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MADHAVAN ON THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING KIND, CARING AND COMPASSIONATE { Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com PRESIDENT KOVIND COMPLETES FOUR WE MUST MOVE FORWARD WITH ‘NATION RAHUL GANDHI SLAMS GOVT FOR PACE VET DOC GETS PATENT FOR YEARS IN OFFICE FIRST, ALWAYS FIRST' MANTRA:PM MODI OF COVID-19 VACCINATIONS BIODIESEL FROM CHICKEN WASTE resident Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday completed four years in office, tressing on 'Nation First, Always First' mantra, Prime Minister Narendra ongress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday questioned the pace of fter waiting for more than seven years, John Abraham, a veterinary- the Rashtrapati Bhavan said, highlighting that he gave assent to 63 Modi said on Sunday that as the country enters its 75th year of COVID-19 vaccination, and said had the country's "Mann ki Baat" been doctor-turned-inventor, has finally received the patents for inventing PBills of the Union and state governments, besides lauding frontline SIndependence, every citizen should lead a "Bharat Jodo Andolan" in the Cunderstood, such would not have been the state. His remarks came Abiodiesel from slaughtered chicken waste that offers mileage of over 38 Covid warriors for saving countess lives across the country among same manner as Mahatma Gandhi had led the "Bharat Chhoro Andolan". In his just ahead of Prime Minister 's "Mann ki Baat" address to the km a litre at around 40 per cent of the current price of diesel and lowers others initiatives. Kovind, aged 76, was sworn monthly Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast, he noted people of the country. "Had you understood pollution by half. After seven-and-a-half years, the in as the 14th President of on 25 July, that on the coming August 15, India will enter its the country's 'Mann ki Baat', such would not Indian Patent Office finally granted us the patent 2017. "President Ram Nath Kovind completes 75th year of Independence and highlighted that have been the state of vaccinations," Gandhi said on July 7, 2021, for inventing 'biodiesel produced four years in office today," the Rashtrapati Amrit Mahotsav is being celebrated throughout the in a tweet in . He used the hashtag from rendered chicken oil', Abraham, an associate Bhavan said in a tweet and shared an e-book country to mark that year. The need of the nation is "WhereAreVaccines" to question the government professor at the veterinary college here under the highlighting activities during his fourth year of to unite and work towards national progress, Modi on the inoculation rate. The former Congress Kerala Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, presidency. As “Everyone's President”, Kovind said. "Just like Bapu (Mahatma Gandhi) led the President also shared a video highlighting the told PTI from Wayanad. The invention is an visited 13 states and two union territories and 'Bharat Chhoro Andolan' (Quit India movement), alleged slow vaccination rate and media reports outcome of his doctoral research at the Namakkal met 780 people during these visits, according every Indian must lead the 'Bharat Jodo Andolan where people were not getting vaccines across Veterinary College under the Tamil Nadu to the e-book. (Unite India Movement)'. the country. Veterinary & Animal Sciences University.

The foreground of the temple with the Rain God prevents water dispute Sabha Mandapa or outer porch. between two Telugu states! SNCN ACHARYULU n HYDERABAD

Hyderabad: The two Telugu states may not be fighting over water this year as the rain god has blessed both the states with abundant sup- ply of water till now. Most of the reservoirs of the two Telugu states are approaching full capacity. Experts, therefore are hopeful that there will be no shortage of either drinking water or water required for cultivation in State and AP this year. Generally water disputes arise between the two states when the required level of water is not there in the reservoirs. However, this year the disputes may going by the present inflows, by the water storage in these reservoirs not arise as the reservoirs will be Monday morning the water storage by releasing water downstream, due full. in the Srisailam reservoir is likely to heavy inflows. The Telangana For the first time in the current to cross 100 TMC. From irrigation officials are also reduc- Ramappa gets UNESCO heritage tag season inflows to Srisailam reser- Narayanpur reservoir in ing the level of water storage in voir crossed three lakh cusecs. 3.50 cusecs water is reaching Jurala Jurala as heavy inflows are reach- PNS n HYDERABAD reign of the Kakatiya empire by The Union Culture and Tourism in a release said that owing to the With this, water storage in the project in Telangana. Due to the ing from Karnataka. At present in Recharla Rudra, a general of Minister G Kishan Reddy said in a COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting Srisailam reservoir reached 855.60 continuous heavy rains in the Jurala the officials are maintaining UNESCO has conferred the World Kakatiya king Ganapati Deva. The tweet: "It gives me immense pleas- of the World Heritage Committee feet against total capacity of 885 catchment areas of Karnataka and the water level in the reservoir at Heritage inscription to the historic temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva ure to share that @UNESCO has of United Nations Educational, feet. In the last 12 hours about 8.74 the water flow in the 1039.17 feet. From Jurala 3.72 Rudreswara Temple, also known as and worshiped by devotees. conferred the World Heritage tag to Scientific and Cultural Organisation TMC water had reached the and its tributes is cusecs is being released to the the Ramappa Temple, at Palampet The presiding deity is Ramappa Temple at Palampet, (UNESCO) could not be conduct- Srisailam reservoir. The officials increasing. In view of the heavy Srisailam reservoir. If the present in Mulugu district of Telangana, Ramalingeswara Swamy. Telangana. On behalf of the nation, ed in 2020 and the nominations for said the storage in the reservoir was inflows in Krishna river the major inflows continue, by next week the Union Minister G Kishan Reddy It is also known as the Ramappa particularly from people of 2020 and those for 2021 were dis- changing every hour. At present the reservoirs in Karnataka, Almatti Srisailam reservoir will reach its full said on Sunday. temple, after the sculptor who exe- Telangana, I express my gratitude to cussed in a series of online meeting inflows into the Srisailam reservoir and Narayanapur, have reached capacity level. The Rudreswara temple was con- cuted the work in the temple for 40 Hon PM @narendramodi for his that are currently underway. is 3.72 lakh cusecs and it may fur- full capacity level. The Karnataka 2 structed in 1213 AD during the years,an official release said. guidance & support". Kishan Reddy 2 ther increase. The officials said irrigation officials are reducing YSRCP creates World experts shower accolades Free pizza offered to CM to deposit record by 2nd tranche of clinching all on Vizag's investment bazaar Mirabai Chanu for life Vidya Devena' PNS n VIJAYAWADA PNS n NEW DELHI on July 29

12 corporations Vizag, the city of destiny, has An Olympic medallist's wish is PNS n VIJAYAWADA C PRADEEP KUMAR found special mention in an inter- anybody's command. Domino's n VIJAYAWADA national webinar in which inter- Pizza has pledged free pizza for life The second tranche of the national stakeholders took part. to India's silver medallist Saikhom 'Jagananna Vidya Deevena' (fee With the win in Municipal Vizag's investment bazaar was Mirabai Chanu, after the champi- reimbursement) scheme as part of Corporation, the ruling YSRCP mentioned in that international on said she wished to eat pizza after the 'Navaratnalu' flagship pro- made a clean sweep by winning webinar in which delegates from her feat at the Tokyo Olympics. gramme of the YSRCP govern- all the 12 corporations in the Paris, the USA, Denmark and the The chain on Saturday also ment, amounts will be released on state with the absolute majority UK participated. And they all delivered pizzas to her family to July 29 to about creating a new record. The showered accolades on the celebrate Chanu winning the silver 10.97 lakh YSRCP won 47 of the 50 divi- APSECM and the AP govern- medal for India. pizza. It has been a long time since students sions while the opposition TDP ment, along with BEE for organ- "Aapne kaha, aur humne sunn I ate it. I will eat a lot today.” across the was left with a humiliating defeat ising such an important event. liya. We never want The video of the said interview state to and was confined to just three The Government of India the Covid-19 scenario. financing was a highly effective @mirabai_chanu to wait to eat was tagged to Pratik Potathe, CEO the tune divisions in the Eluru Municipal (GoI), through Bureau of Energy During the "international webi- initiative in promoting energy again so we're treating her to and Wholetime Director of of Rs Corporation. Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of nar on energy efficiency financ- efficiency for achieving the goal FREE Domino's pizza for life! Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd (JFL), 693.81 The election to the Eluru Power, had specifically mentioned ing", organised by Organization of reducing emission intensity of #PizzasForLife,” Domino's Pizza which operates fast-food chains crore. During Municipal Corporation became the Government of AP's foresight For Economic Co-Operation and country's GDP by 33 to 35 per tweeted. Domino's Pizza in India, suggest- the first tranche in very controversial with court to creating a path for accelerating Development (OECD), Paris, in cent by 2030 from the 2005 lev- On Saturday in her interview ing him to deliver "Pizza for her - April Rs 671.45 crore was dis- cases. energy efficiency, which helped coordination with the BEE, GoI, els. with an Indian media house after for life". bursed to 10.88 lakh students in 2 achieve the sustainability of the the Director General, BEE Abhay 2 winning the medal Chanu said: 2 the state. 2 industrial sector, particularly in Bhakre said energy efficiency "First of all, I will go and have a

TODAY MAHA MONSOON FURY ALMANAC DRDO chief inspects Month & Paksham: 113 dead, 100 missing; CM visits rain-hit areas Ashadha & Shukla Paksha PNS n Missile Testing Range Panchangam Tithi : Tritiya 26:53 The number of deaths due to 73 bodies recovered, Nakshatram : Dhanishtha 10:26 flooding, landslides and other rain- in Krishna district Time to Avoid : Time to Avoid (Bad related incidents in parts of 47 people missing PNS n time to start any important work) Maharashtra reached 113 on AMARAVATI Sunday with one more casualty following Rahukalam : 7:33 am - 9:09 am reported in the last 24 hours, while Defence Research and Yamagandam : 10:46 am - 12:22 pm 100 people were missing after the landslides: NDRF Development Organisation Varjyam : 5:34 pm - 7:09 pm monsoon fury, the state govern- (DRDO) Chairman G Sateesh ment said. PNS n NEW DELHI Reddy on Sunday inspected the Gulika : 1:58 pm - 3:35 pm So far, 50 people have also been ongoing construction work of the Good Time : (to start any important work) injured in these incidents, the gov- Seventy-three bodies have Missile Testing Range at ernment said in a statement. been retrieved and 47 people Gullalamoda village in Krishna Amritakalam : 3:05 am - 4:40 am On Sunday, Chief Minister are missing following land- district of . Abhijit Muhurtham : 11:56 am - 12:48 pm visited Chiplun, slides triggered by heavy rain- The Rs 1,000 crore MTR is the site of severe flooding in fall in the coastal regions of being built on the Ratnagiri district of the Konkan Maharashtra, the National coast, work on which commenced region. Disaster Response Force last year. ity once it is fully up, official VIJAYAWADA A group of locals stopped the Thackeray said they will require slide on Thursday, and said Prime (NDRF) said on Sunday. This will be the second MTR sources said. WEATHER CM's convoy and informed him "central assistance for long-term Minister Narendra Modi has asked S N Pradhan, the Director after the one at Balasore in neigh- "At least 1,000 people are work- about the problems they were fac- mitigation measures", and added him to submit a report on the - General (DG) of the federal bouring . ing on building the project. The Forecast: Partly cloudy ing following the rain havoc in the that he will tour western age caused by the rains. force, tweeted the latest data The project, coming up on a works are progressing at a brisk Temp: 33/26 area. Maharashtra on Monday and a Rane said damaged houses of its operations being under- 154.4 hectare site, will comprise a pace," Sateesh Reddy said on the Humidity: 88% The chief minister interacted comprehensive data of the extent of would be rebuilt under the Pradhan taken in Raigad, Ratnagiri technical facility, a few launch occasion. Sunrise: 5:53 am with residents, businessmen and damages will be prepared. Mantri Awas Yojana after sugges- and Satara districts of the pads, control centre and state-of- The DRDO would adopt Sunset: 06:51 pm shopkeepers, and promised them Union MSME Minister Narayan tions are taken from local residents. state. the-art communications systems. Gullalamoda village and contribute Current Weather Conditions all help from the state government Rane visited Taliye village in Both short and long-range mis- to its overall development, he said. Updated JULY 25, 2021 5:00 PM 2 2 to restore normalcy in the area. Raigad, the site of a massive land- siles could be tested from this facil- 2 VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | JULY 26, 2021 vijayawada 02

