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WON’T RETRACT OR APOLOGISE QUESTIONED BY NCB ARJUN RAMPAL TWITTER SAYS AMIT SHAH'S LIGHT A DIYA AS SALUTE TO FOR TWEETS ON SC: KUNAL KAMRA SAYS HE HAS ‘DOESN’T DO DRUGS’ ACCOUNT TEMPORARILY LOCKED SOLDIERS THIS DIWALI, SAYS MODI

tand-up comic artist Kunal Kamra on Friday refused to retract his ollywood actor Arjun Rampal was questioned by the Narcotics witter on Friday said Union Home Minister Amit Shah's account was n Diwali eve, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday appealed to the Scontroversial tweets against the Supreme Court or apologise for BControl Bureau (NCB) in a drug- related probe for around seven Ttemporarily locked due to an “inadvertent error” and the decision Opeople to light a 'diya' as a "salute to soldiers", saying words cannot do them, saying he believes they speak for themselves. Kamra's statement hours on Friday. The NCB, which questioned Rampal's partner Gabriella was reversed immediately. The account is fully functional, a Twitter justice to the sense of gratitude for their exemplary comes a day after Attorney General KK Venugopal consented to the Demetriades on Wednesday and Thursday, has also arrested his friend spokesperson said in a statement on Friday. Shah's courage. "This Diwali, let us also light a Diya as a initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against him for Paul Bartel, an official of the central agency said. "I have Twitter display picture was on Thursday removed #Salute2Soldiers who fearlessly protect our nation. a series of tweets following the apex court giving nothing to do with drugs. I have prescription for the by Twitter in response to a "report from the Words can't do justice to the sense of gratitude we interim bail to Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab medicine which was found at my residence and the copyright holder". Clicking on Shah's picture have for our soldiers for their exemplary courage. We Goswami. “The tweets I recently put out have been prescription has been handed over to NCB officials," showed a blank page with the message "Media not are also grateful to the families of those on the found in contempt of court. All that I tweeted was from Rampal told reporters. "I am cooperating with the displayed. This image has been removed in borders," he tweeted. The Prime Minister also my view of the Supreme Court of India giving a partial investigation and the NCB officials are doing a response to a report from the copyright posted an audio clip of his recent 'Mann Ki decision in favour of a Prime Time Loudspeaker,” he good job," the actor-turned-model said as he holder". "Due to an inadvertent error, we Baat' broadcast in which he had first given said in a statement addressed to Venugopal and emerged out of the NCB's zonal office in south temporarily locked this account under our a call to citizens to light a 'diya' for the judges on his Twitter page. Mumbai around 6 pm. global copyright policies,” Twitter said. soldiers in Diwali. Indian, Pakistani troops India to get 100 million exchange fire, at least 15 dead The Pioneer wishes its PNS n SRINAGAR readers, advertisers, agents and suppliers a happy Oxford vax shots by Dec At least 10 civilians and five Deepavali. Our offices will security personnel were killed n remain closed today PNS NEW DELHI dates work, but there are plen- in cross-border shelling ty of hurdles remaining as the between India and Pakistan on (Saturday 14-11-20) in view The world's largest vaccine global race to find an effective Friday, in one of this year’s of the festival. Therefore, maker is ramping up produc- shot against the pathogen deadliest days along the heav- there will be no issue of the tion of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 reaches its final stages. Astra ily militarised frontier separat- newspaper tomorrow shot, aiming to have 100 mil- and co-developer the ing the nuclear-armed rivals, lion doses ready by December University of Oxford still need officials said. Indian officials (Sunday 15-11-20) for an inoculation drive that to see testing results. And even said the barrage of mortars and — Resident Editor could begin across India that if their vaccine proves effective other weapons along several same month. and gets a nod from regulators, parts of the Line of Control — If final-stage trial data show there are questions over how the de-facto border — began AstraZeneca's candidate gives easily and quickly the shot can after Indian troops foiled an gency, which Pakistan denies. those killed in the shelling that effective protection from the be distributed. infiltration attempt from Indian and Pakistani troops started in the morning and virus, the Serum Institute of Poonawalla reiterated that it Pakistan in northern Kashmir. regularly exchange fire across continued late into the India — which is partnered to will take until 2024 to vaccinate Pakistan’s military said in a the mountainous border, but evening. produce at least one billion the entire world and two years statement it had responded to the shelling on Friday was Mukhtar Ahmad, a resident doses — may get emergency for poor nations. Poonawalla's confidence in to see a real reduction in infec- unprovoked and indiscrimi- particularly intense, according of Uri in Indian Kashmir said authorisation from New Delhi Serum, which has tied up one of the main vaccine front- tions, due to affordability and nate firing by the Indian army. to Indian officials. Both sides there was panic in the hillside by December, said Adar with five developers, has so far runners. AstraZeneca CEO manufacturing hurdles. Indian officials said six civil- also accused the other of firing town after loud explosions Poonawalla, CEO of the fam- made 40 million doses of Pascal Soriot has said he was After talks with the govern- ians, three soldiers and a bor- at civilian areas. were heard from areas closer to ily-owned firm based in Pune. AstraZeneca's vaccine in the preparing for the possibility of ment, Poonawalla said he was der guard were killed on their “As usual they targeted civil- the de facto border. That initial amount will go past two months and aims to large-scale vaccinations as early confident in their plans to get side. The Pakistan military ian populations without any “Several families have fled to India, Poonawalla said in an start manufacturing Novavax's as December and once the UK initial vaccines to the vulner- said four civilians and one sol- remorse,” said Syed Shahid the area and taken shelter in interview on Thursday. contender soon. grants its own emergency able and frontline workers. dier were killed on the Qadri, an official in Pakistan- Uri town,” he said. Full approval early next year "We were a bit concerned it license, Serum will submit that The challenge will be in getting Pakistani side. controlled Kashmir, where a More than 40 civilians have will allow distribution on a 50- was a big risk," said 39-year-old same data to Indian counter- it to India's 1.3 billion popula- Both India and Pakistan woman was among the dead been killed in firing between 50 basis with the South Asian Poonawalla. But both parts. tion, especially in the vast claim Kashmir in full. Each and 27 others were injured. Indian and Pakistani troops nation and Covax, the World AstraZeneca and Novavax's Drugmakers are just now countryside where past inocu- rules part of the region, with Across the border in Indian- this year, according to official Health Organisation-backed shots "are looking pretty good." getting data that will show lation drives have struggled New Delhi long accusing its ruled Kashmir, officials said an data, with both sides suffering body that's purchasing shots The haste underlines how well their vaccine candi- due to patchy health networks. neighbour of fuelling an insur- 8-year-old child was among similar fatalities. State adopts new Sand Policy; BJP appoints Clutch slips, Naidu stranded on NH-65 Muralidharan n Owaisi’s entry may online booking system scrapped PNS VIJAYAWADA as AP in-charge impact TMC’s sway n Consumers allowed to buy sand from reaches after AP ends online booking For the second time in two months, Leader of the PNS n NEW DELHI over minorities SNV SUDHIR Opposition N Chandrababu n VIJAYAWADA Naidu, who has Z Category The BJP on Friday security protecting him, faced announced its new team of After facing flak, in some cases car troubles on the state in-charges, with party 5 even from ruling YSRCP Vijayawada-Hyderabad vice-president Radha Mohan cadres, the state government National Highway. Singh appointed in-charge has quietly done away with On Friday, the bulletproof of politically crucial Uttar online booking of sand. car in which Naidu was trav- Pradesh. TODAY The state government on elling to Hyderabad from The party has made Union Thursday night issued orders Vijayawada developed techni- Minister V Muralidharan in- ALMANAC upgrading the existing sand cal snag at Narketpalli in charge of Andhra Pradesh Month & Paksham: policy while tweaking certain Telangana state. replaced after every 20,000 other in Telangana’s Yadadri along with Sunil Deodhar as Ashwin & Krishna Paksha issues. The state Cabinet had Naidu’s convoy came to a km, and already the main Bhongir district on co-incharge. Panchangam approved the upgraded sand halt for about 20 minutes on bullet proof vehicle in which September 5. Three National Kailash Vijayvargiya will policy recently. sale to a central government tions to a private entity the busy NH-65. Later, Naidu Naidu travels, had covered Security Guard (NSG) per- continue to be the in-charge Tithi : Chaturdashi: 02:17 pm Accordingly, the govern- agency or Public Sector through bidding. Until now boarded another bulletproof around 60,000 km. As the sonnel received minor of West Bengal and he will be Nakshatram: Swati: 08:09 pm ment has also done away with Undertaking (PSU) under sand operations are being car in the convoy and pro- clutch plates were not injuries, while the bullet assisted by BJP national sec- Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start the role of village secretariats nomination basis. undertaken by AP Mineral ceeded to Hyderabad. replaced, the technical prob- proof vehicle which they were retary Arvind Menon and any important work) in booking sand. The govern- In case there is no response Development Corporation It is learnt that the problem lem surfaced. travelling in was badly dam- party national IT cell head ment has also decided to hand from the Central government (APMDC). was the result of the car’s Earlier, Naidu had a mirac- aged. Amit Malviya. Rahukalam: 01:24 pm – 02:48 pm over the entire operations of agencies, the state government clutch plates wearing out. ulous escape when vehicles in The appointments come Yamagandam: 02:48 pm – 04:12 pm sand excavation, storage and will entrust the sand opera- 2 The clutch plates have to be his convoy collided with each 2 more than a month after BJP Varjyam: 01:04 am – 02:29 am president J P Nadda announced a new team of Gulika: 06:24 am - 07:48 am party national office bearers. Good Time: (to start any important work) Car of YSRCP MLA’s son involved in fatal mishap SVBC former employee Bhupender Yadav will con- Amritakalam: 12:26 pm – 01:50 pm tinue as the in-charge for PNS n HYDERABAD police booked a case and signal and drove the vehicle at Bihar and Gujarat, and will be Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:38 am – 12:22 pm arrested Kasi Viswanath on high speed and rammed into assisted by party national A 33-year-old manager of the charges of driving under the the motorcycle. The impact in porn link case arrested secretaries Harish Dwivedi Secunderabad Club died and influence of alcohol. left Gowtham with severe PNS n VIJAYAWADA tors, more arrests are likely as and Anupam Hazara, accord- VIJAYAWADA his wife hospitalised when a According to the police, injuries and he died on the investigations are continuing ing to a statement. WEATHER luxury car rammed into the the mishap occurred around 1 spot. His wife was shifted to a Former SVBC employee by a team of cybercrime Similarly, party national Forecast: Sunny two-wheeler they were travel- am on Friday when Gowtham nearby private hospital where Harikrishna, who had been sleuths. secretary Satya Kumar, Sunil Temp: 32/23 ling on, at Cyber Towers junc- Dev and his wife Swetha she was undergoing treat- dismissed from service for “Based on their report, the Ojha and Sanjeev Chaurasia Humidity: 60% tion in Hyderabad in the early Sravani were on their way to ment. The driver was under sending a devotee a link to a SVBC management is likely to will assist Singh in Uttar Sunrise: 06.20 am hours of Friday. Kondapur from Madhapur the influence of alcohol." porn website devotee instead sack a few more employees in Pradesh. Singh will also look Sunset: 05.40 pm The car is believed to belong towards Kondapur. Kasi Viswanath has been of a spiritual programme, was connection with the porn after the party's work in Current Weather Conditions to Katakana Obul Reddy, son friend M Kasi Viswanath to Madhapur inspector P booked for rash and negligent on Friday arrested by the video link case,” TTD sources Rajasthan. Updated November 13, 2020 5:00 PM of YSRCP MLA Katasani Rami pick it from the garage. Ravindra Prasad said, “The driving and culpable police here. said. Reddy, who had asked his On Friday, the Madhapur car driver jumped the traffic homicide. According to the investiga- 2 2 OBTUSE ANGLE Selfie craze threatens Vizag’s millenniums-old natural arch n Fragile structure on Mangamaripeta beach in danger as visitors climb on it to take pictures SUMIT ONKA side and a picturesque location, and are believed to be over forming around 10,000 to 6,000 n VISAKHAPATNAM visitors are seen climbing on 1,000 million years old. years ago due to the sea erosion top of the rock and posing for According to the informa- of the soft rock. The bridge-like ‘natural arch’ at pictures. This reckless attitude tion board near the arch, the However, such a unique Mangamaripeta beach in front of the visitors threatens its rock is part of the Eastern structure is under threat due to of the Thotlakonda Buddhist very existence due to its fragili- Ghats which are roughly the indifferent attitude of the hill, said to be around 10,000 ty. between 1,700 million to 800 tourism and archeology years old, is a wonder of nature, At some places, waves fun- million years old. Though the departments. The authorities but is also fragile. nel through the structures to rocks are that ancient, this concerned have failed to take As the arch looks like a create spectacular vertical particular arch is more recent any preventive measures to gateway to the ocean world sprays. Similar structures have in geological timelines, it is protect the site. when one looks from the beach also been spotted at Tirumala believed that the arch began 2 VIJAYAWADA | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 14, 2020 vijayawada 02

ractitioners leading in a team member’s perfor- Covid-19 control oper- mance when insisting on pre- Pations require knowl- senteeism. edge and experience in mul- Making teams perform in a pandemic However, this should be tiple disciplines, such as pub- done with care and forethought lic health, medicine, adminis- decisions and providing clear focused people look at their in multiple ways helps partic- — it only works if team mem- tration, and project execution. goals are great for engaging goals as responsibilities and ularly in the management of bers do not take their work It’s impossible for a single team members and enabling It’s impossible for a single human they concentrate on staying pandemics like Covid-19. lightly, most of them are will- human being to possess all the them to achieve high levels of being to possess all the required skills. safe. Being vigilant, they play Fifth, team members have ing to work and do not pretend required skills. Furthermore, performance over long peri- not to lose and dislike disturb- to be given freedom in other to be ill or surf the internet Covid-19 is an unpredictable ods during black swan events. Furthermore, Covid-19 is an ing the status quo. ways as well. Compelling sub- when they should be working. event beyond what is normal- This is in consonance with unpredictable event beyond what is Fourth, nagging works in ordinates to be present at all The five steps described ly expected of a situation and the idea that helping team some conditions and for some times (presenteeism) has above enable management of has potentially severe conse- members make their deci- normally expected of a situation and activities, but has to be used adverse effects on perfor- collective emotions. quences (called black swan sions increases their commit- has potentially severe consequences with great care and under- mance. Presenteeism is the Collective emotions lead events). ment to implementation, in standing. Repeating instruc- problem of members being on to accumulation of “emotion- Decisions have to be made addition to, of course, improv- tions and constantly keeping work but not fully function- al capital” in which leaders with incomplete information, ing the quality of decisions achieved. types of employees: promo- track of progress helps to ing because they are being generate buy-in team mem- lack of reliable analytical tools, made. For this, continuous tion and prevention-oriented. complete projects quickly and forced to be present, and it bers by giving them a voice and in a milieu where admin- Second, Covid-19 opera- engagement with team mem- These two types require dif- smoothly. gives a false sense of work and ownership in design and istrators have very little con- tions consist of several activ- bers, getting dirt in one’s fin- ferent types of motivation DR. SAMEER SHARMA What matters is redundan- going on. implementation of strategy. trol on external factors. ities to achieve micro-level gernails, and frequently and incentives in order to cy more than clarity — it’s not In fact, in Covid-19 opera- Importantly, team members Under these circumstances, goals. These small goals have “sweating the small stuff” is bring out the best in them. tion-focused employees see the message, but the frequen- tions, presenteeism is a much do not withhold support for creating the right teams and to be orchestrated in a way required. For example, performance goals as a pathway to advance- cy of the message that counts bigger problem as compared progress towards achievement empowering them is most that they add up to make a Third, it is critical to under- of promotion-focused ment and concentrate on the in getting the job done. to its counterpart, absen- of micro-level goals connect- important. The following larger picture. Team members stand that team members are employees is enhanced if they rewards that are likely to Productivity does not teeism. Unlike absenteeism, ed to Covid-19 control oper- ways of handling teams is like- understand that they are part different and a one-size-fits- are assured that they are on accrue when goals are increase directly and man- presenteeism is not easily ations. ly to bring out the best in of a larger vision with long- all approach is unlikely to lead target, as opposed to preven- achieved. agers who repeat themselves identified - one knows when (Author has a PhD from the them to manage Covid-19 term value, and work whole- to the best work turnout tion-oriented employees who They are willing to take face less number of blow-ups a team member does not USA and a DLitt from Kanchi operations. heartedly to ensure that the among all the participants. try harder if they are told they chances, like to work quickly, and work less during a crisis. show up for work (absen- University. The article is based First, supporting everyday activities are done right so that There is an increasing real- are falling behind. dream big and think creative- Therefore, sending the same teeism), but one cannot tell on his research and practice progress by making timely the incremental goals are isation that there are two The reason is that promo- ly. In contrast, prevention- message over and over again when and how much is the fall and views are personal) AP eyes lucrative ship recycling industry Elephant kills one more

