May - UAE to Hyderabad Welfare Services" and distrib- the BIE said as part of the Rs 5,000 to Rs 15,000 and antine in hotel. Health officials ed in government facility. "MEA has taken the initiative (167 people) Governor Tamilisai uted in the presence Justice exam work, a meeting with higher packages were created will do health checkup daily. Previously the way we have to bring people who wish to 12 May - UK to Hyderabad Soundararajan on Friday dis- Eswaraiah (Rtd). corporate junior college man- and returnees can pick based After 14 days, they will do test- quarantined more 25,900 for- return home due to various rea- (317 people) tributed fruits kits consisting President, Friendly agements association and pri- on their spending capacity. ing and when they go home, eign returnees and released sons. For Hyderabad, initially it 13 May - US to Hyderabad of mosambi, watermelon, Welfare Services, Sri vate junior college manage- State government has identified they have to be under home them, similarly for foreign was scheduled for 6:30pm, but (147 people) banana, biscuits etc., to all Hariprasad Reddy, members ments association was held the hotels and a high level quarantine for another 14 days. returnees, we will follow the as per latest update it will land 14 May - Phillipines to Rajbhavan class IV employ- Dr. Vijaya bhaskar Goud, on Friday. The managements meeting was held and work was Totally 28 days to avoid contact same procedure," said Health at 9pm to Hyderabad from Hyderabad (243 people) ees and security personnel, Suresh Gupta, Jajula Srinivas have expressed their willing- delegated among the depart- transmission. Minister Etala Rajender. Kuwait. The remaining flights 14 May - Malaysia to besides GHMC sanitary Goud, Sayanna, and others ness for providing junior lec- ments concerned. "Many people are returning There may be minor changes from Washington, Singapore, Hyderabad (243 people) workers here at Raj Bhavan. participated in the pro- turers, hostels and vehicles for At the airport, the passengers via flights. Such patients will be but flight schedules are in place Kaulalampur, Abudhabi, 15, 17 May - US to The initiative was taken up gramme. the evaluation work. will undergo a health screening. screened at airport. If they starting from May 9 to May 17. Newark around 7flights are Hyderabad (294 people) HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | MAY 9, 2020 hyderabad 04 Congress under ‘lockdown' in TS? K VENKATESHWARLU n HYDERABAD Recently, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao during a press The Congress party in the meet took potshots at the Grand Old state has suffered series of set- backs right from Assembly party and stated that it is not a elections till the local body competent opposition party elections. The Grand Old party has failed to give tough com- petition to the ruling TRS in that the government is speak- lem of the farmers. KCR lost his anyway. ing as it wished on Rythu temper means we succeeded as The lockdown has further Bandhu scheme alleging that an opposition party in bringing worsened its woes. Recently, the government speaking lies out the fact. Chief Minister is not Chief Minister K on facts regarding Rythu in a position to digest the facts Chandrashekhar Rao during a Badhu. However, the Congress what we brought to his notice. The labourers from Bihar who have arrived in Hyderabad on Friday press meet took potshots at the is not taking up the issue till the Why the farmers would come Grand Old party and stated that the Congress leaders are of solving the problem raised, problem solved. It is not plac- out on to the roads to express that it is not a competent repeatedly failing to grab the they are shifting their focus to ing the facts before the govern- their ire if there is no problem? opposition party. The political political advantage providing other issues. This sort of atti- ment. It is not staging dharnas Chief Minister used foul lan- analysts too backed Chief by the ruling party. "They are tude will not get the attention or anything in this regard," he guage only to divert the farmers Minister's statement. The not waging movements con- of the people and subsequent- told to The Pioneer . issue as the Congress exposed Bihar labourers arrive Telangana Congress leaders structively and constantly. ly it will lose the credibility However, some other leaders the facts regarding farmers issue have not only failed to live up More so, the Congress leaders among the people," he from the party are in different and hence Chief Minister lost his to the expectations of people are not fighting till the prob- explained. The Congress opinion that the party is succeed- temper. We will create awareness but also the Chief Minister, lems of the people were solved. focused more on Chief ing in facing the ruling party. among the people on the failures to work in TS rice mills who said that the Congress The Congress leaders are rais- Minister's language against CLP leader Mallu Bhatti of the government. But the leaders are not capable of 'iden- ing the same problems repeat- them instead of focusing on Vikramarka said that they had Chief Minister has no respect PNS n HYDERABAD Bihar who were working in tifying' the issues to wage fight edly instead of fighting till the figures and facts, he added. taken up farmers problems towards the assembly, Governor Sharmik Special rice mills in Telangana. Last against the state government. problems are solved. People The opposition parties have though the state is reeling under and Judiciary. If there is respect At a time when migrant work- carrying the month, Rao had urged the A senior social sciences fac- will not believe in any opposi- to fight on issues one after the Coronavirus problem. "The towards system then there is a ers from various parts of the Bihar government to send ulty from Arts College, tion if they fail to launch a fight other, he exhorted. "For exam- Chief Minister lost his temper value to the opposition raised country are returning to their workers who were back the workers to Telangana. Osmania University opines till the issue is solved. Instead ple, the Congress criticised because we highlighted the prob- issues," he said. home states due to ongoing working in rice More than 90 Aper cent of the nation-wide lockdown, a train mills of Telangana workers in rice mills were with about 250 migrants from Bihari migrants. "These work- Bihar reached Telangana on reached ers, who load and unload the Friday. Sharmik Special carry- Lingampalli rice trucks, had gone to Bihar ing the workers who were for Holi and are stranded there Minister sets deadline working in rice mills of station due toAthe lockdown," the Telangana reached Lingampalli Chief Minister had said. station on the outskirts of Rao had even stated that if for SRSP works Hyderabad. Committee chairman Palla necessary he would talk to the According to East Central Rajeshwar Reddy and others Centre to arrange a few special PNS n NIZAMABAD Railway (ECR), the train extended floral welcome to the trains to bring back the Bihari departed from Khagaria in migrant workers. migrant workers. The Chief Jagga lashes Minister for Roads and Bihar at 3.45 a.m. on Thursday. Gangula Kamalakar said Minister said as Telangana Buildings Vemula Prashant ECR officials said the train was that they returned to the state was procuring record 1.05 out at Talasani Reddy on Friday asked the operated at the request of the to work in rice mills, which are crore tonnes of paddy from irrigation officials to complete state government. They made facing acute labour shortage. farmers at designated pro- PNS n HYDERABAD in two months the works of the the clarification after Rashtriya The authorities made arrange- curement centres in villages in Package-20 and 21 works of lift- BJP state unit president Bandi Sanjay addressing party workers through video Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj ments to dispatch them to view of the lockdown, the task conference on Friday Congress MLA from irrigating Godavari water from Kumar Jha tweeted to the Nalgonda, Miryalguda, can't be completed without the Sangareddy T Jagga Reddy the SRSP to provide irrigation Railway Minister, wanting to Karimnagar, Kamareddy, labourers Bihar, who load and on Friday warned Animal facility to Nizamabad rural, know under whose order the Jagityal, Peddapalli, unload the trucks. Husbandry Minister Armoor, Balkonda constituen- train was being run. Sultanabad, Mancherial and In all, many migrant work- Talasani Srinivas Yadav cies in Nizamabad district. Government nodal officer Siddipet in special buses after ers from Bihar are working in KCR a ‘quarantine stating that he will not Reviewing the progress of the Sandeep Sultania, Rangareddy medical examination. The over 2,000 rice mills across the keep quiet if the latter crit- package works with irrigation Minister said that district collector Amoy Kumar, authorities supplied drinking state. They returned to Bihar to icises Congress leaders. authorities here, he said that Cyberabad Commissioner CP water, food packets and masks celebrate Holi, but got strand- He said that Talasani, 7,000 acres in Armoor con- 7,000 acres in Sajjanar supervised the arrival to the migrant workers. ed there because of the lock- CM', says Bandi who became a leader with stituency, 80,000 in Balkonda Armoor, 80,000 in of the migrant workers. Telangana Chief Minister down. It paralysed the loading the mercy of TDP chief N constituency and 1.10 lakh Minister for Civil Supplies K Chandrashekhar Rao had and unloading of paddy bags in PNS n HYDERABAD ing agriculture bulletin. Chandrababu Naidu, also acres in Nizamabad rural con- Balkonda and 1.10 Gangula Kamalakar, Civil said on May 5 that the trains procurement centres and rice Sanjay said that 18 states were criticised Chandrababu stituency would get irrigation lakh acres in Supplies Corporation carrying migrant workers to mills, according to Civil Telangana BJP chief Bandi procuring food grains from Naidu severely. Addressing facility once the packages are Chairman Mareddy Srinivas Bihar will come back with Supplies Corporation Sanjay on Friday lashed out at the farmers and Telangana is the media at Gandhi executed successfully. Nizamabad would Reddy, Rythu Samanvaya 20,000 to 25,000 workers from Chairman M Srinivas Reddy. the Chief Minister K not the first one in this regard. Bhavan on Friday, Jagga As part of the package works, get irrigation once Chandrasekhar Rao and "The people are laughing at Reddy said that he also Godavari water would be sent the packages are termed the latter as a Chief Minister's press meet. He became an MLA for the to Sarangapur pump house HIGH PRICES 'Quarantine CM'. He alleged is not paying heed to the sug- first time on TRS ticket but through a tunnel from Binola, executed ‘Amendment that the Chief Minister doesn't gestions made by the opposi- he never criticised KCR. the backwater region of the come out from his residence tion parties. The farmers would However, he said that he SRSP. Officials told that the Bill a bane though the people are facing lot face troubles in future," he said opposed the policies of Sarangapur Pump House works trict, he said. HC asks govt to of troubles. alleging that the government KCR. One can examine and surge pool works, which As part of the package-21A He said that the words 'Joker has no perfect guidelines in the old videos if anyone form part of the package-20, works, laying of 23 km of to farmers’ CM' and 'Quarantine CM' procuring food grains. wants, he said. "Talasani were completed by 85 per cent. pipeline out of the total length take strict action would perfectly suit to KCR. The government is not dis- hawa is in Hyderabad but The Minister asked the officials of 63 km has been completed, PNS n HYDERABAD Speaking to the media at state playing boards. The govern- my hawa is in Sangareddy to complete the works in the the officials told the minister PNS n HYDERABAD party office on Friday, Sanjay ment is in hurry for commis- because I am from two package in two months to who asked them to complete Minister for Forests, alleged that the KCR govern- sions giving scope to brokers, he Sangareddy. I don't know lift t he Godavari water into the the remainder of the pipeline The Telangana High Court on Environment, Endowments ment is deceiving the farmers said asking the Chief Minister the language used by Nizam Sagar old canal. works too. The Minister asked Friday expressed its concern and Housing Allola and people. The government to visit procurement centres if Talasani. All are educated On one hand the Nizam the irrigation authorities to over the rise of the prices of Indrakaran Reddy opined not even procured 20,000 he had guts. The Ministers in in Congress and hence Sagar canal water and on the complete the package 21-B essential commodities in the that the draft Electricity Act, tonnes of paddy which assured KCR Cabinet are speaking as nobody knew the language other hand from gravity canal works, which are executed by state capital. It asked the state 2020 would a bane to gener- that it will procure one crore they wished. The Centre had used by Talasani. I know and tunnel on the other, the 70 per cent, by July this year so government to take strict al farmers if amended by the tonnes of paddy. Stating that all released Rs 464 crore for the fully about Talasani. I will Godavari water reaches that one lakh acres would be action against those sellers of Hyderabad especially at Union government. He other states were releasing agri- construction of godowns and not have the strength to Kondem tank. irrigated in Armoor, Jakran who are increasing the prices rythu bazar at Falaknuma, addressed press personnel culture bulletins, Sanjay ques- 22 lakh tonnes of food grains bear the pahilwangiri of The Kondem tank supplies Palli, Velpur, Bheemgal, of the essential commodities. miralam mandi and here on Friday. tioned state government to would be stored in them if con- Talasani," he said sarcasti- 480 cusecs to irrigate 90,000 Mortad, Kammarpalli man- A division bench of the HC Mehdipatnam rythu bazar. He was joined by MLAs G reveal as to why it is not releas- structed. cally. acres in Nizamabad rural dis- dals. comprising of the Chief Justice During the course of argu- Vittal Reddy, A Rekha Naik of the state Justice RS Chauhan ments, while referring to the and R Bapu Rao. and Justice B Vijaysen Reddy report submitted by the mem- Commenting on the Union made it clear that neither the ber secretary of Telangana government's efforts to SAFETY FIRST government employees, whose State Legal Services Authority amend the Act, Indrakaran Setback for TS govt salaries were deferred nor the on the price rise issue, the HC Reddy said that the new Act daily wage earners were no said that the report had made would spell doom for the PNS n HYDERABAD weightage and preference for longer getting their daily wages it clear that the prices of the agrarian community. While the academic year 2020-21. in order to afford the increased essential commodities had Telangana Chief Minister K The Telangana High Court on The HC passed these orders rates of the essential com- skyrocketed. Chandrashekhar Rao is striv- Friday suspended the decision while dealing with a petition modities. "For example, the price of ing for the welfare of farmers, of the state government and filed by an aspirant of the PG The division bench passed sunflower oil has shot up from the new Act will cut down Medical Council of India to diploma courses. The High these orders while dealing Rs 90 to Rs 110, groundnut oil supply of power to farmers permit the government and Court also issued notices to with a suo moto Public Rs 85 to Rs 100, rice bran oil for free. Consequently, the private medical colleges to the authorities concerned to Interest Litigation (PIL) from Rs 90 to Rs 110 and till farmers will have to bear surrender the seats in PG respond On the issue and regarding price rise of essen- oil from Rs 160 to Rs 200,” the financial burden," the diploma courses wherein the posted the matter to June 1 , tial commodities in twin cities bench said. Minister rued. in-service candidates are given 2020 for further hearing. COVID-19 HIT Give publicity Indian pharma exports miss target to helpline PNS n HYDERABAD $20.58 billion with an overall numbers: HC growth of 7.57 per cent