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In brief The celebrations of the 8th Constitution doesn’t envisage Formation Day of Telangana on Make your village Wednesday had an astral touch ‘corona free', win as citizens were wonder struck around noon with the Sun's courts to be silent spectators: SC Rs 50L: Maha govt halo (picture below), an optical PNS n he Maharashtra government on phenomenon that occurs due Wednesday announced a to sunlight refracting in The Indian Constitution does not The top court said that it is presently T "corona free village" contest millions of hexagonal ice envisage courts to be silent spec- assuming a dialogic jurisdiction with an aim to encourage steps to tators when rights of citizens are curb the spread of COVID-19 in rural crystals suspended in the infringed upon by executive The apex court said that in areas of the state. Chief Minister atmosphere. policies, the Supreme Court Uddhav Thackeray recently lauded has said while dealing with grappling with the second wave of efforts made by some villages to stem the Centre's submission that the COVID pandemic, it does not the spread of the viral infection and courts should not interfere intend to second-guess the announced the "My Village Corona with its decisions on man- Free" initiative. Prizes will be given to agement of COVID-19. wisdom of the executive when it three village panchayats doing good The apex court said that chooses between two competing work in COVID-19 management in in grappling with the sec- and efficacious policy measures each revenue division. The first prize ond wave of the COVID will be of Rs 50 lakh, second of Rs 25 pandemic, it does not lakh and third of Rs 15 lakh, the intend to second-guess the minister said. There are six revenue wisdom of the executive when it of citizens are infringed by exec- elicited and evaluated to assess divisions in the state. chooses between two competing utive policies. Judicial review and whether they survive constitution- and efficacious policy measures. soliciting constitutional justifi- al scrutiny , it said. The court said it will however cation for policies formulated by The bench, which passed its Israel sees probable continue to exercise jurisdiction to the executive is an essential func- order in the suo motu case on determine "if the chosen policy tion, which the courts are entrust- COVID management, said that it link between Pfizer conforms to the standards of rea- ed to perform , the bench said in had clarified in its order of April 30, vax and myocarditis sonableness, militates against man- its May 31 order uploaded on 2021, that in the context of the pub- ifest arbitrariness and protects the Wednesday. lic health emergency with which srael’s Health Ministry said on right to life of all persons". The top court said that it is the country is currently grappling, Tuesday it had found the A special bench of Justices D Y presently assuming a dialogic juris- this Court appreciates the dynam- I small number of heart Chandrachud, L N Rao and S diction where various stakeholders ic nature of the measures. inflammation cases observed mainly in Ravindra Bhat said that it is trite to are provided a forum to raise con- The judiciary does not possess young men who received Pfizer’s state that separation of powers is a stitutional grievances with respect the authority or competence to COVID-19 vaccine in Israel were likely part of the basic structure of the to the management of the pandem- assume the role of the executive, linked to their vaccination. Pfizer has Constitution and policy-making ic. which is democratically account- said it has not observed a higher rate continues to be in the sole domain Hence, this Court would, under able for its actions and has access of the condition, known as of the executive. the auspices of an open court judi- to the resources which are instru- myocarditis, than would normally be Our Constitution does not cial process, conduct deliberations mental to policy formulation. expected in the general population. In envisage courts to be silent spec- with the executive where justifica- Israel, 275 cases of myocarditis were tators when constitutional rights tions for existing policies would be 2 reported between December 2020 and May 2021 among more than 5 million vaccinated people, the ministry said in disclosing the findings of a study it Eatela garners Pilot digital survey of agri commissioned to examine the matter. CM pays tributes at Martyrs Memorial Lockdown 2020: limelight on TS lands to start June 11: KCR Over 8,700 people PNS n HYDERABAD ing second wave of the pandemic. ebration at Pragathi Bhavan, he Chief Minister and Telangana hoisted the National Flag and gar- ML MELLY MAITREYI died on rail tracks The eighth Formation Day of Rashtra Samithi president landed a portrait of Telangana Formation Day n HYDERABAD 27 villages to be ver 8,700 people were mowed Telangana was celebrated across the K.Chandrasekhar Rao first paid Thalli. He also inspected a Guard down on railway tracks in identified initially 2020 even though passenger State in a simple manner, with par- floral tributes at the Martyrs of Honour presented by the Police. Taking a significant decision to mark n O ticipants following Covid-19 reg- Memorial near Gun Park here on P:2 the State Formation Day, Chief Move to rid State of any train services were severely curtailed ulations in place to contain the rag- Wednesday. Later, in a simple cel- 2 Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has land disputes in future by due to the nationwide coronavirus given the green light to the author- giving geographical lockdown, with officials saying many of the victims were migrant workers. ities to pilot digital survey of agri- coordinates to farmlands cultural lands in the State. The Railway Board shared the data on He instructed Chief Secretary n Digital survey of lands in such deaths for the period between Withdraw notices to pvt Somesh Kumar that 27 villages urban areas on cards January and December 2020 in its should be identified first for pilot- reply to a question by Madhya ing the digital survey -- three in the n Permanent solution to Pradesh-based activist hospitals: HC tells TS govt Gajwel Assembly constituency; and, end land disputes as well Shekhar Gaur under the Right to COVID-19 hospitals during a pan- the remaining, one each from 24 as protect properties and Information Act. "Based on the ‘Revoking licence to treat demic. When the state submitted districts in the State. Soon after the lands of people information received from the State Covid ‘unwarranted’ Police, 805 people suffered injuries that the ban was 'temporary', the State Formation Day celebrations at and 8,733 people died,” it said. during pandemic’ HC directed the DPH to revoke the the Pragathi Bhavan, the Chief licences on treating COVID-19 Minister held a review on the pro- PNS n HYDERABAD patients should the hospitals fall posed digital survey of lands with back on track. representatives of digital survey Wife of former The Telangana High Court on The DPH informed the Court agencies here on Wednesday. CS SV Prasad Wednesday directed the state that, while steps shall be taken to Giving the rationale for the dig- government to consider with- withdraw notices, the government ital survey, KCR said that 'Dharani succumbs to Covid drawing all notices issued to cer- would, however, continue with its Portal' was created to protect the ithin 24 hours of former chief tain private hospitals barring inquiries. The Court directed lands of the poor in the State. The secretary of undivided them from offering Covid treat- them to take steps to get a refund basic objective behind the digital W Andhra Pradesh SV Prasad ment to new patients. There's a from such hospitals. survey was to give geographical passing away due to Covid on deficit of 2,000 beds due to The DPH said that special sur- coordinates to the agricultural lands Tuesday, his spouse Lakshmi also died notices to 22 hospitals. Therefore, veillance of private hospitals was of pattadars and give lasting protec- of the virus in the early hours of the court observed, "it is unwar- being taken up and the state gov- tion for pattadar lands. This would Wednesday while undergoing ranted amid a pandemic" and ernment would ensure refunds pave way for Telangana State to be survey should be taken up not with treatment, according to the family these notices are legally unten- were given to those from whom free of any land disputes in future. just commercial motive but also as members. In fact, SV Prasad, his able. the private hospitals had collected P KCR urged the survey agencies to a social service towards farmers, he spouse and two sons - Sailesh and The High Court questioned the excess money. understand the noble objective of told the representatives. Vardhan - tested positive for Director of Public Health (DPH) 2 City witnesses 22 degree halo around Sun the Telangana government and coronavirus recently. The former chief on the need to revoke licences of 3 conduct the exercise efficiently. The 2 secretary, along with his spouse, was initially admitted to a private hospital in Somajiguda for treatment. Subsequently, their sons were also admitted to the same hospital. The More bridges to Bandi blasts bomb on health condition of the two sons was Etala’s buzz in Telangana BJP stated to be stable. come up on Musi SNCN ACHARYULU of the the BJP leaders have leader of BC leaders within the ‘corrupt’ TRS ministers n HYDERABAD started criticizing one party and Union Minister of to ease congestion PNS n HYDERABAD in talks with legal experts to another openly, like in State G Kishan Reddy has handle the entire informa- For Bharatiya Janata Party's state other parties. The issue become the virtual leader The state unit of the tion relating to graft, BJP unit at least, talking about 'iron dis- over Eatela's entry has of those representing the Bharatiya Janata Party, in Telangana unit president cipline' is one thing and following divided local leaders Reddy community. P:3 renewed stridency of its and MP Bandi Sanjay it in letter and spirit is quite anoth- into two groups. In the While BC leaders wel- criticism against the told media persons here er. Scratch the surface, BJP is like any Telangana unit of BJP, come Eatela's entry into Telangana Rashtra Samiti on Wednesday. It may be other political party, say observers there is an internal fight BJP, Reddy leaders are not rule in the state, has sug- mentioned here that the who are privy to the internecine between leaders represent- all that happy on this point. TODAY gested that it has explosive TRS government has quarrels over former health minis- ing BCs on the one hand and Former minister and BJP leader information pertaining to the ordered enquiries into allega- ter and TRS leader Eatela Rajender's those backing Reddy communities Peddi Reddy has declared openly Google says new ALMANAC 'corrupt deeds' of 18 TRS leaders, tions of encroachment on assigned moves to join the saffron party. on the other hand. that if Eatela joins BJP, he would Month & Paksham: including Ministers and MLAs, lands by Eatela Rajendar, former The buzz over the probable According to BJP sources, leave the party. IT rules not Vaishakha & Paksha with which it can 'bury TRS in the health minister, 2 entry of Eatela refuses to die down Telangana BJP president and MP 2 Panchangam 2023 polls'. Presently, the party was in Telangana BJP unit. Now some Bandi Sanjay has become de facto applicable to its Tithi : Navami: 01:13 am (Next Day) Nakshatram : Purva Bhadrapada: 05:00 pm search engine Time to Avoid : (Bad time to start 205 mn could be PNS n NEW DELHI any important work) ‘Rent Authority’ in each district soon Rahukalam : 01:51 pm – 03:29 pm unemployed in 2022: US-based Google LLC has con- tended that India's new IT rules for Yamagandam : 05:44 am – 07:22 am UN report Cabinet approves Model Tenancy Act, Written agreement a must now digital media are not applicable to Varjyam : 05:04 am – 06:48 am its search engine, and urged the Gulika : 08:59 am - 10:36 am PNS n UNITED NATIONS PNS n NEW DELHI expected to give a fillip to private fails to vacate the premises let out Delhi High Court on Wednesday Good Time : (to start any important work) participation in rental housing as on rent in accordance with the ten- to set aside its single judge order Over 200 million people globally The Union Cabinet on Wednesday a business model for addressing the ancy agreement, he or she will be which applied them on the compa- Amritakalam : 10:03 am – 11:45 am are likely to become unemployed approved the Model Tenancy Act, huge housing shortage in the coun- liable to pay the landlord twice the ny while dealing with an issue relat- Abhijit Muhurtham : 11:48 am – 12:40 pm in 2022 and an additional 108 mil- aiming to bring about wide-rang- try. The Act mandates for written monthly rent for the first two ed to removal of offending content lion workers are now categorised ing reforms, including setting up of agreement for all new tenancies, months and then four times till the from the internet. The single judge's as poor or extremely poor as the separate rent authorities, courts and which will have to be submitted to latter continues to occupy the said decision had come while dealing HYDERABAD coronavirus pandemic brought tribunals in every district to protect the concerned district 'Rent premises. with a matter in which a woman's WEATHER unprecedented disruption that will the interest of both the owner and Authority'. "If the landlord fails to make photographs were uploaded on a scar the social and employment tenant. The government said that the any refund, he shall be liable to pornographic website by some Forecast: Scattered thunderstorms landscape for years to come if con- Under the Act, for residential MTA will be applicable prospec- pay simple interest to the tenant miscreants and despite court orders Temp: 36/24 certed policy actions are not taken, premises, tenants will have to sub- tively and will not affect existing at such rate as may be prescribed the content could not be removed Humidity: 61% according to a UN report. The UN mit a security deposit of maximum adopt the Model Tenancy Act tenancies. Rent and duration of ten- from time to time on the amount in entirety from the World Wide Sunrise: 05:41 am labour agency, the International two months' rent, while in case of (MTA) by enacting fresh legislation ancy will be fixed by mutual con- which he has omitted or failed to Web and "errant parties merrily Sunset: 06:47 pm Labour Organisation (ILO), commercial property, six months or they can amend their existing sent between owner and tenant refund," it stated. continued" to re-post and redirect Current Weather Conditions rent will have to be deposited. rental laws suitably. through a written agreement. it to other sites. Updated JUNE 2, 2021 5:00 PM 2 States and union territories can The government said that it is According to the Act, if tenant 2 2 HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | JUNE 3, 2021 hyderabad 02 Road accidents: causes and containment measures ndia has the second largest rious for haphazard traffic. In cated. This model can as well be Safety Committee should road network in the world, terms of overall road accidents In 2019 alone, India reported over 6% of In addition to the central evaluated/adopted by other be made accountable for all Inext only to that of the US. and resultant fatalities per the global accidents with 1.51 lakh government, various state states. aspects of road safety with- However, it is several notch- lakh population, India is, governmental agencies such In view of the above dis- in their jurisdiction. es down in terms of quality, therefore, one of the worst fatalities. About 70% victims were as police, excise, transport, cussion, there is a need to A senior officer may be engineering of roads, and performing countries in the relatively younger lot aged between 18- roads, medical and health strengthen policy and insti- designated as the District availability per lakh popula- world. departments are involved tutional framework of road Road Safety Commissioner tion. In 2019 alone, India report- 45 years. Among them, the most in ensuring road safety and safety in the country. charged with enquiring into On an average, India’s road ed over 6% of the global acci- susceptible ones are pedestrians, providing urgent response In order to provide prop- causes and follow-up action availability of 7.7 lane kilome- dents with 1.51 lakh fatalities. bicyclists and other two-wheeler riders in case of mishaps. er focus, the Supreme Court on the serious road acci- tres per lakh population is About 70% victims were rel- There is a need to make has constituted an expert dents (involving loss of life) well below that of advanced atively younger lot aged clear-cut demarcation of the committee. The District that have taken place in the countries, particularly com- between 18-45 years. Among and unfastened seat belts in on most of the Indian roads, jurisdiction of police sta- Road Safety Committees district. pared to 49 for Japan and 114 them, the most susceptible case of four wheelers. narrow carriageways and tions/trauma centres etc., headed by the local member Third, strict enforcement for the US. ones are pedestrians, bicyclists Accidents are also on the inadequate spaces for walk- on various stretches of of Parliament have been of relevant rules and direc- Based on the per capita and other two-wheeler riders. higher side in India as most of ing and crossing the roads, national and state highways. constituted by the Ministry tions of the district commit- travel needs of each citizen, a As each life, especially prema- our fleet sans advanced safe- on top of it reckless driving DR SHAILENDRA JOSHI, Results would depend on of Surface Transport. tee. Appropriate technolo- Advisor of Telangana govt and former lower number indicates con- turely lost, causes humon- ty/security features such as are major contributory fac- chief secretary of Telangana the effective implementa- Several states have already gies and tools should be gestion on the Indian roads. gous and un-compensable speed governors, air bags, tors. Thus, the road users tion of the strategy, includ- set up the State Road Safety identified and provided to Added to this, India accounts tragedy, the issue of road seat belts and breath-analyser- and service providers (con- Transport has come out with ing taking states on board. Authority. The efficacy of the district level committee for 17.4 % of the global pop- safety deserves utmost consid- based vehicle immobilisers struction and maintenance a four-E strategy consisting It is worthwhile to laud the the State Road Safety for various enforcement ulation with only 1% of vehi- eration. etc. agencies) both are responsi- of engineering, enforcement, efforts made by Tamil Nadu Authority and the District activities. cles. So, more Indians depend While looking into causes Although there is ble for the poor record of education and emergency by considerably improving Road Safety Committees Fourth, incentive-based on other non-conventional of road accidents, all the usual increased awareness to rec- road safety in the country. response. Road Safety Day the safety on the roads. depends on the interest grants must be given to and non-mechanised trans- suspects are there namely; tify faulty designs, the curse Lack of proper account- awareness has been extend- Tamil Nadu has demon- taken by the chairpersons. states for reducing accidents portation, bringing a variety human error, negligent and of bad road design (blind ability, diffused responsi- ed to a fortnight/month. strated that by paying prop- This institutional mecha- and improving other road of means on the roads. rash driving, faulty road spots, lack of signals and sig- bility of multiple agencies, These are welcome mea- er attention to the issue of nism is necessary, but not safety parameters. This mixed vehicles trans- design, sub-optimal road con- nage), poor maintenance or and deficient attention on sures. However, it is neces- road safety and taking cor- sufficient unless comple- In order to demonstrate port system makes navigating ditions, and mechanical fail- mechanical failures (run- this subject do not improve sary that every day should rective actions in coordina- mented by some other that India respects and val- Indian roads difficult and ures. ning unfit or overloaded the ground situation. be considered as the Road tion with all the concerned reforms. First, a model Road ues each life, we should take increases the chances of The casualty load increas- vehicles) are still widely In order to take the bull Safety Awareness Day and agencies, the authorities can Safety Bill should be shared necessary action to meet human error. es due to two- wheeler riders prevalent. by horns, the Union from early childhood the reduce the frequency of with the states. with international road safe- Indian roads are also noto- not wearing proper helmets, Multi-type transportation Ministry of Surface concept needs to be incul- accidents and casualties. Second, the District Road ty standards. Google says new IT rules Eatela garners limelight on Formation Day Virus disaster not applicable But, Chief Minister's announcement on digital land survey rules the day leaves deep scars to its search ML MELLY MAITREYI Formation Day - that was a presence of national BJP Huzurabad Assembly con- it of federalism. on India’s economy Continued from page 1 n HYDERABAD matter of great pride for the rul- President JP Nadda at Delhi. stituency under the Eatela's decision to join BJP ing party and its supremo KCR. The news started doing Lok Sabha con- may well be read as the one for PNS n NEW DELHI Several international banks A bench of Chief Justice D N On a day when the TRS Party Though all political