Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer VIJAYAWADA, SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 2021; PAGES 10+16 `5 RNI No.APENG/2018/764698 Established 1864 Published From VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *LATE CITY VOL. 3 ISSUE 215 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable www.dailypioneer.com Take third wave P No delay in fixing P India remembers great P seriously: Ajit Pawar 5 minimum wages 6 ‘flying Sikh’ 10 Union secretary Guruprasad dies of Covid- AP creates most jobs related complications AP targets 10L beneficiaries in ecretary in the Department of Industry and Internal Trade under IBPS scheme Guruprasad Mohapatra died S n of COVID-19 related complications at huge vaccination drive today PNS VIJAYAWADA and Information Technology, is the AIIMS on Saturday. Mohapatra, 59, executing agency for India BPO was admitted to AIIMS in mid-April. The India Business Process Promotion Scheme. n He is the first serving secretary to PNS VIJAYAWADA Outsourcing Promotion Scheme "In recent years, IBPS has gen- have succumbed to COVID-19. (IBPS) launched by the Centre has erated direct employment for more Prime Minister Narendra Modi Andhra Pradesh is all set to carry Daily death toll falls facilitated expansion of several IT than 40,000 people residing in tier- expressed grief over Mohapatra's out a huge vaccination drive on and BPO companies in tier-II and II and III cities, out of which about demise. "Saddened by the demise of June 20, targeting about eight to ten below 50 after more III cities across the country, the 38 percent are women. The units Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra, DPIIT lakh people a day. Software Technology Parks of have reported more than 3,000 Secretary. I had worked with him Though officially no target has than 2 months India (STPI) said on Saturday. additional employment genera- extensively in Gujarat and at the been announced, the top health Under the IBPS Scheme, tion in the last year," the release Centre. He had a great understa- authorities told the Collectors of all PNS n AMARAVATI Andhra Pradesh is the highest in said. nding of administrative issues and the 13 districts that the objective is employment generation by creat- "The BPO Promotion Schemes was known for his innovative zeal. to vaccinate 8-10 lakh people in a For the first time in more than ing 12,234 new jobs followed by have received an overwhelming Condolences to his family and day. two months, the number of Tamil Nadu at 9,401 while remain- response from the BPO industry. friends. Om Shanti," Modi tweeted "We have already showcased our daily Covid-19 fatalities in ing was spread across Punjab, Currently, 252 BPO/ITeS units are capacity to vaccinate more than six Andhra Pradesh fell below 50 as Odisha, Maharashtra, Jharkhand operational on 47,043 seats under 3rd wave in 6-8 weeks lakh persons in a day. This time we 45 people succumbed in 24 and Bihar, an official press release the scheme," said STPI director are aiming to inoculate more peo- hours ending 9 am on Saturday. said.\ general Omkar Rai. if Covid- precautions ple," Principal Secretary (Health) The state registered 5,674 STPI, an autonomous body Anil Kumar Singhal said. fresh cases from 1.03 lakh tests under the Ministry of Electronics 2 not followed Already, 14 lakh doses of the in 24 hours, at the rate of 5.5 per- f Covid-appropriate behaviour is not coronavirus vaccine have been dis- cent, a drastic drop from the followed and crowding not patched to all districts for the spe- showed. More than 12.7 lakh mothers high of 25 percent a month ago. I prevented, the next wave of the cial drive. Persons over the age of 45 years with children under five years also Also, 8,014 recoveries were viral infection can strike the country in So far, over 1.25 crore doses of and mothers with children below have to get the coronavirus vaccine reported in a day, according to the next six to eight weeks, AIIMS Covid-19 vaccine (both Covaxin the age of five years are the main jab. the latest health department Director Randeep Guleria warned on and Covishield) have been admin- focus groups during the Big Over 40 percent of the 1.33 bulletin. Saturday. Until a sizeable number of the istered in the state. While 98.5 lakh Vaccine Sunday, according to Anil. crore persons over 45 years of age The number of active cases population are vaccinated, Covid- people got the first dose, another Over two lakh people each have have not yet taken even the first has reduced to 65,244. appropriate behaviour needs to be 26.5 lakh completed the second to get the second dose of Covaxin dose. followed aggressively, he said and dose as well, government data and Covishield this month. 2 2 stressed on the need for stricter surveillance and area-specific lockdowns in case of a significant surge. Guleria reiterated that till now, there is Lockdown lifted no evidence to suggest that children will Indian deposits in Swiss banks fell, be affected more in the next wave. Epidemiologists indicate that a third in Telangana; wave is inevitable. all curbs go says Centre; fails to give numbers Kurnool top in Induction of Rafale ML MELLY MAITREYI PNS n NEW DELHI AP to conduct aircraft into Indian Air n HYDERABAD births, EG in Maintaining that Indian cus- EAPCET-2021 Force by 2022: IAF Chief The Telangana State government tomer deposits in Swiss banks deaths in AP AF Chief RKS Bhadauria on Saturday has decided to reopen the state have fallen since 2019, the said the induction of 36 Rafale completely from Sunday, relying Finance Ministry on Saturday from August 19 PNS n KURNOOL I aircraft into the Indian Air Force on the medical authorities' reports said that it was seeking details would take place by 2022. The IAF is that the second wave of the from Swiss authorities on the rel- PNS n VIJAYAWADA In Andhra Pradesh, Kurnool absolutely on target with respect to the Covid-19 pandemic has abated evant facts along with their view leads in births and East Rafale induction plan, he said while and that the overall viral situation on possible reasons for changes The Andhra Pradesh govern- Godavari district in deaths. responding to a reporters' query on is under control. The government in the funds parked by individ- ment on Saturday announced The Central Government has timeline for receiving all the 36 fighter has ordered "all branches to lift all uals and entities in 2020. the schedule for the Engineering, released the 2019 census of jets from France. "The target is 2022. It types of regulations imposed dur- The Ministry, however, said Agriculture and Pharmacy births and deaths in the coun- is absolutely on target. I mentioned ing the lockdown in full extent." that the deposits have halved but Common Entrance Test try. earlier. Except for one or two aircraft, "The state cabinet has decided did not give numbers. (EAPCET), hitherto known as the According to the latest fig- minor delays because of COVID related to lift the lockdown completely. Quoting data from Engineering, Agriculture and ures, the country has a popula- issues, but, in fact, some deliveries The decision has been taken to lift Switzerland's central bank, PTI Medical Common Entrance Test tion of 133.89 crore. In 2019, have been ahead of time. So, broadly, the lockdown by examining the had reported on June 17 that (EAMCET). there were 2.67 crore births we are absolutely on target on the reports given by medical author- funds parked by Indian individ- Notification for EAPCET will and 83 lakh deaths. Rafale induction plan. On the ities that the number of corona uals and firms in Swiss banks, have also more than halved from potential reasons for this jump be issued on June 24, said State An average of 51 babies were operationalisation plan, you are aware, cases, positivity percentage has including through India-based 2019-end. in deposits, the Ministry Education Minister Adimulapu born per minute, while 16 died. we are fully operational.. So, in terms of decreased significantly, corona branches and other financial "The biggest increase is in explained. Suresh. Andhra Pradesh has a popula- time, we will be absolutely on time," he have come into full control," the institutions, jumped to a 13-year 'Other amounts due from cus- "The Swiss Authorities have Suresh said that the submission tion of 5.23 crore and Telangana told reporters after reviewing the Chief Minister's Office posted on high of 2.55 billion Swiss francs tomers'. These are in form of been requested to provide the of online applications without late has a population of 3.72 crore. Combined Graduation Parade (CGP) at Facebook. (over Rs 20,700 crore) in 2020 on bonds, securities and various relevant facts along with their fee is from June 26 to July 25, 2021. AP ranks 16th in gender ratio the Air Force Academy in Dundigal Telangana, despite being one of a sharp surge in holdings via other financial instruments," the view on possible reasons for Submission of online application while Telangana ranks seventh. here. the worst-hit states in the coun- securities and similar instru- Ministry added. increase/decrease....," the with late fee of Rs 500 is allowed In Andhra Pradesh, Kurnool try, on Friday reported just 1.14 ments, though customer deposits It also listed out the reasons Ministry added. from July 26 to August 5, 2021. leads in births and East per cent case positivity. The num- fell. that could have led to the An automatic exchange of Submission of online applica- Godavari district in deaths. As ber of daily cases was just over In its statement, the Ministry increase in deposits, including information in tax matters tion with late fee of Rs 1,000 can many as 7,54,939 people were TODAY 1,400 in 24 hours, with the num- said the figures "do not indicate rising business transactions by between Switzerland and India be done from August 6 to August born in AP while 4,01,472 died. ber of Covid-linked deaths being the quantum of much debated Indian companies, rise in has been in force since 2018. 10, 2021, with late fee of Rs 5,000 The number of births was 88 ALMANAC 12. The vast improvement in the alleged black money held by deposits owing to the business of Under this framework, from August 11 to August 15, percent higher than the number Month & Paksham: Covid situation is attributed to the Indians in Switzerland. Further, Swiss bank branches located in detailed financial information on 2021. Submission of online appli- of deaths. According to the lat- Jyeshtha & Shukla Paksha strict lockdown the state govern- these statistics do not include the India and increase in inter-bank all Indian residents having cation with late fee of Rs 10,000 est data released by the Central Panchangam ment had imposed. money that Indians, NRIs or oth- transactions between Swiss and accounts with Swiss financial can be done from August 16 to Government, the total popula- Tithi : Dashami: 04:20 pm The K Chandrashekar Rao ers might have in Swiss banks in Indian banks. institutions since 2018 was pro- August 18, 2021. tion of AP by mid-2019 would government had extended the the names of third-country enti- Besides, capital increase for a vided for the first time to Indian 2 be 5,23,15,000. Nakshatram: Chitra: 06:49 pm lockdown on June 9 by 10 days. ties." subsidiary of a Swiss company in tax authorities in September Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start However, it had eased several The Ministry noted that cus- India and increase in the liabil- 2019 and this is to be followed any important work) restrictions as the wave showed tomer deposits have actually ities connected with the out- every year. Rahukalam: 05:11 pm – 06:48 pm signs of waning. fallen from the end of 2019. The standing derivative financial 2 funds held through fiduciaries instruments could be the other Yamagandam: 12:17 pm – 01:55 pm 2 Semi-orphaned children Varjyam: 11:56 pm – 01:24 am Gulika: 03:33 pm - 05:11 pm Good Time: (to start any important work) wait for SC-ordered sops Amritakalam: 12:52 pm – 02:21 pm Centre appoints Advocates Panel to AP HC K KALYAN KRISHNA KUMAR plight of children left with a sin- Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:51 am – 12:43 pm PNS n VIJAYAWADA Kumar, JVMV Prasad and n VIJAYAWADA gle parent, in particular single Kilaru Krishnabhushan mothers. NGOs demand that the The Union Ministry of Law Chowdary. NGOs working for children’s rights government should come forward VIJAYAWADA and Justice on Saturday issued The appointed advocates will and protection are unhappy with to help semi-orphans on lines of orders appointing a five-mem- act on behalf of the Central the governments of various states orphans, and announce at least Rs WEATHER ber Advocates Panel to hear Government in the AP High for failing to implement Supreme 5 lakh as ex gratia while Rs 10 lakh Forecast: Partly cloudy arguments on behalf of the Court on legal matters of all Court orders to provide Rs 2,000 is being set aside for orphaned chil- Temp: 40/27 Central government in the the departments of the Central under the ICPS sponsorship dren. Humidity: 50% Andhra Pradesh High Court. Government except Income scheme to kids who have lost one It may be mentioned here Sunrise: 05:41 am The advocates in the five- Tax and Railways. parent to Covid-19. that some states have Sunset: 06:51 pm member panel are Jupudi This is the first Advocates The Supreme Court announced compen- Current Weather Conditions Venkata Krishna Kumar, Datla Panel appointed by the Central orders had come fol- sation for both Updated June 20 , 2021 5:00 PM Divya, Venna Hemanth Government after bifurcation. lowing reports that chil- orphans and semi- dren who lost the orphans. However, breadwinners in their Andhra Pradesh OBTUSE ANGLE family were facing has already COVID TOLL ON COUPLES immense hardships and announced Rs 10 to the extent of starva- lakh for orphans and tion. has already distributed Till death do them part and more While thousands of children cheques to almost all have been orphaned in the coun- Covid-hit orphans. No decision PNS n NEW DELHI legendary Singhs may have epito- try, having lost both their parents has been made regarding semi- mised it. due to the pandemic, tens of thou- orphaned children so far. India's Flying Sikh Milkha Singh While Singh, one of India's sands were left semi-orphaned, On May 28, the state govern- has died, five days after his wife greatest sporting icons, died late with the breadwinner in the fam- ment directed collectors to provide Nirmal Kaur succumbed to Covid. Friday in a Chandigarh hospital ily succumbing to the virus. Rs 500 under the Integrated Child As the pandemic swept through after a long battle with Covid at the Various states, including Andhra Protection Scheme (ICPS) spon- India, many other couples faced the age of 91, his wife, national volley- Pradesh, as well as the Central gov- sorship scheme to all of the Covid same tragedy -- partners for ball player Nirmal Kaur, passed ernment, have announced meas- semi-orphans, along with other decades or perhaps beginning their away on June 13, 58 years after they ures to support the orphaned chil- semi-orphans and orphans. With journey together giving up on life, got married and 65 years after they dren in the form of monetary com- this, only Rs 500 is being provid- within weeks and sometimes just first met. pensation. ed to single parent children under days of each other. 2 However, not all governments the ICPS sponsor scheme. Psychiatrists have a term for it broken heart syndrome'. And the have taken into consideration the 2 VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | JUNE 20 , 2021 vijayawada 02

Rahul comes across as a fine Governor, Jagan grieve person: Gowda YS Subba Reddy likely to PNS n BENGALURU Mikha Singh's passing Former Prime Minister and continue as TTD chairman PNS n VIJAYAWADA JD (S) supremo H D Deve Gowda joined many others Governor Biswabhusan to wish Congress leader SNCN ACHARYULU Tamil Nadu, three from Harichandan on Saturday Rahul Gandhi on his 51st n HYDERABAD Karnataka and one each from expressed grief over the pass- birthday on Saturday. Delhi and Maharashtra. ing away of legendary athlete "Rahul Gandhi has always Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Among these members there Milkha Singh, popularly come across as a fine person, Reddy has decided to extend are nominees of Telangana known as the Flying Sikh, on deeply committed to a the term of his uncle YV Subba Chief Minister K Friday due post Covid-19 humane and inclusive society. Reddy as the chairman of Chandrasekhar Rao, Union complications. It is his birthday today. I wish world famous Tirumala Home Minister Amit Shah Harichandan said Milkha him well, and sincerely pray Tirupathi Devasthanams and others. Singh was the first Indian ath- that his view of the world and (TTD) Board for some more During his recent visit to lete to win an individual ath- his compassion defeat the time. Delhi, Jagan discussed his letics gold medal at the narrowness that surrounds A former MP, Subba Reddy choices for the TTD board Commonwealth Games and us," Gowda tweeted. will be completing his term as members with Amit Shah. represent the country in the was honoured with Padma expressed grief over the pass- Former Chief Minister the TTD chairman on Monday Sources said that the Chief Olympic Games held in Shri in 1959. ing away of Milkha Singh. Siddaramaiah too greeted and the government is expect- Minister has decided to contin- Melbourne, Rome and Tokyo. Harichandan prayed for "Milkha Singh has been an Gandhi. ed to issue orders appointing ue with some of the existing The Governor said Milkha Milkha Singh's soul and inspiration for many young "A very happy birthday to the new Board. Meanwhile, several promi- to work out a formula to avoid members and replace others Singh held the unbeaten offered his heartfelt condo- athletes and will continue to former INC president Shri Two days ago, Subba Reddy nent YSRCP leaders, including competition among the party with YSRCP MLAs. Indian national record of lences to the bereaved family remain so," the Chief Minister Rahul Gandhi. I wish him said that he was not interested former MP Mekapati leaders and also in the selection According to the grapevine, fourth place time of 45.73 sec- members. said and conveyed his condo- good health and a long life. in continuing as the TTD Rajmohan Reddy, MLA of new MLC candidates. Indian Cements MD N onds in the final of 1960 Rome Chief Minister YS lences to the bereaved family His vision for the people of chairman and that a new per- Bhumana Karunakar Reddy The Jaganmohan Reddy Srinivasan, My Home Group Olympics for 40 years and Jaganmohan Reddy too members. our Country and commit- son should be given a chance. and others are aspiring for the government had two years ago chairman Rameswar Rao, MD ment to the ideals of our Sources said that Subba TTD chairman post. appointed the TTD board with of Namaste Telangana D Constitution has always Reddy is expecting a seat to the This is precisely the reason 24 members and Subba Reddy Damodar Rao and Hetero inspired the Congressmen," State Legislative Council and a Jagan has decided to continue as the chairman. Among these Group chairman B India records Siddaramaiah tweeted. Cabinet berth. If this is not with Subba Reddy as the TTD 24 members, eight from Parthasaradhi Reddy may be Indian deposits in Congress State chief D K possible, he prefers a Rajya chairman for some more time. Andhra Pradesh and seven continued as members of the 60,753 fresh Shivakumar too wished Sabha seat. The time will allow him time from Telangana, four from TTD Board. Gandhi saying may he con- tinue to be the voice of the Swiss banks fell... COVID-19 cases common people standing PNS n NEW DELHI with them in times of adver- Continued from Page 1 2,554.7 million (Rs 20,706 sity and fighting for their Daily death toll Semi-orphaned crore), described by the SNB With 60,753 new Covid cases rights. The Ministry said exchanges as 'total liabilities' of Swiss being reported in a day, of financial account informa- banks or 'amounts due to' India's total tally rose to tion in respect of residents of their Indian clients at the 2,98,23,546, while the num- falls below 50... children wait for ... each country have taken end of 2020, included CHF ber of active cases stand at AP targets 10L Continued from Page 1 percent (positivity) in the sec- place between both countries 503.9 million (over