SNV SUDHIR n VIJAYAWADA farmer in Vizianagaram Andhra Pradesh has set its sights on the ship recycling PNS n VIZIANAGARAM industry which is currently majorly concentrated along In yet another incident of the Gujarat coast and is look- man-animal conflict in ing at creating the necessary Vizianagaram district of infrastructure. Andhra Pradesh, a 52-year-old After Parliament enacted farmer was trampled to death the Recycling of Ships Act last by a wild elephant at year, the Union Shipping Parisirampuram under Ministry announced that the Komarada Mandal in the dis- new Recycling of Shipping Act trict on Friday morning. is part of India’s efforts to The victim was identified as boost its ship recycling capac- R Lakshmu Naidu. This was ity by 40 percent by 2024 and the second such incident in further increase it to 60 percent Komarada Mandal in the last of the global share. fortnight. Andhra Pradesh is now A few days ago, the same Naidu did not get any scope to persons in the past two years. focusing to grab at least 50 per elephant attacked a 25-year- save his cousin and he man- Expressing displeasure over cent of India's total recycling old-farmer, Yerra Narayana, aged to escape from the spot. the loss of crops and lives due opportunity. Currently, ship trampling him to death near Farmers in parts of the jumbo menace, the locals recycling happens only in Gumpa under Komarada Komarada Mandal have been on Friday staged a protest in Gujarat. Mandal in the district. facing sleepless nights as the Komarada demanding the offi- Every year about 1,000 ships l Recycling of ships were the centres, but in 9 km long coast l Over the past 10 The police said that wild elephants have been cre- cials save their crops and lives on an average go for recycling will help India meet the 1980s, they moved years, more than 70pc Lakshmu Naidu along with his ating havoc in the region by from the wild animals by shift- across the globe. These ships l 130 ship recycling cousin Sanyasi Naidu went to destroying the standing crops. ing the elephants to the forest are majorly recycled in south 10pc of its secondary to the Alang / Sosiya of an estimated 800 their farm field for harvesting. The locals said that a male area. steel needs in an eco- district of Gujarat State, companies are leasing vessels reach the end of Asian countries like yards from GMB While the duo was in the elephant which was strayed They also demanded the Bangladesh, India and friendly manner and maintaining the their operational life farm field, the lonely male ele- away from the herd, has been government to announce at Pakistan. world's largest recycling l annually phant attacked Lakshmu attacking farmers. In Kurupam least Rs 20 lakh compensation l Ship recycling in In India, Pakistan Approximately 300 out of capacity and Bangladesh, all Naidu trampling him to death constituency of Vizianagaram, to the family members of the these 1,000 ships are recycled India began in the l There are a total of in the farm field only. Sanyasi wild elephants have killed six deceased persons. in India, mainly Gujarat. Thus 1960s for the l The ship recycling located in South West 170 ships India’s share is 30pc in global Asia, ships were broken ship recycling. recovering / reusing facility in Gujarat’s Alang broken/recycled in the mainly for steel scrap has 167 yards covered up at inter-tidal zones in third quarter of 2020 “AP has got 974 km of coast- a so-called “Beaching Guv, Jagan meet, Naidu, line, which is second longest in l by Gujarat Maritime from July to September the country. Ship recycling Kolkata and Mumbai Board (GMB) along the Method” can be planned in some of the Lokesh greet places which will earn a lot of aspects related to ship recycling vided keeping all the environ- The Maritime Board officials of ships, as well as ensure ade- greet and pray for all revenue to the State and industry to provide infrastruc- mental norms intact, more are of the view that where there quate safety of the yard work- people on Central governments in the ture, required funds in Andhra ships can be brought to Andhra is not much economic activity ers. PNS n VIJAYAWADA the month or the first week of form of taxes besides employ- Pradesh.” Pradesh thus bringing good along the coast there the ship He said that the Bill would December. Diwali ment opportunities for thou- It was during 1995-96 at revenue. With this India’s recycling industry can be pave the way for more global Chief Minister YS Both Harichandan and sands of skilled and semi- Kakinada’s Uppada beach that vision to grab the major share encouraged which provides a ships to enter into Indian Jaganmohan Reddy on Friday Jagan extended greetings to PNS n VIJAYAWADA skilled workers,” AP Maritime five ships were broken by pri- of the world’s ship recycling good number of jobs and other Shipyards for recycling and called on state Governor people of the state on Diwali. Board, CEO, NP Ramakrishna vate parties. industry will also be fulfilled,” allied economic activity. boost employment and busi- Biswabhusan Harichandan at "May the divine light of TDP supremo N Chandrababu Reddy told The Pioneer. Thereafter there was no added Ramakrishna Reddy. After Parliament enacted in ness opportunities also. the Raj Bhavan in Vijayawada Diwali bring peace, prosperi- Naidu on Friday extended his He added: “Andhra Pradesh much ship recycling activity in In its preliminary assess- The Recycling of Ships Bill Currently, ship recycling is and extended Diwali greetings ty and happiness to all," the heart-felt Diwali greetings to wants to attain 50 pc of India’s Andhra Pradesh. “State gov- ment, the AP Maritime Board 2019, in December of last year, majorly concentrated in Alang to the first couple. Governor said. all sections of the people and ship recycling capacity. We ernment earned Rs 2.5 crore found certain pockets in Union Minister Mansukh in Gujarat and the activity is Accompanied by his wife YS He asked people to remain wished that the festival of have just launched prelimi- and the Centre got Rs 2.5 Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Mandaviya said that it would also being undertaken at Bharati Reddy, Jagan drove to guarded as the Covid-19 pan- lights brings prosperity for all nary work in that direction. We crore way back in 1995-96 Prakasam districts suitable to enable India to set global stan- Mumbai Port, Kolkata Port the Raj Bhavan and conferred demic has not gone yet. Telugus in India and abroad. may also appoint an officer when five ships were broken in encourage ship recycling dards for safe and sound envi- and Azhikkal in Kerala on a with the Governor and the "I pray that Lord Jagannath Naidu said that Diwali exclusively to oversee the Kakinada. If facilities are pro- industry. ronmentally-friendly recycling small scale. first lady for about half-an- and Lord Venkateswara show- marks the day when good tri- hour. er their blessings on all of us umphed over evil and it was a Besides extending the festi- on this festive occasion," the day when an end was put to all val greetings, the Chief Governor added. forms of demolitions and Clutch slips, Naidu stranded ... Minister appraised the The Chief Minister too destruction. SVBC former employee in porn link ... Continued from Page 1 place when the driver of the Governor of the welfare extended his greetings to the In a separate message, TDP Continued from Page 1 to share Shatamanam Bhavati cers to investigate. first vehicle applied brakes schemes of the government, an Telugu people on the occasion national general secretary Nara programme. The SVBC The cybercrime team found The incident occurred at suddenly in a bid to avoid hit- official press release said here. of Diwali. He said Diwali, the Lokesh extended his wishes, The prompt action over employee allegedly sent a five employees viewing porn Dandumalkapuram village of ting a cow. As a result, the sec- Sources, however, said the festival of lights, marks tri- saying that the festival brings the sharing of a porn link porn video link to the websites in the office. Choutuppal on the NH-65 ond car in the convoy collid- Chief Minister informed the umph of good over evil. He joy and happiness into every reflects how seriously the devotee. Authorities also identified 25 when Naidu was on his way to ed with the first and the third Governor about convening wished that the divine light of household in Telugu States. management of the SVBC is The outraged devotee com- other staff members who had Hyderabad from car hit the second escort car the winter session of the state Diwali would bring in peace, He prayed that every fami- taking the issue. plained to the TDD chairman been watching other videos Amaravati.The incident took from behind. Legislature in the last week of prosperity and happiness to all. ly duly celebrate 'green' Diwali. Earlier a devotee mailed to and EO, who directed vigi- without performing their the SVBC channel requesting lance and cybercrime offi- duties. VIJAYAWADA State adopts new Sand Policy; BULLION RATES AP records 1,593 GOLD Selfie craze online booking system scrapped ` 51,760 (10 gm) Continued from Page 1 be supplied “free of cost” for sand, the government had dis- cases, 2,178 recoveries ` 260 threatens Vizag’s self-consumption of villages continued production from PNS n VIJAYAWADA said. SILVER Both booking the sand abutting the reaches, govern- patta lands. Sand production East Godavari district ` 63,310 (1kg) online and also through the ment-sponsored weaker sec- will be allowed only from Andhra Pradesh reported crossed 1.20 lakh confirmed ` 610 village secretariat had come tion housing schemes and gov- Open Reaches. Further avail- 1,593 new Covid-19 cases positive cases as it added millenniums-old... under bitter criticism from ernment R&R packages hous- ability of sand will be ensured in the 24 hours end- 259 cases afresh in Continued from Page 1 ridden a bike on it! If this goes the public, opposition parties ing, through a coupon system. by dredging of Irrigation bar- ing 9 am on Friday, 24 hours. Chittoor CHICKEN on, the arch will be destroyed. and also from ruling YSRC The subsidy towards the same rages, such as Prakasam taking the infec- reported 225, RATES `/KG Expressing concern over lack And we don't have even one leaders. will be borne by the state gov- Barrage, Dowleswaram tion count to Krishna and of protection to the natures’ more of it on our Vizag coast,” Now sand booking will be ernment. Barrage etc. Dredging opera- 8,51,298. Guntur 202 new Dressed/With Skin `158 wonder, Heritage and he said. permitted through offline Sand reaches in Scheduled tions will be undertaken by the Total number cases each while Without Skin `180 Environment Activist Sohan Hattangadi blamed the mode. Any consumer can go to areas will continue to be grant- Mines & Geology and of sample tests for West Godavari Broiler at Farm `109 Hattangadi said: “The irre- tourism department for not the stockyard or reaches of ed and operated by Tribal Irrigation Departments in con- coronavirus and Anantapur sponsibility of our tourism taking any step to protect it. their choice directly and after Societies in accordance with sultation with each other and crossed the 90 lakh added 188 and 105 department and tourists who “Where is the cautionary sig- verifying the quality of sand Panchayats Extension to following the due procedures. mark in the state respectively. EGG visit sensitive sites, speak vol- nage? Where is the security? and making necessary pay- Scheduled Areas (PESA) Rules, Based on the detailed review today, which turned out Other districts in the RATES `/100 umes about why we still have a Some of our steroid pumped up ments there itself can procure 2011. of the implementation of the an overall infection positivity state reported less than 100 third world mentality.” youngsters may be ignorant, but the sand in offline mode. The appointed agency may New Sand Mining Policy 2019 rate of 9.44 percent. new cases each, the bulletin VIJAYAWADA 471 “Here is a rare, precious nat- what is the government doing While there is no change in explore to employ “Boatsmen over the last one year, the According to the latest bul- said. HYDERABAD 468 urally formed formation. to protect this rarest of rare for- the price of sand of Rs 375 per Societies” for sand excavation government found that in letin,2,178 more patients Krishna reported three and Carved by nature over cen- mations? If this idiocy is not tonne ex stockyard, the “free of from specific notified Reaches order to serve the customers recovered and 10 succumbed. Visakhapatnam two fresh VISAKHAPATNAM 470 turies. It is obvious that the arch stopped the arch will fall and we cost” sand will be permitted through desiltation, as per the better, certain upgradations The active caseload fell to Covid-19 fatalities. Five other RETAIL PRICE `4.71 is fragile. These self obsessed would have lost something pre- through bullock carts as per procedure in vogue. are required in the existing 20,262 after a total of 8,24,189 districts added one death each (IN VIJAYAWADA) selfie clicking kids have even cious forever,” he said. existing mechanism. Sand will To ensure the quality of policy. recoveries and 6,847 deaths, it to their tally.

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Printed and published by B Krishna Prasad for and on behalf of CMYK Printech Ltd., Phone: 040-23322341, Hyderabad Office: F-502, Diamond Block, Lumbini Rockdale, Somajiguda, Hyderabad - 500 082. Telangana. Printed at Sree Seshasai Enterprises, Plot No.19, IDA Balanagar , Hyderbad-500037, Medchal -Malkajgiri District, Telangana. Chief Editor: Chandan Mitra. Resident Editor: B Krishna Prasad, AIR SURCHARGE of Rs 2.00. VIJAYAWADA | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 14, 2020 vijayawada 03 CAPSULE Covid dampens Diwali festive spirit CH PRADEEP KUMAR n VIJAYAWADA CRACKER TRADERS RUE POOR SALES 19 scenario, they procured a Covid pandemic and the court SUMIT ONKA n lesser quantity of firecrackers restrictions dampened the spir- VISAKHAPATNAM from wholesale traders. it of people on celebrating the Normally, each trader orders at Goddess festival of lights on a grand A firecracker trader in Vizag city least Rs 2 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh note. Shopping, buying sweet termed this year's Diwali business worth firecrackers. But, this year, meats and bursting crackers as the worst ever. Though there is they ordered only Rs 1 lakh to Padmavathi would be less this time com- no ban on firecrackers, people are Rs 1.2 lakh each. The sales pared to last year. purchasing low quantity commenced on Friday and so far on Mutyapu Hence, Diwali will be cele- firecrackers this year. Some very few consumers visited the brated on a dull note for the consumers are not buying stalls to purchase the crackers, ‘New sand policy Vahanam first time as the court has firecrackers now as they are said President of Star Fire issued orders to celebrate the unsure whether their housing Merchants Welfare Society festival by bursting green societies will also impose a ban. Sayyed Siraj TIRUCHANOOR: On the third crackers, as they are environ- quent lockdown, many have in Vijayawada for selling green Owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, will benefit aides It seems the sale of firecrackers day of ongoing annual Kartika ment-friendly. lost their livelihood. Hence, crackers, which was made the number of firecrackers stalls will be dipped by around 60 per Brahmotsavams at Tiruchanur Not many shops were set up shopping has come down and mandatory. The shop owners in Vizag city reduced by 50 per cent this year as they have only on Friday, Goddess Padmavathi at the Swarajya Maidan (PWD apart from that people are not feel that with just one-and-a- cent. Normally, at least 100 one day to sell their stock. firecrackers stalls come up at of YSRCP leaders’ Devi decorated as grounds) in Vijayawada to sell ready to spend more money to half-day was left for cracker Terming 2020 as the worst year Vennemuddaa Krishna blessed crackers this Diwali as com- buy green crackers. The other sales it is very difficult to dis- Andhra University’s ground in for business, a trader Prasad said: Vizag city. But, this year only, 52 PNS n devotees on Mutyapu Pandiri pared to 2019. Only 40 shops issue was the time slot given for pose of the whole stock. “They have so much stock but no VIJAYAWADA n vahanam. Both the senior and were established in PWD firing crackers was too less. Tenders were called on stalls have been set up and customers and doubts over the TDP MLA Gorantla junior pontiffs of Tirumala, JEO grounds while more than 100 Till the last minute, orders November 4 for setting up of commenced the sale of crackers. sale of stock by Saturday The new sand policy intro- Butchaiah Chowdary P Basanth Kumar, CVSO shops were selling crackers were not issued by the govern- cracker shops, however, the Considering the present Covid- afternoon.” duced by the government will demanded that the Gopinath Jatti, CE Ramesh last year. The court has direct- ment on setting up of fire government has delayed in benefit the aides of ruling government release a Reddy, deputy executive officer ed the time slot to be main- crackers shops and the govern- giving permission to start the party leaders to loot money white paper on the Jhansi Rani and others were tained for two hours. As per the ment has issued permission to sales. through sand, alleged TDP facts of how much also present. court’s order, the government sell crackers on November 12 Speaking to The Pioneer, P unlike three days in earlier A Chandana Priya, a classic senior leader and MLA revenue it had earned has issued orders to burst late night. With less than two Ramesh, a cracker shop owner, times. He said last year he had dance teacher, says they bought Gorantla Butchaiah from sand mining, sale crackers from 8 pm to 10 pm days for the festival, the crack- said he has been in the Diwali done Rs 7 to Rs 8 lakh business, crackers worth Rs 5,000 for Chowdary. across the State. er shop owners are worried cracker sales business for the but this festival season it would their kids. Due to Corona, we He accused the YSRCP and transportation and Bursting crackers is an about selling the total stocks past 10 years. He said that fol- be difficult to sell stock of Rs would like to celebrate the fes- MLAs, MPs and their associ- also from the important part of celebrations before Diwali festival evening. lowing the Corona guidelines, 3 lakh as 80 per cent people tival on a low note. Moreover, ates of committing unchecked seigniorage all over the apart from Lakshmi puja but As many as 40 cracker shops the government should give at have no money for celebra- the cost of green crackers is irregularities in sand mining State in the past 17 due to Coronavirus and subse- were set up in Swarajya Maidan least four days for cracker sales tions. high.” and transportation by causing months a huge loss of revenue to the exchequer. He demanded that the gov- ernment release a white paper Temple treasure hunting duo arrested on the facts of how much rev- TTD Chairman enue it had earned from sand PNS n ONGOLE over crime records in Guntur, Monitoring the movement from Hyderabad, who all into the temple," said a police- mining, sale and transporta- Prakasam and Nellore dis- of the duo, police traced them ganged up to form a team. man. Police exuded confi- tion and also from the extends Diwali Prakasam district police arrest- tricts.They juxtaposed all the near the railway station on "They have a superstitious dence to arrest the other two seigniorage all over the State in per tonne at the level of sand ed a temple treasure hunting photographs with the images Kambhan Road to take them belief that if they worship and gang members as well soon. the past 17 months. reaches and boatmen societies. greetings duo for breaking into Sri taken from the CCTV footage into custody on Friday. dig in old temples, they will According to police, Babu The TDP leader said that All this was being done to help Veerabhadra Swamy temple at to zero in on the culprits as On interrogation, police find treasures and diamonds. was earlier accused in a mur- the latest sand policy was a the YSRCP functionaries and TIRUMALA: TTD Trust Board Tarlupadu village in Prakasam Babu and Ravi from Pedapudi learnt that the two got With that belief and the der case and a chain snatching cover for the YSRCP ulterior leaders to loot more money Chairman YV Subba Reddy and district, a month after the village in Amruthalur mandal acquainted with Shiva Prasad encouragement of the above case. plans to loot sand systemati- from sand mining. Executive Officer KS Jawahar crime on Friday. of Guntur district. and a priest Ramakrishnachari three, the two accused broke Meanwhile, to nip crime in cally. Butchaiah Chowdary He further stated that the Reddy extended Diwali Police arrested Duru Vajrala the bud in Prakasam district, alleged that the construction Jagan rule was paying bills greetings to devotees on Babu, 30, and Nallur Ravi, 34, Kaushal installed more than industry in the State collapsed only for its favoured contrac- Friday. The Chairman said let for breaking the temple's urn 1,400 surveillance cameras in after the YSRCP came to tors while all those doing the Diwali lights fill the eyes of on October 17 in search of n Police arrested Duru Vajrala Babu, n To nip crime in the bud in Prakasam all the temples, set up commit- power. Construction workers small works were financially everyone. On the day when treasure. Following the break- 30, and Nallur Ravi, 34, for breaking district, Superintendent of Police tees with volunteers, women were thrown on to the roads hit because of non-payment of demon Narakasura was killed in, the temple's executive offi- the temple's urn on October 17 in Siddhartha Kaushal installed more police and village elders. with no work. The govern- their bills by the government. by Satyabhama, let it be the cer E Chennakesava Reddy search of treasure. Following the than 1,400 surveillance cameras in "Similarly, 4,455 suspects ment did not bother to give The government has brought day of the demolition of Covid lodged a complaint with police. break-in, the temple's executive all the temples, set up committees were bound over to prevent any them relief from their Rs 1,200 Rs 1.5 lakh crore loans but it pandemic in the country as Prakasam Superintendent crime in the district. Prakasam crore welfare fund even dur- is not paying the bills and not well across the world. “I wish of Police (SP) Siddhartha officer E Chennakesava Reddy with volunteers, women police district police are taking all ing the Coronavirus crisis. taking up any development Lord Venkateswara bestow his Kaushal formed three teams to lodged a complaint with police and village elders measures for the security of the The sand rates were works anywhere, he pointed benign blessings on all of us”. nab the thieves, who pored temples," said the policeman. increased from Rs 50 to Rs 525 out. Union Minister Woman jumps Fraudsters dupe man of Kishan Reddy off terrace at Tiruchanur PNS n VIJAYAWADA Rs 10,000 with fake iPhone

PNS n VIJAYAWADA A woman committed suicide PNS n HYDERABAD nearby ATM and withdrew Rs by jumping from the terrace Falling prey for 10,000 and handed it over to The Union Minister of State of an apartment. In a bizarre way, a pedestrian their tricks, the the accused in exchange of for Home Affairs, G Kishan The incident took place at has been conned by fraudsters. victim went to dummy iPhone. The accused Reddy, offered prayers at Housing Board Colony in The miscreants approached a immediately fled away from Goddess Padmavathi temple at Guntur on Friday. The pedestrian with an offer of sell- nearby ATM and the spot, the police said. When Tiruchanur on Friday. Earlier, deceased was identified as ing iPhone at dead cheap for withdrew Rs 10k the complainant opened the he also participated in Simha Subhasini (45). Rs 10,000 and offered the vic- black pouch handed to him by Vahana Seva as part of ongo- She sustained severe tim a dummy phone. and handed it over the miscreants, much to his ing annual Brahmotsavams injuries and was shifted to a On Thursday night, 30- to the accused in surprise, he found a dummy at the temple. TTD Trust hospital. year-old complaint was return- crystal glass piece in it. He Board Chairman YV Subba She breathed her last while ing home after his work. When exchange of approached Panjagutta Police Reddy, Executive officer KS undergoing treatment. he reached near Greenlands, dummy iPhone and lodged a formal written Jawahar Reddy received the According to sources, she two miscreants, who were on complaint. The police booked Union Minister and accompa- might have committed suicide motorcycle approached him a case 379 IPC (theft case) and nied him for darshan. Later, he due to family problems. and cooked up a story that they iPhone worth of Rs 70,000 for 420 IPC(Cheating case) and was offered prasadam inside TTD Trust Board Chairman YV Subba Reddy felicitates Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy with a shawl at Police registered a case and are in dire need of money due Rs 10,000. Falling prey for further investigation is under- the temple. Goddess Padmavathi temple in Tiruchanur on Friday took up the investigation. to which they are selling their their tricks, the victim went to way. SBI adopts 15 tigers at Nehru Zoological Park Two injured in group clash PNS n VIJAYAWADA The dispute between the PNS n HYDERABAD Warden, Telangana, towards ment of tigers and zoo park. He pies were released into the two groups was started over the adoption charges. said that good hygiene is main- enclosure for public display at Two claimed to be activists of the society lands issue that The State Bank of India, Sobha thanked Mishra for tained and lot of care is being Jackal enclosure by Om the TDP and the YSRCP sus- turned violent. Hyderabad Circle, has come showing a great gesture taken for maintaining good Prakash Mishra. tained injuries when a clash In this connection, three forward to adopt 15 tigers at towards Wildlife Conservation health of the animals. These puppies were born took place between the two persons were arrested by Nehru Zoological Park (NZP) by adoption of 15 Tigers at He assured that the SBI will during the COVID- 19 lock- groups in Totlavalluru mandal police based on a complaint here for one year. Om Prakash Nehru Zoological Park for continue to adopt the tigers in down and are eight months old. of Krishna district on lodged by one G Nageswara Mishra, Chief General consecutive ninth year. future years also. Dr. Sidhanand Kukerty, Thursday late night. A woman Rao. The arrested have been Manager, Hyderabad Circle , Mishra said that SBI is play- He congratulated the zoo Additional Principal Chief and a man reportedly suffered identified as M Venu, C Subba on Friday presented a cheque ing vital role in the conserva- management and the forest Conservator of Forests (Prod) injuries in the clash and were Rao and A Srinu and they of Rs. 15 lakh to R. Sobha, tion of tigers at Nehru department for breeding the & Director Zoo Park, shifted to Vuyyuru were produced before the Principal Chief Conservator of Zoological Park. He expressed tigers ( normal and white). On Hyderabad and others were Government Hospital for court on Friday. Later, police Forests and Chief Wildlife his happiness on the manage- this occasion, five Jackal pup- also present. treatment. took up the investigation. Panel formed to deal with Women to be given priority to set up dairy farms tiger that killed youth PNS n VIJAYAWADA PNS n HYDERABAD Rebanna Range in Asifabad The Machilipatnam MP said that 20 division. The victim along Every mandal in Krishna dis- Telangana's Forest Department with two minor boys aged 9 to trict should have at least one to 30 women belonging to SC/BC has formed a committee to 10 years belonging to Digada employment generating indus- should start a dairy farm in each deal with the tiger which killed village of Dahegaon mandal try and a separate action plan mandal while 25 per cent will be a man in Kumaram Bheem went to Peddavagu stream in will be implemented, said Asifabad district on Girelli forest area for fishing. Machilipatnam MP provided by NABARD. MP funds will Wednesday. The Chief Wildlife After collecting a few fish, the Vallabhaneni Balashowry at a be released for establishing a dairy Warden has constituted a com- victim in order to make a tem- coordination committee meet- mittee to deal with the tiger as porary basket, went to the ing here on Friday. The MP farm while a few companies are per the Standard Operating bushes at a distance away to said that to set up an employ- coming forward to buy milk, he Procedure issued by National pluck some leaves. ment generating industry, the Tiger Conservation Authority. While doing so, the victim District Centre for Industries added The committee, which consists was attacked by a tiger. The and Lead Bank managers will of NGOs, veterinary officers, body was dragged over some take a special interest. DMF funds of Rs 79 crore housing layouts were developed Gram Sarpanch and forest distance and was partly eaten. He said that 20 to 30 women Machilipatnam MP would be spent in two months in 4,175 acres. He said that 2,692 officials, will regularly meet to The two boys who accompa- belonging to SC/BC should Vallabhaneni Balashowry as per the guidelines. Rs 21.60 provision stores will be set up assess the situation and take all nied the victim rushed to start a dairy farm in each crore would be spent for three under YSR Cheyutha by choos- possible measures to ensure Digada village and raised an mandal while 25 per cent sub- The MP said that under the is essential and all the issues District Mineral Foundations GIS irrigation sub-stations, ing three people from each vil- safety of people and also the alarm. The villagers came to sidy will be provided by the employment guarantee scheme discussed during this meet (DMF) should be spent for said Balashowry. lage in the district. The Collector tiger, officials said. the site and retrieved the body. NABARD. MP funds will be internal roads in the villages should take a positive shape by development activity like Collector A MD Imtiaz said further stated that every month Siddam Vignesh (20) was Forest officials made a thor- released for establishing a dairy will be developed, especially in the next meeting to benefit drinking water, health, educa- that Rs 285 crore was spent on Rs 124.25 crore was distributed killed by a tiger on November ough search of the area and farm and a few companies are delta areas. He said that med- people and the beneficiaries. tion, sanitation, skill develop- the employment guarantee to 5.16 lakh beneficiaries under 11 in Girelli forest area of found pugmarks of a tiger. coming forward to buy milk. ical college in Machilipatnam He said the funds under the ment and others, the available scheme, under this scheme, 1,415 YSR pension scheme. VIJAYAWADA | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 14, 2020 telangana 04 PADDY PROCUREMENT ‘Govt continues to neglect Harish accuses BJP of ‘doublespeak’ inundated Osman Nagar’ PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD Due to the ‘All set for cotton Launching a scathing attack on Centre's procurement’ Telangana Pradesh Congress the Centre for imposing restric- Committee (TPCC) president tions on paddy procurement, policies, the Siddipet: Finance Minister T N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Finance Minister T Harish Rao State Harish Rao on Friday said all Friday strongly condemned on Friday laid bare the double arrangements had been made the TRS government for not standards of the BJP leadership. government is to purchase cotton at 30 helping the residents of Osman Releasing the Centre's letter unable to pay centres across Siddipet district. Nagar in the to the media on Friday, the remunerative Addressing farmers after Maheshwaram Assembly Finance Minister said, "the inaugurating the CCI constituency which remained Centre wrote a letter to all the price and purchasing centre and maize inundated in water even after States categorically stating that support our procurement centre at Gajwel one month after heavy rains it will not procure paddy and Agriculture Market, the Minister and floods. Accompanied with rice from States which pur- farmers, said appealed to the farmers to senior Congress leaders, Uttam and valuables. He described completely neglected the res- chase them from farmers at Harish Rao utilise the CCI purchasing visited Osman Nagar and sur- their conditions as inhuman idents of Osman Nagar to the rates higher than the MSP of Rs centres. "The government has rounding areas on Friday and and said that Osman Nagar extent that it made no efforts 1,888 per quintal fixed by it. announced MSP of Rs 5,775 interacted with the affected exposes the hollowness of to evacuate the water and Due to the Centre's policies, the of Union Minister Kishan Centre tied the hands and legs ter, the Minister ridiculed for every quintal of cotton, that families. claims being made by restore normalcy. He alleged State government is unable to Reddy that the state govern- of the states in this regard and Kishan Reddy for the double have less than 8 per cent Speaking to media persons Municipal Administration K. that there was a big conspira- pay remunerative price and ment has to extend higher demanded the Centre to with- standards, pointing out that moisture content," Harish said, later, Uttam said that nearly Tarakarama Rao on flood relief cy behind keeping the entire support our farmers." With prices to the superfine variety draw the letter immediately. while the Centre issued letter adding that the CCI was not 610 houses are inundated from in Hyderabad. area inundated. He said that the direction of the Centre to paddy, Harish asked Kishan He said that Telangana pro- imposing restrictions on paddy willing to buy cotton that has almost a month and the TRS "It is a shame on the TRS the TRS government was not the states in this regard, the Reddy to make the Centre duces three times more than purchase and its pricing, the 12 per cent moisture content. government did nothing to government that even one helping the residents at the states have no chance to give take back its letter. the state needs. latter, a Minister at the Centre, Stating that some farmers either help the affected fami- month after the excess rains, behest of land grabbers who more than the support price He said that the Food "The state produced 87.84 was trying to blame the State cultivated maize against the lies or remove the water from thousands of houses are sub- want the original residents to though they are ready to give. Corporation of India (FCI) lakh tonnes of paddy, howev- government for it. He also advice of the State, Harish Rao the locality. He said that hun- merged in Hyderabad. It is abandon their inundated hous- Harish Rao said that the kept the sword on the necks of er, 26 lakh tonnes are enough pointed out that total paddy said the government, however, dreds of residents of Osman really inhuman that no relief or es. Centre addressed letters to the the states by making it clear for the state," he said, question- yield during the current decided to buy maize from Nagar were forced to live on food grains have been supplied The TPCC chief said that states on September 17, 2020 that it will not take the rice and ing as to what the states will do Vaanakalam season was about these farmers at Rs 1,800 per the streets for the last one by TRS government to the the entire Osman Nagar has stating not to give a single paddy in case the states give in case the Centre says it will 87.84 lakh tonnes and the total quintal. He pointed out that month as they could not return flood ravaged residents of now turned into a lake with rupee more than the support more than prescribed support not take 60 lakh tonnes of consumption in the State was maize purchased last year was to their homes. They lost all Osman Nagar," he said. Uttam formation of green algae on the price. Reminding the demand price. Harish alleged that the paddy. Citing the Centre's let- only 26 lakh tonnes. still remaining in the godowns. their household belongings said that the TRS government accumulated water. Bandi shuts dissidents with KCR is against Hindu FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS Dubbak by-election victory festivals, alleges BJP K VENKATESHWARLU revolted against him. This atti- PNS n HYDERABAD n HYDERABAD tude helped him neutralise the dissidence against him. Telangana BJP president Bandi The HC imposed Dubbak by-election result not He is slowly getting the grip Sanjay Kumar alleged that the ban on fire only infused confidence in over the state party though he TRS government has failed to crackers due to Telangana BJP but also put to is from Karimnagar district. protect the feelings of Hindus. rest the questions raised by He appointed presidents by He alleged that the KCR gov- the failure of the some party senior leaders over dividing the GHMC party into ernment is behaving against state Bandi Sanjay's leadership. four zones keeping civic body Hindu festivals. According to state BJP sources, elections in view. At the same "The High Court imposed government in till Dubbak by-poll, there was time, he never hesitated to sack ban on bursting crackers on arguing the infighting between the stal- Bandi Sanjay but indulged in the leaders who opposed the Diwali festival due to the fail- warts and the newly-appoint- criticism against Bandi with party. He sacked party senior ure of the state government in case strongly, ed state BJP president Bandi their party colleagues. Many leader Thota Kamalakar Reddy arguing the case strongly. It's said Telangana Sanjay Kumar. senior leaders too were not from Dubbak constituency, who become a fashion in disputing BJP chief Bandi Leaders like Goshamahal happy with the working style opposed the candidature of the the Hindu festivals every time. MLA Raja Singh openly of Bandi. This has continued Dubbak election winner M The government itself gave Sanjay expressed his unhappiness over till the Dubbak result. Raghunandan Rao. Bandi also permission for sale of crackers Moazzam Jahi Market is all decked up on the eve of Diwali. The historic market Bandi Sanjay Kumar regarding However, the Dubbak result sacked his own district and with the ban on crackers, has been adorned with multi-coloured lights, giving spectacular and the state executive committee. gave additional strength to Karimnagar party president the traders are left at cross- Hyderabad when it drowned picturesque view He alleged that lion's share of the Karimnagar MP in the Sathyanarayana Rao, who faced roads. Small traders will expe- in floods. "Is it not correct on office bearers' posts have gone form of praises from Delhi allegations of sexual harass- rience huge losses," he alleged. the part of TRS leaders to ask to new leaders who defected to leaders. However, unmindful ment. One of the party leaders Speaking to the media at the flood victims to cast their the party during or after 2019 of criticisms against him, said that Bandi is ferocious only Karimnagar later in the vote after extending flood Vijayashanthi Lok Sabha elections and also Bandi Sanjay remained firm towards opponent parties' lead- evening, Bandi Sanjay said relief help Rs 10,000. The TRS Gandhi JUDA the new committee didn't and continued his work. He ers but not his own party lead- that Dubbak verdict is a slap government should reveal on terms KCR's include his men. continued his work by giving ers. A young leader from on the face of KCR. Exuding what basis the government is In this case, Raja Singh due respect to the senior lead- Hyderabad said that some lead- confidence that the BJP will giving Rs 10,000 to the flood openly expressed his unhappi- ers in the party. According to ers are not digesting the growth win big in GHMC elections, victims. The government continue protest surveys as ness over Bandi Sanjay. party leaders, Bandi never of Bandi. But it is need of the Bandi Sanjay questioned the should also reveal from which However, many leaders didn't showed any sort of unhappi- hour as the party has to storm Chief Minister to reveal bank they withdrew the PNS n HYDERABAD ed all mild and moderate cases ‘fraud' express their dissidence against ness towards leaders, who to the power in 2023 elections. whether the latter visited money,” he questioned. to be shifted to TIMS and King PNS n HYDERABAD Despite order from DME to Koti Hospital. Reacting to a resume non-Covid services question on opening non- TPCC campaign committee in Gandhi Hospital from 21 Covid services in teaching hos- chairperson Vijayashanthi on November, the JUDAs have pitals, Director of Public health Friday termed Chief Minister Two thieves held, Niranjan's poser to Kishan on MSP continued their strike on said, "Covid is important but K Chandrasekhar Rao's elec- Friday. As per JUDAs, "We are non-Covid services are equal- tion surveys as 'fraud'. PNS n HYDERABAD on the occasion, the Minister continuing our protest as only ly important. Only four hospi- Finding fault with Chief said the State government was part of our demands got ful- tals are designated Covid hos- Minister for stating that the booty recovered The Central government is ready to procure superfine filled. We will resume duties pitals and remaining all govern- TRS will win the GHMC neglecting agriculture and quality paddy at a price high- once our rest of demands get ment hospitals we are giving elections, Vijayashanthi said PNS n HYDERABAD convinces the customer to come farmers in the country by er than the MSP fixed by the fulfilled including removing non-Covid services along with that KCR stated the same along and collect the gift. Later, adopting faulty farm policies, Centre, provided the Centre Covid specialty tag from Covid services. Except Gandhi, even before the Dubbak by- South Zone Task Force team he advices them to remove all Agriculture Minister S withdraws its restrictions. He Gandhi Hospital and restric- Chest, King Koti hospital, election. In her Facebook on Friday arrested a thief and gold ornaments and keep in Niranjan Reddy said on Friday. complained that the Centre tion of Covid beds to 200." TIMS all other hospitals are post on Friday, Vijayashanthi recovered 33 tulas of gold safe place otherwise the gift will "The BJP government at the through the FCI had imposed The protesting doctors want- extending non-covid services". alleged that KCR's surveys are ornaments worth Rs 18 lakh. be rejected." Subsequently, he Centre has no proper orienta- mitment and his clear policy to restrictions on superfine qual- fraudulent. The accused has been identi- will accompany the victim and tion towards promotion of support farmers in the State. ity paddy procurement at "KCR said the same even fied as Afatab Ahmad Shaik leave him/her at a place and agriculture in the country. Niranjan Reddy was speaking prices higher than the MSP. before Dubbak by-election. resident of Chandrayanagutta. returns to the victim's house. Half of the area in Gujarat after inaugurating Rythu "But the Kishan Reddy is KCR has been stating that Earlier he used to eke out liv- He further tricks the family to where Prime Minister Vedika and Soil Testing Lab at demanding the State govern- BJP candidate won the elec- ing by selling household arti- hand him over the ornaments. Narendra Modi was Chief Rathunathapalem in the dis- ment to procure superfine tion with sympathy but why cles on installment basis in After receiving the gold orna- Minister thrice in the past has trict built by Transport quality paddy by giving an the TRS didn't receive the Kamareddy, Nizamabad, ments, the offender flees away, been affected by drought," the Minister P Ajay Kumar at a incentive. We are ready to same sympathy in those elec- Adilabad and Hyderabad City. Anjai Kumar said. In another Minister said, and pointed out cost of Rs 40 lakh in memory offer whatever it takes to help tions? It seems the Chief Addressing the media, case, the Panjagutta Police that on the other hand, agricul- of his brother P Uday Kumar. the farmers. Is Kishan Reddy Minister has decided to con- Hyderabad CP Anjani Kumar arrested a domestic help who ture lands in entire Telangana He also inaugurated a Seed ready to take the responsibil- duct GHMC elections with- said, "the accused approaches committed theft of 118 grams State was being irrigated Testing Lab built at a cost of Rs ity of stopping the Centre in one month succumbing to customers and lures them in the of gold ornaments with dia- because of Chief Minister K 1.43 crore. from causing any hindrance?" the pressure mounted by the name of gift in lucky draw. He monds valued at Rs 8 lakh. Chandrashekhar Rao's com- Addressing a public meeting he asked. MIM," she said. Singles ready to tie the knot, thanks to lockdown State's daily Covid count PNS n HYDERABAD single persons have been going Bachelors who through fear psychosis and Several people who remained focused on their anxiety over the possible health drops below 1,000 single to enjoy bachelor's life problems they are likely to have now been contemplating career are encounter. The number of such PNS n HYDERABAD to tie the knot vexed with the contemplating to persons approaching the lonely life they have led during organisation seeking a com- The number of daily count the lockdown period. The marry if the panion has increased, she of Covid cases in Telangana bachelors who focused on their contention of added. dropped to below 1,000 on career and the divorcees are marriage bureau It may be recalled that the Friday even as the cumula- contemplating to marry if the big fat Indian wedding has tive tally surpassed 2.55 contention of marriage bureau representatives become leaner, adapting to the lakh-mark. The health representatives and psycholo- and psychologists new Covid-19 normal. After authorities in the state tested gists is taken into considera- months of lockdown, bookings 42,163 samples during the tion. is taken into are accelerating, with wed- last 24 hours and of them Because of the Covid-19, all consideration dings bringing cheer to fami- 997 were found positive, celebrations have been put off. lies, as well as the hospitality, pushing the tally to 2,55,663. The number of marriages cel- fashion and textile sectors. Four more people suc- ebrated this year is put at its spending time together have Families now opt for toned cumbed to the virus, taking the ple recovered from the virus cases were reported from the minimum. Under the lock- realised that is their loss. A res- down celebrations with fewer death toll to 1,397. The case during the last 24 hours end- state capital. Medchal down conditions, the persons ident of Begumpet, Devi said ceremonies, at hotels that fatality rate stands at 0.54 per ing 8 p.m. Thursday. With this Malkajgiri saw the second who remained single have been that she was hooked onto her promise to adhere to hygiene cent, which is lower than the the cumulative number of highest number of cases at 85 entertaining plans to get mar- during the Corona period. ty life together. But the singles, computer during the lock- protocols. national average of 1.5 per recovered cases mounted to followed by Rangareddy (66), ried soon. The singles have Ravi of Venkataramana Colony who have no own families will down period. In social media The norms include main- cent. According to the director 2,37,172. The recovery rate Bhadradri Kothagudem (65), realised the difficulty in lead- said that he could be able to feel spend time with friends and platforms postings made by taining a registry of guest of public health and family now stands at 92.75 per cent, Karimnagar (49), Nalgonda ing a lonely life during the cur- the hardship of living within acquaintances and pursue their families pointed out that she is details, temperature checks, welfare, 44.96 per cent of the slightly lower than the nation- (46), Khammam (44) and rent Covid period. They are not the four walls with no work at hobbies like cooling and missing a lot by virtue of being individual sanitiser bottles, deaths were due to Covid al average of 92.9 per cent. Warangal Urban (44). The in a position to meet friends all. singing. But it did not become a single woman. fresh masks, frequent cleaning while 55.04 had comorbidities. For a second consecutive state now has 17,094 active and relatives diretly, except on In the busy city life, family feasible during the lockdown An official of the organisa- of touch points and restrooms, The state continued to see day, the daily count of positive cases, of which 14,466 are in mobile phones. The singles get together on weekends are period. The social media post- tion called 'Todu Needa', and distanced seating arrange- more recoveries than new cases was below 200 in Greater home or institutional have faced the test of their time on a holiday and spend quali- ings of images of families Rajeshwari, said that the aged ments. cases. As many as 1,222 peo- Hyderabad. Only 169 new isolation. VIJAYAWADA| SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 14, 2020 nation 05 NDA MLAs to meet tomorrow to Owaisi’s entry may impact TMC’s sway over minorities declare Nitish as their leader PNS n KOLKATA With Asaduddin Owaisi's PNS n PATNA tions will be forwarded to the divulge more on what tran- AIMIM announcing that it governor whose approval will spired during the meeting at would contest Bengal polls, A joint meeting of the NDA be followed by other steps his residence, informed having bagged five seats in legislature party will be here leading to the formation of a sources said the issues dis- neighbouring Bihar, political held on Sunday where Nitish new government," Kumar cussed included the represen- arithmetic, in all likelihood, is Kumar will be elected as its added. tation of each constituent in set to witness a major change leader, it was decided on Friday. Despite the BJP emerging as the cabinet and election of the as TMC's sway over minority The decision was taken at an the largest party in the ruling new assembly speaker. votes seems to be up for a stiff "informal" meeting of leaders alliance with 74 seats, 31 more Speculation is rife that the BJP challenge. of the four NDA constituents than the JD(U), the top lead- might push for an EBC or a The Mamata Banerjee-led in Bihar--the JD(U), BJP,HAM ership of the saffron party, Dalit as a Deputy CM though party, which had been the sole and Vikassheel Insaan Party including Prime Minister it is not clear whether