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he residents of a four-storey house in Gurgaon have been moved out he Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was in intensive care Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Thursday expressed ussia is looking for a partnership with India for Tafter the building tilted following heavy rain. The building in Sector 46 Tin a Siberian hospital on Thursday after he fell ill in what his concern over the estimates of a new study that at least six lakh people Rproducing COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V, Kirill has been vacated, the police told news agency ANI. Gurgaon near Delhi, spokeswoman said was a suspected poisoning. Navalny, a 44- in the city may have been infected by coronavirus. Concerned on the Dmitriev, the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment the Millennium City with multiple malls, high- year-old lawyer and anti-corruption campaigner who is numbers.Congratulations @ccmb_csir for your efforts to Fund (RDIF), said on Thursday. Addressing an online rises and offices of multinational companies, among President Vladimir Putin's fiercest critics, was study the problems in depth, she tweeted, tagging a press briefing, Dmitriev said several nations are has been severely challenged in two days of being treated in a hospital in the city of Omsk after he report on the findings of the study based on harvested interested in the production of the vaccine from countries heavy downpour. The area where the building is lost consciousness on a flight to Moscow and his sewage samples in the city. Soundararajan, a medical in Latin America, Asia and the Middle East. "The production located was severely flooded after yesterday's plane made an emergency landing. His spokeswoman doctor herself, had on Tuesday last stressed the need to of the vaccine is a very important issue. Currently, we are looking downpour, according to the police.Earlier Kira Yarmysh wrote on that Navalny had been conduct adequate numbers of COVID-19 tests in the for a partnership with India. We believe that they are capable of producing the Thursday, a part of the major road in near the placed in a coma on a ventilator and that tests were state, saying eradication of the virus would be Gamaleya vaccine and it is very important to say that those partnerships to busy IFFCO Chowk in Gurgaon caved in. being carried out. difficult without sufficient testing. produce the vaccine will enable us to cover the demand that we have," he said.

HC starts probe into Covid death toll breaches 3,000 mark; judges’ phone tapping rate of infections hovers around 10K PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM ‘Trump's leadership With another 95 people suc- failure has cost lives Taking cognisance of a PIL cumbing to the virus in the last State issues guidelines for alleging that phone calls of the 24 hours till 9 am on Thursday, and livelihoods’ judges were being tapped by the Covid-19 toll in Andhra the government, the crossed the 3,000- Pradesh High Court has mark on Thursday, taking just Vinayaka Chavithi festival ordered an inquiry into the 11 days to add over 1,000 n view of the prevailing 4 case. casualties to the total. ICovid-19 pandemic, the A Division Bench of the It was on August 9 that the Andhra Pradesh High Court comprising Chief State had crossed the 2,000 Government on Thursday Justice Jitendra Kumar casualties mark and it breached issued a GO outlining the Maheswari and Justice D the 3,000 fatalities mark on guidelines for the celebra- Ramesh on Thursday posted Also, the Bench of Justices M The Court was presented Thursday. tion of Vinayaka Chavithi the hearing of the petition to Satyanarayana Murthy and with a pen drive containing the Meanwhile, the number of (Ganesh Chaturthi) on August 27 after instructing the Lalitha Kanneganti passed an recording of a conversation Covid-19 positive cases report- August 22. court registry to incorporate order requesting retired stated to be between one S ed per day continues to be more Through the GO, the gov- the affidavit filed by petition- Supreme Court Judge, Justice Ramakrishna and a retired than 9,000. ernment urged devotees to er NN Grace of Visakhapatnam (retd.) RV Raveendran to con- judge of the AP High Court. In the last 24 hours, anoth- perform puja in their homes with the main petition. duct the inquiry. er 9,393 new cases were report- instead of at public places. 3 ed, taking the infection count The order also advised adhere to social distancing Standard Operating in the State to 3,25,396. devotees that “When people norms and always wear a Procedures (SOP) in place Naidu bats for According to the media bul- visit shops/market places face mask.” to control the spread of representation of Shekhawat letin issued by the State for procuring certain mate- The order further stated Covid-19 such as maintain- CS tenure extension Command Control Room on rial needed for celebrations, that temples for worship ing social distancing and women in legislature tests positive, Thursday, with the testing of in all such places, the pub- would be allowed to remain wearing of face masks. another 55,551 samples, includ- lic are advised to strictly open keeping in mind the 3 ing 20,241 through Rapid is one of many firsts Apex Council Antigen tests, a total of 5 30,74,847 samples have been n meet in doubt PNS VIJAYAWADA State Government, tested so far. 1 in 4 Indians could have AP patients many of whom PNS n HYDERABAD While Andhra Pradesh con- While the exten- were hoping for tinued to be among the top five sion of the term of an advancement The Apex Council, scheduled States in terms of the number pick Hyd for Chief Secretary in their own to meet on August 25 to dis- of tests, it is ahead of all other been infected: Lab head Nilam Sawhney careers. cuss the irrigation projects States with respect to tests per Covid-19 by another three The Chief proposed for construction million population (57,581). MUMBAI: At least one in four Velumani told Reuters. months has not Secretary, when- across the Krishna and The bulletin said that a total people in India may have Thyrocare’s findings are in treatment been a major sur- ever she retires, Godavari rivers, will in all like- of 8,846 people have recovered been infected with the coron- line with government surveys HYDERABAD: Private hospi- prise, given the polit- can boast of many lihood be postponed after from the virus and discharged avirus - a much higher num- done in Indian cities such as tals in Hyderabad are wit- ical equation between firsts in her career, Union Jal Shakti Minister from the hospitals across the ber than official government Mumbai, which showed nessing an influx of the State and Central govern- especially in the twilight of Gajendra Singh Shekhawat state in the past 24 hours. figures suggest, the head of that 57 per cent of the Covid patients from Gangwar calls for ments, the speed with which the her service. She has the unique tested positive for Covid-19. The total recoveries in the leading private laboratory population in its neighbouring total digitalisation latter accepted the AP distinction of managing to get The Minister took to Twitter State increased to 2,35,218. At says. crowded slum States particular- of Labour Bureau Government’s request has raised two extensions for a total length to confirm the outcome of the time of filing of this report, Dr. A. Velumani said an areas had been ly from Andhra some eyebrows. of six months, a record of sorts Covid-19 test and added that he the State had 87,177 active analysis of 270,000 antibody exposed to the Pradesh. Due to Also, the extension of service for both undivided and resid- would be admitted to a hospi- cases. East Godavari district tests conducted by his compa- coronavirus. the lockdown, of Sawhney has upset the calcu- uary Andhra Pradesh. tal for treatment on the advice had registered more than ny Thyrocare across India The Thyrocare initially Telugu lations of all bureaucrats in the 3 of doctors. 3 1,000 Covid-19 cases in the last showed the presence of anti- survey covers paid States witnessed 8 24 hours. East Godavari stood bodies in an average of 26% of and tested patients, reverse migration, first with 1,357 cases while West the people, indicating they had covering 600 cities in now patients prefer- Godavari and Visakhapatnam already been exposed to the India for the last seven ring to get admitted to TODAY SWACHH SURVEKSHAN districts came second and third coronavirus. weeks, Velumani added. If corporate hospital and pri- with 995 and 985 cases, respec- “This is a much higher per- the current trend continues, vate hospitals in Hyderabad. ALMANAC tively. East Godavari district centage than we had expect- the percentage of India’s pop- Moreover, some of the hospi- Month & Paksham: Vijayawada bags fourth spot continued to be on top in ed. The presence of antibod- ulation having antibodies may tals are referring critical Bhadrapada & Shukla Paksha overall cases with 45,356 fol- ies is uniform across all age reach 40% before the end of patients to Hyderabad. Panchangam lowed by Kurnool with groups, including children,” December. 3 3 Tithi : Tritiya: 11:02 pm 36,381cases. Anantapur with in India’s cleanest cities list 32,603 and Guntur with 28,808 Nakshatram: Uttara Phalguni: 09:29 pm PNS n VIJAYAWADA cases stood third and fourth. Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start Nellore and Kadapa districts Rahul Gandhi predicts dire job any important work) While the State Government are inching closer to the 20,000 Rahukalam: 10:45 am – 12:19 pm has been moving heaven and Covid-19 cases mark with Yamagandam: 03:26 pm – 05:00 pm earth to implement its plans for 19,672 and 19,193 cases respec- crisis, says his warning ‘mocked’ Varjyam: 06:20 am – 07:46 am, three capitals, not one of these tively. Krishna district in has bagged the top spot in the Andhra Pradesh remained the NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi youth. This is obvious. It has The reason, he explained, 12:00 am – 06:31 am list of India’s cleanest cities, least affected district with predicted that India will not be never happened in 70 years was that those who would Gulika: 07:37 am - 09:11 am according to the Centre’s latest 13,236 Covid-19 cases. able to give jobs to its youth in that our country is unable to provide jobs in the unorga- l Vijayawada ranked 4th in cities l 3. Vizag ranked Good Time: (to start any important work) annual cleanliness survey. Among the 95 casualties the coming days as he attacked give jobs to the youth," the nized sector had been finished with population above 10 lakhs 9th in cities with Amritakalam: 02:59 pm – 04:26 pm The survey adjudged Indore reported in the last 24 hours, Prime Minister Narendra Congress leader said. by the economy. l 2. Tirupati ranked 6th in cities with population above Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:54 am – 12:44 pm as India's cleanest city for a Chittoor district accounted for Modi's policies at a virtual "The media made fun of me "90% employment is in the fourth straight year while Surat population between 1 to 10 lakh 10 lakhs 16 deaths, Prakasam 11, Nellore press conference today. The when I warned the country unorganized sector. Small VIJAYAWADA and Navi Mumbai and nine, Anantapur eight, East crisis would hit home in the that there will be heavy loss industries, farmers... PM Modi Vijayawada grabbed the second, Godavari eight, West Godavari next six-seven months, he due to COVID-19. If you destroyed the system. You WEATHER third and fourth positions ninth in the category of cities 50,000 population). eight, Kadapa seven, six deaths said, reminding that "the don't believe me, don't listen will see companies fall one Forecast: Light drizzle respectively. Tirupati was ranked with population above 10 lakh. Palamaneru achieved award each reported from Guntur, media had made fun" of his to me. Today I am saying that after the other. Micro, Small Temp: 28/25 sixth in the category of cities Among the special awards, for South Zone cleanest city Kurnool and Visakhapatnam prediction earlier this year our country won't be able to and Medium Enterprises Humidity: 86% with population between 1 to 10 Chirala was adjudged best sus- (50,000 to 1 lakh population), districts, five in Srikakulam, on the coronavirus. give jobs. If you don't agree (MSMEs) will be destroyed Sunrise: 06.00 am lakhs and also the tag of nation- tainable small city (50,000 to 1 while Mummidivaram achieved three in Vizianagaram and two "India will not be able to then wait for six-seven after the moratorium period," Sunset: 06.37 pm al-level best sustainable small lakh population), Atmakur award for smallest fast moving deaths in Krishna district. provide employment to the months," Rahul said. Rahul said. Current Weather Conditions city (1 to 3 Lakh population). (Nellore) was named best sus- city (below 25,000 population). Updated August 20, 2020 5:00 PM Vizag (GVMC) was ranked tainable small city (25,000 to 3 No proof of Covid relapse, say experts Heavy rains raise flood flow into Godavari PUNE: Doctors and clinical patient, he said. investigators involved in treat- "We are up against evi- PNS n VIJAYAWADA Krishna is also in full flow, ing coronavirus infection have dence from all over the world almost filling the Srisailam claimed that there was no where we are seeing there is no After showing signs of reced- reservoir to capacity. evidence of the disease recur- re-infection so when we say ing, the flood flow in River With an inflow of 4.17 lakh ring in people who have that is happening only in Godavari began inching back cusecs, Srisailam’s storage recovered from it. India then it maybe something towards the danger mark on increased to 211.04 tmc ft, leav- However, Dr Giridhar new," Babu said. Thursday evening, mainly at ing a flood cushion of only 4.77 Babu, who is part of ICMR's Dr Swapnil Kulkarni, a upstream Bhadrachalam, due tmc ft. research task force on chest specialist at the pul- to heavy rains in the catchment Consequently, seven crest Epidemiology and monology department of area. gates of the reservoir were Surveillance, said it is difficult Mumbai-based KEM This could result in opened and 3.84 lakh cusecs of to say confidently where or Hospital, said there is no increased inflows into the Sir water was being discharged not there is relapse in recov- definitive evidence of re-infec- Arthur Cotton Barrage at downstream after power gen- ered patients as some signs tion in recovered patients. Dowaleswaram in Andhra eration in the two stations on post-recovery can be con- toms. coronavirus has caused new Pradesh, according to sources. either banks. fused with COVID-19 symp- One has to establish that the infection in a recovered 3 On the other side, river 3 VIJAYAWADA | FRIDAY | AUGUST 21, 2020 vijayawada 02

SWARANA PALACE FIRE MISHAP JNTU Naidu damaging Vizag brand Rs 1L cash reward for info on announces tentative image, alleges YSRCP MLA whereabouts of main accused TSCET dates PNS n VIJAYAWADA PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n Eight special teams were set up to nab Dr Pothineni VISAKHAPATNAM l Chief Minister YS l Naidu is trying to thwart the Ramesh Babu and Srinivas Rao. Hospital Managing The Vijayawada police on Jawaharlal Nehru Jaganmohan Reddy process by speaking against the region Director Dr Ramesh Babu also released a video TDP chief N Chandrababu chose to locate the and damaging its brand image. He Thursday announced a cash Technological University, Naidu has been trying to dam- reward of Rs 1 lakh if anyone message stating that the safety aspects at the Hyderabad, announced that Executive Capital in asked what Naidu has done for Vizag hospital were the responsibility of the hotel age the brand image of Vizag to foster its during his governance. Moreover, provides information about the Telangana State Visakhapatnam though his growth because it is when the State was divided, the whereabouts of the people management as per the MoU between Ramesh Common Entrance Test contribution to the region was developed on Sivaramakrishnan Committee was absconding in the Swarna Hospital and Swarna Palace Hotel (TSCET) is tentatively a naught during his term, said economic, social and constituted, which said Vizag would be Palace Covid Centre fire scheduled to be held on YSRCP MLA from Anakapalle tourist fronts, he the most suitable for setting up of the mishap. The fire August 31. The tests will be Gudivada Amarnath. YSRCP MLA from capital of the State. But Naidu had mishap had killed tives, including Dr hospital were the responsibil- conducted in morning and Speaking to media here on Anakapalle Gudivada shunned it and chose Amaravati as the 10 patients and Kodali Rajagopal ity of the hotel management as afternoon sessions and Thursday, he alleged that Amarnath capital inflicted injuries Rao, chief oper- per the MoU between Ramesh through online mode on Naidu was sitting in to 18 others. ating officer of Hospital and Swarna Palace behalf of Telangana State Hyderabad and holding con- Vijayawada Ramesh Hotel. Council of Higher Education ferences with his party leaders chosen fertile lands of Now Naidu was claiming Police Hospital, Dr He had also filed a petition (TSCHE). The exams will be through Zoom app and mak- fronts, he said. Naidu is trying Mandadam and Thullur to set that the capital was being shift- Commissioner Kurapathi in the High Court seeking conducted with respect to all ing irresponsible statements. to thwart the process by speak- up the capital in order to do ed to Vizag and Amaravati was B Srinivasulu Sudershan, gen- anticipatory bail. Tollywood the pandemic guidelines. The MLA pointed out that ing against the region and real estate business, along with being sidelined, the MLA said. said top executives eral manager, and actor Ram Pothineni, who is The entrance exams are Vizag has a unique place in the damaging its brand image. He his stooges, who have land If one goes to Guntur from of the hospital were Pallabothu nephew of Dr Ramesh Babu, scheduled in 56 test centres State as shrines of Hindus, asked what Naidu has done for there. Vijayawada all that one can absconding and no one Venkatesh of Ramesh had alleged that there is a huge with 52 test centres in Christians and Muslims are Vizag during his governance. The MLA said in the five find is narrow roads and tem- is cooperating with the inves- Hospital, were arrested in con- conspiracy in the investigation Telangana and four test cen- located at one place and peo- Moreover, when the State was years of setting up of the cap- porary buildings. While Chief tigation process. “We served nection with the fire accident of the fire accident at the tres Andhra Pradesh. From ple from all walks of life from divided, Sivaramakrishnan ital, Naidu has done nothing to Minister YS Jaganmohan notices on the top executives at Swarna Palace Hotel. Swarna Palace on August 9. TS CET 2020 training and across the country are living in Committee was constituted, build the capital but to show Reddy was striving for the all- of the hospital management, Eight special teams were set Ram had alleged that Hotel awareness programmes will amity. This cosmopolitan cul- which said Vizag would be the graphics of a world-class cap- round development of the including Dr Rayapati up to nab Dr Pothineni Swarna Palace was initially be conducted in online mode ture cannot be found in any most suitable for setting up of ital and it has turned out be the State, Naidu was making false Mamatha, who is daughter-in- Ramesh Babu and Srinivas listed as a quarantine centre by for the rural candidates other place in the State, he said. the capital of the State. But biggest scam of the decade. If allegations that the government law of TDP four time MP Rao. Hospital Managing the government, and it was appearing for the exams. Chief Minister YS Naidu had shunned it and Naidu thinks that he has devel- was using its intelligence wing Rayapati Sambasiva Rao,” he Director Dr Ramesh Babu later converted into a Covid Mock tests are made available Jaganmohan Reddy chose to chose Amaravati as the capital. oped Amaravati as a world- to tap the telephones of his said. also released a video message Care Centre by Ramesh on the website for the candi- locate the Executive Capital in The MLA alleged that class capital, why did his two party leaders and judges, the Earlier, three top execu- that the safety aspects at the Hospitals. dates willing to practice. Vizag to foster its growth Naidu did not pick up Nambur MLAs, including his son MLA said and asked Naidu to because it is developed on or Mangalagiri where land was Lokesh lose their seats in the prove the allegations that he economic, social and tourist available in plenty but had region, asked Amarnath. was making if he had guts. TTD vigilance 36 cops back on duty soon wing staffer’s Clinical trial of two Covid-19 death condoled after defeating Covid-19 vaccine candidates at KGH PNS n TIRUMALA PNS n VIZIANAGARAM TTD Trust Board Chairman Many frontline workers, includ- PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM KGH was chosen by ICMR for YV Subba Reddy and ing cops, contracted the Covid- the Covid vaccine, Covaxin Executive Officer Anil Kumar 19 while serving people. And, to The government has approved jointly being developed by Singhal expressed their condo- render their service again with- the conduct of two clinical tri- ICMR and Bharat Biotech lences on Tuesday over the out making any delay, 36 police als in Andhra Medical International Limited (BBIL). demise of assistance vigilance personnel deployed in different College/King George Hospital in However, KGH is waiting for the and security officer police stations and various ranks Visakhapatnam. A communiqué approval of the same, according (Communications) joined duty soon after recover- from the Directorate of Medical to the Andhra Medical College Maheshwara Rao, who ing from Covid-19 in New senior Education, Vijayawada, was principal PV Sudhakar. breathed his last following ill- Vizianagaram district. received in this regard by the KGH was the only institute ness recently. They recalled his As many as 185 police per- DCM takes hospital. study to determine the safety and from Andhra Pradesh to make valuable services in the vigi- sonnel in Vizianagaram district Superintendent of Police of Vizianagaram The trail may begin in anoth- immunogenicity of the it to the list of 12 medical insti- lance wing of TTD and con- got infected with the Covid-19. er two weeks’ time. The trials for Coronavirus vaccine (COV- tutes chosen by the ICMR as the veyed their heartfelt condo- As many as 117 police person- distrivt B Raja Kumari hailed the police charge which permission was granted ISHIELD) of Serum Institute of clinical trial sites for the vaccine lences to the bereaved family. nel recovered from the virus and personnel and welcomed them. She said that PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM are Phase II clinical trial of CRO India. This study has the support (Covaxin). Apart from IMS and were discharged from the hos- policemen set an example for others by Navitas Life Sciences in the of ICMR. Dr B Devi Madhavi, SUM Hospital in Bhubaneswar, pitals in the district. At present, Akhilesh Kumar Tripathi acute treatment of moderate to Prof of Community Medicine, the other institutes selected for 19 police personnel were avail- exhibiting courage when they were under assumed the charge as Senior severe Covid-19 cases. The study will be the principal investigator the clinical trial are located in ing treatment in the hospitals, treatment. Divisional Commercial has the support of DRDO. Dr Y for the vaccine trial. Visakhapatnam, Rohtak, New while 49 police personnel were Manager of Waltair Division of Gyana Sundar Raju, Prof of A team of experts from var- Delhi, Patna, Belgaum under home-isolation. East Coast Railway. AK General Medicine, has been ious departments are co-inves- (Karnataka), Nagpur, Superintendent of Police of has helped an old woman ciated Radhika for great services Tripathi is an Indian Railway appointed as the principal inves- tigators for the studies. The Gorakhpur, Kattankulathur Vizianagaram district B Raja undergoing treatment in the to the woman during the pan- Traffic Service (IRTS) officer of tigator for the study. Collector and District Magistrate (Tamil Nadu), Hyderabad, Arya Kumari hailed the police per- bed beside her in the Covid hos- demic. 