Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 Established 1864 ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 AVENUES 11 Published From CHALLENGES AWAIT HYDERABAD DELHI LUCKNOW INDIA HAS 100 UNICORNS COLLABORATIVE BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH THE UP GOVT VALUED AT $240 BILLION LEARNING IS KEY BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN VIJAYAWADA *LATE CITY VOL. 3 ISSUE 131 VIJAYAWADA, WEDNESDAY MARCH 24, 2021; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable ADITI RAO HYDARI: AN ACTOR'S REJECTION IS SO PERSONAL { Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com 10 DEAD IN COLORADO GROCERY STORE THREATENED IN PARLIAMENT, WARNED OF WE ARE IN A NEW PANDEMIC: GERMANY TO LOAN MORATORIUM CANNOT BE MASS SHOOTING, SUSPECT IN CUSTODY ACID ATTACK: MP ACCUSES SHIV SENA ENTER STRICT EASTER SHUTDOWN EXTENDED, SAYS SUPREME COURT man seen bloodied and limping as he maravati MP Navneet Kaur Rana has ermany will enter a strict shutdown for he Supreme Court on Tuesday was led away by police in handcuffs alleged that Shiv Sena's Arvind Sawant five days over Easter as it fights soaring refused to intervene in the loan Ahas been arrested on suspicion of Athreatened her in the lobby of the Lok Ginfection rates fuelled by variants in a Trelief policy on the grounds that killing 10 people, including a police Sabha, warning her of being jailed for "new pandemic", Chancellor Angela Merkel it does not have expertise on said Tuesday after talks with regional issues of financial and economic officer, at a Colorado grocery store, talking in the House against the leaders. As well as extending existing health. The bench of Justices marking America's second fatal mass Maharashtra government. In what could measures including keeping cultural, Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy shooting in a week. The gunman, who be a more serious charge, she has also leisure and sporting facilities shut through and MR Shah was hearing a batch was not publicly identified, opened fire informed Speaker Om Birla of receiving acid- to April 18, Merkel and Germany's 16 state of petitions on whether to waive at a King Soopers outlet in Boulder, about attack threats through phone calls and on Shiv premiers agreed a tougher shutdown between interest payments on coronavirus sup- 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Denver, in the Sena letterheads. The Sindhudurg member has, April 1 and 5. Almost all shops will be closed port loans in a move that could give relief late afternoon on Monday, sending panicky shoppers and however, denied the allegations and, instead, said he would during the five days, and religious services will be moved online to millions of people. In its affidavit, the RBI had said that employees scurrying for cover as hundreds of police "stand with" the woman member if anyone threatens her with over Easter. Only grocers will be allowed to open on Saturday any waiver of interest on interest would entail significant officers converged on the area. bodily harm. April 3. "The situation is serious,” said Merkel. economic costs on banks. Vax for all above 45 from April 1 Vizag to get Rs 20K-cr, n PNS NEW DELHI "Today after discussion and on the advice of the task force and sci- The Government Tuesday entists, it was decided that from announced that from April 1, all April 1 the vaccine will open for 137 km Metro corridor people above 45 years of age will be everybody above 45 years of age. eligible to get Covid-19 vaccines We request that all eligible people and requested them to get regis- should immediately register from PNS n VIJAYAWADA tered for the vaccination. April 1 and get vaccinated, as it is Briefing reporters on the deci- the shield against the disease," The State Government has unveiled sions taken by the Cabinet after its Javadekar told reporters. a plan to improve public transport meeting, Union Minister Prakash He said till this day, 4.85 crore Council poll results by developing a Metro and tram Javadekar said now even people vaccines have been administered for corridor in Vizag at a cost of Rs without comorbidities who are doctors. It was allowed to be taken Covid-19 and more than 32 lakh should serve as a 20,000 crore. The city will soon be more than 45 years of age can get between four to six weeks earlier, people administered the vaccine in wake-up call for the officially designated the Executive vaccinated. but scientists have now said that the last 24 hours. TRS Capital of the State. He requested people entitled to taking the second dose between Another decision taken, on the During a review meeting about get themselves registered to take the four and eight weeks gives advice given by scientists and world the status of proposed Vizag Metro jabs. improved results. scientist bodies, was that the second Rail project with Chief Minister YS Javadekar said the Cabinet also The Union Cabinet discussed dose of vaccine can be administered