instead Malkajgiri MP Revanth Reddy with Rachakonda Commissioner of Police Mahesh Bhagwat. The MP distributed N90 FPP The Indian pharmaceutical of double-digit growth, the PNS n HYDERABAD masks to sanitation workers and others on Friday sector has been affected by the release said. Drug formulations Covid-19 lockdown as exports and biologicals, contributing to The Telangana High Court have registered $20.58 billion almost 72 per cent of exports, on Friday, while reiterating its during the 2019-20 financial have shown 9.5 per cent earlier order viz-a-viz well- year as against the targeted $22 growth in FY 2020. being and welfare of the per- ‘Will stand by Kondapochamma oustees’ billion in the previous fiscal. However, export of bulk sons with disabilities (PWD)s Despite this, there was 7.57 per drugs and drug intermediates, of the state, directed the state PNS n HYDERABAD cent overall growth in exports the second largest category, has government to give wide in FY '20 over 2018-19, a press negatively grown (-0.73%), publicity to the helpline num- TPCC president N Uttam release from the bringing down the overall per- bers set up by it for the dis- Kumar Reddy on Friday said Pharmaceuticals Export formance. "The overall exports abled and make them aware that the Congress would stand Promotion Council, a body to North America have record- of the helpline numbers in by the Kondapochamma Sagar under the Ministry of ed 15.11 per cent growth. their areas of residence. oustees. He demanded the gov- Commerce, said on Friday. The growth rate in February and March About $6.7 billion worth of A division bench of the HC ernment to extend help to the Though the exports started pharmaceuticals were export- made it clear that the public- farmers who lost their lands in doing well in 2019-20 and it has gone down recording 7.7 per cent ed to the USA with 15.8 per ity should be given through Kondapochammasagar follow- has been a good year for the and -23.24 per cent respectively cent growth. This has consti- sign language for those who ing the directions of the High TPCC working president N Uttam Kumar Reddy interacting with an elderly woman first three quarters with cumu- tuted almost 32.74 per cent of are hearing impaired and Court. lative growth rate of 11.5 per our total exports, it said. India through audio language for Later, Uttam visited pro- that the government was show- Karimnagar to pull the govern- cent during April-December growth of - 2.97 per cent in the that FY 2020 exports would being dependent on China to those who are visually chal- curement centre in ing negligent attitude towards ment on the problems facing by 2019, the growth rate in fourth quarter, the release said. reach $22-billion mark. an extent of 60-70 per cent of lenged. The division bench of Illandakunta in Karimnagar procurement of food grains. the farmers at procurement February and March has gone Having seen a good export However, the Covid-19 pan- its needs of bulk drugs has suf- the HC passed these orders district along with Congress He said that he didn't come centres. He alleged that the down recording 7.7 per cent trend in the first three quarters demic has impacted exports to fered disruption in the supply while dealing with a PIL filed leaders Ponnam Prabhakar and to Karimnagar to do politics state government totally failed and -23.24 per cent respective- and price stabilisation in the a certain extent and brought chain with the outbreak of by a city based advocate shiva T Jeevan Reddy. Speaking on and even there are elections in solving the problems of the ly, resulting in the negative United States, it was estimated down the estimated exports to Covid-19. Ganesh Karnati. the occasion, Uttam alleged too. He said that he came to farmers. HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | MAY 9, 2020 nation 05 SHORT READS COVID-19 Seven political parties write to Stopping spread from urban Prez over labour law dilution

PNS n NEW DELHI PIL in HC seeks free to rural areas key in battle Accusing the Centre of dilut- laptop, phones to poor ing labour laws using the coro- n kids for online classes PNS BENGALURU The death toll due to navirus pandemic as an excuse, seven political parties jointly NEW DELHI: The Delhi High COVID-19 rose to 1,886 Court Friday asked the Centre Preventing the spread of the wrote a a letter to President and the AAP government to coronavirus from urban to rural and the number of Ram Nath Kovind on Friday respond to a PIL seeking areas where majority of the pop- cases climbed to registering their protest over ulation live will be a key in the the issue. directions to them to provide 56,342 in the country free laptops, tablets or mobile country's battle against the The workers are being treat- phones to poor kids so that COVID-19, a prominent health on Friday, registering ed as slaves, said the letter they can access classes online expert said on Friday. an increase of 103 signed by CPI (M) General As people start easing back into Secretary Sitaram Yechury, during the COVID-19 lockdown. deaths and 3,390 A bench of Justices Manmohan their normal lives, they should CPI General Secretary D Raja, and Sanjeev Narula issued continue with the practice of cases in the last 24 CPI (ML) General Secretary notices to the Centre, the Delhi social distancing, wearing of face hours, according to the Dipankar Bhattarcharya, All ed factories, businesses, estab- The government has masks and hand hygiene to con- India Forward Bloc General lishments and industries from government, the municipal Union Health Ministry done little to help corporations and 10 private tain the spread, President of Secretary Debabrata Biswas, the purview of all, but three unaided schools here seeking Public Health Foundation of Revolutionary Socialist Party labour laws and one provision those who lost their their stand on the plea by an India Prof. K Srinath Reddy said. ty, Reddy, who formerly headed ing to the Union Health Ministry. Eighty-five per cent are very (RSP) General Secretary, of another Act for three years. livelihood. Fourteen NGO, Justice for All, by June "One of the important things the Department of Cardiology at When you increase the number mild, or asymptomatic, then we Manoj Bhattacharya, RJD MP The Madhya Pradesh gov- crore workers have 10 -- the next date of hearing. is to try and reduce as much as the All India Institute of Medical of tests, you will definitely find may not have much to worry, Manoj Jha and Viduthalai ernment too announced In its plea filed through possible flow of traffic between Sciences (AIIMS), told PTI in an out more cases. We have to look because ultimately the virus is Chiruthaigal president Katchi exemption of all establish- lost their jobs since advocate Khagesh Jha, the urban and rural areas, between interview. at number of new cases, as a per- going to spread, we cannot sud- Thol. Thirumavalavan. ments from obligations under the lockdown began, NGO has contended that the hotspots and non-hotspots, at By restricting traffic for only centage of number of tests done. denly arrest the virus but ques- "Reducing them to this sta- all labour laws for a period of they said private unaided schools' least till the hotspots are under essential goods and travel needs, Thats the figure to look at, tion is how fast its spreading and tus is not merely a violation of thousand days. decision to conduct classes via control because rural areas are we will be able to contain it Reddy said. how severely are the cases being the Constitution but its nulli- The parties said the Indian video conferencing would affect much protected even now in any because that is our biggest asset, Its true that the number of affected, Reddy said. fication," they said. economy was already in a tail- over 50,000 students belonging state, he said. two-thirds of our population is cases detected will increase with He said the COVID-19 death Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, spin hurtling towards a reces- to be the logic employed by to the economically weaker PHFI is engaged in capacity in rural areas, if we protect the number of tests and the virus rate in India so far was 1.3 per Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, sion even before the outbreak 'your government' at the centre sections (EWS) and cannot building in public health in the them, then we will be much safer, is likely spreading, said Reddy, million population, while its Rajasthan and Punjab have of this pandemic. and by some state govern- afford laptops, phones and country through education, he said. who has been involved in sever- much higher in other countries extended working hours from The government has done ments, rather than concentrat- high-speed internet service to training, research, policy devel- The death toll due to COVID- al major international and like the US (26 deaths per mil- eight to 12 without amending little to help those who lost ing on fighting the pandemic by attend the classes. opment, health communication 19 rose to 1,886 and the number national research studies, having lion), the UK (449 per million) the Factories Act. their livelihood. Fourteen crore augmenting our health facilities and advocacy. of cases climbed to 56,342 in the been trained in cardiology and and Belgium (726 per million). The parties raised a concern workers have lost their jobs and protecting our doctors and There was less likelihood of the country on Friday, registering an epidemiology. That means even if its spreading, that the others states are like- since the lockdown began, health workers and taking care Tea stall worker kills spread in rural areas as people increase of 103 deaths and 3,390 "But what we need to look at its much milder in India for ly to join this list. they said. of the people's requirements," employer for refusing there generally have less mobili- cases in the last 24 hours, accord- is how severe are the cases. whatever reasons, he said. Uttar Pradesh has exempt- "Diluting labour rights seems the letter stated. money for liquor PALGHAR: A man, who worked at a tea stall at Boisar in AI flight carrying 200 Ajit urges migrants to be Palghar district of Maharashtra, Manu Bhaker gets electronic allegedly killed his employer after the latter refused to give Indians from Sharjah to patient, avoid risky journeys money to him for buying liquor, target installed at home n police said on Friday. The PNS MUMBAI n incident occurred late evening arrives in Lucknow PNS NEW DELHI Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ), on Wednesday and the the organisation that manages Terming the death of migrants n accused, Ram Vilas Rajbhar PNS LUCKNOW Pistol ace Manu Bhaker has her, for promptly getting the in a train accident as "painful", (42), was arrested within got a new electronic target machine — an avant-garde Maharashtra Deputy Chief hours, they said. Liquor shops An Air India flight with around installed at the makeshift target — delivered at her Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday in Maharashtra were shut for 200 Indians from Sharjah will shooting range at her home in home despite the nationwide urged labourers to have patience almost 40 days due to the arrive in Lucknow on Saturday, Haryana in place of an archa- lockdown enforced to contain and not undertake risky jour- lockdown to curb the an official said. The Indian gov- ic manual machine that was the COVID-19 pandemic. neys to their home states. coronavirus outbreak. But ernment on Monday had breaking down frequently "I was facing a lot of issues At least 16 migrant workers standalone liquor shops were announced plans to begin a and hampering her Olympics with the old machine as it was sleeping on rail tracks while states," Pawar said in a statement. given permission to operate phased repatriation of its citizens preparation. manual. The thread would returning to Madhya Pradesh Pawar, who is also the state's from Monday as part of the stranded abroad from May 7. Sharma, the director of The old machine was caus- come off and often it would were crushed to death by a Finance Minister, said the relaxations granted by the state The government also said Chaudhary Charan Singh ing her "immense irritation". break down on and off. Now goods train in Aurangabad dis- Maharashtra government was government. "The victim, that Air India will operate 64 International Airport, told PTI Delighted by the reboot in machine installed at my home it's very different with the trict of Maharashtra in the early working on war footing to send Jagandev Rajbhar (55), ran a flights from May 7 to May 13 to on Friday. India imposed a her training, the teenaged and this will be surely more new machine," the 18-year- hours of Friday. migrant workers to their native tea stall in the Boisar township, bring back around 15,000 Indian nationwide lockdown to curb the star has got down to prepar- beneficial in my training," old Bhaker said. Only four migrant workers states and this was being done in which the accused worked. nationals stranded abroad due to spread of coronavirus in the ing with renewed vigour, sure Bhaker told PTI from her "Since I feel there is unlike- survived in the accident, which with cooperation from the On Wednesday evening, the the coronavirus-induced lock- country, grounding all interna- in her mind that the home at Goria village. ly to be any outdoor action took place at 5.15 am near Centre and other state govern- accused demanded money down. "An Air India flight is like- tional flights since mid-March. Olympics will take place next Her father set up the range and competitions for anoth- Karmad, around 30 km from ments. "Workers should wait till from the stall ower in order to ly to arrive in Lucknow from Under the repatriation plan, the year despite the uncertainty after she showed exception- er three-four months, I Aurangabad, police said. their turn comes and arrange- buy liquor," Palghar police Sharjah between 8.00 pm and government will be facilitating in the world of sports due to al skills in the precision sport. thought it will be useful to get "The incident is painful. It is ments are made (to ensure their spokesperson Hemant Katkar 8.30 pm on Saturday. The tenta- the return of Indian nationals the COVID-19 pandemic. Bhaker thanked the Sports this installed at this point in disturbing to see how desperate return). They should not risk said. However, the victim tive number of passengers arriv- stranded abroad on compelling "I have recently got the Authority of India (SAI) and time." migrant workers in Maharashtra their lives travelling in an unsafe refused to give money, which ing in Lucknow is 200," AK grounds in a phased manner. are to return to their home manner," he said. angered the accused. Following an argument, he hit his employer with a log of wood, in Gautam Buddh which he died on the spot, the Delhi Minorities Commission chief moves GMC closed for new official said. The accused was arrested within hours and an Nagar reports offence was registered against him under IPC sections 302 HC for anticipatory bail in sedition case patient admissions after first death due and others, Katkar added. PNS n NEW DELHI grant him protection from to COVID-19 Khan sought anticipatory arrest and coercive action in a PG student tests positive PNS n NOIDA (UP) Drunk man kills Delhi Minorities Commission bail on the ground that he frivolous and untenable case, in PNS n GUWAHATI chairman Zafarul Islam Khan is a public servant and a order to safeguard his liberty as A 60-year-old man died due to two-year-old daughter on Friday approached the the failure to do so will have The Guwahati Medical coronavirus in western Uttar BADAUN (UP): A drunk man Delhi High Court seeking senior citizen aged 72 irreversible consequences on College will not admit patients Pradesh's Gautam Buddh killed his two-year-old anticipatory bail in sedition years, who suffers from his right to life,” the petition for the next few days after a Nagar on Friday, becoming the daughter by smashing her case lodged against him. heart disease and filed through advocates Vrinda post graduate student of the first fatality in the district due into the ground after an The plea was mentioned for Grover, Ratna Appnender and state-run facility tested posi- to COVID-19. The victim was argument with his wife in an urgent hearing and it has hypertension