Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 Established 1864 ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 SPORTS 12 Published From HYDERABAD DELHI LUCKNOW TIME TO TACKLE ONLINE SENSEX ZOOMS 1,030 PATEL DOMINATES BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH GENDER VIOLENCE PTS, NIFTY TOPS 14,950 AT MOTERA BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN VIJAYAWADA *LATE CITY VOL. 3 ISSUE 125 HYDERABAD, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2021; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable HUMOUR IS THE BEST WEAPON TO BASH PATRIARCHY: SHRADDHA SRINATH { Page 11 } www.dailypioneer.com SARDAR PATEL CRICKET STADIUM IN COVID VACCINES FROM MARCH FOR OVER NSE REOPENS AFTER TECHNICAL ED RAIDS DELHI FIRM IN ALLEGED MOTERA RENAMED AFTER PM MODI 60s, THOSE OVER 45 WITH COMORBIDITIES SNAG CAUSES LOSS OF CONNECTIVITY ` 800-CRORE BANK FRAUD CASE he Sardar Patel Stadium has been he second phase of the coronavirus he National Stock Exchange re-opened he ED on Wednesday said it has renamed to the Narendra Modi Stadium. vaccination drive will begin March 1, with following a technical glitch which led to raided a Delhi-based company and is TIt will host its first international match Tpriority given to people over 60 and those Thalt in trading across the equity and equity Tprobing two other entities in from today after renovation. President Ram over 45 but with co-morbidities, Union futures and option segments. The NSE and connection with a money laundering case Nath Kovind inaugurated the newly revamped Minister Prakash Javadekar said Wednesday, BSE remained open till 5 pm. The NSE linked to alleged bank loan frauds of over Motera cricket stadium in Ahmedabad, on adding that details of what counted as a benchmark - Nifty 50 index rose 0.6 per cent `800 crore. It said the agency searched Wednesday. The Prime Minister was also comorbidity will be released by the Health or 88 points to 14,800 after re-opening and various premises of a firm, Shree Bankey formerly a president of the Gujarat Cricket Ministry. The shots will be given at 10,000 Sensex climbed 308 points to 50,059. Earlier Bihari Exports Ltd, and its promoters Association. Home Minister Amit Shah and government-run centres and 20,000 private in the day, the NSE had cancelled all open Amar Chand Gupta, Ram Laal Gupta, Raj Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju, along with the centres. Charges for vaccination at privately- orders of equity, equity futures and option and Kumar Gupta, and their families. The case Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary run centres will be confirmed in a few days. currency futures after trading was halted. against them is being probed under Jay Shah, were also present at the event. The "From March 1, people above 60 years of age Traders were worried about their positions a various Sections of the PMLA and stadium will be a part of the planned Sardar and those above 45 years with comorbidities day ahead of the monthly expiry of derivative involves "siphoning and diversion" of Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave in the city. will be vaccinated,” Javadekar said. contracts for February, analysts said. funds amounting to Rs 605 crore. KTR puts ‘Aa Naluguru’ on notice Modi: Government has no K VENKATESHWARLU n HYDERABAD n KTR let them in on n Ministers will be appointed as in- business to be in business the strategy to be charges for three districts- TRS working president and PNS n NEW DELHI Municipal Administration followed for victory Hyderabad, Rangareddy and Minister KT Ramarao on of party candidate Mahabubnagar to supervise the Prime Minister Narendra Wednesday put on notice Surabhi Vani Devi Graduates MLC poll campaign Modi on Wednesday made Education Minister Sabita his strongest pitch for privati- Indra Reddy and Animal sation of non-strategic PSUs, Husbandry Minister Talasani saying the government has no Srinivas Yadav as well as party business to be in business and ‘US award a recogni- MLAs D Sudhir Reddy (LB sustaining loss-making units tion of vibrant nature Nagar) and Prakash Gowd on taxpayers' money drains (Rajender Nagar) for taking resources that could other- of transparency... their constituencies lightly. wise have been spent on pub- Referring to them as 'Aa lic welfare schemes. Naluguru', KTR, during a He said about 100 under- meeting with Ministers and utilised or unutilised assets 5 public representatives from with public sector units GHMC limits at Telangana (PSUs), such as those in the oil Bhavan, said that the party had and gas and power sectors, will enterprises," the Prime modernisation, he said, adding faced defeat in their con- be monetised, creating Rs 2.5 Minister said at a webinar on the money generated from the stituencies in the GHMC elec- lakh crore of investment the privatisation approach in stake sales will be routed to tions, it is learnt. Hence, they opportunities. the Budget for 2021-22. public welfare schemes in areas should not let their guard "It is the government's duty The private sector brings in like water and sanitation, edu- down for the upcoming MLC to support enterprises and investment, global best prac- cation and healthcare. elections to two Graduates businesses. But it is not essen- tices, top-quality managers, seats. TRS working president KT Rama Rao addressing a meeting with Ministers and public representatives from tial that it should own and run changes in management and 2 KTR made it clear that it was GHMC limits at Telangana Bhavan on Wednesday imperative for the party to win the elections. So, the quartet ing. ment. Party legislators had to victory of TRS candidates in (Aa Naluguru) should ensure KTR let them in on the strat- work as in-charges of their the ongoing Graduates MLC MP woman that voters enrolled by the egy to be followed for victory respective constituencies, he elections, it is learnt. Harish finds ‘sports’ party cast their votes to the of party candidate Surabhi said. Ministers will be appoint- Later, speaking to the media, dies hours party's candidates. Vani Devi. He directed party ed as in-charges for three dis- KTR said that the Congress Ministers, MPs, MLAs, leaders to conduct constituen- tricts-Hyderabad, Rangareddy government filled only 24,000 route to win people after 2nd dose Preparedness of the MLCs, Mayor, Deputy Mayor, cy-level general body meetings and Mahabubnagar to super- jobs during its 10-year rule in Hyderabad-Rangareddy- every Saturday. He asked lead- vise the Graduates MLC poll the undivided Andhra Pradesh PNS n SIDDIPET of vaccine local community is Mahabubnagar candidate S ers to counter opposition lead- campaign. He asked MLAs to state. the best way to Vani Devi attended the meet- ers' criticism of the govern- own responsibility for ensuring 2 TS Finance Minister T Harish PNS n BARWANI (MP) Rao on Wednesday expressed manage disasters his concern over children A 60-year-old woman SETBACK TO 10K CIVIL neglecting sports, while get- employee of the Madhya ting immersed in time-wast- Pradesh health department AP, TS among the highest SERVICES ASPIRANTS ing activities like playing died hours after receiving the 2 PUBG and surfing on second dose of a COVID-19 SC dismisses Facebook. vaccine in Barwani district, an Children, addicted to official said on Wednesday. borrowing States this year plea for mobile phones, were becom- The district collector has ing obese and developing asked authorities to ascertain ML MELLY MAITREYI rowed till date this complications like BP and the exact cause of her death. n HYDERABAD financial year 46 per extra-chance diabetes from young age, he Rajni Sen, a clerk with the cent more than that PNS n NEW DELHI observed. Physical exercise health department, received States, apart from taking a dras- of last FY and this was the key to keeping diseases the second dose of the vac- tic hit in revenues due to Covid- Andhra Pradesh's year, 28 In a setback to over 10,000 at bay. He recalled the proverb cine on Tuesday afternoon 19, have had to endure the market borrowings States and UPSC civil service aspirants, 'Health is wealth' to drive and her condition deteriorat- added hardship of high cost amounted to 36 two Union the Supreme Court home his point. ed at night, the district's chief borrowings at the auction of per cent more Territories have Wednesday dismissed a plea The common perception medical and health officer State development bonds con- than that of last cumulatively raised seeking an extra attempt for about sports was that it was a were time-killing activities. (CMHO), Anita Singare, said. ducted by the Reserve Bank of fiscal, accord- Rs.6.9 lakh crore via those who exhausted their time-waste activity; however, India. Even in this, Telugu ing to a report market borrowings, up 33 last chance in the 2020 pre- PUBG and Facebook chatting 2 2 States have borrowed much by Care per cent over that of last year liminary exam amid the more than their borrowings in Ratings. when it stood at Rs.5.18 COVID-19 pandemic or ‘Dams, hydroelec- the last financial year. Between April lakh crore, have got age barred from Telangana has already bor- 7, 2020 and February 23 2 appearing in future tests. Centre lifts embargo, permits pvt banks tric projects don’t A bench of Justices A M harm environment’ Khanwilkar, Indu Malhotra and Ajay Rastogi dismissed to participate in Govt-related business Nobody has right to question Guv wants govt to the petition filed by civil ser- vice aspirants and clarified PNS n NEW DELHI dards of customer services, an speed up probe of that its decision would not official statement said. my nativity: Sharmila restrict the Centre in exer- The Finance Ministry on “Embargo lifted on grant of 8 PNS n HYDERABAD peo- advocate couple cising its discretion in future Wednesday allowed all private Govt business to private banks. ple been to deal with the difficulties sector banks to participate in All banks can now participate. Andhra Pradesh Chief solved after the murder case as projected to the court. government-related business Private banks can now be Minister YS Jagan Mohan creation of a sepa- Consequently, the peti- like collection of taxes, pension equal partners in development TODAY Reddy's sister YS Sharmila, rate