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n a move meant to reduce its number of employees, the board of Air India has allowed laimed to be the world's most affordable diagnostic kit for coronavirus, a low-cost io Glass, a mixed reality headset, was announced at the annual he India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued a yellow alert Ithe airline's Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) to recommend that a non- Ctest kit developed by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi was JReliance AGM 2020 on Wednesday. The headset essentially pairs with Twith regard to weather, while warning of heavy rains in parts of Hyderabad and in performing staff member be compulsorily sent on leave without pay for a period of up launched on Wednesday. According to IIT officials, the base price of the the RT-PCR your phone to let you conduct classes, make video calls, and host some of the neighbouring districts. A 'yellow' alert signifies 'watch' and the to five years. Employees will be assessed by a board in the following categories: assay developed by IIT Delhi is Rs 399. Even after adding the meetings in a 3D holographic environment. Jio Platforms' Tesseract authorities are advised to “be updated” on the situation. The IMD warning said that Suitability, efficiency, competence, quality of performance, health of the employee, RNA isolation and laboratory charges, the cost per test subsidiary has designed the Jio Glass, and it is said to be compatible with at times intense spells in one or two areas of the city will instance of non-availability of the employee for duty in the past as a result of ill health will go upto Rs 650 and will be considerably cheaper 25 mixed reality apps already. The mixed reality headset has an be witnessed. It has been raining profusely in the city or otherwise and redundancy. Air India CMD compared to currently available kits in the market. It ergonomic design for comfortable use and a since Wednesday afternoon in city areas, including Jubilee Rajiv Bansal can now send employees on can deliver results within three hours. HRD Minister camera up front. It has a slew of sensors Hills, Banjara Hills, Madhapur, Kukatpally, Moosapet, leave without pay "for six months or for a Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank" launched the test kit built-in to allow users to engage in JNTU, Pragati Nagar, Uppal, Nagole, ECIL, Chikkadpally period of two years extendable upto five named "Corosure" which will now be available for use immersive content. The Jio Glass is and Balanagar. Roads were inundated at various places years," an official order said. at authorised testing labs. lightweight and weighs only 75 grams. due to heavy rains. TN okays use of BCG vaccine for COVID-19 VACCINE IS COMING SOON 60-95 aged patients n OXFORD PHASE III HUMAN TRIALS YIELD 'ENCOURAGING IMMUNE RESPONSE' PNS n CHENNAI PNS n LONDON Phase I results, which would Health Organization’s chief The Tamil show whether it is safe and scientist said in June. The Nadu gov- Mark your calendar today as US stocks rally after promising Covid whether or not it induces an company has signed agree- ernment it could turn out to be a immune response. ments with governments has allowed watershed moment in the vaccine results from Moderna The developers of the vac- around the globe to a pilot pro- fight against Covid-19. he Wall Street on Wednesday cheered the promising early results cine said this month they supply the vaccine, ject to study According to reports, "positive Tfrom US-based pharmaceutical major Moderna's experimental were "encouraged by the should it be cleared if the bacille news" on initial trials of the vaccine, mRNA-1273, and solid earnings from Goldman Sachs immune response" they had for use. calmette- University of Oxford’s poten- seen in trials so far and were guerin Skill development Group.The three main US stock indexes have recovered most of their 2 tial Covid-19 vaccine losses from the coronavirus-led downturn.Earlier, Moderna's expecting to publish Phase 1 ZYDUS BEGINS (BCG) vaccine will help need of the hour, (licensed to AstraZeneca) experimental vaccine, mRNA-1273 which is designed to protect data by the end of July. The reduce the mortality rate Guv tells youth could be announced on against the Covid-19 virus was generally well tolerated and prompted data are expected to HUMAN TRIALS among elderly Covid-19 Thursday. neutralising antibody activity in healthy adults, say researchers. be published by patients, according to said Across the globe, Moderna stocks surged 17.8 per cent to a record high after the The Lancet med- NEW DELHI: Indian pharmaceutical Health Minister C. researchers are working round news.mRNA-1273 vaccine is designed to induce neutralising ical journal. company Zydus said on Wednesday it has Vijayabaskar, here on the clock to find a vaccine antibodies directed at a portion of the coronavirus "spike" protein, Astra- started human studies for its potential Wednesday. 2 against SARS-CoV-2 -- the which the virus uses to bind to and enter human cells. Zeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, as coronavirus The National Institute for virus behind the pandemic. experimental infections continue to surge in the world’s Research in Tuberculosis will More than 155 vaccines are vaccine is third worst-hit nation. ZyCoV-D, its start the pilot programme. being developed against the cine against Covid-19, experts heartening news that probably the plasmid DNA vaccine, was found to be According to him, the BCG coronavirus, of which 23 are estimate that a fast-tracked Oxford's potential vaccine is world’s lead- safe, immunogenic and well-tolerated in vaccine will be administered in human trials. Vaccines typ- vaccine development process already in large-scale Phase ing candidate the pre-clinical toxicity studies, Zydus said on a trial basis to people in the ically require years of research could see a successful candi- III human trials to assess and most here In the human trials, Zydus will enrol 60-95 age group. The pro- and testing before it can be date in market in about 12-18 whether it can protect against advanced in over 1,000 subjects across multiple clinical gramme was aimed at reduc- administered in the clinic. months. Covid-19, though its devel- terms of devel- study sites in India. ing the Covid-19 mortality Given the urgency of a vac- Amidst all this comes the opers have yet to report opment, the World rate among them, he said. 2 Dreaded ultra escapes, after G-BLOCK OF OLD SECRETARIAT Maoists ambush cops Telangana Government won’t lend COVID-19 PNS n WARANGAL In one of the encounters, credence to ‘hidden treasury’ theory situation better in which took place in the Mangi Delhi than June Wanted naxalite and outlawed L VENKAT RAM REDDY Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao CPI-Maoists state committee forest belt of Thiryani mandal n HYDERABAD The opposition discussed the sensitive subject says Kejriwal member Bhaskar escaped with in Asifabad district, senior parties had stalled with senior officials amid wild injuries and some Greyhounds Maoist leader Adelaide alias The Telangana State govern- the construction of speculations in certain quarters personnel were injured in two ment is not inclined to lend cre- that the state government, in separate encounters that took Bhaskar sustained grievous dence to the theory that a 'hid- the new Secretariat the guise of demolition of the 5 place late on Tuesday and injuries and was carried into den treasure' lies beneath the for over a year by old Secretariat complex, was on again on Wednesday. the dense forests by armed G-Block of the old Secretariat a hunt of the hidden treasure Bhaskar has been under- complex, whose demolition filing cases in the HC under a cloak of questionable ground for nearly 30 years. He naxalites, police said. began recently until the High secrecy. Opposition parties too carries a reward of Rs 25 lakh Court stayed the process. Survey of India (ASI) or the detect 'hidden treasure', if any, raised the issue of hidden trea- on his head. tained grievous injuries and in Bhadradri Kothagudem Hence, the state government National Mineral Development beneath the G-Block or any sure soon after the Secretariat In one of the encounters, was carried into the dense District, some Greyhound has decided not to seek the help Corporation (NMDC) to other Block in the old Secretariat. demolition works commenced. which took place in the Mangi forests by armed naxalites, forces sustained injuries and of either the Archaeological resume excavation works to Official sources said Chief 2 forest belt of Thiryani mandal police said. the forces operating in the in Komuram Bheem Asifabad In the other encounter, region shifted the injured per- district, senior Maoist leader which took place in the sonnel to the district hospital. Adelaide alias Bhaskar sus- Karakagudem-Allapalli forests 2 TS nears 40K GRID program will give a push cases, 603 Virus-hit Gandhi Bhavan closed Health Secretary, to east Hyderabad, says KTR patients in ICU PNS n HYDERABAD Commissioner PNS n HYDERABAD NAVEENA GHANATE ‘Deal with Saudi Gandhi Bhavan, the head- transferred n HYDERABAD Telangana State is now near- Aramco not quarters of the Congress in ing 40K in Covid-19 case- Telangana here, is being sani- PNS n HYDERABAD IT and Industries Minister K T load. It reported 1,597 fresh progressed tised after some party leaders Rama Rao has underlined the coronavirus cases on and activists tested positive for In what looks like collateral significance of the state govern- Wednesday, taking the total as per timelines’ COVID-19. damage suffered by babu- ment's 'Growth in dispersion to over 39,342. The total The party state unit secre- dom, the Telangana state (GRID)' policy, saying it would number of deaths from tary, who was among those government suddenly trans- work to give a push to the IT Covid-19 in the state has infected, died two days ago. ferred several IAS officers sector's growth in eastern parts mounted to 386. 8 In view of the sanitisation, Some leaders of the NSUI late on Wednesday, including of Hyderabad as well. In all, 11 deaths due the the Gandhi Bhavan would (National Students' Union of the key ones handling the He was speaking at the virus were reported on remain closed for a few days, India), the student wing of the fight against Covid-19 pan- Hyderabad GRID develop- Wednesday. The number of TODAY Congress sources said on Congress, had tested positive demic. ment programme in Uppal patients who have been dis- Wednesday. for the virus earlier.State Telangana State Health on Wednesday. charged in the last 24 hours is ALMANAC "Its like a government office Congress secretary Narender Secretary A Santi Kumari and The IT Minister stated that ern side of the city already has initiative, we will see more 1,159, taking the tally of those Month & Paksham: being sanitised when COVID-19 Yadav succumbed to the infec- Health Commissioner Yogita the state government had come companies such as Infosys and enterprises and investments who have recovered till date to Ashadha & Krishna Paksha positive cases are found and a por- tion on July 13 while undergo- Rana are among the adminis- up with the GRID policy for Genpact, apart from a number coming towards this part of 25,999. The number of active tion of the office remaining closed ing treatment. trative casualties. dispersed growth of the IT sec- of large, medium and small Hyderabad. cases in the state is 12,958. Panchangam for two-three days," they said. tor across the city. “The east- scale enterprises. With this 2 2 Tithi : Ekadashi: 11:44 pm 2 2 Nakshatram: Kritika: 06:53 pm Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start any important work) 3-day-old infant travels 17 hrs, survives cardiac surgery TS students shine in Rahukalam: 01:59 pm – 03:36 pm PNS n NEW DELHI Surgeons said that the surgery was a high-risk Yamagandam: 05:54 am – 07:31 am A three-day-old infant born in procedure owing to the infant's low birth CBSE Class X results Varjyam: NIL Uttar Pradesh travelled 17 weight of around 1.5 kg -- the lowest weighing NAMRATA SRIVASTAVA Gulika: 09:08 am - 10:45 am hours on ventilator in an child to have ever gone through such a n HYDERABAD Good Time: (to start any important work) ambulance to get admitted to complex cardiac procedure at this hospital. Amritakalam: 04:16 pm – 06:00 pm Newborn Intensive Care Unit In all, 99.21 % of Telangana (NICU) in the national capital students who took the Central Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:56 am – 12:48 pm for a cardiac procedure. "The child travelled for 17 was lost in getting the baby Board of Secondary Education Post-surgery, the miracle hours on a ventilator in an here and beginning his treat- (CBSE) Class X examination Y. Sasi Snigdha Prasenjeet De HYDERABAD child showed immense ambulance and was successful- ment. have passed, going by the WEATHER improvement and was dis- ly operated at Apollo Hospital," "The surgery was a high- results declared by CBSE on Forecast: Heavy rain charged within 10 days of the hospital told IANS. risk procedure owing to the Wednesday. Temp: 26/22 neonatal intensive care. Dr Muthu Jothi, Senior infant's low birth weight (1.5 Of the 28,362 students Humidity: 94% The recent event came to Consultant, Pediatric kgs). This was the lowest from Telangana who regis- Sunrise: 05.50 am light when the infant was Surgeons said that the have ever gone through such a Cardiothoracic Surgery, weighing child at 1.5 kgs, to tered for the CBSE X board Manasvi Chervela Payal Singh Sunset: 06.53 pm referred to Indraprastha Apollo surgery was a high-risk proce- complex cardiac procedure at Interventional Cardiology at have ever gone through such exam, 28,314 appeared and Hospital in Delhi, post devel- dure owing to the infant's low this hospital. In view of need, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals a complex cardiac procedure 28,090 passed, translating to passed, the pass percentage Current Weather Conditions Updated July 15, 2020 5:00 PM oping breathing trouble right birth weight of around 1.5 kg Apollo arranged for the baby's said that the case was specifi- at this hospital. pass percentage of 99.21. for boys is 98.97. after birth. -- the lowest weighing child to travel to Delhi. cally challenging as a lot of time 2 While 99.51 per cent of girls 2 HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | JULY 16, 2020 hyderabad 02 Reporter, his Deadline set for construction COVID HOSPITALS IN ALL brother attacked PNS n HYDERABAD of Rythu Vedikas A reporter working with a vernacular newspaper and PNS n HYDERABAD DISTRICTS, SAYS HARISH his brother were allegedly attacked and injured by a Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar PNS n SIDDIPET people who test positive, but group of persons at Road No on Wednesday held a video not having symptoms will be 10 in Banjara Hills on conference with the District In tune with Chief Minister K advised to stay in isolation in Wednesday.In a complaint Collectors on Pattana Pragathi Chandrasekhar Rao's orders, a their own homes. to the Police, the victim, and Rythu Vedika works with 100-bed hospital was inaugu- The Minister, however, clar- Arun Kumar said that he was special focus on newly-merged rated in Siddipet on ified that people who do not going along with his brother villages in municipalities. This Wednesday. Finance Minister have proper isolation facility at on a motorcycle when the was in the context of posting of T Harish Rao inaugurated the home will be shifted to the 100- group stopped them at Additional Collectors (Local Covid-19 hospital. bed isolation block where they Nandinagar on Banjara Hills Bodies) in 17 districts after Speaking in this connec- would be given proper medica- Road No 10. which 29 districts now have tion, he said that the Chief tion and food until they recov- Four persons, who were in these officers. Minister has been monitoring er. Persons suffering from seri- inebriated condition abused On the occasion, Chief the situation daily and issuing ous symptoms such as breath- and attacked them. The vic- Secretary pointed out that necessary instructions to lessness will be shifted to tim said that they were threat- Municipalities Act provides Health Minister Eatala Osmania or Gandhi Hospital ened and beaten with a bro- for importance to creation of ensured that Rythu Vedika were also reviewed with empha- Rajender and officials upon in Hyderabad, the Minister ken liquor bottle.Preliminary critical infrastructure in newly works are allotted to senior sis on convergence with works reviewing the situation. In said. Therefore, the people investigation revealed that merged villages. He directed officers for monitoring. Proper of other departments such as addition to 100-bed hospital in should not worry about the of the four accused, a person Collectors to personally mon- planning should be in place for irrigation, etc. He asked the Siddipet, a 20-bed ICU has Finance Minister said that Chief Minister quality of treatment in the identified as Akhil, com- itor these interventions close- procurement of materials so Collectors to work in tune with been started in Siddipet. All K Chandrashekar Rao has decided to hospital, the Minister assured mented on Kumar and his ly. He also directed the that there are no bottlenecks in the priorities of the government beds in the hospital will have create 100-bed hospitals in all the district the people. brother as they were passing Collectors to continue the implementation. All Rythu as per the vision of the Chief oxygen cylinder facility. The Later, the Minister went by. Taking objection to this, momentum and focus on san- Vedika constructions should Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. patients who require ventilator headquarters in the State to decentralise around the isolation ward and the duo questioned them. itation, spraying of disinfectant be completed by 10 October Arvind Kumar, Principal facility would be provided treatment for Covid-19 patients and for interacted with nurses and Enraged over this, the group as well as anti-larval and vec- 2020, he added. Secretary, MA&UD, Janardhan treatment here only. enquired about their well- attacked Kumar and his tor control measures. Chief Secretary also reviewed Reddy, Secretary, Agriculture, Finance Minister said that effective tackling of the pandemic. being. brother with a broken whisky As regards Rythu Vedika, he issues relating to Rythu Bandhu, Sandeep Kumar Sultania, Chief Minister K He called upon the people to bottle, resulting in injuries to directed that all remaining construction of drying plat- Secretary, PR&RD, Lokesh Chandrashekar Rao has decid- treatment for Covid-19 appointed 28 doctors and 150 extend moral support to the them. Based on Kumar’s sanctions should be expedited forms, identification of lands for Kumar, Commissioner, ed to create 100-bed hospitals patients and for effective tack- nurses and support staff exclu- doctors, nurses, sanitation staff complaint, the police booked and by 18th of this month all construction of godowns and GHMC, Raghunandan Rao, in all the district headquarters ling of the pandemic. sively for the isolation block, and others terming them as a case and have begun an works should be physically special food processing zones. Commissioner, PR&RD also in the State to decentralise The government has already the Minister said, adding that Covid-19 warriors. investigation. grounded. It should be In addition MNREGS works attended the conference. TS nears 40K Health secretary, Skill development need of the hour, students told cases, 603 PNS n HYDERABAD hone their skills." tion-free transparent adminis- She pointed out that mere tration, and his simplicity and patients in ICU Governor Tamilisai degrees were not of much use austere living were of great commissioner... Soundararajan on Wednesday unless one possesses the right examples to emulate," she Continued from Page 1 said that India has the poten- skills for the right job or to be added. Continued from Page 1 ed as additional chief electoral tial to emerge as the largest an entrepreneur. Narrating an "Prime Minister Narendra Hyderabad continues to be officer. I Rani Kumidini has supplier of the skilled force to anecdote during the American Modi Ji said that had the great hotspot, with 796 cases being The transfer of these two top been posted as special chief sec- the world. The Governor, while visit of Swami Vivekananda, leaders like Lal Bahadur reported on Wednesday. health officials has triggered retary, labour department, addressing the "Kamarajar the Governor said that when Shastri, Jaya Prakash Narayan, Rangareddy reported 212 speculations that the govern- relieving Ahmad Nadeem from Birthday, Education some well-dressed shooters Ram Manohar Lohia, and cases and Medchal reported ment is upset with them over FAC (full additional charge) Development Day and World were unable to hit the target, Kamarajar were alive, they 115 cases, while Karimnagar their handling of the corona duties. Rajat Kumar, principal Youth Skill Development cele- Swami volunteered to hit the would have supported him in and Nalgonda reported 32 situation in the state. Santi secretary, irrigation, will contin- brations," jointly organised by target with the gun. "Looking his endeavours in developing, and 31 cases each. In all, 29 Kumari has now been posted ue to hold FAC of the post of the Madurai Kamaraj at the saffron-clad monk, they and strengthening the country," of the 33 districts in the state as special chief secretary, secretary, environment. Adhar University and Desiya mocked at him saying how a Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan reported cases on forests, while Yogita Rana has Sinha has been posted as direc- Chintana Kazhagam, Chennai, monk would handle the gun said. The Governor called upon Wednesday. been posted as Commissioner, tor-general, EPTRI, relieving from the Raj Bhavan, here and hit the target. The swami the youth to emulate the ideals As on Wednesday, the bed Scheduled Castes develop- Rajat Kumar from FAC. L emphasised that, "The National took the gun and hit the target Dhyana helps in concentration Kamarajar, the Governor said and humble and simplistic life occupancy is 10.8%, with ment -- considered to be Sharman, additional secretary, Skill Development Mission accurately to the astonishment and focus that are essential to that he was a pioneer in edu- led by Kamarajar in the service 89.2% of the beds being insignificant over their present MAUD, has been posted as col- launched by Prime Minister of the people around. They reach our goals," she said. cational reforms by establish- of the nation. Madurai Kamaraj vacant. Maximum beds in postings. Syed Ali Murtaza, lector, Nagarkurnool relieving Shri Narendra Modi is aimed were shocked and asked him as Tamilisai Soundararajan ing numerous schools and University Vice-Chancellor Gandhi Hospital are occu- presently OSD, Telangana Yasmeen Basha from FAC. A at creating a skilled force of to how he could hit the target exhorted the students and launching the free meal to the Prof M Krishnan, Registrar pied by ICU Bhavan, New Delhi, has been Sridevasena, collector, Adilabad around 40 crore people in the perfectly for which youth to concentrate on students in educational institu- Dr VS Vasantha, Desiya patients and posted as health secretary and has been posted as director, country. It is time that students Vivekananda replied that this improving their skills so as to tions. "The karmaveerar's path- Chintanai Kazhagam organis- those on V.Karuna has been posted as school education, relieving and youth take advantage of was due to his mastery of excel in their chosen fields. breaking initiatives in the irri- ing secretary Ma Ko Chi oxygen health commissioner. Jyoti Chitra Ramachandran from the skill improvement schemes focus which he attained Referring to the great contribu- gation development, setting Rajendran and others were support. In Buddha Prakash has been post- FAC. launched by the Centre to through the meditation. The tion of Bharat Ratna up of industries, and corrup- part of the inaugural session. all, 495 patients are in ICU in Gandhi. Overall, 603 Virus-hit Gandhi TS students Covid-19 patients in the state are in GRID program will... Dreaded ultra escapes... ICU. While 536 persons are Bhavan closed shine in CBSE... vaccine in need of oxygen supply, 335 Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1 Limited, IDA-Uppal - 2.00 Continued from Page 1 Wednesday morning, police are in Gandhi hospital. Acres; M/s. Gokuldas Exports Continued from Page 1 said. Extensive combing oper- Director of Public Health, State Congress secretary Hyderabad is a city that has no Limited, Mini Textile Park, According to reports, there ations were under way at both coming soon in the media bulletin, said, “It Narender Yadav succumbed geographical hurdles and has Nacharam - 8.93 Acres; and "I am very happy with the was an ambush by the ultras the places and in some of the Continued from Page 1 is informed that the to the infection on July 13 the scope to develop in all the Bakelite Hylam Limited, IDA, results," says