INDIAN 20 June, 2020 | Saturday | Volume No: 8| Issue No: 78 Pages: 8 CHRONICLE www.indianchronicle.com Published from : Ranga Reddy (Telangana State) 3 Two boys aged about 14 and 8 years old drowned in a pond near Rechini village in Thandur Telangana govt. likely to scrap degree exams 2020 Two boys aged about 14 and 8 years old drowned in a pond near Rechini village in Thandur mandal on The Telangana government may scrap degree exams 2020. It is learned that Thursday evening. But, the incident came to light on Friday after the bodies were found floating in the well. The the officials of the state council of higher education, in charge Vice-Chancellors, police who learned the incident rushed to the spot and fished out the bodies. The bodies were sent for post- registrars and professors who took part in a meeting with the education minister mortem to Bellampalli government hospital.Getting into details, Muriki Tirumal (14) and his cousin Mahesh (8) Sabitha Indra Reddy on Thursday gave their nod to cancel the exams. Also, the went out of the home on Thursday evening after their parents asked them to look after the lambs. The two boys officials are said to have suggested promoting all the first and second-year exams. noticed a pond and decided to have fun by swimming in it. Unaware of the depth, the two boys who did not know So far, five semesters of the degree courses have been completed. On the basis of swimming ventured into the pond and drowned. The parents grew suspicious and launched a hunt after their these results, the students are said to be given the final degree. According to the children did not return home. UGC norms, the classes for the first year degree will begin from September 1 while the second year and final year from August 15. India dubs China's claim over PM Modi's All-Party Meet: AAP, RJD Galwan Valley exaggeration Upset Over Not Being Invited New Delhi: Aam Aadmi party (AAP) and Rashtriya New Delhi: GNS Janata Dal (RJD) expressed their displeasure over not News Agency, June 19 being invited to the virtual all-party meeting convened by India has trashed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday at 5 pm over the China's claim of sovereignty India-China face-off on the border. AAP Rajya Sabha MP over the Galwan Valley in Sanjay Singh posted a tweet to say that it was the Narendra eastern Ladakh, the site of a Modi government's arrogance which prevented it from violent cross-border clash, sending out an invite to the AAP. The Rajya Sabha MP saying such "exaggerated" from AAP further said that his party was not only in power and "untenable" claims are in Delhi, but was the most important opposition party in the contrary to the understand- state of Punjab. It had four MPs in Parliament and yet did ing reached during a high- not receive an invite for the all-party meeting, he said. level military dialogue on With China Rajya Sabha MP from RJD, Manoj Jha, June 6 pointed out that his party had the requisite five MPs which was being cited as a part of the criteria for the invite for the The Chinese military with two MPs, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) with 4 MPs, CPI on Thursday said the all-party meet convened by the Prime Minister. He added that his party was the first to raise the issue of the need for with 2 MPs, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) with 2 MPs and Galwan Valley has always National Conference (NC) with 1 MP being invited to the been a part of China. an all-party meeting. Jha added that political parties with fewer MPs had been invited for the all-party meeting. A all-party meeting. Manoj Jha observed that different crite- In a sharp reaction to ria for different parties, are being adopted by the BJP-led The Rajya Sabha MP gave the example of Apna Dal the claim by China's government. People's Liberation Army (PLA), Spokesperson in the It was the biggest con- conversation on recent de- ley will have a "serious im- Ministry of External Affairs frontation along the Line of velopments in Ladakh," pact" on the bilateral rela- Anurag Srivastava referred Actual Control between the Srivastava said. tionship and held the "pre- India COVID-19 Count Climbs to an agreement reached two forces after their clashes meditated" action by Chi- in Nathu La in 1967 when "Both sides have between Chinese and In- agreed that the overall situ- nese Army directly respon- dian militaries on "disen- India lost around 80 soldiers sible for the violence. and China lost over 300 ation should be handled in To 3,80,532 S gagement" during the Lt PLA personnel. a responsible manner and The India-China bor- General-level talks on June that the understandings der dispute covers the GNS News Agency, 6. In a telephonic conver- reached between Senior 3,488-km-long LAC. China June 19 sation with his Chinese "Making exaggerated Commanders on 6th June claims Arunachal Pradesh India's COVID-19 tally and untenable claims is counterpart Wang Yi, Exter- should be implemented sin- as part of southern Tibet, nal Affairs Minister S has now reached 3,80,532 contrary to this understand- cerely. Making exaggerated while India contests it. as per the latest update put ing," he said in a statement Jaishankar too talked about and untenable claims is the need for implementation Prior to the clashes, out on Friday morning by the issued at around 1 am. contrary to this understand- both sides have been assert- Union Ministry of Health and of the decisions taken at the ing," he said. The Galwan Valley was June 6 meeting. ing that pending the final Family Welfare.The country- the site of the violent clash In the telephonic talks, resolution of the boundary wide death count now between the two militaries "As we have conveyed Jaishankar delivered a issue, it is necessary to stands at 12,573. India's on Monday evening in which earlier today, External Af- strong message to Wang maintain peace and tran- COVID-19 tally has now a colonel and 19 other In- fairs Minister and the State saying the "unprecedented" quillity in the border areas. reached 3,80,532 as per the dian Army personnel were Councillor and Foreign Min- incident in the Galwan Val- latest update put out on Fri- killed. ister of China had a phone day morning by the Union Ministry of Health and Fam- ily Welfare.The countrywide Nepal votes to pass bill that incorporates death count now stands at 12,573. There are 1,63,248 active cases across all states. 2,04,711 patients 3 key Indian areas into map have been cured or dis- with 323 deaths. Madhya coronavirus situation with charged. As has been the Maharashtra's death count Pradesh has reported Kathmandu: GNS trend of the spread of has now reached 5,751. CMs Gujarat has also been badly hit by the pandemic 11,426 confirmed COVID- News Agency, June 19 coronavirus pandemic, Tamil Nadu is the second 19 cases with the total death Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and its COVID-19 count has Nepal's upper house of worst-hit state among the now reached 25,601 with count in the state now reach- Parliament on Thursday Delhi, Gujarat, Uttar ones affected by COVID-19 ing 486. West Bengal has so Pradesh and Rajasthan with close to 1,600 deaths. unanimously voted to tally with its COVID-19 count The fatalities have now far reported 12,735 cases of amend the Constitution to continue to contribute the now reaching 52,334 with coronavirus with 518 most to the overall caseload reached 1,591. Uttar update the country's new 625 deaths. Delhi is 21 cses Pradesh has reported deaths. Haryana has seen political map, laying claim in the country. Also Read - shy of the disturbing mile- a spike in cases in recent Hyderabad merchants 15,181 confirmed over three strategically key stone of 50,000 COVID-19 coronavirus cases and 465 days, with the state's tally areas along the border with wage war of sorts against cases. The tally in the state now reaching 9,218 and dragon Maharashtra's deaths. Rajasthan has re- it. now stands 49,979 con- ported 13,857 confirmed 134 deaths. Karnataka has COVID-19 tally has now firmed cases and a death reported 7,944 confirmed India has already mounted to 1,20,504. coronavirus patients so far termed as "untenable" the count of 1969. Also Read - COVID-19 cases and 114 "artificial enlargement" of ter- PM Modi discusses deaths. ritorial claims by Nepal after its lower house of Parlia- ment on Saturday unani- mously approved the new Punjagutta steel bridge thrown political map of the country featuring areas which India maintains belong to it. Now the bill will be sent Constitution amendment bill Lipulekh pass with open for traffic Nepal last month re- to President Bidya Devi for changing the map of Dharchula in Uttarakhand leased the revised political Bhandari for authentication Nepal to include parts of In- on May 8. Punjagutta steel and administrative map of after which it will be incor- dian territory. We have al- Nepal reacted sharply bridge, yet another project the country laying claim over porated in the Constitution. ready made our position to the inauguration of the under Strategic Road Devel- the strategically key areas, After that, the new map will clear on this matter. road claiming that it passed opment Programme has more than six months after be used in all official docu- ?This artificial enlarge- through Nepalese territory. been thrown open for traffic India published a new map ments, including the coat of ment of claims is not based India rejected the claim as- by the Home Minister in November 2019. arms.The Cabinet had en- on historical fact or evidence serting that the road lies Mahmood Ali in the pres- The National Assem- dorsed the new political map and is not tenable. It is also completely within its territory. ence of minister Talasani on May 18. On Saturday, bly, or the upper house of the violative of our current un- India has sternly asked Srinivas Yadav and Mayor Ministry of External Affairs Nepalese parliament, derstanding to hold talks on Nepal not to resort to any Bonthu Rammohan. spokesperson Anurag unanimously passed the outstanding boundary "artificial enlargement" of ter- Punjagutta steel bridge, yet Srivastava, replying to the Constitution amendment bill issues."The India-Nepal bi- ritorial claims.Nepalese another project under Stra- queries on the passing of providing for the inclusion of lateral ties came under strain Prime Minister K P Sharma tegic Road Development the bill by the lower house, the country's new political after Defence Minister Oli has been asserting that Programme has been said: ?We have noted that map in its national emblem. Rajnath Singh inaugurated Lipulekh, Kalapani and thrown open for traffic by the the House of Representa- Home Minister Mahmood Ali The bill to amend the a 80-km-long strategically Limpiyadhura belong to tives of Nepal has passed a in the presence of minister Constitution to update the crucial road connecting the Nepal and vowed to "re- Talasani Srinivas Yadav new map was tabled in the claim" them from India. and Mayor Bonthu National Assembly, the up- struct the steel bridge. Ac- tion of conventional RCC month time after the inaugu- Rammohan. The bridge fa- per house on Sunday, a day cording to the GHMC offi- bridge was not feasible. ration of first level Hyderabad's Begum Bazar to stop cilitates a smooth flow of traf- after the House of Repre- cials, plate girders of E350 Punjagutta steel bridge is biodiversity flyover, RHS fic from Nagarjuna Circle to- sentatives unanimously en- grade were used to construct the fourth project under flyover at Kamineni and LHS wards KBR park. The 100- dorsed it. the bridge as the construc- SRDP that is launched in a underpass at LB Nagar junc- selling Chinese goods metre steel bridge which is tion. All 57 members of the built at a cost of 5.95 crore National Assembly, who In the support 'go local' goods. The decision has Around 800 merchants in has been completed within were present on the occa- campaign, Begum Bazar in been taken after the clash at the market sell Chinese three months, mostly during sion, voted in favour of the Hyderabad stopped selling the border in which 20 sol- goods. The association Fuel price hike: In 13 days, petrol and diesel the lockdown period. The amendment bill. There was diers were martyred. Also, president said that they also construction of the bridge zero vote against the Bill. the storekeepers and Kirana decided to change the was commenced on Febru- National Assembly merchants have decided to 'China Bazar' name boards ary 29. prices hiked by more than Rs 7 a litre close their shops by 5 pm on the stores. Meanwhile, all Chairperson Ganesh It is known fact that the Rates have been in- and 3 pm respectively in the the Kirana shop merchants New Delhi: Petrol price Petrol price in Delhi Timilsina said that 57 mem- route between the creased across the country view of the rising coronavirus in Feelkhana, Begum Bazar, on Friday was hiked by 56 was hiked to Rs 78.37 per bers voted for the bill. Nagarjuna Circle towards and vary from state to state cases in the state.Merchants Siddamber Bazar and paise per litre and diesel by litre from Rs 77.81, while die- KBR park often witnesses depending on the incidence "There was no voting Association held a meeting Osman Gunj areas have 63 paise a litre, taking the sel rates were increased to heavy traffic jams due to the of local sales tax or VAT.This against the bill and none of Chinese goods. In the sup- and voluntarily decided to decided to hold their busi- cumulative increase in rates Rs 77.06 a litre from Rs narrow carriageway. To is the 13th daily increase in the members voted for the port 'go local' campaign, stop selling Chinese goods ness from 9 am to 3 pm in to Rs 7.11 and Rs 7.67 per 76.43, according to a price overcome the traffic snarls, rates in a row since oil com- neutral category as well," Begum Bazar in Hyderabad that include cosmetics, toys, the view of the prevailing litre respectively in less than notification of state oil mar- the officials decided to con- panies on June 7 restarted. Timilsina said. stopped selling Chinese novelties and other things. coronavirus situation. two weeks. keting companies. 