and is highly Soutik Banerjee said. tive for COVID-19, Health a resident of Noida's Sector 22, Bisauli area here, police said been allowed to be listed on susceptible to COVID-19 The plea sought direction to Minister Himanta Biswa officials said. on Friday. On Thursday, May 12, his advocate Vrinda infection which can have the police that in the event of Sarma said on Friday. contact with him, and the He was admitted in a private Sukhpal reached his home in Grover said. his arrest, he be immediately Assam recorded a spike in entire premise has been sani- hospital in Noida earlier this an inebriated state and had an Khan on April 28 published sedition and promoting feelings fatal consequences for a released on bail and that no coronavirus cases on tised. We have closed the hos- week and found positive for altercation with his wife. In a a post having alleged seditious of hatred between different person of his age and coercive measures be taken Thursday, as eight people test- pital for new patients for the COVID-19 on Thursday after fit of rage, he threw his and hateful comments through groups on the grounds of reli- against him. It also sought ed positive -- four each in next few days," Sarma said. which he was taken to the daughter on the ground, they his official page on social gion, race, place of birth, resi- health condition direction that Khan's laptop Guwahati and Silchar -- tak- "Special arrangements will Government Institute of said. The little girl was rushed media. dence and language. and mobile be not seized. ing the number of cases in the be in place for patients already Medical Science (GIMS) in to a hospital by other family Based on a complaint, the Khan sought anticipatory ble to COVID-19 infection The plea claimed that no state to 53. admitted and collection of Greater Noida, the officials members but died during Delhi Police Special Cell on bail on the ground that he is a which can have fatal conse- offence has been committed by "A PG student at Guwahati new swab samples," he said on said. In response to a PTI treatment. The accused has May 2 lodged an FIR against public servant and a senior cit- quences for a person of his age Khan and the FIR has been Medical College tested Twitter. There are 18 active query on whether a patient has been detained. The family Khan under Sections 124A and izen aged 72 years, who suffers and health condition. registered with a mala fide COVID positive last night. cases of novel coronavirus in died due to coronavirus, GIMS members have not yet filed a 153A of the Indian Penal Code from heart disease and hyper- “In these circumstances intention to harass and intim- Consequently, we are screen- the state, while 34 people have Director Dr. Brig (retd) Rakesh formal complaint to the police. (IPC) for the alleged offences of tension and is highly suscepti- there is an urgent need to idate him. ing everyone who came in recovered so far. Gupta said: "Yes." Plea seeks direction to Centre to approach Police suffers injury in clashes 2,000 migrants gather outside ICJ for compensation from China with miscreants PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n SRINAGAR govt office following rumour A plea has been filed in the A police officer was injured on PNS n AHMEDABAD Since a bus carrying Supreme Court seeking a Friday during clashes with migrants had left from this direction to the Centre to miscreants, protesting the Flouting lockdown norms, office on Thursday, a rumour approach the International killing of terrorist organisation nearly 2,000 migrant workers started doing the rounds that Court of Justice (ICJ) and file Hizbul Mujahideen chief Riyaz gathered at a government office anyone wanting to go back to a case for compensation of Naikoo, in Budgam district of in the Gota area here on Friday their native places should reach USD 600 billion from China Jammu and Kashmir, officials hoping they will somehow the spot, said Patel. alleging that the coronavirus said. Deputy Superintendent of find a way to reach their native "Thus, around 2,000 pandemic was "deliberately Police Fayaz Hussain sustained places, said police. migrants flocked here since created" by it. head injury during stone pelt- The gathering, which start- morning hoping to catch a bus The plea claimed there was ing by miscreants at ed since the morning, was till railway station and then a strong evidence that coron- Nasrullahpora locality in apparently triggered by a train till their native places. avirus or COVID-19, which Budgam district, the officials rumour about a bus reaching "Before sending them back has "destroyed" the Indian pandemic was designed by Wuhan. The plea said that said. The miscreants pelted outside the government office from the spot, policemen made economy and killed hundreds China to be a very effective and since individuals cannot stones to protest the killing of to ferry migrants to railway sta- them understand the entire of it citizens, originated from catastrophic biological war- approach the ICJ, the Centre Naikoo and his associate dur- tion. native places amid the lock- permit were earlier asked to process and even helped them China's Wuhan Institute of fare weapon to kill mass pop- should be directed to file a case ing an encounter with securi- On learning about the sud- down are supposed to make an come here so that they can be in filling up the forms," Patel Virology. ulation in India," said the plea, there in this regard. ty forces in the Awantipora area den rush of people at the online application. They can ferried to a railway station in added. The petition, filed by drawn by advocate C R Jaya As per the latest data avail- of Pulwama district on deputy collector's office near also fill up the required form buses. This was the latest in a Madurai resident K K Ramesh, Sukin. able on the website of the Wednesday. Police used batons Gota bridge, police officials off-line and submit it at any "Migrants having permits series of incidents of lock- has alleged that COVID-19 has It underlined that coron- Health Ministry, over 56,000 and tear smoke shells to chase immediately reached the spot designated office under a dis- then board trains to reach down violation in Gujarat by been "deliberately created by avirus spread in India, other positive cases of COVID-19 away the protesters, the officials and persuaded the migrants, trict collector. their native places. This is how migrant workers desperate to China as biological weapon countries and continents but have been reported in India said, adding there were no mostly from Uttar Pradesh "This office of deputy collec- the system works," said leave for their native places against India". not in other cities of China with 1,886 deaths due to the reports of any injuries among and Bihar, to disperse. tor also accepts such forms. Assistant Commissioner of during the coronavirus- "Petitioner states COVID-19 despite originating in nearby virus. the protesters so far. Migrants wanting to go their Migrants who were given the Police, M A Patel. enforced curbs. HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | MAY 9, 2020 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Don’t run over migrants Instead of just doles, compile a migrants’ database, employ Haunted by the past them in projects depending on location and decentralise units mages continue to flood us of the reverse The styrene leak from a chemical plant in Vizag confirms that India has not learnt lessons from migration brought on by the COVID-19 lock- Idown, the sudden shutdown of economic the Bhopal tragedy. A probe needs to find the reason and laws, too, must be amended activity upturning lives and livelihoods to such an extent that even our shock has been dulled into a fatalistic acceptance. Still there is no actionable plan to return, relocate or rehabil- itate migrants. Despite the delayed arrange- ment of trains and buses, the Government con- tinues to be on the backfoot about managing the economic plight of daily wagers who lost jobs and living quarters overnight. So they KK PAUL march on day and night. Without food and water. Stumbling and falling by the highway as they seek emotional succour in he gas leak incident near going back to their native villages and live off the land than starve to death, unwant- Visakhapatnam in the early hours ed and uncared for. Yesterday, that pattern of brute reality suffered a further jolt. of May 7 has led to the death of more than 10 people and hospi- A cargo train ran over migrants in Maharashtra, who fell exhausted after walk- talisation of over 200. According ing miles and decided to sleep on railway tracks thinking no trains would run toT the district authorities, the gas was con- during the lockdown. It shows the sheer desperation, hopelessness and a sur- firmed to be either styrene or vinyl benzene. As an intermediary, styrene is known as PVC real wasteland that COVID-19 has reduced the nation and humanity to. Yet the gas and is used for the manufacture of insu- migrants continue to trudge on along railway tracks and highways, waiting to lation material, plastic, rubber, pipes, fibre go home as we fly in stranded Indians home in a massively tom-tommed exer- glass and also for the packaging industry. According to the World Health Organisation cise. Still there is no codified plan to engage with the destitute labourers and (WHO), it is the 12th most used chemical rehabilitate them productively or dignify them as equal citizens of India. They in the world. It is to the credit of the district don’t have money for trains or buses. Without portable ration cards, they can- authorities and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), who reacted quick- not avail the Government’s enhanced food allowances except in their villages. ly, that fatalities remained low. Around 500 And no matter what the guarantees in zones that are operating units or resum- kg of chemicals were airlifted from Gujarat ing farm operations, they would much rather sign up for MGNREGA work in their to neutralise the effect of the gas well in time. home States, which is seeing a commensurate surge. Treated as virus carriers, Separately, with the direct intervention of the United Nations (UN), the bar for inves- disinfected brutely with hoses and dehumanised as Stateless people, the migrant tigation of the Vizag gas leak case has not only workforce — about two crore people are on the move — is not coming back, been raised but has also been virtually inter- causing a chronic shortage of labour and slowing down economic revival. nationalised. The spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General António Guterres, The return of the native story is playing out among non-resident Indians, too. Stéphane Dujarric, said, “We obviously tal disaster. Thousands of peo- Insurance Act 1991. According victims go to a civil court and Many of whom have expired work permits and are facing deportation are being send our condolences to the victims and hope ple were killed in this disaster to the relevant rules framed by then have their remedies adju- evacuated along with stranded Indians abroad. Even NRIs with valid foreign cit- for the quick recovery of those who have been and many more suffered perma- the Government, styrene is clas- dicated, and we are all conscious impacted. These kinds of incidents should nent damage or a genetic impact. sified as a hazardous and a toxic of the limitations of our legal sys- izenship are homeward-bound, buying up high end property and country homes be fully investigated by the local authorities.” Responses of our entire system chemical. This should naturally tem that it almost takes decades, in India over the last month, hoping to return once normal flights resume. Each While detailed investigations would — the executive, legislative and have required a greater degree of not years, in order to compen- country is going to de-globalise, become insular and build self-sufficiencies with undoubtedly be undertaken, prima facie, it even the judiciary — were found ACCORDING TO supervision and monitoring of sate the victims…” appears that the protocols necessary for the to be inadequate to meet the operations. Some of the major These were ominous words, own resources and manpower in a post-pandemic world. So immigrant labour- recommencement of operations after the 45- expectations of the people. THE RELEVANT laws and regulations that appear whose importance one realises ers and NRIs are going to bear the brunt in foreign nations and these returnees day lockdown was lifted were not followed. Whatever was done by way of RULES FRAMED BY to have been overlooked in the only after 10 years when a trag- are going to stress the economy further. With mounting joblessness in our own When the accident took place early in the relief was too little when com- instant case are, Environment ic incident has occurred in morning, only a handful of casual workers pared to catastrophes across the THE GOVERNMENT, (Protection) Act, 1986 and the Visakhapatnam. The Parliament country, it will be very difficult to accommodate returnees according to their capac- were present. Elements of negligence at mul- world. rules framed there under such as can still amend the existing laws ities, skilled or unskilled, or even give them a dole. As the Government is under tiple levels are more than obvious. For this, In the case of Vizag, the STYRENE IS the Hazardous Waste or legislate a fresh enactment to pressure to announce a significant stimulus, just to roll out working capital to evidence will have to be secured immediate- plant was run by Hindustan CLASSIFIED AS A Management and Handling Rule fill up this major lacuna. While ly and this should be done in the right Polymers 1961 onwards. Later, it 1989 and ones framed there Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister medium and smaller industries, this human bulge poses another crisis. Although earnest. While the plant must have been merged with UB Group in 1978. HAZARDOUS AND A under, including the YS Jaganmohan Reddy has the Government bungled in anticipating the lockdown impact on the country’s sealed, a team of experts headed by a scien- Subsequently, LG Chem of TOXIC CHEMICAL. Manufacture, Storage And already visited the spot and his labour capital, it needs to now get a national migrant database going with a thor- tist from the Council of Scientific and South Korea took over THIS SHOULD Import Of Hazardous Chemical Government is undertaking nec- ough mapping of skill sets and capacities. In the event of a future crisis, such Industrial Research (CSIR) needs to be con- Hindustan Polymers and (Amendment) Rules, 1989, essary relief measures, there still stituted immediately to get into various renamed it as LG Polymers NATURALLY HAVE among others. might be individual compensa- data would help in organising and providing assistance to them wherever they aspects of this matter. India Pvt Ltd in July 1997. It is Despite a plethora of rules tion seekers, whose expecta- are located. Even help relocate them to work sites that are in need of their ser- According to scientific research approved understood that after the lock- REQUIRED A and regulations, there are certain tions would have to be suitably by the US Environmental Protection Agency down, permission to recom- GREATER DEGREE aspects which indicate weakness addressed. vices. Given the emotional pull of home during the pandemic and the fact that and published in a top scientific journal, mence operations was obtained in our legal system in dealing The number of lawsuits some have already returned, there needs to be a systematic reintegration plan, Environmental Health Perspectives, chronic a couple of days ago on phone. OF SUPERVISION with such cases. During a dis- filed in India and abroad after whereby those that have been lost are replaced by returnees to their home States. exposure to styrene has been linked to the The factory inspector and the AND MONITORING cussion in the Parliament on the the Bhopal tragedy was so large As the mass return of migrants becomes a reality, the Government at all levels occurrence of neurological and behaviour- pollution control board had nei- Civil Liability for Nuclear that a special enactment had to al deficit. This may eventually result in ther inspected nor understood OF OPERATIONS. Damage Act, 2010, it was men- be undertaken. All