Rs 4,000 7,60,019, the lowest in 74 ond week of May to just about Continued from Page 1 orphans. The order was in 2019 as well as 2020. crore) in customer deposits, days, according to Union beneficiaries in After 2.10 crore total sample 12 percent now. supposed to be implement- "In view of the existing CHF 383 million (over Rs health ministry data updated tests so far, the overall infec- Chittoor had nine fresh The fact is that the scheme ed 12 days ago, but this has legal arrangement for 3,100 crore) held via other on Saturday. tion positivity rate came to 8.7 fatalities, East Godavari, of sponsorship under not been done yet. exchange of information of banks, CHF 2 million (Rs The death toll climbed to huge vaccination percent, while the recovery Guntur and Krishna five each, Section 45 of Juvenile BVS Kumar, former financial accounts (which 16.5 crore) through fiducia- 3,85,137 with 1,647 fresh rate improved to 95.6 percent. Anantapur, Srikakulam, Justice (Care and Protection chairman of the Child has a significant deterrent ries or trusts and the high- fatalities and active cases drive today The mortality rate remained Visakhapatnam and West of Children Act, 2015) has Welfare Committee Krishna effect on tax evasion through est component of CHF comprise 2.55 per cent of the constant at 0.66 percent, Godavari three each, Kadapa, been in force for the past District, said, “We are see- undisclosed assets abroad), 1,664.8 million (nearly Rs total infections, while the Continued from Page 1 according to the health depart- Kurnool, Prakasam and few years, wherein all needy ing problems being faced by there does not appear to be 13,500 crore) as 'other national COVID-19 recovery ment data. Vizianagaram two each and children will be paid Rs single parents to bring up any significant possibility of amounts due to customers' rate has improved to 96.16 At least 15 percent each of The prime hotspot East SPS Nellore one in a day. 500 each to supplement and protect the rights of the the increase of deposits in the in form of bonds, securities per cent, the data updated at healthcare workers and front- Godavari district reported Only East Godavari dis- nutritional, medical and children at the grassroots Swiss banks which is out of and various other financial 8 am showed. line workers too have 1,068 fresh cases, Chittoor 854 trict now has 14,139 active educational requirements. level. undeclared incomes of instruments. A total of 19,02,009 tests remained uncovered so far. and West Godavari 758, while cases while the remaining 12 On June 7, 2021, the I request the State gov- Indian residents," it added. While the funds classified were conducted on Friday, The government is now the remaining ten districts districts have less than 10,000 Supreme Court ordered the ernment to consider paying As per Swiss National as 'customer account taking the total cumulative targeting to inoculate the added less than 500 each. each. state governments to pay Rs Rs 2,000 per child as per the Bank data (SNB), the aggre- deposits' have actually tests conducted so far for maximum number of people East Godavari's coronavirus Anantapur and Kurnool 2,000 under the ICPS orders of the Supreme gate funds of Indian clients declined from CHF 550 mil- detection of COVID-19 in in these groups during the graph, however, has witnessed have less than 2,000 active scheme to all single parent Court, under ICPS sponsor- with Swiss banks stood at lion at the end of 2019 and the country to 38,92,07,637, special drive. a sharp fall from a high of 37.5 cases each. children or the semi- ship programme.” 899 million Swiss francs (Rs those through fiduciaries it said. 6,625 crore) at the end of also more than halved from The daily positivity rate 2019, and the increase in CHF 7.4 million, the money was recorded 2.98 per cent. It 2020 reverses a two-year held via other banks rose has been less than five per declining trend. sharply from CHF 88 mil- cent for 12 consecutive days, The total amount of CHF lion in this period. the ministry said, adding Till death do them part and more... that the weekly positivity Continued from Page 1 Senior journalists Kalyan that the news of the death be stances of the living partner account children from 0-18 rate has declined to 3.58 per Baruah and Nilakhshi shared only after the spouse is and individual vulnerability years. The actual numbers cent. Their children, three daughters Bhattacharya also lost their well out of danger. to handle stress, the risk of would be much more. Recoveries outnumbered and a son, golfer Jeev Milkha battle to Covid in a Gurgaon According to Mumbai-based death in male spouse after An official in Tamil Nadu AP to conduct daily cases for the 37th con- Singh, doffed their hat to true hospital in May. Like the psychiatrist Harish Shetty, lack wife's death is 18 percent, and estimated that at least 50 cou- secutive day and the number love and companionship . Pahadias, they, too, passed away of knowledge helps recovery. risk of women's death follow- ples succumbed to COVID-19 of people who have recuper- "He fought hard but God has within three days of each other. Informing the spouse when ing death of husband is around days after either one contract- ated from the disease has his ways and it was perhaps After a lifetime of together- one is physically devastated can 16 percent. ed the infection during the first EAPCET-2021 increased to 2,86,78,390. The true love and companionship ness, Bikaner-based couple destroy mental equilibrium, This has been sometimes wave last year. District Child case fatality rate stands at 1.29 that both our mother Nirmal ji Om Prakash and Manju Devi thereby causing deterioration. described as 'broken heart syn- Protection offices in the state per cent, the data said. and now Dad have passed couldn't, it seems, bear to be I have been part of teams drome', a sort of physical ram- have identified about 50 chil- Cumulatively, 27,23,88,783 away in a matter of five days," apart either. They passed away that have been involved in ification of extreme emotion- dren who had lost both par- from August 19 COVID-19 vaccine doses a statement from the family in November within 15 days of informing the other spouse al stress among individuals ents. have been administered so far said. each other. after recovery. Presence of with pre existing physical vul- Describing his enormous Continued from Page 1 fessional courses were pro- under the nationwide vacci- And they are not the only Married for nearly four family, a doctor and a counsel- nerabilities like chronic illness sense of loss at losing both par- posed to be conducted in nation drive. ones. decades, the couple stuck lor is ideal. Allowing the or frail health, Kapoor said. ents to the virus, comedian AP EAMCET is a comput- the first and second weeks India's COVID-19 tally Former Rajasthan chief min- together through many ups process of grieving to begin Losing a partner in the best Bhuvan Bam said nothing er-based test. Students of September. had crossed the 20-lakh mark ister Jagannath Pahadia and his and downs, including financial effectively with support is the of circumstances is challenging. would ever be the same again. should get a minimum of 25 The CETs include ECET on August 7 last year, 30 lakh wife, former MLA and Rajya woes and the weddings of their key, Shetty told PTI. People take years to come to Lost both my lifelines to per cent marks and those (lateral entry for diploma on August 23, 40 lakh on Sabha MP Shanti Pahadia, five daughters. Gurgaon-based psychiatrist terms with the death of a ter- covid. Aai aur Baba ke bina candidates will be eligible to holders into engineering September 5 and 50 lakh on lived together and died togeth- Their nephew, who did not Jyoti Kapoor added that the minally ill spouse whose death kuch bhi pehle jaisa nahi rahe- seek admissions in the courses), ICET (for September 16. er well almost. want to be named, said it was news of the demise of a part- is almost inevitable. The pan- ga. Ek mahine mein sab bikhar respective colleges. The MBA, MCA), The 1,647 new fatalities He took his last breath at the possible his aunt could not bear ner often makes the other suf- demic has magnified this chuka hai. Ghar, sapne, sab exam is conducted by LAWCET, include 648 from Mahara- age of 89 on May 20 in a the news of her husband's fer from what is known as a ordeal for couples -- not only kuch. Meri aai mere pass nahi Jawaharlal Nehru EdCET (for shtra, 287 from Tamil Nadu Gurgaon hospital. She, two death. broken heart syndrome' - a were the deaths sudden, the hai, baba mere saath nahi hain. Technological B.Ed), and 168 from Karnataka. years younger, was in the same While my uncle passed away temporary heart condition partners left behind were fight- Ab shuru se jeena seekhna University, PECET (for The 3,85,137 deaths hospital and passed away three in the hospital due to Covid caused due to high stress and ing for their own lives as well. padega. Mann nahi kar raha. Kakinada on behalf physical edu- reported so far in the coun- days later. complications, I think it was overwhelming emotions. While there is no data to (Nothing is same without my of the Andhra cation) and try include 1,16,674 from Both of them lived together the grief of his death that like- She said it was natural for establish the number of couples father and mother. Everything Pradesh State PGECET Maharashtra, 33,602 from for their entire lives and ly resulted in my aunt suffer- couples who had lived togeth- who succumbed to COVID-19, is shattered within one month. Council of Higher (M.Tech, Karnataka, 30,835 from Tamil remained politically active and ing a brain haemorrhage that er for decades to share a strong the National Commission for My home, my dreams every- Education (APSCHE). M.Pharma). Nadu, 24,900 from Delhi, left together for their heaven- eventually led to her death, he emotional dependence where Protection of Child Rights thing. Will have to learn living Suresh said EAPCET- With the state gov- 22,081 from Uttar Pradesh, ly abode. They were married in told PTI. the loss of one can create sig- (NCPCR) gives an estimate that from scratch. I don't want to.) 2021 would be conducted ernment yet to take a final 17,240 from West Bengal, their childhood by their par- In such cases -- where one nificant stress for the other. 3,261 children were orphaned Was I a good son? Did I do from August 19 to 25. call on conduct of 15,771 from Punjab and ents and lived happily there- partner has passed away while Our personal experience as during the pandemic. enough to save them? I'll have Suresh said other Intermediate annual exams, 13,368 from Chhattisgarh. after," their son Om Prakash the other is still recovering -- well as research has suggested This data, released earlier to live with these questions for- Common Entrance Tests for the CETs had to be delayed More than 70 per cent of the Pahadia said. medical experts recommend that depending upon circum- this month, only takes into ever. admission into various pro- this year. deaths were due to comorbidities.

VIJAYAWADA BULLION RATES AP creates most GOLD Lockdown lifted in Telangana, all curbs go ` 48, 000 (10 gm) Continued from Page 1 ity rate have come down ly. behaviour such as wearing Police and senior police ` 270 drastically and that the pan- It directed the Education masks, maintaining physical officials to strictly enforce jobs under IBPS... SILVER The second wave of the demic was now under con- Department to issue distance, using sanitizer etc., lockdown regulations and ` 73, 100 (1kg) pandemic has killed thou- trol in the State. The State instructions and guidelines and voluntarily follow the Covid-appropriate behav- Continued from Page 1 said. ` 2000 sands of people over the last Cabinet also noted that the soon with regard to contin- instructions of government. iour among the public. On the impact of Covid-19 two months and devastated virus was coming under uation of online classes, The State government People were allowed to Noting that the Indian BPO pandemic, he said the Centre the country's economy. It is control in neighbouring mandatory physical atten- had imposed restrictions come out only during the and ITES sector grew and introduced new simplified CHICKEN gradually receding from sev- States also. Based on the dance, and other related after the cases started spiral- relaxation hours, which was centred around a few other service provider (OSP) RATES `/KG eral other parts of the coun- reports and statistics sub- issues. ing in the second wave of were increased gradually metropolitan cities, Rai said it guidelines which were aimed try as well. mitted by the department, it The Cabinet sought sup- corona across the State, during the lockdown peri- forced many youth from other for the BPO and ITES to Dressed/With Skin `190 The Cabinet met under was acknowledged that port and cooperation from starting with night curfew od. locations to migrate to metro reduce the compliance bur- Without Skin `216 the chairmanship of Chief Corona had come under people for its decision taken from April 20. The Medical and Health cities for jobs. den and facilitate 'work from Minister K.Chandrasekhar control much faster in with the chief objective of Subsequently, it brought the Department, which has "The scheme has helped home' culture. Broiler at Farm `131 Rao at Pragathi Bhavan here Telangana. letting people resume their State under lockdown from been monitoring the cases, thousands of local youths The new guidelines provid- on Saturday to inter alia take The Cabinet also instruct- normal lives and securing May 12 to contain the virus, positivity rate, and recovery get employment at their ed the much-needed impetus EGG a call on whether the lock- ed the Education the livelihood of common initially for 10 days and rates, submitted its recom- native places and also helped to the BPO sector and are RATES down should be extended. It Department to reopen all people. It, however, made it extended it thrice till June mendation for lifting of the in attracting investments in helping the industry sail `/100 took a decision to lift the categories of educational clear that people should not 19. lockdown. So far, over 88 the regions. It has led to the through the pandemic. VIJAYAWADA 495 lockdown after examining institutions in the State be callous with regard to The State had seen grad- lakh people aged above 45 establishment of BPOs in Several timely relaxations HYDERABAD 508 reports submitted by the from July 1 with full pre- their behaviour just because ual improvement in the years and those among the cities untouched by were introduced to sustain Medical and Health paredness and to ensure lockdown has been lifted. pandemic situation after high-risk groups in the BPO/ITES sectors such as the operations of BPO com- VISAKHAPATNAM 557 Department that Corona that students are allowed to They should continue to the government instructed above 18 years cohort have Baitalpur, Mayiladuthurai, panies during the Covid-19 RETAIL PRICE `4.95 cases as well as the positiv- attend the classes physical- stick to Covid-appropriate the Director General of been vaccinated in the State. Bhimavaram, Majuli," he pandemic, he said. (IN VIJAYAWADA)

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Plant figurines Over 1,000 govt jobs Frequent pauses, price rise leave on medians to spruce for differently-abled realty sector on edge of an abyss Vja roads PNS n VIJAYAWADA Of these vacancies, 62 will be filled through APPSC, PNS n VIJAYAWADA Over 1,000 government jobs 239 by heads of the depart- C PRADEEP KUMAR to be rescheduled and waiver shortage and even before it was in the State will be filled with ments, 178 vacancies through n VIJAYAWADA of some loans. resolved, the three-capitals The Vijayawada Municipal differently-abled candidates, DSC and 189 vacancies will RV Swamy, chairman, media issue sprouted. Now, Covid Corporations plans to spruce according to Dr Kritika be filled through teachers' With about 14 months gone affairs CREDAI AP, said that first and second waves shat- up city roads by installing Shukla, Director, DSC notification. after it first induced a lock- the construction field has col- tered the sector and brought it trees in figurine forms. Department for Welfare of Dr Shukla said that noti- down, Covid has left the real- lapsed for the 18 months or so, to a grinding halt,” The VMC has started Differently Abled and Senior fications have been already ty sector in the State, already firstly after the announcement Nagamalleswara Rao said. planting trees in the shape of Citizens. issued to fill 629 vacancies reeling due to the pre-pandem- of three-capital decision and He said that during the past toy rabbits, elephants and Dr Shukla said that Chief from June 2019 till date ic recession and uncertainty then the Covid first and second two years, sand cost has gone others in the medians of the Minister YS Jaganmohan out of which 106 vacancies caused by the three-capitals waves. He said that the situa- up from Rs 4,000 to Rs 40,000 city roads. Reddy on Friday released have been filled through decision, on the edge of an tion is such that about 10,000 a truck while cement price has Municipal Commissioner the job calendar according to APPSC and 523 vacancies abyss. apartments and 500 commer- risen from Rs 180 to Rs 320 a V Prasannna Venkatesh which vacancies will be filled through DSC. A total of Lakhs of construction work- cial complexes are ready, but bag. “Steel has gone up from Rs planted a figurine sapling in in various departments with over 1,000 government ers are left without work, and there are no takers. 