Telangana state? PNS n HYDERABAD tion fails and is accordingly payments and small savings of the Indian economy, fur- who has declared her plans to Telagnana was created dismissed, the bench said. schemes. thering Govt's social sector ini- ALMANAC bring back 'Rajanna with God's grace. Don't I Governor Dr Tamilisai The top court said that it At the moment, only a few tiatives, and enhancing cus- Month & Paksham: Rajyam in Telangana, have love for Telangana if I Soundararajan on Wednesday is not exercising its plenary large private sector banks are tomer convenience," Finance Magha & Shukla Paksha on Wednesday did not participate in the addressed a letter to the state powers under Article 142 of allowed to conduct govern- ther enhance customer conve- Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asserted that nobody Telangana movement? I don't government. the Constitution. ment-related business. nience, spur competition and said in a tweet. Panchangam 2 2 Tithi : Trayodashi: 05:18 pm had the right to pin- know whether I have differ- This step is expected to fur- higher efficiency in the stan- 2 point her birthplace (to ences or difference of opin- Nakshatram: Pushya: 01:17 pm suggest that she is not ions. Jagan has no interest in Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start 'local') and questioned me floating a party. However, any important work) whether Telangana Chief words, rela- ‘This came at a time when I was thinking of retirement’ Rahukalam: 01:56 pm – 03:23 pm Minister K Chandrasekhar tions, PNS n HYDERABAD Yamagandam: 06:40 am – 08:07 am Rao and BJP senior leader rakhis after participating in the ing in all sectors --from atom- Vijayashanthi are will con- meeting of GHMC limits TRS She said that she ic to aerospace, she added. Varjyam: 01:42 am – 03:16 am Telanganites? tinue. TRS candidate for the public representatives held at Speaking to the media, TRS Gulika: 09:34 am - 11:02 am Sharmila said that she Hyderabad-Rangareddy- Telangana Bhavan here on had been in service party secretary general and 2 Good Time: (to start any important work) would make an announce- Mahabubnagar Graduates' Wednesday, Vani Devi said: "I for the last 35 years Rajya Sabha MP K Keshava Amritakalam: 06:53 am – 08:29 am ment regarding the launch of constituency MLC elections S have no commitments. I strive Rao said that graduates would her party "very soon" and, in Vani Devi on Wednesday hard to solve the problems of after establishing not be influenced by small Abhijit Muhurtham: 12:05 pm – 12:52 pm the context, asked scribes thanked Chief Minister K the graduates. Nobody has educational words. He thanked KCR for whether it would be good to Chandrasekhar Rao for giving qualifications like I have. I will institutions. She allocating ticket to PV's launch her party on May 14 or her MLC ticket at a time when prove myself with the given daughter. He said that he had HYDERABAD July 9. She said that she would she was thinking of retire- opportunity. I have knowledge said that students been seeing some qualities of WEATHER go to Delhi in support of ment to pursue her interests on the problems. Public ser- pursuing education PV in Vani Devi. Vani Devi farmers' issues. like drawing and painting. She vice was digested in my nerves was a non-controversial can- Forecast: Partly cloudy in her institutions Temp: 34/18 Speaking to media persons said that she got an opportuni- as a PV's child" (sic). She said didate and she had been Humidity: 40% at Lotus Pond, Sharmila men- ty at a late stage in life, just like that she was contesting the had secured more focused on her work of setting Sunrise: 06:37 am tioned that she had full sup- her father (PV Narsimha Rao), election following the call of job opportunities up schools. The TRS party Sunset: 06:21 pm port of her mother who got the opportunity of KCR. She said that she had would not disturb others as Vijayamma. "Party announce- serving as Prime Minister at an been in service for the last 35 the party had its own voters. Current Weather Conditions Updated february 25 , 2021 5:00 PM ment will take place very advanced age. years after establishing educa- that students pursuing educa- secured more job opportuni- The party would do its own soon. Have the problems of Later, speaking to the media tional institutions. She said tion in her institutions had ties. Her students were work- work, KK added. HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 25, 2021 hyderabad 02 Preparedness of the local community is the best way to manage disasters he Himalayan moun- ing the project barrage and operating procedures. The activists against development soon months, hydro meteoro- tains represent one of swallowing it in no time.The Analysis of images by the Indian important thing is to be pre- argue in that manner. In this logical data, including moni- Tthe most fragile ecosys- occurrence had happened so Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), pared for various types of dis- connection, environmental toring of river flows, should be tems and frequently face fast that it hardly gave any asters encountered or likely to appraisal norms need to be taken up in-situ as well as vagaries of nature. In the long reaction time to anybody to Dehradun has established that a mass be faced by the local commu- modified. Mandatory public remotely all round the year. list of disasters, the flood in save lives and property. wasting event triggered the flash flood in nity in that area. It has to be hearings should not be mere- Monitoring lakes in high alti- Rishiganga valley on February The popular public percep- a highly area-specific drill ly a slanging match to have or tudes, changes in snow/glac- 07, 2021 is unique as it hap- tion is that a disaster is Rishiganga valley. Most probably, energy and needs to be planned in not to have a project. Instead, iers should also be part of the pened when the weather in required to wakeup the system created by this fall on soft glacial that manner. In order to pre- project proponents should decision support system. It is the region was fair, except for from slumber. Some noises material resulted in melting of snow. pare the community, it is also identify the local talent who also necessary to have a good the reports of high snowfall a are made after a major disas- worthwhile to systematically can give inputs as far as vari- command and control centre few days prior to the event. ter, and after some time the consider all possible details of ous project design aspects are to prevent valuable delay in There was also no seismic system again falls back to However, much more efforts always be supplemented by past disasters as per local concerned and take them in communicating information activity reported at that time. deep sleep till the next disas- need to be made for prepar- non-local efforts. institutional/individual mem- consideration. Such consulta- to the functional/field levels. Analysis of images by the ter knocks it off. There may be ing the local community; that How to prepare the local ory. The disaster preparedness tions should be mandatory Responsible tourism and Indian Institute of Remote an iota of truth in it, but such being the first line of defence community for providing has to be done strictly as per and invariably be part of the taking up other developmen- Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun has perception is not fully justified against such disasters. rapid response? What is the DR SHAILENDRA JOSHI, the local requirements and detailed project report. tal activities should be Advisor of Telangana govt and former established that a mass wast- as we have learnt several It is a fact that disasters, be incentive for them to join chief secretary of Telangana conditions. This detailing of It is important that scientif- allowed within the carrying ing event triggered the flash lessons from major disasters it earthquakes, flash floods or hands in disaster prepared- incident management is the ic and academic institutions in capacity of the eco-system. flood in Rishiganga valley. in the past. Setting up of the something else, leave us with ness? It is high time to revive munity. The teams should be fulcrum of the effective local the Himalayan region are To sum up, we cannot prevent Most probably, energy creat- National Disaster very little reaction time. Any the good old system of civil trained regularly and mock disaster preparedness. strengthened and properly every disaster despite our ed by this fall on soft glacial Management Authority worthwhile response can only defence in the country. Apart drills may be held periodical- Sometimes, sub-optimum networked. Accuracy of pre- best efforts, but we can cer- material resulted in melting of (NDMA) and associated be made by the local commu- from altruistic reasons, buy in ly. The local community planning and inappropriate diction of disasters could be tainly minimise the adverse snow. Amateur videos of the infrastructure at the state and nity in such a short time. Of of people may be secured by should also be provided with locations of developmental enhanced by proper data col- impacts of such disasters by event shot by locals show a district levels are the results of course, long-term relief and paying honorarium to the basic relief and rescue mate- projects also lead to natural lection, collation and analysis. building a well-prepared local mighty flood wave approach- some of the lessons learnt. rehabilitation measures can volunteers of the local com- rial as per detailed standard disasters. Even if it is not so, Instead of confining to mon- community. Actor Balakrishna Pharmacy student who faked buys luxury home Farm loan waiver post Ugadi PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n MEDAK Rythu Bandhu, Rythu Bima, Kalyana Lakshmi, double bed- kidnap, rape commits suicide Film star Balakrishna, who is In an announcement that room houses, free round the known for his roles in action should bring cheer to the farm- clock power supply, among PNS n HYDERABAD and faction-related films, has ing community in the State, other, the Minister said Chief purchased a three-storeyed Finance Minister T Harish Minister K Chandrashekhar The 19-year-old pharmacy luxury building