parties rounds on Wednesday even as stituency represented by BJP his self protection from the such as Barclays and UBS have Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh leaders and cadre and the state and various peoples', employ- the TRS party cadre, leaders Telangana Party President and cases the state government may Expectations for India’s eco- also cut back their predictions. issued notice to the Centre, government celebrated the ees and civil society organisa- and the government celebrated MP Bandi Sanjay. pursue against him and his nomic growth are being revised After a 7.3% contraction in Delhi government, Internet strides made by various sectors, tions joined forces for the the State Formation Day in a Whether it will be Eatela or family, some TRS sources said. sharply lower as a surge in peo- 2020-21 - the sharpest ever Service Providers Association particularly irrigation and agri- Telangana movement, it was low key in view of the pandem- his wife Jamuna who will be The TRS leadership howev- ple losing their jobs and default- recorded by India - the relative- of India, Facebook, the porno- culture in the last seven years TRS President KCR who was ic. The question top most on contesting in the bye election er apparently remains unfazed ing on debt suggest a more halt- ly muted recovery puts India at graphic site and the woman, on the occasion of State given the credit for leading the people's mind is whether Eatela on BJP ticket, political with the speculation over ing recovery from the financial odds with countries like United on whose plea the single Formation Day, it has to face movement and making the joining a rival party will change observers point out that it is a regrouping of political forces. shock of the COVID-19 pan- States and China that are see- judge's ruling had come, and the irony of Eatela Rajender, statehood a reality with his the political dimension in the gamble for Eatela's political Ministers who fanned out to demic. ing a swift rebound as they sought their responses to long time associate of Party game changing indefinite fast. state and will he become a cat- future. The sympathy his shab- different districts on Economists are downgrading emerge from the pandemic, and Google's plea by July 25. Founder K Chandrasekhar Rao Eatela Rajender, former alyst for the regrouping of by treatment and subsequent Wednesday to lead the low key their estimates as a range of data suggests deeper damage has The court said it was not making up his mind to join the Minister, shown the door by the political forces to pose a serious dismissal from the Cabinet celebrations and were busy – from the rate of cheques been done to an economy going to issue any interim BJP, the opposition party train- ruling party in a unceremoni- enough challenge to the TRS in generated and the respect he with ongoing government bouncing to the amount of worth around $2.9 trillion order at this stage after Google ing its sight to capture power in ous way few weeks ago on the the next two years. earned for speaking his mind schemes. Chief Minister K mortgaged gold jewellery up for before the crisis hit. told the bench that it was an the state in the next election. allegations of encroachment of If indeed Eatela Rajender against the 'undemocratic' Chandrasekhar Rao initiated sale - shows the extent of the The knock-on effects of sub- intermediary, but not a social Whether the BJP will realise assigned and temple lands, takes the plunge and quits as functioning within the TRS yet another major programme economic damage from a dev- par growth on a rapidly devel- media intermediary, and its ambition or not, in the last after much dilly dallying and MLA and from the primary party may not remain intact of digital survey of agricultur- astating second wave of the dis- oping economy like India could sought protection against any seven years, the ruling party floating feelers for starting a membership of the TRS- with his decision to join BJP. al lands which if completed can ease. Some observers also fear be significant. coercive action for non-com- certainly did not have the sce- new political party or a plat- because that is the condition for More so after his criticism of put an end to future land liti- the psychological blow from the "GDP growth of less than pliance of the template or nario where a senior leader form on the plank of self anyone to join the BJP - then the Centre's attitude towards gations. This scheme may well virus disaster that ripped 10% will be a - I won't use the guidelines laid down by the with considerable standing in respect of Telangana people, is the litmus test for his popular- farmers, controversial farm garner all public attention in the through India this year killing word disaster, but it will not be single judge. The global tech- the public, stealing some of the believed to have made up his ity among his constituents is the laws and the treatment meted next few weeks, eclipsing the tens of thousands of people will very beautiful," SBI's Chief nology giant had also sought limelight on the State mind to join the BJP in the outcome of the bye election in out to States in violation of spir- political developments. leave consumer reluctant to Economist Soumya Kanti removal of the observation by spend. Ghosh told Reuters after low- the single judge that it was a India’s government is stick- ering his forecast. social media intermediary. ing with a forecast that the The situation has exacerbat- Google contended that the economy will grow 10.5% in the ed unemployment that touched single judge, in his April 20 CM pays tributes at... Withdraw notices to pvt hospitals... fiscal year that started on April a 12-month high of 11.9% in judgement, "mischaracterised" Continued from page 1 RajannaSircilla District Continued from page 1 new GO was not released dur- The DPH said that the gov- 1, but on Tuesday State Bank of May from 7.97% in April, its search engine as a 'social Collectorate. ing the second wave, despite ernment was cracking down India - the country's largest according to data from the media intermediary' or 'signif- It was for the second consec- Finance Minister T.Harish The DPH pointed out that, the Court's previous orders. on licence renewal of private lender - slashed its growth Centre for Monitoring Indian icant social media intermedi- utive year that the State gov- Rao, who hoisted the nation- when a hospital billed Rs 17 The High Court then hospitals and that they would forecast to 7.9% from 10.4%. Economy. ary' as provided under the new ernment chose to celebrate the al flag at Siddipet Collectorate, lakh, following the interven- observed: "This is gross non- renew licences only if they had rules. "The single judge has State Formation Day in a low- said that KCR had sacrificed tion of the government, the compliance to our orders." oxygen plants. misinterpreted and misap- key manner due to the pan- his posts for Telangana and amount was brought down to The DPH assured the HC The High Court wanted a full plied the New Rules 2021 to demic. also put his life at risk for Rs 10 lakh. He said that dur- that he would submit a propos- inquiry into the complaints Etala’s buzz... ‘Rent Authority’... the appellant's search engine. Earlier, the Chief Minister achieving Telangana. The TRS ing the first phase corona, al to the government regarding received against private hospi- Continued from page 1 Continued from page 1 Additionally, the single judge was accompanied by Chief government was working to patients were given refunds to the same. Chief Justice Hima tals. In all, 174 complaints were has conflated various sections Secretary Somesh Kumar, MP realise the aspirations of peo- the tune of Rs 3 crore from pri- Kohli said that the government received against private hospi- In the past Peddi Reddy rep- If there is any dispute emerges of the IT Act and separate J Santosh Kumar, Rythu ple. In just seven years after the vate hospitals. This time also was lucky that it wasn't being tals. Of these, 113 private hos- resented the Huzurabad between the owner and tenant, rules prescribed thereunder, Bandhu Samithi State presi- formation of Telangana, the the same would be done. treated as 'contempt of court'. pitals were given show-cause Assembly constituency. He is they will have to first approach and has passed template orders dent and MLC Palla Rajeshwar Chief Minister had completed The High Court then asked The Court directed the govern- notices. Among the 20 hospitals hoping to contest from the 'Rent Authority'. If any party is combining all such offences Reddy, GHMC Mayor many developmental works why the government did not ment to immediately release whose licences to treat Covid seat in the next Assembly not satisfied with the Rent and provisions, which is bad in Gadwala Vijayalakshmi and that had not taken up for 70 effectively control high charges another GO on price control had been revoked, five are large elections. Peddi Reddy has no Authority's order, 'Rent Court' law," it has said in its appeal former Speaker years, he pointed out. in private hospitals and why a and put it on its website. corporate hospitals. doubts whatsoever that once can be approached and then against the April 20 judge- Madhusudhanachari to the Home Minister Mahmood Eatela joins TRS, the 'Rent Tribunal'.Union Housing ment. Gun Park and from there to Ali participated in the celebra- Huzurabad Assembly ticket and Urban Affairs Minister According to the template the Pragathi Bhavan for hoist- tions at Sangareddy Bandi blasts bomb on ‘corrupt’ TRS ministers will be given to Eatela or his Hardeep Singh Puri said that framed by the single judge, ing the National Flag. Collectorate. In other districts wife Jamuna. Peddi Reddy's the move will help overhaul the when such matters related to In the districts, various too, Ministers hoisted the Continued from page 1 view Eatela is joining BJP for join forces with the BJP to fight resolve to quit BJP upon legal framework with respect offending content come before Ministers and other people's National Flag at the 'self protection' as the TRS gov- against TRS president and Chief Eatela's imminent entry has to rental housing across the a court and it is satisfied that representatives belonging to Collectorates as per the list Who was ejected from the cab- ernment has ordered enquiries Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. blessings from top BJP lead- country. During a press confer- an immediate redressal was the TRS led the State finalized by the Government. inet as soon as eight farmers into his alleged land encroach- Sanjay maintained that KCR ers from Telangana. However, ence, Puri said that according required at the interim stage, Formation Day celebrations by Chief Secretary Somesh complained to Chief Minister K ment. had no idea of doing justice to Bandi Sanjay is very firm on to the Census 2011, more than it may issue a direction to the hoisting the Tricolour. Kumar hoisted the National Chandrasekhar Rao that their "BJP has targeted TRS lead- the families of the martyrs. admitting Eatela in the party. 1 crore houses were lying website where the objection- Party working president Flag at the BRKR Bhavan, the land had been grabbed by Eatela ers (now) to attract them Statehood for Telangana was the A top BJP leader com- vacant in urban areas across al material is hosted to remove and IT, Industry and MA seat of the ad hoc Secretariat, for his family's hatcheries busi- towards their party by threats," result of the sacrifices of the mented: "Before joining itself the country. Making the 1 the same forthwith and max- &UD Minister K T Rao and extended his greetings to ness. Now the BJP, amidst talk commented a TRS leader. martyrs. The role of BJP, partic- Eatela has created a buzz in crore vacant houses available imum within 24 hours of offered tributes at the Martyrs the employees and people of that Eatela would join the saf- Sanjay vowed to bury the ularly that of late minister Telangana BJP. After joining, on rent will complement the receiving the judicial order. Memorial at the Old Bus Stand the State. Senior officials and fron party, has vowed to expose TRS party in the 2023 Assembly Sushma Swaraj, was crucial for what will happen in the party vision of Housing for All by in Sircilla and later hoisted the Secretariat staff participated in 'corrupt' TRS Ministers and elections. He called upon all sec- the formation of Telangana is creating interest," said a BJP 2022', the minister said. Asked HYDERABAD National Flag at the the event. MLAs. Political circles are of the tions of people and activists to State. leader. Another top leader in about the reason behind large Telangana BJP said Eatela number of houses lying vacant, BULLION RATES from his youth had been an official in the ministry said GOLD 205 mn could be... left-oriented, but his report- that most owners do not want ` 50, 300(10 gm) ed decision to join BJP was to give their property on rent, Continued from page 1 Constitution not... Pilot digital survey of... only for self-protection. fearing that tenants will not ` 0 Continued from page 1 constructed irrigation pro- Sanjay said that Eatela vacate it, and they will illegal- SILVER in its flagship World Continued from page 1 and other experts, the bench jects on priority, he said. As a would join BJP in a week. ly occupy the property. ` 76, 600 (1kg) Employment and Social said and referred to a 1905 ver- The Chief Minister said the dig- result, the State was now ` 200 Outlook: Trends 2021, released However, this separation of dict of US Supreme Court on ital survey should be piloted poised to overtake Punjab in on Wednesday said the labour powers does not result in the issue. first in villages without any land food grain production. With market crisis created by the courts lacking jurisdiction in The bench said that simi- disputes, followed by villages irrigation facilities, the prices CHICKEN COVID-19 pandemic is far conducting a judicial review of larly, courts across the globe with forest and government of lands were also increasing RATES `/KG from over, and employment these policies , the bench said. have responded to lands without any demarcation. and hence the government growth will be insufficient to It said that across the globe, Constitutional challenges to This would give an experience launched measures for the Dressed/With Skin `170 make up for the losses suffered the executive has been given a executive policies that have at the field level comprising vil- protection of lands of people. Without Skin `193 until at least 2023. wider margin in enacting mea- directly or indirectly violat- lages with and without prob- Dharani portal was one such The pandemic has brought sures which ordinarily may ed rights and liberties of cit- lems. Then guidelines should be transparent system, intended Broiler at Farm `117 unprecedented disruption have violated the liberty of izens. formulated for a full-scale dig- to eliminate middle men who that absent concerted policy individuals, but are now Courts have often reiterat- ital survey, he suggested. used to exploit ordinary farm- EGG efforts will scar the social and incumbent to curb the pan- ed the expertise of the execu- KCR said that initially digi- ers. Dharani portal, having employment landscape for demic. tive in managing a public tal survey of agricultural lands overcome all challenges, was RATES `/100 years to come," it said. Historically, the judiciary health crisis, but have also should be taken up so that later now working efficiently. The HYDERABAD 495 The report noted that in has also recognized that con- warned against arbitrary and there would be a possibility to state government had been 2020, an estimated 8.8 per stitutional scrutiny is trans- irrational policies being take up survey of lands in getting feedback from people VIJAYAWADA 456 cent of total working hours formed during such public excused in the garb of the wide urban areas. that registration and other 355 were lost the equivalent of the health emergencies, where the latitude to the executive that is After the formation of transactions were going on RETAIL PRICE `4.95 hours worked in one year by executive functions in rapid necessitated to battle a pan- Telangana, the State was without any hassles, he (IN HYDERABAD) 255 million full-time workers. consultation with scientists demic, it said. developing all the sectors and remarked.

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Prez, PM greet Private school managements misusing people of state PNS n HYDERABAD

President, Prime Ministers state's financial assistance to teachers and other dignitaries extend- ANUSHA PUPPALA Yadagiri Shekhar Rao and didate, because I don't need ed their greetings to the peo- n HYDERABAD Many private school TRSMA General Secretary the financial aid. Also the ple of Telangana on the occa- managements are Saddula Madhusudan along state government has not sion of State Formation Day Several private school man- with his wife, daughter and released any guidelines regard- celebrations on Wednesday. agements are trying to avail the including the attender has also received the ing other staff should not President Ram Nath scheme announced by the state names of financial assistance which is avail these benefits so that's Kovind in conveying his and not correct when many needy why names of all the school greetings on the Statehood KCR, Ministers greet availing the benefit of Rs 2,000 their family teachers who deserve the assis- staff including attenders, day in a message wished that financial assistance and 25 kg members for tance are yet to receive the cooks is also included in the Telangana would continue to rice by including names of availing the benefits from the government. list." expand its traditional, mod- Governor on birthday their family members instead We demand the DEO and M Jangaiah, a private ern and futuristic industries. of genuine teachers, alleged benefits of other concerned persons to teacher who teaches Telugu in Prime Minister Narendra PNS n HYDERABAD “Very fortunate to receive Telangana Private Teachers the scheme conduct inquiry in this matter a private school in Hyderabad Modi in his message said that Birthday wishes from our Forum (TPTF). and serve justice to the deserv- said, "It's been three months Telangana was blessed with a Telangana Chief Minister K most respected Prime Minister Telangana Chief Minister K introduced by ing teachers." since the state government unique culture and hard- Chandrasekhar Rao on of India .. Your kind message Chandrashekhar Rao had the government Meanwhile, Yadagiri announced the financial aid working people who have Wednesday conveyed birthday amidst your busy schedule, announced to release Rs 2,000 Shekhar Rao, President of for the private teachers but still excelled in many areas. He wishes to Governor Tamilisai gives me new energy to work financial assistance and 25 kg Telangana Recognised School we have not received the prayed for the good health Soundararajan. more and more for the nation rice to each private teacher free the scheme by including the Forum (TPTF) said, "Despite Managements Association financial aid till date. and well being of people of The Chief Minister went to on the path of your visionary of cost in the month of April names of their family members private teachers struggled due (TRSMA) reacted saying, "I Whenever we tried applying, the State. Raj Bhavan and presented a steps for mother India free 2021. According to the scheme, for availing the benefits of the to non-payment of salaries am a headmaster of a private we were told that our name is Vice President M Venkaiah bouquet to the governor and from Corona soon," tweeted the financial aid and rice was scheme instead of including the since last 15 days, several school, so ideally I am eligible not included in the list of eli- Naidu in chaste Telugu con- conveyed wishes to her. Tamilisai. promised to be given through names of genuine teachers in school managements have to avail the financial aid gible candidates as our names veyed his best wishes to the K Chandrasekhar Rao Chief Minister’s daughter fair price shops per month to the list. The Association has included their names and fam- announced by the state gov- are not available in UDISE people on Formation Day wished her a healthy and long and Telangana Legislative the teachers and other staff of approached the District ily members names, instead of ernment and my name is also record. Despite trying a lot we and said TS which boasts of life. The Chief Minister was Council member K Kavitha recognised private education- Education Officer (DEO) and including names of genuine registered with UDISE by still have not received and the great history and culture and accompanied by Hyderabad also greeted the Governor on al institutions in Telangana. District Collector to inquire private teachers, to avail the default that's why my name is lockdown has further delayed endowed with natural Mayor Gadwal Vijayalaxmi. her birthday. However, the Private about the same and deliver jus- benefits of the scheme included in the list and I have it. We don't know how long we resources should achieve Meanwhile, the Governor State Ministers and leaders Teachers Association learnt tice to the genuine teachers. announced by the state gov- received the benefit. But, I dis- have to wait for financial help progress in various sectors took to Twitter to thank Prime from various political parties that many private school man- Shabbir Ali, President of ernment. As per the official tributed whatever I have after facing severe crunch in and continue its role in Minister Narendra Modi for also greeted the governor on agements are trying to misuse Telangana Private Teachers records, TRSMA president received to a deserving can- last 15 months." national development. greeting her. her birthday.