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One more IAS official joins government departments, though some of While replying to it, Pota the ‘waitlist' those promoted are yet to be given postings. hiked by 88%,209% in 6 yrs said: "Done! That's the least Their morale takes a beating when they see we can do for someone In official circles, there cannot be a greater tor- that their bosses themselves face inexplicable who has brought so much ture than to wait in the General hurdles even after securing approval for pro- PNS n NEW DELHI Excise duty on diesel has honour for the country! Administration Department (GAD) indefi- motions from no less a person that the Chief gone up by a humungous 209 #MirabaiChanu.” nitely for posting. In the TRS government, one Minister himself. Central excise duty on per cent during the same peri- Three hours later, Pota more IAS officer has joined the 'waitlist' of There are two clear vacancies in the Special petrol has almost doubled od, as it is Rs 31.80 per litre shared photos on twitter of those who have been transferred without being CS cadre, given the retirement of Suresh and gone up by 88 per cent in including cess as on July 1, 2021 Domino's team in Imphal given a specific post. Four IAS officers viz. Chanda on March 31 and of Chitra the last six years while excise while it was Rs 10.26 per litre delivering pizzas to her Sandeep Kumar Jha, Abdul Azeem, V Ramachandran on April 30. In February itself, duty on diesel has gone up by including cess as on July 1, 2015. family. Venkateswarlu and Anitha Ramachandran the Chief Minister had approved in principle three times and witnessed a Petrol prices in the four "Even as we prepare to were transferred in November last. promotions to fill those vacancies. Strangely, 209 per cent hike during the metro of Delhi, Mumbai, give #MirabaiChanu a These four IAS officers had been serving as the file was sent again to the Chief Minister same period, as fuel prices Chennai and Kolkata have hero's welcome and let her collectors. Till now they have not been given for approval. Many see this as a deliberate across the country have crossed more than Rs 100 per eat pizzas to her heart's any post. Now, as part of recent IAS transfers, delaying tactic. As the head of the State admin- crossed Rs 100 per litre. litre while diesel prices in the content, our Imphal team Collector Shashank has istration, the onus is on the Chief Secretary. As on July 1, 2021, central four metros are in the vicini- went to her house to con- been moved. He too has not been given any It is of course true that he has been busy with excise duty on petrol is Rs ty of Rs 90 to Rs 98 per litre. gratulate her family with post, but simply asked to report to GAD. His his field visits to supervise vaccination and 32.90 per litre inclusive of cess, In several cities across the what else but Domino's wait has just begun. Unfazed, Shashank medical infrastructure in health centres to whereas on July 1, 2015 it was country, especially in Pizza @dominos_india. thanked Karimnagar people, officers and address 'routine' administrative issues. Rs 17.46 per litre on petrol Rajasthan and Madhya Congratulations public representatives of the district for their including cess, according to Pradesh, petrol prices have @mirabai_chanu you have support and affection. He took to social media Loyalty to whom also official data. This shows that bled on petrol in six years 2021 and witnessed 88 per crossed the Rs 100 per litre done India proud!" he to share that he would always cherish his expe- excise duty has almost dou- between July 2015 and July cent increase. mark. tweeted. riences and then welcomed new collector R matters V Karnan. In the administrative totem pole, a lot What is being discussed animatedly in IAS depends on to whom one is loyal. Let's take circles is why some IAS officers, especially the case of 2008 batch IAS officer Vadrevu Govt ‘insulting' those loyal to the government, are made to wait Vinay Chand, who has been transferred 2,252 Covid cases, Rain God prevents for long by the TRS government. Are they from his current post as Vizag Collector. The farmers, it must going to be groomed for something special? shift has not surprised many, considering When there is a shortage of IAS officers, we whispers about his imminent transfer have have a strange situation where some are wait- been going around in the corridors of the 15 deaths in State repeal farm laws: water dispute... ing impatiently and indefinitely for posting and Velagapudi Secretariat for quite some time. Continued from Page 1 Bhadrachalam second level others are transferred to inconsequential However, the posting of Aarogyasri CEO Dr PNS n VIJAYAWADA Priyanka warning alert has been issued positions or places. These IAS officers do not A Mallikarjuna as Vizag Collector has raised PNS n NEW DELHI In the Thungabhadra dam as the water level there has know whether they have been given punish- many eyebrows. For, the names of many other Andhra Pradesh reported the water has reached 1625.14 crossed 48 feet on Saturday ment; and, if yes, what was their mistake in worthies were bandied about as the next dis- 2,252 fresh cases of coron- After the Centre said it has no feet against the full capacity of evening. In Sriramsagar pro- the first place. trict collector of Vizag. Not many guessed avirus, 2,440 recoveries and 15 record of farmers who have 1633 feet. The present inflows ject the water level has reached Mallikarjuna could be the dark horse, though deaths in 24 hours ending 9 died during the agitation at into Thungabhadra is 1.2 lakh 1089.60 feet against the full Gender disparity in TS he is going to occupy the 'hot seat'. With Vizag am on Sunday. Delhi's borders against three cusecs. At present the water capacity of 1091 feet. billed as the Executive capital of the state and The gross COVID-19 cases agri laws since 2020, Congress level at Nagarjuna Sagar is The present inflows out of There are very few women IPS officers in the only metropolitan city in Andhra Pradesh, in the state has increased to leader Priyanka Gandhi 537.50 feet against the full Sriramsagar is 75 thousand Telangana -- just about 22 at last count. When loyalty matters more than merit when it comes 19,54,765, a health depart- Vadra on Sunday alleged that reservoir capacity of 590 feet. cusecs. it comes to the number of IPS officers across to picking officials. The eyes of all the state's ment bulletin said. the government has been While the out flows from The Sripada Yellsmpally the country, Telangana occupies the 11th posi- top political bosses are on the lands in Vizag The total recoveries rose to less than 100 new cases each. constantly "insulting" the Srisailam is 39 thousand project has also received heavy tion. On this front, Assam has more women that have turned invaluable these days. Vinay 19,19,354 and toll to 13,256, it Kurnool, which reported farmers and demanded that it cusecs the inflows into the inflows following which the IPS officers than the state, according to data Chand, given his efficiency, could have been said. nine and eight cases in the last must repeal the legislations. Nagarjuna Sagar is about 30 officials have released 3.75 presented in Parliament. Questions are now continued for some more time, a little birdie The active cases further two days, registered 53 on Agriculture Minister thousand cusecs. cusecs water downstream till being raised if this paucity of women officers from the Velagapudi Secretariat shared. dropped to 22,155. East Sunday. Narendra Singh Tomar Meanwhile, the various pro- Saturday. Now the water has in leadership roles is the reason for the increas- Vinay's undue loyalty towards a top leader of Godavari reported 385 fresh Chittoor reported four fresh informed Parliament on jects on the river Godavari are been reduced by about one ing harassment and violence targeting women. the ruling party cost him his position. The cases, Chittoor 316, SPS fatalities, Krishna three, East Friday that the government also getting huge inflows. At lakh cusecs. Besides, there are 51 women IAS officers in incoming Collector would do well to take a Nellore 269, Prakasam 241, Godavari two and Kadapa, has no record of farmers who TS. Here again, at least 10 states have far more hint from this to survive in Vizag for a rea- Krishna 240, West Godavari SPS Nellore, Prakasam, have died during the agitation than this number. sonably good period. Incidentally, Vinay 222, Guntur 171 and Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam at Delhi's borders against Chand served as Vizag district collector for Visakhapatnam 125 in a day. and West Godavari one each three new farm laws since last Mysterious delay in exactly two years. Five other districts added in a day. year. 73 bodies recovered, promotions to Spl CS cadre Kadapa guy is Vizag Collector It has been close to two months since a 47 people missing... release did the rounds about the promotion Dr A Mallikarjuna, incoming District of two senior IAS officers, Principal Secretary Collector of Vizag, has been cherry-picked by 113 dead, 100 missing; CM... Continued from Page 1 trict, the data said. - Finance and Director-General of MCRHRD Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy from As per state government in the rank of Principal Secretary to his home district Kadapa. His is a success story Continued from Page 1 Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara and assistance by deploying rescue As per the data, NDRF res- figures updated till Saturday, Government Ramakrishna Rao and Harpreet of grit and remarkable determination. Coming Pune were affected by the tor- teams from defence forces," he cuers have retrieved a total of the death toll from the tor- Singh respectively, to the cadre of Special Chief from a very humble background, he cleared Former Maharashtra chief rential rains, while 1,35,313 said. 73 bodies from these areas rential rains that battered Secretary. Since it was deemed to be a routine the 2012 Civils after five attempts. He was once minister Devendra Fadnavis people were evacuated to safer The chief minister said he with the highest number of Maharashtra's Pune and administrative process, nobody imagined selected for the Indian Foreign Service. and Leader of Opposition in places, it said. will tour western Maharashtra 44 from the worst-hit Taliye Konkan divisions, triggering that there would be so much delay in its exe- However, he attempted the Civils exam again the state Legislative Council Around 2,000 people were on Monday and a comprehen- village under Mahad tehsil of landslides in some areas cution that eventually it would have to be treat- and secured All India rank 20. He hails from Pravin Darekar accompanied lodged at six relief camps in sive data of the extent of dam- Raigad. stands at 112, including 52 in ed on par with 'breaking news'. This is so Narasaramaiahgaripalle village under the Rane. Ratnagiri, the release said. ages will be prepared. Forty-seven people have the coastal Raigad district because the undue delay in promotion to the Kadapa Municipal Corporation limits and was In the last 24 hours, one A bridge on the Vashisthi "We will provide all assis- been reported missing in alone. Special CS cadre of the two gentlemen has a medical graduate from the Kurnool Medical death was reported from Pune river in Chiplun had earlier got tance," he assured. these three districts, as per As many as 1,35,313 peo- become a topic of discussion in many circles. College before he joined civil service. He ini- and one person was reported damaged following heavy Thackeray said there will be the data posted at 12:19 pm ple have been shifted to safer Employees in various government depart- tially joined the primary health centre at Y missing from Thane district, downpour. no technical difficulty in pro- on Twitter. places, including 78,111 in ments look up to IAS officers heading various Kota village in Obulavaripalle mandal of the state government said. Thackeray, while talking to viding assistance to the affect- The force has deployed 34 western Maharashtra's Sangli departments for smooth promotions. Recently Kadapa district. The government said 52 reporters after a review meet- ed people. teams for relief and rescue district, followed by 40,882 there were large-scale promotions in various Yours truly deaths were so far reported in ing in Chiplun, said the econ- Some residents of Chiplun, operations in the affected in Kolhapur district. Raigad, 21 in Ratnagiri, 13 in omy was "sluggish" because of who had stopped Thackeray's regions of Maharashtra. The Krishna river in Satara, 12 in Thane, seven in the COVID-19 pandemic. convoy, later told reporters The NDRF is operating in Sangli and Panchganga in DRDO chief CM to deposit 2nd tranche of... Kolhapur, four in suburban "We will require central that they informed the chief landslide-affected Taliye in Kolhapur are in flood Mumbai, and two each in assistance for long-term miti- minister that they need imme- Raigad, Porase in Ratnagiri though the rains were inspects... Continued from Page 1 ers of students once every Sindhudurg and Pune. gation measures. The central diate relief, and not assur- and Mirgaon, Ambeghar and reported to have subsided on three months for the poor stu- A total of 875 villages in government has provided ances. Dhokawale in Satara dis- Saturday. Continued from Page 1 The state government aimed dents pursuing ITI, to provide good education to Polytechnic, Degree, B Tech, Later, talking at a get-together the poor by paying full fee MBA, MCA, Pharmacy and organised by the Krishna reimbursement on time, with- other courses. District Writers' Association in out any dues. The state gov- Chief Minister YS World experts shower accolades on Vizag's... Vijayawada, the DRDO chief ernment has been taking steps Jaganmohan Reddy has said India's defence sector was to deposit the second tranche already deposited the amount Continued from Page 1 technology deployment, capac- resources by 2030 and creating alone contributed up to 50 per- in curbing greenhouse gases constantly growing in strength. of fee reimbursement amount into the bank accounts of ity building and even seeking lat- an additional carbon sink of 2.5 cent savings. (GHGs) by implementing ener- "We are not only able to pro- directly into the mothers' mothers of students on April EE financing was important in est technology on the low carbon to 3 million tons of Co2 equiv- AP Secretary Energy, Srikant gy efficiency programmes duce our arsenal using indige- accounts under the Jagananna 19 as the first tranche for the the coming decade because side that required huge invest- alent through forest and tree Nagulapalli mentioned that as through APSECM, SDA, he nous technology but also Vidya Deevena scheme despite academic year 2020-21. every country, policymaker, ments, the DG BEE said. cover by 2030. As per the per International Energy Agency said. APSECM would motivate reached a stage where we arec the state being in severe finan- The government has taken department was going to push Director (EE Financing)/BEE, UNNATI report of BEE, there (IEA), carbon emissions were set the entrepreneurs from the able to export weapons to cial crisis due to the Covid. measures to deposit the sec- for higher objectives, he said. Vineeta Kanwal said that India was a huge investment potential to hit an all time high by 2023 industrial sector, various govern- other countries. Right now, Through the 'Jagananna ond tranche amount into the Every sector, every scheme had been working proactively to of Rs10 lakh crore in energy effi- as just two per cent of pandem- ment departments and the gen- defence equipment is being Vidya Deevena' scheme, the mother's account of the stu- would have specific targets and achieving 40 per cent of electric ciency that could achieve ener- ic recovery finance was being eral public towards the energy manufactured in 11 small and government deposits amounts dents on July 29 of Rs 693.91 to achieve those targets, more power installed capacity from gy savings of 86.9 Mtoe by 2031. spent on clean energy. Keeping efficiency movement to reduce large factories within the coun- into the accounts of the moth- crore. efforts were required in terms of non fossil fuel based energy In this, the industrial sector this in view, AP would take lead the impact of GHGs globally. try," Sateesh Reddy pointed out. Former Andhra Assembly Deputy Speaker Mandali Buddha Prasad said Vice- President M Venkaiah Naidu, YSRCP creates record by clinching... Ramappa gets UNESCO heritage tag... Supreme Court Chief Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana Continued from Page 1 Court put off the counting implementation of welfare Continued from Page 1 dous creativity, sculptural Ramappa Temple a World stone sculpting as a technolog- and Sateesh Reddy rose to process of Eluru Municipal schemes to all eligible bene- value has a very special place Heritage Site and also thanked ical ensemble. great heights in their respective The court had initially Corporation responding to a ficiaries without any bias and The discussion on Ramappa in the country's cultural her- the Ministry of External The sculptural and form fields and not only made deferred the election follow- petition filed citing irregular- directly into the accounts of Temple took place on Sunday, itage," Rao said according to Affairs for their efforts. modification, evolution of tem- Telugus proud but also earned ing a case filed for the non- ities. However, the counting the beneficiaries, says politi- he said. a release from CMO. The temple complexes of ple art, sculpture and use of the acclaim of all countrymen. inclusion of new voters. process was done in the cal pandits. Prime Minister Narendra He said under self-gover- Kakatiyas have a distinct style, technology in material selection At the same time, they have Later, the court directed remaining 11 corporations Poor show of Jana Sena Modi also extended his greet- nance, the state government is technology anddecoration and making as displayed in been striving to sustain the the officials to conduct elec- in the state resulting in a land- Party and others were due to ings to the people of Telangana. making all efforts to revive exhibiting the influence of Rudreshwara Temple are mas- glory of , tions but put off the counting slide victory of all the 11 political tactics of the oppo- "Excellent! Congratulations and restore the historical, spir- the Kakatiyan sculptor. terpieces of human creativity. Buddha Prasad noted. till further orders. municipal corporations by sition TDP. Political analysts to everyone, specially the peo- itual and proud cultural her- The RamappaTemple is a The sculptural art and dec- , Komadavolu, YSRCP. say that during the Eluru ple of Telangana. The iconic itage of Telangana. manifestation of this and often oration specific to the time and Venkatapuram, , Earlier Eluru municipal municipal corporation elec- Ramappa Temple showcases The Chief Minister thanked stands as a testimonial to Kakatiya Empirehave an out- CHICKEN , corporation was grabbed by tion, TDP senior leaders in the outstanding craftsman- UNESCO member Nations, theKakatiya creative genius. standing universal value. RATES `/KG and were TDP in the year 2014 election Eluru lured local Jana Sena ship of great Kakatiya dynasty. Central Government for its The temple stands on a six The distinct style of merged into Eluru Municipal by winning 41 divisions and Party leaders and announced I would urge you all to visit support. feet high star- shapedplat- Kakatiyas for thegateways to Dressed/With Skin `267 Corporation but a petition its ally BJP winning one divi- support of JSP to TDP candi- this majestic Temple complex Telangana Minister for form with walls, pillars and temple complexes, unique only Without Skin `287 was filed alleging mistakes in sion and now the YSRCP dates against the BJP-JSP and get a first-hand experi- Tourism V Srinivas Goud said ceilings adorned with intricate to this region confirm, the Broiler at Farm `149 voters lists and reservation of which faced a humiliating alliance which turned futile to ence of it's grandness," he in a tweet, "Happy to carvings that attestto the highlyevolved proportions of wards. defeat in the year 2014 has both parties. said in a tweet. announce that the 800-year- unique skill of the Kakatiyan aesthetics in temple and town The AP High Court stopped registered a clean sweep by They recalled that during Telangana Chief Minister K old architectural marvel of sculptors. gateways in South India. EGG election directing to conduct winning 47 divisions. the TDP government the Chandrashekhar Rao hailed Kakatiya era Ramappa Temple Rudreswara (Ramappa) European merchants and RATES `/100 elections after correction of The that Janmabhumi committees the decision of UNESCO to is inscribed as a UNESCO Temple is a masterpiece of travelers were mesmerised by mistakes. But the govern- claims to have a strong belonging to TDP did not recognise the historical World Heritage Site." Kakatiya style of temple archi- the beauty of thetemple and VIJAYAWADA 480 ment moved the High Court foothold in Eluru could not provide welfare schemes to all Ramappa Temple as the World Kishan Reddy congratulat- tecture with the use of engi- one such traveler had remarked HYDERABDAD 496 and the poll was restricted. win a single division with the eligible people and provided Heritage Site. ed the entire team of neering innovation by creating that the temple was the "bright- The election was held on alliance BJP. to only TDP supporters "The Spiritual and cultural Archaeological Survey of floating bricks, sand-box foun- est star in the galaxy of VISAKHAPATNAM 557 March 10 for 12 municipal The clear mandate to the indulging in corruption and property developed by the India (ASI) for their untiring dations, material selection medieval temples of the RETAIL PRICE `4.80 corporations but the AP High ruling YSRCP was with the illegalities. Kakatiya Kings with a tremen- efforts towards making the knowledge and ingenuity in Deccan," the release added. (IN HYDERABAD)