36,000 to Rs 60,000 a tonne. the median strip of Nirmala differently-abled candidates. jobs have been made avail- their situation is so dire that Swamy said that banks There is an acute shortage of Convent Road in the city on She said that 668 backlog able for the different- they literally face starvation. should come forward to offer skilled labour as thousands of Saturday and inspected the posts have been identified in abled, she said. Now, with talk of a possible loans to customers to buy migrant labour from North installation of figurine plants medical and health, schools, Dr Shukla appealed to third wave sweeping the coun- tion is the biggest unorganised include relaxation in RERA apartments to encourage the India have gone back to their on medians. colleges, backward class wel- the eligible candidates in try in October, there is an ele- sector in the country, creating conditions for one year, 50 per- economy. The government native places during lock- He said that already the fare departments and steps the state to take advantage ment of panic. Any third wave livelihood for about 12 percent cent rebate by the department should reduce the stamp duty down,” Nagamalleswara Rao VMC constructed a scrap are being taken to fill the of this opportunity provid- would be a massive blow to the of the population. The sector on construction plan approval, from 7 percent to 3 percent and said. He said that potential buy- park by using waste in the vacancies as prescribed in the ed by the state govern- construction field and other also contributes 8 to 10 percent labour cess exemption and also the registration charges ers are waiting for the prices of form of various animals job calendar. ment. sectors depending on it. of the nation’s GDP with 25 stamp duty exemption for new should also be reduced as the apartments to still come down which is attracting children. Realtors say that at best, it allied fields connected to the projects. They also want the existing charges are higher as after the announcement of Venkatesh said that the will take more than a year, pro- construction field directly and government to regulate prices compared to neighbouring three-capitals prices have come figurine project would see vided there is no third wave, for 240 industries indirectly. of cement, steel and sand that states. down drastically. small trees shaped like ducks, the construction sector to To overcome the present are on the rise despite no con- M Nagamalleswara Rao, a “We have been providing swans, butterflies, elephants recover from the present crisis, crisis the CREDAI AP mem- struction activity. CREDAI AP builder, said that prices of con- food to the construction labour and other animals being that too only with the support bers have put forward a few members also want banks to struction material have gone up in Krishna and Guntur district installed in the middle of of the Central and State gov- proposals to the State and extend the three months mora- abnormally during the past on the instruction of the gov- road dividers. ernments. Central governments to sup- torium to six months, reduc- two years. ernment for the last two He said that trees clean the After agriculture, construc- port them. These proposals tion in the rate of interest, loan “Initially there was a sand months,” he added. air and remove toxic air- borne particles and gaseous pollutants. Venkatesh stated the VMC started this innovative project Jagan betrayed Naidu rule left farmers in the aiming toward inculcating the habit of tree plantations among masses including chil- dren attracting them through the jobless: TDP lurch financially: Kodali Nani figurine trees. PNS n VIJAYAWADA PNS n VIJAYAWADA during 2014 elections, and not even clearing 20 percent of the TDP AP president K promised amount in his five- Centre: Ensure Atchannaidu on Saturday Minister for Civil Supplies year rule. Tears and blood in demanded the YS Jaganmohan Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao The Minister also lashed Reddy government to explain (Nani) on Saturday accused out at Nara Lokesh's allegations lockdown why it failed to release its Leader of the Opposition against the Chief Minister much promised job calendars Chandrababu Naidu of false- being vindictive towards the farmers' eyes: Uma opening up is in the first two years of com- ly claiming that payments for Opposition, saying that the ing to power and why it was paddy procurement were done TDP MLC was "screaming PNS n VIJAYAWADA chase centres. For this, the ‘calibrated’ not creating lakhs of jobs for vacant positions immediately within 48 hours during TDP like a madman confined to his Government needed to pay Rs the youth every year. after coming to power. He got rule. He asserted that the in 21 days of crop procure- house and zoom app". He TDP leader Devineni 5,308 crore but over Rs 3,670 PNS n NEW DELHI Atchannaidu reminded how 151 MLAs and formed the YSRCP government had ment, and as on date only Rs warned Lokesh to keep his lan- Umamaheswara Rao on crore was still to be paid to the the Chief Minister had raised Government with a massive cleared over Rs 960 crore of 1,619 crore was yet to be paid," guage under control while Saturday advised Civil farmers. "The Minister was The easing of Covid-related the expectations of the unem- majority. Now, he released a pending arrears left towards Kodali Nani said. level allegations or addressing Supplies Minister Kodali Nani uttering lies on the timely lockdown norms has led to ployed youth on DSC teacher belated calendar only to fill paddy procurement. He said that Centre has to the Chief Minister. to focus on solving the prob- payments. Also, Kodali Nani crowding in some markets and jobs at the time of the elec- just 10,000 Government jobs," Speaking to the media here, release the pending arrears of Kodali Nani stated that lems of paddy farmers instead was lying that just Rs 1,637 other places, the Centre said on tions. "But now, the he stated. the Minister stated that Chief about Rs 3,229 crore to the many YSRCP leaders were of hurling the same old abus- crore was to be paid. The Saturday, as it urged states to Government has not been fill- Atchannaidu alleged that Minister YS Jaganmohan State, and although there has assassinated during the TDP es and insults on former Chief Minister should publish a ensure the "extremely impor- ing up the 25,000 teacher jobs the Chief Minister and his Reddy had paid farmers Rs been a delay in clearing those regime and it was not reason- Minister N Chandrababu white paper and tant" five-fold strategy of Covid- and these were not even men- Ministers made it a habit to 4,000 crore towards the dues dues, the government has been able to attribute such incidents Naidu and TDP MLC resign immediate- appropriate behaviour, test- tioned in the last calendar," betray the people and they kept pending by the TDP gov- paying the farmers from the in the villages to the govern- Nara Lokesh. ly because of his track-treat and vaccination to Atchannaidu said. were cheating the people with ernment, within three months State treasury. ment. Devineni Uma unchecked lies," prevent the spread of the dis- In a statement here, the their false promises before of coming to power in 2019. He said that Naidu doesn't "It was Naidu who back- termed it as shameful he said. ease.In a communication to all TDP leader asserted that the and also after the elections. He stated that both State and even know the difference stabbed his father-in-law NTR on the part of the Devineni states and Union Territories Chief Minister and his advi- "The YSRCP leaders should Centre have procured 28 lakh between bran and grain and to gain power and the same Minister to divert the Uma asked the (UTs), Union Home Secretary sors owed an explanation to answer to the public why their metric tonnes of paddy and was afraid of writing a letter to Naidu had brought in the law people's attention by YSRCP Ajay Bhalla also said that vac- the people why they wasted Government was filling up just paid Rs 1,637 crore to farmers the Centre as he was afraid that to prevent the CBI from enter- using abusive language Government cination against COVID-19, two precious years to release 10,000 posts as against its grand by the time Chandrababu he would face the music for his ing the state just to safeguard against the Opposition whether it was in the present scenario, is crit- the job calendar. "Even this promise of 2.30 lakh jobs. wrote a letter to the Chief "misdeeds". himself," he said, questioning leaders. doing anything to pre- ical to break the chain of trans- was nothing but a calendar of There were over 7,000 vacancies Minister. Kodali Nani also accused the former chief minister "Kodali Nani was only try- vent exploitation when mid- mission. lies and false hopes. Jagan in the police department but the "With directions from the Naidu of betraying one crore whether any CBI inquiry had ing to see joy and happiness in dlemen and traders were loot- Therefore, all state and UT shouted during his elections notification was issued for just Chief Minister, the govern- farmers by promising to waive been ordered during his 14 the eyes of Chief Minister YS ing the farmers in the villages. governments should step up the that he would fill 2.3 lakh 470 posts," he claimed. ment is paying farmers with- Rs 85,000 crore farm loans years in power. Jaganmohan Reddy but not "While the 75 kg bag of paddy pace of vaccination, to cover those of the farmers who were was costing Rs 1,416 in the maximum number of people in waiting for their dues payment market, the middlemen were an expeditious manner, he said. for over three months," buying the same at Rs 800 to The home secretary said that Devineni Uma said. Rs 1,000 in villages. Over 15 to during the second Covid wave, Krishna district officials set RINL's support Addressing a press confer- 10 kg paddy was being taken a significant surge in cases was ence here, the TDP leader said away towards less. Farmers' witnessed in several states and that over 2.44 lakh farmers eyes were filled with tears and UTs, and many of them imposed sold 28.35 lakh metric tonnes blood under the Jaganmohan restrictions in order to contain for mega vaccination drive for Centre for at the 1,777 odd paddy pur- Reddy regime," he claimed. the spread of the infection. PNS n VIJAYAWADA

A mega Covid-19 vaccination Medical Genetics programme will be held across PNS n VIJAYAWADA a Centre for Medical Genetics SRM student develops fibre to Krishna district in as many as at Andhra Pradesh, as 260 centres on Sunday. As part of Corporate mendelian diseases are wide- The officials have made Environment Responsibility, ly prevalent and that there was arrangements to administer the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd a need to address them and control temp, files for patent one lakh vaccine doses to peo- (RINL), the corporate entity of also assured the university to ple from 7 am to 6 pm in all the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, extend whatever support is PNS n VIJAYAWADA tioners. devices in warm places, thus health centres besides 260 spe- sanctioned a financial support possible. This cloth design reducing the use of elec- cial vaccination centres at var- of Rs 65 lakh from CER funds On the occasion, Prof Sreelekha Bhuvaneswari, a is inspired by tricity and emission ious places in the district, said to Andhra University for PVGD Prasada Reddy, VC, first year B.Sc physics student Saharan silver of greenhouse Krishna district Collector J establishing the Rs 123 lakh AU outlined the initiatives from SRM University, filed a ants which gases into the Nivas. Anganwadi workers, VROs vaccine centres as part of the 'RINL centre for Medical being taken by the University patent for her work titled 'A regulate environment. He said that people above should inform people above mega vaccination programme Genetics' in AU Campus. in meeting the guidelines laid fibre material with moisture their body As this cloth 45 years of age and women 45 years of age, mothers with on Sunday. KC Das, Director out in the National Education retention capacity with ther- tempera- would be envi- with children below five years children below 5 years of age Bringing an Aadhaar card is (Personnel) and CMD (addi- Policy 2020 (NEP 2020). mal tolerance and a method tures in ronment of age can get vaccinated. in advance to get them vacci- mandatory to get the vaccine tional charge) handed over a VV Venugopal Rao, for manufacture'. the scorch- friendly with Nivas directed medical offi- nated, Nivas said. and people should wear masks cheque for Rs 32.5 lakh, as first Director (Finance) and AK Under the guidance of Dr ing desert long durability cers, municipal commission- He said that people who are and follow Covid-19 protocol spell of payment to Prof. Saxena, Director (Operations), Sabyasachi Mukhopadhyay, heat and also and cost-efficien- ers, MPDOs and tahsildars to scheduled to get a second vac- in the vaccine centres. PVGD Prasada Reddy, Vice- also spoke on the occasion. Assistant Professor, depart- from the cool- cy, Sreelekha hopes effectively carry out the vac- cine dose can also go to their The district Collector Chancellor, Andhra University Prof V Krishna Mohan, AU ment of physics, ing properties of that this research cination drive and make it a nearest vaccine centre to get appealed to people to make (AU) at a function held on Registrar, K Samatha, Rector, Bhuvaneswari's project clay. would bridge the socioeco- success. Village and ward vol- the jab. The Collector said good use of the mega vacci- Saturday. AU senior faculty and senior develops a methodology to This research would signif- nomic divide of haves and unteers under their respective that first and second doses nation programme on On this occasion, Das officers from RINL also graced design a fabric that would icantly scale down the usage have-nots between commu- secretariats, ASHA workers, would be administered in the Sunday. underlined the need for such the occasion. replace the use of air condi- of AC and other cooling nities. Steps taken by Om Birla enriched SMC alumni contribute oxygen plant to GGH, Vja parliamentary democracy, says PM PNS n VIJAYAWADA keen on strengthening all If donors come forward set up in hospitals with 50 government hospitals the state government can beds and above. PNS n NEW DELHI opportunity to speak on the Minister for Endowments across the state with the lat- provide better services to Siddhartha Medical col- floor of the House, Modi said. Velampalli Srinivas Rao on est and advanced equip- the people, the Minister lege alumni secretary Dr N Prime Minister Narendra "Over the last two years, Saturday inaugurated an ment to ensure the poor get said. He pointed out that Amanna said that with the Modi on Saturday lauded the Shri @ombirlakota Ji has ush- oxygen generation plant on quality treatment. Medical during the Covid second support of college alumni work of Lok Sabha Speaker ered in a series of steps that the premises of the colleges in Parliamentary wave, oxygen was imported who were settled at various Om Birla, who completed two have enriched our Parliame- Government General constituencies in the state from other states through places and abroad have con- years at the helm, saying he ntary democracy and Hospital, Vijayawada. along with teaching hospi- road, rail and airways. To tributed to set up the oxy- has ushered in a series of enhanced productivity, leading The Minister thanked tals would be coming up to overcome the shortage, oxy- gen plant. steps that have enriched par- to the passage of many historic Siddhartha Medical college address the medical and gen plants are being set up, Mayor R Bhagyalakshmi, liamentary democracy and as well as pro-people legisla- alumni on behalf of the health issues of the needy, he stated. Deputy Mayor B Durga, enhanced productivity, leading tions. Congratulations to him," state government for con- he said. District collector J Nivas East constituency in-charge to the passage of many "his- Modi tweeted. tributing to the setting up of Srinivas Rao said that said that oxygen was sup- Devineni Avinash, VMC toric" as well as pro-people leg- Om Birla, who was elected the oxygen plant worth Rs though the fund flow from plied from Ramco, KCP Commissioner V Prasanna islations. as a BJP member for a second 2 crore. the Central government cement plants and as per Venkatesh, J-Cs L It is worth noting that he term from Kota in 2019, was Srinivas Rao said that was not to the expectations the government's direction, Sivasankar, K Mohan has placed special emphasis on elected Lok Sabha Speaker Chief Minister YS and insufficient to cater to tor, the state government ensure treatment to the plants with 100 oxygen Kumar and others were pre- giving first time MPs, young unopposed on this day two Jaganmohan Reddy was the needs of the health sec- was releasing funds to people. cylinder capacity should be sent. MPs and woman MPs the years ago. VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | JUNE 20 , 2021 vijayawada 04 TTD to develop Prepare for Covid 3.O, No political murders in Anjanadri Anjaneya temple Collector tells health officials PNS n TIRUMALA PNS n ONGOLE TTD Chairman YV Subba Jagan's rule: Sucharita Reddy said on Saturday that Prakasam District Collector TTD will take up all round Praveen Kumar has advised PNS n GUNTUR said that Rs 10,000 was sanc- development of the Anjaneya the health officials and GGH tioned by Chief Minister temple at Anjanadri near doctors to get ready to face the Home Minister Mekatoti Jagan Mohan Reddy by intro- Akashaganga at Tirumala third wave of coronavirus and Sucharitha refuted the remarks ducing the Vahana Mitra soon. take precautionary measures made by TDP leader Nara scheme as soon as he came to Speaking to media after to reduce the risk of fast- Lokesh that the TDP would power after realizing the performing special pujas at spreading of the virus in retaliate after it came to power. hardships and sufferings of the temple along with TTD young children. Condemning his remarks, she auto drivers during the pan- EO KS Jawahar Reddy, other Collector Praveen Kumar said it was meant that the demic. board members and conducted a review with the TDP would resort to killings if She praised Jagan Mohan Additional EO Sri AV health officials in the wake of they came to power. She clar- Reddy terming him as a great Dharma Reddy, the TTD warnings by the health experts ified that not a single political leader as he provided the third Chairman said Akasaganga on the possible third wave of murders had taken place after tranche despite the corona cat- is believed by devotees as the Covid pandemic. On this the YSRCP government came astrophic time and about birth place of Sri Anjaneya occasion, the Collector said RIMs Superintendent Dr to power. 22,218 auto drivers and cab and hence TTD plans to that plans should be prepared Sriramulu, RMO Venugopal The Home Minister on drivers got benefited in Guntur develop the Anjana Devi well in advance so that no loss Reddy, Deputy Saturday participated in a pro- district alone, she said and sameta Bala Anjaneya temple of life occurs to the children. Superintendent Dr Murali gramme where the beneficia- added that the Vahana Mitra in this area. Later, TTD EO Authorities were instructed to Krishnareddy, doctors, RIMs ries of Vahana Mitra hon- provocative allegations and region and party. None of the scheme was not implemented said the Vedic pundits com- prepare precautionary mea- staff and others. oured Chief Minister YS they were resorting to person- 600 promises given by the anywhere in India. mittee had also assessed that sures and get ready men and Vaccination drive: Collector Jaganmohan Reddy by pouring al attacks to achieve political TDP was fulfilled and therefore Sucharita clarified that the Anjanadri at Akashaganga material along with beds, Praveen Kumar also ordered milk on his portrait at gains. the party suffered a fatal defeat. scheme was very useful for as birth place of Anjaneya medications, oxygen and the health officers to pre- Swarnabharati Nagar on She lauded Chief Minister She said the people were much auto drivers for insurance and and hence an action plan was availability of doctors. pared and vigilant to execute Saturday. YS Jaganmohan Reddy as the aware of the political killings auto repairs. The division prepared for developing all The meeting was attended Covid vaccine special drive on Speaking on the occasion, only leader who has been that took place during the corporators, local YSRCP lead- devotee friendly facilities here by District Joint Collector TS Sunday and asked them to she said the TDP leaders have doing justice to everyone irre- TDP regime. ers and auto drivers were pre- on war footing. Chetan, Joint Collector RIMs make arrangements to vacci- lost manners and were making spective of caste, religion, The Home Minister further sent on the occasion. Nodal Officer K Krishnaveni, nate about one lakh people. Red sanders Telugu Desam stages protest demanding seized, one TDP flays Chief Minister for release of arrears to paddy farmers arrested PNS n TIRUPATI not acting on Amaravati stir PNS n ELURU completed more than two months after the farmers sold their paddy, The Andhra Pradesh State PNS n GUNTUR The Telugu Desam leaders staged the government was still keeping anti-red sanders smuggling a protest in front of the mum on the payments. task force sleuths on Saturday TDP leader and former min- Collectorate in Eluru on Saturday He said the YSRCP leaders have early hours nabbed one smug- ister Pratipati Pulla Rao said and demanded immediate release announced that their govern- gler and seized ten red sanders that they would pray to God to of the paddy arrears to the tune of ment was farmer-biased, but in the logs, one car at Anjaneyapuram change the mind of Chief Rs 3,650 crore to the farmers in reality it was anti-farmer. Stating forest check post between Minister Jagan over the capi- view of the commencement of the that Government advisor Sajjala Renigunta and Railway Kodur. tal city Amaravati issue. Even Kharif season. Ramakrishna Reddy has no rights According to the task force though the Amravati move- Later, they submitted a mem- to comment on the farmers, the CI Venkat Ravi, a combing ment has reached 550 days, TDP office. He said the farm- that Chief Minister Jagan was orandum with their charter of MLA said that the government party was conducting checks at there was no response from ers who had made sacrifices cheating the unemployed demands to District Collector has not paid the input subsidy and the forest ghat section, when Chief Minister YS Jagan were being put in trouble youth with false information Kartikeya Misra. Speaking on paid only the insurance. they reportedly spotted a car Mohan Reddy and he has huge because of the Chief Minister's though the unemployment has this occasion, Palakol MLA Dr Former MLA Chintamaneni proceeding towards Renigunta. security at his office to arrest adamant attitude. The TDP risen to 13.5 per cent in the Nimmala Rama Naidu said that Prabhakar said that the Jagan When the task force personnel the farmers of Amaravati, he opposed the move to do sand state. The welfare programmes the