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day after sharing a list of "Modi-made disasters", including the highest mosque that will come up in Ayodhya pursuant to the Supreme Court n a grim milestone, Maharashtra on Saturday reported its highest-ever he Department of Expenditure circular does not Aunemployment rate in 45 years, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi continued Averdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi case will be of the same size as Isingle-day spike in COVID-19 cases at 20,489, taking the total count of Taffect or curtail recruitment for government his attack on the BJP-led central government today, raking up the issue of Babri Masjid, said an office-brearer of the trust formed for its infections to 8,83,862, showed the state health department data. with 312 jobs, the Centre clarified on Saturday, hours freeze on recruitment to government posts. "The Modi government's construction. The five-acre complex in Ayodhya's Dhannipur village will deaths due to the highly contagious virus in the last 24 hours, the total after Congress MP Rahul Gandhi tweeted on thinking is minimum government, maximum privatisation. Covid is also house a hospital, a library and a museum among others, the office- number of fatalities rose to 26,276 in the state, it said. the row. "The Dept. of Expenditure circular just an excuse, the government's plan is to free government bearer said, adding that retired professor This is the fourth consecutive day that Maharashtra deals with internal procedure for creation of offices of all permanent staff, steal the youth's future and propel and noted food critic Pushpesh Pant will be reported a record number of fresh Coronavirus posts and does NOT in any way affect or curtail his own friends forward," Mr Gandhi said in a tweet. For consultant curator of the museum. "...the cases. Before this, the state had reported the recruitment," the Ministry of Finance tweeted to reference he tagged a newspaper article on the list of austerity complex of the mosque, which will be built highest single-day spike of 19,218 cases on Friday. clarify some points of the circular. "There is no restriction or ban on measures adopted by the central government, including a in Dhannipur, will also have facilities like a reported 1,737 new cases and 33 filling up of posts. Normal recruitments through govt agencies like freeze on creation of new posts and hiring against posts hospital, a museum at the Indo-Islamic fatalities, taking its tally to 1,53,712 and the death Staff Selection Commission, UPSC, RRB, etc will continue as usual created after July 1 across ministries and departments. Research Centre. count to 7,832. without any curbs," it adds. Fake local poll schedule AP tops EoDB ranking again, TS 3rd forces rebuttal from SEC PNS n NEW DELHI STATESPROPELLING EASEOFDOINGBUSINESRANKING PNS n VIJAYAWADA tion code has come has, for the into force immedi- third time in a row, topped the FORAATMANIRBHARBHARAT Mekapati credits YSRCP State Election ately. Ease of Doing Business rank- Modi Govt Presents Commissioner “It has been ing of states and Union State Business Reform Action Plan-2020 Nimmagadda brought to the Territories released annually by for Naidu’s hard work Ramesh Kumar notice of the Department for Promotion ndhra Pradesh indus- Trade based on the imple- was taken aback Commission that of Industry and Internal Trade, TOP 10 ACHIEVERS Atries minister Mekapati mentation of the Business on Saturday with a schedule of elec- even as slipped to Gautham Reddy unabashed- Reform Action Plan-2019, the news of local tions is supposedly the third position from second RANK STATE RANK STATE ly credited the incumbent AP Industries Minister body election schedule released by in 2018. 1 Andhra Pradesh 6 Chattisgarh YSRCP government with the Mekapati Gautham said doing rounds on social Commission and social The ranking is based on the 2 Uttar Pradesh 7 Himachal Pradesh State topping the Ease of these rankings which were media. media reports are circulated. The ‘Auto sector has implementation of the Business Doing Business ranking for done through a survey of the The SEC clarified that the poll Commission denies the above,” Reform Action Plan-2019, 3 Telangana 8 Rajasthan the third year in a row. investor community during panel had nothing to do with the the SEC said in a statement, sig- opportunity to according to a report released 4 Madhya Pradesh 9 West Bengal While the report released January and February 2020. notification that started doing nifying the spread of the fake emerge as by Union Finance Minister 5 10 Gujarat by Union Finance Minister However, the BRAP noti- rounds, announcing the sched- news. He described the reports Nirmala Sitharaman on Nirmala Sitharaman on fication clearly mentions the ule for local body elections in as false, mischievous and moti- global hub’ Saturday. Saturday clearly says that cut-off date for this ranking Andhra Pradesh. vated. “It is part of a disinfor- Registering a jump of 10 the ranking by the as March 31, 2019. The fake notification was so mation campaign and no more,” places in the rankings, Uttar (6th), Himachal Pradesh (7th), Among the laggard states Department for Promotion elaborate that anybody could Ramesh Kumar said. Pradesh occupied the second Rajasthan (8th), West Bengal and UTs in the ranking, Assam of Industry and Internal 3 have been mislead. It had It seems like controversies 6 position in 2019 as against 12th (9th) and Gujarat (10th). was at 20th, J&K at 21st, Goa detailed programme of con- continue to haunt Andhra in 2018. Delhi's position improved to at 24th, Bihar at 26th and ducting the elections for pan- Pradesh state election commis- Telangana was followed by 12th from 23rd in the last edi- Kerala 28th place. Tripura was Sitharaman said that states states and UTs to become bet- chayat raj bodies and munici- sioner, even after his reinstate- Madhya Pradesh (4th), tion, while Gujarat slipped ranked at the bottom 36th. have taken the exercise in its ter places to do business. palities and even quoted Ramesh ment in the post on July 30, fol- Jharkhand (5th), from 5th place in 2018. Releasing the report, true sense and it would help 3 Kumar as saying that the elec- lowing a Supreme Court order. Convoy cars crash to CM sacrificing farmer rights UnHappy Teachers’ Day NAMRATA SRIVASTAVA avoid cow; Naidu safe for loans, n HYDERABAD PNS n VIJAYAWADA the escort car came to a sud- den halt to avoid hitting a cow As the nation celebrated Teacher's Leader of the Opposition N crossing the highway. alleges Naidu Day on Saturday, nothing could Chandrababu Naidu had a As a result, the bulletproof PNS n VIJAYAWADA have been more pathetic than the close escape when his convoy car next to the convoy sight of teachers who staged a ‘ALL AND of vehicles met with an acci- rammed into the escort car Telugu Desam Party national protest at Tankbund against non- dent on the Vijayawada- from behind. Luckily, anoth- president N Chandrababu payment of their salaries for SUNDRY’ Hyderabad National Highway er bulletproof car in which Naidu on Saturday asserted that months on end. on Saturday evening. Naidu was seated also came to the YS Jaganmohan Reddy Teachers in the state - of The incident took place at a sudden halt, narrowly avoid- government has no moral almost all private educational What makes Dandu Malkapuram village ing colliding with the vehicle authority to fix smart meters on institutions - are struggling a leader last of Chouttppal mandal in in front. Naidu remained safe. agricultural pump sets as the without salaries for months. Harish Rao Yadadri Bhongir district, when 3 Chief Minister has not men- Despite many representations in people’s tioned this in his 2019 election made by several teachers' asso- genuine Covid-induced fund A Santhosh Kumar, President memory manifesto. ciations to the state government, crunch, even the well-off ones of the Telangana State Technical tests positive Naidu emphatically said that no concrete steps have been have stopped paying salaries and Colleges Employees Association free power was a natural right taken till date to help the edu- are taking refuge in the "It's all (TSTCEA), who led the protest, for Covid-19 that came to the Andhra cators. Although some of the due to Covid" catchphrase with feels that the teachers are living PNS n HYDERABAD 2 Pradesh farmers over a period educational institutions have selfish motives. in a very sorry state. of four to three decades, and not Telangana Finance Minister TODAY some casual benefit being given T Harish Rao on Saturday at the mercy of the present TS Genco said he tested positive for ALMANAC Chief Minister. The YSRCP Covid-19 and was 'fine.' regime was trying to take away In a tweet, the minister Month & Paksham: this right of over 18 lakh farm- announces said, "On displaying initial Bhadrapada & Krishna Paksha ers by bringing back-door symptoms of coronavirus, I Panchangam reforms even though Telangana Rs 75 L addl got tested and the report Tithi : Chaturthi: 07:06 pm and Tamil Nadu were opting came back positive. My out of this, the former chief health is fine. I request all Nakshatram: Ashwini: 05:24 am compensation minister said. 3 those who have come in (Next Day) PNS n NAGARKURNOOL contact with me in the last Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start few days, to please isolate any important work) 2 mosques, temple and Telangana State Genco and yourself and get the Covid Rahukalam: 04:50 pm – 06:21 pm Transco Chairman-cum- test done." Inter-state fuel pilfering gang Managing director Devula palli Harish Rao is the nephew Yamagandam: 12:14 pm – 01:46 pm Prabhakar Rao on Saturday of Chief Minister K Varjyam: 12:53 am – 02:41 am church in Sectt : KCR announced Rs 75 lakh addi- Chandrasekhar Rao. Gulika: 03:18 pm - 04:50 pm busted, petrol pumps sealed tional compensation to the Earlier a couple of Good Time: (to start any important work) PNS n HYDERABAD on the construction of new bereaved family members of Telangana ministers who Amritakalam: 09:17 pm – 11:05 pm DURGA PRASAD SUNKU Enforcement teams sealed 11 "The (main) accused SK mosque at the Secretariat and the victims of August 20 fire tested positive for the dead- n Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:49 am – 12:38 pm HYDERABAD fuel stations in Telangana Basha purchased manipulat- Chief Minister K other issues. mishap at Srisailam Left Canal ly virus have undergone and 22 in AP, where the soft- ed chips and software and Chandrashekhar Rao said on While the temple will be Bank powerhouse. The fire treatment and were cured. VIJAYAWADA Cyberabad police on ware of the fuel dispensers started programming and Saturday that shrines proposed constructed in 1,500 sq yards, mishap claimed nine lives. WEATHER Saturday nabbed a 13-mem- was tampered with to short- installation of the same in in the new Secretariat complex each of the mosques will be Accordingly, the family of ber gang inter-state gang on change customers. Telangana and Andhra — a temple, two mosques and constructed on 750 sq yards the Divisional Engineer who AP logs 10,825 Forecast: Partly cloudy charges of tampering with Among those arrested were Pradesh through different a church — would be con- each, including quarters for was killed in the incident would Temp: 35/26 fuel dispensing machine soft- owners of some fuel stations, mediators in connivance with structed at government cost. imams. While mosques will be receive Rs 1.25 crore as com- cases, tally closes Humidity: 65% ware at various fuel stations confirmed Cyberabad Police the fuel station owners and The Chief Minister held a handed over to the State Wakf pensation, while the families of Sunrise: 06.02 am in Telangana and Andhra Commissioner VC Sajjanar. thereby causing heavy loss to meeting with elder members of Board, the temple will be given the rest of the employees killed in on 5-lakh mark Sunset: 06.25 pm Pradesh, thereby causing loss The gang's modus operan- the consumers in both the the Muslim community at to the Endowments in the incident would get Rs 1 PAGE 3 Current Weather Conditions of crores of rupees to con- di was to deliver less quanti- states to the tune of crores of Pragathi Bhavan on Saturday Department for upkeep. crore each as compensation. Updated September 5, 2020 5:00 PM sumers. ty of fuel to customers by rupees," Sajjanar said. Soon after the arrests, tampering with the software. 3 OBTUSE ANGLE METRO TO ALLOW ONLY 300 PER TRIP Guidelines issued to position APNS n HYDERABAD rush and in increase gradually once public such situations confidence grows. As L&T HMRL is set we will run Currently, in the trains a AP as top tourist destination to resume Metro Rail more trains. maximum of 300 people can PNS n VIJAYAWADA services on Monday, We will ensure travel. There are markings done officials are not that there is no on where passengers should not The Andhra Pradesh expecting the usual rush and will sit. Markings are done also for government on Saturday heavy rush. make arrange- passengers to stand. issued the "AP Tourism HMRL MD N V S ments to L&T HMRL will introduce Trade (Registration and Reddy said, “Prior ensure people more trains if more people Facilitation) Guidelines, to lockdown, we were don’t touch come. Currently one train is 2020" to position the state doing 4 lakh passen- each otherâ€. available every 5 minutes. as a premier tourist des- ger trips. Now, we L&T HMRL Keeping in view various sce- tination by improving don’t expect that is expecting narios post-Covid-19, mock the standards of services. much. It will start with a few However, we cannot say how over 15,000 passengers on the drills are being conducted thousands and slowly in a many people will come; on first day. The officials are sure ahead of the resumption of Report on Page 3 month we may touch one lakh. some days, there might be that the patronage would operations. VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 vijayawada 02 WHAT MAKES A LEADER LAST IN PEOPLE'S MEMORY Each era throws up leaders N. T. Rama Rao, unmatched performed 'bhoomi pooja' the Hyderabad airportand Metro who appear to the contempo- YSR, though initially hot-headed, mellowed in charisma,gave Telugus a following day. Rail, though they were initi- ‘ALL AND rary generation as the best over the years so much so that he came to distinct identity and the poor YSR, though initially hot- ated during Naidu's rule. ever. However, previous gen- rice at Rs. 2 a kg. YSRtook wel- headed, mellowed over the Jagan, contrarily, does not erationshave their own be known as a cool-headed chief farism to a whole new level years so much so that he flinch from undoing the pre- SUNDRY’ favourites. What then would minister.When it came to safeguarding the providing free electricity to came to be known as a cool- vious government's worksuch be the qualifications for a State's interests, Rajasekhara Reddy took farmers, a health insurance for headed chief minister.When it as development of Amaravati ublic discourse in Andhra chief minister to remainetched the poor, free public ambu- came to safeguarding the as the capital.He showed no Pradesh on YS in the memory of people on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over lance service, subsidised hous- State's interests, Rajasekhara respect for political niceties PRajasekhara Reddy's across generations. allocation of K-G basin gas by Reliance ing for rural poor, and fee Reddy took on Prime Minister either. He got all but two of death anniversarylast week was Individually taken, charis- Industries at a preferential price to AP reimbursement for students. Manmohan Singh over alloca- the Congress MLAs to sign a dominated bydebates about his ma, track record of being Chandrababu Naidu and tion of K-G basin gas by petition proposing his name virtues and the turmoil that fol- pro-poor, longevity in office, JalagamVengala Rao were as Reliance Industries at a pref- as CLP leader while his lowed hisend in a helicopter and positions held later can by separatist agitations. an autobiography which he S NAGESH KUMAR uncharismatic as they come. erential price to AP. father's body was lying in crash on the fetch limited dividends. Every chief minister has his later withdrew from circula- Former Resident Editor, But the former transformed a No amount of spin or pol- state. Later, he brought pres- rockyNallamalaHillsin2009. Among the past chief min- own view about his perfor- tion. In the many nastyrefer- laidback city like Hyderabad, ish can change the image of sure on K. Rosaiah to step The tragedy changed the course isters, one went on to mance and some even put it ences he had made to his whose claim to fame until the current Chief Minister down as Chief Minister and Andhra Pradesh's history. become the President, down on paper. Chandrababu contemporaries, Jalagam said then was biryani and pearls, Jagan Mohan Reddy to lend recommend his name to The YSR Congress another the Prime Minister, Naidu's authorised biography, Vijayabhaskara Reddy handed arguably fit the bill for initiat- into a world-class electronic him a place in this assemblage Sonia Gandhi. Rosaiah was described him as a pro-poor another AICC president, yet 'Plain Speaking', was penned over power to NTR on a gold- ing the Nagarjunasagar and hub. Vengala Rao's achieve- of CMs as he assumed office so incensed by this indecent leader the like of whom the another the National Front by a senior journalist en platter in 1994 after doing Srisailam projects which had ments were legendary for with a baggage of cases filed proposal that he invited two State had never seen. A section chairman and others Central SevantiNinan. YSR's wife so on a silver platter in 1983! immeasurable impact on agri- swiftness of clearances and his by the CBI and ED.Unlike his journalists, including yours of the commentariat that had Ministers. Yet, the track Vijayamma wrote in purple The hallmark of a true leader culture and power production. vision for industrialisation of father, he does not value the truly, to narrate his ordeal rubbed shoulders with YSR record of KasuBrahmananda prose about his life's journey. is doing greater good that has N. T. Rama Rao and YSR too the State.Bhadrachalam Paper concept that government is a with a request not to quote gushed by describinghim as Reddyand P.V. Narasimha PV's book, The Insider, creat- everlasting benefit for a larger initiated the Telugu Ganga and Boards of ITC was given 700 continuous process. YSR him.Jagan did not issue a the most charismatic and pop- Rao as CMs is forgettable as ed a stir in Lutyens' Delhi, proportion of the population. JalaYagnam, but they were not acres of land within one day never flinched from taking rejoinder as the story ular CM. their tenures were cut short while Vengala Rao too wrote would so massive. and its chairman P. N. Haksar credit for projects like the was true. INSTALLATION OF METERS TO AGRI PUMP SETS APCC urges govt to Govt to adhere to Centre’s diktat provide relief to teachers C PRADEEP KUMAR n n PNS n VIJAYAWADA n VIJAYAWADA It may be recalled that Although the AP the BJP government has government initially raised Expressing deep concern over The BJP-led NDA government’s been forcing states to its objections to several the plight of teachers, who lost diktat on installation of metres install metres to clauses in the Bill, later it their posts and leading a horri- to agriculture pump sets across agricultural pump sets has decided to follow the ble life as street vendors, the the State is being roundly crit- as part of the proposed guidelines. However, it Andhra Pradesh Congress icised by various Farmers' Electricity Amendment could not risk invoking the Committee on Saturday Associations and political par- Bill, 2020. The Bill would wrath of the farming appealed to the State government ties. It’s a fact that political par- benefit DISCOMs that community by charging to provide them temporary relief ties in both the Telugu States, are in neck-deep farmers for the power allowance to make them stand including the YSRCP and the on their own feet. TDP, could gain the support of financial crisis. consumed. For this, the In connection with the the farming community with Ostensibly, to overcome State government has Teacher’s Day celebrations, APCC their free power agenda. the debts of DISCOMs, announced that it will now president Sake Sailajanath said Now that the YSRCP govern- the Central government reimburse the farmers the that teachers, who are supposed n In connection with the Teacher’s n The government was ment has decided to adhere to the Bill, later it has decided to fol- CPM State leader Ch Babu has decided to money they will pay for the to guide the next generation, are Day celebrations, APCC not sympathetic the Centre’s diktat on metres to low the guidelines. Rao said that metres to farm introduce the reforms power consumed virtually on the roads, which is president Sake Sailajanath said towards the agriculture pump sets, there is However, it could not risk pump sets on the pretext of unfortunate. Nearly 3.5 lakh that teachers, who are supposed government teachers palpable tension among the invoking the wrath of the farm- introduction of Direct Benefit teachers, who had been working to guide the next generation, are also. After they were farming community in the State. ing community by charging Transfer (DBT) was nothing but Meanwhile, AP Agriculture up,” Nagi Reddy said. in private educational institutions It may be recalled that the farmers for the power con- an attempt to dilute the free Mission vice-president MVS He emphasised that Jagan is lost jobs and working as mask virtually on the roads, which is entrusted with the BJP government has been forc- sumed. For this, the State gov- power scheme over a time. Nagi Reddy said that free power committed to his word and has vendors, roadside shoe sellers and unfortunate. Nearly 3.5 lakh responsibilities under ing states to install metres to ernment has announced that it Farmers are at a risk of discon- of nine hours to the farming fulfilled about 90 per cent of the agriculture labourers. teachers, who had been working the Naadu-Nedu agricultural pump sets as part of will now reimburse the farmers nection of power supply for community during the day time promises in the first year after The 3,750 contract lecturers in private educational programme several the proposed Electricity the money they will pay for the non-clearance of bills for vari- was the agenda of Chief assuming charge as the Chief working in the government institutions lost jobs and working teachers have fallen Amendment Bill, 2020. The power consumed. However, ous reasons, he said. Minister YS Jaganmohan Minister. junior colleges across the State as mask vendors, roadside shoe victims to the Bill would benefit DISCOMs farmers are still wary of this Babu Rao advised the State Reddy, who hails from drought- G John, an agriculturist, said did not receive salaries for the sellers and agriculture labourers Coronavirus and died that are in neck-deep financial assurance. It is most likely that government to take up the prone Rayalaseema. that initially, the government past six months. Chief Minister crisis. Ostensibly, to overcome the farmers will start protesting responsibility of paying the bills “In a federal system of gov- will deposit the amount in the YS Jaganmohan Reddy did not the debts of DISCOMs, the once the government begins for the entire units consumed ernment powers of the nation- account and later there may be keep his promise of paying them sibilities under the Naadu-Nedu of the government. They need Central government has decid- installing metres to agriculture instead of first transferring the al (federal) and the state (local) changes as days go by. salaries. He demanded that the programme several teachers immediate financial help and it ed to introduce the reforms. pump sets. The energy depart- amounts to the bank accounts government is divided and the “However, as Jagan has government pay the salaries to have fallen victims to was the responsibility of the gov- The States, which are in favour ment contended that the metres of farmers, who might suffer local government should follow promised the farmers that he the lecturers immediately. Coronavirus and died. ernment to help them, he of the Bill can avail 0.5 per cent are installed to estimate con- due to delay in the process of a few decisions and guidelines would support the farmers in all The government was not The teaching community demanded. They should be paid GSTP loan. Although the AP sumption and also to cut down settlement of bills. He said that of the Central government. As aspects, he has to stick to his sympathetic towards the govern- received a raw deal, which result- at least temporary relief measures government initially raised its the misuse of the free power. there would ceiling of power part of this money transfer to promise and save the farming ment teachers also. After they ed in their dire poverty due to the in connection with the Teacher’s objections to several clauses in Speaking to The Pioneer, consumption in days to come. the accounts of farmers is taken community,” John said. were entrusted with the respon- Coronavirus and the negligence Day, he said. Sajjala lauds contribution of teachers Govt to revise prisoners incentives PNS n VIJAYAWADA PNS n VIJAYAWADA Advocate Thandava Yogesh from Prakasam district had Teacher’s Day was celebrated at YSRCP Central office here on Perturbed by the meagre wages visited a prison during his student days and was saddened Saturday to mark the birth given to prisoners for the work over the poor incentives paid to prisoners violating their anniversary of former they do while serving their sen- President, scholar, philoso- tences, an advocate has filed a rights. Last year, he filed a PIL (No. 112 of 2019) in the pher and academician Dr Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that High Court pertaining to enhancement of wages paid to Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. has set in motion the process that Party senior leaders Sajjala has led to the State government the prisoners for the work done by them in prisons Ramakrishna Reddy, Ministers revising the incentives. Kurasala Kannababu, Advocate Thandava Yogesh have all rights while serving their the PIL came up for hearing in the Vellampalli Srinivas, MLA from Prakasam district had visit- sentences but were being High Court on Friday and the gov- Sudhakar Babu and others ed a prison during his student days deprived of equitable wages. ernment submitted that a GO paid floral tributes to the leg- and was saddened over the poor confined in all the prisons in the is paying only Rs 30 for Yogesh recalled that he was would be issued in 10 days in con- endary scholar on the occa- development was immense. itative change in infrastruc- incentives paid to prisoners violat- State for enhancement of incen- unskilled, Rs 50 for semi-skilled shocked when he came to know nection with the revision of wages sion. He stated that Chief ture and standard of educa- ing their rights. Last year, he filed tives. He lamented that more than and Rs 70 for skilled per day to about the poor wages to prison- for prisoners. Speaking on the occasion, Minister YS Jaganmohan tion. Teachers are not just a PIL (No. 112 of 2019) in the High nine years have passed since the the prisoners for seven hours of ers during his visit to prison as Yogesh said that no one Government Advisor (Public Reddy has been bringing in mere employees but are Court pertaining to enhance- incentives of prisoners have been work. Yogesh said that such a law student, hence, he filed PIL should be paid less than the Affairs) Sajjala Ramakrishna reforms in the education those who shape the future ment of wages paid to the prison- revised and since then, rates of all meagre payment was in violation in the HC. statutory minimum wages as it Reddy lauded the contribution sector through path breaking generations. He thanked all ers for the work done by them in essential commodities and other of the Supreme Court directions Yogesh said that responding to violates Article 23 (1) read with of teachers in shaping the schemes like Nadu-Nedu, the teachers, who mentored prisons. daily needs have gone up abnor- to pay equitable wages to the his PIL, the government has con- Article 21. He said that the society and said that the role of Amma-Vodi and others, students to become better Yogesh said that there is con- mally. prisoners. stituted a committee for revision matter was posted for two weeks a teacher in the country's which aim at bringing qual- citizens. stant demand from prisoners He said that the government He deplored that prisoners of wages for prisoners. He said that by the HC during the hearing.