the insis- beneficiary of minority votes (VIP) at the residence of Chief Narendra Modi, has emphati- tence will be on replacing vet- since the defeat of the Left Minister Kumar. cally endorsed Kumar as the eran leader Sushil Kumar Front in 2011, however, tried With the entry of the can make deep inroads into the "The meeting will start at slater. which expires on November next chief minister. Modi, who has been holding to put up a brave face, arguing AIMIM, equations are likely to state," Waqar said. The 12:30 pm on Sunday, He also said the current 29, will be taken. He was declared the ruling the post for the most part since that Owaisi's influence on change, prominent Muslim AIMIM's plan to enter Bengal November 15 where all further state cabinet will hold its last "These formalities have to be coalition's chief ministerial 2005, or replicating the exper- Muslims is limited to Hindi- leaders said. Buoyed by the was frowned upon by Chief decisions will be taken," chief meeting in the evening where completed before the forma- candidate much before the iment in adjoining Uttar andUrdu-speaking communi- results of Bihar polls, Owaisi Minister Mamata Banerjee at minister elect Kumar, who also a decision on the dissolution of tion of a new government. election process had started. Pradesh where two leaders ties that make for just six per had announced that the an anti-NRC rally in north heads the JD(U) told reporter- the assembly, the tenure of The cabinet's recommenda- Though Kumar did not occupy the post. cent of Muslim electorate in AIMIM would contest elec- Bengal in November last year, the state. tions in West Bengal, Uttar when she, without taking a Muslims comprise 30 per Pradesh and other states. name, launched a frontal cent of West Bengal's voters. Talking about the assault on the party by asking The state has the highest num- Telangana-based party's Muslims to be wary of "minor- ber of Muslim electorate in the detailed plan for Mission West ity extremists" from No let-up in Covid tests, 2nd country after Kashmir. Bengal, its national spokesper- Hyderabad. Owaisi -- who is A deciding factor in nearly son Asim Waqar told PTI on fast emerging as the leading 100-110 seats in the 294-mem- Wednesday that the outfit has Muslim voice in the country - ber Assembly, minorities espe- already set up units in 22 out - was quick to hit back, stating wave likely in Jan-Feb: Maha cially the Muslims, till 2019, of the 23 districts of the state. that West Bengals minorities have acted as a bulwark of the "We will fight assembly polls have one of the worst human PNS n MUMBAI TMC against its rivals, with in Bengal. We are preparing development indicators. most of them voting in favour our strategy. We have regis- According to the AIMIM, Anticipating a second COVID- of the party, considering it to tered our presence in 22 out of Owaisi has found Bengal to be 19 wave in January-February, be a "credible" force that can the 23 districts of the state. We a fertile ground for his expan- the Maharashtra government resist saffron surge. think, as a political party, we sion plans. has asked the authorities to ensure there is no complacen- cy in testing and said labs should be functional in every Scribe's body INDIA CORNER district and municipal corpo- ration limits. Sena hits back at found on A circular from the govern- JKPCC joins hand with ment's health services direc- torate dated November 11 said railway track in Gupkar alliance a second wave of the pandem- Amruta Fadnavis ic is likely in January-February. Medical Research (ICMR) Talking about COVID-19 UP's Unnao he Jammu and Kashmir The second wave is expect- guidelines. According to the protocols, it said wearing PNS n MUMBAI deputy chairperson in the PNS n UNNAO (UP) Pradesh Congress ed based on what is happening World Health Organisation masks when outdoors, fre- Legislative Council, said in a TCommittee (JKPCC) on in Europe, it said. (WHO), there should be 140 quent hand wash, disinfec- The Shiv Sena on Friday hit statement here. Gorhesaid, A 22-year-old journalist Friday joined the People's The circular said since tests per 10 lakh population, it tion of surfaces, physical dis- out at Amruta Fadnavis, wife "You will not benefit by call- working for a local Hindi Alliance for Gupkar Declaration October, the number of said. For this, there should be tancing, avoiding spitting and of BJP leader Devendra ing the Shiv Sena names." daily was found dead on a (PAGD), an amalgam of several COVID-19 cases in testing labs in each district and smoking in public places are Fadnavis, over her critical "What is going on exactly? railway track here, police parties in the union territory Maharashtra has showed signs municipal corporation limits, necessary measures to curb the remarks against the party and The Shav Sena did kill its own said on Friday. seeking restoration of the of decline. The second wave of the government document spread of the infection. said she should realise that colleague (Congress) in Bihar. Police have lodged an FIR erstwhile state's special the virus has hit many coun- said. It also advised people to every alphabet was impor- No matter where they are tak- against Sub-Inspector Sunita status.wo Congress leaders tries, especially those in The circular said the need of avoid unnecessary travel and tant. ing Maharashtra, but thanks Chaurasia, constable Amar participated in a meeting of the alliance at PDP president Mehbooba Europe, it said. The circular the hour is to celebrate a fire- not to take stress. On Thursday, Amruta for putting Bihar at right Singh and one other person Mufti's 'Fairview' residence at Gupkar here. Mufti is also the vice chairman of the alliance, led by NC president Farooq Abdullah. "We said there should be no com- cracker-free Diwali keeping Till November 12, Fadnavis took a jibe at the place," Amruta Fadnavis, a after his family said they sus- stand by the alliance," Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Monga told placency in coronavirus testing in mind health interest of Maharashtra has recorded Uddhav Thackeray-led party banker, had tweeted. pected her to be behind the reporters outside Mufti's residence. Asked whether there were any and all labs will remain func- COVID-19 patients and those 17,36,329 COVID-19 cases over its poor performance in Devendra Fadnavis, a for- incident and claimed that differences between the alliance partners, Monga said, "There is no tional as per Indian Council of with breathing problems. and 45,682 deaths. the just held Bihar assembly mer chief minister of they were friends, Circle disagreement and a healthy discussion took place." After the meeting elections and called it "Shav Maharashtra, was the BJP's Officer (City) Gaurav at Mufti's residence, the PAGD leaders will meet again at NC (corpse) Sena". election in-charge in Bihar, Tripathi said. headquarters 'Nawa-i-Subah' later in the day. Hitting back, the Sena, where his party put up a stel- The family members of which heads the MVA govern- lar show. The Sena had con- the journalist, Suraj Pande, Implement NGT’s ment in Maharashtra, told tested certain assembly seats in have also alleged that he was her to realise the importance Bihar, but failed to open its killed and his body thrown Trio held in Maharashtra for killing of alphabets in her own name. account and most of its candi- on the railway track in Sadar "Don't let the alphabet 'A' in dates lost their security deposit Kotwali area Thursday three of family in Chennai directions: CAQM your name go into "mruta" (getting votes less than EC- evening. fter a hot pursuit, three men state (dead in Marathi). Realise mandated threshold). The victim's mother allegedly involved in the n PNS NEW DELHI the importance of 'A' in your The Congress, which fought Lakshmi Pande in her com- Agunning down of a man, his The commission name Amruta. in alliance with the RJD, won plaint to police has said that wife and their son here were Hold polls to The Commission for Air "Don't bring bad thoughts only 19 of the 70 seats it con- Suraj and Sunita were friends nabbed in Maharashtra and the Quality Management said SPCBs, in your mind during the aus- tested in Bihar with many and because of this, the con- killing was due to a matrimonial Panjab varsity (CAQM) on Friday directed committees and picious occasion of Diwali," observers blaming its poor stable on November 11 dispute, police said on Friday. the CPCB and states con- other field-level Shiv Sena spokesperson show for the opposition bloc's threatened him on a phone Disclosing information on senate, says cerned to ensure that there is Neelam Gorhe, who is also electoral loss. call. cracking the case, Greater no lapse in implementation of functionaries Chennai Police Commissioner Amarinder the National Green Tribunal's have also been Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal said a special team of city police personnel directions in view of the pre- CELEBRATIONS BEGIN apprehended them last night in Solapur district of Maharashtra with vailing air quality scenario. asked to ensure the help of their counterparts. On November 11, Chand (74) his PNS n CHANDIGARH The commission said state that there is no wife Pushpabai (68) and their 40-year old son Shital Kumar were pollution control boards, com- found dead with bullet injuries at their residence in Elephant Gate Punjab Chief Minister mittees and other field-level lapse in neighbourhood here and police had said they were shot dead.The Amarinder Singh has written functionaries have also been implementation killings were due to a matrimonial dispute between Kumar and his to Vice President M Venkaiah asked to ensure that there is no wife Jayamala, the official said, adding six people were involved in Naidu, who is also the chancel- lapse in implementation of the of NGT directions the case. lor of Panjab University here, NGT's directions. seeking early elections to the "In pursuance of the NGT varsity's senate. Singh said the order dated November 9 and not to celebrate deaths and dis- “inexplicable delay in polling considering the concerns of air eases". A bench headed by HC declines to quash FIR against was causing resentment among quality scenario in the NCR NGT Chairperson Justice various constituents of the and its adverse health impact, Adarsh Kumar Goel had clar- Meghalaya journalist for FB post institution."The university sen- the Commission directed ified that the direction will he Meghalaya High Court ate's term ended on October CPCB, concerned state gov- apply to all cities and towns in has refused to quash a 31. Citing improvement in the ernments and authorities for the country where the average Tpolice complaint against state's COVID situation, Singh strict compliance of the direc- of ambient air quality during veteran journalist Patricia urged Naidu to advise the tions of NGT, with zero toler- November 2019 was in 'poor' Mukhim for her Facebook post university and the city admin- ance on violation," it said. and above categories. which allegedly incited istrations for proper and time- The NGT had on Monday "There will be total ban communal tension between the ly conduct of the elections. The imposed a total ban on sale or against sale or use of all kinds tribal and the non-tribal chief minister pointed out that use of all kinds of firecrackers of firecrackers in the NCR communities in the state. ever since the university was set in the National Capital Region from midnight of November Disposing of a petition filed by up, its senate was constituted (NCR) from November 9 mid- 9-10, 2020, to the midnight of Mukhim, a Padma Shri awardee and the editor of The Shillong Times after every four years, with the night to November 30 mid- November 30-December 1, newspaper, Justice W Diengdoh said that the investigation agency members elected through a night, saying "celebration by 2020, to be reviewed there- should be given a free hand to probe into the matter. "In the event, democratic process. crackers is for happiness and after," the NGT had said. A tableau depicting Lord Ram passes through a street on the eve of Diwali festival, in Ayodhya on Friday the investigating agency is required to be given a free hand to investigate the matter and to come to its own conclusion in due process of law. "Consequently, I find no merit in the instant petition for exercising powers under Section 482 CrPC. This petition is accordingly hereby rejected," the judge said in the November ‘Computer Baba’ Green firecrackers to have QR code 10 order. PNS n BENGALURU fireworks are less harmful than conventional firecrackers. Grand Deepotsav celebrations booked in MP Green firecrackers sold this The green firecrackers are PNS n INDORE (MP) The godman has been year would have a novel feature manufactured as per the for- start in Ayodhya booked in a fresh case and for- of quick response (QR) coding mulation developed by eepotsav celebrations began A fresh case has been regis- mally rearrested in jail, follow- system to avoid manufacturing Council of Scientific and on Friday in the holy city of tered against self-styled god- ing a complaint from the sec- and sale of counterfeit prod- Industrial Research-National DAyodhya in the presence of man Namdeo Das Tyagi, for retary of a village panchayat ucts, the Karnataka govern- Enviro nmental and Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben allegedly manhandling a pan- under Gandhinagar police ment has said in its order. Engineering Research Institute Patel and Chief Minister Yogi chayat staffer before the station area, additional super- The green firecrackers were and product approval for new Adityanath, a Diwali event which demolition of alleged illegal intendent of police Prashant introduced to check pollution formulation is given by the will also see the lighting of a construction at his ashram Choubey said. during Deepavali. Petroleum and Explosives record 5.51 lakh earthen lamps at near here, police said on The complaint stated that The other fireworks with Safety Organisation. Green dusk. Soon after landing here, the Friday. Tyagi and his associates had harmful chemicals can affect firecrackers would be available Governor and the chief minister offered prayers to Lord Ram and later Tyagi (54), popularly allegedly abused, manhan- the respiratory system and as sparklers, flowerpots, and welcomed actors representing Lord Ram, Goddess Sita and known as Computer Baba, is dled and ill-treated a panchay- prove fatal if a person is infect- system. ventional ones," the order said. maroons, which are made with Lakshman who descended on the Saryu bank in a 'pushpak viman' -- currently in jail after he was at staffer, who had gone to free ed by coronavirus. "The QR code is a novel The order of the Ministry reduction in size of shell, elim- a helicopter. With a view to ensuring a global recognition and identity arrested in preventive action a government land from his According to the order, the feature incorporated on the of Environment, Forest and ination of ash usage and to Ayodhya, Adityanath has initiated a number of works in the temple when the administration was possession on Sunday, the green firecrackers packing can firecrackers to avoid manu- Climate Change reads that reduced usage of raw materi- town including Deepotsav being organised on the occasion of Diwali removing encroachment from official said. The case was reg- be identified through the dis- facture and sale of counterfeit green firecrackers do not con- als in the compositions. The every year. Since the formation of the Adityanath government in Uttar government land in Jamburdi istered under relevant sections tinct green logo of CSIR- products. The feature will tain harmful chemicals, there- government had said that the Pradesh, many events have been organised, from Deepotsav to Ram Hapsi village near Indore on of the India Penal Code on NEERI and PESO as well as a assist in differentiating green by reducing air pollution due green firecrackers would be Leela, which have earned a new identity to Ayodhya globally. Sunday. Thursday, the ASP said. quick response (QR) coding firecrackers from the con- to firecrackers. Besides, these sold till November 16. VIJAYAWADA | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 14, 2020 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Stimulus or not? It is way too optimistic to believe that the latest infusion of funds into the economy will help India emerge from the pandemic Requiem for the Congress hile it was always felt that India should have gone big with its first stimulus package, some more To articulate the party’s political philosophy when market capitalism increasingly Weducated economists believed that the Government was wise to not play its hand too soon. Is it the correct time now for the Government to infuse funds sets the global agenda, the Gandhi siblings need to be familiar with its history into the economy? It is apparent that officials in the Congress’s political philosophy Finance Ministry believe just that with the latest round and the political, economic, of prod measures announced by Nirmala Sitharaman. social, cultural and other policies Yet questions remain about their efficacy because of their arising therefrom. These have not been adequately articulated selective, sectoral appeal. Definitely fertiliser, cement and in the recent years though the steel companies as well as those into infrastructure build- party has moved far away from ing will be very happy. Also some kind of job creation the resolution adopted at its is expected. Under this scheme, every establishment that is registered with the Employees Avadi session in 1955, calling for the “establishment of a socialis- Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will be incentivised to hire people who were not reg- tic pattern of society where the istered with EPFO earlier as well as those who lost their jobs between March 1, 2020, to HIRANMAY KARLEKAR principal means of production September 30, 2020. The Central Government will give a subsidy for new employees for are under social ownership or he outcome of the Bihar control” and there is “equitable establishments with up to 1,000 employees. Yet, the average income tax payer, the white Legislative Assembly distribution of the national collar worker, who has been hit the hardest by the pandemic, might still feel hard done by election seems to suggest wealth.” with the few direct relief measures announced. But as the Bihar elections made it very that the Indian National The economic trajectory the Congress is on a course party adopted under PV clear that Prime Minister Narendra Modi knows his audience well, so he is ensuring that Tof terminal decline. The familiar Narasimha Rao’s prime minis- those in lower income groups get much of the benefits. The Opposition will almost cer- qualifying refrain, “barring a mir- tership, and continued to pursue tainly protest but it has not brought any positive ideas to the table either, thus cementing acle”, does not seem to apply here under Prime Minister given the magnitude of its non-per- Manmohan Singh’s watch, its political irrelevance. One will have to wait and see if this is the spark that the economy formance. It won only 19 of the 70 marked a radical departure from needs to recover from months of stasis. Certainly, increased activity in infrastructure and seats, which is a shade over 27 per the course advocated at Avadi. the performance-linked incentives for manufacturing might push up growth curves and cent, of the 243 it contested. Its The Congress, however, has yet utterly poor show pulled down the to come out with a comprehen- bring back jobs across the board. While incentives to clear the housing inventory and step Rashtriya Janata Dal-led alliance, sive articulation of its econom- up infrastructure are good, there also needs to be an acceptance by many that the good the Mahagatbandhan (MGB), ic policy and its dialectic with times of the past will not come back anytime soon. Sales will stay depressed for a while, despite the RJD’s brave show, concepts of social justice, con- emerging as the largest single party sumer rights, democracy, the as will salaries and while there might be some festive cheer about a vaccine, it may be with 75 seats, with the BJP a environment and human free- several months, maybe even a couple of years before a reasonable number of Indians whisker short at 74. The BJP-led dom. Nor has it gone beyond receive a shot. The stimulus believes in creating a demand but the consumer will be cau- National Democratic Alliance shibboleths and come out with (NDA) won 125 seats against the a coherent formulation of its tious for some time. However, it is the informal sector that has been the hardest hit and MGB’s 110. spur/ To prick the sides of my rape incident. The duo burst into escutcheon, she might have stand on human rights and sec- where direct cash transfers are still a patchy proposition. Modi may have spun an elec- The Congress won a little over intent, but only/ Vaulting ambi- the forefront of the movement, been remembered as India’s ularism. toral magic but without a booming economy, employment and newer opportunities, par- 27 per cent of the seats it contest- tion. Which o’erleaps itself/ And demanding justice for the victim greatest Prime Minister. Without a philosophy, a polit- ed, while the RJD won a trifle above falls on th’other.” And now, lying and her family, and then Indira Gandhi established ical party lacks a compass for its ticularly among the subaltern castes, he cannot sustain his popularity either. 