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In a letter to the 100 million years from an area of Under Secretary and below level Tuesday, as he retreated from a management they have questioned around West Khasi Hills District in employees till this month-end as the threat to jail Australians trying why they were excluded from the Meghalaya. The yet-to-be- COVID situation has not improved to escape Covid-wracked India. vaccination camps for 18-45-year published findings were made to a desirable level, according to a Scott Morrison's government age group held by the management. during a recent field trip by Personnel Ministry order. It said the moved to ban travellers from The vaccine camps at a few bases, researchers from the Geological guidelines announced last month will India from entering Australia they said, were held for employees Survey of India's Palaeontology remain effective during this period. until May 15, threatening rule- doing desk jobs and the majority opting to division in North-East. The GSI "Since the situation has not yet improved breakers -- including Australian work from home. The pilots said they have gone researchers noted that this is the first record of to a desirable level, it has been decided that the citizens -- with prison time. Amid a backlash, "above and beyond during the pandemic, risking life sauropods of probable Titanosaurian origin validity of the OM (official memorandum issued in Morrison on Tuesday said it was "highly unlikely" and limb to ensure our citizens' well-being". discovered in the region. April) may be extended up to May 31. that Australians who skirted a ban would be jailed. 5 L doses of Covishield reach AP AP plans Rs 1,000 cr PNS n VIJAYAWADA had announced about 13 lakh doses would be given to Andhra About five lakh doses of Covid-19 Pradesh for the month of May. As vaccine reached Vijayawada airport part of this allocation, the Centre at Gannavaram on Tuesday from has announced 9,17,850 doses for Vizag Beach Corridor the Serum Institute of India, Pune. the first 15 days of May. From the aircraft, the vaccine The Central government has PNS n VIJAYAWADA doses were transported to the stor- allocated 2.12 crore vaccine doses age centre at Gannavaram. The for all the States and Union Andhra Pradesh Council of vaccine will be dispatched from the Territories in the country for the Ministers on Tuesday approved storage centre to various districts first 15 days of May that includes a slew of new development proj- as per the directions of the medical 1.62 crore doses of Covishield Will ejection of Eatela ects, including the Rs 1,000 and health department officials. made by the Serum Institute of crore Vizag Beach Corridor, to The arrival of the about five lakh the inoculation process to come to India and the remaining 50 lakh bring BC matters to a make Visakhapatnam the pre- doses has brought relief to the peo- a grinding grinding halt on Sunday doses of Covaxin from Bharat head for KCR? mier tourist destination. ple since the Covid vaccine stocks and Monday. Biotech. The Vizag Beach Corridor had been totally exhausted, forcing Earlier, the Central government project, connecting the heritage 2 town Bheemili with the upcom- ing Bhogapuram International 2 Airport at a total cost of Rs 1,021 crore, aims to create vibrant and High Court tells Govt to thriving new avenues of devel- Cabinet nod for electronics policy opment, according to Special Chief Secretary (Tourism and PNS n VIJAYAWADA business in the state. Culture) Rajat Bhargava. IT Secretary G Jayalakshmi reveal Covid battle plans "The project will be a 'hospi- The State Cabinet on Tuesday said the policy was envisioned at tality district' with world-class approved the Andhra Pradesh transforming the State into a PNS n VIJAYAWADA More than an hour-and-a-half of accommodation facilities Electronics Policy 2021-24, global hub for electronics man- the court’s time was spent on key (beach resorts and hotels) for which facilitates the creation of ufacturing, by focusing on the The AP High Court on Tuesday issues such as oxygen, beds, med- visitors, amusement parks, eco- world-class electronics manufac- entire manufacturing value directed the Andhra Pradesh gov- ications, Covid test results, and tourism, swimming pools, turing infrastructure, improves chain — assembly operations, ernment to initiate measures to vaccination. water sports avenues, food the Ease of Doing Business electronics components manu- contain the spread of Covid pan- The High Court appointed sen- courts, shopping malls, fish- (EoDB) considerably through facturing, Research and demic in the state. ior advocate YV Ravi Prasad as eries, etc., along the corridor,” various process reforms, and Development (R&D), semicon- Chief Justice Arup Kumar Amicus Curiae in the case. Bhargva said. offers a host of incentives aimed ductor and display fabrication. Goswami and Justice C Praveen The Government was instruct- at reducing the cost of doing Kumar, hearing petitions social ed to cremate the Covid victims 2 2 activist Thota Suresh Babu and while ensuring dignity of the activists of civil liberties on Covid deceased is maintained. Zoo parks, Post-poll violence in treatment in the state, asked the Directing the Government to Bengal reminiscent of State government on the plans it submit complete details on the tourism Partition: BJP Adani’s offer to buy port accepted has drawn to tackle the situation treatment and facilities for Covid if the number of Covid cases patients on Thursday, the court SNV SUDHIR GPL has paid up equity share the stakes of DVS Raju and fam- increases in the days to come. was adjourned. centres across n VIJAYAWADA capital of 51.7 crore shares of ily and Warburg Pincus and put which 58.1 percent was owned by forth a proposal before the state In a significant development, the DVS Raju and family (Promoter), government to acquire the AP shut 5 Andhra Pradesh Cabinet on 10.4 crore by the Government of remaining 10 pc of its stake. Tuesday approved the proposal AP and 31.5 crore by Windy Gangavaram port is the second PNS n VIJAYAWADA moved by the Adani Ports and Lakeside Investment Limited, an largest non-major port in Andhra Special Economic Zones Ltd to affiliate of New York-based pri- Pradesh with a 64 MMT capaci- Principal Chief Conservator, acquire the State government’s vate equity firm Warburg Pincus. ty established under concession Forest and Wildlife Department stake in Gangavaram port. The APSEZ Ltd, a key subsidiary of from Government of Andhra N Pradeep Kumar said that all zoo Cabinet also approved merger of the diversified Adani Group, Pradesh that extends till 2059. parks, parks, eco-tourism centres Gangavaram Port Ltd into APSEZ. from March onwards acquired and temple eco parks in the state 2 will remain closed in the wake of surge in Covid positive cases. He said the decision was taken by the state government as per the Scribe, lawyer instruction of the Union Ministry of Forests. appointed Cabinet ratifies decision The Chief Conservator direct- ed the closure of Nehru Zoologi- cal Park in Visakhapatnam, Sri Information Venkateswara Zoological Park in on partial curfew in AP Tirupati, 29 eco-tourism centres Soulful, Commissioners in the state, 23 city parks and sev- PNS n VIJAYAWADA PNS n VIJAYAWADA With the spike in the number of en temple eco-parks in the state. meaningful Covid cases, the Cabinet approved Pradeep Kumar directed the The Andhra Pradesh govern- The State Cabinet headed by Chief imposition of a partial curfew conservators and DFOs in the tunes to vibe to ment on Tuesday selected a jour- Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy on limiting working hours from 6 am respective places to take special nalist and a lawyer for appoint- Tuesday gave its nod for the impo- to 12 noon. measures regarding animals in the ment as State Information sition of partial curfew across Nani said that the Chief Minister zoos. He said that the health of the Commissioners in the AP Andhra Pradesh from Wednesday, has decided to write to Prime animals in the zoos would be 10 Information Commission under where even the APSRTC will sus- Minister Narendra Modi over the monitored by the concerned the RTI Act, 2005. pend its services after 12 noon. vaccination programme stating authorities from time to time. The selection committee, head- Briefing the media of the key that only a limited number of vac- Pradeep Kumar said the orders Govt picks Essar for ed by Chief Minister YS decisions taken during the Cabinet cine stocks are available in the state will remain in force till further TODAY Jaganmohan Reddy, chose U Hari meeting, I&PR Minister Perni and to arrange more doses. instructions from the Central Prasad, a senior journalist, and Venkatramaiah said that the state The Cabinet decided to take spe- and state governments. ALMANAC Kakarla Chenna Reddy, a lawyer, Cabinet discussed the pandemic cial measures to address the oxy- State Forest Minister Balineni Kadapa steel plant for the SIC posts, according to an situation in the state, supply of oxy- gen issue in AP, by importing the Srinivasa Reddy also said that Month & Paksham: official release. gen, medicines and the vaccination precious gas from Karnataka, clear directions have already been Chaitra & Krishna Paksha SNV SUDHIR and also asked it to suggest the way 2 drive. Odisha and Tamil Nadu. issued to them in this regard. Panchangam n VIJAYAWADA forward. After evaluating the cur- Tithi : Navami: 01:21 pm rent situation, SBI Caps recently With the UK-based Liberty Group recommended the government to Nakshatram : Dhanishtha: 09:10 am beset by financial woes, the State pick Essar Steels Ltd as JV partner. Time to Avoid : (Bad time to start government has now decided to The latest recommendation of any important work) pick home grown steel major, SBI Caps was discussed in the The Pioneer loses its Rahukalam : 12:12 pm – 01:48 pm Essar Steels Ltd as its Joint Venture Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday. Yamagandam : 07:27 am – 09:02 am (JV) partner to develop Greenfield After a thorough discussion, the integrated steel plant in Chief State Cabinet had approved SBI shining star to Covid Varjyam : 04:47 pm – 06:28 pm Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy’s Caps’ latest recommendation to Gulika : 10:37 am - 12:12 pm home district, Kadapa. pick Essar Steels Ltd, now renamed PNS n VIJAYAWADA He was 34. Good Time : (to start any important work) After one of the major lenders of ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Sumit was a native of Jeypore in the UK company went bankr-upt, as the JV partner. There is no tougher task than Odisha and had shifted to Vizag in Amritakalam : 02:55 am – 04:37 am the AP government declared “In the altered scenario of writing the obituary of a colleague, 2015 to pursue a career in journal- Abhijit Muhurtham : NIL Liberty Steels as not business-ready Liberty Group’s financial inability, especially one who had his heart in ism. Before his stint in journalism and started working on Plan-B. the government has asked SBI the right place, who worked hard he had briefly worked in a BPO at VIJAYAWADA The State Cabinet had in Caps reevaluate its earlier recom- and was always popular with his co- Delhi. WEATHER February given the nod to pick mendation. SBI Caps submitted its workers due to his friendliness and His first job as a reporter was Forecast: Mostly sunny Liberty Steels as the JV partner on report with revised recommenda- kindness. with the Deccan Chronicle and Temp: 39 the recommendation of SBI Caps, tion suggesting Essar Steels as the On Tuesday, Sumit Kumar Onka, when The Pioneer launched its Humidity: 52% hired as the transaction advisors to JV partner to develop the Kadapa reporter with The Pioneer based at Andhra Pradesh editions in 2018, Sunrise: 05:48 am develop Kadapa steel plant. After steel plant. The Cabinet has accept- Vizag lost his fight against Covid- Sumit opted to strengthen our Sunset: 06:37 pm the Liberty Group’s financial woes ed the revised recommendation by 19, leaving his family and col- team. surfaced the state government SBI Caps,” said I&PR Minister leagues devastated. Current Weather Conditions 2 Updated may 4, 2021 5:00 PM immediately asked SBI Caps to Perni Venkatramaiah (Nani). reevaluate its recommendation 2 VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | MAY 5, 2021 vijayawada 02 Will ejection of Eatela bring BC matters to a head for KCR? ill the image of posts, though constituency, may have embold- weathered 'continuous He is married to a Reddy Telangana Chief they are largely at the In a way, Eatela has been ened KCR to take on those flex- disturbances' created by woman and got alliances for WMinister K. mercy of their political humiliated by two chief ministers on ing muscles within the party. the then Congress govern- his two children from the Chandrasekhar Rao take bosses who value their Eatela, one among them, has ment headed by Dr.YS same community. Naturally, he a beating because of the ‘leadership’ quality on two separate occasions. If it was created a sensation by stating Rajasekhara Reddy. On one could get support from the calculated, timed ejec- PIN the basis of their ‘arrogance’ of YSR then, how can it that he would not hesitate to occasion, YSR ridiculed powerful Reddy community. tion of Health Minister POINT hold on BC communities. resign from the Assembly after Rajender, who was floor leader The Congress party, which Eatela Rajender? Will If anything goes wrong be ‘not arrogance’ of KCR now? Is it having consultations with his of TRS then, for his claims of granted Telangana State, had Eatela’s social background as on the part of such represen- acceptable for Telangana constituents in Huzurabad -- public support in Telangana faced electoral debacles at the a popular Backward Class tative, he or she has to pay a protagonists to set aside the his home turf since 2004. region. Pointing out that TRS hands of KCR in two succes- leader propel his plans? What heavy price, which includes Should he resign from the had won only 10 seats out of sive elections – 2014 and 2018. are the reactions of Telangana being stripped of their post humiliation of a son of soil? Assembly, it would necessitate the 50 it contested then, YSR The grand old party needs protagonists on the removal of without notice. This explains a bye-election at Huzurabad. suggested that Eatela should considerable support from BC Eatela, who has played a vital why Eatela had to go. In such eventuality, the split, if feel ashamed! This high-volt- communities. The Congress role in the state administration In his first innings as Chief rid of him, while people munity and brought them M D RATNA KUMAR any, among Telangana forces age political scene unfolded on may be weighing the pros and while holding key portfolios Minister of Telangana, KCR thought that Rajaiah was being under the TRS umbrella during Senior Journalist that had fought to achieve the floor of the House, and cons of the emerging political like finance and health? These sacked then health minister taken to task for the high the movement for statehood to statehood for T-region would Telangana protagonists, situation! are some of the searching & pediatrician by profes- number of swine flu deaths Telangana. The talk of a ‘dalit be wide open. including KCR, came down It would be a gripping polit- questions in the public sion Dr. T. Rajaiah of the recorded then. In political CM’ is now a closed chapter. Telangana Rashtra Samiti, Eatela’s removal would have heavily on YSR remarks. ical drama if, in the days to domain. combined Warangal district parties, particularly in region- For KCR, things may not be while characterizing people of a tremendous impact on those In a way, Eatela has been come, the Eatela episode paves Telangana’s social fabric for reasons which were not al outfits, the fate of ministers so easy with regard to Eatela’s TS as shareholders of the who had worked for separate humiliated by two chief min- the way in Huzurabad for a sit- comprises sizeable backward perceived by others as serious. and legislators can change ejection because of the latter’s movement. This comment sin- T-state under the leadership of isters on two separate occa- uation akin to the 2006 and weaker sections. Due to The grapevine has it that KCR overnight. social background. Eatela is gularly disturbed KCR’s mind. KCR. Persons like Prof. sions. If it was ‘arrogance’ of Karimnagar bye-election! lack of political representation considered setting up a The sacking of Rajaiah did believed to be in touch with So, despite being a staunch fol- Kodandaram, of course, have YSR then, how can it be ‘not Remember that KCR’s TRS and dearth of strong leaders University of Health Sciences not affect KCR as the head of various sections of Backward lower of KCR for over two always described it as ‘collec- arrogance’ of KCR now? Is it got rejuvenated following the within communities, power at Warangal. However, before the government, though he Classes. decades, Rajender got distanced. tive leadership’. Prof. acceptable for Telangana pro- resounding victory in the has not gravitated to these sec- KCR could himself make a for- had reneged on his promise of Eatela has previously spoken Perhaps, the overall outcomes Kodandaram steered T-joint tagonists to set aside the Karimnagar Lok Sabha con- tions. Still, some representa- mal announcement, Rajaiah making a Dalit the chief min- about his being among those of elections for ULBs and RLBs, action committee and KCR humiliation of a son of soil? stituency in 2006. That win tives of the Backward Classes jumped the gun and revealed ister of India’s youngest state. who ‘own’ the Telangana state- including the bye-election for himself followed its line, par- Eatela has good rapport altered the course of T-move- have managed to get plum the CM’s plans. So, KCR got This promise rallied the com- hood movement as well as the the Nagarjuna sagar Assembly ticularly during the period he with the Reddy community. ment! Education dept to sign AP plans Rs 1,000 cr Vizag Beach Corridor Continued from Page 1 Bhogapuram. and taking up YSR Palnadu Cabinet nod for electronics policy "These will be developed to Karuvu Nivarana scheme with pact with CBSE Board "The 19.66-km Bheemili- be safe swimming zones with an outlay of Rs 2,747 crore. Continued from Page 1 Production Linked Incentive Bhogapuram stretch will be a beach sports," the Special The Cabinet also decided (PLI) scheme in the green six-lane access-controlled Chief Secretary said. to lease closed cooperative The Electronics manufactur- field clusters which dovetails PNS n VIJAYAWADA ments in government schools decided to develop an engi- greenfield road for friction- According to Information dairies that are listed under AP ing industry is among the with Government of India’s are going up because of the neering college under Yogi free movement (expressway)," and Public Relations Minister Dairy Development fastest growing sectors schemes and incentivises elec- The State Cabinet has also effective measures taken by Vemana University in he said. Perni Venkatramaiah, the Corporation to Amul and col- domestically, with the mar- tronics manufacturers who approved implementation of the State government. Proddatur with Rs 66 crore "The Government of State Cabinet gave its nod to lect the lease amount. ket size expected to reach expand their operations in CBSE syllabus in state schools In order to improve qual- and a Degree college in Andhra Pradesh has declared develop Kailasagiri- As on date, after signing up USD 400 Billion from the Andhra Pradesh and increase from the coming academic ity education in aided insti- Vempalli with Rs 20 crore. Visakhapatnam as the Bhogapuram region in soon to MoU with Amul, their services present USD 104 Billion, their production which also year, where 44,639 schools tutions, the State Cabinet With regard to the welfare Executive Capital of the state be executive capital Vizag by were operational in 708 villages by 2025. leads to higher employment will be having CBSE curricu- has put two options for the schemes, Perni Nani said and, as such, tourism develop- laying 1-8 lane roads on a across the state. Aiming for the The new policy envisages generation in the state. lum from Class VII and by managements, either to hand that YSR Rythu Bharosa will ment in this area assumes stretch of 19 km. Dairy Development, the state tapping a majority of new The IT, E&C department 2024-25 first batch of Class X over their institutes to the be implemented on May 13 greater importance.There is an The state government will government sanctioned two investments in the sector is currently engaging with students will be passing out. government to be run effi- by crediting Rs 4,050 crore to immediate need to create be developing 12 other pro- Animal Husbandry Polytechnic flowing to India and other several major electronics State school education ciently or turn them into benefit around 54 lakh farm- world-class infrastructure in jects in the Kailasagiri region colleges in Srikakulam and South East Asian countries, manufacturers for establish- department has been autho- complete private organisa- ers. Vizag to develop tourism in like establishing a sky tower, Chittoor districts. into Andhra Pradesh and ing their facilities in the rised to enter into an agree- tions. Similarly on May 25, YSR the city," Bhargava told PTI. aquarium tunnel, a floating thereby develop the state state, with a potential of ment with the CBSE Board. Also, the State Cabinet has Free Crop insurance will be The Vizag Beach Corridor restaurant in the abandoned Honorarium for clergymen into a mature Electronics generating upwards of In order to revamp govern- given its nod for the amend- paid to the farmers who suf- project would have Smart Bangladesh ship and develop- hiked manufacturing ecosystem. 20,000 direct jobs. ment schools under Nadu- ment in AP Private fered crop losses in Kharif Road elements like bicycle ing 11 other beaches in the As promised during elec- The salient features of the She added the depart- Nedu and develop them in all University Act 2016 by allo- 2020, by crediting Rs 2,589 tracks (2.2m each side), pedes- surrounding area. tions, the state govern- policy framework include ment is confident that the fields, the State government cating 35 percent of the crore into the accounts of trian walkways (1.8m each At an expenditure of Rs ment has approved the promotion of a world- release of the Andhra will be borrowing USD 250 University seats to convener 38,30,000 tillers. He also said side), high standard street 6,190 crore, the government increase of the honorarium class Greenfield Electronics Pradesh Electronics Policy Million (Rs 1,860 crore) from quota to benefit meritorious that Rs 10,000 would be paid furniture with landscaping, has decided to widen the for priests, imams, Manufacturing Cluster 2021-24 will expedite the the World Bank at an inter- students from poor families to each fishermen family on smart poles (LED streetlights, main canal of Handri-Neeva muezzins and pastors, (EMC) namely YSR EMC grounding of investments est of 2.5 percent, which has and provide fee reimburse- May 18 compensating for CCTV, public WiFi and sen- to provide drinking water in where the priests in A cat- being developed in and provide employment to be repaid in 10 years. The ment and scholarships to the annual fishing ban in the sors), utility crossings (water, Rayalaseema region and also egory temples would Kopparthy, Kadapa. opportunities to the citi- Minister stated that enrol- them. The government has sea. drainage, power, fibre), bus take up phase-2 developmen- receive Rs 15,000 and Introduction of a zens of Andhra Pradesh. bays, auto bays, public bicycle tal works worth Rs 9,318 priests of B Category tem- stations and parking bays for crore. Further, the Cabinet ples would receive Rs recreation. approved to lift irrigate water 10,000 up from the present Further, the Cabinet The Cabinet also decid- HC reserves The project would include from Polavaram dead storage Rs 5,000. approved setting up of 176 ed to pay Land Acquisition Govt picks Essar for hanging\suspension bridges at a cost of Rs 912 crore in Similarly, imams would PHCs at a cost of Rs 511.79 Compensation for the order on over the river Gosthani at order to meet the irrigation receive Rs 10,000, crore, ensuring three PHCs assigned lands on par with two locations. needs of Coastal AP. muezzins will receive Rs for each agency zone and the owners of patta lands Parishad polls The riverfront area near Also, the Cabinet approved 5,000 and pastors will two doctors for each pri- and pay 10 percent extra Kadapa steel plant... the bridges on the river setting up of Eluru-Tandava receive Rs 5,000 as hono- mary health centre along for assigned lands belong- PNS n VIJAYAWADA Gosthani would be developed Link Canal with Rs 470 crore rarium. with one ‘104’ vehicle. ing to SC ST communities. Continued from Page 1 develop the integrated steel as urban recreation zones, the The Andhra Pradesh High plant in Kadapa. Special Chief Secretary added. Court has reserved its orders Amidst much fanfare, the Government sources said He said the Cabinet also on the counting of votes for State Cabinet on February 23 that at least seven domestic approved to develop seaplane Adani’s offer to buy port accepted the Parishad elections, vot- had given its nod to pick and internationally reputed terminals at Bheemli Beach Continued from Page 1 ing for which was held in Liberty Group, part of Indian- companies had evinced inter- and Bhogapuram Airport. need to sign another annum in spite of having the expertise and strength in April. British businessman Sanjeev est in JV by responding to the The Cabinet approved the “Cabinet considered and Concessionaire agreement capacity to handle 50 MT. the port sector they are like- Hearing a petition filed by Gupta owned GFG Alliance, Expression of Interest (EoI) development of a Marina with approved the proposal of with the new Segregated New entity operated by ly to substantially increase the State Government seek- as a Joint Venture (JV) part- issued by YSRCL. Jetty and passenger terminal at APSEZ for acquisition of Portfolio Company (SPC) as APSEZ is likely to increase the traffic and business of ing the nod for counting of ner to develop Kadapa Steel SBI Caps recommended Bheemili Beach to pave way GoAP’s stake -10.40 percent per terms of the original the business to 40-45 MT Gangavaram port and also votes polled for various Plant. Liberty as the joint venture for cruise tourism. in GPL at a price of INR concession agreement for with an expected revenue invest in new businesses Parishads across the state, The cabinet also approved partner to the state govern- The Dutch-era monuments 120/share translating to con- safeguarding the obligations share of Rs 30 crore per such as Container, Liquid the court on Tuesday to issue Letter of ment, giving it a score of in Bheemili, one of the oldest sideration of Rs 645.1 crore; of the original concessionaire annum in short term and up and LNG terminals and cre- reserved judgment. Authorisation (LOA) to YSR 153.50, ten points more than civic bodies in the country, or receive shares in APSEZ agreement. to 100 MT with an expected ate higher revenue share for It may be recalled that a Steel Corporation Limited Essar Steel Limited. would be revived and tourism worth Rs 645.1 crore as a “The revenue share is revenue share of Rs 70 crore government and value. single judge bench of the (YSRCL) MD to proceed fur- The YSRSCL, the special products around heritage result of proposed merger expected to substantially per annum in medium term,” “Besides LNG and High Court had ordered a ther on JV procedure. purpose vehicle established by tourism created through between GPL and APSEZ,” increase due to more busi- pointed a source in the gov- Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants halt to the election process However, from the first the state government, set home-stays, museums, expe- said a senior government ness. GPL by handling 32-35 ernment. (POL) business can earn VAT after a petition was filed not week of March onward, GFG March 31, 2024 as the com- rience centres, etc., Rajat official. Million Tonnes per annum is State government is of the for the state. With 1 MT of to hold elections. Alliance started facing finan- mercial operation date for Bhargava said. This apart, ten It is learnt that after the paying revenue share of about opinion that APSEZ is the LNG import AP will earn The government appealed cial difficulties as its major phase-1 of the project in new beaches would be devel- merger of GPL with APSEZ, Rs 22 crores per year. GPL is leading port operator in the VAT of Rs 1,200 crore,” the to the division bench which source of finance, London- which it has been targeted to oped between Kailasagiri the state government may handling only 30-35 MT per country and due to their rich source pointed out. in turn directed the SEC not based Greensill Capital, had produce one MTPA of crude (Visakhapatnam city) and to announce the results till filed for insolvency. steel \ finished products. further orders. Subsequently, The YSRCL , a govern- Chief Minister Y S the High Court adjourned ment entity, had issued RFP in Jaganmohan Reddy laid the the hearing of these petitions November last year inviting foundation stone for the pro- 5 L doses of several times. potential partners for a JV to ject on December 23, 2019. The Pioneer loses its Scribe, lawyer Covishield ... appointed VIJAYAWADA Continued from Page 1 BULLION RATES shining star to Covid Information Andhra Pradesh was allocat- GOLD AP adds 20,034 new ed with 9,17,850 doses while Continued from Page 1 Commissioners ` 48, 220(10 gm) neighbouring Telangana He was tested positive for 8,35,960 doses. Covid on April 22 and was Continued from Page 1 ` -2220 The highest doses are allo- admitted to a Covid Care SILVER Covid cases, 82 deaths cated to Maharashtra with Centre. Leader of Opposition N ` 72, 800 (1kg) 23.25 lakh followed by Uttar As his condition deteriorat- Chandrababu Naidu did ` -22500 PNS n VIJAYAWADA Only Krishna Pradesh with 17.61 lakh, ed, Sumit was shifted to VIMS, not attend the selection (998) and Kadapa Rajasthan with 17.34 lakh, where the virus claimed one committee meeting, while Andhra Pradesh (793) districts Gujarat 16.60 lakh, Karnataka more noble soul. Home Minister M CHICKEN reported 20,034 fresh reported less than with 13.36 lakh, West Bengal Remembered by his friends Sucharita attended as the RATES `/KG cases of coronavirus, 1,000 new cases with 13.23 lakh, Madhya and colleagues as an affable other member. 12,207 recoveries and while the remain- Pradesh with 11.58 lakh, and down-to-earth person, The committee sent the Dressed/With Skin `119 82 deaths in 24 hours ing eight added Bihar with 10.16 lakh doses. Sumit had a keen interest in two names to Governor Without Skin `135 ending 9 AM on Tuesday. between 1,000 and As per the vaccine doses photography, reading and trav- Biswabhusan Haricha Broiler at Farm `82 The state’s cumulative 2,000. allocation, Andhra Pradesh elling. He studied at JELC ndan for formal appoint- Covid-19 positives rose to West Godavari district saw stands 9th and Telangana High School in Jeypore and ment. 11,84,028, recoveries to 12 fresh Covid-19 fatalities. 12th. graduated in BSc from VD The AP Information EGG 10,16,142 and toll 8,289, Anantapur, East Godavari, Based on the allocation by College. His friends were shocked to He has been working from Commission currently has RATES `/100 according to the latest bulletin. Visakhapatnam and the Central government per He also got a masters degree know the news about his sud- home since last March due to a retired IAS officer as There are 1,59,597 active Vizianagaram reported nine day 14,16,666 people will be in journalism from Central den demise. Covid induced situation. His Chief Information HYDERABAD 365 cases in the state now, it said. fresh deaths each, SPS Nellore given the vaccination jab. University at Koraput in Media fraternity, officials close associates will always Commissioner and five VIJAYAWADA 365 Srikakulam district report- seven, Krishna six, Guntur On April 30, as many as Odisha. and people’s representatives remember Sumit as a kind- Commissioners, includ- ed the highest 2,398 fresh five, Chittoor, Kurnool, 27,44,485 people were given His last post on Facebook on of Visakhapatnam expressed hearted soul who was passion- ing a retired IPS officer. VISAKHAPATNAM 355 cases, Chittoor 2,318 and Prakasam and Srikakulam vaccine doses across the April 25 read ‘In His service their condolences over the ate about journalistic ethics Now, the Commission's RETAIL PRICE `3.67 Anantapur 2,168 in 24 hours. four each in a day. country. forever and ever..”. untimely demise of Sumit. and values. strength goes up to eight. (IN HYDERABAD)