VIJAYAWADA BULLION RATES Check calcium level in CII congratulates govt for top rank in EoDB GOLD PNS n VIJAYAWADA ` 53,300 (10 gm) CII has been ` 10 constantly working blood regularly: Experts D Ramakrishna, Chairman, SILVER CII Andhra Pradesh, congrat- with R Karikal ` 67,050 (1kg) PNS n VIJAYAWADA Dr Anupama, Consultant ulated Chief Minister YS Valaven, Special Chief ` 0 Pathology. Jaganmohan Reddy for his gov- Secretary, Department Kanaka Durga, a 24-year-old Speaking about the surgery, ernment’s path breaking initia- of Industries and woman was suffering from Dr Sandeep, said, “This partic- tives, which helped the State to Commerce, CHICKEN recurrent bone fractures and ular case was challenging as retain the topmost position in Government of Andhra RATES `/KG unexplained pancreatitis. On there was an abnormal enlarge- Ease of Doing Business among evaluation, doctors diagnosed ment of the gland, which poses all the States based on the Pradesh, on various Dressed/With Skin `206 that she was suffering from a a threat to the common carotid implementation of the business policy initiatives and Without Skin `232 parathyroid gland disorder, artery and recurrent laryngeal reform action plan. bringing required Broiler at Farm `142 which was causing elevated cal- nerve while removing the gland. Ramakrishna said that gov- reforms in simplifying cium levels in the blood, which The surgery was carried out with ernment has taken several procedures and in turn resulted in the above utmost care and skill. We mon- measures in bringing trans- Business in the country. dures and business reforms to business reforms to EGG complications. Upon further itored parathyroid hormone lev- parency in land allotment to CII has been constantly attract investments into the attract investments `/ scans, it was diagnosed as a els through a special industry, digitalisation of land working with R Karikal State. RATES 100 Parathyroid Adenoma. The surgery was carried out by Intraoperative PTH monitor- records and property tax Valaven, Special Chief The report released by into the State HYDERABAD 418 Parathyroid Adenoma is a Dr VVK Sandeep, Consultant ing, which allows us to assess the implementation. He appreciat- Secretary, Department of Union Finance Minister VIJAYAWADA 455 tumour of parathyroid glands, ENT, Head & Neck Surgery - adequacy of tumor removal ed Minister for Industry Industries and Commerce, Nirmala Sitharaman on Ease of Government of India, which which causes hyperparathy- Manipal Hospitals Vijayawada, (Hormone levels come to nor- Mekapati Goutham Reddy for Government of Andhra Doing Business for 2019 was lays importance in simplifying VISAKHAPATNAM 458 roidism, a condition where the under the guidance of Dr Murali mal value within 10 minutes of his proactive approach for con- Pradesh, on various policy ini- prepared by the Department procedures for attracting RETAIL PRICE `4.80 parathyroid gland release high Krishna Ganguri, Consultant tumor removal, indicative of a sistently ranking number one tiatives and bringing required for Promotion of Industry and investments into the States, he (IN VIJAYAWADA) levels of calcium into the blood. Diabetes & Endocrinology, and successful surgery). position in Ease of Doing reforms in simplifying proce- Internal Trade (DPIIT), added in a statement.