BIG DAY Former MP's son found 2 held for selling bio-pesticides dead in Hyderabad hotel illegally in 2 separate incidents PNS n HYDERABAD The police have shifted the body to the government-run PNS n MEDCHAL MALKAJGIRI the SOT sleuths, Bhongir in Maganti Ravindranath , the Osmania Hospital for autop- joint operation with the officials son of former MP from sy after registering a case of The sleuths of Special of Agriculture Department and Andhra Pradesh, Maganti death under suspicious cir- Operations Team, Bhongir Bhongir Police conducted raids Babu, has been found dead at cumstances. Further probe is Zone arrested two persons for over the house of Anumaganti a hotel in Hyderabad. underway. Ravindranath was selling banned pesticides and Venkatanarsaiah, 46, a resi- Ravindranath, who was stay- said to be suffering from liver insecticides illegally in separate dent of Hanmapuram in ing at the star hotel in Banjara cirrhosis and had come to cases in Hayathnagar and Bhongir, while he was selling Hills for the last few days, was Hyderabad on May 28 for Bhongir on Wednesday bio-pesticides to the gullible to vacate the hotel room on treatment. He had checked In the first case, the SOT farmers without any valid Tuesday. When he did not into a star hotel on Banjara sleuths along with Hayathnagar license and documents in his come out of his room, the hotel Hills Road. Police and officials of village. The police officials staff tried to contact him. As Maganti Babu, who is a Agriculture Department con- The officials also seized raw seized raw materials, bio-pes- Telangana on Wednesday celebrated 8th Formation Day there was no response to the leader of the Telugu Desam ducted raids on bio products material, pesticides and other ticides other incriminating on a subdued note due to the restrictions in place to repeated knocks on the door, Party and a former MP from illegal manufacturing unit by incriminating material, all material, all worth Rs 67,000. contain the Covid pandemic. State Ministers hoisted the they alerted the police who Eluru, had lost his elder son name 'AGARIA CROP SCI- worth of Rs 7 lakhs from his After inquiry, the police offi- national flag at simple ceremonies held in the districts rushed to the hotel and broke Maganti Ramchandran, 37, in ENCES' situated at outskirts of possession. cials found that a dealer iden- open the door. Ravindranath, March this year. Ramchandran Thorur village, under The accused was manufac- tified as Sampath, who is run- with limited number of participants in view of Covid aged around 30 years, was had died at a hospital in Eluru Hayathnagar Police Station turing mixing and packing ning a factory at Hayathnagar, guidelines. They also paid tributes to the martyrs. The found lying on the floor. He after brief illness. Both his and nabbed one person the spurious pesticides in order is supplying pesticides to Ministers recalled the sacrifices made by martyrs and the was rushed to a hospital, where sons had become active in pol- Bellipelli Narender Reddy, 34, to sell the same to the farmers. Venkatanarsaiah illegally. struggle by people to achieve long cherished goal. he was declared brought dead. itics of late. a resident of Vanasthalipuram. Meanwhile, in another case, Sampath is absconding. T’gana Governor City witnesses 22 degree halo around Sun felicitates Police PNS n HYDERABAD "The crystals behave like prisms and mirrors, refracting Commissioners Hyderabad residents were in and reflecting light between PNS n HYDERABAD for a pleasant surprise on their faces, sending shafts of Wednesday when a rare sun light in particular directions. The Police Commissioners of halo was seen in the sky. Also Atmospheric optical phenom- Hyderabad, Rachakonda and known as the '22-degree cir- ena like halos were used as part Cyberabad were awarded cular Halo', it is an unusual of weather lore, which was an commendation certificates optical solar spectacle that empirical means of weather by Governor for their com- happens when the rays of the forecasting before meteorolo- mendable social service dur- sun or moon get refracted gy was developed. They often ing the lockdown. through the hexagonal ice do indicate that rain will fall The Governor, also the crystals in the cirrus cloud. within the next 24 hours, since president of the Indian Red This is also known as the the cirrostratus clouds that Police arrest man for posing Cross Society Telangana, pre- Kaleidoscopic Effect. When cause them can signify an sented the certificates to visible around the Moon, it is approaching frontal system," Hyderabad Commissioner called a moon ring or winter Atmospheric Optics explained. Anjani Kumar, Rachakonda halo. ing circular rainbow ring was edge-sharing website, the Halo The Halos are the collective as SCR and CBFC member Commissioner Mahesh M Last month, Bengaluru city reportedly visible from most phenomena happens when the glints of millions of crystals PNS n MEDCHAL MALKAJGIRI and misleading the people and Bhagwat and Cyberabad witnessed this rare Sun Halo parts of the capital of light is reflected and refracted that happen to have the right thereby cheating the public by Commissioner VC Sajjanar at phenomenon on May 24. The Karnataka. by ice crystals and may split orientation and angular posi- The Special Operations Team, posing himself as Board a function here on rainbow-coloured halo sur- According to the UK-based into colours because of dis- tion to direct their refracted LB Nagar Zone along with the Member of Railway and Wednesday. rounding the sun as the strik- Atmospheric Optics, a knowl- persion. light into your eye. LB Nagar Police nabbed a per- Central Film Sensor Board. son for impersonating a mem- He also threatened some ber of South Central Railway innocent people by showing CCMB'S TEST CHEAPER (SCR) and Central Board of fake ID cards. Recently, his Group attacks Film Certification (CBFC) by mother also lodged a complaint Vaccination for students fixing designation boards to his against him with the LB Nagar 35-yr-old man ‘Dry swab can scale up vehicle and using fake visiting Police. Meanwhile, on Tuesday going abroad from June 5 cards. evening, while the accused was PNS n HYDERABAD The accused identified as from 2016 to 2018. moving in his vehicle on the PNS n HYDERABAD An online slot booking sys- Kota Earlier, 44, a After completion of his turn road at SBH Colony X Road, tem for convenience of these A 35-year-old man was virus testing rate 3-fold’ resident of LB Nagar, was a as a member of South Central without e-pass, by fixing the A separate facility for vacci- students is being developed attacked with a knife by a PNS n HYDERABAD CSIR-CCMB has tied up Divisional Railway Users' Railway and member of Central designation boards to his vehi- nation of students going and will be rolled out on June group of persons at Begum with Meril Diagnostics, for Consultative Committee Film Sensor Board, instead of cle, the sleuths of SOT and LB abroad for higher education is 4. Link for this facility will be Bazaar on Tuesday night. A simple and fast dry swab- commercially scaling up the dry (DRUCC) member from 2014 removing the designation Nagar Police arrested him. On proposed to be launched by made available at https://www. Three persons attacked the based direct RT-PCR has been swab-based tests across diag- to 2016 and was nominated as boards to his personal vehicles, further enquiry, he admitted the government in Institute of health.telangana.gov.in victim with a knife. Manoj developed by CSIR's con- nostic labs in the country. a panel board member of he kept the them as it is and was offence. The officials seized Preventive Medicine (IPM), Vaccination slots will be avail- managed to run away, police stituent lab Centre for Cellular Meril's Extraction-free dry Central Film Sensor Board illegally enjoying its benefits his vehicle and fake ID cards. Narayanguda, Hyderabad. able from June 5. said. and Molecular Biology swab kit can be used to isolate (CCMB), Hyderabad. It has the viral RNA from dry swab been approved by ICMR based samples. "We are the first com- on their independent valida- pany to commercially launch tion. This method is a simple the dry swab kit. We truly 12 more bridges on Musi soon to ease congestion variation of the existing gold believe the use case for the dry standard RT-PCR method and swab collection sample tech- PNS n HYDERABAD gestion on existing bridges. Development Corporation can easily scale up the testing nique is very large. It is imper- Also, if you want to go from (MRDCL), which has already by 2 to 3-fold with no new ative in these times to get a The Telangana government is one side to the other, you have been specially set up, has start- investment of resources. quick RT-PCR result and this making concrete plans to to travel a distance of four to ed beautification of Musi at the Dr Vinay Nandicoori, method helps in doing so by develop the Musi river basin. five km and cross the bridge field level, there is a budget Director, CSIR-CCMB says, eliminating the lengthy RNA As part of this, it has been there. Instead, if a bridge is built problem. "In this method, one can sim- extraction process. We believe decided to build 12 new every two to three km and In this context, Minister ply break open the cells by this will help scale testing in bridges over Musi, starting roads are built to connect to it, KTR has directed the con- using appropriate buffer solu- India, and help government from the Outer Ring Road at the traffic on the existing roads cerned agencies to involve tion and use them for RT-PCR and private labs in reducing Narsingi, west of the will be significantly reduced. In GHMC and HMDA in the directly. There is no need for their turnaround time. This is Hyderabad metropolis, and addition, the beautification of development of the Musi River. separate steps of RNA extrac- the need of the hour", says passing through the city to the Musi will enable the area to GHMC and HMDA are mak- tion and purification." Sanjeev Bhatt, V-P, Meril. Gaurelli ORR on the east. The become a tourist destination. ing proposals for the con- Dr Rakesh Mishra, Advisor Meril is equipped to man- estimated cost of constructing There are proposals in the struction of 12 new bridges in of CSIR-CCMB adds, "RNA ufacture 2 crore kits a month. the twelve bridges is about Rs future to arrange for clean the light of the suggestion that extraction, even with automa- Each kit suffices for 100 tests. 350 crore. water to flow into the Musi this partnership is essential tion, takes 4 hours for rough- Using these kits, each test will State Urban Development (HMDA), Greater Hyderabad new bridges to be built on bridges between them will instead of sewage. In this con- for things to happen faster, ly 500 samples. Viral Transport cost between Rs 45-60. Meril and Municipal Affairs Minister Municipal Corporation Musi. Officials have calculated make it much easier to balance text, the Musi coast will be free without a shortage of funds, Medium (VTM) and RNA manufactures medical solu- KT Rama Rao has focused (GHMC) and Musi River Front the cost of the project and have traffic from one side to the from illegal land occupancy and that everyone should work extraction both add a signifi- tions in the form of vascular specifically on the develop- Development officials, who forwarded it for the govern- other. and a new road network will be together. cant burden on money and intervention devices, struc- ment of Musi. Landscaping conducted a preliminary study ment's green signal. Particularly in the Langer set up with the construction of By this we can expect a time required for mass testing tural heart devices, endo- work is already underway on this, have identified 12 to 13 There are 13 bridges over the House, Puranapool, Afzalganj, the bridges. detailed project report on the for coronavirus. We believe surgery, ENT products & in- under the name Musi River bridges to be built. With Musi River between Narsingi Chadarghat, Dilsukhnagar, The GHMC and the HMDA bridges in three to four months this method has the potential vitro diagnostics. It is our Front Development. Minister KT Rama Rao giving ORR and the Gaurelli ORR, a Kothapet, Nagole and are also partnering in the devel- and arrangements are being of bringing the costs and time core commitment to ensure Hyderabad Metropolitan the green signal, the authorities stretch of 52 km. However, they areas, there is a opment of the Musi River. made to call for tenders and of testing by 40-50 per cent in the delivery of advance health- Development Authority are preparing proposals for 12 are far between. Building new high incidence of traffic con- Although the Musi River Front start the construction work. all kinds of settings." care solutions. hyderabad 04 HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | JUNE 3, 2021

Another Telangana achieving growth accused in bank robbery case held in all spheres: Talasani PNS n PEDDAPALLI PNS n MEDAK under Rythu Bheema to 776 families of farmers who died Rs In connection with the bank Despite the devastation by 5 lakh each. The government robbery that occurred on the corona pandemic, the has taken up the construction March 24 this year, the police Telangana state was achieving of 76 Rythu Vedikas at a cost on Wednesday nabbed progress in all spheres, of Rs 16.72 in the district to another accused Jahangir and Minister for Animal unite the farmers and 65 of Minister for Excise, Sports, Culture and Tourism Dr V Srinivasa Gowd inspecting guard of honour presented by the police as seized 99 grams of gold orna- Husbandry, Fisheries, Dairy them completed and another part of Telangana Formation Day celebrations in Mahabubnagar on Wednesday. ments, two mobile phones and Cinematography Talasani 11 under various stages of and Rs 3500 in cash. Srinivas Yadav said on construction. He said about It may be mentioned that Wednesday. 1791 amendments were made nine miscreants entered the Accompanied by MLA in connection with the lands TS Formation Day celebrated SBI Gunjapadugu branch in Padma Devender Reddy, MLC under the Dharani portal to Peddapalli by removing grills Seri Subhash Reddy, ZP chair- register agriculture properties. PNS n on the rear side and opened person Hemalatha Sekhar About 6800 survey numbers in the safety lockers with the Goud and District Collector Part-B and 433 applications Minister for Excise, Sports, help of a gas cylinder and gas Harish, Srinivas Yadav hoisted were resolved by converting Culture and Tourism Dr V Puvvada unveils national flag cutter and decamped with 6 the national flag and received from prohibited lands to patta Srinivasa Gowd on Wednesday PNS n of Manchukonda society. kg gold and Rs 18 lakh in cur- the guard of honour as part of lands in the district. hoisted the tricolour at the Earlier, the Minister rency notes. Following the the eighth Telangana State Giving an account of devel- Collectorate on the occasion of In connection with the ploughed the fields with complaint by the bank man- Formation Day celebrations opment activities in the irriga- the eighth Telangana state Telangana State Formation the help of double-oxen. ager Prahlad Pingwa, the at the integrated Collectorate tion sector, Talasani said 15 Formation Day celebrations. He Day celebrations, Minister Speaking on the occa- ACP of Godavarikhani stat- here on Wednesday. Earlier, the check-dams have been taken inspected the guard of honour on for Transport Puvvada Ajay sion, Puvvada said Chief ed investigation. Minister paid rich tributes to ple. The fever survey has been government provided adequate up at a cost of Rs 119 crore the occasion. The Minister felic- Kumar hoisted the nation- Minister KCR had intro- The police teams took martyrs at the martyrs' pylon conducted in two phases and irrigation water. So far, 3.15 across the Haldi rivulet and itated the kin of four martyrs of al flag at the TRS Party duced various welfare seven persons into custody in at Sankarampet. people who have corona symp- lakh metric tonnes of paddy seven dams were completed. Telangana by honouring them office here on Wednesday schemes for the develop- the bank robbery case till Speaking on the occasion, he toms were shifted to isolation was procured and paid Rs 371 Under the national sheep with a shawl, memento and Rs and paid rich tributes to ment of the farming com- now and recovered 3.2 kg of said when the state was mov- centres and about 133 people crore to the farmers. About development programme, 1016. Earlier, Srinivasa Gowd Jayasankar after munity to make the farmer gold and two more accused ing ahead by memorizing the were undergoing treatment in 3.29 lakh acres would be irri- 12,229 beneficiaries of Golla, paid floral tributes to the martyrs garlanding his statue. a king. As part of the Rythu were on the run. The arrest- sacrifices made by many great the hospitals for corona, the gated in the Kharif and Kuruma and have been at the martyrs' pylon at the R & Accompanied by District Bandhu scheme, the farm- ed persons are: Raju people and chalked out strate- Minister added. arrangements have been made distributed sheep units worth B Guest House here. Collector RV Karnan, the ers would get Rs 5000 each (Maharashtra) (AI), Devadas gies following their wishes and Stating that there was no to supply required fertilizers Rs 114.65 crore in the first Mahaboobnagar MP Manne Minister garlanded the per acre shortly. (Maharashtra) A2, ideals; the corona pandemic shortage of either vaccine or and seeds to the farmers, the phase and 143 units worth Rs Srinivas Reddy, Zilla Parishad statue of Telangana Talli on No state has introduced Sanketh(Maharashtra) A3, was caused a great disturbance medicines for treating the Minister said and added that 1.34 crore in the second phase. chairperson Swarna Sudhakar the by-pass road and paid such a wonderful scheme Navabul alias Pandey (UP) in human lives. Though it was corona patients, Talasani said the state government has given District Police Reddy, Devarakadra MLA Ala floral tributes to martyrs at in the country and it was A4, Danweer alias Gasto sad to say that the pandemic the government was taking all Rs 192 crore to 2.15 lakh farm- Superintendent Chandana Venkateswara Reddy, District the martyrs' pylon at the greatness of Chief (UP) A5 and Adesh Sarma has devastated the economy, precautionary measures to ers under the Rythu Bandhu Deepti, Additional Collector G Collector S Venkatrao, District Mayuri Centre. Minister KCR, he added. (UP) A6. about 91 people died of coro- contain the disease. Referring scheme in the Yasangi crop and Ramesh, IFFCO Director SP R Venkateswarlu, Additional Speaking on the occa- Zilla Parishad Chairman The seventh accused na in the district. The frontline to crops in the Yasangi, he said Rs 20.76 crore under Prime Devender Reddy, Library Collector K Seetharama Rao, sion, Ajay Kumar distrib- Kamal Raju, agriculture Jahangir (40) was nabbed on warriors, super spreaders and the government estimated Minister Kisan Samman Fund Association chairman Chandra DRO K Swarnalatha, Municipal uted subsidized seeds to officials and others were Wednesday. The Police said people above 45 age were given three times more of crop yield- to 1.03 farmers. Gowd, Municipal Chairman Chairman KC Narasimhulu 1400 farmers in the limits present on the occasion. he was a tailor by profession vaccination after conducting ing with an estimated 4.90 Srinivasa Yadav said Rs 34 Chandrapal and others partic- and others were present on the at Kakrala village in Badawi corona tests for 15,26,412 peo- lakh metric tonnes because the crore ex-gratia has been paid ipated in the programme. occasion. district of Uttar Pradesh. ‘TS realised with Sonia's mercy’ Raja Singh flays leaders for PNS n HYDERABAD establishment of Steel Factory at Bayyaram, Coach Factory at Telangana Pradesh Congress Kazipet, Tribal University and opposing Eatala's entry into BJP Committee president and others have been promised in MP N Uttam Kumar the APRA. However, in the last Reddy on Wednesday claimed seven years, the BJP did not that the entire credit of forma- bother to implement these Eatala joining BJP for tion of Telangana State would promises. go to Congress president Sonia At the same time, Telangana Gandhi. Rashtra Samithi which was self-protection: Bhatti He was addressing the party ruling the state for the past leaders and workers on the seven years also failed to ful- he Congress party continued its criticism occasion of Telangana fil the promises. Criticising the Tagainst former health minister Eatala Rajender Formation Day at Gandhi seven-year ruling of TRS in the on Wednesday saying that Eatala has opted for Bhavan. Uttam Kumar Reddy state, Uttam Kumar Reddy BJP only to protect himself. CLP leader Bhatti unfurled the national flag on said that the ruling party failed Vikramarka said Eatala joining BJP to get this occasion to celebrate the sacrifices of lives for to fulfil the aspirations of the protection from TRS with the help of the Centre. However, Congress was the alternative party to Formation Day. Telangana by many and grant- people of the state. He said that TRS. Sangareddy MLA T Jagga Reddy said that "I thank AICC president ed statehood. the state was ruled by TRS Dy Mayor draws flak for PNS n HYDERABAD since it has no Union Home ministry, Eatala Sonia Gandhi for granting Coming down heavily on much against the wishes of the Rajender was not joining Congress. He elaborated that Eatala statehood to Telangana on Chief Minister K Telangana people. BJP MLA Raja Singh has would have joined Congress if it had Home ministry with it. Eatala behalf of all the people of Chandrasekhar Rao for his He said that the BJP govern- not saluting Tricolor lashed out at the own party now required support from the Central Home Ministry and Income Telangana and the Congress misrule, Uttam said that the ment at the Centre and the leaders stating that there was PNS n Tax and Enforcement Directorate. Eatala needed the services of the party has made sacrifices to Chief Minister did not dare to TRS government in the state drew criticism in the political no place for the blackmail Delhi police as the state police filed cases against him. Eatala would realise the six-and-half- question the central govern- have miserably failed in han- circles as she acted adamant- politics in BJP. The leaders, have approached Congress if he has thoughts to wage a war decade-old dream of ment on its failure in imple- dling the situation arising out A controversy raked up over ly though she was in a respon- who were opposing the entry against KCR. The Congress was the strong party but Eatala Telangana people to own a menting the promises made to of the spread of the Covid pan- Deputy Mayor of Warangal sible position. Several leaders of Eatala Rajender into BJP, Rajender was the weak one, he said. state," Uttam Kumar Reddy Telangana in Andhra Pradesh demic in the state. He alleged Rizwana Shameem for raising said measures would be taken may face problem personally said. Re-organisation Act. that the state government has her hand to salute the national to avoid reoccurring such and hence they were making He said that Sonia Gandhi He said that the BJP govern- totally failed in providing the flag while the national anthem instances in future. However, comments, he said. has recognized the aspirations ment at the Centre has failed required medical infrastruc- was being rendered at the cele- people expressed deep con- Raja Singh said many TRS into BJP, he added. Peddireddy questioned the of the people of Telangana and to implement the promises ture in the state to face the brations of Telangana Formation cern over the attitude of leaders and protagonists would He made it clear that the BJP party openly as to why the also the decades-long fight for made in the AP Re-organisa- Covid Pandemic in the past 15 Day in Warangal on Wednesday. Deputy Mayor Rizwana follow his suit and join BJP if was not the party of father and party failed to consult him statehood. She was moved by tion Act made in 2014. The months. Deputy Mayor's attitude Shameem. Eatala joined. National leader- grandfather's party. It may be before