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Printed and published by B Krishna Prasad for and on behalf of CMYK Printech Ltd., Printed at Sree Seshasai Enterprises, D.No. New 3-88, Old 3-22, Chandra Theatre, Gosala, Penamaluru Mandal, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh - 521 151, Resident Editor: B Krishna Prasad, AIR SURCHARGE of Rs 2.00. VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | MAY 5, 2021 vijayawada 03 Govt unveils rules for partial curfew Mad rush for essentials, PNS n VIJAYAWADA Principal Health Secretary Anil medicines ahead of curfew Kumar Singhal has issued stan- Govt will set up 176 new PHCs, says Health Secretary dard operating procedures C PRADEEP KUMAR (SOPs) to be followed during the PNS n VIJAYAWADA ernment would bear an addi- persons were tested positive In all 14,030 injections n VIJAYAWADA partial curfew being imposed tional financial burden of Rs for the virus, while 82 people were supplied to private hos- from May 5 across the state. Medical & Health Principal 165 crore per year for recruit- succumbed to the virus. He pitals. During the past 24 With the state government He said that the state govern- Secretary Anil Kumar Singhal ing them. said that 12,412 medical staff hours, 446 MT of medical imposing partial curfew in ment has taken several steps to said that said that 176 new He said that nine lakh vac- was discharging their ser- oxygen was supplied across Andhra Pradesh for 14 days contain the spread of Covid primary health centers would cine doses would be available vices at 85 centres. the state and three more from Wednesday to check the with special focus on test- be set up in the state with an in the state by May 15. Stating that there is no tankers were available for the spread of coronavirus, there is trace- treat-vaccinate and estimated cost of Rs 346 crore There is only one PHC in shortage of Remdesivir injec- transportation oxygen, he a mad rush for essential com- inculcate Covid-appropriate and that as many as 1,400 188 mandals and CHCs will tions, Singhal said that as added. modities and medicines. behaviour among people. posts, including doctors and also be set up in all the many as 21,898 injections The Health Principal The state government made an Government after careful nurses, would be filled for agency mandals, he added. were currently available in the Secretary said that the 104 call announcement a couple of examination has imposed the these new primary health He said during the last 24 state, while another 12,000 center received 16,856 phone days ago imposing 14-day par- curfew from 12 noon to 6 am centers. hours 1,15,784 tests have doses would be received by calls from across the state in tial curfew. Soon after the with effect from May 5 to 18, he He said that the state gov- been conducted and 20,034 Wednesday. the past 24 hours. announcement, people added. thronged supermarkets and During the curfew, all firms, kirana stores to stock up essen- shops, commercial establish- ing Covid-appropriate protocol services, persons coming allowed. However, inter-state tials as people feel that the cur- ments, offices, educational which shall be issued by the from/going to airports, railway public transport shall also few might be extended in The Vijayawada Municipal months fearing that curfew institutions, restaurants, etc., Industries Department. stations, bus stands will be remain suspended from 12 phases as done during the Corporation has imposed a could be extended. He said will be closed at 12 noon and Similarly, all agricultural- allowed on production of valid noon to 6 am. Covid first wave. ban on the sale of mutton, that the stocks were emptying reopen after 6 am next day. related activities like procure- papers and tickets. Functions like marriages As the pandemic was chicken, fish and prawns on rapidly in the shops due to However, emergency ser- ment of agricultural produce The local administration etc., which have been sched- spreading rapidly since the Sundays to avoid huge gather- huge purchases and soon vices like hospitals, diagnostic shall be allowed duly following shall make appropriate uled already and cannot be beginning of April, AP govern- ings at non-vegetarian shops in stocks might become unavail- labs, pharmacies and essential Covid protocol which shall be arrangements at airports and rescheduled shall be carried out ment imposed night curfew Vijayawada city. able. services will function as usual. issued by the Agriculture railway stations to enable such with a maximum of 20 persons from 10 pm to 5 pm from last Ironically, Vijayawada peo- A private employee, D The essential services Department. travel. Inter-state and intra- with due permission from the week of April in the state. The ple rushed to suburban places Suresh Kumar, said that the include print and electronic Employees related to essen- state movement of essential local authorities duly following situation was so worse in cer- to purchase mutton, chicken, lockdown was imposed all of media, telecommunications, tial services will be allowed on and non-essential goods is Covid norms. tain places across the state that fish and prawns for consuming sudden in March 2020 and that Internet services, broadcasting producing valid identity card permitted. All departments of the people voluntarily followed a healthy diet to cope with was continued further due to services, IT and IT enabled ser- that include officers/officials of Local transport services Secretariat/Commissioners of lockdown locally. coronavirus. It clearly reflects which people faced several vices, petrol pumps, LPG, State and Central government, including autos and taxis and Police/District Collectors shall Nearly 20, 000 new positive the priority given to essential hardships. CNG, petroleum and gas out- including those of AP High city bus services shall be issue consequential orders/ cases are being registered in commodities by the people. He said that they came to lets, power utilities, water sup- Court and other courts, Urban allowed to function within the notifications to implement the AP everyday for the past few A trader, Kaja store to purchase essential ply and sanitation, cold stor- Local Bodies and Panchayat stipulated time (6 am to 12 above instructions. They shall days. As many as 23,920 new Aadinarayana, who runs a commodities for at least two ages and warehousing services, Raj institutions. persons availing covid vaccina- noon) duly following Covid also make arrangements to positive cases were registered supermarket, said that people months as a precautionary private security services. Doctors, nursing staff, para- tion in designated health facil- protocol. issue passes to the exempted on May 2 alone. Further, the are swarming shops and stores measure as immunity boost- All manufacturing indus- medical staff, pregnant women, ities, patients travelling in pri- Intra and inter-district pub- category of persons to facilitate Covid deaths are also increas- to purchase essential com- ing diet is the need of the hour tries shall operate duly follow- patients receiving medical care, vate vehicles for availing health lic transport shall not be their movement. ing day after day. modities needed for next two besides essential commodities. Constable Restart ration delivery found dead at PM Modi responsible for Covid second immediately: TDP to govt his residence wave, alleges Butchaiah Chowdary PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n VIJAYAWADA being paid to them towards PNS n VIJAYAWADA India with suspicion. salaries. Altogether, Rs 769 A constable working in In his capacity as the Prime TDP MLC P Ashok Babu on crore was spent in the name of Madannapet police station TDP senior leader and MLA Minister of the country, Modi Tuesday demanded that the door delivery of ration. was found dead in a room of Gorantla Butchaiah should stop the politics of government should immedi- Eventually, these unemployed his house in Musrarambagh Chowdary on Tuesday conspiracy and narrow mind- ately revive the distribution of youth were turned into work- with his throat and wrist slit. slammed the Narendra Modi edness and should focus on ration all over the state to the ers handing over ration bags to His body was found lying in government for making India the people's welfare, he added. rescue of jobless poor workers the beneficiaries, the MLC a pool of blood, reports said a 'laughing stock' in the eyes Butchaiah Chowdary during the pandemic. said. on Tuesday. He was identified of the world with its thought- alleged that Chief Minister YS In a letter to Chief Minister Ashok Babu said that the as Abhilash who is living with less policies in tackling the Jaganmohan Reddy was caus- YS Jaganmohan Reddy here, ration dealers were unhappy his family in Musarambagh. Coronavirus second wave in ing even greater harm by Ashok Babu stressed the need that they were being seen as Two days ago, he left his wife the country. totally neglecting the preven- for resolving the problems in robbers. Since they were and two children in his in- Butchaiah Chowdary said tive measures and vaccina- door delivery of ration scheme removed from their work, they laws house in Kodad. that the Covid calamity was tion. There was no guarantee to prevent 1.47 crore poor were not ready to take part in According to reports, now threatening to tear whole for the lives of the people dur- people in the state from star- ration distribution during the Abhilash went inside his India apart even as the situa- ing the second wave of Covid. vation. Problems with vehicle present critical situation. room and bolted it from tion was fast deteriorating in whole world was boycotting and it was able to provide The Chief Minister disre- operators and dealers with If the government exerted inside. His family members different states. India right now, he added. Covaxin and Covishield vac- garded the cautionary advice regard to door delivery of force on them, the dealers suspected something fishy People elected Modi for Addressing a press confer- cines to other countries. given by the TDP and ignored ration scheme should be programme has badly hit over have also threatened to go on as he did not come out of the the second time with a hope ence here, the TDP MLA said He gave priority to religion the infections making his resolved immediately for the 30,000 ration dealers who have a strike, he said. room and broke open the that he would develop the that till recently, the Prime and elections over the lives of trademark 'paracetamol and welfare of lakhs of people, he been giving their services The TDP leader pointed doors only to find Abhilash's nation, but he eventually cre- Minister spoke as if the coun- people in the country. The bleaching powder' comments, added. smoothly in the past, he out that the youth operating body was found lying in a ated a situation where the try had triumphed over Covid whole world is looking at he added. Ashok Babu deplored that alleged. ration vehicles were facing life pool of blood. not even 10 per cent ration was The TDP leader said that the threat as they had to do mul- According to the prelimi- distributed till now this time. government spent Rs 539 crore tiple tasks involving public nary investigation report, The free ration announced by for the mobile dispensing units contact and touch points. In Abhilash committed suicide the Centre came to a standstill (MDUs) given to over 9,260 Vijayawada alone, three such by slitting his throat and Irregularities for the last three days. The unemployed youth. youths died due to wrist. His body was sent to Reel-life scene creates problem YSRCP regime's door delivery Another Rs 230 crore was Coronavirus, he said. OU for autopsy. in APPSC for a person in real life online exam alleged DVC hospital staff stages protest PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n VIJAYAWADA A scene in reel life has creat- ed a problem for a person in TDP national general sec- demanding release of Dhulipalla real life. According to police, a retary and MLC Nara man approached the police Lokesh on Tuesday criti- PNS n GUNTUR complaining that he was flood- cised the YSRCP govern- ed with phone calls as his ment for not taking any DVC Hospital & Research Petition filed to phone number was flashed in steps to ensure justice to Center staff staged a protest a scene in the Pawan Kalyan the genuine candidates in in front of the hospital at shift Narendra starrer 'Vakeel Saab'. the online examinations Vadlamudi on Tuesday when Sudhakar, a resident of the and selections held by the they learnt that Hospital to hospital man, lodged a complaint with APPSC in the state. chairman Dhulipalla the Punjagutta police alleging Lokesh said that large Narendra Kumar fell ill. PNS n VIJAYAWADA that the producers of the movie scale irregularities took They staged rastaroko on had used his mobile phone place in conducting of the Tenali-Guntur road and A petition was filed in the number 'illegally' during a scene APPSC online examina- raised slogans demanding ACB court on Tuesday cit- in the film following which he n Sudhakar, a resident of the tions and selections. that the government release a ing the health issues of was getting numerous phone ducers used his mobile phone Injustice was done to the bulletin on the health condi- TDP leader D Narendra calls causing mental agony. number without seeking his man, lodged a complaint sincere candidates in the tion of their hospital chair- Kumar who was in judicial Sudhakar said that in the movie, permission and demanded a with the Punjagutta police unsupervised digital eval- man Dhulipalla Narendra custody. The counsel for his phone number was men- case be registered against them alleging that the producers uation and final selec- Kumar. the petitioner mentioned tioned below an image. "People for allegedly defaming him. of the movie had used his tions, he alleged. Doctors and medical staff that Narendra was suffer- who watched the movie are The Punjagutta police accept- mobile phone number Lokesh stressed the said that it was atrocious to ing from fever. noting down the number and ed the complaint from him. 'illegally' during a scene in need for bringing credibil- arrest Narendra without any Dairy MD Gopalakrishnan cern for the hospital staff. A petition has been filed calling me. It is resulting in a lot "We have sought legal opin- the film following which he ity to the APPSC exami- evidence at a time when the was infected with Covid and They also demanded the in the ACB court seeking of inconvenience. The callers ion and will decide on further was getting numerous nations since they are state was reeling under Narendra Kumar's health was immediate release of permission for shifting are also abusing me in vulgar course of action after that," said phone calls causing mental involved the selection of intense Covid second wave. also not good. Their health Narendra Kumar stating that Narendra to a private hos- language," he said in the com- M Niranjan Reddy, SHO agony. administrators. They said that the Sangam condition was a cause of con- he had done nothing wrong. pital for better treatment. plaint. He alleged that the pro- (Punjagutta). Police arrest Olx fraudster US fiat to students PNS n HYDERABAD on classes The Petbasheerabad police arrested a person States if their classes start options if their start date is belonging to Ramakrishna Nagar for having PNS n HYDERABAD on or after August 1, 2021. before August 1, 2021 and defrauded a private company employee to the tune We are unfortunately asked students to check of several thousands of rupees by offering to sell The United States unable to approve excep- the link, Play Station-5 through Olx.in. Consulate General tions for F visa holders https://rb.gy/q78s8u According to the police, the person was iden- Hyderabad on Tuesday said with a program start date The US Consulate asked tified as Ranjit, who on April 20 offering to sell student visa holders would before August 1, 2021,” said the students to contact the play station by placing an advertisement be able to enter the US if a tweet from the official their respective education- Olx.in. Responding to it, a resident of their classes start on or handle of the US Consulate al institutions to discuss Krishnamurty Nagar in Suchitra Junction shared after August 1 this year. General in Hyderabad. options if their start date is his phone number. Ranjit called him up on his “Under the current The US Consulate asked before August 1, 2021 and mobile and offered to send the equipment if the Presidential Proclamation, the students to contact asked students to check customer sends Rs 15,000 to his bank account. He student visa holders are their respective education- the link, also shared his Aadhaar card photo. Therefore, able to enter the United al institutions to discuss https://rb.gy/q78s8u. Raju sent the money to the advertiser. VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | MAY 5, 2021 vijayawada 04 Strictly enforce curfew, staff told Private hospitals continue to PNS n ELURU

