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RAVI TEJA TO PLAY A ROLE WITH DUAL SHADES { Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com US SLAMS ‘OPPRESSIVE’ CHINA, THANKS FOREIGN STUDENTS WHOSE CLASSES HEIST AT MAHARASHTRA JEWELLERY INDIA FOR HOSTING DALAI LAMA MOVED ONLINE ‘MUST LEAVE’: USA STORE, THIEVES IN PPE SUITS RICH LEGACY OF he US has thanked India for hosting the Dalai Lama since 1959 as the he United States said Monday it would not allow foreign students to urglars wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) kits broke into Tworld commemorated the 85th birthday of the Tibetan spiritual leader. Tremain in the country if all of their classes are moved online in the fall Ba jewellery shop in Maharashtra's Satara district and walked away The Dalai Lama has been living in India ever since he fled Tibet in 1959 because of the coronavirus crisis. "Nonimmigrant F-1 and M-1 students with 780 grams of gold, police said today. The police, which accessed following a Chinese invasion on Tibet. The Tibetan government-in-exile attending schools operating entirely online may not take a full online the CCTV footage from the jewellery shop for its investigation, said that operates from Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh. Over 1,60,000 course load and remain in the United States," US it shows the burglars taking hold of some gold RAJANNA Tibetans live in India. "Happy 85th birthday to His Holiness Immigration and Custom Enforcement said in a jewellery from the showcases and cupboards, s personification of an ideal leader, he was a man who statement. "Active students currently in the @DalaiLama, who has inspired the world through his peace & police said. The footage of the 2-day-old was entirely fearless, but struck terror into the hearts kindness, and as a symbol of the struggle for Tibetans and their United States enrolled in such programs must incident during the COVID-19 lockdown heritage. We thank India for hosting His Holiness and Tibetans depart the country or take other measures, shows the burglars wearing caps, masks, Aof his political detractors with his aggressiveness in freedom since 1959 & wish His Holiness happiness," the such as transferring to a school with in-person plastic jackets and hand-gloves taking the founded in pulsating action. It was his dream scheme that US State Department's SCA bureau tweeted on Monday. instruction to remain in lawful status," ICE said. jewellery from the display cases. brought free power to the farm sector for the first time in India. The file relating to free power for the farm sector in erstwhile that he signed on 14th May, 2004 change the course of farm sector benefits amid a hostile political discourse in which there were many NGT orders naysayers. Today free power for the farm sector CEO, directors of LG Polymers is a hot potato that no government can afford compensation to drop! All because of one man who stood by his convictions. This encapsulates the political for gas leak persona of late YS Rajasekhara Reddy. His commitment to agriculture was deep-rooted. When arrested for gas leak tragedy incidents ‘know-all’ babus were bent upon leaving agriculture PNS n NEW DELHI entirely to the vagaries of the monsoon and the SUMIT ONKA (Environmental Engineer, machinations of middlemen, it was YSR who planted n VISAKHAPATNAM Zone Office, Vizag and P The National Green Tribunal himself firmly in programmes designed to improve the lot Prasad Rao (Environmental Tuesday directed two compa- of farmers. YSR became 'Raithanna', and the rest his Exactly two-months after the Engineer, Regional Officer, nies to pay interim compen- history, nay revolution; Thanks to the string of innovative Styrene varpour leakage from Vizag) for allowing opera- sation within two weeks to welfare schemes he introduced, he is ensconced in the South Korean owned LG tions of LG Polymers without the victims of separate gas Polymers India Pvt. Ltd., environmental clearance, leak incidents in Andhra hearts of Telugus even Will cabinet located at RR Venkatapuram allowing import and storage Pradesh. today. in Vizag, police on Tuesday of huge quantity of styrene In one case, two workers expansion bring arrested 12 persons including without verifying safety and were killed and four hospi- cheer to Jagan? the CEO, directors and a few environmental issues and talised after Benzimidazole others of the plant in connec- without real-time styrene gas the gas leaked at Sainor Life tion with the tragedy. monitor at the plant. Sciences factory in Parwada The arrests were made a Meanwhile, the Deputy area in Visakhapatnam. day after the High Power Chief Inspector of Factories, In the second incident, 2 Committee (HPC), which was Visakhapatnam, KBS Prasad ammonia gas leak accident at constituted by AP govern- was placed under suspension Nandyal in Kurnool district in ment to probe the styrene Srinivasa Kiran Kumar (HOD, (Production Manager, Night for gross dereliction of duty in SPY Agro Industries on June vapour leak at LG Polymers, SMH In-Charge), Ch Venkata Duty Officer to handle the connection with the LG 26 resulted in the death of one submitted its report to gov- Chandra Sekhar (Engineer plant operations), A Atchyut Polymers incident. person and injured three ernment blaming the manage- SMH Operations), K Gowri (In-Charge at GPPS), K It may be recalled that leak- workers. A bench headed by ment of the LG Polymers for Sankara Nagendra Ramu Chakrapani (GPPS Plant age of styrene vapour from NGT Chairperson Justice the styrene vapour leak (Engineer SMH Operations), Control Room Operator) and South Korean owned LG Adarsh Kumar Goel noted tragedy. M Rajesh (Operator SMH, K Venkata Narasimha Polymers India Private that while a compensation of Ramesh Patnaik (Safety offi- Limited has led to the death SPECIAL The arrested have been Operations), R Satyanarayana Rs 35 lakh each has been given REPORTS identified as Sunkey Jeong (General Manager, cer in night). of 12 people including two in respect of the two deceased ON PAGE (managing director and CEO Production), P Poorna The Andhra Pradesh children and over 585 people in the first case, no compen- and a Republic of Korea Chandra Mohan Rao Pollution Control Board were hospitalised with various sation has been paid to the 3 national), Dongsoo Kim (Additional Director, (APPCB) suspended two offi- ailments on May 7. injured already identified. DR YS RAJASEKHARA REDDY (Technical Director), K Operations), P Balaji cials R Lakshmi Narayana 4 4 July 8, 1949 - Sept 2, 2009 TDP built 10 Cong seeks CBI Efforts on distribute house Jagan to release book on YSR’s probe into gold lakh houses smuggling case, in its term, life, times penned by Vijayamma writes to PM sites on August 15: Jagan PNS n HYDERABAD The book is being seen as PNS n VIJAYAWADA We planned to distribute 30 lakh claims Naidu the best possible tribute to a house site pattas on July 8 but PNS n VIJAYAWADA Chief Minister YS man who is considered a Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan the Opposition has intentionally Jaganmohan Reddy will be legend as it is written by the 5 Reddy on Tuesday said that moved Court. We took it to the apex Leader of the Opposition N releasing a book — wife of a former Chief efforts are on to ensure the dis- court where the cases could not be Chandrababu Naidu on Naalo...Naatho... YSR Minister is released by their tribution of house site pattas takes disposed of due to Coronavirus. We hope Tuesday accused the ruling (Within me...With me, YSR) son, in capacity of a Chief place on August 15 in anticipa- that a favourable verdict will come YSRCP leaders of making — on July 8 to mark the 71st Minister. tion of a favourable ruling by the before August 15 false promises only to cheat birth anniversary of Dr YS In the preface, YS Court. He also accused the TDP — YS JAGANMOHAN REDDY, CM the people of poorer sections Rajasekhara Reddy. Vijayalakshmi writes that she of trying to halt welfare pro- in the society after coming to The book is a flow of understands what the world grammes benefitting the poor. power. thoughts written by YS knows about the leader, but “We planned to distribute 30 first time that such a mega pro- He alleged that the YSRCP Vijayalakshmi, who has laced in this book, ‘I have written lakh house site pattas on July 8 ject of distributing house sites in was committing scams in the narrative with emotions about some facts about the but the Opposition has inten- such a large scale was planned the guise of pro-poor punctuated with the ebbs great leader which the out- tionally moved Court. We took if house sites are to be given as covering nearly 20 per cent of the schemes mainly in the hous- and flow of the life and times side world doesn’t know.’ it to the apex court where the D-Form pattas, the government population. “We are doing some- ing scheme. Naidu con- of the legendary Dr YS turn of events in the after- cases could not be disposed of could do so at this point of time thing which was never con- demned the demolition of Rajasekhara Reddy and the math of September 2, 2009. 3 due to Coronavirus. We hope itself. “But we wanted to register ceived before and wanted to see the foundations laid for the that a favourable verdict will the house sites in the name of the that 30 lakh people become houses of poor beneficiaries come before August 15,” Jagan woman of the household that house owners for which we in Kuppam constituency and said, during a review meeting on will serve like an asset to them. have acquired 62 k acres of claimed that pakka houses Cop, friend house site pattas as part of the We are doing things with good land. We have spent Rs 7,500 for the poor families in the Cop dies as Minister’s Edible oil Spandana video conference here intention and hope that good will crore for buying private lands for State was initiated by the arrested for imports in June on Tuesday. prevail,” Jagan said. the purpose,” Jagan said. TDP. escort vehicle overturns The Chief Minister said that He said that this must be the 4 at 8-month high 4 PNS n VIJAYAWADA head constable from Andhra raping woman of 11.62 lakh tn Pradesh Special Police and PNS n VIJAYAWADA A head constable died on the was deputed to the escort spot while two constables team of the minister. A married woman was alleged- AP tally rises to 21,197; toll spikes to 252 and the driver of an escort According to the police ly gang-raped by two men, vehicle for Minister for complaint, the mishap including an AR constable, in 8 PNS n VIJAYAWADA letin, a total of 1,178 people report more Covid-19 In the last 24 hours, 762 Energy, Forest, Environment, occurred when a tyre of one a room at Bukkarayasa tested positive for coro- deaths, with four added patients had recovered and Science, and Technology of the escort vehicles burst mudram in Anantapur on Andhra Pradesh recorded over navirus in the state on Tuesday, for a total were discharged from hospitals Balineni Srinivas were suddenly leading to the dri- Monday. The accused were TODAY 1,000 fresh Covid-19 cases for with 1,155 of them count of 85 so far. in the state. injured in an accident on ver losing control. The vehi- arrested on Tuesday. According the second consecutive day, being locals. Anantapur The state now has 11,200 Outer Ring Road (ORR) at cle overturned killing the to a police complaint, AR con- ALMANAC taking the aggregate to 21,197 Twenty-two peo- reported three fresh active cases after a total of 9,745 Abullapurmet on the out- head constable on the spot. stable Surendra and his friend Month & Paksham: while another 13 patients died, ple from other states deaths, Chittoor and patients had recovered. skirts of Hyderabad on The minister was travelling Rajasekhar abducted the Ashadha & Krishna Paksha taking the overall toll to 252 on and one from abroad Visakhapatnam two It also completed testing of Tuesday. from Hyderabad to woman by threatening her Panchangam Tuesday. also tested positive. each and Prakasam and a little over 10.50 lakh people The deceased official was Vijayawada. while she was talking to a male Tithi : Triitiya: 09:18 am According to the latest bul- Kurnool continued to West Godavari one each. till date, the bulletin said. identified as Papa Rao, a 4 friend Naveen. 4 Nakshatram: Dhanishtha: 01:15 am (Next Day) Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start Sanitary workers stopped for burying Covid victim ED files money laundering any important work) Rahukalam: 12:21 pm – 01:58 pm PNS n SRIKAKULAM were convinced and buried the workers from entering their Yamagandam: 07:28 am – 09:06 am body. When they returned street for showing discrimina- case on GVK promoters Varjyam: NIL Police on Tuesday registered a home, the villagers said they tion with regard to Covid cases. Gulika: 10:43 am - 12:21 pm criminal case against 10 persons would not allow them to enter In the rural pockets of the PNS n NEW DELHI Airport Ltd (MIAL) and a few Good Time: (to start any important work) who prevented the entry of their street as they were carry- , people are other entities in connection Amritakalam: 02:17 pm – 03:58 pm sanitary workers in their homes ing the virus. As they had guarding the entry points to vil- The noose is tightening with Rs 705 crore airport graft Abhijit Muhurtham: NIL after burying the body of a man nowhere to go, the workers lages to ensure that no outsider around the promoters of case. The Enforcement who succumbed to Covid infec- took shelter temporarily in an enters. Out of fear, they are also the GVK group of Directorate has filed a VIJAYAWADA tion in Srikakulam. abandoned house in the village. ending up boycotting people. companies. case under Section 3 According to police, a died in Later they lodged a formal com- Earlier, in a shocking incident After the CBI, of the Prevention of WEATHER Meliaputti village and after con- plaint with the police, who reg- in the district, the body of a the Enforcement Money Laundering Forecast: Haze ducting tests it was found that istered a case under Section 188 Covid-19 victim in Palasa was Directorate (ED) Act (PMLA), which Temp: 36/27 he was infected with coron- under IPC and Section 51 (B) of carried to a burial ground in a on Tuesday pressed deals with conceal- Humidity: 76% avirus. The government officials the Disaster Management Act. JCB earthmover. Another body money-laundering ment of proceeds of Sunrise: 05.47 am decided to bury the body as per Taking the matter seriously, was seen taking on a tractor. charges against the crime where the accused Sunset: 06.54 pm the norms and sourced 10 san- to touch the body fearing infec- that they would be provided district collector J Niwas said The incidents had drawn promoters of the GVK could be held guilty of money Current Weather Conditions itary workers from Tekkali. tion. The police, revenue and with PPE, masks and gloves to cases would be filed against the sharp criticism from across the group of companies, officials laundering. Updated July 07, 2020 5:00 PM The workers initially refused health officials convinced them prevent infection. The workers people who stopped the sanitary country. of the Mumbai International 4 VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | JULY 8, 2020 vijayawada 02 WILL CABINET EXPANSION BRING CHEER TO JAGAN? he much-talked-about cabinet only after Legislature Party whose polit- a berth in the cabinet as a per- cabinet and is made Home expansion of the completion of two If Jagan goes for full-fledged expansion, ical experience and acumen is son from the same Yadav Minister as she hails from TAndhra Pradesh and half years of his then his word of assurance regarding two higher than that of anybody community got the cake. Chandrababu Naidu's cabinet would probably government in Andhra and half years for the first batch of 24 else in the party, including the Saradhi served as minister in and possible take place in the fourth Pradesh. As per the Chief Minister. For example, undivided AP. Another senior arrests of political opponents week of July. The larger Constitution, the size of ministers will be lost. There will also be a take the case of Anam member Ambati Rambabu, are made under the supervi- question is: Will that PIN the cabinet in any criticism of Jagan belittling his party's Ramanarayan Reddy of who got elected to the sion of Home Minister from delicate exercise bring POINT state should not exceed slogan "Maata tappam, madama tippam” who was an Assembly in 1989 for the first Reddy community. A dalit & cheer to the YSRCP 15% of the total Members MLA even during the regime time, is now awaiting his turn woman home minister may be leader and Chief Minister of Legislative Assembly of of NT Ramarao in the early to become a minister. disturbed for unfolding such YS Jaganmohan Reddy? the respective state. Thus, AP would replace the ones who the Legislative Council getting '80s. A few of the present min- If Jagan goes for full-fledged scenario. Even then, it will give Expansion Jagan's cabinet will have at the most 24 mem- got the first chance to enjoy abolished as per his wishes. It isters were not even born expansion, then his word of an impression that two key has been necessitated by the bers in its cabinet, given the power. Jagan revealed that 50 is a known fact that Jagan ini- during his initial years of life assurance regarding two and positions -- chief minister resignation of two ministers size of the Legislative members of the 151-strong tially decided to get the as a legislator. This is believed half years for the first batch of and home minister -- are with who recently got elected to the Assembly. legislature wing of the party Council abolished as the M D RATNA KUMAR to be the reason for Jagan's 24 ministers will be lost. There the Reddy community. A sim- Upper House of Parliament. The suspense with regard to would get ministerial portfo- Upper House of legislature did Senior Journalist aversion to the possible inclu- will also be a criticism of ilar scenario was witnessed However, this seems to be the cabinet's size was cleared lios and half of them would get not give its consent/approval sion of senior colleagues. Jagan belittling his party's slo- when M.V. Mysoora Reddy against Jagan's present think- at the meeting of legislature their chance first. The first for various key bills, including Therefore, Jagan had tactful- gan "Maata tappam, madama was the Home Minister dur- ing and is clearly against his party. Twenty-five members, batch of cabinet that took Appropriation Bill and de- tails their official position by ly adopted a plan to take first- tippam (we won't go back on ing the regime of N. Janardhan own preaching in the first-ever including the Chief Minister, oath and secrecy completed centralisation of capital bill. almost another half. It is not timer Anil Kumar Yadav into our word, we won't twist our Reddy in the early '90s! meeting of the legislature will be in their seat for two one year in office recently. Initially, Jagan had assured going to be an easy job for the cabinet from the same word)". No wonder, people are party of YSR Congress last and half years i.e. half period The two ministers who them of half term of his five- Jagan. He is supposed to be Nellore district. Another RK is another strong eagerly awaiting expansion of year. of five-year rule of YSR resigned from the cabinet had year rule. powerful chief of a regional senior MLA from Krishna contender for the cabinet post. Jagan's cabinet for its after- Jagan may go for an expan- Congress. Jagan has revealed been assured by Jagan of RS Now where would the leg- political outfit. Yet, there are district K. Parthasaradhi had Jagan's purpose will be served shocks. sion, or rather a revamp, of his that another 25 members nominations in the event of islators go if their leader cur- senior members in the YSRC to lose the opportunity to get only if she gets inducted into ‘Naidu creating hurdles in Roja flags off 108 and 104 ambulance service at Nagari schemes implementation’ PNS n VIJAYAWADA YSRCP MLA and APIIC PNS n VIJAYAWADA Chairperson RK Roja flagged that the TDP leaders intentionally stopped the off 108, 104 ambulance ser- Ganja worth Government Whip and Tuni distribution of 30 lakh house pattas, while the vice vehicles near the late YS MLA Dadishetti Raja alleged government is determined to provide house sites to Rajasekhara Reddy statue at Rs 2.20 lakh that opposition leader N Puthuru Punnami Circle in Chandrababu Naidu was creating the poor and weaker sections across the State. Naidu was Nagari on Tuesday. A large hurdles in the implementation of making false claims stating that they had provided lakhs number of party workers took seized welfare schemes by the govern- — DADISHETTI RAJA, Tuni MLA part in the inaugural ceremo- PNS n VIJAYAWADA ment. He questioned Naidu what ny. is the problem if the poor are It may be recalled that Chief The Rajavommangi police given house sites in the State. He of poor facilities in quarantine dreams. “Naidu is claiming that Minister YS Jaganmohan team led by Inspector M reminded that during the TDP centres, Dadisetti Raja stated he had built 25 lakh houses in Reddy on July 1 launched Naga Durga Rao nabbed regime they did not distribute a that Andhra Pradesh stands best five years. In reality, he had sanc- 1,088 ambulances equipped three persons for smuggling single house to the poor. in the world for implementing an tioned only 3.5 lakh houses, with modern life support sys- l About 26 neonatal ambulances l Ambulances will reach ganja in a four-wheeler on He said Naidu is more interest- effective action plan in fight and constructed 2.5 lakh during tem to provide advanced have been inducted into the fleet of Tuesday. Police seized 110 kgs ed about his real estate business cise every issue, while the govern- against the Covid-19. While his rule, but had failed to com- healthcare services to people. rural areas in less than 20 412 new ‘108’ ambulances, of which minutes, and it will take ganja worth Rs 2.20 lakh, than the State benefits and thus ment is taking action against the most of the countries and even plete even a single house. All he Jagan flagged off the ‘108’ and 104 are advanced life support along with Tata Super Ace he halted the distribution of tainted leaders. Naidu should be States across the country are had left is Rs 3,000 crore debt to ‘104’ emergency response less than 15 minutes to vehicles, and 282 are basic life reach urban areas. Twenty bearing number AP 05 TX house pattas to the poor by ashamed of supporting those unable to provide oxygen to Andhra Pradesh Township and vehicles in Vijayawada. support vehicles, according to officials 5969. The accused were iden- approaching the High Court. accused of corruption charges, patients, the government is doing Infrastructure Development Minister for Health types of medical services tified as D Mahesh Babu Speaking to the media here on murder and those who make abu- its best without any lapse. Right Corporation (TIDCO) and Rs and several other ministers l A total of 676 Mobile Medical Units will be provided through (24), M Chakravarthi (26) Tuesday, Raja said that the TDP sive statements against a woman. from the food to advanced med- 1,300 crore in the housing participated in the launch. (MMU) of the ‘104’ emergency these vehicles. In all, 744 and R Vijayababu (26). leaders intentionally stopped the Referring to Kapus welfare, he ical facilities, everything is in place department, without completing About 26 neonatal ambu- services are being introduced to doctors will