discussions held with ship was well aware as to recalled that the party senior Eatala Rajender on joining whom to be inducted into the leader from Huzurabad E BJP. BJP national vice president party and whom not and it was Peddireddy expressed his dis- DK Aruna reportedly tried to not correct to say that they will pleasure over the proposed convince Peddireddy on the KCR buried democracy COVID leave the party if Eatala stepped Eatala's entry into the party. Eatala issue on Wednesday. in Telangana, alleges CPI AID PNS n HYDERABAD Moreover, KCR succeeded in MLA Manick Rao Counterfeit currency notes seized suppressing the voices of handing over PNS n CPI national secretary Dr K Opposition parties. oxygen WARANGAL lation in the market. uine Rs 2000, Rs 500, Rs 200, Narayana has alleged that He alleged that there was no concentrator The accused were identified Rs 100, Rs 50, Rs 20, and Rs 10 Chief Minister K democracy in Telangana. The donated by The task force sleuths nabbed as Vagari Ramesh(55) and his notes and stacked in bundles Chandrasekhar Rao buried government had adopted sup- Member of a couple for printing fake cur- wife Vagari Saraswati(45), a of 100 notes each. Ramesh the democracy in the state and pressive methods towards the Parliament BB rency notes using a colour resident of Kasibugga in runs the chicken centre and his his seven-year rule witnessed Opposition and also the peo- Patil to Jamait printer and scanner at their Warangal. wife runs the fancy store. the people's pains. ple who questioned the atroc- Ulema members residence in Warangal on Speaking to the media per- With escalating financial Speaking to the media at ities of the government. The in Zaheerabad on Wednesday. sons, Warangal Police problems, they decided to Nagari in Chittoor district in BJP has been getting a strong- Wednesday. TRS Acting on a tip-off, the task Commissioner Dr Tarun Joshi make easy money by printing Andhra Pradesh state on hold in Telangana due to leader Mohiuddin force police seized Rs 10.96 said that the couple bought a fake currency notes. The cou- Wednesday, Narayana alleged KCR's policies. The then TJAC and Zamith Ulma lakh fake currency notes with colour printer and a scanner ple circulated the counterfeit that the TRS government chairman Prof Kodandaram chairman Muzeeb denomination of Rs 2000, Rs and printed copies at Ramesh's currency in hassle-free shops totally failed in fulfilling the and now Eatala Rajender dis- are also seen. 500, Rs 200, Rs 100, Rs 50, Rs home. These photocopies were in Hanmakonda and assurances given to the people. tanced from KCR. 20 and Rs 10 meant for circu- then cut into the size of gen- Warangal. ‘Shadow Mayor' ruling the roost in Meerpet KCR mortgaged self- B SRIDHAR YADAV there. He would ask her to leave Sabita, who has been pacify- n RANGAREDDY Minister Sabita Indra Reddy helpless her memorandum on problems ing them. The style of func- respect of TS people of her division with the inwards tioning of the Mayor became Meerpet Municipal tives to stay away from the section. a big headache for the minis- Corporation Mayor Durga office of their spouses. But the If she wants to speak to the ter, who has to placate their Deeplal's style of functioning orders seem to be shelved. Mayor directly to air her prob- ruffled feelings. in Delhi: Ponnala has become a big headache for Earlier also, Chief Minister K lems in her division, her hus- The Minister has asked the PNS n HYDERABAD Rs 4 lakh crore and looted Education Minister Sabita Chandrasekhar Rao has asked band would discourage her Mayor to coordinate works the same in the name of Indra Reddy. It is alleged that woman people's representa- saying that she has had no with corporators, but there Former minister and Mission and the Mayor's husband is func- tives to discharge duties of mobile phone. Another seems to be no perceptible Congress senior leader other projects. tioning like a 'shadow Mayor' their office independently. But, Corporator Narsimha also change in her conduct. Ponnala Laxmaiah has He said that KCR's farm- causing much heartburn to the directions are rarely being expressed similar views. As Therefore, the minister is also alleged that Chief Minister K house and Pragathi Bhavan the TRS corporators who are implemented. the Mayor remained inaccessi- apparently not happy with the Chandrasekhar Rao has were good but not others. peeved at not able to get their The corporators say that the ble, the corporators are not able Mayor's style of functioning. mortgaged the self-respect of Ridiculing KCR, Ponnala works done, including minor Mayor is not accessible in her to solve even minor problems The elected people's represen- the people of Telangana in said that KCR won't step into works like street lamps. office. But, her husband would in divisions. tatives say that their hands are Delhi and his rule was con- the secretariat till the new They feel that there is no use advise corporators to leave The TRS corporators of the over it as she is not able to sanc- TRS corporator from 15 th tied as the minister is taking the fined to his family. one was constructed. in continuing as corporators as memoranda, if any, in the Meerpet Municipal tion at least one street lamp in division Durga Deeplal was damage control measures. He said on Wednesday KCR saw jail premises they are not able to implement office. WhatsApp group mes- Corporation have been publicly her division. She sought to elected Meerpet Mayor unan- The minister is working that the cultivation increased while going to Warangal as the development works for sages of corporations are con- giving vent to their discontent know what happened to street imously by TRS corporators hard for the development of in the state due to the rains his last destiny was jail only. which Sabita Indra Reddy had soling each other for the sorry over the style of functioning of lamps meant for 1500 streets in on the advice of Sabita Indra Meerpet, but the style of func- but not due to the irrigation "I thought KCR would pre- laid the foundation stone long state of affairs in the corpora- the Mayor through social the corporation. Reddy. Ever since she was tioning of the Mayor has been projects constructed by fer to Cherlapally jail, how- back. It may be recalled that tion. media. Lady Corporator Akki If she goes to Mayor's cham- elected Mayor, the corpora- earning a bad name to the KCR. ever, he has been construct- KTR has asked husbands of The 'shadow mayor' issue is Madhavi Eswar Goud has bers, she cannot be seen there tors have been lodging com- party, the corporators express He alleged that the gov- ing a new one in Warangal", elected people's representa- posing a big headache to Sabita. expressed her dissatisfaction instead her husband is spotted plaints against her with concern. ernment made debts worth he asserted. nation 05

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MP 'HONEY TRAP' CASE Patnaik writes to all CMs, pitches SIT fails to record MP ex-CM for vax procurement by Centre Kamal Nath's statement PNS n INDORE

PNS n BHUBANESWAR said. areas cannot access the inter- A Special Investigation Team "They are unwilling to get net and therefore online reg- (SIT) probing the 'honey trap' Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik on into supply contracts with istration has to be flexible, he case in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday wrote to all the the State government. While said. Wednesday could not record a chief ministers in the the domestic vaccine manu- Patnaik said that he has statement of state Congress country,urging them to build a facturers are having supply already raised the matter with president Kamal Nath as he consensus over procurement of constraints and are not able to the Centre and also spoken to was not available in Bhopal, an the COVIDvaccines by the commit required supplies," a few chief ministers. official said. Centre for distribution among the chief minister said. "However, I would respect- The 'honey-trap scandal, the states. Patnaik said that under fully suggest that all the State which came to light in 2019, In the letter, Patnaik wrote these circumstances, the best Governments should come to was an organised racket where- that no state is safeunless all option available is for the a consensus on this issue for in a gang used to lure rich and the states adopt vaccination as Centre to centrally procure early resolution of this prob- high-placed people using the topmostpriority and exe- vaccines and distribute them lem. We should act fast before young women and later black- cute it on war-footing. among the state so that the any third wave comes and cre- mail them threatening to Delhi on Wednesday as per his Investigators had arrested five "The only way to protect people are vaccinated at the ates further havoc," he said. release objectionable content pre-decided programme and women and their driver from our people against future- earliest. Maintaining that the such as intimate videos and therefore won't be able to Bhopal and Indore in waves and provide them with "At the same time, the exe- COVID-19 pandemic is the screenshots of social media record his statement," September 2019 in connection a hope of survival isvaccina- Patnaik noted that after the "Many states have floated cution of the vaccination pro- greatest challenge that the chats. The young women were Narendra Saluja, the media with the 'honey trap' case. tion," Patnaik wrote in the let- Centre announced phase 3 of global tenders for vaccine gramme has to be decen- country is facing since the brought to Bhopal through coordinator of the former At that time, the Kamal ter that he shared onTwitter, the vaccine policy, allowing procurement. However, it is tralised and States allowed the Independence struggle, trafficking, police had said. Madhya Pradesh chief minis- Nath-led Congress govern- tagging all the chief ministers. vaccination for everyone quite clear that the global flexibility to determine their Patnaik urged the chief min- Nath had claimed in an ter, told PTI. ment was in power in Madhya "But this cannot be a battle above the age of 18 and vaccine manufacturers are own mechanism to ensure isters to come together in the online press conference on A senior SIT official also Pradesh. among the states to compete opened procurement for the looking forward to the Union universal vaccination," he spirit of cooperative federal- May 21 that he possessed a pen said as Nath was not available Police had filed a charge against each other to procure states and private sector, the Government for the clear- mentioned. ism, setting aside the political drive/CD of the honey trap in Bhopal, his statement on sheet in the case in a court in vaccines," he added. demand increased. ances and assurances," he For example, many hilly differences. case, following which a notice possessing the pen drive of the Indore on December 16, 2019. was served to him by the SIT honey trap incident could not As per the charge sheet, the to record his statement under be recorded. organised gang used to lured CLASS 12 BOARD EXAMS the CrPc sections. The official said no fresh rich and high-placed people "Nath had already informed date was given to Nath to using young women trafficked We are committed to in writing that he will be in record his statement. to Bhopal. sustain normalcy and Experts: Challenge to decide Gujarat: Elderly INDIA CORNER peace in JK: YK Joshi criteria; yet, must be done man mauled to PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n UDHAMPUR war-like stores, especially auto- death by leopard 8 new flying training academies matic weapons," he said. Education experts and stake- The security situation in Jammu The result is, terrorists are holders believe the bigger chal- PNS n BHAVNAGAR and Kashmir has by and large resorting to low-scale standoff lenge before the CBSE now is to be set up in 5 airports: Govt been peaceful and the Army is attacks and avoiding direct coming up with a fair evalua- A 70-year-old man was ight new flying training committed to ensure that the gunbattles, Lt Gen Joshi said. tion criteria for class 12 stu- mauled to death by a leopard Eacademies will be set up civil administration operates in Terrorists "are avoiding a dents whose exams have been in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district in five airports with an aim a fear-free environment, pitched battle when contact is cancelled and demanded that onWednesday, a forest depart- to make India a global pilot Northern Army commander established with security forces", the policy is notified soon. ment official said.The inci- training hub, the Ministry of Lieutenant General Y K Joshi he said. The experts hailed the deci- dent took place in Padhiyarka Civil Aviation said on has said. Lt Gen Joshi said that recruit- sion to cancel the board exams village underMahuva range of Wednesday. The five Lt Gen Joshi, who is a ment of local youths by terror which were earlier postponed the Shetrunji wildlife division airports -- Belagavi and Kargil war hero, said synergised, groups has more or less been in view of the second wave of in Greater Gir area, Chief Kalaburagi in Karnataka, ethical and precision operations restricted and is in only three COVID-19 pandemic. Conservator of Forest Jalgaon in Maharashtra, by security forces have dealt a districts of south Kashmir. Given the current situation, holders aimed at promoting should be given due advan- (Wildlife), Junagadh, Khajuraho in Madhya severe blow to the 'tanzeems' "There has been a percepti- it is the right decision to can- quality education. tage," said Charu Wahi, Dushyant Vasavada said. Pradesh and Lilabari in Assam -- have been carefully chosen since (terrorist groups), the terror ble difference within the cel the CBSE Board exams. In a meeting chaired by Principal, Nirmal Bhartia "The village sarpanch they have minimal disruption due to weather issues and civil or network operating in the union Kashmir Valley where North There is no way we could Prime Minister Narendra School. informed the beat guard about- military air traffic, it stated. The establishment of these eight territory and their leadership, Kashmir has started to savour have held exams without com- Modi on Tuesday, it was decid- According to the incident around 6.20 am. The academies is aimed at making India a global flying training hub and both local and foreign. the benefits of peace", he said. promising the safety of chil- ed that the CBSE will take steps Karthik, CEO, The Heritage body of Bhanabhai Baraiya was to prevent the exodus of Indian cadets to foreign academies, it "The security situation in Another initiative of securi- dren. While we welcome the to compile the results of class Schools, the decision on can- found in a plantation area. stated. Additionally, these academies will also be designed to cater Jammu and Kashmir has by ty forces, which has begun to decision, we hope the modal- 12 students as per a well- cellation of board exams has Cages have been put up to trap to the flying training requirements of cadets in India's neighbouring and large been peaceful, barring yield results is the surrender of ities would be worked out defined objective criteria in a provided some clarity and theleopard," he said. countries, it mentioned. and Skynex," the ministry said. a few incidents, where terrorists local terrorists, indicative that quickly in consultation with time-bound manner. assuaged stress levels among There have been several cases in order to vent their frustration there is a drastic loss of traction stakeholders, they said. "The next step is equally crit- students and parents but the of human-animal conflict in have targeted soft and vulner- amongst the youth who are "Since class marks are ical and crucial in terms of challenge now is for the CBSE forested areas of Gujarat in the able parts of the citizenry," the being forced to take up arms, important factor that affects deciding the process and cri- to arrive at an alternative cri- recent past. Two tigresses rescued one commander told PTI in an the commander said. students' career, we expect teria based on which the chil- teria to determine grade 12 Between 2015 and 2019, leop- interview. "We are committed to sustain CBSE to ensure students don't dren's performance will be marks. ards attacked 718 people indiffer- year ago released into wild "The 'tanzeems' have been normalcy and peace in Jammu get affected with the method- gauged. This should be done "Any delay or any confusion ent parts of the state and out of left rudderless without effective and Kashmir, allowing the civil ology of awarding marks," said keeping in mind that many of on the new grading criteria will them, 67 died, the government wo tigresses, rescued from leadership and there is a dearth administration to operate in a Praveen Raju, Co-Chair, FICCI them make that extra effort lead to more confusion and told the state Assembly in March Ta tiger reserve in Madhya of arms, ammunition and other 'fear-free' environment," he said. ARISE, a collegium of stake- during the last mile and hence, stress among students. this year. Pradesh about a year ago and kept at an animal ward, have now been released into the wild, a senior forest official said. The two felines are over Book Baba Ramdev for sedition, says Guj cancels board 3 years' old now. They were rescued as cubs from the buffer area of the Sanjay Tiger Reserve in Sidhi and brought to Baheraha ward of the Bandhavgarh petition filed in Bihar court exams for class 12 Tiger Reserve in Umaria, an official release quoting Principal Chief conser-vator of Forest, Wildlife, Alok Kumar said on Tuesday evening. PNS n MUZAFFARPUR Ramdev, the founder of the PNS n AHMEDABAD sideration the Centre's decision After being kept at the Baheraha ward for about a year, they have now Patanjali Group, is in the eye to scrap the exams for class 12 been shifted to the Sanjay Tiger Reserve (in Sidhi district) and the Baba Ramdev has been of the storm over uncharita- Taking a cue from the Centre's students of the CBSE given the Satpura Tiger Reserve (Hoshangabad), he said. Based on the dragged to court by a resident ble comments against the decision to scrap the CBSE class coronavirus pandemic," state recommendation of wildlife experts, the tigresses have been released of this north Bihar town, who allopathic system of medicine, 12 board exams amid the contin- Education Minister into the wild for their free and natural movement, he said. has prayed that the yoga guru including coronavirus vac- uing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bhupendrasinh Chudasama told be booked for sedition in the cines. Gujarat government on reporters after attending a wake of his alleged disparaging The Indian Medical Wednesday decided to cancel the Cabinet meeting in Gandhinagar. remarks against modern med- Association has been up in upcoming state board exams for Approximately 1.40 lakh stu- icine and its practitioners. arms against the yoga guru for class 12 students. dents of science stream and 5.43 Norms for clearing foreign- The petition was filed in the denigrating the tireless ser- The state government had lakh students of the general court of the Chief Judicial vices rendered by doctors recently announced that the class stream were expected to appear made COVID-19 vax eased Magistrate by Gyan Prakash during the COVID-19 pan- 12 board exams for students of for the board exam. through his counsel Sudhir demic to which many medical general and science streams will "As Prime Minister Narendra ndia's apex drug regulator has Kumar Ojha, himself a serial practitioners have also suc- be conducted from July 1 by Modi on Tuesday announced the Iwaived the requirement of litigant who remains in the cumbed. adhering to the COVID-19 pro- cancellation of the CBSE exam testing every batch of foreign- news for petitions against top His known proximity with tocol. for class 12 in the larger interest made COVID-19 vaccines by politicians, stars the BJP notwithstanding, "The state government decid- of students, our government has the Central Drugs Laboratory, and foreign heads of state. dubbed Ramdev's utterances ing besides the Disaster Ramdev's comments have ed to scrap the exams for class 12 also decided to cancel the state Kasauli and post-launch bridg- The petition filed before the as "fraudulent", and sought Management Act. been met with disapproval by of the Gujarat Secondary and board exam, which was sched- ing trials for such firms, a move court of Acting CJM invoking of IPC sections per- The matter will be taken up many leaders of the party in Higher Secondary Board uled to start from July 1," that will bolster availability of Shailendra Rai here has taining to sedition and cheat- for hearing on June 7. power at the Centre. (GSHSB) after taking into con- Chudasama said. vaccines. The decision by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) comes in the backdrop of Pfizer and Cipla putting forth similar demands during negotiations to supply imported vaccines to India. These exemptions have been made in light of the huge vaccination requirements in India in the wake of the recent Retd officials barred from publishing sensitive info surge of COVID-19 cases and the need for increased availability of imported vaccines to meet national requirements, according to DCGI. "It PNS n NEW DELHI any material relating to and cy law. From 2008 to 2011, the ing, revealing specific knowl- has been decided that for approval of COVID-19 vaccines in India for including domain of the organ- number rose to 25 after the edge and sensitive information restricted use in emergency situation which are already approved for The Centre has amended its isation, including any reference inclusion of the elite SPG gained by virtue of having restricted use by US FDA, EMA, UK MHRA, PMDA Japan. rules barring officers who had or information about any per- guarding the prime minister, worked in that organisation”. worked in intelligence and sonnel and his designation, the CBI, the National Stating that the order was security related organisations and expertise or knowledge Investigation Agency (NIA) issued to bring clarity on the from publishing sensitive infor- gained by virtue of working in and the Defence Research and issue, the sources said, "By no LPG cylinder explosion leads mation by adding new clauses, that organization”. Development Organisation means do these rules deny any including the conditions that There was no mention of (DRDO). such former official from to house collapse, 8 dead they can't share any material on domain of the organisation Allaying fears expressed in expressing his/her views. In "domain of the organisation" or and reference to any personnel some sections of the media, fact, it makes it easier for them ight people, including three chil- its personnel. in the 2007 rules. government sources said the to do so, given that they can Edren, have been killed when a The Central Civil Services "Domain may be taken to intention of the government is now contact the Head of their double-storey house in Tikri village (Pension) Amendment Rules, mean core area or core areas of “always to safeguard national former employer organisation here collapsed after an LPG cylinder 2021, dated May 31 and noti- Protection Group (SPG) and was notified in March 2008, the the working of an organisa- interests”. and seek clarification on explosion, police said on fied late Tuesday, also states the Border Security Force employees are already barred tion," an official explained. "An erroneous and mislead- whether the proposed materi- Wednesday. Seven people have that they need to take prior (BSF), are covered under the from publishing any sensitive The amended rules specify ing narrative is sought to be al is sensitive or non-sensitive." been grievously injured in the permission from the "head of rules. information, "the disclosure that they cover government created with regard to the The 2007 rules had barred Tuesday night incident and they the organization" for publish- All employees would have to of which would prejudicially servants who have worked in rules, which were designed to employees from publishing have been rushed to Lucknow for ing such material. In the earli- give an undertaking to the affect the sovereignty and any “Intelligence or Security- remove any confusion regard- material including "sensitive better treatment, officials said. "The er 2007 rules, permission was head of organisation that they integrity of India". related organisation included in ing existing restrictions on the information, the disclosure of LPG cylinder exploded in the house of one Nurul Hasan around 10 to be taken from the head of would not publish sensitive The amended provision now the Second Schedule of the subject," they said. which would prejudicially affect pm on Tuesday which led to the double-storey house to collapse. the department. information, failing which their reads, “No government servant, Right to Information Act, 2005 The sources added that a few the sovereignty and integrity of Eight people died in the incident while seven others were seriously Twenty-five organisations, pension can be "withheld or who, having worked in any (22 of 2005)”. intelligence and government India, the security, strategic, sci- injured," District Magistrate Markandey Shahi said. The deceased have including the Intelligence withdrawn", the amendment intelligence or security-related When the RTI Act was officials who had worked in entific or economic interests of been identified as Nisar Ahmad (35), Rubina Bano (32), Shamshad Bureau (IB), Research and states. organization…shall, without incorporated in 2005, 18 intelligence or security-related the state, or relation with a for- (28), Sairunisha (35), Shahbaz (14), Noori Saba (12), Meraj (11) and Analysis Wing (RAW), the According to the Central prior clearance from the head organisations were in Schedule organisations had in the past eign state or which would lead Mohammad Shoeab (2). Superintendent of Police, Santosh Kumar Central Bureau of Investigation Civil Services (Pension) of the organisation, make any two and their details could not “publicly expressed themselves to incitement of an offence" Mishra said personnel of the force immediately reached the spot after (CBI) as well as the Special Amendment Rules 2007 that publication after retirement, of be subjected to the transparen- by means of writing or speak- after their retirement. receiving information of the incident on its helpline. HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | JUNE 3, 2021 06