53 per cent and the three Left par- on the other, the party is alter- dropped out of sight. The argu- her position after becoming policies and remains vulnerable As announced, the stimulus package was said to be of `29,87,641 crore (15 per cent ties, which bagged 17 seats — with nating between licking its ment that they had no occasion Prime Minister. Rahul and/or to making compromises that, of GDP till date) with the Government’s contribution being nine per cent of GDP and the the Communist Party of India wounds and offering explana- to stage another dramatic pub- Priyanka Gandhi have to do so while serving ephemerally, Reserve Bank of India’s the remaining six per cent. But even if we calculate the account (Marxist-Leninist) getting 11 — a tions. lic appearance does not hold. A before assuming that office. It undermine its long-term cred- little more than 58 per cent. This The impact of this over-arch- successful politician must know will be very difficult to do so ibility. of the extra spend this year, it adds up to only `1,18,200 crore which is not even half of is a dismal outcome for a party that ing strategic blunder was aggra- how to create such occasions. through political action because To articulate the party’s polit- what Sitharaman promised. Also this only accounts for 0.6 per cent of GDP. The first pack- had led India’s struggle for indepen- vated by several factors. Apart This is particularly so because a the opportunities a Prime ical philosophy when market age on March 27, the highlight of which was the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, was dence from British rule and given from a few ineffective appear- politician’s image is increasing- Minister can utilise by virtue of capitalism increasingly sets the the country a stable Government ances, the Congress’s top lead- ly important in a world where being in power — such as mak- global agenda, the Gandhi sib- `1.08 lakh crore; the second announcement, which was made over a period of five days for the first 20 years as a free nation. ers like Rahul, Priyanka and issues are too complex, and ing populist moves like bank lings need to be familiar with the in May, added up another `1.08 lakh crore to the Centre’s fiscal cost and the third pack- It enjoyed unchallenged power Sonia Gandhi were generally their solutions too technical, for nationalisation, which Indira history and the ideology of their age in October had a capital expenditure component of just `37,000 crore. Even after adding during this period when it assidu- missing from the scene. One, ordinary voters to decide Gandhi resorted to — are not party as well as the history of ously nurtured India’s infant however, wonders whether it between the plans on offer. available to those in the political and economic thought, all the relief measures for the Coronavirus pandemic made by the Government, it would democracy, enabling it to strike would have made any difference They tend to vote for the person Opposition. The latter can utilise and the contours of various increase the Centre’s actual fiscal outgo by under two per cent of GDP in 2020-21. Additionally, deep roots. if they had been more visible and who, they feel, can deliver. The the mistakes a Government ideologies like Marxism, laissez the expenditure in the form of production-linked incentives (PLIs) to 10 new sectors amount- Congress leaders have contend- vocal. It is well-known that appearance of capability is an makes. One, however, needs a faire capitalism, Hindutva and ed that the 70 seats their party con- Sonia Gandhi is ill. While enjoy- important determinant of a certain political stature to lead the principles of integral human- ing to `1,45,980 crore will most likely kick in only in the next financial year. However, we tested were in areas where they had ing a certain acceptability among leader’s acceptability. effective movements against a ism expounded by Pandit all know that things could be a lot worse and in this festive season, we should remember traditionally fared very poorly. In leaders of most Opposition par- Can Rahul and Priyanka Government and one cannot Deendayal Upadhyay. that last Diwali nobody thought we would be here today. We can only hope that Diwali the 2010 Assembly polls, the BJP- ties, she lacks the command over change the way the public seems gain political stature unless one As of now, one cannot visu- Janata Dal (United) alliance won 65 Hindi required to strike a chord to perceive them? Images tend can lead effective movements. alise them doing so. Nor can one 2021 is the one where the economy and society are both looking up. of these. They led in 67 of the 70, with the masses. This stands out to stick to people but can be Stature is critically important. see a credible alternative leader- which were Assembly segments of as a major liability vis-a-vis overcome given foresight, deter- The movement against corrup- ship emerging within the various Lok Sabha constituencies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, mination, effort and, of course, tion that, surging through 1973- Congress and of the latter in the parliamentary elections of who can sweep crowds off their success. When Indira Gandhi 74, drove Indira Gandhi to the becoming an effective political Obama’s honesty 2019 they fought together. The feet with his strident oratory and first came to power, she was wall and prompted her to resort player at the national level. question of the matter is: Why did has an uncanny ability to con- regarded as a protégé of the to the draconian step of declar- Recall the scant regard paid to Former US President calls Rahul Gandhi ‘nervous, unformed’, the Congress contest these? Why, nect with people. It is no secret Syndicate and a pushover. If ing the Emergency, was led by the letter to Sonia Gandhi in reinforcing an image that the Congress leader ought to change recognising its pathetic lack of that it was his speeches in a memory serves, Ram Manohar Jayaprakash Narayan who, albeit August by 23 Congress leaders workers and organisational strength string of public rallies in the last Lohia called her a “gungi Gudiya” no longer in politics then, was calling for root-and-branch t is not the best of times to be Rahul Gandhi, what on the ground, did it not contest phase of the campaign that or a dumb doll. Yet she worsted widely respected for his role in reforms in the party, and their with the Congress hitting new lows both electorally fewer seats and concentrate all its turned the tide in the NDA’s the Syndicate on the issue of who the freedom movement, in subsequent marginalisation. strength in these? Significantly, it favour. should India’s President be — India’s socialist politics, and Without a change, one will be Iand politically and all of it being attributed to his lus- had won 27 of the 41 seats it had Rightly or wrongly, Rahul ensuring the victory of her can- land redistribution through land left with sharing William treless persona, directionless ideas and unchanging ways. contested in the 2015 Assembly Gandhi remains burdened with didate, VV Giri, over the gifts (Bhoodan) movement. Wordsworth’s lament in On the The Gandhi scion continues to lose the battle of per- elections. It is difficult to avoid the the “pappu” image, is an indif- Syndicate’s nominee, N Sanjiva Can Rahul and Priyanka Extinction of the Venetian conclusion that it was ambition-dri- ferent public speaker, and is seen Reddy — swept the Lok Sabha Gandhi build up a credible Republic, “Men are we, and ception despite the many image makeovers he might ven optimism, without any basis in as a part-time politician who elections of 1971, played a crit- stature for themselves? To start must grieve when even the have undergone. But the latest opinion of former US reality, that had prodded the party. vanishes after periodic appear- ical role in Bangladesh’s libera- with, they need not disappear shade/ Of that which once was President Barack Obama has definitely done him in. In Obviously, none in the latter’s deci- ances, generating much specu- tion and established herself as a from the public eye every now great is passed away.” sion-making parlour had read lation about his whereabouts. widely-accepted national leader. and then, and begin making (The writer is Consultant his new memoir, Promised Land, the Democrat leader, Macbeth saying in Shakespeare’s The same goes for Priyanka But for the Emergency, which knowledgeable statements about Editor, The Pioneer, and an who has worked extensively with the Congress-led United play of the same name, “I have no Gandhi. Consider the Hathras remains a permanent blot on her not only current events but the author) Progressive Alliance (UPA) while in office, made quite uncharitable and unflattering remarks about him. Basing his observations on a short meeting he had with Rahul in 2017, he described him S O U N D BITE as having a “nervous unformed quality about him,” like a student eager to impress the There are millions who have lost their Despite 450 years of exploitative We do see the economy You cannot express in teacher but “lacking aptitude and passion to master the subject.” Considering it comes jobs and livelihoods. Unless money Portuguese rule, Goa managed to continuing on a solid path words what fun it is to be is put in their hands, they will not keep its culture intact. India was of recovery, but the main back on the golf course or from a world leader with proven liberal values and one who would be deeply invested in be able to contribute to the revival already independent and for 14 risk we see to that is the a cricket ground, having politicians sharing his vision, this comment definitely shows up Rahul as a reluctant leader of demand and the consequent years we had continued in further spread of disease fun and playing with forced into circumstances and explains much of his recalcitrance and abandonment of revival of the economy. exploitative Portuguese rule. here in the US. friends. Congress affairs after the Lok Sabha debacle of 2019. This lends further grist to criticism Congress leader Goa Chief Minister US Fed Reserve Chairman Former cricketer about his ability to lead the party again, something that his mother Sonia Gandhi wants. —P Chidambaram —Pramod Sawant —Jerome Powell —Kapil Dev His political opponents and their troll armies have long tried to undermine him, both as a leader of any standing and as a serious critic of the Government by giving him nicknames L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR like “shehzada”, “pappu” and so on. Even when he does make valid points, like ques- tioning the Government about the ailing economy, or the plight of women or the poor han- Long-term bonds court need to intervene when it Congress needs to pull up its socks should be the Government, both dling of the pandemic, despite him raising the issue way before it turns into a major cri- Sir — On November 12, Finance Central and States, that should sis for the country, his detractors are dismissive of his voice. Plus, Opposition unity has Minister Nirmala Sitharaman he lacklustre performance of the Congress in the work together to find a long-term suffered badly because of his non-serious nature with senior leaders like Mamata Banerjee announced a `2.65 lakh crore Bihar Assembly election and the byelections in 11 solution. The idea of a green stimulus package to boost the TStates has exacerbated the crisis it faces. The grand Diwali is welcome but this won’t and Chandrababu Naidu refusing to deal with his immaturity. But this book has just unmade COVID-hit economy. The old party had banked on several different factors in var- decrease the level of pollution his efforts at being serious through the year of the pandemic at least. For Obama’s words Aatmanirbhar Bharat 3.0 stimu- ious States to fare well in the polls. However, the lack that we are already witnessing. are sincere and precise and unlike the vacuous name-calling by trolls, are actually tren- lus package includes a subsidy of strong leadership at different levels, organisational Strict measures need to be taken scheme to give an impetus to job weaknesses, new political developments and reluctance and followed through to clean up chant, projecting the reality of Rahul as it is. And it rings more true as the former US President creation and an additional out- of voters to place unconditional trust in the party con- the toxic air we breathe. had a few good words for the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in comparison. He lay for the urban housing scheme tributed to its disappointing performance. In Bihar, the Melville D’Souza found him, like former US Secretary of Defence Bob Gates, to be among those who have as well as measures aimed at 26 Congress failed to cash in on the anti-incumbency fac- Mumbai a “kind of impassive integrity.” Clearly, this draws more attention to Singh being the “acci- sectors worst hit by the lock- tor against the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) down. The Government should and managed to win only 19 seats out of the 70 it con- Multi-party Opposition dental and silent” Prime Minister, who had to kowtow to the Congress first family. The also revive public sector bakeries tested. rights violations points to the party’s pathetic state. “told you so” comments are predictably flooding the Internet. to set up big food processing and Contrary to the expectations of the party that the elec- Unless its leadership realises the frailties that have affect- Sir — India is witnessing a trend However, Rahul is not the only politician to have been at the receiving end of Obama’s bakery units in each district of torate in Madhya Pradesh would give a fitting reply to ed the party and takes corrective measures, it will of political parties with different the country and produce pack- the BJP for toppling the Congress Government adversely affect its future prospects. Sadly, the decline viewpoints coming together with biting wit as he has described Russian President Vladimir Putin as “physically unremark- aged food to be served in trains unscrupulously, it cast its votes in favour of the ruling of the Congress will certainly be detrimental to Indian the only aim of bringing down able.” This demolishes the carefully constructed belief of the latter being the epitome of and for mid-day meal pro- party. The Congress fared worse in Uttar Pradesh. Its democracy. the ruling Government. For hypermasculinity in his country, particularly after his widely-publicised photo shoot in which grammes. inability to make a comeback in the UP elections despite Venu GS example, the Samajwadi Party’s Huge funds required for set- the rising number of crimes against women and human Kollam alliance with Bahujan Samaj the bare-chested leader can be seen riding a horse in Siberia, giving him instant mythical ting up such big public sector Party and Rashtriya Lok Dal in status in Russia. He has also compared Putin to “tough, street-smart ward bosses who units in large numbers can be Uttar Pradesh or the Grand used to run Chicago.” He recalls the former President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy as “bold acquired through long-term low ment opportunities, the move Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and and West Bengal banned the sale Alliance of Rashtriya Janata Dal, interest bonds. The interest will profit the public exchequer. B Vijaysen Reddy, has ordered of firecrackers, keeping in view Congress and the Left parties in and opportunistic” with “his chest thrust out like a bantam cock’s.” And even though he should be exempted from taxa- Madhu Agrawal the Government to “immediate- the high level of air pollution and Bihar. Such incoherent groups has kind words for the US President-elect Joe Biden and calls him an honest, loyal and tion. As per the recommenda- Chandni Chowk ly” impose curbs on the shops the rising number of COVID-19 are not able to present before the decent man, Obama does say that he sensed Biden “might get prickly if he thought he tions by the Raja Chelliah Tax selling fireworks throughout the cases. electorate any credible alterna- Reforms Committee, those with Telangana HC steps in State. The judges observed that The problem of air pollution tive. Hence, the BJP continues to wasn’t given his due — a quality that might flare up when dealing with a much younger incomes exceeding more than festivals do serve an important isn’t new to India and every win- draw more votes. boss.” Obama is not bound by diplomatic niceties of his office anymore but as a states- `30 lakh should be required to Sir — Responding to a public social function. However, it is the ter the conversation around it BP Srivastava man, he has made an honest assessment of leadership and left us to deduce what its compulsorily invest 20 per cent interest litigation (PIL) filed by duty of the State Government to gains traction only to be forgot- Noida of their income per annum in advocate P Indra Prakash, a ensure that people’s lives are not ten once again. So, why is there components should be by exposing shortcomings. If anything, Obama’s observation should these bonds. Apart from gener- division bench of the Telangana put at risk. This decision comes no political will to address such Send your feedback to: be Rahul’s wake-up call. For his own good. ating a huge number of employ- High Court, comprising Justice after States like Rajasthan, Delhi a crucial matter? Why does a [email protected] VIJAYAWADA | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 14, 2020

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 07 FIRSTCOLUMN Don’t play politics POINTCOUNTERPOINT FAMILY-RUN PARTIES ARE THE BIGGEST THREAT TO LEFT PARTIES DON’T HAVE A DYNASTIC RULE. BUT I over cracker ban DEMOCRACY. THE ONLY MANTRA FOR OUR WIN WAS WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY BJP LEADERS’ SABKA SAATH, SABKA VIKAS AND SABKA VISHWAS SONS AND DAUGHTERS ARE IN POLITICS IN BIHAR. Many States have come up with their own norms. —PRIME MINISTER —CPI LEADER Even so, some States, looking at the issue NARENDRA MODI ATUL ANJAN through a selfish lens, are doing a flip-flop Manage land records better RAJEEV AHUJA The real constraint lies in discrepancies and the huge pendency of disputes fter the National Green Tribunal (NGT) banned the sale and burst- ing of crackers in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) till about authenticity and completeness of ownership documents ANovember 30, firecracker traders in Delhi were up in arms against the Government for having issued licences for the sale of fireworks in the first place. Did the Government not have the foresight to stop issu- ing licences? It is no secret that the air quality in Delhi-NCR goes for a toss during this time of the year, especially post-Dussehra and Diwali. It doesn’t require much insight to see this coming and take preven- tive action, including non-issuance of licences for firecracker traders. But every year, all Governments deal with it as if it’s a new issue. Why is this so? Bursting of crackers during weddings and festivals in India is a long-standing tradition. Hence it is a touchy issue. Any restraint is highly unpopular and has implications for the industry and employ- ment as well. And so, all governments are reluctant to take a clear and SUBHASH CHANDRA PANDEY tough stand on it. Now, with the country being in the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic, the issue of air pollution has acquired an added roviding error-free, tamper-proof and effort- seriousness. Health authorities have already warned us that air pollu- lessly accessible land records has been a major tion can aggravate the ongoing crisis. Couldn’t the Delhi Government Pand prolonged governance challenge in the and the governments of the States surrounding the national Capital have country. Land is a State subject and the project for anticipated this and shown some foresight? computerisation of land records has been dragging on for decades due to a systemic lack of capacity, Outside of Delhi-NCR, the ban by the NGT is applicable in towns will and resources. Under the Digital India Land and cities where the air quality is in the “poor” category. However, Record Modernisation Programme, the Rural the tribunal allowed the sale and use of “green” crackers in areas where Development Ministry provides financial assistance the air quality is “moderate” or “better.” But even in such places, the to States for computerisation of records, survey, re- tribunal has restricted the use of firecrackers to only two hours dur- survey and computerisation of registration of plots. ing festivals like Diwali, Chhath, Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Many This involves preparation of cadastral maps, State Governments have come up with their own guidelines, restrict- record of land rights, tracing changes in the rights ing the use of firecrackers. Even so, some States, looking at the issue and right-holders over time, deeds for registration through a political lens, are doing a flip-flop. The ban has been imposed of property transfers and other plot records. on both the demand and supply of crackers. On the demand side, it By July 31 this year, the computerisation of land records was more than 90 per cent complete in 23 is a pity that some people still need to be stopped from bursting crack- States and Union Territories (UTs). Digitisation of ers at a time when the contagion has forced us all to reset our lifestyles. cadastral maps was more than 90 per cent done While most people voluntarily exercise restraint, there remains a in 19 States and UTs, computerisation of registra- sizeable section of the population that would need to be restrained. tion was more than 90 per cent finished in 22 States Left to themselves, these people can create havoc for others. Given IT WOULD and UTs while integration of the registration office PERHAPS BE their mental make-up and their geographical scatter, the demand side with the revenue office was more than 90 per cent enforcement of the ban by Government agencies is likely to be chal- accomplished in 16 States and UTs. This is a his- PREMATURE lenging. When looked at from the supply side, the ban has come too toric effort towards rural transformation. TO THINK late in the day. The stocks that have already been produced will find In a major initiative to use drones and satel- ABOUT their way into the market and get sold and used. It shouldn’t come as lites to digitally map the entire rural landscape, the EVOLVING A a surprise if compliance remains tepid. The enforcement of the ban Ministry launched a new Central scheme, Survey MODEL LAND of Villages and Mapping with Improvised TENANCY VA scheme is not confined to rural areas courts on November 12. Of these, 60 per is a State subject. It provides some has to be made everybody’s business. This is where some advance Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA), on the and is accelerated to include urban cent were more than one year old, 34 per financial assistance and shares best and longer-term planning would have helped. LAW OR National Panchayati Raj Day on April 24. PROPOSING areas, too, as fast as the States cooper- cent were over three years old and 20 per practices across the country. Some addi- Bursting of crackers that create so much air and noise pollution The Geological Survey of India has been asked ate. After all, drones and satellites can cent cases were over five years old. How tional measures are needed to speed up has to be treated as a social menace. A negative association between A COMMON to create a network of Continuously Operating TEMPLATE only help create authentic records of loca- many of them are land related is not progress. For historical reasons, the land the bursting of crackers and the welfare of the people at large has to Reference System (CORS) stations to utilise mod- tions. Who owns what rights on a par- known. laws rooted in a colonial legacy differ be drawn and reinforced time and again. There is a need to create a ern surveying technology. This will be based on OF LAND ticular piece of land cannot be decided The fact that land record digitisation widely across States. Post-Independence social norm around it to build pressure against those who resort to global satellite positioning systems and drones for MANAGEMENT by the technology service provider. So the is over 90 per cent complete in 23 States laws for implementing abolition of the the firing of crackers. A collective action needs to be activated against accuracy and real-time data acquisition. SVAMIT- SYSTEM rather broken mechanism for resolving and UTs is heartening but also indicates zamindari system, “land to the tiller”, this practice. Further, the law and order agencies need to engage civil VA will be gradually implemented to cover all vil- BY THE title disputes needs to be fixed in paral- the enormous challenge that lies ahead. rights of share-croppers, land ceiling, society in the monitoring and reporting of violations of the prohibition. lages (over 6.65 lakh) by March 2024 and one lakh CENTRE BUT lel. That explains why covering all villages There are just too many departments and consolidation, reforming revenue system villages have been targetted by March 2021. CERTAINLY A is targetted by March 2024. agencies involved in management of have been differently implemented. It This just goes to show that a sophisticated approach is needed for SVAMITVA is a national scale-up of Haryana’s It would be a big advancement in the lands and superstructures thereon. There would perhaps be premature to think dealing with the issue. SYSTEM OF trail-blazing project of mapping villages to create SPECIAL governance system if the whole country is