such matters should have a contingency plan. Though nobody would like to talk about China’s decreased performance, including delayed the sensitivity of such a plant tioned by the late Arun Jaitley, were transferred to a single judi- Wuhan, the local government there has engaged labour effectively in mass-pro- reaction time and visual disturbances, hear- recommencing operations with- SOME OF THE who was then the leader of the cial forum, which, however, ducing FMCG items. We can start import substitution units in the long run but ing loss and possibly even peripheral neu- out adequate precautions. MAJOR LAWS AND Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, failed to deliver complete justice. ropathy. The International Agency for This incident should be a “We have a sad and unfortunate So let us not repeat the mistakes in the short run, we can look at lighter industries, like farm produce processing Research on Cancer (IARC) has deter- wake-up call for Government REGULATIONS experience of the Bhopal gas of Bhopal and ensure adequate units and packaging. Start-ups helping in cold chain logistics and aggregation mined that styrene is a possible carcinogen agencies as well as the manufac- APPEAR TO leak. This law deals only with compensation to the victims can be incentivised and create smart rural and hub economies which can over and can cause cancer on prolonged exposure. turers since a large number of nuclear incidents. I think, two and those injured in tune with In this context, let us not repeat the mis- industries would be preparing to HAVE BEEN lessons still remain. If there are international standards. time ease off the overflow of labour into big cities. Decentralised federalism holds takes of the Bhopal tragedy. Even after 35 recommence operations after OVERLOOKED incidents and accidents, which Compensation for the damage the key not only in politics but in oiling the economy bottom up. years of the disaster, scars have not fully the lockdown is relaxed. are not on account of a nuclear caused to the environment, too, healed yet. The chain of suffering of the peo- Particularly after the Bhopal incident but because of which a must be made. ple has continued unabated for generations disaster, a number of legislations large number of casualty and (The writer is a former as genetic deformities have been reported in were enacted. From the damage does take place, our legal Governor and a Senior Advisor some newborns. Bhopal has been listed as Environment (Protection) Act, regime even today is only the at the Pranab Mukherjee No end in sight the world’s biggest man-made environmen- 1986 to the Public Liability conventional legal regime. The Foundation) While countries slowly open up their economies, corporations indicate that working from home will be the new norm S O U N D BITE t is becoming clear as a summer’s day now If the Government wants to I often wonder if we will be as The pandemic continues to For me, the epitome of that the Coronavirus spread is continuing, end the lockdown, it must compassionate as we have unleash a tsunami of hate mind skills training is MS bring physiological change been after this crisis is over. and xenophobia, scapegoat- Dhoni. I think people can Iin India and across the world. While the rate in the minds of the May be a lot of people will just ing and scaremongering. An learn from him because he of the spread of the infection may have been people and transparency go about their lives, thanking all-out effort to end hate has maximised his mitigated in some countries, the fact is that in exit plan. God that this is over. speech globally. potential into results. the world will have to live with the virus. But Congress leader Actor UN Secretary-General Indian cricketer this will mean that several companies will have —Rahul Gandhi —Divya Dutta —Antonio Guterres —Subramaniam Badrinath to continue their work from home policies. Many big tech companies have already done just that. Google has led the way. Sundar Pichai, L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR the CEO of Google-parent company Alphabet, Worsening situation more than 56,000 lives, the nation told his employees they will likely be working Respect the rights of migrant workers can ill-afford to bear such a cat- from home until the end of the year. Facebook, astrophe. All those killed and too, has allegedly made it clear that it will be reopening its offices from July 6 Sir — It is a matter of deep con- espective State Governments have been doing their injured in this mishap must get but the number of employees will be limited to those absolutely necessary. What cern that Mumbai is on the verge bit to ensure that migrant workers return home with just compensation. of an unprecedented public health Rleast hassles. With the Government allowing spe- Tushar Anand will this mean for professional relationships? After all, the “office water cooler” emergency as both public and pri- cial trains to help them reach their homes, there was a Patna was always a place for staff members to gather and swap gossip and stories vate hospitals in the city are mad rush of migrants who queued up to register their swamped with Coronavirus names in a bid to catch the first train home. Initially, indus- Endangering lives and even strike up a relationship. The last mentioned aspect is quite clearly on patients. The ICU facilities of try stakeholders brushed aside apprehensions over the hold, particularly with marriages (and even divorces in some countries) being almost all hospitals are fully migrant exodus affecting them. However, when reports postponed. What will this mean for office politics and the future of work? In the occupied and there is a shortage emerged that lakhs of stranded labourers registered with Sir — It is not surprising that hun- 1980s, we all assumed that by 2020, we will all have flying cars and working of nearly 400 doctors and health- the local authorities to transport them back home, indus- dreds of people thronged TAS- care professionals. Despite the try honchos got worrying. The Goa Chamber of MAC shops in Tamil Nadu with- will be automated to a large degree. Well, 40 years ago, we had no idea that the lockdown, Mumbai is witnessing Commerce and Industry has now asked the State out maintaining physical distanc- entire world would be brought to a standstill by a microscopic organism. Likewise, 400 cases daily on average. The Government to consider counselling them into staying. seen contradicting its own stand by urging contractual ing. There is now fear that many not too long ago, there were barriers to working from home. Improvements in city’s medical infrastructure is Of course, for a State is so heavily dependent on agencies to take care of the workers by providing them asymptomatic people may have finding it difficult to meet its the workers, measures to pre-empt a mass exodus of provisions and other essentials. And the Chief Minister spread the virus. How far could communication technology have, however, helped dismantle them now. Given needs, forcing a few to wait on the migrant labour force is welcome. But how candid now wants the contractors to impress upon the labour- authorities have implemented the the developments in internet connectivity, virtual world communication has become roads overnight before the has the Government’s appreciation for the migrant work- ers to not leave Goa. This sounds as if the administra- “one bottle per person” order of the fast and reliable, too. administration makes arrange- ers in Goa been? Inevitably, finding themselves at the tion has absolved itself of all responsibilities. In such a High Court? When policemen ments. The situation is so dire receiving end in these times, the Government was all situation, what would motivate the migrants to contin- found it a Herculean task to While paeans have been sung about telecommuting and working from home that people with non-COVID but listless in its attempt to provide relief to the work- ue working? Moreover, the police, too, have not been restrict the movement of people at the start of the lockdown, it is becoming frighteningly obvious that this is a ailments are struggling to get ers. The “lockdown dilemma” will haunt the migrants sympathetic to them. It is in the interest of the State to during the “lockdown within lock- privilege that only a few can afford. And not just people but also companies. In admitted. If the Government for quite some time. Ignored and abandoned, many had treat the migrant workers with kid gloves. down” period, how could they doesn’t act immediately, the cri- to petition their State Governments to help them out of Pachun Menon possibly have controlled crowds in many offices, including media organisations, production systems demand that sis will worsen, putting the lives their predicament. In response, the Goa Government was Margao front of TASMAC shops? The people come to work. These folks are as important as the frontline health and of many more patients at risk. crowds now endanger the health public security officials who have little choice but to come to office. And while MN Musa of the entire community. Who will Mumbai The dreadful incident of the sion at a Neyveli Lignite and requires a high level of super- be held responsible if the numbers it might be months before any organisation gets back to full staffing numbers, styrene gas leak from a chemi- Corporation plant, too, were vision during usage. Negligence of the infected swell soon? make no mistake, many firms themselves will be victims of this gift that came Probe the Vizag leak cal plant near Visakhapatnam reported on the same day. on the part of the staff must be Tharcius S Fernando from China. The future of work, whenever it does resume, will be markedly dif- has brought more bad news amid With this, serious questions investigated and those held Chennai the gathering economic gloom. A have arisen regarding the set-up responsible must be booked. ferent. But much like the future of anything right now, it will be impossible to pre- Sir — This refers to the editori- gas leak at a paper mill in of chemical plants in the country. In these times when the Send your feedback to: dict what life will be like at office in 2021. al, “Memories of Bhopal” (May 8). Chhattisgarh and a boiler explo- Styrene is a known carcinogen Corona pandemic has affected [email protected] HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | MAY 9, 2020

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 07 FIRSTCOLUMN Beware the POINTCOUNTERPOINT I URGE ALL CHEMICAL MAKERS TO EXERCISE CARE AFTER A PROBE IT IS NECESSARY TO SHIFT THE (LG grapes of wrath WHILE REOPENING THEIR PLANTS THAT SUSPENDED POLYMERS) UNIT TO A SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE OPERATIONS DUE TO THE LOCKDOWN. THAT HAS NO POPULATION IN THE VICINITY. Modi must set aside political differences and rise —UNION CHEMICALS AND FERTILISERS MINISTER —FORMER CHIEF MINISTER to the occasion by forming a national govt like Churchill did, which will pull together in a crisis SADANANDA GOWDA CHANDRABABU NAIDU Seize the day MARKANDEY KATJU he media has repeatedly been showing heartbreaking The Taliban are re-evaluating ties with their Pak allies and are fearing the extremism that ISI activity videos/images of hundreds of thousands of out-of-work RANVIJAY SINGH Tmigrant labourers heading for their villages, hundreds of kilo- brings. India must provide them with an alternate regional option, says metres away. They have been braving the searing heat, hunger and thirst as they try to reach home under terrible conditions. While some were able to get on the trains meant to carry them back to their States, ith India currently besieged by COVID- most were left to their own devices. Most decided to walk home and 19 and the host of socio-economic prob- there have been cases of people dying out of sheer exhaustion and Wlems that come along with it, few can afford lack of nutrition on the way, as they were forced to stick to back roads, to worry about geo-political machinations taking railway tracks and fields to avoid being caught and punished by police- place abroad. Yet, as the peace process between the men for violating the nationwide lockdown that has been on for the United States (US) and the Taliban in Afghanistan last 45 days now. The most recent tragedy to hit the migrants was reaches a precarious position — with the Taliban hav- the mowing down of 15 exhausted workers in Aurangabad, who had ing ramped up their attacks against the Afghan Government despite the recent spread of the gone off to sleep on the railway tracks and got crushed by a goods Coronavirus in the country — it is imperative India train early in the morning. There is no doubt that the lockdown has takes stock of the situation. caused a lot of hardship and suffering to these people and their fam- While it might be many months before the US ilies. But the more important question, which nobody asks, is this: finally exits Afghanistan, especially with the virus What will these people do on getting home? complicating prisoner exchange and the ongoing The workers had migrated to the cities in search of jobs as there negotiations, the South Asian security matrix is going were none available in their villages. The population has increased to undergo a paradigm shift once all American mil- from about 40-45 crore in 1947 in undivided India to about 135 crore itary operations come to their inevitable end. India today, minus Pakistan and Bangladesh. This is a population increase must aim to use this transition to boost its region- of about four times! There is, therefore, too much of a burden on the al security interests. cultivable land. Moreover, machinery has partially displaced farm labour. The conflict in Afghanistan can at one level be understood as being between the majority Pashtuns So, for both these reasons, people migrated to cities in large num- who are mostly concentrated in Southern and bers after 1947 as they had no source of income in the villages. It Central Afghanistan (and across the Durand Line, is estimated that in 1947 a whopping 85 per cent of Indians were the 2,430-km border between Afghanistan and living in villages and only 15 per cent were in the cities. Today it is Pakistan), who the Taliban claim to represent, fight- believed that only 60-65 per cent live in villages and 35-40 per cent ing against the empowerment of ethnic minorities IN A SITUATION OF are in the cities. from northern Afghanistan such as the Tajiks, AN ALL-OUT Now, to send crores of people who had migrated to the towns Hazaras and Uzbeks by successive democratically- MILITARY back to their villages raises the question of the lack of livelihood yet elected governments. CAMPAIGN, WHERE again. There is no work for them in their villages. They will only become While both the past and present presidents of THE TALIBAN a burden on their relatives and would hardly be welcome there. In Afghanistan — Hamid Karzai and Ashraf Ghani — MIGHT HAVE AN are Pashtun, they are seen as leaders propped up by the towns they were earning some money which they would send INCLINATION TO the West. They are also seen as being overly-sym- FALL BACK ON back to their wives and children living in the village. Now their wives pathetic to ethnic minorities. Moreover, many State would hardly be happy at their return as they would not earn for their institutions are dominated by ethnic minorities and PAKISTAN FOR families, rather they would need to be fed by someone. see a lack of representation by the Pashtuns. ASSISTANCE, One is reminded of John Steinbeck’s great novel Grapes of Wrath However, the conflict in Afghanistan has also INDIA MUST BE Taliban without the Afghan Government. Mohammad Shaheen stated, “We will them play a pivotal role, India will risk which is about migrants who fled to California from Oklahoma, Texas, been considered as a continuation of the proxy war READY TO ENGAGE Regardless of how these negotiations never want any foreign organisation squandering its influence. Simultaneously Arkansas and some other US States after they lost their livelihood between India and Pakistan. It is no secret that WITH EQUIVALENT ultimately pan out, any form of eventual using Afghan soil to target another coun- though, India must also continue its because of the dust storms and