2 Ranga Reddy INDIAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY 20 JUNE 2020 Indian Chronicle CCMB develops way to better ICFAI Law School signs English Daily diagnose Type 1 diabetes MoU with Pittsburgh from the standard western textbooks. The CCMB research- INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU ers now have figured-out a way to effectively diagnose University HYDERABAD, JUNE 19 type 1 diabetes among Indians. Can US riots be compared with A new way of using genetics to identify diabetes could The researchers from CCMB, KEM Hospital, Pune INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU pave the way for better diagnosis and treatment among and University of Exeter, UK, in prestigious science jour- HYDERABAD, JUNE 19 India’s millions walking home? Indians, recent research from geneticists of Hyderabad- nal Nature, have shown that a genetic risk score is effec- ICFAI Law School, a constituent of The ICFAI Foun- How does one compare a 400-year saga of rac- tive in diagnosing type 1 diabetes among Indi- dation for Higher Education (IFHE) declared as a Deemed- ism in America with India’s endemic inequality? Is the ans. The genetic risk score, developed by the to-be University, Hyderabad, has signed MoU with the latter a function of neo-economic policies, feudalism, University of Exeter, considers detailed genetic School of Law, Pittsburgh University, USA for collabora- colonial tinkering with social structures or a mix of it information known to increase the chance of tion in the field of legal education. The collaboration MoU all? Though inquiry is taboo, it is vitally needed. developing type 1 diabetes. The score could covers the exchange of faculty, students, research part- be used at the time of diabetes diagnosis to In America, Jim Mattis, a respected Marine gen- nerships and joint conferences etc. eral and former defence secretary, is enjoying what help decide if someone has type 1 diabetes. The MoU was signed by Wildermuth, Dean School of Andy Warhol called “five minutes of fame”. He chas- Up to now, the bulk of research in this Law, and Ariel C Armony, Vice Provost for Global Affairs, tised a President whom everybody chastises except field has been conducted in European popu- on behalf of the School of Law Pittsburgh, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Never in his life had lations but now researchers have analysed Prof.A.V.Narsimha Rao, Director, ICFAI Law School, IFHE Gen. Mattis known a US President so dedicated to di- whether the European risk score is effective in Hyderabad, and Prof J Mahender Reddy Vice Chancellor viding Americans. He was particularly severe on Mr diagnosing type 1 diabetes in Indians. The of IFHE. Both the law schools have agreed to organize an Trump’s call to “dominate” the rioters by using troops, team analysed 262 people with type 1 diabe- online workshop on ‘Arbitration Proceedings and Impact in violation of the military’s rules of engagement. In- tes, 352 people with type 2 diabetes, and 334 of Covid 19’ in the forthcoming week. cumbent defence secretary Mark Esper also did him- people without diabetes. The MoU documents were signed in online mode due self proud by opposing Mr Trump’s inclination to bring “Since more than 20 per cent of people to Covid-19 pandemic, a press release said. in troops. with type 1 diabetes below the age of 15 years I wonder if it shames us there is neither a Mattis of age are in India, developing a genetic test nor an Esper to provide relief in our arid wasteland, kit to reliably detect type 1 from type 2 diabetes bereft of dissenters. Journalist Aakar Patel faces an holds a lot of significance for the country,” said Webinar on Covid-19 based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) FIR for having asked the dispossessed in his home- has concluded. CCMB Director, Dr RK Mishra. land to voice sympathy for African Americans. Rex Distinguishing type 1 and type 2 diabetes is a com- Dr GR Chandak, CCMB Chief Scientist, Dr Tillerson, a former US secretary of state, had while in Chittaranjan Yajnik, KEM Hospital and Research Centre, held at IICT in office called Mr Trump a “moron”. Texas police chief plex process and both entail different treatment regimens. Misdiagnosis of diabetes could be an issue in India be- Pune, Dr Richard Oram, University of Exeter Medical Art Acevedo was comparatively mild: he asked the School were involved in the study. President to keep his “mouth shut” if he has no con- cause of features of diabetes among Indians might vary Hyderabad structive ideas to offer. The vigour and success of a free society covered INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU up an undercurrent of flaws like racism from the start. HYDERABAD, JUNE 19 Extraordinary success in many fields was able to in- Talasani launches mobile fish duce a national amnesia about some harsh realities: Director of Indian Institute of Chemical Technology the United States was founded on genocide and sla- (IICT), Dr. S Chandrasekhar on Friday praised the scien- very. Unreliable records of Christopher Columbus com- outlets in Hyderabad tific community for rising to the occasion during the Covid- bined with modern anthropology point to anywhere 19 pandemic. between 2.5 million and eight million natives killed by INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU In a webinar on ‘Mitigation of Covid -19: Testing, Drugs, disease or other means of extermination. This was a HYDERABAD, JUNE 19 Vaccines, PPEs & Self-Hygiene’, Dr Chandrasekhar said matter of envy for Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro. He that scientists stood strong during lockdown to find solu- lamented that the Brazilian cavalry had not been as Bringing seafood tions to combat Covid-19. closer to residential colo- effective as its US counterpart in exterminating natives. “IICT scientists worked continuously to ensure a nies, the Fisheries depart- I haven’t seen anything as disturbing as the bru- speedy solution in the form of drugs and protection gear to ment is all set to operate 150 tality of pre-abolition slave lives portrayed in Quentin reach the society at affordable prices. The masks and face mobile fish outlets in the Tarantino’s Django Unchained. shields developed by us are for common man,” he said. Dr GHMC area. Besides sup- Chandrasekhar said that science and technology devel- plying fresh and quality fish, oped over the years has helped in identifying the Covid-19 people can enjoy fish deli- virus and possible solutions to contain it. cacies cooked and served at Kothagudem: these mobile units. Senior Principal Scientists, IICT, Dr Prathama S Mainker and Dr Ch Raji Reddy spoke on the journey of Fisheries Minister drug discovery and drug repurposing respectively. Talasani Srinivas Yadav Pregnant woman flagged off the mobile fish “IICT is working on the compounds Favipiravir, outlets at his office in Masab Remdesevir and Umifenovir to develop a process technol- Tank on Friday. Animal Hus- ogy to make them available at affordable costs in the mar- bandry and Fisheries Sec- ket, once they are cleared by the regulatory authority,” Dr. forced to cross stream retary Anitha Rajendra, Fish- Raji Reddy said. eries commissioner in fish markets and also sup- releasing fish seedlings into strengthen the rural Dr Anthony Addlagatta, Senior Principal Scientist, Suvarna, Telangana State ply quality fish to consumers all the water bodies for the economy. The mobile out- detailed the working of RT-PCR testing kits for Covid-19 to reach hospital Livestock Development Au- at affordable prices in their current fiscal as well,” he lets will be equipped with all while Dr S. Sridhar, Senior Principal Scientist, demonstrated thority CEO Manjuvani, Ani- respective localities. He said said. machinery, including the use of masks and face shields developed at a low cost Kothagudem: A pregnant tribal woman wading mal Husbandry director that due to new water bod- The mobile fish outlets deboning, dressing etc to by IICT. through a gushing stream at Rollagadda in Gundala Laxmareddy and other offi- ies which came into will also provide livelihood offer fresh and quality fish mandal to reach hospital in the district went viral on social cials were present. utilisation after completion of to members of the fishermen meat and ice boxes, mini- media platforms on Friday. Speaking on the occa- various irrigation projects, community in tune with the refrigerators. In addition to Maoist spokesperson Jagan Esam Sandhya Rani, who is in the advanced stage of sion, the Minister said the fish cultivation had in- vision of Chief Minister K this, they will also offer tasty pregnancy, got into labour pains. The villagers had to cross mobile fish outlets were be- creased manifold in the Chandrashekhar Rao who fish curries of different vari- a stream, Mallannavagu, to reach the Primary Health Cen- ing introduced in the State State. “The State produced has been encouraging tra- eties in the colonies and tre (PHC) located 8 kms away at Gudala mandal head- around three lakh tonnes of other places of the city. wants re-implementation of capital to decongest crowds ditional occupations to quarters. fish in 2019-20. We will be GO 3 Miraculous escape for marriage Kothagudem: The CPI (Maoist) Party spokesperson Jagan has demanded the re-implementation of GO No 3 that allows cent percent reservations for tribals in Sched- party in Peddapalli uled areas. In a statement released here on Friday, he sought INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU 100 per cent reservations for Adivasis in agency villages. In the past, non-tribals used to work in agency villages as HYDERABAD, JUNE 19 Adivasis were uneducated, but now Adivasi children are A marriage party com- getting educated and are eligible for jobs. prising nine persons had a He said a few feudal minded persons approached the miraculous escape on Friday Supreme Court (SC) against the GO No 3 and succeeded The woman’s husband Esam Yugander called 108 when the four-wheeler in getting it quashed by the court. Striking down the GO ambulance service to reach the PHC but the ambulance autorickshaw they were trav- was gross miscarriage of justice, the government should could only reach upto the other side of the stream since an elling in was on the verge of ensure its re-implementation for the benefit of Adivasi tribes, approach road constructed across the stream was washed being washed away in the Jagan noted. flood waters of Manair river away by the recent rains. Referring to the SC’s February 13, 2019 order that near Odela mandal head- Then, Yugander, local Anganwadi worker and ambu- allowed eviction of lakhs of tribals and traditional forest quarters. lance staff had to help Jyothi Rani cross the stream. The dwellers whose forest land rights under the Forest Rights woman gave birth to a baby boy and both the mother and Alert local residents Act (FRA) of 2006 were rejected, he said the order put lives the baby are doing well. District Collector MV Reddy re- managed to rescue the pas- of nearly 40 lakh tribals at stake. sengers by pulling out the sponding to the incident, expressed his ire over health Jagan wanted effective implementation of the provi- half-submerged officials. He sought to know why the tribal woman was not sions of Fifth and Sixth Schedules of the Constitution that autorickshaw from the surg- shifted to hospital earlier despite instructions given this provides for self governance of Adivasis along with LTR ing water with the help of a regard at several meetings in the past. (Land Transfer Regulation) Act 1959 (Amendment 1/1970), tractor. Since a bridge He directed the DM&HO and RDO to probe into the Odela to go to other villages Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 across the river is under con- in its catchment areas on Peddapalli district when the matter separately and submit reports. The Collector also in Jayashankar-Bhupalpalli Thursday night. (PESA) in agency areas. struction, a temporary district. The kuchha road incident occured. The ve- directed the engineering officials to expedite the ongoing He alleged that the State and Central governments kuchha road was laid across was damaged due to heavy The marriage party hicle driver tried to cross the construction of a bridge across the stream. have been diluting the above acts and Constitutional rights the river for people from flow of water following rains from Khammam was on its river without realising that way to Godavarikhani in the current was strong. of tribal communities to help corporate forces loot the min- eral wealth in the forests. He called for collective agitations Property row to protect Adivasi rights. Uttam writes to DGP seeking permission The Maoist spokesperson demanded that the State government stop alleged physical attacks on Adivasis by claims farmer’s police and forest personnel. He sought action against the for “Godavari Jala Deeksha” erring officials. He also wanted review of claims for forest land rights under FRA of 2006, withdraw efforts for ura- Hyderabad: Seeking our proposed programme nium mining in Nallamala forests, open cast mines and life in Asifabad permission for the proposed as we are simply trying to without following any rules. and Jeevan Reddy will be cases filed against Adivasis. “Godavari Jala Deeksha” to protect the interests of the Similarly, there was a visiting Tummidihatti, Bhatti Kumram Bheem Asifabad: A farmer was allegedly be undertaken by the Con- people of the State,” he programme in Sircilla where Vikramarka, Podem Two women electrocuted in murdered by his brother-in-law over a property dispute at gress party leaders in differ- wrote. He also wanted the thousands participated in Veeriah, V Hanmantha Rao Sirsa village in Kouthala mandal on Friday. ent parts of the State on Sat- DGP to give it in writing if the meeting attended by and Balram Naik for urday, the TPCC Chief N there are any objections Minister KT Rama Rao,” Dummugudem, Mancherial, Nirmal According to Kouthala police, the deceased was Ere Uttam said. Komatireddy Venkatreddy Ilaiah (73) and the accused Sura Pochaiah was an agri- Uttam Kumar Reddy in a let- from the police side. Mancherial/Nirmal: Two women were electrocuted and Sampath Kumar for culture labourer from the same village. Ilaiah sustained ter to Director General of The TPCC chief said He alleged that police in two different incidents on Friday. In the first instance, a Police M Mahender Reddy there were several instances arrested him on June 2 while Gouravelli, Sridharbabu, married woman died when she came in contact with a live serious head injuries when he was pushed down by Kusumakumar and Pochaiah after the two entered into heated arguments over assured him that the lead- where ruling party leaders he was on his way to SLBC wire while washing clothes in the coal belt town of ers will follow all stipulated allegedly violated Covid re- project site along with other Vamsichander Reddy for Mandamarri. sharing of property. They both had been at loggerheads Yellampalli, Ponnam guidelines imposed by the strictions. “Chief Minister K Congress leaders. He fur- The deceased was Gade Pusphpalatha (35), a home- over the property for quite some time. The farmer died Prabhakar