Seetha Murty, when the police were con- neighbouring regions. Police Government has made elab- while undergoing treatment. corners,” he observed. Nacharam - 8 acres. An estimat- the principal of Silver Oaks ducting combing operations said they initially came across Although there was no imme- orate arrangements for treat- Yadav had participated in KTR noted that under the ed 30,000 people would get International School, adding, in Mangi, Gundala, Pankidi five ultras, led by Telangana diate comment from the com- ing COVID-19 patients. the birth anniversary function visionary leadership of Chief direct jobs in the IT/ ITeS Sector "We have 100% X results and Madara forests on a tip-off 'State Committee' member of pany on reports about the pos- Sufficient beds are available in of former Chief Minister of Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, through these five companies. most of our students have that naxalites were camping the CPI (Maoist) Bhaskar, itive news due Thursday, a Government hospitals. Based undivided Andhra Pradesh Y the Telangana government was This is in addition to about scored more than 90%. I in the belt. Later, the SP said who was armed with AK-47 spokeswoman for Oxford on the clinical requirements, S Rajasekhara Reddy at the building infrastructure keeping 25,000 employees working in the congratulate all the students any person giving informa- gun, at around 10.30 pm on University indicated in a blog beds will be provided and Gandhi Bhavan on July 8, the in mind lakhs of people mov- NSL IT Park and Genpact in the and teachers for this achieve- tion about the Maoists or any Tuesday in Thokkuguda vil- post on Tuesday: “I am hearing treatment will be given free of sources said. Senior Congress ing to the city. Uppal area in the IT sector. ment." Overall, a total of suspicious persons in their lage in Asifabad District dur- there will be positive news cost in Government hospitals. leader and former MP V During the programme, KTR The Minister stated that the 91.46% of students have area will be rewarded and ing ongoing searches. soon (perhaps tomorrow) on Sufficient quantities of per- Hanumantha Rao and Gudur handed over conversion letters government would provide passed the examination. This their identity kept a secret. "The Maoists opened fire at initial trials of the Oxford sonal protection equipment Narayana Reddy, who were to those who had applied for IT complete assistance to the com- year too, girls have outscored The police personnel were the police party which retali- COVID-19 vaccine that is (PPE) and medicines are also infected, have recovered. Park conversion from their panies setting up their units on the boys, with a pass percent- attacked on Wednesday by a ated, following which they backed by Astra-Zeneca.” available in hospitals.” existing industrial parks. With the eastern side of the city. The age of 93.31, while the pass 13-member group of ultras escaped. Bhaskar, who hails this, the five companies that government had been building percentage for boys is 90.14%. who opened fire and fled into from Adilabad district of received conversion letters infrastructure in this region. A total of 2.23% of students, a forest area of Bhadradri- Telangana, is allegedly TN Okays use of ... would set up their firms in about The eastern part already had or 41,804, have scored more Kothagudem district. This involved in multiple offences Continued from Page 1 25 lakh sqft, creating employ- Metro services. Shilparamam than 95% marks in CBSE followed exchange of gunfire and has been underground for ment opportunities to about too was developing fast with the 10th exam this year. in Kumram Bheem Asifabad nearly 30 years. He carries a Vijayabaskar said the BCG vac- 30,000 employees. infrastructure created by the Trivandrum region has district late on Tuesday night reward of Rs 25 lakh on his cine was found to boost innate Conversion letters were hand- government. The government again topped, with 99.28 pass in which there were no casu- head announced by the state immunity, which could lower ed over to Hyderabad Distilleries was strengthening the road percentage, followed by alties, top police officials said. government. His wife was morbidity and mortality rates. and Wineries Limited, IDA- network by constructing a sky- Chennai (98.95%) and It was not clear if some oth- also a Maoist," Asifabad The BCG vaccine could reduce Uppal - 12.40 acres; Minacto way from Uppal to Narapally Bengaluru (98.23%). The last ers on the Maoists side were Superintendent of Police (In- the severity of Covid-19, avoid Chem, IDA-Uppal - 2.66 acres; and a flyover from Amberpet to among regions is Guwahati also injured in the incident on charge) Vishnu S Warrier said. hospitalisation and mortality Swamy Soaps and Oils Pvt. Ramanthapur, he said. (79.12%). rate, he added. HYDERABAD 3-day-old BULLION RATES Telangana Government won’t lend GOLD infant ... ` 51,180 (10 gm) Continued from Page 1 ` 10 credence to ‘hidden treasury’ theory The timely treatment of SILVER Continued from Page 1 in the High Court, he rea- which the state government progress and suspending two the kid saved him," Dr ` 53,000 (1kg) soned, according to sources. commenced the demotion police constables who had Jothi, the lead surgeon for ` 900 The Chief Minister took note Last week, the state govern- work in the old Secretariat taken pictures of the demoliti- the procedure said. of the fact that ASI and NMDC ment initiated the process of complex gave room for suspi- ion fuelled speculations that Amidst COVID-19 fear excavations undertaken in demolition of the old Secretariat cion that there is more to it the ruling party leaders were and imposed restrictions on CHICKEN 2012 at Vidyaranya School in complex to pave way for the than meets the eye. actually on a 'treasure hunt' travel, the hospital says RATES `/KG front of the Secretariat yielded construction of what it says Particularly the manner in beneath the G-Block in the emergency services were nothing, though rumours were would be a new world-class inte- which the state government name of Secretariat demolition; the worst hit and health Dressed/With Skin `170 rife even then about the hidden grated Secretariat complex in its began the Secretariat demoli- and, hence, to conceal this conditions that need imme- Without Skin `193 treasure. So, excavations could place. There are 11 blocks in the tion works inter alia by deploy- from public and media, the diate medical attention have Broiler at Farm `117 not be done merely on the basis old Secretariat complex, some of ing heavy police force during rulers have imposed unprece- taken a toll. of rumours, the Chief Minister which were partially demolished the midnight of dented restrictions around the It has been observed that stated. The Chief Minister over five days until the High July 7 keeping everyone in Secretariat. The 'hidden trea- people are delaying their EGG reportedly felt that the oppo- Court halted the demolition the dark, closing all roads sure' theory gained currency surgeries owing to the fear RATES sition parties had raked up the works recently. The case is now leading to the Secretariat, shut- originally following the demo- of visiting a hospital and `/100 'hidden treasury theory' in an pending in the High Court. ting CCTV cameras in and lition of the G-Block, known as contracting the infection, HYDERABAD 335 effort to once again obstruct MORE TO IT THAN around the Secretariat premis- 'Saifabad Palace' during the the hospital said, adding VIJAYAWADA 358 the construction of the new MEETS THE EYE es, imposing ban on media and Nizam's era, whose premises there is no health condition Secretariat. The opposition Aside from the queries relat- carrying of mobile phones by once extended up to the pre- irrespective of age group VISAKHAPATNAM 351 parties had stalled the con- ing to supposed hidden trea- officials or workers inside the sent Mint Compound and that can be ignored or the RETAIL PRICE `3.50 struction of the new Secretariat sure raised by opposition par- Secretariat complex where functioned as the Treasury treatment for which can be (IN HYDERABAD) for over a year by filing cases ties, the unusual secrecy under demolition works were in during the Nizam’s rule. put on hold.

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RIME CORNER Being infected with Corona is Two pseudo cops dupe woman of not a crime, says writer Swarna gold ornaments PNS n HYDERABAD other. I have completed writ- ing pending articles, watched HYDERABAD: Two pseudo With two persons from a movies online. We used to do policemen conned a woman and family infected with some Yoga and walk in the took away her gold ornaments at Coronavirus, Swarna Kilari, a room itself." Habeebnagar on Tuesday. writer and homemaker says She points out that the According to police, the victim that we can conquer government call center called had gone to a temple at Coronavirus with proper care them to check about their Aghapura and was returning and optimism. health. Swarna said, "My hus- home when two men stopped Swarna said, "Being infect- band Dileep Konatham was her near Friends Café in Seetharambagh. "The duo ed with Coronavirus is nei- boosting our morale, keeping introduced themselves as ther a crime nor something to us engaged by telling us the policemen and asked her not to be feared about. From the details of those who con- wear gold ornaments since a moment I actually got the sus- quered the infectious dis- picion, until the second report ease. My sister Indira woman was recently murdered' Heavy flooding inside the Osmania General Hospital in the area," said the police. One came negative, not a single helped us through of the offenders convinced the day was I scared. There is no the 14 days of isola- victim to remove her bangle and need to keep it a secret." COVID tion by taking care gold chain. The other man took it Swarna initially had fever of our family." from her and pretended to wrap and soon her niece Darahasa contacted the WINNER She added that Rain brings to fore dilapidated who stayed along also started infection. courage and nutri- the ornaments in a paper and kept it in her bag, asking her to showing symptoms. She said, While both of SPEAKS... tious food are go home safely. "She later "We gave our samples in King them were initial- important to fight the checked the bag and found that Koti hospital. By the time our ly scared, soon they infection. Swarna said, the paper had nothing but a reports came, fever had sub- decided to home isolate them- "Courage is especially impor- stone in it," added the official. condition of Osmania Hospital sided, but we were feeling selves. After speaking to doc- tant. We took healthy food very lethargic, coughing, tors, the duo were isolating in including kada, boiled egg, NAVEENA GHANATE water flooding the ward. and building a Nizam era slight breathing problems, the same room. She said soaked almonds, sprouts, Man arrested for n HYDERABAD Videos from the hospital It was a flood- palace. What an irony," tweet- lost sense of taste and smell "Because I had my niece fruits, juices, turmeric milk. selling oxygen that emerged on Wednesday, ed BJP leader Krishna Sagar apart from headache." They along, boredom didn't strike We also had chicken in the Rain and drainage water shows water flowing into the like situation in Rao. couldn't conclude how they us and we were there for each meal once in two days." cylinders illegally entered into state-run Osmania hospital and washing away the over a While GHMC was General Hospital in Hyderabad various articles and hospital informed, corporation offi- HYDERABAD: Officials of the on Wednesday, turning the staff trying to stem the flow century old cials pointed that the drainage Central Zone Team of the oldest and one of the biggest went viral. hospital with network within the hospital Commissioner's Task Force TS rolls out healthcare facilities in The sanitation staff who are the employees premises had been looked into apprehended a man who was Telangana into a cesspool. already overburdened cater- by the Roads and Buildings illegally procuring and selling struggling to rapid tests at oxygen cylinders to customers at It was a flood-like situation ing to patients, now have addi- department. in the over a century old hos- tional task to do. While the state It was in 2015 that the TRS high prices without any valid prevent the 65 centres license on Wednesday. The pital with the employees strug- government has been asking government had proposed to water from PNS n HYDERABAD arrested person has been gling to prevent the water people to remove stagnant demolish the building on the identified as Shaker Hussain, 62, from entering the building. water from homes, the condi- entering the ground that it is structurally from Musheerabad. According to Videos and images of water tion of Osmania Hospital may building weak and unfit to run a regu- The District Medical and the Police, Hussain runs a flowing into the hospital and lead to cross infection, especial- lar hospital. It wanted to build Health Officer Venkat on business 'Raas Agencies' at washing away various articles ly with drainage water being two towers, of 24 floors each. Wednesday said that the Bakaram. Taking advantage of and patients on bed which mixed with the flood water. However, strong opposition number of tests to diagnose the Covid-19 situation, the went viral on social media, A doctor said, "Since few of the most well-known gov- from historians, heritage Coronavirus have been accused hatched a plan to sell shows the pathetic condition of days this has been case and we ernment hospitals in the heart activists and prominent citi- increased in twin cities and oxygen cylinders at a higher Osmania Hospital, which has gave representations to of Hyderabad!! Reflecting the zens forced the government to advised people to undergo price to customers. He now become only hospital for Ministers, but the status quo abysmal standards of KCR drop its plans to demolish the antigen tests to get immedi- purchased the cylinders without non-Covid-19 patients. remains. This is not domestic Administration," tweeted building. ate result. any valid license and illegally The flood which was con- drainage but hospital drainage, Telangana Congress chief Spread over 26.5 acres, the Arrangements are being sold them from his shop. The fined to corridors on Tuesday, so patients might get new dis- Uttam Kumar Reddy with a hospital has 11 major blocks. Police academy director made to conduct the antigen Task Force officials apprehended water entered into the in- eases." picture of a flooded ward. The inpatient block alone was tests in all primary health him and seized 87 oxygen patient and out-patient wards "This is the state of Osmania "This is the state of affairs in over an area of 2.37 acres with centres soon. Currently, the cylinders from his possession. on Wednesday. Patients and Govt Hospital now!! Corona Osmania Hospital, Hyderabad a total bed capacity of 1,168 tests are being conducted in their attendants were sitting Pandemic sweeping the city & our CM KCR is busy demol- beds including 363 in super- injured in road accident 65 centres in twin cities. atop beds with ankle-deep and look at waterlogging in one ishing a functional secretariat speciality wards. Those who have no facili- Man held for PNS n HYDERABAD to be stable. ty to undergo home isolation rape, murder "The cause of mishap is can avail isolation in govern- The Telangana State Police being ascertained. We rushed ment facilities, he said. Beds HYDERABAD: A driver who Cops raid snooker Recruitment Board Chairman him to Hospital for medical are available in nature cure, allegedly raped and murdered a Students urge TSCHE to and in charge director of the attention as per protocols, fur- ayurveda hospitals. Home woman at Kulsumpura a week parlour, arrest 14 State Police Academy, VV ther questioning is due," offi- isolation will be prescribed ago was arrested by the police PNS n HYDERABAD Srinivasa Rao, was injured in an cials said. He was recently given only on the basis of self-dec- here on Tuesday.The accused, accident at Manchirevula on the additional charge of the laration. He put the total identified as G Ravi, 28, of The Hyderabad Commissi- cancel impending exams Wednesday night. State Police Academy after the number of patients receiving Attapur had raped and murdered oner's East Zone Task Force Srinivasa Rao, who suffered previous director VK Singh treatment under home isola- a woman on July 7 at a house team raided a snooker par- PNS n HYDERABAD UGC guidelines, SFI asked scheduled to appear for the injuries after his SUV over- was transferred. Srinivasa Rao tion condition at 11,705. So where he was invited for a party. lour at Chaderghat on late the authorities to cancel all exams. The exams have already turned, was admitted to a cor- had earlier worked as the far, 16,660 have recovered "The victim was a resident of Tuesday night. The officials The representatives of Students exams in view of the current been canceled in states like porate hospital in Gachibowli, Hyderabad City Police from the virus receiving treat- Jiyaguda. She had also attended caught 14 persons who were Federation of India (SFI) pandemic. West Bengal, Rajasthan, where his condition was stated Commissioner. ment under home isolation. the party where the accused was playing the game by violating approached Telangana State "There are 1 lakh regular Madhya Pradesh and Delhi," present. Upon finding her alone lockdown rules. The manage- Council for Higher Education degree final year students in read the petition. on the first floor of the house, ment opened the snooker (TSCHE) Secretary Srinivasa the state of Telangana and It added, "In TS, along with the man took advantage and parlour in violation of lock- Rao, to request cancelation of 40,000 supplementary stu- the city of Hyderabad and Online sand allegedly raped her. He then down orders and invited cus- the vocational, undergraduate dents. A total of 45,000 final many other districts, corona murdered her to avoid police tomers to play," Task Force and postgraduate examina- year students in all vocational has been asked to postpone scam busted complaint from her and fled the officials said, adding that all tions pending in the state. courses are expected to take exams and promote students in scene," said police. Ravi was the 14 were taken into cus- Noting that the state the exams in the wake of the these conditions. We request PNS n HYDERABAD traced and nabbed by the police tody for questioning and Universities are going to hold corona outbreak. Along with TSCHE Secretary Srinivasa teams on Tuesday night. seized the snooker parlour. examinations as per the new them, PG students are also Rao to look into the issue." Officials of the SOT nabbed two persons who were book- ing sand fraudulently on Wednesday. The arrested persons have Man held for Tinder forex fraud Free Corona treatment been identified as Adesh Jain, PNS n HYDERABAD bank account of Irfan. 21, and Arihanth Jain, 25, However, when he tried to from Kamareddy town. The Cyber Crime Police of withdraw money, he was To prevent illegal trans- Cyberabad on Wednesday unable to do so. Learning that at TS medical colleges portation of sand, the govern- arrested a fraudster for cheat- he was cheated, he approached ment of Telangana has start- Hyd Zoo's chimp Suzi ing the complainant in the the Cyber Crime police. PNS n HYDERABAD said that a WhatsApp number ed online booking for sand name of Forex Trade after Officials are investigating to lodge grievances related to through SSMMS. The online trapping the victim through and trying to identify the other The state government is going Covid-19 price capping viola- portal is open only for 15 the Tinder app. three bank accounts of his victims, who were also cheat- to provide free Covid-19 treat- tions will be released shortly. minutes every day. celebrates 34th b'day The arrested person has friends for transfering funds ed by Mina with Mike's and ment at 20 medical colleges Official said victim could com- Taking this as an advan- been identified as K Rajesh from victims. Kumar's help. both government and private plain to that number and gov- tage, the accused persons, PNS n HYDERABAD Curator Satish Babu, and Kumar, a resident of Kondapur. The victim met Mina on The accused Rajesh Kumar, ones. ernment would look into them who have good experience in Deputy Range Officer Anitha Two other accused in the case, Tinder and was convinced who shared the bank account While Malla Reddy, and take action. It was clarified online booking, started book- Chimpanzee 'Suzi' at the were present on the occasion. Mike from China and Mina about Forex trade. After talk- details of his friend Mohd Kamineni and Mamatha that in the coming days the state ing sand under the guise of Nehru Zoological Park in The celebration brought from Hong Kong, are abscond- ing to Mike, he paid an amount Irfan for remitting the amounts Medical colleges have been will monitor the treatment real customers by accepting Hyderabad on Wednesday cel- some cheers to the Zoo, which ing. Rajesh Kumar, is a B.Tech of Rs 2,30,000 into the account by victims and transferred the picked initially, the other col- being done by private hospitals. commission of Rs 500 to Rs ebrated 34th birthday. is closed for visitors for more Graduate and works as a free- held by Irfan. He was shown amounts in the form of Bitcoin leges will be facilitating the Meanwhile, the state govern- 2,000 from them depending The zoo management than three months due to lancer. He came into contact profits in his Forex Trade to the accused Mike, was treatment shortly. A help desk ment has released a WhatsApp upon the demand. organised the celebration with Covid-19 induced lockdown. with Mike when he visited account initially. Believing the arrested and produced before would be established there to number - 9154170960 to report The accused persons have the animal keeper and veteri- Early this month the Zoo China in 2018. He collaborat- same to be true, he paid an the court for judicial custody guide patients and suspects. violations by private hospitals in so far made transactions of nary staff at Suzi's enclosure lost a Royal Bengal tiger, ed with Mike and provided amount of Rs 15,20,000 in the on Tuesday. Health Department officials the state. nearly 50 lakh rupees. Rs duly following Covid-19 pro- which died of heart failure. 