be made They were transporting distribution of 30 lakh house pat- said that the government has and opposition leaders will know even a single house. It is Chief lances have been inducted provide healthcare needs in all regions available for medical the ganja from Narsipatnam tas, while the government is spent Rs 4,470 crore in one year this if they visit any hospital, he Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy, into the fleet of 412 new ‘108’ of the State services in Visakhapatnam district to determined to provide house while the previous government pointed out. who cleared all those debts, and ambulances, of which 104 are Rajavommangi mandal sites to the poor and weaker sec- had utilised only Rs 1,874 crore Addressing the media at the wanted to take forward the advanced life support vehicles, through Eleswaram road tions across the State. Naidu was in its five-year term. TDP mem- party office here on Tuesday, ambitious project of housing and 282 are basic life support care needs in all regions of the urban areas. Twenty types of when police apprehended making false claims stating that bers don’t have any moral right to MLA Jogi Ramesh flayed Naidu for all. However, Naidu had suc- vehicles, according to officials. State. medical services will be pro- them. Police seized the mate- they had provided lakhs of hous- speak about Kapu welfare as the for creating hurdles in the path of cessfully built a lavish bungalow A total of 676 Mobile Medical Ambulances will reach vided through these vehicles. rial in the presence of the es during their rule, he ridiculed. Kapu community was betrayed implementing welfare schemes in Hyderabad by spending a Units (MMU) of the ‘104’ rural areas in less than 20 In all, 744 doctors will be Rajavommangi mandal He flayed Opposition leader by Naidu, he recalled. and taking revenge against the huge amount for his residence,” emergency services are being minutes, and it will take less made available for medical deputy tahsildar and regis- Naidu for bringing caste to politi- Hitting back at the allegations common man by crashing their he alleged. introduced to provide health- than 15 minutes to reach services. tered a case. SI B Vinod led by G Lova Raju, J Kasivishwanath, G Suribabu and V Chinna Rao arrested the accused. Oppn demands arrest of Task Force LG Polymers management seizes liquor PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM ty of Vizagites, Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar demanded. PNS n VIJAYAWADA Welcoming the High Powered The TDP and Left parties’ Committee’s (HPC) report leaders said that the HPC clear- The City Task Force police holding the LG Polymers liable ly pointed out that in December arrested a person and seized for the Styrene vapour leak in 2019, the M6 tank in LG 800 liquor bottles, which he Vizag city due to negligence on Polymers from which the had brought from Telangana. several fronts from the manage- Styrene vapour leaked out had According to the Task force ment, the opposition parties gone a major design change, police, he was identified as demanded that the govern- which has disrupted the circu- Vesapogu Vijay Kumar, a res- ment register criminal cases lation and mixing system in the ident of Ajit Singh Nagar, had Pushpa Yagam conducted against the management of death of people in their sleep tank. The HPC also said that on Tirumala reverberates purchased liquor bottles in South Korean owned LG due to leakage of Styrene vapour April 24, the tank gave initial Khammam district and Polymers. They also demanded from LG Polymers plant in signs of polymerisation, which smuggled them into at Appalayagunta temple the arrest of the responsible peo- Vizag. The HPC blamed the LG has led to a high increase in with mass Sundarakanda Vijayawada city. He was stor- ple, including officials of vari- Polymers for the tragedy. “We temperature in the tank and ing the liquor bottles in a pent PNS n APPALAYAGUNTA Priests performed Snapana ous departments in the incident, are demanding that police reg- leakage of Styrene vapour. If the house near BRTS Road food Tirumanjanam for the utsava and shifting of the hazardous ister criminal cases against the company would have taken it as recitation of devotees junction area and has been The sacred Pushpa Yagam idols of Sri Prasanna companies from Vizag city. management of LG Polymers a warning sign and corrective PNS n TIRUMALA selling to his customers. On was conducted at Sri Venkateshwara and His con- It may be recalled that immediately and arrest the action taken then the disaster l a tip-off, ACP VSN Varma, Prasanna Venkateswara sorts. Later, special pujas were Styrene vapour leakage from LG responsible persons to deter could have been averted, they The TTD Additional EO sub-inspector Ravi Teja and Swamy temple in performed to utsava idols as Polymers India Private Limited such incidents in future,” he added. Akhanda Pradhama Sarga said TTD had taken up other staff conducted a raid Appalayagunta on Tuesday a part of Pushpa Yagam. TTD located at RR Venkatapuram in added. “We are demanding the arrest Sundarakanda Pathanam will spiritual crusade through the on the apartment and seized in ‘Ekantham’ in view of Executive Officer Anil Kumar Vizag city, has claimed 12 lives, “The mishaps at LG Polymers of the management of the LG bring relief to humanity from Akhanda Pradhama Sarga 808 liquor bottles belonging Covid-19 restrictions. The Singhal, deputy executive offi- including two children, and and a few other pharma com- Polymers and closure of the Corona, said TTD Additional Sundarakanda Pathanam for to Telangana State. ritual was aimed at warding cer Jhansi Rani, AEO 585 people have been hospi- panies have exposed how the company permanently, and EO AV Dharma Reddy. health of all living beings off ill effects of lapaes, if any, Subramaniam, Kankana talised on May 7. companies are ignoring the cases against officials of facto- The TTD Additional EO across globe from Covid-19 pandemic VIJAYAWADA either by priests or employees Bhattar DVO Manikandan Visakha south MLA and safety measures at the cost of ries department, Pollution said TTD had taken up spiritu- or devotees during the annu- Prasad, superintendent TDP urban district president people. It is time to shut down Control Board and a few others al crusade through the BULLION RATES al Brahmotsavams that were Gopalakrishna Reddy, temple Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar said all the hazardous petrochemi- for their negligence,” said Akhanda Pradhama Sarga GOLD conducted from June 2 to 10 inspector Srinivasulu partic- that reminiscence of Bhopal gas cal and pharma companies Narasinga Rao, B Ganga Rao Sundarakanda Pathanam for daily for benefit of devotees. He ` 50,860 (10 gm) in the temple. ipated. tragedy hunts back with the located in Vizag city for the safe- and a few others of the CPM. health of all living beings across said as per the legend of globe from Covid-19 pandem- Ramayana penned by sage ` 30 ic. Valmiki in Pradhama Sarga SILVER He participated in the recita- Lord Hanumanta had surged ` 48,500 (1kg) Corona norms: Elderly people not willing to isolate tion of final 211 slokas from from Mahendragiri and ` 50 Pradhama Sarga in reached Lanka passing all Sundarakanda organised at the demon armies. All the IANS n LONDON with Covid-19, older adults ing than those in their 50s and Nadaneerajana Mandapam in parayanams of the 211 slokas of CHICKEN appear to be more likely to be 60s to voluntarily self-isolate if Tirumala on Tuesday. the Prathama saga were con- RATES `/KG Despite being most vulnerable to hospitalised or die from the dis- they begin to feel ill or if they are Later, he said that from the ducted dutifully. It is believed severe illness due to Covid-19, ease," Daoust added. In the study advised to do so by a clinician or beginning of the Covid-19 pan- that recitation will please Lord Dressed/With Skin `184 older adults are not more willing of elderly people's attitudes and health official. The findings demic the TTD had organised Hanuman and thereby Sri Without Skin `210 to isolate when asked to -- which compliance with Covid-19 pre- showed that people aged 60 to 80 a 62 daylong Dhanvanthri Venkateswara, who is also an Broiler at Farm `127 put them at more risk, say ventative measures, the research are also less likely than younger Maha mantra parayanams at incarnation of Sri researchers. Survey results from team examined survey results age groups to wear a mask out- Nada Niranjanam. Similarly, on Ramachandra, save the human- 27 countries, published in the from 72,417 people of all ages side their home. the advice of Vedic priests the ity from Covid-19 pandemic. EGG journal PLOS ONE, suggest that across 27 different countries. However, older people are TTD has taken up Akhanda The Additional EO said 108 elderly people are not more will- The surveys asked about peo- more likely to avoid public trans- Sundarakanda Pathanam from Vedic priests of Dharmagiri 100 RATES `/ ing to isolate and are not more ple's willingness to self-isolate if portation and to avoid small June 11 seeking relief to human Veda Pathasala, faculty of SV HYDERABAD 295 compliant with several Covid-19 necessary, as well as their com- gatherings or having guests over. beings from pandemic Covid- Veda University, Veda VIJAYAWADA 328 preventive measures. pliance with specific preventive These findings suggest that 19. Parayanadars of SV Institute of "Given the vulnerability of measures, such as hand washing efforts are needed to improve He said eminent pundits Higher Vedic Studies and 58 VISAKHAPATNAM 349 elderly people, we should expect sures compared to their younger the University of Edinburgh in or wearing a mask. public health strategies to encour- also explained the significance scholars from Rashtriya RETAIL PRICE `3.50 nothing else but a greater level of fellow citizens," said stud the UK. The analysis suggests that age older adults to comply with and meaning of 10 slokas Sanskrit Vidya Peetham partic- (IN VIJAYAWADA) compliance with preventive mea- researcher François Daoust from "Among those who become ill elderly people are no more will- preventive measures. whose parayanams were held ipated.

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he last one year has these were prepared within been remarkable vis-a- two months, while work for Tvis the pace of progress the rest is going on. THE ROCK BEHIND YSR of Polavaram project works, so An astonishing 25 CM of he saying that ‘behind much so that the difference is concrete and 10 tonnes of steel every successful man, Jagan to clearly distinguishable when are used for making each Tthere is a woman’ is compared to the work done girder. It will take at least one repeated so often that it during the previous govern- month time for installing all appears to be a cliche, but release book... ment. YSRCP leaders point these girders in order on the when it comes to YS Continued from Page 1 out that during the rule of N piers on the spillway, under Vijayalakshmi, who is Chandrababu Naidu, work on the supervision of engineers. respectfully known as The book gives an authen- the project was all illusion with After installing the girders, Vijayamma, it cannot be tic account of how YSR had graphics, but now the pace of a mesh kind of structure more true. aptly handled the various the works is a visible reality. would be formed using iron Soft-spoken and amiable, responsibilities... as a son, as a They say that the determi- rods. A concrete road would Vijayamma always under- father, brother, husband, son- nation of Chief Minister YS be constructed above this stood YSR’s mind and became in-law, father-in-law, friend, Jaganmohan Reddy, supple- mesh structure. At least 5000 his perfect foil. She is the real leader... and how he used to mented with an effective CM of concrete is required for force behind the huge success mingle with them with ease action plan has given the construction of this road. of YSR. While he was ever and understanding. much needed momentum to Once these works are com- busy in public service, she tilak on his forehead and ears, she realised it was time The great prudence he had the project works, which have pleted, it would mean all the was as solid as a rock and give him energy. for a fightback. shown before taking every now reached a critical stage. For the first time in the gates in the Polavaram project. main works of the project stood by him. Her peaceful YSR’s untimely death led to Going by her polite step, the lessons he had learnt Their words are based on world, the efforts are at a A significant milestone except the fitting of gates are demeanour inspired every- her life come crashing down, demeanour, the bereaved from the experiences were reality; the fast pace of works super fast track mode to instal would be achieved in the his- over. one. Vijayamma is an epito- and a struggle to thwart supporters of YSR had doubts analysed in the book. After related to the spillway has heavy gates for the Polavaram tory of Polavaram project By the end of June, MEIL me of peace and tranquillity, attempts to deny YSR his about her ability to lead. But, winning the hearts of family, taken the project to a stage project. There are only two with the commencement of could complete 1.11 lakh CM with an infectious smile. place in history began. they realised they were utter- he spread his grace to win the where it is being estimated projects in the world that the process of placing the of concrete work in Spill chan- While YSR was busy in Many followers of the late ly wrong. mandate of the people. that even if the Godavari is have such a hydraulics gates world's biggest girders on the nel. It could also complete 1.41 politics, she took care of the leader say that there was a Despite complete lack of The way he used to under- flooded, it cannot affect the system. These are the heavi- spillway. lakh CM in spillway, 3.10 home and ensured that every- conspiracy to erase his mem- public exposure and political stand and solve the problems progress of works. est gates working with a On the whole, 196 gird- lakh CM of concrete work in thing went right. Not many ory and usurp his legacy. experience, she proved herself of the family members as The Chief Minister is quite hydraulic system in the world. ers would be installed Hydro-electric project, along know that while YSR went on To counter this, she per- to be an inspiring leader who head of the family was no dif- keen to complete Polavaram To make this happen by this on the spillway piers with 10.64 lakh CM of earth- a fast protesting against sonally went to Delhi and met represented the soul of YSR. ferent when it comes to under- project for fulfilling the aspi- year end, the process of plac- of Polavaram. work, 1.14 lakh CM of stone power tariff hike in 2000, she Sonia Gandhi. She appealed Her leadership qualities were standing and solving the prob- rations of people, and has ing the girders on the spill- Each girder crushing and 10.86 lakh CM too fasted at home in solidar- to her to allow Jagan to take proven during the lems of the people. made this very clear. way began on Monday. weighs about 62 of Vibro-compaction works. ity with her husband. out Odarpu Yatra. She told Pulivendula elections, where For him the State was an Accordingly, MEIL has After a traditional tones. At present, 110 With all this, MEIL is confi- She is known to be a per- Sonia Gandhi that the people her winning margin was extended family. increased the pace of the con- puja was per- girders are dently moving ahead with a fect host. Everyone who has of AP were seeing YSR in higher than YSR himself. He wanted progress and struction works and already formed, the gird- ready for firm determination to com- visited her Pulivendula home Jagan and asked her to allow She is in the forefront of happiness at home and in the completed construction of ers were placed installa- plete all the project works would vouches for it. She him to instil confidence in the alleviating the lot of the farm- State as well. It is only because piers for 52 blocks in the on the 45 and 46 tion. All within the expected time took care of YSR’s guests people, who were grieving ers. She is a pillar of strength of the benefits people had spillway. If the girders are blocks of the frame. Polavaram multi- with motherly affection. YSR’s loss. and a source of inspiration reaped from his welfare installed on spillway piers, it spillway. After purpose project is being con- Every time YSR went on any When she realised that her not just for Pulivendula, but schemes that makes them can be considered that the completion of the structed to provide irrigation campaign, she used to apply pleas were falling on deaf also the YSRCP itself. remember and adore him majority works of spill chan- placing of girders water for 7.2 lakh acres, 960 even today. The book is sprin- nel are completed. on the spillway, the MWs of power generation, kled with anecdotes from the A total of 48 gates would be hydraulic gates will transporting 80 tmc ft of legendary leader’s life from installed here. By the time be installed. Once Godavari water marriage at a young age, the MEIL took up this project, this process is com- to Krishna River Dattatreya remembers circumstances then, how he works related to piers were at pleted, the project above Prakasam earned the name as a poor various stages. Now they are would be able to Barrage, providing man’s doctor, entry into poli- complete up to a height of 52 withstand any floods. 23.44 tmc ft of drinking tics, his leadership qualities meters. Compared to laying The existing reser- water to Visakhapatnam city YSR for his bold decisions from student days, compas- concrete on flat land, concret- voirs in the state have and also 28.5 lakh people PNS n SHIMLA urged him to develop a full- enquired Dattatreya’s well sion towards poor, ebbs and ing narrow piers is a complex the electro-mechani- belonging to 540 villages. On fledged park there. being. Then, Dattatreya put flow in political life, education process. If it is for a multi-pur- cal gates. The operat- this front, the ongoing works Himachal Pradesh Governor In 2002, Dattatreya had the word urging the CM to of children, their marriages, pose project like Polavaram, it ing cost is very high as like completion of the spillway, Bandaru Dattatreya remem- written to the then chief take steps for developing worship of God, winning peo- is much more complicated as the iron ropes have to earth-cum-rock fill dam and bers former chief minister minister on the issue. But, the park at any cost. ples’ heart, the span from it requires following stringent be changed frequent- other ancillary works, con- late YS Rajasekhara Reddy the then government decid- Dattatreya told YSR that the being the PCC president to construction rules. With its ly. To overcome this, struction of hydro-electric as a person who was bold in ed to auction the land in relevant file was processed Chief Minister and the pulls proven mettle, MEIL is com- MEIL is planning to project and cofferdam at taking decisions. and that he got information and pressures there on, Praja pleting this work without any instal cost-effective and upper and lower reach, are “He never developed cold that the new government Prasthanam, his affection hiccups. most advanced hydraulic very critical for this project. feet in taking decisions. He wants to put the file in towards Jagan, YS Sharmila used to take decision taking abeyance. When YSR rather and YS Bharathi, the deluge of ministers, officials and oth- jokingly told Dattatreya that complex situations that arose MAJESTICALLY SIMPLE STATURE ers concerned into confi- his predecessor was a good after his demise, and the inci- dence,” Dattatreya said, on friend of Dattatreya, the dents that took place till Jagan eddy would look majestically simple in his the eve of the 71st birth BJP leader asked YSR took oath as Chief Minister, Rappearance with an ever smiling genial face anniversary of YSR. whether he was ready to fol- are narrated and detailed in though he was just 5'7" tall. This, in fact, overshad- Tracing his association low the footsteps of previous the book. The book is an owed his unfailing willpower to achieve his targets with YSR, Dattatreya cited government. account of YSR’s life and his with the resilience and tenacity of a spider. several instances that reflect- YSR replied in the nega- political journey and how he When YSR undertook his unprecedented Padayatra ed how he developed bonds tive and promised to clear is still alive in the form of the (march on foot) in scorching sun covering backward with not only people but the file and told Dattatreya welfare schemes he has intro- areas of the State in particular, a few people could also politicians of other par- that the latter would be lay- duced and it will be use- discern the underlying motive: knowing first- ties. ing the foundation stone ful and will inspire hand the real problems of the people in their own language and at their doorsteps. YSR became the CM after 2003. However, the deci- for the park in a month. the future genera- As about 75% of the population in India depends upon agriculture for livelihood, the Congress received a sion was kept in abeyance. There were numerous tions. His life is most administrative efforts should be focused on the rural economy, he believed. huge mandate from people. When YSR became CM, other instances when YSR like an open book In Narayanaguda, there was Himayatnagar MLA G not only accepted requests and is dedicated a distillery that remained Kishan Reddy approached from opposition leaders, but to Telugu peo- DECENTRALISATION OF POWER closed for several years. The Dattatreya and urged him to always treated them with ple. land was being encroached speak to YSR as he had warmth and respect, endear- The eddy's motto was that the ulti- 'Decentralisation of administrative by some vested interests. already written to the new ing himself to them forever. book is Rmate objective of any pro- power within the guidelines of the The locals developed a park CM on development of a Dattatreya recalled YSR as published gramme executed under a democ- policy framed by the government at the place and showed it to park. the person who takes deci- by EME ratic set-up should be prompt and reflected the true spirit of democ- Dattatreya, when he toured Accordingly, Dattatreya sions with a good heart for SCO. dependable delivery of services to ratic governance", Dr Reddy argued. Himayatnagar in his capac- called up YSR to take up the public good raising above the common man. If any scheme or programme ity as Union Minister, and matter with the CM. YSR politics. With this as the guiding princi- under formulation was placed ple, YSR had advised bureaucrats before him for approval, its outcome DEMANDING CM at all levels to help revive the was a foregone conclusion that was ARCHITECT OF MASS STRUGGLES functioning of the administra- dependent on Dr Reddy's invariable any a time, he forced the government to retrace sev- SR, unlike most politicians, tive system at all levels without query: "How best will it benefit the Meral anti-people steps it contemplated. YSR was Yreflected the spirit of a true habitually looking for auto- people at large or ensure good gov- instrumental in leading several mass struggles, while high- Indian, who walked his talk. In all of cratic 'diktats'. ernance?" lighting issues facing peasants, weavers, Dalits, youth and his public and private conversations, women. His