West Godavari district Collector Kartikeya Mishra flout norms, fleece patients has directed the officials of revenue and police depart- ments to strictly enforce the PNS n KAKINADA curfew which will be Freedom fighter imposed from Wednesday Despite several attempts by to contain the spread of coro- the government to check the Pavuluri no more na virus. excesses of the private hospitals He discussed the curfew during the pandemic, they PNS n GUNTUR arrangements with officials continue to fleece the Covid via video conference from the West Godavari patients. Prominent freedom fighter collector's office and made Collector Kartikeya In yet another incident, kin Pavuluri Sivaramakrishnaiah, several suggestions. Mishra addressing a of a Covid patient have lodged 98, who had been ill for the past He suggested that the meeting on a complaint with the district few days, died due to heart shops should be allowed to implementation of officials that a private hospital attack on Tuesday. Pavuluri was open from 6 am to 12 noon partial curfew at collected nearly Rs 5 lakh from born on November 15, 1923 in only and after 12.00 noon Collectorate in Eluru them for treatment. Govada village of Amrutaluru people should not be allowed on Tuesday. As the deceased was well Kannababu, Chennuboina price for the treatment of coro- Collectors Kirti Chekuri, mandal in Guntur district. to step outside. known to the ministers and the Venugopalakrishna, Botsa na patients. The hospital man- Chandaka Sattibabu and Pavuluri completed his prima- Agricultural workers have higher officials, they inter- Satyanarayana and East agement has charged lakhs of Additional SP Karanam Kumar ry education in Govada. After been exempted from the cur- fered and warned the hospital Godavari Additional SP rupees despite recommenda- against the hospital on the completing his studies, working few. Except emergency ser- Collector’s surprise visit to would be seized for violating Karanam Kumar recommend- tions from the minister and issue. They immediately as a Hindi teacher, Pavuluri vices, all other commercial the rules. The incident took ed that the patient be given officials. instructed officials to inspect Sivaramakrishna was influenced establishments should be Polavaram project area place in Kakinada of East proper treatment. In the light of the incident, the hospital. by Gandhi's ideas. He took part closed. ELURU: West Godavari district Collector Kartikeya Mishra on Godavari district. However, the patient died doubts are being raised over Shocked over the charges in the independence movement Public transport services Tuesday conducted a surprise inspection of the Polavaram project According to the relatives of while undergoing treatment the functioning of task force levied by the hospital, joint col- for some time as a disciple of would be available till noon, area for the first time after taking charge as district collector. the deceased, the Covid patient and the hospital charged Rs appointed by the government. lectors Kirti Chekuri and Ch Gandhi. Pavuluri is survived he said. He directed the irrigation officials to strengthen the Godavari flood was admitted to a private hos- 4,48,125 for treatment in vio- The relatives of the patient Sattibabu immediately phoned by wife, two sons and a daugh- He said that Chief Minister banks in the villages of Agency area in the river basin during the pital in the city on the night of lation of the charges prescribed had lodged a complaint with the management and warned ter. Several prominent YS Jaganmohan Reddy was coming monsoon season. District SP K Narayan Nayak briefed the April 24 for treatment. by the government. District Collector D that the hospital would be expressed grief over the death seriously worried about con- District Collector on the ongoing works of the project. Irrigation and Ministers Kursala The government has set a Muralidhar Reddy, Joint seized. of Pavuluri. trolling the Covid spread. police officials accompanied the Collector during inspection. Home quarantine suggested HELPING HAND Places of worship for patients with mild symptoms to be closed in PNS n NARASAPURAM available in other private hos- Narasapuram division have pitals as well in a couple of days. been medically examined and West Godavari district sub-col- Apart from these, Covid persons who have been tested East Godavari lector KS Vishwanathan on Care Centres set up at Palakollu positive for Covid have been Tuesday advised the Covid and Bhimavaram Tidco have advised to quarantine them- PNS n KAKINADA Rallies and processions patients with mild symptoms thousand beds each for those selves at home or undero treat- should not be organised in the to quarantine themselves at with mild symptoms. ment at Covid care centres. The East Godavari has decid- villages. Violators will be pros- home and that medical kits The sub-collector also said In the wake of the Covid ed to close all temples and ecuted under Sections 51 to 60 would be provided to them. that emergency oxygen beds in second wave, people are prayer halls across the district of the Disaster Management Speaking o the media in his hospitals were a top priority as advised to take all precau- from May 3 as part of efforts Act 2005, Sections 188 of the chamber, he said that nine patients above 50 years of age tionary measures to control the to curb the spread of the virus IPC and other applicable laws public and private hospitals in with other health complica- disease for the next fortnight. keeping in view the current 30 as the latest directives, he said. the division were ready for tions like asthma, shortness of He said shops and business per cent positivity rate in the Kakinada, Rajahmundry treating Covid patients. breath and diabetes, were in centres would be open from 6 second wave of Covid. SPs and other concerned offi- There are a total of 385 beds, need of those beds. am to 12 noon from Hence, all the temples and cials were directed to take including 93 ICU beds, 169 He said that a district-wide Wednesday onwards as per the prayer halls have been closed action to implement the oxygen beds and 170 normal fever survey has already been directions of the state govern- from Tuesday morning. orders. beds, in these nine hospitals. completed. ment. The curfew would be in Sarvepalli MLA Kakani Govardhan Reddy distributed the aid sanctioned by the government from the Chief Minister's Relief District Collector Despite taking all the pre- The sub-collector said that As part of the survey, 1,467 force from 12 noon to 6 am the Fund to the beneficiaries of Sarvepalli constituency. He handed over cheques to the beneficiaries at a meeting held at District Muralidhar Reddy, along with cautions, the virus has been more beds would be made suspected patients under next day. YSRCP office at Magunta Layout in Nellore on Tuesday SP Adnan Naeem Azmi, held spreading people fast. Hence, a meeting with religious heads it has been decided to take of various communites at tough decisions in the current Collectorate on Monday to situation. Everyone has a AWARENESS DRIVE discuss the measures to con- responsibility to protect the Torching of chilli harvest trol the pandemic. people, he said. He said that temples, He asked the religious heads mosques, churches and other to cooperate with the govern- places of worship should be ment in implementing precau- worries farmers in Guntur closed and only priests, imams tionary measures to which and pastors would be allowed they extended full support. PNS n GUNTUR to conduct rituals and prayers. In-charge JC (Welfare) He instructed the officials to DRO CH Sattibabu, Minority Farmers in Guntur district set up signboards at the tem- Welfare Officer PS Prabhakara are a worried lot as chilli ples and places of worships Rao, Hindu religious leaders crops were set ablaze by advising the devotees not to CH Venugopal and CH unidentified persons in two enter temples. He also said that Kankandurga Prasad, Muslim separate incidents in the dis- the process of conducting auc- cleric Razak, Christian leader trict in the past week. tion for other community Rev William, Rev Joel, Rev Nearly 20 quintals of dried organisations had been post- Mispa Vijayakumar and oth- chillies was burnt by uniden- poned. ers participated in the meeting. tified persons in Bhatlur, Sattanapalli mandal on April 30. Recently, another chilli crop was set ablaze creating One dead, twenty shops tension among the farmers. Recently, Venna Subba gutted in fire at Tirumala Home Minister Mekathoti Sucharita launches a campaign to spread awareness on precautions to be taken against the Reddy of Erraguntlapadu vil- coronavirus on Tuesday. lage in Firangipuram mandal PNS n TIRUPATI dried up chillies in the fields on the village outskirts. A person died on the spot and However, the produce was set several shops were gutted on fire last night. when a massive fire broke Traders warned against selling The farmer suffered a loss out in a shop at Tirumala to the tune of over Rs 10 lakh Asthana Mandapam Shopping as 60 quintals of chillies Complex here on Tuesday reduced to ashes morning. The deceased was essentials at higher prices He said he entered he had identified as Murali Krishna, a fight with his nearest rela- a local photographer. PNS n GUDIVADA have taken all steps to prevent tive, Hanimi Reddy, a few The incident took place the rise in prices of essential days ago near Asthana Mandapam over Rs 60. Though reports Civil Supplies and Consumer commodities." Subba Reddy had lodged a opposite to the temple of Lord suggest that short circuit could Affairs Minister Kodali Speaking on the occasion, complaint with the police Sri Venkateswara. have caused the mishap, offi- Srivenkateswara Rao (Nani) Controller of Weights and expressing suspicion against According to authorities, cials are yet to declare how the has warned the traders that the Measures IGP Dr Kantarao Hanimi Reddy with whom he the fire broke out in the shop fire broke out. government should take stern said that extensive raids were had disputes. number 84 and spread to According to Tirumala Fire action against them if they carried out across the state last The police registered a other shops as well. As many Station officials, the accident sold essential commodities at April to register cases for sell- case and launched an inves- as 20 shops were damaged in occurred at 6.45 am. The fire high prices. ing essential commodities as tigation. These incidents have the fire. fighting teams swung into Addressing the media here high prices and other viola- caused concern among the Police officials observe the harvest that was torched by unidentified persons in The damage due to the fire action and controlled the fire on Tuesday, Nani said: "We tions. farmers in the district. Erraguntlapadu village of Firangipuram mandal in Guntur district on Tuesday. accident is estimated to be by 7.30 am. MIN STARTS COVID CARE CENTRE TTD priest files case over violation of practices PNS n TIRUPATI Temple against the TTD Trust Venugopla Deekshitulu is to be used in the temple. Board. alleged that the TTD board He further told Ramana The present chief priest The hereditary priest AV has not followed due process that the responsibility of Archakam Venugopal Ramana Deekshitulu in the reappointment of arranging ghee to lit lamps is Deekshitulu filed a case in a approached High Court seek- Ramana Deekshitulu who is entrusted to Jeeyar Mutt. court of law seeking protec- ing cancellation of TTD res- also the parental uncle of However, Ramana said that tion of his rights against the olution and the High Court Venugopal. he has rights to adorn gar- TTD and ex-chief priest and set aside the resolution of The differences between lands to the presiding deity in present Temple Honorary TTD in December 2018. the TTD priests came out in the temple as he was the chief priest AV Ramana But the temple administra- the open when honorary chief honorary chief priest. Deekshitulu. tion didn't take any steps to priest Ramana Deekshitulu He said that nobody has The previous TTD trust reinstate the retired heredi- and chief priest Deekshitulu the right to question him board under the chairman- tary priests of Tirumala argued over temple rituals on and added that he was pour- ship of Putta Sudhakar Yadav Temple even though the High December 31. ing ghee into the lamps for passed a resolution fixing the Court set aside the resolution. A group of priests led by the wellbeing of Chief retirement age as 65 years for However, after YSRCP Venugopal and Ramana tried Minister Jaganmohan Reddy the hereditary priests at the came to power in the state, to deviate from the norms by and Andhra Pradesh State. Tirumala temple and forcibly the present TTD Trust under chief priest of the Tirumala trying to use Tulasi malas, The senior officials at TTD removed chief priests of the the chairmanship of YV temple. other flowers and ghee to lit tried to pacify the priests. The TTD temple including AV Subba Reddy issued orders After being appointed, lamps in the temple from controversies between the Ramana Deekshitulu who appointing the former chief Ramana Deekshitulu created Ramana's home, but priests for their rights in the Narasaraopet MLA Dr Gopireddy Srinivasa Reddy inaugurated the Covid Care Center at Narasaraopet Tidco housing complex had made allegations of priest Ramana Deekshitulu as differences among the hered- Venugopal pointed out that it temple led A Venugopal in Guntur district on Tuesday. Municipal Commissioner Ramachandra Reddy, Tahsildar Ramana Nayak, MEO, DE, and financial irregularities and advisor of the 'Agama Shastra' itary priests with his contro- was not proper to bring the Deekshitulu to approach the officials were present. about missing jewels of and now as the honorary versial attitude. articles from his home which court. VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | MAY 5, 2021 nation 05 ‘Foreign aid allocated to states, Post-poll violence in Bengal UTs for Covid management’ PNS n NEW DELHI