2011 Indian Civil Service Another one is, Phase 2/3 sin- has congratulated the institute Nagar, Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) sonnel and welcomed them. She pital. The female constable, The police boss said that all batch. Graduated in Electrical gle blind randomised control and wished all the best. Earlier, and Goa. said that policemen set an Radhika, helped the 86-year-old the policemen followed the engineering, he worked with example for others by exhibit- woman have her breakfast, SOP’s of Covid-19 and recov- SIEMENS and Indian Oil ing courage when they were lunch, and dinner as well as ered. Police are in the forefront Corporation Limited (IOCL) under treatment. other needs as Radhika noticed of the battle against the Covid- before joining Indian Railways. Raja Kumari said that a the woman’s struggle to chew 19 pandemic. She advised the The present Sr DCM G Suneel Govt to charge passengers higher female constable D Radhia, the food given to her in the hos- police personnel to take care of Kumar has been posted as working at Two-Town police pital. The 86-year-old-woman themselves and should take Senior Divisional Operations station in Vizianagaram town, recovered from the virus and proper meals and all precautions Manager (movement) at tested positive for Covid-19. It was discharged from the hospi- to avoid contracting the Waltair Division. aviation security fee from Sept 1 may be recalled that Radhika tal. Several police officers appre- Coronavirus. Beginning his career in rail- ways as an Area PNS n NEW DELHI taken cost-cutting measures Manager/Vizag Steel Plant, such as pay cuts, leave-without- also worked as an Assistant The Civil Aviation Ministry pay and firings of employees in Tamil actors, Operations Manager followed has decided to charge higher order to conserve cash. UoH faculty selected by Divisional Operations aviation security fee (ASF) from After a gap of two months directors pray Manager in Waltair Division. domestic as well as internation- due to the coronavirus-trig- He has vast knowledge in traf- al passengers from September gered lockdown, India resumed fic commercial, operations and 1, senior government officials domestic passenger flights on for JC Bose fellowship for recovery public relations, who worked said on Thursday. May 25. However, the average PNS n HYDERABAD performance. The fellowship is in various capacities in East Making the air travel slight- occupancy rate in Indian scientist-specific and very selec- of singer Balu Coast Railway. ly costlier, the officials said the domestic flights has been Prof Dayananda Siddavattam, tive. The JC Bose fellowship will PNS n His contribution in improv- ASF for domestic flyers will be around just 50-60 per cent senior professor at the receive an amount of Rs 25,000 ing traffic operations as increased to Rs 160 from Rs 150 since May 25. Department of Animal Biology, per month and a research grant Tamil movie directors and Divisional Operations starting next month, and inter- Scheduled international pas- University of Hyderabad, has of Rs 15 lakhs per annum and is actors, who had gathered to Manager and as Senior national passengers will pay 5.2 senger flights continue to been selected for the highly provided initially for a period of pray collectively for the Divisional Commercial USD instead of 4.85 USD as the remain suspended in India prestigious JC Bose fellowship by five years. The fellowship can be speedy recovery of noted Manager in Khurda Road ASF from September 1. The ministry had increased as the ASF from July 1, 2019. since March 23 due to the coro- Science and Engineering extended beyond five years based singer SP Division was remarkable. Prior Airlines collect the ASF from the ASF last year too. The aviation sector has been navirus pandemic. Research Board (SERB), on performance during the first Balasubrahmanyam, popu- to assuming the charge as passengers when they book On June 7, 2019, the ministry significantly impacted due to However, special interna- Department of Science and five year tenure. larly known as SPB, turned Senior Divisional Commercial their tickets and then give it to said domestic passengers would the travel restrictions imposed tional flights have been operat- Technology, Government of Prof Dayananda’s areas of emotional during a virtual Manager, Waltair, he was Chief the government. The ASF is be charged Rs 150 instead of Rs in India and other countries in ing with the approval of avia- India. research include molecular meeting on Thursday. Public Relations Officer of used to fund the security 130 as the ASF and internation- view of the coronavirus pan- tion regulator Directorate The JC Bose fellowship is microbiology, environmental The popular singer, who East Coast Railway. arrangement at airports across al passengers would be charged demic. General of Civil Aviation awarded to active scientists in microbiology and regulation of was admitted to a private the country. 4.85 USD instead of USD 3.25 All airlines in India have (DGCA). recognition of their outstanding gene expression. hospital with mild Coronavirus infection a few VIJAYAWADA days ago is now on ventila- BULLION RATES tor and ECMO support. The virtual meeting was called by GOLD Flushing public toilets can spread Covid-19: Study director to ` 55,460 (10 gm) which several other directors, IANS n BEIJING climbing tendency. The climb- actors and singers respond- ` 130 l Urinals are used more frequently l Particles from urinals, ing speed is much faster than ed. SILVER Chinese researchers have within densely populated areas and however, show a more toilet flushing," Liu said. Bharathiraja turned emo- ` 68,950 (1kg) recently reported that flushing the researchers point out that violent climbing tendency. Urinals are used more fre- tional and with a shaky voice ` 950 public restroom toilets, or uri- particles will travel faster and farther, The climbing speed is quently within densely popu- welcomed actor Sathyaraj. nals can spew clouds of parti- which poses a serious public health much faster than toilet lated areas and the researchers "It is 50 years friendship cles carrying viruses, including challenge. This work underscores flushing," study researcher point out that particles will with Balu. We all belong to CHICKEN Covid-19. The study, published how important it is to wear a mask Xiangdong Liu from travel faster and farther, which one family-movie family. It is RATES `/KG in the journal 'Physics of within public places, especially Yangzhou University in poses a serious public health this movie field that provid- Fluids', found that Covid-19 restrooms. China. challenge. This work under- ed food for me," Bharathiraja Dressed/With Skin `158 particles from a flushing urinal scores how important it is to said. Without Skin `180 can rise to two feet in the air in wear a mask within public Actor Sathyaraj, too, Broiler at Farm `109 less than six seconds "potential- liquid interfaces. The result of cent of the particles travelling places, especially restrooms. turned emotional and said ly infecting the unsuspecting the flushing causes a large away from the urinal," said Liu. "From our work, it can be that it was SPB, who sang a urinal user". spread of aerosol particles to be But that's not all. When inferred that urinal flushing duet for him after he had EGG The researchers' work shows released from the urinal, which men use urinals within a pub- promotes the spread of bacte- acted as villain in several RATES public restrooms can be dan- the researchers simulated and lic restroom, these tiny parti- ria and viruses," Liu added. movies. `/100 gerous places for potentially "To do this, we used a "The specific models are the tracked. cles can reach their thigh with- "Wearing a mask should be Singer Chitra, who has HYDERABAD 375 becoming infected with a virus, method of computational fluid volume-of-fluids model and What the simulations in 5.5 seconds as compared to mandatory within public sung several songs with SPB, VIJAYAWADA 404 especially during the Covid-19 dynamics to model the parti- the discrete-phase model," Liu revealed is disturbing. The tra- the toilet flush, which takes 35 restrooms during the pandem- wished him a speedy recov- pandemic. Other studies have cle movement that occurs with added. jectory of the tiny particles seconds to reach slightly high- ic and anti-diffusion improve- ery and sang a prayer seek- VISAKHAPATNAM 415 shown that both faeces and the act of flushing," said study Flushing a urinal, much like ejected by flushing a urinal er, the researchers wrote. ments are urgently needed to ing the blessings of RETAIL PRICE `4.30 urine-based virus transmis- researcher Xiangdong Liu from flushing a toilet, involves an "manifests an external-spread "Particles from urinals, how- prevent the spread of Covid- Dhanvantri - the God of (IN VIJAYAWADA) sion is possible. Yangzhou University in China. interaction between gas and type, with more than 57 per ever, show a more violent 19," the study author noted. Medicine.

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10 GATES OF SRISAILAM PROJECT LIFTED New Tourism Policy should put AP Jagan to pay a visit to on world map, CM tells officials Srisailam project today PNS n SRISAILAM PNS n AMARAVATI n n The Chief Minister said that The Chief Minister On account of heavy rains in Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan the aim should be to attract suggested that upper reaches of Srisailam Reddy on Thursday made it investors for developing changes should be project, there are heavy inflows clear to officials that the thrust tourist spots and form made to give priority to into the project. In all, 10 of the new Tourism Policy partnerships with major those who wished to gates of the project were lifted should be to attract investors companies in the hospitality invest in tourism in the to discharge 2,75,240 cusecs to and help the State to find its sector at a reviewing State. He said AP the Nagarjunasagar project. due place on the World meeting with officials to should compete with In all, 30,400 cusecs are Tourism map. discuss the draft of the new Rajasthan in the field being released through right Chairing a review meeting of tourism and bank canal project and 40,259 here to discuss the draft of the Tourism Policy cusecs through the left bank hospitality sector. Tourism Policy, the Chief n The Chief Minister suggested canal power projects. The Minister said that the aim that changes should be n “Araku Valley, along inflows into the project are should be to attract investors made to give priority to with 14 other resorts measured as 4.43 lakh cusecs. for developing tourist spots and The water stored in the pro- those who wished to invest in the State, have the n The water stored in the n On account of this, the form partnerships with major ject reads as 883.80 feet as project reads as 883.80 police have imposed companies in the hospitality in tourism in the State. He potential to be against the FRL of 885 feet. sector. This, he said would help Rajasthan in the field of standards. “This would ensure said AP should compete with developed on par with The maximum storage capac- feet as against the FRL of restrictions on the Andhra Pradesh find its due tourism and hospitality sector. a promising career and stu- Rajasthan in the field of world famous tourist ity is put at 215 tmc feet. 885 feet. The maximum visitors to the project place on the world Tourism “Araku Valley, along with 14 dents would be able to get jobs tourism and hospitality spots,” the Chief Currently, the water stored in storage capacity is put at site. 215 tmc feet. Currently, map. other resorts in the State, have anywhere,” Jagan said. sector Minister said 208 tmc feet. The total quan- n In view of the Covid-19 The Chief Minister suggest- the potential to be developed The Chief Minister also tity of water is being dis- the water stored in 208 ed that changes should be on par with world famous launched the AP Tourism charged through Srisailam pro- tmc feet. The total threat, the Nandikonda made to give priority to those tourist spots,” the Chief Trade online Trade properties shouldn’t be mis- for Tourism Mutamsetti ject is put at 3,45,899 cusecs. quantity of water is being municipality adopted a who wished to invest in Minister said. He advised offi- Registration portal on the used and all the projects Srinivasa Rao, Principal Chief Minister YS discharged through resolution urging the tourism in the State. He said cials to set up a hospitality occasion. He said that the should be completed within Chief Secretary Rajat Bhargav Jaganmohan Reddy is likely to Srisailam project is put at visitors not to reach AP should compete with management college of global money invested on AP TDC the stipulated time. Minister and others were present. visit Srisailam project on Friday. 3,45,899 cusecs the project site to Meanwhile, the irrigation catch glimpse of the authorities will lift the crest n Gates of Nagarjunasagar spectacle of water gates of Nagarjunasagar project project to be lifted on flowing out of the at 11 am on Friday by a height Friday project magnificently Coast Guard adds new Sawhney notches of five feet to discharge water from the project to down- stream projects. In view of the Covid-19 the project site to catch glimpse On account of this, the police threat, the Nandikonda munic- of the spectacle of water flow- vessel to Eastern Seaboard many firsts in have imposed restrictions on the ipality adopted a resolution ing out of the project magnif- visitors to the project site. urging the visitors not to reach icently. PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM twilight of her career Coast Guard added another ship to the Eastern Seaboard, Continued from Page 1 There have been instances Indian Coast Guard Ship C- of services of many an IAS AP patients pick Hyd 449, commissioning it on While Sawhney has her officer being extended just Thursday by K Shanmugam, detractors — after all, which two or three days prior to their the Chief Secretary of Tamil officer in her position doesn’t retirement. In case of Sawhney, for Covid-19 treatment Nadu, in Chennai. The new — everyone grudgingly admits the first extension was received vessel would enhance the that she is one tough cookie to two months prior to her actu- Continued from Page 1 financial assistance to ensure efforts towards coastal securi- deal with. al retirement and the second she recovers”. ty, surveillance and aid to fish- Some critics crib that she 50 days prior to the expiry of A doctor working in a cor- Another Vishnu Potluri ermen in distress off the East implements whatever the her first extension. Man beaten to porate hospital in Banjara from Andhra Pradesh, said, “I Coast of India in general and rulers want, and that is the key This by itself is unique and Hills said, “A patient from am suffering from Krishnapatnam, Andhra to her longevity. no other IAS officer can boast death by wife Nandyal and another from Coronavirus, pneumonia and Pradesh coast in particular. K Shanmugam, the Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu, commissioned Indian Coast This has been a thorn in the of such a quick decision from Kurnool have been admitted admitted to Apollo Hospitals. PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM The ship is 49th interceptor Guard Ship C-449 in Chennai on Thursday with social distancing in place amid flesh of IAS officers, who the Centre. in our hospital and since two Since I am the only earning boat in the series of indige- the Corona pandemic murmur under their breath Senior IAS officials, retired weeks many patients are com- person from my family, I am nously designed and built by that they have never come bureaucrats are scratching A woman hit her husband, ing to our hospital for the seeking financial assistance of Larsen and Toubro Limited, n The new vessel would n The ship is 49th interceptor across such a bureaucrat in their heads unable to fathom 43, to death with an iron rod treatment. Similarly, patients Rs 10 lakhs for treatment”. Hazira (Surat), and is based at their career, and had hoped at the speed of extension of her at their residence at Edatam are coming from A senior official also con- Krishnapatnam, Andhra enhance the efforts boat in the series of that she would depart soon service. village under Payakaraopeta , Vijayawada and firmed that a lot of critical Pradesh. The induction of this towards coastal indigenously designed and after attainment of age of The Centre’s decision is all police station limits in Vizag Kurnool to take treatment in patients are being moved to ship is a part of ongoing efforts security, surveillance built by Larsen and Toubro superannuation. the more intriguing to district late Wednesday night. private hospitals”. Hyderabad from neighbouring by the Coast Guard to strength- and aid to fishermen in Limited, Hazira (Surat), and Their hopes were belied. In Sawhney’s colleagues as New The man was found in a pool Rambabu from States. Official said, “Moderate en maritime and coastal secu- distress off the East is based at Krishnapatnam, fact, her three months exten- Delhi had made it clear that of blood with injuries on his Rajahmundry, said, “We to critical patients from rity along the Coast. Coast of India in general Andhra Pradesh. The sion was about to expire at the there would be no extension of head and nose. brought our relative from Andhra Pradesh and a few The ship is 27.80 metres and Krishnapatnam, induction of this ship is a end of August, but two months service for experienced, efficient The deceased was identi- Rajamundry to Hyderabad from border districts of long, with a displacement of Andhra Pradesh coast, part of ongoing efforts by ago, Chief Minister YS and sincere IAS officials on fied as Gampala Peda Veera and got him admitted to Karnataka and Maharashtra 105 tonnes and maximum in particular the Coast Guard to Jaganmohan Reddy urged the retirement. The question that Babu, while the accused is Continental Hospital. We tried are coming to Hyderabad for speed of 45 knots (85 kmph). strengthen maritime and Centre to extend her service by arose is whether the Centre has identified as Gampala Mariya to get a bed in a couple of pri- treatment. Typically, they are It is capable of undertaking n another three months. The changed its policy as regards the (32). The couple has four vate hospitals in Rajahmundry coming through private vehi- The vessel is provided coastal security along the multifarious tasks, including Centre obliged, and going by Sawhney or is it due to an invis- children (three sons and one and Vijayawada but in vain. cles and many times needing with advanced Coast surveillance, interdiction, navigation and the alacrity, only too willingly. ible hand behind her. daughter). Locals are sus- Since we didn’t want to waste oxygen, or ventilator support. search and rescue, in addition communication n The ship is commanded by pecting that Mariya has roaming around there, we This has been the case always”. to rendering assistance to boats equipment for safe Assistant Commandant developed an illicit affair moved him to Hyderabad”. It may be noted that sever- and craft in distress at sea. with a man. Though Veera Some of the patients are al politicians have also been The vessel is provided with navigation. The quick Ashish Sharma and post Shekhawat tests positive, Babu had warned her sever- even seeking help of TRS gov- infected with the Coronavirus advanced navigation and reaction ability coupled commissioning being based al times, she ignored the ernment and celebrities when in Andhra Pradesh, including communication equipment with modern at Krishnapatnam under the Apex Council meeting in doubt warnings. it comes to billing. A Khaji Azmath Khan, Balineni for safe navigation. The quick equipment and systems administrative and On Wednesday night, Ishtiyaq said, “We brought Srinivasa Reddy, Vijaysai reaction ability coupled with provides her the operational control of the Continued from Page 1 Council meeting, in which the there was an argument my mother Rasheeda Begum Reddy, Ambati Rambabu modern equipment and sys- capability to respond to Commander, Coast Guard Chief Ministers of both the between the wife and hus- after the hospital in Andhra among others took treatment tems provides her the capa- any maritime situation district headquarters, Shekhawat also asked all Telugu States — K band and in a fit of rage, Pradesh advised her to take in various private hospitals in bility to respond to any mar- at very short notice Visakhapatnam those who met him over the Chandrasekhar Rao and YS Mariya beaten her husband her to Hyderabad. She is not Hyderabad. Despite Apollo itime situation at very short course of the past one week to Jaganmohan Reddy — would Veera Babu to death with an suffering from Coronavirus Hospitals having their notice. go for tests and opt for home participate. The meeting was iron-rod. Based on a com- but she has a serious health branches in Vijayawada, Vizag The ship is commanded by ing being based at control of the Commander, isolation. Once officially con- first put off from August 5 to plaint from the deceased’s issue. She is in Medicover and Kurnool, politicians are Assistant Commandant Ashish Krishnapatnam under the Coast Guard district head- firmed, it would be the second August 25 after KCR expressed brother, police registered a Hospital near Secretariat in picking Hyderabad for Covid Sharma and post commission- administrative and operational quarters, Visakhapatnam. postponement of the Apex his inability to participate. case and investigation is on. Hyderabad. We are seeking treatment. One in four No proof of Covid relapse... AP issues HC initiates probe guidelines for Vijayawada bags fourth spot Indians could Continued from Page 1 adding that there is no clarity on into tapping of whether these tests come out Vinayaka Chavithi have been "There were reports from positive because of re-infection judges’ phones China earlier this year about or due to presence of old rem- Continued from Page 1 in list of cleanest cities lista Continued from Page 1 recurrence of the infection, but nants. Apart from this, percent- infected... no further information was age of false negatives and posi- “The state government had Continued from Page 1 city in the category of 1-10 lakh Bharat Mission-Urban, while Earlier, J Sravan Kumar, Continued from Page 1 received on that and other than tives is quite high in RT-PCR earlier permitted the opening population, followed by Mysore providing a comprehensive counsel for the petitioner that there were no reports of tests, Kulkarni said. of all temples (Endowments Varanasi, represented by in Karnataka and New Delhi roadmap to institutionalise the submitted the affidavit that India currently has a total of relapse," said Kulkarni, who has "Several recovered patients and Private) for worship. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Municipal area. concept of total swachhata includes details of the police 2.8 million cases, third only been treating COVID-19 come for follow-up, but we Wherever the temples are open, in Lok Sabha, was adjudged the The Jalandhar Cantonment among all our cities." officers monitoring the move- behind Brazil and the United patients in Pune. have not come across any case worship in such places be per- 'Best Ganga Town' in the coun- Board has been ranked first Greater Hyderabad has been ments of judges as sought by States globally, but active patients There have been cases where- of recurrence with proper symp- mitted as per the SOP issued by try, followed by Kanpur, while Delhi Cantonment Board given the 'Best Mega City' the Division Bench in the ear- are less than a fourth of its total in results of RT-PCR test have toms," Kulkarni said. the Government, duly follow- Munger, Prayagraj and and Meerut Cantonment award in the category of lier hearing on Tuesday. caseload, according to health come out positive for patients Babu, of the ICMR research ing social distancing norms, Haridwar. Board have grabbed second 'Citizen Feedback'. Advocate Sravan Kumar ministry figures. On Wednes- who have recovered as this test task force, said, "In order to etc,” the GO added. This order Chhattisgarh was given the and third positions respective- "Ancient holy town of alleged that the Chief day, the world’s second-most detects remnants of the dead establish that the virus has also indicates that public pan- 'Cleanest State' award in the ly. Varanasi is rightfully the clean- Secretary, DGP and Home populous country reported virus in the body, Kulkarni said. infected a recovered patient dals may not be allowed. A few category of states having more According to the survey est town on the banks of river Secretary had given the nod more than 64,000 new cases of Dead articles or remnants of again, we have to show it in the days ago, the AP unit of the BJP than 100 urban local bodies, results, Jharkhand was Ganga. Heartiest congratula- to tap the phones of the the novel coronavirus in a sin- the virus are harmless and take culture of the virus in the labo- had appealed to the govern- followed by Maharashtra and adjudged the 'Cleanest State' in tions to PM Shri @naren- judges in violation of several gle day, with more than 1,000 one or two months to get cleared ratory and it requires BSL 3 level ment to allow public celebra- Madhya Pradesh. the category of having less dramodi Ji, who represents the laws. deaths in the same period. from the body, Kulkarni said, lab facilities.”