unflinching fight for clearance of pending irri- he spoke from the core of his heart. gation projects, particularly in the backward Rayalaseema Naturally, he hated hypocrisy. As a HIS ‘PASTIME' region, had earned for him a special place in the hearts demanding Chief Minister, YSR always of millions of farmers. wanted bureaucrats to do their job curious 'pastime' of Dr This programme had become Even as a novice in the legislature, YSR had rallied meticulously and present before him AReddy was to feel the extremely popular, because it high- behind the Congress MLAs from the Rayalaseema only facts shorn of all publicity-orient- pulse of people in rural areas lighted not what the Chief Minister region and led an indefinite hunger strike demanding solu- ed and manipulative figures. He did not on Sundays through the did in the glare of official publicity, tion to the water crisis. He also led a Padayatra from tolerate hype and extravaganza in communicating offi- Rajiv Palle Batta. but what his officials might not have Lepakshi to Pothireddipadu in Kurnool district. The 14- cial messages. He wanted incontrovertible facts stated The Rajiv Palle Baata done in the people's own words. day hunger strike of in a simple language that was intelligible even to the was a novel mass contact In view of the rational changes legislators under his unlettered, because taking administration to the peo- programme under which brought about in administrative leadership in August ple is an article of faith for him. the Chief Minister reaches matters following the success of 2000 to register Rajasekhara Reddy strongly believed that human life out to even unmotorable areas Rajiv Palle Baata, the Chief Minister protest against the was a boon provided by the Almighty to in the rural areas for personally had extended the programme to hike in power charges share one's blessings with others, while serv- collecting feedback on the imple- urban areas through Rajiv Nagara is still afresh in the ing less privileged human beings. mentation of various programmes. Baata. memory of people. "Don't count the years you want to live. Ask Systematically expos- yourself how much you have done for society at ing the misdeeds of large with whatever opportunities the Almighty has YSR'S APPROACH the then government, provided you", was YSR's word of advice for those who both inside and out- had excuses for not doing even what is within their he Chief Minister's emphasis on devel- side the Assembly, means. Topment of the rural economy did not YSR had played his It was this humane principle that prompted him to presuppose a blinkered approach towards political role perfect- take pioneering steps to ensure delivery of social secu- new and emerging technologies. ly. rity pensions to the needy Dr Reddy was committed to a balanced It was in 2003, he in the first week of approach towards giving thrust to infor- led an unprecedented every month. mation technology, bio-technology and all 1,400-km-long sectors that enhance industrial and Padayatra, covering all backward areas in the State to agricultural production. His watch- understand the ground realities of living conditions of the word is total transparency in all people there. As the Chief Minister, the crowning glory transactions and deals that envisage of this studded political career, he could proudly claim public-private partnerships, or to be the quintessence of a politician, who with a vision involve private investments. focused on the coming generations as well, had earned Because, YSR believed he was the title of a statesman. Amidst a bewildering number of simply a custodian of people's turncoats among politicians, who thrive in "shifting loy- trust that was invaluable. alties", YSR stood out as a sterling example of the old guard It was not a coincidence that he in pristine Indian politics. loved the company of children This explains why he had never turned his back on the and often "got lost" in their Congress party, which nurtured his political moorings. world that was founded The lure of power and pelf could not divert him when the on trust of the highest party was briefly out of power from his mission to hold order. the reins of power as a trusted lieutenant of the Congress, Source: Andhra and more importantly as a darling of the masses. Pradesh's official site VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | JULY 8, 2020 vijayawada 04 Like father, like son, the YS family Best care being provided to SUMIT ONKA Jesus— Bethlehem —on a pil- n l On his 71st birth anniversary, Covid-19 patients: Minister VISAKHAPATNAM grimage, during which he had people say the great leader is also offered prayers at Jerusalem’s Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara born again in his son, YS wailing wall, a Jewish holy site. PNS n VIJAYAWADA Reddy— YSR—a man born for Jaganmohan Reddy, who is He was always carrying the Bible masses and his immortal foot- walking on the footprints of with him. Also, he was a devo- The government has been tak- print etched on the hearts of the his father. They see the same tee at the Hindu shrine of ing precautionary measures Telugu people will never fade. charisma in Jagan like Tirupati. After the famous paday- to contain the spread of charismatic leader YSR On his 71st birth anniversary, atra (walk) in 2003 that he had Coronavirus effectively for the people say the great leader is born l It was vividly clear that people covered 1,400 km across Andhra past four months across the again in his son, YS Jaganmohan wanted Jagan as the Chief Pradesh, YSR had broken many State, disclosed Deputy Chief Reddy, who is walking on the foot- Minister hoping that he could coconuts at Tirupati. Minister and Minister for prints of his father. They see the bring in good days for them His son, Jaganmohan Reddy, Health Alla Kali Krishna same charisma in Jagan like charis- as his father did. Or else, is also a devout Christian, reads Srinivas. After Unlock 1.0, the matic leader YSR. It was vividly coming to power, floating a the Bible and begins the day with number of positive cases has clear that people wanted Jagan as new party was never easy for prayer like his father and respects started increasing in the State, the Chief Minister hoping that he Jagan given the tough time he the rituals of Tirupati. he said. The minister appreci- could bring in good days for them was going through. That Launching over a thousand ated the doctors for discharg- as his father did. Or else, coming showed the amount of trust ambulances, he further ensured ing their duties effectively in to power, floating a new party was people have had in YSR that people in every corner of the the Covid-19 designated hos- never easy for Jagan given the State get the health facility. pitals. tough time he was going through. The former Chief Minister of A doctor by profession, YSR Given the journey of Speaking to the media after n After inspecting the n As per the instructions of That showed the amount of trust undivided AP, YS Rajasekhara introduced, Aarogyasri, a free YS Jaganmohan Reddy is exact- Jaganmohan Reddy as the Chief inspecting the Government Government General the Chief Minister, officials people have had in YSR. Reddy, was always ready for health scheme sensing the pulse ly focusing on the same welfare Minister so far, it is clear that his General Hospital in Hospital in Vijayawada, have to inspect the Covid The padayatra, the unique farmers and the poor. Free power of public and the need of health schemes and extending it further government is going to bank on Vijayawada, he said that the Deputy Chief Minister and hospitals across the State idea of YSR to check the pulse of to farmers, free treatment and coverage to people in the below as part of his Navaratnalu the welfare schemes. The first two government is spending more Minister for Health Alla and ensure proper the people and interact with housing for the poor was his poverty line. promises to people. year budget of the government than Rs 500 on each patient to Kali Krishna Srinivas said facilities are being them, also worked in favour of brainchild and other States also The welfare schemes intro- YSR was a devout Christian by also allocated a huge money for ensure better food is being pro- that the government is provided or not his son as the path to the throne started emulating the YSR duced by YSR are like timeless faith. After winning the election, welfare schemes. What all can say vided to them. The minister of the Chief Minister. schemes. plans. His son and Chief Minister he went to the birthplace of is ’Like father, Like son’. said that those who have been spending more than Rs n 500 on each patient to The minister further given the food contract were stated that the doctors directed to provide quality ensure better food is being provided to them. and staff were effectively food, or else action would be functioning to controlling initiated against them. n Naidu against women’s As per the instructions of The minister said that the pandemic and the Chief Minister, officials those who have been treating the patients with have to inspect the Covid hos- given the food contract more utmost care. All the pitals across the State and were directed to provide patients have expressed empowerment: Padma ensure proper facilities are quality food, or else their happiness over the being provided or not. The action would be initiated treatment and facilities PNS n VIJAYAWADA n The Chief Minister has minister further stated that the against them are provided to them given top priority to doctors and staff were effec- Women groups across the women by providing 50 tively functioning to control- country applauded the revo- ling the pandemic and treating Quality food is being pro- providing the best medical lutionary decision taken by per cent reservation for the patients with more utmost vided to the patients in quar- care to the patients. He said all Chief Minister YS women in the care. All the patients have antine. There was no cause for efforts are being made to see Jaganmohan Reddy to nominated posts and expressed their happiness over fear among the patients, said that those in quarantine receive empower women by creating outsourcing jobs and the treatment and facilities the minister and instructed the the best care as per the instruc- land rights to 30 lakh women introduced Disha Act, are provided to them. doctors not to compromise in tions of the Chief Minister. across the State, said Mahila created an app and Commission Chairperson started special police Foundation to be laid for Vasireddy Padma. stations for women for It is unfortunate that oppo- their emancipation. Cop dies as sition leader N Chandrababu Ambedkar statue installation YSR will remain in hearts Naidu was crying hoarse n Jagan launched Amma Minister’s... against the allotment of Vodi programme to PNS n VIJAYAWADA through a video conference. house sites by going to the directly deposit money Henceforth, that area will be Continued from Page 1 of people forever: Ambati court, she alleged. Minister for Panchayat Raj and called Dr BR Ambedkar into women’s accounts PNS n The Chief Minister has for their children’s In-charge Swaraj Maidan. The SCs in the Papa Rao, who was in the VIJAYAWADA Speaking on the occasion, given top priority to women Minister Peddireddy State will be proud of the vehicle received severe injuries Rambabu reminded that YSR by providing 50 per cent education, she reminded Ramchandra Reddy on giant statue and beautification and died on the spot, while The great leader, Dr YS had implemented many wel- reservation for women in central point in a family and n It’s a Black Day for Tuesday inspected the will be done all around the two constables and the vehi- Rajasekhara Reddy, will remain fare schemes in undivided the nominated posts and her amelioration is the first women as their arrangements for laying the statue. cle driver sustained injuries in the hearts of people for for- Andhra Pradesh. As part of it, outsourcing jobs and intro- priority of the Chief Minister, empowerment is being foundation for installation of , and were rushed to a hospital ever, opined YSRCP MLA he distributed 32 lakh acres of duced Disha Act, created an said the Mahila Commission Dr BR Ambedkar’s statue at District Collector MD for the treatment. Police said Ambati Rambabu. Speaking to land to the poor in erstwhile app and started special police Chairperson and questioned opposed by the Swaraj Maidan grounds. The Imtiaz, Social Welfare direc- the rear left tyre of the vehi- media persons here on Tuesday, undivided Andhra Pradesh. stations for women for their Naidu why he was playing opposition party. A minister, along with Minister tor K Harshavardhan, City cle burst suddenly, due to he appealed to the party work- "In a mission to providing emancipation. He launched with the lives of women. woman is a central point for Social Welfare P Police Commissioner B which the vehicle lost control ers to garland the statues of Dr corporate medical care to the Amma Vodi programme to Prohibition was being in a family and her Viswaroop, MLAs and officials Srunivasulu, joint collector K and overturned on the ORR. YSR on Wednesday commem- poor, he implemented Arogyasri directly deposit money into imposed in a phased manner amelioration is the first visited the place and inspect- Madhavi Latha, VMC Balineni Srinivas was travel- orating his birth anniversary. and also carried out heart surg- women’s accounts for their in order to create better con- priority of the Chief ed the arrangements. Commissioner V Prasanna ling in another vehicle. After He also called upon on eries for the poor free of cost," children’s education, she ditions in the lives of women, Minister, said the Mahila The In-charge Minister said Venkatesh, YSRCP leaders the mishap, he visited the party workers to participate in Ambati remembered. Inspired reminded. and it was because of Naidu’s Commission Chairperson that the foundation for Boppana Bhava Kumar, injured at the hospital. The the events to celebrate his by YSR, his son, Chief Minister It’s a Black Day for women anti-women policies that and questioned Naidu installing Dr BR Ambedkar Devineni Avinash, State SC Minister expressed his deep- birth anniversary as Farmers YS Jaganmohan Reddy, has as their empowerment is absolute mandate was given why he was playing with statue will be laid on Cell leader K Rajendra and est condolences to the Day in the State in recognition been implementing many wel- being opposed by the oppo- by women of the State to the Wednesday by Chief Minister other officials were present bereaved family of head con- of his efforts empowering fare schemes in the State, he sition party. A woman is a YSRCP, she recalled. the lives of women YS Jaganmohan Reddy on the occasion. stable and assured all help. farmers in the State. added. Tri ozone spraying system TDP MLC seeks TDP constructed Efforts on distribute CEO, directors set up at Tirumala 10 lakh houses in of LG Polymers Irrigation Minister’s house sites on... arrested for... PNS n TIRUMALA its term: Naidu Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1 giving the pattas and the con- Continued from Page 1 According the pri- clarification on projects trast between the previous ority to the health He said that each house should serve In all, house sites worth Rs government and ours is Based on the complaint of devotees, the PNS n VIJAYAWADA prevailing in the State that a as an asset hence under TDP rule, con- 20,000 crores would be distrib- marked clearly.” from Village Revenue Officer TTD has come up minister was trying to open his struction of 10 lakh houses was complet- uted among 30 lakh families Jagan instructed the dis- (VRO) of Venkatapuram, MV with yet another TDP MLC G Deepak Reddy zip on the floor of the ed during 2014 to 2019. The TDP supre- and such good intentions are trict Collectors to carry out Subba Rao, Gopalapatnam innovative idea on Tuesday urged Irrigation Legislative Council and TDP mo alleged that YSRCP government being questioned by the the works with the same police in Vizag on May 7 and set up tri Minister P Anil Kumar to never said the minister cancelled 4.37 lakh houses immediate- Opposition. “During the pre- vigour in wake of the post- evening registered case against ozone spraying stop his attention diversion unzipped in the House. But, ly after coming into power. Naidu vious government, only 3.5 ponement. “The pattas the LG Polymers. system. These sys- games and start giving clarifi- the minister’s confusing state- recalled that the TDP gave house sites lakh houses were built and in should have clarity in num- A case has been registered tems are placed at cations of why 60 per cent ments led to needless cam- of nearly 2.5 cents to 3 cents to every that venture as well Rs 1,300 bering and boundaries and under section 278, 284, 285 of scanning point budget allocation was not paigns on social media. beneficiary but the YSRCP has reduced crore was kept pending as properly labelled. Saplings IPC (deals with the negligent before spent on irrigation projects in Eventually, Anil Kumar’s fol- the size to just only one cent. He dues. The previous govern- should be planted as per the act of release gas obnoxious to Mahadwaram for the very first year of the lowers were taking pride that alleged that after YSRCP came to power, ment planned for seven lakh layout and other formalities air) Section 337 and 338 of pilgrims and also Jaganmohan Reddy’s regime. their leader was so coura- the lands assigned to BCs, SCs and STs houses under urban housing should be completed. The IPC(rash and negligent act at bio-metric entry for employees, which came into Deepak Reddy said the geous that he did that in the were taken back forcibly. He alleged that but started with just three details should be displayed at leading to injuries) and Section force on Tuesday, in Tirumala. minister was apparently Council itself. over houses belonging to 27 SC fami- lakh houses that were stopped Village Secretariats and the 304(2) culpable homicide not The Hydroxyl Pre Radical ion in the system unable to even cover up his Deepak Reddy demanded lies were demolished in Kuppam. midway. Rs 3,000 crore are pattas should be given with- amounting to murder. emanates in the form of snow fog thereby killing the failures going by how he was that the minister should clarify Housing units were the rights of poor pending towards this ven- in 90 days from the date of HPC clearly pointed out micro viruses if any. This will act as a protective shield making irrelevant statements why 60 per cent of the budget people but YSRCP Government was tak- ture,” he said. application,” he instructed. that in December 2019, the M6 to devotees and employees from dreadful diseases. against the TDP leaders, allocation could not be spent in ing the extreme step of cancelling even The Chief Minister said: Minister for Panchayat Raj, tank in LG Polymers from The TTD has already taken many measures to pre- including Lokesh, instead of the irrigation sector last year. He the house site pattas and resorting to raz- “We are determined to go Peddireddy Ramchandra which the styrene vapour vent the spread of Covid-19 virus. It has made masks giving convincing answers to claimed that the YSRCP govern- ing. Naidu also alleged that the ruling ahead with the house sites Reddy, Chief Secretary Nilam leaked out had gone a major mandatory to its devotees coming for darshan of Lord people. ment allocated a budget of Rs party was committing scams in the allot- scheme and will go ahead Sawhney, DGP Goutham design change which has dis- Venkateswara. The Health wing of TTD is also sani- Deepak Reddy clarified that 13,988 crore but had spent just ment of house sites in low-lying lands, with the construction of 15 Sawang and other officials rupted the circulation and mix- tising the queue lines, kalyanakattas, laddu counters the TDP only commented Rs. 5,345 crore and could not flood-prone areas and also in mangroves lakh houses. The work will were present at the review ing system in the tank. The and other important places at regular intervals. that a hopeless situation was spend Rs 8,793 crore. which are unfit for human habitation. start within one month after meeting. HPC also said that on April 24, the tank gave initial signs of polymerisation, which has led to a high increase in tempera- ture in the tank and leakage of ED files money laundering case against... NGT orders compensation... styrene vapour. Continued from Page 1 travel tickets as well as hotel Continued from Page 1 Magistrate, Visakhapatnam, Kurnool within two weeks booking for all the group V Rama Chandra Murthy, from today, if no compensa- The ED action follows the employees of GVK. These "Such compensation has to Andhra University, Vizag and tion has so far been paid or Cop, friend criminal case registered by employees were not even be paid by the Occupier Pulipati King, Head of lesser compensation than this CBI against GVK group’s remotely connected with the company. We fix interim Chemical Engineering amount has been paid. chairman Gunupati Venkata affairs of Mumbai compensation to be Rs 5 Department, Andhra "On failure, the District arrested... Krishna Reddy and his son International Airport lakh for each of the four University, Vizag to assess Magistrate may recover the Continued from Page 1 Gunupati Sanjay Reddy for Limited (MIAL). The CBI injured. An amount of Rs 20 final compensation to the vic- amount by coercive measures. siphoning off Rs 705 crore probe revealed that lakh be deposited with the tims and for restoration of the The amount may be disbursed The duo also attacked funds earmarked for develop- promoters of GVK group District Magistrate, environment and suggestions to the heirs of the deceased Naveen before abducting the ment of the Mumbai misused funds of MIAL. Visakhapatnam within two for precautions in future. and the injured by direct woman, the complaint said. International Airport. According to the CBI, Rs 310 weeks from today failing The committee may give its transfer to their accounts," the Meanwhile, Naveen lodged a The premier investigating crore was siphoned off by which the amount be recov- report within three months by bench said. complaint with the police by agency had also filed a crim- showing bogus work con- ered by the District e-mail and it may visit the site, It also asked the committee dialling 100. Based on a com- inal case against 12 others, tracts to nine firms. Magistrate using coercive consider the view point of to enquire into this matter and plaint, the woman was rescued including those of the GVK Further, the GVK group means," the bench said. management, workers or any give its report. and the constable and his group, officials of MIAL, the promoters under-reported The District Magistrate may other stakeholders, the tri- In a similar incident, leak- friend were arrested by the Airports Authority of India linked to the GVK group, Subbarami Reddy. Pinky revenue earnings of MIAL for disburse the amount directly bunal said. age of Styrene on May 7 from police. The victim was admit- (AAI) and several entities for including Ms/ Orbit Travel Reddy is a socialite known meeting personal expenses. It to the injured by transferring In the second incident, the a chemical factory owned by ted to the Government alleged cheating, fraud, and and Tours Private Limited for throwing lavish parties. was found that the promot- it to their bank accounts. green panel directed that