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BJP MP GVL Narsimha Rao said that the whole country has come to know that Andhra Pradesh was in a severe finan- cial crisis and is a debt-ridden state. Addressing a press confer- ence here on Sunday the BHP MP said that every day the state is looking for new loans and least bothered to improve income to the state. He said that the government failed to generate income Corporation and misusing called for by CAG, said the through natural resources. funds. BJP MP Narsimha Rao. He said that salaries and He said that this misuse of He said that a request will pensions to retired employees funds will be brought to the be made to the Center to issue are getting delayed as the state notice of Union Finance min- guidelines for the implemen- is in a severe financial crisis. ister Nirmala Sitaraman and tation of government He termed the state financial will be also discussed during schemes, especially schemes Two major rivers in spate as minister Buggana the parliament sessions. He for direct transfer of funds to Rajendranath Reddy as a said to fulfil electoral promis- beneficiaries and will have a loans minister who is always es loans were being taken in debate in the Parliament. He in search of new loans. He violation of all rules pertain- said that we want the schemes alleged that the state had ing to seeking loans. Loans to be implemented and inflows continue in Andhra violated Article 266 (1) on were taken by the state gov- resources should be mobi- consolidated funds by form- ernment violating FRMB lized to implement schemes, PNS n AMARAVATI tricts of Andhra Pradesh as the ed, State Disaster Management and K R Puram in West Godavari the course were being evacuat- ing State Development rules and a loan audit will be he added. flood flow in river Godavari Commissioner K Kanna Babu for emergency operations in ed to safer places. The two major rivers, increased to over 10 lakh said. view of the flood. In river Krishna, the Srisailam Godavari and Krishna, in cusecs on Sunday evening. All the flood water was The Disaster Management reservoir received an inflow of Andhra Pradesh remained in In the Devipatnam mandal, being discharged into the Commissioner asked people not 4.5 lakh cusecs by Sunday 2 kg gold seized spate on Sunday with copious more than 30 villages remained sea.He, however, said the sever- to venture into the river in boats evening. PM Modi showers inflows from the upper catch- marooned and road communi- ity of the flood was expected to and steamers. Water level touched 863.7 from passenger ment areas. cation was cut off because of reduce by Monday. Meanwhile, East Godavari feet against the full reservoir level praises on AP’s tech Two teams of National the flood. In a release, Kanna Babu asked district officials said the tribu- of 885 ft, with a storage of PNS n VIJAYAWADA Disaster Response Force and The first warning signal has people living along the Godavari taries of Godavari, like Vainateya, 117.77 tmc ft of water. PNS n VIJAYAWADA sary information to farmers, three of State Disaster been raised at the Sir Arthur course to remain vigilant. He said Vasishtha, Gautami and As power generation was con- The special enforcement he said. Sai Praneeth also Response Force have been Cotton Barrage at NDRF and SDRF teams have Vruddha Gautami were also in tinuing in the Left Bank power- bureau police apprehended a Prime Minister Narendra Modi gives guidance on the dos deployed for rescue and relief Dowaleswaram near been deployed in Kunavaram, spate in the region. house, 31,000 cusecs of water person for carrying two kilo- on Sunday showered praise and don'ts for different climate operations in vulnerable areas Rajamahendravaram as a flood Chintoor and V R Puram in East Accordingly, people residing in was being discharged from grams of gold ornaments ille- on a software engineer from conditions, especially for pro- in East and West Godavari dis- of 10,11,382 cusecs was record- Godavari and the vulnerable villages along Srisailam. gally on Sunday. The police Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh for tection from floods, storms seized the gold ornaments helping farmers by providing and lightning, the Prime and detained the person. He weather-related information Minister said. was identified as Sahil Bordia in the local language, in The 24-year-old 2,252 Covid native of Hyderabad. As part his 'Mann Ki Baat' youth, who had YSRCP MPs must quit to intensify steel plant stir of regular checks, the police monthly radio pro- done B Tech in cases, 15 conducted checks in a private gramme. The Prime electrical engi- travel bus at Pottipadu village Minister mentioned neering observed PNS n VIJAYAWADA 'reckless' the statement by Jagan in Unguturu Mandal in the B Sai Praneeth, who that farmers were Reddy's advisor Sajjala deaths in AP Krishna district. The bus was calls himself the suffering losses TDP leader Bandaru Ramakrishna Reddy that if on the way to Hyderabad 'Andhra Pradesh due to unseasonal Satyanarayana Murthy on TDP MPs want to resign they Amaravati, July 25 from . weatherman', and had rains, sudden Sunday demanded that all the can do so. "Instead of giving a (PTI): Andhra Pradesh As there were no bills per- observed that due to changes in weather YSRCP MPs should resign in plan to stop the Steel Plant pri- reported 2,252 fresh cases of taining to the gold jewellery inclement weather, farm- and natural calamities. order to step up pressure on the vatisation, Sajjala is only divert- coronavirus, 2,440 recoveries he was carrying, the police ers of his area had to suffer He felt that if they had access central government in the cur- ing the public attention by and 15 deaths in 24 hours registered a case and started huge losses. to some advanced information rent session of the Parliament making unwarranted com- ending 9 am on Sunday. an investigation, according to He had a keen interest in about the weather, they could to withdraw the ongoing ments against the appeal of Mr. The gross COVID-19 cases Gannavaram CI K Shivaji. meteorology and decided to be saved from losses. process of privatisation of the Chandrababu Naidu. It is clear in the state has increased to use his passion and his talent He also opened accounts on Visakha Steel Plant (VSP). how the chief minister, his 19,54,765, a health depart- for the welfare of farmers, social media platforms and Satyanarayana Murthy assert- advisor and his Rajya Sabha ment bulletin said. Modi said. He purchases began to post weather infor- ed that YS Jaganmohan Reddy MP Vijay Sai Reddy are not The total recoveries rose to weather data from various mation and analysis in Telugu. should come to the rescue of bothered about the steel plant 19,19,354 and toll to 13,256, sources, analyses them, trans- Sai Praneeth's work was also one lakh workers of VSP since at all," said Satyanarayana it said. The active cases fur- lates them into local language featured on The UN Habitat it was his basic duty in his Murthy. ther dropped to 22,155. East and disseminates the neces- Journal's site last month. capacity as the Chief Minister The TDP said that the YSRCP Godavari reported 385 fresh of Andhra Pradesh. Only in the who coldly asked the TDP resign from their posts for the is ruthlessly betraying the aspi- cases, Chittoor 316, SPS interests of the workers and the MPs to resign if they wanted. sake of the steel plant. rations of over 38 villages that Nellore 269, Prakasam 241, people, Chandrababu Naidu It was clear how the Chief Satyanarayana Murthy said the contributed their thousands Krishna 240, West Godavari came forward to follow Minister, his Advisor and his general feeling among the peo- of acres of land for the VSP. He 222, Guntur 171 and Lakshmi Parvathi moots AP Jaganmohan Reddy if the lat- Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Sai ple is that the only goal of alleged that YSRCP leaders Visakhapatnam 125 in a day. ter took up leadership of the Reddy were not bothered YSRCP MPs is to have their were only interested in making Five other districts added steel plant agitation. The CM about the steel plant at all. The rebel MP Raghurama Raju quick and easy money through less than 100 new cases each. should have responded posi- CM's advisor had not learnt disqualified. Jagan Reddy sand, land, liquor and cement Kurnool, which reported nine Telugu & Sanskrit Academy tively to the gesture made by any lessons even though the should realise that the present mafia but not in the struggles and eight cases in the last two the Opposition leader in a High Court of Andhra Pradesh burning issue in Andhra of the workers and common days, registered 53 on Sunday. PNS n VIJAYAWADA respectful manner. had passed strictures on his Pradesh is to prevent the pri- people. Chittoor reported four Addressing a press conference behaviour, he said. The court vatisation of steel plant and to He urged the people to realise fresh fatalities, Krishna three, Andhra Pradesh Telugu here, the TDP leader told the has clearly said that the advi- safeguard the interests of the whether the TDP or the East Godavari two and Academy Chairperson N Chief Minister that the YSRCP sors had no locus standi to workers, he said. YSRCP had the credibility Kadapa, SPS Nellore, Lakshmi Parvathi said that MPs were focusing their fight make political statements but He recalled that Jagan Reddy when it came to the fight for Prakasam, Srikakulam, everyone should note that in the Parliament only on the still, Sajjala Reddy continued had stated during the elections saving the steel plant. He point- Visakhapatnam and West Telugu language was derived Special Status. Jaganmohan with his press conferences. that he would bend the necks ed out that Chandrababu Godavari one each in a day. from Sanskrit language. Reddy should realise that the Naidu had on Saturday asked of the central leaders if he was Naidu immediately rushed to Addressing the gathering at the present burning issue in AP Chief Minister Jagan Mohan given 25 MPs. If Jagan takes the protest camp and extend- Telugu and Sanskrit Academy was to prevent the privatisation Reddy to join the struggle and over leadership of the steel ed his party's overall support to language awareness confer- of VSP and to safeguard the lead it from the front. plant agitation, then the AP the agitating workers whereas, ence organised on the premis- interests of the workers. Extending his party's com- MPs can bring Parliament to a Jagan Reddy was playing all es of Acharya Nagarjuna The TDP leader termed as plete support to the 'Save Vizag standstill till the privatisation sorts of discreditable dramas University on Sunday, Lakshmi 'reckless' the statements of CM Steel' agitation, Naidu reiterat- move was withdrawn, Murthy without giving any hope to the Parvathi said that there was Jaganmohan Reddy's Advisor ed that his party's elected rep- said. steel plant workers on the pri- nothing wrong in changing the Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy, resentatives would be ready to The TDP leader termed as vatisation issue. name of the Telugu Academy to Telugu and Sanskrit Academy. With due respect to Telugu and Sanskrit the confer- ence was organised. language awareness seminars Telugu Academy regained the Eluru verdict reflects people's faith on Jagan's rule The academy chairperson would be organised in all the lost laurel by setting up a said that during the TDP universities across the state. Telugu Academy building in PNS n ELURU in the governance of Chief TDP Chief Chandrababu welfare schemes under continues his cheap tricks. regime, Chandrababu had She said that earlier, the Tirupati. The printing of text- Minister YS Jaganmohan Naidu and added that 'Nava Ratnalu', the people- The Minister, on behalf of completely weakened the TDP government had entrust- books was also carried out and Deputy Chief Minister Alla Reddy. YSRCP swept the polls by first centric approach in the people of Eluru, thanked Telugu Academy while Chief ed the text books printing work the text books were distributed Krishna Srinivas (Nani) said Speaking to media here winning 47 out of 50 divi- governance and the admin- Chief Minister YS Minister YS Jaganmohan to Narayana Educational on time to the students, she YSRCP today won a landslide on Sunday, the Minister said sions of which three were istration's handling of the Jaganmohan Reddy for Reddy had taken steps to bring Institutions and the textbooks added. victory in the Eluru Municipal the results of Eluru unanimous. Covid-19 pandemic. Naidu sanctioning Rs 80 crore for back the lost glory of the Telugu were black marketed and sold Nagarjuna University Rector Corporation elections and the Municipal Corporation The Minister attributed has been indulging in polit- modernization of the Academy. She said that a Telugu privately, resulting in loss to the P Vara Prasad Murthy, profes- resolute mandate reflects the were delayed due to the the victory to the effective ical conspiracies and TDP river to solve and Sanskrit Academy building students. During the sors, and intellectuals partici- endorsement of people's faith political conspiracies of delivery of a plethora of will have no future if Naidu the flood issue. had been set up in Tirupati and Jaganmohan Reddy regime the pated in the conference. Mega corona APRS: Stop fixing vax drive today PM thanked for heritage tage to Ramappa PNS n HYDERABAD untiring efforts towards mak- ing the Ramappa Temple a in Vijayawada water pump meters Union minister of culture and World Heritage Site. I would PNS n VIJAYAWADA tourism G. Kishan Reddy on also like to thank the Ministry PNS n VIJAYAWADA ment decided to fix meters to Sunday thanked Prime of External Affairs for their A mega corona vaccination water pump sets. They Minister Narendra Modi for efforts under the guidance of drive will be launched in The AP Rythu Sangham deplored that agriculture in his guidance and support as the Hon'ble PM @narendramo- Vijayawada on Monday. demanded cancellation of 30 lakh acres would be United Nations Educational, di." Vijayawada Municipal power meters to water pump affected due to fixing of Scientific and Cultural The Minister observed that Corporation Commissioner sets under the free power meters as the meters would Organization (UNESCO) con- owing to the COVID-19 pan- Prasanna Venkatesh said that scheme. APRS State President put an extra financial burden ferred the World Heritage demic, the meeting of the World as many as 22,000 Covid-19 Y Kesava Rao and State of Rs 3,000 to Rs 5,000 per inscription to Telangana's Heritage Committee(WHC) of doses are available, which General Secretary M pump set every month. They Rudreswara Temple, also UNESCO could not be con- would be administered to Suryanarayana said that the expressed fear that farmers, known as Ramappa Temple. ducted in 2020 and the nomina- people in the city on Monday. agriculture sector was facing who were facing a lot of The 12th-cenury temple is tions for 2020 and those for He said that Covishield vac- severe problems due to the financial difficulties due to located at Palampet in Mulugu 2021 were discussed in a series cine doses would be admin- absence of remunerative the Corona crisis would be district near . of online meeting that are cur- istered to people above 45 prices, increase of prices of forced into debts with the The minister thanked the rently underway. The discussion years of age, pregnant agriculture essentials, hike in power meters. Prime Minister on behalf of the on Ramappa Temple took place women, lactating mothers diesel and workers wages and The APRS leaders claimed nation, particularly from the on Sunday. and mothers having children now the power meters would that the YSRCP government people of Telangana. "It gives Reddy stated that there were below five years of age. He shatter cultivation. had promised to continue me immense pleasure to share 21 Members in the World said that besides this vaccine The APRS leaders alleged with the free agriculture that @UNESCO has conferred Heritage Committee with China would be administered to that the YSRCP government power scheme for 30 years the World Heritage inscription currently as the Chair of the teachers, frontline workers agreed to the electricity and further claimed that to Ramappa Temple at Committee and credited the and healthcare workers. He reforms of the Union gov- hence there was no need of Palampet, Warangal, thanks to Hon'ble PM @naren- The minister also took the (ASI) and also thanked the goodwill that PM Narendra said that Covid-19 vaccine ernment and was trying to fixing meters to the pump Telangana. On behalf of the dramodi for his guidance & opportunity to congratulate Ministry of External Affairs. Modi built with UNESCO doses would be administered privatise the power sector sets as it would be in viola- nation, particularly from peo- support," tweeted Kishan the entire team of the "I congratulate the entire member countries during his in all vaccination centres. under which the AP govern- tion of the poll promise. ple of Telangana, I express my Reddy. Archaeological Survey of India team of @ASIGoI for their tenure. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | JULY 26, 2021 vijayawada 04 Eluru polls: YSRC bags 47 out of 50 seats 380 villages face PNS n ELURU candidate Yarransetti Suman won by a majority of 684 votes, The ruling YSRCP has made a 35th Division YSRCP candidate clean sweep of the Eluru G Srinivasa Rao won by a Municipal Corporation elec- majority of 354 votes 36th flood threat in EG tions, counting for which was Division YSRCP candidate held on Sunday. The outcome Bhimavarapu Hemasundari The road connectivity has was more or less the same as won by a majority of 724 votes, been cut off to several villages earlier. While the ruling 37th Division TDP candidate in Vara Ramachandrapuram, YSRCP won 47 out of the 50 Prithvi Sarada won by a major- Kunavaram, Yetapaka and seats, the Opposition TDP had ity of 944 votes, 38th Division Kukkunuru mandals which to contend with a mere three YSRCP candidate Thota Hema were merged in East Godavari seats (Divn Nos. 28, 37 & 47). Madhuri won by a majority of after bifurcation, as the flood The elections turned presti- 261 votes, 39th Division YSRCP water was overflowing on gious as Eluru is the hometown Bethapudi Mukherji and Pyari Begum, the victorious YSRC candidates who candidate Kiladi Jyoti won by roads and causeways at many of Deputy Chief Minister and passed away recently a majority of 799 votes and 40th places. Two lakh to Health Minister Alla Kali Division YSRCP candidate As a precautionary mea- Krishna Srinivas (Nani). 822 votes majority, 8th Division Annapuneni Sri Bharti won Tumarada Sravanti won by a sure, the officials stopped the be vaccinated Unfortunately, Bethapudi YSRCP candidate Vankadari with 836 votes, 22nd Division majority of 758 votes. operations of mechanised Mukherjee and Pyari Begum, Praveen Kumar won with 28 YSRCP candidate Nooka Peyi Likewise, Edupally Kalyani boats between and two corporators who won with votes majority, 9th Division Sudhir Babu won with 468 Devi, 41st Division YSRCP Mukteswaram, forcing the vil- in EG today a solid majority from the YSRCP candidate Sabbana votes, 23rd Division YSRCP candidate won by a majori- lagers to travel 30 KM addi- YSRCP in this election, passed Srinivas won with 534 votes candidate Kalavakollu Samba ty of 547 votes, Arji tionally to to reach the villages. PNS n away, a few days ago even majority, 10th Division YSRCP won with 1828 votes, 24th Satyavathi, 42nd Division According to information before the election results were candidate Paidi bhimeswara Division YSRCP candidate YSRCP candidate won by a reaching here, the road was Joint Collector out. By-elections would be rao won by a majority of 812 Madiri Nirmala won with 853 majority of 79 votes, washed away in P Gannavaram (Development) Kirti Chekuri held for the two divisions votes were won with solid vic- votes, 25th Division YSRCP Janapureddy Kanaka mandal, disrupting connec- has said that a mega vaccina- soon. tory. candidate Gunipudi Srinivas Rajeshwari, 43rd Division tivity to some villages. The vil- tion drive will be launched According to the Election Similarly, 11th Division with a majority of 744 votes, YSRCP candidate, won by a lagers who live in the island across the East Godavari dis- Officer, YSRCP candidates A YSRCP candidate Jaya Ganga 26th Division YSRCP candidate majority of 968 votes, 44th locations are in the grip of fear. trict on Monday (July 26). Radhika from Division 1 won with 377 votes, 12th Addanki Haribabu won with a Division YSRCP candidate Special Control rooms were Two lakh Covishield vaccine (Unanimous) and Boddani Division YSRCP candidate majority of 1111 votes, 27th Polimera Ramdas won by a set up in the RDO and doses would be made avail- Akhila from Division 3 won Karri Sreenu won with 297 Division YSRCP candidate majority of 410 votes, 45th Collector’s offices to provide able for the programme. unanimously. votes, 13th Division YSRCP Battina Vijay Kumar won with division YSRCP candidate information and monitor the The Joint Collector said the According to the Election candidate Needukonda a majority of 687 votes, 28th Betapudi Mukharji won by a flood situation, official sources first dose for those over 45 Officer, 1st Division was won Annapurna won with 1339 Division TDP candidate majority of 410 votes (died said. years of age and the second by YSRCP candidate A votes, 14th Division YSRCP Tangirala Aruna won with a of illness), 46th Division The irrigation officials have dose for those who have Radhika (Unanimous ), 2nd candidate Darapu Anusha won majority of 313 votes, 29th YSRCP candidate Pyari been put on high alert and a taken the first dose 84 ago, Division YSRCP candidate with 711 votes, 15th Division Division YSRCP candidate Begum won by a majority of special focus was laid on the would be vaccinated at all vil- Junnuri Kanaka Narasimha YSRCP candidate won with 83 Panduri Bhavani won with a 1232 votes (died of illness), PNS n KAKINADA would continue for another where lage and ward secretariats. Rao won with a majority of 788 votes majority, 16th Division majority of 1267 votes, 30th 47th Division TDP candidate three days, officials said. The the water level stood at 11 feet Four lakh people over votes, 3rd Division YSRCP can- YSRCP candidate Jijjuvarapu division YSRCP candidate Vandana Durga Bhavani won Following heavy rains in the floodwater has entered many in the morning today and it is the age of 45 in the district didate Boddani Akhila won Vijayanirmala won by 8 votes Pappu Uma Maheshwara Rao by a majority of 55 votes, 48th catchment areas, River Godavari villages in Devipatnam man- expected that the water level were waiting to take the unanimously , 4th Division majority, 17th Division YSRCP won with a majority of 38 Division YSRCP candidate has been in spate and over 380 dal. The famous Gandi would rise in the evening. first dose, while 40,000 peo- YSRCP candidate Dimple Job candidate Pamu Padma won votes, 31st Division YSRCP Nunna Swathi Sridevi won villages in various mandals in Pochamma temple was sub- The first warning would be ple were expected to take won with a majority of 748 with 755 votes majority, 18th candidate Potharlanka Laxman by a majority of 483 votes, are facing merged in the floodwater and sounded if the water level the second dose, all of votes, 5th Division YSRCP can- Division YSRCP candidate Rao won with 471 votes major- 49th Division YSRCP candi- inundation threat. The floodwa- the peak could be visible now. touches 11.75 feet, the irriga- whom were advised to take didate Garikapoodi Emmanuel Munagala Kedareshwari won ity, YSRCP candidate Bandaru date Devarakonda Srinivas ter level in river Godavari has Three villages in the tion officials said. advantage of the mega vac- won by 8 votes , 6th Division with 1012 majority, 19th Sunita Ratna Kumari won won by a majority of 1271 been rising constantly for the Kukkunuru mandal were At present, 8.53 lakh cusecs cination drive. The first YSRCP candidate Sunkara Division YSRCP candidate unanimously from 32nd votes and 50th Division, for- last three days. inundated in the flood water. of floodwater is being released dose would also be distrib- Chandra Shekhar won with Yarramsetti Nagbabu won by a Division, 33rd Division YSRCP mer mayor and current may- Though there was no rain The flood water has also into the sea at Dowleswaram uted to pregnant women 1753 votes majority, 7th majority of 202 votes were reg- candidate Kattiri Ram Mohan oral candidate Sheikh on Saturday in the district, the gushed into 10 villages in Vara barrage by lifting 175 crest and teachers, the Joint Division YSRCP candidate istered record victory, 21st Rao won by a majority of 88 Noorjahan won by a major- heavy inflows to the Godavari Ramachandrapuram mandal. gates. Collector (D) said. Pillangolla Sridevi won with Division YSRCP candidate votes, 34th Division YSRCP ity of 1495 votes. WHITHER CORONA FEAR? FIR filed CPM to hold dharna in Delhi Ration shops against SI, inspected probe ordered resenting privatisation of VSP in rural and urban areas PNS n GUNTUR were living in the floodwater of River Godavari as the govern- PNS n KAKINADA A Zero FIR has been regis- ments had failed to provide tered against Sub-inspector them houses and compensa- The private consultation team, Balakrishna based on the tion. engaged by the Union govern- complaint of a woman and an The CPM leader criticised ment to inquire into the imple- inquiry into the case has that though the farmers had mentation of Pradhan Mantri been ordered. been agitating against agricul- Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) Police said that a woman ture laws for the last seven scheme, visited some areas, attempted suicide by dousing months, the Union govern- A large number of holidayers at the Kakinada beach in East Godavari district on Sunday stand testimony to the carelessness interacted with some ration herself with petrol in front of ment had not taken steps to and indifference of people towards the Covid-19 pandemic. People were seen flocking to the beach without wearing masks. cardholders and gathered infor- the Tadepalli police station on resolve the crisis by negotiat- mation on the implementation the night of July 23. However, PNS n KAKINADA He said that VSP was ing with the agitating farmers. of the PMGYK. the police personnel prevent- achieved through massive agi- The CPM leader said that a Jagan govt failed to unravel Viveka murder case: Ramaiah The team comprising T ed her from ending her life. The Communist Party of India tations and sacrifices of many 'Chalo Parliament' would also Girija Shankar, P V Nageswara When the SI was working (Marxist) (CPM) will organise people decades ago. be organised in Delhi on Aug PNS n VIJAYAWADA and AP DGP were maintaining was really interested in know- Rao and Ravi Pariq inspected at the Arundelpet police sta- a dharna at Jantar Mantar in “Prime Minister Narendra 5 demanding the Union gov- a disturbing silence, instead of ing or nabbing the killers of his three ration shops located in tion, the same woman lodged New Delhi on August 2 and 3 Modi-headed Union govern- ernment to do justice to the TDP Politburo Member Varla jumping into action in order to uncle. By now, the CM should urban and rural areas in the dis- a complaint stating that the SI in protest against the Union ment is diluting the mighty evacuees. Ramaiah on Sunday expressed nab the assassins. The record- have asked the CBI to catch the trict and interacted with card- had deceived her. Then, the government’s proposal to pri- public sector organisations Venkaiah predicted that the concern that the ongoing CBI ed statement clearly said that culprits as early as possible. holders. SI was sent to Vacancy vatise the Visakhapatnam Steel and at the same time the gov- BJP would taste a debacle in investigation into the ghastly 'two dignitaries' conspired and Even the AP DGP, Intelligence The Union government, Reserve (VR). Later, he was Plant (VSP). ernment is helping the corpo- 2024 elections as the people murder of ex-MP YS gave Rs 8 crore 'supari' to the Branch DGP and the DIG con- under the eradication of pover- transferred to the Tadepalli Addressing a press confer- rates to expand their business,” were disenchanted with the Vivekananda Reddy had slowed assassins. The CBI could bring cerned should have been ty and food safety programme, police station. ence in Rajahmundry on he slammed. misrule. down completely after the the probe at least to this stage ordered to find out the assassins is providing rice to the poor As the issue went to the Sunday, CPM State executive Referring to the distress of CPI district secretary recording the statement of the after two years while the Jagan and murder conspirators based under the PMGKY. notice of higher-ups, a Zero councillor Raula Venkaiah said the evacuees of Polavaram Tatipaka Madhu, city secretary main witness before a magis- Reddy regime and the AP on the prime witness' statement. There are 15.5 lakh ration FIR was registered against the the CPM would organise a project evacuees, he lashed Nalla Rama Rao, city assistant trate, under Section 164 of the Police had miserably failed in Ramaiah expressed doubts cards in East Godavari district SI. dharna at the Jantar Mantar in out at the indifferent attitudes secretary Vangamoodi CrPC, three days ago. every aspect. over the future of the CBI and the Union government is The police officials ordered New Delhi on August 2 and 3 of the Union government in Kondala Rao and district com- Ramaiah demanded an Addressing a press confer- investigation since the investi- bearing 60 per cent of ration a comprehensive inquiry into opposing the privatisation of doing justice to evacuees. He mittee member Kirla Krishna explanation as to why Chief ence here, Varla Ramaiah asked gating officer was changed at a rice. the incident. the VSP. said that hundreds of evacuees were among those present. Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy whether the AP Chief Minister very crucial time. The Union government has engaged a private consultation team to inquire into the imple- IS EVERYTHING IN ORDER? mentation of the scheme and Probe into misuse of funds submit a report. The team Cops save life of members inspected eight PHH PNS n ONGOLE ration cards and two AAY ration cards in a random man- Prakasam district SP Malika ner. yet another man Garg appointed a team of The team visited and inspect- officials to conduct an inquiry ed the cards at Sanjaynagar, PNS n ONGOLE going to commit suicide and into the alleged criminal con- Dwarakanagar in Kakinada his vehicle would be returned spiracy and misappropriation , and Patharlagadda The Prakasam Police have to him by the next day after- of funds by Secretary, Manager and saved the life of yet another noon. and Board of Directors of the Kongudu in Karapa mandal, man in a span of one week. He lodged a complaint with Vetapalem Co-Operative Vakalapadu in Kakinada rural Just a few days after saving a Ongole I Town CI Ch. Credit Society Ltd. mandal. man from committing suicide, Seetaramaiah and SI Suresh According to a press release, The team went to the hous- under the supervision of SP informed SP Malika Garg. the case was registered in this es of cardholders and inquired Prakasam Malika Garg, the Acting on the instructions regard on July 20. So far, about how they were getting the ration Prakasam police saved the life of the SP, the IT Core Team 300 depositors have rice and whether they were get- of another man using technol- swung into action and traced approached the police and ting free rice being supplied by ogy. the man’s location and found submitted the copies of FD the Union government and According to sources, a that he was on the Kurichedu Bonds, RD accounts, and receipt is being issued. man hailing from Ongole - Darsi road. The IT Core Savings Bank accounts for the Co-Operative Credit Society Civil supplies DSO P Prasad hired a car and went to his rel- Team immediately alerted the purpose of the investigation. Ltd. To come forward and sub- Rao, ASO Prasanna Lakshmi, ative's house in Kurichedu Kurichedu SI and they went to The district police officials mit relevant documents MSO Dulhipalha Venkata along with his family mem- the location swiftly and took requested the people having immediately to SHO, Murali Krishna, P Subba Rao, bers. Because of some reasons, him to the hospital and even- District Collector Vivek Yadav inspecting a secretariat in Guntur on Sunday deposits in the Vetapalem Vetapalem. PVS Rama Rao and MJK Aand his mother admonished him tually saved his life with help accompanied the team. so he decided to end his life by from the public. committing suicide. When the The District SP appreciated owner of the car called him to the efforts of the officers and Five cops ask when he will return to staff for their good perfor- PHC doctor saves lives of two pregnant women Ongole, he said that he was mance in their duties. PNS n KAKINADA PHC, sweeper Durga informed women were given Covid vac- delivery cases. suspended the matter to PHC doctor Dr. cine. The nursing staff helped Significantly, during the The timely action of para- Srinivasa Nayak. After receiv- the mothers in breastfeeding Coronavirus crisis last year, the PNS n KAKINADA medical staff and human ges- ing the information from their new born babies. doctor conducted medical tests ture of a PHC doctor saved the Durga, the doctor alerted and Relatives of the pregnant at Pithapuram Hospital and Etapaka Circle Inspector lives two pregnant women at asked the paramedics to attend women thanked Dr. Srinivasa had lost his own daughter. Geeta Ramakrishna, Karapa village. Two pregnant to the pregnant women in the Nayak, saying that he had Dr.Srinivas Nayak joined Anaparthi SI MD Ali Khan, women were brought to the hospital immediately. attended to the deliveries at the duties within 15 days. The ASI Guravaiah (Station Karapa Primary Health Center The doctor reached the PHC midnight without being sent to doctor is known as a good Writer), PC 3688 SK Abdul at 11:30 pm on Friday for on Sunday morning (00.30 Kakinada and saved mothers medical officer throughout the Durani, (Assistant Writer) delivery. In fact, medical treat- hours) and attended the deliv- and their new born babies. district. He is recognised as the and PC-3686 J Varaprasad ments can not be provided at ery of two pregnant women The paramedical staff and physician who performed the (Assistant Writer) were sus- the PHC after six in the Kashi Manikumari and to M Asha workers congratulated most Covid tests in the district, pended on charges of abuse evening. Bhavan at 1.15 am. The moth- the doctor. They also honoured and the medical officer who of power and negligence of As soon as the pregnant ers and their new born babies Sweeper Durga and other Asha administered the most vac- duty, according to a press women were brought to the are safe. After delivery, the two workers who assisted in the cines. release. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | JULY 26, 2021 nation 05