at a cost of Rs Rao on Wednesday said the Rao always wanted to see the student, who purportedly mis- 15 crore in the upmarket State government will imple- farming community and the led the police in Hyderabad by Jubilee Hills area of the city on ment the loan waiver scheme poor lead a decent life. allegedly claiming abduction February 11. The tollywood and grant funds for double Since the government was and gang-rape two weeks ago, star, who is also acting in a rev- bedroom houses in beneficia- planning to impound Singur died by suicide on Wednesday olutionary character of Aghora ries' own lands in the 2021-22 project with Godavari water in Ghatkesar, the police said. in the flick being directed by fiscal post Ugadi festival. with the completion of Sources said the girl con- Boyapati Srinu, purchased the Addressing a gathering after Sangareddy canal under sumed some pills and was luxury home with total carpet inaugurating 48 double bed- Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation found in unconscious state by area of 9,395 sft. room houses at Chatriyal and Scheme shortly, Rao said that her parents, who shifted her to According to real estate Gajulagudem villages in Papannapet farmers can irri- the hospital, where she died. portal zaapko.com, the tolly- Papannapet mandal, the ic in the current financial fulfilled post Ugadi festival. gate their crops twice a year. On receiving information, wood star purchased the Minister said the TRS govern- year. "The State government The TRS government never District Collector S Harish, the Ghatkesar police have building from Nadimpalli ment had put in all efforts to could not implement the loan compromised on welfare MLA M Padma Devender reached the hospital to gath- Satya Sravani. The building continue with all the welfare waiver scheme and construc- schemes," Harish Rao assert- Reddy and others were present. er more information. allegedly staged a drama of help of scientific evidence has a ground floor and two top schemes though despite the tion of double bedroom hous- ed. Earlier, Rao inaugurated It was earlier this month being kidnapped and raped by proved that it was a cooked up floors. He paid a stamp duty fact that there was a drastic es in lands owned by benefi- Pointing out that no other 132/33KV sub-station at that the girl, reportedly due to auto drivers. story. The police was also con- of Rs 82.5 lakh and paid a reg- drop in revenue generation on ciaries on account of this issue, State government or Centre Chinna Shankarampet at a family issues decided to leave However, within a few days, templating to book a case against istration fee of Rs 7.5 lakh. account of Covid-19 pandem- but these two promises will be had implemented schemes like cost of Rs 12.38 crores. the house. For this, she the Rachakonda police with the her for the false complaint. Nobody has right to question my nativity... Harish finds ‘sports’ SC dismisses plea for extra-chance Continued from page 1 another is doing politics in the political party in Telangana Continued from page 1 penned down a 40-page ver- dent (Centre) to come out name of religion. Where is State. I am a pukka Telangana's dict on behalf of the bench, with a policy granting relax- I was born and brought up in YSRCP in Telangana State? daughter. I will go to people The bench said: The data however rejected the ation to the participants who Hyderabad and I became the "The state government did through Padayatra", she said. route to win people furnished to this Court by the Centre's submission that had availed a final and last mother of my children here not concentrate on giving jobs, She said that from Polavaram Continued from page 1 Commission (UPSC) clearly what is being claimed and attempt or have crossed the only. We will continue our except giving sheep and buf- to Pothireddypadu, the interests The Minister indicate that various selec- prayed for by the petitioners upper age by appearing in the brother-sister relationship, faloes. I have full cooperation of Telangana were important to Sports would boost confi- congratulated tions have been held by the under the guise of COVID- Examination 2020 as a mat- though the regions are different. of my husband Anil in regard her. She alleged that the present dence among children and Commission for Central 19 pandemic is nothing but ter of right . Jayalalitha was also not a to floating a new political party. government copied the Rajanna inject the spirit of competitive- Vishnu Jagati for Services in the year 2020 a lame excuse in taking addi- The Centre and the Union Tamilian", she said. Chief Minister K scheme only. ness among them. Children conducting sports during COVID-19 pandemic tional attempt to participate Public Service Commission Sharmila suggested that Chandrasekhar Rao is con- Sharmila earlier had a meet- would develop the habit of tak- events in the name and...if this Court shows in the Civil Service (UPSC) submitted that not scribes should ask Jagan as to fined to a farm house. Private ing with students of various ing defeat in their stride, he indulgence to few who had Examination 2021. only the petitioners or inter- why he had failed to give a posi- hospitals collected lakhs of universities. While speaking to said. of Chief Minister participated in the The top court said merely venors before this Court, but tion to her. "I am not an arrow rupees from Covid patients. students, Sharmila said that Referring to some students' Examination 2020, it will set because as a matter of policy, there are large number of released by anyone… Have the The Chief Minister failed to she was trying to correct soci- tendency to take the extreme responsibility of taking chil- down a precedent and also if the Centre has granted candidates who had appeared aspirations of Telanganites been concentrate on hospitals' loot- ety as a sister. "Do not consid- step of committing suicide dren to the sports grounds, have cascading effect on relaxation in the past for the in the various examinations fulfilled? Arogyasri scheme has ing. I will meet the families of er me as a political leader; treat for not passing exams, the just like taking them to examinations in other reason that there was a last year during the COVID- been weakened in the state. Telangana martyrs. My Yatra me as your sister. YSR kept the Minister suggested that such schools, he said. streams, for which we are dis- change in the exam 19 pandemic and everyone Nobody has sincerity in the will start from my residence -- Telugu people in his heart and things could be prevented by The Minister congratulated suaded to exercise plenary pattern/syllabus then "no must have faced some con- development of Telangana Lotus Pond. I have a lasting felt that no poor student has to developing sportive spirit Vishnu Jagati for conducting powers under Article 142 of assistance can be claimed by straints/ impediments/incon- State. One is doing politics in relationship with Hyderabad. stop his education for lack of among children. sports and games events in the the Constitution. the petitioners in seeking venience in one way or the the name of movement and There is a need for a new money. Parents should assume the name of Chief Minister. Justice Rastogi, who mandamus to the 1st respon- other. AP, TS among the highest... Centre lifts embargo, permits pvt... Guv wants govt... Continued from page 1 years. Analysts blamed such Continued from page 1 Committed to selling... high cost of debt on the fears of Continued from page 1 The government has already the total number of PSBs came Continued from page 1 firms such as India's second- According to data collated by banks and other investors of announced its intent to privatise down to 12 from 27 in March In the letter the Governor biggest oil firm BPCL, nation- Care Ratings. With this, States government debt of massive fis- Private sector banks, which are two public sector lenders, other 2017. requesting it to speed up the Modi said his government was al carrier Air India, largest have so far raised 84 per cent of cal slippage due to the pandem- at the forefront of imbibing and than IDBI Bank, in the Budget As per the amalgamation ongoing inquiry into case committed to privatising all shipping line Shipping the scheduled market borrow- ic. implementing latest technology 2021-22. plan, United Bank of India and relating to the double murder PSUs barring four strategic Corporation of India Ltd, heli- ings for the fiscal. In fact, there has been a sus- and innovation in banking, will Sitharaman, while presenting Oriental Bank of Commerce of advocate Vaman Rao and sectors – atomic energy, space copter services company At the first auction of State tained increase in the cost of now be equal partners in devel- Budget 2021-22 earlier this were merged with Punjab his wife, and ensure punish- and defence; transport and Pawan Hans, IDBI Bank and bonds on April 7, 2020, Kerala market borrowings for the opment of the Indian economy month, had announced the pri- National Bank, making the pro- ment to the culprits so as to do telecommunications; power, Container Corporation of India was forced to offer 8.96 per cent States in the past six weeks even and in furthering the social sec- vatisation of Public Sector posed entity the second-largest justice to the victims' family. petroleum, coal and other min- in the next fiscal year beginning on its Rs.6,000 crore market though the yields began to rise tor initiatives of the government, Banks (PSBs) as part of the dis- PSB. erals; and banking, insurance April 1. borrowing. This happened a only after the budget announce- the statement said. investment drive to garner Rs Syndicate Bank was merged and financial services, where This, along with an initial fortnight after the RBI unveiled ment. "With the lifting of the 1.75 lakh-crore. with Canara Bank, while the government will retain a public offering of Life a slew of measures to ensure liq- At Tuesday's auction, the embargo, there is now no bar on “Other than IDBI Bank, we Allahabad Bank was subsumed MP woman bare minimum presence. Insurance Corporation (LIC) uidity. This was the highest any weighted average cost of bor- RBI for authorization of private propose to take up the privati- in Indian Bank. Andhra Bank "The