recession in the 1930s. They thought Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has deep ASSISTANCE IN THE peace will need the integration of the try. We will bring a law to stop any such engagement with the democratic regime they would get jobs in California but found that they were unwelcome ties with the Taliban and has continued to back FORM OF ECONOMIC Taliban into the governing State — a real- activity.” More pertinently, Shaheen also and the northern ethnic minorities. It is there as local workers thought they would depress wages and bring extremist groups in Afghanistan, even while calling AND HUMANITARIAN isation that made the US finally reach the claimed that the Taliban would be more equally important to remember that a sit- itself an “ally” of the US in its war on terror. negotiation table. As it stands presently, than willing to engage with neighbouring uation resembling the Afghan civil war of in diseases. Because of these factors the migrant workers faced great AID TO THE A recent example of the Pakistani military estab- ENTITIES THAT the Taliban have been able to keep their countries “on the basis of mutual respect the late 90s, between the Taliban and the hostility from the locals. Steinbeck writes, “Ripe grapes spill their juices lishment’s support to the Taliban and allied terror sphere of influence strong enough to make and mutual interests.” erstwhile Northern Alliance, is still very when pressed for wine. Similarly, the migrants were ripe with wrath groups was the attack on a gurdwara in Kabul on WILL SAFEGUARD the US realise that trying to govern While the solidity of these sentiments much a possibility. and boiling with anger that was ready to spill forth. In their souls, the March 25. Prima facie it was thought to be an attack ITS INTERESTS. Afghanistan as a whole, in a state of peace will only be seen in times to come, India In a situation of an all-out military grapes of wrath were filling and growing heavy.” The same can be carried out by the Islamic State (IS). However, fur- SOME HAWKISH and stability, would be impossible with- must now aim to establish some sort of campaign, where the Taliban might have said of conditions in India today. Unless there is some drastic reme- ther investigations carried out by Afghan authori- VOICES HAVE EVEN out their cooperation. The US war aim of ties with the Taliban. Till now, it has been an inclination to fall back on Pakistan for dial measure by the Government, food riots and civil disorders may ties found direct links between the attackers, the CALLED FOR INDIAN completely eradicating the Taliban and openly hostile to the negotiations under- assistance, India must be ready to engage break out soon in many parts of the country. Taliban-linked Haqqani Network and the ISI. A BOOTS ON THE making the majority ethnic group, the taken by the US and has repeatedly tried with equivalent assistance in the form of This happened in France in 1789 because of the bread short- report produced by the European Foundation for GROUND IN AN Pashtuns, co-opt into a democratic system to lobby for their termination. Continuing economic and humanitarian aid to the ages in Paris and other cities, leading up to the French Revolution. South Asian Studies (EFSAS) further substantiated EFFORT TO FILL THE dominated by minority ethnic groups was such aggressive posturing against the entities that will safeguard its interests. these links. near impossible. Ghani and Abdullah both Taliban is folly if India wants to have sub- Some hawkish voices have even called for Something similar happened in St Petersburg in Russia, when women VOID THAT WILL BE India, on its part, has been a staunch support- LEFT BY THE US need to realise this, if they have not already stantial influence in a post-America Indian boots on the ground in an effort demonstrated in February 1917 on International Women’s Day demand- er of the democratic Afghan State. This link has exist- done so. Afghanistan. At a time when the Taliban to fill the void that will be left by the US ing bread, causing the February Revolution. ed since the pre-9/11 terror attacks, when New Delhi TROOPS. YET, IF So where does India find itself at this themselves are re-evaluating their relations troops. In my opinion the Prime Minister should now seriously consid- supplied military equipment and humanitarian sup- HISTORY HAS threshold of a new phase in Afghanistan? with their Pakistani allies and are fearing Yet, if history has taught us anything, er forming a National Government, including leaders of the present port to the Northern Alliance in its effort to topple TAUGHT US The resurgence of the Taliban has obvi- the spectre of extremism and lawlessness after the British, Soviet and now US mis- Opposition parties and also some scientists, technical and adminis- the brutal Taliban regime. ANYTHING, AFTER ously worried New Delhi. A key interest that ISI activity brings, India must aim to adventure to stabilise Afghanistan, it trative experts. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill had done this The Northern Alliance later went on to form the THE BRITISH, of India, if not its main, is to ensure that provide them with an alternate regional would be a terrible mistake to do so. It is in May 1940 when faced with the looming danger of invasion by Nazi Afghan Government and many of its leaders, such SOVIET AND NOW the Afghan State does not eventually con- option. important to remember that much of the Germany. This National Government functioned from May 1940 to as General Dostum, are now key members of the US MISADVENTURE sist of elements that would support Some analysts, such as veteran jour- goodwill harboured by the Afghans May 1945 when the World War-II ended. During this period there were present regime. William Dalrymple’s Brookings Essay TO STABILISE extremist groups functioning in Kashmir. nalist and author Ahmed Rashid, have towards India has been due to our abili- A Deadly Triangle, published in 2013, presents and In the past, the Taliban have been known even gone on to claim that the Taliban ty to help them without intervening mil- no Opposition parties in the British Parliament, since the Opposition AFGHANISTAN, IT explains this tacit conflict cogently. WOULD BE A to have warm relations with the Lakshar- would prefer closer relations with India itarily, an action which will be perceived had joined the Government. Churchill, who was of the majority With the US now having committed to leaving, e-Taiba (LeT) and the Jaish-e-Mohammed now. In contrast to Pakistan, which has as hostile by many. No nation appreciates Conservative Party remained the Prime Minister, but Clement Atlee, the weakest entity in this entire sum seems to be the TERRIBLE MISTAKE (JeM). Extremist networks based in backed terror groups that have only the idea of a foreign army on its soil — the leader of the Opposition Labour Party, became the Deputy Prime Afghan Government. With the decrease in Western TO DO SO Kashmir, with the backing of the IS, have brought destruction and devastation especially not Afghanistan. Minister. There were others from the Labour Party too, who joined military support to it, the Taliban have made steady been known previously to have auxiliary upon the country, India has immense soft In a situation which is constantly the Government. gains and now control over a third of the country. bases functioning freely across power in Afghanistan. Holding back developing and has the possibility of mul- In my opinion, with respect to Prime Minister Modi, the critical The Afghan National Army has been unable to estab- Afghanistan and Pakistan. from military intervention, while contin- tifarious outcomes, India must constant- problems facing the country today are too big for him and his party lish itself as an effective fighting force. However, the Taliban now seem to be uing to support Afghanistan economical- ly try to pre-empt the status quo and build to handle alone. The economy is sinking rapidly and the pandemic Moreover, the recent election results have been willing to leave behind extremist inclina- ly with Indian aid totalling more than $3 ties that will help assert its geo-political has greatly aggravated the situation. We are facing a danger of epic heavily disputed and both leading candidates, tions if allowed to integrate into the billion now, has been an effective geo- interests. A stable and peaceful regime in incumbent Ashraf Ghani and his opponent Abdullah Afghan State. They have repeatedly political move. Afghanistan, which censures terror activ- proportions. Food riots may break out anytime and law and order may Abdullah, have sworn themselves in as President in claimed that they have now cut former ties Further strengthening this commit- ity, is vital to India’s security interests. collapse, leading to anarchy. So what is needed today is the com- March. A divided civilian leadership, a weak mili- and will not allow terror groups to func- ment, the Indian Government in mid- Deeming Afghanistan to be irrelevant, as bined effort of the whole nation. So, dear Prime Minister, please set tary establishment and with US support nearing its tion in Afghanistan if allowed to form a April sent medical and food supplies to aid some have, will only result in the weak- aside political differences and rise to the occasion by forming a National expiry date, the Afghan Government now finds itself Government. Recently, during an online the Afghan Government in tackling ening of India’s position in South Asia. Government which will pull together in a crisis. You will be hailed as in a bleak spot. conference hosted by the Delhi-based COVID-19. If relations with the Taliban (The writer is with the School of a great statesman, like Churchill, if you do so. This situation has been further exacerbated by think-tank Global Counter-terrorism are not established in this new chapter of Oriental and African Studies, University of (The writer is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India.) the US negotiating for a peace deal directly with the Council, the Taliban spokesperson Afghanistan, which will most likely see London) Covid poses a challenge to agricultural extension Despite the availability of the e-platform for extension services in agriculture, the usage by farmers, even the youth, remains very low in the country. This must be addressed on an urgent basis

the ongoing Coronavirus pandem- Demonstration for wider spread of the Coronavirus. through building of resources and However, there are a large num- Mobile apps like Kisan Suvidha, ic has compelled us to think and Application and to enhance However, extension activities social capital. The Government ber of agricultural services that are Pusa Krishi, Krishi Gyan, Crop plan about its future in India. Capacity Development (TADA- such as training of farmers, rural intends to set up 10,000 FPOs over effectively managed by IT applica- insurance, Agri Market and IFFCO Normally, agriculture exten- CD). The target is horizontal expan- youth and extension functionaries the next five years in different fields tions, including accessibility to mar- Kisan Agriculture and so on, are also sion services are mainly provided by sion of proven agricultural technolo- require a minimum gathering of 20 of agriculture, including value addi- kets, training, capacity-building, popular among farmers and exten- the functionaries of State depart- gies through on-farm testing (OFT), to 25 people at one place. On the tion and processing of fruits, vegeta- collection of feedback from farmers sion functionaries. ments of agriculture and local vol- frontline demonstrations (FLDs), other hand, organisation of Kisan bles and meat products. and so on. The creation of an IT Despite the availability of the e- untary organisations. farmers’ trainings, vocational train- Melas, field days on specific Cluster frontline demonstra- infrastructure has been an integral platform for extension services in The Indian Council of ings for rural youth, interaction crop/enterprise, farmers’ seminars tions (CFLDs) on oilseeds and puls- part of the Government’s strategy for agriculture, the usage by farmers, Agricultural Research (ICAR) start- meetings between scientists and and campaigns involve the build-up es, traditional agriculture develop- effective delivery of services. even the youth, remains very low. PAWAN KUMAR SHARMA ed its extension activities with the extension functionaries, field days of more than 100 farmers. ment plan and so on, are among the The National e-Governance Looking at the current mindset National Demonstration project in and Kisan Melas. At present there One of the modern extension major extension programmes of Plan (NeGP) was introduced in and the need for social distancing in gricultural extension is a 1964. Further, the Krishi Vigyan are 713 KVKs under the adminis- approaches recommended for dou- the Ministry of Agriculture and 2006 to make all Government ser- the wake of the pandemic, organ- form of informal education Kendra (KVK) was introduced in trative control of State and Central bling farmers’ incomes are Self Farmers’ Welfare which employs a vices available to citizens via the ising agricultural extension activi- Athat aims at transfer of scien- 1974 to offer need-based and skill- Agricultural Universities (498), Help Groups (SHGs), farmers clubs cluster approach for sustainable electronic media. Approximately, 45 ties in the country will be a huge tific interventions to farmers and oriented training to farmers and ICAR Institutes (63), NGOs (101), and so on. These are formed to production in agriculture. per cent of the world’s ICT projects challenge. collection of feedback from them. extension workers. Then the Lab to State Governments (38) and other boost group activities so as to bring Further, agricultural market- are implemented in India, with the Taking into consideration the The ultimate aim is to introduce the Land Programme was launched in educational institutions (13). economies of scale in farming ing covers so many activities which maximum number of information success of group dynamics in agri- latest technical know-how in agri- 1979 to improve the economic con- In recent years, KVKs are per- through better resource manage- involve interaction of multiple stake- kiosks being in rural India. cultural extension, there is an urgent culture and allied activities such as dition of small, marginal farmers forming the duties of primary ment. holders at one place. Starting from E-agriculture initiatives such need to devise alternative method- dairy, poultry, apiculture, marketing and landless agricultural labourers. awareness centres for all Centrally- Farmers, as producers of agri- primary rural/village markets to as Agrisnet, Digital green, eSagu, ologies for offering uninterrupted and so on. The use of effective tools, KVKs are considered to be the sponsored schemes in the rural cultural products, can form groups wholesale regulated markets, all Agmarknet, eArik, Village extension services to the clientele, vernacular languages and group front runners in providing extension and agricultural sector. During the and register themselves under the involve direct contact of many Knowledge Centers (VKCs), SMS apart from ICT. dynamics marks the effectiveness of services to farmers even in the lockdown period also, KVKs are cre- Indian Companies Act to form farmers, intermediaries and con- Portal/mKisan Portal, Kisan Call (The writer is Scientist, Agril any extension programme. remotest districts of the country. ating awareness among rural house- Farmer Producer Organisations sumers to do interconnected activ- Centers (KCCs) and so on, are suc- Economics, Sher-e-Kashmir Apart from the other challenges The mandate of KVKs is holds for taking precautionary mea- (FPOs). 