SPY South Korean company — General Hospital in Anantapur criminal conspiracy under whose director is Pinky According to the CBI, the er of GVK Group misused It also constituted a com- Agro to deposit Rs 15 lakh as LG Polymers India Pvt Ltd, to confirm the sexual assault the Prevention of Corruption Reddy (Gunupati Aparna GVK Group had entered into MIAL’s surplus funds mittee comprising representa- an interim compensation for R.R. Venkatpuram village, against her. Women groups are Act. Reddy). Fifty-year-old Pinky an agreement with Orbit amounting to Rs 395 crore to tives of Central Pollution the heirs of the deceased and Pendurthy Mandal, demanding strict action against The CBI had also booked Reddy is daughter of politi- Travel and Tours Private finance group companies, Control Board, State Pollution Rs 5 lakh each for the injured Visakhapatnam — had result- the accused of committing cases against nine companies cian-industrialist T Limited to book train and air according to the CBI. Control Board, District to the District Magistrate, ed in death of 11 people. the crime. VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | JULY 8, 2020 nation 05 SHORT READS Monsoon active in plains, Cong seeks CBI probe into gold smuggling case, writes to PM showers in parts of north India PNS n THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The office of Chief Minister PNS n MUMBAI Pinarayi Vijayan in increasingly coming under fire in the 30 kg The monsoon continues to gold smuggling case involving Centre has notified remain active in the plains across the former PRO of the UAE con- the country though sluggishness sulate and a woman. On Tuesday CBI taking over persists in northwest India. senior IAS officer and secretary Sathankulam case: TN However, there is a possibility of to Vijayan, M. Sivasankar was rain in some places in Punjab, removed from office. CHENNAI: The Centre has Haryana, Delhi, western Uttar M. Sivasankar is currently in issued a notification on CBI Pradesh and south and east the dock and Leader of taking over investigation into the Rajasthan in the next 24 hours. Opposition Ramesh deaths of a father and son duo According to the private Chennithala has written to belonging to Tuticorin district, weather forecaster Skymet on Prime Minister Narendra Modi the Tamil Nadu government said Tuesday, there may be scattered demanding a probe by the CBI M. Sivasankar is currently in the dock on Tuesday. Following Chief showers in Uttarakhand, or Enforcement Directorate (ED) Minister K Palaniswami's letter Himachal Pradesh and to unravel the gold smuggling and Leader of Opposition Ramesh to Home Minister Amit Shah Telangana in the next 24 hours. case, where the name of the UAE Chennithala has written to Prime requesting a probe by the However, in Tamil Nadu, coastal Consulate also figures. Minister Narendra Modi demanding a Central agency into the deaths Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, "I write this letter as Leader of of Jeyaraj and Bennicks, "the Haryana, Delhi, western Uttar Opposition in Kerala Assembly probe by the CBI or ED to unravel the Central government has now Pradesh and south and east with utmost concern at the mis- gold smuggling case, where the name issued a notification (on CBI Rajasthan monsoon may remain heavy rain in these areas. rain. Light-to-moderate rain Some parts of Konkan use of diplomatic immunity of of the UAE Consulate also figures taking over investigation into the sluggish with the possibility of Konkan, Goa, coastal was recorded at some places in UAE Consulate, here by interna- case)," an official release here rain in some places. Karnataka, central Maharashtra, Bihar, western Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Odisha, Kerala, tional gold smuggling cartels said. After announcing a CBI According to Skymet, the Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh Uttarakhand, Himachal eastern and central with the collusion of officials irreparably damage the age old his secretary the scapegoat. probe recently, Palaniswami had monsoon may weaken in and Odisha may receive light-to- Pradesh, south-eastern Uttar Pradesh, north- working under Government of friendly ties between India and Chennithala's demand came soon written to the Home Minister. Gujarat but moderate-to-heavy moderate rainfall. Rajasthan, eastern region of Kerala who have deep rooted the UAE. In this contest I request after Sivasankar was removed as The CB-CID is presently eastern MP, sub- handling the case as per the rain may continue at some Some parts of Konkan Goa, Gujarat, central Maharashtra, Himalayan region West connections with decision mak- an investigation into the matter the CM's secretary and later places in Saurashtra while in Odisha, Kerala, eastern and coastal Karnataka, Vidarbha, ers at the office of Chief Minister. by agencies like CBI and the ED," applied for long leave. However, direction of the Madurai Bench Bengal, Sikkim, of the Madras High Court. Five Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh, central Uttar Pradesh, north- coastal Andhra Pradesh and I solicit your immediate inter- said Chennithala. he has not been removed from West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, eastern Madhya Pradesh, sub- Lakshadweep. Some areas of Meghalaya, Assam vention to investigate into his Later speaking to the media the post of IT secretary. police personnel including an received moderate-to- inspector have been arrested so Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Himalayan region West Bengal, Haryana and Punjab also nefarious act, which has serious Chennithala said Vijayan now Vijayan apart from holding far. Bennicks and Jeyaraj died Kerala the monsoon may remain Sikkim, Meghalaya, Assam received light-to-moderate heavy rain implications on India's national fears that fingers are being point- the Home portfolio also heads on June 22 and 23 respectively active in some parts, leading to received moderate-to-heavy rainfall. security and the potential to ed at him and hence he has made the IT department. after alleged torture by Sathankulam police in Tuticorin district following their arrest on June 19. They were arrested for Yogi govt in a fix over Now, Mumbai overtakes China ‘Letter calling for strike alleged violation of prohibitory orders in force due to COVID-19 lockdown by keeping their Chinese investments in UP mobile phone shop in the in corona deaths and cases in Kashmir is fake’ n district beyond the allowed time. PNS LUCKNOW PNS n MUMBAI and South Africa (205,721), PNS n SRINAGAR The Yogi Adityanath govern- both currently ranked at 16 and SC extends protection ment in Uttar Pradesh is tread- In yet another disturbing devel- 15 respectively on the Jammu and Kashmir Police said to journalist till Jul 15 ing cautiously over the invest- opment, the number of COVID- Worldometer. Last month, the on Tuesday that the senior hard- in sedition case ments being made by the 19 cases and deaths in Mumbai state had whizzed past two line separatist leader, Syed Ali Chinese companies in the state, has now oustripped China, major affected countries like Shah Geelani has dissociated NEW DELHI: The Supreme following the face-off between where the pandemic reared its Canada and France in terms of himself from a strike call issued Court Tuesday extended till July the two countries on the border. head in late 2019, according to total patients, besides recording in his name from across the bor- 15 the protection granted to Minister for Industry Satish the official data here on Tuesday. more daily cases than the UK. der. senior journalist Vinod Dua Mahana said many Chinese The country's commercial Maharashtra's latest Covid-19 In a statement, the police said from any coercive action in a companies have already started obviously here to take advantage capital, Mumbai currently has tally is 9,026 deaths and 211,987 the family sources of Geelani sedition case filed against him production in Uttar Pradesh and of the policy and have been given 4,938 COVID-19 deaths and clawed out of the worry-zone. patients, including 87,681 active have said the letter purported- by a local BJP leader in the state government would act subsidised land to set their units 85,724 cases, while China has a In comparison to China, cases, but with a mortality rate ly issued by the octogenarian from the separatist conglomer- Himachal Pradesh over his only in accordance with the in accordance with the policy. total of 4,634 fatalities and 83,565 Mumbai city has been recording of 4.26 per cent and an encour- separatist leader is a 'fake' and ate, All Party Hurriyat YouTube show. A bench headed guidelines from the Union UP's development authorities, patients, and stands 22nd on the new patients in excess of 1,100 aging recovery rate of 54.37. In has not been issued by him. Conference, saying that the by Justice U U Lalit, in a Government on the issue. including the Greater Noida Worldometer. China has slid to every day since July 1. The a silver lining, of the 36 districts Police said the letter was forum has been used by its con- hearing conducted through Various incentives are Industrial Development Autho- single-digit new cases daily -- or development came a day after in the state, only two -- Bhandara published from Pakistan and stituents for personal purpose to video conferencing, restrained promised to companies that rity and Yamuna Expressway less than the new infectees the Maharashtra with 211,987 and Chandrapur -- have record- police has taken action against add to their wealth. the Himachal Pradesh police propose to make investments in Industrial Development Autho- recorded in Dharavi every day - cases zoomed past Turkey ed zero fatality, though they those who are circulating the let- Geelani also said that he from arresting Dua in the case the state under the provisions of rity have given 25 per cent reba- - though with a series of strin- (205,758 cases), which current- have 78 and 69 Covid-19 ter through different social would no longer be responsible and decided to hear the Uttar Pradesh Electronics te while providing the land to for- gent measures implemented by ly ranks 14 on the Worldometer. patients, respectively, while media platforms to create a law or answerable for the conduct of journalist's plea next Manufacturing Policy-2017. eign companies. These include the state and civic governments, On June 4, Maharashtra had Gadchiroli, Hingoli and Wardha and order situation in Kashmir. the various Hurriyat constituents Wednesday. It also said that The Chinese companies are the Chinese companies also. this Asia's largest slum has now shot past Germany (198,064) have only one death each till date. Geelani has already resigned who have disappointed him. Dua, who has joined the police probe through virtual medium, is not required to answer supplementary questions of Fighting Covid- police in the case. Earlier, the All inmates can consult pvt lawyers via Lonar lake situation ‘bad, pathetic’: HC top court had assembled on a 19, Noida cops Sunday and had granted PNS n NAGPUR protection from arrest to Dua video conference, prisons authority tells HC step up for till "further orders" in the PNS n sedition case. NEW DELHI The situation at the Lonar plasma donation crater lake, the colour of which The prisons authority told the PNS n NOIDA (UP) has turned pink, is bad and NRI killed, Rs 8 lakh Delhi High Court Tuesday that pathetic, the Nagpur bench of jail inmates in the national cap- Police personnel in Uttar Bombay High Court has said. robbed by unidentified ital can now consult their private Pradesh's Gautam Buddh It rapped the Buldhana dis- assailants in Phagwara or legal aid lawyers via video Nagar, which has recorded the trict collector and the Lonar PHAGWARA: An elderly NRI conference. maximum COVID-19 cases in Municipal Council for their was looted of Rs 8 lakh and The facility was earlier avail- the state, have stepped up to "callous and indifferent attitude" killed by some unidentified men able only for consulting legal aid offer their blood plasma for in preserving and protecting the at Ranjit Nagar locality here, lawyers, but by a circular issued treatment of coronavirus lake and its surrounding area. police said on Tuesday. Hans on Monday, July 6, all inmates in patients, officials said Tuesday. The oval-shaped Lonar lake, this unique water body, a nat- Lonar Municipal Council's Raj Basra (65) was killed on all the jails can now use it to even There are currently 19 police formed after a meteorite hit the ural wonder, and encourage chief officer to ensure preserva- Monday midnight, they said. consult their private lawyers, personnel in the district who Earth some 50,000 years ago, is and promote world-class scien- tion of the area around the lake. Phagwara Superintendent of the prisons authority informed are undergoing treatment for a popular tourist hub located in tific research of the lake, its After perusing the inspection Police Manwinder Singh said a bench of Chief Justice D N the COVID-19. The disease has Maharashtra's Buldhana dis- properties, life present in it and report submitted by the court- Basra was settled in the UK and Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan. The court was hearing two cular, the March 25 notification claimed the life of one police- trict. The colour of the lake the entire geology of the area. appointed committee, the had come here sometime back. Taking note of the submission separate PILs moved by two was no longer applicable. man, the officials said. So far, 50 water recently turned pink, Last month, the high court bench on Monday said the sit- The SP said that the Non- made by Delhi government lawyers -- Sarthak Maggon and However, senior advocate policemen have tested positive which has not only surprised directed the National uation at the Lonar lake is real- Resident Indian (NRI) had sold additional standing counsel Ajit P Singh -- challenging a Vikas Pahwa, appearing for for COVID-19 in the district locals, but also nature enthusi- Environmental Engineering ly pathetic. off a plot in Jalandhar and Satyakam, appearing for the March 25 notification of the pris- Maggon, and advocate Lav and 30 of them have been dis- asts and scientists. Research Institute (NEERI) and The pathetic situation has bought another one. The Rs prisons authority, the bench said ons authority suspending all Kumar Agrawal, appearing for charged after treatment, A division bench of Justices the Geological Survey of India arisen mainly because of the eight lakh from the transactions it was not going to interfere in the legal interviews and family vis- Singh, expressed some reserva- Additional Deputy Commi- Sunil Shukre and Anil Kilor was (GSI) to submit an environ- indifference, rather callous were kept in his almirah, he matter at this stage and issue any its in jails in view of the coron- tions regarding the circular. They ssioner of Police, Noida, Ankur on Monday hearing a petition mental impact assessment indifference, of many of the said. He said that assailants directions. The court also said avirus outbreak. said that privacy of the privileged Aggarwal said. "Several of our filed by one Kirti Nipankar, report on the lake. authorities responsible in their attacked the man with some that the "government should be The court said the restrictions communication between inmate colleagues got infected with raising concern over the change The HC had also issued own way for conservation and sharp-edged weapon. A case given free movement in the on legal interviews were put in and lawyer ought to be main- COVID-19 and many of them in the lake colour. other directions, including preservation of the Lonar crater has been registered, the police joints" during the prevailing place by the prisons authority to tained and no jail official should have now expressed their will- The court said it is the fun- inspection by a court-appoint- lake, the court said in its order, said, adding that investigations COVID-19 pandemic -- "a sit- save the lives of the inmates and be within hearing range of the ingness to donate their (blood) damental duty of all citizens to ed committee and an order to which was made available on were underway. uation never envisaged". with the issuance of the July 6 cir- video conference. plasma," Aggarwal said. protect, preserve and improve Buldhana collector and the Tuesday. SC grants a month more to Centre for MCA to be a 2-yr Govt to come up with SOP course from for shooting films in India giving permanent commission to women 2020-21: AICTE PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI The top court's The Supreme Court Tuesday direction came on Master of Computer The government is coming up granted one more month to the the Centre's Application (MCA) will hence- with a Standard Operating Centre to implement its verdict forth be a two-year pro- Procedure (SOP) for shooting directing that permanent com- application gramme, the All India Council films in India in light of the mission be given to all serving seeking six of Technical Education COVID-19 pandemic and is SSC women officers in the (AICTE) announced on also set to provide incentives for Army. months' time, in Tuesday. So far, the degree production to accelerate restart- A bench of Justices D Y view of the programme was of three years' ing of film-making, Union min- Chandrachud and Indu duration. The AICTE has also ister Prakash Javadekar said on Malhotra said the Centre will COVID-19 pande- asked all higher education Tuesday. have to comply with all the mic, to implement institutions to make necessary Speaking at the inauguration directions in the verdict. the verdict modifications in the course of 'FICCI FRAMES 2020, a con- The Centre told the bench duration of the program. vention on the business of enter- that decision making on the "Henceforth, the MCA course tainment, Javadekar said all issue is at a final stage and only In a landmark verdict on women". It had said that the question shall be of 2 Years duration stakeholders need to work Broadcasting minister said. announcing these measures formal orders remain to be February 17, the top court had It had directed the Centre of combat posting of women from 2020-21. In view of the together to make progress and "Further, to accelerate the shortly," he said. issued. It said the court's verdict directed that women officers in that within three months, all officers is a policy decision and above, necessary modification harness the soft power of India restart of film-making that had Javadekar also said that more will be complied with in letter the Army be granted perma- serving Short Service was not dealt by the Delhi High in the course duration of MCA -- media and entertainment. come to a standstill as a result of than 80 foreign film producers and spirit. nent commission and com- Commission (SSC) women Court in its 2010 verdict. program may please be made "Government is coming up COVID, it is also coming up have taken advantage of the The top court's direction mand postings, rejecting the officers have to be considered The top court accepted the in conformity with the UGC with a standard operating pro- with incentives of production in film facilitation office. They came on the Centre's application Centre's stand of their physio- for Permanent Commission Centre's policy of February 25, decision and provisions con- cedure for shooting films in all sectors, including TV serials, have got a single window clear- seeking six months' time, in logical limitations as being (PC) irrespective of them hav- 2019 to grant PC to SSC tained in AICTE Approval India in the light of the pandem- film-making, co-production, ance for shooting their films in view of the COVID-19 pan- based on "sex stereotypes" and ing crossed 14 years or, as the women officers in all the 10 Process Handbook," the coun- ic," the Information and animation, gaming. We will be India, Javadekar said. demic, to implement the verdict. "gender discrimination against case may be, 20 years of service. streams in the Indian Army. cil said in an official order. VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | JULY 8, 2020 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION UP crime spiral Yogi Adityanath may claim to eliminate the mafia but cannot break out of a system that has been endorsed by his party Spare the workers ttar Pradesh has always had the dubi- ous distinction of being the badlands of Uthe country, with politically connected India requires a labour law structure that is stable and secure rather than one which changes criminals having a run of the place and the line between the lawmaker and lawbreaker almost every few years. The Govt must strike a balance and implement investor-friendly reforms blurring due to the collusion between the two. This political patronage of rowdies and thugs, ostensibly to help consolidate a party’s posi- tion by way of coercion, show of strength and to expediently deepen social and caste schisms for remunerative vote banks has been on for decades. So much so that underworld dons themselves, over time, became elected representatives of the people. In such a scenario, the police as a tool of the executive, that has anyway been MEKHALA PANDE compromised, have played along rather than risking their lives for trying to he COVID-19 pandemic has decriminalise the system. Both the caste parties, be it the Samajwadi Party exposed the fault lines, vulner- (SP) or the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), had legitimised the political worth of abilities and infirmities that ganglords to such an extent that even mainstream parties, the BJP included, exist in India’s labour law and were not immune to following the unstated grammar of muscling up. Any party policy framework. On the sur- face,T the country’s legal structure boasts in power needed unofficial bahubalis. In fact, current Chief Minister Yogi of 200 State laws and around 45 Central Adityanath soared to power primarily claiming he would cleanse the politics rules that govern the employer-employ- goonda raj.” mahant ee relationship. India is a labour surplus of the State once and for all and end the “ People trusted his country with 47 million unemployed image, hoping he would clean up his own party in the process. A series of below the age of 24 years and 12-13 mil- “encounters” and elimination followed, too, till one of them backfired and cost lion youths joining the labour market the lives of policemen instead. It shows that the determination to tame the under- every year. Almost 93 per cent of India’s labour force works in the unorganised world isn’t enough so long as the system isn’t disinfected. Or sacrificing some sector, the majority of whom are unskilled minnows in the public eye to protect the big fish wouldn’t pass off for show- and poorly educated. Nearly 90 per cent manship. The recent case of Vikas Dubey, the don of Shivli, has only fortified of India’s estimated 47 crore workforce is not benefitting from the existing labour that perception. It’s been nearly a week since he has been on the run after his law provisions. henchmen killed eight UP policemen, who had gone to conduct a raid on his But the irony is that the multitude of house. Turned out they had walked into a trap as Dubey was tipped off by laws have neither uplifted the socio-eco- nomic conditions of the workers nor have moles in the forces itself and he stage-managed a “reverse encounter” of sorts. they incentivised economic develop- That senior officers ignored