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VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 vijayawada 03 ‘TDP politicising free power scheme’ Guidelines issued to position PNS n VIJAYAWADA Municipal Administration Botsa Satyanarayana AP as top tourist destination YS Jaganmohan Reddy govern- clarified that the State government will not put PNS n AMARAVATI ment is implementing farmer- any additional burden on farmers with the friendly schemes, despite pay- introduction of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) of The Andhra Pradesh govern- ing interest to debts of the pre- free power subsidy but will bring in more ment on Saturday issued the "AP vious government, disclosed Tourism Trade (Registration and Minister for Municipal transparency and accountability into the Facilitation) Guidelines, 2020" to Administration Botsa system. Electricity bills of farmers will be sent position the state as a premier Satyanarayana. He asserted that to the government and the amount will be tourist destination by improving the State government is aiming credited to escrow accounts of farmers, which the standards of services. at effective implementation of would be paid to Discoms The new guidelines are aimed free-power to farmers as per at offering tourism services to Central government reforms in world-class standards and the electricity sector. new scheme is a permanent with farmers, who were agitat- strengthening the tourist ecosys- operators, which was essential for and establish a database on Speaking to the media here solution to safeguard the inter- ing against the power tariff hike tem in the state by establishing maintenance of statistical infor- tourism for planning and devel- on Saturday, he said TDP lead- neglecting the agriculture sec- over Rs 7 per unit. ests of farmers and DISCOMS during his term in Kaldari, better industry linkages, accord- mation for planning and devel- opment of tourism in the state. ers are unnecessarily politicis- tor, ruining the power sector, The minister clarified that and fulfilling the promise of Eluru and Basheer Bagh. ing to Special Chief Secretary opment. The Special Chief Secretary ing the free-power scheme and and even ditching the farmers the State government will not nine-hour free power to farm- The Chief Minister is com- (Tourism and Culture) Rajat "The guidelines we now said this would also ensure link- are creating confusion among by fake promises. He said that put any additional burden on ers. Chief Minister YS mitted to nine-hour power Bhargava. framed will encourage improve- ages with tourism departments the farming community. He Naidu had increased the power farmers with the introduction Jaganmohan Reddy is commit- supply to farmers and has "AP has emerged as one of the ment of standards and offer of other states, national and demanded that Naidu clearly charges from Rs 50 to Rs 600 of Direct Benefit Transfer ted to provide free power to released Rs 1,700 crore and 89 most-visited destinations in the best quality tourism services. internationally-renowned travel state the possible flaws in the during the TDP term and even (DBT) of free power subsidy farmers on a long term basis per cent of feeders are upgrad- country and the number of vis- They will provide a simple and tourism players, travel and scheme rather than opposing it ordered for firing on farmers but will bring in more trans- and thus bringing 10,000 MW ed while the remaining 11 per itors has been growing signifi- mechanism for registration of tourism related associations and blatantly. The minister stated protesting against the hike in parency and accountability solar plant at low cost and high cent feeders would be upgrad- cantly every year. To meet the tourism trade similar to those in societies. Under the new guide- that the State government shall power charges. It was YS into the system. Electricity sustainability. ed soon. The government has growing demand and position practice at the Union Ministry of lines, registration would now implement the scheme effec- Rajasekhara Reddy, who had bills of farmers will be sent to In a separate press confer- decided to regularise all unau- the state as a premier tourist des- Tourism and in states like Goa, become mandatory for all tively, unlike Naidu, who failed brought the free power to farm- the government and the ence, Minister for Agriculture thorised connections and tination, it is important to Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, tourism related trade establish- to fulfil his promise of waiving ers after being moved by their amount will be credited to Kurasala Kannababu echoed there will be no burden on improve the standards of tourism Kerala, and Karnataka,” Rajat ments and service providers to farmers’ loans, despite going plight and their suicides, he said escrow accounts of farmers, the same feelings and slammed farmers. The reforms will services offered," Rajat Bhargava Bhargava added. The AP be eligible for any government- overboard with debts exceed- adding that Naidu had misused which would be paid to Naidu for shedding crocodile bring in more transparency said. He pointed out that the state Tourism Authority would now sponsored initiatives, incentives, ing the FRBM limits. the public money with inappro- Discoms. tears on the issue and ques- and accountability into the so far did not have a mechanism be able to collect statistical infor- subsidies and schemes, Rajat Naidu has a history of priate power purchase costing The minister stated that the tioned his audacity in dealing system, he said. to register the tourism trade mation from service providers Bhargava said. AP TOP RANK IN EoDB Inter-state fuel AP logs 10,825 cases, tally Jagan sacrificing farmer rights Credit goes to Naidu pilfering gang for loans, alleges Naidu busted... regime, says Kutumba Rao closes in on 5-lakh mark Continued from Page 1 Thanks to good scores Continued from Page 1 achieved by the TDP regime in PNS n VIJAYAWADA ond place. This was possible PNS n AMARAVATI Addressing a press conference 'Ease of Doing Business' and because of the reforms initiated He identified the arrested here, the TDP chief warned the 'One Nation One Ration', AP Andhra Pradesh Planning Board by Naidu’s rule in enforcement of accused as Sk. Subhani Basha, With more districts touching State government of facing strin- already got eligible for 0.5 per (APPB) former vice-chairman contracts and agreements, start- Sk. Baji Baba, Madasuguri new landmarks by the day, gent opposition and agitation cent more borrowings, he said. Ch Kutumba Rao on Saturday ing businesses and labour Shankar and Ippili Malleshwar Andhra Pradesh on Saturday from farmers and political par- It was nothing but backstabbing termed the number one rank reforms. Rao from Eluru. The arrested inched closer to the five lakh ties if it pursued power reforms the farmers on the part of Jagan given to the State in Ease of Doing Kutumba Rao said that the owners of fuel stations were mark in coronavirus cases as without a human face. regime to opt for metering just Business as a progress report on Chief Minister should have con- identified as Onnala Raju, 10,825 more were added afresh Jagan should get to know that for 0.25 per cent additional ben- the performance of the previous tinued the TDP reforms but the Bandi Dashrath, Katanguri in 24 hours. the TDP pioneered power sec- efit under FRBM, Naidu said. Chandrababu Naidu’s regime YSRCP government treated dis- Arun Kumar, Peesari Vittal After 10,830 on August 26, tor reforms and, even at the Expressing concern over dete- during 2019. missively the previous regime's Reddy, Pebba Ramachander, this is the highest addition of height of those reforms, succes- riorating financial position, He asserted that the initiatives. If the policies of the pre- Mudusu Shiva, Maridi Sudheer, cases in a day in the state. sive TDP governments never Naidu said the ruling YSRCP did Jaganmohan Reddy government sent government like cancellation Jammigumpala Parameshwar For the second day in a row, proposed meters, he said. The not bother to strike a balance in cannot claim credit for the latest of PPAs are considered, AP rank Rao and Doddigolla close to 12,000 Covid-19 very tradition of free power took welfare and development. ranking since the Central govern- would fall down far below. A sort Rangareddy. patients got cured and dis- its roots in the landmark policy As a result, even though the ment has considered the perfor- of uncertainty and unpredictabil- Officials said that tampering charged from hospitals, there- larger than the national aver- Saturday. East Godavari, being of offering power at a lower slab Jagan rule brought Rs 1.03 lakh- mance indicators of the previous ity on the part of the ruling party's of the dispenser software result- by bringing down the number age of 8.43 per cent. the worst performer, had rate to farmers during NTR rule crore new loans in just 15 regime. policies have shaken the goodwill ed in shortchanging the cus- of active cases, the latest bul- In the 24 hours ending 9 am 15,793 active cases, followed by over 40 years ago, Naidu said. months, but no worthwhile asset Addressing a press confer- that was earned by AP during the tomers by 2 per cent to 3 per letin said. on Saturday, four districts in Prakasam with 13,613. The TDP chief wondered to or wealth was created. “Whereas, ence here on Saturday, Kutumba TDP regime, he pointed out. cent of fuel for every litre. On The state's Covid-19 chart the state added more than Chittoor is getting closer to know where was the necessity the TDP regime did not spend Rao asserted that the reforms Stating that TDP reforms yield- average, owners of well patro- now showed 4,87,331 total 1,000 new cases each. the 10,000 active cases figure for going for meters and Direct a single rupee additionally but brought in by the Naidu’s regime ed better results with far reaching nised fuel stations would make cases, 3,82,104 recoveries and East Godavari, which leads as it has been consistently Benefit Transfer scheme when created a Rs 2 lakh-crore asset made AP to stand in first place in impact, Kutumba Rao said that Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2 lakh per day. 4,347 deaths, with the number the number of infections in the reporting close to a thousand this would help AP to get just like Amaravati Capital. Without the country in EoDB during AP's spectacular performance in Giving examples, Sajjanar of active cases being 1,00,880. state, crossed the 65,000 cases cases daily. 0.25 per cent more borrowing realising its future economic 2019 while Uttar Pradesh came EoDB had helped India's global said that for instance, if a con- The state completed testing mark, Kurnool crossed the In the 24 hours, the state eligibility under the Fiscal potential, the YSRCP is bent on second and Telangana in third rankings as well. During 2019, sumer purchased 1 litre of of over 40.35 lakh samples till 48,000 mark, Visakhapatnam also recorded 71 more coron- Responsibility and Budget destroying this without any place. In 2018, AP secured top India's world ranking climbed to petrol, he would be getting just date, returning a positivity 40,000, SPS Nellore 35,000 avirus casualties with SPS Management (FRBM) guide- regard for the financial strength place while Telangana got the sec- 63 as against 142 in 2014. 0.97 litres. rate of 12.08 per cent, much and Kadapa 30,000 mark on Nellore accounting for 13. lines. of the State,” Naidu said. AP tops EoDB ranking again, TS 3rd SCR to run ‘Govt vengeful towards special trains Continued from Page 1 for students Commerce and Industry projects started by TDP’ Minister Piyush Goyal said Mekapati credits YSRCP for... these rankings reflect the PNS n VIJAYAWADA ment, he alleged. taking exams efforts that states and UTs are Continued from Page 1 state and transparent gover- Purchase Agreements (PPAs), Stating that Dalit sentiments PNS n HYDERABAD doing to better their systems nance already in place,” reservation for locals in Telugu Desam Party senior were being hurt consistently, and processes. The implementation dead- Gautham Reddy said. industries. In fact, even the leader and former minister Anand Babu said that since In order to facilitate the stu- It is also a wake-up call for line for BRAP-2019 was June “These rankings represent Central government and Nakka Anand Babu on coming to power, the ruling dents who are appearing for those states which have slipped 15, 2019 and the evaluation the ease of doing business in Union ministers have time Saturday accused the YSRCP YSRCP has been humiliating the examinations of National in the ranking, he said. was closed in August, 2019. the state with increased trans- and again called out the government of undermining and attacking all the systems Defence Academy (NDA) Goyal said that the ministry Gautham Reddy’s stand has parency, efficiency and effec- YSRCP government over the Ambedkar Smriti Vanam and institutions that were and Naval Academy, to be is working on steps like creat- raised many an eyebrow as tiveness of the government revisiting renewable PPAs. project because it was started formed to uphold the held on September 6, the ing a single-window system for the YS Jaganmohan Reddy regulatory functions vis-a- However on Saturday, by the TDP regime in Constitution. “An insult to South Central Railway (SCR) approvals and clearances. was heavily criticised for its vis the business enterprises,” Gautham Reddy said the state Amaravati capital city area. these Constitutional institu- has decided to run two spe- In 2015 Index, Gujarat fea- not-so investor friendly pol- he said. government had initiated Addressing a press confer- tions was an insult to cial trains between Guntur tured at the top, with Andhra icy since the YSRCP came to “The Business Reform steps for starting an enter- ence here on Saturday, the Ambedkar. It was because of and Visakhapatnam. Pradesh grabbing the second power. Action Plan 2019 released by prise with low cost and quick TDP leader warned the gov- crore was paid. If the YSRCP these flagrant violations of According to SCR, the position and Telangana 13th. Incidentally, the Centre the Centre contains a list of 80 single desk approvals. ernment of serious conse- government continued these Constitution that the YSRCP special train will depart In 2016, Andhra Pradesh and didn’t release the EoDB rank- reforms (187 reform action Andhra Pradesh was the quences if it tried to destroy the works, the entire project would government was getting Guntur on September 5 at 7 Telangana jointly topped the ing for 2019 due to General points) to be implemented by first state to have come up Rs 135 crore Smriti Vanam have been completed by now. adverse orders from the High pm, and arrive at chart. In the last ranking Elections. The results were 19 State departments. Andhra with the “ReSTART” package project taken up in Amaravati But it has destroyed the capi- Court and the Supreme Court Visakhapatnam on released in July 2018, Andhra scheduled to be announced in Pradesh has achieved 100 per in post-Covid scenario for to mark the 125th birth tal city project and shifted it to repeatedly,” he alleged. The September 6, at 4 am. Pradesh topped the chart, fol- March, but had to be delayed cent compliance to the 187 business continuity of micro, anniversary celebrations of Dr the PWG grounds. Chief Minister should realise While coming back the lowed by Telangana and due to the coronavirus crisis. reform action points by small and medium enterpris- Ambedkar. A 125-ft statue The Jaganmohan Reddy his folly at least now and cor- students can catch the train Haryana (3rd). Consequently, the EODB DPIIT-World Bank as a part es (MSMEs), he said. was planned for this project. regime has been openly venge- rect his grave mistakes failing, from Visakhapatnam on Haryana slid to 16th posi- rankings are an outcome of of BRAP 2019,” the minister Gautham Reddy said that Already, Rs 27 crore worth ful towards all the constructive which he would have to pay a September 6 on 9 pm, and tion in the latest ranking. the investment policies by pointed out. the YS Jaganmohan Reddy works were completed during and people-friendly projects heavy price to the people in reach Guntur by 5:30 am on The exercise is aimed at the Chandrababu Naidu-led The BRAP-2019 methodol- government had introduced the TDP regime and Rs 7 started by the TDP govern- future, he said. September 7. promoting competition among TDP government. ogy consists of 80 recommen- a new industrial policy states with a view to improv- However, the timing of dations for reforms on regu- recently that provided for ing the business climate to ranking has favoured the latory processes, policies, land allotment to new indus- attract domestic as well as for- YSRCP government with the practices and procedures tries in a time bound manner eign investments. Industries Minister getting a spread across 12 reform areas. through the Single Desk 9,096 liquor bottles smuggled This was the fourth edition chance to showcase his work The next EoDB rankings Portal, comprehensive e-filing of the report, which was first over the past year. will be a mandate for the system for online filing of released in 2015. The Business “The rankings truly stand YSRCP government that has commercial cases at special Reform Action Plan 2018-19 testimony to the investor- been critiqued for its policies commercial court at includes 181 reform points friendly commitment of the like cancelling Power Visakhapatnam etc. from Telangana seized in AP covering 45 business regulato PNS n VIJAYAWADA on September 1. The duo pur- chased 9,096 liquor bottles by Police foiled the attempt of trans- paying Rs 12.39 lakhs through Lucky escape porting a huge stock of liquor Naveen, who was working in a Their passion for teaching bottles kept in a water tanker and liquor shop at Kukatpally. The for Naidu as seized them by arresting six duo shifted liquor bottles to the persons. Addressing a press con- outskirts of Hyderabad by hiring convoy cars ference in Guntur on Saturday, a vehicle and loaded the liquor drives them to go extra mile Guntur Rural SP Vishal Gunni bottles in the tanker and came to crash to.. appreciated the police for seizing Pondugala checkpost but PNS n HYDERABAD tearful adieu in recognition of ing in the school have been Continued from Page 1 the non-duty paid liquor bottles. observed the police checking, the meritorious services ren- transferred to elsewhere, He said that police seized 9,096 hence, they changed the route. Some teachers love their pro- dered by the teachers and the Rangaiah's spouse Veena start- The two vehicles that non-duty paid liquor bottles They reached Munugodu vil- fession while some others love bond developed with the ed working as a teacher with- were badly damaged were worth Rs 21.65 lakh, a car, water The main accused Katta the State with the support of his lage via Suryapet, Kodad and students. Some take up teach- teachers during the course of out wages in the school. The abandoned there and the tanker and arrested the six Nagamalleswara Rao was oper- friend Badaraboina Krishna. Garikapadu checkpost. The duo ing as a profession as a stop teaching. When other teachers couple enrolled their daughter security staff in the escort accused on Saturday. ating Vijayasai Women's PG Nagamalleswara Rao had reached Munugodu village on gap. Yet others pass the time get transferred, the hardly in the same school. car and another car in the Vishal Gunni said that police Hostel at Gachibowli area in brought Rs 3 lakh worth 60 boxes September 3 late night, stayed while working as teachers. leave any impact on students. Spending from his pocket, convoy left for Hyderabad arrested Katta Nagamalleswara Hyderabad for the past three of brandy bottles purchased in there suspecting police checks Here are a group of teachers Ever since Kaderla he got the school walls paint- in another vehicle. Rao of Abburu village in years and he also used to supply Telangana to Andhra Pradesh and started on Saturday but the who belong to a different tribe Rangaiah, who now works at ed and acquired furniture for Naidu was returning to Sattenapalli mandal presently drinking water through a water one month ago and earned Rs 1.5 police on a tip-off conducted and leave no stone unturned to Saverkhed Primary School in the school. As the strength Hyderabad from his residing at Gachibowli in tanker. He lost his earnings for lakh profit with an investment of checks and seized the illegal innovate while imparting read- Asifabad district, was appoint- increased, the villagers donat- Amaravati residence in the Hyderabad, Badaraboina the past six months due to lock- Rs 3 lakhs within a few days by liquor stocks from water tanker. ing, writing and arithmetic to ed a teacher in 2010 in the ed Rs 5 lakh to the school. convoy as part of his week- Krishna, Katta Venu Babu, down. He was unable to clear Rs selling those liquor bottles. So, SP Vishal Gunni appreciated the taught. same school the school Over 40 students managed to end schedule. In fact, he Badaraboina Venkaiah, Polusu 25,000 EMI for the water tanker. the duo decided to purchase the police for unearthing the new In fact, when some teachers strength rose to 280 from 50. secure seats in residential came to Amaravati only Gopi Nagaraju and Vipparla Hence, he hatched a plan to over- non-duty liquor bottles in tactics of illegal liquor transporta- had to leave the school upon Rangaiah lives in Keramery schools, including Navodaya last Monday after a gap of Venkata Rao at Munugodu vil- come financial burden by selling Hyderabad with earnings of Rs tion and warned stern action transfers, children bid them mandal. As two teachers work- Gurukul. more than 50 days. lage in Telangana. non-duty paid liquor bottles in 4.5 lakhs and went to Hyderabad against bootleggers. VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 nation 04 Be large-hearted, don't hijack Rlys to begin recruitment for SHORT READS 1.40 lakh posts from Dec 15 central schemes: Nadda PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n BHUBANESWAR "It has been two years The Indian Railways will start since the Ayushman conducting computer-based J’khand: Tana Bhagats BJP President J P Nadda on examinations for around 1.40 Saturday said Odisha Chief Bharat Yojana was lakh posts from December 15, withdraw rail blockade Minister Naveen Patnaik should introduced, but it has Railway Board Chairman V K after 57 hours be "large-hearted" to give credit not been implemented Yadav said Saturday. to the Centre for its welfare in Odisha. Naveen Around 2.42 crore applica- : Members of the schemes, which were being Babu, please do not tions have been received for Tana Bhagat community "hijacked" by the BJD govern- become a hurdle for these posts, he said. withdrew their rail blockade in ment in the state. These are, 35,208 posts in Jharkhand's Latehar district in Nadda said he has received the poor, who face non-technical popular cate- the early hours of Saturday, reports of the state government difficulties in getting gories (NTPC) like guards, following which services inserting its logo on central proper healthcare office clerks, commercial clerks normalised, officials said. schemes like the Pradhan Mantri services," Nadda said and others, 1,663 posts for iso- "The computer-based exams will begin They started the blockade at Awas Yojana. lated and ministerial cate- Tori station on Wednesday, "Naveen Babu... 'chhota dil gories such as steno and teach- from December 15 for the three seeking amendment of the chod dijiye, bada dil rakhiye' "It has been two years since the the Ayushman Bharat scheme," reports of corruption in the es, and 1,03,769 for level-one categories of posts and a detailed Chotanagpur Tenancy Act — (shun meanness and be large Ayushman Bharat Yojana was he said. implementation of the PMAY in vacancies such as track main- schedule will be announced very soon," which protects the land rights hearted)," he said, urging the introduced, but it has not been Prime Minister Narendra the state, reiterating that politics tainers and pointsman. of the tribals. Several attempts ruling BJD to acknowledge wel- implemented in Odisha. Naveen Modi is committed towards the should not come in the way of The railway board chairman Railway Board Chairman V K Yadav said to pacify the agitators over the fare programmes of the central Babu, please do not become a development of Odisha and has Implementing programmes said the exams could not be past three days failed as the government in the state. hurdle for the poor, who face dif- sanctioned several projects for meant for the poor. conducted till now due to the COVID period. Scrutiny of from the Railways said. members of the tribal The BJP chief also came down ficulties in getting proper health- the state and its people, the BJP "We have been in politics for COVID-19 pandemic. these applications was com- Yadav said that since now community sought a meeting heavily on the Odisha govern- care services," Nadda said, president said. "I am informed decades, but never seen such "The computer-based exams pleted, but due to COVID-19 the experience of holding with Chief Minister Hemant ment for not adopting the addressing the party's state exec- that the state government is tak- kind of central funding to states will begin from December 15 pandemic a computer-based examination for the JEE and Soren at the protest venue. Ayushman Bharat Yojana, which utive meeting through video ing credit for central schemes like to the tune of thousands of for the three categories of examination could not be NEET is there, it was felt that However, after several hours he said would benefit around conference. the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana crores. The states should also give posts and a detailed schedule completed," Yadav said. the Railways too can start the of discussions with the local 2.40 crore poor people of the "The state government is there (PMAY) by putting its logo on credit to the Centre for that," he will be announced very soon," Railway Recruitment Boards process which had to be authorities, the agitators state. Those people could not to look after your (Patnaik's) the housing projects. This is not said. Nadda said the people of Yadav said. are committed to holding com- stopped due to coronavirus withdrew the blockades avail the Rs 5-lakh medical cov- health issues. But, what about the fair to deny credit to the Centre, Odisha have recognised BJP's "We invited applications for puter-based tests for all notified pandemic. around 2 am on the assurance erage because of the BJD govern- poor and needy who suffer from which funds such schemes," contributions and that is why it recruitment in various cate- vacancies and have been active- Standard operating proce- of MLA Baidyanath Ram that ment's refusal to adopt the different deadly diseases like Nadda said. emerged as the state's main gories for 1,40,640 posts. These ly assessing the ground situation dures for conducting the the chief minister would look scheme, he said. cancer? I appeal to you to adopt He further said there were opposition party. were notified in the pre- amid the pandemic, a statement examination are being framed. into their demands.