for Upper Manair while he was being shifted to a hospital in Sirpur (T) town. State government with re- Chandrashekhar Rao and ther said that on Thursday, maker and wife of Ravi. A case of suspicious death was gard to Covid 19. his Cabinet colleagues are senior Congress leaders in- , Seethakka for Devadula registered and investigations have been taken up, Police rushed to the spot and enquired into the incident. Maheswar Reddy for Nirmal, “We will be visiting all travelling everywhere and cluding him were put under Mandamarri Sub-Inspector Shiva Kumar said. The farmer is survived by wife, two sons and a daugh- house arrest for seeking to Prakash Reddy for old ter. pending projects on are violating the norms. On In the second incident, a woman died after coming in the day of inaugural of meet the Chief Minister. Kaleswaram and Shabbir Ali Beeraiah, one of the sons of the victim, lodged a com- Godavari without breaking for Kamareddy Bheempalli contact with a live wire while she was working in her agri- any restrictions imposed by Kondapochamma, some As per the schedule is- culture field at Kubheer mandal centre. The deceased was plaint with the police. A case was registered against 10,000 people attended and projects to observe deeksha the government . But please sued by the TPCC, Uttam at the project site. Devkar Sagarika (30), a farmer and wife of Sainath from Pochaiah under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal there was a grand lunch Kumar Reddy, Jagga Reddy Code. Investigations were commenced. do not create hindrances to Kubheer and resident of Old Bus stand area. SATURDAY 20 JUNE 2020 INDIAN CHRONICLE Ranga Reddy 3 WB breaches 10,000-mark with highest Rs 1.25-cr fine collected for single-day spike of 476 COVID-19 cases not wearing masks in Odisha Kolkata: West Bengal on Friday breached the 10,000- The number of active cases in West Bengal currently Bhubaneswar: Odisha mark in COVID-19 cases with the highest single-day spike stands at to 5,587. yet of 476 infections, raising the tally to 10,224, the health police has collected fines department said. At least 218 people were discharged from different totalling Rs 1.25 crore from hospitals in the state since Thursday, which took the total people for not wearing face The death toll due to COVID-19 in the state rose to number of recoveries to 4,206. masks in public places, DGP 451, with nine more people succumbing to the disease Abhay said on Friday. since Thursday evening, it said. As many as 8,758 samples were examined since Thursday, taking the number of coronavirus tests con- Participating in a All nine of them died due to co-morbidities, and ducted in the state thus far to 3,15,699, the bulletin added. videoconference meeting COVID-19 in these cases was “incidental”, the department with Chief Minister Naveen said in its bulletin. Patnaik, the DGP said Rs 11.74 lakh was collected to- wards violation of social dis- Nepal border police fire at tancing norms and Rs 1.03 lakh for night curfew viola- tions. Indians, killing 1, injuring 2 Abhay said 53 cases of domestic violence were Patna/Kathmandu: The Nepalese border guarding they said. found after communicating force on Friday opened fire on a crowd killing a 22-year- Officials said, as per preliminary reports obtained from with 9,205 complainants old Indian man and injuring two others following an alter- locals, there were protests after the APF troops had ob- during the lockdown period. cation, sparking tension on the Indo-Nepal Border along jected to the presence Indians in their area in violation of The Chief Minister ap- Bihar’s Sitamarhi district. the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Nepal has preciated the lockdown en- The border guarding force – Nepalese Armed Police announced a lockdown in the area till June 14. forcement by the police and Force – has also detained a person identified as 45-year- The bordering districts on both sides of the border showing its humane face to old Lagan Yadav after help many poor migrants. the incident, Indian offi- “I would like to appre- cials said. ciate all of you for the hard lice efforts to come to the res- implemented in letter and done by Odisha Disaster cue of thousands of poor spirit because of systematic The incident work you and your teams Rapid Action Force and Fire migrant workers walking on and coordinated hard work,” comes in the midst of a have put in the last 3 months Service in relief and resto- roads to return to their na- he added. raging boundary row for creating awareness ration operations in West tive villages and towns. between the two coun- amongst people and enforc- The Chief Minister also Bengal after super cyclone tries with India sternly ing the lockdown,” said “My appeal for ‘Zero recorded his sincere appre- Amphan. asking Nepal not to re- Patnaik. walking inside Odisha’ for ciation for the good work sort to any “artificial en- He appreciated the po- inter-state migrants was largement” of territorial claims after Kathmandu released a new political map laying claim over Forget English, go vernacular: Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura. New Delhi main- tains that these were Niti Aayog CEO to fintech firms part of Uttarakhand while Kathmandu, in its recent map, had shown Mumbai: Forget En- glish and go vernacular to them as part of Western Nepal. maintain contacts and in the absence of any fence, people expand your reach, Niti India had published its new map of the border region move around to meet their family members, they said. Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant in November, after it divided Jammu and Kashmir and The objection raised by the APF resulted in a heated Ladakh into two union territories. The map had incorpo- advised financial technology argument and it is alleged that the Indian people called (fintech) firms on Friday. rated these areas of Uttarakhand, the territories disputed other villagers and indulged in stone pelting on Nepalese He said the fintech with Nepal, within India’s borders. APF. Giving details about the incident at Sitamarhi district, companies risk alienating APF Additional Inspector General of Police Narayan audiences and losing steam 134 kms from Patna, Kumar Rajesh Chandra, Director Babu Thapa told PTI in Kathmandu that the incident oc- General of Sashastra Seema Bal, a force looking after the if they ignore India’s diverse curred when a group of 25-30 Indian nationals were trying set of languages and dia- 1,751 km India-Nepal frontier, said the incident took place to enter Nepal and they attacked the Nepalese security around 8:40 AM “deep inside Nepalese territory”. lects while helping increase personnel at Narayanpur area of Parsa Rural Municipality the coverage of formal finan- The situation is normal now and local commanders of in Sarlahi district in southern Nepal. cial services. both sides got in touch immediately, Chandra told PTI in “After they were stopped at the border area by for- New Delhi. “Vernacular is the way ward base of APF who were deployed to enforce lockdown forward. Financial integra- “We have submitted a report to the MHA on the basis in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, dozens of people tion efforts will need to of preliminary findings and our nearest border post, that is joined the Indian group and pelted stones on the security localise their offerings and about 1.5 km from the incident site, is keeping an eye on personnel. allow for dialects and lan- the matter,” the SSB DG said. “They even snatched weapons from one of our secu- guages as opposed to de- Inspector General (IG) of the SSB looking after the rity men. After firing ten rounds of bullets in the air, our livering services only in En- Patna Frontier, Sanjay Kumar, told PTI over phone that the personnel had to open fire for self-defence in which one glish,” Kant said while ad- incident took place between locals and the Armed Police person was killed and two others were injured,” the APF dressing a virtual summit Force (APF) of Nepal. officer said. organised by industry body number of citizens who have whereas rural participation go beyond account opening is necessary in order to One person was killed and two others injured in the CII. bank accounts to 80 per cent The incident took place some 75 metres inside the and savings products, and democratise capital mar- firing, the IG said. Nepalese territory from the no-man’s land, he added. “Forget English and go now from 36 per cent. Kant look at micro lending and said in the aftermath of the kets,” he said. Giving details, the officials said Vikesh Yadav (22), vernacular,” the career bu- micro insurance as well, he Senior officials of the local police, administration and COVID-19 outbreak, while He reiterated the impor- who suffered a bullet injury in the abdomen area, has suc- reaucrat, who now heads said. the SSB are at the spot and a flag meeting is expected India has been able to send tance of vernacular lan- cumbed while Uday Thakur (24) and Umesh Ram (18) are the government’s think- latest by Saturday, the officials said. The area is guarded money to targeted segments On the capital markets guages in making it pos- injured and admitted to a private hospital in Sitamarhi, tank, added. If the financial by the 51st battalion of the SSB and it falls under border through the direct benefit side, he blamed the concen- sible for more people to ac- pillar number 319, they said. sector firms do not adopt tration of marketing activities vernacular languages, all transfer scheme, countries cess capital markets. like the US are struggling in the cities for rural markets the previous efforts risk los- missing out. Kant also said India ing steam as people will get with the task. has a target to take digital Breathless in Delhi: Ambulances with “Capital market partici- “alienated”, he warned. He said the 39 crore payment transactions to 1 zero balance, no-frills Jan pation is low because of lack billion a day from the present He further said India of awareness… in India. has taken long strides on Dhan accounts have aver- rate of 3 billion a month. cylinder challenge for families, patients age balance of Rs 3,400 at Most investor camps are the financial inclusion front concentrated in urban areas since 2011 by increasing the present. There is a need to New Delhi: The ambulance stopped at the GTB Hos- Besides, 154 ambulances have also been converted pital and Sarwar Ali sprang out and ran into the building, to dedicated COVID-19 ambulances so the resources are hoping to quickly get his unconscious wife admitted – the divided between those suffering from the coronavirus in- Lockdown extension? These states oxygen cylinder in the vehicle was running dangerously fection and those with other diseases. low and there was not a minute to waste. However, while ALS and BLS ambulances have two It had to be third time lucky if Miskeen Begum had to oxygen cylinders, the PTAs are fitted with only one cylin- survive. After being refused admission in two hospitals, have put such rumours to rest der since the vehicles are small and there is not enough her life hinged on getting that bed in GTB Hospital. And if space. With Covid-19 infections showing no signs of easing not, enough oxygen in ambulance to see her through to across the country, at least three states have brushed aside der the “Mission Begin Again”. “Due to coronavirus, patients have to be taken to dif- another hospital for another try at getting admitted. rumours surrounding the lockdown extension. At present, ferent hospitals. Admission of the patient takes a lot of The Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) also took to Twitter the lockdown is restricted only to containment zones across Three hospitals, several kilometres, many hours and time, sometimes even four hours. So, a lot of time goes in to clarify speculations about the lockdown being reim- the country and will continue till June 30. As part of the just one cylinder. That was posed. what it had come down to phased reopening, named as Unlock 1, a large number of for a despairing Ali as he social, economic, religious and sports activities are allowed “The lockdown has not been reimposed. CM Uddhav fought to save his wife. to function by the Ministry of Home Affairs. Balasaheb Thackeray has appealed to the people to re- frain from Suffering from Here is a list of states who have dismissed rumours chronic kidney disease on lockdown extension crowding. He has earnestly requested them to follow and diabetes, Miskeen the Govt’s instructions and take necessary precautions to Begum had lost con- Maharashtra sciousness in the morning stay safe and take care,” it said in a tweet. In the wake of reports that the Maharashtra govern- and her 57-year-old hus- Tamil Nadu band had run the rounds ment planned to withdraw the lockdown relaxations in the Denying that his government was planning stricter of hospitals. From their state, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray Friday made it home in Khajuri Khas in clear that no such decision has been taken. Stating that lockdown, Tamil Nadu chief minister K Palaniswami said northeast Delhi to the Jag some media reports were creating confusion in the minds false news was being spread over announcing another Pravesh Hospital, which of people, he said the government was easing the lockdown shutdown and warned of stern legal action on those spread- turned them away, then to restrictions in phases to restart the economy. ing such rumours. the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sci- “Some television news channels and social media “I saw that such a message is being spread on my ences (IHBAS), which also platforms are speaking about lockdown being reimposed name on WhatsApp. We have not made any such an- said no, and finally to the and nouncement. The government has no such plans (to en- Delhi government-run GTB Hospital. transit,” said Sanjay Tyagi, CATS programme officer. force stricter lockdown measures). Strict legal action will closure of all shops. But the government has not taken “She cannot be transported without any oxygen mask,” Private hospitals and several other institutes have their be taken against those spreading this false message,” the any such decision,” Thackeray said in a statement. “Such Ali, a weaver by profession, said, as he rushed through the own ambulances. chief minister told reporters after opening the shutters of news creates confusion among the people and it should paperwork on Thursday. The fact that the vehicles need to be sanitised is an- the Mettur dam to facilitate irrigation. Miskeen Begum finally got admission and Ali heaved other issue. not be telecast without verification. Forwarding such posts Palaniswami’s assertioncomes days after it was a sigh of relief. But it was touch and go. As increasing and telecasting news that create misunderstanding and Those operating COVID-19 ambulances have been widely speculated by many on social media that the sharp number of stories emerge of patients being sent from one given PPEs. Plus, the vehicle is either sanitised or fumi- spread rumours, is a crime,” he said. hospital to another in search of a vacant bed, accessing an increase in gated after each trip, Tyagi said. The next call is only as- “We are easing lockdown restrictions in phases to ambulance equipped with enough oxygen to see the pa- signed after a break of 45 minutes. the number of COVID-19 positive cases and deaths tients through the traumatic journey is rapidly turning into a restart the economy. But the lifting of restrictions does not in the state. huge challenge. He denied that there was a shortage of oxygen cylin- mean unnecessary crowding and violating discipline of ders. “Since a lot of time goes in transit these days, there physical distancing and hygiene,” he said. In spite of the Supreme Court terming the situation in The numbers seem adequate enough on paper. could be a case that ambulances may not have been able The Centralised Ambulance Trauma Services (CATS) to replenish the stock as our cylinders are kept at one A day after the Centre announced significant relax- the national capital “horrific”, the Delhi government too of the Delhi government has nine Advanced Life Support central location.” It’s not always about a coronavirus pa- ations under “Unlock 1”, the Maharashtra government had made it clear that the lockdown would not be extended in (ALS) ambulances, 142 Basic Support Ambulances (BLS) tient but other health needs too. extended the lockdown till June 30, but announced a slew the state. “No, the lockdown will not be extended,” Jain and 109 Patient Transport Ambulances (PTA). of relaxations and phase-wise resumption of activities un- said while replying to a question on whether there have been any discussions to extend the lockdown. 