The Union Health Ministry on reminiscent of Partition: BJP Tuesday said that aid received from other countries has been PNS n KOLKATA distributed in different states to Party is with workers facing atrocities help deal with the rising num- BJP president J P Nadda on TMC worker stabbed to death in ber of COVID-19 cases. Tuesday said the widespread by ‘TMC goons': BJP Bengal chief Based on the criteria and post-poll violence in West Ketugram, three injured: Police principles laid out by the min- Bengal is reminiscent of the KOLKATA: The BJP's West Bengal president Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday said KOLKATA: A 54-year-old TMC worker was stabbed to death in West istry, depending on each state's atrocities people had to face that the party is with the workers who, he claimed, are facing atrocities at Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district, police said on Tuesday. Srinivas requirement, 24 different cate- during the country's the hands of goons owing allegiance to the Trinamool Congress after the Ghosh (54), a TMC panchayat member of Ketugram's Agardhanga gories of items numbering near- Partition, and exhorted party announcement of assembly election results two days ago. The state is in area, was stabbed alleged by members of the BJP on Monday night ly 40 lakhs were distributed to workers in the state to demo- the grip of post-poll violence that allegedly left several BJP workers dead when he was returning home, they said. Ghosh was declared brought 86 institutions in different states, cratically fight the "savagery". and injured, prompting the Centre to seek a report from the state govern- dead when taken to a nearby hospital, they added. Three people were the ministry said in a statement. consignee is the Indian Red Nadda, who arrived on a ment on the incidents of attack on opposition workers. "I have also injured in the incident and are undergoing treatment, a Major categories of equip- “Accessibility and Cross Society (IRCS). Upon two-day visit to Bengal, said not done the politics of running away in adverse situa- police officer said. BJP denied the charges and said ment include BiPAP machines; the immediate use receipt of the papers outlined in BJP workers across India tions. We have fought a daunting battle," Ghosh told their members were in no way connected to the oxygen (concentrators, cylin- of resources to the process flow chart, IRCS have expressed solidarity with reporters here. Ghosh said that the BJP has won incident. Tension was palpable in the area ders, PSA Oxygen plants and issues the necessary certificates their activists in the state, record seats in the West Bengal election, bag- after the incident. Police said a huge con- pulse oximeters); drugs save the lives immediately to HLL for pro- who are "facing violent ging 77 constituencies. The TMC, on the tingent of personnel was deployed to pre- (Favipiravir and Remdesivir); drives the need for cessing customs and regulato- attacks". other hand, emerged victorious in 213 seats vent any further flare-ups. Four per- and PPE (coveralls, N-95 masks immediate ry clearances at Airports. "We are committed to and will form the government for the third sons were detained in connection with and gowns). allocation of short- IRCS also ensures liaison democratically fight this ide- time in a row. Claiming that attacks are the incident, they said. Incidents of Since grant in aid is limited with MoHFW and HLL so ological battle and the activ- taking place at places where the TMC won violence were reported from other parts in quantity, it has to be optimal- notice incoming that delays are reduced and ities of the TMC, which is full with a huge majority, Ghosh said that the of the state as well. In ly utilized by allocating it to high consignments. quick turnarounds are of intolerance," he told BJP leadership is with the workers who Coochbehar district, the house of BJP burden states [states with high- The materials achieved, the ministry said.The reporters at the NSC Bose have fought the election risking their lives. activist Bharati Nandy in Dinhata was er number of active cases], from abroad are HLL Lifecare Limited (HLL) is International Airport here. "We are fighting and will continue to do so set on fire allegedly by TMC supporters, where the requirement for such currently coming in the customs agent for IRCS, and "I had heard of the in future. Today or tomorrow, Bengal will a police officer said. Incidents of violence equipment/medicines is more, the distribution manager for immense atrocities commit- witness change at the hands of the BJP," the were also reported from Tufanganj where according to the Standard different numbers, MoHFW. ted during the Partition, but party's state president said. BJP national sec- houses of several BJP workers were van- Operating Procedure (SOP) for specifications and The consignments are I have never seen such post- retary Rahul Sinha said that it is time for the dalised, he said. At least 15 houses of BJP allocations. at different times” processed at airport and trans- poll violence that is occurring party to stand by the workers who are facing workers were vandalised in Howrah, police said. Spreading such aid thinly ported for distribution by HLL. in West Bengal after the dec- attacks. "We can analyse the results later. A probe has been started into the matter, they said. each time over a large number In case of consignments arriv- laration of election results (on of states may not bring forth the states such as North Eastern and ing at military airports, or bog May 2)," the senior BJP leader desired results, the ministry hill states where tankers etc items like oxygen plants, Dept said. said, adding it will also lead to don't reach, can also be covered of Military Affairs (DMA) Nadda said he will visit the small packages travelling large to shore up their needs, the min- assists HLL. residences of BJP workers No place for violence in democracy, Mamata should control it: Cong distances, high turnaround istry said. "Accessibility and the "killed" in attacks in South 24 PNS n NEW DELHI has been unleashed by the TMC on Congress spokesperson Shaktisinh condolences are with their times and possible wastage of The 31 states and UTs which immediate use of resources to Parganas district and speak to the Congress workers is Gohil said his party never families". The BJP has charged that resources. have either received or where save the lives drives the need their kin. After the BJP and the CPI-M, the unacceptable. Even women and condones such violence. the state is burning due to state- The requirement of the high the equipment has been dis- for immediate allocation of "We want to give this mes- Congress also condemned the children are not spared. I'm sure "Congress has never supported sponsored violence and several of burden states in the context of patched include -- Delhi, short-notice incoming con- sage that crores of BJP work- post-poll violence in West Bengal the people of West Bengal did not any kind of violence. The its workers have been assaulted number of persons admitted in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, signments. The materials ers across the country are by TMC cadres, saying such vote for this lawlessness," Prasad Congress party never condones or and murdered. The Left has also hospitals and prior distribution Punjab, Rajasthan, from abroad are currently with them," he said. incidents were unacceptable and said on Twitter. He said the duty of supports any kind of violence. claimed that its workers have been done by the central government Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, West coming in different num- The BJP has claimed at people of the state have not voted every politician or public servant is There is no place for violence in a targeted. "Are these reports of resources would also be consid- Bengal, Assam, Kerala and bers, specifications and at least six of its workers and for lawlessness. Congress' West to speak up against "all wrongs democracy," he said. "We expect gruesome violence in Bengal TMC's ered. Karnataka.As the different different times,” the state- supporters, including a Bengal incharge Jitin Prasada and stand by their cadre that if Mamata Banerjee has ‘victory celebrations'?Condemnable. Special focus can also be on tranches are coming in, the rest ment said. "Hence there is a woman, were killed in vio- alleged on Tuesday that his party irrespective of which ideology one received so much love and votes in "Will be resisted & rebuffed. Instead states considered as medical of the states and UTs will also need to reconcile the distrib- lence allegedly unleashed by cadres were attacked by Trinamool belongs to". Asked about the post- Bengal, she should control the of focusing on combating the hubs of the region, which have be covered in the coming days. ution logistics with the need to the Trinamool Congress fol- Congress workers and even poll violence taking place in West violence," he said. The Congress pandemic TMC unleashes such a patient in-flow from neigh- For all consignments received reach the materials as expedi- lowing its victory in the women and children were not Bengal after the Trinamool leader said, "Even if those who mayhem," CPI(M) leader had bouring states/cities. via MEA and coming as dona- tiously as possible to the assembly elections. spared. "The post-poll violence that Congress' victory in the state, have died are BJP workers, our Sitaram Yechury tweeted. In some cases, resource low tions from foreign countries, the states," it added. INDIA CORNER Oxygen tankers Ex-J&K Guv Jagmohan passes away Muslim youth help cremate PNS n NEW DELHI bered for his great contribu- Jagmohanji, the nation has tions, reforms in J&K and lost a unique town planner, Hindu man who died of Covid fitted with GPS to Former Union minister and untiring efforts to serve the able administrator and man of Jammu and Kashmir governor society," the office of the letters. His administrative & group of Muslim Jagmohan, whose tough mea- Jammu and Kashmir political career was marked by Ayouth helped sures as an administrator in Lieutenant Governor tweeted. unparalleled brilliance. His cremate a 60-year- track movement various roles won him many A civil servant who made his death leaves a void that will be old Hindu man, who PNS n MUMBAI admirers but also drew criti- name as a town planner while felt forever. My condolences to died of COVID-19 cism from some quarters, serving as the Delhi his family and friends," Kovind here, as his family All tankers carrying liquid ‘Delhi got 393 MT passed away following a spell Development Authority's vice tweeted. members were medical oxygen (LMO) in the oxygen last week of illness. chairperson in the 70s, Prime Minister Modi said in hesitant to go ahead state are being fitted with He was 93. Jagmohan steered the contro- his tribute, "Jagmohan ji's with the ritual for GPS devices in order to track against requirement President Ram Nath Kovind versial beautification drive in demise is a monumental loss fear of contracting their movement and ensure and Prime Minister Narendra from Tuesday to Thursday on Delhi as the trusted man of for our nation". the disease. better management of supply of 976 MT’ Modi on Tuesday paid tributes the demise of the former gov- Sanjay Gandhi during the "He was an exemplary Mukund Mohan Pandey (60) died on Monday but his family of the life-saving gas to to Jagmohan and described ernor. Emergency but his image as a administrator and a renowned members were hesitating on his cremation as his elder brother, COVID-19 patients, a senior NEW DELHI: AAP MLA him as an exemplary adminis- "Saddened to hear about no-nonsense officer and doer scholar. He always worked Lalit Pandey, too succumbed to the virus on April 30, local people official said on Tuesday. Raghav Chadha on Tuesday trator and devoted politician. the demise of Shri Jagmohan Ji, endured, earning him key posi- towards the betterment of said. Nagar Palika chairman Shaban Ali said when he came to Speaking to PTI, state said 41 hospitals with around He passed away on Monday. former governor of J&K. He tions, including of governor India. His ministerial tenure know about this, he had some of his friends, Tariq, Anas, Guddu transport commissioner 7,000 people on oxygen The Jammu and Kashmir was a great visionary, dynam- and Union minister, in the later was marked by innovative pol- and Shafiq, make all the arrangements and take the body to the Avinash Dhakane said cur- support sent SOS calls to the administration has announced ic and effective administrator. decades. icy making. Condolences to his cremation ground.After the arrangements were made, Pandey's rently, 250 tankers are being Delhi government on May 3. three days of state mourning Jagmohan Ji will be remem- "In the demise of family and admirers. son consigned him to flames, Ali added. used for the supply of LMO, He also said that the national demand for which has surged capital received an average of with the rise in COVID-19 393 metric tonnes (MT) of Security for cases. oxygen a day last week Encounter between security "Nearly 50 per cent of the against the requirement of Matuas choose to split votes 250 tankers are already fitted 976 MT. “Forty-one hospitals, Nandigram forces and militants in J&K with GPS, while the remain- with 7,142 people on oxygen ing will be fitted with it with- support, sent SOS calls to the constituency RO despite wooing by BJP,TMC PNS n n encounter broke out in a few days. Once all the Delhi government on NEW DELHI Abetween militants and tankers fitted with these Monday,” Chadha said, adding PNS n KOLKATA nity had good relations them as Harichand Thakur a 19th centu- security forces in Baramulla device, their movement can that ‘Team Kejriwal' promptly well as BJP which had launched ry Vaishnavite reformer. While The West Bengal government district of Jammu and be tracked from the control responded to all the SOS calls The Bharatiya Janata Party in its a charm offensive aimed at the the original seat of the Matua has informed the Election Kashmir on Tuesday, police room," Dhakane said. and delivered 21.3 MT of electoral mathematics for Bengal community. The saffron party Mahasangha was in Oraikandi in Commission that it has provid- said. Security forces A control room has been oxygen to these hospitals. The had counted on the 3 million had left no stone unturned to win Bangladesh where Thakur was ed security to the returning offi- launched a cordon and set up for monitoring the AAP leader also rued that strong Vaishnavite Matua com- the Matua community's favour. born, Indian Matuas have set up cer of the Nandigram assembly search operation at movement of tankers supply- “Delhi received an average of munity spread over the districts Besides Prime Minister Narendra their sects inner sanctum in a new constituency which saw a Nathipora in Bomai area fol- ing oxygen across the state 393 MT of oxygen a day last of Nadia, South and North 24 Modi, Union Home Minister township called Thakurnagar, in cliffhanger between TMC chief lowing information about the and officials from the Road week against the requirement Parganas as a major vote bank, Amit Shah and other senior North 24 parganas, near the bor- Mamata Banerjee and BJP's presence of some militants Transport Offices have been of 976 MT”. He noted that 393 with the Prime Minister taking leaders held a series of public der with Bangladesh. Suvendu Adhikari, sources said in the area, a police official deputed to get the GPS MT is just 40 per cent of the time not only to pay repeated vis- meetings in Matua areas. However, despite the BJP on Tuesday. said. He said the search devices fitted, he said, adding total demand. Chadha said the its to Matua dominated con- The community has the high- launching a campaign blitzkrieg Banerjee lost by 1,956 votes operation turned into an that LMO is being supplied city got 433 MT of oxygen, stituencies but even to a Matua est concentration in North 24 in North 24 Parganas, with Prime to former protege-turned-BJP encounter after militants from 19 different plants just 44 per cent of the total shrine in neighbouring Parganas and Nadia, along with Minister Narendra Modi and adversary Adhikari. On opened fire on the security forces who retaliated. "One foreign terror- through tankers. requirement, on Monday. Bangladesh. some places in South 24 Parganas Union Home Minister Amit Monday, the Trinamool ist involved in killing of two councillors and a policeman is trapped in The Federation of Several hospitals here However actual voting patterns district, but has adherents in Shah holding public meetings to Congress (TMC) leader had the encounter," Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Vijay Kumar said Automobile Dealers continue to grapple with the showed that the Matuas did not other districts and in large parts win the hearts of the Matuas, the alleged that the returning offi- in a tweet. No casualties have been reported so far from either side, Association (FADA) has shortage of medical oxygen, vote en-bloc for any one party and of western Bangadesh too. Hailing party could win only five seats out cer of Nandigram did not police said. funded the work of installing as coronavirus cases continue preferred to split their vote from the Namashudra, a sched- of 33 seats in North 24 Parganas, order recounting of votes even GPS on oxygen tankers, the to spike every passing day. between both the ruling TMC uled caste, adherents of this with TMC accounting for an after she demanded it as he official said. with which many in the commu- Vaishnavite sect are followers of overwhelming 28 seats. feared for his life. Museums, planetarium, zoos, national parks closed in Bengal Insufficient infra caused more deaths in Delhi: Experts ith the spike in COVID-19 PNS n NEW DELHI major reason," he said. day," he said.Bankata also said everything crashes in such a sit- Wcases, museums, planetar- Critical cases are piling up but that a large number of patients uation. The way the load is ium, zoos, national parks have A more virulent strain of coro- there are no beds available for are being treated at home, as hos- increasing, your capacity is not been closed in West Bengal to navirus, insufficient infrastruc- them. Many patients have died pital beds are full. able to match up to it," he said. avert contamination. The ture to handle critical cases and on the way to hospitals or outside "In many cases, patients Of the 17,414 COVID-19 deaths Alipore Zoological Gardens in hoarding of essential drugs has healthcare facilities waiting for a require high oxygen flow which in Delhi since the pandemic the city had recorded 400 visi- led to more deaths in Delhi, bed, while many have died due can only be provided at hospitals began, more than 5,050 have tors on an average in April and experts said on Tuesday. to unavailability of oxygen, Dr and not through concentrators or occurred in the last two weeks. only 150 people on April 30 They also said the number of Kishore said. cylinders. By the time a bed Delhi logged 448 deaths due to before closing down indefinitely from May 1, Director Asis Samanta deaths could be more as many Critical patients spend 10 to 20 becomes available, their situation the deadly coronavirus on told PTI on Tuesday. "As decided by the state government, all forest patients die outside hospitals days in ICU or on oxygen sup- has already deteriorated sharply," Monday, the highest in the city department run zoos in state, national parks and sanctuaries remain waiting for a bed. port. So, the beds remain occu- he said. since the pandemic began rav- closed for public from May 1 till further notice. We had recorded over Dr Jugal Kishore, the head of pied for this period, even as the Dr D K Baluja, medical direc- aging countries. 1,000 visitors on an average in February which gradually went down community medicine at number of critical cases keep tor of Jaipur Golden Hospital, The capital reported 407 to 400 in April with report of spread in infection," Samanta said. Safdarjung Hospital, said the increasing every day, he said. said, "The quantum (of infec- deaths on Sunday, 412 on Director of M P Birla Planetarium and well-known astrophysicist "insufficiency of infrastructure" Black-marketing and hoarding tions) is very high. The number Saturday, 375 on Friday, 395 on Debiprasad Duari said the popular spot for students and others inter- to handle critical patients is lead- of essential drugs being used to Sudhanshu Bankata, the after 14 to 15 days of testing pos- of cases has increased from 8,000 Thursday, 368 on Wednesday; ested in cosmic world had to be closed since April 17 for fear of cont- ing to more deaths. treat critical patients is another Executive Director of Batra itive. to 25,000. So, the absolute num- 381 on Tuesday, 380 on Monday, amination of the pathogen despite taking all Covid control measures "The virus is not causing so reason. Hospital in Tughlakabad "So, if there are more cases ber of deaths will be three times 350 on last Sunday, and 357 on and reducing the audience capacity to one third. many deaths, it is the insufficient "This has limited the people's Institutional Area, said a critical today, the number of deaths will more." Saturday last week, according to resources and facilities. This is the access to these drugs," he said. patient succumbs to the virus be high on the 14th or the 15th "Your logistics, manpower, government data. VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | MAY 5, 2021 06

www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Sticky wicket The Myanmar The SP, and even the Independents, are breaching the BJP’s citadel in rural UP ASHOK K MEHTA he political wind blowing across Uttar Pradesh (UP) may not be very soothing crisis lingers on for the ruling BJP. The results of the recent panchayat elections give the first Tindication of the emergence of a challenge for the saffron outfit in rural UP. The Opposition, led by the Samajwadi Party and Independents, has made significant inroads The General has to decide whether to escalate the conflict or in the village politics of the State. Though Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath still remains well-entrenched and the BJP continues to enjoy enormous appeal among the mass- es, one has to keep a close eye on the change in popular perception about the seek a temporary pact through a mediated political dialogue Government in the wake of the COVID-19 surge as it can pose a serious challenge he most effective means to Yogi’s bid to retain power in 2022. Both the BJP and its rivals are claiming vic- of foiling a coup is a tory in the polls, but reports trickling in from the countercoup. In counting booths clearly indicate that the saffron out- Myanmar, that will not Thappen as the military is rock solid fit has not done as well as its leaders might have and led by an officer corps that planned while plunging the State into such a mas- considers itself elite and the sive exercise in the dreaded Corona era. The pan- guardian of Myanmar’s core values. chayat elections were being treated as a referen- As the coup in Myanmar enters its fourth month with dum on the Yogi Government’s work. These elec- multiple centres of resistance tak- tions are not contested on any party symbol, but ing root, it will take more than the BJP named its candidates. This was done with an Asean summit and its five- the belief that its candidates would win the elec- point consensus agreement to unlock the impasse. Senior Gen tions and then the party would go to town claim- Ming Aung Hlaing will not ride ing its hegemony in rural politics. Sadly for the BJP, into the sunset anytime soon. the Independents stole the march in the gram sabha Signs of a third front, after polls while the SP exceeded expectations in the district panchayat elections. Kachins in the north and Karens Many relatives of the BJP leaders lost to the SP or Independents. Take the case in the east have battled central forces, are developing at Meiktilla of Lucknow where Sarita, the daughter-in-law of BJP MP Kaushal Kishore lost the in the central plains after rock- district panchayat election in Mohanlalganj. Kishore’s wife Jaya Devi is the MLA from et attacks struck the military base Malihabad. Vijay Laxmi, the wife of SP MLA Ambrish, won this segment. The reports there. Meanwhile, the protestors from other districts like Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Ayodhya, Kanpur and Kannauj, too, do have taken to flash marches that will enable people to disappear modus vivendi through a travelling out of Myanmar, picture: That 12 million peo- not augur well for the BJP. In Ayodhya, of the 40 District Development Council seats, before confrontation with the mediated political dialogue. attending the Asean summit, ple could fall into dire eco- the SP won 22, the BJP eight, the BSP four and the rest of the seats went to police. The Civil Disobedience Aung San Suu Kyi’s National meeting UN envoy Christine nomic strait as businesses Independents. In Varanasi, the BJP failed to reach double digits while the SP won Movement (CDM) activists are League for Democracy had Burgene and returning to his remain shuttered in a standoff 17 seats. In Etawah, the SP swept the polls, winning 18 seats. In Mainpuri, Sandhya asking people to start non-coop- won a clear and outright polit- citadel, Hlaing has scored a between the junta and the eration campaign by stopping ical victory trouncing the mil- diplomatic victory. Never CDM. The hardest hit will be Yadav, the niece of SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav who contested on the BJP’s payment of electricity, taxes and itary-backed USDP. It seems before has a coup leader been the poor urban populations ticket, lost to the SP-backed candidate by 1,905 votes. In Mathura, the BJP-support- repayment of loans. inconceivable that the NLD’s treated with such respect and and the female heads of house- ed Chanda Devi lost to Devati, an Independent, by over 12,000 votes. The panchay- In its 73-year history, the victory can be set aside by the circumspection. Had he been holds will be the worst hit. at elections are important as they help gauge the influence of political parties in the Myanmar Army has never military on grounds of fraud- in Europe, he would have India has learnt to play ball fought foreigners but its own ulent voting. It will be uncon- been arrested for alleged geno- with more than one power cen- rural areas. It is believed that a gram pradhan can sway 10-15 per cent votes in any people in internal wars. The stitutional. Can the clock be THE AIM OF cide against the Rohingyas. tre in Myanmar. It has wel- gram sabha while the BDC and DDC members can influence the block and district coup has marked the battle lines set back to January 31? SENIOR GEN The widespread violence comed the Asean initiative and voters, respectively. The DDC chairman is considered the ‘first person’ of the dis- between an Army led by the Hlaing is from the Army’s has threatened the economy will continue to play a construc- trict. The poll outcome shows that the BJP will have to revise its political strategy Burman-dominated officer elite 77 Light Division. He was MING AUNG HLAING and encouraged criminal tive role in resolving the current corps and a range of opposition the mastermind of the ruthless IS FOR MYANMAR activity. In the 1950s, Burma’s situation through steadfast sup- while Akhilesh Yadav needs to strengthen his party organisation to replicate this suc- forces — the CDM consisting of operations against the per capita income was higher port of the democratic process. cess in the 2022 Assembly elections. youth aged 20 or below who Rohingyas in Rakhine in 2017 TO RETURN TO than Thailand’s and Malaysia’s The end of this political process have tasted a decade of democ- where this Division was but today it is at the bottom of — when it is started, and a UN racy: the Committee represent- employed. In the 1988 coup, 2011-16 WHEN the Asean GDP. People have Civil Protection Force is accept- PICTALK ing National Parliament that 77 LID was used and 3,500 THE USDP WAS IN been fleeing from townships ed by the General — will mark has morphed into a National protestors were killed. But like Mandalay, Bago and a political milestone in conflict Unity Government. This organ- that was 30 years ago. The POWER AND WHEN Yangon into the interiors. A resolution. Some Asean leaders ised resistance has the potential General’s aim is for Myanmar HE TOOK OVER new transnational criminal are privately suggesting keep- to explode into a civil war when to return to 2011-16 when the activity hub — comprising ing Myanmar out of the group- some of the 20 Ethnic Armed USDP was in power and when AS THE C-IN-C small arms, narcotics and ing till the coup is undone. The Organisations (EAOs) like Karen he took over as the C-in-C in IN 2011. HE DOES wildlife, coupled with an consensus brief is either the first or Kachin join the NUG to chal- 2011. He does not have much underground financial sys- step towards reining in the lenge the Tatmadaw, the prima- time if he is to return NOT HAVE MUCH tem reminiscent of the Golden Generals or, more likely, letting ry centre of power. A call has Myanmar to his vision of a dis- Triangle of yore — has come them buy time. been made by a Karen, General ciplined democracy. This goal TIME IF HE IS TO up. It is a shame that a coun- (The writer, a retired Baw Kyaw Heh, to all ethnic is a bridge too far even for the RETURN MYANMAR try which was the hot favourite Major General, was groups to unite to fight the Tatmadaw to achieve, especial- of foreign investment and Commander, IPKF South, Sri Burmese military dictatorship. ly in 2021. The General has to TO HIS VISION growth is suddenly moving in Lanka, and founder member of This could be a game changer. weigh in the consequences of OF A DISCIPLINED reverse gear. It is estimated the the Defence Planning Staff, The General has to decide the coup and preserving the economy will shrink by 20 per currently the Integrated whether to escalate the conflict gains the military has secured DEMOCRACY cent in 2021-22. The latest Defence Staff. The views into a bloodier phase or seek a in the 2008 Constitution. By UNDP report paints a grim expressed are personal.) LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SOUNDBITE