Govt announces tax Belur Math to live Theatre is pure art, cinema Veteran filmmaker waiver, bus operations resume in MP Johnny Bakshi dies at 82 BHOPAL: Regular bus stream Kumari Puja a trade: Piyush Mishra operations resumed in Madhya PNS n MUMBAI also needs a producer who PNS n MUMBAI Pradesh on Saturday, following PNS n KOLKATA understands the medium. the state government's Actor-writer Piyush Mishra says “It is essential to have an intel- Veteran producer-director announcement that vehicle tax The authorities of Belur Math - for him theatre is a selfless ligent producer, who under- Johnny Bakshi passed away on will be waived for the COVID-19 global headquarters of romance, while cinema is a stands cinema and not just the Saturday after suffering a car- lockdown period. Chief Minister Ramakrishna Math and Mission money-driven business. director and scriptwriter who are diac arrest at a hospital here. Shivraj Singh Chouhan had on - will live stream the centuries- Mishra, who has spent 20 expected to be intelligent. We He was 82. Friday announced that the old Kumari Puja tradition this years of his life in Delhi as a the- don't see those many good films Bakshi was admitted to monthly vehicle tax payable on year due to COVID-19 pan- atre artiste, believes the medium being made (here).” Arogya Nidhi hospital in sub- buses will be waived completely for the period from April 1 to demic. No visitor will be allowed lets him push boundaries as a The poet-lyricist said he has urban Juhu on Friday morn- August 31 in view of problems entry during Kumari Puja ritu- performer. enjoyed being a part of literary ing after he complained of faced by bus operators and al, which usually attracts thou- "You do theatre for the love of adaptations like Vishal breathlessness. He was tested citizens. Chouhan also sands of devotees in the com- theatre and not to get any ben- Bhardwaj's “Maqbool”. for COVID-19, which came announced an exemption of 50 pound. The Belur Math author- streamed and telecast on chan- efit from it. Theatre is a live art, "I felt we were doing a piece of out negative. In his career spanning over per cent in vehicle tax payable ities had one month back barred nels to enable devotees to have you get to play and perform chal- but one is paid better in films. literature. There are very few films "He was hospitalised yester- four decades, Bakshi mostly for September and extended the entry of visitors to the math virtual darshan. lenging roles with depth and feel. Some of his memorable per- which are based on literature like day due to breathlessness and worked as a producer, backing date of depositing the tax complex after opening it in "We will certainly hold “I believe pure acting is there formances are in films 'Haider' and 'Omkara'. We don't was put on ventilator. The films such as "Manzilein Aur amount till September 30, he mid-June with several COVID- Kumari puja, a must ritual fol- only in theatre. You get nothing "Maqbool", "Gulaal", "Rockstar" seek inspiration from there (liter- COVID-19 test was conduct- Bhi Hain", (1974), "Raavan", said. The Madhya Pradesh Bus 19 cases reported among the lowed for 121 years, but we can- in return from theatre except and "Gangs of ". ature)." Mishra didn't do any films ed and he tested negative for (1984) and "Phir Teri Kahani Owners Association, however, monks and other staff. not risk COVID-19 infection love and applause. Cinema is a The 57-year-old actor said last year as his focus was to trav- it. He passed away between Yaad Aayee" (1993). said it will take about a month A spokesman told PTI on even if a small gathering is trade. If you invest money in there is a dearth of well-written el across the country with his 25- 1.30-2.00 am due to cardiac He has also directed two for bus operations to normalise Saturday that the authorities allowed. The kumari puja will be making a film, you expect a parts for a performer like him in year-old musical play on the life arrest," Bakshi's daughter Priya films "Daku Aur Police" in the state. "Although we are yet to decide whether entry held in the presence of a hand- return," the actor told PTI in an movies. Citing the example of the and times of Bhagat Singh. He told PTI. (1992) and "Khudai" (1994) resumed operations on of public will altogether be ful of senior monks and the par- interview. A National School of 2019's “Joker", featuring Joaquin had many shows lined-up this The filmmaker's last rites starring Rajesh Khanna in the Saturday morning, most buses banned throughout the four ents of the girl child who will be Drama (NSD) graduate, Mishra Phoenix as the DC supervillain, year too, but the performances were performed on Saturday at lead. Bakshi is survived by were almost empty as people puja days and the image and rit- worshipped as Maa Durga," the said he continued doing theatre Mishra said apart from intelli- were called off due to the coron- a crematorium here in pres- sons Brando, Kennedy, are still scared of travelling," the uals will also be similarly spokesman said. primarily for his love for acting gent writer and director, a film avirus pandemic. ence of family members. Bradman and daughter Priya. association's vice president Santosh Pandey said. Two killed as Clash erupts between ED arrests ex-Rajasthan health dept mini truck Mosque in Ayodhya will be of 2 groups of same community in UP official, son in money laundering case overturns in MP same size as Babri Masjid: Trust BULANDSHAHR (UP): Around PNS n SHAJAPUR half-a-dozen people were PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n LUCKNOW injured in a violent clash Two persons were killed and between two groups of the The Enforcement Directorate on 27 others injured when the A mosque that will come up in same community here on Saturday said it has arrested a for- mini truck they were travel- Ayodhya pursuant to the Saturday, police said. The mer Rajasthan health depart- ling in overturned after hit- Supreme Court verdict in the incident took place in Gaddiyan ment official and his son in con- ting a cow sitting on a road Ram Janmabhoomi case will be locality in Anoopshahar area nection with a money launder- near Bhilwadia village in of the same size as Babri Masjid, here and there was stone ing probe against them linked to Shajapur district of Madhya said an office-brearer of the pelting and firing from both the a case of alleged possession of Pradesh in early hours on trust formed for its construction. sides during the clash, they disproportionate assets. Saturday, police said. The five-acre complex in said. According to Senior It said Mahesh Chanda The mini truck was carry- Ayodhya's Dhannipur village Superintendent of Police Sharma, who worked in the They were produced before a corrupt practices while working ing 29 labourers from will also house a hospital, a Santosh Kumar Singh, four Health and Medical Department local court on Friday that sent as a public servant," the ED said. Siddharth Nagar district in library and a museum among people have been arrested by of the Rajasthan government as them to 10 days in ED custody, The agency has slapped crim- Uttar Pradesh to Mumbai, others, the office-bearer said, Islamic Research Centre. The Pushpesh Pant gave his consent the police in this matter. A case a nursing tutor (nursing grade- the agency said in a statement. inal charges under the said Sunera Police Station in- adding that retired professor mosque will be on 15,000 square to curate the museum," Hussain was registered against people 2) and was posted in the SMS Mahesh Chand Sharma was Prevention of Money charge Ramrup Singh. and noted food critic Pushpesh feet, while the rest of the land will said. from both the groups and the medical college, and his son also a member of the Indian Laundering Act (PMLA) against The deceased were identi- Pant will be consultant curator have these facilities," Athar The Uttar Pradesh Sunni injured were sent to hospital. Mohit Sharma were arrested Nursing Council (INC) in Delhi. Mahesh Chand Sharma and fied as Sajram Yadav (46) and of the museum. Hussain, the secretary and Central Waqf Board has formed Some of the injured were under sections of the Prevention "The accused are under cus- others on the basis of an FIR and Maniram (42), he said, "...the complex of the mosque, spokesperson of Indo-Islamic the Indo-Islamic Cultural identified as Haji Bundu Khan, of Money Laundering Act todial interrogation to unearth a charge sheet filed against them adding that the injured which will be built in Dhannipur, Cultural Foundation (IICF), told Foundation (IICF), a trust, for Shamshuddin, Naseem, Hafeez (PMLA) on Friday in state cap- the illegal assets amassed by by the state anti-corruption labourers were admitted to will also have facilities like a hos- PTI on Saturday. the construction of the mosque Khan, Muqeem and Sameer, ital Jaipur. Mahesh Chand Sharma using bureau (ACB). district hospital, he said. pital, a museum at the Indo- "Yesterday, noted food critic on the five-acre plot. police said. Raj corona 6 police personnel count: 8 die, Reopening of economy, increased testing, no mask 718 test positive suspended for custodial n use led to rise in Covid cases in Delhi: Experts PNS JAIPUR PNS n NEW DELHI "Hopefully, in few week, the figures, I reckon will Rajasthan on Saturday stabilise," Sherwal said. death in UP's Shravasti reported eight deaths due to Delhi has recorded the highest days, after marked RGSSH is one of the major PNS n SHRAVASTI (UP) for two to three days and police COVID-19 and 718 fresh single-day spike in COVID-19 rise in cases due to dedicated COVID-19 facili- indulged in corruption. cases of infection, taking cases in nearly 70 days, which multiple reasons, ties run by the Delhi govern- Six police personnel, including Singh said Station House the total number of fatali- experts are attributing to including opening of ment. an SHO, were suspended and Officer Vinod Kumar, three ties and positive cases in the reopening of economy, economy leading to Delhi recording 2,914 fresh three of them booked for mur- sub-inspectors and two other state to 1,116 and 88,515 ramped-up testing, patients COVID-19 cases on Friday der in connection with the cus- police personnel have been sus- respectively. from outside the city coming greater human was the city's highest single-day todial death of a youth here, offi- pended. On the complaint of the Three persons died in here for treatment and viola- interaction, increased spike in 69 days, as the tally cials said on Saturday. father of the deceased, a case of Jaipur, two in Alwar, and tion of safety norms by many testing in past one mounted to over 1.85 lakh, According to Superintendent murder and illegal one each in Dausa, Nagaur people in public. week, the figures, I while the death toll jumped to of Police Anoop Kumar Singh, custody has been and Sikar while the maxi- The national capital has reckon will stabilise," 4,513. The number of Rapid a case under the the SC/ST registered against mum positive cases 136 were reported coronavirus cases in Antigen Tests conducted on (Prevention of the SHO and two reported from Jaipur, accord- excess of 2,000 for four consec- Sherwal said Friday stood at 27,731, while Atrocities) Act other policemen, ing to official figures. utive days since September 1. the RT-PCR, CBNAAT and was registered he said. Other cases were reported On Friday, the daily cases Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday kept locked forever. (RGSSH), B L Sherwal said. True NAAT tests figures were last month "An officer of from Kota (103), Ajmer (77), count stood at 2,914. said the recent surge in cases in "Yes, a large section of peo- However, he said, more cases 8,488 in all adding to 36,219, against Wajid the rank of Alwar (75), Jodhpur (52), When asked about the spi- the city is attributable to dou- ple in Delhi have become com- being reported now should according to the Friday bulletin Ali (22) for Deputy SP will be prob- Jhalawar and Bikaner (26 ralling cases and chances of bling of testing, as he sought to placent that everything is okay not be a worry at the moment, issued by the Delhi health allegedly ing the incident. District each), Jhunjhunu (22), another lockdown, a senior assure people that the situation now, as economy has reopened as earlier in May and June such department. harassing a girl. Magistrate has also ordered a Jaisalmer and Tonk (20 each), official of the Delhi govern- is completely under control and even metro services will cases were coming in lock- Amid sudden spurt in cases He said Ali magisterial probe in this matter,” Sawaimadhopur (19), Pali ment on Friday said the cases and there is no need to panic. resume next week. But, they down, and now it is similar in the last few days in Delhi, was taken into police custody on Singh said. The brother of the (16), Chittorgarh (14), have shown an increase as Medical experts have flagged must understand, this ease in without a lockdown. medical experts have also Friday for questioning and later deceased told reporters that "to Nagaur and Bundi (13 each), testing has been ramped up. the surge in cases earlier too lockdown was given for eco- "Hopefully, in few days, after warned that many people not his body was found hanging in release him (Ali), Rs 50,000 was Dholpur (10), Bharatpur, “It is not that cases are ris- and warned people about the nomic sustenance of the coun- marked rise in cases due to wearing masks and violating the toilet of Gilaula police sta- paid to the SHO. But he was Churu, Bhilwara and ing alarmingly, and hence, perils of not wearing masks in try and not for people to roam multiple reasons, including social distancing norms have tion. demanding additional Rs 2 lakh." Ganganagar (8 each), Barmer there is no chance of going public and violating social dis- around as they were doing it opening of economy leading to contributed to it, and cau- The SP said the father of the He also said some people beat up (7), Banswara, Sirohi and back to lockdown,” he said. tancing norms, but underlined before," Director, greater human interaction, tioned to still treat the situation deceased alleged that his son was Ali over a land dispute and then Udaipur (5 each). Meanwhile, Chief Minister that an economy cannot be Super Speciality Hospital increased testing in past one as a "health emergency". illegally kept in police custody called police to arrest him. VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 nation 05

SHORT READS SUSHANT CASE NCB looking for big fish in B’wood drug network 2 ‘drug peddlers' No doctor can discuss African arrested in 80 new special trains seek bail mental health without connection with to run from Sept 12: MUMBAI: Two suspected drug consent: Family lawyer drug case Rail Board Chairman peddlers arrested in connection with the drugs probe linked to actor NEW DELHI: Sushant Singh Rajput's BENGALURU: An African has been arrested NEW DELHI: Eighty new special Sushant Singh Rajput's death, on family lawyer Vikas Singh on Saturday by the Central Crime Branch in connection trains will be operational from Saturday filed a bail application in a said doctors cannot share sensitive with their probe into the alleged drug September 12, reservations for Mumbai court. The duo- Zaid Vilatra information of patients without the peddling and substance abuse case which will begin from and Abdel Basit Parihar- arrested by consent of their legal heirs. He also involving those in the Kannada film industry, September 10, Railway Board the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), said that any doctor who claims to CCB officials said here on Saturday. The Chairman V K Yadav said on are currently in its custody. have treated Sushant should discuss man, Loum Pepper Samba, was reportedly Saturday. He said the trains will Challenging their NCB remand, their his medical history with the family supplying drugs to celebrities. Four people, n be notified later in the day. PNS MUMBAI cloning of two mobile phones of accused with each other to get clar- lawyer Tarrak Sayyed applied for first. "I have seen a disturbing trend including Kannada actress Ragini Dwivedi, "Eighty new special trains or 40 actress Rhea Chakraborty. ity on their roles," he said. bail. The NCB had earlier told the that so-called doctors of Sushant are have already been arrested in connection pair of trains will start The Narcotics Control Bureau Rhea, girlfriend of Rajput, is the If any new name crops up dur- court that the two accused in their discussing his mental health on news with the case While Ragini was arrested last operations from September 12. (NCB) will investigate internation- main accused in the late actor's ing investigation, the NCB will statements have named several channels," Singh told reporters. evening, her friend Ravi Shankar, a clerk at Reservations will begin from al and inter-state connections, if any, death case. gSpeaking to reporters summon that person to join the persons and their custody was "According to MCI professional rules, RTO in Jayanagar and Rahul Shetty, a real September 10. This will run in in the drug case linked to actor outside the NCB's Ballard Estate probe, he said. essential to unearth the main player no doctor can share sensitive estate businessman, were arrested on addition to the 230 trains Sushant Singh Rajput's death, an office here in south Mumbai, the "We will take this investiga- in the drug syndicate. Rajput's information related to their patient. As Thursday evening. Officials had also arrested already in operation," he said. official said here on Saturday. official said that arrested accused tion to its logical conclusion," girlfriend and actress Rhea Sushant is no more, it can only be high-end party planner Viren Khanna in Yadav said the Railways will be He also said the agency was look- will be confronted with each other the official added. Earlier in the Chakraborty is the main accused in done with the permission of his legal connection with the case in New Delhi on monitoring all the trains that ing for a "big fish" in the case. to get clarity on roles played by day, Showik, brother of Rhea the death case of the 34-year-old heir i.e., his father," he said. The lawyer Friday. "Loum Pepper Samb from Africa, are currently in operation to The NCB is probing the drug them. Chakraborty, and Miranda, the actor that is being probed by the also refuted the claims of few that who was the drug peddler, supplying drugs determine which trains have angle in Rajput's death case under "We have obtained the remand house manager of the late actor, Central Bureau of Investigation Sushant's mother's mental health was to Ravi and other celebrities, has been long waiting list. "Wherever criminal sections of the NDPS Act custody (of accused Showik were remanded in custody of (CBI), the NCB and the Enforcement not right and clarified that she died due arrested by the Central Crime Branch," CCB there is a demand for a after the Enforcement Directorate Chakraborty and Samuel Miranda). the NCB till September 9 by a Directorate (ED). to brain haemorrhage. officials said. particular train, wherever the shared with it a report following the We will confront all the arrested court here. waiting list is long, we will run a clone train ahead of the actual train, so that passengers can travel," the railway board chairman said. Yadav also said Do not attempt to change No. of Covid recoveries the Railways will run trains whenever there is demand from states for exams or other status quo, Rajnath to China crosses 31L in India similar purposes. PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI

Encounter breaks out Defence Minister Rajnath With a record 70,072 patients between militants, Singh has clearly conveyed to recuperating from COVID-19 Army provides food, his Chinese counterpart Gen. in a span of 24 hours, the total security forces in J-K's Wei Fenghe that China must number of such recoveries SRINAGAR: An encounter broke medical help to three strictly respect the Line of surged to 31,07,223 in the out between security forces and Actual Control(LAC) and not country, pushing the recovery militants in Kupwara district of make attempts to unilaterally rate to 77.23 per cent, the health Jammu and Kashmir on Satur- change its status quo, asserting ministry said on Saturday, while stranded Chinese in Sikkim India is determined to protect underlining that the "test, track 77.23 per cent. This has also led day, police said. Acting on a n specific information about the PNS NEW DELHI dealing with an aggressive its sovereignty and territorial and treat" strategy is showing to the declining case fatality rate, presence of militants in the behaviour by the Chinese integrity, officials said on tangible results. which stands at a new low of forest area of Dana Behak in At a time it is engaged in a troops along the Line of Actual Saturday. The COVID-19 case fatality 1.73 per cent as on date," it said. Warnow area of north Kashmir, fierce standoff with China's Control (LAC) in eastern In the first highest level uation or escalate matters in Singh conveyed to his rate has further dropped to 1.73 Early identification through security forces launched a PLA in eastern Ladakh, the Ladakh. face-to-face contact between the border areas. Chinese counterpart that both per cent, it added. testing has led to a higher daily cordon and search operation Indian Army on Wednesday The Army, in a statement, the two sides after border ten- He told Wei that the actions sides should take guidance Five states account for 60 per number being reported, but sur- there, a police official said. He provided food, warm clothes said the three Chinese citizens sion erupted in eastern Ladakh by the Chinese troops, includ- from the consensus of the cent of the recoveries. veillance and contact-tracing, said during the searches, the and medical assistance to three lost their way in the Plateau in early May, Singh and Wei ing amassing a large number of leaders of the two countries Maharashtra accounts for almost along with a focus on a timely militants fired on the forces, Chinese citizens who had lost area of North Sikkim. met for two hours and 20 troops, their aggressive behav- that maintenance of peace and 21 per cent, followed by Tamil and appropriate clinical treatment who retaliated, ensuing an enco- their way in sub-zero temper- "Realising danger to the minutes in Moscow on Friday iour and attempts to unilater- tranquility in the border areas Nadu (12.63 per cent), Andhra of patients, have ensured a speedy unter. The exchange of firing is atures at an altitude of 17,500 lives of the Chinese citizens evening on the sidelines of a ally alter the status quo were in was essential for further devel- Pradesh (11.91 per cent), recovery, the ministry said. going on and further details are feet in a border area in North in sub-zero temperatures, meeting of the defence minis- violation of the bilateral agree- opment of ties and that the two Karnataka (8.82 per cent) and "The higher number of awaited, the official said. Sikkim, officials said. the soldiers of Indian Army ters of the Shanghai Coopera- ments, the officials said. sides should not allow differ- Uttar Pradesh (6.14 per cent), recoveries and the declining The Army personnel immediately reached out and tion Organisation (SCO). Singh also underlined that ences to become disputes. the ministry said. fatality rate have shown that deployed in the area also guid- provided medical assistance Officials said Singh con- the two sides should continue At the talks, Singh categor- "The highest ever single-day India's graded strategy has Naxals kill four ed the Chinese citizens, including oxygen, food and veyed to his Chinese counter- their discussions, including ically conveyed India's position recoveries of 70,072 were record- worked," it underscored. villagers in Bijapur including a woman, to return warm clothes to protect part that the current situation through diplomatic and mili- on the developments along ed in 24 hours. With this high A total of 4,77,38,491 sam- to the Chinese side and reach them from the vagaries of should be handled responsibly, tary channels, to ensure "com- the LAC including at the number of COVID-19 patients ples were tested for COVID- RAIPUR: Naxals have allegedly their destination. extreme altitude and harsh and that neither side should plete disengagement and de- Galwan Valley in eastern recovering and being discharged 19 up to September 4, includ- killed four villagers in The humanitarian gesture climatic conditions," the take any further action that escalation" along the LAC at Ladakh in the last few months, from hospitals and home isola- ing 10,59,346 on Friday, the Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district by the Army came when it is Army said. could either complicate the sit- the earliest. the officials said. tion, the recovery rate is now ministry said. after accusing them of being police informers, a senior official said on Saturday. The killings took place in the last NO QUESTION HOUR two days in the forest of Experts call for urgent action Dumri-Palnar village under Gangaloor police station area, inspector general of police TMC says it's 'unjust' to compare 2-day Assembly (Bastar range) Sundarraj P on natl nutrition mission said. As per preliminary PNS n NEW DELHI information, ultras had called a session with Monsoon Session of Parliament few villagers, who were PNS n KOLKATA supporting development As the country marks ''Poshan O' Brien said it would be inap- activities, including road maah'' this month, healthcare propriate to compare "apples construction, to the forest and experts have called for urgent The Trinamool Congress on with oranges". brutally killed four of them after action to address the impact of Saturday said it is "unjust and "Comparing an 18-day reg- accusing them of being police COVID-19 on the national unfair" to compare the curtail- ular Parliament Monsoon ses- informers, he said. The nutrition mission, saying the ment of Question Hour during sion with a two-day session of deceased have been identified pandemic might affect the health the West Bengal Assembly's the state Assembly is like as Punem Sannu, Gore Sannu of children and pregnant women upcoming two-day short ses- comparing apples with alias Dhruva and Aaytu alias as they are the most vulnerable sion with that of a full-fledged oranges. No parliament ses- Falli, all residents of Pusnar to undernutrition. Parliament session. sion of below five days has village and Bhusku alias Tulsi The government is celebrating West Bengal Assembly had a question hour. Only one from nearby Metapal village, he the National Nutrition Month or Speaker Biman Banerjee on exception was a special ses- said. Naxals also beat up a few ''Poshan Maah'' in September Friday said there would be no sion during the 1962 China others villagers, the senior during which several pro- hand correct nutrition feeding effect on people. Question Hour during the war. The Bengal session is just official said. "However, it is not grammes will be organised to practices need to be promoted in "One of the fallouts of the upcoming two-day monsoon not to have the Question Hour session. And regarding the two days long," he said. immediately known if the spread awareness on the issues the community, they said. COVID-19 containment mea- session of the West Bengal during the upcoming issue of taking questions, Noting that allowing writ- victims were killed altogether or related to malnutrition in chil- Sujeet Ranjan, executive direc- sures, including the closure of Assembly beginning from Parliament session a "murder whether written questions ten questions deprives the at different times in the last two dren, pregnant women and lac- tor at the Coalition for Food and primary schools and September 9 due to "paucity of democracy". will be accepted or not will be MPs of asking supplementary days, he said. On getting tating mothers. Nutrition Security (CFNS), said Anganwadi centres, is that of time and the COVID-19 "The criticism is unwar- decided during an all-party questions, O'Brien said just information about the incident The experts said this is a time the spread of COVID-19 has children in rural India now situation". ranted. It is not only unfair meet on September 8," TMC like regular sessions the on Saturday morning, a team of when there is an urgency among impacted the health, nutrition, have to do without that one The BJP has termed it a but unjust as well. There can chief whip in the Assembly Parliament this time will also security forces rushed to the all stakeholders to join forces. livelihoods and wellbeing of guaranteed meal, potentially "double standard" of the be no comparison between a Nirmal Ghosh said. function for an equal amount spot and further details are On one hand food security India's most vulnerable popula- worsening the child malnutri- Trinamool Congress, which two-day (Assembly) session Echoing Ghosh, TMC party of time in the absence of awaited, he added. needs to be ensured, on the other tions and it will have a lasting tion problem in India," he said. had earlier called the decision and a full-fledged Parliament leader in Rajya Sabha Derek Private Member's bill. Concerns about Covid Newly declassified White House tapes reveal spread to rural India spike ex-US president Nixon's hatred towards Indians n NEW YORK On Nov. 4, 1971, Referring to Indians, Nixon PNS n NEW DELHI says to Kissinger "To me, they Newly declassified White House during a private break turn me off. How the hell do they As COVID-19 cases surge so do tapes disclose former US presi- from a contentious turn other people on, Henry? Tell worries about how to contain the dent Richard Nixon speaking dis- White House summit me. Bass writes that while spread of the disease that is paragingly about Indians and with Prime Minister Kissinger's response is inaudible spreading inexorably through reveal the bigotry he and his of India in the tapes, it did not discour- India, initially in urban centres national security adviser Henry a rare woman leader age the president from his theme. and now increasingly into the Kissinger held that influenced US In November 1971, in the hinterland where medical infra- policy toward India and South at the time the middle of a discussion about structure is scarce. Asia under his presidency. president harangued India-Pakistan tensions with Though there are no exact "As Americans grapple with Kissinger about his Kissinger and Secretary of State numbers about the spread of the problems of racism and power, sexual disgust at William Rogers, after Rogers virus into rural areas, there is a newly declassified trove of Indians, Bass writes mentioned reprimanding enough evidence to suggest it has White House tapes provides Gandhi, the president blurted, I reached most corners of India startling evidence of the bigotry don't know how they reproduce! and there is community trans- “Increasingly, COVID-19 a statement earlier this week. voiced by President Richard M. influenced by his hatred of, and reveal a stunning" conversation sexless, nothing and pathetic, Bass writes in the NYT piece mission, say experts. positive persons are being The experts, from the Indian Nixon and Henry Kissinger, his sexual repulsion toward, Indians, between Nixon, Kissinger and according to the tapes. that while Kissinger has por- Just two figures could tell the reported from small-sized Public Health Association, national security adviser, Gary Bass, author of The Blood the then White House chief of On Nov. 4, 1971, during a pri- trayed himself as being above story: an estimated 65 per cent towns, as well as from rural Indian Association of Preventive Bass, professor at Princeton, Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger and staff H.R. Haldeman in the Oval vate break from a contentious the racism of the Nixon White of India's 1.3 billion population areas. Sero-surveys have and Social Medicine and the wrote in an opinion piece The a Forgotten Genocide', writes. Office in June 1971 in which White House summit with Prime House, the tapes show him lives in rural areas. And, accord- revealed that the disease has Indian Association of Terrible Cost of Presidential Richard Nixon, a Republican, Nixon asserts in a venomous Minister Indira Gandhi of India joining in the bigotry, though ing to the website How India spread to most parts of the coun- Epidemiologists, also expressed Racism' in The New York Times. was the 37th President of the tone that Indian women are a rare woman leader at the time the tapes cannot determine Lives, 714 districts in India have try indicating community trans- concern that reports of stigma, The full content of these tapes United States, serving from 1969 undoubtedly the most unattrac- the president harangued whether he truly shared the coronavirus cases, putting 94.76 mission of COVID-19," a group fear and discrimination contin- reveal how U.S. policy toward until 1974. Bass says that the tive women in the world." Kissinger about his sexual disgust president's prejudices or was just per cent of the population at risk. of public health experts said in ue even after six months. South Asia under Nixon was declassified White House tapes Nixon also calls Indians most at Indians, Bass writes. pandering to him. VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 money 06