Actress Gehana Vashishth, two Blinken's India visit: Afghan situation, ‘No follow-up results' after meeting INDIA others fail to appear before police terror havens in Pak to figure in talks with PM: Farooq Abdullah CORNERctress Gehana Vashishth and two other persons, who were summoned by the Mumbai crime he implications of the withdrawal of American troops on the security situation in Afghanistan month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's outreach to mainstream leaders of Jammu and Abranch in connection with a pornography case, failed to appear for questioning on Sunday, a Tand the need for sustained pressure on Pakistan on terror financing and terrorist safe AKashmir, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Sunday that there has been police official said. Notably, the police recently arrested businessman Raj Kundra, husband of havens will be on the agenda of talks during US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's two-day "no follow-up results" on the ground. Adbullah said this in reference to the prime minister's Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, in connection with a case, which it said, related to alleged creation visit to India from July 27, official sources said on Sunday. In the discussions, India will press remarks at the June 24 meeting in New Delhi that he wanted to win the hearts of the people of of pornographic films and publishing them through some apps. After Kundra's arrest,Vashishth, for gradual resumption of international travel while Jammu and Kashmir and remove "Dilli ki doori" (the distance from Delhi) and "dil ki doori" who worked in three films produced for Kundra's app, had in maintaining health protocols, and will particularly (distance between hearts). "That was a welcome statement but a video said erotic content was different from pornography. seek easing movements of students, professionals there is no effort on the ground to win the hearts of the people. Gehana Vashishth and two others were recently summoned and business travellers among others, they said. People continue to be locked up and dissent is not tolerated. We by the crime branch's property cell, but they failed to reach India will continue to push for ensuring open and want to see the change on the ground, a visible effort to win back the police office here on Sunday, the official said. Before the consistent supply chains for materials and items the people who went through the trauma of their state being Mumbai crime branch took over the case, there was a required for the production of coronavirus vaccines dismembered, its special status removed in one sudden blow," complaint with the Maharashtra cyber department about the as it ramps up the manufacturing for domestic and the three-time former chief minister told PTI here. "...we are yet to porn films racket, a senior police official earlier said. The global supplies thereafter, the sources said. During see any follow-up results even after a month," he said. "Trust is Malwani police had filed FIRs on the basis of complaints his two-day visit, Blinken is scheduled to meet something that has been missing from both sides (Delhi and received from two women, while another one woman had External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Srinagar). Successive prime ministers -- Jawaharlal Nehru, submitted a complaint at the Lonavla police station, around Security Advisor Ajit Doval and will call on Prime Narasimha Rao, Atal Bihari Vajpayee -- made promises but the 120 km from Mumbai, he said. Minister Narendra Modi. trust deficit has persisted," he added.

Dalai Lama PEGASUS SNOOPING ISRO's customised programme condoles loss Who funded it? Raut compares of lives, writes takes off with 8 firms on board to CM showing it with Hiroshima bombing PNS n BENGALURU out causing any damage to the solidarity PNS n MUMBAI pride of the department". The Indian Space Research Specific samples of cata- PNS n DHARMASHALA MP on Organisation's customised logued ISRO identifiers, which Sunday asked who funded the space-themed merchandise will be updated from time to Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama alleged snooping of politicians programme in partnership time, would be made available has written to Maharashtra Chief and journalists by Pegasus and with industry has taken off to registered companies which Minister Uddhav Thackeray, compared it with the Hiroshima with multiple companies on have shared their product expressing grief over the loss of bombing, saying while the attack board. details with the space agency. lives due to rain-related incidents in on the Japanese city had resulted Now, one will be able to pur- According to the terms and the state and also donated to the in death of people, the spying by chase authorised products con- conditions, the party (registered ongoing relief and rescue efforts. the Israeli software led to "death nected to ISROs missions and companies) shall avoid using The death toll from the torrential of freedom". work, such as scale models, T- the ISRO identifier, imagery, rains that have battered "The modern technology has shirts, mugs, space-themed etc. on products such as door- Maharashtra's Pune and Konkan taken us back to slavery," Raut educational games, science mats, slippers, or any such divisions over the last three days said in his weekly column toys, and more. items, which affect the reputa- and triggered landslides in some 'Rokhthok' in the Sena mouth- ISRO believes this brand tion/ image of the organisation. areas rose to 112 on Saturday, piece . promotion exercise can play a "Wherever 3D models and including 52 in the coastal Raigad He said the Pegasus case is "no game-changing" role in creat- 2D drawings are being used to district alone. Moved by news different from the atomic bomb ing awareness and kindling make scaled models, LEGO reports about the loss of lives, attack on Hiroshima". By way of one license, 50 power with the NCP and interest of students, children sets, jigsaw puzzle, etc., extra damage to properties and suffering "People died in Hiroshima, phones can be hacked. Hence, to Congress in Maharashtra, and public, in the domain of care shall be taken to ensure faced by so many people in while in the Pegasus case, it led to tap 300 phones, six to seven claimed that journalists who crit- space science & technology, accuracy and ISRO intellect," Maharashtra as a result of the death of freedom," he claimed. licenses are required, the Rajya icised the Modi government were and propagating its achieve- they read. devastating flooding over the last He said politicians, industrial- Sabha member said. snooping targets. ments. "The rates for the merchan- few days, His Holiness the Dalai ists and social activists fear they "Was so much money spent? An international media con- "Eight companies have so far dise shall be reasonable in line Lama has written to the chief are being spied upon, and even Who paid for it? The NSO says sortium had recently reported registered with ISRO on a with market conditions, as minister to offer his prayers and the judiciary and media are under it sells its software only to govern- that several verified mobile non-exclusive basis with a reg- there is no brand value charged condolences to the families who the same pressure. ments. If it is so, which govern- phone numbers, including of istration fee regarding cus- by ISRO to the party," as per have lost their loved ones, a "The atmosphere of freedom in ment in India purchased the some ministers, journalists, tomised ISRO-theme based the MoUs. statement said. “I understand that the national capital ended a few software? Rs 300 crore were spent opposition leaders, and scores of articles / models", an official of "ISRO never takes any the state government and years ago," said Raut, who is the for spying on 300 people in business persons and activists in the Bengaluru headquartered responsibility for the sale or concerned authorities are making executive editor of Saamana. India. Does our country have the India could have been targeted space agency, under the after sale of the items, for the every effort to help those affected He also sought to know who capacity to spend so much money for hacking using Pegasus soft- Department of Space (DoS), "We will soon be launching Jalihal, recently. delivery, quality or damages by severe monsoon rains. As a paid for the alleged snooping by on spying?" Raut asked. ware/spyware. told PTI on Sunday. a whole collection of ISRO As part of the MoUs, ISRO due to sale". gesture of our solidarity with the the Israeli spyware. He also said BJP leader (and The government has, howev- They include Indic themed Merchandise that will shares the themes, general The initiative came from people of Maharashtra, I have Quoting a media report, he former Union IT minister) er, dismissed allegations of any Inspirations (Pune), 1947IND appeal to all Indians and arrangement drawings, images ISRO after many companies asked the Dalai Lama Trust to make said the Israeli company NSO Ravishankar Prasad had justified kind of surveillance on its part on (Bengaluru), and Ankur Science & Space enthusiasts or any other design for interested in creating cus- a donation towards relief and charged Rs 60 crore annually as spying by saying 45 countries in specific people, saying it "has no Hobby Centre (Ahmedabad), alike," said Founder and CEO enabling these companies to tomised articles and handi- rescue efforts,” the statement said license (fee) for the Pegasus soft- the world used Pegasus. concrete basis or truth associat- sources said. of Indic Inspirations, Sunil use them appropriately "with- crafts approached it for themes. quoting the Dalai Lama. ware. Raut, whose party shares ed with it whatsoever" ‘PM must make Pak trying to maintain supply lines to Mosque, Kashi statement in Parl terror groups using drones: Police chief temple engage PNS n SRINAGAR a crowded place in Jammu for and emerging threat is neu- on Pegasus row’ inflicting maximum casual- tralised effectively. The improvised explosive ties, he said. The police chief had earli- in land swap PNS n NEW DELHI device (IED) dropped using a The police chief said that er said that the signatures of drone along the Indo-Pak despite the ceasefire agree- explosive material used in PNS n VARANASI Senior Congress leader P border on July 23 was meant ment along the Line of the June 27 bombing of an Chidambaram on Sunday said for triggering at a crowded Control and the International Indian Air Force station The committee governing the the government should either market in Jammu region, and Border since February this clearly indicated involvement Gyanvapi Masjid in Varanasi has call for a joint parliamentary it shows that Pakistan is year, some "state actors" have of the ordnance factory of given 1,700 sq feet of land outside committee probe into the maintaining its supply lines to been helping Pakistan-based Pakistan in fabricating it. the mosque to the Kashi Pegasus snooping allegations various terror groups despite terror groups operating in "Drones have come recent- Vishwanath Temple Trust in or request the Supreme Court the February ceasefire agree- Jammu and Kashmir, by try- ly, say in September last year. exchange for a piece of land mea- to appoint a sitting judge to ment, Jammu and Kashmir ing to maintain their supply First, it came as a big surprise, suring 1,000 sq feet. investigate the matter, and Police chief Dilbag Singh said chain of arms, ammunition but we were able to gear up Both the plots are equal in demanded that Prime on Sunday. and cash. our resources to counter that value, Sunil Verma, Chief Minister Narendra Modi make committee (JPC) can be more Singh, a 1987-batch IPS The police chief said there threat. I am happy to report Executive Officer of the Kashi a statement in Parliament clar- effective than an investigation officer, said terror groups was a difference of single that in cases of use of drones Vishwanath Temple Trust said. ifying whether there had been by the Parliamentary Standing such as Lashkar-e-Taiba demands of terror groups digit in the flight controller carrying weapons and nar- The land given to the temple surveillance or not. Committee on Information (LeT) and Jaish-e- since September last year," he serial numbers of the drone cotics and other explosives... is part of the property of the Waqf The former home minister Technology, asserting that the Mohammed (JeM) have been told PTI here. shot down on July 23 and our security grid, intelligence Board. As it could not be bought, said he was not sure that one former would be more running short of arms and The police managed to another brought down a year grid of police and security a plot which was equal in value ting the famous Kashi can go to the extent of saying empowered by Parliament. ammunition after the police shoot down a hexa-copter ago in Kathua's Hiranagar agencies were very effective in was handed over to the masjid Vishwanath temple, saying the that the entire electoral man- Asked about Parliament IT and other security agencies that had come from Pakistan sector in Jammu region. taking countermeasures," the committee, Verma said. exercise was required to decide date of 2019 was vitiated by the panel head Shashi Tharoor's managed to choke it by in Kanachak area of Jammu Some parts of the assem- Director General of Police In April, a Varanasi court had on pleas that allege the mosque "unlawful snooping" but remarks that the subject is arresting many of their mod- region along the International bled unmanned aerial vehicle (DGP) said. ordered an archaeological survey was built by Mughal emperors added that it may have “already on the mandate of my ules of Over Ground Workers Border on July 23. brought down last week were With the shooting down of of the Kashi Vishwanath temple after partially demolishing a "helped" the BJP to score that committee” and a JPC is not (OGWs). It carried an IED, weighing from China and Taiwan. another drone, the security and the Gyanvapi mosque Hindu shrine. victory which has been "taint- required, Chidambaram "We see that some of the five kg, that was almost ready He said since drones have agencies have been able to premises to resolve a decades-old The suit was filed in 1991 seek- ed" by the allegations. expressed doubts whether the state actors in Pakistan have to be used and the intelli- added a new dimension to the intercept around 33 sorties dispute involving the two shrines. ing restoration of the ancient In an interview with PTI, IT panel with a majority of BJP adopted the use of drones for gence suggested that the security threats from terror out of roughly 41 sorties The court had ordered the temple at the site where the Chidambaram also said a members will allow a full dropping arms, ammunition Jaish-e-Mohammed terror groups, more efforts are which were made so far, the archaeological survey of a cen- Gyanvapi mosque currently probe by a joint parliamentary investigation into the matter. and even cash to cater to the group wanted to trigger it in required to ensure this new police chief said. turies-old mosque complex abut- stands. Experts: Many now have immunity against Covid, but don't lower guard PNS n NEW DELHI sive number of cases seen during wave is a certain thing but the Still, there is a percentage of There is also a possibility that and escapes prior immunity in the the second wave. number of people it will infect will people who have not been infect- a new variant bypasses the immu- absence of adequate lockdown While a large number of people However, Dr Pooja Khosla, depend on the implementation of ed or did not develop enough anti- nity achieved through vaccination measures. now have immunity against coro- senior consultant (Department of preventive measures and the pace bodies despite getting vaccinated, and previous infection. If that hap- Dr Panda had suggested that navirus due to previous infections Medicine), Sir Ganga Ram of vaccination. due to various reasons. This set of pens, it will a huge problem then, vaccination efforts be ramped up or vaccination, a guarded Hospital, said the second wave of "Even if there are breakthrough people, which is almost 30 per Dr Kishore added. to strongly mitigate the impact of approach is needed in terms of the coronavirus has taught us that infections among vaccinated peo- cent of the population in Delhi, is Niti Aayog member Dr V K a possible third wave. implementing restrictive mea- cases can increase suddenly. ple, the severity will be less and likely to get infected. Paul has also told the Delhi gov- Delhi battled a brutal second sures to avoid a second wave-like "There are warning signs from hospitals will not be over- "Two cases are possible – first, ernment to remain watchful as the wave of the pandemic that claimed crisis, experts said. different parts of the world. In whelmed," she said. the virus continues to infect peo- next three months are important a massive number of lives, with the Dr Yudhyavir Singh, who has India too, a small increase in cases Sharma thinks the implemen- ple slowly until heard immunity and unlocking activities can lead shortage of oxygen at hospitals been managing the COVID-19 has been recorded. Infections can tation of preventive and restrictive is attained, and second, a new, to an increase in COVID-19 across the city adding to the ICU at AIIMS New Delhi, said it increase exponentially anytime. I measures is an issue. ity on the part of the people, Dr immunity against the virus, either more infectious variant leads to an cases. woes. is important to lift a few restric- think one should not assume "People either don't wear mask Sharma said. due to previous infection or due increase in cases till everyone has However, a third wave of On April 20, Delhi had report- tions to resume economic activi- anything and make all efforts to or don't wear it properly. Most of "At the inoculation centre at to vaccination. immunity. But it seems the third COVID-19 is “unlikely to be as ed 28,395 cases, the highest in the ties when cases are low. prevent a second wave-like crisis, them use cloth mask, which does- MAMC, only around 50 people "The Delta variant of coron- wave won't be as severe as the sec- severe as the second wave”, Dr city since the beginning of the "However, one should not lower which was a nightmare," she said. n't serve any purpose. There is are getting vaccinated a day, while avirus was responsible for up to 60 ond," he said. Samiran Panda of the Indian pandemic. On April 22 the case their guard … Adopt a guarded "Opening everything is not hardly any vigil being maintained we can vaccinate around 200 per cent of the cases during the With the lifting of restrictions, Council of Medical Research had positivity rate was 36.2 per cent, approach in terms of following appropriate … everyone has been in crowded areas," she said. people every day. Vaccines are second wave. We haven't observed people from rural areas have told the Delhi Disaster the highest so far. COVID-19-appropriate behav- saying the third wave is a couple After a devastating second available but people are not com- any major difference between started coming to Delhi or those Management Authority during a The highest number of 448 iour and implementing restrictive of days away," Dr Khosla added. wave of the coronavirus, people ing forward," she said. 'Delta' and 'Delta Plus' variant. So, who have remained isolated so far meeting on July 9. deaths was reported on May 3. measures," he said. Pragya Sharma, professor had started taking vaccination Dr Jugal Kishore, head of the a sudden spike in COVID-19 are stepping out. "If such people He had mentioned that a sub- The capital has recorded 2,369 Dr Singh added that Delhi (Department of Community seriously. There would be queues Community Medicine depart- cases is not expected, until a new, go to crowded places, then there stantial third wave would be plau- cases of the coronavirus in the last may have already achieved herd Medicine) at the Maulana Azad at vaccination centres, but things ment, Safdarjung Hospital, said more infectious variant emerges," is a possibility of a spike in cases," sible if any new, more infectious 30 days (since June 24), 79 cases immunity, considering the mas- Medical College, said a third have changed again. There is lax- around 80 per cent of people have he said. he said. variant of the coronavirus emerges a day on an average. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | JULY 26, 2021 06