The Alster Swans are accompanied by boats towards the Outer Alster area in Hamburg, Germany PTI KARNATAKA HAS LOST THE COVID BATTLE A murder case should Sir — Karnataka’s fight against COVID-19 be initiated against has faced many pitfalls right from the start, Make vaccine prices uniform Arvind Kejriwal and with Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa failing vaccines to the highest bidder rather than the his Government for to rein in his warring Ministers during the not giving Delhi a The bubble bursts initial days. Then his inability, along with State Governments. The bigger States may get preference over the smaller ones. robust healthcare that of the Ministers concerned to evolve a system. They even did not complete Finally, COVID-19 has breached the IPL strategy to counter the second wave, Further, the Supreme Court has called explains the lack of strong political leader- upon the Centre to revisit its vaccine procure- those hospitals which were initiated franchises’ ‘safe and secure’ bio bubble ship in this hour of crisis. Authorities insist ment policy, stating it would “prima facie result by the previous Government. o, the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been suspended indef- that the deaths in Chamarajanagar were not in a detriment to the right to public health which Former Congress MP linked to non-availability of oxygen and that is an integral element of Article 21 of the — Sandeep Dikshit initely. Officially, they tell us, the reason is that the bio-secure bubble was inexplic- the deceased had comorbidities. But the fact Constitution”. In early 2020, it was well known Sably breached and then, before we knew it, the cricketers and support staff started remains that all the dead were on oxygen to Indian manufacturers that excessive depen- The Senate falling prey to the accursed virus one after another. Since the Board of Control for Cricket support and it is unlikely that they all suc- dence on a single source could prove to be dis- Republicans will not in India (BCCI) is quite concerned about the “health and wellbeing” of the IPL players, it cumbed to ailments within 24 hours. n the absence of a regulated vaccine policy astrous. But we have failed to learn valuable support The Government has repeatedly assured by the Government, the country is in chaos lessons. Sadly, our active pharmaceuticals the mega $4.1 was left with no option but to suspend the matches. Well, cutting clear of all the jargon trillion spending that there is no scarcity of medical oxygen but Iand uncertainty. The Centre should have ingredients and raw materials still come from package proposed that is being thrown at us, and more of it will come our framed a national policy on vaccine procure- China and America, due to which Indian drug the ground reality is completely different. by President Joe Biden. way in the coming days, here’s a simpler, possible nar- Many deaths are being reported from across ment and pricing that should have been applic- manufacturers are facing adverse circum- stances. The idea of allowing other vaccine US Senate minority leader rative. The greed of the cricket authorities managing the the State due to oxygen shortage, and the hos- able across India so as to effectively manage — Mitch McConnell pitals and common man face immense dif- the vaccination drive. Currently, the bulk of manufacturers to expand the production show — namely the BCCI, the various State cricket capacity by invoking compulsory licence of vac- ficulty in procuring oxygen cylinders and the responsibility of vaccination has been We have sent a Boards and the IPL governing council — is mainly concentrators. While Kerala exports surplus passed on to the States and private players. cine technology can cater to the needs of a large and populous country like India. For request to the responsible for the current fiasco. Remember, even when oxygen to other States, it is baffling that Further, procurement of vaccines from a lim- Maharashtra CM to the situation wasn’t dire last year, they arranged for the Karnataka lacks basic facilities like ICU beds, ited number of manufacturers can result in con- instance, countries like America, England and Israel have successfully rolled out vaccines allow us to purchase matches to be held in the UAE and even roped in a com- COVID Care Centres, vital medicines or vac- fusion and conflict of interest among the States COVID-19 vaccines for cines. The States like Karnataka are respon- and private players. The manufacturers will be in a short span of time are a case in point. pany, renowned globally for its expertise in creating and 30,000 registered sible for the worsening of COVID-19 crisis lured into maximising the profits by selling the Vijay Singh Adhikari | Nainital members of the film industry's maintaining bio-secure bubbles. — the deaths have become mere numbers for federation in Mumbai at the earliest. So, especially this year when the situation has rapid- the insensitive politicians. many more innocent people could lose their can be seen at the places selling these in Filmmaker ly worsened in terms of the exponentially rising cases N Sadhasiva Reddy | Bengaluru lives in the coming days. At a time when black. Black marketeers are charging exor- — Aditya Chopra and the healthcare personnel and equipment are stretched the pandemic has devastated the country, bitant prices from hapless citizens. Though BENGAL VIOLENCE IS UNFORTUNATE political parties should set aside their differ- there are contradictory opinions on the effi- Our focus will be thin, what was the need to organise the tourney in India? And that, too, without re-engag- Sir — It’s quite unfortunate that violence ences and help the people win the war against cacy of this drug, hospitals do prescribe it on maintaining our ing the bio bubble firm which had performed its duties last year with aplomb and finesse. erupted in West Bengal in the aftermath of COVID-19. We must not fight among our- due to its purported benefit on improving fitness levels and Only because the cricket authorities wanted to save cheap pennies, even though it was the announcement of the Assembly election selves but against the virus. Further, as mortality. avoiding any injuries in crystal clear even before the start of the tournament that COVID-19’s second wave, with results in which at least eight people have Mamata Banerjee has been given a fresh It is inhuman and criminal if interme- our practice sessions. died. The BJP said that six of its workers mandate , she should take the State towards diaries exploit the patients at such critical its more virulent and burgeoning strains and mutants, was a definite risk to everybody asso- Indian hockey player were among those killed and that the TMC development and shun violence. All polit- times. The Government should curb it by — Lalit Upadhyay ciated with the cash-rich league. Another point: Just as they now started contemplating goons attacked and vandalised several of its ical parties should join hands to mitigate the promulgating an ordinance immediately, cat- moving all the machinery and paraphernalia from Ahmedabad and Delhi back to the Wankhede offices, including one in Nandigram. sufferings of the people. egorising hoarding of any medicine or oxy- I urge all panchayats and DY Patil stadia in Mumbai, why weren’t the authorities content to host all the match- Political animosity is the cause of this blood- Sravana Ramachandran | Chennai gen as culpable homicide amounting to mur- and municipalities to shed and it’s shameful, to say the least. Such der, and make the applicable punishment open essential es in Mumbai and Pune in the first place; something that would have helped the teams incidents are a blot on our democracy and STOP BLACK MARKETEERING OF DRUGS valid for these offences. Considering the services 100 per cent avoid air travel and significantly cut their exposure risk? But, no, the State cricket associ- make us wonder whether we are living in Sir — During the ongoing second wave of gravity of the situation, the Supreme Court or, else, they will face ations also needed to be kept in good humour with a slice of the profits’ pie! Hopefully, the a civilised democratic society or a lawless the pandemic, the non-availability of COVID may also consider passing suo moto orders. trouble and so will the State ruled by barbarism. people of the State. The people will cricket authorities won’t plan to resume the IPL in a hurry. In this hour, when our nation drugs and oxygen is the main issue the coun- M Raghuraman | Mumbai That deadly weapons were used in the try is facing. Mainly due to the hoarding of indulge in panic buying. needs all possible help from all quarters, let’s not get busy listening to the tinkle of silver clashes is a cause for concern. The goon- drugs like Remdesivir, their prices have sky- Send your feedback to: Goa Chief Minister and neglecting human life. Basically, let it not boil down just to the lure of lucre. da raj should not be re-established since rocketed in the black market. Long queues [email protected] — Pramod Sawant VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | MAY 5, 2021 07 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | at the rate ofTheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ FIRSTCOLUMN Fallout of the US troop CHARITY IS NOT A ONE-STOP SOLUTION drawdown will be big ANIL GUPTA India can encourage philanthropy by incentivising it on a tax and individual level and offering tax deductibility While the Afghans will have to prepare themselves for a possible civil war, the global community must get ready for a renewed and more vigorous threat from extremist Islam S President Joe Biden has announced September 11 as the final cut-off date for Uthe complete withdrawal of the US troops ANURADHA PRASAD from war-torn Afghanistan. Earlier, he had hilanthropy is not a novel concept in India as Indians most often denounced his predecessor Donald Trump’s deci- part with wealth in the name of faith, charity or nation-building. sion for a complete drawdown by May 1 as “impractical.” As per the new blueprint the pull out PA 2020 Charities Aid Foundation report recounts that “the most which began on May 1 must terminate by popular causes for donation remain the same as previous years: Helping September 11 this year. Significantly, September the poor (54 per cent), supporting religious organisations (51 per cent) 11, 2022 will mark the completion of two decades and supporting children (49 per cent),” in India. Unfortunately, chari- of invasion of Afghanistan codenamed ‘Operation ty in our nation is largely either faith-based, or is a response to a nat- Enduring Freedom’ (when the twin objective of ural disaster or relief effort like the current COVID-19 pandemic. However, overthrowing the ruling Taliban regime and dec- it remains insufficient for addressing the longstanding social issues. imating Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda was partial- ly achieved) and ‘Operation Freedom’s Sentinel’ In this context, philanthropic capital from the private sector has thereafter, the longest-running war in American become a lifeline for the development sector over the last few years. history. At a time when the US and allies are leav- According to a 2021 Bain-Dasra Report, private-sector funding was ing, Afghanistan is in turmoil due to the internal about `64,000 crore in 2020, which is almost 23 per cent more than war for control over the country continuing the previous year. The money primarily comes from foreign donors, between the elected Government of President corporate entities, retail (or crowdfunding), high-net-worth individuals Ashraf Gani and the insurgents led by the Taliban, (HNWIs) and families. The report highlights that HNWI contributions who already control more than 40 per cent of the country. A Pakistan-brokered peace agreement between the US and the Taliban reached in February 2020 succeeded only to the extent that the Taliban THE GOODWILL stopped attacking the foreign troops. It failed to OF THE achieve the main purpose of a negotiated settle- AFGHANS ment and permanent ceasefire with the Afghan EARNED BY Taliban see themselves as a govern- player. open communication channels and Government. The Taliban had also agreed to ensure INDIA SHOULD ment-in-waiting, speaks volumes of While Pakistan will not like any negotiations with all stakeholders, that its soil would not be used as a launch pad for ALSO BE their plans to overthrow the current Indian influence in Afghanistan, including the Taliban and the IS. the global jihadi terror groups, which also has been EXPLOITED regime after the Americans leave. New Delhi can ill-afford to lose all Putting boots on the ground has violated many times. In fact, the violence has surged They have already decided to the goodwill and strategic leverage been opposed by India till now and in Afghanistan ever since the beginning of peace BY NEW DELHI rename the country as the ‘Islamic it has gained through huge invest- hopefully New Delhi will stick to its talks, with the deaths of civilians and the securi- TO SOFTEN Emirate of Afghanistan.’ ments in its economic uplift. stance hereafter. A greater outreach ty forces recording an upward trend as deadly ter- THE TALIBAN “This is jihad, it is worship. We Afghanistan is as strategically impor- to strengthen the Afghan forces, account for a quarter of all funding, Corporate Social Responsibility APPROACH (CSR) donations account for 28 per cent and retail investors or every- ror attacks increased. don’t do it for power but for Allah tant to India as it is to Pakistan. including training and equipping In a nutshell, Afghanistan continues to be in TO US. THE and His law. To bring Sharia to this The major threat that would them, must continue with increased day charity account for another 28 per cent. The remaining 20 per cent a quagmire and the melting pot for global jihadi EMERGING country. Whoever stands against us emerge to India, is the likelihood of emphasis on capacity-building. comes from family philanthropy — the biggest source of growth — terror. The question arises, what did the US achieve SITUATION IN we will fight against them,” says Haji the situation as it prevailed in the India would need to leverage its that accounts for nearly two-thirds of the increase in funding since 2019. even after spending over $2 trillion and losing 2,216 AFGHANISTAN Hekmat, Taliban’s shadow mayor in 1990s and early 2000s in relation to good relations with Iran and Russia With these numbers in place, it’s not surprising that non-profits in India precious lives? Billions in “aid” are said to have gone WOULD Balkh District. The statement jihadi terror. A pliant Government to keep Pakistan and Turkey away have directed their energies into unlocking philanthropic capital com- down the drain, with the bulk invested in the Dubai DEFINITELY reflects the mindset of the Taliban in Afghanistan will allow Pakistan from harming our interests. The ing from HNWIs and families. After all, the number of ultra-high-net- property market. The cost to Afghan civilians has TEST OUR leadership. However, some elements to continue to adhere to its policy emerging threat from radical worth individuals (UHNWIs) in India will grow 73 per cent in the next been equally appalling, put at between 50,000 and POLITICAL AND feel that with the passing of time and of using terror as an instrument of Islamists will have to be highlight- 1,00,000 deaths over the last two decades. Many DIPLOMATIC change of mindset among many State policy. To avoid international ed to China, since it is very sensi- five years. It is estimated that the number of UHNWIs will double by analysts believe that the present regime in Kabul METTLE IN THE Muslim countries, a group of mod- pressure and the fear of watchdogs, tive to such threats in its Xinxiang 2024. While India prides itself on being home to more than 200 bil- is unlikely to hold on for long after the Americans DAYS TO COME erates has also emerged among the it is likely to shift the terror infra- province. lionaires, the country has also been in the news for topping the world- leave. It could hardly govern with American help Taliban. How much they would be structure to the badlands of The goodwill of the Afghans wide income gap indices. and is unlikely to succeed without the US. able to influence the new Afghanistan. earned by India should also be So, where does philanthropy feature in the larger scheme of things? Come September, Afghanistan is likely to be Government or how the new Islamic Jihadi terrorists who would exploited by New Delhi to soften the The easy answer would be that the growing wealth (of a few) in India back with the Taliban, a scenario dreaded not only Government will accommodate become surplus to the internal need Taliban approach to us. The emerg- should automatically translate into more charity. Unfortunately, the real- by the Afghans, particularly the women, but India them, only time will tell. in Afghanistan may well be divert- ing situation in Afghanistan would as well. Afghanistan has once again lived up to its India has both, strategic and ed across the border by Pakistan, as definitely test our political and ity is not so simple. India still ranks very low on philanthropic giving reputation of “the graveyard of the Empires.” Yet internal security issues with the in the past. The security of the infra- diplomatic mettle in the days to in comparison to other countries. As per the ‘World Giving Index 2019’, another power is leaving Afghanistan in ruins and American abandonment of structure built by India, including come. “India was the least generous of the seven South Asian countries in without ushering peace in the war-torn nation. This Afghanistan. While India’s arch rival the alternate road route via the Sistan While the Afghans will have to the index, behind its neighbours Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka.” is straightforward abandonment. Kabul faces a in the region, Pakistan seems to be Baluchistan of Iran and, the Indian prepare themselves for a possible In India, particularly, the concept of giving is an altruistic and value- threat not only from the Taliban but from the in a win-win situation, India will personnel deployed there, would be civil war, the global community driven act, rather than an obligation or economically-incentivised. Islamic State (IS) as well, which is reported to have have to face many challenges. another major concern. must get ready for a renewed and Interestingly, the developed world — particularly the US, has seen a formed an affiliate IS in Khorasan province. Though, To ensure that the gains made more vigorous threat from extrem- The country has witnessed a sea change with New Delhi has been included, at by India are not buried along with ist Islam. The epicentre of the new rise in demand for a progressive tax regime by the HNWIs and UHNWIs. regards to infrastructure development under the Washington’s insistence, in the the anticipated change in regime global ‘Great Game’ may be shifting Walt Disney and Co heiress Abigail Disney, former BlackRock Inc. man- ‘Reconstruction of Afghanistan’ programme, to The author is a United Nations’ supervised talks for post-September, New Delhi needs to to the Indo-Pacific or the South aging director Morris Pearl, and Danish-Iranian entrepreneur Djaffar which India is a major contributor. Will it have any Jammu-based veteran, ensuring intra-Afghan peace, it is formulate and put in place a robust Caucasus, but Afghanistan will con- Shalchi are petitioning for higher taxes on the rich to help pay for the value for the radical Islamists for whom the rule political commentator, not going to make much of a differ- response based on a long- term strat- tinue to be the epicentre of global billions in new Government programmes made necessary by the pan- of Sharia is ultimate, even if it means a return to columnist, security and ence, as any positive outcome of the egy. Without losing time the jihadi terror, rejuvenated and resur- the Medieval Era? The Taliban have already strategic analyst. The talks is almost ruled out. As and Government must appoint a special rected. The US may abandon demic. Alternatively, in India, there has been a shortfall in the overall views expressed collection of taxes by the Indian Government. announced themselves as the winners. “We have are personal. when the Taliban assume power, representative for Afghanistan rec- Afghanistan but it would not be able won the war, America has lost,” they say. That the Pakistan would emerge as a major onciliation with the mandate to to abandon its war on terror. Another effective method to increase charity is by incentivising it on a tax and individual level. For larger philanthropic donations, the Government can offer tax deductibility. For instance, in the face of the POINTCOUNTERPOINT COVID crisis, the US Government increased their allowance for deductible donations of any individual’s annual gross income to 100 per cent from 60 per cent the previous year. Creating a national charity platform or AFTER A DISCUSSION WITH THE ASSOCIATE MINISTERS AT LEAST ONE ORDER HAS BEEN COMPLIED WITH. WE offering major tax breaks for donations is an effective impetus for char- AND OFFICIALS, IT HAS BEEN DECIDED TO IMPLEMENT HAVE ALL FAILED. ALL OF US FEEL ASHAMED FOR ity. Perhaps a crucial step would be Government-supported recogni- THE LOCKDOWN IN BIHAR TILL MAY 15. WHAT WE HAVE DONE. tion and honour for citizens, incentivised charity, changing the culture and a progressive tax regime. —BIHAR CHIEF MINISTER —ADDITIONAL JUDGE, PATNA HIGH COURT (The writer is founder and director, India Leaders for Social Sector. NITISH KUMAR JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH The views expressed are personal.) Breach of fundamental duties led to the spread of Corona The top court has asserted that under Article 47, the State shall regard the improvement of public health as among its primary duties. Here, it seems to have failed us he World Health to protect the health of the peo- spread the virus, but failed to tive measures and the callous- “the true source of right is duty.” its enforcement. Otherwise the Organisation (WHO) has ple. In this context, the State has prevent the same. The State ness of the general citizens If we all discharge our duties, conventions of the Constitution Tstipulated certain public to regulate all social and reli- ought to have realised that the reflect the same. rights will not be far to seek. If and even rules of internation- health and social measures to gious events which involve “Right to Life” guaranteed The State cannot remain a we neglect our duties and run al law would no longer be contain the spread of the congregations so as to prevent under the Indian Constitution silent spectator when massive after rights, they will elude us. liable to be regarded as rules of Coronavirus after taking into the spread of the virus. Apart overrides the rights conferred congregations, either political or The Supreme Court, too, in law. account the levels of COVID- from the State, every individual by the Constitution in relation religious, are being organised, the Minerva Mills Vs Union of This shows that an individ- 19 transmission. One of the RAGHU has an obligation to regulate to a religious activity. which will result in exacerbat- India case, held that there may ual plays a vital role in a State major measures stipulated is to CHITTARVU his/her conduct and see to it Article 21 of the ing the health emergency that be a rule which imposes an and its welfare. Fundamental maintain social distancing and that their behaviour does not Constitution mandates that no we are currently facing. In this obligation on an individual or duties were introduced in part avoid congregations. result in any adverse impact on person shall be deprived of life context it’s also relevant to authority and yet it may not be IV A by the 42nd amendment There is an obligation on society. We Indians have failed or personal liberty except examine Article 26 of the enforceable in a court of law and were based on the recom- the State to adhere to the mea- in both these aspects. according to procedure estab- Constitution. It contemplates and, therefore, not give rise to mendations of the Swaran sures stipulated by the health Permitting road shows and lished by law. The Supreme that the freedom to manage a corresponding right in anoth- Singh Committee. watchdog which has also played massive rallies during the con- Court has held that the “Right al right to manage religious religious affairs is subject to er person. But it would still be The Supreme Court in the a vital role in eradicating small duct of the Assembly elections to Life” guaranteed under affairs came up for discussion public order, morality and a legal rule because it pre- Javed Vs State of Haryana case, pox, polio and so on. As the in various States, particularly Article 21 includes within its before the drafting committee, health. Therefore, it is not an scribes a norm of conduct to be held that fundamental rights are world, particularly India, wit- West Bengal and allowing the ambit the right to health and the Chairman had proposed to absolute right. It is conditioned followed by such an individual not to be read in isolation. They nesses an unprecedented health conduct of the Kumbh Mela at medical care. Article 47 a direc- make the said right, subject to by Article 21 of the Constitution or authority. have to be read along with emergency, it is vital to adhere Haridwar in the middle of the tive principle of State policy public order, morality and when it relates more particular- The law may provide a directive principles of State to the COVID-protocols. Coronavirus outbreak clearly stresses on the improvement of health. It was accepted without ly in relation to the aspect of mechanism of enforcement. A policy and fundamental duties Historically, the second wave of demonstrates the same. public health and so on. any debate. This proves the public health. rule imposing an obligation or enshrined in Article 51A. The any pandemic has proven to be The writer is a senior Consequently on April 15, The apex court had vision of the founding fathers of We failed in adhering to the duty would not cease to be a top court also asserted that more intensive and dangerous advocate in the Uttarakhand recorded its high- expanded the concept of “Right the Constitution. But we are social distancing norms which rule of law because there is no under Article 47, the State shall than the first one and India is Andhra Pradesh and est upsurge in COVID-19 cases. to Life.” It was held that it failing miserably to act in a is a major cause for the spread regular judicial or quasi judicial regard the improvement of Telangana High Courts. learning this bitter truth the The views expressed The Centre was fully conscious derives its life breath from the proper perspective to protect of the virus. Mahatma Gandhi machinery to enforce its com- public health as among its pri- hard way. are personal. of the fact that such large con- directive principles of State the constitutional rights being had said on the aspect of a per- mand. Such a rule would exist mary duties. Here, it seems to The State has an obligation gregations would definitely policy. When the constitution- enjoyed by us. Lack of preven- son’s duty towards society that despite any problem relating to have failed us. VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | MAY 5, 2021 Money 08 Sensex skids for third day; Move to amend National Electricity Policy criticised Reliance, HDFC twins top drags PNS n NEW DELHI All India Power Engineers PNS n MUMBAI to 1.86 per cent. sentiment. mounted to 2,02,82,833 with goods ended with gains. Federation on Tuesday con- "Indices lost a per- While a persistent 3,57,229 new infections being Broader BSE midcap and small- demned the central govern- Market benchmark Sensex sur- centage on Tuesday as increase in daily case- reported in a day, while the cap indices fell up to 0.57 per ment's move to amend the rendered early gains to finish in the street pun- load in several states death toll increased to 2,22,408 cent. National Electricity Policy "to the red for the third consecutive ished earnings is still a matter of with 3,449 new fatalities, Global markets were mixed facilitate privatisation". session on Tuesday following disappoint- concern, visible according to the Union Health as investors wagered on a According to a statement by brisk selling in frontine stocks. ment in sever- modest decline in Ministry data updated on strong economic rebound even the AIPEF, the proposed The grim COVID-19 situa- al high-quality new Tuesday. as many countries see an changes require extensive dis- tion and continued selling by midcaps. Sectorally, BSE unabated rise in COVID-19 cussions as such time for sub- foreign funds has sapped risk Afternoon trade healthcare, cases. mission of comments should appetite, traders said. witnessed profit- ener- Elsewhere in Asia, bourses in be six months. After a gap-up opening, the taking in metals Hong Kong and Seoul ended When fundamental changes 30-share BSE index succumbed and pharma on a positive note. Stock are being introduced by way of to profit-taking in afternoon names as the exchanges in Shanghai and privatization of the power sec- revise the existing National it added. trade to finish at 48,253.51, street exhibited Tokyo were closed for holidays. tor, there is no basis to rush Electricity Policy but the total K Subramanian, Chief down 465.01 points or 0.95 per nervousness on Equities in Europe gave up through more so under replacement of existing policy Economic Adviser, has stated cent. regional lock- initial gains to trade mildly extreme distress caused by the with a new policy to be recom- that India is the only country On similar lines, the broad- downs which lower in mid-session deals. COVID-19 pandemic, it said. mended by the expert group so that readily implemented a slew er NSE Nifty slumped 137.65 accentuated the Meanwhile, international oil "All India Power Engineers as to achieve privatization, the of reforms and used this crisis points or 0.94 per cent to close weakness. benchmark Brent crude was Federation (AIPEF) condemns body alleged. to herald a change in India's at 14,496.50. "In the broader market, trading 1.79 per cent higher at the government of India's As per Electricity Act 2003, economic thinking, it said. Dr Reddy's was the top loser paper stocks were sought after USD 68.77 per barrel. move to amend the National National Electricity Policy is to The strategy of government among the Sensex constituents, today on hardening pulp prices The rupee gained for the Electricity Policy to facilitate be prepared in consultation seems to be “never waste a cri- retreating 2.26 per cent, fol- while coffee producers saw second straight day and the privatization of the power with the state governments sis” and use the crisis of pan- lowed by Reliance Industries, investor appetite," said S closed 10 paise higher at sector," the statement said. and Central Electricity demic to streamroll so-called Sun Pharma, HDFC twins, Ranganathan, Head of Research 73.85 against the US dollar The body alleged that this is Authority, a statutory body. reforms by way of privatizing, Infosys, M&M and Bharti at LKP Securities. cases on Tuesday. a clear attempt to introduce However, the body said that the it alleged. Airtel. Binod Modi, Head Strategy in many parts gy, telecom, Foreign institutional investors privatization through the back- CEA is not included in the pro- The draft proposal is of On the other hand, ONGC, at Reliance Securities, said the like Maharashtra and Delhi consumer durables, auto and were net sellers in the capital door and deserves to be posed schedule of discussion. serious nature for which the Bajaj Finance, TCS, SBI, Kotak mounting uncertainty led by offers comfort, he added. basic materials indices lost as market on Monday as they scrapped. Further, only 5 states have present situation of a pan- Bank and Nestle India were rise in second wave of COVID- The total tally of coron- much as 1.50 per cent, while oil sold shares worth Rs 2,289.46 The purpose of the central been included in an expert demic is a serious constraint, among the gainers, climbing up 19 cases weighed on investor avirus cases in the country and gas, utilities and capital crore, as per exchange data. government is not to review or group instead of all the states, it stated.