CAPSULE Firms moving facilities out of ‘Auto sector has opportunity to emerge as global hub’ China to cover geopolitical risks PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI norms and implementing The COVID-19 pandemic pre- SOPs, it may be possible to sents an opportunity for the Many companies in China are miss some steps in some Indian automobile and compo- ‘Bihar's revenue relocating or putting plants in processes. These could lead to nents sector to become a glob- other countries to cover geopo- quality problems or safety haz- al hub, thereby helping the collection registers litical risks and the auto and ards. There is no compromise country become self-reliant growth in August’ components sector must bring on quality and safety," and such a chance must not be those investments or tie up Ayukawa said. wasted, Hero MotoCorp CMD NEW DELHI: Bihar Deputy with them to produce in India, Stating that SIAM sourcing and CEO Pawan Munjal said Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Friday said that the newly-elected President of group has identified four cat- on Saturday. state has registered a growth Society of Indian Automobile egories of components — elec- Speaking at the annual ses- of 11.70 per cent in revenue Manufacturers (SIAM) Kenichi tronics, some grades of steel, sion of Auto Components collection in August, Ayukawa said on Saturday. tooling and electric vehicles Manufacturers Association of compared to that in the Speaking at the annual ses- components — where imports India (ACMA), Munjal said corresponding month in the sion of the Auto Components should be converted to local, he the auto sector can also lead previous financial year. Despite Manufacturers Association of said, "We would request you the way for other industries in Stating that India's biggest go waste. By connecting, com- the growth, recorded for the India (ACMA), Ayukawa, who (component makers) to take India in responding to Prime advantage and key asset is its municating and collaborating, first time in 1920-21 financial is also the managing director adversity. Many companies in components industry to leadership and assume respon- Minister Narendra Modi's unique position of "having the we can not only help each year, the overall revenue and CEO of Maruti Suzuki China are relocating or putting increase production while tak- sibility for localisation of these "clarion call" for Aatmanirbhar world's largest youth popula- other, we can also help our collection from April to August India, also said that he would plants in other countries to ing care of employees' health components." Bharat. tion, giving us a clear edge over nation to reach her goal of witnessed a decline of 23.69 make efforts to organise some cover geopolitical risk. We and safety in these challenging "If we are able to achieve this, "The silver lining in this many other countries", he said, Aatmanirbhar Bharat." per cent in comparison to the business exploration meetings should bring those investments times. "You must deliver the India will become very power- pandemic is the Honorable "I know, it is through the prin- The world today is racing to figure for the same period last with manufacturers of Japan to to India or tie up with them to components as required by ful for exports also. If you can Prime Minister's clarion call ciple of Aatmanirbhar Bharat develop a vaccine for COVID- fiscal, said Modi who is also push make in India. produce in India," Ayukawa customers," he said adding produce ventilators and PPE in and push for an Aatmanirbhar that our industry has the 19, and the process, which usu- the state's finance minister. Such similar steps could said. He further said, "I will that doing so may be difficult two months, I am confident Bharat -- I believe that going opportunity to become a glob- ally takes decades, has been Revenue collection was also be taken up with South make efforts to organise some in the middle of changing you can achieve auto compo- forward we, and our sector can al hub in the very near future. fast-tracked as research labo- affected because of the halt in Korea, USA and European business exploration meetings lockdowns and "it needs a nent localisation also," be the growth engine for bring- "Collectively, we have to ratories, drug manufacturers economic activities due to countries, while asking compo- with manufacturers of Japan to good amount of top manage- Ayukawa said. ing alive Atmanirbhar Bharat, have the vision to strive to not and healthcare services are COVID-19 pandemic, he said. nents makers to go for "maxi- increase Make in India. ment monitoring and detail- He sought government sup- a self-reliant India, by all of only make it happen for our collaborating with each other In April tax collection mum localisation of inner Similarly, we could do with ing". He also exhorted the port to bring production linked connecting, communicating sector, we have to lead other for an antidote, Munjal said. saw a fall of 81.61 per cent parts and raw material in line other countries like Europe or components industry to take incentive schemes for exports and collaborating on multiple industries into thinking like Munjal also acknowledged compared to that in the with 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' or Korea or USA." extreme care of quality and in the auto sector, GST reduc- fronts such as innovation, us." the "other reality" of huge corresponding month in 2019. self-reliant India drive. Stating that the challenges safety these days. tion and scrappage incentive engineering and R&D," Munjal He further said, "I urge all of challenges faced by suppliers in "There is opportunity in continue, Ayukawa asked the "Because of social distancing scheme for domestic demand. said. us here to not let this crisis to the wake of the coronavirus. Kant: Spadework already BPCL to offer stock Happiest Minds raises done on PLI scheme for options to employees Rs 316 cr through

Tiwary gets addl PNS n NEW DELHI mandate to manage auto manufacturers anchor investors Amazon services PNS n MUMBAI interacted with the automobile State-owned Bharat Petroleum PNS n NEW DELHI and auto component manufac- Corp Ltd (BPCL) has offered NEW DELHI: Amazon India Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant turers. We would push this its employees stock options at IT services firm Vice-President for Consumer on Saturday said that a lot (PLI scheme) in a very big one-third of the market price Happiest Minds Business Manish Tiwary has of spadework has way ...for auto com- as the company looks to Technologies has been given the additional already been done ponents and auto- reward staff ahead of its pri- raised Rs 316 crore mandate of the seller service on the produc- mobile manu- vatisation. from anchor unit, according to the tion-linked facturers," he The board of BPCL on investors, ahead of company. Amazon India Vice incentive (PLI) said. Friday "approved the proposed its initial public President (Seller Services) scheme for "The scrap- Employee Stock Purchase offering that opens Gopal Pillai, who had relocated auto and com- page policy Scheme (ESPS) to the specified on Monday. up to Rs 110 crore and an offer to India from Seattle in 2015, ponent manu- also is at a very employees through the trust Some of the anchor for sale of up to 3.56 crore will be returning to the US facturers and advanced stage mechanism, subject to the investors include Government equity shares. after the five-year stint, the the government of inter-minis- approval of the shareholders", of Singapore, Goldman Sachs, The company's promoter company said in a statement. plans to push it terial discussions the company said in a regula- Kuwait Investment Authority, Ashok Soota will offer Manish Tiwary, vice-president forward in a big way. and we will push tory filing. BPCL to a strategic investor. grade of the employee and Nomura Funds Ireland, Jupiter 8,414,223 equity shares and (consumer business), will take Kant, who was both these things for- While BPCL did not give Expression of Interest (EoI) for even directors on the compa- India and Pacific Horizon CMDB-ll (JP Morgan Asset over Pillai's responsibilities, it addressing the 60th annual ward," Kant added. Terming details, a source with direct the privatisation is due on ny board would be eligible for Investment. Management) will offer added. "Amit Agarwal will convention of the Association the domestic auto component knowledge of the develop- September 30. the offer. There will be a one- A total of 25 anchor 27,249,362 scrips through the continue as global senior vice- president and country head for of Auto Component makers as "truly a great exam- ment said 'BPCL Trust for "The Trust formed for the year lock-in period for the investors have been allotted offer-for-sale route. Amazon India, as it remains Manufacturers (ACMA) in ple of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat', Investment in Shares' holds purpose shall purchase the shares that employees buy 1,90,30,541 equity shares at the Soota was also the founding focused on being a digital New Delhi on Saturday, also he said if India is going to get around 9.33 per cent stake of aforesaid shares from the under ESPS, he added. upper price band of Rs 166 per chairman and managing direc- catalyst to transform quality of said that the scrappage policy a V-shaped recovery from the the company's paid-up share 'BPCL Trust for Investment in 'BPCL Trust for Investment scrip. At this price, the com- tor of MindTree Ltd. Prior to lives and livelihoods across was at a "very very advanced (current) crisis, it will have to capital. Shares' by way of secondary in Shares' is an independent pany mopped up Rs 315.9 this, he was the vice-chairman India, and unleashing the stage" of the inter-ministerial be on the back of the automo- Of this, 2 per cent will be acquisition through the stock entity, of which the company crore, Happiest Minds said in of Wipro Ltd. country's potential in the 21st discussions. The vehicle scrap- bile and auto component man- offered to employees at one- exchanges as per the SEBI BPCL is a beneficiary. a statement issued on Saturday. At the upper end of the century," the company said. page policy is aimed at scrap- ufacturers. third the price of BPCL scrip (Share Based Employee ESPS will be executed in The IPO will open for sub- price band, the IPO will fetch ping of old vehicles in "We have reliance on in the preceding six months, he Benefits) Regulations, 2014 strict compliance of the SEBI scription on September 7 and Rs 702 crore. exchange for some incentives imports for low-tech compo- said. and other applicable laws," the norms, the person said adding close on September 9. The The IT company proposes for consumers. "We at Niti nents like gear boxes, tubes There will be no change in company said in the regulato- BPCL will seek shareholders' price band of the offer has to utilise the net proceeds Aayog have done a lot of and steering wheels. I do not government's shareholding in ry filing. approval for the scheme at its been fixed at Rs 165 to Rs 166 from the fresh issue to meet spadework (on the PLI see any technological imped- the company. The source said the number upcoming annual general per equity share. long-term working capital scheme). The department of iment for localisation of these The government is selling all of shares to be offered under meeting (AGM) later this The offer comprises a fresh requirement and general cor- heavy industry has actually components,” Kant said. of its 52.98 per cent stake in the ESPS will depend on the month. issuance of shares aggregating porate purposes. ‘Recalled Rajiv Lall quits Nissan shows off Singapore govt defends Amazon expanding to IDFC First Bank on vehicles should health grounds production innovation foreign talent role PNS n SINGAPORE expanded across the region 25k workers in Seattle be parked NEW DELHI: IDFC First Bank PNS n TOKYO automakers are working to with a strong presence in PNS n BELLEVUE (US) on Friday said its Part-Time boost CFRP use. The hurdles The Singapore government India. Non-Executive Chairman Rajiv Nissan says it has developed a have been cost, which is often has defended the role of for- Iswaran said he is "troubled" The Seattle suburb of Bellevue outside’ B Lall has resigned from the new way to produce high-tech about 10 times that of steel, eign talent in the prosper- by parliamentarian Leong may soon be Amazon's unof- PNS n DETROIT (US) lender's board on health auto parts that highlights and the long time it takes to ity of its globalised Mun Wai's remarks that ficial “HQ3”. grounds. "IDFC First Bank the Japanese automak- mold the parts. economy amidst DBS Bank does not The Seattle-based tech giant Hyundai has reversed itself Limited has received an er's engineering Executive Vice claims that foreign have a "homegrown announced on Friday that it on a recall to fix a defect that intimation vide letter dated finesse, even as it President Hideyuki professionals, CEO". was expanding its workforce could cause engine fires and September 4, 2020, from Dr faces a criminal Sakamoto said the including from Leong, who is footprint in Bellevue, with 25,000 new jobs that will pay is now telling owners of more Rajiv B Lall wherein he has trial in an ongo- CFRP parts will be India, are taking from the Progress new office space plans that will on average USD 150,000 a than 200,000 vehicles to park tendered his resignation as ing scandal used in mass-pro- away jobs from Singapore Party host a total of 25,000 employ- year. them outdoors until repairs part-time non-executive involving former duced sport-utility local people. (PSP), had said on ees in the next several years, Since 2016, the company are made. chairman from the board of Chairman Carlos vehicles in four or five Minister for Tuesday that he is the Seattle Times reports. has been leasing space in the The company, along with the bank with immediate effect Ghosn. years, thanks to a new Communi cations and "deeply disappointed" that That's the same number of tony Eastside suburb about 10 affiliated South Korean citing that he has been dealing Nissan Motor Co said casting procedure for the Information S Iswaran in a DBS did not have a home- employees promised for miles east of downtown automaker Kia, on Thursday with his prolonged personal it has achieved a “break- poured resin. debate in Parliament on Friday grown CEO for 22 years after Arlington, Virginia, by 2030. Seattle, just across Lake said they were recalling over health issues for a while now," through” in molding carbon The cost savings come from said it is important for former JP Morgan executive The Washington DC-area city Washington. Amazon now 600,000 vehicles in the US the bank said in a regulatory fiber reinforced plastic, or shortening the production Singapore to remain open — John Olds was made chief won Amazon's closely- hosts about 3,000 workers and Canada to fix a brake filing. According to the bank's CFRP, components, now used time from about three or four to create jobs and opportuni- executive of the local bank. watched HQ2 sweepstakes in there and has been growing its fluid leak that could cause the thought-out succession plan in racing cars and jets because hours to just two minutes, ties for Singaporeans — and be The current DBS CEO, 2018 by offering USD 573 mil- presence steadily in Bellevue's fires. Hyundai initially said it for this position in the past, of their light weight and Sakamoto said. A vehicle rolls inclusive at the same time. Piyush Gupta, was born in lion in cash grants and tax robust downtown corridor, was OK for its vehicles to be there will be a smooth strength. off a Nissan assembly line The debate was on home- India and became incentives. Amazon in which will soon be connected parked indoors. transition, the lender said. All of the world's top every two minutes. grown DBS Bank, which has Singaporean. exchange pledged to bring with a Link light-rail station. The recalls cover 203,000 Hyundai Santa Fe SUVs from 2013 to 2015. Also included are over 440,000 Kia Optima midsize sedans from 2013 ‘Indian auto, components industry should not de-link from imports’ through 2015 and Kia Sorento SUVs from 2014 PNS n NEW DELHI India (ACMA). at carefully "what are we and 2015. Goenka further said, "We importing and why are we Hyundai spokesman The Indian auto and compo- will have to continue to import importing". Michael Stewart said the nents industry should not de- to get things that some other "There are three reasons for Gadkari asks auto and components company's North America link completely from imports countries can do better than us it -- cost benefits, capacity safety team met on Friday as self-reliance is "not about and that is fine. We don't have constraints in India, and tech- and decided that the Santa being insulated", and compa- to do everything ourselves. nology and technological industry to discourage imports Fes should not be parked in nies should work harder to Aatmanirbhar is not about advantage," he added. nion minister Nitin age Indian companies to India (ACMA). garages. boost cost competitiveness, being insulated." Based on Mahindra figures, UGadkari on Saturday export more, and the compo- "I request you, don't encour- “After further review, it bring technology-led innova- Interdependence will play he said, "My guess is about half asked Indian automobile nents sector has an age imports. Try to take the was determined that out of an tion to have greater share in an important role in global and of the (components) imports and components indus- opportunity to take initiative to find out the alter- abundance of caution, cus- global supply chain, Mahindra domestic economies, he said — that is Rs 50,000 crore plus try not to depend on advantage of native, or how can we make tomers should park the vehi- and Mahindra Managing adding "we should avoid any — happens because of lower imports and develop measures like import substitutes in India," he cles outside until the recall is Director Pawan Goenka said knee jerk reaction or ask for costs. This needs immediate local substitutes for changing the said. completed,” Stewart said. on Saturday. capacity creation, Goenka said. bans of imports or any such focus. It is very difficult to products bought definition of He further said while mak- The auto components indus- "Can we and should we de- acts". believe that India is not capa- from overseas, saying MSMEs, the ing those products in try in India has been growing link from imports completely? Such actions could have ble of producing automotive the country's auto sec- Road Transport India,"Initially the profit mar- primarily based on cost com- I think not, for both the ques- repercussions for the industry glass, bearings, castings, gear tor has the potential to and Highways gin may be less but when you petitiveness but the same tions. Neither we can nor we and retaliations by other coun- box parts, and wheel rims at be the top global manufac- minister said while get the volume, you can be the method will not be able to take should," he said while speaking tries, he said. competitive costs and the coun- turing hub. addressing the annual session most important company for it to the next level unless there at the annual session of the Goenka said to reduce try needs to import these The government has also of Auto Components exports. I have 100 per cent is investment on technology, Auto Components imports and enhance self- things. We must understand taken several steps to encour- Manufacturers Association of confidence in you." technology-led innovation and Manufacturers Association of reliance, there is a need to look why?" VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 special 07