5,86,367 is available in all tocol. This came close on the heels accounts together as of According to Zoo Curator of the death of a white tiger Wednesday, said the Police. N Kshitija, a fruit cake with due to neoplastic tumour. Officials seized five laptops, fruits and bread was prepared Spread over 300 acres, the three mobiles and receipts for Suzi at the Zoo kitchen. Zoo is home to nearly 181 BIE may allot internal marks in Inter from their possession. The entire enclosure was indigenous and exotic species, arranged with different types including 1,716 animals, birds, PNS n HYDERABAD cent. Sharing some details, of fruits and vegetables of and reptiles. about the new Intermediate Couple ends life Suzi's choice. Known as one of the best In the wake of Covid-19 pan- session, Syed Omer Jaleel, BIE to start YouTube channel Kshitija, Deputy Curator zoos in Asia, it attracts around demic, the Telangana State IAS, Secretary of Telangana he Telangana State Board of when he required. An official in as parents reject A. Nagamani, Assistant 30 lakh visitors annually. Board of Intermediate Board of Intermediate TIntermediate Education Intermediate Education Board Education (TSBIE) is plan- Education says, "We under- (TSBIE) will soon launch its who wished to remain ning on various ways to stand that the students are online classes channel on anonymous said that soon their proposal ensure the students are not tensed due to the current sit- YouTube soon similar to that of Collegiate Education PNS n HYDERABAD stressed with the syllabus. uation, so we want to do coaching institutes training Department, Technical Education As part of the assessment, everything to ease their diffi- students for competitive Department and universities are A couple committed suicide the TSBIE now plans to intro- culties. We are in discussion examinations. The board is likely to start their online by consuming pesticide in a duce the concept of internal to reduce nearly 30 per cent recording the lessons with the lessons channels soon. About hotel at Medipally on Tuesday marks for the intermediate portion from both first and help of the expert teachers for 10 days ago, an online classes midnight after their parents students. If this proposal gets second year Inter students. the benefit of students pursuing channel titled Model Schools rejected their love proposal. approved then each subject This will be done across all Intermediate in private and Telangana was started by model The victims were identified will have 20 marks for inter- streams. We are also planning government colleges. So far, 30 schools here. The channel is as Ajay, 23 and Sravani, 21, nal assessments. Which mean, to teach the students in a per cent of the recording of useful to teach Inter second year both working as private of the 100 marks that the stu- blended way, that is online as lessons is through. The title of classes online. In about a week, employees. Ajay and Sravani dents will be marked on each well as offline in a class, and Doordarshan Yadagiri the channel is stated to be Intermediate first year online went to a hotel at Medipally subject, 80 marks will be for whenever the situation per- channels. Department of Inter Education e- classes will be started. on Tuesday. The couple is both theory and practicals, mits. The lessons taught online learning. The advantage of the Subsequently, online lessons for said to have consumed a poi- while 20 will be internal The video content for dig- will not be repeated in the online lessons channel is the SSC will be started. The channel sonous substance to end their assessment marks. ital classes will be made avail- classes taken in institutions. student can listen to the lessons has over 5,500 subscribers so lives. The hotel staff noticed Apart from this, the Board able through the BIE's While the proposals have any number of times and can far. Webinars are being the couple lying unconscious has also proposed to reduce YouTube channel besides been made to the government, record them to listen as and conducted in the channel. in the room and alerted the the syllabus by at least 30 per being telecast through T-SAT a decision is yet to be reached. police. HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | JULY 16, 2020 hyderabad 04 Telangana gets 7 new Ekalavya schools Corona takes a toll on bank staff PNS n HYDERABAD cation of the students. The total number of such schools will PNS n HYDERABAD Secunderabad was closed for Bringing cheers to students increase to 23 with the Centre During lockdown three days as a senior officer of belonging to Scheduled Tribe sanctioning seven more. Coronavirus has been affecting period, only part the bank tested positive for the community, the Central gov- Of the seven schools, two the banking operations espe- of the bank staff virus. In Moti Nagar too, a ernment has sanctioned seven will be set up in Mahbubabad, cially in the Old City of senior bank official tested pos- new Ekalavya Model one in Adilabad district, three Hyderabad with one branch or attended duty. itive for the virus leading to its Residential Schools to in Kothagudem-Bhadradri dis- the other getting closed as its Currently, all bank closure for few days. A private Telangana State, that would trict and one in Khammam employees are testing positive staff members are bank in SR Nagar had to be provide admission to about 840 district. The Minister said for the virus. If any bank closed for three days as two of students from the tribal com- The total expenditure on pro- Chief Minister K employee tests positive for the reporting for work. the staff members tested pos- munity. They are in addition to viding residential education Chandrashekhar Rao has been virus, the branch is being In some branches, itive for the virus. the existing 16 EMRS function- to ST students is put at Rs 9.15 striving for development of closed for three days. The there is no scope The employees working in ing in the State, which have a crore. Currently, there are 16 the State which was created branches are getting reopened for observing branches, particularly rural total tribal students' strength of Ekalavya Modal Residential after decades of struggle and only after fully sanitising it. branches, complain that they about 5,250. Schools in the state with a total stated that due to his interven- After easing the lockdown, social distance were not provided adequate The State government is strength of 5,250 students. The tion, the Central government the number of customers vis- facilities though they were spending Rs 1.09 lakh on each state government incurs Rs sanctioned the new residential iting the banks registered an asked to work in containment student to provide education. 5,722.50 lakh annually for edu- schools. increase. In Old City, one tracting the virus in spite of ing social distance. Customers services, yet they are visiting zones also. "There are no ther- branch or the other is getting banks taking all precautions. are visiting the bank branches the bank branches. A public mal scanners in our branch nor closed as some of the staff During lockdown period, on one pretext or the other in sector bank in Hyderabad has a security guard to control the members getting tested positive only part of the bank employ- spite of the banks advising them to shut some branches to sani- visitors. Due to lack of space, for the virus. One of the bank ees attended duty. Currently, all against visiting the branches tise them since 30 employees it is very difficult to maintain officers wishing to remain bank staff members are report- unless it is so essential. working in some of the branch- physical distance." laments a anonymous expressed concern ing for work. In some branch- The customers have been es contracted the virus. bank employee, who did not over the bank employees con- es, there is no scope for observ- advised to use digital banking A public sector bank in want to be quoted. Dubai hospital waives Rs1 cr ‘Political pressure' bill for TS Covid-19 patient irks doctors PNS n HYDERABAD (Labour) of Indian Consulate PNS n HYDERABAD some TRS leader and was in Dubai to help the poor demanding continuously. As A 42-year-old man from Jagtial worker. Consulate Officer As if serving in Covid-19 doctors posted in Covid-19 district, who was admitted to Harjeet Singh wrote a letter to ward wasn't enough, the ward, we don't have to just treat Dubai Hospital in Dubai, UAE Dubai Hospital management demands by the admitted patients, but have to do lot of due to Coronavirus was waived asking them to waive the bill patients have been causing reporting and accountability off the bull of Rs 1.52 crore on humanitarian grounds and additional pain to doctors. A work. We already have to deal after 80 days of treatment on they responded positively and doctor posted in Covid-19 with physical and mental humanitarian grounds. He was waived the bill and discharged ward on condition of stress, due to PPE and anxiety, also given a free ticket and Rs the patient. anonymity said, "We treat all now this recommendation 10,000 cash and landed in Ashok Kotecha provided patients equally and give them stress is piling up on us". Hyderabad on Tuesday. free flight tickets to the patient required attention. But off Referring such patients to Odnala Rajesh (42) of Odnala Rajesh and his escort late there are too many calls other government hospitals is Venugumatla village in Dyavara Kankaiah and paid from politicians and some not working out as they are Gollapalli mandal of Jagtial Rs10,000 for pocket expenses. officials demanding us to give already short staffed. The district was admitted to 'Dubai Protection Society in Dubai, Patient and escort was sent by more attention to the patient. doctor added, "Someone Hospital' in Dubai, UAE on who took the worker to the Air India flight from Dubai to We can't sit with the patient all should brief the politicians April 23 due to illness and was hospital from the beginning Hyderabad on Tuesday. throughout the day. Some about patient care. We don't tested positive for Coronavirus. and visited him regularly, After reaching the seem to be disrespectful and have a magic wand to reduce Rajesh who recovered after brought the matter to the Hyderabad airport at night, rude as well". the infective period of a per- 80 days of treatment, was dis- attention of Sumanth Reddy Telangana NRI officer E Some patients say they know son. Some take 14 days, some charged by the hospital and an Indian Consulate volun- Chittibabu granted permis- some TRS leader or BJP leader, take 28 days and some many handed over a bill of 7,62,555 teer in Dubai. sion to a 14-day home quar- others say MIM, and some say take less to be cured of the Dirhams (Rs 1 crore 52 lakh) Volunteer Sumanth Reddy antine and handed over the they are kin of officials in the infection". Doctors are too to him. and Ashok Kotecha of BAPS patient to his family members Police Department. A doctor busy to worry on how these Gundelli Narasimha, pres- Swaminarayan Trust request- and sent him back to his said, "One of the patients said recommendations are going to ident of the Gulf Workers ed Harjeet Singh, Consul native village. that he is Owaisi's man, knows impact them. Srisailam gets heavy inflows Illegal transportation of PNS n SUNNIPENTA

On account of heavy rains in upper reaches of Srisailam goods costs govt dearly project, the project is receiv- ing heavy inflows. On PNS n HYDERABAD smuggled into the state from the transportation of goods. Wednesday morning, the pro- New Delhi on a large scale. To Because of the Covid-19 ject received 49,895 cusecs of The loss of tax revenue to the transport goods worth Rs situation, the Centre extended inflows. In addition, the pro- state government is put 50,000 and more way-bills are the last date for filing IT ject is receiving 1,100 cusecs in the project as 37.6570 tmc. between Rs 400 and Rs 500 necessary. The officials should returns and remittances of inflows from Handri-Neeva Similarly, Jurala project is also crore a month as many procure electronic way bills to GST. Taking advantage of it, project. receiving inflows of 60,000 unscrupulous traders resorted transport their goods. The the traders have been resort- Against the full reservoir cusecs of flood water on to zero business taking advan- way bill contains all particulars ed to illegal transportation of level of the project of 885 feet, account of heavy rains in the tage of commercial tax officials like the quantity of goods and goods. The traders are taking water-level in the project was upper reaches of the project. minimised the inspection of origin and destination of the advantage of increased sale of elec- measured at 815.50 feet. Water level in Jurala Project vehicles at check-posts because goods. On the basis of the bill, tronic goods during the lockdown Against the water storage is measured as 318.440 meters of the Covid-19 situation. the GST is levied. If the goods period. Besides the electronic capacity of 215 tmc of the pro- as against the full-reservoir The tax authorities say that are transported without these goods, the construction material ject, the water level measured level of 318.515 meters. the electronic goods are being bills, it is impossible to detect is being transported illegally. ON DUTY TPCC's PVNR centenary celebrations from July 24 PNS n HYDERABAD Narasimha Rao to discuss about the centenary cele- TPCC president N Uttam brations. They had interac- Kumar Reddy and TPCC tion with PV Prabhakar Rao, PV Narasimha Rao PV Manohar Rao and Vani Centenary Celebrations Devi. Committee chairman Dr J Narasimha Rao's brother Geetha Reddy on PV Manohar Rao has agreed Wednesday informed that it to be the chief patron of has been decided to launch TPCC's Committee for cen- the centenary celebrations of tenary celebrations. Uttam former Prime Minister informed that PV Narasimha Narasimha Rao from July Rao's association with the 24. Congress party, his political They informed that the ideology, economic reforms, TPCC's Committee vice- foreign affairs and other chairman D Sridhar Babu, aspects of his life would be Convener Mahesh Kumar brought to the notice of the Goud and member K people through various pro- Braving heavy rains, Adilabad Circle chief conservator of forests CP Vinod Kumar, FDO Asifabad Vinay Kumar Sahoo, Range Venugopal recently met the grammes as part of cente- Officer Purnima inspecting the saplings planted as part of Haritha Haram at Rebbana Range on Wednesday family members of PV nary celebrations. HC again extends stay Cong blames govt for Covid-19 deaths PNS n HYDERABAD ities refused to admit her on the grounds that they don't Former Minister Mohammed have facilities to perform deliv- on Secretariat demolition Ali Shabbir has alleged that ery of a Covid-19 patient. TRS government was "When the issue was brought PNS n HYDERABAD submitted to the court a copy indulging in criminal negli- to my knowledge, I spoke to the of the resolution passed by the gence in protecting the lives of hospital authorities in The Telangana High Court on cabinet to demolish the existing common people from deadly Kamareddy. They expressed Wednesday extended the stay buildings of the Secretariat to Coronavirus in the State. their helplessness in attending on the demolition of existing build a new complex. The peti- Shabbir Ali said that Chief to the pregnant woman and Secretariat buildings by anoth- tioner's counsel argued that Minister K Chandrashekhar advised that she be rushed to er day. The court asked the environmental clearance was Rao and Health Minister Nizamabad Government Central government to spell out not taken for the demolition Eatala Rajender were not seri- Hospital. On their advice, she its stand if demolition work work. The government, howev- ous in saving the lives of poor was sent to Nizamabad. There requires environmental clear- er, contended that there is no people who were affected by ed from the Coronavirus. He too, the hospital authorities ance from the Ministry of need for environmental clear- Covid-19. He said all tall pointed out that a 32-year-old expressed their inability to Environment. ance, and that the permission claims made by Chief Minsiter, woman of Kamareddy, who admit her due to lack of Covid- A division bench of Chief was taken from the Greater Minister KT Rama Rao and was nine month pregnant, got 19 beds and advised that the Justice Raghvendra Singh Hyderabad Municipal Health Minister Rajender on infected with Covid-19 along woman be taken to Gandhi Chauhan and Justice B. Corporation (GHMC).The medical facilities for Covid-19 with seven members of her Hospital in Hyderabad. Left Vijayasen Reddy, on bench asked the Central gov- patients in districts were prov- family. On Tuesday, she devel- with no choice, she was imme- Wednesday resumed the hear- ernment to inform it on ing to be hollow and fake. He oped labour pains and was diately rushed to Hyderabad. ing on the petition challenging Thursday whether demolition said people living in rural rushed to Kamareddy Unfortunately, she died on the the demolition work. work requires environmental areas have no facilities, what- Government Hospital. way to Hyderabad," he Advocate General BS Prasad clearance. soever to get themselves treat- However, the hospital author- informed. HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | JULY 16, 2020 nation 05

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"I am not joining the BJP," Congress leader Sachin Pilot for border management said on Wednesday, asserting that the speculation about his PNS n NEW DELHI The two sides agreed switching sides was being fuelled NSTI extension centre by certain leaders in Rajasthan The Indian military conveyed a on certain modalities to tarnish his image to come up in Ladakh: "very clear" message to the for rolling out the Pilot's remarks come a day LG Mathur Chinese army during a nearly 15- next phase of after the Congress sacked him as hour-long talks that status quo Rajasthan's deputy chief minis- LEH: Ladakh Lt Governor R K disengagement and ante must be restored in eastern are expected to get ter and the party's state unit pres- Mathur on Wednesday said a Ladakh and it will have to follow ident. Two loyalists of Pilot were National Skill Training Institute all mutually agreed protocols for in touch with each also dropped from the state extension centre is set to come border management to bring other after discussing Cabinet. "I have worked very hard to bring the up here. Making the announce- back peace and tranquillity along agreed points with "I have worked very hard to ment on World Youth Skills Day, the Line of Actual Control, gov- bring the Congress party back in Congress party back in the govern- Mathur said the NSTI extension the higher authorities ernment sources said on of both sides, the the government and defeat the ment and defeat the BJP," he said centre would impart quality Wednesday. During the course of BJP," he said. training to the youths of Ladakh, sources said thus empowering and equipping the intense and complex nego- In an apparent reference to them with industry relevant tiations between senior com- ties of both sides, the sources said. Army Chief Gen MM Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's of the BJP Pilot had kept away Police sent a notice to Pilot, ask- skills to earn their livelihood. An manders of the two armies that The fourth round of Lt Naravane was apprised about the sides agreed on an "expeditious, camp, Pilot said some leaders in from two CLP meetings held on ing him to record his statement initiative of the Directorate ended at 2 am on Wednesday, the General-level talks began around details of the negotiations follow- phased and step wise" de-esca- Rajasthan were trying to fuel Monday and Tuesday after over the alleged bid to bring General of Training, Ministry of Indian delegation also apprised 11 AM on Tuesday at a designat- ing which he held discussions lation as a "priority" to end the speculation that he is joining the which the action against him was down the government. Skill Development and the Chinese PLA about the "red ed meeting point in Chushul on with senior military officers. He standoff. The sources said the BJP and that he would like to cat- taken. The same notice was sent to Entrepreneurship, the extension lines" and conveyed that the onus the Indian side of the LAC, they is scheduled to hold another main focus of the latest round egorically state that he was not Pilot has been upset since the chief minister and some centre aims at capacity-building was largely on China to improve said. There was no official word meeting with a number of senior was on finalising a framework for doing so. the Congress picked Gehlot as other MLAs, but Pilot's support- of the polytechnics and the overall situation in the region, on the outcome of the talks. military officers later in the day. a "time-bound and verifiable" "Such a speculation is being the chief minister after the ers claimed that it was only industrial training institutes by the sources said. The Indian delegation was led Tuesday's discussions were disengagement process from all fuelled to tarnish my image," he 2018 assembly polls, while his meant to humiliate him. providing training to the The two sides agreed on cer- by Lt Gen Harinder Singh, the the longest negotiations between the friction points like Pangong said. After being sacked, Pilot own supporters insisted that The Special Operation Group trainers, an official spokes- tain modalities for rolling out the Commander of the Leh-based 14 the two armies after the tense Tso and Depsang and pulling had tweeted in Hindi on he deserved credit for the (SOG) had sent out the notices person said. The NSTI centre next phase of disengagement and Corps, while the Chinese side standoff that began on May 5. back large numbers of troops and Tuesday, "Truth can be rattled, party's victory as its state unit after tapping a phone conversa- would also introduce program- are expected to get in touch with was headed by Major General The third round of Lt General- weapons from rear bases along not defeated." president. tion between two men, who were mes such as refresher training, each other after discussing agreed Liu Lin, Commander of the level talks on June 30 lasted 12 the LAC as part of modalities for Gehlot has accused his former The current crisis erupted allegedly discussing the fall of the re-skilling or up skilling courses, points with the higher authori- South Xinjiang military region. hours. During this round, both further de-esalation. deputy of playing into the hands last Friday when the Rajasthan Gehlot government. craftsmen training schemes, instructor training schemes, apprenticeship training schemes and national skills qualification COVID-19 situation better in Pilot involved in horse frameworks, he said. Bengal MLA's death: Delhi than June says Kejriwal trading, says Gehlot Mamata tells prez it's PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n JAIPUR suicide not murder "There may be a KOLKATA: A day after a BJP Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal spike again in Rajasthan Chief Minister delegation met President Ram on Wednesday said the current COVID-19 cases. Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday Nath Kovind seeking dismissal PM reviews development COVID-19 situation in the We don't have to accused rebel Congress leader of the Mamata Banerjee national capital is better than Sachin Pilot of involvement in government over the "poitical what it was in June, but the war be complacent. We horse trading with the BJP. murder" of a party MLA, the work at Kedarnath Dham against the disease has not been will not sit idle. We Pilot was removed from West Bengal chief minister won yet. He said had the Delhi will have to be fully the posts of the Rajasthan wrote a latter to him claiming PNS n NEW DELHI ty of Kedarnath temple and government fought the virus deputy chief minister and the the saffron party might have Jagadguru Adi alone, it would have "failed" and prepared," Kejriwal state Congress president on presented "distorted facts". She Prime Minister Narendra Shankaracharya's 'samadhi therefore his dispensation sought said Tuesday amid a power tussle said the case has been handed Modi on Wednesday reviewed sthal', maintaining cleanliness cooperation from the BJP-led with Gehlot. “Those who are giving clar- over to the CID for proper the ongoing development and ensuring extensive devel- Centre, NGOs, and other organ- In an interaction with ifications were themselves investigation. A Trinamool work at Kedarnath Dham in opment, the Prime Minister's isations. "Our first principle was la, Delhi was expected to have "We are in better situation reporters here, the chief min- involved in horse trading,” Congress delegation led by Uttarakhand with a focus on Office said in a statement. that this fight cannot be won 2.25 lakh cases by July 15, but at today, as compared to June, but ister, however, did not mention Gehlot told reporters. Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien facilities for travellers, his The review also focussed on alone," Kejriwal said. present, there are only 1.15 lakh it does not mean we have won Pilot by his name but said the The CM said he (Pilot) also called on the president at office said. ensuring that travellers get all The chief minister said the cases. As the COVID-19 cases the war (against COVID-19). We "former Pradesh Congress would have performed quite Rashtrapati Bhavan and Last month also the prime facilities on the Gaurikund- AAP government will continue had started rising in the first have yet to go a long way. "There Committee president" was good had he "struggled in his apprised him of the details of minister had reviewed the Kedarnath route and arrange- its preparations to deal with any week of June, it was expected that may be a spike again in COVID- himself “doing the deal”. youth". Gehlot also hit out at the case. In the letter, Banerjee progress of the development ments be made to showcase spike in COVID-19 cases. there would be 1.34 lakh active 19 cases. We don't have to be Gehlot said he has the proof the national media saying it is cited the preliminary probe by work at the shrine. the historical and cultural sig- Addressing an online media cases by July 15, but till date, complacent. We will not sit idle. that horse trading was being supporting those who are the state police and the The discussions centred nificance of the pilgrimage briefing, the chief minister said there are only 18,600 active We will have to be fully pre- committed to topple his gov- “involved in murdering postmortem report to claim around furthering the divini- using technology, it added. according to the Centre's formu- cases in the city. pared," Kejriwal said. ernment. democracy". Debendra Nath Roy's death "is a case of suspected suicide and does not appear to be a political case as being projected CYCLONE AID SCAM GoM recommends by the BJP". Dehing-Patkai national park should TMC expels party leaders; BJP, CPM talk tough hike in sugar All Punjab ministers to MSP to Rs 33/kg include Amazon of the East: activists PNS n KOLKATA PNS n NEW DELHI undergo Covid-19 test PNS n GUWAHATI CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief As protests continued in parts A group of ministers, headed Minister Amarinder Singh has of West Bengal over alleged by Home Minister Amit Shah, The Assam government's deci- advised his cabinet colleagues misappropriation of monetary on Wednesday recommend- sion to upgrade the Dehing to undergo test for coronavirus compensation to the people ed increasing the minimum Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary into a after one of the ministers tested affected by cyclone 'Amphan', selling price (MSP) of sugar national park has enthused envi- positive for the infection. “All the ruling TMC cracked a by Rs 2 to 33 per kg to ensure ronmental conservationists and the cabinet ministers will give whip against corruption and mills clear the pending cane activists but with this the long- their samples for testing expelled several party leaders arrears of around Rs 20,000 standing demand to encompass (coronavirus) today. Their and workers, while the BJP and crore at the earliest, sources the entire 500 sq km of the con- results will come by today CPI(M) said that they won't said. Finance Minister tiguous rainforests, known as evening or tomorrow,” Health stand by those who have been Nirmala Sitharaman, Food Amazon of the East, within its Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu proven guilty. North 24 Parganas, the worst- leader said. Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, ambit has gathered momentum. told reporters here on Although Trinamool affected districts by the cyclone Several local level TMC Agriculture Minister Conservationists have been Xabha chief Parmananda Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Wednesday. Officials said the Congress (TMC), which con- 'Amphan' which hit West leaders were recently expelled Narendra Singh Tomar and demanding that the govern- Rajbongshi, author and journal- issued a directive to upgrade the chief minister has advised his trols nearly 80 per cent of the Bengal on May 20, killing 96 from the party for their alleged Commerce Minister Piyush ment include the adjoining ist Anuradha Sarma Pujari and sanctuary into a national park. ministers to get themselves state's panchayats, has been at people and leaving behind a involvement in corruption and Goyal were present in the reserved forests connected with artist Dadul Chaliha have also The sanctuary encompasses tested as a precautionary the receiving end of the pub- trail of destruction. nepotism, he said. meeting. Sources said the the existing wildlife sanctuary been appealing to the govern- only 111.11 sq km but the stretch measure. Punjab Rural lic ire, the opposition BJP and "Whenever any complaint West Bengal Chief Minister GoM took stock of the pend- like Joypore reserved forests, ment to include the reserve of rainforests include 500 sq km Development and Panchayats the CPI(M) have also faced was received, we took action and TMC president Mamata ing sugarcane dues to be paid Upper Dehing East Block and forests within the proposed park. of the Joypur, Upper Dehing and Minister Tript Rajinder Singh protests in some areas over against the accused leaders Banerjee recently said that her by sugar mills which stand at the Upper Dehing West Block to Ethnic communities of the vil- Dirok reserved forests, spread Bajwa on Tuesday had tested allegations of fraud related to and party workers. We have government was rectifying the around Rs 20,000 crore so far the proposed national park. lages surrounding the reserve over the two districts of Tinsukia positive for the novel the 'Amphan' aid delivery. either suspended or asked "lapses" which might have in the current 2019-20 season Prominent personalities of forests has also extended their and Dibrugarh, said coronavirus. He is the first The protests have been tak- them to return money. We occurred in its effort to pay the (October-September) and the state like actor Adil Hussain, unstinted support to this entire Soumyadeep Dutta, director of minister in the state to contract ing place in various parts of have zero- tolerance towards compensation to the cyclone- ways to ensure mills clear this singer Papon, musician Joi movement. environmental organisation the infection. East Midnapore, South and corruption," a senior TMC hit victims quickly. at the earliest. Barua, former Axom Xahitya Last week, Assam Chief Nature's Beckon. Cong to move HC against Speaker's Complaint in Record number of samples tested court against ruling rejecting to disqualify two MLAs Ekta Kapoor PNS n LUCKNOW for Covid-19: ICMR officials over web show The Congress will move PNS n NEW DELHI India registered a PNS n MUMBAI Allahabad High Court to chal- lenge Uttar Pradesh assembly More than 3.2 lakh samples record single day jump A criminal complaint has been Speaker Hriday Narayan were tested for COVID-19 on of 29,429 Covid-19 filed against film and television Dikshit's decision rejecting its Tuesday, the highest so far on a cases pushing its tally producer Ekta Kapoor before plea to disqualify the party's day, taking the cumulative num- a magistrate's court here for two “rebel” MLAs, Aditi Singh ber of tests conducted in the to 9,36,181 on allegedly disrespecting Indian and Rakesh Singh. country till July 14 to Wednesday, while the Army's uniform in one of her “The legal cell of the party 1,24,12,664, Indian Council of death toll climbed to web series. The complaint was in Delhi is preparing the peti- Medical Research (ICMR) offi- filed by former 'Bigg Boss' tion for moving the high cials said. 24,309 with 582 new contestant Vikas Pathak, also court,” Congress Legislature According to the Union fatalities, according to known as Hindustani Bhau, Party leader Aradhana Misra Health Ministry, the testing Health Ministry data before a magistrate's court in told PTI on Wednesday. per million for India is consis- suburban Bandra on Tuesday. On Speaker's ruling that to voluntarily giving up their was fully aware that the entire tently rising and has touched The matter has been posted the Congress' plea seeking dis- membership (of the Assembly) opposition had boycotted the 8994.7 on Wednesday. gle day jump of 29,429 COVID- of comprehensive surveillance WHO advised levels, the min- for hearing on August 24, qualification of its two MLAs under the 10th Schedule of the session. She did not just take "A cumulative total of 19 cases pushing its tally to and testing of suspect cases, the istry said. One of the factors Pathak's advocate Kashif Khan “lacked substance and suffi- Constitution,” Misra said, part in the proceedings for four 1,24,12,664 samples have been 9,36,181 on Wednesday, while WHO advised that a country strongly aiding the increasing said. "My client had filed a cient evidence”, Misra said, adding they have been contin- hours but also spoke in the tested up to July 14. A total of the death toll climbed to 24,309 needs to conduct 140 tests per numbers of COVID-19 tests in complaint against Ekta Kapoor “There is sufficient ground uously indulging in anti-party house praising the govern- 3,20,161 samples were tested with 582 new fatalities, accord- day per million population, the the country is the steadily grow- and others at a local police sta- for the disqualification of these activities. ment,” Misra said. on Tuesday, the highest so far ing to Health Ministry data. ministry said. ing network of labs for testing of tion, but no action has been two MLAs and the party had Giving an example, she said Aditi Singh later tweeted conducted in a day," Scientist The WHO in its Guidance As many as 22 states are COVID-19. With 865 labs in the taken till date, hence we moved presented it before the Aditi Singh participated in the remarks which amounted to and media coordinator at the Note on “Public Health Criteria doing more than 140 COVID-19 government sector and 358 pri- a criminal complaint before the Speaker.” special Vidhan Sabha session criticising the party, the CLP ICMR, Dr Lokesh Sharma, said. to Adjust Public Health and tests per day per million in line vate labs, the total number of test- court," Khan said. “The acts and conduct of on October 2 last year defying leader said. The per day testing capacity, Social Measures in the Context with comprehensive testing ing labs is 1223, as on date. Besides Ekta Kapoor, the these two MLAs show that the party whip against it. About Harchandpur MLA which was around 1.5 lakh on of COVID-19” has advised com- guidance note by the WHO, said In addition to the gold stan- complaint also names her they want to willingly give up “She said she did not get the Rakesh Singh, the CLP leader May 25, is nearly four lakh per prehensive surveillance and test- the Health Ministry, while advis- dard for test, RT PCR, TrueNat OTT platform ALTBalaji, the membership of the House. whip. Even so, when she said he publically criticised the day now, Sharma informed. ing for suspected cases. ing the remaining states and UTs and CBNAAT are also used to Shobha Kapoor and Their actions are tantamount reached the Vidhan Sabha she party on several occasions. India registered a record sin- While explaining the concept to increase testing to match the augment this facility, it said. Jeetendra Kapoor, he said. HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | JULY 16, 2020 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Digital reliance Raising funds in the midst of a pandemic is no joke. Mukesh Save the common spirit Ambani should be applauded but is his nervousness justified? n the day Reliance Industries held its first virtual annual general meeting, India’s The Gurkhas cannot and should not be sacrificed at the altar of partisan politics or the Olargest and most valuable private enter- prise announced that search giant Google has smallness of spirit that besets present times because of Indo-Nepalese differences invested $4.5 billion into Reliance’s Jio plat- forms, the conglomerate’s digital arm. This rais- es the amount that India’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, has raised for Reliance Jio to close to $20 billion, an impressive feat in the best of times. But given that the world is suffering a healthcare meltdown, thanks to the Coronavirus pandemic, this is an extraordinary BHOPINDER SINGH feat. In all, Google plans to pump $10 billion over the next five to seven years in the Indian market to help accelerate the adoption of digital technologies. A flur- rime Minister Narendra Modi ry of deals made in recent times has given the much-needed financial backing had invoked a “special relation- to Ambani’s ambition to morph Reliance from an energy company to an e-com- ship”, based on shared culture, lan- guage and religion, with Nepal merce giant. Almost all the funds have been raised by American technology firms during his first official visit to and financial institutions. Both Google and Facebook are part of the firm, much PKathmandu in 2014. He had said, “This is like its parent Reliance Industries. Jio is trying to become completely vertically the land of Sita and Janak; Nepal-India rela- tions are as old as the Himalayas and the integrated. It is doing it all — from creating 5G infrastructure at home to man- Ganga.” Given his proclivity for abbrevia- ufacturing smartphones for users, the creation of software services like Jio Meet tions, Modi had coined HIT (Highways, I- as well as expanding Reliance’s huge media play by owning a host of entertain- Ways and Transways) as the transformation- al formula to strengthen age-old ties ment and news channels. The biggest single positive here is that Mukesh Ambani, between the two nations. Much water has like his father Dhirubhai Ambani before him, is a believer in India and the capa- flown down the rivers Kosi, Gandaki and bilities of this nation. He plans to build capacity within the country rather than Karnali (the three big rivers that flow from Nepal to India) and Nepal has instead vest- import it. This was something made vitally important to every single Indian after ed its trust in the Chinese Belt and Road the fire-breathing Chinese Dragon singed us last month. We can argue ad nau- Initiative (BRI) to usher in the much-need- seam about how China might have lost the Indian market for a couple of gen- ed transformation. Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma erations but nothing speaks like action. While he might not look like it, Mukesh Oli’s speech in New Delhi in 2018 was less Ambani is a man of action. And for all this, he must be applauded. flowery and presciently loaded. Repeatedly, However, and there’s always a however, the way Reliance has garnered its he stressed on a “balanced outlook” in exter- funds and the fact that it is on the verge of becoming a monopolistic venture in nal relations, an unmistakable euphemism to “correct” the pro-India tilt. Nepal had just telecommunications and technology services with only a couple of rivals — one emerged from the perceived wounds of of which is almost bankrupt — it does raise some concern. It remains to be India’s braggadocio during the 2015 earth- may still yield electoral gratifi- Thapa, Pati Ram Gurung or a some other neighbouring coun- seen how Ambani will deploy the funds raised in the Indian market. Will he buy quake relief operations and the supposed cation but this will come at the Prem Bahadur Gurung. tries has already been ruptured interferences in the framing of a new cost of alienating almost all This unparalleled tradition and irreversibly damaged with out rivals in the e-commerce and groceries space? Or will every Indian have to Constitution. Agitation over this issue had neighbouring countries, well and saga of sacrifice for India is the context of politico-religios- move from one Reliance store to the next, albeit in the guise of other brands, led to a crippling “blockade.” In an age of beyond Pakistan and China. reciprocated in a similar spirit ity. This has done an extreme thanks to Reliance retail owning the rights of several multinational brands in India? social media, the hurt felt by a proud nation, The intermingling and by all those who chose to iden- disservice to some of our own, which has never been ruled by outsiders, intermeshing of the Indo- tify themselves as Gurkhas. In who axiomatically got associat- Or is there another way of looking at it? Should India nurture and raise national was palpable. Murmurs of India’s “big Nepalese people are not just his- a deeply moving sight, a 11- ed as “anti-nationals” owing to champions like Reliance Industries? The old guard of Indian companies could brotherly” attitude being unacceptable torical, cultural, spiritual, reli- THE NATIONAL year-old girl shouted the their co-religiosity. Ironically, not scale enough or be scaled in different areas. As for Reliance, the pivot towards gained credence in the streets of Nepal. gious or even transactional; it is LEADERSHIP HAS Gurkha war-cry on her father’s such an ethnic pejoration onto Oli had alluded to that overarching trust unparalleled in terms of the cremation “Tiger 9 GR Ko! Ho the identity of the “Gurkha” Jio and telecom has been a long time coming. The family feud meant that Mukesh deficit and sinking sentiment. “Good neigh- faith, trust and reverence that is TO MAKE A Ki Hoina?” (Col MN Rai, the would be a unique failure. This Ambani had to wait for a decade and for his brother to mess up to get back into bourliness demands harmonious co-exis- afforded on the “Gurkha” in the CONCERTED Tiger of 9 Gurkha Regiment, he despite the supposed common- this space. He is not wasting any time now and his ambitions have scaled up tence forever. And trust is the key cement- Indian consciousness. Nearly 40 was or wasn’t he?) and it was alities of the two realms. ing factor. It derives its strength from the dedicated Gurkha Regiment EFFORT TO responded by a resounding “Ho Field Marshal Sam from the time he launched Reliance Infocomm. With a clear roadmap for the observance of such fundamental principles battalions with approximately ENSURE THAT NO Ho Ho” (he was, he was, he Manekshaw identified himself future, his execution capabilities and striking a string of deals, Mukesh Ambani as equality, justice, mutual respect and ben- 40,000 Indian and Nepali was). The daughter and the as a proud Gurkha as does the has proved just how an extremely competitive industry like telecom can yield efit as well as non-interference,” said Oli. He Gurkha soldiers defend India’s UNTOWARD OR nation mourned his loss and yet current Chief of Defence Staff added that for impact, “it is natural to expect sovereignty. Another one lakh OVER-EXCITABLE another name got etched to the or the Chief of Indian Army striking returns. He is also securing the future for the Ambani clan for another similar assurance from India.” Clearly, the veterans reside in Nepal and the list of the illustrious Gurkha glo- Staff prior to him. In a recipro- half a century and possibly doing more to secure India’s digital future away from healing process never kicked off and today, annals of Indian Army’s valour TAINT IS IMPLIED ries. The inexplicable bond of cal dignity, the chiefs of both the Chinese than any other individual. ties between India and Nepal have reached testify to the raw gallantry of the ON THE LOYALTY, the Indo-Nepalese reality armies also bestow Honorary an unprecedented low due to border vio- likes of Lt Col Dhan Singh underwrote that sacred spirit. “Generalship” of their Armies, lence, cartographical disputes and trust Thapa, Param Vir Chakra FIDELITY AND The “Gurkha” cannot and mutually. The national leader- eroding measures like Nepal’s decision to (PVC), among others, who CHARACTER OF should not be sacrificed at the ship has to make a concerted Trouble in Chabahar ban the Indian media. ironically fought the Chinese in altar of partisan politics or the effort to ensure that no unto- Undoubtedly, there are layered com- the same area around the THE PEOPLE OF smallness of spirit that besets ward or over-excitable taint is Iran drops India from Chabahar port rail project as China plexities of missteps that were taken by both Pangong Lake. NEPAL. the times that be. Sadly, the over implied on the loyalty, fidelity seals a new economic and security deal worth $400 billion sides in equal measure. Both nations were His citation read, “Major simplistic narrative of the day and character of the people of driven by their own domestic political con- Thapa got out of his trench and GOVERNMENTAL can easily affix the slant of “anti- Nepal. Governmental or ideo- ndia’s traditional relationship with Iran is final- siderations, short-termism and geo-politi- killed several enemies in hand- OR IDEOLOGICAL national” on anyone owing to logical differences have to be ly being stretched by our strategic closeness cal churns that widened the faultlines, which to-hand fighting before he was their ethnicities or religion as handled separately without gal- to the US and is pushing that nation direct- always existed but never flared up to this finally overpowered by Chinese DIFFERENCES the basest instincts are easily vanising societal emotions as it I extent. The crests and troughs of bilateral soldiers.” The proud Gurkha aroused, tolerated and stoked by did with other neighbouring ly into the arms of China. And this might cost relations were always handled politically, had stared death in the eye and HAVE TO BE the powers-that-be. countries. India must always us a project that we had heavily invested in, without any unnecessary attribution to the returned. Indeed, he was born HANDLED Equally, the Nepalese dis- protect its sovereign interests societal-ethnicity of the people involved. in Dharamshala as many other pensation cannot forget histo- firmly. It must also recognise the the Chabahar port. For now, the Iranian Today, that venerated “Gurkha” stands to be Gurkhas in the region of SEPARATELY ry and independent India’s con- dignity of the “other”, especial- Government has decided to drop India as a dangerously demonised as collateral dam- Darjeeling Hills or Dehradun tributions or the essential impli- ly one who has bled for India partner for the construction of a rail line from age. The delinking of “politics” and “peo- but he was as synonymously a cations that are imminent in unflinchingly. Chabahar port to Zahedan, along the border ple” has not been the strength of the cur- Gurkha and an Indian as choosing a China over India as (The writer, a military vet- rent dispensation. Deliberate contextuali- Mahavir Chakra (MVC) its “bargaining tool.” The peo- eran, is a former Lt Governor of with Afghanistan, and go on its own. It will use sation and binarisation of circumstances awardees like Tika Bahadur ple-to-people connect with Andaman & Nicobar Islands) its own engineers and not consult Indian exper- tise either. This, it claims, is because of India’s tardy initiative and not moving any funds although an agreement was signed four S O U N D BITE years ago. India has been stalling under the shadow of US sanctions, which seek India’s global strategy is in Covid is not going away any- I’m not interested right now My favourite batting partner to penalise countries doing business with Iran. According to reports, Iran, which tatters. We are losing time soon, so it’s imperative in talking to China. We made is Mahi bhai (MS Dhoni) but power and respect that we adjust our expecta- a great trade deal. But as it’s rare that I get a chance to wants to complete the line by March 2022, will use $400 million from the Iranian everywhere and the tions of what’s considered soon as the deal was done, bat with him. If he’s (Dhoni) National Development Fund. And despite a pandemic-hit economy, it is going in Government of India has ‘normal’ to include these basic the ink wasn’t even dry and out there batting with you, for massive spends simply because China has signed a 25-year economic and no idea what to do. but crucial precautions. they hit us with the plague. things remain sorted. security partnership with it worth $400 billion. This entails Chinese entry in bank- Congress leader Actor US President Cricketer ing, telecommunications, ports, railways and other infrastructure projects. It ful- —Rahul Gandhi —Anil Kapoor —Donald Trump —Rishabh Pant fils China’s neo-imperialist desires, colonising another economy in the process, and keeps its domestic industries running with cheaper Iranian oil for the next 25 years. India, by comparison, has stopped importing Iranian crude oil under L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR US pressure. The agreement also proposes military cooperation, which could make China a key player in regional geopolitics and counter the US. Rediscover agri economy He issued a “new” map of Nepal, Pilot’s revolt should pave way for Congress 2.0 claiming Kalapani, Lipulekh and India has been completely caught off guard by this deal even as it tried var- Limpiyadhura as its territory. ious rounds of negotiations with the US to spare it from sanctions for conduct- Sir — It should not have taken a his refers to the editorial, “Pilot sacked” (July 15). Oli’s communist Government in ing certain businesses with Iran. Though India got exemption for the Chabahar pandemic for this nation to redis- The revolt of Sachin Pilot, who was dismissed from Nepal is also playing into the cover that we are essentially an Tevery office he held in Rajasthan, is a golden oppor- hands of China, which has report- port and the rail link, equipment suppliers feared a hitback and slowed down agrarian economy. Decades of ad tunity for the rejuvenation of a secular front against the edly taken away 33 hectares of progress. Besides, Iran was upset by India’s decision to completely stop ener- hoc and knee-jerk policies on agro ruling BJP. This should include immediate holding of long land from it. But all of this has not gy imports, quite a big basket of its earnings. Now China has assured it of its production, storage capacity, dis- overdue internal elections for a new Congress president bothered Oli, who is also facing tribution and exports were trans- outside the Gandhi fold, followed by a radical overhaul growing discontent back home oil market, picking up supplies for 25 long years, taking away Iran’s worries. lating into excess grain reserves of the party. Alternatively, he could float a regional party, for “junking India” and “joining Bilateral ties with Iran nosedived further with the naked display of majoritarian since 1995. The pity of it all, which along with other breakaway factions of the China.” One just hopes that tem- politics during the Delhi riots in February with its Foreign Minister Javad Zarif strong- grains were wasted in shoddy Congress, namely, the Trinamool Congress, the porary developments and flash- warehouse facilities. Further, an Nationalist Congress Party and YRS Congress could points do not hamper the unique ly condemning them. Now there is talk of a greater Chinese stake, the deal mere- unimaginative distribution and merge into a Congress 2.0. This grouping, covering a relations both nations share. ly an access card to Chabahar’s duty free zone, an oil refinery and the port itself. pricing set-up denied their reach third of the country’s electorate, would embolden more KV Seetharamaiah In fact, though Iran has denied it, there is speculation that it could lease out the to the deserving poor. capable Congressmen to join the ranks and render the that he certainly does not deserve. Moreover, even from Hassan On April 1, 2020, stocks in the Gandhi-led Congress 1.0 version obsolete. Pilot’s personal standpoint, the grass is not greener on entire port to its new benefactor. That would be a big blow to India, which had central pool stood at 73.85 MT, the Thankfully, Pilot has chosen not to follow the foot- the other side. Rajasthan is a BJP bastion and he must Mutual benefit hoped to build an alternate trade route from Chabahar to Afghanistan and Central highest ever, against a reserve steps of Jyotiraditya Scindia to join the BJP. Had this have realised that there are a host of well-entrenched Asia, bypassing Pakistan. But now with the Chinese reclaiming the vacuum, it requirement of just 21.04 MT. This been the case, it would have earned Congress leader leaders already ahead of him in the queue. should help feed the common man Rahul Gandhi more sympathy and would have come to SB Bhalerao Sir — The Google initiative to will strengthen the China-Pakistan axis around the coast. The China-Pakistan for months now. Pulled up by boost his image as a champion of the secular ideology Mumbai pump `75,000 crore for digital Economic Corridor (CPEC) and the Gwadar port will strengthen that conduit. Iran COVID-19, we are sure to sustain India initiative will benefit India says it has not abandoned India, but clearly it has decided to go with the biggest a new-found respect for this foun- in the long-term. For Google, dational sector of our economy. must ensure that this singular effi- huge number of non-resident Absurd claim too, this is an effort to tap the Asian power and the US’ arch enemy on a need-based formula. We may think Reserve levels will be scaled up. ciency in decision-making and in Indians is imminent and an huge opportunity in a country that we forced China’s hand by retaliating in Galwan but all it did was ensure More modern and efficient stor- owning up to a problem becomes expanded rural economy alone whose mass market has only just strategic calm when world opinion would have isolated it further had it escalat- age capacities and attendant infra- the new norm to give a fillip to can accommodate the surge. The Sir — Nepal Prime Minister KP begun to go online. This step will structure and employment-centric rural stakeholders. pandemic has given us a sharp Oli has thrown yet another also fill the void created by the ed its aggression. As the only country whose growth projections are not nega- initiatives will be on the cards. Once the thrust reverts to the cue for the dispersal of wealth and bouncer by claiming that “real banning of Chinese applications. tive post-pandemic, it can afford to buy out vulnerable nations. It has already Significantly, procurement during agro sector, the economy must consumption into rural heart- Ayodhya” is in Nepal and not in Sudhir invested in banks in Brazil. India may be its economic bulwark but China is quick- this harvest season was prompt shift to the rural epicentre, but- lands as an enduring policy of India. He also claimed that India Via email and harvesting was imaginatively tressed by auxiliary industries inclusive development. had created a “fake Ayodhya.” ly encircling it by winning over our old allies and neighbours. It is no less bel- done by States despite the non- such as food processing. Post the R Narayanan Of late, Oli has been in the Send your feedback to: ligerent, just that it has now launched an economic warfare with India. availability of labour. 