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.