. tions of Ganesh Chaturthi. The Swachh Survekshan than 100 ULBs, followed by city in Lok Sabha, for his The Judges, therefore, awards 2020 — the fifth annu- Haryana, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, visionary leadership which has requested Justice (retd.) al cleanliness survey of the Assam and Himachal Pradesh. inspired the people of the town Raveendran, to make country — were announced by Indore has topped the rank- for this achievement," Puri inquiries and submit his find- Union Housing and Urban ing in the cleanest city catego- tweeted. ings to the Court. Heavy rains increases flood flow into Godavari Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh ry (having more than one lakh Chandigarh has been award- The Directors of the Puri at a ceremony where 129 population), and is followed by ed as 'Best Union Territory in Central Bureau of Continued from Page 1 Water Commission forecast, The second warning has Sources in the State Disaster awards were given in different Surat, Navi Mumbai, Citizen Feedback', while Investigation and the the flood flow would touch the been continuing at the Cotton Management Authority here categories. Vijayawada and Ahmedabad in Gandhi Nagar has been ranked Intelligence Bureau have been The Nagarjunasagar dam danger level of 48.77 m late on Barrage as a discharge of 14 said the relief camps in the two The survey brochure that order. as 'Best State Capital in directed to depute responsi- downstream was receiving an Thursday night due to heavy to lakh cusecs continued. districts were continuing and describes the New Delhi Nasik has been ranked 25th, Innovation and Best Practices'. ble officers to collect informa- inflow of 1.69 lakh cusecs till very heavy rainfall forecast in IMD also warned that thun- would remain so till the flood Municipal Council as India's while Bihar's Patna 47th, North Union Housing and Urban tion relating to the conversa- late Thursday evening but the the catchment region. derstorms along with lightning threat fully subsides. Cleanest National Capital Delhi and East Delhi 43rd and Affairs Secretary Durga tion and aid Justice level may increase by Friday Andhra Pradesh State and heavy to very heavy rain- The heavy rainfall could (National or State Capitals/UT) 46th positions in the cleanest Shanker Mishra said that Raveendran in his inquiry. morning. Disaster Management fall is likely to occur at isolat- further hinder the restoration . The NDMC comprises a large city category. Swachh Survekshan 2020 had Notably, while ordering the The water flow at Godavari Authority (APSDMA) com- ed places in East and West works when the people from part of Rajpath and the VIP In the category of population an overwhelming scale with the inquiry, the Court also relied fell to about 43 metres, below missioner K Kanna Babu Godavari districts. the flood affected mandals zone of Lutyens' Delhi. of less than 1 lakh, survey team visiting over on the Supreme Court’s suo the warning level of 45.72 m, at sounded alert since the East Tens of villages in East and would return back homes from A total of 4,242 cities, 62 Maharashtra's Karad bagged 58,000 residential and over motu decision to probe Bhadrachalam in neighbouring and West Godavari districts, West Godavari districts still government shelter houses. Cantonment Boards and 97 the first position, followed by 20,000 commercial areas cov- whether sexual harassment Telangana late Wednesday where heavy rainfall is forecast- remained marooned, though About 20 mandals had borne Ganga towns were surveyed, Saswad and Lonavala. ering over 64,000 wards in a allegations against Chief night but the floodwaters ed, were already impacted by there was some respite with the the brunt of the flood in EG and 1.87 crore citizens partic- After announcing the results, mere 28 days." Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi gushed in afresh on Thursday, the floods. water level dwindling. But the and WG. ipated in the exercise, accord- Puri said, "Swachh Survekshan Jharkhand's Madhpur Nagar were part of a larger conspir- pushing the level closer to the The floodwaters would prospect of increased flood So, far the state government ing to the government. (cleanliness survey) will contin- Parishad has been awarded as acy. Justice AK Patnaik had danger mark at 48.24 m. reach the Cotton Barrage via flow has once again pushed has not confirmed any casual- Ambikapur in Chhattisgarh ue to help us in sustaining the 'Best City in Citizen Feedback been tasked with the inquiry According to the Central Polavaram by Friday. everyone into a state of alert. ties due to the flood. has been ranked the cleanest gains made under Swachh - East Zone'. in that case. VIJAYAWADA | FRIDAY | AUGUST 21, 2020 04 No decision on SHORT READS ‘Man with vision, was ahead of banning ‘certain his time': Cong remembers Rajiv organisations' PNS n BENGALURU PNS n NEW DELHI "Rajiv Gandhi was a Punjab CM The Karnataka government on The Congress on Thursday paid man with a Thursday did not take any Six injured after rich tributes to former prime tremendous vision, far recalls Rajiv decision to initiate a process minister Rajiv Gandhi on his ahead of his times. Gandhi’s services banning 'certain organisations' autorickshaw falls into birth anniversary, with Rahul But above all else, he which were allegedly behind roadside ditch in UP Gandhi saying his father was a CHANDIGARH: the violence in Bengaluru on man with a tremendous vision was a compassionate Punjab Chief August 11 night. BANDA: Six people were and was far ahead of his time. and loving human Minister "We had a detailed discussion seriously injured when the Taking to social media and being. I am incredibly Amarinder Singh but we did not take any con- autorickshaw in which they were travelling fell into a using the hashtag "Remember- lucky and proud to on Thursday crete decision because till now remembered former roadside ditch in Uttar ing Rajiv Gandhi", several have him as my as of now we dont have any the existing law," the law min- Congress leaders hailed Rajiv prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on report and closed the matter ister said. Pradesh's Banda district on Gandhi's contribution to nation father. We miss him his birth anniversary, saying his only after discussing it," There was a growing clam- Thursday, police said. The building and his leadership. today and every day," dream of a modern India Karnataka Law and our to ban the Social incident took place near Dataura village in the district, Former Congress chief Rahul Rahul Gandhi tweeted propelled the rising aspirations Parliamentary Affairs Minister Democratic Party of India, of all Indians. "Remembering they said. SHO of Baberu police Gandhi visited his father's ate and loving human being. I Rajiv Gandhi on August 20 is J C Madhuswamy told reporters which the right wing groups station Jaishyam Shukla said memorial, Veer Bhumi, and am incredibly lucky and proud observed as ‘Sadbhavna Divas' former Prime Minister Rajiv after a cabinet meeting. allege were behind the violence Gandhi Ji on his 76th birth anni- the autorickshaw fell into a paid homage on his 76th birth to have him as my father. We (harmony day) by the Congress' general secretary Madhuswamy said the min- in Bengaluru in which three roadside ditch while taking a anniversary in the morning. miss him today and every day," Congress. in-charge, organisation K C versary. His dream of a modern isters discussed the matter people were killed in police fir- India propelled the rising aspira- turn. Six passengers sustained Rahul Gandhi described his Rahul Gandhi tweeted. Scores of Congress leaders Venugopal said Rajiv Gandhi's elaborately but there was no ing on August 11 night. serious injuries in the accident. father as a compassionate and Amid rainfall, Rahul Gandhi and party workers marked the leadership and dreams laid the tions of all Indians. Let us reme- decision as such on it. Home Minister Basavaraj mber him today with the prom- They have been admitted to the loving human being, and a reached Veer Bhumi to pay occasion with various events foundation for modern India, He added that a final call Bommai had said on August community health centre in man with tremendous vision, respects to his father, with and took to social media to hail while Congress' chief ise of translating his vision into a will be taken only after "getting 13 that as per the information shared reality,” Singh said in a Baberu. The condition of three far ahead of his time. party leaders and Indian Youth Rajiv Gandhi's contribution to spokesperson Randeep reports." gathered and video footage, passengers is critical, he said. "Rajiv Gandhi was a man Congress activists present the country. Videos of messages Surjewala hailed the former tweet. Born on this day in 1944, "After getting the reports, the role of SDPI behind the Gandhi served as prime minister The damaged vehicle has been with a tremendous vision, far there. They raised slogans hail- by Congress leaders were also prime minister for ushering in the government will certainly mob violence had come to recovered, the police said. ahead of his times. But above ing the former prime minister. posted on the party's official the telecom revolution. between 1984 and 1989. initiate action. If needed, we light and investigation will go all else, he was a compassion- The birth anniversary of Twitter handle. Senior Congress leader and dont mind even amending deep into it. Policeman, criminal injured during DST invites proposals for ‘Mizoram govt ‘Trump's leadership failure has cost lives and livelihoods’ encounter in UP SAMBHAL (UP): A policeman violating MHA n WASHINGTON good-paying job is the floor, not and a criminal were injured in research in area of carbon the ceiling. Joe will bring us an encounter here on Thursday directions’ Blasting Donald Trump for his together to end this pandemic and a pistol, which was looted failed leadership, Indian-origin and make sure that we are pre- from police during an anti-CAA capture, utilisation, storage PNS n AIZAWL Democratic vice presidential pared for the next one,” she said. protest, was also recovered, an PNS n NEW DELHI nominee has “Joe will bring us together to official said. "On Thursday The Assam Rifles has called him a “President who squarely face and dismantle morning, during an encounter, To give a boost to a global ini- accused the Mizoram gov- turns tragedies into political racial injustice, furthering the a police jawan and a criminal tiative on clean energy innova- ernment of violating the weapons”. Harris, 55, scripted his- work of generations. Joe and I were injured. A pistol was tions, the Department of Science directions of the Ministry of tory on Wednesday by becom- believe that we can build that recovered from the injured and Technology (DST) has invit- Home Affairs (MHA) by ing the first Black and Indian Beloved Community, one that is criminal," Superintendent of ed proposals from Indians for allegedly restricting the descent individual to be nomi- strong and decent, just and kind. Police (SP) Yamuna Prasad research in the area of carbon "operational movement" of nated as a vice-presidential can- One in which we all can see our- said. "During the probe, it was capture, utilisation, and storage the paramilitary force in the didate of a major political party. selves,” Harris said. found that the pistol was looted on December 20 last year (CCUS), according to a state- state, a statement said. “Donald Trump's failure of Harris - the daughter of immi- during an anti-CAA (Citizenship ment on Thursday. CCUS is one als from Indian researchers in the The allegation came days leadership has cost lives and grants from India and Jamaica - Amendment Act) protest," he of the identified innovation chal- area of CCUS under Accelera- after a section of media livelihoods,” Harris said in her ent, something better, and do the knew Joe on the campaign trail. pledged that she and Biden said. The SP said that the lenges in the Mission Innovation ting CCUS Technologies (ACT) reported that 15 personnel acceptance speech before virtu- important work. A president But I first got to know Joe as the would revive the country frac- injured policeman, Rahul, and (MI) programme, a global initia- in collaboration with other ACT of the Assam Rifles forced al Democratic National who will bring all of us togeth- father of my friend,” she said. tured by the coronavirus pan- the criminal, Naseem, have tive of 24 countries and the member countries. This is an ini- their way through a Convention. er—Black, White, Latino, Asian, Alleging that right now, the US demic and racial tension. been hospitalised. European Union, to accelerate tiative to facilitate the emergence check gate at Vairengte on Last week, she was picked by Indigenous—to achieve the has “a president who turns our “And while this virus touches the global clean energy innova- of CO2 Capture, Utilisation, the Mizoram-Assam bor- Joe Biden, the presidential nom- future we collectively want,” tragedies into political weapons,” us all, let's be honest, it is not an tion. The DST has already fund- and Storage (CCUS) via transla- der by allegedly refusing to inee of the Democratic party as Harris said, making a passionate Harris said that Biden will be a equal opportunity offender. ed 19 research and development tional funding of projects aimed comply with the his running mate. Biden will plea before Americans to vote president who turns our chal- Black, Latino and Indigenous projects in the area of CCUS at accelerating and maturing entry and screening proto- deliver his acceptance speech them to power in the November lenges into purpose. people are suffering and dying under the MI umbrella, partner- CCUS technology through tar- col in place to contain the Thursday night. presidential elections. “Joe will bring us together to disproportionately. This is not a ing with 13 MI countries. geted innovation and research spread of COVID-19 in the “We must elect a president “We must elect Joe Biden. I build an economy that doesn't coincidence. It is the effect of "The DST has invited propos- activities,” the statement said. state. who will bring something differ- knew Joe as Vice President. I leave anyone behind. Where a structural racism,” she said.

Medical officer 5 held for kidnapping HC grants bail to Wadhawan Kamala’s sister, step-daughter, deliver six-year-old boy held for killing CHHATARPUR (MP): Five men woman doctor were arrested on Thursday for brothers in Yes Bank fraud case speeches to nominate her as VP allegedly kidnapping a six-year- old boy from Madhya PNS n MUMBAI PNS n AGRA (UP) Pradesh's Chhatarpur city and n WASHINGTON “Growing up, heaven help the poor kid demanding a ransom of Rs 1 The Bombay High Court on A medical officer was that picked on me,” said Maya, as the crore from his father, police Thursday granted bail to arrested from Uttar Kamala Harris's sister, step- montage showed photos of the Harris said. The boy was abducted DHFL promoters Kapil Pradesh's Jalaun district for daughter and her niece on from Choubey Colony under Wadhawan and Dheeraj allegedly killing a 26-year- Wednesday introduced her as sisters as young girls raised primarily Civil Lines police station area Wadhawan, accused of money old woman doctor of the S the Democratic vice presi- by their immigrant mother from India, on Wednesday, said Anil laundering by the Enforcement N Medical College in Agra, dential nominee during the Harris Sharma, inspector general of Directorate in the multi-crore officials said on Thursday. party's virtual convention. police (Sagar zone). The boy's Yes Bank fraud case, saying Yogita Gautam's body Harris, 55, scripted histo- father Bhaskar Tiwari received a mandatory default bail is the was found with injury ry on Wednesday by becom- “Growing up, heaven help role model for her own two ransom call at around 6 pm, sequel to non-filing of charge marks along an isolated ing the first Black and Indian the poor kid that picked on me,” daughters. during which the accused sheet. is a period prescribed in law An accused can seek default road stretch in Agra's descent individual to be nom- said Maya, as the montage “I love you, I admire you, I demanded Rs 1 crore for the The brothers, however, will for filing of the charge sheet, bail if the investigating agency Dauki area on Wednesday inated as a vice-presidential showed photos of the Harris am so proud of you, and even child's safe return, he added. remain in jail as they have also and an accused cannot be fails to file charge sheet against morning and her identity candidate of a major political sisters as young girls raised pri- though Mommy's not here to Following a probe, the police been booked by the Central kept in custody even for a day him or her in the case within was ascertained in the party. marily by their immigrant see her first daughter to step traced the boy to a hilly area in Bureau of Investigation (CBI) after that stipulated time and the period prescribed under evening, the officials said. A biographical montage mother from India, Shyamala into history,” said. Niwari village under Gadi in the same case. they have the right to default section 167 of the Criminal Accused Vivek Tiwari, for Harris' family life was Gopalan Harris. The stage for the historic Malhara police station area in Justice Bharati Dangre bail. "Mandatory default bail is Procedure Code. who was a senior of jointly presented by her sis- Gopalan married Donald convention night was set by the early hours of Thursday, the granted them bail as the a sequel to non-filing of the Additional Solicitor General Gautam at their medical ter, Maya Harris, her niece Harris, an economist from former US president Barack IG said. The police have Enforcement Directorate (ED) charge sheet, Justice Dangre Anil Singh, appearing for ED, school in Moradabad, had and her step- Jamaica. The pair separated Obama, who was the first arrested Niraj Rai, who worked failed to file its charge sheet in said in the order, and directed sought the court to stay its been harassing her and daughter , who when Kamala was 5. non-White president of the as a driver for the victim's the case within the stipulated the duo to furnish a surety of order for two weeks so that the allegedly putting pressure called her “Momala, the Meena Harris praised country from January 2009 to family, Mahendra Sen, Halke 60-day period. Rs one lakh each and surren- agency could appeal in the on her to marry him, world's greatest stepmom.” Kamala as a strong, “fierce” January 2017. Kushwaha, Kishan Ahirwar and The court noted that there der their passports. Supreme Court. according to the officials. Sanju Patel, he said. Aspiring UK medical students in limbo Covid may not spread to infants n LONDON “I'm stuck waiting,” Chris Byrne and Khadijah E Byrne said. “There has through breast milk: Study Olonade worked hard to get been no word about if into medical school, but the there's going to be n LOS ANGELES computer said no. Australia govt The teenagers are among enough medicine Breast milk is not likely to trans- faces public thousands of graduating high places for me to get in mit COVID-19, according to a school students scrambling for this year. There's just study which found that the spots at British universities novel coronavirus was unable to backlash over following the government's a lot of uncertainty replicate and cause infection in virus restrictions disastrous decision to award about what's going to the breastfed infants. final grades using an algo- happen.” The study, published on n MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) rithm. Wednesday in the journal JAMA, The process was intended to examined 64 samples of breast Australia's coronavirus hot replace exams cancelled up with their marks downgrad- milk collected by a bioreposito- spot of Victoria state has because of the coronavirus ed, while students at above- ry from 18 women across the US backed down in the face of a pandemic, but unfairly lowered average schools kept their pre- infected with severe acute respi- University of California (UC) future studies will give women public backlash against a the marks of many students — dicted grades. ratory syndrome coronavirus 2 San Diego School of Medicine. the reassurance needed for decree that barred residents and froze them out of their to accommodate those turned their teachers, but admission is Amid anger from students, (SARS-CoV-2). "Our findings suggest breast them to breastfeed. Human of Melbourne from taking a chosen schools. away by the algorithm debacle. contingent on the results of parents and educators, and Although one sample tested milk itself is not likely a source milk provides invaluable ben- short drive to get to an exer- While the programme was “I'm stuck waiting,” Byrne final exams, known as A growing unease within positive for viral RNA, subse- of infection for the infant," efits to mom and baby," cise place. ditched after an outcry, and said. “There has been no word Levels. Britain's governing quent tests found that the virus Chambers said. Aldrovandi said. The Victoria government affected students had their about if there's going to be This year, with schools large- Conservative Party, the govern- was unable to replicate, and The current recommenda- Early breastfeeding is associ- said late Wednesday that res- grades raised, universities and enough medicine places for me ly shut since March and no ment backed down this week thus unable to cause infection tions to prevent transmission ated with a reduced risk of sud- idents of Australia's second- families are still picking up the to get in this year. There's just exams, education authorities in and said students who were in the breastfed infants, the while breastfeeding are hand den infant death syndrome and largest city can now drive up pieces. a lot of uncertainty about England attempted to to stan- downgraded could get their researchers said. hygiene and sterilizing pump- obesity in children, as well as to 5 kilometers (3 miles) Many 18-year-olds don't what's going to happen.” dardize results by running stu- predicted grades. "Detection of viral RNA does ing equipment after each use. improved immune health and from their homes to exercise. know if they will be attending COVID-19 has upended dents' teacher-predicted grades That brought relief but hasn't not equate to infection. It has to "In the absence of data, some performance on intelligence Those who have been fined college in the fall. Aspiring many aspects of life, including through an algorithm that ended the uncertainty, because grow and multiply in order to women infected with SARS- tests, the researchers said. for doing that since lockdown doctors are particularly in the complex admissions system compared them with their some students who now have the be infectious and we did not CoV-2 have chosen to just not In mothers, breastfeeding restrictions were increased limbo because the hands-on for higher education in Britain. schools' past performance. grades they needed to go to the find that in any of our samples," breastfeed at all," said Grace has been associated with lower this month can apply to training medical schools pro- Universities offer final-year High-achieving students at universities they applied to have said Christina Chambers, co- Aldrovandi from UC Los risks for breast and ovarian can- police to have their cases vide means the number of high school students places under-performing schools, been told the courses they hoped principal investigator of the Angeles. cer, cardiovascular disease and reviewed. slots can't easily be expanded based on grades predicted by many in deprived areas, ended to take are full. study, and a professor at the "We hope our results and type 2 diabetes, they said. VIJAYAWADA | FRIDAY | AUGUST 21, 2020 nation 05 SHORT READS Space sector reforms not aimed Modi govt destroyed unorganised economy: Rahul at privatising ISRO: Sivan PNS n RAIPUR PNS n BENGALURU "In fact, the activities Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused the The recently announced space of ISRO are going to Narendra Modi government of Bedi wants central sector reforms are not aimed at increase and ISRO will decimating the unorganised privatisation of Indian Space be able to better economy, comprising farm- experts to oversee Research Organisation (ISRO), utilise its resources in ers, labourers and small busi- Covid management its Chairman and Secretary in the taking up develop- nesses, in the last six years of PUDUCHERRY: Lieutenant Department of Space, K Sivan its rule, and said that the asserted on Thursday. mental as well as country will not be able to gen- Governor of Puducherry Kiran capacity building acti- Bedi on Thursday requested the The space agency also stated erate jobs in the coming peri- Centre to depute an expert team that the draft on the proposed vities of the govern- od as a result of that. to oversee the management of space activity bill is almost final ment, rather than the Addressing via video confer- COVID-19 in the Union Territory. and it will soon be placed before routine production encing the foundation stone- minister Rajiv Gandhi. states), we work to balance the "The management of the the Union Cabinet for approval. activity," he added laying ceremony of the party's "India has two kinds of unorganised and organised pandemic situation in Union "When space sector reforms were offices to be built in 22 districts economies. One is an organ- economies. The unorganised Territory requires expertise of announced by the government mental as well as capacity build- ities through encouraging poli- headquarters of Chhattisgarh, ised economy, wherein there economy acts as a shock