warnings that the gangster was being aided and ment. This because they “over regulate” abetted by people within the force is testimony to the man’s clout. The police and create legal hurdles at every stage of running an enterprise. are still clueless about his whereabouts despite Adityanath himself supervis- Last year, the Union Government ing the probe. Dubey’s life is a saga of crime fuelled by brazen political patron- drafted four labour codes as part of a age by the BJP and the BSP alike. Of late, he was even trying to make his way process to streamline these laws. They Insurance Scheme (ESI) and efit schemes are better imple- retrenchments. were the Code on Wages (approved by the Provident Fund (PF) for mented and utilised so that However, a conjoint read- back into the ruling BJP despite knowing Yogi’s severe intolerance for crimi- Parliament), the Industrial Relations labourers who work in the their true beneficiaries receive ing of Article 246, 213 and 254 nality and murdering senior BJP leader Santosh Shukla in cold blood inside a Code, Code on Social Security and organised sector. It is the duty the required social safety net, of the Constitution demon- police station with several policemen as eye-witnesses, all of whom later turned Welfare and the Code on Occupational of the employers or the con- UNCERTAIN TIMES especially in times of crisis. strates that a Governor cannot Safety, Health and Working Conditions. tractors to register their Uncertain times call for promulgate any ordinance hostile. Some in the BJP are even keen to use his services now, going against These codes will subsume within them- employees under these CALL FOR DRASTIC drastic changes to the labour without the assent of the Adityanath’s zero tolerance towards organised crime and claim to put the mafia selves various legislations related to spe- schemes but in practice, they CHANGES TO THE laws in order to deliver stake- President in relation to an either in prison or in the house of Yamraj. So were his statistics just meant cific areas of labour law. The grossly under report the num- holder benefits. However, in the ordinance which suspends Government’s move guarantees trans- ber of such workers to reduce LABOUR LAWS IN past month, several States have labour laws. As of date, the for optics? By the end of December 2019, there were 5,178 encounters in parency and accountability. But this is compliance costs. As a result, taken steps to suspend extant President has not granted such which 103 criminals were killed and 1,859 were hurt. There were reports about also an opportune time to revisit these the JAM trinity-linked direct ORDER TO DELIVER labour laws rather than assent to these changes pro- terrified criminals “surrendering” in order to escape encounters with the police laws in the light of the health, safety and transfer schemes are difficult to STAKEHOLDER strengthen them. posed by various States. claiming that 17,745 criminals had surrendered or cancelled their own bails livelihood challenges faced by the work- implement because a large The primary logic, rather One cannot do away with ers. number of employees are invis- BENEFITS. HOWEVER, the zeal, behind this move is to the labour law regulations just to go to jail. There were much-publicised “surprise” visits by Yogi to police Another striking feature of the Indian ible. incentivise economic growth on to ease pressure on economic stations. In such a scenario, it is difficult to imagine that Dubey would get even labour landscape is that the proportion Further, schemes such as IN THE PAST MONTH, the assumption that deregula- growth. Their removal is anti- more adventurous unless he was sure of his protection. of informal workers in the total partici- the Building and Other SEVERAL STATES tion through labour law thetical to the idea of a social pating labour force is a staggering 90 per Construction Workers reforms will enhance econom- net that makes the workers feel If the crime chart of the state is anything to go by then nothing that the cops cent. In other words, 90 per cent of the (BoCW), a welfare fund set up HAVE TAKEN STEPS ic prospects. The Uttar Pradesh secure at their workplace. Most claim to have done on the ground has made much of a difference. According work force does not have job security or under the Building and Other TO SUSPEND EXTANT Government has proposed the importantly, these labour to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) figures for 2018 released at the a social safety net. Construction Workers suspension of all labour laws for changes will last for only three This became apparent when migrant (Regulation of Employment LABOUR LAWS the next three years. Only those years. Such a sunset clause is beginning of the year, UP tops the charts in crimes against women in the coun- workers, who form part of the circular and Conditions of Service) that are related to payment of bound to detract rather than try, and offences against children, particularly girls, and the elderly have only economy, were left in the lurch without Act, 1996, meant for the largest RATHER THAN timely wages, prohibition of attract investments due to the grown. According to the report, the State topped the list with 59,445 cases, any social security net to tide over the section of the migrant workers bonded labour and health and short-lived nature of these COVID-19-induced lockdown. Left with and informal labour also rely STRENGTHEN THEM. safety of workers are excluded. incentives. Industry requires a with an average of 162 being reported every day. A case of rape is registered no guarantee of shelter, their next meal on registration. The Labour THE PRIMARY LOGIC, The Madhya Pradesh labour law structure that is sta- with the UP police every two hours while crime against a child is reported every or any certainty as to when the lockdown Ministry reported that around Government’s amendments ble and secure rather than one 90 minutes. Let us not forget the BJP’s own legislators booked for rape, Kuldeep would end, the workers started a long and `31,000 crore was lying RATHER THE ZEAL, focus on new factories and which changes every few years. perilous walk back to their home States. unspent in BoCW funds. establishments which would be The need of the hour is that Sengar and Ravindranath Tripathi, both of whom were able to buy time due to It is paramount to consider the link Several activists have also high- BEHIND THIS MOVE IS exempted from the provisions Governments, while continu- their claimed proximity to the senior leadership and their hold in local party units. between the inadequacies in an existing lighted that migrant workers TO INCENTIVISE of the Industrial Disputes Act, ing the process to streamline For all of Yogi’s protestations, the BJP tops the State list with 37 per cent leg- law, its implementation and accountabil- did not receive any benefit 1947. These State Governments existing laws, strike a balancing ity vis-à-vis the State and the enterprise and that the BoCW fund has ECONOMIC have also suspended the work- act and implement beneficial islators having a criminal history. In the current Vidhan Sabha, 143 of the 403 that has to abide by it. Let us first exam- registered many bogus workers. ing of the Act, which hampers and investor-friendly labour legislators have “impressive” criminal antecedents. The BJP, which had won ine the laws and regulations that are In this context, the need for GROWTH the rights of a worker to reforms, which address the 312 seats, has 114 MLAs facing criminal cases and 83 already booked for heinous already in place. an accountability and fair work approach the Industrial deep-rooted problems for the For the workers’ benefit, the ombudsman has been very Tribunal in case of an industri- workers’ welfare. crimes. So how much hope does the State have of catching the likes of Dubey Government has created certain social much felt. Such an institution al dispute or seek compensa- (The writer is a Delhi-based and his political masters and holding them accountable for their crimes and security nets like the Employees’ State would ensure that worker ben- tion in case of layoffs and lawyer) misdeeds? Not at a time when our elected representatives have overturned a democratic lineage for a mutually agreed upon peerage. Can the ascetic Adityanath deny that he has allowed some baggage to occupy his asset space? S O U N D BITE The BJP is the LeBron James When I review my work, I find The message is clear. Our mili- We will wait for the vaccine of election management and many flaws that need to be rec- tary might stands strong and to come out. Till then, yes, organisational agility. By com- tified. I am not the person who will continue to stand strong, we will have to be a little Opening up pitfalls parison, we (Congress) look says ‘well done, good job’, I whether it’s in relationship to a more careful...we know like dilly-dallying dilettantes. find flaws everywhere. I think conflict between India and what’s happening and we Crowds at pubs across London are a warning to authorities It is an asymmetrical war. there is room for improvement. China or anywhere else. don’t want to fall sick. Congress member Actor White House Chief of Staff BCCI president across the world that an unplanned opening is a stupid idea —Sanjay Jha —Abhishek Bachchan —Mark Meadows —Sourav Ganguly rowds at pubs across the UK were enough to put the fear of God into an atheist L E T T E R S T O T H E Cbureaucrat as that nation attempted to open EDITOR up. But this should not have come as a surprise Strategise well will do a fair job. The nation to the authorities as similar things have happened Efficacy of Covid vaccine must not be compromised awaits the right vaccine at the right in the US. Part of this is seen as privilege in these time. nations where young White people have delib- Sir —This refers to the editorial, his refers to the editorial, “The vaccine race” (July Harshal Suresh Desale “Too long a distance” (July 4). 6). The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Pune erately been abusing their rights to go out, egged Indeed, it is good to see reforms Twhich has steadily fought the Coronavirus pandem- on by politicians pandering to them. However, taking place in Indian Railways. ic, is letting down its guard either to please the Iconic choreographer as a result of the massive crowds, it is now They were long overdue. The Government or giving in to the latter’s arm-twisting meth- Railways do not generate profit ods. Its letter to 12 hospitals to conduct clinical trials becoming apparent that possibly hundreds and and are barely able to meet their for the Bharat Biotech-developed Covaxin by August 15 Sir — The deaths of Irrfan Khan, maybe thousands of new Coronavirus cases might spread. yearly expenses due to various rea- is bizarre and against the rigours of scientific inquiry. Rishi Kapoor, Sushant Singh As authorities in several Indian cities plan how to open up restaurants and sons. Privatisation of 109 routes Defending itself from the backlash by the scientific com- Rajput and now Saroj Khan are will not only improve efficiency munity and health activists, the ICMR’s contention that great blows to the Hindi film bars, they should look very carefully at what has been happening in Western nations but also passenger experience. it meant only to cut down on red tape is unsustainable. industry. All of them have left that have tried to open up. Even though the Government of India has been rela- Now, the bigger question is The World Health Organisation mandated three phas- behind memorable pieces of work tively successful in spreading a fear of the virus among the population, econom- whether private companies would es for the development of a vaccine. Dismissing them that will continue to set standards be able to make this a viable pro- as red tape shall promote medical quackery. The human produce a vaccine. In terms of trials, the Oxford for Indian cinema. Khan, who had ic necessity has led millions to go out into the streets. However, while malls and ject. The private players are like- body takes its own time to react to vaccines and gen- University vaccine is far ahead of Bharat Biotech’s a career spanning four decades, restaurants in Delhi are open, footfalls have been very limited. In crowded Mumbai, ly to charge more for tickets and erate immune responses. Such a biological process is Covaxin but even it does not see the vaccine becoming was an iconic choreographer and locals might want to go out to escape the confines of their small houses. Is the they will have to share their prof- not red tape. Clinical trials may take years and also fail a reality any time before the end of the year. The ICMR a teacher who made dancing look its with the Railways. Also, the in the final phase. To cite an example, the HIV vaccine must stand by the regulatory processes. It must resist easy. Credited for over 2,000 dance city prepared for a subsequent increase in its caseload? There is little doubt that Railways will run on the same has been failing tests for the last three decades and is Government-peddled populism with all the might at its numbers, she created signature the dining and drinking business has been affected more than most by the lock- routes within an hour of the pri- still in its final phase. disposal. moves for actors like Madhuri down and social distancing norms. They can do with the patronage but that does vate trains. So, the Railways will India’s surge ahead as the third worst COVID-hit SK Prabhakar Dixit in Tezaab, Aishwarya Rai have to come out with a strategy country lends a sense of urgency to develop and mass Gurugram Bachchan in Taal and Sridevi in not mean that opening up should be done without any precaution. It seems that which should be long-term and Mr India. Khan also mentored a major Indian cities are almost at the peak of the virus; things seem to be improv- sustainable for both the private few aspiring choreographers who ing slowly and the total number of cases, too, appears to be coming down. We players and the public enterprise. a welcome step as our country has promised to meet that deadline. date, there is hope for success. became successful in their own do not know for sure how much the virus has spread to India’s interiors but the Bal Govind a huge population and the pan- India will be the single-largest While it is understood that elab- right. Her death is an immeasur- Noida demic has caused unprecedented consumer of the vaccine globally orate trials and documentation as able loss to the film industry. urban situation is improving. Governments are keen to get the economy running damage. However, the date of and if we have to get priority in followed in the US may not be fea- Jubel D’Cruz again but as the spread of the virus at Bajaj Auto’s factory proves, we have to Why this hurry? launch proposed by the Indian distribution of the vaccine, we sible in this case in view of the Mumbai be careful about how we open up operations. India cannot afford a badly planned Council of Medical Research should have our own source of urgency to save lives, the safety (ICMR) appears to be too close supply. Further, going by the and efficacy of the vaccine should opening and the privileged classes will have to see how bad the scene in London Sir —The proposal to launch an and there is an apprehension that track record of the company not be compromised. One hopes Send your feedback to: has been before they start going out. indigenous COVID-19 vaccine is certain procedures may be com- which has developed the candi- that the identified investigators [email protected] VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | JULY 8, 2020

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 07 FIRSTCOLUMN Embrace POINTCOUNTERPOINT RAHUL CONTINUES TO QUESTION THE VALOUR OF OUR INSTEAD OF RESPONDING TO THE SERIOUS QUESTIONS the new ARMED FORCES AND DO EVERYTHING THAT A RAISED BY RAHUL GANDHI (ON THE COUNTRY’S RESPONSIBLE OPPOSITION LEADER SHOULD NOT DO. DEFENCE), THE BJP HAS CHOSEN TO ATTACK HIM. The UK Parliament took the lead in changing its —BJP PRESIDENT —CONGRESS SPOKESPERSON 800-year-old practices and met virtually a few JP NADDA PAWAN KHERA weeks ago. India, too, is considering following suit Fuel prices are burning KALYANI SHANKAR We have an abhorrent situation whereby taxes alone account for about two-third of the price at the ndia, for the first time in its more than seven-decade-long parliamen- tary history, will have its Monsoon Session with some Members of pump. The high fuel price contributes to high inflation and higher costs of fertilisers and food IParliament (MPs) attending physically and others virtually. This hybrid experiment is necessitated by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. The law- makers will be failing in their assigned role by the Indian Constitution namely law-making, holding the executive accountable and budget scruti- ny if they do not meet. The Constitution stipulates that Parliament should meet at least once in six months and that six-month-period ends on September 22. With the curtailed Budget Session adjourned sine die on March 23, it is difficult for the legislature to question the executive on so many burning issues like the pandemic and its handling, the crum- bling economy, the Chinese face-off in Ladakh and so on. However, virtual Parliament sessions are not new now as many countries have resorted to this method since the outbreak of the dead- ly Coronavirus pandemic. Parliaments around the world are adapting UTTAM GUPTA to the unprecedented outbreak with new experiments. Egypt, Germany, Israel, Sweden and the European Union (EU) have all gone virtual. uring the last three weeks of June, the oil Countries like the United Kingdom (UK) and the Philippines have adopt- marketing public sector undertakings ed a hybrid model of both physical and virtual attendance. D(PSUs), namely the Indian Oil Many may ask why should the Parliament meet in the middle of Corporation Limited (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum a contagion? Did not the Opposition demand an adjournment in March Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Hindustan citing the COVID-19? How has the situation changed now? Well, the Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), fact remains that apart from the Constitutional requirement, it is nec- increased the retail prices of petrol and diesel essary for the executive to place before the legislature the measures continuously almost daily. The cumulative hike taken to handle the crisis. Second, certain emergency measures might works out to about `9 per litre of petrol and `11 require legislation. There are various ordinances, which need to be intro- per litre in case of diesel. As a result, the cur- rent price of both the fuels in Delhi is `80.5 per duced in Parliament. Third, a Parliament session will become a two- litre. In April/May, petrol was selling at `71 per way street for the Government and the members to exchange ideas litre whereas diesel was `69 per litre. and communication. The prices of these fuels are deregulated With the Congress-led Opposition demanding a session and the (petrol since June 2010 and diesel since October Constitutional provisions stipulating such a meeting, the Chairman of 2014). Under the subsisting arrangement, oil the Rajya Sabha, Venkaiah Naidu and the Lok Sabha Speaker, Om Birla marketing PSUs calculate their prices at the have had three meetings. But a final decision is awaited because it is pump by adding four components, viz. the ex- for the Government to decide. The presiding officers of both the Houses refinery price (ERP), freight charges, dealer com- are aware of the challenges in holding this hybrid session. The first is mission and taxes. The ERP in turn is linked to IT IS the venue. Several options are before them, including holding the meet- the import parity price (IMPP) and export par- ity price (EPP) of respective fuels in the ratio of ABUNDANTLY ing of the Lok Sabha in the Central Hall, with the Rajya Sabha, which 80:20. The price is fixed on a daily basis taking CLEAR has less members than the Lower House, shifting to the chamber of into account the variation in IMPP/EPP. Changes THAT the Lok Sabha to enable the requisite social distancing. The Rajya Sabha in the other components, if any, are also reflect- IRRESPECTIVE will seat 127 members and the rest will be in the galleries. Screens ed as and when these happen. OF THE would have to be arranged both within the House and outside to enable The IMPP/EPP or international prices (as INTERNATIONAL virtual participation. There will be space constraints until the new understood in common parlance) of these PRICE SCENARIO Parliament complex comes up in 2022. products move in tandem with the movement (WHETHER LOW The second challenge is the feasibility of such a session. The Indian in international prices of crude oil — the basic OR HIGH), THE Parliament, like many other countries including the UK, is slow in adapt- raw material that is processed in refineries to get NARENDRA MODI in January, the consumers in Delhi were when crude prices firmed up in enue gain from higher CED is imagi- ing 21st century modern technologies. But now the Coronavirus has a variety of petroleum products (POL), includ- paying for diesel at the same rate May/June. But that was not done lead- nary. The cost of fuel is a major com- ing petrol and diesel. The price of crude oil GOVERNMENT whereas, for petrol they paid margin- ing to a steep increase in prices at the ponent of operational cost of any firm given everyone the impetus to experiment with the new digital meth- depends on the global supply and demand bal- APPEARS ally less by `5 per litre. By June, when pump. including micro, small and medium ods of communication. The UK Parliament took the lead in changing ance. If the demand exceeds supply, the price TO HAVE crude increased to $40 per barrel Under the scheme of sharing enterprises (MSMEs). It is ironic that its 800-year-old practices and met virtually a few weeks ago. India, increases; in case supply exceeds demand, the TAKEN A (which is two-third of the January Central taxes with States as per the rec- on one hand, the Government is mak- too, is considering following the UK model with a healthy mix of a vir- price decreases. CONSCIOUS level), they are paying more than `80 ommendation of the Finance ing all out efforts (moratorium on loan tual and physical presence of MPs. In January, when the international price of POLICY per litre for both — significantly high- Commission, the Central Government repayment, additional working capital, For the hybrid session to take place successfully, the Parliament crude was ruling at about $60 per barrel, the price DECISION er than January level. The blame lies is required to transfer 42 per cent of its lower interest rate and so on) to ensure should be ready with an uninterrupted power supply, a secure broad- of petrol (in Delhi) was `76 per litre and that of TO KEEP THE CED squarely with the Centre and States, collection to them. However, the Road that they come out of the crisis. On the band connection for the members, immediate translation devices and diesel `68. In February/March when the HIGH AND THAT, which raised taxes when the interna- and Infrastructure Cess (RaIC) — a other, it increases their cost of opera- so on. To connect the members virtually even at the district level, it is COVID-19 crisis was building up, leading