government announced to pay Mohan Reddy's government was tried to intercept the vehicles, charged. dredging by the government. being implemented in the state the amount for the paddy to the harassing the farmers by not pay- the accused tried to flee but He spoke to the media along The government failed to show would come to a halt once farmers in just 21 days, but it could ing their arrears. Local leaders and were chased and one smuggler with district leaders on BC backlog posts in the job banks stopped lending debts to not fulfil its promise. Now it was TDP activists were present. was nabbed. Saturday at the Guntur district calendar, he said and added the state, he lamented. Two drown as raft capsizes Ongole MP Magunta a I will be a lifelong supporter PNS n KADAPA of CM, says Lella Appireddy Two persons drowned when a raft surprise visitor at tea stall! PNS n GUNTUR everyone should inspire by Lella capsized in the Gandikota reser- Appi Reddy to grow up in polit- voir in Kadapa district. According PNS n ONGOLE MLC nominee Lella Appireddy ical life with self-confidence, to reports, Boru Govardhan said he will remain to be a life- though he was born into an Reddy (30), G Srinivasulu (36) MP Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy long supporter of Chief Minister ordinary peasant family without and his wife Suhasini (32), resi- and his son Raghava Reddy YS Jagan Mohan Reddy for any political background. dents of the R&R colony, went on became surprised visitors for the standing in support of him at Former minister and legisla- fishing on a raft near Thala common people who are enjoy- every step of his political career tor Dokka Manikya Varaprasad Proddatur village. The raft cap- ing the morning tea at a roadside and encouraged him to reach said that Appi Reddy continued sized due to high winds and two stall. They got down from their the level what he was today. his political career with patience persons Govardhan Reddy and cars along with a few followers Lella Appireddy, who was despite many setbacks in his Suhasini drowned in the incident, about the incident, the ing operation. Expert swimmers mingled with people by taking a nominated as a Member of the political career. MLC Laxman while Srinivasulu, however, swam Kondapuram and Thala were also pressed into service on cup of tea on Mungamuru Road Legislative Council (MLC) in Rao recalled his association ashore safely grabbing a tree Proddatur police launched a Saturday morning. in Ongole on Saturday. the Governor's quota, was felic- with him and said he had taken branch. Hearing his cries, some search operation under the super- The bodies of two people who At seven o'clock in the morn- people who were gathered to have son and interacted with everyone itated by YSRCP leaders and up multi-faceted initiatives fishermen came to his rescue and vision of CI Sudarshan Prasad to were missing in the Gandikota ing, three cars came and halted at a morning drink. Realising after there hilariously. activists in Guntur on Saturday under the banner of Spoorthy they brought Srinivasulu to shore. trace the missing persons, but in backwaters were finally fished a roadside tea stall. Ongole MP some time, the people cordially It came as a surprise to every- under the auspices of the Jana Foundation for the welfare of Srinivasulu had two sons, while vain. The villagers also extended out on Saturday evening. The Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy got greeted the MP and invited him one that the people's representa- Chaitanya Vedika. jute mill workers. Govardhan Reddy was not yet support to the police and the fire bodies of Govardhan Reddy and out from a car with his son and to have tea with them. Then, he tives, who were busy in their daily Addressing the gathering, Maddali Giridhar, MLA, married. brigade who deployed through 15 Suhasini were found 500 meters greeted the people warmly throw- also enjoyed the tea sitting on the political life, came together and Lella Appireddy thanked the Guntur West, Battula After receiving information rafts and rescue boats for search- away from the spot. ing a sudden surprise to the steps of a shop like a normal per- drank tea together. Chief Minister, who played a Brahmananda Reddy, State key role in his political career, YSRCP spokesperson, DCCB such as appointing him as Chairman R Ramanjaneyulu, Market Yard Chairman, giving Kanna master, eminent educa- a ticket as a YSRCP candidate tionist, Dr Vijaya Sarathi, emi- Spurned by girl, MLA makes, distributes Anandaiah's Covid drug for Guntur West constituency in nent doctor, Dr CH Chakrapani, 2014 and now nominating him Retired SP, Modugula PNS n BHIMAVARAM ents like herbs, garlic, ginger, as a member of the Legislative Ravikrishna, eminent writer turmeric, cinnamon, tail pep- Council in Governor quota. were present on the occasion. stalker slits her throat Undi MLA Manthena Rama per, honey, tippateega, Jana Chaitanya Vedika state Legislators and activists hon- Raju was preparing Ashwagandha powder etc. president Vallamreddy oured Lella Appi Reddy with Krishnapatnam Anandaiah's The preparation takes Lakshmana Reddy said that shawls and bouquets. medicine using the same for- about 12 hours and the pre- and attempts suicide mula and distributing it to pared drug was packed in a the people of the constituen- special packing of eight grams PNS n KADAPA cy free of cost as part of his each. efforts to combat the coron- They also put a label on A youth who has been chasing a avirus in the Undi con- how to use the medicine. girl student for a year, killed her stituency in West Godavari Each person of the Undi con- by slitting her throat and later district. stituency was being given attempted suicide by consuming The MLA has set up a medicine to every household. pesticide. The incident took drug centre in the village of Volunteers at the manufactur- place at Chintalacheruvu village Sisali in the Kalla mandal and ing centre said the drug was of Badvel mandal of Kadapa was making medicine with being distributed only to peo- district on Friday. some villagers using ingredi- ple in the Undi constituency. According to the police, Charan, a youth from Chinnarajupalle village of Madhapur panchayat in Atluru mandal has been following Fishing ban ends, but bad weather hits fishing activities Sirisha (19) of Chintalacheruvu who was studying a second-year degree in Badwell in the name of PNS n KAKINADA tressed fishermen felt. love for a year. Speaking to 'the Pioneer', In a bid to go move closely threatening her that he would Even after the two-month ban Pemmadi Nukaraju, a fisher- with Sirisha, Charan befriended commit suicide if she did not on fishing during the summer, man said they went into the sea Sirisha's cousin of the same vil- agree to his love. the fishermen could not venture for hunting with fond of hope, lage and used to come to the vil- As Sirisha bluntly refused, he into the sea due to rough weath- but returned with empty hands lage frequently and harassing slit her throat and arm with the er conditions. The fishermen as unfavourable weather con- her whenever she found her iso- knife he had brought along with families had to face a tough time ditions in the sea did not allow lated to love him. But she reject- him. She screamed and died on to make both ends meet. them to use fishing nets. They ed him every time. Developing a the spot. Charan drank pesticide The government enforced a never had this type of situation grudge against her, he decided to and tried to flee from the spot. fishing ban from April 14 to earlier, he added. eliminate her for rejecting his Alerted by the screams by Sirisha, June 15 every year as it was the Many fishing boats proposal. the villagers apprehended Charan period for breeding allowing remained at the shore at Under the pretext, Charan and beat him black and blue. fish to lay eggs. The fishermen Ramannapalem bridge in came to the house of Sirisha's Then they informed the police. have all set to go fishing after Kottapalli mandal. A similar uncle claiming to meet his son Rural CI Ramesh Babu and SI the end of the two-month fish- situation prevailed in many around 5 pm on Friday. When Chandrasekhar arrested the ing ban period, but the bad fishing boats were still unen- ilies in East Godavari district hampered their livelihood. prevented them from fishing. seashore villages in Kakinada Sirisha went to the backyard of accused. Badwell rural Police weather was forcing them to gaged as strong winds and were facing severe hardships. However, some fishermen But, they could not get back rural, Thondagi, Karapa, the house to fetch fodder for the registered a murder case against confine to indoors. high tides preventing the fish- Though they are all set for fish- dared to proceed into the sea even the expenses like diesel Tallarevu, Mummidivaram, cattle, Charan followed her and Charan and his two accomplices Owing to the adverse weath- ermen to venture into the sea. ing, but forced to remain in the with fishing nets, but have to and cost of other inputs which Katrenikona, Rajolu, Antarvedi showed the pesticide bottle Narasimha and Nayeeb Rasool. er conditions, 90 per cent of the The fishermen and their fam- houses as the series of cyclones return empty as the high tides became burdensome, dis- and Sakhinetipalli. VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | JUNE 20 , 2021 nation 05 ‘Masses Rahul’s b’day: YC holds vax MP govt to set up Covid-19 made aware about water camps, distributes ration kits conservation’ PNS n NEW DELHI pandemic research institute PNS n NEW DELHI The Congress' youth wing Stalin greets PNS n BHOPAL The government is leaving observed former party presi- “It was seen no stone unturned to connect dent Rahul Gandhi's birthday Rahul on his The Madhya Pradesh govern- with the people and make by distributing ration kits ment has decided to set up a that women them aware about water con- among the needy and organis- birthday state-level research institute for don't open up servation, Minister of State for ing vaccination camps on the COVID-19 pandemic and Jal Shakti Rattan Lal Kataria Saturday. Gandhi turned 51 on PNS n CHENNAI other diseases here, state med- on diseases said. Saturday. He has decided not to ical education minister Vishvas like cancer due Addressing the 27th Water celebrate this birthday in view people," Youth Congress pres- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Sarang said on Saturday. to family and talk organised by the National of the COVID-19 pandemic. ident Srinivas BV said. Stalin on Saturday greeted He said the proposal was Water Mission (NWM) under The Indian Youth Congress, Congress workers also dis- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on approved by Chief Minister social reasons. the Ministry of Jal Shakti, he in a statement, said the day was tributed ration to women cab his 51st birthday, praising his Shivraj Singh Chouhan on We have said the ministry has started observed as 'Sewa Diwas' as drivers and organised a free "selfless, untiring work to establish Friday. massive awareness campaigns part of which financial assis- vaccination camp for sex work- an egalitarian India." "Wishing my “A state-level public health decided to sensitise people about the tance was offered to the unem- ers at GB Road in Delhi. beloved brother @RahulGandhi institute will come up in Bhopal to run a pink judicious use of water and to ployed and disabled All India Congress on his birthday and I join others in for the research of the COVID- campaign in conserve it. people.The Delhi Congress Committee general secretary K praising his selfless, untiring work 19 pandemic and other diseases "The ministry is leaving no also distributed face masks, C Venugopal said Rahul to establish an egalitarian India in including contagious diseases,” urban areas, stone unturned to connect medicine kits and cooked Gandhi provided "all possible every aspect," Stalin tweeted. “His Sarang told reporters. small towns with masses and to translate the meals for free to the poor in the help to the countrymen in commitment to the ethos of the He said various degree and don't open up on diseases like Responding to a query, vision of the prime minister i.e. national capital. such a dire situation" during Congress Party has been diploma courses will also be run cancer due to family and social Sarang said the state govern- and panchayat to make water everyone's busi- "Ration distribution pro- the coronavirus pandemic. exemplary," the DMK President by this institute and experts of reasons. We have decided to ment was trying to check the level for the ness," he said. grammes are being organised "From time to time, by alert- added. various fields will be posted run a pink campaign in urban 'black fungus' or mucormyco- examination In the last two years, Kataria at many places in Delhi. Free ing the Central government there. The minister said the areas, small towns and pan- sis infection at an early stage. said the ministry has started vaccination camps have been about their responsibility and state government has also chayat level for the examination “The state government has of women's flagship programmes and set up for citizens across India duty, he showed the path of decided to run a "pink" cam- of women's health,” Sarang ensured adequate availability of health,” campaigns like the Jal Shakti and financial assistance is excellent and remarkable con- paign in Madhya Pradesh to said, adding health check-up Amphotericin-B injection in Abhiyan-1, the Jal Shakti being provided to citizens who tribution in the public interest, detect cancer among women. camps will soon be organized the treatment of mucormyco- Sarang Abhiyan – ‘Catch the Rain: have lost their jobs due to the which is a source of inspiration “It was seen that women under this initiative. sis," he added. said Where it falls when it falls'. Covid crisis and to disabled for all countrymen," he said. Take warning of Covid Mekedatu: AIADMK flays Karnataka CM, INDIA CORNER Assam rocked by 4.2-magnitude third wave seriously: asks TN govt to safeguard farmers’ interest quake, fifth tremor in 24 hours PNS n CHENNAI bouring state and strive to get Narendra Modi to halt the Tamil Nadu. People are well 4.2-magnitude Maha Dy CM to people the Cauvery water due for the construction of the dam and aware that late Chief Minister Aearthquake struck Assam The opposition AIADMK on state. "Tamil Nadu government said the delta districts in Tamil J Jayalalithaa's government in the early hours of PNS n PUNE weekends, Pawar said. Saturday lashed out at the "uni- should not allow Karnataka's Nadu would become a desert if won many legal battles on this Saturday, the fifth such "This system will continue lateral" decision of Karnataka attempt a wee bit and take steps the dam was built. He had also front, he said and recalled the tremor to hit the Maharashtra Deputy Chief for the next Saturday and government to proceed with to safeguard Tamil Nadu farm- initiated a contempt case in the then ruling AIADMK's initia- northeastern region during Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday. After that, if the situ- the Mekedatu dam project ers' livelihood," he added. supreme court on the matter, tive in ensuring the Cauvery the past 24 hours, officials Saturday asked people not to ation improves further, a deci- across river Cauvery and urged During his tenure as chief Palaniswami said. He further Water Management Authority said. A National Center for lower their guard against sion regarding (lifting) the the Tamil Nadu government minister he had ensured the said the Cauvery river meets and the Cauvery Water Seismology report said the COVID-19 in view of the weekend restrictions will be not to compromise a wee bit on state's rights on the issue by the drinking and agricultural Regulatory Commission were latest quake was recorded at possible third wave of the taken after a review," he said. the state's rights over the issue. prevailing upon Prime Minister needs of several districts in set up. 1.07 am, with its epicentre pandemic, and warned them The deputy CM said that Leader of Opposition and near Tezpur, the headquarter of Sonitpur district, at a depth of 30 against visiting tourist attrac- during the meeting, police AIADMK Co-coordinator K kms. There was no immediate report of injury or damage to tions in the present scenario officials and public represen- Palaniswami slammed property. The state was rocked by two more quakes, including a just because restrictions have tatives expressed concern over Karnataka Chief Minister B S K’taka, Maha agree to resolve water-sharing issues 4.1-magnitude one early on Friday, which also had its epicentre in been eased. people heading to Yediyurappa for saying his PNS n BENGALURU Sonitpur district. Besides Assam, an earthquake of magnitude 3 with He said people Mahabaleshwar, state will go ahead with the epicentre in Chandel district of Manipur was recorded on Friday, and need to take the Lonavala and other project after obtaining neces- Karnataka and Maharashtra on another 2.6-magnitude tremor with epicentre in West Khasi Hills warning about tourist places in sary clearance from the Centre. Saturday decided to have better district of Meghalaya. No loss of life or property has been reported in the third wave large numbers "The unilateral announcement coordination and communication any of the temblors. The northeastern region sits over a high seismic seriously. over the week- of Karnataka chief minister regarding flood management and zone, making it prone to earthquakes. A strong 6.4-magnitude quake Pawar was ends. B S Yediyurappa to go ahead water supply in the drought-hit had shaken Assam on April 28. talking to "I don't under- with the construction of regions of both the states. reporters here stand why people Mekedatu dam, especially Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and after holding a are doing this. when a contempt of court case state Home Minister Basavaraj meeting with officials There is a need to take is pending in the Supreme Bommai held a high level meeting Two-child norm for availing to review the coronavirus COVID-19 infection seri- Court, is highly condemnable," with Maharashtra Water Resource situation in Pune district. ously. A lot of people have he said in a statement. On Minister Jayant Patil here to resolve welfare schemes in Assam He also said that if people started going to tourist places Friday, Yediyurappa tweeted the water related issues between continue to go out of the dis- out of the state; some go for "the Mekedatu project, which is the two states. Addressing reporters hief Minister Himanta Biswa trict for tourism purposes, trekking. If this continues, significant for the state of after the meet, Yediyurappa said It was resolved that a technical during April and May in the Krishna CSarma on Saturday said the the administration will have there will be no option but to Karnataka, is aimed at drink- both the states have agreed to team will work towards getting four basin region, Bommai said since Assam government will gradually no other option but to impose quarantine people going out of ing water supply." "The NGT share real time data on rainfall and TMC water from Maharashtra and 2013, Maharashtra has been implement a two-child policy for a 15-day quarantine regime on the district for 15 days. We (National Green Tribunal), water release from reservoirs both in return release water to the charging money for the release of availing benefits under specific such people after their return may have to issue such orders," which was hearing a petition in Krishna and Bhima basin in order drought hit areas of the western water to the state. However, it has schemes funded by the state. The home. he warned. seeking a stay on the project, to manage the floods effectively. state, the Chief Minister said. The been agreed upon that Karnataka proposed population control Pune city is under level-II of On the possible third wave dismissed it and "We discussed various issues two states also agreed to complete will not pay but will supply water to policy will, however, not be the state government's unlock of the pandemic, Pawar said endorsed Karnataka's argu- regarding flood management in the Dudhganga dam project at the the drought-hit Jath taluk of applicable in all the schemes in plan. The coronavirus num- that it is around the corner in ment. The project will be start- Krishna and Bheema