the Centre. I appeal to the there were many misconcep- ing activities of the government, cies and a friendly regulatory sector has been increasing world- he said that although the unor- are big companies, while the absorber in adverse situations. Central government to urgently tions like it would lead to privati- rather than the routine produc- environment. wide and it is a healthy trend, as ganised economy generates 90 other one is unorganised econ- "If the country's unorgan- depute an inspection team to sation of ISRO. It is not. Again tion activity," he added. Also, the New Space India it increases diversity. per cent of the country's omy, in which there are farm- ised economy is secured and review the management, and again I'm repeating it is not The Union Cabinet on June 24 Limited (NSIL), a PSU under the In India too space sector star- employment, the Modi gov- ers, labourers, small shop own- strong, it can absorb any kind includingcomprehensive and the privatisation of ISRO," Sivan approved participation of the pri- Department of Space, will tups are taking developmental ernment destroyed it through ers and millions of poor peo- of shock and cope with diffi- optimum use of existing said. Addressing a webinar on vate sector in the entire range of endeavour to re-orient space activities in both launch vehicles various moves like demoneti- ple," he said. cult situations. Our mother resources, as people are "Unlocking of India's Potential in space activities, including plan- activities from a "supply driven" as well as in satellites, he said. sation and implementation of "Prime Minister Narendra and sister keep money at their suffering," she said. As to why Space Sector," he said the whole etary exploration missions. model to a "demand driven" However, there was no mech- "wrong GST". Modi has been attacking the home, because it works as a she wanted a central team, the aim of reforms is enabling the It had said, the newly-created model, thereby ensuring opti- anism available in the country to Gandhi stressed the need to unorganised economy for the shock absorber," he added. former IPS officer said, "It is my private players to carry out the Indian National Space mum utilisation of our space extend technology and infra- restore the balance between the last six years. He did this "Farmers, labourers, small responsibility as an admini- space activities which is other- Promotion and Authorisation assets, it had said. structure support to them. Also organised and unorganised because this sector has money and medium business have strator to inform the Centre of wise being done by ISRO. Centre (IN-SPACe) will pro- Noting that the space sector there was no regulatory mecha- economies for the welfare of and Modi ji wanted to trans- been decimated as a result of the situation." Bedi said she had, "In fact, the activities of ISRO vide a level playing field for pri- reform introduced by the gov- nism to control the private sec- the country. fer it to big businessmen," demonetisation and extreme- on August 16, in a letter sent to are going to increase and ISRO vate companies to use Indian ernment is going to be a "real tor activities, so an institutional The event was organised Gandhi alleged. ly complex GST decisions by the Puducherry Chief Minister V will be able to better utilise its space infrastructure, by hand- game changer", Sivan said private mechanism has been created as on the occasion of the birth "Wherever there is a the Centre," the Congress Narayanasamy, who is also resources in taking up develop- holding industries in space activ- sector participation in the space part of reform. anniversary of former prime Congress government (in the leader alleged. chairman of the territorial Disaster Management Authority, that "We should follow chief scientist of the World Health Naidu bats for representation Record 9.18 lakh covid daily tests, BJP's Rathore writes against Organisation Soumya Swaminathan's advice that the government be advised by a of women in legislature senior team of medical experts cumulative tests reach 3.26 cr Tharoor over Facebook row as was the case in the neigh- PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI Thursday. bouring state of TN did." PNS n NEW DELHI He is also a member of the Vice President M Venkaiah India's Covid After BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, committee which Tharoor Naidu on Thursday pitched for With a record 9,18,470 tests party member Rajyavardhan heads. He said he has written a Cong councillor held in adequate reservation for been being done in a day, the recovery rate Singh Rathore has shot off a let- letter to Lok Sabha Speaker CPI-M activist murder women in Parliament and cumulative tests conducted so nears 74 pc ter to the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in this regard. state legislatures and urged all far for detection of COVID-19 against Shashi Tharoor for Rathore, a former Union KAYAMKULAM: A Congress NEW DELHI: Recoveries among Municipal councillor has been political parties to arrive at an in India have reached 3.26 speaking in public about his minister, said the IT committee early consensus on the issue. crore even as the national pos- COVID-19 patients in the coun- intention to summon members have no issue arrrested for allegedly helping try surged to 20,96,664 on an accused, who stabbed to He said the country's itivity rate has fallen below 8 Facebook officials on "summoning progress will be hampered if per cent, the Union Health Thursday, pushing India's reco- without discussing whosoever the com- death a CPI(M) activist here on very rate to 73.91%, while only August 18 night, to escape, women are not empowered Ministry said. the matter first in mittee feels needs politically. With constantly increasing more than 9 lakh COVID tests 0.28 per cent people of 6,86,395 the parliamentary to be summoned police said on Thursday. active cases are on ventilator Kayamkulam resident Siyad Naidu also expressed con- important issue. testing numbers, there has been in a span of 24-hours on committee the for the protection cern over reports of neglect An official statement said a commensurate fall in the pos- Wednesday and it is poised to support, the Union health mini- Congress leader of the rights of cit- Tharayil,34, a fish merchant, stry said. Of the active cases of was attacked by motorcycle- and abuse of the elderly, say- the vice president observed itivity rate, the ministry said. see an exponential increase heads. "Issuing izens of our coun- ing the "completely unaccept- that it was "unfortunate" that "Although higher number of towards its resolve of testing 10 coronavirus infection, 1.92 per statements as to who try" but added that borne assailants who hacked cent are in ICU and 2.62 per him to death and injured two of able trend" must be checked the proposal was pending for tests will push the positivity lakh samples daily. would be summoned the matter should be and noted that it is the sacred a long time. rate initially, but as the expe- The cumulative tests con- cent on oxygen support. The and what would be the discussed in the panel his friends. Police said Tharayil country's case fatality rate has was returning home after duty of the children to take He made these remarks rience from several states and ducted so far for detection of agenda of the meeting is first. Following a report in the care of the aged members of while releasing reports on UTs has amply depicted, it will coronavirus infection in the further declined to 1.90 per cent, absolutely uncalled for and is Wall Street Journal which handing over food to a local it said. Recovery of 20,96,664 quarantine centre when prime their families. 'Status of Sex Ratio at Birth in eventually lower when com- country has increased to patients has been made possible violative of the procedures of the claimed that Facebook refused accused Mujeeb and Shafeeq, "We must also ensure ade- India', and 'Elderly Population bined with other measures 3,26,61,252. Expanded diag- because of effective implemen- Lok Sabha. The proclivity of the to apply hate speech rules to cer- approached on a motorcycle quate reservation for women in India: Status and Support such as prompt isolation, effec- nostic lab network across the tation of the policy of testing IT committee chairman to speak tain ruling party politicians, and hacked him to death. "We in Parliament and all state leg- Systems', brought out by the tive tracking and timely clini- country and effective mea- aggressively, tracking to media first undermines the Tharoor had spoken about sum- have arrested a Municipal islatures and I urge all politi- Indian Association of cal management," it stated. sures to facilitate easy testing comprehensively and treating functioning of the committee ming the company's officials councillor for helping the cal parties to arrive at a con- Parliamentarians for Population India for the first time con- have given a substantial boost efficiently, the ministry said. members and the committee before the committee due to the accused to escape after the sensus at the earliest on this and Development. ducted a record number of to the present numbers. itself," Rathore told reporters on "serious nature" of allegations. crime. He also failed to inform the police about the incident. The search is on for the rest of Delhi Police the accused," police said. ED records statement of director Rumi Railways says 29K-30K died due to head constable Many places in UP lashed by rains Jaffery in Sushant death PMLA case arrested for trespassing, untoward incidents' in 3 yrs LUCKNOW: Many places in PNS n MUMBAI killing man PNS n NEW DELHI eastern and western Uttar Pradesh were lashed by rains The Enforcement Directorate PNS n NEW DELHI The Railways Thursday said on Thursday, the (ED) on Thursday recorded the around 29,000-30,000 deaths meteorological department statement of film maker Rumi A head constable of Delhi occurred due to trespassing and said. Thunderstorm Jaffery in connection with a police was arrested after he shot other untoward incidents on its accompanied with lightning money laundering case probe dead a 28-year-old man with his premises in the past three years, occurred at isolated places over linked to the death of actor service pistol on Thursday after the Niti Aayog raised ques- state, it said. Light to moderate Sushant Singh Rajput, officials morning following a quarrel tions over its zero fatality claim rain or thundershowers said. between them, officials said. in the last fiscal. occurred at many places over They said Jaffery reached the Surender (47), posted at Railway Board Chairman VK western Uttar Pradesh and at a central probe agency's office at Shahbad Dairy police station, Yadav's clarification came days few places over eastern Uttar Ballard Estate here around 11:30 has been dismissed from service after Niti Ayog CEO Amitabh RRSK (Rashtriya Rail zero in 2019-2020 and so far this Pradesh, the department said. AM. The director's statement, as ing at his home in a Bandra local- Showik, Rajput's manager following the incident, they Kant took note of the Railways' Sanrakshan Kosh). It should be year as well, he said. Moderate to severe per sources, is being recorded ity here on June 14. Early this Samuel Miranda and Shruti said. The incident took place claim and questioned the relia- ideally recorded officially," the We keep records of deaths due thunderstorms accompanied with regard to his reported plans week, the agency had recorded Modi and unknown persons near a hotel in Budh Vihar area bility of the data, pointing out government think tank CEO to trespassing like when people with lightning is very likely to of directing a movie with the late the statement of Rajput's father accusing them of cheating and on Thursday morning, when that over thousands deaths occur said in a letter to Yadav. come on the tracks and are run occur at isolated places over actor and the finances involved K K Singh in this case. abetting his son's suicide. Surender was returning home in Mumbai suburban section In a press briefing Thursday, over or people standing on the the state on Friday, the MeT in this upcoming project. The father had on July 25 filed The Bihar police had lodged after finishing his night shift, every year. "I would like to draw Yadav said the Railways keeps a footboard of trains or hanging department said. Rain or Jaffery has earlier been ques- a complaint with the Bihar Police a criminal FIR based on the com- police said. The head constable your attention to the fact that record of all the deaths that occur out of trains. In the last three thundershower is very likely at tioned by the Mumbai Police in Patna against Rajput's friend plaint. The ED case under the was coming back in a car along many of these deaths are caused on its premises under three sep- years, around 29,000 to 30,000 many places over eastern Uttar which is probing the death of the and live-in partner Rhea criminal provisions of the with another man named by people falling overboard or arate heads -- consequential people have lost their lives due Pradesh and at a few places actor under the accidental death Chakraborty, her family mem- Prevention of Money Laundering Deepak Gehlawat, who runs a from the platform on to the accidents, trespassing and unto- to either trespassing or untoward over western Uttar Pradesh on report (ADR) procedure. bers including mother Sandhya Act (PMLA) has been filed on gym in southwest Delhi's tracks. Hence, this should not be ward incidents. It is true that con- incidents. This data will be given Saturday and Sunday, it said. Rajput (34), was found hang- Chakraborty and brother the basis of this FIR. Dwarka Mor, police said. excluded from the purview of sequential accidents were indeed to Niti Aayog, he said. Gmail services being restored, Scientists dispel coronavirus mutation fears, clear for all in near future: Google say ‘Malaysia strain' no cause for concern PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI "We saw it happening The strain with the D614G mutation, dubbed the 'G clade', Google on Thursday said its The mutant form of the novel in April and it eventu- became widely prevalent in India Gmail service has been restored coronavirus reported from ally dominated many even as far back as April, agreed for some users and the outage Malaysia as being “10 times countries. It is new Kumar Somasundaram, profes- issue will be resolved for all more infectious” is not a concern for Malaysia but is sor of Microbiology and Cell affected users "in the near for India as it is widely prevalent Biology at the Indian Institute of future", hours after the popular here and isn't any more virulent not a new mutation," Science (IISc) Bangalore. emailing service faced a global than the strain originating in the senior scientist at The ‘G clade”, or variant, cur- disruption since this morning. Wuhan, say scientists. Kolkata's CSIR-Indian rently makes up about 70-75 per Some users faced issues like The D614G strain of the virus cent of the cases in India, he said. inability to log in, add attach- was discovered in Malaysia from Institute of Chemical In June, Somasundaram's ments and receive messages, a cluster, including a restaurant Biology said team published a study in the but the company is yet to owner returning from India, the journal Current Science, specify a reason for the outage. all users in the near future. ify details around how many country's Director General of world. "We saw it happening in ease. Ray said even a highly infec- analysing hundreds of samples of On Thursday morning, G Please note this time frame is users were impacted and their Health said in a Facebook post April and it eventually dominat- tious and transmissible variant of The study said this mutant -- the virus in India. Suite status dashboard - which an estimate and may change". locations, data from this week. His assertion that it ed many countries. It is new for the virus might actually have a in which a molecule ‘aspartic "Back in April, if 100 patient provides performance infor- The company has provided DownDetector (which pro- was "found to be 10 times more Malaysia but is not a new muta- lesser ability to cause disease in acid' (denoted as D) is replaced samples were analysed in India, mation on various Google ser- multiple updates on the mat- vides outage updates on various infectious and is easily spread by tion," the senior scientist at humans. by another building block 40-50 per cent of them had the vices - said the company was ter in the past few hours stat- online platforms) showed users an individual super spreader" cre- Kolkata's CSIR-Indian Institute of In July, a study in the journal ‘glycine' (G) -- had quickly taken G clade virus. If you look at those investigating reports of an ing it is investigating the issue from various parts of the globe, ated a flutter but scientists here Chemical Biology said. Cell by scientists, including Bette over as the dominant strain analysed in June, almost 95 per issue with Gmail. and that there is disruption in including India, were affected. dispelled fears and said there is While some reports claim the Korber from the Los Alamos across the world soon after it first cent are G clade… cumulative- In its latest update at 1510 sending e-mails, Meet record- Users, in various posts on nothing to worry about. mutation is capable of enhancing National Laboratory in the US, appeared, and grew more rapid- ly if you add up all the samples hours, the company said: ing, creating files in Drive, DownDetector, said they were According to virologist the infectivity of the virus, this is noted that a variant of the novel ly in lab-grown cells. This muta- that have been analysed over the "Gmail service has already posting message in Google facing issues around logins, Upasana Ray, the mutation may not well established and also does coronavirus, dubbed 'D614G', tion is part of the spike protein months, the G clade makes up been restored for some users, Chat, among others. adding attachments and have just been reported in not necessarily indicate more vir- can infect more lab-grown cells that the novel coronavirus uses 70-75 per cent of the cases in and we expect a resolution for While Google did not spec- receiving messages. Malaysia but is not new for the ulence or harmfulness of the dis- than other strains. to enter host cells. India," he explained. VIJAYAWADA | FRIDAY | AUGUST 21, 2020 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Gaps online A survey by NCERT reveals flaws in digital classrooms that could Uniting Sikhs build inequities in our knowledge society if not addressed now he pandemic may have expanded the scope of dig- The tragedy of the community is that it has no leader who can carry forward the legacy of ital education, helping schools evolve in record time, Tdevelop modules of remote learning and keep both its Gurus. Followers do not understand historical perspective or geo-political games students and teachers involved and invested. But it has also showed up flaws that have widened the digital divide, privileging students with amenities and disempowering those without it. This would then defeat the very pur- pose of online classrooms as a powerful tool to democ- ratise the knowledge society. A survey by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has shown that at least 27 per cent students do not have PRASHANT TEWARI access to smartphones or laptops to attend online class- ho wants es. Another 28 per cent students and parents said power outages and irregular supply of Khalistan? The electricity were major disruptors. Yet others pointed out significant challenges like poor native Indian Sikh community in knowledge in using devices and teachers not being well-versed in online methodologies. Punjab has What is worrisome is that this survey doesn’t map the challenges in rural India and just Wabsolutely no interest to discuss the includes students, parents, teachers and principals from Kendriya Vidyalayas, Navodyaya subject even in routine life. The Sikh diaspora, attached with the main- Vidyalas and CBSE-affiliated schools. In other words, it roughly covers the urban and semi- land, too, has no interest in this issue. urban areas where about a third of the students are currently disadvantaged. So imagine But some disgruntled groups, the fate of students in the countryside. Other findings include students preferring textbooks prompted by foreign funding, are running a futile campaign to raise over e-books, the untapped potential of television and radio in broad-basing the reach of the subject without any support classrooms and the lack of enriching debates and discussions between teachers and stu- from credible places. And a misguid- dents. The most significant finding was about the difficulty in teaching practical sciences ed section of the Sikh diaspora has planned an unofficial vote on state- in the online format, those which require lab experiments, and even mathematics, the lat- hood in 2020. The Sikh communi- ter requiring “interaction, continuous support, monitoring from the teacher.” Of course, ty in India is the most progressive the interactive participation in a classroom, the competitive spirit of a peer group, the play- and prosperous one in the country. ful robustness of physical activities and a participative group culture have been larger unlist- Its members have proudly represent- ed high offices — that of the ed casualties. But the key takeaway is the absence of quality access to education for all. President and the Prime Minister, This brings us to the need for empowering every student with affordable infrastruc- the Army General, top bureaucrats, ture. Most students in lesser privileged homes or even slums rely on their parents’ devices, technocrats and State heads. Independent India, which com- mostly mobile phones, for studying. An industry report estimated that 71 million children, prises 80 per cent Hindus, has aged between five and 11, access the internet on devices of their family members. Patchy showered tremendous love and network issues pose a challenge as many students in slum clusters struggle to find a sig- respect to the two per cent Sikh involved in recent anti-India now. Doesn’t mean we operate ty. The so-called vote by the SFJ, ignores historical facts. He has community residing here. It can be protests in the US, the UK and together. Saeed is my ideal per- therefore, remains a non-starter been blindfolded to read the nal range that would allow them to log in. Even internet connectivity is erratic across the a unique case to study anywhere in Canada, which have been indi- son. (sic).” in mainland Punjab. script written by Pakistan and sweep of middle India, making continuous streaming a severe challenge. It is at times like the world wherein an overwhelm- rectly sponsored by Pakistani While several ISI chiefs in the Secessionists have ignored destabilise India. Likewise, a tiny this one wishes that India had taken full advantage of its Educational Satellite (EduSat). ing majority of the population has agencies. Singh warned that fail- past have been vocal supporters certain historical facts from the section of the affluent, well- voluntarily offered respect and posi- ing to oppose the separatist SFJ of the Khalistan movement, Partition in 1947 to 1984. For accomplished but confused Sikh Launched in 2004, it had a life span of seven years but it died out in 2010 before we could tion to the almost dismal-sized could set a dangerous precedent including former Army General that, we have to revisit Punjab’s diaspora leaders are distorting the use even 10 per cent of its capacity. Similarly the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) minority. for any country; this could be Hamid Gul, the Pakistani deep history. In the later part of the image of the community by their platform of the Government, known as SWAYAM, and a bouquet of direct to home (DTH) Of course, there are differences seen as a covert support to an State seems to have now 15th century, Sikhism had been actions and ignoring the history of opinion and governance disputes organisation that freely propa- embarked on the K2 (Kashmir proclaimed by Guru Nanak as a of the great Khalsa. educational channels, all of which cover content from pre-school to doctoral studies, are within the family but the two com- gates secessionist activities. and Khalistan) strategy with a new monotheistic religion that The tragedy of the Sikhs is not able to fill the gap they were expected to in the present crisis. Although a large num- munities have integrated well Weeks ahead of the formal new-found hate and vengeance. rejected both Hinduism and that they have not found a leader ber of secondary students are watching Channel 27 and senior secondary students are enough to be bifurcated by vested opening of the Kartarpur A part of this hatred stems from Islam and rapidly gained follow- worthy of carrying forward the foreign interests. A desperate Corridor between India and the fact that diplomatically, ers. Perceiving the growth of the legacy of their illustrious Gurus watching Channel 28, the viewership is minuscule in comparison to their potential. The Pakistan, led by the Inter-Services