Singapore expands facility to Alembic Q4 MONEY MATTERS net profit up revive aviation, hospital sectors by 12 pc BSE StAR MF registers 1.11 cr PNS nSINGAPORE fit, and they might include small-scale or side meetings PNS n NEW DELHI transactions worth `33,735 cr Complimenting the Singapore and presentations as part of a Leading stock exchange government's broader efforts larger regional or internation- Drug firm Alembic BSE on Tuesday said its to reinvigorate aviation and al event or conference," said Pharmaceuticals on mutual fund distribution local hospitality sectors in a Arlando. Tuesday reported an 11.60 platform StAR MF has Godrej Properties safe and calibrated manner, a The 150 guest room facility percent rise in consolidat- processed a record 1.11 state-funded COVID-proof started in February but has ed net profit to Rs 250.70 crore transactions worth Rs facility has expanded by four- community," he said about been expanded to 600 guest crore for the quarter ended 33,735 crore in April. It fold to 600 guest rooms and the facility, a 10-minute drive rooms from this month, March 2021, mainly on surpassed its monthly clocks record sales 160 meeting rooms for visiting from Singapore's Changi inter- responding to over 100 con- account of robust sales. record of 1.10 crore transactions achieved in March 2021, the PNS n NEW DELHI grew by 14 per cent YoY international business execu- national airport. firmed bookings from interna- The company had post- exchange said in a statement. In spite of the nationwide pandemic (Year-On-Year) to Rs 6,725 tives to manage their deals It is uniquely designed to tional guests. ed a net profit of Rs and lockdown, BSE StAR MF has helped asset management Realty firm Godrej Properties' crore," the company said in the through the city state. meet the immediate needs of In the three months of its 224.63 crore for the cor- companies (AMCs) members and their clients in smooth paperless sales bookings grew by 14 per presentation. Each in-person meeting at business travellers who have to operation, the facility facilitat- responding period of the transactions. The platform has clocked 1.11 crore transactions in cent to an all-time high of Rs The residential segment con- Connect@Changi, without the conduct in-person business ed over 150 in-person meet- previous fiscal, Alembic April 2021, a sharp increase of 75 per cent from 63.17 lakh 6,725 crore during the last tributed Rs 6,663 crore, while need for quarantine upon meetings and other engage- ings and hosted guests from Pharmaceuticals said in a registered in April 2020. Overall, the platform achieved 9.38 crore financial year, despite a slow- commercial projects Rs 62 arrival, represents a small but ments with their Singapore- regional countries such as filing to BSE. transactions in the financial year 2020-21. Besides, the platform down in the property market crore in the overall sales book- concrete step towards the based counterparts, while Indonesia and Japan, as well as Consolidated revenue registered 4.99 lakh new systematic investment plans (SIPs) due to the pandemic. ings during the 2020-21 finan- resumption of business and being in a safe and contained guests from the Americas, from operations stood at amounting to Rs 129.95 crore in April 2021, the exchange said. In an investor presentation, the cial year. economic activities, Aloysius environment, Arlando said. Europe and the Middle East. Rs 1,280.39 crore for the Mumbai-based company said Of the total sales bookings, Arlando, CEO, SingEx-Sphere It offers the same integrated "The facility made possible quarter under considera- it has achieved sales bookings Godrej Properties said the Holdings, one of the consor- ‘test-stay-work-meet' experi- face-to-face business engage- tion. It was Rs 1,206.83 of more than Rs 1,300 crore sales from existing inventory tium partners led by the state- ence for inbound business ments like job interviews for crore for the same period Gold gains Rs 97; silver jumps each across its four major stood at Rs 4,550 crore, while owned Temasek Group that is travellers with the addition of senior management, product a year ago, it added. markets -- Delhi-NCR, sales from new launches stood behind the facility, said on enhanced amenities to help demonstrations, confidential For the fiscal year Rs 1,282 Mumbai Metropolitan Region at Rs 2,175 crore. Tuesday. guests unwind during their business negotiations and con- ended March, the compa- (MMR), Bengaluru and Pune. "Sold 9,345 homes (YoY "Connect@Changi is a pilot stay, he said. tract signings from a diverse ny posted a net profit of old gained Rs "Godrej Properties Ltd is growth of 27 per cent) with a short-stay facility built to sup- "Connect@Changi is ready slate of business sectors and Rs 1,178 crore as against G97 to Rs 46,758 amongst India's largest devel- total area of 10.8 million sq ft port the resumption of busi- to host guests who are wel- industries such as manufactur- Rs 829 crore in 2019-20, per 10 gram in the opers by booking value. (YoY growth of 23 per cent) in ness and economic activities come to use the facility for any ing, finance and engineering," Alembic Pharma said. national capital on "Total booking value in FY21 FY21," Godrej Properties said. while safeguarding the local business activity that they see it said. Tuesday, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious ` metal had closed at Accenture pledges $25 mn for ‘MFIs to witness FADA raises 10L to Rs 46,661 per 10 gram. Silver also asset quality jumped Rs 1,282 to Rs 70,270 per kilogram from Rs 68,988 procure O2 tankers per kilogram in the previous trade. In the international market, Covid relief efforts in India pressures’ gold was trading marginally lower at USD 1,788 per ounce and PNS n MUMBAI the order, it said. silver was flat at USD 26.90 per ounce. "Gold prices traded PNS n NEW DELHI guage call-centre support. PNS n MUMBAI The fitment of the GPS marginally down with spot prices at COMEX (New York-based To support its over 2,00,000 The Maharashtra unit of auto- devices in these tankers has commodities exchange) trading at USD 1,788 per ounce on Global IT and professional employees and their families in With increasing Covid mobile dealers body FADA already commenced from Tuesday," according to HDFC Securities, Senior Analyst services company Accenture India, the company has built cases and the resultant has raised Rs 10 lakh to sup- Monday, FADA Maharashtra (Commodities), Tapan Patel. on Tuesday said it has pledged several resources including restrictions in movements port the state's transport said, adding it has roped in USD 25 million (about Rs 185 24/7 telemedicine, care-at- imposed by many states, department to procure 250 MOBA Mobile Automation crore) for pandemic relief home services, enhanced the microfinance industry oxygen tankers fitted with (India) for the necessary tech- efforts in the country. a fresh pledge of USD 25 mil- insurance coverage, virtual is likely to see an impact GPS devices. nological know-how and Rupee gains 10 paise to end at This is in addition to the lion (about Rs 185 crore) for childcare, mental health sup- on their collections and Federation of Automobile expertise to deliver the same company's ongoing invest- pandemic relief efforts in addi- port, and support for testing may witness asset quali- Dealers' Association (FADA) in a time-bound manner. ments in people and commu- tion to ongoing investments in and vaccinations. ty pressures in the near Maharashtra chapter has “FADA got an opportunity 73.85, rises for second day nities, Rekha M Menon, our people and communities... "Across the globe, our peo- term, says a report. decided to make its contribu- to strengthen the hands of ising for the second day in Chairperson and Senior MD of Additionally, we will be aug- ple have expressed their sup- However, good on-bal- tion to strengthening the Maharashtra state adminis- Ra row, the rupee closed 10 Accenture in India, said in a menting existing hospitals with port. In addition to their time, ance sheet liquidity and hands of the state administra- tration. We have tried to do paise higher at 73.85 against blog post on LinkedIn. beds and ICUs and setting up they are also donating funds, sizeable provisions creat- tion in battling the second our best as this is a small con- the US currency on Tuesday Local and global efforts are portable hospitals," she noted. and Accenture will match 100 ed by most of the wave of Covid which is prov- tribution towards enabling the on dollar selling by traders. A already underway including Menon - who was recently per cent of our people's contri- Microfinance Institutions ing more fatal and health care transport department to mon- stronger dollar in the global providing ventilators, oxygen appointed as the Chairperson butions for Covid relief efforts. in 2021 will provide a battling to reach out to people itor oxygen tankers move- markets, losses in the concentrators, and medical of Nasscom - said Accenture is Sharing gratitude for our ONE cushion for absorbing in the state, a release said. ment on a single dashboard. domestic equities and high kits, she added. also engaging with the govern- Accenture family - the 5,37,000 shocks, Icra Ratings said The federation said it has This will definitely help save crude oil prices, however, "Accenture stands in solidar- ment to support vaccination people standing with us every in a report on Tuesday. raised the required contribu- the lives of patients,” FADA restricted the gain in the local ity with India. We have made camps and provide local lan- day," Menon said. tion of Rs 10 lakh and placed President Vinkesh Gulati said. unit. "The Indian Rupee appreciated for the 2nd successive session against the US Dollar this Tuesday as traders trimmed their dollar long positions," said Sriram Iyer, Senior Research Analyst at Reliance Securities. At the interbank forex market, the rupee opened at 73.83, and hit an intra-day high of 73.76 and a low of 73.97. On Monday, IIT-M, UK researchers Auto sales witness impact of lockdowns the rupee had settled at 73.95 against the American currency. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength PNS n MUMBAI level and marriage season against a basket of six currencies, surged 0.42 per cent to 91.33. demand in the rural areas, the develop paper-based Auto sales in April have start- OEM's had prepared their ed showing the impact of lock- channels with stock. downs that has put the brakes However, with the rising sensor to detect AMR on the recovery of the sector, COVID cases, states like Covid: Samsung pledges $5mn, PNS n CHENNAI transfer of AMR. a report said on Tuesday. Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Underlining the need for With more states announc- Jharkhand, and Delhi started Paytm to set up oxygen plants Researchers at the IIT- periodic monitoring of ing lockdowns and some more imposing lockdowns as a result Madras and hailing from antimicrobial pollutants in OEMs expecting to go for of which, the wholesales of ech giant Samsung on the United Kingdom have water bodies, antibiotic maintenance shutdowns, as domestic two-wheelers got TTuesday said it has pledged developed a paper-based resistant genes was the key many as 50 per cent of the deal- impacted especially in the USD 5 million (Rs 37 crore), sensor that can detect to assess the current situa- ers are likely to be impacted by lower cc-segments, with while Paytm Foundation antimicrobial pollutants tion of Antimicrobial the move, it added. month-on-month sales of Hero intends to set up oxygen plants which induce antimicrobial Resistance in the country. However, the full-year were stocked up. However, the while tractor sales have also MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto and in 12-13 cities as part of efforts resistance in water bodies. The research on develop- prospects remain positive if the lockdowns happened in the declined sequentially hinting at TVS Motors declining by 37 to support India's battle against According to IIT-M, the ing the paper-based sensor COVID wave recedes in the states that contributed 25-30 the pandemic impact in the per cent, 30 per cent and 35 per the COVID-19 pandemic. Samsung will donate USD 3 million to the sensor works on a 'see and to detect anti-microbial April quarter and the vaccina- per cent of the sales, it added. hinterlands, it said. cent, respectively, in the Centre and states of Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, and provide USD tell' mechanism that makes pollutants was funded by tion drive goes as planned, bro- Centrum said the passenger “We expect May to be sub- domestic market. 2 million worth of medical supplies, including 100 Oxygen it logistically effective for the department of science kerage firm Centrum said in vehicles sales started in the dued with more states taking Bajaj Auto's management Concentrators, 3,000 Oxygen Cylinders, and one million LDS wide implementation. and technology in collabo- the report. month with low inventory and lockdowns and as OEM's take expects 50 per cent of dealers syringes, a statement said. LDS or Low Dead Space syringes min- Scientific communities ration with the United The opportunity cost was hence stocked up before the maintenance shutdowns,” to be shut in May as compared imise the amount of drug left in the device after injection, optimising were engaged in the study Kingdom's Natural higher in April as it had a mini- production shutdowns in May. Centrum Broking said. to 30-35 per cent in April on vaccine usage. The technology has demonstrated up to 20 per cent of antimicrobial resistance Environment Research festival period and weddings The commercial segment Noting that April was antic- the back of lockdowns, the greater efficiency and if existing syringes were to deliver one million (AMR) and the water bod- Council under the Indo- that fell after Holi. Two-wheel- was the worst hit and lagged ipated to be a good month for report said, adding inventories doses, LDS syringes could deliver 1.2 million doses with the same ies were the major source UK Water Quality Research er sales were higher in this the registrations, indicating two-wheelers on the back of are also higher than normal for amount of vaccine. Samsung has helped the manufacturer of these for the dissemination and programme. period and hence channels low channel inventory now, mini-festivals at the regional the industry. syringes increase production capacity, the statement said. 9