river basins. It earliest and Maharashtra will also Maharashtra during the rainy Assam immediately as many of the benefits are offered by the bers are coming down, but as America, England and Africa. ed as soon as possible after get- was decided to have better fund it. "Maharashtra will also season. For the past three years, the central government, Sarma said at a press conference here. a preemptive measure, it has Despite a large-scale vacci- ting all the clearances," he said. coordination and communication supply enough funds for the state has been witnessing flood in "There are some schemes for which we cannot impose the two- been decided that all the shops nation in America and Palaniswami further said the between two states at ministerial completion of Dudhganga dam," Krishna and Bhima rivers following child policy, like availing free admission in schools andcolleges, under the non-essential cate- England, the danger of the Tamil Nadu government level, Secretaries level and at the Patil said in the press conference. downpour in its catchment areas in or houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana. "But, in case gory, malls, hotels, and restau- third wave still looms large should pay close attention to field level," the CM said. Pointing to the shortage of water Maharashtra. of some schemes, say if a housing scheme is launched by the rants will remain closed on there, he added. the developments in the neigh- state government, the two-child norm can be introduced. Slowly in later stages, the population norm will come in every state government scheme," he added. J’khand on high alert as black fungus cases rise Kerala Cong chief denies PNS n RANCHI In May, the state govern- CM's allegation of kidnap plot YouTuber arrested in TN for ment had asked the Integrated PNS n KOCHI terday (Friday), who came out of With a rise in mucormycosis or Disease Surveillance the PR agency's cover. His stance making ‘obscene' comments black fungus cases in Jharkhand, Programme (IDSP) to maintain Kerala PCC chief K Sudhakaran was that of a political criminal. I the state government has direct- records related to the lethal on Saturday denied Chief cannot reply like him. My post You Tuber has been arrest- ed the health machinery to be fungal infection. Civil surgeons Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's alle- and stature does not allow me to Aed for allegedly making on high alert and extend all pos- in all the districts were asked to gation of having plotted to kid- stoop to his level," Sudhakaran disparaging and obscene sible care to the affected people, report fresh confirmed and sus- nap his two children decades ago said. remarks against women in an official said on Saturday. pected cases of mucormycosis to and asked why a police complaint "Vijayan alleged that a late his online channels and a A total of 79 confirmed and the IDSP. "We are keeping a vigil had not been registered then. friend of mine had told him that game portal, and two high- 53 suspected cases have been on the situation and all hospi- Hitting out at Vijayan a day I had planned to kidnap Vijayan's end luxury cars among others reported to date in 18 of the 24 Mucormycosis is a fungal antifungal medicine. tals have been asked to report after he levelled the allegation children. Why has he not were recovered from him. districts, he said. infection leading to prolonged The state government has any case on an urgent basis. We during his press meet to give revealed the details, why has he According to police, the "The state has thus far regis- morbidity and even mortality declared mucormycosis as an have asked for providing prop- details of COVID-19, not complained to the police?He accused Madan alias Madan tered 26 deaths due to among COVID-19 patients. epidemic amid the rising num- er treatment to such patients," a Sudhakaran wanted to know said he had not revealed it to any- Kumar was picked up from Dharmapuri on Friday, following a mucormycosis, while 50 people Its treatment requires a multi- ber of cases. health official said. why no complaint had been one. Not even to his wife. Usually, complaint, even as his wife had been arrested earlier for her have recovered from it," Ravi disciplinary approach consisting "On the direction of Chief Ranchi has reported the high- filed. if there is any threat against alleged role in managing the said channels. The complainant accused Shankar Shukla, Mission of ENT specialists, and eye, Minister Hemant Soren, black est number of cases at 46, of "Vijayan raised so many alle- kids, one will inform the moth- Madan of using highly objectionable, obscene and disparaging Director of the National Health neuro and dental maxillofacial fungus has been declared as an which 29 are confirmed and 17 gations. It was the press confer- er as they are always there to pro- remarks against women in his Youtube channels with sexually Mission (NHM) Jharkhand, surgeons, besides administering epidemic," the CMO had are suspected, while eight ence of the Chief Minister. We tect the kids. Is that how a father explicit language, besides streaming the banned PubG online game. told PTI. Amphotericin-B injection as an tweeted. patients have died. saw the real Pinarayi Vijayan yes- reacts?," Sudhakaran asked. The accused had eight lakh subscribers and made money by involv- ing them in banned online games, besides uploading the objection- able videos, theye said. Software to help identify patients requiring ventilator support Will continue fight till L’dweep PNS n NEW DELHI hospital referral for those the health crisis better. poor settings through SEED gets justice: Ayesha Sulthana unlikely to require critical care The algorithm has been project support. The government on Saturday support, thus freeing more developed jointly by the Frontline health workers ilmmaker Ayesha Sulthana, who was said that a new software -- beds, the Science and Foundation for Innovations in trained in the National Skills Fbooked for sedition in Lakshadweep, Covid Severity Score -- has Technology Ministry said in a Health, Kolkata, with support Qualifications Framework on Saturday said she has not done been developed to identify statement. from the Science for Equity, (NSQF) aligned model and anything against the country so far and patients who require ventilator The software scores the para- Empowerment and certified by the National Skill would continue her fight till the islanders support as well as detect emer- meters against a pre-set dynam- Development (SEED) division Development Corporation get justice. She was talking to the media gency and intensive care unit ic algorithm multiple times for of the Department of Science (NSDC) are trained to record at the airport in Kochi before leaving to the archipelago to appear before needs early. each patient and allocates a and Technology. all these parameters in a tablet the Kavaratti police for questioning on Sunday in connection with the The software consists of an Covid Severity Score (CSS), IIT Guwahati, Dr Kevin computer which has the soft- case. She said her advocate was also accompanying her and she would algorithm that measures a set of mapping it in a graphical trend, Dhaliwal, University of ware loaded in it, the statement cooperate with the police. "I believe that I will get justice as I have not parameters, and then identifies it said . Edinburgh and Dr. Sayantan said. done anything wrong. My words were wrongly interpreted and I have patients likely to require venti- It measures symptoms, signs, "The technology is being Noting that sudden ICU and Bandopadhyay, formerly WHO The CSS is regularly moni- already mentioned everything in detail in my recent Facebook lator support in an intensive vital parameters, test reports used in three community Covid other emergency requirements (SE Asia Regional Office) also tored multiple times by 'remote' post,"Sulthana said. On her controversial usage of 'biological weapon' care unit (ICU), aid on time and comorbidities of COVID- care centres at Kolkata and its during the pandemic have been collaborated in developing CSS, specialist doctors thus reducing during a television discussion, she said all these controversies had referral and make necessary 19 patient and scores these suburbs, including a 100-bed a challenge for hospitals to according to the statement. the doctor's consultation time happened based on that particular word. "I have not done anything arrangements before an emer- against the pre-set dynamic government mandated Covid manage, the ministry said time- This technology has been per patient and reducing the against the country. All these have happened over a word I uttered. So, it gency sets in. algorithm, thus allocating the care centre at Barrackpore, ly information about such sit- made available at primary care doctors travel requirement, it is my responsibility to prove that I have not done anything wrong. I will It can also help in reducing CSS, the statement said. Kolkata," the ministry said. uations would help manage e-health clinics in resource said. continue my fight till my land and people get justice," she added. VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | JUNE 20 , 2021 money 06

HDFC Bank to Top govt officials, academicians to No intention to delay fixing buy stake worth take part in Healthcare summit Rs 1,906 cr from n WASHINGTON

parent HDFC Top government officials, lead- minimum wages: Labour Min PNS n NEW DELHI ers from the industry and aca- demicians from India and the PNS n NEW DELHI "It has come to the notice HDFC Bank on Saturday US would take part in the that certain section of the said its board has given its annual India-US Biopharma The government has no Press and some of the approval to buy more than and Healthcare Summit virtu- intention to delay fixing stakeholders have opined 3.55 crore shares in group ally next week that would minimum wages and nation- this as an attempt to firm HDFC ERGO General bring together stakeholders al floor wages, the labour delay the fixation of Insurance Company for over from the two countries. ministry said on Saturday. Minimum Wages and Rs 1,906 crore from the par- NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh The clarification comes National Floor Wages ent company HDFC. Kant, Pfizer CEO Dr Alberta areas of cooperation and emerg- biosimilars and complex gener- amid reports that forming "The board of directors of Bourla, National Institutes of ing trends in drug discovery and ics, India is looking at ways to an expert group on HDFC Bank at its meeting Health (NIH) Director Dr development, the organisers incentivise research, encour- the issue with three- held on June 18, 2021 has Francis Collins and Food and said on Friday. age industry academia collabo- year term is an ment may seek technical approved the purchase of Drug Administration (FDA) “The pandemic has demon- ration and attract global scien- attempt to delay fixing inputs/advice from the group 3,55,67,724 equity shares of Acting Commissioner Dr Janet strated the need for global col- tific talent to strengthen its minimum wages and on related subjects, as and Rs 10 each, representing 4.99 Woodcock are scheduled to laboration and partnership in R&D ecosystem,” he said. national floor wages. when required, it further said. per cent of the outstanding address the summit. drug and vaccine development, Looking forward to hearing Earlier this month, The first meeting of the issued and paid-up capital of Being held in the backdrop of clinical research and trials, from global leaders during the the ministry group was held on June 14, HDFC ERGO General the COVID-19 pandemic, that health data analytics to provide USAIC Summit on ways to announced that the 2021 and the second is sched- Insurance Company Ltd from badly hit the United States last solutions at a faster pace,” Kant enhance international collabo- Centre has constitut- recommenda- uled for June 29, it added. HDFC Ltd," HDFC Bank year and has had a devastating said. In a statement, Kant con- ration to conduct high-quality ed an expert group tions to the gov- Minimum wage is different said in the filing. HDFC is the impact on India this year, the gratulated USAIC for bringing and breakthrough research and under the chairmanship ernment as early as pos- for different categories of promoter and related party of 15th edition of the annual sum- global BioPharma leaders place pharmaceutical industry of renowned economist Ajit sible," the ministry said. workers. the bank. The purchase is to mit on June 22 is being organ- together to discuss emerging amongst the top industries in Mishra to provide technical by the government. The tenure of the expert National floor wage refers happen at a price determined ised by Boston-based USA India trends in drug development, the world, Kant said currently inputs and recommendations ?"This is clarified that the group has been kept as three to the minimum level of wage on an independent evaluation Chambers of Commerce research and innovation and contributing to 3.6 per cent of on fixing these wages. The government does not have years so that even after fixing that is applicable to all cate- report, subject to receipt of (USAIC). initiating the dialogue on poten- global pharma market, India tenure of the expert group is any such intention and the minimum wages and nation- gories of workers across the necessary approvals including Leaders from the industry, tial use of data science to boost aims to increase its share to three years. Expert Group will submit its al floor wages, the govern- country. regulatory approvals and academicians and top govern- the sector. “With a focus on seven per cent in the coming approval from shareholders ment officials from India and moonshot sectors in pharma decade by creating global cham- of the bank, it said. the US are expected to discuss such as vaccines, orphan drugs, pions. MONEY MATTERS ‘Great demand for SEFL gets Rs 2K cr proposal from US consortium Alkem Laboratories gets two products made in PNS n NEW DELHI "The strategic coordination committee, chaired by an inde- observations from USFDA Srei Equipment Finance Ltd pendent director, will evaluate lkem Laboratories on (SEFL) on Saturday said it has the said offer and make recom- Saturday said the US Punjab, Haryana’ received investment interest mendation of the board to the Ahealth regulator has of Rs 2,000 crore from US- company," SEFL said. issued two observations after PNS n CHANDIGARH The exports programme based Arena Investors LP The company, hit hard by inspection of its St Louis- has played a key role in help- (Arena) led consortium. the economic slowdown due to based manufacturing facility. Amazon India on Saturday ing thousands of exporters A day earlier, the company the coronavirus induced lock- The US Food and Drug said it sees a great demand from across India sustain and had received a Rs 2,200 crore down, has been looking to raise Administration (USFDA) had from global customers for grow their business while serv- investment proposal from money for some time. Earlier conducted an inspection of the items like hosiery, sports ing people globally during the Singapore based Makara Arena Investors LP (Arena), subject to terms and conditions in April this year, it had company's manufacturing goods and other products, last 18 months of the pandem- Capital Partners Pte Ltd USA and its consortium and contained in the term sheet, received investment interest plant at St Louis, USA from June 14-18, 2021. At the end of the manufactured in Punjab and ic, said Abhijit Kamra, (Makara). The strategic coor- their affiliates indicating inter- Srei Equipment Finance said in of USD 250 million (around Rs inspection, the company received Form 483 with two observations, Haryana. Director- Global Trade at dination committee has est for investment of an aggre- a regulatory filing through its 1,856 crore) from Arena and Alkem Laboratories said in a regulatory filing. The company shall The company further said Amazon India. received a term sheet from gate amount of Rs 2,000 crore parent company Srei Infra. Makara put together. submit to USFDA within the stipulated timeline, a detailed response its flagship e-commerce “We see a great demand for to close out all the observations associated with this inspection, the exports programme 'Global products like apparel, hosiery, drug firm said. An FDA Form 483 is issued to a firm management at Selling' lowers the entry bar- sports goods and others from the conclusion of an inspection when an investigator has observed rier for micro, small and medi- global customers and for prod- Appeals court upholds any conditions that in their judgment may constitute violations of the um enterprises to expand their ucts manufactured across Kerala Tourism to serve Food Drug and Cosmetic Act and related Acts. It notifies the business and launch their Punjab, Haryana and company's management of objectionable conditions at the facility. brands globally from any- Chandigarh. Alkem, which has operations spread across multiple territories where in the country. "We truly believe that with FCC subsidy ban for abroad, produces a complete range of formulations of controlled With over 70,000 exporters the right set of tools and tech- food in parked vehicles substances at its finished dosage manufacturing facility in St Louis, from different parts of the nology offered by Amazon PNS n THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Minister P A Mohamed Riyas. Missouri. country, the programme has Global Selling, exporters in the The scheme is being imple- Huawei purchases emerged as an opportunity for region can create consumer The Kerala Tourism mented considering public n NEW ORLEANS (US) rejecting any suggestion it businesses to grow, Amazon facing global brands from Development Corporation safety hazards even as a slide was some sort of “junior-var- India said in a statement. right here,” he said. (KTDC) is launching a facil- in the second wave of the pan- A federal appeals court refused sity” agency on national secu- MoS Fertiliser takes stock of ity that serves travellers food demic is expected to help the Friday to hear Chinese tech rity matters. inside their vehicles, thus tourism industry pick up, the giant Huawei's request to Huawei did not immediate- IFFCO's urea plant in Gujarat allaying health risks while Minister said. throw out a rule used to bar ly offer a response to the rul- eating in public spaces amid Breakfast, lunch and din- rural phone carriers on ing. inister of State for Covid-19. ner besides snacks, will be national security grounds The Trump administration Fertilisers Mansukh 'In-Car Dining' will help served under 'In-Car Dining', from using government funds imposed a series of sanctions ML Mandaviya on customers remain in their adhering to Covid-19 proto- to purchase its equipment. on Huawei, claiming it could Saturday visited IFFCO's parked vehicles, to where col. The 5th Circuit Court of not be trusted not to spy for Kalol plant in Gujarat and orders placed at KTDC's To begin with, select KTDC Appeals ruled that the Federal Beijing because Chinese law so took stock of the Aahaar Restaurants will reach, restaurants will carry out the Communications compels it. Huawei says it is production progress of according to Tourism scheme, he added. Commission was fully within employee- not government- 'nano urea'. On May 31, its power and competence to owned and denies it might Indian Farmers Fertilizer issue the rule barring facilitate Chinese spying. Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO) “Universal Service Fund” sub- Huawei sued the FCC in late introduced the world's NTPC Q4 sidies recipients from buying 2019 after the agency voted to first 'nano urea' in liquid form. Its production has commenced from Continued to strengthen talent pool equipment or services from bar rural carriers from using this month. It is a patented technology of IFFCO developed at its profit zooms companies deemed national government subsidies to buy Nano Biotechnology Research Center, Gujarat. IFFCO has priced nano security risks. equipment from Huawei or its urea liquid at Rs 240 per bottle, which is 10 per cent cheaper than by recruiting 19K graduates: Infosys The three-judge panel also Chinese rival, ZTE Corp. the cost of a bag of conventional urea. "Took stock of the production to Rs 4,649 cr dismissed a claim by Huawei At the time, the company progress of Nano Urea at the state-of-the-art IFFCO Plant in Kalol, PNS n NEW DELHI announced plans to create PNS n NEW DELHI Technologies Ltd that the FCC called the decision “based on Gujarat. Also flagged off a consignment of 'Nano Urea'," Mandaviya 1,000 digital jobs to fuel post- lacked the expertise to desig- politics, not security.” It tweeted. Eco-friendly nano urea will ensure economic savings and Infosys Chairman Nandan pandemic growth". State-owned power giant nate the company's equip- claimed the FCC was exceed- higher yield for the farmers, he added. According to IFFCO, the use Nilekani on Saturday said the Nilekani said Infosys had NTPC on Saturday posted ment as a security risk to US ing its authority by making of nano urea by farmers will not only improve soil health and crop IT major has continued to industry-leading, healthy rev- nearly three-fold jump in telecommunications infra- national security judgments. productivity but will also reduce the use of chemical fertilisers. strengthen its talent pool by enue growth at 5 per cent in consolidated net profit to Rs structure. Friday's decision was in line The nano urea plant at Kalol has production capacity of 1.5 lakh recruiting 19,230 graduates in constant currency, totalling 4,649.49 crore for March “Assessing security risks to with a longstanding tradition bottles per day. Besides Kalol, IFFCO plans to construct nano urea India and 1,941 outside the USD 13.6 billion in 2020-21. quarter 2020-21 on the back telecom networks falls in the of US courts not to second- plants at its Aonla and Phulpur facilities in Uttar Pradesh in Phase- I country to serve its clients' bur- Its large transformation of higher revenues. FCC's wheelhouse,” the judges guess government judgments by end of this fiscal. In Phase-II, four more plants will be geoning demand for digital deals peaked to an all-time The consolidated net prof- wrote in a 60-page opinion, about national security. commissioned by 2022-23, producing another 18 crore bottles. acceleration. high of USD 14.1 billion, with it of the company in the Farmers can easily use nano urea. One 500 ml bottle of nano urea is Speaking at the company's 66 per cent being net new, he year-ago period was Rs sufficient for spraying two times over an acre of field. Now, instead 40th annual general meeting, said. 1,629.86 crore, a BSE filing of carrying a 45 kg bag of urea on their shoulder, farmers can easily Nilekani noted that Infosys is tal acceleration. We expanded "While a challenging 2020 said. Total income in the use a 500 ml bottle of IFFCO nano urea, it added. well-positioned for another our US hiring commitment to has ushered in a 2021 fraught quarter under review rose to year of "market-leading perfor- 25,000 by 2022 with an addi- with uncertainty, one thing is Rs 31,687.24 crore from Rs mance" in a post-pandemic, tional 12,000 new American clearly evident: Infosys is well- 31,330.25 crore in the same th cloud-first digital era. jobs across a variety of roles," positioned for another year of period of 2019-20. Net prof- Max Life Insurance ranks 18 "We continued to strength- he said. market-leading performance it in last financial year was Rs en our talent pool by recruit- He further stated: "As part of in a post-pandemic, cloud- 14,969.40 crore compared to amongst best firms to work for ing 19,230 graduates in India our continued expansion into first, distinctly digital era. The Rs 11,191.98 crore in 2019- and 1,941 – both graduates and Canada, we also committed to dramatic shift to living and 20. Total income in 2020-21 ax Life has also been associate degree holders – out- double Infosys' Canadian working online has altered the was Rs 1,15,546.83 crore, up recognized amongst the top 30 side India to serve our clients' workforce to 4,000 employees entire business landscape in from Rs 1,12,372.58 crore in M‘Best Workplaces in BFSI'; and burgeoning demand for digi- by 2023. In the UK, we irrevocable ways," he noted. the previous year. retains its position amongst ‘Top 50 Best Workplaces' for the fifth consecutive year of participation, as per the Great Place to Work Institute's (“GPTW”) 2021 study. This UCO Bank year, the study covered more than looks to raise Tech hiring rebounds in May, says report 850 companies, out of which the Top 100 have been selected for the PNS n MUMBAI ed by SCIKEY Market Network SCIKEY co- founder Karunjit marquee recognition. The recognition is a testament to Max Life's based on over 10,000 job post- Kumar Dhir said. long-standing values-driven culture and ‘people-first' practices up to Rs 500 cr Hiring across sectors declined ings across India. The increase in tech hiring around employee engagement and talent development. Scoring PNS n NEW DELHI in May, though the tech indus- The data also indicated that indicates that such roles remain highly on the GPTW Institute's ‘Culture Audit Framework' that try job market rebounded from hiring for mid-level executives the most in demand due to evaluated the organization on parameters of human touch, variety, State-owned UCO Bank on the pandemic-induced down- with 8-12 years of experience increased competition and originality, integration, and all-inclusiveness, the Company has Saturday said its board will turn as many technology com- and leadership roles (more demand for new digital tech- achieved its best-ever ranking in the latest survey. Commenting on meet next week to consider rais- panies have been on full expan- than 16 years of experience) nology-led projects during the the announcement, Shailesh Singh, Director & Chief People Officer, ing up to Rs 500 crore as tier-II sion mode, according to a grew by 5 per cent and 2 per pandemic, he noted. Max Life, said, “We are honored to be recognized as one of ‘India's capital. The board of directors report. cent, respectively. However, "This is a positive indicator Best Companies to Work For'. We are committed to maintaining an will consider the proposal for There was a 2 per cent hiring for entry-level profes- that businesses are moving environment where the most talented people want to come to work, raising tier-II capital of up to Rs decline in the overall number sionals (0-3 years experience) towards getting their growth grow their careers and make a difference every day for our 500 crore at its meeting sched- of new job posts in May on the declined by 4 per cent. "It's been plans into action and not just customers. This achievement is dedicated to our employees, uled to be held on June 23, 2021, SCIKEY Market Network, a job a rough patch for most sectors survival or business continuity partners, and their families, and we look forward to moving up in the the lender said in a regulatory site, including in sectors like since the lockdowns took place. strategies. ranks in the future.” ‘The Great Place To Work' recognition holds filing. Tier-II capital of a banking with a dip of 12 per Although, tech companies have "Since, the economy is grad- deep credibility with its holistic and credible dual-lens methodology. bank consists of undisclosed cent, retail 16 per cent and for jobs like software develop- human resources, finance and gained good momentum on ually boosting with the unlock The GPTW survey curates a list of organizations that build an reserves, revaluation reserves, FMCG 12 per cent, while there er, DevOps, cloud and data project manager witnessed flat hiring. Due to the shift to measures and increased mobil- enabling environment of sustenance, growth, engagement, and general provisions and loss was a growth of 5 per cent in engineer, which witnessed 12- demand, the report added. remote work and the surge in ity, we are hopeful that the hir- work-life balance for their employees. The institute then follows a reserves, hybrid capital instru- the insurance sector. 16 per cent growth in May. The data has been collected demand for certain online ser- ing activities will further rigorous and comprehensive assessment covering both employee feedback and implementation of people practices. ments, subordinated debt and However, the data revealed Other profiles like sales, using SCIKEY's job portal and vices, tech has been immune to improve in the rest of the sec- investment reserve account. that there was robust demand marketing, site engineering, the market research conduct- the lockdowns to some extent," tors as well,” Dhir added. sunday magazine WHERE CAN WE GO TO FIND GOD IF WE CANNOT SEE HIM IN OUR OWN HEARTS AND IN EVERY LIVING BEING spirituality 7 — SWAMI VIVEKANANDA VIJAYAWADA, June 20, 2021

HIDDENSOULS PRAMOD PATHAK

Emotions and health he Covid-19 pandemic has shifted the focus to health. Health was never an individual duty or a part of our KLESHAS & SUFFERING Tdaily chores. It was something to be worried about only if a disease or injury struck. Preventive health was sel- dom focused on. Only exceptions were the childhood immu- nization programmes. Covid-19 has taught how important internal resilience is. And this internal resilience is a result of psychosomatic factors which are dependent on our emo- tional stability. Emotional quotient has been given due Spiritual practice must help redirect our minds to tap into the wisdom importance in management literature but medical literature still gives limited focus to the subject. Though of late there Kleshas is greater realisation about the importance of emotional well- within our internal cosmos to overcome , writes HINGORI being on physical health. The overemphasis on invasive ther- apy and intensive intervention of the modern medicine sys- istractions, afflictions, hin- job. She was the life of the parties she like me. I hate myself… I am every- Our ignorance multiplies when get tem was the reason why emotion was not given due impor- drances and obstacles of attended and would often regale a cap- thing but divine. wrapped in our worldly desires. We tance. This was evident even in the approach towards coro- the mind — are some of tive audience with stories of how she Avidya is the basic failure to recog- become attached to not only our na pandemic. Tweaking of treatments were done with nag- the words that explain overcame the odds to become as suc- nise that you are the Atman and are desires but also our aversions. Both are ging regularity creating a global kerfuffle and trial and error klesha and are the reason cessful as she had. However, a year later, connected with every atom that exists; obstacles on the path of enlightenment prevailed. But fear, stress and anxiety took a considerable forD most of the suffering. her company’s fortunes spiralled down- and the identification of the self with because they bind us the our ego. The toll. Emotions and health are the two sides of the same coin We are born with kleshas as these wards. Many employees lost their the ego and all things temporal is a root goal of yoga is freedom from these and in the Indian traditional system swabhav was consid- are a part of our conditioning of past jobs. She was one of them. Her perfect of why you are unable to identify with things. ered an important determinant. Swabhav or nature denotes lives. Our karmas are often influenced world fell apart at the seams. the divinity within. the emotional type of a personality that plays a role in treat- by these kleshas. They act as speed- Priya was left without the things Avidya is a fundamental blindness THE SHIFT IN CONSCIOUSNESS ment of diseases. With more knowledge on psychosomat- breakers in attaining clarity of mind. that she had based her identity on — about our true nature. It is the inabil- Avidya is a deep rooted condition ic aspects of health, let us examine common emotions and Kleshas cloud our intellect and obstruct her job and her success. She felt like a ity to experience a deep connection strengthened by life-times of false their effect. Continuous negative emotions have always lead the evolution of our minds. The kleshas complete failure. Her sense of self with others and to our true self. We see identification but it is a condition that to serious ailments. Even ancient philosophical schools indi- of attraction, aversion, ego, ignorance worth was in tatters. The fractured this deep seated ignorance play out in can change with intent and practice. cate the importance of swabhav in health. Some common and fear, are reactions of the mind to sense of self and the crisis of identity every aspect of our life — in our though Hence, dismantling it is a multi layered negative emotions are anger, fear, anxiety, curiosity, stress, almost every situation. Attractions filled her with self doubt. What Priya WHEN WE ARE STUCK processes, our prejudices, our fears, our process. Yoga prescribes a multi- envy and hyper reactivity. While occasional outbursts do and aversions induce us to react pos- was suffering from is a fundamental IN IGNORANCE, WE needs, our insecurities and our desires. pronged approach for dismantling its not impact significantly, continuous experience may lead itively or negatively to most stimuli. misunderstanding of her real self — a IDENTIFY OURSELVES That probably explains why we different aspects — Devotion for con- to serious health issues. Swabhav makes one prone to these Sometimes these lead to guilt, which Klesha known as Avidya! seek reassurance and approval from necting to the higher self, Selfless action reactions, which trigger the mind that activates the makes us feel inferior and far removed Often described as the obstacle of WITH OUR PHYSICAL others to amplify our self worth; and for detachment from outcomes and endocrine system. This increases or decreases the flow of from divinity. the mind, Avidya is the sanskrit word BODIES, OR WITH OUR why transitory things like wealth, meditation for stilling the mind. certain hormones in the blood stream. In anger, for instance, The Patanjali Yoga Sutras lists five for the absence of knowledge and wis- FLEETING THOUGHTS looks, luxury and success gives us joy Another key to dealing with and it is commonplace to experience that churning in the stom- such kleshas: dom. Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras describe and a sense of worth. Making your dismantling deeply ingrained habits ach which is due to excessive secretion of the hydrochlo- l Avidya (Misperception) Avidya as the act of mistaking the — FORGETTING THE self esteem contingent upon others is and emotions is to view yourself from ric acid resulting from hormonal reaction. While occasion- l Asmita (Egoism) impermanent for the eternal, the SACRED ESSENCE OF like digging a pit that you cannot the perspective of an observer as al bouts of anger is perfectly normal, if anger becomes swab- l Raga (Attachment/Indulgence) impure for the pure, sorrow for hap- WHO WE REALLY ARE crawl out of. opposed to a doer. Through practice hav it is dangerous. Peptic ulcers many a times are result l Dwesa (Aversion) piness, and the not-Self for the true Self. Even though you are aware that and intent, you will notice a shift in of excessive and continuous acid secretion in the stomach. l Abhinivesha (Fear/Insecurity) This deep rooted misperception of our — AND THAT ESSENCE you alone are responsible for your your consciousness that will, given Fear, anxiety, curiosity and stress are emotions that affect The primary klesha is avidya or real nature, keeps us disconnected from IS BURIED DEEPER inner state, knowing the truth on the time, change your patterns of thought perception, thinking and behaviour in a big way, leading belief in a delusionary reality or mis- the sacred source and stuck in a state AND DEEPER UNDER level of intellect doesn’t translate in and perception. to a number of mental and physical complications. Envy is conception. Avidya is our individual of self-inflicted suffering. MULTIPLE VEILS to a shift in feelings and behavior. For Any moment that causes us to an irrational attitude towards someone that leads to circle of maya. Crossing the boundary Within all human beings lies the there to be a relevant shift, the question our pre-conceived and pre- hatred, anger, violence and frustration. Continuously nurs- of maya leads to vidya or enlighten- core spiritual essence known as the understanding needs to percolate conditioned notions about reality has ing anger for somebody harms the envious more than the ment. Avidya is ignorance and delu- Atman. When we identify with the down to a visceral level. Only then the potential to lift our veil. When the envied. These negative emotions are more of perceived reac- sion. Naturally, this gives us a jaun- Atman, we experience deep content- will avidya transform into vidya or source of your happiness shifts from tions that harm the perceiver in a three step process. They diced view of reality. It brings the level ment that is unshakable. Human expe- true knowledge. material things, validation from others affect the thought process then the internal biochemical reac- of our pure consciousness down to a rience buries this sacred source under When we are stuck in ignorance, and other external triggers to the inner tions and subsequently lead to a diseased body when they level of body consciousness where the a dense fog of conditioning leading us we identify ourselves with our physi- you being the source of happiness, the persist for long. For healthy body a healthy mind is the first triggers are the senses and the victim towards ignorance and the false iden- cal bodies, or with our fleeting thoughts fog of avidya will start to lift, slowly but requisite. Our body is an organic machine that is a collec- our mind. tification with the ego. — forgetting the sacred essence of who surely, plugging you in to the super con- tion of interdependent parts. Health is a holistic concept and Let us understand this with the I am Priya. I am a Tamilian. I am we really are — and that essence is sciousness — that is eternal and true. whole is always more than the sum of its parts. help of example: Priya was a manager a manager. I am successful. I am pret- buried deeper and deeper under mul- The writer is the author of Hingori Sutras series Pathak is a professor of management, writer, and an acclaimed in a multi-national firm. She loved her ty. I am a failure. I am ugly. People dis- tiple veils. of spiritual books public speaker. He can be reached at [email protected] WARD OFF NEGATIVITY The spiritual perspective It takes little to keep ourselves full of hope and dispel negativity Divine forces are generous to us if our desires are aligned during this pandemic, says ACHARYA VINOD KUMAR OJHA with the material nature, writes AJIT KUMAR BISHNOI e are living in a stress-driven era ur bodies are made up of eight and with the ongoing novel elements (Bhagavad Gita 7.4), WCoronavirus pandemic, every Oout of which four are gross and other thing is surrounded by negativity. three are subtle. The gross elements are: Whether it is a news channel or social earth, water, fire/energy and air. The media, there is not a single space that subtle elements are: mind, intelligence, seems positive. In such a scenario, even the self-sense/ego. The eighth element is positive people turn pessimists and lose ether or space. Our bodies are materi- spirit. Though, these are tough times and al machines (18.61), and they are parts getting depressed or tense is normal, but of the material nature. The material remember that if our spirits are high and nature gives us bodies as per our kar- strengthened, then we can face any unfore- mas; they are results of the karmas done seen situation with elan. The best way to over previous lives. And our bodies are keep ourselves full of hope and ward off not independent machines; they are negativity during this time is to follow the controlled by the material nature. steps below: Diseases, though not desired by us, appear according to our karmaphalas. l Repeat Positive Affirmations: Death also comes as destined. Though Affirmations are a few words or phrases we can do plenty to keep our bodies fit, that are repeated to fulfill a desire. It is said the control always remains with the stays awake as required, avoids lots of is activities, i.e. what we do and how that our mind responds to signals and material nature. suffering. (6.17) The Lord has special- much. Both should be proper. The last starts accepting what we think. This means Let us go into some details of the ly mentioned eating, recreation, activ- activity mentioned in the verse is sleep- that if we repeat or think about good functioning of our bodies. People get ities