Jaganmohan Reddy on Tuesday, decided that the second dose of the about the vaccination drive which between fourth and eighth week, 2 officials said the DPR was ready for vaccine can be taken between four has already achieved speedy and particularly for Covishield, he said. Metro connectivity from Vizag and eight weeks, on the advice of good progress, Javadekar said. 2 Steel Plant gate to Bhogapuram covering the 76.9 km stretch with 53 stations. Focus on keeping state clean, CM tells officials Page 2: 160 junior college students test positive for Covid Proposals have also been made for a 60.2 km tram corridor, tak- Vijayawada: Chief Minister YS ic trucks have been procured. Each ing the entire length of the corri- Jaganmohan Reddy held a review ward will get two trucks. These dor to 137.1 km (Metro and tram). meeting on Clean Andhra Pradesh trucks will be flagged off on July 8. It is estimated that the construction (CLAP ) infrastructure facilities in The Chief Minister directed offi- Poll schedule Neelam Sawhney all set of Metro would cost Rs 14,000 Jagananna colonies and prioritised cials to ensure that GPS and cam- crore and Rs 6,000 crore for tram projects in Visakhapatnam at his eras are installed in every garbage prerogative of services, taking the total cost of the camp office here on Tuesday. collection truck and to set up dust- project to Rs 20,000 crore. During the meeting, the Chief bins at the end of each street. He to become the next SEC The Chief Minister stressed on Minister asked officials to pay spe- asked them to take steps for pro- SEC, rules HC the best designs for the Metro and cial attention to keeping the state cessing of dry and wet garbage and C PRADEEP KUMAR SNCN ACHARYULU tram projects, and said that these clean and to take measures for col- said that treatment plants should be n VIJAYAWADA n HYDERABAD projects should add beauty to the lection of garbage on time. He said set up for treating sewage water. city. the garbage would be collected A division bench of the AP If things go according to plan, for- Reviewing other priority projects door-to-door and 8,000 automat- 2 High Court on Tuesday refused mer Chief Secretary and advisor to in Vizag, the Chief Minister direct- to issue interim orders directing Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan No going back on CAA: ed the officials to start work on diversion of Godavari waters from focus on Metro project after these the State Election Commissioner Reddy will be the next State Nadda construction of the Bhogapuram Polavaram to Visakhapatnam projects. to complete the election process Election Commissioner. Airport, Beach Corridor Project, through pipeline immediately and 2 of MPTCs and ZPTCs before The term of incumbent SEC March 30, effectively scuttling Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar is the plans of the government to set to end on March 30. To fill the wrap up the process under the vacancy, the State Government has 5 watch of the incumbent SEC. sent a panel of three names - Pradesh High Court had struck Centre says no to SCS, The High Court also made it retired IAS officers I Samuel, L down an Ordinance promulgated clear that the announcement of Premchandra Reddy and Neelam by the State Government amend- schedule for the elections was Sawhney - to Governor ing the Act with respect to the the sole prerogative of the State Biswabushan Harichandan for appointment and qualifications of urges AP, TS to talk Election Commission. appointment as the next SEC. the SEC. 2 2 It may be recalled that Andhra PNS n NEW DELHI been implemented and the remain- ing are at various stages of imple- Stating that Telangana and Andhra mentation. Through the Pradesh should settle their out- Legislation, the state of Andhra Botsa, Peddireddy VMRDA to cover standing bilateral issues 'amicably', Pradesh was divided into Andhra Union Minister of State for Home Pradesh and Telangana. get HC notices in SEC Tadepalli, Mangalagiri all non-Agency Affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday Responding to the demand by said in the Lok Sabha that there YSRCP member PV Mithun letters leak case mandals of was no question of Special Reddy for according Special municipalities merged Category Status being accorded to Category State status to Andhra PNS n VIJAYAWADA AP since the Centre has accepted Pradesh, Rai said such a provision PNS n VIJAYAWADA Administration, Commissioner Vizag district the recommendation of the 14th does not exist after the Centre The Andhra Pradesh High Court and Director while furnishing Sebi eases valuation Finance Commission. accepted the recommendation of on Tuesday issued notices to The State Government on the proposals received from the PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM During the Question Hour, Rai the Fourteenth Finance Ministers Botsa Satyanarayana Tuesday issued orders merging Municipal Commissioners of norms for perpetual said a large number of provisions Commission.