Vijayawada Wednesday May 5, 2021 what’s brewing? Kangana’s Twitter account suspended permanently angana Ranaut’s tured, enslaved, and censored for posts on social media. Twitter account has thousands of years, and still, there is Earlier, Kangana’s sister Rangoli been permanently no end to the suffering.” Chandel’s Twitter account was also K suspended after she Commenting on the development, a suspended for violating the regula- commented on the Twitter spokesperson said as per a tions of the platform. Kangana’s alleged violence in news agency, “We’ve been clear that account was also restricted for a few West Bengal following the assembly we will take strong enforcement action hours earlier this year after the actor’s election results. In a series of on behavior that has the potential to incendiary tweets against the web provocative tweets, the actor also lead to offline harm. The referenced series Tandav. The tweet was deleted commented on the victory of the account has been permanently sus- later. Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool pended for repeated violations of “We take action on any account that Congress (TMC) for the third con- Twitter Rules specifically our Hateful violates the Twitter Rules. We wel- secutive term in West Bengal. Her Conduct policy and Abusive come people to freely express them- Instagram remains functional. Behaviour policy.” selves on our service, however as out- Responding to the suspension, The spokesperson said that the rules lined in our Abusive Behaviour Policy, Kangana told a news agency, were applied judiciously, “As explained you may not engage in the targeted “Twitter has only proved my point in our abusive behaviour policy, you harassment of someone, or incite they’re Americans & by birth, a may not engage in the targeted harass- other people to do so,” Twitter had white person feels entitled to enslave ment of someone, or incite other peo- said in a statement to a news channel a brown person, they want to tell ple to do so. We consider abusive at that time. you what to think, speak or behavior an attempt to harass, intimi- Responding to the move, Bollywood Met Gala to return do. I have many plat- date, or silence someone else’s voice.” actor Kubbra Sait of said the suspen- forms I can use to raise The actor retaliated with a video on sion of the account was a permanent my voice, including my Instagram titled, “Distressed, beyond relief. She wrote, “Amen! I was in a own art in the form of words, death of democracy. important mental state of tripping her with my cinema.” She went on to message for our government.” She left foot if I ever met her. But, this is add, “But my heart goes asked for President’s rule in the state way better. I hope a permanent relief. in September out to the people of this in the video. Kangana Ranaut is noto- Social media can be better without nation who have been tor- rious for her outrageous, no-filter her.” he star power is back. Filmmaker Melina Matsoukas When the Met Gala (Queen & Slim) has been commis- returns in September, it sioned to create an open-ended film T will feature a heavy-hitting to project in the galleries, with con- contingent of celebrity co- tent changing during the course of Will Smith says chairs: Actor Timothée the exhibition. Radhe gets U/A certificate, becomes shortest Chalamet, musician Billie Eilish, The gala, which was canceled last poet Amanda Gorman and tennis year, is a major fundraiser, providing he is in ‘the worst star Naomi Osaka. the Costume Institute with its pri- Salman Khan film with 114 minutes runtime Honorary chairs for the evening mary source of funding. will be designer Tom Ford, sponsor As always, the exhibits will be the alman Khan’s Radhe Taking to Twitter, Dabangg shape’ of his life, Instagram’s Adam Mosseri, and work of star curator Andrew Bolton. - Your Most Wanted Khan wrote, “#Radhe ki Vogue’s Anna Wintour. In a video preview Monday, Bolton Bhai has been advance bookings ho gayi reveals dad bod The museum made the noted how challenging the past year S cleared by the hain shuru for the UAE. Milte announcement on the traditional had been for the fashion communi- Central Board of hain theatres mein. Stay safe! ctor Will Smith does things day of the Met Gala — the first ty. “It’s been incredibly inspiring to Film Certification (The advance booking of differently, even if it means Monday in May. Those plans, of see how designers have responded to with no cuts. The actioner has Radhe has begun in UAE. embracing the “worst course, were upended by the pan- the ongoing challenges of the pan- been given a U/A certificate Will meet in the theaters).” S shape” of his physique. The demic. The September 13 gala will demic, how they’ve found new out- which means it can be Radhe’s CBFC certificate versatile Hollywood star, in be a more intimate affair, to be fol- lets to express their creativity and watched by people of all age also mentions that the film’s his impeccable style, con- lowed by a larger one on May 2, new ways to present their collec- groups but under parental runtime is only 114.24 min- fessed about his body shape through 2022. Both will launch a two-part tions,” he said. guidance. The board gave the utes, making it the shortest an Instagram post on Monday. Smith exhibition, a survey of American Bolton added that many designers certificate to the film two Salman Khan film ever. posted a candid click where he’s fashion to be on view for almost a had been at the vanguard of the dis- weeks ahead of its release. In a career spanning over flaunting his dad bod. In this cap- year. cussion about diversity and inclu- Helmed by Prabhudheva, three decades, the actor has tion, he wrote, “I’m gonna be real wit In America: A Lexicon of Fashion, sion: “The social justice movements Radhe is scheduled to release never acted in a film that has yall — I’m in the worst shape of my opening September 18, will celebrate of last summer reinforced their on multiple platforms on the been shorter that 120 min- life.” the 75th anniversary of the muse- commitment to these issues and also occasion of Eid on May 13. utes. Smith’s post received reactions um’s Costume Institute and “explore consolidated their leadership in While it will be screened in Besides Salman, Radhe also from several global celebs like Joel a modern vocabulary of American advancing the conversation.” cinema halls in over 40 coun- stars Randeep Hooda, Disha Kinnaman, Ava DuVernay, DJ Steve fashion,” the museum has said. Part In addition to Matsoukas, other tries, it will have its digital Patani, Jackie Shroff and Aoki, Ludacris, Harry Hudson, two, In America: An Anthology of confirmed collaborators from the premiere on ZEE5’s pay per Gautam Gulati in prominent Sonna, DJ Lana Michele Moorer and Fashion, will open in the museum’s film world include cinematographer view platform ZeePlex. It will roles. many more. popular American Wing period Bradford Young, whose projects also be available to watch on In an earlier statement, to be the first to embark upon able to release theatrically in They either laughed at his unique rooms on May 5, 2022, and will have included Selma and When DTH services, including Dish Shariq Patel, CBO, Zee this new distribution strategy. all Indian states. We sensed comic timing, or left fun emojis for explore American fashion, with col- They See Us; production designers TV, D2H, Tata Sky and Airtel Studios had shared why While we all love to catch the the need for a pay per view him. Will Smith’s co-production laborations with film directors, by Nathan Crowley and Shane Digital TV. The advance Radhe is releasing on multiple latest movies at the nearest solution along with theatres, martial-arts comedy drama Cobra “presenting narratives that relate to Valentino; and Franklin Leonard, booking for Radhe has already mediums. He said, “The theatres, we realized we’d be which gives the consumers Kai is set to release its fourth season the complex and layered histories of film executive and founder of The begun in UAE, informed ongoing pandemic forced us doing a disservice to Salman’s flexibility and convenience of by the end of 2021, Netflix con- those spaces.” Both parts will close Black List, a listing of top unpro- Salman. to innovate, and we are proud fans nationwide if we aren’t viewing the film.” firmed recently. on Sept. 5, 2022. duced screenplays. FUN

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Wednesday May 5, 2021 SOULFUL,SOULFUL, MEANINGFULMEANINGFUL TUNESTUNESTUNES TOTOTO VIBEVIBEVIBE TOTOTO SHIKHA DUGGAL to its own, we are entitled to him as a philanthropist who’s people! In today’s success, one there’s no need to transform our own fan-base and wherev- giving his blood and sweat for thing she has noticed is that it!” she concluded. er we go as a kalakaar, our the nation’s progress in the music industry has placed a Instagram reels are filling hen Jaani Tere Naa fandom will come along. It’s a times of crisis where one can’t pathway for singers to be fea- the gap of Tiktok these days released, every world of experiments and even take the risk of venturing tured in their own music and Sunand’'s song Baarish ki diehard fan of there’s an increasing consensus out from their homes. video! Sunanda doesn't want Jaye is one of the trending reel W Punjabi music was of new normal changes, hence Asserting firmly that ‘kalakaar to do a playback for any popu- trends on it, asking one another we as artists are also adjusting ko pehle kaam chaiye’, she as a lar actress but rather be the leave whether if they to the novel norms. As far as singer certainly first associates face of her own music heard this new bombarding revenues are concerned, ‘muh- with how meaningful a song video as it provides track or not. That was the maange paise milte hai’ so why is, instead of who’s in the more dynamism. kind of effect of the popular not take it up!” she says. video. "Nobody would actor and singer from the Media reports quoted her The 28-year old self-taught better know on Pollywood industry Sunanda talking about playing a girl musician further says, “Both how to act on Sharma. with mental health issues — the actors are immensely a song sung With every new track that “It wasn’t the usual glamorous humble! The kind of chivalry by me but she releases, it’s bound to cre- girl showing how pretty she is. they had shown was some- me! I ate ripples in the Punjabi The character has this real thing that clenched onto my music industry! Things slowly side to it and a lot of people heart. Punjabi music is on a turned wild and frantic for her will agree. It needed intense heady rise these days because when she seized an opportuni- work and that became the it’s being loved by the masses ty to be featured in a Hindi deciding factor for me. I play a and how! The atmosphere, music video opposite Sonu girl who is a special child, has while shooting in Sood — she couldn’t control no idea about the world. She Mumbai, gets a tad bit her excitement, it was way doesn’t even know what love is authoritarian and beyond her. Pagal Nahi Hona but is getting married to this back in Punjab, it’s with India’s new Covid hero gangster played by all slackening. I had listeners hooked on so Nawazuddin, who cares for was literally much that there she was with her.” following a a new music video having While one was a top-notch 9-5 shift promising actor of our era romantic track that she did, in Nawazuddin Siddique shaking the new music video is a com- ISIT a leg with her while going plete contrast to it, while both through diverse nuances of of them bring two souls emotions in one single music together. Adding to that she video! says, “Everyone goes through Sunanda’s song Baarish Ki a stage where they get attract- Jaaye sung by B Praak has ed, fall in love and even get to ACCINATE received a lot of love and experience a heart-break, praise from fans. Inspired by a while what I have noticed is true story, the music video for that for every song there will Baarish Ki Jaaye tells the tale definitely be a strata of people of a gangster who falls in love who resonate with whatever and marries a woman with track I come up with. If music ACAY! mental health issues. Baarish can bring cultures together, so Ki Jaaye has received over 111 can it bring souls together! Mumbai V million views on YouTube When we share music, it gets a because with over 2 Million likes so far meaningful glimpse into they keep and Sunanda Sharma can’t another way of life as you can professionalism here did National News, ‘Visit on to ‘3V’ tourism,” contain her elation anymore! also witness in Baarish Ki Jaye. a priority!” most Maldives’ has collabo- Mausoom had said. Despite being restricted On a personal note, whenever The state that she Indians rated with the coun- Now, it wants visi- because of a pandemic, the I am caught up with a hectic belongs to has a long- W escape to, try’s ministry of tors to feel a sense of singer came on board only to schedule on set, I turn on standing tradition of once they tourism for this cam- safety and comfort accelerate the change to an music for a while and loosen music and live performance! thought the Covid paign. The messaging amid the pandemic. amplifying benefit. It was no up. That's how it plays an Punjabi music has a diaspora surge has come down? is such that it comes For them to visit a music video with a lavish pro- important element even in my of its own that’s even far- Where did our celebs across as attractive for place where they can duction budget but only a new life because it takes me into an fetched to overseas, one can go for a vacay in the international tourists not only socially dis- sensation coming from the another duniya. Music has imagine now. At the moment, past few months, to looking to travel tance themselves but land of five rivers which is spirituality! When an interac- Bollywood is also being deeply would put behind their somewhere that the also interact with the always spilling over with tion seems to be closed, music influenced by Punjabi culture better stress and tensions? island archipelago has first fully vaccinated artists competing for liveliness helps.” and they can’t get enough of have a hang The Maldives! This undertaken some ini- tourism workforce. As and stardom. The moment Sunanda got those songs. Music gives of it on how to tourist destination is tiatives which make it per the report, at pre- “What’s the primary job of a the news that she’ll be collabo- Sunanda Sharma a sense of impress my fan- easily on everybody's one of the safest des- sent, 65 per cent of kalakaar (artist)? It’s to delve rating with Sonu Sood for a emotional power! Like any base. And, I don’t 'favourite list.' But tinations in the world eligible people in the deep into the character they music video, as mentioned other individual, music like remixes at all! A behind with the increase in for tourists. Maldives have been have been asked to play or earlier, she couldn’t contain impacts her in ways that other certain track carries a all the the influx of tourists, Maldives had vaccinated and 90 per sing, regardless of which that moment of exhilaration sounds don’t. Fond of listening khoobsurati of its own, we despair and make came an increase in already announced cent of those eligible film/music industry they because she could feel the to Pakistani music whenever mustn't change that because at merry on it! the number of covid plans to offer tourists in the tourism indus- belong to. It’s a talent pool! It's theth punjabi vibe already! She having a dull moment around, times we over do it. Adding an This artist of Punjabi music cases, to the point of the Covid-19 vaccine. try in the country the modern era, everyone is already knew the vibe on the the singing sensation finally international influence to a industry is on the crest of a the country having to Its tourism minister have received their busy collaborating either for a set is going to be world class discovered that music can folk song famously known for good wave right now and she shut its door on India! Abdulla Mausoom in doses, too. web-show, music video or and more importantly, she inspire such strong feelings its sounds of dhol may spoil it. wants to rise and dazzle in Now, in a bid to an interview with Additionally, all movie and we all know, each built an unspoken regard for and bind us so tightly to other Some music is legendary and Bollywood soon. welcome more CNBC had members of the tourists and to assure announced a ‘3V’ tourism industry, who them of their safety, plan that stands for have been vaccinated, the island nation of ‘Visit’, ‘Vaccinate’, will wear a dedicated Maldives has ‘Vacation’, as an ‘I’m Vaccinated‘ cent of the participants, devel- stantly increasing. Therefore, launched the ‘I’m incentive to visit the badge. Maldives, at oped cancer, and 283 men (11 it is important to examine, in Vaccinated’ tourism country. the moment, is per cent) died of cancer. more detail, the mechanisms campaign, which “The main idea of accepting tourists Loneliness increased the by which loneliness causes highlights the archi- tourism being open is with a negative PCR risk of cancer by about ten per adverse health effects. This pelago’s intentions to to provide reasonably test report, taken less cent. This association with the information would enable us have the world’s first safe tourism with than three days before risk of cancer was observed to better alleviate loneliness fully vaccinated minimum inconve- travel, or those who regardless of age, socio-eco- and the harm caused by it, as tourism workforce in nience. So, once the are fully vaccinated nomic status, lifestyle, sleep well as to find optimal ways to place. According to a country gets vaccinat- with no quarantine quality, depression symptoms, target preventive measures,” report in The ed, then we will move requirements. body mass index, heart dis- researchers say. ease, and their risk factors. In There’s hope: Increased addition, cancer mortality was awareness helps to deal with higher in cancer patients who problems better. Researchers were unmarried, widowed, or hope the study will equip divorced at baseline. more people to notice, identi- “Awareness of the health fy and address warning signs effects of loneliness is con- early on.