to a TOO, MOSTLY tional prices were moving south (up to part of CED — is kept out of the divis- tions (courtesy, steep hike in CED). going to cost `25 crore and a three-month time frame to prepare. Then contraction in global demand, the OPEC April) but did not lower them when the ible pool. In other words, the former The high taxes are also a major bot- (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting IN THE FORM OF prices reversed the trajectory can keep the whole of RaIC with itself. tleneck in the way of removing the cur- what about members who are not tech-savvy? The total number of Countries) and non-OPEC suppliers wanted to RAIC, WHICH (May/June). On March 14, the Central No wonder, out of the steep increase in rent tag of “zero rating” under the people for the session would be about 3,500, including the staff, secu- clinch a deal to reduce supplies but failed. As a ENABLES IT TO Government increased Central Excise CED at `10 per litre on petrol and `13 Goods and Services Tax (GST) which rity, media, the MPs and their staff. It would be a risk to expose them result, the crude price plunged to around $30 per RETAIN AN Duty (CED) on petrol and diesel by `3 on diesel in May, the Centre collected is a jargon to continue petrol, diesel to the pandemic. The third issue is that the House has to be ready to barrel in March. In that month, even as the price OVERWHELMING per litre each. In May it resorted to `8 per litre each in the form of RaIC. (besides natural gas, crude and aviation enable the members to vote, administer oaths to new members and of petrol was down to about `70 per litre, diesel PORTION another hike in CED, this being much Out of the current CED on petrol at `33 turbine fuel or ATF) under the erst- put in place effective measures for physical distancing, sanitation as continued to hover around the same level as it OF THE steeper at `10 per litre on petrol and per litre, `18 per litre comes from the while regime of CED, VAT and other well as transportation of members. was in January. COLLECTION `13 per litre on diesel. In a short span cess whereas, for diesel, out of `32 per local taxes. Even if these fuels were to As a prelude to that, the Lok Sabha Secretariat has permitted phys- By April the devastation caused by the con- WITH ITSELF. of less than a month, it has increased litre CED, RaIC is `12 per litre. be put under the highest tax slab, the ical meetings of parliamentary panels. This will be a first of its kind, tagion reached its zenith. This resulted in duty on petrol by `13 per litre and on It is abundantly clear that irrespec- applicable rate will be 28 per cent. NOT TO BE LEFT ` with the members being given soft copies of the papers and asked to destruction of global oil demand by an unprece- BEHIND, diesel by a whopping 16. The States, tive of the international price scenario Against this, the current incidence of follow social distancing and other guidelines. Ministries have been advised dented 29 million barrels per day (MBPD). This too, increased Value Added Tax (VAT) (whether low or high), the Narendra tax under CED/VAT being more than time around, the OPEC and others reached an THE STATES substantially; e.g. Delhi by as much as Modi Government appears to have double the cost of supply, the Centre to keep at five the maximum number of members appearing before a agreement to cut supplies by 10 MBPD. However, ALSO EXTRACT `7 per litre. taken a conscious policy decision to and States will shudder at the very idea committee. the agreed cut being far short of the contraction THEIR POUND OF Faced with a steep decline in tax keep the CED high and that, too, most- of including these products under the As preparations are in full swing, the million dollar question is how in demand, the deal failed to stem the slide in FLESH revenue during the current year (this ly in the form of RaIC, which enables GST dispensation. effective would the hybrid session of Parliament be? What impact would crude prices which plummeted to a low of $17 could be as high as `4,00,000 crore) and it to retain an overwhelming portion of The Government must not become physical distancing and confinement have on the Parliament’s func- per barrel. Despite this, the price of petrol and ballooning expenditure commitments, the collection with itself. Not to be left too dependent on oil taxes for increas- tioning? How will the Opposition function? They would not be able to diesel more or less remained unchanged at `71 including health as well as livelihood- behind, the States also extract their ing its revenue and maintaining the fis- protest, make noisy scenes, wave placards or walk out like they usu- per litre and `69 respectively. related and given the compulsions of pound of flesh. cal balance. With 2020-21 being an ally do. Will they somehow change their style of functioning? Only time During May/June, with calibrated unlock- avoiding a major slippage in fiscal We thus have an abhorrent situa- excruciating year, it may continue with will tell. One thing is for sure. The presiding officers are aware of the ing in different parts of the world and easing of deficit, the Centre saw a golden oppor- tion whereby taxes alone account for current CED for now, but from next risks they would be taking in getting 750 MPs together. Overcoming excess supply, the crude price firmed up to about tunity to raise extra resources by hik- about two-third of the price at the year, the hikes affected in March/May $30 per barrel in May and further up to a little ing the CED. This could pass muster as pump. The high fuel price contributes should be rolled back. Thereafter, it the challenges is important and the system has to be perfected. Despite above $40 per barrel in June. Correspondingly, long as it didn’t result in higher price to high inflation and higher cost of fer- should gradually reduce it to reasonable the pandemic, the people’s representatives should have an opportu- the retail price of petrol and diesel has escalat- to consumers. But, this wouldn’t be tilisers and food. Since the Government rates preferably to a level less than `10 nity to voice the concerns of the common man. We have to move with ed to about `80.5 per litre each. The above trends acceptable if it starts pricking them. controls their prices at a low level to per litre (in 2014, CED was `9.8 per litre the times and adapt ourselves to the new situations. No time is better point towards brazen violation of the underly- And this is precisely what happened in make them affordable to users, a good on petrol and `3.8 per litre on diesel). than the present one. ing principle of pricing. Despite the price of June. The Government could have slice of extra revenue is given back as (The writer is a New Delhi-based (The writer is a senior journalist) crude in April being nearly one-fourth of its level rolled back a portion of the hike in CED higher subsidy. To that extent, the rev- policy analyst) How close are we to the silver bullet? Science cannot be rushed and the development of a reliable vaccine or drug by any institution will need to follow the highest standards of rigour. That will take time

can be developed overnight. In fact their own. Then comes the pre-clin- of human trials, which may have a tal vaccine is tested against a place- subjects in vaccine trials is usually production and distribution infra- it takes years of research and clini- ical stage where animal testing is small group of 20 to 50 participants. bo. These trials are randomised and larger. structure will require collaboration cal trials before any new drug or vac- undertaken using rats, rabbits or Participants are injected with the vac- double blind which means that nei- Scientists caution that less than between the public and private sec- cine can be made available for com- monkeys. Scientists may vaccinate cine to assess the type and extent of ther the volunteer nor the health offi- 10 per cent of the drugs that enter tors which in turn will add to the mercial use. Most people would the animals and then try to infect immune response in humans. A cials are aware of who received the clinical trials in the US are approved time to market. wonder why. The answer lies in them with the target pathogen, to test small minority of participants may vaccine and who got the placebo. To by the Food and Drug So one must not get too excited understanding how any vaccine dis- the immune response of the candi- be injected with the pathogen after fully assess the protective efficacy and Administration. The rest fail because by the frequent breaking news on TV SUNIT MEDIRATTA covery process works. date vaccine as well as its safety. These they have been vaccinated. safety of a vaccine, this phase of test- they are not effective or have too and our WhatsApp groups. Any The first step is the exploratory studies give an idea of the response Promising results in this phase ing usually requires hundreds of many side effects. Because of this claim of an instant breakthrough in he world is constantly being stage, where the scientists identify they might expect in human bodies allow the drug to enter into the Phase thousands of participants. The Salk high failure rate, we must have mul- COVID-19 care is a sham for sure. fed news and reports focussed natural or synthetic antigens that and help arrive at a safe starting dose II of testing. Several hundred volun- polio vaccine was tested on over 1.3 tiple potential vaccines to test. And any Government or organisa- Ton COVID-19-related mat- might help prevent or treat a disease. as well as a safe method of adminis- teers participate in Phase II testing. million people. On successful com- To put things in perspective, the tion claiming that they would have ters. The most exciting among them These antigens could include virus- tering the vaccine. These are randomised trials and pletion of this phase the vaccine gets history of vaccine development a drug or vaccine ready in a matter is any news about the possible dis- like particles, weakened viruses or Many candidate vaccines never include a controlled group of people licenced for commercial produc- worldwide is not encouraging. The of months should be taken to task for covery of a wonder drug or a vaccine bacteria, weakened bacterial toxins. progress beyond this stage because that are given the drug and a place- tion. record in the US for developing an spreading false hope and making against COVID-19 that would help This stage alone usually takes at least they fail to produce the desired bo group of people that are given The World Health Organisation entirely new vaccine is four years. irresponsible claims. The truth is that mankind get rid of this pandemic two years but with COVID-19, sci- immune response. This process takes saline or water. (WHO) recommends that if a vac- Despite all the efforts under way to science cannot be rushed and the and solve all problems resulting entists have a head start because this at least a year. On successful comple- The objectives of Phase II test- cine contains genetically modified fast track administrative clearances, development of a reliable and safe from it. isn’t the first Coronavirus they have tion of animal trials, an institution, ing are to further evaluate the vac- organisms (GMOs) an experts in the US believe that a vac- vaccine or drug by any institution, no People get excited as soon as a tried to make a vaccine for. Vaccine private sponsor or company puts up cine’s safety, immunogenicity, pro- Environmental Risk Assessment cine against the Coronavirus could matter where, will need to follow the new drug development is announced trials for Severe Acute Respiratory applications to regulatory authorities posed doses, schedule of immunisa- should also be undertaken and be developed in 12 to 18 months. highest standards of rigour, and that and TV channels grab eyeballs by Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East for approval of the investigational tions and method of delivery. approved by the appropriate agency. And beyond this point lie the will take time. In the meantime, breaking news about newer vaccines Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) had new drug. Human trials can only Successful Phase II candidate In general, non vaccine drugs are challenges of production and distri- social distancing is the only protec- having been developed by scientists already begun in 2003 and 2012 begin after such approvals are grant- vaccines move on to larger trials or developed, tested and regulated in a bution at scale. All vaccines require tion you need from the pandemic. from around the world. Let me respectively but were abandoned ed. Phase III. This phase involves thou- manner almost similar to vaccines maintenance of the cold chain to pre- (The writer is a neurosurgeon at reassure you that no drug or vaccine when those outbreaks receded on The vaccine now enters phase I sands of people and the experimen- except that the number of human serve their efficacy. Setting up scaled Apollo Hospital) VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | JULY 8, 2020 money 08

CAPSULE Edible oil imports in June at Outlook for diagnostics industry favourable for growth: Lal PathLabs 8-month high of 11.62 lakh tn PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI allowed its import in 1994. Last The outlook for diagnostics year, Malaysia shipped exces- industry in India is favourable The country's edible oil sive RBD Palmolien to India for growth with rapid techno- Diesel price scales imports rose by 8 per cent to taking the advantage of lower logical advancements in an eight-month high of 11.62 duty concession," it said. healthcare industry, and doc- new high after 25 lakh tonne in June but palm oil However import of crude tors increasingly relying on evi- paise increase shipments showed a sharp palm oil (CPO) remained dence-based treatment, Dr Lal decline, trade body SEA said higher at 5.59 lakh tonne as PathLabs has said. NEW DELHI: Diesel price in on Tuesday. against 4.21 lakh tonnes in the The company, in its Annual the national capital on Tuesday India, the world's leading said period. The country also Report for 2019-20, stated that touched an all-time high following a rate hike after a vegetable oil buyer, had imported 10,334 tonne of instances and situations like week-long hiatus. Diesel price imported 10.71 lakh tonne of crude palm kernel oil (CPKO) the COVID-19 outbreak fur- on Tuesday was increased by edible oils in the same month in the same period. ther boost the importance of 25 paise per litre, according to last year. Among soft oils, import of diagnostics as an integral part a price notification of state- However during the sunflower oil increased to of healthcare system. owned oil marketing November-June period of the 2.68 lakh tonne in June from "Therefore, sustainable ised sector is continuously "We have built strong companies. This took the retail 2019-20 oil year, edible oil 1.61 lakh tonne in the year- growth in the industry is like- increasing its share of the mar- economies of scale which have selling price of diesel to Rs imports declined by 15 per cent ago month, while that of soy- ly," Dr Lal PathLabs noted. ket, especially after the further helped us expand our 80.78 per litre in the national to 80.51 lakh tonne from 94.55 Of the total imports in June, RBD Palmolein declined abean oil increased to 3.31 With emphasis on providing COVID-19 outbreak, it added. offerings and network," he capital - the highest ever. lakh tonne in the year-ago, palm oils comprised 5.62 lakh sharply to 3,000 tonne in June lakh tonne from 2.22 lakh quality services and compli- The unorganised sector con- added. The company's prima- There was no change in petrol mainly due fall in shipment of tonne while that of soft oils was this year as against 2.55 lakh tonne in June 2019. ance, the organised players stitutes around 48 per cent of ry focus currently remains on price for the 8th straight day, RBD Palmolein, it added. 5.99 lakh tonnes. tonne in the year-ago. In the lockdown period, will benefit from such develop- the market, while the organ- penetrating deeper into the and it continues to be priced The oil year runs from In fact, import of palm oils The SEA said that RBD the association said there was ments, the company said. ised national branded and markets where it is present at Rs 80.43 per litre. Rates November to October. -- which comprise more than Palmolein shipments have spurt in demand from house- The Indian diagnostics mar- regional chains constitute already, while looking at vary from state to state "This (June month) is the 60 per cent of the total edible been declining since the prod- holds in consumer packs for ket, including radiology, is around 15 per cent, and the exploring inorganic opportu- depending on the incidence of highest import in the last eight oil shipments -- showed a uct was brought under restrict- sunflower and soybean oil, estimated to be around Rs rest is with labs attached with nities in the western and local sales tax or VAT. Petrol months of the oil year 2019- decline of 18.04 per cent in ed trade category from January which is evidenced by an 80,000 crore, and private play- hospitals, Dr Lal PathLabs southern geographies, Lal said. and diesel price were last 20," Mumbai-based Solvent June this year from 6.86 lakh 8 this year. increase in their import by 17 ers are estimated to constitute said. Dr Lal PathLabs Managing revised on June 29. In the last Extractors Association (SEA) tonne in the year-ago. "This is the lowest import of per cent and 13 per cent, around Rs 45,000 crore of this Commenting on the compa- Director Om Prakash one month, diesel price has said in a statement. Among palm oils, import of RBD Palmolein since India respectively. market, the company said. ny's business performance, Dr Manchanda said the company been increased on 23 The diagnostics industry is PathLabs Executive Chairman has been judiciously working occasions while petrol rates fragmented, and while unor- Arvind Lal said the firm con- on enhancing its product mix, have risen 21 times. ganised players make up for tinues to emphasise patient geographic mix and channel TCS expands majority of the pie, the organ- volumes over test prices. mix. Coal India clocks daily output decade-long of 44% during three-day strike partnership Bayer partners UNIQLO to donate 2 L with MH govt PNS n NEW DELHI with Tryg PNS n BENGALURU to set up covid Sadbhav Infra Q4 State-owned Coal India (CIL) masks to hospitals, cops on Tuesday said it managed to Tata Consultancy Services consolidated net clock an average daily produc- said on Tuesday it has PNS n NEW DELHI care facility profit at Rs 1,287 cr tion of 44 per cent and average expanded its decade-long PNS n MUMBAI NEW DELHI: Sadbhav attendance of nearly 36 per partnership with Tryg, one of UNIQLO India, part of Infrastructure Project on cent during the three-day the largest non-life insur- Japanese retail major Fast German drug and agrochem- Tuesday reported a strike called by worker unions ance companies in the Nordic Retailing Co Ltd, on Tuesday icals major Bayer on Tuesday consolidated net profit of Rs last week. region, to help the latter said it is donating 2 lakh said it has partnered with 1,287.25 crore for the quarter This calculation of average adopt a future-ready technol- masks and 2,000 units of its Maharashtra government to ended March 31, 2020. The is based on the average of 10 ogy stack and IT operating 'AIRism innerwear' to hospi- set-up a 100-bed corona care highways builder had clocked days prior to July 2 -- the first model that will accelerate its tals and police departments in facility at Chittegaon in a consolidated net loss before day of the three-day strike. digital journey. Delhi NCR as part of its ini- UNIQLO said it is Aurangabad. minority interest of Rs 86.42 CIL in a statement said that TCS will provide main- tiative to support frontline working with Over the last few months, crore in the corresponding despite the strike "the coal frame hosting and opera- workers in the fight against Bayer has been collaborating period last year, the company miner managed 44 per cent of tions, and implement a coronavirus pandemic. Invest India to with Maharashtra govern- said in a regulatory filing to coal output, compared to the future-proof hybrid cloud Through this donation, the supply masks ment, local officials and other the BSE. Its total income average of 10 days immediate- architecture that leverages company wishes to meet the donated by parent organisations in the fight declined to Rs 440.43 crore ly prior to the first day of the over one-third of the atten- combined. OBR is an impor- the TCS Enterprise Cloud frontline worker's need for against COVID-19, the com- for the quarter under review strike". dance, the company could still tant performance parameter as platform to revitalize Tryg's functional clothing and sup- company Fast pany said in a statement. on a consolidated basis, as The attendance of the produce 58 per cent of OBR it exposes the coal seam for IT landscape and drive syn- plying protective wear as a ges- Retailing to EDMC Maharashtra has been one against Rs 1,092.14 crore in employees progressively (Over Burden Removal) and future production at short ergy across all areas of IT by ture of gratitude for their and Government of the worst affected states the year-ago quarter. The total increased from the first day of coal composite combined," the notice. OBR alone at 5.70 mil- bringing business agility, flex- work, UNIQLO India said in due to COVID-19 and expenditure of the company the strike over the three-day statement said. lion cubic metres during the ibility, and scalability, it said. a statement. of Haryana presently accounts for near- also declined to Rs 584.32 period, averaging close to 36 OBR and coal composite referred strike days clocked 61 TCS said in a statement it UNIQLO India in partner- ly one-third of India's total crore during the fourth quarter per cent, it said. means the volume of coal pro- per cent of the average of 10 would help Tryg transform its ship with SEEDS (Sustainable cases. of the last fiscal on a "This means, with a little duced and topsoil excavated days. IT operations. Environment and Ecological workers ease and flexibility This 4,500 sq ft facility at consolidated basis, as against Development Society) will throughout their shifts," the Chittegaon will augment the Rs 1,161.58 crore in the year- deliver the AIRism innerwear company said. administration's infrastruc- ago quarter. For the full year, products and masks to Lal Besides, UNIQLO India ture by adding 100 beds to the company posted a Rupee tumbles Bahadur Shashtri Hospital in said it is working with Invest treat COVID-19 patients. consolidated net profit of Rs DBS sees double-digit contraction New Delhi, Civil Hospital in India to supply masks donat- “It sets the foundation for 1,029.36 crore. 