and sleep. Let me start with eating. ing. This is where many go horribly things, then ultimately our intellect will well functioning bodies, i.e. without seri- What determines what we eat? Either wrong; they feel that the quantum of respond to it. ous genetic defects, if they have been due to weakness for taste or ignorance sleep can be decided irrespective of the good in their past lives. Divine forces about what we should be eating, most needs of the body. The human machine l Chanting Om: One of the easiest and are generous to us if our desires are of us harms our material bodies, which work best when properly rested, i.e. slept effective ways of warding off negative aligned with the material nature. God are material machines, as pointed out the required number of hours. thoughts is to chant ‘Om’ whenever you uses us as His nimitta or instruments earlier. Unfortunately, some of us are One must not forget the mind and feel anxious or stressed out. Just remember the bad news? Relax and add salt to the fill the atmosphere with alacrity and can for what pleases Him, which is to pro- more careful about what we put in our the intelligence. Both are crucial for the to look for a peaceful place and devote water while cleaning. It is said that salt give you some moments of peace. Burn mote dharma by preaching God’s mes- vehicles than what we put into our efficient functioning of the body. The your entire focus to chanting. cleanses the negative aura and brings posi- sage while performing worship and let the sages. Rather God is most pleased by mouths. And our material bodies are mind is forever desiring/thinking of tivity, focus, and prosperity to the family. fragrance changes the mood. sincere preachers. (18.68-69) Arjuna constituted by what we put in. Not sur- something. The intelligence should be l Lemons for Positivity: Though we can’t was given all kinds of favours by Lord prisingly, we suffer many diseases, used to rein in the mind. Unfortunately, control what’s going on outside but can l Let the Music Play: Music is a therapy l Shut the social media: One of the main Krishna, because he agreed to act as which could have been avoided. Those, our intelligence is mostly not aligned manage the things at our home. Lemons and can help you in your direst need. Put reasons for the restlessness and instability Lord’s instrument. (18.73) This should who eat foods in, goodness enjoy good with the realities of life, because we are the best solution to keep negativity at your headphones on and just rejuvenate of emotions is social media. When you get motivate us to use our bodies the best health for most of their lives extending ignore to look up our scriptures, which bay and these are easily available in every- for some time. away from negativity, it won’t haunt you. way possible, maybe in God’s service. to the old age. provide the higher information of what one’s home. Just keep 2-3 lemons in a glass So, the best trick to stay strong and don’t In order to be able to do all of the Like eating, recreation is also dharma is, who God is, what is mater- bottle filled with water in your bedroom or l Recite Hanuman Chalisa: Reciting lose your mind in these tough times is get- above, we must maintain our bodies important for us, but the choice has to ial nature’s role in our lives is, etc. The your living room to attract positivity. It is Hanuman Chalisa will calm your mind ting away from social media. nicely. How do we do that? Lord be intelligent. When we confuse recre- whole existence is one unitary whole said that lemons and water absorb any and gives your strength. It will help you in Follow these simple remedies and keep Krishna has guided in The Gita, “ One ation to be watching programmers and we are all parts of the same. negative vibe and helps in healing. overcoming nightmares. your spirits high. The time is crucial but whose eating and recreation are appro- made in the lower modes, we hurt our- Existence in isolation is a non-starter. together we have to fight this together. priate; of one who strives appropriate- selves, i.e. we bring suffering to our- Bishnoi is a spiritual writer and can be reached l Salt for Strengthening: Done with all l Light Some Sage: Burning of sage can The writer is an astrologer & Vaastu Consultant ly in activities; of one who sleeps and selves. The third factor to watch out for at [email protected] sunday magazine VIJAYAWADA, June 20, 2021

It’s important to have as many experiences as possible in life because one day you won’t be able to do it anymore —Emma Roberts

FROM THE INSIDE Kleshas & suffering Jabbled Spiritual practice must help redirect our The novelty of Coronavirus has perplexed minds to tap into the wisdom within our both doctors and the common man. internal cosmos to overcome Kleshas 7 9 This has raised several questions

Self-esteem is how we operate in the face of challenges. It is not how others deal with us, but the way we deal with ourselves and the world, writes SHOBHA NIHALANI SELF-ESTEEM: OUR CORE STRENGTH

ever before have we faced such a Self-esteem is a particular way of experi- cope and manage in stressful situations. No doubt, children miss their friends; their disruptive world. It is not sur- encing the self. And if that self is at war Children rely on their parents for support, interactions are an important source of self- prising, therefore to discover because of outside pressure then life is full of both physical and emotional. Therefore, when esteem. Parents can help children meet up with that so much upheaval can suffering. parents are available fully, mentally and physi- friends online through games or video chat adversely impact how we feel As we grow up, with a certain level of edu- cally, the child feels secure. apps. But maintain a time limit. Nabout ourselves. The pandemic and lock- cation and parental guidance, we assume that With the pandemic lockdowns, school clo- Although these seem like insignificant down has left many jobless or with an inse- we will be well-adjusted individuals capable of sures, and social distancing, many children are activities, this approach may create a healthier cure future, plus difficult home dynamics, all achieving goals and facing problems with ease. deprived of the everyday experiences that nor- self-esteem in the growing child. of which result in battered egos and low self- But that is not always the case. Often, when we mally build their sense of worth as a unique esteem. Many struggle to find the self-moti- face certain obstacles in life, we realise a lot individual. Self-esteem is a critical element of APTITUDE vation to pick up the pieces of their life and about our weaknesses and inner strengths. Self- children’s mental health. Children with higher Children benefit from watching adults who rebuild. For most people it has become a esteem is how we operate in the face of chal- self-esteem tend to have happier lives, better fail but learn from their mistakes and keep on wellbeing issue. lenges. It is not how others deal with us, but the relationships, and fewer symptoms of anxiety trying. Children are born curious and sponta- It’s this struggle with the change in lifestyle way we deal with ourselves and the world. and depression. However, routine needs to be neously want to practice new skills, encourage that has resulted in increasing sense of loneli- maintained, any disruption can affect mental them to keep trying. Avoid criticising their ness. Some are looking to social media for vali- THE EFFECT ON THE YOUNGER GENERATION and emotional health. mistakes or failed attempts. Let them figure it dation or reassurance and this can have the Recent studies show that the lockdown and Recent research indicates that the increase out for themselves. Children tend to feel moti- opposite effect on self-esteem. I don’t wish to restrictions has had a significant impact on the in social isolation and loneliness is linked to vated when they achieve a challenging game or say that social media is all bad, one can also be education, well-being, and mental health of mental health problems, such as depression skill. It helps them test their own abilities. And comforted by using these sites, especially if you children. and anxiety, self-harm, and suicidal behaviours. when they feel increasingly confident in their use the platforms to keep in touch with long Children are vulnerable to the behaviours Children who are confined at home with their learning process, their self-esteem rises. distance friends and relatives, or be in touch of the adults around them. And the messages parents due to Covid-19 may feel more stressed Amidst school closures, children may with an extended social circle during the lock- children hear become internalised in their and anxious. attend online classes, or maybe they are not down. But, even during those testing times, inner talk. As a result, self-esteem issues start To create a foundation for children’s self- getting any education at all. In these cases, a being on social media shapes the minds of mil- from a very young age. Once an unhealthy esteem during the pandemic, parents can still large burden is placed on the parents to keep lions of people. belief is formed, the child internalises this way do something about it. up their children’s eagerness to learn. But stuck Emotional turbulence is hardly visible. of thinking into adulthood. It has become even According to studies in child psychology, at home, how can parents nurture children’s When a person is suffering internally, no one more important to care for the mental well- children’s self-esteem is built on two pillars: interest and joy in learning? Some ways is to can see the struggle and the pain. The troubled being of the child during the lockdown. Appreciation and aptitude. Children feel good have a schedule like they have in school. individual may feel useless and unworthy. Parenting is difficult and takes a great toll about themselves when they feel loved and sup- Parents can encourage children to find a topic Nothing is more important than the judg- on families when everyone is confined at home. ported by significant others (appreciation) and in science, geography, history that fascinates ment we pass on ourselves: how we esteem The “new normal” means that the way we when they master new skills to achieve their them. Then they are provided with the ourselves touches the very core of our exis- interact with each other has changed. Just step- goals (aptitude). resources they need to learn more about it. tence. Self-esteem is considered the most rele- ping out of the house can make one anxious. If SELF-ESTEEM IS A They can use free educational resources such as vant to live a fulfilling life, it essentially refers a child is already prone to anxiety, the social CRITICAL ELEMENT OF APPRECIATION National Geographic Kids’ YouTube channel; to the way we view our selves — good or bad. distancing aspect can seem like a form of rejec- CHILDREN’S MENTAL Parents can build safe and supportive rela- create art projects also shared online; and help Self-esteem is not a luxury but a vitally impor- tion. To top it off, masks can contribute to anx- tionships with their children, like maintaining a children build structures with Legos, blocks, or tant psychological strength. iety in different ways. Masks hide half the face, HEALTH. CHILDREN WITH comfortable home atmosphere. Children can even household items. If you have healthy self-esteem, your beliefs making it difficult to read social cues, like HIGHER SELF-ESTEEM sense tension in a household, and being home In these activities, it is critical for children about yourself will often be positive, you feel smiles or frowns. And when we want to find TEND TO HAVE HAPPIER all day can aggravate the situation. Ideally, to experience a sense of learning and growth. good about yourself, and see yourself as deserv- ways to relax, breathing deeply is commonly LIVES, BETTER maintaining a routine as though kids are going Even small steps on the road toward self- ing the respect of others. You may experience suggested. How to breathe deeply under a to school, can maintain a sense of security. improvement should be celebrated. When chil- difficult times in your life, but you will general- mask? That said, masks are critical to protect- RELATIONSHIPS, AND Daily routines give children a sense of stability dren know they are improving themselves, they ly be able to face them with resilience, without ing against Covid-19, and most kids have FEWER SYMPTOMS OF and predictability. Consistent rules help bring feel proud and eagerly seek out more activities having too much of a long-term negative adapted well to wearing them. ANXIETY AND structure to children’s lives and combat the to hone their skills. impact on you. While parents have to find ways to be proac- sense of disruption and chaos surrounding so And finally, it may be most helpful to If you have low self-esteem, your beliefs tive and patient, plus keep a cheerful environ- DEPRESSION. HOWEVER, many of us. remember that children do better when their about yourself will often be negative, and you ment, it can create a strain. Therefore, parents ROUTINE NEEDS TO BE Another way is that parents can show parents are doing well. Under stressful condi- put little value on your opinions and ideas. You should first reevaluate whether their own emo- MAINTAINED, ANY interest in their children’s activities by asking tions, it is more important than ever that we will tend to focus on your weaknesses or mis- tional and psychological needs are met. DISRUPTION CAN AFFECT questions about their day, and what they enjoy make time for our own tried-and-true mental takes, and may find it hard to recognise the We all have heard of the airplane safety tip doing. Encouraging them to journal their wellness strategies, be it paying attention to positive things about yourself. You may also to always put on one’s own oxygen mask before MENTAL AND thoughts and ideas is another way the child nutrition, meditation, turning cell phones off in blame yourself for any difficulties or failures helping a child: the same applies with emotion- EMOTIONAL HEALTH can release some of their pent-up feelings. A the bedroom, reaching out to a friend or if that you have. al balance, according to psychologists. When family activity, like board games or kitchen need be, connecting with a mental health pro- A particularly interesting catchphrase was parents mindfully manage their anxiety and work, anything that creates a comfortable rou- fessional. described by Nathaniel Branden author of The stress, through activities like exercise, good tine, can improve and maintain the emotional Six Pillars of Self-Esteem. He described self- sleep, and relaxation, this enables them to cope and mental health of the child. Spending time The writer is a Life Coach and an author. esteem as ‘immunity of consciousness.’ Now and to respond calmly with their children. By is key so that the child feels comforted and She has recently published her book, Reboot, more than ever it seems relevant in these trying behaving in this manner, this also teaches chil- safe, and able to share his or her fears about Reflect, Revive: Self-esteem in a Selfie World, times. dren, who learn by example, that they too can the pandemic. with SAGE Publications India VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | JUNE 20, 2021 special 09 JABBLED The novelty of Coronavirus has perplexed both doctors and the common man. This has raised several questions, not only related to the virus, but also for its treatment and vaccines. With several options available, people are waiting to get their choice of jab. But, doctors tell MUSBA HASHMI it’s a big no-no

icking and choosing things is a human trait. Be it your favourite pair of shoes, or We should shirts or even COVID vac- understand these cines. Yes, you read that right. vaccines are not the PWith more and more options available in the market, choosing a vaccine has last doses that we become a task for many. are going to take. It’s There were some people who just the beginning of preferred Covishield over Covaxin, while others were it. We have to keep waiting for Sputnik V. To taking these add to the list of choic- vaccines for a long es, Serum Institute of India is all set to period. Obviously, at bring Novavax, a later stage, we will which apparently get all other offers more than 90 per cent efficacy, in the country privileged vaccines by September, reportedly. in India and probably And given the current situa- then we can chose tion, when a US university, report- edly, had asked the students who got the better one vaccinated with Covaxin and Sputnik V — Dr Rachit to revaccinate themselves, choosing the Srivastava, best of the lot may seem as the right Consultant, General option to many. “For the more obvious reasons that Medicine, Apollo these vaccines are not giving prevention TeleHealth from the disease rather making the dis- ease pattern less severe, we have to choose one with a little better studies. rent vaccines show reduced efficacy Following the advisories are mandato- against the variants namely the Delta, ry for people traveling to foreign coun- and the South African variant. So, tries, hence they may select their shot boosters against the newer variants may accordingly, but for people staying in be needed. Some researchers are also India Covaxin is equally good or even looking to mix vaccines for a better slightly better than Covishield in all the immune response,” she explains. studies conducted so far,” Dr Rachit Dua tells you that booster doses are Srivastava, Consultant, General needed to increase the amount of anti- Medicine, Apollo TeleHealth, says. bodies against the infection. In the case The situation is particularly chal- of COVID-19, we have studies suggest- lenging for students from India. It is ing declining antibodies and rare cases becoming increasingly hard to secure an of reinfection too. “Yet, we need some appointment for a vaccine that will be extensive research on the development, accepted by American campuses. the longevity and the efficiency of the Covaxin is not yet approved by the antibodies produced by the vaccines to WHO. Students who got Covaxin are consider the use of booster dose,” she concerned about the uncertainty of its says. approval. On the other hand, Dr Deepak “The safety and effectiveness of Verma, Internal Medicine, Columbia receiving two different COVID-19 vac- Asia Hospital, Ghaziabad, says that cines have not been proved yet, but some booster doses are needed in all COVID- researchers feel that it may work. The 19 vaccines that are available right now American universities are about to start in India and it is nothing but simply a their autumn semester and Covishield second dose. is the only WHO approved vaccine avail- “Even abroad, except for Johnson able in India at this time. The and Johnson, all the COVID-19 vaccines Government has done right in reducing need a second dose, i.e. a booster dose. the interval for this category of popula- This is because COVID-19 is a novel tion to 28 days. Rolling out the WHO virus and the booster dose increases its approved vaccines like Novavax, Pfizer efficacy against the virus,” he explains. and Moderna in India can make the sit- uation easy for students travelling abroad BACK TO SQUARE ONE but this could take time,” Dr Namita Time and again, experts are empha- Jaggi, Chairperson — Lab services and sising that the virus is relatively new and Infection control & Chief — Education it will take us some time to understand & Research, Artemis Hospitals, it completely. Such has been the case Gurugram, tells you. with COVID vaccines. There are people However, if you are not among the who wonder if they test positive after the people who are travelling abroad, doc- first dose of vaccine, do they have to tors say being fussy about vaccines is not restart the vaccination process. The a wise thing to do. answer is no. “Not taking the vaccine—whichev- “No, there is no need to restart the er one may be available in India—is not vaccination process again. A COVID-19 a smart move. Almost all existing vac- infection helps the body mount certain cines drastically reduce the odds of hos- protective antibodies naturally and it will pitalisation or death due to COVID-19. boost protection and antibody count. Take whichever vaccine you can when People who recover from COVID-19 it’s your turn. This is