government has no and sale of two public sector State paid in interest cost for a rowing across the states and sector banks (in addition to sation of two Public Sector and Corporation Bank were dies hours business to be in the business," banks and one general insur- market borrowing in recent tenures at 7.19 per cent was 18 public sector banks) for Banks and one General amalgamated with the Union he said. "Modernise and mon- ance company, will be the bps higher than a week ago Government business, includ- Insurance company in the year Bank of India. after 2nd... etise is the motto we will fol- largest disinvestment drive HYDERABAD when it was only 7.01 per cent ing Government agency busi- 2021-22," she had said. In a first three-way merger, Continued from page 1 low." ever. on February 16. The average ness. The Government has con- The government last year Bank of Baroda merged Vijaya Modi also said to speed up The government has already BULLION RATES weekly borrowings so far this veyed its decision to RBI," it consolidated 10 public sector Bank and Dena Bank with itself The woman died during the disinvestment process, an received "multiple expressions GOLD fiscal has been Rs.14,584 crore. added. banks into four and as a result, in 2019. treatment at a private hospi- empowered group of secre- of interest" for privatisation of ` 47, 730 (10 gm) tal late at night, the official taries has been set up to settle Air India, BPCL and Pawan said, adding a post-mortem investor issues. Hans. The Prime Minister fur- ` 150 will be conducted and a The government has to focus ther said the current reforms SILVER report will be submitted in on development and the pub- seek to ensure that public funds ` 75, 700 (1kg) KTR puts ‘Aa Naluguru’ on notice three days. lic sector and whenever it are used efficiently. ` 1300 "I got information that engages in business, it leads to Stating that PSUs are valu- Continued from page 1 asserted. 14 lakh jobs. Centre had not allocated a sin- the woman was adminis- losses, he said, adding several able assets that have helped the KTR alleged that the KTR said that the TRS gov- gle medical college. He sought tered the coronavirus vac- loss-making PSUs are support- country in the past and have CHICKEN However, the TRS government Bharatiya Janata Party had ernment had given 43 percent to know why graduates would cine on Tuesday and died at ed by taxpayers' money which huge potential in future, he said RATES `/KG filled 1,32,799 jobs directly done nothing for the state. He fitment to government employ- vote for BJP candidates. "Do night. The CMHO informed otherwise should have gone best global practices for prop- and through regularization in asked BJP to tell as to why the ees, unlike any other state across graduates have to vote for BJP me that the deceased might into welfare schemes. er price discovery and stake- Dressed/With Skin `165 just the last six years. He said Centre dropped the ITIR pro- the nation. He said that Chief for drowning Bhadradri have suffered a brain hemor- As much as Rs 1.75 lakh- holder mapping will be fol- Without Skin `188 that he was ready for a debate ject. He wanted BJP to speci- Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao Ramudu?" he remarked sarcas- rhage (bleeding)," district crore is being targeted from the lowed for the privatisation Broiler at Farm `114 should anyone doubt his state- fy how many jobs were given would do 100 per cent justice to tically. He said that only Vani collector Shivraj Singh sale of government stake in drive. ment. The state government by Prime Minister Narendra employees. Devi had eligibility and posi- Verma said. filled more than 36,000 jobs Modi (who had promised 2 The IT Minister said that the tivity to work in the govern- A post-mortem has been EGG through TSPSC and given crore jobs per year), till date. state government had estab- ment. Opposition parties were ordered to ascertain the exact responsibility of filling anoth- He asked Telangana BJP lead- lished a Lawyers Welfare Board stating that Vani Devi had all cause of the death, he said. RATES `/100 er 4,000 jobs to TSPSC. ers to quantify the funds they and asked BJP to tell whether the qualifications, he said. He "The vaccination drive has HYDERABAD 405 However, the process was stuck claimed to have brought from any BJP- ruled state had estab- said that the election campaign been going on since the last VIJAYAWADA 506 due to court cases. The TRS the Centre. In contrast, he lished such a board. would be taken up after the one-and-a half months. I have government had filled jobs in said, the TRS government had Exuding his confidence that general body meeting of the also got inoculated. In my VISAKHAPATNAM 480 a big way and far better than facilitated the establishment Vani Devi would win the elec- Hyderabad-Rangareddy- opinion, the vaccine is safe RETAIL PRICE `4.05 any government in the undi- of more than 14,000 companies tions with a huge majority, Mahabubnagar district units to and there is no possibility of (IN HYDERABAD) vided Andhra Pradesh state, he through TS-iPASS and given KTR questioned as to why the be held on February 27. side-effects," Verma said.

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Printed and published by B Krishna Prasad for and on behalf of CMYK Printech Ltd., Phone: 040-23322341, Hyderabad Office: F-502, Diamond Block, Lumbini Rockdale, Somajiguda, Hyderabad - 500 082. Telangana. Printed at Sree Seshasai Enterprises, Plot No.19, IDA Balanagar , Hyderbad-500037, Medchal -Malkajgiri District, Telangana. Chief Editor: Chandan Mitra. Resident Editor: B Krishna Prasad, AIR SURCHARGE of Rs 2.00. HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 25, 2021 hyderabad 03 Sharp increase in fuel prices, Over 20 cr saplings to be planted under Haritha Haaram 7th phase PNS n HYDERABAD a blessing in disguise for RTC The Forest department has set a target of planting over 20 PNS n HYDERABAD subsided. As a result, occu- crore saplings for the seventh pancy ratio of RTC buses did edition of Haritha Haaram Perturbed at the rising fuel not cross 50 per cent. programme in 2021-22 to be prices, vehicle owners have District services register 60 taken up during the monsoon been patronising city buses, per cent of the occupancy season. increasing occupancy ratio, ratio, while the city buses A decision to this effect was which took a beating because register only 45 per cent taken at a State-level monitor- of the pandemic, of the RTC because of the use of person- ing and coordination meeting buses. al transport in Hyderabad. convened at Aranya Bhavan The vehicle owners set aside The traffic congestion as here on Wednesday. Special vehicles and are keen to trav- increased on city roads. But Chief Secretary to el by TSRTC buses, improving the steep increase in fuel Government A. Santhi Kumari the cash-strapped Telangana prices has forced people to presided over the meeting. State Road Transport Corpo- avail city bus services, push- Officials discussed the As against the target of planting ration (TSRTC) revenue. ing up the RTC revenue. arrangements to be made for On March 21, the daily The RTC has decided to the ensuing seventh phase 29.86 lakh saplings during the sixth revenue earned by the RTC restore the city buses, plying Haritha Haaram programme. phase of Telangana Ku Haritha was put at Rs 13 crore. After on city roads prior to the lock- As many as 210.85 crore a long gap, the RTC sur- down. In fact, many buses saplings were planted in the six Haaram programme last year, over passed its top earning on resumed after the lockdown phases of Haritha Haaram 27.31 crore saplings were planted, February 15 and earned Rs have been cancelled because programme conducted so far 13.25 crore. In between, the of the poor occupancy ratio. across the state, officials said. forest department officials said RTC daily earning never The RTC officials are going to Since the objective of the state crossed Rs 10 crore. hold meetings RTC depot government was to establish a Santhi Kumari directed the with the same spirit shown As vehicle owners have 11.72 crore, as against Rs The RTC recorded 66 per day this year. In fact, the RTC wise to make the most of the nursery in every village, the officials to take steps to ensure during Palle Pragathi and started patronising the RTC, 11.53 crore earned on the cent occupancy ratio on operated its fleet for less num- opportunity. The objective of number of nurseries has now water supply for the protection Pattana Pragathi programmes, the occupancy ratio has corresponding last year in February 16 as against 63 per ber of km but it earned high- the meetings is to sensitise gone up to 14,924. of the plants during summer. she instructed officials to make increased and its revenue has 2020. In fact, the daily earn- cent registered on the corre- er revenue. people to patronise RTC bus As against the target of With the coordination of elect- big plants available at all the been on the increase during ings of RTC on Tuesdays will sponding day last year. The People preferred personal services. The RTC personnel planting 29.86 lakh saplings ed representatives, officials nurseries for planting them on the past one week. Prior to be not so good. Before the RTC operated its buses for a transport during lockdown should conduct themselves during the sixth phase of should take measures to highways as part of multi- March 15, the RTC daily lockdown, the Tuesday distance of 34.69 lakh km in period as they were afraid of realising the fact once accus- Haritha Haram programme improve the survival rate of level avenue plantation. income moved closer to Rs 13 income of the RTC ranged the state on February 16 last boarding buses, but there was tomed to travel by RTC com- last year, over 27.31 crore saplings planted, she said. If necessary, the officials crore. The RTC earned on last between Rs 11.50 and 12 year as against 33.80 lakh km no change in their perception muters would not prefer to use saplings were planted, offi- Stating that officials should can avail technical assistance Tuesday (February 16) Rs crore. operated on corresponding even the Covid threat has own vehicles. cials said. work for Green Telangana from the forest department. CITY LIGHTS