25 paise to Gurugram and to the Police ed by parent company Fast our future and remains the personnel in Delhi NCR. Retailing to the government of benchmark against which we close at 74.93 in economy in April-June qtr "With its comfort condi- Delhi (East Delhi Municipal measure activities across the tioning technology, as well as Corporation) and organisation. We are fortu- PNS n MUMBAI PNS n MUMBAI extent in 3Q20 (third quarter self-deodorizing and stretchy Government of Haryana nate to be in a position to of 2020)," Singapore's banking material, the AIRism products (Haryana Medical Services support the administration,” The rupee extended the loss- The country's economy is like- group DBS said in a report. will provide the frontline Corporation). Bayer COO. es and settled 25 paise lower ly to show a double-digit con- The nature of this sudden at 74.93 (provisional) against traction in the April-June quar- stop owing to the pandemic the US dollar on Tuesday ter due to the restriction on will see real growth shift right amid strengthening economic activities on account to a lower trend, with part of Kia crosses 50,000 American currency and of the COVID-19 pandemic, the lost output unlikely to be JioMeet unveils additional security unit sales mark volatile trade in the domes- says a report. made up for during the year, NEW DELHI: Kia Motors India tic equity market. In the January-March quar- said Radhika Rao, economist on Tuesday said it has crossed Forex traders said foreign ter of 2020, the gross domes- at DBS Group Research. features to prevent hacking the 50,000-mark in sales for fund inflows and easing tic product (GDP) grew by 3.1 make a call on the ongoing and The report said in the sec- n connected cars within 10 crude oil prices supported the per cent. coming quarters on a real ond half of 2020, the tug-of- PNS NEW DELHI The new features include months of its first product rupee, while, factors like "Our in-house GDP time basis, confirms the dou- war between reopening the personal meeting rooms with launch in the country. The strong dollar and rising Nowcasting model, which ble-digit contraction in 2Q20 economy and still-to be arrest- Reliance Industries' unlimited the ability to set one's own company has surpassed figure COVID-19 cases dragged analyses an array of high fre- (second quarter of 2020), ed infection curve is likely to free video conferencing app meeting password to facilitate of 50,000 activated connected down the local unit. quency (monthly) indicators to before ascending to a smaller continue. JioMeet on Tuesday added recurring meetings such as cars on road which includes additional security features to school classes and daily meet- Seltos and Carnival models, prevent Zoom-like attacks ings. Kia Motors India said in a where hackers posted obscene screens during an online class Also, a JioMeet user can now statement. The automaker is images on screens. being conducted on video- enlarge and pin a meeting the only manufacturer to Piaggio launches online sales facility JioMeet, which allows up to conferencing tool Zoom. participant by double-click- secure this feat within just 24 hours of free video confer- JioMeet, in the very first ing the participant video. over 10 months of its first PNS n MUMBAI The new sales initiative, mium scooter segments in "The launch of this unique encing that are encrypted and week of going live, unveiled six JioMeet also unveiled inte- product introduction in the which the company claims is India. Piaggio had already platform in the commercial password-protected, has added features and enhancements gration with traditional video country, it added. "We have Piaggio Vehicles on Tuesday first-of-its-kind in the CV sales launched the e-commerce vehicle space will enable our a safety feature that gives the including new functionalities conferencing solutions used by attained this landmark figure launched online sales facility space, comes nearly a month website for its two-wheeler customers to book their select- conference host to disallow for enterprise customers, enterprise customers for col- due to our strong for its commercial vehicles to after PVPL rolled out a digital range of products last month ed model from the comfort of guests from joining a meeting sources said adding the new laboration across multiple determination and continuous enable customers to book vehi- platform for its Vespa and and now a new e-commerce their homes without visiting without sign-in and disclosing features prevent hackers from offices from fixed locations. efforts to bring innovation and cle online by paying an initial Aprilia brands of scooters. platform is being launched for the showroom. We feel that their identity. entering a conference. The use case is to offer flex- next-gen technology to our amount of Rs 1,000, check ex- PVPL is a wholly-owned its three-wheeler brand Ape', this one-of-its-kind offering in The feature, company The enhanced feature app is ibility for enterprises by allow- customers," Kia Motors India showroom and on-road prices subsidiary of Piaggio Group of keeping in mind the require- the Indian CV space will ben- sources said, was added partic- available on Google's Play ing their employees to collab- MD and CEO Kookhyun Shim for their cities and apply for Italy and has presence in small ment of CV customers, the efit our customers in many ularly in light of reports of Store and will be shortly avail- orate from office as well as said. loan, among others. commercial vehicles and pre- company said in a release. ways," said Diego Graffi. obscene images appearing on able on iOS, they said. home, they said. Ola partners PhonePe to Government plans to develop 194 TagHive raises funding expand payment options lighthouses as major tourist attractions from Joon Hyon PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI museums to showcase the his- PNS n NEW DELHI tory and working of light- Ride-hailing platform Ola on The shipping ministry on houses, equipment used in Samsung Ventures-backed Tuesday said it has entered Tuesday said it is planning to operation etc. TagHive on Tuesday said it has into a strategic partnership develop around 194 existing As per the master develop- raised funding from Comp- with Flipkart-owned PhonePe lighthouses across the country ment plan of lighthouses, some lement Capital Managing to allow users to pay for rides soon be available on iOS, it as major tourist hotspots. key attractions are museums, Partner Joon Hyon, which founder and CEO of TagHive, using PhonePe. added. Also, there will be efforts to aquarium, children play area values the edu-tech startup at said. Class Saathi, as a plat- "This move echoes Ola's The partnership will allow identify lighthouses which are and gardens, along with water USD 10 million. form, has already been proven commitment to continuously customers to use all of more than 100 years old, it said. bodies. While the company did not to be effective in India in col- introduce convenient, reliable PhonePe's payment instru- Union Shipping Minister The minister also took stock disclose the amount of fund- laboration with the govern- and innovative solutions to ments, including the PhonePe Mansukh Mandaviya held a of the progress for developing ing raised in the pre-series A ments of UP and Madhya ease the mobility experience, wallet, to make payments, in high-level meeting for develop- tourist activities at Gopnath, round, sources said the Pradesh, he said, adding that while being fully aligned with addition to UPI, it said. ing around 194 existing light- Dwarka and Veraval light- amount ranged between Rs 3- the startup will deploy the PhonePe's goal of making pay- "As we navigate through the houses across India as major surrounding areas and give develop lighthouses as tourism houses of Gujarat, the state- 5 crore. funds to strengthen its pres- ments easy, secure and acces- coronavirus pandemic, we tourist attractions, the Ministry people an opportunity to know spots and have been asked to ment said. "Our efforts to develop the ence in these two states. sible to all," according to a have noticed a significant of Shipping said in a statement. about the enriched history of identify the lighthouses which Mandaviya instructed the product in South Korea have The funds will also be used statement. increase in the adoption of Mandaviya said the move is lighthouses. are more than 100 years old. officials to prepare a detailed paid rich dividends to us as we to rapidly grow the presence of The feature is currently digital payment solutions," an aimed at boosting tourism The ministry officials pre- The statement said the min- presentation on the project at now cater to over 400 schools Class Saathi to other states, the rolled out on Android and will Ola spokesperson said. activities in lighthouses and sented a detailed action plan to ister put impetus on creating the earliest. there,” Pankaj Agarwal, company said. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Wednesday July 8, 2020 BUILDING YOUR India's biggest CHILD'S SELF-WORTH online talent Confidence is one of the hunt soon greatest gifts a alenterz, an online talent showcasing platform and parent can give brainchild of 3 professionals T from diverse backgrounds their child. Right of education, branding, and performing arts domains, is hosting the biggest online talent hunt from their birth, in India. The contest will unearth and spot the bubbling energy and creativi- kids learn new e are going method. It’s okay for you to ty of children and adolescents in the through the times protect your child from fail- age group of 2.5 years to 18 years. skills at a slower of uncertainty ure but help them see that Talenterz is open for participants rate and as they W and anxiety-filled everyone tends to make mis- from anywhere in India. Being hosted atmosphere. In takes and we can always online, talented kids from the the 21st century, learn from it. Teach them ference, one family at a time. about succeeding at every- remotest part of the country can take get older, that to be an academic topper how to take setbacks in their This is essentially a platform thing all the time, it’s about part. It is an opportunity to discover need not be our final mile- stride,” shares Nalina to facilitate learning for par- being resilient enough to the hidden talent in the rural and confidence can stone. There needs to be a Ramalakshmi, founder of ents. The end goal is to cre- keep trying, and not be dis- semi-urban areas of India, who other- higher rate of an emotionally parent circle attempting to ate happy, confident adults tressed if you’re not the best. wise do not have access to such con- be as important strong and socially compe- bridge the gap between tra- and kids,” she adds. The “Bringing up a child in tests, as most such talent hunts are tent number of children. To ditional and global approach author of a parenting book - the right manner is the limited to urban pockets. THIS ALL-INDIA ONLINE as the skills thrive, kids need to trust in towards parenting. Chitralekha says, “Children toughest job for any parent. “The platform provides an opportu- their own capabilities while “We wanted to make a dif- often don’t listen to us but A confident child is one nity for budding artists to unleash the CONTEST WILL GAUGE THE themselves, finds at the same time, knowing they will definitely follow us. who is tough, competitive, bottled-up inherent brilliance and INNATE TALENT AND EXPOSE how to handle it if they According to me, whatever I and curious to learn. As charm the world with their sheer The Pioneer's aren’t successful at some- What do we want my child to be, I make children spend a lot of time imagination and originality. It opens THE CALIBER OF THE thing. Kids should tackle actually mean sure I am one in the first with their teachers, the up the vistas for ‘Gen Z’, reeling under PARTICIPANTS IN TWENTY- new tasks with optimism place. So I am teaching teachers should try to incul- a sense of somberness and desponden- SHIKHA and lots of preparation yet by myself to keep my calm and cate curiosity in young cy due to their world coming to a TWO ACTIVITIES, SPREAD acknowledge their anxiety confidence? not to worry too much minds. ‘Praise’ is another standstill in these pandemic times,” ACROSS THE YEAR. THE DUGGAL as she but don’t have to fully focus It’s about a trial and about little things and be component that every grow- says Ramya Gangadharan, Founder, only on that. wise enough to be looked up ing child requires. With Talenterz. INITIAL CONTEST IS FOCUSED talks to experts “What do we actually error method. It’s okay to, by a 5-year-old. When it praise, they tend to get con- This all-India online contest will mean by confidence? It’s for you to protect your comes to my child, I make fidence and the motivation gauge the innate talent and expose the ON ART AND DRAWING, on the subject about a trial and error child from failure but sure she enjoys whatever she to acquire more and more. caliber of the participants in twenty- SINGING, AND DANCE. does, without worrying Do not give explanations two activities, spread across the year. help them see that about the end result. And I that go far beyond their age. To begin with, the initial contest is everyone tends to make believe there is no ideal way Never try to become over - focused on art and drawing, singing, prising of an eminent jury including mistakes and we can to try your hand at different critical or tease the child as and dance. Gowri Palachandran, Director- things. I just encourage her it could lower the child’s The contestants are classified into Outreach Programmes, Katha; C always learn from it. to find her own ways to self-esteem. Protect your four different age groups of Suresh Kumar, Theater and Films, and Teach them how to take reach the target and allow child but do not become A - 2.5 YEARS TO 5 YEARS Shaili Dhagat, Mrs India International setbacks in their stride. her to get creative while overprotective. They should Global 2018, will judge the talent and doing so. We need not inter- be given the freedom to B - 6 YEARS TO 10 YEARS declare the winners. Interested partici- NALINA RAMALAKSHMI fere too much while kids are express themselves. When C - 11 YEARS TO 13 YEARS pants can register by logging on assigned some targets. And all these points are kept in www.talenterz.com not to forget, a pleasant mind, a child starts growing D - 14 YEARS TO 18 YEARS After the first season culminates in appreciation is mandatory up with confidence and is India, TALENTERZ hopes to expand despite the result.” ready to face the world as it Each participant needs to upload its footprint by reaching out to talent Learning not to give up at comes,” Dr Kalpana their two minutes of videos or images, in other countries across Europe, the first frustration after one Sringar, a mental health showcasing their talent. A panel com- Africa, and beyond. setback is an important life professional from skill. Confidence is not Hyderabad.

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Vijayawada Wednesday July 8 2020 what’s brewing? On-view lockdown art an Tips to manage the ode to artists' resilient spirits remote arts resi- tion our old world order events, and eventually indoors is aptly titled, dency that began and effecting the vulnerable evolved personally from ‘Window of Hope’. on the first day sections of our society in the experience,” she added. In Kanika Singh's mosaic of the nation- ways that perhaps was How the artists have indi- installation, ‘Filling in the seasonal flu at home A wide lockdown, never imagined. The vidually processed the time Blues with Sunshine’, the featuring 30 Covid-19 pandemic will in lockdown is reflected in need for human warmth he monsoon been using Curcumin, & Nilgiri for faster relief weakens your immune artists confined in homes also have a far reaching their works. On view is comes alive in sunflowers has begun, the active component in of cough and cold symp- system making it prone and studios in a multitude effect on the economy and ‘Imperceptible Warriors’ by turning towards each other and while it turmeric for its antioxi- toms. These rubs are eas- to illnesses. Therefore, of locations, has culminated the art world will be of no Venkatesh Sabbaravapu that to compensate for the lack brings relief dant properties. This is ily available at any take out time for some in an extensive online exhi- exception. The immediate captures the plight of of sunshine. T from summer why consuming a warm chemist shop/at nearby physical exercise to bition ‘The Spirit Remains cascading effect of this migrant labourers who lost Ready to showcase to the heat it also glass of turmeric milk is chemist shop and are improve your overall Unlocked’. downturn is already being their livelihood in the cities world what ‘unlocked spir- brings perils of humidity. advised. The anti-bacter- safe to use for adults and health, but also relax The exhibit goes live faced by the artists. With all and were forced to walk its’ can do, ‘The Spirit With the rain showers ial, anti-viral and anti- kids aged six years and your muscles and mind. from Sunday, and presents major physical events com- back to their villages. Remains Unlocked’ is an comes the risk of being fungal agents present in above. It is advisable that Yoga is a great way to unique vignettes of artists’ ing to a pause, artists are Nitasha Jaini’s ‘Lockdown not-to-be-missed opportu- exposed to viruses, turmeric help strengthen one reads the label give your body the ener- experiences of these losing opportunity to show- Drawing’ series touches nity to feel one with the necessitating measures to our immune system before using and if gy. A few asanas or just unprecedented times we case and promote their upon domestic violence artists and the larger manage the six most from the inside symptoms persist, please the Surya Namaskar in face. works, something which is inflicted upon victims humankind, and relive in important seasonal flu consult your doctor. the morning will With temporary closure vital for their survival,” forced to co-exist with their their depictions your own symptoms — breathing Practice Steam strengthen your core, of exhibition spaces and a shared Lubna Sen. tormentors under the same multi-faceted experiences difficulty, body ache, Inhalation Eat a Balanced Diet make your body strong COVID-19 downturn faced “From this remotely- roof. of braving the lockdown. cough, blocked nose, and more importantly, by artists as the backdrop, organised online art resi- Rahul Swami’s digital art, In the spirit of giving headache and muscular Steam therapy is one A nutrient-rich bal- improve your respiratory the online exhibition had dency project emerged a ‘Finding a Better You’ back to society, The Art stiffness early on. of the widely used home anced diet rich is an health artists who were forced to visual documentation of a expresses how this time led Route is collaborating with Dr. Kunal Manek, remedies to build better essential and more so The Ministry of focus on what they do best historic event. This snap- us to discover better ver- Save the Children Ayurveda Consultant, respiratory health by during the flu season as AYUSH had recently — create art. A celebration shot of history was cap- sions of ourselves. Giving Foundation and will donate and Panchakarma soothing common cough it is an important way to issued self-care guide- of the resilience and unre- tured by this eclectic group out hope, a photograph by 25 percent of the proceeds Physician shares a few and cold that our body help your body fight lines for preventive strained creative spirit of of artists who reacted and Vijay Singh, of a young of sale of artworks from the tips on how you can build often catches during this symptoms. One need to health measures and artists, the exhibition is responded to the unfolding woman peering out from exhibition to it. your immunity and respi- seasonal transition. You strengthen immunity boosting immunity with curated and conceived by ratory health at home. can make this more through immunity special reference to res- art curator, consultant and effective by adding boosting foods and sup- piratory health. The founder of The Art Route, Consume Haldi Milk ayurvedic ingredients plements. Boost your guidelines included Lubna Sen. The exhibition like Pudina (Mint) leaves body with vitamins, doing regular steam and a virtual gallery tour Haldi or turmeric as and Ajwain (Caraway minerals and fiber from inhalations with fresh can be accessed on we all know is one of the seeds) that helps in aid- fruits, vegetables and Pudina (Mint) leaves or theartroute.com from July 5 most powerful spices ing dry cough and sore grains whichsupport Ajwain (Caraway seeds) to August 15. hidden in your kitchen. throat. You can also add your immune system once in a day to help in As per the curator, ‘The A staple in Indian cook- one to two teaspoons of and make it stronger. decongestion, consum- Spirit Remains Unlocked’ is ing, it is also a go-to fix a medicated rub in a ing Haldi milk, which a step into a new recalibrat- for an array of health bowl of hot water (not Stay Active contains an antioxidant, ed world going increasingly issues. For centuries boiling), which contains and practicing Yoga to digital. Ayurvedic medicine has Pudina, Ajwain, Kapoor A sedentary lifestyle maintain overall health. “We are going through an unprecedented time in our lives. We are faced with a calamity which has turned our lives upside down, forcing us to ques-

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Teens who stay up late Pet dogs improve social Musk hints at new factory Climate change, pandemic Most at greater asthma risk emotions in young kids in Asia but not in China teach us to work together Dear parents, if your teenage child is not going to bed early and is oung children from dog-owning households have better ulti-billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk has hinted at a ibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said on Tuesday that Read hooked to screen late in night, read this carefully. Researchers, Ysocial and emotional wellbeing compared to those who do possible new factory in Asia but that would not be in climate change and the current Covid-19 pandemic are