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CAPSULE Record excise duty hike unlikely Sensex ends 199 pts higher; Reliance Industries rallies over 3 pc to help bridge fiscal gap: Report PNS n MUMBAI hand, NTPC, M&M, Axis ket. Bank and IndusInd Bank Foreign portfolio investors PNS n MUMBAI brokerage Bank of this report pegs a 200 bps slip- Equity benchmark Sensex were among the laggards. purchased equities worth a America Securities India page to this target for the year. ended 199 points higher on According to traders, net Rs 19,056.49 crore in the The record excise duty hike on said in a note on Friday. Calling for more fiscal stim- Friday, propelled by strong besides stock-specific action, capital market in the previous Zydus Cadila petrol and diesel will not help Its 200 bps fiscal slippage ulus measures to tide over the gains in index-heavyweight firm cues from global markets session, provisional exchange the government bridge the fis- is based on the assumption of COVID-19 pandemic, it Reliance Industries and pos- and strong foreign fund data showed. launches generic cal gap as planned, nor will it another 30 bps fiscal stim- forecasts an "additional 30 itive cues from global mar- inflows enthused buying Bourses in Shanghai, Hong prostate cancer help boost economic growth as ulus to small and bps of GDP fiscal stimulus, kets. activity in the domestic mar- Kong, Tokyo and Seoul ended Despite drug consumption demand will fur- medium-sized enter- atop the 35 bps already After rallying 645.13 points with substantial gains as ther be crippled, warns a report. prises (SMEs), state- crude done, focusing on SMEs, during the day, the 30-share Foreign portfolio moves to ease lockdown mea- NEW DELHI: Drug firm Zydus Despite crude prices trading at run banks and real- prices real estate and state-run index surrendered most gains sures and reopen economies Cadila on Friday said it has a two decades low, the govern- tors. trading at a bank recapitalization, to settle 199.32 points or 0.63 investors around the world fuelled pos- launched generic Enzalutamide ment had earlier this week "We expect the gov- two decades shortly." per cent higher at 31,642.70. purchased itive investor sentiment. capsules used for the hiked excise duty on petrol by ernment to announce On growth, the Similarly, NSE Nifty rose equities worth a Top stock exchanges in treatment of prostate cancer Rs 10 a litre and on diesel by Rs another fiscal stimulus low, the report said best case 52.45 points, or 0.57 per cent, Europe were also trading on which costs nearly 70 per cent 13 a litre to mop up nearly Rs of 0.3 per cent of GDP government had scenario offers 1.5 to finish at 9,251.50. net Rs 19,056.49 a positive note in their open- less than the currently 1.6 lakh crore in additional rev- for SMEs, real estate and earlier this week per cent growth in Hindustan Unilever was cr in the capital ing sessions. available similar products in enue this fiscal. banks to support growth. hiked excise FY21, lower than the top gainer in the Sensex market in Globally, the number of India. The company's product With this the new effective This will likely push up fis- duty on petrol the 2 per cent pack, rallying over 4 per cent, cases linked to under the brand name 'Obnyx' excise duty on petrol is Rs cal deficit to 4.8 per cent of growth many oth- followed by Nestle India, Tech the the dis- is priced at Rs 23,980 per 32.98/litre and diesel is Rs GDP, overshooting the FY21 by Rs 10 a litre ers have pencilled Mahindra and Sun previous ease has month. The current maximum 31.83/litre. budget target, by 130 bps. and on diesel by Rs in. Even this 1.5 Pharma. session crossed retail price (MRP) of Following the record hike in "Accordingly, the states' fis- 13 a litre to mop up per cent growth Reliance Industries 38.46 lakh Enzalutamide drug ranges excise duty on petrol and diesel, cal deficit will also rise 50-100 nearly Rs 1.6 lakh is dependent on was the biggest contrib- and the from Rs 70,000 to 80,000 for the total incidence of taxation bps above our expected 3.1 per more fiscal and utor to the gains on death toll a monthly therapy, Zydus on auto fuels jumped to 70 per cent of GDP,” says the report. crore in additional monetary stimu- the index, jumping has topped 2.69 Cadila said in a statement. cent of the retail price. But the The report also doubted the revenue this fiscal lus and the Bank over 3 per cent after lakh. This price reduction will retail prices are not impacted as sustainability of the oil tax dri- of America economists expect the company In India, the benefit many prostate cancer the hike completely wipes out ven fiscal management as it the Reserve Bank to slash the announced death toll due to patients to adhere to the the fall in crude prices. remains to be seen if the tax rent prices sustain, and demand reverse repo by another 50 that US-based COVID-19 rose treatment, it added. "Our aim "We continue to expect fis- hike is sustainable as the Brent de-growth reverses, it said. bps to 3.25 per cent by October. private equity firm to 1,886 and the is to make a preferred choice cal slippage of 2 per cent of crude is projected to climb to The budget had revised “As it is, we see a 100 bps down- Vista Equity Partners number of cases of therapy like Obynx available GDP in overall fiscal deficit USD 39 a barrel by the upwards the fiscal deficit target side risk to our 1.5 per cent will buy 2.32 per cent climbed to and more accessible to people despite the oil tax hike of 0.7 December quarter. The revenue to 3.5 per cent for the current FY21 growth forecast if the stake in Jio Platforms 56,342, accord- suffering from cancer. per cent of GDP or around Rs gain of close to Rs 1.6 lakh crore fiscal, against the previously set lockdown extends to June, with for Rs 11,367 crore. ing to the health 1.6 lakh crore," Wall Street will make sense only if the cur- glide path of 3.2 per cent. And the restart taking up July. On the other ministry. Qatar Airways plans to Reliance strikes third deal in two Adani Gas reports 61 COVID-19 hit: weeks, sells 2.32 pc in Jio Platforms Indian pharma rebuild flight network pc rise in Q4 net profit exports miss target, PNS n NEW DELHI Rs 43,574 crore. Within days of than three weeks," the compa- stand at $ 20.58 bn that deal, Silver Lake - the ny said. PNS n NEW DELHI Reliance Industries on Friday world's largest tech investor - Vista co-founder Brian Sheth Hyderabad: The Indian in phased manner pharmaceutical sector has announced the sale of 2.32 per is half-Indian and his father Adani Gas Ltd on Friday PNS n MUMBAI Ahmedabad, Amritsar, cent stake in its digital unit to hails from Gujarat. Reliance reported a 61 per cent rise in been affected by the COVID-19 Reliance Industries lockdown as exports have Bangalore, Mumbai, Calicut, US-based Vista Equity Partners owner and richest Indian standalone net profit to Rs 122 registered USD 20.58 billion Persian Gulf carrier Qatar Kolkata, Kochi, New Delhi, for Rs 11,367 crore, the third announced the Mukesh Ambani, who also crore for fourth quarter ended during the 2019-20 financial Airways, which reportedly plans Goa, Hyderabad, Chennai and deal in a little over two weeks sale of 2.32 per comes from Gujarat, is said to March 31. year as against the targeted to lay off an unspecified num- Trivandrum routes by end of that will inject a combined Rs cent stake in its have personal connections with The company had posted a USD 22 billion in the previous ber of employees in the wake of June, it said. 60,596.37 crore in the oil-to- the private equity firm's founder net profit of Rs 76 crore in the the coronavirus outbreak, said it The gradual expansion will telecom conglomerate to help it digital unit to US- Robert Smith. year-ago period. fiscal. Despite this, there was based Vista Equity 7.57 per cent overall growth in will rebuild its flight network in focus initially on strengthening pare debt. The discussions were led by Adani Gas, which retails exports in FY '20 over 2018- a phased manner starting this connections between the airline's The US-based private equity Partners for Ambani's close aide Manoj CNG to automobiles and 19, a press release from the month. As part of this plan, the hub in Doha with the global firm will buy a stake in Jio Rs 11,367 crore Modi and Sheth. piped natural gas to household City gas distribution falls Pharmaceuticals Export airline is looking to resume hubs of its partner airlines Platforms, which houses the Strategic and financial kitchens and industries, saw under essential services and Promotion Council, a body flights to India by June, subject around the world including country's youngest but biggest investors are to form 20 per cent sales volumes rise 3 per cent Adani Gas Ltd (AGL) said it under the Ministry of to regulatory approval, Qatar air- London, Chicago, Dallas and telecom firm of Jio Platforms. Between the to 145 million cubic metres, will ensure that during this Commerce, said on Friday. ways said in a Hong Kong. It will also Jio, at an three deals, Reliance has sold the firm said in a statement. period of crisis, the supply of Though the exports started release. At present, look at equity value 13.46 per cent of Jio Platforms However, revenue from PNG and CNG is maintained doing well in 2019-20 and it the airline continues to of Rs 4.91 and more such investments are operations was 1 per cent without any interruption. has been a good year for the operate flights to more crore and an likely in near future. lower at Rs 490 crore. "Currently, with over 95 per first three quarters with than 30 destinations enterprise value of Rs 5.16 Ambani, 63, chairman and The company did not give cent of volume coming from umulative growth rate of 11.5 around the world. crore. managing director of Reliance, reasons for lower revenues the operational geographical per cent during April- By the end of May, the reopen- "Vista's investment will trans- had in August last year set a tar- and higher profit. areas (GAs), makes the busi- December 2019, the growth airline plans to grow its network ing many major business and late into a 2.32 per cent equity get of March 2021, to make his "The recent unfortunate ness quite resilient," it said. We rate in February and March back to over 50 destinations leisure destinations such as stake on a fully diluted basis, conglomerate net debt-free. But COVID-19 event and the con- expect to continue to generate has gone down recording 7.7 (subject to approvals), resuming Madrid and Mumbai, Qatar making Vista the largest investor thanks to the Facebook deal, a sequential nationwide lock- healthy cash flows from oper- per cent and -23.24 per cent services to cities such as Manila, Airways said. According to a in Jio Platforms behind Reliance bought a Rs 53,125 crore rights issue, down in India has impacted ations going forward." respectively, resulting in the Amman, and Nairobi while a report, Qatar Airways on Industries and Facebook," the 1.15 per cent stake in Jio Silver Lake and Vista Equity the current ongoing demand The company said capital negative growth of - 2.97 per further number of destinations Wednesday said it will lay off company said in a statement. Platforms for Rs 5,665.75 crore. investments, and more stake of CNG and PNG (piped nat- contribution for infrastruc- cent in the fourth quarter, the are planned to be added by the staff as the coronavirus pandem- The deal follows Facebook "Jio Platforms has now raised sale to companies such as Saudi ural gas) by industrial and ture development in new GAs release said. end of June. Qatar Airways will ic has largely grounded the picking up a 9.99 per cent stake Rs 60,596.37 crore from leading Aramco, the target is likely to be commercial segments," the has been made from the be operating flights on global aviation industry. in Jio Platforms on April 22 for technology investors in less achieved by December. statement said. accruals of the company. AIIB approves USD 500 mn loan to Procter & Gamble Moody's pegs Rico Auto support India's fight against Covid-19 March qtr profit at Industries BASF India receives Rs 91 crore India's FY21 GDP resumes Rs 85-cr demand PNS n NEW DELHI from the coronavirus crisis. nanced with the World Bank, PNS n NEW DELHI notice from K'taka "The AIIB Board of Directors will support India in address- operations The Asian Infrastructure has approved a loan of USD 500 ing significant challenges posed Procter & Gamble Hygiene growth at 0% tax dept for FY14 Investment Bank (AIIB) has million to support India's to the public health system, and Health Care Ltd on PNS n NEW DELHI n NEW DELHI: Chemical maker approved a loan of USD 500 efforts to prevent, detect and AIIB said. Friday reported a marginal PNS NEW DELHI government debt, weak social BASF India Ltd on Friday said million to support India's respond to the threat posed by "The financing will enable rise of 1.09 per cent in net and physical infrastructure, Rico Auto Industries on it has received a demand efforts to fight the COVID-19 COVID-19 by strengthening the Government of India to profit at Rs 91.10 crore for Moody's Investors Service on and a fragile financial sector Friday said it has resumed notice of Rs 85.19 crore from pandemic, the Beijing-head- the preparedness of the coun- scale up efforts to limit the the March quarter 2020 as the Friday projected India's face further pressures due to operations at several plants Karnataka's tax department for quartered multilateral lending try's national health system," it transmission of cases, strength- lockdown impacted its busi- growth at zero per cent for the the coronavirus outbreak. across the country following the fiscal year 2013-14. In a agency said on Friday. said. en the health system to expand ness operations. current fiscal and said the neg- Moody's had, in November relaxation of guidelines by the regulatory filing, the company AIIB's COVID-19 Crisis The project is funded by its response capacity and The FMCG firm, which ative outlook on sovereign 2019, affirmed India's 'Baa2' government in the third said it had earlier received Recovery Facility, created as AIIB's COVID-19 Crisis enhance preparedness to man- follows July-June financial rating reflects rating but phase of the coronavirus demand notices from part of the coordinated interna- Recovery Facility cre- age future outbreaks," it said. year, reported a profit of Rs increasing revised down- lockdown. The auto compo- Commercial Tax Department, tional response to ated to adapt to The project also supports the 90.11 crore in the year-ago risks that ward the out- nents maker said its plants at Karnataka for the periods counter the urgent financing purchase of medical equip- period. GDP growth look to nega- Dharuhera, Bawal, Pathredi, 2006-2010, 2010-13, 2014-15 COVID-19 pan- needs of the ment, enhanced disease detec- Net sales were down 6.19 will remain tive from sta- Gurugram, Haridwar and and 2015-16 as it treated the demic, has Bank's mem- tion capabilities and research. per cent to Rs 656.05 crore in significantly ble on con- Halol have resumed opera- stock transfers of the an initial bers impacted It is expected to address the the latest quarter as against Rs lower than in cerns of lower tions between April 27 and company's Mangalore plant as size of by the pan- needs of infected people, at-risk 699.34 crore in the year-ago the past. economic May 8. interstate sales to dealers. USD 5 to demic, it said. populations, medical and same period, P&G said in a The outlook also partly growth. However, the Chennai Subsequently, the company USD 10 bil- The India emergency personnel and ser- BSE filing. shows weaker policy effective- 'Baa2' is an investment plant is yet to reopen got a stay for the periods lion to support its COVID-19 vice providers at medical and “The company was fore- ness to address economic and grade rating with moderate although the company has 2006-2010, 2010-11 and members' urgent econom- Emergency testing facilities as well as casting high single digit sales institutional issues, it noted in credit risk, and is two notch- received permission to restart 2014-15 by the Karnataka ic, financial and public health Response and Health Systems national and animal health growth for the quarter before the update to its November es above the junk grade. functions, the company said Appellate Tribunal, it added. pressures and quick recovery Preparedness Project, cofi- agencies. the lockdown. 