Four imposters held TITA appoints new secretaries, for swindling bizman Software Sharada among them o expand the reach of its services PNS n HYDERABAD Smriti, Vijay Kumar's father Tin areas of technology, education Raghava Reddy and the other and other sectors across the State, Four persons, including a suspects, who were his rela- the Telangana Information woman were arrested by the tives. According to Veera Technology Association (TITA) Bachupally police on Wednes- Reddy, Vijay Kumar posing as appointed new Secretaries and Joint day, for posing as influential a provisionally selected IPS Secretaries. Software Sharada, who people and duping a business- officer and his associates had was in news recently for her man to the tune of Rs 11 crore. trapped him by displaying decision to support her family by The police officials seized false social status and making taking up vegetable vending jobs after losing her software job due to gold and silver ornaments up concocted stories of their Covid-19, has also been appointed as Secretary of the Association. worth Rs 50 lakh, cash of Rs professions. By the way of This time around, TITA appointed zonal In-charge Secretaries as 2 lakh, five luxury cars and impersonation and forged ref- part of the expansion of services across the State. The new mobile phones from them. erences, they extorted Rs 11 MOCK DRILL appointments are part of the Association's expansion of services in The arrested persons were from him. the wake of the government deciding to allot working space to TITA identified as Smriti Simha, According to Madhapur The Organization for Counter Terrorist Operations in all district headquarters, informed TITA Global President Sundeep who posed as the chairperson DCP M Venkateshwarlu, (Octopus) along with the Hyderabad Police Kumar Makthala. Recently, IT and Industries Department Principal of the International Human investigations revealed that conducted a mock drill at Ganesh temple in Secretary Jayesh Ranjan had directed District Collectors to allot Rights Commission for South Vijay Kumar, a computer pro- Secunderabad on Wednesday. The drill is part of the working space for TITA in all district headquarters of Collectorates India, Raghava Reddy, who grammer, had first got close regular exercise taken by the Octopus at important saying it will help the benefits of initiatives taken up by TITA in posed as the Deputy Commi- with Smriti, who was separat- installations and high security places across the various sectors reach the masses. The proposed working station in ssioner of Police in Central ed from her husband and was state. The teams took up anti-sabotage exercise, tier 2 and tier -3 cities will help in attracting investments with the Force, Ranadhir Reddy and running a supermarket at zeroing in on attackers and targeting or disarming support of TITA's 30 overseas chapters. Rama Krishna Reddy. Borabanda. They eventually them and other task during the mock drill. A senior The complainant P Veera started living together. police official said that anti-terror unit conducts such Reddy, a businessman from After the cheating came to drill to measure its accuracy and get familiar with Bachupally got acquainted light, Vijay Kumar died by sui- important installations or offices in the city. The Hyderabad CP wants cops with his neighbour, AR Vijay cide at his parents' house at Octopus was formed in the erstwhile united Andhra Kumar Reddy, the prime sus- Pragathi Nagar in Bachupally Pradesh as a special anti-terror unit. The to wear helmet without fail pect who allegedly died by sui- on February 5. Based on Veera commandos are taken on deputation from Telangana yderabad Police Commissioner cide on February 5 after the Reddy's complaint, the police State Special Police and are trained on par with the HAnjani Kumar on Wednesday cheating came to light, and arrested the suspects, while commandos of elite National Security Guard. issued a circular memo instructing through him got close to further investigation is on. police personnel, both rider and pillion riders of two-wheelers, to wear helmets. The instruction comes in the wake of criticism Pregnant woman against the police department for Guv: e-office proving fruitful 26 jailed for drunken some police personnel found not dies, man injured wearing helmets while driving two- PNS n HYDERABAD wheelers. “On social media, as bus hits bike driving in Cyberabad complaints are received from citizens that the Traffic police are Governor Dr Tamilisai booking cases against them for not wearing helmets, whereas they Soundararajan will meet vir- PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD caught with 179 BAC in are ignoring the personnel from the department, driving government tually those people who seek Madhapur area. vehicles without helmets,” it said. The Commissioner instructed all appointment. A pregnant woman, who was A total of 26 persons, who “This is a highly dangerous the zonal heads and vertical heads of the city police to sensitize As she is in Puducherry, returning after consulting a were found driving under trend as the motorcyclists are officers to wear helmets while driving or riding pillion on two- where she recently assumed an doctor along with her hus- influence of alcohol in putting their lives at risk by wheelers, as per sections of the MV Act 1988. additional charge as the Lt. band, was killed while the Cyberabad police jurisdiction driving under the influence of Governor, she has decided to office mode," she added. Connects Alumni initiative husband suffered grievous were sentenced to undergo alcohol. They are more vul- meet the people through vir- The Governor urged the facilitated in the Raj Bhavan injuries when a TSRTC bus imprisonment ranging from nerable to accidents,” an offi- tual appointment mode. people and other volunteers to website. hit their bike at Himayath- one day to four days. The dri- cial said. CMRS inspects upgrades to The virtual appointments come forward for blood dona- "The Chancellor Connects nagar on Wednesday. ving licences of all the persons All the drunk drivers were will be fixed by the Raj Bhavan tion to save precious lives. Alumni initiative is aimed at The woman was identified indulged in drunken driving caught during special drives in Metro Rail operations in city officials, here, duly following Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan benefitting the present stu- as Shalini Goud, 35, wife of were sent to the concerned Miyapur, Kukatpally, Madha- the procedures in place. reviewed the functioning of dents in the universities Satish Goud, a private Regional Transport Office pur, Gachibowli and Balanagar he Commissioner Reviewing the State affairs Red Cross blood banks and the through the services and con- employee from Gandhinagar. (RTO) for suspension. areas under Cyberabad city Tfor Metro Rail with the Raj Bhavan officials status of blood requirement tributions of the alumni," she “The couple and the bus Among all the 26 persons limits. Cyberabad Traffic Safety (CMRS), Janak through the video conference and supplies with the IRCS added. The Governor stated had started moving after the some are imprisoned for four police has urged citizens to Kumar Garg and the mode from Puducherry on state general secretary Madan that the alumni were very signal turned green at the days, six persons are impris- exhibit self-discipline and team from Railway Wednesday, the Governor stat- Mohan Rao. eager to join the network and Himayathnagar Junction. oned for three days, 11 persons responsibility while driving Safety Commission ed that the e-office launched in Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan it was for the NIC and other When the bike slowed down are imprisoned for two days on roads. have concluded a the Raj Bhavan has been prov- directed the IRCS to increase agencies to gear up and address to take a turn ahead, the bus and five persons are impris- “As two-wheelers are the three-day inspection ing very useful in accessing the participation of the Youth all the technical glitches so as driver hit the bike from behi- oned for one day. more vulnerable category, tests of new upgrades at and clearing the files on a daily Red Cross members and to facilitate the seamless con- nd. The couple came under A fine amount of Rs 10,000 are conducted against the bik- various metro rail basis. Junior Red Cross members in nectivity of all alumni. the front tyre and suffered was imposed on three persons, ers too. Not wearing a quality stations in the city. The L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited in a "There are no files pending the Red Cross activities and Meanwhile, Moved by the grievous injuries," police said. Rs 5,000 fine was imposed on helmet properly and driving press release said that the CMRS inspected the effectiveness of the in my in-box right now. urged right training for them. plight of a paralysis-affected On noticing them, six persons and a fine of Rs under the influence of alcohol new upgrades to signalling and train control system across three Though I am in Puducherry, I The Governor also directed woman employee of the Raj Mallesh, a traffic constable 2,000 was imposed on one are a lethal combination for metro rail corridors i.e., Miyapur to LB Nagar, JBS to MGBS and am always concerned about the NIC officials to intensify Bhavan, the Governor direct- responded and helped in person. Among the 26 impris- bikers on roads,” an official Nagole to Raidurg. This integrated system will add operational the Telangana. On a priority the efforts to connect the pos- ed the officials to sanction the shifting them to hospital, oned a person from Balanagar said. The Cyberabad Traffic efficiency to the entire metro corridor network leading to seamless basis, I am clearing all the files sibly maximum number of financial help to the staffer where Shalini died while was caught with Highest BAC Police said the drive would operation of metro services. The inspection also included various within no time through the e- alumni through the Chancellor from her discretionary grants. undergoing treatment. 