4 Ranga Reddy INDIAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY 20 JUNE 2020 Beijing wholesale market temporarily shut Mass graves unearthed in Libyan after new coronavirus infections territory recaptured from Khalifa Hafter

People gather on the United Nations: U.N. kilometres (41 miles) south- street outside the closed Secretary-General Antonio east of the Libyan capital, Jingshen seafood market in Guterres expressed deep their latest in a string of Beijing on June 12, 2020. - shock late Friday at the dis- battlefield successes that Beijing's Xinfadi meat covery of mass graves in reversed most of Hafter’s wholesale market and Libyan territory recently re- gains. Earlier, the govern- Jingshen seafood market captured from forces com- ment said it regained con- were closed for disinfection manded by Khalifa Hafter trol of all of Tripoli’s entrance and environmental sample and called for a transparent and exit points and Tripoli collection after it emerged investigation. airport. both were visited by two The U.N. chief also Fathi Bashagha, the newly identified coronavirus called on Libya’s U.N.-sup- patients, local media re- interior minister in the U.N.- ported government to secure supported government, said ported. (AFP) at a high-profile peace sum- to shore up its presence in the mass graves, identify the earlier this week that authori- mit in Berlin earlier this year. western Libya. On Friday, Shanghai: Authorities victims, establish the causes ties were documenting evi- Hafter’s offensive is Turkey’s navy and air force in Beijing have temporarily of death and return the bod- dence of alleged war crimes supported by France, Rus- conducted exercises in the shut a major wholesale ag- ies to next of kin. He offered in Tarhuna, noting that pre- sia, Jordan, the United Arab Mediterranean Sea near ricultural market following a U.N. support in carrying it out, liminary reports indicated Emirates and other key Arab Libya, officials said, an ap- rise in locally transmitted U.N. spokesman Stephane dozens of victims found in countries. The government parent show of backing for novel coronavirus infections tries that seemed to have covered on chopping Dujarric said. the city’s mass graves had in China’s capital city over ited the home of a Reuters in Tripoli is backed by Tur- Tripoli. curbed its spread. It was first boards used for imported reporter in Beijing’s “The secretary-gen- been buried alive. the past two days. key — which sent troops The Turkish military reported at a seafood mar- salmon at the market, the Dongcheng district on Sat- eral once again reminds all Bashagha also said and mercenaries to protect said the drill was meant to The closure of the ket in Wuhan, the capital of state-owned Beijing Youth urday to ask whether she parties to the conflict in Libya that special investigative the capital in January — as test and develop Turkey’s Xinfadi wholesale market at central China’s Hubei prov- Daily reported. had visited the Xinfadi mar- of their obligations under in- teams uncovered a shipping well as Italy and Qatar. ability to command and ex- 3 a.m. local time on Satur- ince, in December. Beijing authorities said ket, which is 15 km (9 miles) ternational humanitarian law container in Tarhuna full of The U.N. political mis- ecute long-distance opera- day (1900 GMT on Friday), Beijing authorities had more than 10,000 people at away. They said the visit was and international human charred bodies, presumably sion in Libya said it con- tions. A government official, came after two men working earlier halted beef and mut- the market will take nucleic part of patrols Dongcheng rights law,” Dujarric said. of detainees, and blamed vened a meeting with a del- speaking on condition of at a meat research centre ton trading at the Xinfadi acid tests to detect was conducting. The United Nations powerful militias loyal to egation from Hafter’s forces anonymity in line with gov- who had recently visited the market, alongside closures coronavirus infections. The said earlier Friday that at Hafter for “heinous crimes.” China reported 11 new on June 3 and another meet- ernment regulations, said market were reported on Fri- at other wholesale markets city government also said it least eight mass graves A feared Hafter-allied militia COVID-19 cases and seven ing Tuesday with a delega- the manoeuvres took place day as having been infected around the city. had dropped plans to re- have been discovered, called al-Kaniyat, notorious asymptomatic cases for Fri- tion from the U.N.-supported in international waters and by the novel coronavirus. It open schools on Monday for mostly in the town of for its targeting of dissenters, was not immediately clear Reflecting concerns day, the national health au- government. Guterres airspace off Libya’s coast. over the risk of further spread students in grades one thority said on Saturday. And Tarhuna, a key western town had controlled the town. how the men had been in- hopes that a cease-fire will The military said 17 of the virus, major supermar- through three because of the all six locally transmitted that served as a main strong- U.S. Assistant Secre- fected. be agreed soon, Dujarric warplanes, based in the kets in Beijing removed new cases. cases were confirmed in hold for Khalifa’s east-based tary of State for Near East- said. central Turkish airbase of Concern is growing of salmon from their shelves Health authorities vis- Beijing. forces in their 14-month ern Affairs David Schenker Schenker said he sees Eskisehir, and eight frigates a second wave of the new overnight after the virus campaign to capture the told reporters on Thursday the escalating proxy war took part in Thursday’s virus, even in many coun- causing COVID-19 was dis- capital Tripoli. he was “troubled” by reports between Russia and Turkey “Open Sea Training.” The The discoveries have that Tripoli forces had dis- in Libya as a challenge to drill lasted for eight hours raised fears about the extent covered bodies of civilians, regional stability, as well as and took place along a of human rights violations in in addition to land mines and a “tragedy for the Libyan 1,000 kilometer (625 mile) - territories controlled by other explosive devices in Cemeteries ‘cleaned up’ to bury more in Brazil people looking for peace route from the Turkish coast Hafter’s forces, given the dif- territory retaken from and end to foreign interven- and back. ficulties of documentation in Hafter’s forces. tion.” Turkey’s escalating an active war zone. Libya has been in tur- Libya is teetering on support, including armed Philippe Nassif, Am- moil since 2011 when a civil the brink of a new escala- drones and thousands of as virus deaths spike up nesty International’s director war toppled long-time dicta- tion as Tripoli militias wage Syrian mercenaries, signals for the Middle East and tor Moammar Gadhafi, who a campaign to recapture the its desire to gain more lever- Sao Paulo: Brazil’s big- North Africa, said the group was later killed. The country coastal town of Sirte, which age in the eastern Mediter- gest metropolis has an un- was working to verify the has since split between ri- would provide access to the ranean. Ankara signed a orthodox plan to free up mass killings. val administrations in the country’s vast oil fields un- maritime deal last fall with space at its graveyards dur- east and the west, each “We want to be able to der Hifter’s control. The in- the Tripoli-based govern- ing the coronavirus pan- backed by armed groups go in, or have the U.N. go in, tensified fighting has forced ment that would grant it ac- demic: digging up the bones and collect evidence of po- and foreign governments. of people buried in the past nearly 24,000 people to flee cess to an economic zone tential war crimes and other Forces under Hafter their homes in the last week, across the Mediterranean, and storing their bagged re- atrocities ... so eventually a launched an offensive trying mains in large metal con- according to U.N. humani- despite the objections from process takes place where to take Tripoli in April 2019, tarian officials. regional rivals Greece, tainers. justice can be served,” he and the crisis in the oil-rich Despite intensified dip- Cyprus and Egypt. Turkey Sao Paulo’s municipal said. country had steadily wors- lomatic activity to bring the has said it will begin explor- funeral service said in a ened as foreign backers in- Last week, militias al- sides to the negotiating ing for natural resources statement Friday that the re- creasingly intervened de- lied with the U.N.-supported table, Turkey appears keen there within months. mains of people who died at government in Tripoli recap- spite pledges to the contrary least three years ago will be tured Tarhuna, some 65 exhumed and put in num- ... bered bags, then stored temporarily in 12 storage containers it has purchased. Trump administration reverses The containers will be deliv- ered to several cemeteries world’s second-highest among workers in blue pro- within 15 days, the state- death toll. figure has more than ment said. tective suits digging up old transgender health care protection Dr. Michael Ryan, the graves Friday. He said their doubled. Sao Paulo is one of the World Health Organization’s work has only grown more Remains stored in the Washington: In a move COVID-19 hot spots in Latin emergencies chief, said Fri- arduous during the pan- metal containers will even- applauded by President America’s hardest-hit na- day that the situation in Bra- demic, and as he removed tually be moved to a public Donald Trump’s conserva- tion, with 5,480 deaths as of zil remains “of concern,” al- bones from unearthed cof- ossuary, according to the tive religious base, his ad- Thursday in the city of 12 though acknowledged that fins, he said he fears what is statement from the city’s fu- ministration on Friday final- million people. And some intensive care bed occu- to come. neral office. Its superinten- ized a rule that overturns health experts are worried pancy rates are now below dent, Thiago Dias da Silva, Obama-era protections for about a new surge now that “With this opening of 80% in most areas of the told the Globo network that transgender people against a decline in intensive care malls and stores we get country. containers have been used sex discrimination in health bed occupancy to about even more worried. We are “Overall the health sys- not in the curve; we are in before and they are more care. 70% prompted Mayor Bruno practical and affordable than tem is still coping in Brazil, the peak and people aren’t The Department of Covas to authorize a partial building new ossuaries. reopening of business this although, having said that, aware,” Costa said. “This Health and Human Services Work has been so busy week. with the sustained number isn’t over. Now is the worri- said it will enforce sex dis- of severe cases that remains some moment. And there in Sao Paulo cemeteries crimination protections “ac- The result has been to be seen,” Ryan said. are still people out.” since the outbreak began cording to the plain mean- crowded public transport, “Clearly the health system in that one of Costa’s relatives ing of the word ‘sex’ as male long lines at malls and wide- In April, gravediggers Brazil across the country was buried only a few meters or female and as deter- spread disregard for social at Vila Formosa buried needs significant support in (yards) from where he was mined by biology.” This re- distancing. 