www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Left politics wanes Exam muddle Thanks to COVID, student exams for the senior secondary-level have become a maze but ideology stays! GYANESHWAR DAYAL he CBSE Class XII examinations stand cancelled for 2021 on account of the second surge of COVID-19. For the health and safety of the students, explained TPrime Minister Narendra Modi. A formula will be arrived at to “assess” the can- As it seems, the Communists are themselves to blame for the deep fall didates and give them marks. Will anyone fail in such a situation? The question is rhetorical, but underlines some contrarian issues with the manner in which the coun- that they find themselves in, from Tripura to West Bengal try tackles student examinations. The announcement has been met with glee all around. After the CBSE Class X exams were cancelled a couple of months ago, the possi- erala was the first State in the world to have an bility of holding XII exams was already doomed. The “mood” for the exams was not elected Left there. The social media was crowded with messages for cancelling them. Myriad Government. It may Kwell be the last in India; the two reasons were given for not taking the exams. The “results” will take some weeks coming. Those who strongholds of the Left Bengal and Tripura have already fallen. were planning to go abroad for undergraduate stud- Today, Kerala is the only state ies or were ready for a fall term admission will be where the Left is in power. It is the most troubled. If the foreign universities do not rare for any party to repeat the extend the deadline for the results, they stand to term but the Left has done it and must be happy about it. lose a term. Will students who apply for admis- However, their happiness sions after getting their XII results have no prob- may be short-lived. The Left has lem taking IELTS or TOEFL or GRE? What about done everything to decimate COVID and lack of vaccination? itself and make it irrelevant to Indian politics. Though It Those looking for domestic admissions have would be too early to write its to wait to see if there is to be a common entrance obit, one thing is for sure; there test. If not, how can a university assess a student is something wrong with the on the basis of marks not obtained through an examination? What about admis- Left. When the CPI loses its sions to IITs and medical colleges that require an entrance test? The circumstances national party status and the CPM holds on to it, it should be for the now-cancelled XII exams would be the same for these tests too, won’t they? a cause of concern for the Left The top-of-the-class students would be the most affected by the contrived results leaders, the win in Kerala and most of them would not want to waste more time by appearing in a re-exam notwithstanding. in the future. If anything, the cancellation may have created an “exam-class” divide Fifteen years back, the left The Left did some path- certain individuals and ical emperor style, Vijayan alliance had 59 seats. That has breaking work in its early policemen. Not only no ignominiously shunted out of sorts. There is such a brouhaha over 14 lakh students appearing in the CBSE come down to five, four cour- days. Operation Barga, the action was taken against KK Shailaja from his new XII whereas close to a crore appear in the state boards and nobody is talking about tesy DMK. The political pundits land reform programme, those involved and even Cabinet. But he might end them. There is a National Education Policy and yet CBSE, ICSE and state boards may be worried about the which gave a big blow to feu- indicted policemen were up wiping the Left from the dish out a decentralised fare. There was a need for a centralised decision-making Congress, but it is the Left that dal agriculture, was one such given promotion. The rea- State instead. is a politically endangered programme. It managed son was, of course, that the The Left is caught in a in times of the pandemic. One question that escaped being asked is: Why were not species right now. The Left communal harmony well. Left wanted to show that it quagmire. It missed the “his- the CBSE XII exams not held this February? They were held in February 2020, weren’t parties that should have been at Barring a few skirmishes, no was mainstream and had toric opportunity” to have a they, when nothing was known about COVID-19 and there was no vaccine either? the forefront to voice people’s communal riots were report- nothing to do with the Left Prime Minister. Its lead- Nearly 16 lakh students appeared for the NEET exam last September and none of concerns are nowhere on the ed from the Left-run States. THE POLITICAL ultras. It abandoned the very ers fail to see things from an streets. The Left is silent on It did instill in common peo- people who were part once Indian perspective. Rather, it them encountered a COVID-inappropriate situation at the exam centres. It is true unemployment, rising prices, ple that they had a place in PUNDITS MAY BE part of it. No efforts were borrowed the template from that an exam can be deferred or cancelled if the circumstances are adverse. But to privatisation, crony capitalism. Indian society, but it all fiz- WORRIED ABOUT made to bring them into the China, for which it is often begin discussing the holding of the exams with the idea of cancelling them? Or, for The concern for the poor is at zled out soon. THE CONGRESS, BUT mainstream. The CPI(M)- criticised. The Chinese that matter, what about vaccinations for and safety of students of those state boards the core of the Left ideology. It doesn’t take too many led Government in West goods and ideas don’t last in The Left should have made big follies to kill you in politics. IT IS THE LEFT THAT Bengal was using the Central India. It made little effort to intent on holding the examinations? strides in times of economic A single blunder is enough IS A POLITICALLY armed forces and even seek- understand the Indian meltdown and communal dis- to push you out of the game. ENDANGERED ing help from Israel to crush mindset. It couldn’t take on PIC traught but that is not happen- The Left has shot itself in the the tribal movement in the Right-wing; in an TALK ing. foot many a time. Its SPECIES RIGHT Lalgarh. ostrich-like manner it never The Left has not able to Politburo became a club of NOW. THE LEFT The final blow in West addressed the question of strike the right chord with bhadralok out of sync with PARTIES THAT Bengal came when religion in politics. In fact, people. This is bad for Indian reality. It became deaf to new Buddhadeb Bhattacharya its vote bank shifted to the democracy. In our democracy, voices and failed to adapt to SHOULD HAVE BEEN tried to forcibly acquire 997 BJP. It contemplated a just there is a place for all shades of Indian conditions. AT THE FOREFRONT acres of agricultural land in society based on human dig- political ideologies — Right, In 1977, the Jyoti Basu- TO VOICE PEOPLE’S Singur. Thereafter, the Left nity but never bothered to Left and Centre, even fringes. led Left dispensation came became a relic of the past. even ban the man-pulled The burnout of the Left leaves to power in West Bengal and CONCERNS ARE What Buddhadeb did in carriages in Kolkata. large sections of society rud- went on to rule for 34 years. NOWHERE ON THE Bengal, Pinarayi Vijayan is Not many Left leaders derless and voiceless. Tribals, Its major election plank was STREETS. THE LEFT doing in Kerala. There is are visible today. In the era Dalits, the downtrodden, land- to punish policemen and anger among the farmers of TV, your presence matters less laborers, peasants who the Congress netas who IS SILENT ON against the land acquisitions more than your work. And looked up to the Left have to indulged in excesses in the UNEMPLOYMENT, in Kerala. The Government right, now its presence and seek mentors. The Left is to name of countering the is evicting farmers and work are both suspect. blame itself for its current Naxalbari movement. The RISING PRICES, acquiring land. The cadres (The writer is a columnist state. It turned against the very Haratosh Chakravarty com- PRIVATISATION, are helping it by burning and documentary film- people it was supposed to pro- mittee was appointed, which CRONY CAPITALISM makeshift shelters of the maker. The views expressed tect and nurture. recommended action against protesting farmers. In a typ- are personal.) LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SOUNDBITE The MV X-Press Pearl, left, is pulled by a naval vessel at Kapungoda, off Colombo PTI PERSONAL DATA SECURITY MECHANISM The time to act is Sir — Several developed and developing now. This is a time countries have formulated their own set of Junk the sedition law when we all The genesis rules in protecting the privacy and data understand that there security of the citizens. In contrast, in India gen and drugs being threatened or charged with are going to be many the bulk of the social media platforms like sedition. There are any number of instances of urgent health challenges in the next Where did the virus come from, after all? Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and the oth- citizens being subjected to the rigours of this law two decades. ers are owned by foreign entities, which are for saying or doing nothing more than what they Union Health Minister The debate, and the confusion, persist are entitled to say or do as free citizens of a free — Harsh Vardhan governed only by profit motive. In the country. The incarceration of human rights he second wave of the Corona pandemic may be waning but its scare remains absence of a personal data protection act yet defenders on unsubstantiated sedition charges intact. After it first came to light in late 2019, the origins and its spread of to see the light of day, it makes them diffi- in the Bhima Koregaon case is just one instance My fellow Americans, Novel Coronavirus have been a subject of study. It is being probed by vari- cult to control. among so many. In this context, it must be said this was not a riot. T In this respect, the Government gave that the mainstream media have not taken the This was a massacre. ous agencies around the world. Many conspiracy theories of its origin have been them prior notice on February 25, 2021, to hankfully, the Supreme Court came to the cause of these fighters for justice and freedom Among the worst in doing the rounds ever since some figment of imaginations others not. One plau- comply with the changes of the IT Rules, rescue of two Telugu TV channels — TV5 as their own. our history, sible theory is that it came from the Huanan seafood and wildlife market in Wuhan. 2021, in terms of bringing traceability as a Tand ABN — on whom sedition charges were The citizens are left to suffer the conse- Another attributed to Wuhan virology lab in Wuhan. It was said that it leaked from means to identify the originator of the mes- slapped on account of their reportage of the quences of leaving it to the governments and their sage. The compliance period has elapsed but COVID-19 pandemic in Andhra Pradesh and agencies to decide what constitutes seditious US President a Coronavirus lab in China that was working or they still do not seem to mend their ways. stayed coercive action against them. It felt that activity using such “subjectively interpreting’ — Joe Biden developing the virus strain. So where did it come Moreover, disseminating of fake news it was “time to define the limits of sedition” and terms as ‘hatred’, ‘contempt’ and disaffection” in a partisan manner, aiding and abetting decided to examine the constitutionality of this and frame the charges accordingly. What is from? The latest findings by the US Intelligence sug- colonial-era provision (Section 124A) in the IPC. extremely problematic is that criticism of the I can’t thank Madhuri gest that it was indeed a lab leak that led to this rumours are similarly grave threats to By no stretch of imagination can criticism enough for making national security.Several cases of data leak- Government or the ruling party is often miscon- pandemic on a global scale. It refutes the theory of the management of the COVID-19 pandem- strued, obviously with intent, and denounced me so comfortable on ages such as Cambridge Analytica episode set. Never felt I was of it originating at the Huanana seafood and wildlife ic, be it by the Union Government or by a State as “anti-national” or “seditious” for political rea- in 2018 are a case in point. The world has Government, be construed as a seditious activ- sons. The false equation of the Government’s or working with a super market. The revelations are the result of ongoing already moved ahead, to enact stringent laws ity. The apex court expressed its exasperation the party’s interest with the nation’s interest super super STAR. investigations by the US and the UK agencies that to protect their citizens privacy. and concern over the discriminate use of the sedi- brings critics within the reach of the sedition law. Actor are trying to connect the dots. Some startling facts When the rules made by them are arbi- tion law against critics, journalists, social media It is reasonable to argue the case for the aboli- — Sanjay Kapoor trary and users are only given the option users and activists for airing COVID-related griev- tion of a law that fetters free speech and dissent have come to light. They give insight into the spread of opting in or opting out, safeguarding the ances. More seriously, it took note of those seek- which are at the heart of democracy. of SARS-CoV-2, the official name of Novel data of citizens is of paramount importance ing help to gain medical access, medical oxy- G David Milton | Tamil Nadu Ideally, in the long Coronavirus. , even as private social media platforms have run if they want to become an intrinsic part of public life luxuries. The Government must understand happy for a day or two during this grim pursue with the Test The story goes that three miners were entrust- Moreover , the right to freedom is not it is a new vaccine programme and people’s time. What the Government should have championship, a ed to clean an abandoned copper mine in Moijang way back in 2012. They had absolute, and many instances of hate speech health centres alone cannot handle the huge ensured is that the private hospitals do not best-of-three final to work in the knee-deep filth of bat excreta and urine. All three fell sick. Three , unethical comments , rumours and so on, programme at a time when it has claimed force people to go to hotels with whom they would be ideal — a that all the eligible people would be vacci- have tied up and also they don't come in three-match final as culmination of more men replaced them and also fell sick. Three of the six men died. They had which at times try to outrage the modesty two and a half years of cricket of an individual ,have been found circulat- nated by the end of this year. the way of the Government's free vaccina- the same symptoms that we now associate with Corona. The bat excreta, taken around the globe. ing in social media. So, it is pertinent on the Since the Government has allowed the tion programme. Incidentally, a travel to the Wuhan lab, revealed that the fungus on the fleece was in the lungs of the part of the Government to enact firm laws RWAs and the corporates to assist residents agency in Delhi has been offering a 21-day Indian coach dead miners. Later, three researchers also died, and somehow the virus leaked in order to curb the malpractices that these and employees for vaccination by collabo- Moscow vaccine-cum-holiday package — Ravi Shastri out. We would never know. A conspiracy theory doing the rounds suggests that foreign firms often resort to. rating with private hospitals; the hotels too which includes two shots of Sputnik V vac- Corona spread in the countries which were competing with China— the US, the Vijay Singh Adhikari | Nainital could have been allowed to offer vaccine cine, the first one being given on the fol- I was abducted by packages. lowing day of arrival in Moscow. These Indian agents and UK, and India, you name it. One thing is for sure, Coronavirus does not have ances- WRONG TO BAR HOTEL PACKAGES There is a small section of people who packages are booked by the super rich. Is given shock with a tral history. Yet another study, by a British professor and a Norwegian scientist, Sir — This refers to the editorial “Gold dig- are ready to pay for such a package and this the Government allowed to ban such Taser gun whenever claim that Chinese took a natural Coronavirus “backbone” found in Chinese cave gers" (June) 2. It was wrong on the part of would help the Government to free up the packages? I resisted. bats and spliced a new “spike” onto it to make it a military-grade. Remember, the the Government to bar hotels in association space for those who cannot pay for the vac- N Nagarajan | with hospitals offering a vaccine package cination. Some youngsters may also want Chinese Premier never wore a mask or protection while visiting Wuhan. Of course, with a starting price of `.2,599, which to take their parents to such hotels to get Send your feedback to: Fugitive diamantaire China also suffered in Wuhan but then all bomb makers lose a finger or two. includes overnight stay, dinner and other them vaccinated and also make them feel [email protected] — Mehul Choksi HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | JUNE 3, 2021 07 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ FIRSTCOLUMN PREPAREDNESS Dealing with COVID, IS IMPERATIVE RAJAT ARORA The EWS rationale should be applied the Uttar Pradesh way to pandemics for better containment The Triple-T model implemented by the State has brought down the daily positivity rate from 16 per cent to merely 0.5 per cent. Other states must follow suit redictions were once being made that coro- BHARAT GOEL navirus cases in Uttar Pradesh would GIRIJA K SALONI exceed one lakh a day in May. On the con- he second wave of COVID-19 hit India hard, stretching trary, the state has done a phenomenal job byP bringing down daily case-count to just 1,497 on its health care infrastructure to the limits. Even the younger and fitter, hitherto believed to be relatively immune to the May 31 after the 38,000-peak on April 24. With more T than 4.84 crore people having been tested for the virus, have suffered its full fury. Obviously, the vaccination pro- coronavirus, the state has been strictly following the gram needs to be expedited and the not so is to be better pre- track-treat-test protocol responsible for an impres- pared for likely onslaughts in the future, whether the third wave, sive 96.6 per cent recovery in active covid cases. other versions of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Every day, more than three lakh people are test- (SARS), or other viral infections. As they say — "winter is com- ed for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus; Uttar ing". Studies are linking climate change and rapid urbanisa- Pradesh became the first state to test 3.7 lakh peo- ple a day. Its Triple-T strategy is being effectively tion to occurrence of infectious zoonotic diseases transmit- implemented in its 97,941 villages. This door-to- ted from animals to humans. Global warming is impacting door inspection model has helped bring down the migration patterns of wildlife, and advancing their proximity and case fatality rate, winning applause from WHO. Under this, 1,41,610 teams and 21,242 supervisors have been deployed to ensure that every suspect- ed case is tracked to the last mile. Each two-member team is responsible for test- ing covid-symptomatic individuals using Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) kits; those who test positive are isolated and given a medicine kit with clear-cut instructions. Since the objective is to eliminate the chain of virus transmission, the Rapid Response WITH MYRIAD Team (RRT) also tests all contacts of the covid-pos- fleet. District-wise, six oxygen plants May 31 — in a matter of a month. centres are well-quipped to carry out itive patients using RT-PCR. This ensures that no STEPS TAKEN, are already functional and running Out of the number of active cases, the vaccination drive on a war- interaction with human populations. The first reported detec- contact is left untraced. Irrespective of the falling THE NUMBER OF in while 18 are in process; 20,762 are in home isolation. This footing. cases, this strategy continues to be implemented with ACTIVE COVID -19 in Aligarh, 161 ventilators, 246 oxy- reduction in active cases has provid- Behind every successful model tion of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China in December, 2019, is being full vigor. gen concentrators and 85 ambu- ed a breather to the healthcare is the relentless and untiring leader linked to close interaction between human beings and wild ani- The RRT also educates people about the ben- CASES HAVE lances were allocated to deal with the workers also. What makes this fall in who makes sure that policies carried mals in the live-animal markets of Wuhan. The causal link efits of adhering to covid-appropriate behaviour. REDUCED BY second covid surge. In dis- cases even more laudable is that this out on the ground mirror those writ- between COVID-19 and climate change are still part of a wider Symptomatic people are instructed about the 2,72,956 FROM trict, 96 additional ventilators and 32 decline has come despite a softer ten on paper. By educating the pub- discourse but it is gaining wide attention. quarantine and isolation protocol. The surveillance covid-dedicated ambulances were lockdown imposed in the state vis- lic about the importance of vaccina- The larger discourse is climate change is bringing vector- committee is also responsible for facilitating quar- 3,10,000 ON deployed. à-vis a harder lockdown in other tion and disease prevention, borne communicable diseases such as malaria, dengue, lyme antine facilities in the schools, community centres APRIL 30 TO Curbing vaccine hesitancy, the states; industrial activity and essen- Adityanath has left no stone and village health centres for all those who cannot state has successfully vaccinated tial services continued to function unturned in restricting the virus. and tick-borne encephalitis. As is the case of COVID-19; direct afford home isolation. This micro-planning, door- 37,044 ON MAY 31 more than 1.80 crore people. Both apart from the vaccinations and The state's scientific and welfare- attribution is complex though several studies support the link. to-door inspection and concurrent follow-up and — IN A MATTER Covishield and Covaxin are available medical emergencies which were centric covid strategy has helped in It is estimated that rise in malnutrition, malaria and diarrhoea monitoring strategy stands at the core of the OF A MONTH. OUT in all 75 districts which in itself is an exempted from the curfew. The averting what could have been one could add to a million deaths each year between 2030-2050. COVID-19 resolution in the state. Integrated achievement considering reports of Triple-T strategy ensured that for all of the most horrifying humanitari- The rise in dengue transmissions on account of climatic fac- Command & Control Centres (ICCC) and covid OF THE NUMBER vaccine shortages in various states. reduction in cases, the livelihoods an crises of unfathomable magnitude. tors has also been documented in several Asian countries includ- helpdesks have been set-up in every district to pro- OF ACTIVE CASES, As a part of its measures to protect remained secured; by keeping the No wonder, despite having a popu- ing China, Bangladesh, and India. Studies have reported that vide free teleconsultation services to both covid and 20,762 ARE IN children from the third covid wave, industries up and running, the daily- lation of 24-crore people, the daily non-covid patients, cutting down the need for hos- parents having children less than 12 wage workers werenot forced to covid-case count has dwindled to climate change facilitated spread of the West Nile virus in pital visits. HOME ISOLATION. years of age are being given special lose out on their wages. 