2019 rating forecast. The negative outlook in a regulatory filing. Stating that the negative reflects increasing risks that Operation will be started in outlook indicates that an economic growth will remain remaining facilities shortly upgrade is unlikely in the significantly lower than in the after complying with the due Many expect Covid crisis to end sooner locally near term, Moody's said high past, it said. regulations, it added. PNS n MUMBAI Nearly half of respondents in India Indians are more optimistic believe the situation will resolve in the Rupee settles 18 paise higher than people globally with country in the next three months, but regard to the COVID-19 crisis some think it may take longer as most in the country feel that the pandemic will end sooner at 75.54 against US dollar locally, by May-end or the end of July, a survey has revealed. PNS n MUMBAI finally close at 75.54 against the 316.53 points higher at Nearly half of respondents in Fewer Indians (32 per cent) trol, the survey added. US dollar, registering a rise of 31,759.91 and broader Nifty up India believe the situation will think it may take longer (end The survey was done online The rupee appreciated 18 paise 18 paise over its previous close. 83.90 points at 9,282.95. resolve in the country in the of August- end of October) till by YouGov Omnibus among to provisionally settle at 75.54 During the day, the domes- Foreign institutional next three months, but some the crisis resolves in India, but 900 adult respondents in India against the US dollar on Friday, tic unit hit an intra-day high of investors were net buyers in the think it may take longer, the number of people saying between April 28 and May 1 tracking higher domestic equi- 75.27 and a low of 75.59 against capital market, as they bought according to the data by this for the situation changing through YouGov's panel of over ties and weakness in the the US dollar. On Wednesday, equity shares worth Rs London-headquartered global globally is slightly higher- at 36 six million people worldwide. American currency. Forex the rupee had settled at 75.72 19,056.49 crore on Thursday, market research and data com- per cent, the survey has found. The survey further revealed traders said positive cues from against the US dollar. Forex according to provisional pany Yougov. believe the COVID-19 crisis end in India by end of May or Fewer than this, both local- that Indians are most likely to domestic equities and signifi- market was closed on Thursday exchange data. Meanwhile, the Even though some countries will get resolved sooner in end of July, which is higher ly (7 per cent) and globally (10 visit public places once local cant foreign fund inflows sup- on account of Buddha dollar index, which gauges the have managed to control the India than it will globally, it than the number of people per cent) think the pandemic COVID-19 cases are under ported the local unit. At the Purnima. greenback's strength against a spread of coronavirus with no added. hoping for the same to happen may last till the end of the year control, but likely to return to interbank foreign exchange, Domestic bourses were trad- basket of six currencies, was new cases in the last few days, Nearly half (48 per cent) globally within this time frame (end of November- end of work once the government nor- the rupee opened at 75.36, ing on a positive note with the trading 0.05 per cent down at Indians are more likely to think the pandemic is likely to (40 per cent). December) till it is under con- malises movement. then pared some initial gains to benchmark Sensex trading 99.84. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

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Great Bombay Circus on its last legs? ndia’s oldest circus, measures were imposed, the them. dogs, and parrots are to be childhood, the circus is our the Great Bombay circus had to stop their shows. “It’s been more than a month taken care of. The artists’ home. Till today we have pro- Circus, marks its A total of 134 artists, includ- and a half since the shows have salaries, food, shelter, and vided entertainment for you I centenary this year. ing nine Ethiopia and 19 Nepal been stopped. Our boss has maintenance expenses per day and your children, if you don’t The troupe has been nationals, along with their per- paid us our salaries and been are said to come up to help us now, our owner might entertaining people forming animals have been able to feed us so far, but he’s Rs 90,000. As of now, workers not be able to support us any- since the 1920s. However, this stuck in Mannargudi in Tamil also running dry now and is say, local authorities and a few more, and this circus, our year could be their last year Nadu for close to two months not being able to afford to pro- donors have been supplying home, might have to be shut because of the implementation now. Of the 134, 27 are women vide us with food and shelter, essential items like rice, dal, down forever. Please help us, of the lockdown due to the who are accommodated in with the circus being shut for vegetables, etc to cook. we’re at your mercy,” he adds. COVID-19 pandemic. rental homes. Most of the men so long,” says Tulsi Das “We couldn’t go back home, A fund raising campaign has The oldest circus company in are reportedly fending for Choudary, one of the oldest and now our owner is also started on Milaap.org to help India last performed in Tamil themselves in tents on the cir- members in the troupe, has finding it difficult to fund us. If these stranded artists survive Nadu until early February, cus site. been working with them for the we don’t get any help now, this this pandemic and help them when the number of people The workers say that though last 61 years now. He’s survived circus might have to shut down save the circus. who came to watch the circus their boss had been paying two cancers and wants to keep forever. What will we do?” Tulsi The workers are looking for drastically reduced by each them their salaries, but even he performing with the troupe till adds. people to donate so they can passing day. Once the is running dry. Soon, the owner he dies. “This is where I have earned keep their shows going post the Coronavirus precautionary won't be able to afford fund Camels, horses, ostriches, respect and been loved since lockdown. — PNS

CAMELS, HORSES, OSTRICHES, DOGS, AND PARROTS ARE TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. THE ARTISTS’ SALARIES, FOOD, SHELTER, AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES PER DAY ARE SAID TO COME UP TO RS 90,000. AS OF NOW, WORKERS SAY, LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND A FEW DONORS HAVE BEEN SUPPLYING ESSENTIAL ITEMS LIKE RICE, DAL, VEGETABLES, ETC TO COOK. 10

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Hyderabad Saturday May 9 2020 tollywood SURI, VAKKANTHAM Prabhas is all TEAM UP AGAIN smiles Suri approached Vamsi to pen a story for him and the former immediately agreed, finds NAGARAJ GOUD

ogether, the formidable agreed and has even begun writing. jodi of writer-director With their last film together, Kick 2, Vakkantham Vamsi and going out like the briefest of candles T Surender Reddy have at the box-office, they are deter- delivered commercial mined to hit the bulls-eye this time super hits like Kick and around. Chances of script being Race Gurram. While there has been penned for Varun Tej are high.” a one-odd flop like Kick 2, their The source adds, “Vakkantham’s other works like Ashok, Athidi and next directorial with Ravi Teja might Oosaravelli have their own set of take time as the actor is committed admirers despite the films not taking to a couple of other projects after he the box-office by storm. And now, wraps up Krack with Gopichand we’ve learnt that they are joining Malineni. So, he wants to make the forces again. Suri, who’s last director- most of the ial was the period drama, Sye Raa current Narasimha Reddy, starring Megastar time to Chiranjeevi, is keen on getting back work to the commercial pitch which paid for rich dividends to him in his career Suri’s so far. next We hear that Suri approached and Vamsi to pen a story for him and han- the former immediately agreed. A dover source close to the development the aking to Twitter on tells us, “The director set his sights script at Friday, director Radha on an action-drama with dollops of the earli- Krishna on Friday post- entertainment as his next and the est.” T ed some candid pictures first name that crossed his mind for from the launch of his it was Vakkantham. He immediately next with Prabhas. The rang the writer and wanted to event transpired more than a year know if he can come up with ago. The likes of SS Rajamouli and something usual but at the VV Vinayak have attended the same time hatke. The writer muhurat as guests and seem to have had a great time bonding with darling Prabhas. With the actor’s fans expressing their displeasure in production house UV Creations on not updating the fresh details of tic drama set in Europe. the film regularly, this move in the pictures. His Recently, the unit filmed some por- of the director seems to be look was complete with a pair of tions in Georgia, before they Filmmakers need an appeasement tactic. cool and yellow coloured shades. returned to India due to Covid-19 Nonetheless, the fans are This is the first time that official scare across Europe. Pooja Hedge, pleased, seeing their darling photos from the muhurat are out in who was seen in a comfy printed — sporting a hoodie and a the public. dress, is cast paired opposite to adapt now: pair of dark jeans—smiling The still-untitled film is a roman- Prabhas in the film. Ravikanth Perepu SUKU remembers his dear friend emembering his restrictions in place, Prasad says, friend Prasad on his “We can. People will say things, Any filmmakers dream is to see his birth anniversary Suku and Prasad have but we can.” When Suku wanted film reaching a large number of R Friday, director been friends since mid him to be careful, Prasad replied, people. The current situation prohibits Sukumar wrote a “What can happen to me any- moving post and ’90s. They both worked more? Nothing will.” The post people from visiting cinema halls but shared it on his Instagram page. went viral within no time and they need content. When OTT Beginning with “lekapovadam as lecturers in the past garnered thousands of likes. platforms are helping the film to reach ante enti..?? modati sari ee padam Suku and Prasad have been the viewers home directly, why not try nakartham kakunda poyindi” with his friend’s absence for over friends since mid ’90s. They both it? Nobody knows what’s in store for (What is the meaning of no a month, Suku asks Prasad where worked as lecturers in the past more? I have failed to understand he has been until now. To which, and Prasad even accompanied us because of the prevailing its meaning for the first time), the the friend replied, “I didn’t had Suku to Hyderabad when he conditions. We have to adapt and see director went on to a recall a con- much time; I had to leave’. When began his journey in the film where it takes us. Ultimately, a film is versation which seemed to have Suku pressed him on how is he industry. Prasad passed away due made for people to consume it, right? transpired in his dream. Upset roaming around with lockdown to heart attack early last month.

ADAH on casting couch: Production of couches exists universally

ctress Adah experience in southern Adah, who has worked Sharma, who cinema. in Telugu, Tamil and has worked in “Casting couch isn’t Kannada film industries A both southern something that just exists apart from Bollywood, or the past one dream is to see his film Ravikanth asserted. cinema and in the South or the North. says there is always a week buzz about reaching a large number of Shot in Visakhapatnam, Bollywood, I think it is something choice. Kshanam director people. The current situation Bengaluru, Coorg, Nandi says that the casting that has been spoken “I think you always F Ravikanth prohibits people from visit- Hills, Ladakh, the film, he couch exists everywhere. about worldwide. The have a choice of whether Perepu’s second ing cinema halls but they says, is a romantic comedy. Several Bollywood production of you want to sit on it, lay feature, Krishna need content. When OTT “It’s a story about one guy personalities have couches exists on it, stand on it or not and his Leela, looking for a platforms are helping the (Siddhu Jonnalagadda) try- previously spo- universally,” do anything on the couch. direct OTT release has been film to reach the viewers ing to flirt with three women ken out about Adah You can sit on the doing the rounds. The devel- home directly, why not try (Shraddha Srinath, Seerat their horrific said. floor,” quipped the opment assumes significance it? Nobody knows what’s in Kapoor and Shailini casting actress. as the film is a production store for us because of the Vadnikatti) simultaneously couch venture of Suresh Babu who prevailing conditions. We and the teaser indicates it. owns cinema halls across have to adapt and see where The soon to drop trailer will Telugu states and is also a it takes us. Ultimately, open the actual story. The prominent distributor as a film is made for film will be funny and view- well. When contacted, people to consume ers will be able to relate to it Perepu said, “The discus- it, right?” as it’s filed with incidents sions for an OTT release that most people would’ve have been going on but encountered in their lives,” whether it will be an OTT he added. — NG release or a theatrical release isn’t confirmed yet.” The director, however, is open to the idea of an OTT release. “Any filmmakers HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | MAY 9, 2020 sport 12

‘Smith, Warner stand in India tour Down Under still On b/w India & victory in Aus’ Virat & Co to accept quarantine to save Aussie Test series later this year PTI n MUMBAI ndia will not win the Test PTI n NEW DELHI interested? So there is no clar- goes, that discussion hap- Iseries in Australia later this ity. pened before the lockdown. year if they fail to dismiss sea- t is premature to talk about “Once the situation When cricket resumes, (we soned run-machines Steve Smith resumption of cricket but improves and the lockdown will see) whether any country and David Warner early, the IIndia’s tour of Australia ends, then we will see keeping would like to host an addition- great Ian Chappell said on Friday. later this year is likely to go the safety and health of our al Test or have two T20s Should the much-anticipated ahead, BCCI treasurer Arun players in mind as that is para- instead, which is likely to gen- series goes ahead as scheduled, Dhumal said on Friday, down- mount,” said Dhumal. erate more revenues. the duo’s presence will put the playing the logistical issues India are scheduled to play “There is a possibility that hosts at an advantage, according likely to arise because of the four Tests Down Under with request comes from Cricket to the former Australian captain. Covid-19 pandemic. Cricket Australia considering Australia only.” “I am certainly looking for- To ensure that the high- an additional one. Dhumal Dhumal also said if the ward to it (the India-Australia Steve Smith and Pat Cummins PTI profile tour, starting in October, said the five-Test series idea IPL doesn’t take place, the series). It will be a very interest- goes on as scheduled, Dhumal was discussed before the lock- board will take a hit of `4000 ing one. India will come with the Australia will win,” said Chappell. said quarantining of Indian down but Cricket Australia crore. confidence of having won last Chappell heaped praise on players upon their arrival is a could now change its mind “If IPL doesn’t take place time they toured Australia,” current India skipper Virat Kohli, possibility even though it is not considering the severe financial the revenue loss will be `4000 Chappell said on the Sony Ten Pit saying he is the best at the feasible before every overseas impact Covid-19 has had on crore. In case, we lose the Stop show. moment when it comes to play- assignment. the board. home season also, that will The 76-year-old added, “It ing all the three formats, reiter- “You can’t be sure of the sit- “The India-Australia tour also be a substantial amount. will be a bit harder this time (for ating a point he made recently. uation prevailing at that point is more likely to happen BCCI is also facing huge loss- India) with Smith and Warner in “India has had some pretty of time. As of now the Australia because it is further away and es. If IPL doesn’t happen then the Australian side. But India are good batsmen, but the com- tour is on because nobody has logistically it easier to organ- we will be in a very