an urban-rural divide handled by dif- about evolving a model land tenancy law The bursting of firecrackers is only one of the sources of air pol- a record of rights for “abadi” (inhabited) areas using is digitally mapped and each square ferent Ministries and Departments even or proposing a common template of land lution in major towns and cities and that, too, a transient one. Dealing INCENTIVES a drone survey. FOR metre is assigned a unique identification as more and more rural areas get com- management system by the Centre but with the other sources of air pollution such as vehicular emissions, On October 11, an initial batch of one lakh code. Spinoffs of a unique addressing sys- mercialised and urbanised. Some areas certainly a system of special incentives dust from construction sites, burning of solid waste and so forth require beneficiaries from 763 villages from six States ACCELERATING tem are limited only by the imagination. develop a vested interest in remaining for accelerating modernisation of the a similar approach even before the Graded Response Action Plan kicks received an SMS link sent on their mobile phone MODERNISATION The enormous benefits of the unique officially “rural” even though these are record system should be considered. in. Some sources of air pollution such as the burning of crop residue to download their property cards, followed by the OF THE RECORD addressing system for governance and not just adjacent but deep inside big Annual State rankings may also be don’t have affordable technological fixes yet. The Government needs physical distribution of these cards by respective SYSTEM SHOULD business will include valuable inputs for cities. Lal Dora lands in Delhi and “vil- considered. States are competing in to work closely with research organisations and the industry to get State Governments. Each card will have a unique BE CONSIDERED distribution of population, homesteads, lages” in Delhi-NCR make an interest- annual ranking in terms of the Ease of identity number similar to the Aadhaar card. farmed areas, wetlands, forests and so on ing study of what is rural and urban in Doing Business (EOBD) in the spirit of cheap and sustainable technological solutions to the farmers. Where Acceptable proof of property ownership rights plays and better planning and implementation terms of differential regulations and its cooperative federalism. Ease of register- these solutions already exist, the Government needs to facilitate their a big role in a country’s development and these of projects. costs to broader public interest. ing property, ease of verifying title and early adoption by working closely with the industry and civil society. property cards would make accessing bank loans Such a system will be useful in mon- Historically, Revenue Departments ease of recording and verifying charges Dealing with the challenge of air pollution requires changing peo- easier. This will further loosen the grip of the infor- itoring unauthorised constructions and in States are primary custodians of land on immovable property are contributo- ples’ choices and practices. This cannot happen without the mal credit system. encroachments as well. Petty corruption management, especially agricultural ry factors for promoting EOBD for cor- Government’s active engagement with the industry and civil society. SVAMITVA will help start-ups provide drone and local vested interests that patronise plots. Forest and urban land manage- porations and Ease of Living for ordinary Its role is not confined to merely being a referee or a regulator. It has technology as they will get more business. Real such activities can be checked through ment is with the Forest Department, citizens. a facilitator’s role as well. Further, different layers of Government — Time Kinematic (RTK) and Post-Processing randomised selection of inspections by Urban Development Department, The need to speed up modernisation Central, State, and local authorities — need to work in tandem. Delhi- Kinematic (PPK) drone technologies are to be used higher authorities. municipal bodies and area development of the land records system can hardly be NCR is probably the worst-affected by the coordination failure between for the mapping. The RTK technology uses the real- The real constraint lies in discrep- authorities. In some States, separate overemphasised. Together with schemes time satellite navigation technique to enhance the ancies and the huge pendency of disputes Panchayati Raj departments maintain like PM-KISAN and the new agri- the different State Governments and offices. This failure is seen across precision of position data derived from satellite- about authenticity and completeness of records of village lands and properties. reform laws, incentivising digital pay- a slew of development challenges. The education system needs to do based positioning systems. The PTK technique is land records. It is a big burden on the Then there are special authorities for ments and online trade of farm produce much more in conditioning children about the interdependence and used to correct location data after drone data has administrative system and courts. There management of charitable endowments will strengthen the process of gradual for- interconnectedness of various sectors in controlling air pollution. People been captured and uploaded. A number of agri- is no ready central repository of statis- and Waqf properties. Some States have malisation and digitalisation of econom- have to be taught early on about the limits to individual freedom and based start-ups are coming up and the field is ripe tics on cases pending with Tehsildars, separated survey and settlement func- ic activities and boost officially-record- free will. They have to take socially responsible decisions when their for innovation and employment. Drone-based sur- Sub-Divisional Magistrates, District tions and given them to specialised agen- ed economic growth. actions adversely affect others. They have to respect the rights of oth- veillance has already been successfully used for Magistrates, Divisional Commissioners, cies. (The writer is former Special ers to clean air and health. monitoring crowd movement and better traffic Revenue Ministers and Revenue Boards. The Centre has a rather limited role Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and (The writer is a development economist and author) management. It is imperative that the SVAMIT- Over 98 lakh civil cases were pending in in these transformative reforms as land Industry) Miles to go before we achieve gender parity In India, women’s struggle to gain working space continues. They form only 19.9 per cent of the total labour force, much below the halfway mark

During the present pandemic, a says that “even emotional responses are tries, including India, found that films inine.” Undoubtedly, trying to live up cent). They earn, on average, 65.5 per such a purported perception, often handful of women political leaders gender-specific, such as aggression, often prop up beliefs that masculine to such unreal ideas of masculinity and cent less than their male colleagues for makes an impact on employees’ quest earned applause for their effective con- anger and violence are signs of manly traits and behaviour are more valued femininity leads to a tragic loss of the same work, says a India Skills to look attractive. This proclivity has tainment strategies. In a crisis, their behaviour, and consequently, women than feminine ones. In Hindi movies, potential in young people, especially Report 2020. gravely impacted the sanctity of mer- humility, inclusiveness, decisiveness bear the burnt, despite a host of pro- women were only in 11.9 per cent of in women. In the STEM disciplines, women itocracy and commodified the looks and empathy touched the right chord tective laws, as malefactors often find the films as central characters (2015- In the US, women comprise half constitute nearly 43 per cent of the total of women, while it is not a debatable with their beleaguered compatriots. It social support.” 2017), which was only about seven per of the labour force, but only 26 per cent enrolments but only three per cent issue at all for male employees. certainly unsettled the existing pre- The role of socio-religious forces cent in the 70s, according to a study of them are employed in computer and enrol in PhD in science and six per Nevertheless, a recent lab research ARCHANA DATTA sumptions about leadership, which is cannot be undermined in fostering an by the IBM and two Delhi-based insti- math jobs, and occupy fewer seats in cent in engineering and technology. A finding on the pre-historic skeletal often associated with “macho” quali- inequitable power play in gender rela- tutions. the C-suite than men, particularly in meagre 14 per cent of them work as remains excavated from the Andes s gender stereotyping a thing of the ties. tions. The sacred Hindu literature, Katherine Coffman, a Harvard male-dominated professions like scientists, engineers, technologists in Mountains has upset the applecart for past? No way! There are instances Roshee Lamichhane, Professor, Manu Smriti, whose tenets still hold Business School Professor, asserts that finance and technology. They earn research development institutions. gender stereotyping, which confirmed Iof sexism galore even in the “post- Kathmandu University School of sway, spoke of imposing “tight control “gender stereotypes determine people’s almost 60 per cent of advanced A 2018 IMF study indicated that that women in large numbers used to feministic” world. A widely circulat- Management, rues that “gender stereo- over women’s autonomy” and ordained beliefs about themselves and others. If degrees, but bring home less pay, due women are prone to being displaced be the big game hunters, and not gath- ed video on a popular social media typing is deeply ingrained in the very women to be under the protective care I take a woman who has the exact same to “occupational sorting”, as men go for by technology as they perform more erers alone, demolishing the millennia- platform showed how a “work from process of child rearing, which, often of male guardians like a father, hus- ability in two different categories — higher-paying jobs than women. While routine tasks, and about 11 per cent of old belief. Hasn’t this put into question home” husband, hassled by his wife’s metamorphoses a girl into a submis- band and son in different phases of verbal and math — just the fact that gender gap in pay is a universal real- them are likely to suffer from job loss- the origin of gender binaries? never-ending demands for participat- sive creature, and endows a boy with their lives. Festivals like Karva Chauth, there’s an average male advantage in ity, the recent case of the Princeton uni- es for want of the required STEM skills Sadly, the WHO and John ing in domestic chores, longs to get overbearing character traits.” Saira Raksha Bandhan, Shiv Ratri, et al are math shapes her belief that her own versity paying lesser to its women pro- by 2030. Kelly’s Workforce insights Hopkins University’s joint study back to the office. The images, no Shah Halim, a social activist, author perhaps the outcome of such diktats. ability in math is lower.” fessors proves that even renowned reveals that about 81 per cent women affirms the existence of all-pervasive doubt, reinforce the notion that and film-maker, says that “the school Some States in India are now mulling Researchers from Illinois, New institutions are not immune to gender in the STEM sector confronted a sub- “gender stereotypes around the world domesticity is the women’s domain and curriculum and textbooks further a law against inter-faith marriages or York and Princeton Universities also prejudices. tle gender bias in performance evalu- regardless of their country’s level of the external world belongs to men. sustain the rigid construction of gen- the so-called “love jihad”, possibly found that girls as young as six years In India, women’s struggle to ations. A large proportion of them felt development.” Yet, many women, In Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s dered roles and condition the young another attempt to impose a patriar- old tend to believe that brilliance is gain working space continues, being that they wouldn’t be offered top known and unknown, dared to defy recent Senate Judiciary confirmation minds with many cliches. For instance, chal writ on sisters and daughters in reserved for men, while a University only 19.9 per cent of the total labour positions and faced exclusion because the status quo and carved a new path meetings, her large brood found fre- D stands for a doctor, depicting a man, the name of saving family honour. of Warwick study says that “girls feel force, much below the halfway mark of the presence of fewer women peers for themselves. The milestone for quent mention and her commitment N for a nurse, with the image of a The popular entertainment indus- the need to play down their intelligence says the World Bank. Women remain and leaders. bridging the gender gap may be a cen- to motherhood was part of the pub- woman and that father goes to office try is no less responsible in keeping to not intimidate boys, pretending to poorly represented in core sectors of While commenting on preva- tury away, a long journey, but not lic narrative. However, in the case of and mother cooks at home and such alive gendered myths through its be less intelligent than they actually are, the economy like oil and gas (seven per lence of sexism in academia, unachievable. former Justice Antonin Scalia, his gender expectations act as a deterrent scripts, casting and dialogues. In 2014, not speaking out against harassment, cent), automotive (10 per cent), phar- Lamichhane says that issues like (The writer is a retired Indian fatherhood and large family never in nurturing aspirations, choices or a UN-sponsored study in the 10 and withdrawing from hobbies, sports maceutical and healthcare (11 per cent) women’s looks and their linkage with Information Service Officer, and a found any mention. freedoms for many girls.” She further most-profitable global film indus- and activities that might seem unfem- and information technology (28 per career prospects remain contested, but, media educator) VIJAYAWADA | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 14, 2020 Money 08 Consumers are open to spending Sensex ends 86 pts higher; Nifty tops 12,700-mark more on convenience, says survey PNS n MUMBAI The Sensex rose 86 points while the Nifty topped the PNS n NEW DELHI 12,700 level on Friday, track- ing recovery in financial stocks Deloitte's 90-day analysis of Gold rises Rs 241, silver gains amid mixed cues from global the ongoing Global Consumer markets. Tracker survey across 18 coun- Rs 161 on festival buying The 30-share BSE Sensex tries shows Indian consumers ended 85.81 points or 0.20 per are gearing up for the festival old prices on Friday rose Rs gold, silver and other valuables. cent higher at 43,443. The season as the overall anxiety 241 to Rs 50,425 per 10 In the global market, gold was broader NSE Nifty rose 29.15 index is at 31 per cent, a reduc- Ggram on festival buying on trading with gains at USD 1,880 points or 0.23 per cent to tion of 17 per cent compared account of the auspicious per ounce and silver was flat at 12,719.95. with the previous update in occasion of Dhanteras and USD 24.32 per ounce. Navneet Bajaj Finserv was the top July. Diwali, according to HDFC Damani, vice-president at Motilal gainer in the Sensex pack, ris- Further, barring FMCG, all to continued rise in COVID- "This reflects green shoots Securities. The precious metal Oswal Financial Services, said ing around 4 per cent, followed other sectoral indices traded in 19 cases and possibility of fur- in multiple spending parame- had closed at Rs 50,184 per 10 "Gold prices traded steady, as by Tata Steel, ICICI Bank, green. Metals and pharma wit- ther restrictions on business- ters during the upcoming fes- per cent), restaurants (47 per being, health of their families, gram in the previous trade. Silver fears of an economic impact due Axis Bank, Bajaj Finance and nessed decent traction. While es. tival season," the survey said. cent), and in-person service and making upcoming pay- also gained Rs 161 to Rs 62,542 to surge in global cases of SBI. concerns over resurgence of Bourses in Shanghai, Hong With reduced anxiety, providers (52 per cent). ments and large purchases, per kg, compared with Rs 62,381 COVID-19 countered optimism On the other hand, L&T, COVID-19 cases in Europe Kong and Tokyo ended in the Indian consumers are open to Seventy-nine per cent of con- compared with the start of the per kg on Thursday. Dhanteras is from development in a potential HDFC twins, Tech Mahindra, and US dampened investors' red, while Seoul was positive. spending more on convenience sumers (the highest among pandemic and the lockdown. an auspicious day for buying vaccine." Bharti Airtel, M&M and TCS sentiments, clarity on vaccine, Stock exchanges in Europe (73 per cent) whilst they are the 18 countries surveyed) This is further reflected by a were among the laggards. strong Q2 earnings and addi- were largely trading with gains scouting for better deals and would prefer to keep their decrease in the fear of losing "Domestic equities recov- tional fiscal stimulus under in early deals. bargains (55 per cent), exercis- current vehicles for a longer jobs. In-store visits have and safety, festive deals and the and household (62 per cent), as ered from early losses as select Aatmanirbhar Bharat 3.0 con- International oil benchmark ing caution towards health, period than they had earlier increased now with the advent wedding season show a shift well as discretionary items, financial stocks witnessed tinued to support domestic Brent crude was trading 0.69 hygiene and environment safe- expected. The survey said of the festive season. While towards in-store shopping for such as clothing (47 per cent) recovery," said Arjun Yash equities, he added. per cent lower at USD 43.23 ty. Indian consumers are pos- Indian consumers are less anx- there is largely an inclination to both non-discretionary items, and electronics Mahajan, Head Institutional On the global front, per barrel. itive about visiting stores (58 ious about their physical well- shop online for convenience such as groceries (61 per cent) (46 per cent). Business at Reliance Securities. investors turned cautious due

MONEY MATTERS Reliance to invest RELIGARE FINVEST FUND DIVERSION CASE Oil India makes $50 mn in Proceedings against 16 entities disposed gas discovery Saudis say they thwarted attack Energy Ventures in Assam on oil facility near Yemen PNS n NEW DELHI ed not to dispose of any of their PNS n NEW DELHI assets or divert any funds, PNS n NEW DELHI audi Arabia has claimed Markets regulator Sebi on except for meeting expenses of that it thwarted an attack Reliance Industries has Thursday disposed of adjudi- day-to-day business opera- Oil India Ltd, the nation's sec- Sby Yemen's Iran-backed invested USD 50 million in cation proceedings against 16 tions, without the prior per- ond-largest state oil produc- rebels that sparked a fire near Breakthrough Energy entities for their alleged mission of Sebi, pending com- er, on Friday said it has made an Aramco oil distribution Ventures, a climate change involvement in Religare pletion of the investigation a natural gas discovery at a centre, involving unmanned company owned by Finvest's fund diversion matter. and till further orders. well drilled in Tinsukia, boats loaded with explosives Microsoft co-founder Bill The entities were alleged to Subsequently, Sebi had con- Assam. dispatched into the Red Sea. Gates. In a filing to stock have been involved in diversion firmed the directions through "The discovery will open In remarks carried by the exchanges, Reliance said it of funds amounting to Rs an order passed in September up new areas for further oil state-run Saudi Press Agency will make the investment in 2,315.09 crore from the books 2019. However, the directions and gas exploration in Assam late Thursday, an unnamed tranches over the next 8 to 10 of Religare Finvest Ltd (RFL), issued against two entities -- and would help in enhancing official at the Ministry of Energy reported that Saudi security forces years. "The capital contribu- a subsidiary of Religare OSPL Infradeal Pvt Ltd and the gas production with had intercepted and destroyed two explosives-packed boats that it tion commitment of USD Enterprises Ltd (REL), for the were directed to recover the and RFL to initiate steps to Bharat Road Network Ltd -- future appraisal and develop- said Yemen's Houthi rebels were using to target a major refinery 50 million constitutes 5.75 utilisation of promoters and loan amount, Sebi said in an recall all the loans, amounting were revoked. Further, the ment activities," the compa- and terminal in the southern Saudi province of Jizan.The attempted per cent of the size of the promoter group entities of order. Among the 16 entities, to Rs 2,315.09 crore, extended names of OSPL Infradeal and ny said in a statement. attack took place late Wednesday near an offloading platform and fund contemplated at pre- REL. Shivinder and Malvinder the names of two entities have directly or indirectly to certain Bharat Road Network were Oil India Ltd (OIL) said caused the floating hoses that unload oil to catch fire, according to sent," the company said. The Singh were promoters of REL. already been removed from the entities -- including the 16 enti- removed from the list of enti- well Dinjan-1 in Tinsukia the energy official, who added that the blaze had been brought transaction is subject to Further, 14 names have been list by the regulator. Sebi, ties -- along with due interest, ties from whom REL and RFL petroleum mining lease under control and caused no injuries. approval from the Reserve removed from the list of enti- through an interim order in within three months. were directed to recover the (PML) in the upper Assam Bank of India (RBI). ties from whom REL and RFL March 2019, had directed REL The entities were also direct- loan amount. basin struck hydrocarbons. IKEA Foundation partners with GAME to support entrepreneurship Mars Petcare eyes Fuel demand KEA Foundation has M&M to deliver 1,000 units of partnered with Global posts growth IAlliance for Mass Entrepreneurship to support sales to jump 30% since Feb its mission to inspire job new Thar SUV during Diwali seekers to become job PNS n MUMBAI PNS n NEW DELHI creators. The partnership PNS n MUMBAI with IKEA Foundation will The largest pet food brand India's fuel demand posted its further the effort to build Mars Petcare, which controls first yearly increase since Mahindra & Mahindra model “lighthouses” in over half the Rs 2,500-crore February as a spurt in diesel (M&M) will deliver 1,000 units Punjab and Karnataka by market, expects close to 30 per demand ahead of the festival of its all-new Thar SUV dur- infusing all of the elements through local accelerator programs cent growth this year, driven season pushed consumption ing Diwali festive period, the where existing entrepreneurs experience dramatic growth and then by the lockdown that has to pre-COVID-19 levels. company said on Friday. act as role models to make entrepreneurship aspirational for young increased adoption of pets. Total demand for petrole- The latest version of the people, GAME stated. Ravi Venkatesan, Founder, Global Alliance for The domestic manufactured um products rose 2.5 per cent iconic SUV was launched on Mass Entrepreneurship (GAME) and