186 and another person was continue. civil works at the entry and exits and newly commissioned elevators and escalators at a few metro stations. The CMRS has expressed satisfaction to the overall performance of the systems and related works and sanctioned his approval with a certificate of compliance, Birth, death certificate delay worries Old City residents the press release said KVB Reddy, MD & CEO, LTMRHL, said, “With the successful completion of this inspection, we would now be ANUSHA PUPPALA about pendency of their appli- rection in my daughter's birth said, "Residents, especially using our ramped-up systems for better operational excellence, n HYDERABAD cations for birth/death since certificate, but so far it has been women and elderly persons, helping us all to serve our passengers with even more reliable and last six months in Circles 9 pending. I am visiting almost are facing difficulties due to smooth riding experience.” To obtain a Birth or death cer- and10 South Zone, Hyderabad. every week since then but no delay in issuing of birth and tificate is a huge problem in Old They also alleged that many development since and I am death certificates on time in cir- City. applications were being mis- waiting to get my daughter cles 9 and10 SZ. No one is able It is learnt that due to irreg- placed and no one was able to admitted in a school. Don't to answer or guide people on ularities in issuing birth and guide properly. know how long they will take to why the certificates are pending death certificates, the files of the People are often seen in long do the name correction. Every and when those can be issued. applicants are kept pending for queues in these offices to get the time I visit they tell to fill the Many of these people are com- six months with the officials birth and the death certificates forms again and I have done it plaining and running from pil- without approval. of their family members. Many so many times but no develop- lar to post to get their certificates, According to the procedure, of them had also complained ment since. I wonder how many for which they applied two to the birth or death certificates are that their applications were get- times I need to visit the office three months ago." to be issued within 15 days from ting rejected without any reason. birth and death certificates. since December 2020 told The and wait whole day to get the "Why the issuing of the date of application. Women and elderly persons 32-year-old Ayesha Begum, Pioneer, "I am visiting name correction done. It's been birth/death certificates has been Residents living in the vicin- are forced to wait whole day in who has been travelling from Babanagar office since three months already". put on hold in South Zone?" ity of Old City have alleged these offices due to pending Nampally to Babanagar office December 2020 for name cor- SQ Maqsood, a social activist Maqsood questioned. HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 25, 2021 hyderabad 04 ‘ICAR modifying curriculum of agri courses to meet future needs’ RAJESH JAIN NIDARKAR Authority, delivered the guest n HYDERABAD of honour speech. While speaking, Dr Dalwai advised The two-day 6th national youth that every agricultural univer- convention on innovation and sity should start the courses in agricultural reforms for farm- basic sciences and students ers' prosperity, jointly organ- must also have knowledge in KCR pays rich tributes to ised by Professor Jayashankar basic sciences. The graduates Telangana State Agricultural pursuing agricultural courses University (PJTSAU) and All should not feel shy about their India Agricultural Students courses, he said and went on to Srinivas Goud’s father Association (AIASA), had add that agriculture was an begun here on Saturday evergreen subject that paid PNS n MAHBUBNAGAR through virtual mode. Dr RC economic dividend and that Agarwal, Deputy Director agriculture could only sustain Chief Minister K General (education), Indian the societal development. Chandrasekhar Rao on Council of Agricultural As part of this 6th national Wednesday visited Tourism Research (ICAR) had delivered youth convention several and Excise Minister V Srinivas the chief guest's address, awards were presented in Goud's farmhouse in the dis- online, from New Delhi. offline mode at the university trict in connection with the While speaking at the virtu- auditorium at Rajendranagar. 11th day ceremony of the min- al meeting Dr Agarwal, had Lifetime achievement award ister's father Narayana Goud said that, ICAR was frequent- was presented to Dr. Vilas and paid floral tributes to ly modifying the curricula of Madhukar Bhale, VC, Dr PR Narayana Goud at his grave. agricultural courses, based on Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Incidentally, Narayana Goud the present and the future Akola. Best Vice Chancellor was the leader of the first demands in the agricultural award was presented to profes- phase of the movement for sector. He further said that, the data base of experimental it- oriented business units. al sector. He advised the sor N Kumar, VC, Tamil Nadu statehood to Telangana. ICAR was trying to make the learning units of various uni- Dr. Praveen Rao, vice chan- young graduates to utilise the Agricultural University, The CM conveyed his heart- students self dependent and versities and also to establish as cellor, PJTSAU , had delivered available opportunities by Coimbatore. AIASA National felt sympathies to the bereaved turn them into entrepreneurs; many incubation centers in the welcome address on the adopting innovative ways of Award for outstanding leader- family members. Party leaders to ensure that ICAR was fund- campuses as possible. occasion. While addressing business. He pointed out the ship in agriculture-2019 was and activists in large numbers ing to establish incubation Dr Agarwal had made a the gathering from the univer- need of safe and nutritional presented to Dr. GP Singh, gathered at minister's farm centres and experiential learn- clarion call to the youths to sity auditorium Dr Rao said food for public and added that Indian Institute of Wheat and house on the occasion. ing units in agricultural univer- engage in agriculture by show- that Covid -19 had thrown up it was essential. Barley Research, Karnal. Agriculture minister S ister Jupally Krishna Rao, gramme. sities in the country. He urged ing their innovative farming several challenges as well as Dr Ashok Dalwai, CEO, Several publications were also Niranjan Reddy, MLA MLAs, party leaders and other The police beefed up secu- all the universities to maintain methods and establishing prof- opportunities in the agricultur- National Rainfed Area released on this occasion. Lakshma Reddy, former min- activists took part in the pro- rity for the CM's visit. Man held for Govt providing cyber stalking 108 staff held for stealing 2.3 education on par with private PNS n MEDCHAL kg gold from accident victim Rachakonda cyber crime institutions: MLA police arrested a person for PNS n PEDDAPALLI PNS n PATANCHERU posting abusive photos and messages. The accused has The Ramagundam police on Patancheru MLA Gudem been identified as Chembeti Wednesday arrested staff man- Mahipal Reddy on Charan, 20, a resident of ning the 108 ambulance service Wednesday said that the state Vanasthalipuram. for stealing 2.30 kg of gold jew- government was providing Charan, who is studying B. ellery from an accident victim in quality education and devel- Pharm second year in Ramagundam on Tuesday. The oping infrastructure in gov- Gurunanak Institutions, accused were brought to book ernment schools on par with befriended with the com- within 24 hours after a complaint private and corporate schools plainant in the year 2015 regarding the missing of 2.3 kg of in the state. 50K devotees take part when they were studying in gold jewellery worth Rs 1.15 ed the body of Srinivas Reddy and informed the driver and both Mahipal Reddy felicitated a private school. On a fine crore was filed. a seriously injured driver Santosh decided to keep mum about the the lecturers Patancheru day, the accused proposed the Ramagundam CP V to the hospital. gold ornaments with an aim to Government Junior College in mini Medaram jatara complainant which she had Satyanarayana explained that two At the hospital, they had hand- steal the gold. who were given promotions rejected. Later, she got mar- gold businessmen, Kotha Srinivas ed over gold ornaments weighing The duo handed over the dead recently. PNS n MULUG ried and staying away by Reddy and Kotha Rambabu, from one kg recovered from the body body to the hospital and returned Speaking at a meeting from her parents. Guntur in AP in a car driven by of Srinivas Reddy to to duty. They also informed the organised at the junior college, Mulug district collector Charan created a fake Santosh Kumar were on their way Ramagundam S-I Shailaja. police that nothing had been the MLA said that the Chief Krishna Adithya on account in Instagram in to distribute gold ornaments to Another ambulance manned by found either at the accident spot Minister was happy to provide Wednesday said that around October, 2020 and started various traders in the district. The technician Tajuddin and driver G or on the deceased person. free education from KG to PG 50,000 devotees participated in harassing the complainant car met with an accident at Laxma Reddy shifted the critical- When the police informed the in Patancheru town. He said mini Medaram jatara on the out of grudge by sending abu- Malyalapalli Crossing in ly injured Rambabu to the relatives of the victims about the that he was happy to see first day. Mini Medaram sive messages and obscene Ramagundam mandal in which Godavarikhani area hospital. recovery of a total of 3.3 kg of gold thousands of students study- Jathara is being organised as photos to her. The cyber Srinivas Reddy died on the spot However, on the way, ornaments, the kin replied that ing in Inter, Degree and PG per the schedule announced by crime team arrested the on Tuesday morning. Rambabu breathed his last. In his the businessmen carried 5.6 kg of colleges with the provision of Medaram Sammakka and accused on Wednesday after Responding to the distress call attempt to revive the victim with gold ornaments. They raised sus- infrastructure in government Saralamma Committee presi- collecting all the technical made to the 108 helpline, a