www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION China’s ‘friendship’ No laxity All signs say the third wave of COVID-19 is on its way; India must keep its guard up must bother Putin PRAFULL GORADIA he second wave of COVID-19 is supposed to be abating since June 25, but the sense of relief is not reflected in either the total number of cases or the In 1969, China gained quite a few islands on Siberia's Ussuri river. Now, it Tobservations of the anti-pandemic strategists. The national count of fresh cases is over 39,000 and rising. And the empowered strategy group tells the Government has already started claiming the entire Siberia as its territory not to allow the count to cross 50,000 a day. Should this be taken as a warning to the Government that the third wave may well be on the way? Yes, it is. For the first ate last month, Russia and China renewed their time, the strategists have given an early alert. For the first time, too, the country’s friendship treaty for a anti-COVID policy is being directed by scientific rather than administrative consid- further five years. ComradeL Putin appears to be erations. The earmarked limit sends two messages. One, that the second wave has making a dangerous mistake by abated as much as it can in the country though the surge is largely limited to two ignoring the potential threat States — Kerala and Maharashtra. Two, the breach of the 50,000-case limit will from China. He was only 17 mark the beginning of the stress on medical infra- when the Soviet Union fought a seven-month mini-war across structure. The strategists appear to be playing it safe the Ussuri river, which is locat- and assuming that the peak of a future wave would ed in Russia’s Siberia (Sleeping see four-five lakh cases a day, nearly 10 times the Land). How big was Beijing’s ambition one does not know, new case limit. That should give the Union and the but the Soviets had to convey an State Governments a clear picture of how much implicit nuclear threat to the additional infrastructure they should organise in the aggressor. To save face, Mao next couple of months. Zedong, through his Premier Zhou en Lai, threatened a The example of the UK should show how they “People’s War”, which meant are dealing with a situation where the daily cases that hundreds of thousands of have crossed 50,000. People are testing positive at Chinese soldiers would swarm Soviet tanks as they had done an alarming rate. Nearly 650,000 people are esti- with the Americans in the mated to have tested positive in the second week of July. Admissions are rising in Korean War in 1951-52. The hospitals. And yet, the Government has eased all restrictions. Social distancing is Chinese leader’s belief of con- venience was the superiority of no longer mandatory, face masks are no longer required by law, and the ban has man over machine. The People’s been lifted on large gatherings of people. The British Government is facing criticism Liberation Army (PLA) did for the complete unlock, but its confidence perhaps stems from two sources. One, demonstrate its idea of warfare looked upon as hypothetical Russian border, that belief is chooses to take Siberia by on one of the islands on the or imaginary. Patrick wavering. Siberia — the force, the only way Moscow that over 46 million people in the UK or 87.6 per cent of the adults have received Ussuri by ambushing Soviet Prinston, a Western colum- Asian part of Russia, east of could stop it would be by their first dose and 35.5 million, or 67.5 per cent, are fully vaccinated. The high num- soldiers. nist, informs us that a the Ural Mountains — is using nuclear weapons. ber of vaccinations and the presence of antibodies in the infected unvaccinated is In the end, China gained Chinese portal Jinji Toutiao immense. It takes up three- In a meeting with the quite a few islands on the river, published an article, the quarters of Russia’s land press on May 20 this year, said to reduce the severity of infection and the need for hospitalisation, and lower which were a loss for the Soviet author of which calls Siberia mass, the equivalent of the Putin, using a bit of colour- the chances of death. Secondly, thousands of people using the NHS COVID App are Union. Logically, more conflict “Chinese land”. The Chinese entire US and India put ful language, threatened to receiving self-isolation alerts every day, informing them they have been in close con- lies ahead. China is a much big- media regularly praises together. “smash the teeth of anyone ger nuclear power than it was in Russian ruler Vladimir Putin The 1.35 billion Chinese who tried to bite off even a tact with a positive case. The UK is highly vaccinated and has rid itself of safety pro- 1969. Its ambitions have grown and how cleverly he puts the people south of the border piece of Siberia”. He surely tocols and the cases are growing. Indian vaccination levels are low and the proto- and, by current indications, it West in its place. Simply, outnumber Russia’s 144 mil- could not have been thinking cols are violated more and the cases are growing. This goes on to show that an wishes to become a superpow- from the point of view of CHINA IS A MUCH lion almost 10 to 1. The dis- of the US or the West. er. We have to remember that Beijing, Russia is not only a BIGGER NUCLEAR crepancy is even starker for Chinese dictator Xi Jinping either-or attitude towards vaccination and safety measures is a sure-shot invite to a Siberia is over 13 million sq km good friend but also has an Siberia on its own, home to only last year described Putin third wave of the pandemic. The mandatory requirement is a combination of both with a sparse population, where- excellent potential prize. POWER THAN IT barely 38 million people, and as his “best friend”. and that is what the Indian strategists should emphasise on. as China is bubbling with peo- “There are no countries especially the border area, But despite all the nice ple but is short of arable land. around the world that are WAS IN 1969. ITS where only six million sounding rhetoric, the reali- Incidentally, the Yellow Giant always friendly or, converse- AMBITIONS HAVE Russians face over 90 million ty of the China-Russia rela- PICTALK gained several hundred islands ly, always hostile to each Chinese. With intermarriage, tionship is a shallow one. The in the midst of not only the other. In the past, Siberia was GROWN. WE HAVE trade and investment across US and friendly countries Ussuri but also the Amur and conquered by the Mongols TO REMEMBER that border, Siberians have have grown closer by a set of Argun rivers. This gain by China and, therefore, in fact, is realised that, for better or for common values or struc- and loss by the USSR were after Chinese territory.” This is THAT SIBERIA IS worse, Beijing is a lot closer tures like the Quad. There is decades of harrowing negotia- increasingly becoming than Moscow. The land is nothing even remotely com- tions which ended in 2004. China’s refrain. OVER 13 MILLION already providing China “the parable in the case of Russia With climate change and Joe Burgess in The New SQ KM WITH factory of the world”, with and China; in this partner- the earth getting warmer, York Times column ‘Why much of its raw materials, ship, which is purely transac- Siberia can well become more China Reclaims Siberia’ lays A SPARSE especially oil, gas and timber. tional without any real polit- hospitable. Today, the whole out a starker scenario: A POPULATION, Increasingly, Chinese-owned ical integration, Russia is region is considered hostile due land without people for a factories in Siberia churn very much the junior partner, to its very low temperatures in people without land, Burgess WHEREAS CHINA IS out finished goods as if the with China eyeing its geo- winter. With global warming, says. The land is as resource- BUBBLING WITH region already were a part of graphically vast, resource- Siberia is likely to become rich and people-poor as the Middle Kingdom’s econ- rich but under-populated attractive for China to occupy. China is the opposite. The PEOPLE BUT IS omy. Beijing could use Eurasian neighbour. The region is rich in coal, nat- weight of that logic should Russia’s own strategy: hand (The writer is a ural gas, diamonds, iron ore, scare the Kremlin. Like love, SHORT OF out passports to sympathis- well-known columnist, an gold and aluminum. A possible a border is real only if both ARABLE LAND ers in contested areas, and author and a former member scenario of China forcibly occu- sides believe in it. And on then move in militarily to of the Rajya Sabha. The views pying Siberia can no longer be both sides of the Sino- “protect its citizens”. If Beijing expressed are personal.) LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SOUNDBITE

MIRABAI CHANU IS OUR NATION’S PRIDE I’m very happy to A submerged Old Sangli area after the Krishna river’s level rose following rainfall PTI Sir — The sight of Mirabai Chanu lift- Rid the Ganga of pollution win the first medal ing 87kg in snatch and 115kg in clean for India…I don’t and jerk, an astonishing 202kg in total, wrapped in non-degradable plastic add large pol- belong to just in the 49-kg category at the Tokyo lutants. Micro plastics that get into our body are Manipur, I belong to In a hurry? Olympics and the visuals of her stand- a serious health hazard. Plastic waste causes the whole ing on the podium showing the silver marine pollution with profound consequences country. The Delhi Govt allowing public transport to ply at 100% medal with a huge smile filled us with for marine life and their habitats. It has been pride. Obviously, success in sports is a reported that over 663 species are badly affect- Olympic silver medallist capacity raises a number of uncomfortable questions source of national pride. It was natural ed by marine waste and 11 per cent of them are — Saikhom Mirabai Chanu and legitimate for us to bask in the related to micro plastic. Micro plastics drained nother step towards unlocking Delhi would take place today, Monday. Indeed, reflected glory of our compatriot bagging into the ocean cause serious imbalance in the The Opposition led by the Congress people will welcome it that buses are plying at full capacity though standing pas- the silver medal. marine ecosystem. Recognising the determined effort, n spite of the launch of the Ganga Action Plan Micro plastic pollution in the Ganga has has got no issue to sengers would still not be allowed. Cinema halls are also opening after a long raise that is related A dedication and hard work, everyone (GAP), the river continues to be highly pol- huge ramifications. The water from the river is gap. The Delhi Metro would operate at 100 per cent capacity. This would truly bring to people. speaks of her remarkable performance Iluted. More impetus is required to rid the river used for various purposes. The river provides Therefore, they Delhi closer to normalcy. The Capital has already suffered a great deal due to the COVID- in glowing terms. The daughter of a from pollution which the Government targets to drinking water to several cities. Hence, micro raise such issues (snoopgate). 19 pandemic. Though Corona’s second wave is ebbing humble Government employee and a achieve by 2030. Rejuvenation of the Ganga pro- plastic pollution has severe impact on the envi- street samosa vendor, Mirabai started her ject is now faced with a new challenge. A new ronment and human health. Implementation of BJP national president and very few cases are being reported on a daily basis, “career” with wood-lifting (she, like study by Toxics Link has found that the Ganga plastic waste management must be strength- — JP Nadda the threat of the third wave is looming large. In this most children in her village, used to fetch is polluted with multiple kinds of plastic. ened. Single-use plastics must be banned. There situation, going for almost complete unlock does not firewood from nearby hills). We salute Plastic products and waste materials in the must be more data and research on micro plas- Latin American seem reasonable as the experts have warned that the the gutsy weightlifter for opening India’s river break down to micro particles. The river tics and their impact on rivers. The threat of plas- States should do medal account on Day 1 of the Games. transports this into the ocean. This brings into tic on aquatic life must be addressed more real- something similar to third wave could be here sooner than later. It would On a different note, considering our sharp focus the poor state of both solid and liq- istically. Various stakeholders must join hands the European Union, have been better had the Delhi Government waited at population and the potential for devel- uid waste management. As the river flows and work towards improving plastic waste man- but attached to our least three more weeks, until August 15, to open up oping a medal-winning talent pool, we through densely populated cities, untreated agement and reducing micro plastic pollution. history, our should send a bigger contingent to sewage, industrial waste and religious offerings Venu GS | Kollam reality and our identities. public transport and recreation centres. The Delhi future Olympics and hope for even Government officials say that the restrictions have been more medals than we do. Mexican President eased as the number of cases is falling. But we have G David Milton |Tamil Nadu after heavy rainfall and cut off from land occupied areas in the country have — Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador seen even in the second wave that the scenario can routes, according to the State Disaster increasingly become the hangouts for MONSOON FURY BATTERS MAHARASHTRA Management Authority. More than 25 wandering wild animals (‘The human- It is okay to be change very fast and cases can shoot up within a matter of days. NDRF groups are working on the ground animal conflict on the rise’, July 24). boxed. I am fine with Sir — Heavy rains in Maharashtra have or are on the standby mode, three The conflict with wildlife has This is certainly not the time to take the pandemic lightly, especially since we delivered a huge blow to those residing it because eventually are on the verge of defeating the virus. It would not at all be prudent to let the guard teams each of the Indian Military and the reached unprecedented levels, with people will box you in the coastal areas. Incessant rains have Indian Coast Guard have been pressed predators attacking livestock, thus lead- triggered landslides and floods, leaving with what they see down. Apart from these concessions, 100 people will now be able to attend funer- into service, besides seven teams of the ing to retaliatory animal killings. The and like. als instead of the earlier 20. A similar number of people can now attend weddings over 140 dead and thousands of people Indian Navy and one of the Indian Air deadly human-animal conflict has displaced. The destruction appears irre- Force. Apart from all these arrangements, largely been the consequence of a fast Stand-up comic and actor instead of the earlier 50. This would indeed expose people to risk. One can under- versible in cities, districts and villages. — Sunil Grover stand that people would welcome these steps but the Government should think beyond the local authorities are engaged with the growing human population’s inability to Districts like Raigad and Ratnagiri have rescue operations nonstop for over 24 find sustainable ways to coexist with the that. One can understand people’s mounting economic hardships but totally unlock- been among the many worst-hit areas of hours now. Maharashtra is in deep bustling wildlife. As a result, humans I will come to ing Delhi might not be the solution. That must be dealt with at a different level. It Maharashtra, the coastal areas have trouble due to the heavy rains. and wildlife compete for the same Rajasthan on July been battered by torrential rains. Since defies logic why the Government is in a hurry to open cinemas, theatres and mul- Bhagwan Thadani |Mumbai diminishing resources. It is, therefore, 28 and 29. I will the torrential rains started, 140 individ- talk to each tiplexes in the national Capital. The Government’s first and foremost responsibility necessary to address the issue in a holis- uals died in tragic incidents in tic manner and co-create palliative Congress MLA; we is to save lives and, therefore, it should not put people’s lives in danger by going for Maharashtra like floods, landslides and HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT MUST END solutions with full engagement of all the feel that the AICC should know so forth. Satara in Maharashtra report- such-scale unlocking at this moment. Mercifully, the Delhi Government has not yet Sir — India’s high rate of urbanisation has relevant stakeholders. the opinion of the MLAs. ed at least 21 deaths as a consequence of caused a hasty expansion of human set- Ranganathan Sivakumar |Chennai made plans to open schools and colleges, which may have serious consequences. rain-related incidents and landslides. tlements into areas that were once exclu- Congress in-charge of The Government must work for people and should not play to the gallery, making The cities of Chiplun and Khed in sively wildlife habitats. With vaguely Send your feedback to: Rajasthan policy decisions to win accolades and public support. Ratnagiri district have been devastated defined boundaries for fauna, human- [email protected] — Maken VIJAYAWADA| MONDAY | JULY 26, 2021 07 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ FIRSTCOLUMN ADMINISTERING Pegasus affair is an

INDIA PRIYANKA CHATURVEDI The British administered India with the help of assault on privacy Indian Army and an institution called the ICS Anyone defending this will be slipping down a steep slope of undermining the basic rights of an individual