Pakistan in 2019, New Delhi had Pakistan has failed to gather Sikhs as a threat, Mughal author- since Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) conducts classes for students Intelligence (ISI), has put much at shared a 23-page dossier about global momentum against India. ities began to persecute them. Present-day leaders have no up to high school, from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm on weekdays. The channel is available free stake to abet the Khalistan move- Khalistani anti-India propagan- Post the abrogation of Article 370, And in 1606 Sikh leader Guru intellect to understand the histor- ment since Operation Blue Star. da led by Gopal Singh Chawla. terror groups in Kashmir have Arjan Dev was executed by ical perspective and current geo- on cable networks, over the internet and DTH all across the State. And it is downloadable. There are Western interest groups, An asset of the Pakistani intelli- been at their weakest in the last Mughal emperor Jahangir, appar- political games where they are So this could be a template to follow. Of course, all this would mean nothing if the teach- too, that are based in the US, gence agency, Chawla is the for- three decades. ently for helping prince Khusrau. being used as pawns. We are still ers continue to be under-prepared. They are under-equipped not just in handling technol- Canada and the UK, which are mer general secretary of the The SFJ argues that Punjab Sikhism split into two move- trying to get over the fallout of the ogy but in their communication strategies in a disembodied classroom. How do they mon- putting in lopsided efforts to flame Pakistan Sikh Gurudwara is “currently occupied by India” ments: One led by Guru Arjan misrepresented leadership of the fire so as to keep our progress Prabhandhak Committee and and vows to organise a non-bind- Dev’s son Guru Hargobind, who Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. Now itor individual students and take care of their emotional quotient? How do they hold the in check. At the same time, they are president of the Punjabi Sikh ing vote — both in Punjab and began to regard his father as a another “visionary”, Gurpatwant attention of the class when they are muting computer microphones while talking to each keeping the Indian Government in Sangat. He is a well-known 20 countries where the Sikh martyr. He became more politi- Singh Pannu, wishes to lead the student and addressing his/her queries individually? How do they literally hand-hold them good humour to balance a new Khalistan proponent, who often diaspora exists — on an indepen- cal and militaristic and started Sikhs by carrying forward the emerging world order. spews venom against India in his dent Khalistan. The group has organising armed rebellions legacy of Bhindranwale. No one through, for example, art classes and other demonstration-based lessons? Only a few Lately, even the once sympathet- speeches and supports terrorism not disclosed how it will be able against the Mughals. The other has divided the Sikhs more than institutions have the depth of resources to develop interactive apps for their students. Besides, ic countries have decided to come in Punjab. to organise the vote in India or was led by Guru Arjan Dev’s Bhindranwale. He has also poi- in the absence of a school library, it is up to the teacher to pull out references, some of up with a clear policy of not support- In October 2018, in a tele- how it will establish its represen- older brother Prithi Chand, who soned the minds of our youth, ing Khalistan. Canada rejected it, phonic interview, Chawla had tative legitimacy. focussed on peace and non-vio- who have limited understanding which do not exist in a standardised format online. For parents, online classes have made saying, “Canada respects the sover- confessed to having knowledge of In Punjab, the State lence and rejected uprisings. The of our faith and history but feel an additional time demand in their busy lives, particularly among those who have their eignty, unity and territorial integri- the role of the Khalistanis in the Government has traditionally Sikhs first raised their weapons angry due to the attack on the children in primary schools. They have now become home facilitators, helping the child ty of India and the Government of killing of RSS leaders in Punjab. been dominated by either the against the Mughal empire under Golden Temple. Canada will not recognise the “The killing of the RSS leaders Congress or the Shiromani Akali Guru Hargobind. The 10th and It is high time that this dis- with online processes. But there is a behavioural and social downswing to all of this. Much Punjab 2020 Referendum.” Punjab will continue in Punjab. RSS lead- Dal — a conservative, Sikh- the last Guru, Guru Gobind gruntled group sheds violence of the current tech-based module, which is expected to continue even after the pandem- Chief Minister Captain Amarinder ers are our very first target. We majority, pro-autonomy Punjabi Singh, organised Sikhs into a mil- and anti-India activities. For ic, is further strengthening the child’s dependencies on devices. Also, in the absence of Singh said that the categorical stand don’t want any interference of the party that is currently not striv- itary sect called the Khalsa in what its leaders are selling is an taken by the Justin Trudeau RSS in our gurdwaras or in ing for independence, despite the 1699 against the Mughal emper- illusion. The glorious sacrifice socialisation and an organic upbringing, they are losing out on their life skills and connect Government on this issue is exem- Punjab.” On being asked about fact that in past times, some of its or Aurangzeb. Guru Gobind made by the Sikh community for with nature. School is the child’s primary sensor of the outside world and this inward- plary. He hoped that other nations the support of globally-designat- leaders and factions had been Singh was formally installed as their motherland is unparal- looking, self-learning method may distance him further from his/her kind. Of course, these and Governments, too, would come ed terrorist and chief of the ter- secession proponents. Now the leader of the Sikhs at the age leled. The contribution made by out against the Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), ror group, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, Amarinder Singh has emerged as of nine. His four sons died dur- this community towards nation- isolationist boundaries can be broken when the pandemic ebbs but that doesn’t mean we a US-based group, which was Hafiz Saeed, Chawla said: “I the tallest nationalist leader, who ing his lifetime — two in battle building remains second to none. can’t make online classes a vibrant virtual reality experience going forward. banned by India as a terrorist have had relations with Hafiz has the support of the entire State and two executed by the Mughal (The writer is Editor-in-Chief organisation last July. It has been Saeed and they continue even and the Indian Sikh communi- Army. Unfortunately, Chawla of Opinion Express) For Sushant’s sake S O U N D BITE The CBI probe is expected to end all conspiracy theories The Covid-19 pandemic has For actors like me, the journey He (Obama) spied on my Dhoni had this speciality that highlighted the importance of has been so miraculous that campaign and got caught. he was building the team and about his mysterious death and its politicisation diversification and resilience we ourselves can’t believe it. Why did he refuse to his own performance was opefully, Sushant Singh Rajput will get all the grace of supply chains as well as the All the films we have been a endorse slow Joe until it also world-class. You can see and dignity he deserves following his untimely relevance of the concept of part of, we’ve struggled very was all over, and even the players he was creating, strategic autonomy. hard to make it. then was very late? they are still No 1. Hdeath beyond the ruthless politicisation and blame games that have happened over two months now. But Foreign Affairs Minister Actor US President Pakistani cricketer —Manoj Bajpayee —Donald Trump a young celebrity’s mysterious death has always sparked —S Jaishankar —Kamran Akmal conspiracy theories and this one has been no excep- tion. How could a “hero” go in an “un-hero” like man- ner unless foul play was involved? So yes, he deserves L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR a closure and his honour as an actor/social entrepre- Real empowerment Maharashtra, too, have already neur restored. The Supreme Court has ended the polit- India will have to reorient its US policy promised policies to give jobs to ical and jurisdictional row between the Bihar and the domiciles. What the Maharashtra governments and police forces and paved Sir — While it is welcome that enator Kamala Harris’ nomination as the vice-pres- Governments have to make sure the Government is considering idential candidate of the Democratic Party came is that there are enough jobs the way for a CBI probe to clear doubts around his death. For his sake, we need to know increasing the legal marriageable Sas a bolt out of the blue for US President Donald going around in the first place. if he indeed committed suicide because of depression, because he couldn’t handle the age of women, it must not be for- Trump. He called her “nasty,” “the meanest” and “dis- Along with the public sector, the marginalisation by Bollywood’s incestuous and self-serving royalty or because he was gotten that crimes against them respectful.” In a web ad, Trump campaign called her organised private sector has wit- have seen a stupendous rise in “phony.” A narrator even said, “He (Joe Biden) is hand- nessed job losses, pay cuts and battling financial problems. What was initially reported as suicide — and duly confirmed recent times. According to data, ing over the reins to Harris while they jointly embrace manpower rationalisation in by the autopsy report given by qualified doctors, who are expected to know what they are a woman was raped every 15 the radical Left,” an oft-repeated charge against the pandemic-hit times. Promising doing — quickly turned into a murder conspiracy involving the actor’s family, embezzled minutes in 2018. Democrats, now used fiercely against Harris. However, jobs to the locals is no solution These numbers are alarm- voters are not buying into such pitches as most opin- for unemployment. money, black magic, an allegedly exploitative live-in partner, a political bigwig, Bollywood ing. My parents, albeit mistaking- ion polls suggest it is an uphill task for the incumbent N Sadhasiva Reddy mafia and nepotism, insider-outsider debate, a media circus and what not. But above all, ly, feel that if a girl child is mar- President to reduce the wide trust deficit between him Bengaluru this tragedy was weaponised by political parties to settle scores among themselves, using ried as early as possible, then she and the Democrats. would not be vulnerable to sex- The ruling dispensation in India, too, is faced with Sorry state of affairs his starry aura. What else explains the fact that a TV channel, known to speak for a nation- ual violence and abuse. In fact, challenges that are linked to the vice-presidential nom- remind Kashmiris that they are not alone in the world. al party, has been running a 24X7 coverage on the conspiracy theories while blanking out such women are more likely to inee's personality, ideology and affirmations. Born to We are keeping track of the situation.” This view — other human concerns? If the “intrepid” channel wanted to expose the plight of struggler face emotional as well as physi- an Indian mother and a Jamaican father, Harris was more importantly the emphatic assertion that “the need Sir — This refers to the editori- and “outsider” actors in Bollywood, why did it not discuss other suicides by TV actors cal abuse given their vulnerabil- free to identify herself with the Indian-Americans or to intervene if the situation demands” — has rattled al, “Locals first” (August 20). The ity. In over 140 countries across African-Americans. She chose to be known as the lat- the BJP-led Government. Yet, there’s no denying that sons of the soil theory after Sushant’s death? Or were they not viewer-worthy? the world, the lower age limit for ter and calls herself a Black woman. A commentator Harris will be the inspirational force on India-related announced by the Madhya For Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who has been roundly criticised for his han- women to get married is 18, by added, “In fact, even the non-Black part of her ances- policies in the Biden establishment. The US, under Pradesh Chief Minister will set dling of the pandemic and the floods, the case of a “son of the soil” exploited in far away which time they have not even try has been billed more as South Asian than Indian them, will be quite different and India will now have a dangerous precedent if imple- completed their education. or Hindu.” It is also perceived — a view that is not to re-orient its strategy and approach to continue to mented. If every State adopts this Mumbai couldn’t have come at a more opportune time. Since the aam Bihari considers Unless women are empowered altogether unfounded — the “Hinduphobia” in India be heard. criterion, then it will lead to Sushant his “hero”, Sushant was iconised as “the pride of Bihar” though none of these and can access all opportunities makes her “Hindu identity a liability” in America. On Haridasan Rajan social disharmony and national politicians are known to have had an association with him. If anyone has any illusions accorded to men, their condition the clampdown in Kashmir, she said, “We have to Kozhikode disintegration. What is worse is will continue to be the same. that the Congress party, too, sup- about their intent, watch them falling over each other to claim they were the first to push NR Ramachandran ports this. for a CBI probe. As for the BJP in Maharashtra, it spares no effort to pull down the Shiv Chennai al, “Locals first” (August 20). Singh Chouhan that all sion in the light of the Assembly Partha Sena-led alliance Government on some pretext or the other. In Sushant’s case, its troll army Retrograde step That identity-based politics is Government jobs in the State bypolls in the State, it has creat- Via email gaining traction is reflected in the would be given to the locals. ed a controversy and could prove is playing up an alleged association his girlfriend had with Sena scion Aaditya Thackeray, announcement by Madhya Though Chouhan’s statement is counter-productive. States like Send your feedback to: raking up more falsities than proof. Where is the right to grieve and peace in all this? Sir — This refers to the editori- Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj being seen as a political compul- Andhra Pradesh and [email protected] VIJAYAWADA | FRIDAY | AUGUST 21, 2020

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 07 FIRSTCOLUMN Let’s reimagine POINTCOUNTERPOINT NO ONE IS INTERESTED IN THE OPINIONS OF SOME THANK YOU, NASEER JI. I AM USED TO THIS BUT urban spaces HALF-EDUCATED STARLET WHO DECIDES TO TAKE IT WOULD YOU SAY THIS TO ME IF I WERE PARKASH UPON HERSELF TO GET JUSTICE FOR SUSHANT. PADUKONE OR ANIL KAPOOR’S DAUGHTER? Indian cities need to get back their village —ACTOR —ACTRESS architecture in urban spaces, stitched together with smart technology and community wisdom NASEERUDDIN SHAH KANGANA RANAUT A bamboo bridge to growth

KUMARDEEP BANERJEE A social warrior couple picked a remote village, Lavada in Melghat, as their home and decided to make o you remember the first month of the nationwide lockdown? Besides hoarding rations and essentials and in between end- bamboo the medium of economic regeneration of local tribal communities. They have not looked back Dless Ludo sessions, cooking, cleaning and web series, there was a moment most families looked forward to in the evenings. And that was stepping out on the balcony/terrace and being under an open sky. Meanwhile, a constant train of humanity could be seen traversing on foot by the side of the road, carrying most of their belong- ings. Starkly different though these two scenarios may be, the one factor uniting them was the need to find comfort in a space called home. Remember, the migrant labourers and everyone else in the city occupied the same commercial and public space, walked the same neighbourhood lanes and perhaps rested a bit under the same trees, before the lockdown. Yet, struck by a pandemic, the only pre- vention for which is social distancing, both longed for their share of MOIN QAZI comfortable spaces. One chose to find it under an open sky, the elghat is a forest tract nestled in the Satpura other by moving out of the concrete jungle to a destination that would range in eastern Maharashtra. It is inhab- offer them their own open space. If humans love to look up (literal- Mited by indigenous people like the Korkus, ly and metaphorically) during a crisis, isn’t it time to reimagine/redesign Gond and Bhilalas, who are bravely defending their our cities and make them more liveable? verdant world against the ravages of modern com- Indian cities are home to nearly 500 million people, out of which merce. Melghat has been in the news for several half are densely packed in unorganised, shabby, semi-permanent years for its lethal malnourishment, which had been structures called slums. The stories of their lives captured in films claiming lives of hundreds of children year after year. The social landscape has now bloomed like the sur- and documentaries reveal the unhygienic conditions of common toi- rounding lush forest and tribals now enjoy better lets, bathrooms, overflowing sewage and safe drinking water issues. social indices. The harbinger of this change is the It is these visuals of dirty/dingy slums which prevented many of us work of an impressive range of social warriors, who from getting back our house helps, even after the lockdown was have helped build resilience of local communities. lifted. In our hearts we know that no matter how high our fences or Sobered by recurring disasters, the people, too, purified the air in our homes, a city resident’s life is hopelessly have honed their instincts and have taken charge enmeshed with that of a slum dweller living in the underbelly. of their lives. Among the people who are leading Therefore, we need to redesign cities beginning from the slums. this revolution is a home-grown social crusader cou- The Narendra Modi Government has created a new Jal Shakti Ministry ple, Sunil and Nirupama Deshpande. with the stated aim of providing tap water to 18 lakh rural house- An opportunity arose in the 1990s for the Deshpandes to make social service a calling. holds. While this is commendable and is generating employment Melghat was declared a severe malnutrition zone for many, including many migrant labourers who returned to their in 1993, following the death of 500 children, and villages, yet the urban drinking water supply remains mostly out of the region soon became a challenging arena for IN A WORLD the purview of this scheme. In a city like Delhi, it is disheartening development workers. It was in this sombre envi- WHERE to see thousands queue up daily on the main roads with contain- ronment that Sunil’s social chromosomes fired his SOCIAL ers to collect drinking water from tankers (even though the Delhi imagination to do something useful. ISSUES ARE Government’s tanker scheme has ensured free water for slum That vision had been years in the making. He PROLIFERATING dwellers). A similar sight can be seen outside common taps in was always stirred by a desire to do more with his AND WHERE Mumbai or Chennai slums. life and that of others. When his enterprising wife GOVERNMENTS of which might be limited to the bamboo culture, to create and drive change sus- also highlight the material’s natural beau- Linked to water is the issue of treating urban sewage. Most esti- Nirupama, herself finely honed in a social mould ARE LOOKING ladders used in construction. He is vig- tainably on the ground. ty and its versatility. and an academically-trained social worker, nudged orously promoting bamboo craftsman- The bamboo kendra undertakes One of the most successful initiatives mates suggest that roughly 50,000 million litres per day (MLD), out INWARD him to follow his heart, Sunil turned his back on INSTEAD OF ship by integrating traditional skills with training, research, organisation and of the Deshpandes is the concept of eco- of the nearly 62,000 MLD of sewage generated in urban India, lands his urban upbringing and decided to pursue his pas- modern needs, making the craft a vehi- design development and so far, 5,000 trib- friendly bamboo rakhis. Aptly named untreated in rivers, lakes and other water bodies. It means nearly sion: Empowering the tribals. OUTWARD, cle of emotional, aesthetic and econom- al youth have been trained here. A “Shrushti Bandha” — to signify the 80 per cent of sewage generated in urban India ends up without any “Giving up city life was inevitable…not that it HOPE COMES ic fulfilment. Sunil’s experiment merges whopping 150 items are made here, the human bond with nature — these rakhis disinfection or filtration, polluting 75 per cent of our water bodies! was appreciated by everyone, but my mind was FROM traditional and contemporary creativity. most popular being rakhis (wrist bands) use wafer-thin bamboo shavings cut Even if we forget about the pandemic and need for cleanliness and made up,” recalls Sunil. The mission resonated with SOCIAL Tribal areas typically face several and coasters. “We are unable to make fur- into stars, triangles, pyramids, and so on, infection-free surroundings, think about the life-threatening substances both of them and germinated their dormant social ENTREPRENEURS developmental impediments: Small land niture as the power supply is meagre and as a base, which is then combined with we have been consuming through the fish caught from these waters seed. The couple picked a remote village, Lavada WHOSE holdings; low savings and capital forma- means of transportation don’t exist.” The other locally-sourced decoration mater- and the food grown in fields irrigated from these water sources. in Melghat region, as their home and set upon a COMMITMENT tion; limited market access; low levels of couple is also focussing on agriculture and ial. It would be good to be reminded at this stage that the lifelong romance with tribals. They decided to make AND CREATIVITY human development; paucity of resources plantations. The duo has also taken up a “It is a simple technique that uses bamboo the medium of economic regeneration of like skilled labour, reliable power supply, project for building bamboo bathrooms ordinary tools. Five days of training can Government’s commendable efforts since 2014 to make India Open ARE DRIVEN local tribal communities and founded Sampoorna BY A PURPOSE connectivity, transport and a young pop- for women. get any tribal to produce beautiful rakhis,” Defecation Free (ODF) under the Swachh Bharat Mission have yield- Bamboo Kendra in 1996. It was followed by an arti- ulation alienated from farming and other They have established a village says Sunil. The centre has been produc- ed results. An estimated 60 per cent of India’s population is now sans’ cooperative, Venu Shilpi Industrial Cooperative FAR BIGGER rural occupations. They need solutions knowledge centre where students are ing more than one lakh rakhis and of ODF and follows basic hand washing hygiene through smart cam- Society, in 1998 with just 15 tribals. The society is THAN tailored to their needs and contexts. The taught traditional and cultural knowledge this, 50,000 have been exported to the UK, paigns and monetary rewards. To an extent, this has checked the the marketing platform of the bamboo production THEIR causes of rural distress are manifold and to ensure that they live a successful prac- the US, Canada, Australia and Singapore. spread of the pandemic. However, the challenge of untreated sewage centres, which have now increased to 37 sites across OWN the root cause is lack of skills and econom- tical life in co-existence with the environ- “About 450 adivasis work for three is urgent and needs to be brought under the same umbrella scheme the country. As many as 450 tribal families are IDENTITIES ic opportunity. As a consequence, the ment. No student is awarded a degree or months, using the simplest of tools and for clean, healthy cities. dependent on the society for their livelihood. youth is migrating to cities. a certificate in this institution, they are produce about 50,000 rakhis. Each per- The third aspect of urban planning, which needs to be redesigned, When I first came in contact with Nirupama, Filial piety has been a tenet of tribal only imparted knowledge and for free. son earns between `150 and `500 per day is that related to our work, exercise and recreational spaces. Many I was heading my bank’s State operations in values, helping to ensure that traditions Their skill is their strongest credential for depending upon the number of rakhis of the readers (now sheltering at home for five months) are