UNICEF Special Representative pet food market is only 5-6 per in October to reach 17.77 October 2, in two trims -- AX for Young People & Innovation said, “We expect our accelerator cent of the Rs 2,500 crore mar- million tonnes as compared and LX -- with both petrol and programs in Ludhiana and Bengaluru to help entrepreneurs break ket catering to 2.5 crore pet to 17.34 million tonnes a diesel powertrain option, and away from the shackles of economic constraints, innovate and dogs and 4.5 million cats. But year back, according to pro- is priced between Rs 9.8 lakh adapt and importantly to spark off a spirit of entrepreneurship. “ this has the potential to grow cent of the market is the man- visional data published by the and Rs 13.75 lakh (ex-show- over 20 times, says Ganesh ufactured food and the rest is oil ministry's Petroleum room). Ramani, general manager of met by home food. Planning and Analysis Cell. The company had com- BSE signs MoU with premier Mars Petcare India. Mars Inc has invested over While petrol had reached menced deliveries of Thar ing an online auction process M&M is set to deliver 1,000 The market has been grow- Rs 2,000 crore in the country pre-COVID levels in SUVs from November 1 with late September. all-new Thars across the coun- bullion trade associations ing at around 15 per cent so far, for its chocolates, pet September itself, diesel con- the first unit of the vehicle This was followed by anoth- try during this Diwali festive before the lockdown but is nutrition and human health sumption returned to normal going to the customer who had er 500 deliveries to customers period, the company said in a eading stock exchange now growing at 18-20 per food business here, after its last month. placed highest bid for it dur- pan-India last week. release on Friday. BSE on Friday said it has cent, while Mars expects 28-30 entry in 2002 through imports. Ljoined hands with five per cent growth this year, Since 2008 it operates a bullion trade associations for Ramani told PTI. 15,000-tonne dry pet food strengthening the commodity The Hyderabad-based com- plant on the outskirts of Sharp rise in derivatives market within the pany closed 2019 with a Hyderabad. Rupee settles on flat note, country.In this regard, BSE turnover of over Rs 1,000 Looking at such large bullion price to has signed a Memorandum of crore, which it expects to grow potential, Ramani said the Understanding (MoU) with close to 30 per cent this year company is planning to scale Sangli Sarafa Association, due to the lockdown demand. up its plant to manufacture up 2 paise at 74.62 against $ attract investors Yavatmal Sarafa Association, He said pet adoption is wet and drip format food Amritsar Sarafa Association, Shree Choksi Mahajan Association and going up since the lockdown, when the overall market grows PNS n MUMBAI nessed an intra-day high of Managing Director, Alankit PNS n MUMBAI GJTCI. These associations collectively represent close to 2,200 while the natural growth was which it expects to happen 74.47 and a low of 74.71. The Limited, said. "The rapidly ris- members, engaged in retail sale and trade of bullion. The pact aims led by nuclear families. over the next four-five years. The rupee settled on a flat note local unit finally closed at ing COVID-19 cases in the US The coronavirus pandemic to facilitate cooperation between BSE and physical markets The lockdown has also seen Currently only dry food is at 74.62 against the US dollar 74.62 against the American overshadowed the optimism has been deterrent for gold represented by these trade bodies for knowledge sharing or prices going up by 10-15 per locally made and wet formats on Friday as importers and currency, registering a rise of on a COVID vaccine that had and silver jewellery, but the exchange of ideas, education and training, as well as to explore cent, he said. and drip pet food is imported banks' demand for the green- 2 paise over its previous close. supported sentiment earlier sharp rise in price of the pre- areas of mutual benefits to ensure the best interests of There are around 2.5 crore and overall it imports 15 per back continued to exert pres- The rupee was trading in a this week. It is expected that cious metals compared to jewellers.hrough this association, BSE aims to organise seminars pet dogs and 4.5 million pet cent of its volume. sure on the Indian currency. narrow range on Friday con- the Indian currency may weigh last year is expected to attract and awareness programmes on price risk management for bullion cats in the country. He expects We will manufacture wet At the interbank forex mar- sidering the weak demand for down by dollar purchases to be investors this year, the traders and jewellers, and help them shift to organised trading. the pet food industry to grow and drip formats when the ket, the domestic unit opened riskier assets on the occasion made by the Reserve Bank of Confederation of All India over 20 times as only 5-6 per market reaches scale. at 74.63 a dollar and wit- of Dhanteras, Ankit Agarwal India," Agarwal added. Traders (CAIT) said on Friday. RBL Bank raises Rs 1,566 crore "Corona deprivation, there has been a decrease in the from Baring, others purchasing power of the peo- China halts imports of seafood from Indian firm ple in the country but in view mall-sized private sector of the rising price of gold and lender RBL Bank on PNS n BEIJING of imported frozen beef tested chain food products to the silver, huge investment is SFriday said it has raised positive for COVID-19. country, with suggestions expected in the markets this Rs 1,566 crore in fresh China has suspended the The beef was delivered from and requirements receiving year as always," CAIT capital through a preferential import of seafood products another Chinese city. active responses from the President B C Bhartia said in allotment of shares to a from an Indian company for a Control and management respective departments, Bi a statement. group of investors led by week starting from Friday, of resources will be strength- said, adding that 140 cold- Gold and silver will be the Baring Private Equity Asia. after traces of COVID-19 were ened, Bi Kexin, head of the chain food producers from first choice of investors, for After the fund-raise, the bank reportedly found on the outer import and export food safe- 50 countries have been which bullion markets have intends to invest in newer packaging of some samples of ty bureau of the General inspected, and 22 companies also made preparations and products like affordable frozen cuttlefish exported by Administration of Customs, have been dealt with regard- varietals are available for cus- housing loans to strengthen its presence In the semi-urban and the firm. was quoted as saying. ing unqualified products. t tomers in every range, he rural markets, it's managing director and chief executive Vishwavir China's General Administrat The Chinese customs will has been estimated that there added. Ahuja said. The bank had last month received the Reserve Bank of ion of Customs suspended the further enhance their have been over 25 novel Pankaj Arora, chairman India's nod, allowing Baring to hold up to 9.99 per cent of its import of seafood products inspection of cold-chain coronavirus cases detected in of the gold and jewellery capital. Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) through its vehicle Maple from an Indian company for imported foods in a bid to imported food cold chains committee of the Confede II BV invested Rs 999 crore to hold 9.44 per cent of the Bank, an one week starting from Friday prevent the risk of imported since the first case was found ration of All India Traders official statement said. Other investors in the preferential allotment after COVID-19 was found on coronavirus infections, Bi in July, mostly from major (CAIT), said consumption were ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company, which invested Rs the outer packaging of some The report, however, has It also said Liangshan coun- said. frozen food-exporting coun- of gold jewellery has 330 crore, and existing investors Gaja Capital which invested Rs samples of frozen cuttlefish not provided any details of the ty in East China's Shandong China has communicated tries including Ecuador, decreased compared to last 150 crore, and CDC Group Plc with Rs 86 crore, the statement said. from the company, the state- company which exported the Province on Friday reported with the authorities of 109 Russia, Indonesia, Brazil and year due to the COVID-19 run Global Times reported. fish to China. that packaging from one batch countries that export cold- Norway, the report said. disruptions. 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Saturday November 14, 2020 ‘I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING MORE FILMS IN T’WOOD’ She has a love for one handini Hyderabad despite stone productivity, Chowdary being brought up doesn’t feel around beaches — it’s there were opportu- unfamiliar like I am evolving C with when needed.” nities that she turned Hyderabad, Talking about the she hadn’t faced the one thing that always it into a boon for daunting prospect of strikes Chandini making new friends when speaking of Tollywood industry and so managed to Hyderabad — her establish an amazing career that she estab- while advancing her professional network lished here. She has here. “My association had her share of career at the same time. with the city began struggles but her pro- when I made my fession has been the Vizag beauty Chandini debut in Tollywood changing agent for Chowdary, who's and since then, I have her. There’s a lot been here making more she’s looking garnering abundant grand leaps. Initially, forward to doing in KIDS SHOW HOW I was a little hesitant Tollywood by work- appreciation for her role about the climate ing hard and spread- change here in com- ing love, which is an in Colour Photo, parison to belonging attractive quality that to a coastal city turns her into an packed up all her which apparently innovative person enables the energy while she’s grabbing possessions, and moved IT'S DONE! balance!” new film projects, Whenever it’s making her stay a lit- to Hyderabad to pursue Children’s Day reminds everyone of the preciousness of kids. A child is a fable of the life of a weekend here, tle longer here in Hyderabad doesn’t Hyderabad. The festi- a new career parent. They are the world’s most valuable resources and its best hope for the future. So children give her a chance to val of lights is here, snooze off but offers but the Coronavirus opportunity that must get the right encouragement to fulfill their dreams instead of being asked to try something a good time to her to fear is lurking every- brought her fame and go for her ten-mile where. Nonetheless, beyond their capacity. It's no wonder, kids these days are way sharper and smarter than their long jog or take a Chandini and her appreciation in relaxing break from family aren’t letting folks, thanks to technology. Here are a few children from the Telugu states, who are the icing on her long working the spirit of Diwali be Tollywood! The actress the cake in our daily soap operas and whom people want to see more and more for their bubbly, week by spending dampened by this. quality time with her “We will continue to talks to SHIKHA notorious yet mature acting. Thanks to the support from their parents, these children are able to friends at Tabula enjoy the festivities Rasa or run some like earlier but with DUGGAL about her do what they want to — acting — without compromising on their education. This Children's errands. There is a precautions, we must marvelous symphony remain responsible journey to Tollywood Day, The Pioneer's K RAMYA SREE speaks to these tiny tots from the Telugu television and film of synchronisation all and vigilant at all around, helping her times while focusing and Diwali festivities industry and finds out how they juggle between acting and education, how it feels like to be so enjoy this city! It’s a on the safety of our- town with good jobs, selves. There’s a this year and more popular at such a tender age, and more... has relatively easy looming threat, hence access and growing it’s crucial to abide by MOKSHA AS LOKESHWARI how sure and serious you are twice as fast, believes all the restrictions IN GUNDAMMAKATHA about your decision and how is the the actress. However, regulated by the gov- support you are receiving from there can always be a ernment. I am not their parents. I started my journey persisting conquest, much of a celebratory at the age of three, now I get a lot for instance, person, my mum is of compliments when I step out, Chandini misses the the one who waits for it’s all possible because of my fami- notable tourist desti- Diwali every year. I ly’s support and encouragement. nations back at her think we will be cele- hometown such as brating indoors this MEGHANA AS GUNDAMMA beaches and walking time and why not try IN GUNDAMMAKATHA up to the hills which something this year she feels is a minus like participating in point to not have fun online interac- those here. tions. While going Nonetheless, outdoors, it’s advis- Hyderabad has a able to mask up,” much bigger talent shares Chandini. attraction having the Hyderabad city is break from my shot. I feel happy phere was going to be. After they world’s biggest film shot through music and privileged for getting an started coming to shoot with me, city — the Ramoji and films, is getting opportunity with the senior artists they understood that acting is a Film City situated more diverse at a I love both acting and studying. of the industry. Be it Jackey sir or safe space for children and there is here, allowing more breakneck pace, wel- Before the Covid pandemic, I Chinna sir or Lakshmipriya bham- nothing to worry about. I request growth and prosperi- coming scores of would carry my notebooks to the ma, I learn something new from other children to take part in ty — “It’s never multiple culture peo- location and study as and when I them every day. I’m loving the activities that interest them. Try to uncomfortably ple and local resi- got free time. I was introduced to response from the audience for my convince your parents and take crowded here, you dents sharing their the small screen with Drama role in Nagabhairavi. I feel proud part in those activities, but ensure still have access to culture with their Juniors in Zee Telugu and I built a of myself when people ask for self- these extracurricular activities do diverse chances as new neighbours by good rapport with Anasuya akka, ies with me when I go out. not affect your education. networking is a expressing themselves Omkar annaya, and Pradeep breeze because every- through innovative annaya. I also co-anchored with SRIDEVI AS DIVYA IN CHAKRI AS ABHI IN one knows everyone cuisine, music, faith, Ravi annaya where I got the KALYANA VAIBOGAME KALYANA VAIBOGAME out here and is ready art, etc., so who opportunity to meet big actors of My journey started with Drama to help. It's exciting wouldn’t want to per- Tollywood. I feel blessed to get an Juniors season 5. I have also done how I adapted to manently settle here! opportunity to work with all these two films and a couple of ad films. big stars. I like to make people To begin with, I maintain a bal- around me happy. I gained good ance between school and acting. I recognition from Drama Juniors shoot for two weeks and go to and now with Gundamma Katha, school for two weeks. I keep in all this is only because of all the constant touch with my friends love and support from the audi- and learn about the classes I ence. I promise to work harder and missed on the days I don’t go to reach greater heights in life. We school. Even my parents and kids are all very special, never take teachers are extremely supportive Tasty substitutes to Diwali sweets that smile off that face. Keep your of my schedule. I feel excited and parents happy and stay happy. happy to act alongside people using skimmed milk, sugar, whom I had watched on Television corn seeds mixture and milk ROHAN AS CHARUKESA IN earlier. My parents are proud and powder. You may add your KALYANA VAIBOGAME happy that they could meet choice of dry fruits to enrich Nagarjuna sir because of me while the preparation with bags of I was shooting an ad film along flavour and nutrition. with him. There are butterflies in Almond Barfi my stomach every time I share When I don’t shoot, I attend I juggle a lot between school Almonds are known to screen space alongside established tuitions and take extra classes, and acting. When I don’t have to reduce the risk of heart attacks, actors. Within a short span, I that’s how I manage acting and go to shoots, I attend my school. are low in cholesterol and are gained 21,000 followers on my education as I feel education is In case I skip school, I go to an excellent source of Vitamin Instagram page monitored by my also important for us. I’m enjoying tuitions after a shoot where the E. Use this dry fruit to make a parents. I receive a lot of love and what I’m doing currently. Not just teacher explains to me the classes yummy barfi this Diwali. You appreciation from people across act along, I also get to have a lot of I have missed. I met a lot of big can prepare this by bringing Telugu states. Parents need to fun with my co-stars on sets. stars and I loved it when Vijay together sugar and almond encourage their kids’ talent. Kids Kalyana Vaibogame is my third Deverakonda anna played with meal. You can cut them into a too should not focus just on stud- project and it’s overwhelming to me and Ajay Devgn uncle gave shape you desire and decorate ies, they need to focus on receive this kind of support from me chocolates. Not just that, the sn’t this the most Goodness of dates it with nuts. extracurriculars as well, it can be my Zee Telugu family. On this who’s who of Tollywood take exciting time of the From diabetes to high blood Pineapple Halwa painting, dancing, etc. We must all occasion, I thank every person good care of me when I shoot year, binging on pressure and heart patients, A lot of you might have a aim to try and set a goal right who has been my constant support with them and they also play delicious food and dates can be beneficial for one soft corner for fruits. For all from this tender age, that’s when and loved my work on screen. with me when we get a break. I enjoying the fun and all! Dates make for an you fruit lovers, pineapple we can ultimately achieve what we Whenever I attend any family festive feel? excellent sugar substitute and halwa can be the sweet dish for Although it was very difficult want to, if we start our fight AHANA AS DEVI IN event, parties, or other events, However, sometimes one goes can be great for times you are this season. It is easy to pre- for me to manage acting and edu- young. My golden saying that I fol- NO. 1 KODALU the audience call me Abhi with overboard with the sweet quo- craving dessert or sugary food. pare with a simple amalgama- cation, thanks to my parents and low is: “Don’t wait for tomorrow, so much love, that satisfies my tient which should be kept in Rooted deep down in Middle- tion of grated pineapple, a teachers, I could cope with the start from today”. I have a tutor who teaches me soul and purpose of acting. control. Listing five substitutes Eastern culture it enjoys an pinch of cardamom along with timings and manage both simulta- when I miss school. My teachers to yummy Diwali sweets. unparalleled legacy. There can khoya prepared from low fat neously. It is inspirational and RISHI AS BUJJI IN who keep in constant touch with The Pioneer wishes its readers a Carrot Delight be no better way to show your milk. This is low fat, low in motivational for me to act along- NAGABHAIRAVI my mother, update her on my happy Children’s Day. Let’s cele- If innovating in the kitchen loved ones that you truly care cholesterol and has ounces of side big stars of Television. I tell homework and the classes that I brate the day with happiness and is something you enjoy, then than gifting them delicious vitamins and minerals. my friends to always be happy and I follow a simple trick to keep missed. People request selfies enjoy the gift of childhood as they try making this baked carrot dates. There can be numerous confident with their choices and my education and acting career when I go out with my family and are the future leaders of India. Let sweet this Diwali. Mix orange Corn Kheer ways to please your taste buds dreams in whatever they want to intact. I always carry two books it’s so humbling and joyous. us collaborate to take up the juice, grated carrots, con- Eating nutritious food that this Diwali and ensuring good achieve. If you want to take up act- with me regardless of the subject Initially, even my parents were responsibility of making a beautiful densed milk along with sugar, tastes delicious should be the health at the same time too. ing as your career, ask yourself and study them whenever I get a afraid of how the shooting atmos- society, a better nation. ghee and bake it after you have ideal way to celebrate Diwali Try these scrumptious sweet cooked it well in the pan. this year. Prepare this kheer dishes this festive season. 10

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BLACK & WHITE SPICE BASKET CELEBRATE DIWALI o What you need: o Black & White Scotch Whisky: 45ml o Ginger slice: 1 o Green cardamom: 1 clove o Juice of ½ lime o Aromatic bitters: 2 drops WITH SOME CLINK! o Ginger Ale to top o How to make: K RAMYA SREE and laughter in the air as we gear up to this time of year. Pair these moments with Sengupta and Vikram KU, Brand o In a cocktail shaker, add in welcome the festivities. Whether you plan some fine spirit recommendations ranging Ambassadors at Diageo India, share the ginger slice, cardamom, to spend the occasions virtually or in-per- from whisky, vodka, gin, and liqueur to their take on traditional cocktails in a and muddle. Pour in the lime ith the change of season and the son, with intimate at-home gatherings - truly begin the celebratory experience. DIY format, created by locally available juice and whisky and add ice. onset of the celebrations, there’s the platters of delicious food, sharing, and This festive season, let’s clink our produce reflecting simplistic elegance an element of joy, colour, lights, conversations are just what you need for cocktail glasses together as Shantanu and flavourful seasonal ingredients. Shake. W o In a Highball glass, add ice and strain the cocktail. Top it up with Ginger Ale and stir. MARIGOLD This festive season, Garnish with star anise and o What you need: let’s clink our cinnamon stick and add in o The Singleton of Glendullan 12YO: the aromatic bitters. 60ml cocktail glasses with o Ball of Ice traditional cocktails o Walnut and fig honey syrup: 10ml in a DIY format, o Aromatic bitters: 2 dashes TANQUERAY & GRAPEFRUIT o How to make: created by locally o What you need: o For the Walnut and fig syrup: Mix available produce o Tanqueray London Dry Gin: 60ml 250gms of walnut and fig. Boil with o Fresh grapefruit juice: 30ml 250gms of sugar in 250ml of water. reflecting simplistic o Tonic water to top up o For the Cocktail: Pour in the walnut elegance and o How to make: and fig honey syrup, with the o Stir up the gin and grapefruit juice in a tall glass bitters and the whisky. Drop a big flavourful seasonal filled with ice and top up with tonic water. Garnish cube of ice. Stir gently with a bar ingredients. with grapefruit wedges and rosemary sprig and spoon for 1 minute. Garnish with enjoy. orange zest and serve in rocks/whisky glass.