n a sensational international news VINAYSHIL GAUTAM break last week, it was revealed that over 300 Indians were being sur- ndia as an entity has existed for several millennia. The concept of a veilled through an Israeli spyware unified territory from the 'seas to the horizon'has been documented Icalled Pegasus. This software had the abil- Iat least from the time of the Gupta Empire in the 4th century AD). ity to hack into phones and be able to India has seen different models of administration, including those of access files, documents, voice calls, and the Mauryan and Harshaempires, the Cheras, the Cholas,and the British. videos of the hacked individual. Those India came under the British Crown in 1857 and was known as 'British on the list were journalists, opposition India'. The rule lasted 90 years. There is a notion that this imperial state voices, activists, and cabinet ministers. Most of the names were anti-establish- unified India administratively. It is a myth. British India was initially ruled ment and their investigative stories from Calcutta and then the capital moved to Delhi. Besides the territo- uncovered the various failures of the gov- ry under direct British rule, there were hundreds of princely states with ernment. various degrees of administrative and revenue autonomy: Travancore- The Pegasus scandal has once again Cochin, Baroda, Jammu and Kashmir being among them. The British opened the floodgates of the notion of withdrew from India with a strange term that the princelystates could privacy and to what extent can the state secede to either of India and Pakistan. It was an attempt to restore the abuse privacy rights. While the history of snooping is not new in India, this is status quo ante to 1857. the first occasion of sophisticated tech- nology meant for defence and national security purposes unethically used to get access to all the communication of those who are anti-government. Anyone defending this will be slipping down a steep slope of undermining the basic rights of an individual and also the demo- THE ISSUE HAS cratic principles of the nation. BECOME POLITICAL Ever since the controversy has bro- ken, the IT Minister's only defence has SINCE THE NAMES been that there is a law in place to pro- OF MANY tect the privacy of individuals and for the OPPOSITION The British administered India with the help of the Indian Army and government's need to surveil. The sur- LEADERS form of surveillance has engulfed that the government comes up In governance, the principle of an institution called'The Indian Civil Service'. After Independence, the veillance in India takes place under two CROPPED UP IN the notion of privacy. The Pegasus with stringent data protection Caesar's wife should be above sus- laws - the Telegraph Act and the allegations threaten the very ideals and privacy laws and a framework picion rule should apply. However, service metamorphosed into the Indian Administrative Service. THE SURVEILLANCE Information Technology Act. While the INVESTIGATION of democracy our nation is based that protects the very people that this government continues to con- The story of Indian unity post-independence is a saga that many Telegraph Act deals with audio call upon. It threatens the sovereign- form the nation.With an increased fuse and obfuscate. This contro- have testified to. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the chief architect of the records and interception, the IT Act deals AND ROCKED ty of the nation and forms a population that is now using versy is also a reality check of how merger of the princely states with India. Some territories also merged with all electronic communication. EVERY SINGLE DAY grave concern for our nation since smartphones, we in India have no a missing policy framework can be with Pakistan by a wafer-thin majority.The first few years of Indian inde- However, loopholes exist in both Acts OF PARLIAMENT an accountable institutional Data Protection Policy in place. exploited by those in power to the pendence were also spent on reorganising the Indian Union into lin- and they have not yet been addressed by SINCE THE framework and mechanism for the With this very obvious loophole in hilt. Such disregard for constitu- guistic states and the states into districts. The story still continues with the Centre and that gap is exactly what MONSOON protection of citizen's data and pri- the system there is no accountabil- tional norms will be up for mis- it uses for snooping and silencing oppo- vacy is absent. An absence of a ity on the issue of who owns the use in times to come irrespective new states emerging and the districts of the states being reorganised. SESSION BEGAN. sition voices. THE GOVERNMENT, credible, sovereign, and account- digital data. Imagine you living in of who is in power. Two administrative reforms commissions have been set up since India is a democratic nation. At the able framework puts the whole the reality show Big Boss where As we find ourselves at the tip- independence and their recommendations used to carry out adminis- heart of democracy are its people. When INSTEAD OF nation at the mercy of such cyber your every movement is moni- ping point of losing our freedoms trative restructuring.Appraisal systems of IAS officers have been thor- incidents like this (Pegasus snooping) AGREEING TO exposure. The Personal Data tored and you havenot even signed enshrined in the Constitution oughly revised and the writer has been involved with some of these happen, it infringes on the basic funda- LOOK INTO THESE Protection Bill, which is sup- up for it. Stripping people of their one by one, it is time to speak up efforts. It is not sufficiently recognised that every IAS officer does not mental rights of the citizens. The right to CHARGES, IS posed to be the framework privacy and dignity is what this aloud for defending our rights privacy, though not explicitly mentioned BUSY REJECTING designed to ensure accountabili- kind of data invasion does. while following our duties. The automatically graduate to the level of Secretary to the Government of in the Constitution, is inherent under ty and bring in transparency, is The issue has become politi- government cannot shrug itself of India. There are institutional filters, evaluations, barriers, and in-built learn- THE REPORT various provisions of the Constitution. ALTOGETHER marred by many discrepancies and cal since the names of many all responsibilities, resorting to lies ing opportunities The unanimous Supreme Court of India is still under scrutiny by the opposition leaders also cropped and subterfuge to avoid any After 1947, the nascent Indian Administrative Service, through spe- Judgement in 2017 recognised the Right Standing Committee. up in the surveillance investiga- accountability. The government cial recruitment, spread across India. However, a few thousand civil to Privacy as a fundamental right despite As India has fast-tracked dig- tion and has rocked every single should not forget that the seat of servants, definitionally, could not fully administer all aspects of a nation's the Union government asserting to the ital communication and business- day of parliament since the mon- power is never permanent and if life. Their expansion no matter how planned was bound to leave gaps. contrary. Article 21 of the Constitution es, smartphones have become a soon session began. The govern- it bypasses all rules of democra- of India includes the Right to Privacy necessity rather than a privilege ment, in the interest of trans- tic and constitutional governance, One of the first felt needs was for an 'Indian Foreign Service' which which is mentioned in the Puttaswamy and Covid-19 has fast-forwarded parency, instead of agreeing to it gives others in power a chance would handle external affairs. An all-India competitive examination was Judgment as "the right of an individual the process of digitisation. The look into these charges, is busy to pay back in the same coin - the conceived and the Union Public Service Commission was entrusted to exercise control over his personal data availability of almost everything at rejecting the report altogether only ones who suffer in their with the task of holding it and selecting recruits depending on their need. and to be able to control his/her own life the mere touch of your finger and going so far as to say that this power politics are the people of Administering India is not just a simple function of civil adminis- would encompass his right to control makes it an absolute necessity for is an anti-India conspiracy. This the country who helplessly see tration. The railways have to run, health and education need policy atten- his/her own life and his/ her existence on a sovereign nation to have a blan- is ridiculous, to say the least; while their freedoms being trampled tion, information needs handling, etc. So, separate services like the Indian the internet". ket institutional framework in various countries named in the upon bit by bit. For those who stay In the surveillance issue, the absence place. snooping investigation have silent and defend even this assault Railway Service and the Indian Information Service were created while of privacy impinges on the ideals of lib- The idea of Digital India, with launched an inquiry, France has on democracy, I would just repeat IRS and IPS became essential collaterals of the Indian administration. erty and dignity as envisioned in the 900 million active internet users initiated it while Israel has formed the quote of Benjamin Over time, administrative groups were created, with IAS, IPS, and Constitution of India and hinders the (The writer is Deputy by 2025, is afflicted by the threat a senior inter-ministerial group to Franklin:"They who can give up Leader of the Shiv Sena Indian Forest Service officials coming under Group A. However, because growth of the individual as a citizen of in the Rajya Sabha. The of cyber warfare weapons being look into it but the Indian govern- essential liberty to obtain a little of their coordinating role, IAS officers remain prima donnas. Their perks this country. In these times of digital views expressed are unleashed by any foreign state. ment continues to tie itself up in temporary safety deserve neither and salary structures are also superior. communication, the "zero detectable" personal.) Therefore, it becomes pertinent knots by defending it. liberty nor safety." Gradually, the states developed their own civil service to look after their administrative needs. Provision is there for movement from state service cadre to central service cadre after due evaluation.Domain spe- POINTCOUNTERPOINT cialists began to occupy specialised administrative positions, especial- ly in the departments of science and technology, biotechnology, taxa- VACCINATION IS AN ONGOING AND DYNAMIC PROCESS AND, PEOPLE’S LIVES ON THE LINE, THE GOVERNMENT tion, and customs.The message is simple: the Indian Administrative THEREFORE, A FIXED TIMELINE CANNOT BE GIVEN FOR THE OF INDIA ADMITS NO TIMELINE, CLASSIC CASE OF Service, in its fullness, is amongst the powerful sections that admin- COMPLETION OF THE COVID-19 IMMUNISATION DRIVE. MISSING SPINE. #WHEREAREVACCINES isters India. — FORMER CONGRESS PRESIDENT (The writer is founder Director, IIM-K and a management thinker — MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH RAHUL GANDHI and practitioner. The views expressed are personal.) BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR Small businesses and wealth maximisation Since surviving is the main goal of small businesses, they are more inclined towards profit maximisation by reducing costs ny organisation is an of a firm should be to maxi- and became a branch on its the value of a firm is a dynam- edges risks and uncertainty stock markets.In the absence of ongoing concern and mize profits, or to say in sim- own, the objective of the firm ic function of the overall per- and considers the overall external shareholders, the Ahas to make decisions, ple terms, to realize a large witnessed a steady shift from formance of the firm and the shareholders' wealth and not objective of profit maximiza- either big or small, daily. These amount of profit. profit maximization to share- rationality of the firm's invest- just profits. tion appears to be the correct decisions converge towards Profit maximization can holders' wealth maximization. ment, financing, and dividend This concept of share- approach. For small business- its overall goal. So, what should be achieved in two ways: This is a comprehensive decisions. holders' wealth maximization es, the availability of funding be the overarching goal of a KOTA enhance revenue and mini- approach focusing on the long- In a way, shareholders' is mainly applicable to large or capital is difficult, which is firm from the point of view of HIMA BINDU mize costs. Therefore, to max- term growth, profitability, and wealth maximization is also firms where there are a large not a constraint for many financial management? imize profits, many firms min- welfare, benefits of the envi- the value of the firm. This goal associated with intangible number of shareholders, large firms and they can invest Financial managementis a crit- imize their costs and boost ronment, and their different focuses on wider objectives assets like goodwill, branding, including promoters, financial in other stakeholders and effi- ical branch of economics that their revenue. The problem, stakeholders. These knee-jerk and includes the welfare of good customer relations, a sig- institutions like banks and cient business processes. This makes profit maximization however, with such a goal is reactions are short-term in employees, communities, and nificant and loyal customer mutual funds, foreign improves the overall value of the main goal of any firm. that it is short-term in nature nature and can be efficient for society at large. It is a fact that base, committed employees, investors, and retail investors. the firm and increases the Profit, as an accounting and banks on extreme mea- the near future but in the lon- wealth or value is a long-term and intellectual property The managers' actions should wealth of the shareholders. term, is the excess of income sures to reduce costs, like cut- grun, these measures slow concept and for the firms, it is rights. This concept also over- enhancethe value of the firm Since surviving is the main generated by sales over the ting down and paring adver- down the sales, which in turn reflected in the market price of arches and includes commu- to benefit all shareholders. But goal of small businesses, they expenses incurred from the tisement budgets, employee diminishes the profits and its shares that in turn depends nity and social welfare. does this concept apply to are more inclined towards overall operation of a business. training, development expens- dwindles the overall value of on the success and expecta- Therefore, firms are moving small businesses, where the profit maximization by reduc- Any business is said to be in a es, research and development the firm. Therefore, the objec- tions of the future success of a away from the goal of profit owners are the managers and ing costs or enhancing rev- loss if the expenses are consis- expenditure, customer care tive of profit maximization has firm. Firms with higher perfor- maximization that has a there are no diverse set of enue. As and when these small tently more than the income. budget, employee salary, or a myopic outlook towards the mance receive a higher valua- short-term approach, ignores shareholders, excepts family businesses start to grow and (The writer is Associate Professor And it is said to be profitable at Amity University, Noida. The bonuses. long-term growth of the firm. tion from investors which is any risk or uncertainty,and members or partners? achieve a sizable expansion, the if the income is more than the views expressed are personal.) In some cases, firms, in an Over the years, when reflected in the increase in the overlooks the timing of The situation for small concept of shareholders' wealth expenses. Therefore, in the attempt to maximize profit, financial management became share prices as compared to the returns. In comparison, a businesses is also different as maximization should be the context of economics, the goal may also neglect the safety, independent from economics initial listed value. Therefore, long-term vision acknowl- they are not listed on the way to go forward. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | JULY 26, 2021 Money 08 Electricity Bill may come before

Gold imports jump multi-fold to USD Union Cabinet for approval PNS n NEW DELHI 2021 was circulated in January 7.9 billion this year and the draft law was The Union Cabinet is likely to to be pushed for passage in the PNS n NEW DELHI take up for approval the Budget session. Electricity (Amendment) Bill, The bill seeks to delicense Gold imports, which have a 2021 in the next few days, power distribution to reduce bearing on the country's cur- which seeks to enable power entry barriers for private players CII: PMAY needs rent account deficit, jumped consumers to choose from for creating competition in the multi-fold to USD 7.9 billion multiple service providers as in segment, which would ultimate- (Rs 58,572.99 crore) during the case of telecom services, a ly enable consumers to choose the April-June 2021 quarter source said. from multiple service providers. in-built insurance due to low base effect in the "The Electricity The bill also prescribes the PNS n NEW DELHI short of covering the risk of wake of the COVID-19 pan- (Amendment) Bill, 2021 could rights and duties of electricity death or disability of the bor- demic, according to data come up for consideration and consumers. Last month, the Industry chamber CII on rower as the loans sanctioned from the Commerce approval before the Union power minister had also said the Sunday called for relaunch of under the scheme do not have Ministry. Cabinet in the next few days as penalty for non-compliance of the Pradhan Mantri Awas an in-built insurance provi- Imports of the yellow metal the government plans to intro- RPO would be increased. Yojana (PMAY) scheme with sion, the chamber said in a had plunged to USD 688 mil- duce it in the monsoon session ing of the distribution business ities or discoms) are obliged to circulated and all concerned Under the RPO, discoms and mandatory life insurance for statement. lion (Rs 5,208.41 crore) in the of Parliament which concludes and bring in competition, purchase a certain percentage of ministries have approved it. But other large consumers are all borrowers to ensure that the Addition of insurance com- corresponding period last on August 13, 2021," the source appointment of member from electricity from renewable ener- the law ministry has one or two required to buy a certain propor- intent of providing 'Housing ponent will ensure that in all year, the data showed. Silver in the government said. law background in every gy sources, as a percentage of the queries," Singh had said. tion of renewable energy pre- for All' does not take a hit due circumstances, the intended imports, however, dipped by According to a Lok Sabha Commission, strengthening of total consumption of electricity. He had exuded confidence scribed by their respective reg- to death or disability of the pri- benefit of the scheme of 93.7 per cent to USD 39.4 mil- bulletin issued on July 12, APTEL (Appellate Tribunal Earlier last month, Power and that the bill would be sent for the ulators. They can also buy mary borrower. 'Housing for All' is fulfilled, lion. Significant increase in 2021, the government has list- For Electricity), penalty for Renewable Energy Minister R K Union Cabinet approval soon, renewable energy certificates to The PMAY is the ambitious and the families are able to the gold imports has led to ed this bill as one of the new 17 non compliance of RPO Singh had said that the bill and hopefully it would be intro- meet the RPO obligation. mission of the government retain their home, it said. widening of the country's bills it plans to introduce in the (Renewable Purchase seeks to de-license distribution duced and pushed for passage in Earlier on many occasions, aimed at 'Housing for All' as "There is a need for a trade deficit, difference ongoing parliament session. Obligation). of electricity. "We proposed to the ongoing session. the minister had expressed dis- India completes 75 years of relaunch of the PMAY scheme between imports and exports, The bulletin explains that the The RPO is a mechanism by de-license distribution of elec- The proposal to seek the may over persistent non-compli- Independence by the year with an in-built credit-linked to about USD 31 billion dur- proposed amendments (in the which the obligated entities tricity just like the generation. Cabinet approval for the ance of RPO norms, especially 2022. insurance or a mandatory life ing April-June this fiscal. Electricity Act) entail de-licens- (mainly power distribution util- The Cabinet note on the bill was Electricity (Amendment) Bill by state utilities. The scheme, however, falls insurance for all borrowers. Audi, Mercedes-Benz upbeat Mcap of 6 of MONEY MATTERS top-10 firms 90% consumers willing to about electrical journey in India erode by Rs pay a premium for buying EV PNS n NEW DELHI ith global electric 76,640.54 cr vehicles (EVs) sales Luxury carmakers Audi and PNS n NEW DELHI Wexpected to boom in the Mercedes-Benz are upbeat next 12 months, nearly 90 per about the electrification jour- Six of the 10 most valued com- cent of consumers in India are ney of passenger vehicles in panies witnessed a combined willing to pay a premium for India with more states coming erosion of Rs 76,640.54 crore RBI central board buying an EV, according to a up with EV policies that in market valuation last week, survey by consultancy firm EY. encourage electric four-wheel- with HDFC Bank emerging as The EY Mobility Consumer ers, according to company the biggest laggard. short of 9 directors Index (MCI), a survey of more officials. During the last week, the than 9,000 respondents from 13 countries, including 1,000 Although the FAME II 30-share BSE benchmark PNS n NEW DELHI people of eminence from var- respondents from India, also found that 40 per cent of the scheme by the Centre has not dipped 164.26 points or 0.30 ious fields while representations respondents were ready to pay a premium of up to 20 per cent. The offered direct benefits for person- per cent. The central board of the from local board from western survey concluded in the second half of July. "Among the car buyers al passenger vehicles, incentives From the top-10 list, Reliance Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is and southern areas are missing. in India, 3 in 10 respondents would prefer to buy an like 5 per cent GST on electric Industries Limited, HDFC facing shortage of nine non- Currently, only three emi- electric/hydrogen vehicle," the survey said. A majority of the cars will also help, they feel. declared there won't be a regis- e2W, electric three-wheeler Bank, Hindustan Unilever official directors, including nent personalities -- Tata Sons respondents surveyed in India consider a driving range of 100 to While Audi kicked off its elec- tration cost on the cars. You (e3W) and electric four-wheel- Limited, HDFC, State Bank of seven from the category of Chairman Natarajan 200 miles from a fully charged EV, EY said. It further said, "Nearly 90 trification journey in India with already know the GST on elec- er (e4W) over and above any India and Kotak Mahindra people of eminence from var- Chandrasekaran, seasoned per cent of consumers in India are willing to pay a premium for the launch of three all-electric tric cars is 5 per cent. So these are subsidies available from the cen- Bank witnessed erosion in their ious fields. banker S K Marathe and char- buying an EV and over 40 per cent of respondents are ready to pay a SUVs under the e-tron brand last already certain incentives the tral government, with the max- market capitalisation. The mar- The central board is the tered accountant and RSS ide- premium of up to 20 per cent. week, Mercedes-Benz has been government has put in place, imum ex-factory prices being ket valuation of HDFC Bank highest decision making body ologue Swaminathan selling its all-electric SUV EQC which will also encourage luxu- capped at Rs 1.5 lakh, Rs 5 lakh tumbled Rs 43,578.18 crore to of the apex bank headed by the Gurumurthy -- are serving the since October last year. ry players to also sell cars in the and Rs 15 lakh, respectively for reach Rs 7,97,422.67 crore.The RBI governor. central board. They are nomi- Audi India Head Balbir Singh electric segment and these are the three vehicle categories. valuation of Hindustan Unilever According to the RBI Act, nated under Section 8(1)(c) of MCX posts 29.47 pc drop Dhillon said while the overall definitely positive steps," he told On the other hand, Limited eroded by Rs 13,004.97 the government nominates 10 the RBI Act, 1934, according to policy at present has focussed PTI. Maharashtra is offering demand crore to Rs 5,54,326.75 crore. eminent persons from various the RBI's website. in Q1 net profit primarily on the two-wheelers Recently states like Gujarat incentives of Rs 5,000/khw on HDFC's market valuation fields to the central board of the With regard to directors eading commodity bourse and three-wheelers, many of and Maharashtra have 10,000 electric cars with the plunged Rs 9,543.39 crore to Rs RBI, besides four directors (one from local boards, eastern area MCX has posted a 29.47 per the state governments are also announced their respective EV maximum incentive per vehicle 4,48,566.27 crore and that of from each of the four local is represented by Sachin Lcent drop in its consolidated coming forward to give incen- policies. being capped at Rs 1.5 lakh Kotak Mahindra Bank dipped boards). The government is yet Chaturvedi and northern area net profit at Rs 39.80 crore in the tives to electric cars. Gujarat has offered demand besides exemption of road tax Rs 5,392.88 crore to Rs to appoint seven non-official by Revathy Iyer, while nomina- first quarter of the current fiscal. "When the states have already incentives of Rs 10,000/kwh for and registration charges. 3,41,634.86 crore. directors from the category of tion of two directors is awaited. The company had clocked a net profit of Rs 56.43 crore in the same quarter previous fiscal, according to a late night BSE filing. Income declined to Rs 108.94 crore in the first quarter of the 2021- IFC lends $250 22 fiscal from Rs 122.70 crore in the same quarter previous year. Expecting pick-up in demand, Expenses remained higher at Rs 57.47 crore as against Rs 51.35 mn to HDFC to crore in the said period. According to MCX, "Based on current assessment, the management is of the view that impact of COVlD-19 Ceat lines up investments promote on the operations of the Group and the carrying value of its assets and liabilities is minimal." With regard to a dispute with a software PNS n NEW DELHI vendor that was to develop a trading system for the spot market, housing finance MCX said, "...the holding company and the software vendor are in Tyre major Ceat is aiming at the final stages of reaching an amicable out of court resolution increasing production capac- PNS n NEW DELHI whereby the holding company would be provided the rights to the ity to around 1,400 tonne a day trading software on the payment of the outstanding invoices. over the next 18 months as it International Finance looks to cater to the enhanced Corporation (IFC), a private demand in both domestic and sector investment arm of the export markets, a top compa- World Bank Group, has Yamaha: Investments on e- ny official said. decided to provide loan of The RPG Group flagship USD 250 million (about Rs Firms struggling with expects demand to gather pace 1,875 crore) to promote mobility depend on stable policy in the domestic market in the affordable green housing apanese two-wheeler major next few quarters. The compa- finance for low-income bor- Yamaha is working on an all- climate risks: Report ny is already witnessing rowers. Jnew electric vehicle platform PNS n NEW DELHI Climate-related Financial demand recovery in several of Low and middle-income for India and other global Disclosures (TCFD). its export markets with borrowers will be able to markets but the company's Businesses are finding it hard The TCFD was established improvement in COVID situ- own homes with improved investments on electric mobility to manage reporting on cli- to improve and increase ation in those geographies. PTI in an interaction. off highway tyre segment access to finance, thanks to a in the country will depend on the mate risks and need to take reporting of climate-related The company, which pro- He noted that the compa- expansion and another Rs new investment aiming to government laying down a clear urgent steps to meet the expec- financial information. The duces tyres for all kinds of two- ny has already initiated a slew 1,200 investment on truck boost affordable housing road map and a stable policy, tations of regulators as well as scores of companies are based wheelers, passenger and com- of investments to enhance pro- radial tyres. So various invest- finance in India, a joint state- according to a senior company official. investors, according to a on the number of recom- mercial vehicles, plans to invest duction capacities across its ments are underway," Goenka ment said. While the government has pushed for electric vehicles (EVs) with report. mended disclosures that they about Rs 1,000 crore capital various plants. stated. In the ongoing fiscal Aligned with the govern- the FAME II scheme under which it had last month increased Leading consultancy EY's make (coverage) and the expenditure for various expan- "We had announced a Rs year, the company would be ment of India's goal to pro- incentives for electric two-wheelers (e2W), Yamaha believes that report covered over 1,100 extent or detail of each disclo- sion projects this fiscal year. 3,200 crore investment in the investing about Rs 1,000 crore vide 'Housing for All,' the the larger issue of availability of infrastructure, charging stations, organisations across 42 coun- sure (quality). "Our total production passenger car facility in across various plants to funding will also help gener- battery production and swapping infrastructure needs to be tries, including India, and The EY Global Climate Risk capacity is around 1,100 tonne Chennai. The plant is ready for enhance capacities, he added. ate jobs, it said. At least 25 addressed. "We already have a dedicated team at our Japan focussed on efforts made by Disclosure Barometer 2021 per day and we will be looking the last one year and we are at Goenka noted that the first per cent of the financing has Headquarters, working on an all-new electric vehicle platform for them to publish their climate- also showed that coverage and at taking this up to 1,300 to good levels of capacity utilisa- quarter was challenging for the been earmarked for green India and other global markets," Yamaha Motor India Group related risks and opportunities quality of climate-related dis- 1,400 tonnes per day over the tion there. company as demand dipped affordable housing, which is Chairman Motofumi Shitara told PTI. based on the recommenda- closures remain below global next 1.5 years," Ceat Managing "We have also done around due to the second wave of likely to encourage this mar- tions set by the Task Force on averages in India. Director Anant Goenka told Rs 100 crore investment in the COVID-19 . ket in India, it said. UNIQLO to launch online store, aims 15% e-com sales ‘Quarterly earnings, global trends to drive equity market’ apanese apparel retailer UNIQLO will launch its PNS n NEW DELHI Maruti, Colgate, Tech drop in its June quarter net impressive 30 per cent growth Jofficial online store for the Mahindra, BHEL, IOC, Sun profit as retail business got hit in Q1 net profit and 35 per cent Indian market to strengthen Equity markets would be guid- Pharma and Indigo will by the second wave of COVID increase in revenue on the its presence in the country ed by the ongoing quarterly announce their numbers dur- infections. back of rebound in segments. and is looking at cornering 15 earnings season and global ing the week along with sever- "This week, markets will "The week will be driven by per cent of overall sales from trends this week and may wit- al others. first react to results of Reliance global sentiments and expecta- e-commerce, a top company ness volatility amid the sched- "Besides, update on the Industries, ITC and ICICI tions of firm quarterly results," official has said. Besides, the uled derivatives expiry, analysts global COVID situation and Bank on Monday. It will track said Vinod Nair, Head of company, which is presently said. US Fed meeting outcome on global cues for further market Research at Geojit Financial operating six stores in Delhi Investors would also keen- July 28 will be in focus. Markets direction," Siddhartha Services. During the last week, NCR, is also looking to expand its network of offline stores and ly track the US Fed interest rate will first react to the results of Khemka, Head - Retail the 30-share BSE benchmark exploring some other cities here as well, UNIQLO India Chief decision, they added. index majors like Reliance, Research, Motilal Oswal dipped 164.26 points or 0.30 Executive Officer Tomohiko Sei said. "Customers are developing an "We expect volatility to ICICI Bank and ITC in early Financial Services Ltd said. per cent. affinity towards our high quality and functional LifeWear essentials remain high due to the sched- trade on Monday," said Ajit ICICI Bank on Saturday This week, investors would and we are confident that with customer support from all over the uled derivatives expiry of July Mishra, VP Research, Religare reported a 52 per cent jump in also track other major market country, our e-commerce sales ratio would easily surpass the month contracts. Besides, the Broking. its June quarter consolidated drivers -- Brent crude move- average sales of each store in the coming times," Tomohiko told earnings season would gain Reliance Industries Ltd on net profit at Rs 4,747.42 crore. ment, rupee trend and foreign PTI. He further said that the first goal is to achieve 15 per cent sales pace and some of the promi- nent names like Axis Bank, Kotak Bank, LT, Tata Motors, Friday reported a 7 per cent FMCG major reported an institutional investors. volume from e-commerce. 9 health Vijayawada Monday July 26, 2021