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www.dailypioneer.com analysis 07 FIRSTCOLUMN Balance ecology POINTCOUNTERPOINT TILL NOW WE HAVE REMAINED UNDER THE BELIEF THAT EVEN IN INDIA LEFT PARTIES PLAYED WITH PEOPLE'S and economy RAM, THE MAN SITA MARRIED, WAS AN INDIAN... HE FAITH. THE COMMUNISTS IN NEPAL WILL BE REJECTED WAS NOT, HE WAS A NEPALI. BY THE MASSES LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN HERE. The rapid clearances of projects in order to —NEPAL PRIME MINISTER —BJP NATIONAL SPOKESPERSON promote industries are proving to be a KP SHARMA OLI BIZAY SONKAR SHASTRI death knell for the environment Beware of an injured Xi KOTA SRIRAJ If Jinping is able to overcome the domestic challenges he faces now, he would emerge a dictator. he Coronavirus pandemic has not only killed lakhs of people worldwide, it has sickened the global economy, too, as nations India, therefore, has to be prepared for a probability of re-occurrence of aggression on its borders Thave been forced to shut down their industries and business- es in order to stem the spread of the contagion. India, with its 9,39,192 Coronavirus cases and 24,327 casualties is no excep- tion to this need to hunker down. And the country, which had begun to open up in a phased manner after an extended, hard lockdown, is being forced to impose brief shutdowns again. Naturally, this COVID- 19 chokehold over the economy has put developmental projects, industry, trade and business in a coma and impacted thousands of lives and livelihoods. The worst affected of the lot have been the migrant workers of the nation, who are rightly considered the silent contributors to development. The labour community, who at the best of times is neither appreciated enough nor remunerated fairly, continued to suf- ANIL GUPTA fer even more badly during the COVID-19 lockdown. This was trag- ically epitomised by the horrid accident in Aurangabad where unem- resident Xi Jinping’s ambition to make China an undisputed global superpower has changed ployed, exhausted and broke labourers walking back home were the entire geo-political dynamics. The phe- mowed down by a train after they went off to sleep on the tracks. P nomenal rise of Xi has made China more aggres- The incident had sparked off a nationwide outrage and sense of sive. He has emerged as the most powerful leader grief for the sufferings of the workers in the informal economy. of China after Mao Zedong. Born in a politically- Now, with the country slowly opening up, despite the Coronavirus influential family in 1953, he witnessed the Mao era cases skyrocketing, the very same labourers are being coaxed to closely and saw the ruthless face of Zedong when come back from their villages and get the wheels of the economy his father was purged and jailed during the 1966- moving again. That brings us to the fact that no matter what hap- 76 Cultural Revolution. Though his father was reha- pens, even during a pandemic, an economy cannot be stopped in bilitated after the death of Mao, these events left a its tracks, it has to keep ticking. The economy is given precedence long-lasting impression on his mind which got fur- over everything, and this includes the environment, which is the ther hardened during Xi’s initial struggle within the Communist Party which he joined in 1974. He spent proverbial poor cousin. ECONOMIC decades working his way up the party and STRANGULATION OF But in this bid to restart the economy, India is probably com- Government ranks but his consolidation of power mitting the same mistake all over again by making trade, business since becoming General Secretary, the head of the CHINA SHOULD and industry a priority and putting the environment and ecological party, in 2012 has been unprecedented. In 2013, he CONTINUE WHILE AT concerns on the back-burner. Unfortunately, this lopsided agenda also became the President of the Peoples’ Republic THE SAME TIME of promoting economic development at the cost of the environment of China (PRC), thus assuming charge of all the ENCOURAGING has heightened the risk of more pandemics such as the COVID-19 three most-coveted posts in the party and FRIENDLY NATIONS occurring frequently in future. In a stark but positive contrast, this Government. He represents the new generation of TO DO THE SAME. aspect has been understood by the western world whose nations Chinese because he is the first General Secretary ON THE DIPLOMATIC are quickly scrambling to cover their ecological deficiencies and born after the establishment of the PRC. Xi today FRONT, APART FROM ing poverty in China by 2020 suffered the ic offensive as well. The changed scenario er Chinese trap. is the President of PRC without term limits. biggest setback and it emerged as his had a ripple effect. China’s victims realised History tells us that China is untrust- environmental weak spots by ensuring that their economic devel- CONSOLIDATING Incidentally, he now has 12 posts that give him con- CHINESE ISOLATION toughest year. Xi’s unchallenged status at that the dragon could be held off. worthy. Be it 1962, Sumdrong Chu, opment projects have a robust environmental compassion built in. trol and oversight over most areas of Government, home came under threat and in order to ASEAN nations for the first time Depsang or Doklam. This time, too, we So, given these circumstances, it is natural to expect the Ministry the economy and military. Xi, therefore, is the most DUE TO THE divert attention he began to pursue an spoke in unison, asking China to follow are not yet sure if the Chinese move is a of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) to get into authoritarian world leader today, who is ruthless PANDEMIC, INDIA aggressive policy to portray Chinese international laws on maritime bound- tactical retreat in order to achieve its big- an overdrive and release a slew of measures that would herald the with any form of opposition to him at home and SHOULD ALSO supremacy. He let loose his “wolf warrior” aries. Japan reacted offensively by deploy- ger strategic aim. Hence, India should not safeguarding of the environment in the current, COVID- 19-stressed visualises himself as a potential supreme leader of CONSIDER diplomats to counter the global diplomat- ing near the disputed islands, Bhutan be lulled into complacence. History tells conditions. But this is not the case. Curiously, the Minister in charge the world. DENOUNCING ic and political onslaught. Simultaneously, vehemently asserted its claim over Sakteng us that our political leadership has failed for MoEFCC also happens to be in charge of the portfolio for Heavy It goes to the credit of Xi that during his tenure BEIJING’S he began to flex muscles in the SCS and Wildlife Sanctuary and refused to be to understand the insurance provided to Industries and Public Enterprises. In any other environmentally-con- China has grown economically and militarily. China ONE NATION POLICY ECS. He started the process of gaining cowed down, Russia agreed to fast track a nation’s growth economically and diplo- scious nation, this would have been perceived as a conflict of inter- surpassed Japan to become the second-largest econ- AND LEVERAGE complete control over Hong Kong, arms supplies to India, the US moved matically by strong security forces. Hence, omy in the world and global manufacturing hub. denouncing the “One Nation Two three aircraft carriers in the SCS, Australia payment of annual premium to ensure est. But not in India. This anomaly notwithstanding, the MoEFCC NUMEROUS FAULT He effected a large-scale purge in the military brass LINES IN CHINA BY Systems” promise. The regime change in refused to take Chinese students and that the insurance does not lapse is recently went on a project clearance spree in 11 States. to end corruption in the People’s Liberation Army Taiwan, too, annoyed Xi. He began to broke trade ties with it. mandatory. The nation has to be prepared These rapid clearances of projects in order to promote indus- (PLA). This was followed by structural reforms to EXPOSING ITS behave like a medieval king eager to The Chinese economy, too, suffered to ward off physical threats to its borders tries are proving to be a death knell for the environment. The MoEFCC, make PLA a lean and modern fighting force with HIGH-HANDEDNESS extend frontiers and win glory. a big blow, putting greater pressure on Xi. and also those in the cyber world, space for instance, cleared a railway line in Telangana that cuts through emphasis on mastering the three domains of IN GRABBING THE Challenging India in the trans- Following the Indian ban of 59 Chinese and the information highways. 168 hectares of a prime forest, which also happens to be a tiger cyber world, space and information. TERRITORIES IN ITS Himalayan icy battlefield was meant to apps, cancellation of contracts signed with India must not let its guard down on reserve. In this case, the Government could have considered an Xi proved to be a leader who can rise to chal- PERIPHERY. FREE teach New Delhi a lesson for challenging Chinese companies in the telecom, con- the borders along the Line of Control elevated track to spare the trees but this was obviously not done. lenges. But his bitter experience during the Cultural TIBET MOVEMENT the Chinese ownership of Aksai Chin. struction and MSME sectors and the (LoC) and the LAC. At the same time all The Etalin Hydropower project in Arunanchal Pradesh’s Dibang Valley Revolution has made him an authoritarian man who SHOULD BE GIVEN China was convinced that New Delhi growing demand for boycott of Chinese actions taken to supplement the armoury is yet another example of sheer indifference towards the environ- does not trust anyone. He abhors challenge to his AN IMPETUS IN would not challenge its occupation of goods, other nations, too, began to ban of the three services should not be halt- authority or to his “Chinese Dream” of national reju- Aksai Chin till the Indian Home Minister Chinese technology firms. Chinese giant ed but put on fast track to ensure that if ment. The project entails the diversion of 1,150 hectares of forest INDIA. THE venation. Thus, he has crushed dissent in Hong DEMOCRATIC roared in the Parliament that his reference Huawei has been the biggest sufferer. the dragon dares to threaten us again, it land that will cause the felling of a whopping 2,70,000 trees. Kong, Xinjiang and Tibet. In pursuance of his to Ladakh included Gilgit-Baltistan and Similarly, the dream project of Xi, the Belt is taught a lesson forever. If needed, we This kind of ruin of nature cannot be justified at all, no matter Middle Kingdom ambition, he has refused to accept MOVEMENTS IN Aksai Chin. It rattled Beijing more than Road Initiative (BRI), has come under should be prepared to stay put even dur- what the gains are. Numerous representations from environmen- international laws and treaties and persisted with HONG KONG AND Pakistan because it could afford to lose severe strain with many countries either ing the harsh winters, for which logistics tal activists and scientists have been able to stall the final approval expansionist designs in the South China Sea TAIWAN NEED neither of the two. abandoning various projects or demand- and catering preparations have to begin of the project, but it is surprising how the project was conceived (SCS), East China Sea (ECS) while continuing with STRONGER INDIAN Despite China’s denial, the world ing a review of their loan agreements. forthwith. in the first place, given the scale of environmental destruction. In salami-slicing in the neighbourhood to include SUPPORT community noted with concern the sink- The list of Xi’s woes is growing by the Economic strangulation of China the midst of baffling examples such as these is yet another instance India, Nepal and Bhutan. His ambition to be a glob- ing of Vietnamese fishing boats in the SCS, day. China had become an economic should continue while at the same time of environmental neglect. This is the proposed hydel project in al leader has led to a no holds barred conflict with the unilateral decision to name new superpower by the time Xi took power but encouraging friendly nations to do the Uttarakhand that involves compromising 768 acres of forest land. the sole superpower, the US. Xi is convinced that Chinese districts in the area, sanctions his critics now blame him for leading the same. On the diplomatic front, apart from the main rival of China is the US and all others are against Australia, browbeating of Japan in country to ruin due to his aggressive, consolidating Chinese isolation due to the The Government must realise that the environment cannot be mere pushovers and that has determined his the ECS, unilateral actions in Hong expansionist policies and ambition. pandemic, India should also consider pawned off for industrial gains. Repeated announcements of pro- behaviour and actions as far as the disputes in the Kong, Ladakh incursions, manipulation After aggressive posturing following denouncing Beijing’s One Nation Policy jects that threaten the environment will keep inviting representations SCS, the Sino-India border and disputes with South of Nepal, claims on the Sakteng Wildlife the Galwan face-off, China has now and leverage numerous fault lines in China from the environmental and scientific community to roll back these Korea, Japan and Taiwan are concerned. Sanctuary in Eastern Bhutan and on the agreed to a negotiated settlement on the by exposing its high-handedness in grab- projects. Parallely, the nation will slowly but surely understand the All was going well for Xi till the outbreak of the Siberian town of Vladivostok. border so that he doesn’t lose the war bing the territories in its periphery. Free apathy of the Government towards the environment and this will Coronavirus. The ongoing trade war with the US Buoyed by the passive response of against the international community as Tibet movement should be given an impe- be the end of the trust people have in the Government. This kind was also tilted in his favour till the pandemic spread other nations, Xi ventured to provoke well. India and China agreed that differ- tus in India. The democratic movements of knee-jerk conception and approval of projects with utter disre- across the world with its roots in China. All of a sud- India at Galwan Heights expecting meek ences should not become disputes after a in Hong Kong and Taiwan need stronger gard for the environment is detrimental to national interests and can- den Xi was being attacked globally as well as domes- submission. But the brawl at those icy telephonic discussion between the Indian Indian support. not be allowed to proliferate. tically. The strong Chinese economy began to show heights on the night of June 15 not only National Security Advisor and the Chinese If Xi is able to overcome the domes- signs of crumbling. The demand for closing facto- took the Chinese by surprise but also put Foreign Minister. tic challenges he faces now, he would As a first step to stem this, the Government must ensure that ries in China and relocating them grew louder by the fear of God in its soldiers about the Though China has agreed to a phased emerge a dictator. India, therefore, has to the environment and heavy industries ministries are not represent- the day. India was being considered a probable alter- fighting prowess of Indian soldiers. The disengagement and de-escalation, there is be prepared for a probability of reoccur- ed by the same person. This will ensure that there is no conflict of native. The US seized the opportunity and led the Chinese plan to teach India a lesson not a big trust deficit between the two armies rence of Chinese aggression on its borders. interest and decisions taken in one Ministry will not result in col- global offensive against China, accusing Xi of delib- only backfired but the Galwan face-off now. The overwhelming opinion in India We have to emerge as China’s equal. lateral damage for the other. The current trying times are a great erately delaying the information regarding the out- proved to be a turning point, which may is that disengagement is not enough in Beijing will try its level best to lull us into opportunity for India to reaffirm its commitment towards the envi- break. The global economy was in the doldrums well turn out to be a reason for renewed order to end tensions on the Line of Actual complacency, it would be suicidal if we fall ronment and this must be shown through actions rather than words. with nations resorting to prolonged lockdowns and vengeance. The global community Control (LAC). They advocate no de-esca- into China’s trap again. This can be done only by effectively balancing the ecology with the most countries blaming China for the contagion. acknowledged India standing up to the lation until full return of status quo. While (The author is a Jammu-based veter- economy. Xi’s dream of the 21st century belonging to bully and paying him back in the same Xi would fight his own battle for survival, an, political commentator and security ana- (The writer is an environmental journalist) China began to crumble gradually. His plan of end- coin. India followed it up with an econom- we have to ensure that it is not yet anoth- lyst) Minimally invasive surgery best in Corona era Such procedures improve short-term outcomes in heart patients and are associated with a faster recovery in comparison with the traditional approach

and medium-risk patients. patients, since these are the co-mor- management is advised when it is clin- approach. If a patient needs valve al valve replacement, that is between disease or structural heart disease A lot of patients, who had surg- bid conditions which make the ically appropriate for patients, special- replacement, then a trans catheter aor- `2.5 to `3 lakh, is not affordable for undergo multiple heart surgeries in eries scheduled, have postponed them COVID-19 infection serious as the ly looking at risk and benefits of tic valve replacement is an alternative, the common man. The solution for their lifetime. Of course, closing a hole and are avoiding hospital visits for cardiac/diabetes patients are already surgery. but the long-lasting results of these this dilemma is indigenisation. Some in the heart through the Transcatheter routine checkups as they fear being immuno-compromised. With that Heart surgeries are arduous and valves are still questionable. There is hospitals in the country have been in route is available. Most of these exposed to the Coronavirus. There said, it is also impossible for high-risk long procedures that take a toll on a certain amount of industry drive to the forefront of bringing about indi- patients who have these “corrections” have been reports of people losing patients with severe heart conditions patients physically and mentally. make these procedures popular with- genisation in Transcatheter Aortic can go home within 24 hours. KM CHERIAN their lives due to a heart attack or to not opt for surgeries. When it is Open-heart surgeries are back break- out really knowing the long- term Valve Implantation (TAVI) along This reduces their risk of catch- stroke. Even though they had prior absolutely essential depending on ingly expensive and procedures last for results. I am sure that there are car- with the National Aeronautical ing infection, which is vital in the symptoms of heart disease, they did the conditions, patients might have to days. Since the surgical team has to be diologists who will object to this con- Laboratory and Council of Scientific COVID-19 era. This also means more he nation has been in lockdown not venture out due to the fear of undergo surgery. careful not to get infection, all the pre- tention. But this remark is only and Industrial Research, using Nitinol beds will be available for elective mode for more than four COVID-19. The need to safeguard themselves cautionary measures that are being because of the fact that I am one of the stents. The valve material used is patients who need such therapy, Tmonths now and has only just It is extremely important for car- and their patients has prompted most practised are also the most rigorous few surgeons in this country who has bovine jugular veins which is after all which does not need long-term hos- started opening up. Hospitals, research diac patients and people with heart surgeons to develop their own proto- for the surgical team. Apart from that, been replacing valves (single, double a waste. This could be a classic exam- pitalisation. It is not the technology and development (R&D) institutions conditions to take care of their health cols to tide over the pandemic situa- in the COVID-19 era, there is a dire or treble since 1975) and hence I have ple of “waste to wealth, but unfortu- alone but the logistics, the patient’s are trying their best to bring out a vac- in such testing times, especially as tion. The decision for surgical care need for minimum contact which is experienced the long-term results of nately, there has been no support from comfort and affordability of the pro- cine for the Coronavirus. In fact, there are a lot of restrictions on access should be based on the doctor’s own only possible through minimally- conventional valve replacement. any Central Government agencies cedure that are also important. human trials for the vaccine have to various facilities. surgical and clinical judgment and invasive surgical techniques. Currently these valves are high- such as the Department of (The writer is a Padma Sri begun in India. We have seen many Exercising, maintaining a prop- assessment of resource availability. Minimally invasive surgery improves ly expensive in India, going up to Biotechnology, the Department of awardee and cardiothoracic surgeon reports that have said that there has er diet and taking the prescribed car- Patients should get the surgical care short-term outcomes in patients and `22.5 lakh, owing to which this tech- Science and Technology or any reg- credited with India’s first bypass. He is been a decline in the number of peo- diac medication or anti-diabetes med- based on practice of evidence-based it is associated with a faster recovery nology is not available for common ulatory bodies. Chairman and CEO of Frontier Lifeline ple opting for