team emergency measures, technician picion that the remaining 2.3 kg educational institutions in dent Siddaboina Jaggarao. evidences on credible infor- of ambulance staff, technician Tajuddin discovered two packets of gold ornaments might have defiance of corporate educa- Devotees from Mulug, mation against him. Chand and driver Rajender, shift- of gold jewellery worth 2.3 kg. He been stolen. tional institutions. Warangal Urban, Warangal Rural, Jangaon and Mahaboobabad districts came to Medaram to have darshan of Former IAS MLCs seek funds for local the Tribal deities. ‘TRS, BJP dustbins It is estimated that about 50 Ram Laxman bodies, to meet CM KCR soon lakh to 1 crore devotees attend Devotees offer jaggery to the tribal goddesses Sammakka and Saralamma after Medaram jatara that is organ- their wishes are fulfilled at mini Medaram jatara. passes away PNS n HYDERABAD ised once in every two years. A to dump Cong waste’ few years, several devotees jatara. District collector Minister of State Sathyavathi PNS n HYDERABAD "Chief Minister K PNS n HYDERABAD Members of Telangana died in stampede that occurred Krishna Adithya, SP Dr. Rathod, MP Maloth Kavitha, Chandrsekhar Rao too began Legislative Council headed by due to sudden surge in devo- Sangram Singh G Patil, ITDA Trust Board chairman Alem TPCC president Uttam Kumar his political career from the Former TS Nizamabad MLC K Kavitha, tee turnout. PO Hanmanthu Zandenga, Rammurthy, ZPTCs Sakinaka Reddy ridiculed BJP's Congress party and almost government's has decided to seek funds for The district administration ASPs Ghouse Alam Bhavani and Nagajyothi 'Operation Aakarsh' of luring half of its cabinet, MPs, MLAs advisor and the local bodies by giving rep- has made elaborate arrange- Saichaitanya and other officials offered prayers to the tribal Congress leaders into its fold and MLCs are ex- retired IAS resentation to Chief Minister ments and bandobast for monitored the arrangements. deities. by saying that the defection of Congressmen." The BJP also officer Ram K Chandrasekhar Rao and a few leaders to TRS or BJP has been trying to gain some Laxman died Panchayat Raj Minister would never impact the prominence in Telangana by on Wednesday. Errabelli Dayakar Rao. Congress party. luring some disgruntled lead- Ram Laxman worked as an The MLCs elected by the Reddy, Kasireddy Narayan Sack Gangula "Telangana BJP leaders are ers in Congress. Even the IAS officer in united Andhra local bodies met the Panchayat Reddy. acting like scavengers search- BJP's national vice-president Pradesh and extended his Raj Minister Erraballi Dayakar In order to represent the for trying to ing for some disgruntled ele- originally belongs to the services to the newly-formed Rao here at Ministers' interests and concerns of local ments within the Congress Congress party," he added. Telangana state as an advisor. Quarters in Banjara Hills to body representatives, we as a grab Wakf party. Earlier, TRS had served "We are a cadre-based party. Ram Laxman also worked seek funds for Zilla Parishad delegation of local bodies rep- as a trash can for the Congress Leaders come and go. But the actively in the TRS party as a Territorial Constituencies and resentatives met Minister party where all unimportant cadre remains firm at the politburo member. Mandal Parishad Territorial Dayakar Rao, tweeted MLC land: Cong leaders got dumped. Since TRS ground level and it never Ram Laxman had partici- Constituencies by giving a Kavitha after the meeting PNS n HYDERABAD trash can is almost full, BJP is switches loyalties for money or pated in 1,000 days Deeksha memorandum. The MLCs, Addressing the press confer- proving to be a fresh dustbin of any other thing. Each Congress celebrations during Telang- earlier, took suggestions from ence at the Minister Quarter's, The Congress party on Congress party," he said. worker is so capable that his ana movement when the TRS the local body representatives MLC Bhanu Prasad said, "We Wednesday demanded Describing the Congress qualities and political under- Chief and Chief Minister K like ZPTCs, MPTCs. have discussed the issues removal of BC Welfare and party as a factory which pro- standing are far better than the Chandrasekhar Rao took up The meeting was attended brought to our notice by the Civil Supplies minister duces leaders at all levels in state-level leaders of other par- deeksha. Chief Minister K by local body quota MLCs local body representatives in Gangula Kamalakar from the huge quantities, Uttam, he ties. Congress has the capaci- Chandrasekhar Rao and sev- including P Mahender Reddy, last few meetings. We thank state cabinet for his attempt said TRS, BJP or another party ty to produce leaders in abun- eral ministers expressed their Bhanu Prasad, Naradasu the Minister who have to encroach upon 15 acres of in Telangana became stronger dance while TRS and BJP deep condolences on the Laxman, Damodar Reddy, responded positively and will prime Wakf property in the only after a few Congress could only survive by behaving demise of Ram Laxman Pochampally Srinivas Reddy, take the issues to the notice of outskirts of Karimnagar city. leaders joined those parties. like vultures," he said. recalling his services. Satish Kumar, T Chinappa CM.” "Minister Kamalakar is try- ing to encroach upon the prime Wakf property through fraudulent means. When he failed to register 15 acres of Nizampet civic body produces compost through bio-mining land in his name, he went to PNS n HYDERABAD heaps of garbage to the valuable officials have been processing court against his own govern- compost, which will be used to 400 to 500 tonnes of garbage ment. Therefore, he should be The Nizampet Municipal grow saplings planted in daily. They even prepared immediately sacked from the Corporation officials have been Haritha Haaram. plans to produce bio-gas in cabinet for his attempt to grab preparing compost using wet as A huge bio-mining machine future from the garbage. In Wakf property and also for well as dry garbage and mak- was deployed at the dumping another six months, the heaps opposing the law formed by ing arrangements to sell the by- yard. With the help of the exca- of garbage will get dissolved his own government," TPCC product generated to cement vator, the garbage is put into and the dumping yard will Minorities wing Chairman manufacturing units. They the machine. The machine become a good garden. Shaik Abdullah Sohail said in have employed the bio-mining segregates the garbage into Nagireddy, assistant munic- a statement. He pointed out mechanism to manufacture garbage will get processed here. enough, the state government three categories and sends it ipal commissioner, Nizampet that 55 acres of lands in sur- compost. As such, the dumping yard built 2BHK houses for the out segregating it into 6 mm, Municipal Corporation, said vey nos. 122, 126, 129, 154 and The state government allot- emits a reeking smell and homeless poor in the region. 16 mm and 30 mm wastes. that the dumping yard would 177 at Qazipur in Karimnagar ted 10 acres of land in Sy no. became a breeding ground for Therefore, the municipal While the 6 mm garbage and be cleaned completely to plant district were Wakf lands and 186 for dumping yard when mosquitoes. People living in authorities have been process- 16 mm garbage is being used saplings as part of the seventh their records were available in Nizampet, Bachupalli and the surrounding areas object- ing the garbage using bio- to convert them into com- phase of Haritha Haaram to the Wakf Gazette issued on Pragati Nagar were gram pan- ed to location of the dumping mining mechanism for the post, the 30 mm garbage will groom the area in to a beauti- 11th January, 1990. chayats. Daily 110 tonnes of yard there. As if it is not past one month reducing the be sold to cement units. The ful garden. HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 25, 2021 nation 05 ‘People will give fitting reply to BJP’ President opens world's biggest PNS n NEW DELHI cricket stadium in Ahmedabad Accusing the BJP of using money power to make the Congress government fall in PNS n AHMEDABAD The President also per- ed Shah. Puducherry, senior Congress formed the ground-breaking Spread over 63 acres, the PM biggest leader M Veerappa Moily on India's president on ceremony for a sports com- stadium has been built at an Wednesday said the people Wednesday inaugurated the plex in the stadium, to be estimated cost of Rs 800 crore rioter, says will give a befitting reply to the world's largest cricket arena named Sardar Vallabhbhai and with a seating capacity for saffron party in upcoming here, renamed from Sardar Patel sports enclave, for disci- 1,32,000 spectators, it has sur- Mamata polls for "subverting" a popu- Patel stadium to Narendra plines like football, hockey, passed the hallowed lar mandate, and asserted that Modi stadium in honour of basketball, kabbadi, boxing, Melbourne Cricket Ground PNS n SAHAGANJ upholding democratic ideals the prime minister who is and lawn tennis among oth- which can accommodate will be the main issue in the credited with conceptualising ers. 90,000. West Bengal CM Mamata elections. the facility in its current awe- The ambitious 215-acre pro- "The total area is equivalent Banerjee on Wednesday Moily, who is the Congress' they never allowed the inspiring form. ject, under which 20 stadiums to 32 Olympic size soccer fields lambasted PM Narendra senior observer for upcoming Congress government to func- The state-of-the-art stadi- will be built will have accom- put together," stated a note Modi, branding him as the polls in the Union Territory, tion in Puducherry by um, inaugurated by President modation facilities for athletes from the Press Information "biggest rioter", who will also said the party's alliance fronting then Lieutenant Ram Nath Kovind, can and coaches. Another sports Bureau giving specifics of the face an "even worse fate" with DMK will continue, and Governor Kiran Bedi. accommodate a jaw-dropping complex is coming up in enormous structure. than former US President together they will get a "Her only exclusive mission 1.32 lakh spectators and it filled for the pink ball Test. India is called hub of cricket, so Naranpura for multi-discipli- The facility, which