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Monday July 26, 2021 ‘LEAD’ING ALL THE WAY YAMINI KRISHNA BANDLAMUDI

ear a torn shirt, rather buy yourself a good book, goes the quote of Kandukuri w Veeresalingam, which Efficient, ethical was duly respected and implemented by Kasula Ravi Kumar of Warangal district in Telangana. The teacher-turned- and green samaritan believes that education is the only powerful weapon to lmost everything is “We went to court and in 2004, face most of the problems in life, used and reused. managed to get a policy for street and stands by his motto, despite SEWA organisation is vendors with an act for them. hardships. Speaking to The helping to organise Our whole thrust has been that Pioneer, the teacher who turned a some of the people street vendors must have space his home into a library with the engaged in such in urban plans to be able to oper- noble idea of imparting knowl- work. One such group works in ate safely and productively. They edge to thousands of students, the textile waste sector! These also face issues of access, they are shares his journey thus far. are women workers who often not allowed into gated Having born in a poor family exchange old clothes for utility communities. We have tried to to father Narendra Chary, who items, wash and repair these and negotiate with RWAs, some of was an auto rickshaw driver, and sell them. Such old pieces of ehoch demand that these women mother Sarala Devi, a beedi cloth are not thrown away, unlike pay a fee of Rs. 1000 to enter roller, Kasula Ravi Kumar, a resi- in developed economies which despite police verification. For a dent of Narsampet town, was has a very positive environmen- micro-entrepreneur this sum once a school dropout but his tal impact in terms of saving isn’t a small amount, RWAs passion for education earned landscapes and water bodies should re-examine their attitudes him a gold medal in MA from pollution and refuse. towards these women,” informs English, a second rank in EdCET Alongside, this has an impor- Renana Jhabvala who works with and finally the post graduate tant social impact that is this the Self-Employed Women’s teacher post at a government work gives employment to Association. model school in Jawahar Nagar. al awareness programs to the women who then Usually, libraries are meant for children and youth on the need employ others. There reading in silence. But the sce- to protect the environment for are small factories in nario is different at the ‘LEAD’ the last 15 years. I have distrib- their homes where library. ‘Let’s make noise’ is the uted around 10,000 pamphlets people are busy stitch- slogan with the priorities of on the need to protect the Ozone ing, washing and reading, thinking, discussing and layer and conducted rallies, packing garments exploring. Not only students of besides conducting essay writing which are brought by primary and high schoolers but and drawing competitions in the less privileged. also graduates and post gradu- association with the Forest Young men from ates from poor and underprivi- Departmen,”, he adds. He recent- poorer families edu- leged backgrounds studying at ly released his anthology of poet- cate themselves but for government schools and colleges ry Mugimpu Leni Vakyam in professional work they in Warangal and nearby villages 2018 and also writes features to need formal clothing! come to ‘LEAD’ (Leadership vernacular newspapers on differ- From these vendors, qualities, Education to the poor, ent subjects. they can buy this for Aim in life and Development of “Since I worked as a paperboy, two hundred rupees. rural youth). It was founded in at a telephone booth, before The recyclers work 2007 with the intention to incul- entering the teaching profession, at multiple levels. cate the habit of reading in chil- schools. LEAD also reaches out many to secure better positions. ing B.Tech due to financial it wasn't hard for me to get into Apart from whole gar- dren and youth. Those preparing to people via the’’Mobile library.’ This passionate teacher trains issues. But I went on to pursue the shoes of Covid-hit families ments, they deal with for competitive entrance exams Major initiatives taken up by the students in reading English BA English at Dr BR Ambedkar that lost their livelihood. ‘LEAD’ waste from textile also come here for proper guid- LEAD since 2007 are English, news, writing, mind-storming Open University, Hyderabad, distributed essential commodi- manufacturing units ance and material. ‘LEAD’ now Education and Environment sessions, group discussions, and earned MA English at ties to over 265 families during — larger pieces of fab- offers online classes and finds (EEE). 0ersonality development and Nizam College of Osmania pandemic. We also keep ric are sold to mer- trainers for poor students. They ‘LEAD’ has conducted almost speaking skills. Ravi Kumar University, but I preferred join- responding to the local news chants who give these also have a children’s library 20 batches of spoken English ses- compiled a book on English ing a private college in my native when there’s somebody seriously to women to stich into children’s There are other challenges too! now! sions for the last 15 years where grammar, ‘Global English place since I wanted to continue in need of something. Though I clothing. Even ‘katrans’ and frag- As micro entrepreneurs need Ravi allocated a major portion Ravi Kasula trained around Grammar’ and distributed 2,500 with my service to students and had to give up the dream of ments of fabric aren’t wasted, capital, most of the banks don't of the ground floor and whole of 10,000 students, 1500 teachers copies bearing printing cost from the youth. All my sacrifices preparing for civil services due women make these into quilt give them this. Therefore started the first floor of his house for the and even a batch of police per- his own pocket! would be fruitful if these efforts to time constraints, I am quite covers. Historically, these ven- SEWA bank with this! It gives library. He has collected almost sonnel under probation. Every “Due to the meagre income can make more people realise satisfied with doing my bit to the dors were often stopped, fined loans to poor women easily at 6000 books until now, from summer, students from almost my family earned, I, along with the value of education, which needy in my limited capacity,” and sometimes even faced physi- reasonable rates. Consumers earnest friends and various 17 villages prefer to stay back in my brother and sister, had to go would immensely benefit them shares he. Those who wish to cal violence. In many instances, must recognise this essential sources. Further, small libraries Warangal for a month and through tough times. Though I financially, intellectually and eth- teach children or send new/old the SEWA organisation confront- work for without it, our cities in three nearby villages were also throng to attend his Spoken secured a good rank in ECET, I ically as well,” shares Ravi. books can reach out to ‘LEAD’ at ed the authoritiesand stopped would be landfills drowing in the set up by LEAD at government English sessions that helped had to give up the hope of join- “I have been conducting sever- 9908311580/ 7981068048. vendors from being intimidated. products we simply throw away!

The Pioneer catches up with actor Meezaan Finding his funny bone

Jaffrey, ahead be safe to say that I was on I don’t think so. But to be edy films, I am still learning improvisation coaxes better into the zone. I am glad that I would say, was the most ing some sort of business the edge, to a certain extent. honest, I can’t and exploring my interests. I performances from us, the song blew up across the globe important lesson — staying related to sports. I had of the release However, for Hungama 2, really say; regard comedy as a very dif- actors around him. Your with people making reels on true to the character assigned applied to Loughborough there was no preparation at it’s not ficult genre and I suppose the reactions are bound to be dif- it and I am grateful for the to you. That is something I University in London, which of his new all. That came as a total sur- like I amount of preparation for ferent and original when love that has come my way won’t forget and will hopeful- is considered to be among prise going by the fact that I have such projects depends on the someone like him throws because of the song. ly shape me as an actor in the the finest universities for film, was working on a film by done kind of comedy it is, how the something fresh at you, with Did you watch years to come. Additionally, sports, and I managed to get Priyadarshan, alongside a lot filmmaker has envisioned it every take of each shot. He is Minnaram, the while an actor is a director’s in as well, but I don’t know Hungama 2 Paresh Rawal and Shilpa of and their style of working. very reserved otherwise, but film by Priyadarshan, on puppet, with them trying to what happened, call it fate or Shetty. When I asked Priyan Personally, I think it is very the moment the camera is which Hungama 2 is said to mould us the way they think whatever you want, I got into eezaan Jaffrey, son sir how would he like me to difficult to make people focussed on him, he trans- be based? works best for the film, an filmmaking. I started learn- of the versatile prepare for the character and laugh. forms into something else. Priyan sir specifically told actor must give them a con- ing direction and editing. I Javed Jaffrey, who the film, he simply said, ‘I Did working with a His experience is out there me to not watch Minnaram. siderable range of nuanced met Sanjay sir who expressed made his don’t want you to prepare at veteran of comedy for everyone to see, with each He felt that if I watch it, I skillset to work with. This is his interest in launching me m Bollywood debut all. I just want you to come roles, such as one of his performances. might subconsciously end up something I have learnt with in Malaal and I took the in 2019 with on set, listen to what I have Paresh Rawal, Some time in the beginning I copying what Mohanlal did Sanjay Leela Bhansali and opportunity. You know how Malaal, exudes a quiet confi- to say and then just try to provide you any remember thinking, ‘why is in the film. However, when I Priyan sir. It is just the begin- they say that opportunity dence as he goes about things have fun.’ That’s exactly input with he not preparing his lines?’ sat down to watch Minnaram ning of my journey, but does not come knocking in a matter-of-fact sort of what I did and it was respect to But the truth is he does not after we wrapped up shoot- something I have learnt is twice... Later on, during the way. Before our interview, we something different preparation? need to. He has honed his ing, I was surprised because that every time I set foot on time I was shooting for witnessed him politely from what I had Paresh ji craft to such an extent, that it is poles apart from what we the set, I have to give it a lit- Malaal, I realised how much declining to comment, with expected. Not many improvises on he does not prepare for a role had made. And when I tle more than just my 100 per those impromptu visits to my subtle laughter, on a some- people have this way the spot and the way, I think, I would. expressed this over a phone cent. father’s set had helped me. what controversial query by a of working, but improvises a lot. Your thoughts when you call with Priyan sir, he shared Would you say your Apart from that, my father mediaperson. While we did Priyan sir does, and That is something were filming for Chura Ke that he thought it would be father had a big role in help- has always encouraged me to not know what to expect I must say it works he is incredibly Dil Mera 2.0? wise to not reveal anything so ing you in Bollywood? pursue my interests. when our turn came, he in his favour and good at. I think we I don’t think I am much of that I could focus on my Well, I did not plan on What are you up to, now appeared to be at ease with that of Hungama all know without a dancer. While I do enjoy character. I would say that making it big in this industry that you are done with himself and was quite frank 2. The spontane- me mentioning dancing, I think that dad’s only 20 per cent of Hungama and my father knew this. As Hungama 2? with every question we ity and the it that he is genes probably played a huge 2 bears a resemblance to a kid, I have witnessed my There are more films in the posed. improvisation extraordinary role. I was extremely nervous Minnaram. father at work multiple times. works, I believe you would be He shares his thoughts on that comes along at his job. His filming that song because it Working alongside stal- There were instances when hearing about them soon. Hungama 2, ahead of its with it, bring so performance was a big deal. Showing my warts such as Priyadarshan, my mum asked me to drop The production has its way of release on July 23 on Disney+ many nuances to causes a moves for the remake of a Paresh and Shilpa was sure- dad’s lunch on the set and announcing, I will respect Hotstar. the screen that would chain prominent song which was ly an incredible learning when I would get there he their call and wait for them From a romantic drama have been missed if we reaction filmed over 25 years ago, experience. Is there any- would always welcome my to put it out there. What I by Sanjay Leela Bhansali in turned up prepared. of sorts with Shilpa ma’am of all peo- thing, in particular, that you presence and I think it can tell you is that I have Malaal to a comedy directed How does one as his ple, the leading lady from the think was of vital impor- helped him relax as he would two-three projects in the by Priyadarshan, how vastly prepare for a original song, a lot of things tance? ask me to sit with him for a making and I can’t wait to different were the prepara- comedy flick? Is were going on in my mind. I Seeing Paresh ji at work I bit. I used to watch, without start filming. Currently, I am tions for these two projects? that even a followed Priyan sir’s mantra have understood the signifi- any interest or intention of busy with all the promotions When we were working for thing, prepar- and tried to enjoy the cance of completely letting becoming an actor. Back then and hungama for Hungama Malaal, I had to strenuously ing for a come- process. As soon as the cam- yourself go, without any inhi- I was into music and sports 2. Trying to take it one step prepare for my role. It would dy role? com- era comes on, I have to get bitions, in this industry. That, and was interested in pursu- at a time. (smiles). VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | JULY 26, 2021 sport 11