crav- micro-finance and she was a frontline campaign- are passed down from one generation to livelihood employment. Gram Gyanpeeth produced,” says Sunil. er of the self-help group (SHG) movement in the next. While this sense of familial duty or ‘rural university’ has nine ‘gurukuls’ It has been a long, arduous trek for ing for access to an office infrastructure, with trustworthy bars, restau- Maharashtra. I realised that the couple’s moment has ensured the survival of local tradi- where students learn art and crafts like the Deshpandes, whose small sapling has rants and gyms near their houses. Clearly, the commercial spaces of epiphany was an inevitable milestone. Sunil was tions, so far it’s not clear if it’s going to be pottery, stitching, making of bamboo, grown into a banyan tree. They have or office blocks of tomorrow are unlikely to be pockets of dense ener- introduced to bamboo craft by another acclaimed enough. Times are changing and not all stone, metal and leather handicrafts. encountered several challenges but their gy and vehicular traffic congregation. Urban India’s place to work bamboo enthusiast Vinu Kale. The main benefit of young people want to take over their par- Later, these skills can be used to earn a determination has sustained them and the (as also reflected in global trends of work from home approvals by bamboo is its amazing strength and enhanced aes- ents’ old jobs, nor is it easy to attract new livelihood. tribals they work for. In a world where major companies) will and should shift closer to home. This would thetics as compared to wood, metal and steel. The people to enter these trades. Sunil’s inter- Sunil is engaging the students at both social issues are proliferating and where be a key to deciding which are the next smart cities as the residents structure of bamboo, with its long tubular fibres, vention has been able to reignite this bond the craft and philosophical level. The tra- governments are looking inward instead would seek world-class office spaces, healthcare facilities, reputed densely packed and bonded with starch, gives it and now the youth is enthusiastically on ditional spirit of creative work in tribal of outward, hope comes from social entre- elementary and secondary-level educational institutions and most amazing durability. board his mission. communities is rooted in bold experimen- preneurs whose commitment and creativ- of all, a healthy and clean underbelly within four kilometres of their Wherever it is available, bamboo is much Sunil and Nirupama understand tations, open and limitless interactions, ity are driven by a purpose far bigger than cheaper than higher-grade timber. There are a num- that interventions for regeneration of the collaborations and dialogues. Sunil has their own identities. dwelling spaces. This is likely to have a major impact on vehicular ber of positive attributes of this grassy material. Since tribal economy cannot be played out in tried to retain this flavour in the knowl- Most revolutionary solutions were pollution and urban mobility along with public transport and real estate it has a unique rhizome-dependent system, bam- the same way that society perceives the edge systems at his centre. evolved by people who looked at the prices. This shift in city spaces is also likely to be the biggest push boo is among the fastest growing and most adapt- poor: Desperate citizens who need to be The artisan is not only a repository familiar landscape with fresh eyes and for the ‘vocal for local’ campaign by Modi as people would like to able materials on the planet. It can grow up to 24 rescued by the elite. of a knowledge system that was sustain- believed that expertise was sterile with- employ locals and buy many services generated from households inches in a day or more. Sunil decided to use it to “We have to understand the local able but is also an active participant in its out passion. The Deshpandes saw promise in the locality. Indian cities need to get back their village architec- bring prosperity to the tribals. His attempt was to challenges to improve their composite re-creation. The artistic achievements of where others saw hopelessness. That has ture in urban spaces, stitched together with smart technology and push the possibilities of the material, primarily its livelihoods,” avers Sunil. According to these craftsmen are contextualised with made all the difference. community wisdom for a new Bharat. inherent tensile strength, and bring it out of its cast him, it takes local entrepreneurs, empow- objects and art works that encapsulate (The writer is a well-known (The writer is a policy analyst) of a rudimentary material, the urban conception ered to adapt easily to the nuances of local bamboo’s long-standing appeal. They development professional) Renewable energy sector powerless post pandemic A drop in demand means that India is now staring at a two to three GW loss of capacity addition FOREIGN EYE

accompanied by construction delays, sector, which is now plagued by one for renewable energy, not just for bingers of good news for margin- tracks but has also adversely impact- made worse by the poor financial shortage of funds and capital, espe- India but globally, too. Riding on a alised communities while providing ed the Government’s ‘Make in India’ condition of distribution companies cially debt capital. rather strong performance in 2019, a sustainable alternative to fossil initiative. (DISCOMS), has ensured that India Moreover, the financial crisis the IEA was expecting a similar run fuels. But all this now seems to be in The conditions in the renewable is now staring at a two to three looming in the distribution business, this year. jeopardy unless urgent structural power sector are still evolving and Gigawatt (GW) loss of capacity too, needs urgent addressing if fur- In the US for instance, the on- changes are envisaged in the renew- the impacts are still being identified PUTIN WILL HELP addition this year. These conditions ther deterioration is to be avoided. shore wind power generation was able energy sector. These changes and evaluated. Therefore, it is the have been exacerbated by constraints The cash-strapped DISCOMS are at expected to peak this year, while must account for the recession in the right time for the Government to TRUMP AGAIN KOTA SRIRAJ in debt financing. the centre of the storm as they are China was poised to witness a rush economy and the fact that people are undertake necessary diagnostics on The import of this has not been unable to pay renewable power pro- in completion of solar and wind not spending money the way they the sector and carry out urgent The US Senate Intelligence lost on the Government, which ducers. Analysts suggest that the power projects as the feed-in-tariffs used to before the pandemic hit an remedial measures that can help it Committee’s report on he pandemic’s impact will announced a `90,000 crore liquidi- losses of DISCOMS may double to (FITs) were scheduled to be phased already sluggish economy. back on its feet. Russia’s interference in the remain etched in our collective ty package in May for the power sec- $15 billion, further deepening the out this year. These factors will help in design- Many experts feel that the 2016 election states that the Tmemory for ages as virtually all tor. But unfortunately, the implica- cash crunch. India, on the other hand, was ing what could be the toughest and renewable energy sector needs more Donald Trump campaign aspects of human life and develop- tions for the renewable energy sec- This will increase the stress on positioned to make critical progress most complicated chapter in India’s than just subsidies and other promo- ment have been affected by it, tor are now driven by waning power the entire system, which is already in the process of achieving 175 GW transition from fossil fuels to renew- tional measures. The requirement “sought to maximise” the including the renewable energy sec- demand in the face of these difficult facing unequal competition from growth in wind and power energy by able energy. Consumer response to now is for deep-rooted structural impact of leaks of tor. The COVID-19 lockdowns have circumstances. The stimulus pack- fossil fuel-driven power that is eco- 2022. But none of this happened. In electric vehicles in Delhi, post the lat- changes in the Indian renewable Democratic documents by ensured that renewable energy pro- age may prove to be too little and too nomical and in surplus. As it is entre- fact, the IEA estimated that 2020 est Electric Vehicle Policy, would energy guidelines and strategies. WikiLeaks, knowing the jects have either stopped or are late to secure the sector and safe- preneurs are wary of choosing would witness a three per cent prove to be a big learning curve for The success of these changes will be behind schedule. For a sector that guard the progress made till date. renewable power production as a growth of biofuel production, which, the sector. evident in future when India is able Russian military intelligence was already fighting for viability in Riding on these bleak condi- sustainable business and the current too, did not materialise. One of the major aspects that the to not only put back on track its agency was behind it. Putin a fossil fuel-driven economy, the tions, the BTI has revised the base conditions are not helping in mak- Many of India’s ambitious Government must attend to imme- renewable energy targets but is able is again seeking to aid contagion is proving to be a death capacity addition estimates from 43 ing the sector lucrative for securing renewable energy targets have a diately is the availability of labour. to provide people with dependable, Trump in the November poll knell. GW to 35 GW for solar power and future investments. social welfare theme to them. These This has been impacted severely due viable and sustainable alternative to and Trump will welcome any According to a recent report by from 15 GW to 12 GW for wind According to the estimates of the renewable energy projects not only to the migration of labourers to their fossil fuels, too. consulting firm Bridge to India power. The BTI has also highlight- International Energy Agency (IEA), mean well for the environment but hometowns and villages. This has not (The writer is an environmental help. ( (BTI), a sharp drop in demand, ed the problems that are rife in the this year was expected to be a record also have the potential to be the har- only stopped various projects in their journalist) editorial) VIJAYAWADA | FRIDAY | AUGUST 21, 2020 money 08 Banks sanction Rs 1L-cr Govt plans further stake Gangwar calls for concessional loans total digitalisation PNS n NEW DELHI sale in IRCTC, invites bids The Finance of Labour Bureau Ministry on PNS n NEW DELHI ment of public sector under- Thursday said banks takings and another Rs PNS n NEW DELHI have sanctioned over The government is planning to 90,000 crore from stake sale Rs 1 lakh crore con- sell part of its stake in Indian in financial institutions. Union Minister cessional loans to Railway Catering and Tourism So far in the current fiscal, Santosh Kumar Kisan Credit Card Corp (IRCTC) in the current the Department of Gangwar on (KCC) holders to fiscal, and has invited bids Investment and Public Asset Thursday called for help farmers meet from merchant bankers for Management (DIPAM) has total digitalisation financial require- managing the sale process. not been able to sell stake in of the Labour ments during the cultural sector from "The GoI intends to disin- any CPSE as the coronavirus Bureau to expand COVID-19 crisis. the shock of vest a part of the paid up equi- outbreak has impacted equi- its outreach. As on August COVID-19, it said, ty capital of IRCTC out of its ty markets. However, through The minister 17, 1.22 crore a special saturation shareholding through 'Offer for Bharat Bond ETF-II, the gov- made the remarks KCCs have been drive is underway Sale (OFS) method of shares by ernment has garnered sub- while launching the new logo & Occupational Safety and sanctioned with to provide conces- promoters through the stock scription worth Rs 11,000 of the Labour Bureau, a wing Health and Working the credit limit of sional credit to exchanges' as per Securities crore for 'AAA' rated bonds of the labour ministry. Conditions have already been Rs 1,02,065 crore, farmers through and Exchange Board of India ment has to lower its stake in railway stations and trains in of CPSEs. Gangwar asked the Bureau introduced in the Lok Sabha. and this will go a long Kisan Credit Card. (Sebi) Rules and Regulations," the company to 75 per cent. India, was on the stock DIPAM Secretary Tuhin to increase its outreach by Once these Codes are enact- way in reviving the rural As part of the Rs 20.97 lakh DIPAM said while inviting Shares of IRCTC closed at exchanges in October 2019. Kanta Pandey had last month way of total digitalisation of its ed, India's ranking on 'ease of economy and accelerating agri- crore Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Request for Proposal (RFP). Rs 1,346.65 apiece on the BSE, The company had raised Rs said restrictions on interna- processes and use of Data doing business' will go very cultural growth, the ministry Package, the government in The merchant bankers will down 1.20 per cent over its pre- 645 crore through the IPO. tional travel due to COVID- Analytics & Artificial high and India will be a dream said in a statement. May had announced the provi- have to submit their bids by vious close. IRCTC OFS will help the 19 pandemic have put brakes Intelligence in its day-to-day destination for investment, he This reflects an increase of Rs sion of concessional credit of Rs September 10. IRCTC, the only entity government inch forward in on strategic disinvestment operations, a labour ministry added. 12,255 crore, over Rs 89,810 2 lakh crore which is likely to The government currently authorised by Indian Railways meeting the Rs 2.10 lakh of CPSEs, like Air India and statement said. The Labour Bureau should crore sanctioned to 1.1 crore benefit 2.5 crore farmers, holds 87.40 per cent stake in to provide catering services to crore disinvestment target. BPCL, but completing the He further said that to collect data in seamless way for KCC holders as on July 24. including fishermen and dairy IRCTC. To meet Sebi's public railways, online railway tickets Of this, Rs 1.20 lakh crore transactions remains a prior- increase the Bureau's out- this necessary provisions in In an effort to buffer the agri- farmers. holding norm, the govern- and packaged drinking water at will come from disinvest- ity of the government. reach, more regional offices Codes and the rules will be will be opened in the country. provided to give statutory The minister also said the powers to the Bureau, he stat- century-old 44 Labour laws ed. CAPSULE are being subsumed in four The newly launched logo RBI suggests action Equities tumble amid global selloff codes, out of this the Wage represents that the Labour Code is already enacted and Bureau is a data-based organi- other three codes on Social zation dealing in data related plan to promote as Fed minutes stoke recovery fears Security, Industrial Relations to workers and work.. PNS n MUMBAI financial education The Sensex crashed 394 points PNS n NEW DELHI choices leading to their finan- while the Nifty closed below Sensex tanks 394 points cial well-being," according to the 11,350-level on Thursday, Axis Bank launches The Reserve Bank of India NSFE. in tandem with a global selloff (RBI) on Thursday came out To achieve the vision of cre- after the US Federal Reserve's on global selloff hiring initiative ‘Gig- with a '5-Core Actions' ating a financially aware and gloomy economic outlook a-Opportunities' approach for promoting finan- empowered India, NSFE has spooked investors across the PNS n MUMBAI NEW DELHI: Axis Bank has cial education, which among laid down strategic objectives, world. plans to employ nearly 1,000 other things include develop- like inculcate financial litera- A sharp depreciation in the Domestic equity people under its new hiring ment of relevant content for cy concepts among the various rupee and profit-booking after benchmark Sensex initiative 'Gig-a-Opportunities', school children and adults, sections of the population the recent rally further plunged 394 points on a model devised to attract community participation and through financial education to weighed on domestic bourses, Thursday, tracking a skilled talent that can work with collaboration among various make it an important life skill, traders said. Asian shares retreat after Fed massive selloff in glob- the bank remotely, from stakeholders. and encourage active The BSE Sensex, which al markets after US anywhere in the country, The 'National savings behaviour. opened on the back foot, minutes bring reality check Fed's gloomy econom- according to a company Strategy for Among the stayed in the negative territo- ic outlook spooked official. This hiring model Financial other strategic ry throughout the session, TOKYO: Asian shares with the elevated prices, it had investors across the comprises two working Education objectives are before closing at 38,220.39, slipped Thursday after sobri- likely been an excuse to take world. (Fundamental), Anand Rathi. patterns, first is full-time 2020-2025' encouraging down 394.40 points or 1.02 per ety set in on Wall Street, and some profit off the table as The BSE Sensex ended The Fed's minutes showed permanent job and the second (NSFE), participation in cent. the US Federal Reserve min- well,” said Jingyi Pan, a mar- 394.40 points or 1.02 per cent again that policymakers are is based on the duration of a released by the financial mar- On similar lines, the broad- utes laid out challenges for the ket strategist with IG. lower at 38,220.39. The broad- finding it difficult to forecast project. "Our idea is that Gig RBI, has sug- kets to meet er NSE Nifty slumped 96.20 economy amid the coron- “Most notably, Fed minutes er NSE Nifty slumped 96.20 the path of the economy, would be large jobs. We gested a multi- financial goals and points or 0.84 per cent to fin- avirus pandemic. from the July FOMC meeting points or 0.84 per cent to which will depend greatly on wanted to make it as effective stakeholder-led objectives, developing ish at 11,312.20. Japan's benchmark Nikkei had reflected officials' views 11,312.20. what happens with the coro- as a normal job would have approach for creating a finan- credit discipline and encour- HDFC was the top laggard 225 dropped 1.0 per cent to on the pandemic weighing HDFC was the top loser in navirus. been for anyone both in terms cially aware and empowered age availing credit from formal in the Sensex pack, shedding finish at 22,880.62. South heavily on the economy and the Sensex pack, shedding During the afternoon ses- of being content with the job or India. financial institutions as per 2.35 per cent, followed by Axis Korea's Kospi plunged 3.8 per posing risks to the medium- over 2 per cent, followed by sion markets briefly attempt- what people learn from their The five Cs, outlined by the requirement, and improving Bank, Bharti Airtel, M&M, cent to 2,272.08. Australia's term outlook,” she said. Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, ed to bounce back from day's jobs...over the next one year, strategy paper, are: Content, usage of digital financial ser- Titan, Reliance Industries, S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.8 per cent The central bank has been M&M, Reliance Industries, lows but the strength failed to we will add 800-1,000 people Capacity, Community, vices in a safe and secure ICICI Bank and IndusInd to 6,120.00. Hong Kong's one of the main pillars prop- ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank sustain as profit booking by working through this model Communication and manner. Bank. Only five index con- Hang Seng lost 1.9 per cent to ping up the market after it and Titan. traders was seen, he said. and that is the minimum I am Collaboration. Managing risk at various life stituents finished with gains - 24,714.19, while the Shanghai slashed short-term interest On the other hand, NTPC, "Traders also remained con- saying," Rajesh Dahiya said. Strengthening financial stages through relevant and - NTPC, ONGC, PowerGrid, Composite fell 1.1 per cent at rates to their record low and ONGC, PowerGrid and Tata cerned with the World Bank's inclusion in the country has suitable insurance cover and Tata Steel and HCL Tech, 3,370.85. essentially promised to buy as Steel were the gainers. report stating that it is likely to been one of the important plan for old age and retirement spurting as much as 6.87 per “The latest Fed minutes many bonds as it takes to The Indian market opened project a steeper contraction in developmental agendas of through coverage of suitable cent. Global markets reeled had been one to offer a real- keep markets running on a negative note following India's economy than the 3.2 both the Government of India pension products are the other after US Federal Reserves' ity check for markets, though smoothly. subdued Asian markets which per cent it had forecast for the and the four financial sector key objectives laid down in the minutes of its July meeting were impacted by the US current financial year," he regulators (RBI, SEBI, IRDAI document. underscored the dangers of the Federal Reserve's cautious added. Bourses in Shanghai, and PFRDA). "Update content of financial COVID-19 pandemic to the ic outlook as well as the financial and another round of losses, view of the economy, US- Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul "Financial literacy supports education in school curricu- American economy. Federal system. "Most sectoral indices similar to today, can bring in neg- China tensions and new clus- ended with heavy losses. the pursuit of financial inclu- lum for students of classes VI Open Market Committee mem- were in the red, with the banking ativity into the markets," said ters of coronavirus infections, Stock exchanges in Europe sion by empowering the cus- to X", said action plan for bers said the pandemic poses index leading the losses. Investors Vinod Nair, Head of Research at said Narendra Solanki, Head- also witnessed robust selling in CMA CGM India tomers to make informed NSFE (2020-25). "considerable risks" to the econom- are advised to remain cautious Geojit Financial Services. Equity Research early sessions. appoints Atit Mahajan as MD NEW DELHI: Shipping and INFOSYS’ SET OF SERVICES TO logistics company CMA CGM Cipla, Stempeutics to launch Retail inflation for farm, Group on Thursday said it has ACCELERATE CLOUD JOURNEY appointed chartered accountant Atit Mahajan as its PNS n BENGALURU munity leverage, enterprises Stempeucel for CLI treatment rural workers drops new managing director for can rapidly launch solutions India operations. CMA CGM IT major Infosys Ltd on and create business models to PNS n NEW DELHI over a period of twelve years, PNS n NEW DELHI mum increase in the con- started its operations in India Thursday launched Infosys meet changing market needs breakthrough treatment is sumer price index numbers for in 1989 and it has a network Cobalt, a set of services, while complying with the Pharma major Cipla on designed to address the root Retail inflation for farm and agricultural labourers was of 27 offices. "The CMA CGM solutions, and plat- most stringent global, Thursday said it is collaborat- cause of the disease at an rural workers eased to 6.58 per experienced by Meghalaya (15 Group, a world leader in forms that it said regional and industry ing with its partner affordable cost, it noted. cent and 6.53 per cent, respec- points) and for rural labour- shipping and logistics, is acts as a force mul- regulatory and secu- Stempeutics Research to The companies, however, tively in July this year on ers, it was experienced by pleased to announce the tiplier for cloud- rity standards," it launch the latter's cell therapy did not share any details account of lower prices of Jammu & Kashmir and appointment of Atit Mahajan powered enter- said. product Stempeucel for the about the price of the drug. certain food items, the labour Meghalaya (14 points) main- as the new managing director prise transforma- Enterprises can treatment of critical limb "Obtaining DCGI ministry said on Thursday. ly due to rise in the prices of for CMA CGM India," the tion. leverage the full ischemia (CLI) in India. sclerotic peripheral arterial approval for Stempeucel is Inflation based on CPI-AL milk, meat goat, fish dry, bidi, company said in a statement. Infosys Cobalt potential of the cloud The company's partner disease, it added. an important and historic and CPI-RL (Consumer Price vegetables and fruits and bus Mahajan has an extensive helps businesses eco system and Infosys Stempeutics Research has "Under the agreement milestone for Stempeutics. It Index-Rural Labourers) stood fare etc, the statement said. industry experience and redesign the enterprise and Cobalts community of business received regulatory approval by signed between the two com- is a strong recognition for at 7.16 per cent and 7 per cent, On the contrary, the maxi- strong leadership