1,654 people, up more than order to sustain its effort in 500 from the previous working one day — without writes an Obama-era regu- Many health experts this regard. But the data we month. Numbers for May him even knowing. “I only lation that sought a broader predict the peak of Brazil’s have at the moment supports found out the next day,” he and June aren’t yet avail- understanding shaped by a outward appearance by transition procedures such Roger Severino, head pandemic will arrive in Au- a system under pressure, but said. able. person’s internal sense of adopting a different hairstyle as hysterectomies if the fa- of the HHS unit that enforces gust, having spread from the a system still coping with the being male, female, neither Before the pandemic, Three other people he or clothing. cility provided that kind of civil rights laws, said big cities where it first ap- number of severe cases.” knew have also died from the or a combination. treatment for other medical peared into the nation’s in- Costa said, he and col- Many social conserva- transgender people con- The experts aren’t the virus. LGBTQ groups say conditions. The rule was terior. The virus has so far leagues would exhume re- tives disagree with the con- tinue to be protected by other only ones with concerns. “People say nothing explicit protections are meant to carry out the anti- killed almost 42,000 Brazil- mains of about 40 coffins per cept. statutes that bar discrimina- scares gravediggers. COVID needed for people seeking discrimination section of the ians, and Brazil passed the At Sao Paulo’s biggest day if families stopped pay- tion in health care on ac- does,” Costa said. sex-reassignment treat- “Under the old Obama Affordable Care Act, which United Kingdom on Friday to cemetery, Vila Formosa, ing required fees for the count of race, color, national ment, and even for rule, medical professionals bars sex discrimination in become the country with the Adenilson Costa was plots. In recent weeks that origin, age, disability and transgender people who could have been forced to health care but does not use other factors. need care for common ill- facilitate gender reassign- the term “gender identity.” ment surgeries and abor- “Everyone deserves to nesses such as diabetes or Women’s groups say be treated with respect and Trump administration reverses heart problems. tions — even if they believed the new regulations also this was a violation of their according to the law,” said But conservatives say undermine access to abor- Severino. “Our dedication to conscience or believed it tion, which is a legal medi- the Obama administration harmful to the patient,” said our civil rights laws is as transgender health care protection exceeded its legal authority cal procedure. strong as ever.” He cited re- Mary Beth Waddell of the in broadly interpreting gen- religious conservative Fam- “No one should fear cent actions to safeguard Washington: In a move explicit protections are Obama-era rule, a hospital der. applauded by President needed for people seeking this was a violation of their could be required to perform ily Research Council. being turned away by a access to treatment for dis- Donald Trump’s conserva- sex-reassignment treat- conscience or believed it gender-transition proce- The reversal comes in medical provider because of abled people in the harmful to the patient,” said But House Speaker who they are or the personal coronavirus pandemic. tive religious base, his ad- ment, and even for dures such as hysterecto- the middle of LGBTQ Pride Nancy Pelosi said, “Reli- ministration on Friday final- transgender people who Mary Beth Waddell of the mies if the facility provided Month. Activists and Demo- health decisions they have For the Trump admin- religious conservative Fam- gious freedom is no justifi- made,” said Fatima Goss ized a rule that overturns need care for common ill- that kind of treatment for cratic lawmakers noted that cation for hatred or bigotry, istration it’s the latest in a Obama-era protections for nesses such as diabetes or ily Research Council. other medical conditions. Friday was also the four-year Graves, president of the Na- series of steps to revoke and every American has the tional Women’s Law Center. transgender people against heart problems. But House Speaker The rule was meant to carry anniversary of the mass right to seek and receive newly won protections for shooting at the Pulse gay sex discrimination in health But conservatives say Nancy Pelosi said, “Reli- out the anti-discrimination care without intimidation or The ACLU says it has LGBTQ people in areas nightclub in Orlando, already moved to try to pre- ranging from the military to care. the Obama administration gious freedom is no justifi- section of the Affordable fear.” cation for hatred or bigotry, Care Act, which bars sex dis- Florida, in which 49 people vent the rollback of protec- housing and education. The Department of exceeded its legal authority were killed. The American Medical Health and Human Services in broadly interpreting and every American has the crimination in health care but tions for transgender The administration Association strongly criti- people. The LGBTQ civil said it will enforce sex dis- gender.The reversal comes right to seek and receive does not use the term “gen- Behind the dispute also has moved to restrict care without intimidation or cized the Trump rights group Lambda Legal crimination protections “ac- in the middle of LGBTQ der identity.”Women’s over legal rights is a medi- administration’s action. military service by fear.”The American Medical groups say the new regula- cally recognized condition said it will sue. transgender men and cording to the plain mean- Pride Month. Activists and “The federal govern- ing of the word ‘sex’ as male Democratic lawmakers Association strongly criti- tions also undermine access called “gender dysphoria” — More than 1.5 million women, proposed allowing cized the Trump to abortion, which is a legal discomfort or distress ment should never make it Americans identify as certain homeless shelters to or female and as deter- noted that Friday was also more difficult for individuals mined by biology.” This re- the four-year anniversary of administration’s action. medical procedure.“No one caused by a discrepancy transgender, according to take gender identity into ac- “The federal govern- should fear being turned between the gender that a to access health care — the Williams Institute, a think count in offering someone a writes an Obama-era regu- the mass shooting at the during a pandemic or any lation that sought a broader Pulse gay nightclub in Or- ment should never make it away by a medical provider person identifies as and the tank focusing on LGBT bed for the night, and con- more difficult for individuals because of who they are or gender at birth. Conse- other time,” said Dr. Susan policy at the UCLA School cluded in a 2017 Justice understanding shaped by a lando, Florida, in which 49 Bailey, the group’s presi- person’s internal sense of people were killed. to access health care — the personal health deci- quences can include severe of Law. A bigger number — Department memo that fed- sions they have made,” said depression. Treatment can dent. eral civil rights law does not being male, female, neither Behind the dispute during a pandemic or any 4.5% of the population— or a combination. other time,” said Dr. Susan Fatima Goss Graves, presi- range from sex-reassign- Under the Obama-era identify as lesbian, gay, bi- protect transgender people over legal rights is a medi- dent of the National ment surgery and hormones rule, a hospital could be re- LGBTQ groups say cally recognized condition Bailey, the group’s sexual or transgender, ac- from discrimination at work. president.Under the Women’s Law Center. to people changing their quired to perform gender- cording to Gallup. SATURDAY 20 JUNE 2020 INDIAN CHRONICLE Ranga Reddy 5 Jagan government says it secured sweeter Markets recoup early losses; Sensex terms from GMC, Navayuga, Greenko jumps 243 pts, Nifty tops 9,950 Vijayawada: Chief min- ister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has extended an ol- Mumbai: Equity bench- ive branch to big corporate mark Sensex rebounded houses such as GMR, from a sharp selloff in early Greenko and Navayuga, trade to finish 243 points paving the way for imple- higher on Friday, led by mentation of mega infra- strong gains in Reliance In- structure projects including dustries and a rebound in Polavaram. European markets. This is a strategic move After plunging by the YSR Congress gov- 1,190.27 points to hit a low ernment to shake off the tag of 32,348.10 in opening of being a retrogressive re- trade, the 30-share index gime, a criticism levelled settled 242.52 points, or 0.72 against it when it decided to per cent, higher at review projects sanctioned 33,780.89. by the previous TDP govern- Similarly, the NSE Nifty ment. rose 70.90 points, or 0.72 per An immediate out- cent, to end at 9,972.90. It maining Rs 400 crore. earmarked for the project 550 MW of wind and 1,880 hit an intra-day low of come of this move would be should be retained with the MW of hydel power on 4,600 the removal of litigation aris- A senior government 9,544.35. government. acres. According to analysts, 2 per cent in early deals. Meanwhile, the number ing out of its decision to official confirmed the deci- M&M was the top market witnessed a gap- of coronavirus cases across scrap a power project deal sion not to encash the bank “The projects, promot- While the TDP govern- gainer in the Sensex pack, On the other hand, ex- down opening on negative the world crossed 75 lakh with the infrastructure com- guarantee and the ers and agreements remain ment fixed the land cost at rallying around 7 per cent, changes in Shanghai, Hong cues from Wall Street and and the death toll has pany Navayuga. Sources company's reciprocal ges- the same,” said T. Rs 2.5 lakh per acre, we en- followed by Bajaj Finance, Kong, Tokyo and Seoul fin- Asian peers, foreign fund topped 4.21 lakh. said the government and ture of withdrawing the litiga- Vijaykumar Reddy, commis- hanced it to Rs 5 lakh, which Hero MotoCorp, Reliance ished up to 2 per cent lower outflows and concerns over In India, the death toll Navayuga reached an ami- tion it had initiated against sioner for information and means Rs 238 crore rev- Industries (RIL), Titan and following a rout on Wall rising coronavirus cases. due to COVID-19 rose to cable settlement in which Rs the government. public relations, claiming enue accrued to the govern- Bajaj Auto. Street. 8,498 and the number of in- 100 crore paid by the com- The status of the that the government man- ment upfront,” said Ajay However, recovery in International oil bench- On the other hand, fections rose to 2.97 lakh, pany towards taxes and Rs Bhogapuram airport project aged to secure better terms Kallam, principal advisor to RIL and strong opening of mark Brent crude futures ONGC, Tech Mahindra, according to the health min- 200 crore paid towards in Visakhapatnam district to through this device of re- the chief minister. European stocks lifted do- inched up 0.83 per cent to view and renegotiation. PowerGrid, Infosys and istry. equipment would be ad- will change as a conse- In addition, Greenko Kotak Bank were among the mestic investor sentiment. USD 38.86 per barrel. justed against the quence of the government's The YSRC agreed to pay a green en- laggards. Bourses in Paris, Frank- mobilisation advance of Rs olive branch offers to big government's decision to ergy development fee of Rs furt and London rallied up to 700 crore given to business. While in the oppo- red-flag Greenko's inte- 1 lakh per MW every year for Navayuga by the previous sition, the YSR Congress grated green power project the first 25 years and Rs 2 TDP regime. accused then chief minister in Kurnool district drew in- lakh per MW per annum for Scope to finetune stimulus Chandrababu Naidu of ternational attention and in- the remaining period of the On its part, the govern- ment will not encash the favouring GMR over the Air- vited pressure from the cen- project, which is likely to be company's bank guarantee ports Authority of India for this tral government to honour 75 years. The annual rev- package: Ashima Goyal project. Now, while deciding the previous agreements. enue for the state will be Rs of Rs 300 crore, as it had threatened to do earlier, and to retain GMR as the conces- The project was designed to 31 crore, or Rs 3375 crore New Delhi: The Industry. support for MSMEs, Rs economy grew at its slowest Navayuga has agreed to go sionaire, the chief minister set up a facility to generate throughout the life span of government’s Rs 20.97 lakh Goyal, a part-time 75,000 crore for NBFCs and pace in 11 years at 4.2 per has set a condition that 500 1,000 MW of solar power, the project, he added. in for arbitration for the re- crore rescue package for the member of the Economic Rs 90,000 crore for power cent in 2019-20. acres out of the 2,700 acres coronavirus-hit economy is Advisory Council to the distribution companies, free The COVID-19 out- not cast in iron and there is Prime Minister (EAC-PM), foodgrains to migrant work- break and subsequent scope to finetune it, the PM’s added that much of the ers, increased allocation for lockdowns have severely economic advisory council stimulus pertained to the fi- MGNREGS, tax relief to cer- disrupted economic activi- FM gives relief to small taxpayers, halves member Ashima Goyal said nancial sector and “se- tain sections and Rs 15,000 ties. S&P Global Ratings on Saturday. quencing of demand and crore allocated to the and Fitch Ratings have said supply is very important to healthcare sector. On revival India’s economy will shrink She also said the gov- of India’s growth, Goyal said ernment has to kickstart de- stimulate the economy.” The by 5 per cent in the current government last month un- the COVID-19 pandemic is fiscal, while Moody’s has interest on delayed filing of GST returns mand to stimulate the a temporary exogenous veiled a Rs 20.97 lakh crore projected a contraction of 4 economy. “The (economic) shock for the economy. package is not cast- economic package, which per cent. Commenting on New Delhi: In a relief iron…there is scope to includes RBI’s Rs 8.01 lakh “We see a whole India’s foreign exchange re- to small taxpayers with turn- finetune the economic pack- crore worth of liquidity mea- range of economic growth serves crossing the USD over up to Rs 5 crore, the age,” she said while ad- sures. forecasts… when human 500 billion mark, Goyal said, GST Council on Friday dressing a virtual seminar Finance Minister capital is intact then you see ”Our foreign exchange re- halved the interest on de- organised by the PHD Nirmala Sitharaman had a sharp recovery after the serves are borrowed re- layed filing of GST returns for Chamber of Commerce and announced the package in real shock,” Goyal, also a serves. Best way to increase February, March and April to five tranches, which in- professor of economics at foreign exchange reserves 9 per cent, provided the re- cluded Rs 3.70 lakh crore IGIDR, said. The Indian is to attract investment.” turns are filed by September 2020. Also, the deadline for filing returns for May, June and July has been extended Racism charge against Infosys till September, without any interest or late fee, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said after a in US; firm denies meeting of the council. Sitharaman said no Bengaluru: A former woman employee of global soft- viding equal employment opportunity and an inclusive late fee will be levied for de- maximum of Rs 500 for July hitting GST collections was ware major Infosys