surgeries, especially low icine are all very important for medicine. A non-operative line of in comparison with the traditional Indians. Even the cost of convention- Children with congenital heart Hospital) HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | JULY 16, 2020 money 08 CAPSULE ‘Deal with Saudi Aramco not IDBI Bank plans to raise Rs 11,000 cr equity capital progressed as per timelines’ PNS n NEW DELHI Private lender IDBI Bank will PNS n MUMBAI raise up to Rs 11,000 crore IDBI strives to come out of ‘Group received equity capital through various Bandhan profit falls Asia's richest man Mukesh modes, including a qualified RBI PCA framework: MD Ambani on Wednesday said strong interest institutional placement (QIP), 31.6 pc to Rs 550cr his group's planned stake sale in about a year to strengthen DBI Bank would endeav- ensure that the lender in April-June in oil-to-chemical business to from strategic its capital base, the bank said Iour to come out of the remains solvent. KOLKATA: Saudi Aramco for an asking of on Wednesday. RBI's restrictive Prompt One of the thrust areas of Bandhan Bank on USD 15 billion has not pro- The lender will seek Corrective Action the bank's strategic endeav- Wednesday reported a 31.6-per investors’ cent on-year decline in net gressed as per original time- approval from sharehold- (PCA) frame- ours has been to expedi- profit to Rs 550 crore during lines due to COVID-19. ichest Indian Mukesh ers for the proposal in work as early tiously exit the Prompt the April-June quarter. The "We value our two-decade RAmbani on Wednesday the upcoming annu- as possible Corrective Action (PCA) lender's bottomline in the relationship with Aramco and said his group's retail venture al general meeting during the framework, imposed on it corresponding period a are committed to a long-term has received strong interest (AGM) on August current fis- since May 2017, by dint of its year ago was Rs 804 crore. A partnership," Ambani said at from strategic and financial 17, 2020, the bank cal by performance, IDBI Bank Bandhan Bank statement said it Reliance Industries' annual investors. said in a regulatory improving managing director and CEO has taken accelerated general meeting. "We will induct global part- filing. its financial Rakesh Sharma said in a let- additional provision on He, however, did not say if ners and investors in Reliance IDBI Bank is health, a top ter to the shareholders. standard assets amounting to the deal was on track or give a Retail in the next few quar- required to maintain bank official has "Your Bank is cautiously Rs 750 crore, due to the new timeline for its comple- ters," he said at Reliance its Tier I capital in accor- said. optimistic of an early exit COVID-19 pandemic. Operating tion. Jio developing homegrown Industries annual general dance with the relevant regu- The Reserve Bank in from the PCA framework in profit during the quarter grew "Deal with Saudi Aramco meeting. latory guidelines issued from May 2017 had placed the FY2020-21 as it builds on by 16.8 per cent to Rs 1,584 hasn't progressed per original 5G telecom solution Reliance Retail has already time to time. In view of ongo- IDBI Bank in the PCA the gains made in FY2019- crore as against Rs 1,356 crore timeline due to unforeseen started pilots of its ecom- ing implementation of Basel III framework because of the 20 so that your Bank can a year ago. The lender's situation in the energy market ichest Indian Mukesh Jio Platforms, with over 20 merce venture. "We have suc- norms and consequential cap- deterioration in the financial optimise stakeholder value deposits grew by 6.18 per cent and COVID-19 situation," he RAmbani on Wednesday startup partners, has built cessfully piloted JioMart gro- ital charge, there is a need to health of the bank. by undertaking the entire quarter-on-quarter, the said. announced his group's digi- world-class capabilities in cery model with kirana part- increase the capital to further The PCA framework gamut of banking activi- statement added. Reliance will be spinning off tal arm Jio developing a technologies such as 4G, 5G, ners. The beta version of strengthen the Capital imposes various operational ties," he said in the letter, as the oil-to-chemical (O2C) homegrown 5G telecom solu- Cloud computing, Devices JioMart grocery platform is Adequacy Ratio, it said. restrictions on a bank to per the bank's annual report. business into a separate sub- tion. and OS, Big Data, AI, AR/VR, being piloted in 200 cities. IDBI Bank said it will seek Rupee jumps 27 sidiary "to facilitate multiple "Jio has designed and Blockchain, he said. Daily orders have crossed 2.5 consent of shareholders in the partnership opportunities," he developed a complete 5G "Using these technologies, lakh, and the number is grow- AGM to offer, issue and allot The issuance of shares will issue or private placement, it paise to close at said. solution from scratch. It will we can create compelling ing each day," Ambani said. such number of equity shares be including but not limited to added. 75.15 against USD "We expect to complete this be ready for trials as soon as solutions across multiple Connecting farmers and of the face value of Rs 10 each one or more of the existing The AGM will be held process by early 2021," he said. 5G spectrum is available and industry verticals like media, delivering their fresh produce and aggregating up to Rs shareholders/members, through audio/video means MUMBAI: The rupee Ambani in August last year can be ready for field deploy- financial services, new com- directly to homes is a key part 11,000 crore, in one or more employees of the bank, QIBs in view of the pandemic, the appreciated 27 paise to settle at had announced talks for sale of ment next year," Ambani said merce, education, healthcare, of the firm's grocery strategy. tranches. by way of public issue, rights bank said. 75.15 (provisional) against the 20 per cent stake in the O2C at Reliance Industries' annu- agri, smart cities & smart "This will significantly US dollar on Wednesday business, which comprises of al general meeting. mobility," he said, adding Jio improve farmer income and tracking weakness in the RIL's twin oil refineries at Jio's global-scale 4G and Platforms is conceived with incentivise higher productiv- greenback and gains in the NID students domestic equity market. Forex Jamnagar in Gujarat and petro- fibre network is powered by vision of developing original, ity," he said. chemical assets, to the world's several core software tech- captive intellectual property, More than two-thirds of Honda drives in all traders said investor sentiment can apply for strengthened after the human largest oil exporter, Saudi nologies and components. using which we can demon- Reliance Retails' nearly 12,000 Aramco. "It is this capability and know- strate transformative power of stores are operated in Tier II, clinical trials for COVID-19 work permits in vaccine were initiated in India. "Reliance is working to com- how that positions Jio on the technology across multiple Tier III and Tier IV towns. "It new City in India The rupee opened at 75.35 plete the contours of a strate- cutting edge of another excit- ecosystems – first in India, sources over 80 per cent of gic partnership with Saudi ing frontier – 5G," he said. and then rest of world. fruits and vegetable directly Germany now against the US dollar, then n gained further ground and Aramco," Ambani said. from farmers," he said. priced at Rs 10.9 lakh PNS NEW DELHI The partnership with finally settled at 75.15 against n the US dollar, up 27 paise over Aramco would give Jamnagar PNS NEW DELHI Students of National its previous close. It had settled refineries "access to a wide Institutes of Design (NID) at 75.42 against the greenback portfolio of value-accretive JioMeet sees 5 million downloads Japanese auto major will be able to apply easily for on Tuesday. During the four- crude grades and enhanced Honda on Wednesday work permits in Germany hour trading session, the feedstock security for higher ichest Indian Mukesh within days of its launch. launched the new ver- now as its centres have been domestic unit witnessed an oil-to-chemicals conversion," RAmbani on Wednesday According to the company sion of its mid-sized included in the European intra-day high of 75.14 and a he had said in the annual said India's first cloud-based website, JioMeet supports HD sedan City in India country's Anabin database, low of 75.36 against the US report. With a stake, Aramco video conferencing app audio and video call quality priced between Rs the commerce and industry dollar. would not just have a share in JioMeet has seen 5 million with up to 100 participants and 10.9 lakh-Rs 14.65 ministry said on Wednesday. one of the world's best refiner- downloads within days of its offers features like screen shar- lakh (ex-showroom). It said Germany has ies and the largest integrated launch. ing, and meeting schedule fea- The fifth generation version smart devices ecosystem opened a Central Office for Arisaig Fund trims petrochemical complex but Reliance Industries earlier ture, among others. of the popular model, which in including Alexa remote capa- Foreign Education. As part of stake in Future also access to one of the fastest- this week launched JioMeet Android, iOS, Windows, But unlike Zoom, it does not its current form is longer and bility and 32 connected fea- their service, they maintain a growing markets — a ready- video conferencing app with macOS and web. impose a 40-minute time limit. wider than the fourth gener- tures as standard feature across database called Anabin that Consumer by 2 pc made market for 5 lakh barrels unlimited free calling, which is Addressing the company's Calls can go on as long as 24 ation City, comes with BS-VI all variants with a five-year free lists foreign degrees and high- NEW DELHI: Arisaig India per day of its Arabian crude being seen as rate war on rival 43rd annual general meeting, hours, and all meetings are compliant petrol and diesel subscription. er education qualifications in Fund Ltd has cut its stake in and offering a potentially big- Zoom. JioMeet video confer- Ambani said JioMeet has seen encrypted and password-pro- powertrains. The company said it will relation to German diplomas Future Consumer by 2 per ger downstream role in future. encing app is available across 5 million downloads by users tected, the company said. The 1.5-litre petrol versions also continue to sell the BS-VI and degrees. cent by selling 3.84 crore with manual transmission are compliant fourth generation Recognition of foreign uni- shares in the open market. priced at Rs 10.9 lakh, Rs 12.26 City along with the new ver- versity-level qualifications in According to a BSE filing, Google picks 7.7 pc stake in Jio for Rs 33,373 cr lakh, and Rs 13.15 lakh, while sion. "City is synonymous Germany is often an essential Arisaig India Fund offloaded the 1.5-litre diesel trims are with Honda brand in India. It prerequisite for securing a 3.84 crore shares, or 2 per oogle has agreed to invest per cent stake for Rs and an investment agree- board, Reliance has completed tagged at Rs 12.40, Rs 13.76 is the most important model German Work Visa, Job cent stake, on July 13. Based GRs 33,737 crore to buy a 43,573.62 crore, as ment under which its target of capital raising for lakh, and Rs 14.65 lakh. The for us," Honda Motor India Seekers Visa or German Blue on the weighted average price 7.7 per cent stake in Reliance well as chipmaker Google will invest Rs Jio Platforms, he said. 1.5-litre petrol automatic trims Ltd (HCIL) President and Card. It said often the success of the stock at Rs 11.63 per Industries' technology ven- Intel Corp and 33,737 crores for a 7.7 With this deal, Reliance has on the other hand are priced CEO Gaku Nakanishi said. of visa application is depen- scrip on July 13, Arisaig India ture, adding to a slew of invest- Qualcomm Inc. per cent stake in Jio sold 32.84 per cent stake in Jio at Rs 12.20 lakh, Rs 13.56 lakh Being a pillar of the compa- dent on the proof that the Fund's stake sale would be for ments since April that has "We are Platforms," RIL Platforms Ltd - the unit that and, Rs 14.45 lakh. ny's business for the last 22 university-level qualification an estimated value of Rs crossed Rs 1.52 lakh crore. delighted to wel- Chairman Mukesh houses India's youngest but The model, which will com- years, the company expects acquired outside Germany is 44.65 crore. Arisaig India Fund California-based Alphabet come Google as a Ambani said at the largest telecom firm Jio pete with the likes of Hyundai the new City to bring in more considered on par with decreased its shareholding in Inc joins Facebook Inc, which strategic investor in company's annual gener- Infocomm and apps. In total, Verna, Maruti Suzuki Ciaz volumes as compared to the equivalent German qualifica- the company from 5.16 per opened the investment cycle in Jio Platforms. We have al meeting. Jio has raised Rs 1,52,055.45 and Skoda Rapid, now features last versions, he added. tion. cent to 3.16 per cent. Last Jio Platforms by picking 9.99 signed a binding partnership With Google coming on crore. week, Future Consumer Ltd reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 175.46 crore for the quarter ended March 2020. ADB appoints HyperVerge enters V-KYC with GoM recommends hike in EC Ashok Lavasa as new SBI Card as marquee customer sugar MSP to Rs 33 per kg PNS n NEW DELHI Video KYC process, the SBI vice-president Card agent captures the cus- sources said. PNS n NEW DELHI Bangalore, July 15, 2020: tomer's location, asks for a PNS n NEW DELHI The government will HyperVerge announces the random verification code and consider other options if Multilateral funding agency adoption of its AI assisted takes a picture of the cus- Titan expects A group of ministers, an increase in MSP of Asian Development Bank Video-KYC system by the tomer's PAN and customer's headed by Home sugar does not help in (ADB) on Wednesday said it country's only listed pure face. The process is so simple businesses to be hit Minister Amit Shah, on reducing substantial has appointed Election play credit card company - that it can take as less as 2 ‘very substantially' Wednesday recom- cane arrears to farmers, Commissioner Ashok Lavasa SBI Card. Customers can minutes and an agent can mended increasing the the sources added. as vice-president for private apply for an SBI Credit Card complete upto 200 video NEW DELHI: Watch and minimum selling price A task force constitut- sector operations and public- from their homes using their KYCs. jewellery maker Titan (MSP) of sugar by Rs 2 to ed by Niti Aayog on sug- private partnerships. mobile phone or laptop and HyperVerge AI, which is Company is expecting its 33 per kg to ensure mills clear which stand at around Rs arcane and sugar industry had "He is currently one of the complete the KYC process via the X-factor in HyperVerge businesses to be hit "very the pending cane arrears of 20,000 crore so far in the cur- also recommended a one-time Election Commissioners of an end to end encrypted Video KYC solution, does substantially" in the current around Rs 20,000 crore at the rent 2019-20 season (October- increase of Rs 2 per kg in MSP India and previously served secure video call. Further, the COVID-19 sit- many intelligent steps in real- financial year due to earliest, sources said. September) and ways to ensure of sugar. in a range of senior posts Earlier this year, RBI per- uation has made social dis- time to assist the company disruptions caused by COVID- Finance Minister Nirmala mills clear this at the earliest. Last year, the government including as Union Finance mitted regulated entities (RE) tancing the norm. Customers officer performing the Video 19 pandemic. The company Sitharaman, Food Minister One of the proposals dis- had increased the price at Secretary of India; Union - banks, credit card compa- are hesitant for both agent KYC. It digitises the data on said its focus during 2020-21 Ram Vilas Paswan, Agriculture cussed was to increase the which mills sell sugar to bulk Secretary for the Ministry of nies, NBFCs and wallets - to driven in-person-verification the PAN card on the go and will be on cash flows and minimum selling price (MSP) buyers by Rs 2/kg to Rs 31/kg. and branch-based verifica- verifies it with PAN data optimising spends to ensure Minister Narendra Singh Environment, Forests, and use Video-KYC as a replace- liquidity. "The lockdown Tomar and Commerce of sugar. The minimum selling price Climate Change; and Union ment for in-person-verifica- tion. In this context, Video- from NSDL. necessitated by the COVID-19 Minister Piyush Goyal were The GoM directed the Food of sugar is fixed taking into Secretary for the Ministry of tion. The per-KYC cost comes KYC is now critical to contin- Then, it matches the face of pandemic is expected to hit present in the meeting. Ministry to move a Cabinet account the components of Civil Aviation," ADB said in down for the financial insti- ue business momentum in a the customer to the face on the company's businesses Sources said the GoM took note with a proposal to hike FRP and minimum conver- a statement. Lavasa will suc- tution, and the experience for 100% safe contact-less, pres- the PAN Card and Aadhaar very substantially in the stock of the pending sugarcane the MSP of sugar as recom- sion cost of the most efficient ceed Diwakar Gupta, whose the customer is much better ence-less, paper-less way. provided by the customer to financial year 2020-21. dues to be paid by sugar mills mended by the Niti Aayog, the mills. term will end on August 31. than earlier. During the HyperVerge the system. Top CEOs discuss ways to boost investment opportunities JLR unveils MY 21 Range PNS n NEW DELHI Last month, US Prez issued a proclamation to stricted foreign ownership in certain sectors, policy stability, Rover, Sport models Top CEOs of India and the US block the entry of foreign workers for the rest of predictability, timely dispute on Tuesday discussed ways to the year on H-1B visas for skilled employees, resolution, protection of intel- PNS n MUMBAI in standard wheel base (SWB), boost bilateral investments in and L visas for managers and specialized lectual property and continu- long wheel base (LWB) and sectors such as healthcare, ing investment in infrastruc- Tata Motors' luxury car sub- special editions; and will be aerospace, defence, infrastruc- workers being transferred within a company ture as some of the key focus sidiary Jaguar Land Rover offered with a choice of either ture, ICT, and financial ser- areas. He also hoped that the (JLR) on Wednesday said it a 3-litre MHEV petrol or 3- vices, according to a com- cooperation between the two has unveiled its MY (Model litre new mild hybrid electric merce ministry statement. and urged the US government dential proclamation to block countries during the COVID- Year) 21 Range Rover and vehicle (MHEV) diesel engine, The discussion took place to recognize the contribution of the entry of foreign workers for 19 pandemic would continue Range Rover Sport models, the company said in a release. during the the India-US CEO India's human capital to the US the rest of the year on H-1B in areas of building infrastruc- including cars with new mild The MY 21 Range Rover Forum through a telephonic economy, and the need for visas for skilled employees, ture, increasing bilateral invest- hybrid electric vehicle engine. Sport will be available in six conference. The forum was unhindered cross-border and L visas for managers and ments, and generating jobs. The 2021 MY offering also derivatives and will be offered co-chaired by Tata Sons mobility of such talent, it said specialized workers being This is the fifth time the includes 50th-anniversary spe- with 2-litre petrol and 5-litre Chairman N Chandrasekaran on Wednesday. transferred within a company. forum has been convened since cial editions and India-specif- supercharged petrol as well as and James Taiclet, President Lockheed Martin. the need for a "free trade agree- Last month, US President On the other hand, Taiclet its reconstitution in December ic cars. For India, MY 21 3-litre diesel engine options, it and Chief Executive Officer, Chandrasekaran highlighted ment" as a natural progression Donald Trump issued a presi- highlighted the areas of unre- 2014 by India and the US. Range Rover will be available said. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Thursday July 16, 2020 MUSICIANS TOUCHING LIVES BEYOND SOUL ith uncertainty held on July 18 by Aishwarya campaign with Milaap.org to wreaking havoc Srinivas, where the songstress raise funds and awareness While we're at a stage in the lives of will deliver a tribute to the regarding organ donation, in the history where W several peo- doyennes of Carnatic music where they have already ple across — M.S.Subbulakshmi, DK mobilised Rs 7.8 lakh with the the globe, Pattammal, and ML help of over 400 donors from mankind has realised medical and mone- Vasanthakumari. around the world. tary needs have “The concerts aim to While MOHAN aims at it's only them that's become tough to bring joy into people’s raising awareness about organ meet. Several lives in these difficult donations, another group of there for each other, organisations, peo- COVID times while musicians from the city came ple, and volunteers encouraging them to together to stand shoulder to we have people from have come forward think about organ shoulder with those who have to commit them- donation. This resonates been struggling to make ends the Music selves to selfless ser- with our cause as every meet due to the COVID crisis. vice to whoever they organ donation brings joy “Music doesn’t pay much, and can be of any help. into the lives of those await- conditions are worse for bud- community joining One such group of ing life-saving transplants and ding musicians who lost out people happen to be musi- their families. Organ Donors on gigs due to the lockdown. hands to promote cians and singers who have and their families turn their That’s when my friend-band- come together to hold online sorrow into someone’s joy and mate Pranati Khanna, and I donations, raise concerts to raise awareness “Organ donation truly is a their decided to help such artistes about organ donations. It celebration of life — a celebra- who found it hard to pay for awareness on various takes lives to save lives, they tion for those who are wait- their essential needs, rent, say. Timely help with organ ing for a second chance at bills, etc.,” informs Edward issues, and more. The donations can save millions of life through transplan- Jonathan, guitarist with the lives every year. Brought tation but most Hyderabad-based rock Pioneer's RACHEL together on one platform by importantly, a cele- band Spell Check. MOHAN Foundation (Multi bration of the spirit The duo sent out DAMMALA talks to Organ Harvesting Aid of giving. Our cam- messages to other musi- Network), talented and popu- paign is an initia- cians across the coun- people from the lar singers and musicians will tive to celebrate try, their friends and be lending their hands this very spirit of family via social media community to learn towards the cause of creating giving,” says Lalitha platforms like awareness and mobilising aid Raghuram, Country Instagram and for organ donation. Director, MOHAN Facebook, and ended up more MOHAN works to create an Foundation. helping musicians in not ecosystem to enable an They’ve already just Hyderabad but also increase in organ donations. hosted three online Bangalore, Chennai, and 'Mission to Reach Millions,' concerts — ‘Singing for Kolkata. their new initiative, aims to Hope’ with S. Aishwarya “We told people if they’re a create awareness about the and S. Soundarya, ‘Singing for budding musician who needs importance of donating Joy’ with popular yesteryear help, are living alone and have organs by reach millions of playback singer Usha Uthup, despair into someone’s hope no source of income or know people with the cause of organ and ‘Baithak to Bollywood’ by by giving the greatest gift of of anybody who is, they could donation. the faculty of Shankar all — the gift of life,” Lalitha contact us. We then put out Mahadevan Academy (SMA) Raghuram tells us. information about these peo- in the months of May and Apart from online concerts, ple and asked for donations June. Their next live concert MOHAN Foundation is also and raised funds. Each of ‘Singing for Positivity’, will be crowdfunding using an online them needed help for over the months of May and June, of over 6,000-8,000 rupees, to Music doesn’t pay much, and conditions are worse for cover expenses. After a while, most beneficiaries found a budding musicians who lost out on gigs due to the way to sustain themselves lockdown. That’s when my friend-bandmate Pranati after June, as situations have Khanna, and I decided to help such artistes improved since May,” explains Jonathan. who found it hard to pay for their essential Music sure does more than needs, rent, bills, etc., just bring joy to the soul as these musicians have proved EDWARD JONATHAN, to be able to go beyond touch- GUITARIST ing souls by touched lives too.