WALKING A TIGHTROPE Visiting a circus back in the 90s was nothing short of a festivity for many. However, with the changing time and technology the rage has faded. MUSBA HASHMI speaks with SUJIT DILIP, the owner of Rambo Circus, who talks about the experience of owning a circus today, hundreds of fascinating stories of the animals and how the circus artists deserve more recognition

lowns, tightrope walkers, jug- came to visit the circus and they got to she would come and inform us and we glers, magicians and dancers know that there are no animals, they asked wouldn’t let her go near the animals. does this sound like a fantasy- for a refund. Most of them said that the Hence, no accidents were reported at my land to you? If yes, then prob- reason they were here was just to see the circus,” he tells you. ably you have never ever visit- animals. It became hard to survive,” he tells Corona has been another big challenge Ced a fully functional circus. And when one you. in Dilip’s life and in order to adapt to the talks about the circus, there is no way of In order to sustain without the ani- situation he thought of taking the circus missing Rambo Circus, one of the biggest mals, Dilip thought of inventing new online. “We had so many plans of rein- and oldest circuses of the community. things and making use of technology to venting the circus. We thought of intro- The history of the circus is as big and keep the circus running. “We exchanged ducing animated animals through tech- glorious as the circus itself. “The circus is ideas with other countries and used their nology. But then the lockdown happened from the British Era. My father used to be technologies to bring the circus to life even and it was hard to sustain. We were able a helper in the Arena Circus for years. without animals. We trained the artists in to pay our artists for one month, but then Some years later, he realised that he need- learning new tricks and use the technol- our funds got exhausted. That’s when a cir- ed to do something big and that is when ogy to enhance the overall experience of cus fan Lakshaya Foundation came up with he decided to take ownership of the visiting a circus. Improved sound effects, an idea to take the circus online. Now we Arena Circus and merged it with two other lighting and newer stunts were introduced. have gone online with a digitally produced already running circuses. This was back in In about two years, we were back on the show Life Is A Circus. This is a virtual 1991. He then went on to do foreign tours track, but those years were definitely very fundraiser event and is aimed to raise with the Circus. In 1993, he suffered a heart challenging not only for me but for the awareness for the cause and benefit the attack and decided to return to India. All artists as well,” he tells you. Rambo Circus artists and their families to these years, I was busy with my college, but When one talk about circus and ani- come back strong and revive from the dif- knowing about my father's condition, I mals, there is a preconceived fact that all ficult situation. The show was available on decided to join the circus. We then animals are ill treated there. However, Dilip BookMyShow,” he tells you. thought of renaming the circus and came denies the fact and tells you that his ani- It is a welcome step and people loved across the word Rambo, which means mals were like his extended family. “I loved to see the circus online. “We got good strength. We knew right then that this will my animals like my family. There was a response from people. This is definitely a be the name of our circus,” Sujit Dilip, the tigress which fell ill due to old age. Her by salon where the barber was watching strength, so we all gain our strength from testing time and most of the children are owner of Rambo Circus, tells you. treatment costed me `8,000 per day. Even Mahabharat on his TV. The barber freaked it,” he tells you. left home bound. Hence, getting to watch Owning a circus back in the 90s, he the doctor who used to come for her out seeing Billy in his parlour and he shut All the artists come close to Dilip, but their favourite circus online was a treat for says, was nothing less than having a king- check-up told me not to waste my money down the lights and the TV and drew the there was a clown who was disowned by the children,” he tells you. dom. “We were like kings. Such was the on the tigress as she doesn’t have a lot of shutter down. Billy got so angry that he his family and took shelter in the circus and Dilip has a request to make to the grandeur of owning a circus. People from time. But I told him that this is my duty, broke the TV. The barber then complained then became a family. “He was disabled Government. “The circus artists are not all over India used to visit our circus. They she is my family and I cannot leave her by about me and I was told by the police not and his family disowned him because of recognised by the Government. They used to tell us that they have travelled 100 herself. No matter what it cost, I will do to keep a wild animal at the residence. embarrassment. He started working with don’t get any facility as compared to other kms to come and see our circus. It felt my best to not let her suffer till death,” he Then I had to send Billy off to another a circus and met my father on a foreign artists. I want the Government to recog- great. It was like a festivity for people and says. organisation. He stayed there for a while trip. When the circus was shut down, he nise this art form too and provide the they didn’t want to miss it at any cost,” Dilip Not only that, Dilip used to feed his THE BIGGEST but died soon after due to a tragedy. Some came to us for work. His acts was loved by artists with basic facilities, if not more. In tells you. lions a balanced diet with lots of protein people at the organisation advised to put one and all and it got him a coverage with many countries, there is a school in the cir- However, with time the circus which and multivitamins. “I used to put sea cod CHALLENGE THAT robes in its cage so that they can play. I his photograph in a newspaper. His fam- cus premises for the artists’ children so that once worked with a strength of around 400 liver oil in the lions’ diet. I gave them a bal- WE HAVE FACED asked them not to and told them that it is ily saw the story and they started visiting they don’t waste their time and get into artists came down to merely 100. “We had anced diet to keep them healthy and risky. But to no good. Within a week, Billy him. They brought him lunch every day drugs. But in India, we don’t have any facil- 70 animals and for each animal there were strong. But once they turn old, their fur TILL DATE WAS died because of getting choked by the and convinced him of going back to the ity. There are annual circus festivals that a minimum of two caretakers. From tigers wears off and their skin coat becomes dull, ropes. In fact all my animals died within village. He told me about his plans and I happen abroad and many countries par- to lions and from elephants to chim- but that doesn’t mean that they are ill treat- WHEN THE six months of parting with me,” he tells said that you can come whenever you want ticipate in them, but it’s a shame that there panzees, we had all kinds of wild animals. ed. It is all because of the age factor, it hap- you. and leave whenever you want. You are free is no one to represent India. I want to see For each elephant, we had 3 mahouts. But pens with human too,” he explains. GOVERNMENT There are so many stories from the cir- to make a choice and that we will still be the National Flag there and for this we now, we are left with only 100 artists. The He travels back in time to tell you BANNED THE cus, he says, that we can make a web series a family. He went back, opened a shop and need the Government’s support,” he says. reason being lack of funds and low expo- about a chimpanzee, Billy, which loved his out of it. “If I had the clips and recordings, gave all the property to his family. Once It is important for the artists to engage sure,” he says. caretaker so much that he couldn’t toler- ANIMALS IN THE I would have made a documentary. There his brother’s got the property papers and communicate with the circus artists Though, the craze of visiting a circus ate any boy looking towards her. are so many interesting stories of animals. signed from him, they threw him out of of other countries so that they can enhance has dwindled in the tech-savvy children “Undoubtedly, the girl was beautiful and CIRCUS. IT WAS A Not to mention, when our artists used to the house again,” he tells you. their craft, he says. these days, Dilip agrees to disagree on the Billy loved her so much that he hated it sleep in the lions’ cage. Had that man been Dilip adds that the clown called him “There is a lot to learn from other fact. “The essence has not faded and it when somebody looked at her or vice TASK TO GET THE alive, I would have made a separate series to join the circus again. “He came back and countries and for this we have to attend the never will. Those who don’t want to visit versa. He used to get so agitated that he CIRCUS RUNNING on him,” he tells you. spent the rest of his life at the circus. He annual festivals. Circus artists get more a circus now is just because they have prob- threw stones at the boy until he goes away One thing that makes Rambo Circus taught people English and Maths. He con- respect outside India. They are paid in ably been to a bad one. People still love it from the vicinity. Animals have the abil- WITHOUT THEM. stand out from the clutter is the unity in sidered the circus as his family and spent lakhs. The ticket of a show for one person as much as they did in the past. If they did- ity to read people’s feelings and so was the the team. “Like I said, many circuses were his money to fulfill his co-artists’ needs,” starts from `15,000 there whereas in n’t, we wouldn’t be here working,” he case with Billy,” he recalls. MANY CIRCUSES not able to cope with the pressure and rein- he tells you. India it is just 100 or 200 bucks. If we will asserts. Parting with the animals when the vent themselves. The reason why Rambo In all his life, Dilip says, he never increase the price, no one will come. There However, running a kingdom-like Government banned them was hard for PERISHED AFTER Circus still stands strong is because we have encounter an aggressive animal in the cir- is a lot to be changed for the artists in India circus is not everyone’s cup of tea. More Dilip and so he decided to keep Billy at his THIS BAN unity. We all are like one big family. One cus. “Animals don’t become aggressive in order to take the art high,” he tells you. so, when it comes to an ever changing residence. “Billy loved watching example of this unity is when the lockdown without a reason. The most common one He adds and tells you that the USP of world like today. “The biggest challenge Mahabharat. It was his favourite serial. One happened, I asked the artists to go back being if a female caretaker is menstruat- the circus are two sisters. that we have faced till date was when the day, while I was not at home, Billy was busy home and that we will pay them. Most of ing. If she is, the animals can smell blood “The USP of our circus are two sisters Government banned the animals in the watching the serial alone, soon after the them refused and said that we all are and there are high chances of them going who enact aerial acts. They are the best of Circus. It was a task to get the circus run- power supply went off and the care taker together in this and that this is their home wild again. Therefore, we always main- the best. People from all over India come ning without them. Many circuses perished was out to check in the reason. Billy and they don’t want to leave it. Also, like tained transparency with all the caretak- to watch their performance, they are that after this ban. Sometimes when people opened his cage gate and went to the near- I said the word Rambo itself means ers. If any of the girl was due for the month, good,” he tells you. sunday magazine NO ONE SAVES US BUT OURSELVES. NO ONE CAN AND NO ONE MAY. WE tarot 8 OURSELVES MUST WALK THE PATH — BUDDHA Vijayawada, September 6, 2020

YOUR WEEK AHEAD MADHU KOTIYA

ARIES March 21-April 19 LEO July 23-Aug 22 SAGITTARIUS Nov 22-Dec 21 This week you will have stable health. With experience, This week you will possess a great amount of courage, This week you may repress your emotions and this will you safeguard yourself from any extremity related to determination and strength. You will be in good health, impact your body negatively. You will be temperamental diet and working schedule. You manage your time and but mental worry and tension would not allow you to and moody. Be careful about how, when, and where you work efficiently without taking much tension. You will relax and enjoy. Analyse your situation and find out ways vent your emotional reactions. Anything that reduces be energetic and enthusiastic. A senior person’s health of healing and entertaining yourself. Stay calm and cool. your stress level will be helpful now. A positive approach in the family may be the cause of concern this week. On the career front, you are likely to meet your old friends will bring success. Professionally, there is slow down of On the career front, you are very clear in your choice. and associates. Your contacts and professional relations income and in your morale too. Untimely payment or Your field of career/business is your major concern. will strengthen this week. Gifts, awards and recognition delayed orders may dishearten you. Avoid getting You will have a good bonding with your friends. At are on the cards. You will feel elated with success that emotional in professional matters. Your stamina and times, there are challenges and you may have to face comes your way. This week you have a lot to be proud of determination are the assets that put you above others. the opposition for the field of profession you have in terms of your work performance. On the personal front, Do your best to be organised and productive. On the chosen. Promotion is indicated for some. You bask in your friends bring happiness for you this week. You may personal front, warmth, support and affection of a near the glory in relationships. There will be warmth and feel nostalgic. Reappearance of an old lover in your life is and dear one will get you through the tough times and affection that will boost your confidence. on the cards. help you succeed.

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TAURUS April 20-May 20 VIRGO Aug 23-Sep 22 CAPRICORN Dec 22-Jan 19 This week you are likely to get in touch with the deep joy Health will remain good. This week, you will be more You need to create time and space to focus on yourself. of living. Life is an adventure and you want to live it to emotional and moved by simple things. Your intuition is This will help your health to improve. You are as the fullest. Get in touch with the joy inside you, and then very sharp and you may receive a message from your important as anyone else. As the week progresses, a share it with the loved ones. There is a new spark of unconscious mind. This is a good time to listen to your spark of new creativity and energy is on the card. You creativity and new responsibilities which would make you intuition and your gut feeling. Professionally, things will enjoy good health. You feel very inspired and busy throughout the week. This week, on the career should be going very well for you. People will be inspired motivated. On the professional front, you are a leader front, you need to hold your ground, despite the by your ideas, your passions, and your way of doing focused to get what you want in this week. A person of ongoings. You need to take a stand and defend your things. Let your inner voice guide you on how you the opposite sex will be helpful to you and play an position at all costs. This will take courage and operate. This is an excellent time to make investments, important role in your success. You walk extra miles as persistence, but you have the strength and determination follow your instincts about them. Promotion, hike in you are ignited with positive energy. There are substantial to do it. Save your money. In terms of love, if you aren’t salary is indicated for those in a job. On the relationship gains of money and your expenses are also great. On the interested in a relationship with someone then the front, emotional disturbances may cause some tension. relationship front, you may hear about the birth of a kindest thing you can do is to let her/him know that you You have anxiety and fear of losing your love. This very child, an engagement or marriage etc. You give your aren’t interested. thought may give you sleeplessness. attention and time both to the relationship.

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GEMINI May 21-June 20 LIBRA Sep 23-Oct 22 AQUARIUS Jan 20-Feb 18 This week you would have a speedy recovery in You are advised to practice moderation in your lifestyle. You are creative, energetic and full of vitality. This week whatever health problem you are facing. Seasonal Adding more fluids and vegetables, would add balance and your enthusiasm impresses others but if you become ailments like cold, cough, congestion may irritate you. bring positive outcomes. Compromising on the health impatient or quick to anger or lose interest, you will put Take care of your diet. Learn from the cycle of life and front is not advisable. Stay grounded and happy. On the others off-side and you will waste time in your creative be prepared for ups and downs in the future. Career- work front, you will get opportunities to expand your projects. This is a trial period of your patience and wise, the week is good. You feel energetic and creative. horizons through study, business enterprise and learning. skills and not of getting restless. Career-wise, money Your positive approach at work area gives you a boost. You need to become more aware of the opportunities that and success both can be experienced in this week. New The money will increase and you will find yourself exist for you. Analyse all available information, and then job opportunities and better prospects will be met. The financially sound. Happiness from children’s side is make your best choice. Be cautious about mixing business beginning of new investments or the willingness to indicated. You are fortunate in the area of love. You are with romance. On the relationship front, couples must undertake a new business venture is also indicated. A romantic and passionate and get emotional happiness. clarify their doubts and misunderstanding between them feeling of prosperity and abundance will give an extra Love proposals are indicated or you may propose to with patience. This is the time to spend time in spiritual spark to your personality. On the personal front, you your loved one and get the acceptance. Those who are pursuits and introspect yourself. Tension in love is likely will feel happy in terms of friendship and romance. looking for love, are likely to meet someone. and it is your intelligence and wisdom which will help you. This is a good time for love.

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CANCER June 21-July 22 SCORPIO Oct 23-Nov 21 PISCES Feb 19-March 20 This week you will be realistic, but stubborn in some Responsibilities and work will keep you busy this week. Healthwise the week is not at its best. Health issues will matters. It is the negative part of your personality Health will be good and you will be able to accomplish all keep troubling you. There is also a possibility of some which needs to be corrected. You are neglecting health on time. Avoid anger and aggression. Restlessness is injury or wound. Follow up with strict discipline in diet, issues. You need to visit a doctor for medical advice. likely. Stay focus and grounded. Be sure that you are exercise and medicine. Be careful, half of the things can Keep the stress away. Fresh air may work wonderfully treating yourself nicely. Breathing exercises and be controlled with your firm and positive routine. for you. Water-borne diseases may trouble you this meditation are particularly useful for you now. On the Meditation, yoga and pranayam will be beneficial for you. week. Work-wise, there will be an improvement in career front, work can be either burdensome or non- The career will boom and luck shall be in your favour. your working module. This is an excellent time to find existent. You are likely to feel stuck. Financial constraints New contracts, assignments are on the cards. A positive new work or to seek promotion in your current job if might be faced this week. On the personal front, romance aura surrounds you and you will feel creative and that is possible. Money should be on the upswing. In is likely to go very well. You need a guideline to move inspired. On the relationship front, there will be a family the matters of heart, if you’re committed, you can ahead in your relationship and have blessings of your get together and discussion over important issues. You expect the relationship to rise to new heights of mentor, Guru or teacher. Spending time in spiritual will have peace, harmony and tranquillity in relations. You intimacy and joy. You will feel rich in your relationship pursuits, attending community prayers or marriage feel free to express your feelings or emotions to the one and enjoy the company of your loved ones. function with the family is on the cards. you have a crush.