filed a lawsuit in a US court, alleging workplace to all,” asserted the outsourcing firm in the state- layed filing of GST returns by taken up at GST Council's ment. 2017 to January 2020 pe- discussed, she said, adding next regular meeting racial discrimination against her by the company as an act registered entities with nil li- riod. the panel was looking at of retaliation. Davina testified in a case filed by Brenda Koehler, an ability between July 2017 to A special one-agenda The GST Council - the correction of duty inversion “Plaintiff Davina Linguist of African-American origin American job applicant, who accused Infosys of discrimi- January 2020. in footwear, fertiliser and meeting will happen in July nation against local job applicants by favouring workers apex decision making body to discuss compensation re- demanded a trial by jury for alleged retaliation by Infosys Briefing reporters after of the indirect tax regime - textiles. after she testified against it in another law suit in 2016,” from South Asia to fill positions in the US. GST Council meeting, she quirements of state, she discussed the impact of Sitharaman said dis- added. said the United States Eastern District Court of Texas, The $12.8-billion Infosys employs about 20,000 said late fee for non-filing of COVID-19, she said. cussion on taxing pan Sherman division on the law suit accessed by IANS. techies in the US, with 90 per cent of them of Indian de- monthly sales return for oth- Inverted duty structure masala will hopefully be Denying the charge, the city-based IT behemoth said scent to service its global clients in the North America mar- ers has been reduced to a it would defend itself in the matter. ket, which accounts for about 60 per cent of its software export revenue. “We are aware of the case recently (June 11) filed by Linguist and deny allegations of discrimination and Seeking compensation for the damages, Linguist has retailiation against her. We will defend in this matter,” said alleged in the lawsuit that soon after her deposition against Mahindra looks to give the company in an e-mail to IANS. the company in 2016, she was stripped of her title as the head of diversity recruiting and demoted for improper con- The racism charge came at a time when the US is in duct. the grip of protests against racial discrimination across America after a 46-year-old African American (George “Subsequently, I was forced to resign from the com- up control of Ssangyong Floyd) was allegedly killed by a white policeman on May pany on March 7, 2017, as I was demoted to a full-desk 25 at Minneapolis in Minnesota state. recruiter, a position I held in 2012 and prior to becoming the head of the Infosys diversity recruiting programme,” Mahindra & Mahindra, “We have a policy of treating everyone fairly and pro- said the lawsuit. India’s biggest utility vehicle and tractor maker, on Friday said it plans to give up con- trol over struggling South Korean automaker OIL loses 638 MT crude oil due to blockades SsangYong Motor, as it looks to exit loss-making ventures amid the coronavirus pandemic. “SsangYong needs a new investor. We are work- by local people in Guwahati ing with the company to see Guwahati: The state- ployed at the agitation sites Singapore based M/s Alert, while the inferno completely if we can secure invest- owned Oil India Ltd (OIL) lost by the district administra- along with ONGC (Oil and and partially burnt more than ment,” Pawan Goenka, 638 MT of crude oil produc- tions. The organisations — Natural Gas Corporation) 35 houses.The Singapore- managing director at tion from 66 producing wells All Assam Students’ Union, and OIL team has been based emergency manage- Mahindra & Mahindra said and 0.46 MMSCMD of natu- All Moran Students’ Union submitted to the union Pe- ment firm has been trying to at a conference call with re- ral gas from three gas wells and All Adivasi Students’ troleum and Natural Gas plug the leakage of gas and porters. due to blockades by the lo- Association of Assam — Ministry.To control the in- oil condensate since it ar- Mahindra earlier re- cal people and various stu- have been protesting ferno and gas leakage ac- rived on June 8. The state ported a massive loss of Rs dents organisations in two against the incident and de- companied by oil conden- government has also sought 3,255 crore for the March districts of Assam, an OIL manding more compensa- sate, equipment is being the Indian Air Force’s help. quarter due to the write down official said. tion to the affected brought from different parts An OIL spokesman said that further in Ssangyong. clearly generate equity re- of the country including from of investment in Ssangyong As part of a wider re- A senior OIL official people.The state-owned OIL the fire has been controlled and other international sub- Moreover, it said it is re- structuring effort by the com- turns of 18 per cent or those has given financial aid of Rs Rajahmundry (Andhra in a 1.5 km radius area but it said that as the firefighters, Pradesh). The gas and oil sidiaries. The auto-maker’s examining the business out- pany to cut costs and that are of strategic impor- the NDRF and engineers 30,000 to each of the af- is still raging as the “uncon- look of other international tance, Mahindra would con- condensate leakage contin- profit in the year-ago quar- prioritise capital expenditure intensified their efforts to fected families. “If the pro- trollable” natural gas is be- ter was Rs 969 crore. subsidiaries, in view of the as it rides out the tinue to invest, Shah said. tests of the local ued for the 18th day on Sat- ing fed by the well’s oil.Local douse the oil well fire in urday while the fire broke out current environment, to de- coronavirus pandemic, Mahindra, which en- Assam’s Tinsukia district on organisations continued, the people said that the inferno Mahindra, which owns cide on future capital alloca- on Tuesday.At least two fire a 75 per cent stake in Mahin-dra would review all tered into a joint venture with the fifth day on Saturday, loss of crude oil, which is 638 has left a trail of devastation tion. fighters of OIL were killed SsangYong, rescued the its loss-making businesses American automaker Ford various students MT from 66 producing wells in the adjoining areas, in- “If a new investor over the next 12 months, he Motor last year, said the pan- and 0.46 MMSCMD of natu- and four others including cluding a famous lake. sport-utility vehicle (SUV) organisations and other as- one from ONGC were in- maker from near-insolvency comes on board, that auto- pointed out. demic had delayed the sociations forced OIL to stop ral gas till Friday, would fur- Farmlands with standing matically takes our stake completion of merger for- ther increase and hamper jured near the oil well blow- crops, as well as ponds and in 2010 but has struggled to Where there is no clear its operations in many drill- out site on Wednesday. The revive its fortunes. down in SsangYong or they path to profitability it would malities between the two ing locations and nine work- the efforts to control the oil wetlands in the adjoining vil- may even buy our stake,” companies but they contin- well fire,” the OIL official said. inferno could be seen from lages have also been badly The Mumbai-based look for a partnership or over locations in Tinsukia as far as 10 km away. Anish Shah, deputy manag- close down those busi- ued to work together under and Dibrugarh districts. He said that a detailed affected and the threat is maker of Bolero and Scor- Around 7,000 people have growing with every passing ing director at Mahindra & nesses, but in those that can the new alliance. Security forces in large draft plan for the well control pio model of SUVs in April Mahindra said. been evacuated and shel- day. had said it would not invest numbers have been de- operation drawn up by the tered in 14 relief camps team of experts from 6 Ranga Reddy INDIAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY 20 JUNE 2020 Are Chiru and Charan Going To Too funny: on-screen or have Separate Flashbacks? Every news from in memes Megastar Chiranjeevi's up- coming project 'Acharya' is Star comedians not only make us laugh on- becoming viral now. Even screen but also in memes which are highly circu- the rumours are getting so lated and posted as comments on various social popular that the team has to media platforms. Looks like lockdown has given clarify them every time. The people an opportunity and also enough time to hone shooting of this film is ex- their creative skills and create more memes. pected to start once the on- And whenever people want to respond in a sa- going restrictions are lifted. tirical or comical way, the expressions of these ace The new rumour about comedians in various movies are being used and this film is that Chiranjeevi developed into memes.Some of the popular Telugu and Charan are going to comedians who are entertaining Telugu-speaking have separate flashbacks in people in general and fans in particular through vari- this film. It is known that Ram ous memes include Brahmanandam, MS Narayana, Charan is playing a brief role Vennela Kishore, Prakash Raj, Telangana in this film and there is no Shakuntala, etc. clarity over their combination Of late, our Vidya Balan alias Baddam Bhaskar scenes. But the grapevine or Sippy or Lavangam’s expressions are also seen suggests that they will have as WhatsApp stickers. The interesting point in these individual flashbacks and memes is that they are created according to the Megastar's backstory will be present situation and can be used for multiple posts an asset to the film and it will and are still relevant at any time. Here are a few be very emotional. Chiru will memes which are highly popular and are widely used be seen in a different look reports. by Charan and Matinee En- music while Kajal will be in social media. during these portions as per tertainments jointly. Mani paired with Chiru for the sec- Directed by Koratala Sharma is composing the ond time. Siva, 'Acharya' is produced ‘Janhvi Kapoor will ALLU FAMILY IMMERSED IN 'AHA' BUSINESS! surprise everyone’ With no films to work on For some time, the news of Roohi Afzana being inspired from yes- currently, sources say that teryear film Jaani Dushman has been doing the rounds but director Hardik the entire Allu clan has in- Mehta categorically denies it. vested their complete focus “The story of our film is very different,” informs Mehta of the film that on their newly launched stars Rajkummar Rao and Janhvi Kapoor. He is all praise for the Kapoor online streaming app 'Aha'. scion and says that her performance is going to surprise everyone. “She The platform is not get- has portrayed her character very well and exuberantly,” he adds. ting enough reception from The film has been shot in the smaller towns of northern India such the audience and both Allu as Agra, Roorkee, Manali and Bateshwar while the last leg was com- Aravind and Allu Arjun are pleted at a Mumbai studio. “Luckily, we completed the shoot in the first doing all they can to in- week of March just before the lockdown. Right now, we have to complete crease the quality content our post-production work,” says the director who is awaiting the release and viewership. Apparently, date of his film. Allu Aravind is conducting Zoom meetings with new di- “We have not started any work on it yet because we have no dead- rectors and writers and is lines right now. We will have a clearer picture by the end of this month,” reportedly listening to their he concludes. scripts. In the meanwhile, ... trusted sources reveal that Allu Arjun is supervising the Priyamani has content and reportedly brainstorming new ideas. formed a team filled with writ- field and they are hoping comes handy in making this ers and directors who are The family is known for that all their experience be- digital app popular. its brilliance in the business projects lined up

Priyamani, one of the very versatile Star Heroine's Father Refuses actors in the industry, has her plate filled with back-to-back films and is trying to prove herself with different roles, like always. The To Send Her Daughter To Work! actor, who is successfully balancing both small and big screens at the same time, Parents care of their now gets talking about her experience with children and it is no rocket Hyderabad Today. science for people to not being able to understand Priyamani has been busy with the this. Either you are a normal Amazon Prime series The Family Man, and guy who goes to college or is now getting ready to come back with the a film star who earns mil- show’s second season. When quizzed lions, the one constant thing about the OTT platform booming, the actor in your life is your parents' says, “OTT is the only option as of now as love. They worry about us many are turning to digital. Also, the best and are protective of us thing about OTT is that one doesn’t have to which is why they don't tend plan or dress up in order to watch any to take any risk with regards movie. You can peacefully sit in your paja- to our safety. mas and watch it at your cosy home or even on mobiles.” Recently, star heroine Shraddha Kapoor's father Sharing what she is watching these Shakti Kapoor who was days, the actor shares, “Well, I keep watch- once a famous villain in ing a lot of series. My husband and I binge Bollywood spoke in an inter- watch a lot. Recently, I watched Heroes on view saying that he is not Amazon Prime. The best part about me watching the series is that I know six lan- willing to participate in asking everyone to follow shootings and definitely better to stay safe than go- She was last seen in 'Baaghi guages and love to watch all kinds of shows the safety protocols, Shakti 3' and is working on some and movies as language is not a barrier for doesn't allow his daughter Kapoor claims that it is still ing out and risking your life interesting films. She acted me.” hardly gets into the kitchen. “The one best thing I made in this quaran- as the situation is still seri- not safe and claimed that he or join the hospital. beside Prabhas in 'Saaho' From watching, the actor shifts to talk- ous outside. Despite the cannot let his daughter work Shraddha Kapoor is a tine is making south Indian dosa, which was loved by my husband and but did not take up any of- ing about the choice of her films. “Talking government giving permis- in fear. He claims that it is busy actress in Bollywood. in-laws,” she adds with a laugh. sion for the shootings and fers from Tollywood after about movies, I’m very choosy about them. that. Asked about which place she would like to travel once after the I will see if the role suits me and try to give vaccine is out, the Golimaar actor says, “I would love to go to London my best to the role. Success and failure and also on a road trip to Ladakh with my husband. Life is short and we are common in everybody’s life. When a need to enjoy every bit of it. I would suggest everybody to take some ALLU ARJUN, film is out for release, it’s not just actors time out for their loved ones.” who carry responsibility; it’s team work and whether it’s a hit or a flop, it should be car- Priyamani would next be seen in Maidaan (Hindi), Naarappa, ried by everybody in the team,” she says. Virata Parvam (Telugu), and other projects like The Family Man Sea- son 2, and Ateet on OTT platforms. Apart from this, Priyamani is also a KORATALA TO TEAM UP While several actors have kept them- judge in Dhee Ultimate Dance Show telecast on ETV. selves busy doing household chores dur- Although Allu Arjun is ing the lockdown, Priyamani says she yet to start shooting for his part in his upcoming film Pushpa, under director Salman was kind and motivating, says Sukumar, he has given the green light for another film — a breezy entertainer di- rected by Koratala Siva. Ap- Digangana Suryavanshi parently, Koratala and Allu hair you have). And until the show’s end, he’d always prod Arjun have been meeting In a short span, Digangana Suryavanshi, who began me to style my hair short,”remembers the actress fondly. over a year and a half. her career with Jalebi and Fryday in Bollywood, has be- Digangana also remembers Salman hoping she’d enter come a personality to reckon with in Tollywood too. Over- They have been dis- films. night, offers started pouring in from the South for the star. cussing several scripts and “He was kind and motivating. He told me, ‘If you want have eventually locked an While she has a Telugu film Seetimaar opposite su- to do films, you have the time and age.’ I was 18 then.” action drama. This film was perstar Gopichand, she has in her kitty another Bollywood Soon, she was signed for Hippi, and before that Jalebi reportedly finalised much film with another big actor, of which she cannot discuss and Fryday released. “Though it was not something I had before the release of Ala yet. planned in my head, I became a ‘Southern Siren’ before Vaikuntapuram Lo. On a telephonic interaction, Digangana tells us about my Hindi films released,” points out the actress. However, neither have how she began acting when she was a mere seven-year- Bollywood–Tollywood talked about it. According to old. “My parents understood my passion for acting, but a source, “Allu Arjun and they were adamant that I complete my studies. So after my When asked why she chose to sign a Telugu release Koratala have been plan- graduation from Mumbai University via a correspondence when she had two Bollywood releases waiting, she an- ning to collaborate for a long course, I decided to get back to pursuing my dream,” says swers, “One reason was that my position in Bollywood was time. They finally locked the on setting up core teams to Digangana, who first appeared in Veera, a series on Star dubious, given the number of people in my age group. script, but wanted to do the has also given him the op- generate ideas and create Plus. Two, I want good roles that reach out to people. Hippi had is turning his attention to con- portunity to turn his attention film at their own pace. They original content. He has When she was around 18 years old, Digangana got a great content with a dominant female character. I thought tent streaming platform to his content streaming plat- are in no hurry, but the been scheduling meetings a chance to do Bigg Boss 9. She still remembers the first it was the perfect launch for this industry. I, however, plan While Allu Arjun has form. project is on. with key people to under- time she met Salman Khan, onstage. “No sooner did he to do both Bollywood and Tollywood films, given the glo- been reading scripts for the stand what kind of content bal reach Bollywood has.” Meanwhile, Allu Arjun The actor has appar- meet me, he said, Kitne lambe baal hai aapke (such long silver screen, the lockdown ently been actively working needs to be created for the platform. SATURDAY 20 JUNE 2020 INDIAN CHRONICLE Ranga Reddy 7 'Sobering' study reveals humans stop When it comes to donating kidneys, producing 'learning' cells after age 13 women more giving to partners than men omen are statisti being donors than hus- round the age of 13, may help tackle age-re- cally far more bands, the evidence sug- the human brain re lated brain degeneration. Wlikely to donate a gests women are moti- Agion that hosts Looking at brain kidney to a partner than re- vated by reasons such as memory and learning ap- samples from 59 adults and ceive one, according to a altruism and the desire to pears to stop producing children, however, “we study released Thursday to help their family continue to nerve cells, said a study found no evidence of young coincide with World Kidney survive," said Adeera Wednesday described as neurons or the dividing pro- Day and International Levin, a Professor of Medi- “sobering.” genitors of new neurons” in Women’s Day. cine at Canada's University The finding chal- the hippocampi of people Based on European of British Colombia. lenges a widely held view older than 18, study co-au- data assessed, 36 percent The study data shows that the brain’s hippocam- thor Arturo Alvarez-Buylla of women donate a kidney some two thirds of kidney pus region continues to of the University of Califor- to their husband in clini- transplant recipients are generate neurons, which nia in San Francisco told cally suitable cases. men although the gender transmit information AFP. That compares with difference was less pro- ried by Nature, neuroscien- eral studies.” either pregnant or wishing through chemical and elec- They did find some in just seven percent of clini- nounced for donations by "clear need for higher tist Jason Snyder from the But the authors of the to conceive. trical signals, well into children between birth and cally suitable men donating deceased men and awareness of CKD in preg- University of British Colum- latest paper said previous adulthood in humans, as in one year, “and a few at 7 a kidney to their spouse, women. "In women who have nancy, to timely identify bia said, describing the research may have other mammals. and 13 years of age,” he said the study by the Inter- Worldwide, the study had a successful kidney CKD in pregnancy, and to study results as “sobering. misreported the detection Neurons are the cells said. national Society of Neph- found 14 percent of women transplant, fertility can be at follow-up women with CKD “These findings are of new hippocampal neu- during and after preg- that allow animals to react Published in the sci- rology (ISN) and the Inter- suffer from CKD compared least partly restored and certain to stir up contro- rons as the protein used to nancy." to their environment by entific journal Nature, the national Federation of Kid- with 12 percent of men. chances of successful birth versy,” he said, and under- trace them in animals does increase," said Dr Giorgina transferring data about ex- study “shows that the hu- ney Foundations. Although the data Dr Piccoli also indi- lined they would have to be not work the same way in Piccoli of Italy's University ternal stimuli such as a man hippocampus is It highlights how showed higher proportions cated pregnancy-related confirmed by other re- humans. of Torino and the Centre smell or sound to the cen- largely generated during women are also liable to of women live with ad- complications can increase searchers. The hippocampus Hospitalier Le Mans, tral nervous system, and fetal brain development,” suffer from the most serious vanced CKD, "experts be- the risk of kidney disease. There had been a has also been linked to France. from there to muscles and the team said. stages of chronic kidney lieve that systemic failures "Women face unique “general consensus that mood, stress, and some glands to respond appro- disease (CKD) as they tend to detect or manage CKD "However, complica- issues in relation to kidney They did find some the hippocampus is one neurological diseases in priately. to live longer than male suf- in women leave women at tions in these women re- disease and donation, and newly created neurons in region in which adult humans. Adult neuroge- Some research had ferers and take longer to a higher risk of progression main more common than in since this year’s World Kid- different bits of the brain neurogenesis (neuron pro- nesis has been observed suggested that hundreds called ventricles, but said reach a stage requiring a and complications." the general population, ney Day coincides with In- duction) exists in humans in the hippocampi of ro- and preconception medical of neurons are created in other regions have yet to be transplant. This year's World Kid- ternational Women’s Day, the human hippocampus as it does in animals,” he dents and monkeys. But it counselling should always we decided now was the explored to determine wrote. is known not to occur in "Although it is hard to ney Day is closely focusing every day, and it was whether neurogenesis be sought," added Piccoli. time to highlight these is- “This is based on sev- cetaceans — the group that pinpoint a specific reason on CKD sufferers who are thought that finding ways to happens there or not. for higher numbers of wives She stressed the sues," said Professor boost such “neurogenesis” comprises dolphins, por- Levin. In a comment also car- poises and whales. Study finds vitamin D Do Indian children prefer branded food lowers cancer risk over homecooked meals? igher levels of Vita f your children have started preferring junk snacks min D in the blood protect against chronic dis- tamin D levels. lower cancer risk for both over traditional home-cooked food, blame it on pow may be linked to a eases as well, including The researchers did genders. erful marketing strategies of multinational corpora- H some cancers. I lower risk of developing not specify whether the trial The risk of liver can- tions that sell processed foods with low nutrition value, certain cancers, a study in Studies to date, how- participants used vitamin cer dropped even more, by says a study. Japanese adults reported ever, have been carried out supplements or not. up to 50 percent, especially In the study, published in the Journal of Children Thursday. mainly in European and Taking into account for men. and Media, the researchers investigated the links be- "These findings sup- North American people. seasonal variations, the Vitamin D did not ap- tween marketing and media exposure and the prefer- port the hypothesis that Vi- As natural Vitamin D group was divided into four pear have any impact in ence for international foods and beverages among chil- tamin D has protective ef- concentrations can vary by groups, ranging from the warding off lung or prostate dren in India, Pakistan, Brazil, China, Nigeria and Rus- fects against cancers at ethnicity, researchers from lowest to highest concen- cancer, however. sia. many sites," researchers half-a-dozen Japanese tration of Vitamin D. None of the cancers The kids who easily identified the logos of interna- reported in a study pub- medical schools and insti- Participants were then examined showed an in- tional food and beverage brands such as McDonald's, Mouse. lished in The BMJ medical tutes set out to determine monitored for 16 years on creased risk associated Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and Coca-Cola, were journal. the potential for lowering average, during which time with higher Vitamin D lev- more likely to request and prefer the processed foods They also did a matching activity, where children Vitamin D is made by cancer risk in Asians. 3,301 new cases of cancer els. marketed by these international corporations, the find- were shown cards with different logos and asked to match each card with the item it might represent. the skin in response to sun- They analysed the were recorded. Previous studies have ings showed. light. By maintaining cal- public health records of After adjusting for shown that low levels of Vi- "Our findings draw attention to the insidious and Overall, about 60 per cent were able to associate cium levels in the body, it 33,736 men and women well-known cancer risk fac- tamin D increase the risk of pervasive nature of marketing and how it impacts the Coca Cola swirl with an image of a soda glass. helps keep bones, teeth aged 40 to 69. tors -- age, weight, smok- bone fractures, heart dis- children's health," said principal investigator of the study To assess food preferences, the research team and muscles healthy. At the start of the study, ing, and alcohol intake, for ease, colorectal cancer, Dina Borzekowski from the University of Maryland in showed children two similar products--one international While the benefits of participants provided de- example -- the researchers diabetes, depression, the US. and one domestic--and asked which product they would Vitamin D on bone health tailed information on their found that, overall, higher Alzheimer's disease and "Why would a five year old say that they want a want. are well known, there is medical history, diet and Vitamin D levels was asso- death.But others have Coca Cola over a lassi? Kentucky Fried Chicken over a They also had children rate how much they de- some evidence that it may lifestyle. Blood samples ciated with a 20 percent found no evidence of a link stir-fried chicken and vegetable dish made by mom?" sired a variety of domestic and international products. were taken to measure Vi- to disease risk. Borzekowski said. Character and logo recognition in young children For this study, Borzekowski and colleagues gath- was consistently and significantly related to the selec- ered information from 2,422 children between age 5 tion of international over domestic and local food and and 6 years from India, Brazil, China, Nigeria, Pakistan beverage options. and Russia. The influence of logo recognition was even stron- 4 health issues you should be The participants were shown pictures of media ger than that of media exposure, the study found. characters (both internationally and locally popular The researchers believe that understanding the ones) and they were asked to identify those pictures reach of global and international marketing and its im- and characters. pact on food preferences could help inform public health prepared for during spring season The researchers found that three-fourths could approaches to reverse trends of growing childhood obe- name Tom and Jerry and two-thirds could name Mickey sity.