big prob- well equipped to handle ment I made was over the three called off that tour and same for ise. We will have to see what lem,” said Dhumal. Australian conditions.” formats. I was basically asked T20 World Cup,” Dhumal said. government guidelines are at If the T20 World Cup Aussies missed services of Steve Smith or Virat Kohli and I “The need for quarantine that point (both India and doesn’t take place in October- Smith and Warner in the last said — over the three formats, ahead of Australia tour only Australian Government). November, staging the IPL is series. you can’t pick anyone ahead of arises if the preceding T20 “How will the team trav- a possibility in that window. “Australia are pretty hard to Kohli. World Cup doesn’t take place. el? There is no clarity on “If the situation improves beat at home and particularly “I mean his records in all If the World Cup happens, then international travel and if we by that time (September- with the attack that they have got three formats is incredible and players would have already can get an exemption. We October), we also have think at the moment, it is a very, very how he averages over 50 in T20 completed their quarantine.” Indian skipper Virat Kohli and Australia captain Tim Paine pose with Border-Gavaskar trophy before start of 2018-19 series don’t know as of now. The pic- about T20 WC and Asia Cup strong attack. cricket, I think it’s a tremendous Dhumal said isolation ture is ho hazy that we can’t and accordingly take a call. For “The batting last time India feat. before the start of the tour can games,” he said. October-November. Players will be out of cricket for decide anything,” said a full-fledged IPL to happen, were here wasn’t so good. If “So, he (Kohli) in my opin- only be a one-off. Dhumal then went on to “...Would it be possible for so long and further two weeks Dhumal. you have to have at least 45- India can keep getting Warner ion, if you are taking about all “If quarantine becomes a list the bigger logistical chal- Australia to have so many of quarantine and then On Cricket Australia’s idea 50 days. Whether we get the and Smith out cheaply, then three formats, Kohli is the best norm before every tour then it lenge that awaits Australia — teams (16) coming in and straightaway to go into T20 of an additional Test, Dhumal window, it is still a question India could win. If they don’t get batsman at the moment,” said the would be difficult to organise the T20 World Cup in quarantining for two weeks? World Cup. Who would be said:”As far as the fifth Test mark.” Warner and Smith cheaply, legendary Australian player. Root optimistic Sports without fans in No T20 WC in 2020: Warner about home Tests PTI n NEW DELHI one spot and keep bowling there. “Mentally, it was great for Indian stadium possible: Kohli ustralian opener David Warner says cricket but it was hard to watch. I felt Ait is unlikely that the T20 World Cup helpless. Hope it does happen and look- PTI n NEW DELHI ‘HOLLOW FEELING’ will be staged in his country in October- ing forward to the battle,” said Warner. Cricket is not going to be the November because of the Covid-19 pan- The Australian said playing India in ndia skipper Virat Kohli same in the post Covid-19 demic. India is one of the toughest challenges in Ibelieves cricket in empty world and playing in empty “The ICC World Cup will not go world cricket. stadiums is a real possibility in stadiums would be a “hollow ahead here by the looks of it. It will be “I love playing India in india. LONDON: England captain Joe a post Covid-19 world and feeling” but Australia difficult to get everyone (16 teams) Everyone is against you. Hard conditions. Root has said he is “very opti- though it is unlikely to have a wicketkeeper-batsman Alex together,” said Warner in an Instagram Same for you (Rohit) when you come mistic” Test cricket will take bearing on the intensity of Carey is ready to embrace Live session with India’s batting star Rohit here,” he said. place in his side’s 2020 home sea- players, he feels the magic the “new normal”. Sharma. Warner is also not enthused by the son even if that means the would certainly go missing. Carey is open to the idea However, the International Cricket idea of playing in front of empty stands, squad have to go into more than “It’s quite a possible situ- of playing in empty stadi- Council is yet to take the final call on the like Australia did against New Zealand two months’ of quarantine. ation, it might happen, I hon- ums, which according to him T20 showpiece event. in Sydney in March before the ODI series With Britain currently in estly don’t know how everyone could be a way forward. During the chat, Rohit said India’s was called off. lockdown because of the coro- is going to take that because “Cricket as we’re used to is tour of Australia, which is scheduled after “It was a bizarre experience. You navirus, a three-Test series we all are used to playing in going to be different for a bit. the T20 World Cup, will be a “great way” could only hear echo of cricket ball. It was against the West Indies sched- front of so many passionate There’s the T20 World Cup to restart international calendar. bizarre. We are used to calling ‘yes and uled for June has been post- fans,” Kohli said in Star Sports and the IPL that we’re all “I love playing against Australia. no’ while running between wickets but we poned, with Pakistan due to visit show Cricket Connected. looking to play, but it’s hard to When we won last time (in 2019), it was did not need to do that. later in a season whose start has “I know it will be played picture anything without the great for us. You guys (Warner and Steve “It was literally like playing a warm now been delayed until July 1. at a very good intensity but fans. It’s going to be a hollow Smith) were missing (due to ball-tamper- up game. It was surreal. I don’t know for “I’m very optimistic, hope- that feeling of the crowd con- feeling,” said the Delhi ing bans). how long you can sustain that. You gain fully that can be the case and it necting with the players and “Things will still go on, Capitals player during an “What our bowlers and batters did your momentum from home crowd.” would be a real shame if it was- the tension of the game where but I doubt that one will feel Instagram Live session with there was amazing. I am looking forward The Aussie opener also spoke about n’t,” he told the Cricket show on everyone goes through it in that magic happening inside his IPL team. to the upcoming tour already. Hope both Australian opening batsman David Warner AP players considered the best in the world Sky Sports. the stadium, those emotions because of the atmosphere “But I feel the fans will at boards manage to get the series under- in Test cricket in Virat Kohli and Steve “I think a number of people are very difficult to recreate,” that was created. least have some Live cricket to way. Will be a great way to kick off crick- ing helpless watching his team lose. Smith. “People say Kohli and Smith are are desperate to see Live sport he added. “We will play sports how look forward to on TV, and I et in the world,” said India’s limited overs “Watching that series was hard as you the best in the world,” said Warner. “But back on telly (television) and the Kohli said the many it is supposed to be played, but can promise it’s still going to vice-captain. can’t do anything from the outside. But we make Smith and Kohli because we guys are all very much missing moments which are created those magical moments will be some solid cricket which India won their first Test series in I want to say that India has the best pace take the shine off the ball. We have got playing and would love to get because of the passion brought be difficult to come by,” he the fans are going to love,” Australia, and Warner said he was feel- attack against left-handers. They zero in an important job as openers.” back out there.” AFP in by fans, would be missing. said. added the left-hander. Football to allow five substitutes Milan clubs back training AIFF recommends foreign LAUSANNE: Football teams will be allowed to use five substitutes when AFP n MILAN epicentre of Italy’s outbreak, one of players cap in ISL, I-League play resumes after the coronavirus the worst in Europe in terms of pandemic, the sport’s law-making talian football giants Inter Milan deaths and infections. PTI n NEW DELHI met on Friday via video conference body announced on Friday. Iand AC Milan were both back Lombardy has suffered some under the chairmanship of Shyam The International Football training on Friday two months after 15,000 deaths, around half of Italy’s he Technical Committee of All Thapa and took the decision to recom- Association Board (IFAB) said in as a strict lockdown which has hit the 30,000 coronavirus fatalities, since the TIndia Football Federation on mend the 3+1 (three non-Asians and statement that it had agreed to a northern Italian city hard. outbreak first erupted in early March. Friday recommended the implemen- one Asian) rule. proposal by world governing body Inter said all their players and avirus. Both Milan clubs insisted they tation of the continental body’s rule on “The Committee discussed at FIFA for a temporary change to the staff have tested negative for coron- “You have to be careful, but not were taking the maximum precau- fielding foreign players in a domestic length and unanimously recommend- rules “to protect player welfare”. avirus on Friday, clearing the way for to resume would be a disaster from tions. match from next year, reducing the ed the implementation of the 3 (for- Teams face likely fixture con- them to return to individual train- all points of view,” 51-year-old “We have closed the common number to four from five, a decision eigners) +1 (Asian) recruit rule for all gestion in a packed calendar as they ing in the afternoon. Maldini said during a live areas of Milanello,” said Maldini. which is in line with national team domestic league matches after the 2021 attempt to make up for lost time “All the medical tests that the first Instagram chat on Friday “The players are divided into four coach’s thinking. season onwards, as per current AFC when play can resume. team underwent have come back with former Milan team- for each pitch and in 12 you can India head coach Igor Stimac had regulations for participation in AFC The lay off is expected to have negative,” the team said in a state- mate Filippo Inzaghi. work well anyway.” in March expressed unhappiness at the Club competitions,” the AIFF said in an impact on player fitness levels ment. “France were wrong to Inter added: “The club main- number of foreign players featuring in a release. too. will only have three opportunities “Optional individual training decree the end immediate- tains the utmost attention to pre- a match in Indian Super League and “However, if AFC changes this It also said that competitions to make substitutions” as well as at sessions will begin this afternoon.” ly, but we will accept what ventive measures to safe- I-League, saying it was coming in the rule, the changes will be implement- which were using video assistant half time or before extra time. City rivals AC Milan resumed will be the verdict guard the health of way of the country producing a future ed for domestic league matches,” it referee (VAR) would be allowed to In competitions that allow an earlier in the week with club techni- of the the players and all Sunil Chhetri. added. drop it for the time being. another replacement in extra time, cal director Paolo Maldini warning Government. members of the Stimac had said that ISL and I- The Committee was also briefed The change will apply to com- teams will have an additional sub- on Friday “not going back on the There is so much club, in accor- League should follow Asian Football about the postponement of the FIFA petitions scheduled to be complet- stitution opportunity. pitch would be a disaster.” uncertainty.” dance with all the Confederation’s policy of allowing a U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2020 ed by 31 December of this year. The previous limit on outfield Former Italy captain Maldini, The city in governmental maximum of four foreign players in a by the FIFA-Confederations working While teams will be able to substitutes for top-level competi- together with his 18-year-old son the northern and public match instead of the five permitted in group, and informed that the future make five substitutions, “to avoid tions has been three in regulation Daniel, a Milan youth team player, Lombardy health protec- the domestic games currently. dates of the tournament haven't yet disruption to the game, each team time. AFP have both recovered from coron- region is the tion guidelines.” The AIFF’s Technical Committee been finalised. K-League kicks off football’s post-virus era Son earns military accolade JEONJU: The towering stands of Once the match began, fill- navirus patients. AFP n SEOUL boot camp. earned an exemption by win- the 42,477-capacity Jeonju ing the site were the sounds of Jeonbuk maintained the 1- All able-bodied South ning Gold at the 2018 Asian World Cup Stadium stood players shouting calls and ball 0 lead till the end. ottenham Hotspur striker Korean men are obliged to Games in Indonesia. empty on Friday as South Korea kicks that would have been Before and after the match TSon Heung-min was serve in the military for near- The Spurs star broke down opened football’s post-coron- buried under fans’ thundering the players bumped fists instead named one of the top ly two years, making up in tears of joy after the 2-1 avirus era without fans, but chanting during normal times. of handshakes as advised. five recruits in his unit the bulk of Seoul’s extra-time win over Japan, with an unprecedented interna- The match was punctuated The match, played under as he finished three 600,000-strong forces — which meant he could fulfil his tional TV audience. with intermittent playing of stringent safety guidelines, is the weeks of compulsory who face off against obligations with just three With most leagues world- Jeonbuk fan club’s recorded first glimpse of post-virus foot- military training in North Korea’s army of 1.3 weeks’ basic training and wide sidelined by the pandem- chants via speakers. ball and similar scenes are like- South Korea on Friday. million. around 500 hours of commu- ic, the K-League is the first com- The season’s opening goal ly elsewhere as other leagues get South Korea’s But Son — the top nity service. petition of any standing to come was a header by veteran striker under way. marine corps Asian goalscorer in In April he reported to a back to life and a host of safety Lee Dong-gook of Jeonbuk in All personnel entering the posted pictures Premier League marines camp on the island of precautions have been imposed, the eighty-third minute. stadium had their temperatures of Son wield- history, and the Jeju for the basic training, with wild goal celebrations and Lee celebrated the scoring checked and were required to ing an M-16 Asian Football which involved lengthy hikes, even talking discouraged. Jeonbuk's Lee Gong-gook, right, gestures with his teammates after scoring AP by posing with teammates as wear face masks, and hand sani- assault rifle Confederation’s as well as tear-gas training The long-delayed season- excessive celebration involving tisers were located throughout and saluting reigning inter- and rifle practice. opener between defending countries, even though specta- “#C_U_SOON” and “STAY close physical contact is banned the venue. on their national player He was judged among the champions Jeonbuk Motors and tors are not yet allowed at K- STRONG”, while one end was by K-League’s safety guidelines. Players have been told to Facebook of the year — five best recruits out of 157 on Cup-holders Suwon Bluewings League games. draped in a giant green banner Using sign language they avoid excessive goal celebra- page as he was in the his course, a spokesperson for was watched by sport-starved Paper sheets taped to stadi- for the Mad Green Boys, the expressed their “respect” for tions, handshakes, close talking completed South Korean the Republic of Korea Marine fans in a swathe of foreign um seats spelled out Jeonbuk fan club. medical workers treating coro- and blowing their noses. his stint at a team that Corps said.