1,497 in comparison to 18,600 cases European countries. While in the first wave the demand for Liquid THIS REDUCTION discounts as an incentive to get inoc- As per the current data, two dis- in Maharashtra (with a population of It is reasonable to say that the pandemic has yet again Medical Oxygen (LMO) was restricted to 300 MT, IN ACTIVE CASES ulated. This will serve dual purpose; tricts have become covid-free while 12 crore), 28,864 in Tamil Nadu (7- exposed civilisation's vulnerability to forces of nature. Repeated it escalated to more than 1,000 MT a day in the sec- not only will it encourage people to in 16 others, the case numbers have crore population) and 19,894 in waves of viral diseases such as the Middle East Respiratory ond surge. The shortage was met by incoming oxy- HAS PROVIDED A get vaccinated but also provide an declined to a single-digit. In 53 dis- Kerala (3-crore population). Syndrome (MERS) and SARS have been hitting us. The trend gen express trains and tankers airlifted by the air BREATHER TO THE additional protection to children tricts, the case-count has come down With its eyes on the third wave creates uncertainties about the future of society, reversing years force; 20,000 oxygen concentrators were also pro- who are not yet eligible to take the to less than 100, with only four dis- now, the government is taking all vided for the same. The government decided to set- HEALTHCARE COVID-19 vaccine. tricts having more than a hundred necessary steps to establish dedicat- of progress on poverty, healthcare and development as a whole. up 300 permanent oxygen plants. Under the state's WORKERS ALSO To ensure compliance, two nodal cases. Real-time monitoring and ed paediatric ICUs in every district The pandemic has driven home our vulnerability to infectious oxygen transport and tracking model, oxygen hubs officers in every large district and an ground visits by Chief Minister Yogi and a 100-bed PICU ward in each diseases and their potential to escalate into pandemics, leav- have been established and a dashboard called officer in the smaller ones have been Adityanath and aggressive cam- medical college. The goal is to pro- ing catastrophic results in their wake. 'OxyTracker' has been developed which tracks the assigned to monitor covid protocol paigning against the highly conta- tect children from the ghastly virus Going forward, apart from strengthening the vaccination tankers on real-time basis, thereby increasing including quarantine and isolation; gious virus have helped Uttar as they remain vulnerable on account drive, there is an urgent need to develop policies to improve transparency and efficiency. A plan is in action for gram panchayats and mohallaman- Pradesh in tiding over this crisis. of not having been vaccinated. The preparedness for them in the future. Early Warning Systems establishing a state-wide oxygen grid all the way dals have also been roped in for the Despite being infected by the virus amalgamation between the Triple-T from Saharanpur to Deoria. Rajat Arora is an same. With rising cases of black fun- himself, the Chief Minister toured 30 model, partial corona curfew and (EWS) are increasingly gaining importance in the toolkit for Three large hospitals have been set-up — a 500- interventional gus, a 12-member team has been districts of Lucknow, Moradabad, adequate vaccination push has disaster preparedness and management. Research needs to bed hospital in Shilpgram, a 750-bed COVID-ded- cardiologist and allocated for providing training and Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Varanasi and helped reduce the heavy covid case- be better financed to develop robust EWS tools. Nearly $70 icated hospital in Varanasi and a 255-bed hospital Director at Yashoda treatment guidelines for affected Ayodhya involving people in the mit- load in Uttar Pradesh. million are spent worldwide, but only 10 per cent of it are spent in Lucknow; the number of L2 and L3 beds have Group of Hospitals, patients. With myriad steps taken, igation strategy and seeking their Foresightedness and preparation are on research on diseases that affect 90 per cent of global pop- been increased to 80,000. To reduce the response Delhi-NCR. The views the number of active COVID-19 opinions. He has been on foot key to a pandemic and Uttar ulation: the so-called 90-10 gap. Initiatives like Grand Challenges time in critical covid cases, 350 advanced life-sup- expressed are personal. cases have reduced by 2,72,956 from throughout the surge-monitoring Pradesh's 'Yogi model' exhibits that port ambulances have been added to the transport 3,10,000 on April 30 to 37,044 on and ensuring that the vaccination perfectly. in Global Health (GCGH) are attempting to bridge the gap. Simultaneously, we need to strengthen coordination between natural and social scientists to enable translation of scientific POINTCOUNTERPOINT findings into public health policies and practices. The ongoing pandemic provides sufficient evidence that environmental, health, and development issues need to be THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO CANCEL THE CONGRATULATIONS, STUDENTS OF CLASS 12 addressed comprehensively through international policies and CLASS XII CBSE BOARD EXAMS. WE HAVE TAKEN A FOR MAKING YOUR VOICES HEARD. AFTER ALL THE development initiatives, strengthening rationale for the DECISION THAT IS STUDENT-FRIENDLY. UNCERTAINTY AND STRESS, Sustainable Development Goals framework for development. — PRIME MINISTER — CONGRESS GENERAL SECRETARY (Girija is Director, Mu Gamma Consultants Pvt Ltd. Saloni NARENDRA MODI PRIYANKA GANDHI VADRA is Specialist, Climate Change with NITI Aayog. The views expressed are personal.) Dealing with Class XII Boards in COVID times The teenage-adolescence trauma has been enough; now they have to deal with an uncertain future lass Twelfth is in testing anxiety I went through during year, why should I give the learning is not very practical an exam should happen in times. The class 12th this time. The questions of, exams offline?" for many students. Harshita class 12 but are we prepared to Ckids are going through a what will happen if I fail? There is a section of 'well from Delhi says it was difficult test them without ensuring the tussle between their mind, Have I chosen my passion? to do' families who can send to concentrate in class, let actual learning is the question heart and the world. They How will my family react if my their children for higher stud- alone learn from them. Many we need to ask our system. don't know what awaits them; AANEHI SHUBHANG results are not very good? If I ies outside India. However, teachers found it difficult to The students are fearful, they don't know what other MUNDRA RATHI don't perform now, is my due to the untimely expected teach from newly introduced so are parents of the future tests they have to qualify before career over? These uncertain- availability of twelfth board online tools. The limed inter- and their capabilities. The making themselves a part of ties, mentally stress, anxieties results, many dropped their action between student and schools should be the centre the adult society. have only increased with the plans to study overseas. The teacher has diminished the for counselling and psycho- The teenage-adolescence postponementof board exams students of small cities faced cordial connection; hence logical support. The wave of trauma has been enough that due to Covid-19. little fear of corona because many under-confident and fear in young minds is a now they have to deal with an There are differences in the there were not many cases that shy students could not ask reflection of our education uncertain future. The compet- experiences of students from would make them fearful. their doubts after class. system that reflects our soci- itive twelfth class is what most cities, optional subjects and The students who were Unfortunately, some students ety, which in turn relies on of us have faced, but I would examination boards. Someone kept shielded under the pretext were unable to afford online assessments. The class 12th suggest that this pressure starts appearing for IIT JEE is eager- of board exams now had to with variety in their exam for- Chattisgarh Board has devised coaching classes to improve exams become a matter of life from earlier grades. Aanehi is PhD Researcher, ly waiting for exams to occur, face the brunt of real-life prob- mat; in West Bengal, the 10th an exclusive system to allow their results. and death. This is a time The pressure to choose Centre for South Asian irrespective of online or offline lems. If someone got infected board exams have shifted to students to take home question There is a shortage of the when we can overhaul our the right career path, suitable Studies, School of conditions. Some are fearing it with the virus, they had to take August. When CBSE has asked papers and answer sheets and vaccine in the country, vacci- system in benefit of students. subjects and future clarity is International Studies, and want it to be done only in care of the family; they had to for getting the internal assess- submit them before the decid- nating the students and the As a progressive society, we already on the move, increas- JNU. Shubhang is director, online mode or cancelled. deal with mental stress within ment done and promoting ed date. Some opinion on this exam staff on priority. But can make them empathetic, ing multi-folds as we reach 18. Rathi Public School, Some are relaxed and just the limited space of the house; class 10th students, it would be step is contradictory, Prachi many class 12 students will not rather than competitive. The research for this arti- Morena. The views happy to be home with their there was limited interaction difficult for class 10th students from Raipur says, it is unfair turn 18 before their exams and Otherwise, we will still be left cle made me go through the expressed are personal. loved ones. Akshat from with peer group due to restrict- of West Bengal to move to any for those who have worked hence are out of the vaccine with an education system, experiences of the 2021 batch Indore says, "When I was ed movement. The different other part of the country or hard throughout the year. coverage. Everyone has an that relies on tests rather than and made me nostalgic for the taught online throughout the examination board came up world. For class 12th, The online system of opinion about what and when learning. HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | JUNE 3, 2021 Money 08 Exports jump 67 pc to $32.21 bn Sensex slips 85 pts; Nifty ends marginally higher in May; trade deficit at $6.32 bn PNS n PNS n NEW DELHI and gems and jewellery in Equity benchmark Sensex May stood at USD 3 billion, slipped 85 points on India's exports grew by 67.39 USD 3.51 billion and USD 1.9 Wednesday, tracking losses in per cent to USD 32.21 billion billion respectively. ITC, HDFC twins and Infosys in May driven by healthy Commenting on the data, amid a mixed trend in global growth in sectors such as engi- Trade Promotion Council of markets. neering, petroleum products India (TPCI) Founder The 30-share BSE index and gems and jewellery, even as Chairman Mohit Singla said ended 85.40 points or 0.16 per trade deficit widened to USD that the fall in the import of cent lower at 51,849.48, while 6.32 billion, according to gov- newsprint, transport equip- the broader NSE Nifty inched ernment data released on ment and iron and steel is a up 1.35 points or 0.01 per cent Wednesday. welcome trend towards self- to 15,576.20. Exports in May last year reliance, as it shows that the ITC was the top loser in the stood at USD 19.24 billion and government's import substitu- Sensex pack, shedding nearly in May 2019 it was at USD tion strategy has strongly 3 per cent, followed by Tech 29.85 billion, the commerce worked for these sectors. Mahindra, Axis Bank, Asian ministry's preliminary data The Engineering Export Paints, TCS, HCL Tech, HDFC showed. Promotion Council (EEPC) and Kotak Bank. Services. rising commodity prices," Nair Imports in May rose by said that shipments in the sec- On the other hand, Weakness across US and said. 68.54 per cent to USD 38.53 tor saw a substantial year-on- IndusInd Bank, PowerGrid, Asian markets also added to Elsewhere in Asia, bourses billion, from USD 22.86 billion USD 16.84 billion in May 2019, it stood at USD 12.59 bil- from USD 39.98 billion in year rise in May primarily on Reliance Industries, Bajaj Auto the negative trend, he noted. in Shanghai and Hong Kong in May 2020. In May 2019, 2019," the ministry said. lion. April-May 2020. In Apr-May account of low-base due to and Maruti were among the "PSU banks attracted buy- ended in the negative territo- imports stood at USD 46.68 The country's merchandise Exports during Apr-May 2019 it stood at USD 89.07 bil- strict lockdown in the same gainers. ers in hopes that the govern- ry, while Tokyo and Seoul billion. exports in April had jumped this year have jumped to USD lion. month last year. "Ahead of the MPC policy, ment will soon finalise the list rose. "India is thus a net importer nearly three-fold to USD 30.63 62.84 billion, as against USD In Apr-May 2021, oil "We expect the order book domestic market continued for privatisation. In the poli- Equities in Europe were in May 2021 with a trade billion, even as the trade deficit 29.6 billion in the same period imports aggregated at USD of exporters to remain strong its volatility with a mixed bias. cy, RBI is expected to focus on trading with gains in mid-ses- deficit of USD 6.32 billion, an widened to USD 15.1 billion. last year. It was USD 55.88 bil- 20.32 billion, up from USD in the current financial year Selling was witnessed in finan- economic growth by maintain- sion deals. increase of 74.69 per cent over Oil imports during May this lion in Apr-May 2019, the data 8.24 billion in Apr-May 2020. given the demand trend from cials, IT and FMCG stocks but ing the status quo on policy International oil bench- trade deficit USD 3.62 billion year rose to USD 9.45 billion, showed. In Apr-May 2019 it was USD key markets such as US, China it reduced towards the close of rates and ensuring liquidity mark Brent crude was trading in May 2020 and reduction by as compared to USD 3.57 bil- Imports during Apr-May 24.16 billion. Exports of engi- and Europe," it said in a state- trading," said Vinod Nair, Head while keeping an eye on the 0.98 per cent higher at USD 62.49 per cent over trade deficit lion in May 2020. In May 2021 was USD 84.25 billion, up neering, petroleum products ment. of Research at Geojit Financial inflationary pressure due to 70.94 per barrel. MONEY MATTERS Boys and Machines Demand for eggs bounces back amid Covid PNS n NEW DELHI flu outbreak. In June 2020, Venus Remedies posts 61 pc monthly consumption stood at The demand for eggs, which average 7 eggs per person, announces foray in had fallen during January- which fell to 4 eggs per person increase in FY21 annual sales February due to the bird flu due to bird flu scare. harmaceutical firm Venus outbreak, has bounced back "After March, the demand Remedies Ltd (VRL) has recorded with rise in consumption of has bounced back to average 7 Pa 61 per cent increase in annual South Indian market key poultry commodity to eggs per person as demand for sales at Rs 548.12 crore in the PNS n MUMBAI cities by the end of 2021. boost immunity amid the sec- eggs as immunity booster financial year 2020-21. In fiscal year Akash Chaturvedi, CEO, ond wave of the COVID-19 caught the minds of people 2019-20, VRL's annual sales stood at Pre-owned luxury cars deal- Boys and Machines said, “The pandemic, according to gov- during the second wave of the Rs 339.33 crore. Capitalising on its ership, Boys and Machines on new dealership in Hyderabad ernment officials and industry pandemic," he said. execution of large export orders even Wednesday announced its marks yet another milestone experts. The demand for eggs is in the face of COVID-19 constraints, foray in south India market for our young company on its The revival in demand more in urban areas when VRL's annual sales grew to Rs with a brand showroom in journey of growth. amid tight supplies after bird compared with rural areas. 548.12 crore in 2020-21, a company Hyderabad. There is a huge and grow- flu outbreak and a sharp rise in When the urban demand rises, statement said on Wednesday. The The Gurugram-based ing appetite for pre-owned poultry feed cost have led to an prices automatically go up, company reported a net profit of Rs firm, which started opera- luxury sports cars across increase in retail prices to Rs 6- said Praveen Garg, Zonal 61.77 crore for the year ended March 31, 2021. The company's tions in 2020, currently has India and with our presence 7 per egg depending on the highest 11 per cent protein year. Indian Broiler Group Chairman at National Egg EBITDA grew by 59 per cent in FY 2020-21 to reach Rs 73.40 presence across Delhi/NCR, we aim to offer a superior areas. But farm gate rates have content," O P Chaudhary, Joint Managing Director Gulrej Coordination Committee. crore, as per the statement. Saransh Chaudhary, President, Global Mumbai and Kolkata. With experience for customers not gone up commensurate to Secretary in the Animal Alam said the poultry industry "Egg is still the cheapest Critical Care, Venus Remedies said that while the world reeled demand for pre-owned sports trading in pre-owned cars.” rise in input cost, affecting Husbandry, Poultry and Dairy was impacted badly during source of protein today. At a under the adverse impact of the pandemic, VRL rose to the cars only growing, the compa- The Hyderabad dealer- farmers, they said. Egg is Ministry, told PTI. April-May 2020 last year due to retail price of Rs 7 per egg, you occasion by catering to the requirements of COVID-19 patients ny is focused on growing its ship, which will be Boys and among the protein-rich foods Another official in the min- the lockdown as demand for are getting 11 per cent protein. through medicines addressing the problem of blood coagulation presence across India and Machines' fourth showroom prescribed for COVID-19 istry said it is difficult to esti- both eggs and chicken In no other source of protein, and other critical care antibiotics. beyond the traditional sports in the country, and the first in patients and is the cheapest mate a monthly rise in egg con- declined. However, he said you will get this much protein car markets of Mumbai and South India, will be spread source of protein available to sumption. However, he said demand revived between June at just Rs 7. Therefore, there is New Delhi, Boys and out across 3,500 square feet people, experts said. India's annual consumption and December last year. good demand for egg," said Sun Pharma, Ferring ink pact Machines said in a release. and primarily focus on high- "There is a trend in increase has increased to 86 eggs per Alam said the demand got Prasanna Pedgaonkar, general The company said it aims to end sports luxury cars, it in consumption of eggs in the person in 2019-20 from 79 again impacted in January- manager of poultry-focused to introduce obstetric drug expand its network to eight said. last few months. Egg has the eggs per person in the previous February this year due to bird Venky's. rug major Sun Pharmaceutical Industries on DWednesday said it has TVS Srichakra, entered into a licensing agreement Capital India Home Loan with Ferring Pharmaceuticals to SCS contribute commercialise innovative obstetric drug Caritec in India.One of the Rs 6 cr to TN company's wholly-owned plans to double asset book subsidiaries has entered into a license agreement with Ferring PNS n CHENNAI Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd -- a subsidiary of Switzerland-based PNS n NEW DELHI Ferring Pharmaceuticals -- to commercialise a room temperature TVS Srichakra, TVS Supply stable formulation of the obstetric drug Caritec in India, Sun Mortgage player Capital Chain Solutions and TVS Pharma said in a regulatory filing.The drug is indicated for the India Home Loan aims to Mobility on Wednesday prevention of excessive bleeding in women after vaginal or double its asset book to over Rs said they havejointly con- Assocham seeks interest caesarean childbirth, it added.As per the agreement, Sun Pharma 250 crore by the end of the cur- tributed about Rs six crore is granted rights for co-marketing of the drug in India in the rent fiscal. worth of medical equip- private market under the brand name Caritec.Ferring has The housing finance compa- ment and facilities to pro- subsidy to help industry developed the drug and received approval from the Drugs ny promoted by NBFC firm duce oxygen to fight Controller General of India (DCGI) for introducing the medicine in Capital India Finance Limited againstCOVID-19. PNS n NEW DELHI much focus on the fiscal para- India, Sun Pharma said. (CIFL) had a loan book of In a statement, the three meters. I am sure, the RBI and about Rs 135 crore in the companies said they would Industry chamber Assocham the government are constant- financial year ended March 31, provide 400 oxygen concen- on Wednesday recommended ly working on innovative solu- 2021. trators, two oxygen-produc- the government to extend tions to keep infusing cash into FICCI suggests graded approach "We have just closed the ing facilities at the Rajaji relief measures such as regu- the system despite under- financial year and the loan Government Hospital, latory easing, wage support, standable revenue pressures," book should double during the Madurai, and atthe Govern- and interest subsidy for the it said. to unlock eco activities current financial year," CIFL ment Medical College, MSMEs which are reeling It added that the govern- ith the number of Chairman Harsh Kumar Tirunelveli. TVS SCS MD R under the severe impact of ment and the RBI should coronavirus infections Bhanwala told PTI. the company's has been able to Bhanwala said, NBFC would Dinesh, who called on COVID 19. 