Everything from a rash to a sneeze series can indicate that you have These tips will ensure that you have a an allergy. Don't confuse it with a cold, because while that may go away, smooth, hassle-free pregnancy your allergic reaction will ttend antenatal exer "Your body needs a stay till you're in contact cises. They teach regular supply of nutrients with the allergens. Ayou breathing exer- to grow, replace worn-out You might think that cises, relaxation exercises tissue, and provide energy common cold is only and the exercises to for a regular cycle, which is common during winters, mobilise your joints, under needed in order to get but that's not true. Spring the guidance of a physio- pregnant," says Dr Aruna is, in fact, the peak time therapist. Soha Ali Khan. Kalra, gynaecologist and for rhinovirus (the most Image for representation obstetrics surgeon, CK Birla Hospital, Gurugram. common viral infectious purpose. agent in humans) Trying to have a baby Start by visiting an ob- infections. Not only are translates to a lot more ifs stetrician two to three Spring is the season when aller- you more likely to catch and buts than one would months before you plan to the common cold at this imagine. Tests before con- conceive for a preconcep- time, but it can also sidering pregnancy, keep- tion counselling. Tell her gens roam freely. The biggest trig- about your medical history spread to others very ing track of your ovulation, and any genetic condition easily during this managing a strict diet, tests that runs in your or your gers are pollen, which all plants shed season. and medications to keep out for - are only some of partner's family. With the tempera- the vital things. Dr Kusum Sahni, se- at this point to fertilise the soil. tures fluctuating during nior consultant, obstetrics spring season, you "There are so many things I learnt only two and gynaecology, Fortis might also fluctuate Everything from a rash to a sneeze months into my pregnancy. La Femme, Shalimar Bagh, between feeling sweaty It's especially difficult if your says, "Most medicines are series can indicate that you have an or too chilly. These family is not in the same not safe in early pregnancy, fluctuations stop your town as you, like for my hus- so when you are planning body's temperature from band and me," says 32- to have a baby, avoid use "There are so many things I learnt allergy. stabilising, and can lead year-old Sakshi Trehan, of medicines whether allo- to respiratory issues. who gave birth to a baby pathic, homeopathic or only two months into my pregnancy. It's pring season is you should be aware of. Stuffy nose, chest girl about a month ago. Ayurvedic. The medicines especially difficult if your family is not in here! We're sure While spring can bring a you don't take care. Here congestion, and cough that are mandatory to con- The first thing to do is trol any chronic illness that the same town as you, like for my hus- Syou're enjoying the spring in your step, like are some of the common can easily plague you. to work out the length of cool breeze, and have every season change, it ailments that happen you suffer from, including band and me," says 32-year-old Sakshi The coming of your average menstrual medication for epilepsy, mi- already packed away poses a number of health during spring season: spring means rising cycle. Day one is the first your winter clothes. You graine or antidepressants, Trehan, who gave birth to a baby girl risks. temperatures. But if you day of the menstrual period are probably gearing up Spring is the season should be changed to safer about a month ago. You might not notice when allergens roam are one of those people and the last day is the day alternatives and taken in to indulge in all the that stuffiness in your before the next period be- seasonal fruits, veggies freely. The biggest who are already feeling lowest effective dose, as While it's vital to main- nose, the itch in your gins. consultant, obstetrics and and dishes made from triggers are pollen, which too hot and have prescribed by your doctor." tain a good perineal hy- throat or the little rash on switched your air Ovulation happens gynaecology, Aakash them as well. all plants shed at this Avoid taking an X-Ray giene, your nutrition is Healthcare Super Speciality your arm, but all these conditioner on already, about two weeks before the when you feel you could be But here's something point to fertilise the soil. equally important. Dr Hospital, says, "Smoking. can get worse in no time if stop right there. next expected period. pregnant. Madhulika Sinha, senior 8 Ranga Reddy INDIAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY 20 JUNE 2020 No Malinga in Lanka’s second camp Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Twenty20 captain Lasith Malinga will not be part of the team’s second residen- tial training camp, starting June 22 in Kandy, as a 24- member squad was an- nounced on Thursday. A six-member unit of coaches and other support staff will work with the play- ers during the camp at the Pallekele stadium. “The ar- rangements for the next camp are aimed at becom- ing the best prepared inter- national team post-Covid-19 and to be ready to play at any given time,” said Mickey Hussain Sagar a lucky course Arthur, the head coach of the will continue to follow the month in Colombo. Sri tour by India later this month, team. health procedures, fol- Lanka’s next scheduled in- has been canceled while lowed during the first camp, The squad members ternational engagement, the the Bangladesh tour sched- for Indian rowers: Ismail conducted earlier this uled for late July is still doubt- ful. Hyderabad: GNS News Agency, June 19 for the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing. While he was a rower, By accident he became a rowing coach at the age Ismail also began to observe the work of the coaches at of 26 years but within a short period of time Ismail Baig Pune. “At his suggestion, I took up NIS coaching course and earned laurels in the water sport. This 54-year-old was at 26 years I became a coach.” UEFA eases club finance honoured with Dronacharya Award in 2006 for his out- standing contribution in rowing. Under his stewardship, With broken boat and repaired oars, Ismail showed his India won as many as 156 international medals, includ- skills as coach. Karnataka won the gold in Chandigarh ing two Asian Games gold, ever since he took over as against the much fancied teams in 1992. “My rowers were beginners only. I began to enjoy my role as coach. Since my rules for one year Indian coach in 1999. handwriting was good and I drew the charts very well, I helped Nyon: GNS News The Covid-19 has forced a lockdown and a shut- the teams a lot. This was one of the plus points for me.” UEFA advised member fed- down in sports otherwise Ismail’s daily routine would be Agency, June 19 erations to close the player But the biggest turnaround of fortunes came when a compulsory visit to the Rowing training centre at UEFA has eased its transfer window on Oct. 5. Ukraine coach Dmitri recommended Ismail’s name as assis- Hussain Sagar here. “This lake is a very lucky course for rules for monitoring spend- The deadline is typically tant coach to the Indian team preparing for 1998 Asian Games, Indian rowing. It has given the nation plenty of interna- ing by Europe’s top soccer around Aug. 31. Bangkok. “I could learn new techniques and in 1999 Asian tional medals after training at Hussain Sagar since 2001,” clubs due to financial insta- championship at Japan, India won 3 silver and 1 bronze The new suggested said Ismail proudly. bility caused by the medals.” date is one day before Incidentally, Ismail’s first visit to Hyderabad was in coronavirus pandemic. UEFA’s deadline for regis- Growing in stature, Ismail began to make a mark as a 2000. “I had never been to this city before 2000 as I hail The European soccer tering squads to play in the new energetic and innovative coach. As the coxless pair from Guntur. It has become a permanent residence for industry is losing hundreds Champions League and finished second in Asian Championship and after Japan’s me now and I’m very attached to Hussain Sagar.” of millions of euros (dollars) Europa League. The group withdrawal, the rowers qualified for the 2000 Olympics in in income from playing stages begin from Oct. 20- As a young sportsperson, Ismail was enrolled as a Sydney for the first time in history. The Indian camp was also games without fans and dis- 22, one month later than boxer in MEG& Centre team, Bangalore, as a 19-year- shifted from Pune to Hyderabad. old. “Somehow, I didn’t have any interest in boxing. I ruption to broadcast con- usual. UEFA’s FFP program quite often gave excuses to skip the class and passed There was more to come as Indian rowers began to win tracts. UEFA announced requires clubs who qualify through Ulsoor lake where water sport activities used to medals in Asian Championship and Asian Games. For the changes on Thursday effec- for European competitions take place. Once while I was passing through that route, first time, India clinched silver in Asian Games as Bajranglal tively combining two ac- to approach breaking even coach Naik Parandhaman of Trishna Club casually Takhar (single sculls) was second in 2006 Asian Games in counting years for clubs into on their spending on trans- asked me why don’t I join water sport activity since I had Doha, Qatar. Bajrang was toast of Indian rowing with his one that will be assessed fers and wages against a good height? I told him that I don’t have any knowl- gold winning performance in 2010 Asian Games where In- next year in the Financial commercial income. Club edge of the sport. Since I wanted to escape from boxing, dia also bagged three silver and one bronze. India’s medal Fair Play program. owners are allowed unlim- tally began to swell and in 2018 Asian Games, the team of I gave a try and it soon became a passion.” “The adverse impact of ited spending on stadium Sawarn Singh, Dattu Baban Bhokanal, Om Prakash, projects and youth training, Ismail was even sent to Pune Nationals with the the pandemic is neutralised Sukhmeet Singh took the gold in men’s quadruple sculls.” but not to bail out debts. Karnataka team. “I began to learn the nuances of row- by averaging the combined ing. I participated in Coxed Four event and won bronze Talking about his journey, Ismail says he is thankful to deficit of 2020 and 2021 and In the most severe in the 89 Nationals in Pune.” CP Singh Deo, who played a big role in his coaching career. by further allowing specific cases, rule-breaking clubs “Telangana has rich talent and Hussain Sagar is the ideal COVID-19 adjustments,” can be suspended from a Impressed with his performances, he was selected venue to promote young rowers.” Europe’s soccer body said future competition. The FFP in a statement after an ex- rules are being tested in ecutive committee meeting. Manchester City’s appeal day it is committed to “retain- extra, to the end of July, to ing the spirit and intent of fi- show they have no outstand- In other decisions against a two-year ban. A Court of Arbitration for Sport nancial fair play for football’s ing debts for wages, trans- FUTURE UNCERTAIN prompted by the pandemic long-term viability.” Clubs fers and social taxes. verdict is due next month. delaying the current season, also were given one month FOR SWIMMERS UEFA said on Thurs- Cricket Australia sacks batting coach Graeme Hick Melbourne: Batting coach Graeme Hick became the important thing about leadership is that you walk the talk,” biggest casualty of Cricket Australia’s cost reduction drive, said Langer. under which 40 more staffers were laid off as the body grappled with a financial crisis triggered by the COVID-19 Led by interim chief executive Nick Hockley, who re- pandemic. placed Kevin Roberts after his resignation on Tuesday, Cricket Australia came out with a plan on Wednesday that Hick, a former England batsman, is the most notable it believes will ensure “long-term sustainability and growth among those handed the pink slip. “It’s a really tough call. of the game.” It’s nothing he’s done, it’s more the impact of the cost cut- ting that we’re doing because of the COVID situation,” This included cutting bonuses of its senior manage- Australia coach Justin Langer was quoted as saying by ment, removing 40 more staffers and “pause” international ‘Cricbuzz’. tours for the country’s A teams in a cost reduction effort to deal with the financial fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. In “We’ll all have to adapt and again hopefully one of April, Cricket Australia, under Roberts, had decided to fur- to resume training. We have We need do work on exer- my strengths in the past has been able to adapt to different lough about 80 per cent of staff at head office at 20 per cent may not get a go-ahead cleaned all the pools and cises in water as well. Only situations and I’ll have to lead the way. That’s the most salary amid the COVID-19 crisis. Hyderabad: GNS straight away like other made them ready,” he said. then can we startBut swimming. News Agency, June 19 sports. Ayush Yadav, He is also of the opinion It will take four to six months While athletes from Sports Authority of that lockdown has hit swim- to bring them to where they various disciplines are Telangana State (SATS) Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi mers hardest than any other were before the lockdown,” readying for a return, swim- swimming coach at the athletes. “The main problem is he points out. mers face an uncertain fu- Gachibowli Stadium, feels we need pool to practice un- Ishan Dubey, a 14- ture. The Sports Authority of there is little chance of re- like in other sports where they year-old national swimmer, says he is improving gradually India (SAI) too has left out turning to pool at least for can practice at home. What- says, “It is tough for any ath- swimming from the Standard another two months. ever hard work we did in the lete. We were working out on Hyderabad: Former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Operation Procedure (SOP) “Since it is a water sport, it last few years is of no use now. our fitness. Sometimes we Afridi, who has been undergoing treatment for it provided to sports bodies will take more time along The swimmers, who are of na- go for a run. But it is com- as Ministry of Home Affairs with contact sports like coronavirus, posted a video on facebook revealing that tional merit, have to start from pletely different from what we barred swimming pools from kabaddi and wrestling to he is gradually recovering. the scratch. A few swimmers do in the pool. Even after reopening. return. Swimming will be will leave the sport now as their returning, it might take a “I wanted to make this video as I have been hear- the last option. Other Telangana State gov- parents want to focus on stud- month or two to get in full ing a lot about my health on social media since the sports will start soon after ernment is yet to give a nod ies while a few others would shape.” government gives a nod. past few days. First two-three days were really tough to sports resumption in the have crossed their age groups. State. However, swimming As of now, we are all set The youngster, who for me but my condition has been improving since The form of swimmers will dip competes in 50 metre and then. The biggest difficulty for me is that I am unable considerably.” 100 metre breaststroke, has to take care of my children and hug them. I miss my Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi He further reveals the re- a different opinion on turn is also not easy. “There is game’s return. “On the con- children. But it is important to take precautions and no action in water since last trary, I think it might happen maintain distance to keep others safe around you. tests positive for COVID-19 three months. We are working before other games. From There is no need to panic about this. Till the time you Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi on on fitness levels. I am oversee- what I have heard, the virus yourself don’t fight a disease, you cannot beat it,” Afridi Saturday said he has tested positive for COVID-19, be- ing their training every day and doesn’t spread fast as Chlo- said in the video. coming the first high-profile cricketer to be infected with also inviting noted swimmers, rine is used in pools. I as- the deadly virus. Olympians and celebrity train- sume it is safe.Aditi Nadella, The former Pakistan skipper further said he knew "I've been feeling unwell since Thursday; my body ers for online sessions to keep a 10-year-old prospect, said he would be at risk of catching the virus as he had had been aching badly. I've been tested and unfortu- the students motivated.” the workout they do at home been travelling a lot for the charity work. “I knew I nately I'm covid positive. Need prayers for a speedy re- The coach further pointed is not at all sufficient to stay would catch COVID-19 as I was travelling a lot for covery, InshaAllah," Afridi announced on Twitter. Afridi out that bringing swimmers to in shape. “It is very tough charity work. Thankfully, it happened late else I would played for Pakistan between 1996 and 2018, featuring staying away from pool. We their old form is a challenge not have been able to help a lot of people. Thank you in 27 Tests (1716 runs and 48 wickets), 398 ODIs (8064 for coaches as well. “We have don’t have any pool or other runs and 395 wickets) and 99 T20 Internationals (1416 to tone the body first, build up facilities to train. So the time for all your well wishes. It gives me immense plea- runs and 98 wickets).He remains involved in the game stamina and muscle endur- away from pool is too long sure to know that I have so many people praying for and was last seen on the field in the Pakistan Super ance before entering the pool. and it is difficult once we re- me in Pakistan and outside Pakistan.” League in March. turn as well.

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