Lucky number 19 Lucky number 21 Lucky number 8 Lucky colour Black Lucky colour White Lucky colour Pastel colours Lucky day Saturday Lucky day Monday Lucky day Wednesday Madhu Kotiya is a tarot card reader, spiritual healer, and Founder, MShezaim Institute of Tarot and Divination. Contact details: [email protected], www.indiatarot.com, M: 9873283331

ASTROTURF BHARAT BHUSHAN PADMADEO Know self for success figure out our own fault lines. mind-trends. Uranus occupying the ife is paradoxical. It is full of contra- ately judge things in perspective and pick The other day, a gentleman came lagna, is trine to its lord Sun speaks of dictions. The living world with all up the most appropriate lead. It lets you asking: “Sir, I pick up great ideas. your high talent. The Sun in the 5th Lits enormity and diversity, where weigh between ‘what you want’ and Pursuing them, I earn substantially. And house marked with speculative tenden- every being is born unique, each display- ‘what is right’ and accordingly help make then in my next move, which apparently cies, brings in gambling instinct. But at ing varying desire and mind-trends, right choice. It does also help you visu- looks worth pursuing, I lose everything. the end of the day, signifying Moon puts remains a natural breeding ground for alise challenges coming your way in the The net result is zero. What is there in your ideas into action. Moon occupies conflict of interests. In such an intriguing right perspective due, and let you combat my destiny that doesn’t let me have my Gemini sign, the one marked with vacil- world, there remains no scope for ever them intelligently. way? Please suggest some puja to over- lation, which is posited in the constella- having a perfect situation in life — we Buddhi, however, doesn’t play out come this vulnerability of mind.” tion owned by Mars in the 5th house, always remain vulnerable to go through involuntarily. It has to be consciously While looking for a puja, you need which further strengthens your gambling unforeseen twists and turns in life. Yet, invoked on every occasion, which calls to first understand how one’s destiny is tendencies. As would happen in any we are supposed to work out ways and for necessary alert for the purpose. made out. Bear in mind; our life is driven gambling, the probability of success and means to succeed well in life and with Truth, however, remains that we seldom by cause-effect chain. The choices that failure remains equal. This vulnerability ease and comfort. But, in a complex remain conscious about keeping this we have made in the past, have a carry- could be contained by applying sense of world, is it possible, and if so, how? empowerment tool in active mode all the over effect in future. The imprints of reasons, as it will let you make calculated Well, applying reasons, it is very time. Ordinarily, we flow by the run of what we did in the past is laid down in moves and avoid playing blind games, much possible, and that is the challenge life driven by our inherent desire and our minds in the form of seed-potential, which you often do. before all of us. It needs to be appreciated mind-trends. Our ‘Ego’ further plays a which given a conducive atmosphere will The problem, however, is that intelli- here, that unlike other species in exis- devil in the process, as it identifies itself play out in future. Accordingly, the best gence signifying Mercury is conjunct its tence that are respectively bound by their with those trends and takes them as if puja would be to first know your own natural enemy Mars as well as headless predetermined nature, human beings that would be its end game. It won’t self — figure out the indwelling seed Ketu, which makes you restless, not enjoy the exclusive privilege to guide allow invoking buddhi for due diligence potential. You could then, once again allowing space for due diligence. their actions by choice. But wherever — whether the desires pursued are worth applying choice option duly guided by Consequently, you are tempted to rush choice option is there, the probability of it or not; are we equipped to pursue buddhi, make necessary amends in your through your action on instinctive judg- its use and misuse remains equal, with them to their logical end; and whether thought process through fresh educative ment, and evidently to your detriment. related ramifications. To overcome this environmental conditions are conducive inputs. That alone can let you rise over The result is there to see. vulnerability, human beings are armed or not — and with obvious conse- your own limitations. Any puja conduct- The writer is an astrologer, vastu consultant with another exclusive privilege ‘Buddhi’ quences. When we fail, we either blame ed by pundits can’t invade your mind- and spiritual counsellor. Connect with him at — the faculty of discriminate intelli- external factors or take refuse in the call space for necessary correction. Tel: 91-111-99818037273/9871037272 gence. That empowers you to dispassion- of destiny, rather than looking within to Now look at your inherent desire and Email: [email protected]

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Definitely trust yourself. Work hard. Be honest with yourself. And life can be joyful. It is joyful. Just give it your all, and it’s all going to work out — Katie Holmes

FROM THE INSIDE Repurpose vacant homes Neem and Turmeric One solution to homelessness in for Healthier Skin India is to tap on the large numbers 10 11 in Monsoon of vacant houses in the country

Redirect resources and skillsets to combat new challenges that are arising as a result of the current pandemic, writes DR SOMDUTTA SINGH

n every adversity lies the seed of are vivid evidences that show how youth are NEETs — not in employment, But, skill development alone is not of this populace emerging from China an equal or greater opportunity. employers, companies and businesses, education or training. going to matter unless it is comple- and India. This underlines the impor- So goes the age-old maxim by both conglomerates and small enter- The next indicator I am going to mented with employment generation, tance China and India, with the latter author and propagator of the prises are standing shoulder to shoulder talk about is crucial. India’s competitive particularly when around 12.8 million being touted as a forerunner in this race, modern genre of personal-suc- with their workforces to ensure they are edge will be determined by its citizens’ people are entering the job market year in providing the global labour market Icess, Napoleon Hill. This adage also safe and sheltered from the tempest. ability to create, share and use knowl- on year. In order to accomplish this, with skilled, employable workers. defines my perspective towards life, an They are ensuring and safeguarding edge effectively in a global economy and this is my next word of advice — We have only 30 years to reap the adage I respect and abide by to delin- that their teams and their families are which is experiencing a broad-based there has to be an intensive focus on benefits of the world’s largest youth eate the forthcoming future, a future protected. Survival is a basic human cyclical upturn. An increasing propor- industries that are labour intensive and workforce and in a globalised economy, that today stands altered dynamically. instinct, then why fear failure when you tion of skill developed population will not merely capital-intensive, or technol- a large pool of skilled workers is indis- Now, for a minute, let’s cast aside can embrace the learnings? provide a window of opportunity to ogy driven. Instead of adopting a top- pensable for attracting industrial invest- the current Covid-19 pandemic situa- improve labour productivity, increase down approach, change should start ment including FDI. In light of this, tion and think otherwise. Irrefutably, learly, once the screeches of the domestic production, enhance revenue from the grassroots preventing people here comes my subsequent purpose. A we combat adversities in life from time pandemic dwindle, the scale of from services, increase savings and from lurking in the dark when agendas knowledge economy requires us to to time. There are two discrete ways in Cwhat needs to be achieved is reduce the burden of old residents on are initiated. develop workers-knowledge workers which the human mind acts in response going to be truly staggering. So, here’s the working population. This is highly and knowledge technologists-flexible, to such contexts. Some flourish and tip number 1. significant because the two largest con- utomation and advances in arti- analytical — and become the driving unearth avenues to combat the chal- There are undeniable lessons we tributors to India’s economy, the ser- ficial intelligence is already alter- force for innovation and growth. To lenge, even as, for some, merely getting could draw from our neighbour and vices and manufacturing sectors need Aing the manufacturing and engi- achieve this, we need a flexible educa- up in the morning becomes a dreadful manufacturing giant China. China’s highly trained workers. neering sectors which promises to be tion system: basic education to provide chore. To the pessimist, adversity can success in building a globally competi- The above tip certainly needs to be the mainstay of the economy with more the foundation for learning; secondary mean despair, hopelessness and the tive skilled workforce and transforming backed with the next tip which is to ele- and more people coming out of farms. and tertiary education to develop core unnerving feeling that things will never itself as the world’s manufacturing hub vate and strengthen the agricultural This brings to my next opinion. Our capabilities and core technical skills. get better. The optimist always sees the can be attributed to its technical and sector, the very backbone of India’s youth need to be imparted skills for To my final thoughts: A young glass half full realising that every hard- vocational education system. economy. We still are an agricultural jobs where humans will not be replaced nation with a large digitally enabled ship has a silver lining and looks into Another country that India could WE HAVE TO START economy, which ensures food security by robots or algorithms like creative middle class, India is breaking new the future for the long-term conse- draw inspiration from is Brazil. Despite THINKING BEYOND for the entire country. Over the years, endeavours, healthcare, teachers, coun- ground across all segments. But, we quences of their choices. tackling a difficult fiscal and economic SHEER NUMBERS. the sector comprising a workforce of selors, lawyers, analysts and skilled need more solutions that are rapid, Now, let’s talk about the situation situation, Brazil has developed rapidly 220 million has been in enormous dis- trained workers like plumbers, carpen- solutions that will make us self-sustain- we are confronted with. The pandemic over the last decade and a half in terms WE HAVE TO THINK tress with productivity dwindling at a ters and electricians. We have to create able and resource-efficient. is deepening economic, political and of employment and revenue. Strategic ABOUT rapid rate and marred by farmer sui- an economy led by design, innovation, Opportunities, both at home and over- social stress in 213 countries and terri- investments that prepared young people cides. Training interventions in agricul- creativity and entrepreneurship to bring seas are boundless, but we need to build tories globally. 24 million cases and ris- for jobs and entrepreneurship played a TRANSFORMING ture call for creating awareness about about a transformation. Strengthening on our capacities in order to achieve ing even as I write this article. At least significant role in this growth. THE WAY OUR the need for skilling and upskilling the mid-market segment in India to macroeconomic stability. The math is 8,30,000 people have lost their lives and This brings me to my next tip. By rural youth and productivity enhance- create more jobs and re-skilling the simple. If we forgo building our skills the virus is wreaking havoc in every 2022, whilst India aims to create a ECONOMY TRULY ment that produce growth and sustain- workforce to take up the new jobs and capabilities that will drive innova- nation with flattening the curve a dis- resource pool of 500 million skilled CREATES VALUE, ability. Additionally, the Food & which will be emerging. tion, India will stagnate. GDP is merely tant target to realise and no respite in workers, it will likely also surpass Agriculture Organisation of the United Here is my next tip. Evidently, apart a number, a synonym for the economic sight. Germany to become the fourth largest ADDRESS KEY Nations has declared if women had the from meeting its own demand, India resources available for people to con- Financial markets are plummeting, economy trailing only the United SOCIETAL NEEDS same access to productive resources as has the potential to become the world- sume, for the standard of living and employment has taken a drastic hit, States, China and Japan. Currently, men, they could raise total agricultural wide hub for outsourcing skilled man- thus choices that are available. A north- businesses across the globe are grap- India stands at a historical juncture, AND SUPPORT A output in developing countries by 20% power. India once poised as the global bound GDP is not enough to ensure pling to device viable strategies and with enormous potential to procure VIBRANT to 30% and reduce the number of hun- outsourcing hub is now viewed as a sustainable economic well-being of a structural shifts in the very way they rich economic benefits in the forthcom- gry persons in the world by 12-17%. prospective supplier of world-class nation or the health of its businesses. function. Our healthcare workers and ing decades. The rapid growth in the ENTREPRENEURIAL Empowering and investing in labour. As the global labour force We have to start thinking beyond facilities are being so overburdened that country’s population would be accom- SECTOR THEREBY women farmers is a pre-requisite to ful- approaches 3.5 billion in 2030, inequal- sheer numbers. We have to think about doors are being closed to new patients. panied by an unprecedented demo- fill India’s vision of the Sustainable ities will continue to grow as lower skill transforming the way our economy truly In short, conditions are appalling. graphic transition, with far-reaching CREATING JOBS Development Goals that aims to end workers face unemployment, underem- creates value, address key societal needs On its face, when presented with consequences on economic growth. poverty and hunger, protect the envi- ployment and stagnating wages. and support a vibrant entrepreneurial the intensifying set of challenges, every We live in a world that’s technically ronment, improve health parameters Increasing globalisation and digital sector thereby creating jobs. As the world country, every leader, every organisa- mutating and quickly transitioning into a and empower all women. Their voices presence is resulting in greater cross- increasingly confronts technological tion had two options. To give into the knowledge-based economy that demands need to be heard at both policy and border outsourcing. There is massive changes and sustainability challenges, I crisis and be vanquished or rise like a a new generation of educated and skilled implementation levels if we are to need for global efforts to ensure a truly believe that India can offer an phoenix from the ashes and knuckle individuals. With half of India’s popula- realise the dream of a progressive steady influx of high-skilled labour to exemplar for other growth markets with down. While the former was not an tion under the age of 25, 2/3rd less than nation. Women farmers in India per- meet increasing industry demands and the intellect, energy and creativity of a option, it never has been for any for us, 35, (2) there’s a critical need for scaling form most of the big farming jobs, from avoid a global unemployment crisis. young nation that it possesses. With con- we knew while the road was going to be up concerted efforts to enhance skill sowing to harvesting, yet their access to Nonetheless, achieving this is a certed effort rapid, equitable and sustain- rough, we had to drive through and development in India. Despite having the resources is less than their male coun- mammoth task that will require infra- able growth is achievable. conquer the unconquerable. world’s largest youth population, we are terparts. Closing this gender gap is structure, capital and changes to govern- The writer is CEO and Founder, Agreed, while people are losing not fully capturing this potential demo- essential in order to accelerate the pace ment policy. 600 million people will join Assiduus, an e-commerce brand and dis- their jobs at a rampant rate, there also graphic dividend — over 30% of India’s of growth in the agriculture sector. the global workforce by 2030 with 60% tribution company sunday magazine THE HIGH ROAD AND POSITIVITY IS NEVER THE EASY WAY BUT ALWAYS India&world 10 THE BEST WAY — NANCY WILSON Vijayawada, September 6, 2020 REPURPOSE VACANT HOMES Homelessness in India is grave in magnitude, and also diverse in the STILETTOS socio-economic factors causing it, as much as it is complex to solve. MINIYA One solution is to tap on the large numbers of vacant houses in India CHATTERJI

paradox of vacant houses in India, by undertaking large scale surveys across cities. The first report in this series of reports that was released last week, focused on Ahmedabad. Despite the housing shortage in Ahmedabad, the report found that more than 14% of homes — nearly 1,70,000 — lie vacant. Nearly 20% of EWS government homes are vacant and a further 30% are rented. In the LIG segment, majority of the homes were found to be either vacant or rented. This seems to indicate that though the government has tried hard over the last few years to create housing stock for the EWS and LIG segment, nearly half or more of that stock might not have reached intended beneficiaries and is instead in the hands of investors. These alarming findings in Ahmedabad are a reflection of a systemic problem across the country. The govern- ment that is the leading housing provider in the affordable housing segment needs to clearly take a relook at its delivery mechanism of affordable houses. Further, reducing the numbers of vacant homes in India via revised rental policies, improving location, infrastructure, and design of affordable houses, reducing some of the social constraints in afford- able housing development projects, as well as by offering financial solutions, will go a long way in shrinking the housing gap. If we can occupy the vacant homes in India, we could perhaps reduce the approximately 50 crore slum house- holds in India by 50%. These vacant homes can even be repurposed. During the on-going pan- demic when the nation is scrambling to give a decent roof to our children living on the streets and migrant labour have lost livelihood and shelter, the vacant infrastructure are not just a colossal waste e met our neighbours for from India and abroad to have a foot is indeed the poorest in India who have However, gathering data on numbers and of resources but it is one of the greatest the first time yesterday, here. Gujarat with 13.7% of its homes inadequate shelter. reasons for vacant houses in India is an humanitarian opportunity lost. The after two and a half years vacant is second in place. Himachal The situation is even more dismal excruciating and complex task, essential- vacant homes can be leveraged to make of moving in to our pas- Pradesh has 11.8% homes vacant, while when one considers the tragic case of 11- ly because the individuals who need to homes and hospitals for the needy. toral suburban villa in Maharashtra has 11.2%, NCT of Delhi 18 million children in India who live on be questioned are the missing homeown- The past few months I have been inch- WGoa. It is not because we have been has 11.1% vacant homes as per the last the streets everyday with or without their IF WE CAN OCCUPY ers of those vacant houses. At the start ing towards collecting data to support socially distancing ourselves all this census. families. It was equally unfortunate of every decade, the Census of India takes implementable solutions to provide board- while. The neighbours were a lovely cou- The fact that 7.4% of India’s homes when we witnessed the fate of approxi- THE VACANT HOMES note of homes which were found vacant ing and education facilities to the children ple and during our brief meeting we got are lying vacant is not a problem in itself. mately 26 lakh migrants who upon the IN INDIA, WE COULD during the census survey. However this on the streets of India. While children are along well too! However, until now, our However, the fact that these completed outbreak of Covid-19 were recently data is part of its methodology based on out of school, vast numbers of schools are neighbouring villa had been lying vacant homes with electricity and water connec- stranded across the country where their PERHAPS REDUCE which the census taker will either return lying vacant for want of students. as it serves as a holiday home for its own- tions are vacant despite the country’s esti- mass exodus out of cities was primarily or not to the particular home, and the Over the years India has mastered the ers who come by for about five days a mated housing shortage of close to 20 due to lack of livelihood and inadequate THE APPROXIMATELY reasons for the homes found vacant are art of making progressive policies that are year. In fact, of the total seven villas in million, is what makes this an abom- shelter. not revealed in the census. There has poorly implemented. Now there is anoth- our compound, ours is the only one that inable paradox. Homelessness in India is grave in mag- 50 CRORE SLUM been no further primary data collection er emerging trend — the lack of skills in does not serve as a holiday home for its To make matters worse, the vacant nitude, and also diverse in the socio-eco- HOUSEHOLDS IN on this. So, besides anecdotal evidence matching supply and demand for roti, owners. Further more, in all of Goa, homes in India are heavily skewed nomic factors causing it, as much as it is and neighbourhood gossip, we do not kapda, and makaan. 21.8% of homes are similarly lying towards the country’s poorest socio-eco- complex to solve. However, I believe that INDIA BY 50% quite know the reasons for which the The writer is CEO of Sustain Labs vacant. nomic group. Also going by the last cen- one solution is to tap on the large num- abundant numbers of houses in India are and Adjunct Professor at SciencesPo Goa leads amongst states with the sus, 56.18% of the shortage too pertains bers of vacant houses in India, especially lying vacant. Paris. She is also a columnist and maximum number of vacant houses in to households with annual incomes of in the affordable housing segment. The Anant Centre for Sustainability, author of the 2019 bestseller Indian India. The beaches and the remnants of `1,00,000, and 39.44% is for those with To do so, data and information a think-teach-do tank that I established Instincts — essays on freedom and its once hippie culture still draw people annual incomes of less than `2,00,000. It about vacant homes is a pre-requisite. two years ago is now investigating the equality in India