The Coronavirus is rapidly spreading across the globe All you need to know about plasma therapy ecovery in this ther- WHAT ARE THE ADVAN- will be drawn, the plasma will have recovered from home and researchers and scientists apy is more rapid TAGES OF CONVALES- be separated from your blood, quarantine. Individuals above than any drug or CENT PLASMA THERAPY? and red blood cells will be 60 years with comorbid condi- are looking for more and ventilator. I would returned to your body through tions need to maintain extra R request patients Uses your own blood, works a process called plasmapheresis. precaution. more ways to fight the who’ve conquered with natural healing, and no Your first donation will take WHAT ARE THE MAIN COVID-19 to come forward required downtime. approximately 2 hours. PRECAUTIONS TO MAIN- pandemic. Earlier vaccine for and donate their plasmas for WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO HOW TERRIBLE CAN THE TAIN TO KEEP THE the needy. Since vital drugs like DONATE PLASMA? CORONAVIRUS GET? VIRUS AT BAY? COVID-19 seemed like the Remidesivir and Tocilizum aren’t available in the market, People who have fully recov- Coronavirus cases in India Clean your hands often, this therapy, if given in time, ered from COVID-19 for at appear to be low now but maintain a safe distance, wear a only escape. Doctors have brings effective results, informs least two weeks are encouraged India’s population density mask, don’t touch your face, now explored something Dr Bhaskar Rao, TSHA. to consider donating plasma. increases the risk of local trans- and stay home if you feel SO WHAT IS PLASMA Individuals must have had a mission. Selective testing and unwell. called “plasma therapy” as a THERAPY? prior diagnosis of COVID-19 reports of patients escaping SHOULD YOU BUY A documented by a laboratory medical facilities are causes for COVID-9 HEALTH PLAN? The therapy aims at using test and meet other donor crite- concern. The Telangana gov- preventive measure and antibodies from the blood of a ria. ernment is taking appropriate The rising cost of recovered COVID-19 patient to HOW CAN I DONATE steps to encourage social dis- Coronavirus treatment in pri- deemed it helpful. So COVID- treat those critically infected by PLASMA? tancing by shutting down vate hospitals is becoming exor- the virus. Plasma is a blood was used to treat Scarlet fever. done, the history of at least schools, theatres, and by pre- bitant. IRDA released new 19 patients can now donate component that contains virus- During the Spanish influenza mild symptoms and a history of Paramedics are sent home to venting mass gatherings. The guidelines that allow both life fighting antibodies. It is like pandemic of 1918, plasma contact with swab positive cases test whether you are an eligible GHMC recently distributed and health insurers to offer their plasma 14 days after blood donation but the same donation was used as a poten- is important. Before accepting donor or not. A technician will home isolation kits to people short-term special plans for plasma gets separated from the tial therapy with mixed results. a person for plasma donation, prepare your arm with antisep- who are in the home-quaran- COVID-19 coverage. This their recovery that has the blood and the remaining blood WHAT IS THE IMPOR- the hospital checks the fitness tic, insert the needle, and begin tine process. Nearly 180 health plan is expected to pro- will be transferred back to your TANCE OF PLASMA and suitability of every prospec- the donation process. Blood patients from KIMS hospital vide you with much-needed potential to save another life. body resulting in zero blood DONATION? tive donor. support. These policies address loss. The procedure is com- WHAT'S THE EFFECTIVE the high cost of PPEs because pletely harmless and the donor It contributes to saving the RATE OF THIS THERAPY? PPE kits and other consum- Wondering what it is and how does not experience any pain. A lives of those depending on life- ables are not covered under newly explored therapy will not saving therapies derived from The efficiency of plasma most health insurance products. it works? Here's Dr. Bhaskar cost you more than 20,000rs in human plasma to treat the therapy is that the antibodies These are short-term plans with comparison to COVID medi- virus. It’s a new and an experi- from convalescent plasma terms ranging from three Rao from the Telangana Super cines that cost one approxi- mental therapy but it’s proving might suppress viremia. months to 11 months which mately Rs 2 lakh. to be a powerful weapon in pre- Patients treated with plasma will not offer renewability. Speciality Hospitals (TSHA) WHEN WAS PLASMA venting the virus’ attack. When have a shorter hospital stay and There are two types of COVID- The Pioneer THERAPY FIRST a patient recovers from the lower mortality than those who 19 special plans, one is based speaking to 's INDUCED? coronavirus infection, antibod- were not treated with convales- on indemnity that pays the ies help another patient fight cent plasma. “As per IMCR actual amount spent on the dis- SHIKHA DUGGAL on various Dr Sarath Chandra Mouli, the Corona infection when guidelines, we have ease and another is a benefit- Rheumatologist from KIMS infused into their body. Plasma to use corticosteroids, anti- based plan that will pay the questions related to plasma states that this therapy has been can be donated only by a cytokine, and convalescent DR BOLLINENI BHASKAR RAO entire lump sum amount on the used since the 1800s. The first patient who has recovered from plasma to avoid later damages (Managing Director of KIMS & DR SARATH CHANDRA MOULI, diagnosis of COVID-19 and donation and its benefits trial was done in 1892 for treat- COVID-19. For patients whose to the body if any,” tells Dr president of TSHA) Rheumatologist, KIMS subsequent requirement of hos- ing Diphtheria. In the 1920s, it swab test for COVID-19 is not Sarath of TSHA tells us. pitalisation. 10

Hyderabad Thursday July 16 2020 what’s brewing? Raveena shoots at home SONU SOOD TO WRITE BOOK amid Covid-19 pandemic ON EXPERIENCE OF HELPING ctress Raveena Tandon demic. recently did some work “The working scenario has changed from home. She shot for an but as we say, change is the only con- MIGRANT WORKERS advertisement at her resi- stant. With the new normal and limit- ctor Sonu Sood journey back home, my lyst in helping the migrants. A dence here. ed crew members, it took us lesser is now all set to heart is filled with joy and While my heart beats in The shoot happened with time to complete. Only two members come up with a relief. Seeing the smiles on Mumbai, after this move- all the necessary precautions and mini- were allowed in the house, one being A book recounting their faces, the tears of hap- ment I feel a part of me mum crew members. There were just the cameraman and the other was the his experience of piness in their eyes has lives in the villages of UP, two crew members present at her sound recordist. They wore PPE kits helping migrant been the most special expe- Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, house amid the and all their equipment was disinfected workers reach their home- rience of my life, and I Uttarakhand and various ongoing before they entered the house. I fol- towns during the Covid pledged that I’ll keep on other states, where I have Covid lowed the social distancing norm with lockdown. working to send them back now found new friends and pan- the crew members and I feel after this “The past three and a to their homes until the last made deep connections. I shoot, I am ready for the new normal,” half months have been a migrant reaches his village, have decided to put these Raveena shared her experience of kind of a life-changing to his loved ones,” Sonu experiences, stories that are shooting post lockdown. experience for me, living declared. embedded in my soul for- On the big screen, Raveena will with the migrants for 16 to “I believe I came to this ever, in a book,” her said, be soon seen in KGF: Chapter 2. 18 hours a day and sharing city for this — it was my about the book that is to be The movie is a follow-up of the their pain. When I go to see purpose. I want to thank published by Penguin Kannada blockbuster KGF: them off as they begin their god for making me a cata- Random House India. Chapter 1, starring Kannada superstar Yash. ‘Hanna' creator David Farr: Women bring difference to politics of the set

ritish writer-pro- they were women but we made Mireille Enos, and Joel ducer David Farr is a conscious choice that they Kinnaman, the first season of narrating the story are really good, amazing tal- Amazon Prime Video show of Hanna through a ents. It does bring a different Hanna narrated the story of a B female gaze, and eye and a different voice. It just young girl named Hanna, who says women leading becomes a creative thing and has lived in a forest and has the show behind the camera fun. It’s not that you don’t have gained extraordinary physical not just influences the narra- to be earnest about it, it’s just abilities. It is about her experi- tive, but bring a big difference that you release different voic- ence with modern reality. It to the politics of the set as es. And that’s my simple thing explored the dynamics of a well. that you just got to release father-daughter bond, emo- The web series Hanna spins voices of diverse kinds at a tional issues of a family while a new world from the story of high-level. Because if you do highlighting the dilemma of Joe Wright’s acclaimed 2011 that, everything changes. And how teenagers grow in the film of the same name. Farr, I think we are a part of that modern world and do they who co-wrote the original fea- process, which I’m proud of.” ever fit in. The eight-episode ture film, is driving the narra- Farr, also known for adding second season follows the tive of the show. his creative vision to series journey of Hanna as she “Although the film was The Night Manager, noted that evades the pursuit of a “sinis- about Hanna, and she was the working with talented women ter government agency”, and central character, that (male has been an eye-opening and embarks on a journey of self- perspective) was still a very learning experience for him. discovery. strong thing. It does feel like a “In the first season (of Reflecting back on the male view, and the film was Hanna), I wrote almost every thought behind creating the directed by a man,” Farr told episode myself except one. In show, Farr said: “The reason I IANS when asked about the second season, I gave over first came up with Hanna idea embracing the female grace. half the episodes to four other was I had two daughters, who He continued, “We have writers and three of them were were very young when I was made a big choice all through women. And they sketched writing the film. And all they the seasons to have female out the story about Hanna, were allowed to watch was directors for large numbers of and this extraordinary group daughters, who are now 20 tures. And so that was some- Mary Poppins and Sound of the episodes. It’s definitely of young women that she and 18. So I guess I’ve experi- thing that they brought to it in Music. And meanwhile, if more than half and I think it meets who are all destined to enced that secondhand a way that was very specific. you’re a boy, you seem to be makes a big difference. It become assassins. What they through that. But they felt it in And I felt I learned a great able to watch westerns and makes a big difference to the brought was such a kind of a visceral sense. The way deal from them as writers. So, you could watch gangsters. politics of the set. And it was more personal take on, you choices are somehow made for they’re bringing a lot to the You could see boys doing the single easiest and clearest know, what it is to be a woman you, the way conversations are table and I felt there was a lot everything. And you could see decision we made. We didn’t in the world,” said the writer. somehow taken over by men to learn from them.” it didn’t seem it was available choose people just because “I can’t feel that. I’ve got two put bluntly, or power struc- With a cast led by Esme, to young women. FUN

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Hyderabad Thursday July 16 2020 tollywood Nani is proud OTT have started a healthy trend in of going terms of content HIT and cinema: to B'wood: NITHYA MENON outh-Hindi screen. That is a (It is a medium) actress different experi- Even for writers Director Sailesh Nithya ence. But the OTT and directors who S Menen, who platforms that are want to explore made her opening up now diverse content.” As a storyteller I couldn't have asked for digital debut have started a She feels that with the web series healthy trend in everyone should a better actor than Rajkummar Rao to Breathe: Into The terms of content make niche con- Shadows, believes and cinema.” tent so that there is that OTT plat- “Sometimes, something for spearhead this film, the director tells forms will not there is a certain everybody to replace theatrical stagnancy, every- watch. NAGARAJ GOUD experience. body walks on the “There should be “I don’t think same path, and a something for he Pioneer has anything can lot of things everyone, so that is already replace the whole become cliches. what OTT is doing. informed you experience of OTT is opening up I feel that’s a very (May 26) that going to a theatre new opportunities healthy environ- T producer Dil and seeing a movie for everybody. As ment,” she said. Raju, who dis- on a big an actor, I am She has a huge tributed HIT in Telugu, exclusively, Sailesh said Shaitan. As a storyteller I story because of the existing very plan that involves was planning to remake it Rajkummar Rao was a unan- couldn’t have asked for a bet- conditions due to COVID-19 hope- writing a script, in Hindi. The project was imous choice for the lead ter actor than him. The outbreak. I have time because ful. too. “I had always made official on role. “After I was signed on biggest greed for any story- I first need to wrap up HIT 2 wanted to sit and Wednesday, with versatile for the remake, Raju sir and I teller is not money but get- in Telugu before I embark on write a script. Hindi actor Rajkummar were discussing who would ting to work with amazing remaking HIT in Hindi. I Otherwise I don’t Rao attached to star and be the best bet to spearhead actors and seeing their work will travel to north India next get the energy to original director Dr Sailesh it. One of the first names that reach a large number of peo- year and decide on the set- do it. I gave it a Kolanu sitting in the direc- came for discussion was Rao ple. That is precisely why I ting,” he pointed out and start, but I didn’t tor’s saddle. Raju will be because of his previous rich signed up for the remake,” smilingly added that as he put any deadline, producing it along with body of work. Raju sir later he stated. has roamed across the streets so it was like if I Kuldeep Rathore. It will asked Rao to watch the film, The remake will tell the of Ameerpet, SR Nagar and felt like writing, flag-off next year. which he did. The actor rang story of a cop who — while Old City during college, I would write, Excited to have joined me subsequently and there battling with his own trau- Hindi isn’t much of a prob- if I didn’t, I the project, Rajkummar were questions about per- matic past — is to solve a lem. wouldn’t. I Rao said, “When I saw ceptions and what he liked missing case. According to HIT was produced by Nani didn’t finish HIT, I instantly connected the most. He also learned Sailesh, the Hindi script work and Prashanti Tipirneni in the whole to it. It’s an engaging story, how I would be taking it for- has commenced. “As we will Telugu. Talking about Nani’s thing. I think relevant in today’s environ- ward as a franchise,” the be reaching a wider audience reaction to the remake, I have a few ment. As an actor I am director said. with the remake, I’m tweak- Sailesh shared, “He always more always on the lookout to He noted that he is glad to ing the script here and there. wanted good things to hap- months,” she play characters I haven’t have an actor of Rajkummar’s I will write the preliminary pen to me. The film is his said. explored and role in HIT this journey with Sailesh and pedigree on board. “I really version and then take it to a product at the end of the day gives me a chance to do that. Mr Dil Raju.” love his acting and I’ve been dialogue writer. I haven’t and he is proud of it I’m looking forward to taking Speaking to The Pioneer following his work since decided on where to set the going to Hindi.” SANTOSH SOBHAN AND SANJAY RAO IN MERLAPAKA GANDHI'S STORY

roduction house UV Creations, which strikes a P fine balance between big and small-budgeted COVID-19 related cinema, has roped in Santosh Sobhan and Sanjay Rao, Brahmaji’s son, for a new film. Their in-house director appeals by Rajamouli Merlapaka Gandhi has penned the film’s script, while one of his long-time associates will be making and Koratala Siva his directorial debut with it. With the film being an ilmmaker SS Plasma therapy is consid- those infected, let’s act adult comedy, we hear UV Rajamouli on ered effective for people responsible and inform will cease from taking the Tuesday appealed struggling to cope with coro- our close ones and all production credits. It is F to the cured navirus. It involves injection those who’ve met believed they’ve already COVID-19 of blood-component plasma recently so they can booked a beach-side patients to step extracted from a cured get tested too. Need resort in the outskirts of forward and donate their patient to a positive coron- of the hour. Time to Visakhapatnam to shoot it. plasma to treat those infected avirus case. The plasma be more civilised. Being made as a web film, with the coronavirus. extracted from a cured More than the it will most likely drop on “If you have recovered patient is considered to be virus, it’s the fact aha, as UV and Geetha from #COVID_19, come for- having virus fighting anti- that a few infected Arts have collaborated for ward to help someone in bodies. It strengthens the individuals are multiple production ven- need! There is no shame in immunity of the person get- keeping it a secret tures in the past. getting #COVID. Please don't ting the plasma. that makes this let social stigma prevent you Likewise, Rajamouli’s col- an even more from saving lives! You can league Koratala Siva has scarier experi- register as a donor here: requested coronavirus positive ence (sic),” the http://givered.in ((sic),” the patients to be responsible in director posted Baahubali filmmaker tweeted cautioning their closed ones. in a series of along with a link. “It’s my earnest request to all tweets. Sarath Kumar to make his OTT debut for aha rominent Tamil and humble enough to direct it. The project actor Sarath launch the book of a will be a psychological Kumar is the latest debut author but he has crime thriller that deals P big name from also taken it to the with the theme of child South to have screen,” Archana post- abuse and how it taken the OTT ed following the affects the children, plunge. On his birthday announcement. While with Sarath playing a Tuesday, his wife we still don’t whether it powerful role. Radikaa Sarath Kumar is being made as a Sarath, who is a big took to Twitter to series or a film, we did name in Tamil, also announce his digital learn from multiple acted a good number debut. He will feature sources that Telugu of films in Telugu. in the upcoming screen streamer aha will be Prominent of which adaptation of Archana producing it and it will include Bunny, Jaya Sarat’s novel Birds of be shot in Telugu. Janaki Nayaka and Naa Prey — The Hunt Goutham Vasudev Peru Surya-Naa Illu Begins. “Sarath Kumar Menon’s former associ- India. sir was not only kind ate Pradeep Nayyar will — NG HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | JULY 16, 2020 12

Railways creates Photographer saves Odisha migrant worker Andean condor can fly for Most post-Covid coach man presumed dead turns rapper 100 miles without flapping he railways is preparing to provide better hygiene and sanitation n a bizarre incident, a Kerala photographer ended up saving a uleshwar Tandi aka Rapper Dule Rocker is making waves study sheds light on just how efficiently the world's largest Read Tstandards in train coaches as it plans to install foot-operated Iman's life who was presumed to be dead, when he went to Don social media with searing lockdown raps. The lyrics Asoaring bird rides air currents to stay aloft for hours without

NEWS soap dispensers, copper-coated handrails, fixtures with titanium click the pictures of the corpse's body. The incident happened talk about the plight of migrant workers during Covid-19 flapping its wings. The Andean condor has a 3-metre (10ft) dioxide (TiO2) coating that kills viruses and plasma air equipment on Sunday when Tomy Thomas, an Ernakulam-based crisis. The 27-year-old is a Dalit migrant worker from wingspan and weighs up to 15kg (33lbs), making it the world's inside air conditioning (AC) ducts to steralise and make the photographer, was called by cops to click images of a Odisha's Kalahandi district. He became a rapper to narrate heaviest soaring bird. For the first time, a team of scientists interiors particulate matter-resistant. The national carrier's deceased person as part of preparing the inquest report. Also the ordeal of migrants walking home during the lockdown. strapped recording equipment they called "daily diaries" to eight production unit, Rail Read - Kashmir Photographer Masrat Zahra Wins IWMF's With no musical instrument, no background score or any condors in Patagonia to Coach Factory in 'Courage In Photojournalism Award'. However, something decorated stage behind him, Duleshwar sings in his muddy record each wingbeat Kapurthala, has built strange happened when Tomy was about to take photographs. hut and records it on his mobile phone. over more than 250 the first prototype. The He heard a low sound emanating from the body and realised His rap songs are creating a huge hours of flight time. railways plans to that he is not dead after all. Shocked and startled, he instantly impact. The lines depict the bitter Incredibly, the birds spent retrofit all its existing informed the police who inspected the body. "Since the light in truth of lockdown times. Duleshwar just 1% of their time aloft coaches with these the room was not adequate to click photos, I leaned over the had shifted to Raipur in 2013 as a flapping their wings, amenities, officials man to turn on the light switch which was on the migrant worker after completing his mostly during takeoff. aware of the matter wall right next to where he was lying. It was then BSc degree (Chemistry) from a One bird flew more than said. "Post Covid Coach will have hands-free amenities like foot that I heard a feeble voice," Tomy said. "A shiver government college in Kalahandi. He five hours, covering more operated water tap and soap dispenser, foot operated lavatory door ran down my spine as it hit me that the man also worked as a waiter in Raipur than 100 miles (160km), (outside), foot operated flush valve, foot operated latches in was actually alive," he added. Once the cops Hotel. On some occasions, he washed without flapping its wings. lavatory door, outside washbasin with foot operated water tap and found that the man is alive and plates and cleaned tables. Duleshwar returned to his village, "Condors are expert pilots but we just had not expected they soap dispenser and forearm operated handle on compartment breathing, he was sent to the intensive Borda, on March 23, one day before the national lockdown would be quite so expert," said Prof Emily Shepard, a study co- doors," the railway ministry said in its design note for the care unit of a hospital where he is The next day, Odisha government announced lockdown author and biologist at Swansea University in Wales. "The finding coaches. The first two coaches built at the unit have fixtures currently receiving treatment. across 70 per cent of the state. "As I saw news reports of that they basically almost never beat their wings and just soar is coated with TiO2 and the provision for plasma air equipment Notably, the man named Sivadasan the novel coronavirus cases growing in China, US and mind-blowing," said David Lentink, an expert in bird flight at in AC ducts to sterilise interiors using ionised air. "This had hit his head and fallen to the European countries, I sensed, situation may get worse here. Stanford University, who was not involved in the research. To plasma air equipment will sterilize the air and surfaces inside floor, following which onlookers After the state government announced the lockdown in birds, the sky is not empty but a landscape of invisible features: the AC coach using ionised air to make the coach Covid-19 found him in an unconscious state major districts, I made up my mind and decided to come wind gusts, currents of warm rising air and streams of air pushed and particulate matter resistant. and thought that he is dead. back," he told India Today over phone. upward by ground features such as mountains.