making unforced errors. Sindhu entered the break with 11-5 lead. Soon, Sindhu was on a roll, Mary’s experience triumphs grabbing 13 straight points. The Indian used her trademark straight and cross court smash- Tokyo: Six-time world champion M C Mary es and drops to trouble the Kom (51kg) powered into the Olympics’ pre- Israeli, who couldn’t utilise the quarterfinals with a superb tactical victory over few opportunities that came Dominican Republic’s Miguelina Hernandez her way. Garcia but Manish Kaushik’s (63kg) Games Sindhu sealed the first game debut ended in disappointment following a hard- in her favour when Polikarpova fought opening-round loss on Sunday. missed a shot. The 38-year-old Mary Kom, who is a 2012 Polikarpova, who was play- Olympic Bronze-medallist and a multiple-time ing with a strapped knee, con- Asian champion, prevailed 4-1 against a rival tinued to struggle with her who is 15 years her junior and a Pan American strokes as Sindhu opened up a Games Bronze-medallist. 9-3 lead in the second game and But Manish, a Commonwealth Games then entered the mid-interval Silver-medallist and a world championship with a massive seven-point Bronze-winner, went down 1-4 to Britain’s Luke advantage. McCormack in an edge-of-the-seat clash. It was business as well after Mary Kom was the first to step into the ring the break, with Sindhu riding on and in a bout that was also exciting from start the errors of her opponent. to finish, the Manipuri displayed some brilliant Another wide shot from tactics to overcome the fight that Garcia put up. Polikarpova gave Sindhu 13 She will next be up against third-seeded match points. The Indian squan- Colombian Ingrit Valencia, who was a Bronze- dered three of them before medallist at the 2016 Rio Games. Polikarpova once again sent the Mary has beaten the Colombian both times shuttle out to end the match. the two have faced, including the 2019 world On her approach to playing championship quarterfinals. a lower-ranked opponent, “I have all the medals in my hand. Olympic Sindhu said: “I think it’s impor- medal (Bronze) from 2012, Commonwealth tant to make sure that you play Games Gold, six-time Gold at world champi- all of your strokes and get used onships. It’s not easy to count them, but the dif- to them. ficult part is continuously winning and perform- Tokyo: Reigning world champi- “All of a sudden if you’re ing, it’s not easy,” she said. still be so happy for all the medals I have won INDIA'S SCHEDULE ON JULY 26 (ALL TIMES IST) on P V Sindhu made a dominat- playing with a higher-ranked “...What is left is the Olympic Gold medal. in the past,” she added. TIME EVENTS ATHLETES ing start to her Olympic cam- player or a stronger opponent, it’s That is what is driving me and pushing me to On Monday, another Games debutant paign, thrashing Israel’s Ksenia not that you can just play that carry on. I am trying my best, if I am able to get Ashish Kumar (75kg) will open his campaign 05:30 AM Fencing: Women's Sabre Individual Table of 64 C Bhavani Devi Polikarpova in straight games in type of strokes, it’s important to it then I will be so grateful, but if not then I will against China’s Erbieke Touheta. 06:00 AM Archery: Men's Team 1/8 Eliminations Pravin Jadhav, Atanu Das & Tarundeep Rai the women’s singles group J get used to the situations also.” match on Sunday. 06:30 AM Shooting: Men's Skeet Event Day 2 Mairaj Ahmad Khan & Angad Vir Bajwa The 26-year-old Indian, ‘WORK ON AGGRESSION’ Table Tennis: Men's Singles Round 2 Achanta Sharath Kamal seeded sixth, beat the 58th In the post match Press Medal-winning athletes allowed TBD Tennis: Men’s Single Second Round Sumit Nagal ranked Polikarpova 21-7, 21-10 conference Sindhu said she has in a lop-sided opening match. worked on her aggression in the 30-second smile for photo op 08:30 AM Table Tennis: Women’s Singles Round 2 Sutirtha Mukherjee “Even though it was an easy past five years and promised a 08:35 AM Sailing: Men's Laser Race 2 & 3 Vishnu Saravanan first match I didn’t take it in an very ‘different’ version of herself Tokyo: The medal-winning to allow athletes to have a easy way. It wasn’t like I wasn’t after making a winning start. athletes at the Tokyo Olympics physically distanced image on 09:10 AM Badminton: Men's Doubles Group Stage Satwiksairaj & Chirag Shetty prepared. Every time, it is very “Mentally, physically and will now be able to sport a wide the podium without their 10:15 AM Archery: Men’s Team Quarterfinal important to be focused and be experience-wise, a lot has smile for the shutterbugs after masks on for 30 seconds, and 11:05 AM Sailing: Women's Laser Radial Race Nethra Kumanan prepared for every single point changed. Coming to (Tokyo) the IOC updated its protocol on a group photo with masks on in every single match,” Sindhu 2020 is completely different; Sunday, allowing them to the Gold-medal step,” said the 11:47 AM Archery: Men’s Team Semifinal said after the match. back then there were no expec- remove their masks for 30 sec- IOC in a statement. 12:00 PM Table Tennis: Women’s Single Round 3 Manika Batra “It was quite an easy match tations,” the reigning world onds during the podium cere- “...The victory ceremony but I made sure that we had champion said. mony. The updated protocol, protocol has been adapted to 12:20 PM Shooting: Skeet Men’s Final some rallies and I got used to the “I know that I have worked which allows athletes to remove allow athletes to have an image 12:45 PM Archery: Men’s Team Medal Rounds court.” hard and given all my heart all masks briefly, came into effect for the media that captures their 03:06 PM Boxing: Men's 75kg - Round of 32 Ashish Kumar Rio Games Silver medallist of these years and I think it’s time on Sunday morning. faces and their emotions dur- Sindhu started on an attacking to show now. I’ve been working “It has been decided today, ing a unique moment in their 03:50 PM Swimming: Men’s 200m Butterfly - Heat 2 Sajan Prakash note but briefly found herself on my aggression and my tech- in line with the Tokyo 2020 sporting career, as well as to cel- 05:45 PM Hockey: Women's Pool A India vs Germany trailing 3-4. However, she moved nique and you will definitely see Playbooks, to adapt the victo- ebrate the achievements of all ahead quickly with Polikarpova a different Sindhu.” ry ceremony protocol in order the medallists together.” LIVE ON SONY TEN & SIX NETWORK

Tokyo: Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh on Sunday produced the best-ever Olympic performance Rowers Arjun, Arvind produce Shooters disappoint, again by Indian rowers as they cruised into the men’s lightweight dou- Tokyo: The fancied Indian ble sculls semifinals at the Tokyo best-ever Indian performance shooting team drew a blank Games. for the second day running in The Indian duo clocked the Tokyo Olympics, with a 6:51.36 to finish third in the Srihari, Maana’s major weapon malfunction repechage round at the Sea leading to a heartbreaking Forest Waterway. exit for the young “We followed exactly what- campaign end Manu Bhaker in the ever had been told to us by our women’s 10 air pis- coach. The coach told us that we tol event. should try to get the best posi- Appearing in her tion for India,” the duo said. maiden Olympics, the 19- Manika Batra competes during TT women's singles second round match AP “It’s (rowing) not a very pop- year-old Manu finished a cred- ular sport in India. So our coach itable 12th, despite losing told us that getting to the semi- nearly 20 minutes during the finals is also a big motivation for qualifications after the cocking Manika rises to the occasion us, and we had to do our best.” lever in her pistol broke down, Maana Patel swims in a heat during Tokyo: India’s table tennis star 11, 11-5, 11-7 in a second While Arjun assumes the Indian rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh in action @WeAreTeamIndia forcing her to go to a designat- count back at the end of the Manika Batra made a stunning round match that lasted 57 role of the bower, Arvind is the the women's 100 m backstroke AP ed area for getting it fixed. third round in men’s skeet comeback against world num- minutes. team’s stroker. The two had fin- for each male competitor is divisions, from which top 24 Tokyo: Indian swimmers Manu shot 575, while the cut- qualifications. He looks to be ber 32 Margaryta Pesotska to She meets Austria’s Sofia ished fifth in their heats on 72.5kg and the average weight gymnasts (best score across all Srihari Nataraj and Maana off was 577. in search of a top-six finals reach the women’s singles third Polcanova on Monday for a Saturday. cannot exceed 70 kg. four apparatus) qualify to the Patel’s Olympic campaign Yashaswini Singh Deswal, spot. round but G Sathiyan suc- place in the round of 16. If “Arvind and Arjun are now The semifinals will be held All-Around final, which will be came to an end as the two the other first-timer at the Angad had scores of 25, cumbed to the pressure on his Manika manages another upset, among the 12 semifinalists. It on July 27. held on July 29. youngsters failed to qualify for Games, recovered from a sub- 24, 24 in the first three series Olympic debut to exit the men’s it will be a significant achieve- can be difficult to win a medal The top eight gymnasts in the semifinals of their respec- dued start to end 13th, with a and will come back on singles competition on Sunday. ment for the Indian in her sec- but they will be competing in the NAYAK FAILS TO QUALIFY each event qualify for the respec- tive events. total score of 574. Monday to shoot the final While the 26th seed Sathian ond Olympics. semifinals. There will be two India’s lone gymnast at tive individual event finals to be Competing in their maid- In the men’s 10 air rifle two series. was expected to beat world Earlier, world number 38 semifinal races of six boats each Tokyo Olympics, Pranati Nayak held from August 1 to 3. en Olympics, both swimmers event, both the experienced Compatriot Mairaj number 94 Hong Kong’s Siu Sathiyan had a commanding 3- and top three from each semi- failed to qualify for the All However, Nayak finished put up underwhelming perfor- Deepak Kumar and the Ahmad Khan shot 71 and was Hang Lam in his second round 1 lead but lost four games in a finals will reach the final,” Round finals of Artistic at the bottom half in all the mances and were unable to teenaged Divyansh Singh placed 25th out of the 30 match after getting a first round row to lose 3-4 to lower-ranked Rowing Federation of India Gymnastics competition. events. match their personal best times Panwar finished a lowly 26th shooters in fray. bye, the same cannot be said Lam from Hong Kong. president Rajlaxmi Singh Deo The 26-year-old from West in the 100m backstroke events. and 32nd respectively. Taken together, the first about Manika, whose gritty “It is heartbreaking but I said. Bengal recorded a total score of SAILORS NETHRA AT Srihari managed a time of Deepak aggregated 624.7 two days’ performance, or, approach under pressure proved will come back stronger. I was The event includes two row- 42.565 over the four categories 27TH, VISHNU 14TH 54.31s to finish his men’s 100m while Divyansh shot 622.8 the lack of it, is certainly decisive against her higher- playing really well initially. I was ers in a scull boat using two oars — floor exercise, vault, uneven Nethra Kumanan was backstroke heat in sixth place over the six series, scores going to raise a few eyebrows ranked opponent from Ukraine. aggressive and serving well but each. The long, narrow and bars and balance beam — at the placed 27th after two races and overall 27th among the 40 which were never going to be within the Indian shooting Manika, ranked 62, made a after the fourth game he start- broadly semi-circular in cross- Ariake Gymnastic centre. She is while Vishnu Saravanan was at swimmers. While Maana, enough to make the final. fraternity, including the remarkable comeback after los- ed to slow down the pace and section boats helps to reduce the now ranked at 29th overall at the 14th after his first race as the swimming in the slowest heat, India’s Angad Vir Singh National Rifle Association of ing the first two games to pre- started receiving better,” Sathian drag. end of subdivision 2. Indian sailors opened their finished second with a time of Bajwa missed two targets out India (NRAI), which has done vail 4-11, 4-11, 11-7, 12-10, 8- said. The maximum weight set There are a total of five sub- campaign in Enoshima. 1.05.20s. She was 39th overall. of 75 to be placed 11th on its bit in preparing its athletes. Govt exempts Olympic MI-CSK to kickoff Sania-Ankita pair knocked out returnees from RT-PCR test Surya takes India to 164-5 but perhaps nerves got the bet- Tokyo: Athletes, officials and IPL 2021 UAE leg ter of her and ended up drop- media returning to the country PTI n COLOMBO New Delhi: Defending champi- ping her serve. from Tokyo Olympics will not ons Mumbai Indians will meet From there on, it was not be required to produce RT- uryakumar Yadav continued Chennai Super Kings in Dubai the same match, in which the PCR negative test reports for Shis rich vein of form with an on September 19 when the IPL Ukrainians looked out of sort, Covid-19 before their departure another attractive half-century resumes in the United Arab struggling with their serves and from Tokyo, the Government of but Sri Lanka bowled well to Emirates, the BCCI announced returns. The Indians became the India said on Sunday. restrict India to 164 for five in on Sunday. prey and Ukrainians pounced The decision was intimated the first T20I here on Sunday. The tournament was sus- on them. in an official letter by Lav Surya’s second T20I half- pended in May after multiple Sania and Raina were down Agarwal, Joint Secretary in the century was complemented by Covid-19 cases were reported in 1-8 in the Super Tie break but Ministry of Health and Family useful contributions from skip- its bio-bubble. reeled off seven straight points Welfare after the Indian Olympic per Shikhar Dhawan (46 off 38 A total number of 31 match- to make it 8-8 but lost the next President Narinder Batra had balls) along with Ishan Kishan es will be played in the duration two points to make an exit earlier in the day requested the (20 not out off 14 balls) at the of 27 days including seven dou- India women’s doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina in action during their from the Games. Government to exempt back-end. bles headers. opening round match on Sunday @AITA__Tennis returnees from the Tokyo Skipper Dhawan added 62 After the CSK-MI clash, Tokyo: Sania Mirza and debu- Games to produce RT-PCR neg- with Surya in eight overs to pro- the action will shift to Abu tant Ankita Raina were knocked No 1 Ashleigh Barty crashed ative report before boarding vide a solid launch-pad but the Dhabi where the Kolkata Knight out of the Tokyo Olympics out in the first round. their flights. latter’s dismissal surely cost punch despite four more bound- before Wanindu Hasaranga Riders will square off against despite dominating a large part Barty exits Osaka defeated China’s The Health Ministry official, India 20 extra runs. aries. (2/28 in 4 overs) trapped him Royal Challengers Bangalore. of their women’s doubles open- Zheng Saisai 6-1, 6-4 in her however, said that only those But looking at the partner- It was Surya’s five fours and with a googly. Sharjah will host its first er against Ukrainian twin sisters first match since taking an individuals who have returned ship, it was evident that the a six that really helped Kishan Surya as usual was in his game on September 24 when Nadiia and Liudmyla Kichenok. eight-week break for mental negative in the saliva-based test junior partner was batting in a and Hardik to launch the final free-flowing self, hitting those RCB take on CSK. Sania and Raina were run- health reasons and is now the prior to their departure to India more assured manner, having assault. whiplash on-drives, cover drives In all, 13 matches will be ning away with the contest after clear favourite for Gold after will be allowed to board the already sealed his place in the At the start, Prithvi Shaw and ramp shots which is a sight held in Dubai, 10 in Sharjah and bageling their opponents but in Barty, the reigning flight. Besides, all those return- T20 World Cup team while the had a forgettable T20I debut as to watch both against pacers and 8 in Abu Dhabi. a dramatic turnround, the Wimbledon champion, ing from Tokyo will be retested skipper is still fighting what Dushmantha Chammera’s (2/24 spinners. The first Qualifier will be Kichenok sisters came back dropped serve twice in each upon landing in India. looks like a losing battle to jos- in 4 overs) outswinger found the However what was exhila- played in Dubai on October 10, from the dead to pull off a 0-6, Tokyo: Japan’s Naomi Osaka set and made 55 unforced The weightlifting contin- tle inside that jam-packed top- edge of his bat off the very first rating was how Surya picked all the Eliminator and Qualifier 2 7-6(0), 10-8 win at court 11 of won in straight sets on her errors in a 6-4, 6-3 loss to gent will depart for India from order in the main squad. delivery of the match. those back-of-the-hand slower will be played in Sharjah on Ariake Tennis Centre. highly-anticipated return to Spain’s 48th-ranked Sara Tokyo on Monday after Mirabai There was a six over deep Sanju Samson (27 off 20 deliveries from seamers Isuru October 11 and 13 respectively Sania was serving for the court on Sunday, while world Sorribes Tormo. Chanu won a historic Silver in mid-wicket off Akila Dananjaya balls) hit his customary six Udana and Chamika with Dubai hosting the final on match at 5-3 in the second set women’s 49kg event. PTI but the innings did lack the while batting like a millionaire Karunaratne. October 15. PNS 12

Vijayawada Monday July 26, 2021 tollywood Madhavan on the RRR dictates importance of being release of all kind, caring and other films

RR is dictating the First, they planned to release compassionate release schedules it on May 9, which is the of all other movies release date of Chiru’s block- R including buster Jagadekaveerudu arents are a child’s shares, “Unlike a year and a Madhavan joined the Aacharya. Atiloka Sundari, but, that did first exposure to half ago, today’s kids are born Vicks #TouchOfCare Rajamouli has not happen. And then hoped the world. Right into a very different world. campaign where he already announced the for August, the birthday of P from conception One restricted to the four commended the story release date of RRR as Megastar. But, now even that till the time they walls of their homes. This of the late pediatri- October 13. No other movie seems to be impossible. They are adults, parents makes it even more important cian Dnyaneshwar has dared to compete with are trying to release it in mould a child to be a better for parents to be their guide Bhosale during the the film. All are being September itself, before RRR. human being. Kids learn valu- and positively influence their pandemic. “Dr. planned before or after the But, that proposal too has able lessons like love, care, child’s learning and develop- Bhosale worked tire- release of RRR. As RRR is a been in a dilemma. If not in kindness and compassion ment years during these chal- lessly to look after the movie of SS Rajamouli after September, it will have to be from everyone through their lenging times.” needs of underprivi- that has a crazy released only after RRR. experiences and face-to-face Care comes in many forms, leged children in his combination of NTR and Liger, that’s coming with interactions at home, at and with kids, one must take village during Covid. Ram Charan, all others the crazy combo of Vijay school and during playtime baby steps. “Encourage your He was a true exam- have to give way for it for Devarakonda and Puri with friends. These qualities child to be caring towards ple of care for each sure. Jagannath is also waiting for are learnt over time and everyone around them– espe- one of us and the Even Megastar’s a proper release date. This through practice, but this cially those that are vulnera- children he helped. Aacharya is also facing film has almost completed learning starts at home. ble like their grandparents, It’s important as par- the same fate. The actual it’s shooting and is in post- For father, actor and those less fortunate or the ents, we expose our schedules of this movie production phase. This one humanitarian R Madhavan, help at home. Small steps go a kids to stories of were disturbed and it has too is being planned for whose bundle of joy Vedaant long way — like donating a heroes like him and to complete a final schedule. September. arrived in 2005, parenting has toy they have outgrown, or many more health- been an all-encompassing yet making their grandparents a care workers who rewarding journey. card. If you have plants and have displayed Reflecting on how the role animals at home, encourage courage and bravery of parenting has evolved your little ones to nurture and during this time,” he given the new normal, he care for them too.” Recently, added.

Recently, he gave two hits comeback with Ismart Shankar Sarileru Neekevvaru of Mahesh and then got Mega Star’s project Babu, and Uppena of Vaishnav Acharya, a big one. Tej. Now only Allu Arjun’s Upcoming djrectors, debut much-awaited film has directors seem to be going with been getting DSP’s music magic. new music directors. Where did Other than, that he didn’t have Mr. DSP fail? What is the rea- any projects in Tollywood. He son behind this situation? For has stated that a few hindi films these questions, we are being are in row, and they have been told that he demands a huge DSP is on a delayed due to the Covid situa- remuneration and does not tion. compromise on it. Second, we Tollywood has become the hear that he gets involved in the centre for pan-India films now. story, and tries to suggest where Everybody is now planning a particular song can be insert- back step, why? pan-India movies, expecting ed in the movie. Being a lyric huge profits. DSP is not in the writer, he is also involved in the team of any of these pan-India work of lyricists. This unsolicit- movies, except Pushpa. On the ed involvement of his, many say, evi Sri Prasad, the would compose music for over availed his talent, which became other hand, S. Thaman has has become an embracement high power music 4 to 5 films in a year. He had an added advantage for their bagged plenty of projects and for others. But, fans of DSP are director, is known for become an instant favourite for movies. But, gradually in Mickey J Mayer has got expecting more and more music D his energetic music. big heroes. The Mega family has Tollywood, DSP is said not be Prabhas-Nag Ashwin movies. from him. Let’s hope this will Once upon a time, he encouraged him and have also getting as many projects. Even Manisharma has made a change and rock as usual again. New director for Sai Dharam-Akhil film

ayanth, an director. assistant Now, Sai Dharam of direc- Tej is in the shoot of tor of his 15th film in the j Sukumar, direction of Dandu may soon Karthik Varma, who get a multi-starrer is also an assistant of movie as his first Sukumar. project. The director It was during the is said to have nar- shoot of this very rated a story to Sai film that Jayanth was Dharam Tej and the introduced to Sai mega hero was Dharam Tej and nar- Webseries on different mighty impressed rated the story to with it. The story him. If all things demands another work out, the next hero, for which Sai project of Sai kinds of wives: RGV Dharam Tej has sug- Dharam Tej will be gested Akkineni with Jayanth. Akhil’s name. This Already, Republic ontroversy’s this series. RGV stated that from the beginning. potential multi-star- with Deva Katta is favourite child, each episode will show a Electronic media will soon rer is what the ready to release. Ramgopal Varma type of wife and how the take up the subject and industry is talking The bigger ques- C is all set to pro- husband’s life will be influ- conduct discussions on the about currently. tions is how duce a web series enced after marriage. same. Everybody is talking Akkineni Akhil’s in the name of As we know, he RGV’s marketing strategy about the combina- dates would be Rakarakala Bharyalu announces every project of is known to everybody tion, but nobody adjusted for this (Different types of wives). his with a commercial now. Despite the serial knows the director’s movie. He is already The announcement was aspect. Sources say that he flops, Ram Gopal Varma is name. But, as per busy with Agent, made on Sunday. 30 Weds may focus on illicit affairs doing films continuously, so the sources, Jayanth directed by Surendar 21 fame Chaitainya will be and others blaming women, looks like there’s nothing who worked as assis- Reddy. The film December. If Akhil ject, it may go on seen playing a key role in and it will be a dispute stopping him. tant director with may complete shoot agrees to fo with sets only by January Sukumar is that by November or Jayanth's new pro- 2022.