NEWS including one of Indian-origin, have found that teenagers who not own a dog, say researchers. For the findings, published in MChina this time. When asked on Twitter about whether Tchallenges which teach us to work together to create a prefer to stay up late and wake later in the morning are more likely the journal Pediatric Research, the research team utilised Tesla plans to "expand mega factories in Asia outside China", peaceful world. Thanking the people for their greetings on his to suffer from asthma and allergies compared to those who sleep questionnaire data from 1,646 households that included Musk asserted on a positive note but also said that currently, the 85th birthday, he said, "I am touched by your affection. I am in early. Asthma symptoms are known to be strongly linked to the children aged two to five years. Out of the 1,646 households company's priority is to complete the new Tesla Gigafactory in good health and look forward to live long to continue being of body's internal clock, but this study, published in ERJ Open included in the study, 686 (42 per cent) owned a dog. "While Berlin and another in the US. "Yeah, but first we need to finish some service to humanity." "In the world in which we live today, Research, looked at how individual sleep preferences influence we expected that dog ownership would provide some benefits Giga Berlin and a second US Giga to serve the eastern half of nations are no longer isolated and self-sufficient as they once asthma risk in teenagers. According to the researchers, the study for young children's wellbeing, we were surprised that the North America," he tweeted. Presently, Tesla is working toward were," the spiritual leader said in a message. "We have all become reinforces the importance of sleep timing for teenagers and opens mere presence of a building a new factory near Berlin and a new factory in Austin. much more interdependent, there is a need up a new channel of research into how sleep affects family dog was Tesla is also expanding its Gigafactory Shanghai and adding to be more aware of the oneness of teenagers' respiratory health. "Sleep and the 'sleep associated with many more production capacity in Gigafactory Nevada and Fremont humanity. The interests of others are our hormone' melatonin are known to influence asthma, positive behaviours factory. According to experts the company may open the factory own. Climate change and the pandemic, so we wanted to see if adolescents' preference for and emotions," said in either Japan or South Korea as both have which threaten us all, are challenges that staying up late or going to bed early could be study researcher strong existing automotive industries. The teach us that we must work together involved in their asthma risk," said Subhabrata Hayley Christian from vehicle maker is chasing a target of being able and make effort to reach our goal Moitra from the University of Alberta in Canada. the University of to deliver 1 million electric vehicles per year. of a more caring and more The study involved 1,684 adolescents. Each Western Australia. The firm said it delivered 90,650 vehicles in peaceful world," he said. Tens participant was asked about any wheezing, The researchers the June quarter. It achieved the feat despite of thousands of Tibet-ans and asthma, or symptoms of allergic rhinitis, such as found that children its Fremont, California-based factory being his well-wishers virtually a runny nose and sneezing. They were asked from dog-owning households were 23 per cent less likely to out of action owing to Covid-19 lockdown cele-brated the 85th a series of questions to judge whether they have overall difficulties with their emotions and social for most part of the quarter. birthday of the Dalai Lama were 'evening types', 'morning types' or in interactions than children who did not own a dog. Children Tesla delivered 80,050 Model 3s on Monday. In March 1959, between, such as what time of the evening were 30 per cent less likely to engage in antisocial behaviours, and Model Ys in the quarter the Dalai Lama had to leave or night they tend to feel tired, when they 40 per cent less likely to have problems interacting with other and 10,600 of its Model S his homeland as a final resort would choose to wake up, and how tired children. Children from dog-owning households were 34 per luxury sedan and Model X to seek freedom for his they feel first thing in the morning. more likely to engage in behaviours, such as sharing. SUVs. people. WI can’t last five NEW ERA FOR CRICKET days, says Lara PTI n LONDON road running and stamp their All-rounders take centrestage as cricket returns with Eng-WI series authority on England. I don’t IANS n SOUTHAMPTON atting legend Brian Lara think they can last five days, Bbelieves West Indies will so they have to take these nternational sport finally need to adopt a proactive games in four days. They returns to Britain on Roach can achieve 300 Test wickets: Walsh approach in the upcoming have to establish a lead and IWednesday when England PTI n KINGSTON that every time he comes back three-Test series against keep it.” plays the West Indies in the he starts all over again.” England and consider the Lara, who has scored a world’s first cricket test match est Indies fast bowler The 57-year-old Walsh is matches as four-day games as record 11,953 runs for the since the start of March because WKemar Roach is a “gen- impressed by the work ethic the visitors doesn’t have the West Indies in 131 Tests, said of the coronavirus pandemic. uine great” and can “easily” and patience shown by Roach firepower to last five days. adaptability to the English It’s clear the match being achieve the milestone of 300 in his bowling over the years. The 51-year-old former conditions would be key for staged at the Ageas Bowl in Test wickets with proper "work- “... His patience shows he skipper said while West Indies’ West Indies, who are the hold- Southampton is about much load management”, says leg- will stick around, and he knows boast of a formidable bowling ers of the Wisden Trophy more than just cricket. endary pacer Courtney Walsh. what to do and how to go about attack, their batting depart- after winning 2-1 in the A smoothly run test series, Roach will be a key bowler achieving that. To me that is ment is a concern, which is Caribbean last year. played in a strict isolated envi- for West Indies when they what has got him to be as con- precisely the reason behind his The former left-handed ronment featuring repeated begin the three-Test series sistent as he is now. His work statement. batsman said it would be a COVID-19 testing and social against England at Ageas Bowl dards, set the goals he wants to ethic has gone up as well and The three-Test series great achievement for West distancing, can lay the blueprint in Southampton on Wednesday. achieve,” Walsh e told he’s doing all he can do to be between England and the Indies if they can win the for future matches and tours in “Workload management is ‘ESPNcricinfo’. one of the greats. West Indies starts on series as they have not won a cricket but also events in other something that they can look at “He will get 300 quite eas- “He’s a genuine great. His Wednesday at Southampton series in England since 1988. sports targeting a resumption. it. I don’t think he has played a ily once the workload manage- achievement shows that. What in a “bio-secure” environ- “It’s going to be a series “If you get one thing wrong, lot of shorter versions of the ment is good and he is playing I like about him is his manner- ment, marking the resumption that's watched all around the it might blow this whole ‘getting game. But it’s up to him as an consistent cricket. What you ism: he’s always cool and collect- of international cricket which world and everybody is hop- sport back onto the radar' fur- individual as well to set the stan- don’t want to happen to him is ed and he’s prepared to work.” was shutdown in March due ing to see a competitive series,” ther back,” England stand-in to the COVID-19 pandemic. said Lara, who scored 34 Test captain Ben Stokes said on off a very new era for the sport. music between overs, ensuring tions. They had two intra-squad “They (West Indies) have centuries. Tuesday in his eve-of-game One where there are no specta- an eerie silence once the match matches - England has had to be able to pounce immedi- “It would mean a lot to all news conference. tors at matches, one-way sys- begins except for selective only one - before the squad trav- ately. England are not beaten West Indians if they could win. Stokes also spoke about the tems inside venues to maintain announcements over the pub- elled to Southampton for the very easily at home and are If they play good cricket on the “responsibility on our shoul- distancing, twice-weekly testing lic address system about things match. overwhelming favourites,” first day of the Test series, ders” to deliver a “massive occa- for coronavirus, such as milestones “We’re about to show that Lara was quoted as saying by show they have the mettle to sion” for TV viewers who have and players not England vs West Indies or bowling changes. other places can start putting BBC Sport. perform against England, been without international allowed out of Live from 3:30pm IST The big screens things together,” West Indies “They have to hit the that's the key." cricket for four months. their hotels. SONY TEN 1 NETWORK around the venue coach Phil Simmons said. A BLM logo will be on the Jos Buttler of England takes part in a wicketkeeping drill during a nets session Players from will show key high- “The England and Wales father-in-law’s funeral last week. “I haven’t had much advice collar of the test shirts worn by AP the two teams will come into lights, DRS and sponsor mes- Cricket Board have to be com- England’s buildup has been but there has been a lot of opin- players from both teams and period for us getting ready for “I feel as a team we have an vaguely close contact with each sages. mended for all the work they interrupted, too, by captain Joe ions flying around,” Stokes said. there is set to be a “gesture” a test match,” Stokes said, “it has opportunity to send a real pow- other only on the field of play. The West Indies squad has have done to get the series on Root having to leave camp to be “The best message that I have made by the teams before the also been great for us to have erful message and I am really TV viewers will have the been here since June 9 in order the road and let's see what at the birth of his second child. received was when I got my game. West Indies players have educational chats as a team excited as an individual, and the choice of adding a so-called that the players could first quar- other countries take from it.” He will not feature in the first photos done yesterday in the said the movement is a source around this and it has been real- team is really excited, that we are “Lord’s hum” during coverage, antine at Manchester's Old Simmons has had to self-isolate of three tests, meaning Stokes blazer. Rooty just left a message of motivation on this tour. ly beneficial for a lot of our able to be a part of that.” but there will be no artificial Trafford ground and then prac- in his hotel room for a period has the captaincy for the first on the hanger which said: 'Do “Not only has this been a members. Cricket’s oldest format kicks crowd noise in the ground or tise there in lockdown condi- after leaving camp to attend his time. it your way.’” We’ve to get on to Always wanted Dhoni to bat up the order: Ganguly Ben early: Simmons PTI n KOLKATA finishes lower down the order. I Dhoni and they share a special sistently. MS Dhoni was one of always believed that he should bat up bond. Flight connectivity is limited them and that’s why he was special,” PTI n SOUTHAMPTON ahendra Singh Dhoni went on the order because he was so destruc- due to the COVID-19 situation, so said Ganguly in his chat with Mto become one of the best fin- tive,” Ganguly said in a chat show they have taken a charter flight and Agarwal. est Indies coach Phil ishers in the game but on his 39th hosted by young India opener should be landing in Ranchi soon,” Asked whether it was him who WSimmons believes the birthday, former India captain Mayank Agarwal on BCCI’s Twitter the source told PTI. picked Dhoni in the team, Ganguly opening Test will be a battle Sourav Ganguly said the World Cup handle. Ganguly, who had handed Dhoni said: “Ya that’s true, but that’s my job between two all-rounder cap- winning skipper would have been Most of Dhoni’s India and IPL his international debut against isn’t it? That’s every captain's job to tains in which he expects his even more lethal if he batted higher teammates, including Virat Kohli, Bangladesh on December 23, 2004, pick the best and make the best team skipper Jason Holder to “get on in the order. too paid glowing tributes to him on recalled how he rose to fame with his possible. top” of his England counterpart Ganguly, the current BCCI pres- his birthday. 148 against Pakistan batting at “You go by your instincts, you go Ben Stokes. ident, led a barrage of birthday A BCCI source confirmed that Number three. by the faith on that player that he’ll Holder and Stokes, both wishes for ‘captain cool’. Pandya brothers, Hardik and Krunal, “It was fantastic. If you look over deliver for you. And, you know, I’m top all-rounders, will lead their “He’s one of the great players of are on a charter flight from Baroda a period of time in the history of happy that Indian cricket got a respective sides with the latter the world cricket, not just a finish- to Ranchi to wish Dhoni in person. one-day cricket, the best players can Mahendra Singh Dhoni, because standing in for regular captain er. Everyone talks about the way he “Hardik has always looked up to find the fence under pressure con- he’s unbelievable,” Ganguly said. Joe Root who will miss the opening ‘bio-secure’ Test for the birth of his second child. The three-Test series begins Ocampos scores with the opening match at Ageas Mourinho delighted by Lloris- Bowl here on Wednesday. and makes winning “I think that it’s going to be (as captain) but they’ve had a Son clash during Tottenham win a toss-up between these two all- successful team for a while, and save for Sevilla rounders and hopefully Jason that helps,” he added. AP n LONDON can do what's necessary to get on “With the experience that AP n MADRID top of Ben in this first Test,” he has behind him - Jimmy hen Tottenham captain Simmons told reporters on the (Anderson) and Broad and peo- WHugo Lloris confronted It was a night to remember for eve of the opening Test. ple like that, there’s a lot of expe- Son Heung-min on the field at Sevilla forward Lucas Ocampos “Ben is one of them who rience to help him on the field halftime, Jose Mourinho was in the Spanish league on leads from the front. That’s if he comes a cropper. But it’s far from annoyed. Monday. been shown by all his exploits hard to really say if that’s a big The manager renowned The Argentine led his team before in cricket, (so) we will advantage.” for his own flashpoints and to a crucial victory by scoring have to make sure that we get on Simmons also said he is not volatility was delighted to see the winning goal early in the sec- to him very early, because he worried about his batting unit as tensions between teammates ond half and making the win- likes to do what is necessary for they will have to produce the erupting in public view. ning save deep in stoppage time Bremen hangs on for Bundesliga his team.” goods in all three facets of the “It was beautiful,” he said. while replacing his team’s injured The 57-year-old also does- game to outwit England at “Probably it’s a consequence of goalkeeper. The 1-0 victory over survival on away goals n't necessarily see Root's absence home. our meetings." Eibar strengthened Sevilla’s grip as an advantage. Batting is often considered Angered by the timidity of on fourth place and kept the AP n HEIDENHEIM in the 85th minute to give the “You have to be careful to be the weakling of the West a 3-1 loss at Sheffield United team on track to secure the final home side some hope of an how you use an advantage Indies team, which had lost the in the previous English part of football. Move strike on the turn and Everton Champions League berth. With erder Bremen hung on to upset before Fin Bartels set up because, with Root not being opening Test against England in Premier League round, on.” defender Michael Keane four rounds to go, Sevilla opened Wseal Bundesliga survival Augustinsson on a counterat- there, you have some youngster Birmingham by an innings and Mourinho saw the passion Only, Lloris didn’t deflected the ball into his own a six-point gap to fifth-placed on away goals by drawing at sec- tack to keep Bremen safe. who wants to make a name for 209 runs during their last tour he wanted as Tottenham this when the whistle blew net. Villarreal, which lost to ond-division Heidenheim Kleindienst’s penalty in himself. in 2017 due to the failure of the time secured a 1-0 victory for halftime, shout- “An amazing kid that Barcelona on Sunday. Sevilla was 2-2 in the second leg of the eighth minute of injury “And sometimes that's even batsmen. over Everton on Monday. ing as he raced over to everyone loves like Sonny, a within two points of third- their relegation-promo- time was too late for the harder than the players you Simmons said the batters Just before the break, with Son. Giovani Lo Celso and team boy,” Mourinho said. placed Atlético Madrid. tion playoff. home side. Heidenheim know, so you have to be very have prepared well and it is all Tottenham leading, Son lost the Harry Winks intervened to "But in that situation the Ocampos scored in the 56th n own goal forced by would have needed anoth- careful about saying that it’s an about mindset now. ball which led to Richarlison split the clashing teammates captain thought the last minute minute, then had to put on the AAmerican forward er goal to clinch its first pro- advantage,” he said. “I’m not concerned about having a chance to equalize but before they headed into the of the first half you have to do goalkeeper’s gloves and jersey Josh Sargent in the third minute motion to the Bundesliga. Simmons said Stokes lack of the batting. The batsmen have striking wide of Lloris’ post. dressing room. more for the team. You have to after Tomás Vaclik hurt his left and Ludwig Augustinsson’s The playoff pitted the side experience as a captain wont be worked very hard on getting to “I think to concede a Son had created the goal in give a different effort than you leg while colliding with an oppo- strike in the fourth minute of that finished third from bottom an issue as veterans like Jimmy where they are now, and all that chance a few seconds before the 24th minute. The South give. A couple of bad words but nent in the final minute of stop- injury time were enough for in the top division, four-time (Anderson) and (Stuart) Broad it takes now is for their mind- halftime because we don’t make Korea forward knocked the I think it’s something very page time. Vaclik could not Bremen to keep its place in champion Bremen, against the to turn to for suggestions. set to be right for the Test the pressing properly,” Lloris ball forward to Harry Kane important for the team to grow continue and Sevilla had already Germany’s top 18-team division. third-place finisher in the sec- “Ben has not had that time match,” Simmons said. said, “that annoys me but it's who squared for Lo Celso to up." made all five substitutions. Tim Kleindienst equalized ond division, Heidenheim. 12

Vijayawada Wednesday July 8 2020 tollywood RAVI TEJA TO PLAY A ROLE WITH DUAL SHADES With humour aplenty, the script has an undercurrent of emotion which runs all through the narrative, making it palatable for family audiences as well, finds NAGARAJ GOUD

arlier this February, to the development tells us, a welcome change for The Pioneer has “Ravi is extremely pumped up him. He will be paired with reported that Ravi about this script and even con- two heroines.” E Teja will be joining fided in his close friends from The producers for the pro- forces with success- the industry his happiness ject remain the same — People ful director-writer over the way Prasanna drafted Media Factory. There is con- duo of Trinadha Rao Nakkina it. The fact that he will be siderable buzz that Ravi is and Prasanna Kumar playing a role with dual favouring Ayyappanum Bezawada for a period drama shades-one of which is a busi- Koshiyum remake with Sithara which has elements like nessman — was another rea- Entertainments as his next but friendship, romance and son for his jubilation. While our source says chances of revenge woven into it. Now, appealing to his fans with Nakkina’s project going to recently we’ve learnt that due to some humour aplenty, the script has floors first are more after the begun, so inexplicable reasons this script an undercurrent of emotion actor wraps up remaining por- it might take has been sidelined for a new- which runs all through the tions of Krack. “No A-lister time. On the other age commercial entertainer narrative, making it palatable ideally likes to repeat one hand, Prasanna is which will be high on humour for family audiences as well. khaki act with another. Also, more or less ready with and emotions. After a serious film like Krack, the tweaking work of the script,” the source con- A well-placed source close this film with Nakkina will be Ayyappanum Koshiyum has cludes. Shaurya’s home banner to produce his next with Anish he Pioneer has happy to agree to it.” also earlier The untitled project, a reported that The untitled film, romantic family drama T Naga Shaurya a romantic family interspersed with a lot will be teaming of humour, will take up with Ala Ela drama inter- time to go in front of the fame director Anish spersed with cameras, as Shaurya is Krishna for a new feature committed to three (May 30) and discussions a lot of humour other films for the rest on who will produce the of the year. At the same project are going on ducer who he knows for time, the source is quick between the actor and the the project but later to clarify that as the pro- director. To this end, decided against it in the ject is a home production, we’ve learnt that Shaurya’s backdrop of prevailing the actor might give pri- home banner Ira conditions. With Shaurya ority to it. Sai Sriram will Creations will steer it. A expressing his willingness be the film’s cine- source says, “The director to produce since the matographer. initially considered a pro- beginning, Anish was Love Story Pooja Jhaveri likely to is penning a resume next screenplay ctress Pooja Jhaveri, who has been in the industry for the past five years, is making use of the quarantine time to month “write a lot”. “I write poems and A short stories. I have been penning he makers of Sekhar the screenplay of a story during the Kammula’s Love past three months. And it’s going pretty Story, starring Naga well,” she tells us with a smile. T Chaitanya and Sai Does she harbour direction dreams Pallavi, are toying source as well? “I haven’t thought that far yet. with the idea of get- close to I would love to direct a feature film ting back on sets next month to the unit. but I’m not ready yet. I need a lot of complete the pending portions. Love experience; I will assist somebody and What was initially planned as a Story, a get to know more about the craft late summer release had to be romantic before directing. Not as of now but I will deferred to due to the outbreak musical be happy if my story is translated to visuals of COVID-19! drama which some day,” she notes, adding that she has “The makers initially consid- traces the jour- recently completed a web series — a ered resuming shooting this ney of a young drama — for aha. Pooja, whose 47 month but with a surge in boy and a girl Days is playing on ZEE5, has also coronavirus cases in GHMC from their respec- completed filming for Bangaru limits for the past three weeks, tive villages in Bullodu in which is cast opposite they rescheduled their plans to Telangana to Hyde- Allari Naresh. — NG next month. If cases dip and rabad to chase their there is some sense of normal- dreams, is a joint pro- cy, the unit is keen on a restart, duction venture between adhering to all the guidelines Sunil Narang, Rammohan the Telangana government has Rao and Kammula. Telugu issued. The film is only 15 days streamer aha has already away from a wrap-up, so it acquired the digital rights of shouldn’t be much of a worry the film three months ago for for the cast and crew,” said a a fancy sum. VD introduces fans to Storm Deverakonda elugu superstar Vijay on Vijay’s head. bonded well with their pets during Deverakonda on Monday The actor’s fans were quick to the lockdown. shared snapshots of his post comments. A few days ago, actress Alia T dog Storm with fans. A user commented: “You both Bhatt introduced her new pet to “Introducing Storm look so cute.” the world, a black kitten she has Deverakonda,” Vijay post- “Storm made me smile,” another named Juniper. ed on Instagram. In one of the one wrote. She also shared a selfie with her images, we can see the dog sitting It seems a lot of celebrities have new pet and sister Shaheen Bhatt.