point on, each of the 21-year-olds will be free to amass as much wealth as they legally can, without any constraints, so no commu- Paracracy to reduce nism and at the time of their death (or their spouse’s death), that wealth will be passed on to the State. The State would invest the property and wealth thus economic disparity accumulated from its citizens into education, infrastructure projects, defence, law enforcement and One potential long-term solution to address that ever- social services to take care of the sick and the disabled. Such gover- nance will ensure that there is a widening economic inequality between the rich and the no generational build-up of wealth and no ever-widening poor, is a new form of government known as income inequality, as every gener- ation starts out with a clean slate. Paracracy, writes UDAY SINGH, as he talks about It is a bold new way of nation building, where the citizens emi- grate on an individual basis after creating equal opportunities to one and all they have explicitly agreed to the first principle of no inheritance. or our nation and for the According to World Bank, income inequality as measured While a governance model with democracies across the one of the leading indicators of by Gini Index, India had a Gini no inheritance might seem too Fworld, it is about time to such failure is the breakdown of Index of 32.1 in 1983 versus 37.8 far-fetched in the current times reflect upon and evaluate our public debate and disenchantment as of 2011 (based on latest figures but then it was no easy journey progress not just in the areas of of its citizens in that nation’s pub- from World Bank). A higher for even democracy to become a economy but also and increasing- lic policy. Conversely, nations value for Gini Index indicates strong contender to monarchy. It ly so, in the areas of civil liberties, where healthy public debate is that the income disparity took close to 500 years, after equality and inclusion that involve alive and citizens are engaged in between the richest and the Cleisthenes first established women’s rights and equality, equal public policy, those nations have poorest is greater for that society Athenian constitution on a opportunities regardless of caste continued to perform well across vs a lower value. By that mea- democratic footing in 508 BC, or religion, promotion of free centuries (for example, USA, UK, sure, in the last 30 years, India for democracy to stabilise in enterprise and entrepreneurship, our own nation for the past seven has progressively gone down the Greece. And for that we should impartial law enforcement and decades) path of ever-increasing income all forever be thankful to justice system, among many oth- Daron Acemoglu (of MIT) disparity (Gini Index is up by Cleisthenes. ers. This sort of periodic evalua- and James Robinson (of almost 20%) with our country It is our collective responsibil- tion of the health of the nation University of Chicago) make a doing only marginally better red signal (as a sign of internal and this leads to an ever-widening gressive society within the barren ity to upgrade the 2,500 year-old should be conducted by people compelling case in their book, than USA (at 41.4) while doing conflict), as such state of affairs wealth and income gap. In the desert land near Pokhran village, institution to strengthen the parts and the people representatives of Why Nations Fail, for the four key worse than UK (at 34.8). Apart will become untenable in due past, these widening gaps were represents a form of government that have worked really well such a young and progressive nation, ingredients that create nations from that, top 10% of the popula- course. Over the past century, it reset by violent and bloody revo- where almost everything is main- as the right to life and the right to especially one like ours. that endure for the really long tion in India has an income level has been clearly established (with lutions including the French revo- tained “as-is” in the current day liberty and improve the parts that We cannot become complacent term. Those key ingredients are that is 9.6 times that of the bot- per capita productivity and lution in the 18th century, the free market capitalistic democra- haven’t worked so well such as the and assume that national stability is — freedom to move across social tom 10% of the population. incomes have multiplied 4-6 times Bolshevik revolution in the 19th cies, with one big exception being right to a level playing field, assured despite the presence of classes, freedom to choose any Another way to think about that of what they were in 1900s — century Russia, or the Khmer that none of the citizens will be regardless of whose womb you are internal conflicts. Our current day type of work, fair and transparent metric (R/P 10%) is that the top GDP per capita has gone up by Rouge in Cambodia in the last bequeathing their inheritance to born in. Paracracy could be that world is filled with examples of justice system, and freedom of 10% earn as much in 10 years as 440% for India, by 480% for UK, century. the next generation. one bold step towards an attempt failed states where the government press. the bottom 10% earn in 100 and by 580% for USA) that the One potential long-term solu- As the etymology suggests, to reduce the economic disparity and its citizens did not properly As a nation, we may have years. The R/P 10%is even worse current day capitalistic democra- tion to address that ever-widening par which means equal (Latin) between the rich and the poor, address internal conflicts in their done reasonably well thus far, in for other free market capitalistic cies function well for a single gen- economic inequality between the and kratia which means rule creating equal opportunities to early stages. Be it Somalia, Sudan, the last three of the four ingredi- democracies including UK (at eration but that design breaks rich and the poor, is a new form of (Greek), proposes a new form of one and all enabling wealth gen- Zimbabwe, or Venezuela (there are ents but not so well on the free- 13.8 times) and USA (at 18.5 down when applied across multi- government known as Paracracy. governance in which every citizen eration purely on capabilities. close to 30 states based on World dom or ability to move across times). ple generations. If we look across Paracracy that also forms the cor- will start their life at the age of The writer is an economist and Bank data), the reason for the fail- social classes thereby enabling For the leaders of democratic generations, there is very little nerstone on which my new novel, twenty-one, with no wealth inher- an engineer with keen interest in ure is inevitably unaddressed inter- poorer citizens to move to get nations, such income disparity social mobility as the rich get Pokhran is based and forms the ited from their parents or any rel- philosophy. He is also the author of nal conflict(s). richer. If one were to look at the should be sending an alarming richer while the poor get poorer, foundation for establishing a pro- atives and friends. From that newly released book, Pokhran sunday magazine INCREASED HUMIDITY DURING MONSOON AGGRAVATES PROBLEMS RELATED TO OILY AND ACNE-PRONE SKIN AND BAD HAIR. 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NEEM AND TURMERIC FOR HEALTHIER SKIN IN MONSOON ncreased humidi- likely that you might forget ficial effects of Neem and with its antiseptic proper- al glow. Using a soap ty during mon- to cleanse your face in the Turmeric, but very few of ties. infused with the goodness soon aggravates evening. Also, since it’s us have adopted it in our According to Dr. of Neem and Turmeric is I problems related humid, moisturising the lifestyles. With numerous Sushrutha C. K., Ayurveda good for our skin and to oily and acne- skin would be the last thing bioactive compounds, Expert, Research & washes away environmental prone skin. This on your mind. But, humidi- Neem has been widely used Development, The impurities that cause skin calls for a change in the ty during monsoon can since time immemorial for Himalaya Drug Company, concerns”. way you take care of your leave your skin dehydrated its anti-infective properties. “Neem and Turmeric have Cleansing the skin with a skin. Adopting an essential and make it dull. It is Neem is mentioned in been proven to contain soap infused with Neem skincare routine can help important to provide your Ayurveda texts for its anti- incredible properties that and Turmeric helps in manage skin troubles such skin with the right care to fungal, antibacterial, and are extremely beneficial for fighting many common as acne and pimples better. keep it healthy and keep anti-inflammatory proper- our skin. Their antibacteri- skin conditions such as red- Due to the lockdown, as infections at bay. ties. Turmeric, on the other al and antifungal properties ness, itching, irritation, etc., you spend a lot of time Most of us have grown hand, helps in dealing with relieve skin infections, pro- while enhancing the inside your house, it’s quite up hearing about the bene- an array of skin concerns viding a healthy and natur- appearance of skin. Furthermore, treating skin with the goodness of Neem and Turmeric has many other benefits too: o Anti-infective anti-inflammatory the symptoms of The antiseptic, responds. Apart from the properties: Curcumin, properties that help dryness. It works antibacterial, and anti- broad spectrum of the compound which reduce the loss of skin wonders in removing inflammatory benefits, Neem and gives Turmeric its elasticity and improve dead skin cells to properties of these Turmeric also help even yellow color, is known fine lines and age reveal healthy, herbs help fight out skin tone. Using a to act against many spots caused by glowing, and bright bacteria, gently soothe soap infused with the pathogens. exposure to sunlight. skin. the skin, and help fade goodness of these herbs o Protection against sun o Moisturizing dry skin: o Fighting acne: Neem pimple scars. helps keep our skin damage: Research Turmeric is extremely and Turmeric are Changes in seasons and healthy and fight skin shows that Turmeric helpful in revitalizing extremely helpful in temperatures play a vital conditions in an effective has antioxidative and skin while alleviating fighting breakouts. role in the way our skin yet gentle way. Do you have scalp-related problems?

calp-related problems can in time, may cause Dry druff. on your scalp. season, heredity, unhealthy eat- be difficult to identify Dandruff in some cases. Certain factors can cause Manage your stress with ing habits, medications, and address. These issues Malassezia to multiply and meditation, yoga, deep breath- improper hair care, stress etc. S can lead to a multitude of TREATMENT: accelerates skin shedding ing, and other relaxation tech- One must avoid oiling and problems itchiness, hair Using a moisturising, cream- process including age, hor- niques. Dandruff keeps re massaging the scalp. fall, rough texture etc. based scalp treatment and mones, stress. Occurring if treatment is left in Hair expert Sareena Acharya, shampoo will help control dry- These flakes (oily/dry) are in between. Treating it regularly TREATMENT: Artistic Head, Enrich Salon ness and irritation. Using scalp patches with yellowish and with an Anti-dandruff product Scalp hygiene and care is shares tips on how you can conditioner/ mask will deeply greyish tinged with a peculiar can manage the condition and very important in case of oily identify your scalp type and moisten the scalp surface. odour. prevent itching and flaking. scalp. what recommended course of One should also avoid Following a dry shampoo action could be taken. shampooing frequently. TREATMENT: OILY SCALP method (applying shampoo Physical exercise, balanced diet In case of Dandruff, treat it Excessive production of directly on dry scalp and mas- DRY SCALP and drinking enough water with anti-dandruff treatment Sebum causes oily skin and the sage gently to lather with little Dry Scalp Is when your skin will help skin produce enough once in a fortnight and use an scalp being an extension of water) will help remove oil produces or holds less or no sebum to lubricate the skin. anti-dandruff shampoo twice a skin turns out to be oily/greasy. build-up easily. Sebum, Sebum is the natural Massaging the scalp with oil week. A little oil on the scalp protects Shampooing frequently to lubricant/moisturiser of your once in a fortnight will A shampoo must-have the scalp and supports healthy mattify scalp will help control skin. Dry Scalp can cause itch- increase blood circulation and ingredients like Zinc hair, but abnormally oily scalp settling oil on the scalp surface. ing, flaking, irritation and red- stimulate oil-producing glands. pyrithione, salicylic Acid or may cause trouble. The oil A pH-balanced gel/water- ness. It might also cause the selenium sulfide. Anti-dan- attracts dirt more easily, pro- based cleansing Shampoo must hair to look dry. These flakes DANDRUFF druff shampoo may cause dry- duces dandruff, and makes the be used which include ingredi- are smaller in size and white in The scalp, like rest of the ness in hair and scalp both. hair stick together and creates ents like Citric acid, selenium colour. skin on your body, sheds dead Make sure to rotate shampoo- a flat and limp appearance. In sulfide etc. People with dry skin are skin. Dandruff occurs when ing with other mild shampoos the worst cases, the sebum Scalp treatments are suggest- more prone to Dry scalp. The this process is faster. In most to balance it. glands clog the hair roots and ed once in a fortnight followed condition can also be caused cases, a yeast like a fungus Avoid using hair styling may cause excessive hair loss by home care. Drinking by factors like cold, dry air, called Malassezia causes irrita- products on the scalp. These and dandruff. enough water, a balanced diet older age, excessive washing tion, itching and flaking in products may cause the scalp Some more common causes of healthy fats and carbs is rec- etc. A dry scalp if not treated patches for people with dan- to dry or can create build up for an oily scalp are - change of ommended. VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 12

Anita Rajendra, Secretary, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department, has quickly accomplished much in a short time on the

job. She has been able to make a HE WEST MARREDPALLY DAYS... TOO BOLD, FRANK, difference even in departments AND STRAIGHTFORWARD... I was born and grew up in West where many believed nothing could Marredpally. During the late My first posting was in Medak. T 1960s, when I was born, The Medak division was bigger be done. The changes she had Marredpally was the upscale than the Medak district now. At part of the city with officers, the fag end of my training, I got implemented have brought a change to the and most of the Anglo-Indians residing married. The secretary then was there. We had a different culture kind enough and he gave me the lives of many. From ensuring nutritious food to altogether; it was more progres- posting in Medak since my hus- sive. We had many missionary band was working as a produc- Anganwadi children to working on the TS Fire schools and colleges in the tion engineer and was based in area. My father shifted from Hyderabad. We hardly learned Act, which is reckoned as the best in the country, her the Old City to Marredpally anything in training. When we only for our education. My were given the independent mom, who studied in a mis- charge of a division, then came presence has always made a difference. From sionary school, was very par- the real challenge. Some decisions ticular about our education. had to be taken and you learn wanting to become a doctor to accidentally So, they got me enrolled in St from your mistakes. My second Ann’s, one of the best places for post was in Narsipatnam in AP. It becoming a civil servant, this Hyderabad-born girls. That is still the best part of gave me a lot of confidence. It my journey. That made me what I was a completely rural and tribal officer has come a long way. She says she has am today. Our personality traits are scheduled area. Initially, I was too With husband inculcated during our schooling. bold, frank, and straightforward. been a leader right from her school days All these are the negatives in SUPPORTIVE HUSBAND... WAS NOT PARTICULAR administration. Initially, I was disap- and credits the teachings of Swami ABOUT CIVIL SERVICE... pointed about leaving the dad's busi- I had an arranged marriage. My ness. As years passed by, I mellowed parents said he was the right one Vivekananda for making her what After my schooling, I joined St. Francis College. down a lot and learned my lessons. for me and we just got married. He For a brief period, I took care of my father’s businesses is a production engineer who had she is today. Anita Rajendra talks on MG Road. Later, I went back to studies and joined the WAS NOT ASSIGNED three shifts a day. There were times Law College of Osmania University. While doing my Law A GOOD POSTING... when we did not have time to to The Pioneer's course, I came to know a lot about Civil Services. Due to peer meet. He is a supportive husband, pressure I took the exams. I was not particular or interested in After the state was bifurcated, I Rajendra Prasad. Since there was K RAMYA SREE taking up Civils. But I was destined and groomed to be here. was not given a good posting. I was no one to take care of our kids, he about posted to the Home Department as a resigned from his job and started LEARNED CARNATIC MUSIC... second secretary. The second secre- his own business. He was taking her dream of becoming a tary looks after fire services, Govt of care of our children's education I am interested in music. I have learned India Home Affairs, chit fund com- and their lives while I was moving doctor, ups and downs Carnatic music. Both my sisters are very pany scams, etc. I had to hang around. I was away from my family good Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi dancers. on for three years on that for almost 15 years. My husband is in administration, My sisters were going all over India and post. I couldnot do much a strict parent, but I am a friendly performing. Though we were educated in trous. Ours there, but I tried to do type. Both my sons feel more childhood, music, missionary schools, we were more into the was the first batch something. One good comfortable with me and open cultural vibes. I have been more bent that started with thing I have done is up to me. My eldest son, and more... towards philosophy since my childhood. My OMR sheets. The mode we brought in a new Maunik Raghavendra is work- reading of Swami Vivekananda has been the of exams had been changed. Fire Act in ing in LA and the youngest biggest influence in my life. In my formative We were supposed to do it Telangana. It is the one, Yashasvi Raghavendra, years, I was more attached to his books, and with HB pencils etc. I did the best Act in the did his Law and is working as I used to visit Ramakrishna Math often. first two digits of my roll number entire country. All a legal officer for one of the These were the founding stones for what I with a ball pen and my entire schools, hospitals top IT firms here. am today. paper was deemed invalid. I filed a were told to change case in High Court, and they asked fire safety norms. WANT TO BRING BACK AMAR to check my paper manually and I CHITRA KATHAS... did get my merit and I was into the merit list, but somehow, the state Post-retirement, I might take up WANT TO wasn’t interested as the applications music seriously. I plan to practice SERVE MY were over and seats were allotted, music and maybe perform again. I like handlooms a lot. PEOPLE... etc. We filed another case in Probably I will get involved in handlooms. A group of my old Supreme Court and it went on till friends from school is planning to bring back the old books. My first attempt at the next year. So, I had to sit for the I am a huge fan of Amar Chitra Kathas and that sort. The Civils was a casual one. exam again, I was depressed, and I current generation does not know of our rich history Before taking the exam for the didnot do well. and culture. I am more interested in culture and second time, I gave State ser- history. I did my MA in Culture and History. vices exams and I switched to State STRENGTHENING ‘AP services. I was no more interested FOODS'... in writing Civils for the third time and going to a different state. I The first 25 years of my life were wanted to stay in my state and the best, after that there is nothing serve my people. The except for my service. There was no Collector told me ‘I can personal growth. It is just about do what I can in my giving back. I enjoyed every post- state’. ing. Even if there is no work in any department, I created work for AN UNDISPUTED myself. I was in Vizag for Zilla LEADER... Parishad, everyone asked me ‘what is Zilla Parishad’. I took care of all I was very calm and Zilla Parishad Schools and I wanted composed during to use the funds in building school. I was an undis- schools, but others were not inter- puted leader and the ested; they wanted to spend the Class Representative. I was money on roads. Soon, I was shift- always elected unopposed. In ed out and posted to AP Foods, Class X, I was nominated for the now it is Telangana Foods. It has a School Representative post. But my plant in Nacharam that produces father said ‘no’. He felt these are not ready-to-eat foods supplied in for people who are more into stud- Anganwadi centres. I felt that was ies. During the 1970s we were not unnecessary food we were giving to so bold to go against our parents. the most deserving people. I had So, despite being nominated, I been with NIN and we had a team Sons and husband couldnot take it up, but that leader- and they helped us include all the ship qualities always existed. micronutrients (about nine ele- ments - including iron, zinc, calci- WANTED TO BE A DOCTOR... um, and more) and the entire food structure was changed. This was I always wanted to be a doctor, a how I strengthened the food there surgeon. But my tryst was disas- and I am very proud of it.

BIG ACHIEVEMENT... There are certain departments in the state where people will feel it is a punishment post or useless post, but I believe, there is nothing called a punishment post. I was earlier posted in the BC Welfare Department. There I felt that the most deserving caste who were nomads and semi-nomads were not included. Their only chance was to enter the BC list, which was not done for a long time. It is coming up now and I am happy about it. We worked on it for more than eight months to consolidate their living standards, their occupation, and more. Most of them are culturally attached. It is a lot of folklore and a little of history is attached. They earn their livelihood going from place to place. These classes never had any reservation in schools or employment, 18 of such castes are included now. This was a big achievement for me. We finished the whole work in October 2019, the matter is coming up in this session of the Assembly. Vacationing with family at Bali