abilities in also build new cloud-first capa- and technology innovators to the Drug Controller General of panies, Cipla has received Stempeutics for its sustained respectively in June. mum decrease in the CPI Indian shipping & logistics bilities to create seamless expe- drive increased business value, India (DCGI) for the launch of exclusive rights to market and excellence of scientific and Inflation based on food numbers for agricultural sectors, it said. Mahajan is a riences in public, private and the company said. Stempeucel in India, Cipla distribute the product in India clinical work and under- index of CPI-AL and CPI-RL labourers and rural labourers qualified Chartered Accountant hybrid cloud across PaaS, SaaS, With Infosys Cobalt, enter- and Stempeutics said in a joint by leveraging its expansive scores our global leadership recorded at 7.83 per cent and was experienced by Tripura (- with a qualitative experience of and IaaS landscapes, the prises can have ready access to statement. distribution strengths across in allogeneic, pooled MSC 7.89 per cent, respectively in 8 points) and (-5 points), 18 years in Strategy, Finance Bengaluru- headquartered IT a growing portfolio of over 200 The product is indicated the country," the statement technology," Stempeutics July 2020, according to a respectively mainly due to fall and Cost Management company said in a statement. cloud-first solution blueprints, for the treatment of CLI due to said. MD & CEO Manohar BN labour ministry statement. in the prices of rice, meat goat, function, the company said. "With Infosys Cobalts com- it said. Buerger's disease and athero- Developed by Stempeutics said. Amongst states, the maxi- fish fresh/dry etc. Volvo Trucks launches Robust framework to address need for skilled workforce PNS n NEW DELHI Entrepreneurship will identify Responsibility (CSR) funding by skilling them and builds tractor-trailer combination existing Qualification Packs for skill development efforts in their competencies up to glob- To address the need for skilled and develop new Qualification the port and maritime sector. al standards," Pandey said. PNS n NEW DELHI a comfortable cabin along with workforce in ports and mar- Packs - National Occupational The MoU was signed in the According to Mandaviya, a superior clutch free driveline, itime sector, the government is Standards, aligned with the presence of Minister for Skill "the partnership will provide Volvo Trucks on Thursday that enables effortlessly driving working on effective imple- National Skills Qualification Development and better prospects to our candi- announced the introduction of for about 20 hours with a set of mentation of training modules, Framework for various job Entrepreneurship Mahendra dates who are committed in the its tractor-trailer combination, drivers," VE Commercial assessment and certification roles in the sectors as per the Nath Pandey and Minister of development of ports and mar- specially curated for express Vehicles MD & CEO Vinod process of candidates. existing demand of ports and State for Shipping itime sector. Additionally, this cargo movement in India in Aggarwal said. He further said The Ministry of Skill maritime unit. The collabora- (Independent Charge) and will open opportunities with- partnership with logistics play- telematics, an integral part of these Development and tion will provide a pathway to Chemicals & Fertilizers in India and in the internation- er Delhivery. trucks, ensures that exhaustive Entrepreneurship and the existing and retired employees Mansukh Mandaviya. al coastal lines for our work- Volvo and Delhivery had data is captured, analysed and cor- Ministry of Shipping have of institutions under Ministry "Maritime transport is a crit- force." Under the partnership, tested together to deploy Volvo rection happens throughout the signed a Memorandum of of Shipping to work as assessor ical segment that propels the Ministry of Shipping will facil- FM 4x2 tractor trailer long haul journey. "The reduced delivery Understanding (MoU) on or trainer basis the training economic development of our itate implementation of activ- truck for express operations, time helps customers to fulfil Thursday to this effect. ing with the rapidly changing and the certification process of under relevant courses. country. This strategic partner- ities related to skill develop- allowing speedy delivery and their business goal of delivery to "With this collaboration, world and lead to port led pros- candidates, with focus on The Ministry of Skill ship with the Ministry of ment and upgradation not only cost efficiencies of services. their customers in the shortest ports and maritime sector will perity," a release said. skilling and building quality Development and Shipping is also derived from through its own institutions "Turn-around and efficiency is possible time, substantially witness the harnessing of The partnership will help in manpower in the shipping sec- Entrepreneurship will also the same motto. It is aimed in and autonomous bodies but the focus in these trucks. The reducing order cancellations," innate talent imbibed with the effective implementation of tor. The Ministry of Skill assist in mobilizing of private the direction in which our ini- also through the involvement Volvo FM420 4x2 solution has Agarwal said. skills which will help in deal- training modules, assessment Development and sector and Corporate Social tiatives support our workforce of the private sector. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

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dow of time, inactive commitment of cast to outdoor issues, every film comes with its own unique moments of stress. Often, things don’t go as planned but as directors, we need to have the ability to impro- THE NEW, RAW & RUSTIC vise on the spot and my crew have always been sup- portive of it.” I had numerous scripts in OTT drama - Metro Kathalu my bag but I wanted to enter “It’s an emotional, drama piece of work with a sense the Tollywood film industry of pain. An amalgamation of anthology set out to nar- with a thriller so I did. My DIRECTOR TO LOOK OUT FOR rate an unpretentious look of the lives of the urban cast. I hope it acclaims a lot of positive reviews.” debut film had a binding The raw & rustic trend in Tollywood Characterisation of cast screenplay with strong Director Karuna Kumar of OTT v/s Cinema war characterisations and “There have been stupendous and successful rus- “It’s all the influence of reality. Actor’s vision, con- meaningful songs. Despite Palasa 1978 fame has just tic films across film industries, which made me focus fidence, assertions about the art of acting, romanti- “OTT isn’t bad news for theatres at all. Both have more on the realism genre. All my backdrops are as cism, etc., come from their real-life experiences and their separate privileges, OTT is indeed becoming going through unprece- released his latest film titled real as they can be. My recent film that released on emotions perhaps. It’s commendable that they a popular platform but nothing can beat the cine- dented times, the movie aha thrives on urban culture. As a new-age direc- behave realistically under imaginary circumstances matic experience of enjoying movies in a theatre. collected terrific response Metro Kathalu, which is tor, my fascination with raw films has been success- ensuring consistency of their performances. I have Both mediums, for now, are holding on to their exclu- fully demonstrated through my movies. There are captured quality actors who are great at expressing. sivity and serving the same type of content with a from all the film industries. garnering applause from too many stories to tell about belonging to a small We are fascinated by the nuances of human nature purpose having different consumers. Humans are town, you just need an eye for it. Take Palasa 1978 and that tends to create an artistic craft social animals and they are definitely KARUNA KUMAR for instance, it’s a theme-driven film extensively shot ultimately.” going to come back to hang around Tollywood superstars and in realistic locations, which is why it has been in theatres with family and peers, applauded for its authentic approach.” it’s only a matter of time. OTT and fans alike. OTT has its doors Meaningful songs in films films coexist.” “We shot a folk song with actress Nakshatra wide open with even in that encompasses the traits of accustomed cin- Ecclesiastical responses ematic settings to bring familiarity. The cultur- Tollywood bringing the “I had numerous scripts in my bag but I wanted al appeal in every frame of the song gives orig- to enter the Tollywood film industry with a thriller inality while watching the film on celluloid.” magic of the big-screen onto so I did. My debut film had a binding screenplay with strong characterisations and meaningful songs. your smartphones. Karuna Despite going through unprecedented times, the Strains during a movie collected terrific response from all the film shoot Kumar, with films like Palasa industries. My favourite being Pa Ranjith garu’s appreciation for my film — a successful director “The success of a film 1978 and Metro Kathalu to famous for his Dalit-centric genres who has also man- project can be tenuous aged to bring bold conversations onto the table, his sometimes, you have his credit, has his fans words of encouragement filled me with pride. to deal with some Apart from films like his, I also like how movies like common on-set prob- Gangs of Wasseypur were filmed. They’re not weak- lems that might arise awaiting more such authentic hearted but explosive stories in its true cinematic out of nowhere. experience, something that I drew some inspiration From managing films. In an exclusive chat from.” props, permits, The Pioneer injuries, a with 's SHIKHA short Skill of being a new age director win- DUGGAL, the director talks “Directing a full-fledged cast is complex yet mul- tifaceted. You are constantly observing, hinting at big- about his latest anthology ger curiosities on set. A movie is an art form, hence, there is no particular route to become a successful that's based on a book by film director — everybody has their unique ideas along with their struggles. I believe in focussing on Mohammed Khadeer Babu my craft, that’s all.” Hyderabad boy is World's fastest human calculator n some news that’ll make us prodigy, Bhanu says, “Records come and go. Hyderabadis proud, Neelakanta I do not like personal pride. I want to build Barely 20-years-old, Hyderabad- Bhanu Prakash emerged the fastest a community of Mathematicians and human human calculator in the world! He calculators.” based Bhanu Prakash won the I is the first Indian to win the Bhanu has already set up his coveted title, yes, start-up ‘Exploring Infinities (EI)’ first-ever gold for India in the Hyderabad’s very own Shakuntala which is working with the Devi. Government of Telangana and to bet- Mental Calculation Barely 20-years-old, this ter the skills of kids studying in Hyderabad-lad, a graduate in Government Schools. He has World Maths from St Stephen College, reached out and engaged over Delhi, won the first-ever gold 10,000 students in the past couple of Championship for India in the Mental years. “I founded the start- Calculation World Records come up to boost up children’s at Mind Sports Championship at Mind and go. I do not like cognitive development and Sports Olympiad in personal pride. I want to to popularise mental arith- London this week. Bhanu metic with novel games Olympiad in beat 30 participants from build a community of through workshops and 13 countries including UK, Mathematicians and human courses in schools,” he London this Germany, UAE, France, calculators. I founded informs. Through EI, Greece, Lebanon among Bhanu and his team week. He tells others, to reach the top in Exploring Infinities (EI) reached out to different his very first attempt. start-up to boost up educational institutions, us about his Such a feat is not new for children’s cognitive trained them in speed and the mathematical wizard cognitive ability develop- start-up, awards, who, when he was all of 5 development and to ment by harnessing infinite when enrolled himself for popularise mental potentials of the human Meena Kumari's goals and more... the SIP Abacus program. arithmetic with novel brain through gamified He honed his skills enough learning modules on to win several titles, break games through workshops mobile apps. Bhanu has records, and set his sight on and courses in schools courses like, “Math more challenging things Wizard” and “Turn on the life to be subject in the world of computer in you” which Mathematics. He makes children pick up had completed 9 levels of Abacus, a unimaginable Grand Masters program offered by speeds in just a of web series SIP Academy until now, and matter of went on to win the months of he life of late leg- on the gifted actress for whom International Abacus structured endary actress Meena the term ‘Tragedy Queen’ was Champion'13 and brain train- Kumari is set to be the coined. We are not in any hurry,” National Abacus ing. subject of a new web said Kaur. Champion ‘11 & Bhanu is T series. Meena Kumari is celebrated for ‘12. also a 4 times Based on Ashwini her roles in many Bollywood TEDx Speaker Bhatnagar’s biography of the classics including Sahib Bibi Aur and has been invited iconic star, “Mahjabeen As Meena Ghulam, Pakeezah, Mere Apne, by various global institu- Kumari”, the series is produced by Baiju Bawra, Dil Apna Aur Preet tions in 17 countries to Prabhleen Kaur. Details of cast Parai, Dil Ek Mandir and Kaajal. share and teach “how to and crew are yet to be Talking on the project, Ashwini amplify human brain’s efficien- announced. The makers subse- Bhatnagar said, “I am delighted cy” where he shares his secrets quently plan to make a feature to collaborate with a production and tools that he developed. He reg- film on the subject too, after the house like Prabhleen’s, which Bhanu ularly holds workshops, seminars, and web series. is known for creating pathbreak- says he enjoys training for corporates and students on par- “It is a dream comes true ing content. The book is possibly public speaking, story- allel thinking, partitioning thought analyti- for me as nothing is more the first authentic portrayal of the telling, and cricket beside his love for cal and critical thinking. Bhanu says his beautiful and larger than life legendary actress from a neutral numbers and wants ‘Mathematics to be biggest influence is the great Indian mathe- than the name Meena Kumari. viewpoint.” a sport’!. He loves how several coun- matician Srinivasa Ramanujan and other ‘God resides in detailing’ is Meena Kumari died at the tries have started defining Mathematics ancient Indian mathematical geniuses like the mantra that guides us, and age of 39 on March 31, 1972. as an Art and not a science. Bhanu, him. a subject of this magnitude Thirty-three of those years were who has 4 world records and 50 Asked what his goals are, he says, “My warrants research. The best dedicated to her eventful acting Limca Book of Records to his credit, vision is to eradicate math phobia through our names from vintage Hindi film career. The web series will says he wants his records to be broken school interventions, student engagement, journalism have been hired to encompass all aspects of her car- soon and be challenged. Some of his improve cognitive abilities in students through provide authentic research. We eer, controversies and comple- world records include ‘Power arithmetic learning, help students explore infi- intend to start with a web series xities that shrouded the enigmat- Multiplication Record’ and ‘The Super nite capabilities of the human brain, make and then move onto a feature film ic persona of the actress. Subtraction Record’. math fun and promote brain games as a struc- On how he feels beings a math tured sport.” 10

Vijayawada Friday August 21 2020 what’s brewing? SUSHANT, SARA Angelina Jolie and Brad were ‘totally in love' during Kedarnath Pitt's custody battle promotions: Actor's friend turns messy again uring promotional friends, family and even his staff, friends, family and staff knew ctor Angelina Jolie has therefore decided to look into judge activity of their 2018 Samuel added, “Sara along with about it. asked for the judge oversee- Ouderkirk. film Kedarnath, Sushant head genuine respect for Sara had shared an Instagram ing her divorce proceed- A source close to Jolie explained to D Sushant Singh Rajput everyone in Sushant’s life...be it post on July 24, the day A ings with Brad Pitt to be Vanity Fair, “Angelina’s team was kept and Sara Ali Khan family, friends and even staff. I Sushant’s last film Dil removed, citing a conflict in the dark about matters that should were in love with each wonder whether Sara’s decision to Bechara released. of interest. The judge, have been disclosed. Any attempt to other, claims Samuel Haokip, a break up with Sushant right after Sharing a photo of according to Jolie, has vested finan- suggest otherwise is only to distract friend of the late actor. Sonchiriya’s box office perfor- Sushant along with cial interests with Pitt’s lawyer. from behaviour that violates the rules Samuel took to his verified mance was due to any pressure by her father Saif Ali US Weekly quoted a source as of ethics for judges.” Jolie’s attorney Instagram account on Thursday to the Bollywood Mafia.” Khan, who has played saying that Pitt isn’t pleased with Samantha Bley DeJean added in a open up on the love story between Commenting on Samuel’s post, a cameo role in the this, especially after the couple had statement, “As is set forth in the filing, the Kedarnath co-stars, a film that Pavitra Rishta director Kushal film, Sara had writ- been on their way to amicably all my client is asking for is a fair trial marked Sara Ali Khan’s debut in Zaveri, who was a close friend of ten: “The only two resolving their years-long custody based on facts, with no special favours Bollywood. He also speculates the late actor, wrote: “Someone gentleman that battle for their kids. “Brad says extended to either side. The only way whether the Bollywood Mafia had to say it! More power to you have spoken to Angelina has gone way too far this litigants can trust the process is for played a role in causing their bro.” me about Sartre, time...He’s left with no other option everyone involved to ensure that there break-up after the release of From Samuel’s post and Van Gogh, but to dig in and fight back-hard,” is transparency and impartiality.” Sushant’s 2019 release Sonchiriya, Kushal’s comment on the same, it telescopes and the source said. which failed at the box office. seems the relationship between constellations, The couple, who were legally “I remember the time during Sushant and Sara was not a very guitars, the divorced in 2019, separated in 2016 Kedarnath promotions... Sushant hushed-hushed affair as his Northern after more than a decade together. A source close to Jolie and Sara were totally in love...they lights, cricket, They have six kids. “The individuals were inseparable... So pure and Pink Floyd, hurt most by Jolie’s transparently tac- explained to Vanity Fair, childlike innocence. They both The actor's friend also Nusrat Saab tical gambit are the parties’ own chil- “Angelina’s team was kept had tremendous respect for each and acting dren, who continue to be deprived of other which was so rare to see speculates whether the techniques. a final resolution to these custody in the dark about matters nowadays in relationships,” Bollywood Mafia played This is to issues,” Pitt’s lawyers said in a state- that should have been Samuel wrote in an Instagram the last thing ment. post. a role in causing their you two have Jolie’s legal team responded in a disclosed. Any attempt to Talking about how much break-up after the in common- statement to US, saying, “any delay in suggest otherwise is only respect Sara had for Sushant’s release of Sonchiriya #DilBechara.” these proceedings is due to [Pitt’s to distract from behaviour team’s] zealous attempt to create an unrecognized special exception for that violates the rules of their client’s benefit.” According to a ethics for judges” ctor Amitabh Page Six source, Jolie was “con- Big B to resume Bachchan is preparing cerned that something untoward to return to work after was happening” with the pro- recovering from the ceedings KBC shoot after A coronavirus recently. and Amitabh wrote in his blog on Wednesday that the shoot recovering from of Kaun Banega Crorepati is approaching, and will be conduct- Covid-19 ed with great attention to safety. He wrote, “Lots of prep and presentation for the starting of KBC promo shoots and the KBC itself .. detailed protocol of how its all going to be done with maxi- mum safety precautions.” Amitabh had worked on KBC during lockdown, and had dis- missed those who questioned if it was safe to do so. "So yes I worked .. got a problem with that .. keep it to yourself then .. damned if you pour it out here in this locked in condition .. sufficient precaution as much that could be taken was taken .. and what had been scheduled for 2 days, was completed in one day .. starting 6pm .. ending a short while NOW !!” wrote Amitabh in his blog in May. Amitabh had previously expressed concerns about being able to work in a post-Covid world, where the government of Maharashtra (in a now overturned decision) had imposed restrictions on actors above the age of 65 working. The actor has a diverse slate of films lined up. He will appear in Jhund, Chehre and Brahmastra. 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Rules l Each row and column can contain each number (1 to 9) exactly once. l The sum of all numbers in any row or column must equal 45. VIJAYAWADA | FRIDAY | AUGUST 21, 2020 11 Farmer uses helicopter to Harris’s mentions her NASA’s ‘Aurora meets MP man cycles 105-km Most airlift injured cow ‘Chithis’; creates buzz airglow’ over Earth image for son's exam farmer in Switzerland decided to get his cow airlifted as the amala Harris thanked her chithis (aunts in English) at the The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) often n the absence of public transport, a 38-year-old man travelled on Read Abovine was walking with a limp. He got the cow airlifted by a KDemocratic National Convention as she accepted the gives the residents of Earth a peek of outer space and recently it Ia bicycle for 105 kilometers, carrying his son, to ensure he does