currently the World have been found to have all four of these Health Organisation’s guideline, too, components. Specificity about how long which urges people to take whichever this natural immunity will last is not vaccine is available in their countries. clear but various studies show for at least Globally, doctors believe that barring three months,” Jaggi tells you. some side effects, a vaccine is better than In a study published in The New no vaccine,” Jaggi opines. England Journal of Medicine, researchers Don’t compare 95 per cent efficacy in Iceland studied 1,107 people who had of one vaccine with 67 per cent of anoth- recovered from COVID-19 and tested er. This only means the percentage of ferred vaccine is never an option , use the vaccines approved for Indian pop- answer their queries, experts say that it’s positive for the antibodies. Over a four- people who may not get COVID. All vac- the vaccines that we have and reduce the ulation. The number of deaths report- time we accept the reality and learn to month period, they found that those cines are 100 per cent effective in pre- chances of having severe infection. “We NOT TAKING THE VACCINE, ed following COVID-19 vaccination in live with it until herd immunity is COVID-19 antibodies did not decline. venting COVID hospitalisations and all should understand these vaccines are WHICHEVER ONE MAY BE the country is only 0.0002 per cent of achieved. A study published in the journal death. With that being said, there is no not the last doses that we are going to 23.5 crore doses administered which is As for the boosters, Jaggi says, giv- Immunity found that people who recov- doubt that vaccines with higher effica- take. It’s just the beginning of it, we have AVAILABLE IN INDIA, IS NOT A within the expected death rates in a pop- ing smaller doses in multiple shots er from even mild cases of COVID-19 cy like the m-RNA vaccines and to keep taking these vaccines for a long SMART MOVE. ALMOST ALL ulation. It is also important and perti- (boosters) is often better than a large produce antibodies for at least five to Novavax will however be better. period. Obviously, at a later stage, we will EXISTING VACCINES nent to note that the mortality rates for dose of vaccine in a single shot. seven months and could last much Dr Sharwari Dabhade Dua, get all other privileged vaccines in India those testing positive for COVID-19 dis- “This is because our immune system longer. Consultant Internal Medicine, and probably then we can choose the DRASTICALLY REDUCE THE ease is more than 1 per cent and vacci- builds on our immunity like bricks in a “Natural infection gives you Madhukar Rainbow Hospital, Malviya better one,” he says. ODDS OF HOSPITALISATION nation can prevent these deaths. wall; each level needs to be laid before strength for a longer time. Patients, in Nagar, agrees with Jaggi and says that OR DEATH DUE TO COVID-19. Therefore, the risk of dying following the next layer is built. Memory to some such a scenario, may need to revisit their both Covishield and Covaxin have stud- ADDING TO THE WOES vaccination is negligible as compared to pathogens as in Rubella, measles or dosage timeline but be sure not to miss ies and trials favouring its effectiveness As if multiple vaccines with differ- TAKE WHICHEVER VACCINE the known risk of dying due to COVID- mumps is life long and in some the it. This is because getting a vaccine jab in multiple variants of COVID-19. “The ent efficacy rates, but with a single pur- YOU CAN WHEN IT'S YOUR 19 disease. Those getting their vaccina- immunity wanes over time as in whoop- will add to your immune strength, over recently launched Sputnik vaccine has pose —that of reducing the severity of TURN. THIS IS CURRENTLY tion need to wait for 30 minutes at the ing cough or tetanus where boosters and above the natural antibodies and evident studies supporting its efficacy the disease — wasn’t enough to perplex inoculation centre after vaccination as may be required. It may also be required serve additional purposes. So, wait for too. On the other hand, phase 3 UK clin- people, the first confirmed death of a 68- THE WORLD HEALTH most of the anaphylactic reactions occur if the virus mutates and variants arise as 90 days post infection and get your sec- ical trials showed strong efficacy espe- year-old man following vaccination in ORGANISATION'S GUIDELINE, during this period and prompt treatment in the influenza vaccine where we ond jab that can act like a booster for cially against UK and South African vari- the country is adding to the woes. TOO. GLOBALLY, DOCTORS prevents deaths,” Jaggi says. require an annual flu shot with the cur- immunity. It is not advisable to restart ants with Novavax. In my opinion, all the This has raised several concerns rently circulating strains,” she says. the vaccination process after natural vaccines that are readily available in among people, especially in the minds BELIEVE THAT BARRING SOME ONE MORE SHOT Jaggi adds that for COVID, we are infection in between the doses,” she sug- India today can be taken, because we saw of those who are still already apprehen- SIDE EFFECTS, A VACCINE IS “I have got my first shot of the vac- learning along the way. We are not very gests. a few cases who got infected with only sive about getting vaccinated. This BETTER THAN NO VACCINE cine. The second is due in a few weeks. sure about whether our immunity will Verma, too, is of the opinion that if mild symptoms, after the vaccination, might give them a reason to not go for — DR NAMITA JAGGI, CHAIRPERSON, If this was not all, I have been told that last for six months or a year and how a person tests positive after the first dose and waiting further for newer vaccines nothing less than the best. But this inci- LAB SERVICES AND INFECTION CONTROL we may need a booster dose as well. How impactful variants will be in the long run. of the vaccine, there is no way they can can slow our process of mass vaccina- dent, doctors say, shouldn’t give rise to & CHIEF, EDUCATION & RESEARCH, many doses do we have to take and why “But for now, there is a growing consen- restart the vaccination process. The tion and thus achieve herd immunity,” fear. ARTEMIS HOSPITALS, GURUGRAM will we, if we will still get the infection sus that boosters will be needed. But person must increase the gap between Dua says. “This incident should not create fear anyway?,” a distressed man asks. whether we will need it for the next year two doses and take the second dose of Srivastava emphasise on the fact that in the minds of people and there should He is not an exception, there are or not, will again depend on the way the vaccine after three months, as stipulat- in the current scenario waiting for a pre- be no apprehension about the safety of many who have the same question. To pandemic behaves. Moreover, the cur- ed by the Government of India. kaleid scope backpage VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | JUNE 20, 2021 INDIA REMEMBERS GREAT ‘FLYING SIKH’ ongress leader Rahul Gandhi chief said. on Saturday condoled the Congress general secretary Cdemise of sprint legend Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also paid Milkha Singh and said he was not tributes to the legendary athlete, say- just a sports star but a source of ing whenever stories of flight of inspiration for millions of Indians ambition and success will be told in for his dedication and resilience. the country, then the name of such a The 91-year-old died at a hospital person will definitely be taken who in Chandigarh on Friday after a gave new heights to the dreams of month-long battle with COVID-19, the country and crores of Indian during which he lost his wife and youth on the race track. former national volleyball captain The Congress, in an official tweet, Nirmal Kaur to the same ailment. said, "We are deeply saddened by the "Shri Milkha Singh ji was not just demise of Shri Milkha Singh. A leg- a sports star but a source of inspira- endary athlete and an inspiration to tion for millions of Indians for his millions of Indians, the #FlyingSikh dedication and resilience," Gandhi will be remembered for his immense tweeted. contribution to our nation." "My condolences to his family and "Our thoughts and prayers are friends. India remembers her with his family in this time of grief," #FlyingSikh," the former Congress the party said. Milkha Singh ‘Every time we cremated with full state honours ran fast, we in Chandigarh ran like him’ conic sprinter Milkha Singh, who died late e may not have seen you compete, last night of COVID-19 complications, was but every time we ran fast as kids, Icremated in Chandigarh on Saturday evening Wwe ran 'like Milkha Singh'," India's with full state honours.Union Sports Minister football captain Sunil Chhetri summed up Kiren Rijiju, Punjab Governor and Chandigarh what 'The Flying Sikh' meant to the nation, Union Territory Administrator VP Singh Badnore which mourned the end of an era following and Haryana Sports Minister Sandeep Singh the nonagenarian sprint icon's death. were among those present at the cremation Milkha died at Chandigarh's PGIMER ground to bid a final adieu to the legend. His hospital on Friday night, less than a week son and ace golfer Jeev Milkha Singh lit the after he lost his wife Nirmal Kaur, a former funeral pyre. The Punjab government, earlier in Compete abroad, stay national volleyball captain, to the same the day, announced a state holiday as a mark of ailment. He was 91 and is survived by his respect to the Olympian. Chief Minister dedicated: PT Usha golfer son Jeev Milkha Singh and three Amarinder Singh also announced a Milkha daughters. From Prime Minister Narendra Singh Chair at Sports University in Patiala in remembers his advice Modi to cricket superstars to India's new memory of the great athlete. age track-and-field hopes like Hima Das, ou must compete in international meets the tributes were not just an admiration of abroad to improve," was the piece of advise Milkha's legacy but also the strong YPT Usha received from Milkha Singh when influence it had on the nation's sporting Film celebrities she met him way back in 1982 as she remembers culture. Modi described him as "colossal the iconic athlete, who died on Friday. sportsperson, who captured the India's Herself a track and field legend, Usha said she "imagination." One of India's greatest pay homage to met Milkha Singh during an international cricketers, Sachin Tendulkar, said Milkha's competition in Korea. "I met Milkha ji for the legend will live on. "Rest in Peace our very Milkha Singh first time in 1982 and it was a memorable one. own ‘Flying Sikh' Milkha Singh ji. Your egastar Amitabh Bachchan, Mohanlal, He advised me to focus on participating in demise has left a deep void superstar Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay international meets to improve my level," Usha in every Indian's heart MKumar, Ajay Devgn, actor-filmmaker told PTI in a telephonic interaction. "Go and run today, but you shall Farhan Akhtar and others from the Indian film outside the country, only then you can improve keep inspiring Passing of and compete with the foreigners, he would several generations I'll be alright in 3-4 days: industry mourned the end of an era as they paid tributes to sprint icon Milkha Singh, insists," she added. The 'Payyoli Express' said it to come," Tendulkar sporting icon describing him as an epitome of "hard work" was her coach O M Nambiar, who introduced her tweeted. Milkha's first response after contracting Covid and "determination". Singh, 91, died on late to Milkha and she never missed an opportunity Milkha Singh fills Friday night at Chandigarh's PGIMER hospital to learn the tricks of the trade from him. "Ever ven after testing positive to COVID-19, sprint legend Milkha Singh after battling COVID-19 for a month. He passed since I got introduced to Milkha ji through my exuded optimism, a trait that he carried all his life, through triumphs my heart with away less than a week after he lost his wife coach, I always used to ask him a lot of Eand defeats. "Yes Bachcha, I tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday grief: Prez Kovind Nirmal Kaur, a former national volleyball questions. And, he was always ready to answer (May 19). But I am fine, I have no problem, no fever, no cough. It will go captain, to the same ailment. them. He offered suggestions and spoke in an away. My doctor told me I will be alright in three-four days," he had said resident Ram Nath Kovind on inspiring manner," she said. Usha said Milkha when PTI rang him up to check whether the buzz on social media about Saturday said the demise of Singh, who died of COVID-19 complications him testing positive for the virus was correct. The 91-year-old died at PMilkha Singh fills his heart after battling hard for a month, would remain in Chandigarh's PGIMER hospital on Friday night after battling the infection with grief and that the story of the the hearts of millions of Indians. "I was shocked for a month. Milkha was first hospitalised at Mohali's Fortis hospital on sporting icon's struggles and after hearing the news of Milkha Singh's death. May 23 as a precautionary measure. While there, he was joined by his strength of character will continue He was a great athlete...an inspiring personality. former national volleyball captain wife Nirmal Kaur, who died six days ago to inspire generations of Indians. He will continue to inspire many and will remain on Sunday because of COVID complications. The couple shared a room The 91-year-old sprint legend died in the hearts of millions of Indian people," the before Milkha was discharged on the family's request. He was at a hospital in Chandigarh on 56-year said. "He used to call me PT. He was a subsequently hospitalised again on June 3 after his oxygen saturation Friday after a month-long battle very nice person and whenever I met him he levels dipped, this time at the PGIMER where he battled it out till Friday with COVID-19, during which he used to enquire about my son, husband. He night. "Our cook had fever but he concealed it from us. We sent him to lost his wife and former national used to ask about my academy and the trainees," his home (native village). After that we thought it's better that all the volleyball captain Nirmal Kaur to she added. "I was travelling from Calicut to family members should get COVID-19 tests done," Milkha had said during the same ailment. “The passing of Patiala and was tired. I got several calls and then the May 20 conversation detailing what exactly led to the positive tests. "I sporting icon Milkha Singh fills my came to know that Milkha Singh had passed am surprised. How could I get this infection?" he wondered. At that point heart with grief. The story of his Sport biopics, away. I felt very bad because we have lost Milkha did not feel any symptoms and said that he had even been jogging struggles and strength of character Milkha ji." Speaking about his performance in and exercising. "I have been keeping indoors except for morning jogging will continue to inspire generations cinema and Raj the 1960 Rome Olympics, where the Flying Sikh and exercise. I did jogging just yesterday. Don't worry, I am in good of Indians. My deepest missed out on a bronze, Usha said it showed spirits," he asserted. "I have been telling people that doing physical condolences to his family that an athlete could shine despite not having the exercise and remaining healthy is very important during this COVID times. members, and countless Kapoor: Going best of facilities. I am 91 but I have been doing exercise regularly," he had said. admirers,” Kovind tweeted. down memory lane s Milkha Singh took posi- tion on the track that unfor- Agettable summer day of 1960 when the Olympics were underway in Rome, theatre artist Entire Indian contingent waited for and actor Prithviraj Kapoor organ- ised a ‘paath' back home in India to pray for his win. medal: Randhawa recalls Rome race Sixty-one years later, India's leg- endary “Flying Sikh”, who died at a t was the race of his life but and one of the few surviving world that time. Gold or silver Chandigarh hospital on Friday at the end of it, Milkha athletes to have witnessed the was difficult for him but every- after a month-long battle with ISingh was simply "dis- memorable 400m race in person, body was sure that he would at COVID-19, had recalled with traught". The 91-year-old 'Flying vividly remembers how it had all least win a bronze. He was capa- great fondness his close links with Sikh', who passed away in built up at the Italian capital. ble of that," he added. the Kapoors and his on-off rela- Chandigarh on Friday after bat- "I was very much there, the But Milkha missed the bronze tionship with cinema in an inter- tling COVID-related complica- entire Indian contingent was by a whisker, clocking 45.6 sec- view with PTI in March this year. tions, was expected to soar the there in anticipation of history onds, 0.1 seconds more than Singh, who missed an Olympic highest at the 1960 Rome being created. Everybody was third-place finisher Malcolm medal by a whisker at the 400-m Olympics but missed the podi- expecting a medal from him. Spence of South Africa, whom final, coming fourth in one of the um by 0.1 seconds, an unforget- Everybody was waiting (for the he had beaten to win the gold in most relived races in Indian ath- table heartache that he carried race) with bated breath," the 82- the 1958 Commonwealth letic history, continued his for the rest of his life. year-old recalled in a conversa- Games. "The whole Indian con- friendship with the Kapoors for Hurdler Gurbachan Singh tion with PTI. tingent was stunned, speechless. years later. Randhawa, Milkha's 1960 and "He was in top form, his tim- Milkha Singh was distraught," "Mera achha yaarana tha Raj 1964 Olympic Games teammate ing was among the best in the Randhawa said. Kapoor ke saath (I was good friends with Raj Kapoor, celebrat- ed filmmaker and Prithviraj PM Modi calls him ‘colossal sportsperson' An unmatchable romance with a near miss Kapoor's son). When I used to go he track, to him, was like an open book in which Milkha Singh found the "meaning and purpose of life". And to Bombay to run, I would often he nation mourned the end of an era as it paid homage to nonagenarian sprint icon Milkha Singh, who what a life he made for himself. Before his 91-year-old body lost to COVID-19 on Friday after fighting it for a meet Raj Kapoor and he would died on Friday after battling COVID-19 for a month, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the Tmonth, Milkha won the kind of battles that not many would have survived, forget about living long enough take me to RK Studio," the 91- Ttributes by describing him as a "colossal sportsperson". Milkha died at Chandigarh's PGIMER hospital, to tell the world about them. "Don't worry, I am in good spirits...I am surprised, How could I get this year-old said. less than a week after he lost his wife Nirmal Kaur, a former national volleyball captain, to the same ailment. infection?...I hope to get over it soon," Milkha had said in his last interaction with PTI before being hospitalised. In the interview, shortly before He was 91 and is survived by his golfer son Jeev Milkha Singh and three daughters. "In the passing away One of independent India's biggest sporting icons was a tormented man but refused to let that come in the way he contracted Covid, he also spoke of Shri Milkha Singh Ji, we have lost a colossal sportsperson, who captured the nation's imagination and of accomplishments which were unheard of in his era. He saw his parents being butchered during partition, of his early cinema memories and had a special place in the hearts of countless Indians," PM Modi said in a tweet. "His inspiring personality indulged in petty crimes to survive in refugee camps of Delhi, went to jail for those and failed three attempts at and why the trend of sport biopics endeared himself to millions. Anguished by his passing away." India's sporting fraternity also paid homage joining the Army. Who could have thought a man like that would get the sobriquet of 'The Flying Sikh'? But and films is important to highlight to one of its most inspiring figures, who continued to be a keen observer even after quitting the track. Milkha earned it and earned it with a master-class on how to be bigger and better than one's circumstances. the struggles that athletes go through.