should be paid to this issue,” Project Researcher Siiri-Liisi Awareness key to tackling Kraav from the University of Eastern Finland says. According to the researchers, taking account of loneliness and social relation- ships should thus be an mid-life crisis important part of comprehen- sive health care and disease f you are, or know the University of Eastern prevention. The findings were a middle-aged Finland researchers suggest published in Psychiatry man, you sure that loneliness among middle- Research. know of the perils aged men is associated with The study was launched in of the mid-life cri- an increased risk of cancer! the 1980s with 2,570 middle- I sis that they could “It has been estimated, on aged men from eastern already be going the basis of studies carried out Finland participating. Their through. And if the man grap- in recent years, that loneliness health and mortality have ples with feelings of loneli- could be as significant a been monitored on the basis ness, problems tend to get health risk as smoking or of registered data up until the serious. But here’s worse news: overweight. Our findings sup- present day. During the fol- Findings of a recent study by port the idea that attention low-up, 649 men, i.e., 25 per VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | MAY 5, 2021 sport 11 IPL CALLED OFF We’ll find way to send back foreign players: IPL chairman PTI n NEW DELHI “CA is in direct contact “The players are in a “CSA has made contact PL chairman Brijesh Patel on with the BCCI as they relatively safe environment with all of the relevant ITuesday said the BCCI will “find a way” to send the league’s work through plans to and those within affected franchises to ensure the foreign recruits back to their ensure the safe teams are in isolation. expedited travel of all respective countries after the accommodation and We’ll continue to liaise South African players and event was suspended indefi- nitely due to a Covid-19 out- repatriation of Australian with the BCCI, the ECB support staff back to our break in its bio-bubble. players, coaches, match and New Zealand shores. Those travelling “We need to send them officials and Government authorities in back to South Africa will home and we will find a way to do that,” Brijesh told PTI when commentators back home terms of managing their undergo home quarantine PTI n NEW DELHI ONE THING I WANT TO MAKE their homes safely. IPL features stars from asked how will the foreigners to Australia.” situation.” in line.” England, Australia, and New Zealand return home but did not elab- — CRICKET AUSTRALIA — NEW ZEALAND CRICKET — CRICKET SOUTH AFRICA he Indian Premier League was on VERY CLEAR — IPL HAS NOT among other countries. orate beyond that. Tuesday suspended indefinitely after BEEN CANCELLED. IT HAS “These are difficult times, especially in The foreigners involved in Tmultiple Covid-19 cases were report- India and while we have tried to bring in the lucrative league are con- imposed in the wake of a dead- tion of Australian players, respective locations.” ed in its bio-bubble, ending a month-long BEEN POSTPONED, some positivity and cheer, however, it is cerned about returning ly resurgence of the pandemic coaches, match officials and CSA said it supported the relatively smooth run for cricket’s most imperative that the tournament is now sus- to their respective in India. commentators back home to BCCI decision of suspend the glamorous and cash-rich event in the mid- SUSPENDED AND DEFERRED. pended and everyone goes back to their fam- countries due to trav- The BCCI had assured Australia. league keeping in mind the cur- dle of a raging pandemic. THE REMAINING PART OF THIS ilies and loved ones in these trying times,” el restric- foreign players of a safe return “CA and the ACA respect rent situation and thanked the “The tournament has been suspended the IPL stated. tions earlier as well. the decision of the Australian Indian board for looking after indefinitely. We will try to conduct the event IPL WILL HAPPEN. IN DUE “The BCCI will do everything in its The IPL had 14 Australian Government to pause travel its players. in the next available window but this COURSE, WHEN THE COVID powers to arrange for the secure and safe players left, after three pullouts from India until at least May 15 “CSA supports the decision month is unlikely,” league chairman Brijesh passage of all the participants in IPL 2021.” a few days ago, along with 10 and will not seek exemptions.” to put the health and safety Patel said. SITUATION IMPROVES, A The tournament began on April 9 and from New Zealand and 11 They further stated, “CA interests of all involved in the The announcement came after Sunrisers DECISION WILL BE TAKEN ran smoothly before KKR’s Covid-19 cases Englishmen. South Africa had and the ACA thank the BCCI tournament first and foremost Hyderabad’s wicketkeeper-batsman caused the initial jitters on Monday. The 11 players in the league, which for their efforts and coopera- and has made contact with all Wriddhiman Saha tested positive for Covid- ABOUT IT. tournament final was planned for May 30. also featured nine West Indians, tion for the safe repatriation of of the relevant franchises to 19 along with Delhi Capitals’ veteran spin- — RAJEEV SHUKLA There was cause of concern in Delhi too three Afghans and two from all participants at the IPL.” ensure the expedited travel of ner Amit Mishra. Hours after the postpone- as a few groundsmen at the Feroz Shah Kotla Bangladesh. Reacting to the big BCCI all South African players and ment, CSK batting coach Michael Hussey (BCCI VICE-PRESIDENT) Stadium tested positive even though DDCA In a joint statement, move, Cricket South Africa support staff back to our also tested positive for the dreaded virus. chief Rohan Jaitley asserted that “none of the Cricket Australia and the said it is in contact with its play- shores.” “...We will take stock if we can find a ers and staff is paramount. groundsmen on duty” were among the Australian Cricketers ers who will need to home New Zealand Cricket suitable window later during the year. It “The Indian Premier League Governing infected. Association said they respect quarantine on arrival from expressed faith in BCCI’s abil- could be September but these are all spec- Council (IPL GC) and Board of Control for their Government’s decision India as per the World Health ity to handle the situation. ulations. As of now we are not conducting Cricket in India (BCCI) in an emergency REMAINING MATCHES IN SEPT? to suspend flights operating out Organization recommenda- “The players are in a rela- it any further,” BCCI vice-president Rajiv meeting has unanimously decided to post- According to Cricbuzz, an official said of India due to the Covid surge tions. “Those travelling back to tively safe environment and Shukla said. pone IPL 2021 season, with immediate that the board could look at the September here and will not seek exemp- South Africa will undergo those within affected teams are On Monday, Chennai Super Kings effect,” the statement read. window after England’s tour of India is com- tions for its players stuck in home quarantine in line with in isolation,” read an NZC bowling coach Lakshmipathy Balaji along “The BCCI does not want to compro- plete and before the T20 World Cup sched- the country ravaged by a the current World Health statement posted by with Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers Sandeep mise on the safety of the players, support uled in India for October-November. deadly second wave of the Organization recommenda- ESPNcricinfo. “We’ll continue to Warrier and Varun Chakravarthy had also staff and the other participants involved in “A September window is being consid- pandemic. tions,” it said in a release. liaise with the BCCI, the ECB returned positive results. organising the IPL. This decision was taken ered. By then the England-India series would “CA is in direct con- “CSA and the South and New Zealand government The spread of infections had led to post- keeping the safety, health and well-being of be over and the foreign players would be tact with the BCCI as African Cricketers Association authorities in terms of manag- ponement of two IPL games earlier. all the stakeholders in mind,” it added. ready for the T20 World Cup. That small they work through plans (SACA) are in contact with all ing their situation — but at this The league organisers also issued a for- The IPL said BCCI will do all it can to window is being explored,” said a fran- to ensure the safe accom- players and are assured of their juncture it’s too early to discuss mal statement and said that safety of its play- ensure that players in the event get back to chise official who is in know. modation and repatria- safety and comfort in their potential options.” Oz players, support staff BCCI set to incur losses of over `2000 cr might fly off to Maldives PTI n NEW DELHI Upstox, and Tata Motors, who pay in the range of `120 crore PTI n NEW DELHI Ricky Ponting, Simon Katich he BCCI stands to lose Players’ payment would each. Some subsidiary spon- and company are expected to Tover `2000 crore of the sors are also there. ith their country shut join commentator Michael broadcast and sponsorship “Slash all the payments by Wfor all those flying from Slater, who had already head- money earmarked for this be based on duration half or a bit less and you will India, the now suspended IPL’s ed to the Maldives as a tempo- year’s Indian Premier League n case players are available applicable when a player vol- be reaching a loss in the range Australian contingent, com- rary post...” which was indefinitely post- Ionly for a part of the tour- untarily makes himself avail- of 2200 crore. The actually prising players, support staff Premier pacer Pat poned on Tuesday. nament, the salaries are paid able for only a part of the tour- losses could be much more and commentators, is expect- Cummins, who is contracted “We would be losing any- on pro-rata basis which means nament based on the match- but this is a back of the hand ed to head to Maldives before with KKR, called the situation thing between `2000 to `2500 “assigning an amount to one es available. calculation for the season,” the taking a connecting flight for unprecedented. crore for the midway postpone- person according to their In this case, the organis- official said. home. “Once we flew out of ment of this season. I would say share of the whole”. ers have halted the event so the The loss of a substantial There are 14 Australian Australia we knew we’d signed something in the range of However, a senior player franchises are likely to pay for amount of money will also players along with coaches and up for 14 days quarantine com- ‘Daddy, come home’ `2200 crore will be closer to said that pro-rata is only at least half of the season. reduce the central revenue commentators who might now ing home so you feel a bit fur- New Delhi: Australia opener accurate estimation,” a senior pool for the season (the money take a detour as the Australian ther from getting home, but David Warner shared an emo- BCCI official told PTI. Star has a five-year contract means a loss of `1690 crore for that BCCI distributes among Government has imposed strict when the hard border shut no tional message sent to him The 52-day 60-match tour- worth `16,347 crore which is the Board. eight franchises) to nearly half. sanctions for people returning currently in India during its one has ever experienced that from his family back home nament would have concluded `3269.4 crore per year. If there Similarly, mobile manu- The official, however, did- from India. rampant Covid-19 outbreak,” before,” Pat Cummins told The after IPL 2021 was postponed in Ahmedabad on May 30. are 60 games in a season, the facturers VIVO, as tourna- n’t divulge how much each “A mass exodus of ESPNcricinfo reported. Back Page on Fox Sports. indefinitely on Tuesday. Warner However, only 24 days of crick- per match valuation comes to ment’s title sponsors, pay `440 franchise would lose due to the Australian players, coaches and “There are close to 40 “(It has) added a bit of anx- took to social media to share the et was possible with 29 com- approximately `54.5 crore. crore per season and BCCI is suspension of the tournament. support staff to the Maldives is Australians in the IPL bubble iety for the Aussies over here message with his followers. pleted games before the virus If Star pays per match, likely to get less than half of that “It is difficult to say what the expected remedy to a comprising players, coaching but we signed up to play the “Please daddy, come home halted proceedings. then the amount for 29 match- amount because of the post- kind of sponsorship and co- dilemma created by the post- staff and commentators,” it tournament until the start of straight away. We miss you and The biggest loss for BCCI es would be `1580 crore ponement. sponsorship money they ponement of the 2021 IPL and added. June so hopefully it all reopens a lot and love you. Love from is the money it gets from Star approximately out of what Add to it, associate spon- earned this season as the eco- the current closure of the “The likes of Pat Cummins, on May 15 and we can get Ivy, Indi and Isla,” the message Sports for the broadcast rights would have been `3270 crore sor companies like nomic climate has been pretty Australian border to citizens Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, back,” Cummins added. in Warner's post read. PNS of the tournament. for a full tournament. This Unacademy, Dream11, CRed, hostile,” he said. shortpasses T20 World Cup set for UAE shift HALEP KNOCKED OUT MADRID: World No 3 Simona Halep was PTI n NEW DELHI in September. October-November. Nations dumped out of the Madrid Open, losing 4-6, 7- The dire situation in India, like Australia, England and 5, 7-5 in the round of 16 to Elise Mertens. his year’s T20 World Cup is where a daily addition of over New Zealand are almost cer- Tset to be moved from India 3 lakh new cases has continued tain to have travel advisories in 4 INDIANS IN ‘THE HUNDRED’ to the UAE with the BCCI for the past many days, has place,” he argued. NEW DELHI: The BCCI has granted NOCs to acknowledging that none of shaken most of the member One of the biggest reasons four Indian women cricketers, including T20 the participating teams would boards and the ICC is unlike- for conducting the tourna- captain Harmanpreet Kaur, to play in the be “comfortable” coming here ly to take a risk with safety of ment in the UAE is that it can inaugural ‘Hundred' tournament in the UK. because “a third wave” of International cricket teams. be kept to three grounds — Covid-19 cases is expected at “You can be rest assured Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi BFI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DEAD the time of the event. that most of the top nations — and there is no air travel. NEW DELHI: The Boxing Federation of India's Mourinho While a final decision will wouldn’t like to tour India “Look six venues for IPL Executive Director R K Sacheti died on be taken in a month’s time but within next six months unless was always a dangerous propo- Tuesday after battling Covid-19. He was 56. it is understood that even the the situation comes to normal- sition when they successfully Indian cricket board is jittery cy. The players and their fam- managed with three during the INDIA’S MATCHES POSTPONED takes Roma job about holding the 16-team ilies would be very wary to last edition,” the source said. LAUSANNE: India's upcoming FIH Hockey Pro Rome: Jose Mourinho is back. tournament in October- travel if they are in the middle “In UAE, all of them were League away fixtures against Spain & Germany The Portuguese manager, who was sacked by November after the ongoing of another surge. in one bubble from start to fin- later this month have been postponed due to Tottenham Hotspur in late April, will return to IPL had to be suspended “So expect BCCI to agree ish while here each team was the international travel restrictions. the touchline next season after being introduced because of multiple Covid-19 with shift of tournament to travelling to three bubbles. as the new manager of AS Roma, the Serie A club cases inside the bio-bubble. UAE,” another source also Most of the positive cases SEVILLA’S TITLE HOPES DENTED announced on Tuesday. It is learnt BCCI officials chipped in. emerged after bubble travel. SEVILLE: Sevilla's chances of winning La Liga Mourinho agreed to a three-year contract have had very recent discus- He said IPL’s suspension “Therefore even if you could be over after they suffered a 0-1 defeat and will officially take charge ahead of the 2021- sions with some of the top after a string of positive cases reduce the number of venues by Athletic Bilbao on Monday night. 22 campaign.

decision-makers in the central has made the officialdom very from 9 to 5 in October, still T “After meetings with the ownership and Government and a shift to the jittery of taking any more there will be air travel unlike WEST HAM STAY IN TOP 4 HUNT Tiago Pinto, I immediately understood the full UAE has been more or less risks. UAE. Also for players, they R LONDON: West Ham maintained their bid for a extent of their ambitions for AS Roma,” agreed upon. The dates of the “The IPL in India was a would not be mentally in a O place in next season's CL as Michail Antonio Mourinho said. marquee competition, which platform to prove to the world space to play in India unless P scored twice to beat Burnley 2-1. “It is the same ambition and drive that has was planned across nine as well as participating nations the situation drastically S always motivated me and together we want to venues, have not yet been that it is safe to host a tourna- improves,” he added. 26-PLAYER SQUADS FOR EUROS build a winning project over the upcoming years. finalised. country is fighting its worst shores in November. So while ment even when the second There is an ICC meeting in R LAUSANNE: UEFA said on Tuesday it would “The incredible passion of the Roma fans

“The suspension of IPL health crisis in last 70 years,” a BCCI will remain the hosts, the wave is hitting its peak. June where a final decision will E allow expanded 26-man squads at Euro 2020. convinced me to accept the job and I cannot wait within four weeks is an indica- senior BCCI source privy to tournament will probably shift “It was going well but the be taken but retaining the to start next season.” tor that it’s not really safe to development said. to the UAE,” he added. bio bubble has now become tournament in India after can- H PARMA RELEGATED Mourhino will replace Paulo Fonseca, who host a global event of that mag- “There is a chance of a Health experts have porous. What’s the guarantee it cellation of IPL seems far- T TURIN: Parma were relegated from Serie A on will leave at the end of the season after two years nitude at a time when the third wave hitting the Indian warned of a third wave in India won’t happen again in fetched at this point. O Monday after a 1-0 defeat at Torino. Agencies in charge. AP 12

Vijayawada Wednesday May 5, 2021 tollywood Allu Arjun to work next with Maharshi director?

tylish Star Allu his fans’ taste. projects with Prasanth Neel Arjun and Oopiri Vamshi hasn’t done a and Koratala Siva. As director Vamshi movie after his National Koratala Siva would be Paidipally’s possi- award-winning film working with NTR, Allu S ble collaboration Maharshi. Although he was Arjun is also keeping other has been in news supposed to team up with collaborations ready. for a while now. However, Mahesh Babu for a film, it After Pushpa, Allu Arjun things haven’t moved for- didn’t take off. With this, has huge plans. He is aiming ward since then. According Vamshi has been working on to work on pan-India films to the latest news, it is being stories and scripts. depending on Pushpa’s suc- learnt that Bunny and An official confirmation cess. Let’s see where Vamshi are actively dis- about the actor- Vamshi’s film fits cussing a story. If all goes as director collab is in! planned, the film may soon yet to be made. materialise. Vamshi Meanwhile, is said to be work- Bunny has an ing on the story interesting further and line-up fine-tuning of the script to suit Allu Arjun and

Chiranjeevi demands Padma award for Dasari asari Narayana Rao was undoubtedly one of the prolific filmmakers in D India. He made more than 150 films and many of them were blockbusters at the box office. Dasari’s films had received many national and interna- tional awards as well. KGF Sadly, many lamented that Nithya Menon beauty to dance with Prabhas? despite contributing so much to the field of cinema, the cel- rinidhi Shetty is one ebrated director was not con- replaces Sai Pallavi of the most popular ferred with a Padma award. Kannada film On the birth anniversary of actresses who gained Dasari, Megastar Chiranjeevi S fame in Tollywood as requested the government to well. The actress shot propose Dasari’s name for the to fame with the superhit film upcoming Padma Awards. KGF: Chapter 1 starring Rocking Chiru tweeted, Star Yash. The Miss “Remembering Supranational 2016 and former Darshakaratna Dasari Dasari has not been conferred model is now all set to come up Narayana Rao on his birth with a Padma Award till now. with her next project KGF: anniversary. His contribution I feel it would be great if the Chapter 2 which is going to be towards films and film indus- government confers him with the much-awaited sequel of try will be remembered forev- the posthumous Padma KGF: Chapter 1. Directed by approached KGF beauty, er.” Award at least now. Prashanth Neel, the audience is Srinidhi Shetty, to shake her leg “It is quite #RememberingALegend super excited about this project. in a special song in the film. The sad that an #DrDasari #Padma We know that Prashanth Neel official announcement regarding eminent ForDrDasari,” added Chiru. is going to join hands with the same is yet to be released. film- Many other celebrities and Young Rebel Star Prabhas for his Shruti Hassan will be playing the maker fans too joined the chorus next movie titled Salaar. Touted female lead in this movie which like supporting Chiru in e already knew that Menen has replaced Sai Pallavi to be an action drama, the direc- is gearing up for a grand release amplifying this request. Power Star Pawan in the film. tor is said to have recently in April 2022. Kalyan and Rana A source from the unit Daggubati are all set reveals that Sai Pallavi has W to star in the much- apparently demanded a whop- awaited Telugu ping amount of 3 crores as remake of the Malayalam remuneration to play the blockbuster movie female lead in the movie. It Ayyappanum Koshiyumm. was then that the makers Family Man 2 Initially, sources say, that the approached Nithya Menen makers of the film had roped who agreed to play the role, in Sai Pallavi to pair up with and that’s how the Fida actress Pawan Kalyan in the movie. was replaced. However, there But according to the latest hasn’t been an official confir- reports, talent house, Nithya mation on the same. coming this June?

who celebrated her birthday recently, is also an integral Pawan Kalyan’s daughter's part of the show. She is said to be playing an antagonist in the show. Raj and DK had taken to social media recent- first time on TV ly to wish their ‘Raji’ from The Family Man 2.

opular Hindi web eagerly waiting for the series, The Family new season of The Family Man, needs no Man. We are truly grateful special introduc- and humbled by all the P tion as this action- love! We have an update Rarely do we get to guest in the TV show Drama thriller was binge- for you. The Family Man see Power Star Juniors, which airs on Zee watched by many in 2019. Season 2 will premiere on Pawan Kalyan’s chil- Telugu. Her mother, and former Season 1’s concept was a Amazon Prime Video this R dren with actress actress, Renu Desai is also one of novelty with fast pace inci- summer! We have been Renu Desai — Akira the judges of this show. dents, giving us a zeal to working super hard to get Nandan and Aadhya The promo of the episode fea- watch all episodes at a go. you a kickass season. And we in public. Both the children live turing Aadhya was released ear- Starring Manoj Bajpayee, are pretty sure you will love with their mother and never lier Tuesday morning by the Sharib Hashmi and it. Can’t wait to bring it to make any public appearances. At broadcasting channel. Renu was Priyamani, The Family Man’s you,” the statement read. least, in the past few months, pleasantly surprised by Aadhya’s season 2 is long-awaited by a However, we now have a new fans of the star actor have been appearance on the show. huge masses. The teaser for update on this much-awaited able to catch a glimpse of son She is shown walking up to the second season was show. Akira at mega family functions the stage and hugging her unveiled in January this year “The Family Man 2 is these days. But Aadhya has daughter and calling her the and ever since then, fans are absolutely ready and will be managed to never come in front best, to which Akira responds, waiting for the makers to released in June. Amazon of the camera. “Mummy’s the best Mummy in announce the date of the Prime Video along with Raj But looks like the wait is over! the world,” to a set full of cheers. release. The makers’ Raj and DK will be announcing The little mega princess has Fans are now eagerly waiting Nidimoru and Krishna DK the final release date soon,” finally made her first public to witness them together on the announced that season 2 will informed a source close to appearance on a television show. small screen. The episode will be be unveiled in summer. the development. Akira participated as a special aired on May 9 at 8 pm. “We know you have been Samantha Akkineni,