'consider an interest subven- Wdeclining in the country, The loan book expected to rein in its non-performing be raising resources to fund Chief Minister M K Stalin, As the states are in the tion scheme with validity till industry chamber FICCI has touch Rs 250 crore by March assets (NPAs). business growth. handed over Rs 2 crore to process of easing lockdowns, March 31, 2022, especially, for suggested the government to 2022, he added. CIFL -- promoted by S K The company plans to raise the Chief Minister's Public the trade and industry would the micro and small business follow a graded approach in Capital India Home Loans is Narvar -- has opened 7 more up to Rs 1,000 crore by issuing Relief Fund. need all-around support to segment. For providing relief unlocking economic activities. a new-age mortgage firm with offices across the country. The debt securities. Some of the initiatives pick up their business thread to the worst-hit hospitality It said any unit that is able to a focus on premium loan offer- company is a technology- The board of directors at its taken by the companies again, it said. sector, the chamber suggested create an isolation bubble ings to home buyers. enabled SME finance plat- meeting held last week include-- setting up of a It has suggested that the sur- allowing GST Input Credit should be allowed to operate at all times even if it does not Talking about NBFC busi- form, which partners with approved raising of funds, in control room and help desk plus funds of ESIC (Employees for restaurants. qualify as essential. The chamber said the ferocity of the second ness, Bhanwala said, the com- small and medium businesses Indian/foreign currency, of up to be in constant touch State Insurance Corporation) "For giving a much-need- wave highlighted that waiting too long to impose restrictions can pany has changed its focus with customised finance solu- to Rs 1,000 crore through the with the company employ- should be used for providing ed boost to the realty sector, it result in a surge of cases thus putting immense strain on medical from mid-corporate to SME tions. It is also engaged in retail issue of non-convertible ees to assist them if they wage support measures/stim- has recommended reduction infrastructure. Learning from the first and second coronavirus and priority sector lending. finance, remittance and pay- debentures/bonds, medium- have contracted the conta- ulus packages for the employ- in stamp duty as also proper- waves, "FICCI suggests a graded approach to permissible economic Despite difficulties in the ments solutions. Depending on term notes and other debt gion. ees. "This is time to support ty tax by half at least for three activity which balances lives and livelihoods", it said in a letter to economy due to COVID-19, the market condition, securities. and spend without giving too years," it said. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. It said that there should be surveillance testing on a continuous basis, even if number of cases come down sharply. RBI's MPC begins deliberations amidst expectations of status quo Event & Entertainment body PNS n MUMBAI Considering the risk of infla- viding more liquidity to the eye on inflation levels on the tion emanating from the ris- National Housing Bank to back of rising global com- The Reserve Bank's rate-set- ing commodity prices and enable the stability of housing modity prices, it currently seeks support amid Covid ting panel, Monetary Policy input costs, Brickwork Ratings finance companies, which in will focus on supporting eco- he Event & Entertainment Committee (MPC), began its expects the RBI MPC to adopt turn will allow the real estate nomic growth," Ekambaram Management Association three-day deliberations on a cautious approach and hold sector to expand. said. T(EEMA) has written to Prime Wednesday amid expectations the repo rate at 4 per cent," he Shanti Ekambaram, Group According to Sandeep Minister Narendra Modi seeking of a status quo on benchmark noted. President – Consumer Bagla, CEO of TRUST AMC, his intervention to revive the rate mainly on account of Dhruv Agarwala, Group Banking, Kotak Mahindra "It is expected to be a no events management industry uncertainty over the impact of CEO, Housing.com, Makaan- Bank was of the view that in change policy, with continued that has been crippled by the the second wave of COVID-19 .com and Proptiger.com the current environment, the economy friendly soft interest coronavirus-induced pandemic. believes the RBI can maintain choices before the Monetary rate bias." disruptions.In a letter to the Moreover, the fears of firm- its accommodative stance in Policy Committee may be The RBI annual report prime minister, the industry body has sought his help as nearly 97 ing inflation may also refrain light of the economic impact limited. released last week has already per cent of its members are broke and badly need to raise capital or the MPC from tinkering with the reverse repo rate or the cen- However, with the imposi- of the second wave of "With the second phase of made it clear that "the con- debt to survive. "We wrote to the Prime Minister on May 27, the interest rate in its bi- tral bank's borrowing rate at tion of partial lockdown-like COVID-19, without endan- the pandemic impacting con- duct of monetary policy in seeking his intervention to revive the events management industry monthly monetary policy out- 3.35 per cent. restrictions to contain the virus gering its key goal of keeping sumption and growth, the 2021-22, would be guided by as we are bursting at the seams with almost no revenue for more come to be announced on M Govinda Rao, Chief spread in several parts of the inflation under control. MPC will likely maintain sta- evolving macroeconomic than a year now. "During April-October of 2020, we were completely Friday. Economic Advisor, Brickwork country, the downside risk on Reviving growth has tus quo on policy rates, con- conditions, with a bias to shut, We began work from last November but by February 2021 The RBI had kept key inter- Ratings said the better-than- growth recovery has intensi- become an important objec- tinue with an accommodative remain supportive of growth again we were thrown back to the brink," Roshan Abbas, the est rates unchanged at the last expected GDP numbers pro- fied, he said. tive due to the economic dam- policy stance and ensure ade- till it gains traction on a president of EEMA, told PTI on Wednesday. He said the association MPC meeting held in April. vide the much-needed comfort "Hence, the RBI is likely to age caused by the recent lock- quate liquidity in the system durable basis while ensuring has over 1,000 registered members who have retrenched 50 to 80 The key lending rate, the repo to the MPC on the growth out- continue with its accommoda- downs, he said, and added the – all in an effort to stimulate inflation remains within the per cent of their workforce since last April. rate, was kept at 4 per cent and look. tive monetary policy stance. RBI should also consider pro- growth. While it will keep one target." Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Thursday June 3, 2021 Blooming gracefully wherever she's placed Akshay Kumar. graduation. But before that, I approached me. I went for an ulous till now,” she adds. After The actress, who made an was a part of a lot of reality audition but did not get selected Many of us have been doing impressing OTT debut with shows. So Bombay was like sec- then. It was also because I was various things during the lock- impressing Mirzapur and Gandi Baat, will ond home to me, which I visited not ready as an actor at that down, for Amika, it was watch- now be seen in Chattis Aur frequently to participate in time. But yes, this was my first ing the latest web series. “I have Myna on Disney + Hotstar. singing reality shows like Sa Re baby step into the world of act- spent a lot of time watching web fans and Directed by Shraddha Pasi, the Ga Ma, Little Champs, Amul ing and then I groomed myself series on OTT platforms. Since critics alike series revolves around the story Star Voice of India, Bharat ki for it.” shoots and gyms are both of 3 female friends who enter- Shaan, etc. It’s been more than With the rise of OTT plat- closed, there is nothing much to Longing tain people in villages with 7-8 years since I got into forms in the country, Amika do. So I watch at least 1 web with her dance performances. singing. I have sung for movies, says she was fortunate enough series a day. It also helps me to Walking us through her char- music albums, and I released to be a part of a number of web- work on my acting skills. The performances acter in the show, Amika shares, my own music albums as well. I series like Mirzapur 2, Mask entire period of lockdown was “I play the character of a girl have my own YouTube channel Man, Gandi Baat 5, and many very frustrating for me. I am a in various called Dhaani who is also the which has like 80k+ subscribers. more. “I am looking forward to workaholic and I do not like sit- to breathe second female lead of the series. So I was fully into music and the release of my shows, which ting idle at home. But with no television and All three girls are village then acting happened acciden- include Chattis aur Mayna on option at hand, we had to wait dancers but their personalities tally. Now, it has been 2 years Disney + Hotstar, Video Call, till the unlock happened and web series, are quite opposite to each other. since I embraced this profes- and Nachaniya on 2 new OTT shoot permissions were granted Dhaani is a naive village belle sion. The acting journey began platforms. Also, the by the government. I was elated properly artiste Amika and lives in her fantasy land. with a musical show. kind of work that to be back on the sets and in Although she is a dancer, she They needed a I have been front of the camera,” says she. Shail is back doesn’t want to pursue it as her singer-actor for part of is But as an actor who is just in ment oxygen from outside for profession. She wants to get that show and really the initial years of their career, Every day new long time even post recovery. married and have a family, they amazing she sometimes feels that the The main symptom, he says, is with a bagful. romance her prince charming and the most precious period of her life breathlessness and low oxygen and live in her dream world. acting is going in vain due to the lock- findings related levels. She talks to She even tried to convince her jour- down imposed. “We can’t shoot “Weakness, lethargy, breath- The Pioneer best friend to give up her carrier ney and a lot of projects are on hold, to Covid-19 are lessness, chronic dry cough are 's ambitions and get married. So has and getting delayed because of some of the worrying symptoms in all, it can be said that Dhaani been it,” she laments. adding to the of progressive fibrosis post- K RAMYA is a very bubbly, and full-of-life fab- Amika is looking forward to Covid,” he says. Depending on kind of a person, who isn't very doing roles that display her act- litany woes of the severity of pneumonia, SREE about ambitious about her dancing ing chops and as she is a ‘gym- patients can develop fibrosis career.” holic’, she says she wants to do already between two weeks and three balancing her The actress says she did face roles that help display her fit- months post recovery. some challenges initially, while ness. panicked The surprising, or shall we say singing and playing the character of The Laxmii actress worrisome, fact is that these Dhaani, as it is very different has a few web series people. The abnormalities weren’t visible in acting career, from the kind of person she lined up for the CT scan. “CT and MRI scans is in real life. release, details of can only inform about the pres- what she has Sharing how the jour- which she latest one is ence of ground glass appearances ney went from singing promises to or patches in the lung parenchy- to acting, the Mirzapur reveal soon. the persistent ma. They let clinicians under- been doing actress tells us, “I stand the lung pathology and started singing at the damage caused correlate with the clinical symp- during the age of 5. Since my toms. But, the new technology of mother is a singer, as a to the lungs of 129Xe MRI throws light on the lockdown, and child, I was always inspired gas exchange and uptake of oxy- by her. When I turned 5, I Covid patients, gen in the lungs. This function is more. started training in classi- useful to understand the actual cal singing. My mother physiological output of the lungs, was my first teacher even after specially in cases of post-COVID inger-turned-actress and there was no or fibrosis where CT scan might Amika Shail started looking back. I three months not detect any abnormality,” her journey as a got into profes- Arora explains. singer in the reality sional singing of recovery. The Xe MRI scan can inform S show Little Champs after I shift- about the decreased oxygen at the age of nine. ed to The Pioneer uptake in the lungs to the blood- She stepped into acting and Bombay, stream that results in long term appeared in television series like post speaks with breathlessness or hypoxia. Madam Sir, Laal Ishq, Abhay, my “Xenon is a noble gas which is Balveer Returns, and Udaan. doctors to tell 4.5 times heavier than air and its She was also seen in spin is lower than Hydrogen or Laxmii alongside the protons in the body tissues you more. (Hydrogen is an integral part of water in the body & the relax- t is a no-brainer that ation time of hydrogen is used Covid affects the lungs. for reading MRI signals). However, the fact that Researchers used hyperpolarised I the mortality rate is inhaled Xenon-129 to increase less in Covid, people the MRI visibility of tissue took a sigh of relief. changes occurring at the alveo- Now, to add to the woes is the lar-capillary interface,” Dr. results of a study done by UK- Tejinder Kataria Chairperson based researches who have found Radiation Oncology Cancer persistent damage in the lungs of Center Medanta — The Medicity, a Covid patient even after explains. months of recovery. These However, he points out that patients reported breathlessness not all patients will need Xe-MRI even after six months of recovery. and that the Xenon MRI hard- “I will call them residual dam- ware is not yet commercially ages or post-Covid changes, available. This is not all. instead of permanent damages, However, proper research is lack- because long term follow ups are ing, doctors predic certain long- required for those patients who term effects of the complication. developed lung complications “Fibrotic changes in the lung, during Covid-19. But yes, lead to reduced elasticity, and it’s a good day or there are mess- changes have been found at three reduced scope for lung expansion ups on the set — I have to be able months follow ups. In lungs, during deep breathing or exer- RENEE'S to give the perfect shot, it has made fibrotic changes have been found cise. So, it is easy to understand me a lot more goal-oriented. on repeat CT scans. Fibrosis is that a person with lung fibrosis Working on this film has been very basically a pathological wound has reduced effort tolerance or fulfilling. I am very happy it hap- healing response. Wound healing less respiratory reserve, leading SEN-SATIONAL pened.” response elicited during severe to easy fatiguability with minimal Aside from Suttabaazi, the line- inflammation anywhere in the exercise,” Gupta tells you. up featured two more fantastic body can lead to permanent But, level of symptoms movies. A Decent Arrangement, a damage of the respective tissue or depends on the extent of lung modern gem of humorous drama organ, through a process of scar- involvement. DEBUT featuring Shabana Azmi, Adhir ring called fibrosis,” Dr Ashish So, not all such persons will be Bhat, Diksha Basu, Navneet Gupta, Senior Consultant, severely symptomatic. Also, those enee Sen, actress and for- Talking about her debut film, Nishan, and Adam Laupus, direct- Critical Care Medicine and who do regular exercise will have mer beauty queen Renee said, “I am so happy with all ed by Sarovar Banka, and Fried Infectious Diseases, Apollo less severe aftereffects. Sushmita Sen’s daughter, the love this poignant short film Fish, Chicken Soup, and A Premiere Spectra, tells you. The good thing is that doctors R who earned her film has received. We shot this during Show, an unusual film — directed He adds that fibrosis leads to say even post-Covid lung and debut in Kabeer Khuran’s the last lockdown, I am glad to see by Mamta Murthy, based in reduced tissue elasticity, causing heart function can be improved short movie Suttabaazi in so many platforms acknowledging Manipur, a conflict zone on the organ dysfunction where elastici- with guided and regular rehabili- January 2021, is overjoyed to see our hard work and showcasing the distant India-Burma frontier. ty is required for normal func- tative exercises and with regular her movie get so much attention. film. Bandra Film Festival is said to The films are available on BFF’s tion (e.g., lungs, heart). So, just healthcare consultations. The movie was aired on the Bandra have a good lineup of films and I YouTube channels for all to partake like lung tissue, heart muscles “Depending on the severity of Film Festival’s YouTube channel feel humbled to be a part of this in and enjoy. can also develop fibrotic changes lung inflammation and damage, yesterday. The 14-minute short film festival. if there was active involvement of as well as patient comorbidities, film was screened in the ‘Quirky’ Suttabaazi will heart during acute Covid-19. duration of injury and genetics, section to much applause. always be special Dr Charu Dutt Arora, patients can see improvement in Amid the Covid crisis, a 19-year- to me, I enjoyed Infectious Disease, Home Care, their lung function. Similar to old social media celebrity is con- every bit of play- Critical Care Specialist and having pneumonia, over time, fined at home with online lessons ing Diya. The Covid Care Expert at Housepital, patients’ lung function can recov- and demanding parents. Diya's film has taught Sarvodaya Healthcare, agrees er. Looking at previous experi- (Renee’s) recently acquired hobby me a lot, both at with Gupta and says that it is a ence with SARS and MERS of smoking on the side provides personal and dangerous post-Covid complica- Coronaviruses, studies following the only reprieve. The interesting professional lev- tion since fibrosis (or scar tissue) patients after developing pul- movie also features Komal els. No matter is not elastic and non functional monary fibrosis showed that pul- Chhabria and Rahul Vohra, in what the situa- for oxygenation process. monary lesions diminished over addition to Renee Sen. tion is, whether Hence, patients have to supple- time in some patients,” he opines. 10 avenues Hyderabad Thursday June 3, 2021 Make the right call tudying abroad programmes or courses. takes courage, Hence, it is of para- money, com- mount importance to S prehensive have complete knowl- planning and edge about the pro- timely imple- grammes of a university. mentation. Piyush Seeking foreign edu- Bhartiya lists common cation involves spend- mistakes that students ing your time and should avoid while apply- money and hence is ing directly linked with the Studying abroad is a outcome. 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A foreign helping out student with he famous quote by who can adapt to every change Therefore, foreign educa- Therefore, before apply- admission in one can be a university, considering the admission proce- John Dewey, “If we anymore, it is to create responsi- tion is not everyone’s cup ing for the programme, procedure full of perplex- the applications of dure, along with con- taught the kids of today ble leaders who can make the of tea. an applicant should do ity. Hence, it is necessary admissions across the necting you with S like we taught yester- changes wherever required. Still, every year from thorough research to take proper assistance. world proffers a wide Current international day’s we rob them of Another nomenclature for India, around 6 lakh stu- regarding different uni- One can take the assis- variety of courses. students. 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Hyderabad Thursday June 3, 2021 tollywood Sam's rigorous training AND RESEARCH TO PLAY TERRORIST t is known news that south beauty is making her debut in the digital world with the I upcoming web drama The Family Man 2, which also has Priyamani and Manoj Bajpayee. The web drama will have Samantha play the role of terrorist Raji. It is said that the Rangasthalam actress went through intense and rigorous physical training and transformation to essay the role of Raji as realistically as possible. The fitness freak under- Chiranjeevi highest ever went hours of physical training every day and invested her blood and sweat for this particular character in the web series. donor of Indian film industry Sources close to the U-Turn actress revealed that the actress tried her best to understand and egastar Chiranjeevi’s Chiranjeevi might have given be as true to the character of Raji. The Majili girl unprecedented more than Rs.80 crore for did some intense research based on how her char- charitable act with blood and eye banks so far acter was to look like, on the screen. Sources even the establishment of from his hard earnings. said that Samantha locked herself in a room for M oxygen banks in all Chiranjeevi is buzzed to three days and watched multiple doc- districts of Telugu have spent Rs.30 crore just for umentaries to get under the skin states and yellow media's not- the establishment of oxygen of Raji. so-great reportage on banks in all districts. The For the first time in her act- Chiranjeevi’s philanthropic amount is set to have escalated ing career, Samantha activity turned a hot discus- to Rs.50 crore that went into Akkineni will see her hold- sion point, lately. procuring the needy material ing a gun. The new season At a time like this, some and for maintenance. of The Family Man on authentic observers and ana- Besides, Chiranjeevi has Prime Video will lysts have come up with a sen- continued to extend his help- premier from June 4. sational fact. They have ing hand to the victims of nat- Samantha was last adjudged that Chiranjeevi is ural disasters for the past four seen playing the female the biggest ever donor from decades. To sum it all up, lead in romantic and the Indian film industry with Chiranjeevi might have donat- emotional drama Jaanu his charitable acts worth more ed more than Rs 150 crore in which she shared the than Rs 150 crore. from his own earnings, life- screen space with According to them, time. Sharwanand. Currently, Chiranjeevi has been running Incidentally, they pointed she is working for the blood and eye banks since that Chiranjeevi’s contempo- upcoming historic 1998. Right now, an estimated rary legends like Amitabh drama cost for maintenance of a Bachchan and Rajinikanth, Shaakuntalam, blood bank is Rs.6 crore per etc., have not spent even half helmed by annum. Considering the cur- of Chiranjeevi's donations. Gunasekhar of rent prices for maintenance As per records, no actors Rudhramadevi and the pre- and technicians contributed to fame. vious that extent as Chiranjeevi has, ones, for social service in the history of 90 years of Indian cinema. Sonu Sood spent Rs.15 to 20 crores from his own pockets. Later, he has been contributing to his best through the funds raised from various sources. All in all, Chiranjeevi stands as the biggest ever donor from Indian cinema. As clear records are found for all his charitable acts, they can also be treated as official. Balayya set to Yash stands tall sing for his films? andamuri came up with the idea of Balakrishna is releasing his latest song Sri amid pandemic crisis undoubtedly one Rama Dandakam as a singer. of the biggest Balakrishna gave a special N senior heroes in gift to his fans by crooning a ocking star Yash is announced a donation of Rs announced a total donation of Rs the south Indian song. known for his action 5,000 each to all the 3,000 cine 1.5 Cr as a relief to the industry who commands a Now we hear reports com- drama KGF: Chapter 1, workers who are affiliated with film industry workers who have large fan base. Legend star is ing in, that once again, which was a block- the 21 crafts of the Kannada film been affected by Coronavirus- known to chant Balakrishna has decided to R buster at the box industry. induced lockdown. Yash slokas on stage which make croon a song from his father’s office. Now, all eyes are Earlier several actors of the decided to divide the dona- the audience spellbound. film. on its second part — KGF: Kannada film industry like tion amount into 3000 Earlier during the Sources say that Chapter 2. In the meantime, Shivarajkumar, Darshan, Puneeth parts so that each cine Memusaitham event, the Balakrishna will croon a song Yash’s act of kindness amid the Rajkumar, , , and worker family will be get- Natasimham showed his soon and it is not known struggling times has won several Duniya Vijay, Ragini Dwivedi, ting Rs 5000 in their bank singing prowess lending his what song he has picked. hearts. As the Coronavirus pan- Harshika Poonacha, Pranitha account. According to voice for the song Neekanti As of now, the Lion and demic continues to destroy the Subhash, and Bhuvan Ponanna Yash, the money will be Choopulloni from action- Paisa Vasool star is busy lives and livelihoods of millions have extended help in the past transferred to the bene- drama Legend film. working relentlessly for his of people, KGF fame Yash yester- few months. ficiaries’ bank accounts The audience loved his people in his constituency. day took to his Twitter and Rajadhani fame Yash directly. performance that went viral On the work front, on social media platforms. Balakrishna is currently Recently, on the occasion of working with Boyapati Srinu his late father, actor, and for the upcoming film Chief Minister of Andhra Akhanda which has Pragya Pradesh Nandamuri Taraka Jaiswal as the leading lady PK LEARNS MUSIC Rama Rao — NTR’s birth and Srikanth is playing the anniversary, Balakrishna main antagonist. ALONG WITH SON AKIRA