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Langer respects Kohli’s decision to take paternity leave

PTI n MELBOURNE and I've got so much respect for him. I’ve also got respect for him in the ustralia head coach Justin Langer sense that he’s made this decision (to Ahas hailed India captain Virat return for the birth).” Langer still has Kohli for taking paternity leave dur- “He’s a human being like all of ing the tour Down Under but con- us... If I was giving advice to any of ceded that his absence will definite- my players I would always say never, faith in Burns ly affect the visitors during the much- ever miss the birth of your children anticipated Test series for the Border- because it is one of the great things PTI n MELBOURNE scored 1,365 runs at 50.56 as an Gavaskar Trophy. you'll ever do,” the former Australia opening pair, playing an impor- Langer said he respects Kohli for opener added. ustralia head coach Justin tant role in Australia’s ascent to putting family ahead of cricket. Langer said Kohli's absence will ALanger has hinted that he is the top of the ICC Test rankings. “Virat Kohli is probably the best definitely impact India but they can- likely to stick with Joe Burns at “...We should (also) never player I've ever seen in my life for so not afford to lower their guard. the opening position with David underestimate the job the guys many reasons, not only batting but his “Of course it will have an impact Warner for the first Test of the have done to get us to where we energy and passion for the game, the (his absence), but we also know that four-match series against India are, and that philosophy and atti- way he fields,” Langer told reporters India beat us last time (in 2018-19). despite young Will Pucovski's tude has been a really strong part by video conference on Friday. They're a very, very good team, we incredible form. of the success of Australian “I cannot believe he displays the cannot get complacent for a second Burns averaged 32 for cricket for a long time,” Langer energy he does in everything he does with or without Virat,” Langer said. Australia last summer and had said. below-par start to the Marsh “We went through a period Sheffield Shield season with 57 where there was lots of ins and Just because disappointing but they have still got runs at 11.40. outs, and in my view, we should Virat's not superstars. The 22-year-old Pucovski, back the guys in there. That can “Look at Pujara, Rahane, and they on the other hand, has produced change, but it’s a pretty strong here (in Australia) have also got a couple of young guys successive double hundreds, philosophy to stick to.” coming in. It’s still going to be a mas- scoring 202 against Western India will start the four-Test doesn't mean we sive challenge for us,” Lyon was quot- Australia after an unbeaten 255 series with the opening Day- get to hold the ed as saying by Fox Sports. against South Australia. Night game in Adelaide on “Just because Virat’s not here does- “Will Pucovski is doing January 17 and Langer believes trophy up. We've n’t mean we get to hold the trophy up. everything that’s humanly pos- the opening position will get still got a lot We've still got a lot of work to do, a lot sible to play that first Test, and much clearer after Australia's of homework to do,” he added. that’s something we have to first three-day tour game. of work to do, India”s tour of Australia compris- weigh up ...,” Langer was quot- “It’s always nice when you’re a lot homework es three ODIs, as many T20 ed as saying by cricket.Com.Au. going into a Test match for the Internationals and four Tests. The “...Last time we played Test players to know as far out as pos- PTI n MELBOURNE Gavaskar Trophy as India boasts of a lot in early January. to do series begins on November 27. The cricket, we loved the combina- sible who’s going to be playing,” of “superstars” in its team. Test specialist Lyon said he is obvi- —NATHAN LYON Tests start on December 17 in Adelaide. tion of Joe Burns and David he said. eteran spinner Nathan Lyon India captain Kohli will leave after ously disappointed to get limited oppor- Kohli will miss the Boxing Day Test Warner. They’ve got a real syn- “Things can change, but I’d believes Virat Kohli’s absence in the opening Test in Adelaide as he has tunity to get a crack at Kohli, who is You want to play against the best play- in Melbourne (December 26-30), New ergy, they work well together, so say (the media) will have a bet- Vthe last three Tests of upcoming been granted paternity leave by the considered one of the best batsmen in ers in the world. I believe he is the best Year's Test in Sydney (January 7-11) and at this point I'd say that’ll remain ter idea who’s going to open in series doesn't necessarily make BCCI to be with his actor wife Anushka the world. player in the world along with Steve the final game at the Gabba (January the same.” the first Test match after that first Australia favourites to lift the Border- Sharma for the birth of their first child “It’s disappointing for the series. Smith and Marnus Labuschagne. It’s 15-19). Burns and Warner has Australia A game.” PCB to review Misbah’s IPL is ready for expansion: Dravid performance after 2021 T20 WC PTI n NEW DELHI He said it is because of IPL that some- one like Rahul Tewatia from Haryana has PTI n KARACHI ormer India captain Rahul Dravid been able to showcase his skills to a glob- Fstrongly believes that Indian Premier al audience. he Pakistan Cricket Board has League (IPL) is “ready for expansion” in “Earlier, you only depended on your Tdecided to review Misbah-ul- terms of number of teams without compro- state association to select you for Ranji Haq's performance only after the mising on the quality as well as quantity Trophy. Now, from a state like Haryana completion of next year's World T20 of talent available in the country. which produces so many quality spinners Cup, giving him a full one-year to There are talks that the 2021 IPL will like Yuzvendra Chahal, Amit Mishra and prove his credentials as a head be featuring nine teams instead of eight and Jayant Yadav, Tewatia would have had lim- coach. will go up to 10 teams by 2023, which has ited opportunities. “The board has taken a policy always been the BCCI’s long-term plan. “So it’s no longer limited to state decision that it would now sit down The views of Dravid, who is now the associations,” said Dravid. and review whether to retain Misbah director of National Cricket Academy He spoke about the heady feeling of or bring in a new coach only after the (NCA), were echoed by Rajasthan Royals playing international cricket without actu- World T20 Cup in India,” a well- co-owner Manoj Badale, who felt that a ally playing one, which the IPL provides. informed source aware of the devel- nine-team IPL in 2021 is “definitely pos- “As coaches, we can help the young opments told PTI. sible”. players in their journeys but what helps He said that after Misbah decid- ing Pakistan across all three formats. “I feel IPL is ready for expansion in them grow is experience. Look at a Devdutt ed to relinquish his role as chief selec- “Even the Patron in Chief, terms of talent, if you look from talent per- Padikkal who is batting alongside Virat tor, the board now wanted to see how Prime Minister, Imran Khan is spective. There are a lot of talented play- Kohli or can learn from AB de Villiers.” he copes with his responsibility as happy with Babar’s appointment as ers who are not getting an opportunity to Another aspect in which the IPL has head coach. Test captain in place of Azhar Ali,” play.” helped young players is the availability of “The feeling was that Misbah the source added. Dravid said that if there are more worthwhile data to improve their game. was finding it difficult to handle both He said that Babar will most teams, all the talented players could be fit- “Look at someone like T Natarajan. It jobs and now with him having to probably have a long run as captain ted in and there won’t be a drop in quali- was because of the the quality of data that only worry about the head coach in all three formats as he is only 26 ty. definitely possible but as a consequence, he was able to go back and work on his responsibility he might deliver the and has a lot of cricket ahead of him. “So I believe we are ready as there are you will have to have more afternoon yorker and that one skill has now got him goods,” the source said. “Again unless he loses form lot of new names and faces in terms of tal- games and maintain quality of the compe- into the Indian team,” he said. He said similarly Babar Azam, drastically for a long time, there is ent perspective,” Dravid said during the vir- tition,” said Badale, a British citizen of The last decade (2011-2020), accord- who was also appointed Test captain no other way Babar will lose the cap- tual launch of Badale’s book ‘A New Indian origin. ing to Dravid, has been India’s best in terms England beat this week, is likely to be given a long taincy and he will be leading Innings’, which he co-authored with for- Dravid, on his part, explained why of white ball cricket and the IPL has con- run by the board. Pakistan in the World T20 in India.” mer English cricketer Simon Hughes. Mumbai Indians have been such a prolif- tributed with its appropriate tagline ‘talent “Look unless Pakistan starts The PCB has been making Badale, as a stakeholder in the IPL, wel- ic team having won an unprecedented five meets opportunity’. Ireland 3-0 losing badly in all formats before the rapid changes on basis of one or two comed the idea of expansion and also IPL titles in 13 editions. “It has been India's best performing AP n LONDON World T20 in India, there will be no bad results and two recent examples spoke about various aspects that needs to “They (MI) have a strong core with a decade in white ball cricket. We won a changes in the captaincy or head have been Misbah relinquishing be factored in. high quality. Their core is built with World Cup (2011), Champions Trophy arry Maguire, Jadon Sancho and Dominic coach positions.” his chief selector’s post and Azhar “BCCI needs to take a decision and world class T20 players and balanced it (2013) and reached semi-finals and finals HCalvert-Lewin scored as England dominat- The source said that the board being stripped of the Test captain- they will take a call on what would be the with young exciting talent. They have a of World T20. Young players have learnt ed Ireland in a 3-0 victory. feels Babar is mentally strong enough cy just one year after their appoint- exact approach. very strong scouting structure in place,” a lot watching and listening to experts on The friendly at an empty Wembley Stadium to handle the pressures of captain- ments. “Making a nine-team league in 2021 is Dravid said. TV,” he said. on Thursday allowed 17-year-old Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham to make his England debut as a second-half substitute. “We used the ball very well, created a lot of chances - could have been more comfortable if we’d taken some of those chances, but overall very pleased,” England manager Gareth VAR steal win from Argentina Southgate said. With Harry Kane rested, Maguire captained AP n SAO PAULO significant moment for Bolivia England for the first time - two months after occurred earlier, off the pitch at being dropped from the squad over a legal case ionel Messi had a goal disal- Injured Neymar ruled Hernando Siles stadium, when in Greece. Llowed and another denied as investigators arrested the interim The Manchester United defender headed in Argentina was held to a 1-1 draw president of the country’s soccer his second England goal - following one at the in South American World Cup out of WC qualifiers federation, Marcos Rodríguez. 2018 World Cup - when he met Harry Winks’ qualifying. Local media broadcast a video cross in the 18th minute. The draw at La Bombonera AP n SAO PAULO against Venezuela. Brazil team showing Rodriguez, who is accused Sancho doubled the lead in the 31st. Jack stadium puts Argentina on the top doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said of corruption, being escorted by Grealish played out to Sancho, who cut in from of the standings with seven points eymar has been ruled out Neymar’s recovery after four investigators during halftime. the left before firing a low shot through Ireland from three matches, but Brazil - on Nof Brazil’s World Cup qual- days off training was not Bolivia’s soccer federation, which midfielder Jeff Hendrick’s legs to beat goalkeep- six - could move ahead with a ifier against Uruguay next week enough. has been in political turmoil since er Darren Randolph down low to his left. home win over 9th-place Venezuela because of a groin injury he Tite had already called up the death of César Salinas in July, “Jadon and Jack - they’ve got the freedom on Friday. sustained playing for Paris- Flamengo striker Pedro for the had been scheduled to elect a new to go either side of the pitch and try and cre- Paraguay is in 4th position with Saint-Germain in a Champions matches, without removing president on Friday. ate overloads,” Southgate said. five points. League game. Neymar from the squad. Juan Carlos Arce opened the “I thought at times both of them did that Argentina’s fourth match in Brazil’s soccer confedera- Brazil had already lost five scoring for the hosts in the 37th really well. Of course, as soon as they are qualifying will be on Tuesday, tion on Thursday confirmed players for the two matches, minute, with an angled low shot to turned and running at people, they are a real when Paraguay hosts Bolivia and Neymar will not play in the including injured midfielders the left corner of Ecuador goalkeep- problem for the opponent.” Ecuador is at home to Colombia. South American qualifying Philippe Coutinho and er Alexander Dominguez. The It was Ireland defender Cyrus Christie’s In Thursday’s opening match, match on Tuesday in Fabinho, and defender Rodrigo Ecuadorians equalized a minute foul on Bukayo Saka which created the penal- 10th-place Bolivia conceded a late Montevideo. Caio. after halftime when defender Beder ty that Calvert-Lewin converted from in the penalty to lose 3-2 at home to PSG coach Thomas Tuchel Defenders Eder Militão Caicedo calmly entered the penal- 56th. Ecuador. The Ecuadorians are now last week said it would be and Gabriel Menino were ruled ty box and scored with a left-foot The victory was comfortable preparation in 3rd place with six points in three Lo Celso took a corner and found the top left corner. “impossible” for Neymar to out after contracting COVID- shot. for the final Nations League group games away games. Nicolás González free in the box to Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni play for Brazil as he recovered 19. Ángel Mena put the visitors in against Belgium on Sunday and at home to The top four teams will auto- head it home. had to be creative for the match. from the injury, but Brazil Pedro was selected for front in the 55th, beating Bolivia’s Iceland on Wednesday. matically qualify for the 2022 Messi appeared to give Messi started with pain in his left coach Tite insisted that the Brazil in September 2018, but Enrique Flores on the right edge of Conor Coady and Marcus Rashford have World Cup in Qatar. The fifth-place Argentina a lead in the 57th ankle, and defender Nicolás striker travel. was unable to make his debut the box and, with a precise shot, now been ruled out of both games. Coady is team will go into an inter-continen- minute, but a video reviewed deci- Tagliafico had to be replaced by Neymar had already been after sustaining a series knee squeezing the ball between Carlos self-isolating after discovering he came into tal playoff. sion by Brazilian referee Raphael González, who usually plays as a ruled out of Friday’s game injury. Lampe’s hands and the left post. contact with someone who tested positive for Claus found a foul for Paraguay 27 striker at Stuttgart. Bolivia equalized on the hour the coronavirus through the national tracing ARGENTINA seconds earlier when the ball was Scaloni also lost midfielder when captain Marcelo Martins system, despite the Paraguay once more gave still in Argentina’s half. Exequiel Palacios to injury after home victory. much-needed home win. headed home after a corner. But it Wolverhampton Wanderers defender testing Argentina trouble, opening the Messi nearly scored from a free only 30 minutes, but his replace- Ángel Di Maria, who was ini- ended in disappointment for the negative twice recently. scoring in the 21st minute via kick 14 minutes later, but ment Lo Celso ended as one of the tially expected to start, entered in BOLIVIA hosts when a VAR decision went to Rashford won’t link-up with England to Ángel Romero’s penalty. Argentina Paraguayan goalkeeper Antony best on the pitch - though not the second half but was unable to Ecuador’s win in La Paz was Ecuador for a handball by Adrián allow further treatment on an injury at equalized in the 41st after Giovani Silva made the save of the match in enough to secure Argentina a produce a goal for Argentina's decided in the final minutes. But a Jusino. Manchester United. 12

Vijayawada Saturday November 14 2020 tollywood Pawan to shoot Krish's Sree Vishnu enters the film briefly next month awan Kalyan, last year as his comeback ed the fresh schedule of who shot for 15 one, the scale of it meant Vakeel Saab on days of Krish’s that the actor wanted to Wednesday and with a P film before the complete Vakeel Saab first. schedule in December, the coronavirus- He wanted to shift atten- film will be wrapped up. induced lock- tion to Krish’s project after Immediately after this, he world of Ravipudi down, will shoot for it Vakeel Saab but then has allocated 10 days to again next month. With Ayyappanum Koshiyum Krish’s period drama. The Ayyappanum Koshiyum set caught his fancy. director will be filming The still-untitled to demand his attention He has com- scenes in a specially erect- immediately after plet- ed set at Aluminum project will roll later Sankranti, Pawan Factory, where he shot the decided to com- film earlier,” the source this month in Araku, plete a mini points out. schedule of An AM Ratnam pro- where it will be shot Krish’s film. duction, the untitled film, A source co-starring Arjun Rampal, in a start-to-finish says, Jacqueline Fernandez and “A l t h o u g h Narra Srinu among others, schedule. Ravipudi Krish’s was is believed to be made on the first pro- a budget of over Rs 100 has penned the ject that the crore. MM Keeravani is script and dialogues, actor green-lit the music composer. while Annish Krishna is in the race to direct it. The former will also present it as a partner, reports RAVIPUDI’S NAGARAJ GOUD REGULAR RAJENDRA efore he begins the filming of his next, a rural-centric PRASAD WILL buddy comedy, with BE PLAYING B Johaar director Teja THE FATHER Marni, actor Sree Vishnu will be headlining a pro- ROLE IN THE ject for Majili production house Shine Screens. According to a source FILM close to the development, hit machine Anil Ravipudi has penned the script and dialogues of this as- interesting love story thrown into the couldn’t pass. Being in the zone of a Ravipudi’s regular Rajendra Prasad yet-untitled project. “Ravipudi is best mix,” the source informs us exclu- signature Ravipudi entertainer with will be playing the father role. “The friends with producers Sahu and sively. all the commercial trappings, it had former’s bond with the latter is such Harish and has been contemplating a The source adds that Ravipudi was subtle emotions that are trademark of that he can’t think of a film of his medium-budget project for them the one who wanted Vishnu to spear- a Vishnu film. The project will also without the actor. At the same time, ever since the lockdown was head the project as he believes the mark Ravipudi’s debut as a producer, the role poses its own challenge to announced. With his feature, F3, set actor has a natural flair for comedy. as he will be presenting it. Annish the acclaimed veteran. The shoot will to take time to go in front of the “While Vishnu generally steers clear Krishna is the leading contender to kick off from the 18th of this month cameras, he has come up with a com- away from full-on commercial pro- direct it,” the source states. in Araku, where it will be shot in a edy-drama with focus on father-son jects, for which Ravipudi is known As far as the casting goes, the start-to-finish schedule of less than emotional bond. There is also an for, this story was something that he source goes on to mention that 40 days,” the source concludes. Amrutha Ramam director's next: A hard-hitting crime thriller fter his romantic as a producer. “It is a will be over,” he tells us. to spearhead it. If I did, I drama Amrutha Hyderabad-set crime thriller While his first film didn't would’ve been waiting for Ramam, which with Amitha Ranganath impress critics much, the next two years. I waited A was one of the playing the lead role, while Surendhar was lauded for for the actors and I got first Telugu films there are six other characters making a quality film under them. The film will be ready to have had an (Suseel Madhavapeddi, a compact budget. The by December and it boils OTT release earlier this Charishma Shreekhar, director adds that he didn’t down to the situation then year, filmmaker Akash Rathore, rush with the second to see whether we will go Kontaddi Kishore Maarisetty, project. “I’ve shot for a theatrical Surendhar Nivas Varma and what I’ve writ- release or a has Kowtilya ten and streamer wrapped Pochiraju) inte- envis- again,” he up the gral to the nar- aged. states. talkie por- rative. It tells the What I — NG tions of his story of a rape did next, a hard- victim (played by was Kaadhal wrapped up hitting Amitha), and is a not drama. He has challenging subject wait- n the making for When the project was the likes of Ashish Gandhi, collaborated with which other filmmakers ing a long time, the first announced last year, Devi Prasad, Rakendu Padmaja Films SN Reddy don’t dare to attempt. In a for filming of Kasim was attached to it as Mouli, Rocket Raghava and once again for the project week’s schedule, the filming stars I Viswant a producer but it later Annapurnamma. Duddumpudi exchanged hands with Ram and Chitra Maddukuri. For reasons ith Tuck Jagadish in the final leg of shoot- Shukla-starrer Kaadhal has unknown, original ing, pre-production work on Nani’s next been wrapped up. On the choice composer two ventures — with Rahul Sankrityan and occasion of Diwali, the Mani Sharma NAZRIYA'S Vivek Athreya — is in full-swing. On Friday, makers on Friday dropped too made way W production house Mythri Movie the first teaser of the for Sai Makers officially announced their romantic drama, directed Kartheek. The next with the actor. Vivek Athreya is direct- by Natakam fame Kalyanji supporting ing it from a script penned by him. The Gogana. Based on a real cast is TELUGU makers also took the opportunity to story which transpired in stacked reveal that Nazriya Fahadh will be the 2004, the film sees up with film’s leading lady. This would be the Viswant wooing Chitra Malayalam girl’s maiden film in who is elder to him. DEBUT Telugu. Although she was on the wish list of many Telugu filmmakers after her bubbly and emotional act in Raja Rani, she didn’t take up films post marriage with Fahadh WITH NANI Faasil. According to a source, the unti- tled Mythri pro- ject is a love story peppered with a lot of humour and high on songs. “It revolves around the parts of Nani and Nazriya. Besides her acting chops, there is a reason why Vivek picked Nazriya for the part and that will be established once her first look or the film’s teaser is out. The actress is excit- ed about landing a per- formance-driven role,” adds the source. The project will roll as Nani reaches towards the finish line of Sankrityan’s Shyam Singha Roy, which will flag-off from next month in Hyderabad.