“The game was OK but ADVANTAGE results are critical. We could PL transfer window have won by more, we could have been a bit better with our quality” to run for 10 weeks CHELSEA — FRANK LAMPARD LONDON: Premier League clubs League, a domestic-only win- have agreed a 10-week sum- dow will also be added from Giroud helps for next season with the signings mer transfer window, which October 5 and close on of Timo Werner and Hakim will open on July 27. October 16. Frank's side edge Ziyech. Subject to the approval of Transfers between Premier But Giroud has more than football’s world governing League clubs will not be able out Norwich & justified the decision to also body FIFA, the window will to occur during this period, extend his contract by a year dur- open the day after the 2019/20 but top-flight sides can trade inch closer to ing football’s shutdown as league season finishes and with EFL clubs and loan or Atalanta's Mario Pasalic celebrates after scoring a goal against Brescia AP Chelsea’s most potent striker end on October 5, the date sign players permanently. top-four finish since the restart. UEFA had recommended for The EFL confirmed its “He’s a big character for us the closure of registration peri- window would open on the AFP n LONDON and scoring important goals,” ods across Europe. same day as the Premier Great entertainers added Lampard. The Premier League said League’s but clubs would have rank Lampard admitted Giroud saw a number of that following consultation an extra two weeks for domes- Pasalic nets hat-trick as free-scoring Chelsea are struggling with chances come and go in the first with the English Football tic-only business. AFP Fnerves as they chase a place half as an attempted lob over Tim Atalanta thump Brescia to go second in the Champions League next Krul fell gently into the Dutch season after Olivier Giroud ‘keeper’s arms before he sliced AFP n BERGAMO and Udinese respectively later scored the only goal in a 1-0 win well over the bar when 5 subs rule extended by 1 year this week. over already relegated Norwich unmarked inside the area. ario Pasalic scored a hat- Gasperini’s side have at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday. Christian Pulisic forced Krul ZURICH: An interim rule allow- Football’s law-making Mtrick as Atalanta brushed scored 93 league goals so far Victory opens up a four- into his best save of the first-half ing football teams to use five panel, said the option of using aside struggling local rivals this season — 26 more than point lead for third-placed with a powerful drive that was substitutes per match during two extra replacements would Brescia 6-2 to move second in eight-time reigning champi- Chelsea over Leicester and just too close to the former the schedule congestion continue in the 2020-21 season Serie A on Tuesday. ons Juventus. Manchester United, who both Chelsea's Olivier Giroud celebrates after scoring goal Chelsea/Twitter Newcastle stopper. caused by the coronavirus and for national team compe- Gian Piero Gasperini’s “We don’t do it to humil- have a game in hand later this Just as Norwich looked set pandemic was extended on titions into next August, when side extended their unbeaten iate the opponent, but we try week. son. easy, there is a nervy feeling there to hold out until the break Wednesday through next sea- the Tokyo Olympic tourna- league run to 13 games to to play our game,” said But Lampard knows there is “I want more but that can for understandable reasons.” Giroud shrugged off Timm son. ments end. AP move six points behind lead- Gasperini. still plenty of work to do with a wait. Where we are at as a team Lampard made five changes Klose to connect with Pulisic’s ers Juventus who visit eighth- “Already last year we trip to champions Liverpool and our position in the table, from the battering at Bramall cross for his fifth goal in eight placed Sassuolo on were the best attack in the and sixth-placed Wolves visiting three points is everything,” said Lane with Giroud among those games. “I missed some I don’t to stay focused and on the cross Championship was confirmed in Wednesday. league, this year we have sur- Stamford Bridge on the last day Lampard. restored to the starting line-up. miss usually,” said Giroud. “I lost of Christian I anticipated this a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Inter Milan and Lazio are passed ourselves, scoring of the season to come in Chelsea’s “If we want to really move Chelsea have already signif- a bit of confidence but my desire header.” Norwich’s long-awaited West Ham on Saturday. two points behind Atalanta many goals with many differ- final two league games of the sea- on then it can be better. It’s not icantly bolstered their frontline to score was bigger, so I just tried fate of a return to the before they play against SPAL ent players. SINGLES Madrid get chance India's home No July 19 resumption of hockey camps BENFICA KEEP SLIM TITLE HOPES ALIVE Lisbon: Benfica kept their slim hopes of winning the series vs Eng set Portuguese title alive as a first-half goal from midfielder to clinch league title as Bengaluru goes into lockdown Chiquinho and a late second from Haris Seferovic gave them a hard-fought 2-0 home win over Vitoria de n PTI NEW DELHI had been expected to return to base Bengaluru is under complete lock- Guimaraes. The victory leaves Benfica on 71 points after n to be postponed AP MADRID Madrid has been perfect since by July 19. down till July 22. The cases are 32 games, five behind leaders Porto. Having beaten the break, winning nine straight. NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket he national camps for Indian A SAI source in Bengaluru, increasing everyday and there is a Benfica twice this season, Porto will secure 29th league he Spanish league trophy “When we returned from team’s six-match limited-overs Tmen’s and women’s hockey however, confirmed to PTI that possibility that the lockdown would title if they can manage at least a draw with Sporting. Twill be sitting by the field at the confinement after being home series against England sched- teams will not resume as planned there is no way the national camps be extended till the end of this the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium stuck at home for almost three uled in September is all set to be on July 19 at Bengaluru SAI Centre can resume on the earlier ear- month.” MORTAZA RECOVERS FROM COVID-119 on Thursday, with Real Madrid months, I could see that the postponed along with New with the rising Covid-19 case count marked date under the current cir- Although the SAI headquarters Dhaka: Former Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza a win away from lifting it for the players wanted to achieve some- Zealand A’s visit of the country next forcing the city into a complete cumstances. here is yet to take a formal decision has recovered from Covid-19 after treatment at home for first time in three years. thing big,” Zidane said on month due to the Covid-19 pan- seven-day lockdown. “We didn’t get any such instruc- on the matter, Hockey India’s de- the dreaded virus since June 20. Mortaza announced the Madrid will have its first Wednesday. demic. The grave situation in the tion till now about resumption of recognition by the Sports Ministry, negative result of his test on his Facebook page. His wife chance to clinch the title when “I could see it during the The BCCI is yet to make any southern metropolis has left the hockey camps. On June 18, we were along with 53 other National Sports Sumona Haque is yet to recover from the disease. Two it hosts Villarreal at home fol- training sessions, I could see it formal announcement in this Sports Authority of India (SAI) with just being asked to allow the play- Federations (NSFs), as per the other players — Nafees Iqbal and Nazmul Islam — have lowing a long season that was in in how they were practising.” regard but it is expected that it will no choice but to defer its plans. ers to leave for their homes but no Delhi High Court’s order, has made also recovered after undergoing treatment at home. jeopardy because of the coron- Madrid had lost three of its happen soon. Enjoying a break at their intimation has been given to us on the situation complex. avirus pandemic. last four matches “England were supposed to respective native places after being resumption of camps,” the source “We can’t make any comment TAMIM, MAHMUDULLAH TURN DOWN CPL OFFERS It enters the sec- before the league was play six games (three ODIs and confined to their rooms at the SAI said. on national camps or anything as Dhaka: Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal and T20I ond-to-last round with halted in March. three T20Is) during late September. Centre for two months due to the “Frankly speaking, it is impos- we are de-recognised by the min- skipper Mahmudullah Riyad on Wednesday confirmed a four-point lead over Barcelona seemed Obviously in the current circum- nationwide lockdown, the players sible to resume camps now because istry now,” a HI official said. they have opted against taking part in this year's CPL. Barcelona, which faces in control but endured stances England won’t be travelling Citing concerns related to coronavirus pandemic, Osasuna at the Camp an up-and-down run to India,” a senior BCCI official Mahmudullah turned down the offer to feature in the Nou at the same time. after the break, draw- said. league. While Tamim declined the offer to remain available Madrid needs two ing three matches and India’s Future Tours and Big Bash to start amid India tour for Dhaka Premier League, in case it resumes in August. points from its last two losing its advantage at Program (FTP) calendar will be matches to secure its the top. among the main topics of discus- MELBOURNE: The 10th season of the until November 29. AKINFENWA INVITED TO LIVERPOOL TITLE PARADE 34th league title — and first Coach Quique Setién, sion during the BCCI Apex Big Bash League (BBL) will coin- “While the Covid-19 pandem- Liverpool: Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said he has since 2017. It can also lift the under pressure because of the Council meeting on Friday. cide with the much-anticipated ic may yet force alterations to the invited Adebayo Akinfenwa to their Premier League title trophy with a loss if Barcelona team’s results and lackluster “But I guess a formal India’s tour of Australia, the host summer of cricket, today’s parade shortly after sending the forward a congratulatory fails to defeat Osasuna. performances, knows his club announcement will happen once board announced on Wednesday announcement confirms the message for sealing promotion to the Championship. After It would be Madrid’s first faces a tough task trying to over- the FTP issue is discussed as it’s part unveiling a 61-match schedule for commitment to a full 61- Wanderers beat Oxford United in the League One playoff league title since Cristiano come Madrid’s advantage. of the agenda during Friday’s Apex the country’s premier T20 event. game schedule, including the final to secure their place in the English second-tier for the Ronaldo left to join Juventus Barcelona has won eight of Council meeting. New Zealand A According to the schedule return of the five-team finals first time, Akinfenwa had joked that Klopp could “hit me up two seasons ago, and the first the last 11 league titles, with had a tour of India scheduled in released by Cricket Australia (CA), format,” the CA said. on WhatsApp”. The German manager had responded with since coach Zinedine Zidane Madrid lifting the trophy in August and even that’s also unlike- the BBL will begin on December 3 As per the schedule, the a video message and said that Akinfenwa would also be returned from a short break. 2017 and 2012. ly to go ahead,” the official said. with a clash between Strikers and BBL will run for eight nights before part of their title celebration when it happens. Barcelona won the last two Madrid will face a Villarreal According to reports in the Renegades at the Adelaide Oval, taking a five-day break for league titles and was at the top team that is sitting fifth in the British media, the white ball tour shortly after the end of day one of been set for February 6 next year. Australia’s day-night Test with DAKAR YOUTH OLYMPICS POSTPONED TO 2026 this season when the coron- standings and fighting for a may now happen in September, the opening Test between India and The 59-game Women’s BBL India to be held from Dec 11-15 at Lausanne: The International Olympic Committee has avirus pandemic struck, but Europa League berth. next year. PTI Australia in Brisbane. The final has will be played from October 17 Adeialde Oval. PTI postponed the 2022 Dakar Youth Olympics for four years due to the coronavirus pandemic. IOC President Thomas Bach said the delay was discussed two days ago in a telephone conversation with Senegal President Macky Root returns for Old Trafford Test Extended preparations played Sall. The Youth Summer Games would be the first Olympics organized in Africa. AP n MANCHESTER with Zak Crawley to keep his England vs Windies so will retain it with a draw in spot for the second Test at Old the first of back-to-back Tests in key part in win: Simmons 6 PEOPLE RETURNED COVID-119 POSITIVE: CSA resh from becoming a father Trafford. Live from 3:30pm IST Manchester. MANCHESTER: Windies coach Phil three-day or four-day games in between Johannesburg: Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Fof two, Joe Root will be Crawley had England’s SONY SIX NETWORK And they are looking to seal Simmons believes that the extended the Test matches. So I think that peri- Wednesday said six people have returned positive for the reinstalled as England captain highest single score with 76 in a first Test series victory in preparations after early arrival due to od of training goes a long way to how dreaded coronavirus but none of them are cricketers on Thursday with his team in the second innings. described the wicket as having England in 32 years. Not since Covid-19 protocols have actually played we performed in that first Test.” following approximately 50 tests conducted ahead of the very familiar territory. There is likely to be a a “nice brownish colour.” 1992-93 — when the likes of a key part in his side’s four-wicket win While praising the resolve of his 3TeamCricket match on Saturday. CSA however did not With Root absent so he change in the bowling attack, Continuity has been key for Brian Lara, Courtney Walsh and in the first Test. West Indies, who players in the first Test, he warned the reveal who were the six positive people from among those could be with his wife for the too, with Stuart Broad England when it comes to Curtly Ambrose were in their arrived in England on June 9 and West Indies cricketers to guard against tested for the dreaded disease. birth of their second child, pushing for a recall after selection in recent years, which pomp — have the Windies won trained in a bio-secure environment complacency. England lost the first Test being dropped for the may prove a blessing for Jos an overseas Test series consist- after that, beat the home side by four “For me it was a great win because PCB LOOK TO START DOMESTIC SEASON IN OCT against the West Indies last first Test — and then Buttler. The wicketkeeper- ing of more than two matches wickets on the final day of the first Test. I think that it signified a lot of hard work Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board is planning to start week in what was the first speaking publicly batsman — a limited- against major opposition. “I think that has been the biggest being done by the players over the last its delayed domestic cricket season from early October at international cricket match about his disappoint- overs specialist — has a “I haven’t mentioned any- influence on the performance. The fact four or five weeks. It was a top-class Test select venues across the country. "The idea is to have a since the sport’s shutdown. ment during the Test average of 23.22 thing about history to the guys,” that we’ve been here for that period of match, with good cricket played by both reduced domestic season at less venues to limit the travel With the series against the match. since the start of 2019, West Indies captain Jason time, we’ve had quality bowling in the teams, and even coming down to the and moving about off players, coaches and officials," a West Indies being only three Root said any and only one century Holder said. nets because we’ve had nearly 11 seam- last hour, it could have gone either way. source said. He said a final decision on the domestic Tests, England has to bounce decision would be in 75 innings, but is set “It’s hard for us to get caught ers here, you can’t put a price on that,” “But you guard against complacen- cricket schedule would be taken in early September so back immediately and Root’s taken after he took a to keep his place. up in the peripheral stuff. he said on the eve of the second Test. cy by just trying to do the same things there is time for preparations. return is clearly a positive. look at the Old Trafford The West Indies “Winning the first Test “I don’t like to go back into my you did before the first Test. Right now The captain will take the pitch again later are holders of the match is just one piece of the (playing) days, but we would come to that Test match is history. We’ve got to HUMPY, HARIKA ADVANCE TO LAST EIGHT place of Joe Denly, who made 18 Wednesday. Wisden Trophy after puzzle. We’ve got two other England and play something like three be thinking about what we do from Chennai: India's Koneru Humpy and D Harika advanced and 29 in his two innings at the There has been rain beating England in a games to play and we don’t get or four proper warm-up games before Thursday to Monday,” the 57-year-old to the quarterfinals of the fourth and final leg of Women Rose Bowl and was fighting in Manchester and Root home series last year, ahead of ourselves.” the first Test, and we would also have former all-rounder said. PTI Speed Chess Championships on Wednesday. Agencies