kira Nandan is the talk of A Tollywood the script for his next project and is most Gunasekhar making most Prathaparudhra. discussed Prathaparudhra was the last among movie lovers. king of the Akira, son of Pawan and is the grandson of Queen Kalyan, is attracting of the pandemic break Rudhramadevi. After the com- all attention with his pletion of the script work, tall and handsome ilm maker Gunasekhar will narrate the personality and Gunasekhar’s previ- script of Prathaparudhra to a charming looks. For ous movie top actor. quite some time spec- F Rudhramadevi that Sources say that the entire ulation started had the brilliant shoot of Shakuntalam will be increasing on Akira’s actress Anushka completed this year and will on-screen debut but Shetty playing the titular role, have a pan-Indian release next nothing is officially was a hit at the box office. year. Gunasekhar has also confirmed. Apart from Anushka, the his- penned a script for the mytho- Reports already toric drama also had Baahubali logical drama have it that Ram and The Ghazi Attack fame Hiranyakashyapa, the story of a Charan is planning to Rana Daggubati and Stylish demon god in which Rana launch Akira grandly to learn Carnatic his music classes and Star Allu Arjun. Currently Daggubati will be seen playing on his banner and music. It is known at that time, he too Gunasekhar is working with the lead role. If everything Chiranjeevi also held that Pawan learned expressed interest in Samantha Akkineni for his goes as per plan, the discussions with Carnatic music and learning more of upcoming directorial venture Prathaparudhra will go on the Pawan Kalyan. In the during his childhood music and started Shakuntalam, which is a big floors after Gunasekhar com- meantime, Pawan used to play music on doing the same, much budget drama and the shoot of pletes the shoot of Rana Kalyan according to his violin. Pawan to the delight of the the film has been delayed due With shooting stalled, we hear Daggubati-starrer sources, asked Akira accompanied Akira to music teacher. to the coronavirus pandemic. that Gunasekhar is working on Hiranyakashyapa. HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | JUNE 3, 2021 sport 12 No prep, no problem for Virat’s India Indian skipper dismissed talk about lack of preparation, past results against Kiwis to have impact on WTC final PTI n MUMBAI added: “Play better Test cricket. That is all. Conditions are the same for us ndia captain Virat Kohli is not too as well as New Zealand. WTC final should ideally concerned about the limited “Australian conditions should Ipreparation time that his team will have favoured Australians (but India get for the World Test Championship won). It’s how you look at the situ- final against New Zealand as he ation. If you want us to board the be best of three: Shastri believes that it has the requisite flight from here, feeling like New PTI n MUMBAI is one off, guys have earned their understanding of conditions from its Zealand’s got the edge, then there’s stripes, and this is not a team that past experience of playing in England. no point taking that flight. ndia head coach Ravi Shastri on is suddenly blossomed overnight.” India take on New Zealand in the “We are going to board that IWednesday said the World Test Shastri said the WTC final is marquee game at Southampton from flight knowing that we are at equal Championship final should be a a massive game. June 18. terms. And whichever team per- best-of-three affair in the long run “See, it is the first time that you Currently, New Zealand are forms well session by session, hour and not a one off match like his have a Test Championship final. engaged in a two-Test series against by hour is going to win that cham- side is set to play against New When you look at the magnitude England, while India would be in pionship.” Zealand in the inaugural edition. of the game that’s going to be quarantine after landing there, includ- Kohli said he wants to enjoy the “I think ideally, in the long played, I think this is the biggest, ing three days of hotel quarantine. WTC final and not take any pressure run, if they want to pursue with if not the biggest ever, because it’s “...Look, in the past we have land- of past losses in crunch games of ICC this Test championship, best of the toughest form of the game. ed in places three days prior even in tournaments in England. three final would be ideal. A three “It’s a format that tests you. It’s a proper schedule and have had a hell “We don’t want to take pressure. match series as a culmination of not happened over three days or of a series and hell of competition, so If we start thinking about it (the loss- two and a half years of cricket,” three months, it’s happened over it is all in the head,” Kohli said in the es in 2017 Champions Trophy final Shastri said in the pre-departure two years, where teams have pre-departure press conference. at The Oval and 2019 World Cup press conference. played each other around the Virat insisted that it was also semi-final at Old Trafford), we won’t “But they need to finish off the world, and earned their stripes to about the mindset. be able to perform. We want to enjoy Future Tours Program (FTP) and play the finals so it’s one heck of “...It is not the first time we are the final without any pressure.” then start all over again. So one off an event.” playing in England, we all know what the conditions are like,” he said. “And even if you are used to the NEW ZEALAND ARE conditions, if you don’t enter the field CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN in the right frame of mind, you are Kohli, Shastri back different teams for different tours going to nick that first ball or you are A TWO-TEST SERIES PTI n MUMBAI time, it’s very difficult for the play- to the room, and you have no space “I mean even the fittest will need going to find it tough to pick wick- ers to stay motivated and find the where you can just disconnect from a break. More than the physical part, ets,” added the superstar. AGAINST ENGLAND, wo India squads travelling to dif- right kind of mental space,” Kohli the game and just go out for a walk it’s the mental part, like he had (Virat) According to Kohli, his side WHILE INDIA WOULD BE Tferent places at the same time said in the pre-departure conference. or go out for a meal or a coffee and mentioned, you know you can be would not have any issues even if it could become a norm in the men- “You know just confined in one say, Okay, Let me refresh myself. destroyed mentally. gets just four practice sessions. IN QUARANTINE AFTER tally draining world of bio-bubbles area and just doing the stuff, day in “Let me just get away from the “Being asked to do the same “...We don’t have any issues even LANDING IN UK, that cricketers are forced to live in day out when you’re dealing with game a little bit so I think this is a things day in day out and then go and with four practice sessions heading amid the Covid-19 pandemic, India high pressure situations. So, this (two huge factor which should not be perform. And it’s not easy to recov- into the game, because we are INCLUDING THREE DAYS captain Virat Kohli hinted on squads) will definitely become a neglected. Because as much hard er if, especially if you’ve had a bad absolutely sure of what we can do as Wednesday. norm for the future,” he added. work as we’ve done to create this day. It’s important that you shuffle the a team and we all have played in OF HOTEL QUARANTINE While the Kohli-led side leaves The Indian team had to quaran- team, you don’t want players falling guys around and keep them mental- England. for the WTC final against New tine for 14-days here and will do a out because of the mental pressures ly fresh,” said the coach. “Whether it is with the Indian playing Test cricket, and the way, we Zealand and a five-Test series against soft quarantine upon arrival in UK. and not having the capacity or the Like Kohli, Shastri too said that team or India A as well, for the likes have progressed as a side is an exam- hosts England, a second string India Players around the world have space to express themselves.” playing with two squads in different of (Mohammed) Siraj... so we are not ple of what Test cricket means to us. squad will soon be picked for the lim- spoken about challenges of playing Sitting beside Kohli, head coach locations regularly is a possibility in bothered by that at all and we just So, for all of us as a unit, those who ited-overs tour of Sri in July. tournaments after tournaments in Ravi Shastri said the current sched- the long run.” want to get there and make the most have been part of the Test side for With bio-secure environment bio-bubbles. ules are punishing and the world of “Well you never know. At the of the opportunity at hand,” he many years, this is like an accumu- taking a toll on the players mental- “Apart from the workloads, the quarantines is making players’ jobs moment it’s happening because of the added. lation of all the hard work,” he said. ly, Kohli said they will be given breaks mental health side of things will also tougher. current situation and restriction in Kohli echoed coach Ravi Shastri’s India had lost the series in New to recover from that and not just for come into the picture big time “You are not just talking about travel and things of that sort. But you thoughts about the World Test Zealand last year and conditions in workload management. because you don’t have an outlet at the World Championship. But if you never know. In the future if you want Championship final holding a lot of England are similar to the UK. “With the current structure and all,” said Kohli. want to add that as well, you have to to expand the game, especially in the value. Asked what lessons India learnt the kind of structure that you’re com- “In today’s day and age you lit- play five Test matches in this envi- shorter of formats, then it could be “All of us take a lot of pride in from the loss in New Zealand, Kohli peting inside for a long period of erally go into the ground, come back ronment in six weeks. It’s no joke. the way to go. Neeraj training-cum competition Mirza will rely on form to choose Conway leads NZ with maiden ton his horse for Tokyo Olympics AFP n LONDON included him in their squad for stint in Europe delayed by few days the England tour which consist- Kolkata: Indian equestrian ended India’s 36-year-old medal ew Zealand opener Devon ed of two Tests against the hosts New Delhi: Olympic-bound el,” the Sports Authority of India Fouaad Mirza is yet to decide drought at the Asian Games by NConway had a dream start and the final of the WTC against star Indian javelin thrower (SAI) said in a statement. which one of his two horses will winning a Silver medal at Jakarta to his Test career as he scored an India. Neeraj Chopra’s training-cum- “Even though Neeraj and accompany him to the Tokyo 2018 astride Medicott who later attractive hundred in his first On the eve of the first Test, competition stint in Europe, his team got their visa on Friday, Games and said he will pick the sustained an injury. outing during the first Test of the Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson which will mark his return to he is yet to get the above-men- one carrying the best form lead- “Initially they (vets) were two-match series against hinted that Conway is slated for international competition after tioned authorisation letter. ing up to the time of submitting very doubtful about Medicott England at the Lord’s. a debut at Lord’s. more than a year, has been “Accordingly, his travel plans the entry later this month. recovery but he is a fighter and Conway, who was born in Well, Devon Conway delayed ‘by a few days’ as he have been rescheduled and SAI Mirza has time till end of we managed to get him back to South Africa, and even played starred on his debut as he scored awaits an authorisation letter is in regular touch with officials this month to choose between good form. He’s in good shape,” some cricket for the Gauteng a brilliant century in his maid- from France. of MEA, who are further pursu- the experienced gelding Mirza said. team, move to Wellington in en Test off just 163 balls with 11 The 23-year-old Indian, ing the matter with the Indian Seigneur Medicott and the spir- Talking about the young 2018. He was awarded a contract fours to his name. This came who hasn’t participated in any Embassy in Paris. The required ited young mare Dajara 4 with mare Dajara who is five years for domestic cricket in after another debutant, England’s event since qualifying for the authorisation letter by the whom he had finished second younger to Medicott, Mirza Wellington and it started an Ollie Robinson had removed Olympics in March last year, was French interior ministry is and third respectively to meet said: “She’s slightly less experi- amazing career in cricket for the Tom Latham for 23 and James originally set to leave for France expected soon,” it added. his Minimum Eligibility in north-west Germany, is only enced but she has far more left-handed opener. In March Anderson got rid of Kane on Monday to prepare himself However, an Athletics Requirement in the CCI 4*— the third Indian equestrian to potential. She’s a real, real excit- 2019, he was named as the Williamson for 13 runs. for the upcoming Tokyo Games. Federation of India source said Long Eventing competition. secure an individual spot in ing horse for the future. Men’s Domestic Player of the Robinson then accounted for “...Neeraj Chopra’s travel that he will be leaving on “At the moment, I’ve not Eventing at the Olympic Games. “These two horses are very Year at the annual New Zealand Ross Taylor as well for 14 runs, plan to France has been delayed Thursday. “He is still here and decided. I’ll leave it late till the “It would be solely on the different from the two that Cricket awards. leaving New Zealand 114/3. by few days as India is current- will go on Thursday,” the source time of submitting entry at the horse’s form. I would choose the helped India get the slot in He became eligible to play As Devon Conway became ly placed as a high-risk country told PTI. end of June. Both are carrying one carrying the best form lead- 2019. Having said that, they are for Black Caps in August 2020 the first batsman since Sourav with Covid-19 infection and The reigning Asian and very good form and it’s quite dif- ing up to the time of submitting the two better horses that I’ve.” and made his International Ganguly of India in 1996, to thus a person travelling to Commonwealth Games cham- ficult to choose at this stage,” entry,” Mirza, a double Asian For the Olympics, an eques- debut in November 2020 in a score a century on his Test France requires an internal pion, will first travel to France Mirza said. Games Silver medalist, said. trian can qualify more than T20I match against West Indies. Devon Conway, left, hugs Kiwi teammate debut at the Lord’s and 12th New authorisation letter issued by for a training stint and then Mirza, who is currently It would be a sweet selection one horse but for competition Recently, New Zealand Henry Nicholls after his 1st century AP Zealand batsman to do so. French Interior Ministry to trav- reach Sweden. PTI training in Bergedorf, a village headache for Mirza who had the rider has to choose one. PTI shortpasses She was very brave OZ CRICKETERS TO RAISE FUND Panghal still angry about SYDNEY: Top Australian cricketers including Zverev eases into 3rd round to do that: Novak on star pacer Pat Cummins will participate in a AP n PARIS 12-hour gaming Live stream on Thursday to Osaka’s withdrawal raise money for UNICEF Australia's India lexander Zverev booked his spot defeat in Asian C’ship final Covid Appeal. The initiative will let fans watch Ain the third round at the French AFP n PARIS PTI n NEW DELHI Asian Games champion, said. them on a Live stream when they talk about Open for the fourth straight year on “I had given it my all and I cricket in a bid to raise A$ 100,000. Wednesday, seeing off Russian qual- orld number one Novak e is still a bit angry about felt I deserved to win but it’s ok, ifier Roman Safiullin in straight sets. WDjokovic hailed Naomi Osaka Hthat “unfair” loss in the it can happen. It was still way WOLFSBURG HIRE BOMMEL The German sixth seed, a two- as “brave and bold”, reacting to her finals but Olympic-bound better than the last time I lost to BERLIN: Former Bayern Munich and time quarter-finalist, trailed 1- withdrawal from the French Open cit- Indian boxer Amit Panghal him. The score-line has nar- Netherlands star Mark van Bommel will coach 3 in the second and third sets French Open (Day 5) ing her struggles with anxiety and (52kg) on Wednesday described rowed down to 2-3, it was 0-5 Wolfsburg after agreeing a two-year deal, the but secured a 7-6 (7/4), 6-3, 7- Live from 2:30pm IST depression but admitted he wasn’t sur- his Silver-winning performance earlier,” he said referring to the Bundesliga club said on Wednesday. 6 (7/1) victory. STAR SPORTS NETWORK prised she had been threatened with at the Asian Championships as world championship final loss to The Russian qualifier put up a Grand Slam ban. the best of his career so far. Zoirov in 2019. HAMSIK TO SPEARHEAD SLOVAKIA a good fight but Zverev went for his “Look, I can understand her very The 25-year-old boxer from “The contingent protested BRATISLAVA: Midfielder Marek Hamsik will shots when it mattered and prevailed well, and I empathise with her, because Haryana was the defending against the decision, we could feature at Euro 2020 as he was included in in straight sets. I was on the wrong edge of the sword champion before he lost to old have been a bit more forceful but Slovakia coach Stefan Tarkovic's 26-man Zverev had been pushed to five in my career many times with media. nemesis, Uzbekistan’s reigning it’s ok, at least we tried,” he said. squad along with Inter defender Milan Skriniar. sets in the previous round against I know how it feels,” he said. world and Olympic champion Proud of his performance another qualifier. “I support her. I think she was Shakhobidin Zoirov in the final he might be but Panghal said BARCA RECALL EMERSON Swiss qualifier Henri Laaksonen very brave to do that. I’m really sorry of the event in Dubai. there are some chinks in the BARCELONA: Barcelona continued its low- upset 11th-seeded Roberto Bautista Alexander Zverev plays a return to Roman Safiullin during their second round match AP that she is going through painful times The result read 3-2 in armour that he has figured budget remodeling by recalling defender Agut in their second-round match. and suffering mentally,” said Djokovic favour of the Uzbek and the and will iron out before the Emerson Royal from loan on Wednesday in It’s the first time that Laaksonen Netherlands’ Botic van de Zandschulp. player has never progressed past the on Tuesday. Indian team’s protest, seek- Olympics. the club's third new arrival in as many days. reached the third round at a major In the women’s draw, 2019 run- third round at the French Open in five “This was, I must say, a very bold ing a review of the bout’s “I have improved but tournament thanks to his 6-3, 2-6, 6- ner-up Marketa Vondrousova reached appearances. decision from her side. If she needs to second round, was reject- my third rounds can be PAK TO LEAVE ON JUNE 25 3, 6-2 win. the third round with a 6-1, 6-3 win Kasatkina made it to the quarter- take time and reflect and just recharge ed by the jury. better. I don’t think I land ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan cricket team's The 29-year-old Swiss had never over wild card Harmony Tan. finals in Paris in 2018, but it’s the first that’s what she needed to do, and I “This is by far the enough scoring punches departure to England to play 3 ODIs & 3 three beaten a Top 20 player before. But tenth-seeded Belinda time this season that she has won con- respect it fully. I hope that she’ll come best performance by in the third round. T20Is has been pushed back by two days after Norwegian youngster Casper Bencic’s campaign at Roland Garros secutive matches on clay. back stronger.” me in the 52kg I have improved the PSL final was rescheduled for June 24. Ruud also continued his fine year by ended with a 6-2, 6-2 loss to Daria category. I enough to easing past Poland’s Kamil Majchrzak Kasatkina while Katerina Siniakova VENUS-COCO OUT should have ensure that ITALY INCLUDE RASPADORI 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. saved two match points to oust The new doubles partnership of (5), 6-4, 6-3 in the first round. won that final my first ROME: Italy coach Roberto Mancini included The 15th seed, who won the title 29th-seeded Veronika Kudermetova Venus Williams and Coco Gauff did- It marked the first time that and I was rounds start uncapped Sassuolo forward Giacomo in Geneva last month and has reached 7-6 (7), 5-7, 7-5. n’t go very far at the French Open. Williams had played a Grand Slam angry when I early, I used Raspadori in his 26-man squad for the Euro three other semi-finals on clay this Bencic struggled with her serve The 40-year-old Williams and doubles match with anyone but her did not,” to hold back 2020 but drop Gianluca Mancini, Matteo season, next faces either Spaniard throughout and was broken four 17-year-old Gauff lost to 13th-seed- sister. She and Serena Williams have Panghal, the earlier,” he Pessina and Matteo Politano. Agencies Alejandro Davidovich Fokina or the times by her Russian rival. The Swiss ed Ellen Perez and Zheng Saisai 6-7 won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles. reigning elaborated.