NEWS helicopter from a mountain in Swiss Alps as he did not want to nomination for vice president. Tamilians across the globe saw captured two atmospheric phenomena, aurora and airglow, not miss his Class 10 boards supplementary exam in Madhya risk further injury to the animal. A video of the incident shows the the hashtag #Chithi trend on all social media platforms and together in a stunning photograph. In a post on its official social Pradesh. Though Shobhram, who paddled the cycle, is himself cow suspended in the air as it is airlifted in the air has surfaced joined the bandwagon. While people are googling what chithi media account, NASA shared the picture on World Photography illiterate, he says he understands the importance of education and online. The video has gone viral on social media, garnering over means, many Twitter users of Tamil origin shared a photo of Day clicked by an astronaut on the International Space Station, did not want his son to waste one year by missing the 6.2 lakh views. Netizens appreciated the farmer for caring about Radikaa Sarathkumar's Chithi, a popular Tamil serial. At the showing the moment when aurora met airglow above the Earth supplementary paper. With no public transport available due to the cow. One user said, "Dang. Airlifting your cow is true love. That convention, she said, "Family is my husband Doug. Family is before dawn on March 16. Captioned "Aurora, meet airglow," the the COVID-19 lockdown and hardly any money, Shobhram poor cow must have been scared out of her mind.... worth it if our beautiful children, Cole and Ella, who as you just heard, post also explained the phenomena. "Wavy green, red-topped decided to take his son on a bicycle to Dhar town, some 105 km they were able call me Momala. Family wisps of aurora away, so that he can appear in Class 10th boards supplementary to make her is my sister. Family is my borealis appear exam conducted under the Madhya Pradesh government's "Ruk more best friend, my nieces to intersect the Jana Nahin" scheme. The scheme gives an opportunity to comfortable." and my godchildren. muted red- students to clear those subjects which they were unable to pass Another wrote, Family is my uncles, my yellow band of in the first attempt. "No means of transport, including bus, were "I love people aunts and my chithis." A airglow as the available due to the prevailing coronavirus situation. But if I had who love Twitter user shared a station passed missed this opportunity, then my son's one year would have gone animals!" A poster of Radikaa's just south of waste. Therefore, I decided to take him for the examination on a third user Chithi serial and wrote, the Alaskan bicycle," Shobhram said. commented, "Trending in the US of A Peninsula. The rising Sun, behind Earth's limb at the time of this "Awe that's so now! (sic)." Another photo, adds a deep blue to the horizon. Light from cities in cool and Twitter user jokingly British Columbia and Alberta, Canada, joins starlight to dot the caring.." wrote that Raadika's early morning skyscape." NASA also explained that though they Someone posted, "The cow looked pretty brave! That's great!" Yet chithi brought tears to appear similar, aurora and airglow are formed by different another added, "You can see it's not putting weight on it's rear left his eyes. He wrote, "There was once a famous #Chithi called processes. "Airglow is the emission of light from chemical leg. Surprised the bovine was so calm." In February, a ski resort in #Radhika in Tamilnadu, the only Chithi that brought tears to interactions between oxygen, nitrogen, and other molecules in France used a helicopter to move 50 tonnes of snow downhill for it my eyes (sic)." Chithi is a colloquial Tamil word used to call a the upper atmosphere. Auroras, stem from interactions between to stay open after an exceptionally mild winter left its slopes bare. mother's younger sister or paternal uncle's wife. solar energy and Earth's magnetic field," the space agency said. Great ‘Serge’ of Gnabry Europa final: Resurgent AP n LISBON Robert Lewandowski added a later head- champions met in the final. er, giving that duo a combined 24 The loss for Lyon, in its first Inter or Sevilla’s record he Champions League final will Champions League goals this season, Champions League semifinal in a decade, PNS n NEW DELHI finally be a meeting of champions part of Bayern’s total haul of 42. cuts out the last route back into European again. PSG as a team only has 25 goals in the competitions next season. he Europa League trophy is the heaviest of all TBayern Munich made sure the title competition this season. After only finishing seventh in the cur- TUEFA silverware, weighing in at a sturdy 15kg, match will live up to the competition’s “We will look to organize our defense, tailed Ligue 1 season and being beaten in something Sevilla know all too well. They’ve lift- name by beating Lyon 3-0 on Wednesday, but we know our biggest strength is putting the French League Cup final by PSG, Lyon ed it five times, more than any other club in his- setting up a final against Paris Saint- our opponents under pressure,” Bayern will be out of Europe for the first time since tory: back-to-back in 2006 and 2007 back when Germain. coach Hansi Flick said. the 1996-97 season. the tournament was known as the UEFA Cup, and It’s the first time in 22 years that the In 35 games since Flick was promot- Back on the field where it knocked out a ‘three-peat’ in 2014, 2015 and 2016. This Friday final will feature two teams who qualified ed to manager in November after Niko Manchester City on Saturday, Lyon was night in Cologne, the Nervionenses are going all as domestic league champions. Kovac’s firing, he won 32 of them to steer made to pay for the squandering its oppor- out for number six. Lyon wasted a couple of early chances Bayern from fourth place in the tunities to take the lead after finding more and Karl Toko Ekambi hit the right post. Just a minute after the post denied It won’t be easy though, going up against a tal- and was then overwhelmed by the clini- Bundesliga, to German Cup glory and into space in the Bayern defense than “I don’t think we can have any regrets Lyon the opener, Gnabry brushed aside ented Inter Milan side featuring stars such as cal Bavarian powerhouse, the competition’s a first continental final since lifting the Barcelona, which was thrashed 8-2 on ... Because we had two big chances,” Lyon several challenges as he cut in from the Lautaro Martínez, Romelu Lukaku and Diego highest-scoring team which was coming European Cup in 2013. Friday. goalkeeper Anthony Lopes said. “We right and powered in a shot into the top Godín. The Italians know what it’s like to win this off an 8-2 win over Barcelona in the quar- Sunday’s game at Benfica’s stadium Memphis Depay hit the side netting could have been 2-0 up. In these top-level corner in the 18th minute. title too, having won it three times (1991, 1994 and terfinals. will be the first time since Real Madrid in the fifth minute with only goalkeeper matches you pay for not taking your “The first couple of minutes we strug- 1998). In fact, only Sevilla have won it on more Serge Gnabry netted twice before faced Juventus in 1998 that two domestic Manuel Neuer to beat from a tight angle chances though.” gled a little bit,” he said. occasions. Both sides are in excellent form, with Sevilla undefeated since the coronavirus pause by winning nine and drawing five of their 14 fixtures SINGLES since action resumed and with Inter Milan hav- FATI, FERRAN, GARCIA LEAD SPAIN SQUAD KXIP, KKR, Royals land in UAE Liverpool begin title ing lost just once since the restart, picking up 11 Madrid: Barcelona's teenage forward Ansu Fati and wins and five draws along the way. This saw Inter Milan finish second in Serie A, new Manchester City signing Ferran Torres were n among six debutants in the Spain squad coach Luis PTI DUBAI while Sevilla also secured Champions League foot- Enrique unveiled on Thursday for next month's UEFA defence against Leeds ball for next year by finishing fourth in the final Nations League matches against Germany and ajasthan Royals, Kings XI LaLiga standings. n Ukraine. Real Sociedad midfielder Mikel Merino, RPunjab and Kolkata Knight AFP LONDON United until 2021 with the Red Sevilla’s defence has been key to their strong Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper Unai Simon and Real Riders on Thursday arrived in Devils visiting Anfield on finish to the domestic season and Madrid forward Oscar Rodriguez, who spent last the UAE for the IPL beginning eeds’ first Premier League January 16 and Liverpool head- their run to the Europa League season on loan with relegated Leganes, were also September 19, setting the ball Lgame for 16 years will see ing to Old Trafford on May 1. final, conceding just once included in the 24-man squad. rolling for an event that many Marcelo Bielsa’s men trav- All sides were guaran- since the continental restart: thought would not take place el to defending champions teed by the football author- a penalty in their 2-1 semi- YOUSUF APPOINTED BATTING COACH FOR HPC amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Liverpool, while ities to have at least 30 days final win over Manchester Karchi: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday Royals and KXIP landed in Manchester City and off between the two seasons United. Much credit should appointed former skipper Mohammad Yousuf as the Dubai via a charter flight, which Manchester United will after the late finish to the go to Moroccan goalkeeper batting coach of its National High Performance Centre will be the norm this IPL due miss the opening weekend 2019-20 campaign. Bono – Sevilla’s keeper in in Lahore. Yousuf, who has scored 7,530 Test and to the ongoing health crisis. A and support staff will be tested BHAJJI WILL JOIN LATER to give them extra time to Chelsea and Wolves will cup competitions this sea- 9,720 ODI runs in a career spanning from 1998 to little later in the evening, every fifth day of the tourney. Chennai Super Kings on recover from a late end to the start their seasons on Monday son – and centre-backs 2010, will head the list of coaches, which already Kolkata Knight Riders arrived All three teams posted pic- Thursday announced that vet- 2019-20 season. (September 14) after they too Diego Carlo and Jules boasts of Mushtaq Ahmed as the spin bowling in Abu Dhabi, their base for the tures of their players and sup- eran off-spinner Harbhajan In what will be the most were involved in European com- Koundé. In addition, consultant and will be joined by former wicketkeeper tournament. port staff before departure. The Singh will not be boarding the eagerly awaiting mathes of petition into August. coach Julen Lopetegui has, Atiq-uz-Zaman & tear away fast bowler Mohd Zahid. The players, who were Royals squad was fully covered flight with rest of squad on the new campaign, City Leeds are back in the top- since arriving last summer, already tested multiple times in protective gear. Friday to UAE due to personal and Liverpool are sched- flight for the first time since installed a possession-based U-117 WC PLAYER BORIS TESTS COVID +VE before departure, will now Defending champions reasons and instead join his uled to meet on the week- 2003-04, but could not have system at the club, helping to New Delhi: India's 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup team undergo a six-day isolation Mumbai Indians, Chennai team within two weeks. ends of November 7 at the asked for a tougher start, on keep the ball away from their member Boris Singh Thangjam on Thursday tested period with testing on day 1, 3 Super Kings and RCB will “Harbhajan will not be Etihad and February September 12 against opponents’ most dangerous positive for Covid-19 in a first such case involving an and 6. If they clear all the tests, arrive in the UAE on Friday travelling with the team to 6 at Anfield. the champions who forwards. active footballer. The 20-year-old Boris, who had they will be eligible to enter the while the the other two teams, Dubai due to personal rea- Jurgen Klopp’s have not lost a league played as right back in two of India's three matches in tournament’s bio-bubble and Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi sons. He is expected to join the men do not face game at Anfield in Europa League final the U-17 World Cup, has been placed under start training. Capitals, will land over the squad in two weeks,” a CSK offi- traditional rivals more than three Live from 12:30am IST quarantine in Manipur. Subsequently, the players weekend. cial said on Thursday. Manchester years. SONY TEN 2 & 3 NETWORK OLY CHAMPION AYAKA TAKAHASHI RETIRES Tokyo: Japan's Olympic badminton champion Ayaka Takahashi will not defend her doubles crown with Misaki Matsutomo at next year's Tokyo Games after ‘Eng, Aus players won’t require quarantine in UAE’ announcing she will retire at the end of the month. The 30-year old cited the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics as one of the reasons for her decision to PTI n NEW DELHI ing match. erwise missed in case of a six-day step away, saying her body might not hold up for “It is very clear from BCCI quarantine. another year. PL-bound players from England SOP that each and every player The eight teams had initially Iand Australia will not be required has to go through quarantine (in pressed for a three-day quarantine THAPA, 9 INDIANS RETAINED BY CHENNAIYIN to undergo a six-day quarantine in UAE). However, the players from for their players to start training Chennai: Two-time Indian Super League champions the UAE to enter the tournament England and Australia would earlier, but the BCCI did not agree Chennaiyin FC on Thursday confirmed the bubble as they will be coming from already be in a bio-bubble as they to that. participation of star national team mid-fielder Anirudh a controlled environment, RCB would be playing the series there,” As per the UAE Government, Thapa and nine other Indian players for the upcoming chairman Sanjeev Churiwala said on said Churiwala. players from both countries will season of the tournament. ISL 2017-18 winner Thursday. “If they continue to remain in need to furnish Covid-19 negative Thapa, who joined the club as an 18-year-old in 2016, Royal Challengers Bangalore that bio-bubble and we can send test certificates issued no more is currently on a multi-year contract and is set for his have in their ranks Aaron Finch and a charter plane then they are as than 96 hours before departure. fifth campaign in the Chennaiyin jersey. Moeen Ali, who will be busy in a secure as other players. Churiwala hinted that even bilateral series comprising three “But they will have to go for the South Africa players due to HYDERABAD FC, BVB ANNOUNCE NEW P’SHIP T20s and three ODIs, before the IPL. through Covid testing procedures take part in the IPL, a charter flight Hyderabad: SL franchise Hyderabad FC on Thursday The limited overs matches are after landing. It will be more will be organised. entered into a new two-year partnership with German slated to be held in England from stringent in their case. There will Updating on RCB’s foreign football giants Borussia Dortmund and at the heart of September 4 to 16. be no compromise on safety,” players’ arrival, he said: “South this association will be youth development. Borussia Prime Minister Narendra Modi has described MS Dhoni as the embodiment of a new India The IPL starts on September 19 added Churiwala on the eve of his Africa players will arrive on where family name does not make one’s destiny in a letter to the enigmatic former captain, who Dortmund will focus on building and supporting HFC and, in all likelihood, all the English team’s departure to the UAE. August 22, September 17 for on its academy structure as well as guiding the Indian retired from international cricket last week. Dhoni shared the letter on his Twitter page on and Australian players will land in If things go as per plan, then England and Australia players, Sri Thursday thanking the PM for the appreciation which read “An Artist, Soldier and Sportsperson club on coach education. The partnership will also the UAE via a charter flight on the players will be available for Lanka on September 1. There include BVB's expertise in technology to drive what they crave for is appreciation, that their hard work and sacrifice is getting noticed and innovation, enhance connectivity between the clubs, September 17, making them avail- their respective team’s opening could be slight change in this appreciated by everyone.Thanks PM @narendramodi for your appreciation and good wishes” positively grow and expand its fan base. AGENCIES able for their respective team’s open- game, which they would have oth- schedule,” he said. Bryan twins not in US Open entry list Leave no stone unturned: Root’s message to teammates 2 SA players test Open with Jack Sock when Bob was recovering from hip surgery. AFP n SOUTHAMPTON Test till next summer and “leave no “We feel extremely lucky to have virus positive The US Tennis Association stone unturned.” got the opportunity to play right now,” PTI n JOHANNESBURG announced its women’s and ngland captain Joe Root said on “My message to the guys today said the 29-year-old. men’s doubles fields, including EThursday he wants his players to was quite simple really,” he said at his “At the start of the summer, we wo players of the South African men’s cricket wild cards. give it their all in the third Test with eve of match press conference. were dreading the thought of not see- Tteam have tested positive for Covid-19 and will Three-time US Open cham- Pakistan which gets underway this “We don’t know when the next ing any international cricket.” miss a specially-arranged culture camp, the coun- pion Kim Clijsters and playing week as it could be their last for a time is that we’ll play Test cricket. Root paid tribute to both the try’s cricket board said on Thursday. partner Hailey Baptiste received while. “Let’s make sure we leave no Windies and Pakistan for agreeing to Cricket South Africa (CSA), though, did not AP n NEW YORK a wild-card entry in doubles to England lead 1-0 and have to stones unturned and we give every- tour and having to live in a bubble to disclose the names of the two players. go along with the one she got for avoid defeat at the Ageas Bowl on thing to each other and the badge reduce the risk of them getting the The board had conducted 50 tests on players ob and Mike Bryan were not singles as she makes her Grand Friday to seal what would be their first going into this last game. virus. “Credit to both touring teams and support staff before the team’s culture camp in Bon the entry list released Slam comeback. series win over Pakistan in 10 years. “I fully expect everyone to give for coming over and giving us that Skukuza from August 18 to 22. The camp, for men’s doubles at the US The tournament It would make it a perfect sum- everything over the next five days and opportunity to play, and to both focussing on the team’s “identity, environment and Open, possibly signaling begins singles competi- mer having beaten the West Indies 2- make sure we give ourselves the best boards,” said Root. performance goals”, features 32 players. the end of the 42-year-old tion August 31, and dou- 1 earlier in the season. chance of finishing the series 2-0.” “It’s been amazing to be a part of “The testing is in line with fulfilling the organ- American twins’ record- bles on September 2. The England’s next scheduled Test Root, who missed their only Test this experience. Hopefully we can isation’s obligation and commitment to control the breaking careers. doubles fields are being cut series is in India in the new year but defeat of the summer in the first clash have a great finish to it. spread of the virus,” the CSA said. The Bryans won five of from 64 to 32 teams for women the coronavirus pandemic may make with the West Indies due to becom- “There’s been some really excit- “There were no replacements made for the two their 16 Grand Slam doubles and men this year to reduce the that impossible — playing it in the ing a father, said even playing with- ing games and I think it’s made for players who tested positive. All those unable to titles together in New York, number of people on-site UAE could be a possibility. out spectators beat what he feared some entertaining viewing at times.” attend the camp will join the proceedings virtual- most recently in 2014. because of the coronavirus pan- However, Root says the players might happen at the beginning of the (3rd Test Day 1, Live from ly.” The two players will miss the camp as they have Mike also won the 2018 US demic. should perform as if this is the last season. 3pm onwards at Sony Six) sent into isolation as per the protocols. 12

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fter roping in Sai Pallavi, the makers of Shyam Singha A Roy, starring , are now considering signing Nithya Menen for a key supporting role. Besides Pallavi, who will be the film’s female face, the Nithya story has scope for two other actresses in signif- likely to play a icant roles. “Director Rahul Sankrityan is keen on Nithya to do one role. While it may not have the supporting role in duration of Pallavi’s, it does have its own impor- tance in the context of the narrative. As Nithya is Shyam Singha Roy someone who doesn’t dif- ferentiate between lead- PRAVEEN SATTARU AND ing and supporting turns as long as the role has something for her and drives the story forward, the director and his pro- PRASANTH VARMA ducer S Naga Vamsi are confident of her par- ticipation in the film. They are plan- ning to meet her soon with the TEAM UP FOR A SHOW script,” chips in a source close to the n an interesting development, The Pioneer has production house. Scriptsville, a learned that new-age directors Praveen Sattaru The source adds and Prasanth Varma are joining forces for a that for the creative group high-concept web show, which is likely to roll other role, I soon. Scriptsville, a creative group which Rahul is look- which Prasanth heads, has penned the story for the ing at a new show, which will be quite a departure from the shows that profile. Prasanth have emerged out of until now. “The show An has plenty of drama and will unfold as a thriller; it’s pep- intense heads, has pered with scientific fiction elements as well. It is poised love story, to break many clichés for a Telugu show. In terms of cre- Shyam penned the ative ideas, scale and budget, this will be the biggest show Singha from Telugu. It is being written for the past 18 months,” Roy will story for the a source close to the development confirmed to us. be filmed across The source added that while Prasanth will serve as the Hyderabad and show, which show creator, negotiations are in full-swing with PSV Kolkata predomi- Garuda Vega director to man the director’s chair. nantly. It will go in will be quite a “Praveen has been travelling with the show’s front of the cameras content for the past couple of months and his after Nani wraps up departure from script concerns have been taken into account Tuck Jagadish. Anirudh by Scriptsville. He liked the content and Ravichander, who has the shows that shared a similar creative vision for the show composed music for like Prasanth but is yet to sign on the dot- Nani’s earlier films like have emerged ted line. The producers are hoping that the Jersey and Gang formalities with him will be wrapped up by Leader, will be the the end of this week,” the source noted. tunesmith, while out of Telugu Further, we’ve understood that the show cinematographer will be made for streaming giant Hotstar. still needs to be language until “It will consist of eight-ten episodes, with finalised. each episode running into 35-40 minutes. — NG now, finds There will be season 2 as well. The cast- ing process has been initiated,” the source NAGARAJ concluded. GOUD The cat-and-mouse game Trinadh Rao to direct between mine and Sudheer's Ravipudi's script part drove me to : Nani ith his plans of taking V F3 to floors later this roduction house Sri Venkateswara Creations year failed due to coron- and actor Nani on Thursday announced that W avirus outbreak, Anil their upcoming film, V, will stream on Ravipudi, who is fresh off Amazon Prime Video from September 5. from the massive success P Directed and written by Mohana Krishna of Sarileru Neekevvaru, has silently Indraganti, the film also stars Sudheer Babu, worked on a full-length comedy Nivetha Thomas and Aditi Rao Hydari. drama which requires two A-list “I personally enjoy watching gripping action-thrillers and V is one such title actors and actresses' to headline it. that delivers thrills, drama and fast-paced action. The cat-and-mouse game between Like his earlier projects, this one too Sudheer Babu’s and my character is what drew me will be produced by Dil Raju. the most to this project,” said Nani. Interestingly though, the director “I am very excited about the global premiere of V will not be calling the shots, as the THE MOVIE — the movie marks my 25th in the film industry, I responsibility has been assigned to MARKS ITS could not have asked for a bigger tribute to my fans Trinadha Rao Nakkina. and supporters, than to have V available to watch any- A source says, “The untitled film GLOBAL time, anywhere on Prime Video, across 200 countries will be on the lines of acclaimed PREMIERE ON THE and territories. Interestingly, the movie marks its glob- writer-director Jandhyala’s films like al premiere on the same day as my debut movie (Ashta Nalugu Stambhalata and Rendu Rellu SAME DAY AS MY Chamma) release — September 5,” he added. Aaru. Ravipudi is also penning the V is an action thriller about a cop (played by dialogues and screenplay for the DEBUT MOVIE, Sudheer Babu) falling in love with a crime writer. project. As of now, the frontrunners SEPTEMBER 5, When everything is going great, his life turns upside to front it are Sai Tej and down when a killer (Nani) challenges him with a puz- Bellamkonda Sreenivas.” SAID NANI zle to solve. The source adds that the project will only roll when both Sai and Sreenivas complete their present and future projects. Rana takes up #GreenIndiaChallenge Nakkina too has a Ravi Teja project ctor Rana lined up. Daggubati who Arecently tied the knot with Miheeka Bajaj accepted the Green India challenge by Prabhas and plant- ed three saplings at Chay in varied Ramanaiudu studio, Hyderabad on Thursday. He thanked Prabhas get ups for making him a part of Green India ike his earlier film Manam with Naga Chaitanya where Challenge initiated by the actor was seen in a role with dual shades, Vikram RS MP Joginapally Kumar’s Thank You will see the actor experimenting with Santosh Kumar. his looks once again. According to reports doing the Rana asked all his L rounds, Chay will be seen in at least three get ups at dif- fans, Daggubati fami- ferent stages in the film. It is the reason why the actor has ly fans and nature decided to not do other films until he completes this one. It is a lay- lovers to participate ered character which will challenge the actor in Chay, it is said. in Green India chal- Meanwhile, shedding some light about Thank You, Vikram, speak- lenge. He further stat- ing to us recently, said that it’s a story that needs to be told now. “It ed that who ever would resonate with the audience at various levels. That said it’s not tagged him with the a message-oriented film but has an undercurrent of something which picture of planting is wonderful. It got me connected to the story in the first place. It has saplings, he would got all mainstream elements — humour, drama, romance and a lit- retweet it as a part of tle bit of action,” the director, who is developing the story along with his contribution in BVS Ravi, had said. carrying forward the Dil Raju is producing Thank You under his Sri Venkateswara Geen India Challenge. Creations, while Anup Rubens is tipped to compose music.