was Donald Trump . Speaking "thumping" majority in the was that the Congress govern- opened with the third Test "This stadium was concep- it is appropriate that we have the nary sporting events in future. closed for renovation in 2015, at a rally at Sahaganj in elections. ment does not function. between India and England, a tualised by Prime Minister largest stadium. It will give "I am confident that this was witness to some major Hooghly district, she said In an interview with PTI, From time to time, the day-night game from Narendra Modi when he was India a new identity," Kovind enclave will give a new glob- milestones in Indian cricket in Modi and Home Minister Moily claimed the Puducherry issue was brought to the Wednesday. It will also host Chief Minister of Gujarat. He said. al identity to Ahmedabad in its previous avatar. Amit Shah are spreading polls will mark the "beginning notice of Prime Minister the fourth and final game of was president of the Gujarat Also present on the occasion terms of world-class sports These included Sunil lies and hatred throughout of the fall of the BJP" in the (Narendra Modi) and Home the series from March 4. Cricket Association at that was Home Minister Amit Shah infrastructure," Kovind said. Gavaskar reaching the 10,000 the country. country and the strengthening Minister (Amit Shah), either At the toss, India skipper time," Kovind said in his and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju "These three complexes runs mark in Test cricket "Narendra Modi is the of democratic power through through media or directly by Virat Kohli couldn't help but address after the inauguration. along with a host of other digni- will be on 233 acre of land against Pakistan in 1987 and biggest 'dangabaaz' (rioter) in the Congress party. the CM V Narayansamy, but wonder how it would feel to The renaming of the stadi- taries. "We have decided to name which is sufficient to host Kapil Dev claiming his 432nd the country... What has hap- Lashing out at the BJP, the they did not listen," Moily play in front of a capacity um was kept under wraps it after the country's Prime Commonwealth Games, Test wicket to become the pened to Trump, he (Modi) former Union minister said said. crowd here given that until after it was formally Minister. It was Modi ji's dream Asian Games and even highest wicket-taker in the will meet an even worse fate. COVID-19 restrictions have inaugurated. "It represents project," said Shah after the inau- Olympics. Ahmedabad can be world in 1994, surpassing Sir Nothing can be gained from ensured that only half of it is India's aspirations and strength. guration. ready in six months," assert- Richard Hadlee. violence," she said. INDIA CORNER Woman spends night besides Punjab protecting gangster AFSPA 9 booked for pelting son's body thinking him to be alive extended in 70-year-old woman spent an entire night besides Mukhtar Ansari: UP to SC Assam for stones at Dalit man’s Aher son's body and attended to hiswounds, PNS n NEW DELHI fer of case pending before six months believing he is alive after he got Judicial Magistrate Mohali, to wedding party in Guj injured fatallyduring a fall at The Punjab government is the court of Special Judge PNS n GUWAHATI home in Mumbai, police said "shamelessly" protecting gang- (MP/MLA) Allahabad, Uttar PNS n BAYAD bride. "The accused objected on Wednesday. The incident ster-turned-politician Mukhtar Pradesh, as UP is “party inter- The Assam government on to Dalit men and women in took place in the wee hours of Ansari, lodged in Rupnagar ested” under Section 406 of Wednesday extended the A group of persons allegedly the procession wearing 'safa' Mondaywhen the 42-year-old district jail in connection with Code of Criminal Procedure existing 'disturbed area' sta- pelted stones at the wedding (traditional headgear). They victim, who was in an an alleged extortion case, by (Power of Supreme Court to tus of the state for another procession of a Dalit man in allegedly threw stones at the inebriated state,fell in the bathroom at their home in Kalina area. The not sending him to Uttar transfer cases and appeals). six months from February Gujarat's Aravalli district while procession and also hurled man, who hailed from Meghalaya, received fatalhead injuries, a police Pradesh to face trial in sever- appearing for Ansari, said that "There is no specific provi- 27 under the Armed Forces objecting to a traditional head- casteist slurs," the official said. official said. After some time, when the woman saw him lying al cases, the UP government he (Ansari) was "small fry" sion for transfer of an under (Special Powers) Act gear worn by some of his rel- When the complainant and theremotionless, she dragged him out of the bathroom and laid himnext told the Supreme Court on being cornered by the "might trial prisoner under Code of (AFSPA). "As per powers atives and use of DJ music sys- other family members tried to to her elder son, who is also bed-ridden, he said. Believing him to be Wednesday. of the state". Criminal Procedure or Jail conferred under section 3 tem, an official said on reason with the accused and alive, she applied turmeric powderon the victim's injuries. Next morning, A bench of Justices Ashok To this, Mehta said, "You Manual still this Court can of the AFSPA, the Wednesday. urged them to stop the stone when he did not wake up, the womaninformed her relatives who rushed Bhushan and R Subhash Reddy (Ansari) are such a small fry pass an order of Governor of Assam has The incident took place pelting, one of the accused to her house. The family members alerted the police who reached the however took note of the sub- that a state (Punjab) is shame- of Respondent No. 3 declared the entire state of when the procession was allegedly assaulted a relative of spot and took the victim to a nearby hospital where he was declared mission of senior advocate lessly protecting you." (Ansari) to District Jail Banda, Assam as 'disturbed area' heading for the marriage in the bride, as per the FIR. dead, the official said. The victim had been out of work following the Dushyant Dave, appearing for Ansari is lodged in district Uttar Pradesh considering the upto 6 months beyond Linch village near Bayad town "The accused also allegedly coronavirus-induced lockdown and the family was facing a monetary the Punjab government, seek- jail Rupnagar in Punjab since facts situation of the present 27/02/2021, unless with- on Tuesday evening, following warned the groom's family crunch, he added. ing adjournment in the matter January 2019. The UP govern- matter by exercising jurisdic- drawn earlier", according which an FIR was registered and others to refrain from on personal grounds. ment also filed written submis- tion under Article 142 of the to a release issued here. against nine men of the Rajput wearing the traditional head- Solicitor General Tushar sions in the top court stating Constitution of India," the UP The release did not community, inspector R M gear and playing music on DJ High Court shocked by murder Mehta, appearing for the Uttar that transfer of Ansari's cus- government said. cite any particular reason Damor from Ambaliyara system during the wedding. Pradesh government, said he tody was meticulously planned It said Ansari's fallacious for the extension, but police station said. They also gave death threats to of inmate in Tihar jail has no objection to Dave's plea and raised a strong suspicion plea that he does not want to sources said that it was in Some people from Linch the complainant and his fam- for adjournment. of conspiracy to delay the pro- come to the state as his life is view of the assembly elec- allegedly threw stones at the ily members," Damor said. he Delhi High Court on The top court has posted the ceedings before the Special under threat, is contrary to the tions due in April-May marriage procession when it A case has been registered Wednesday expressed shock at matter for hearing on March 2. Judge (MP/MLA), Allahabad. plea of Punjab which contends and recovery of arms and entered the village, the official against nine persons on Tthe murder of a Tihar Jail inmate During the hearing, senior The state government said it that the accused is unable to ammunitions from some said quoting a complaint charges of rioting, assault and who was knifed to death inside the advocate Mukul Rohatgi, has "locus standi" to seek trans- travel due to medical reasons. parts of the state. lodged by a cousin of the criminal intimidation. prison, saying that such things are only seen in fiction. "I don't know how something like this can happen. It is shocking. We see such things only in fiction," Justice Prathiba M Singh Cabinet okays said while hearing a plea moved by the victim's father seeking Rs five MP Assembly: Congress stages crore as compensation for the custodial death of his son. The high court directed the prison authorities, represented by Delhi government President’s additional standing counsel Sanjoy Ghose and advocate Naman Jain, and the police to file a status report indicating whether an FIR has been lodged Rule in Pondi walkout over rising fuel prices in connection with the incident and if so, the status of the investigation. PNS n NEW DELHI The court further said that the report shall also indicate whether the CCTV PNS n BHOPAL footage of the cell where the victim was housed has been recovered and The Union Cabinet on preserved and if yes, in what manner. It also asked whether any charge Wednesday approved a pro- Congress legislators in Madhya sheet has been filed in the case and if so, the status of the trial in the case. posal to impose President's Pradesh on Wednesday staged Rule in Puducherry, days a walkout from the state after a Congress-led gov- Assemblyto protest against the Yediyurappa calls on public ernment in the union terri- fuel price hike and rising infla- Two security personnel hurt tory lost power during a tion. representatives to introspect vote of confidence. Some Congress legislators arnataka Chief Minister B S in Chhattisgarh Announcing the Cabinet got up at their places at the end Yediyurappa on Wednesday said decision, Union Minister of the question hour, alleging n Kdemocracy can be successful PNS NEW DELHI occurred around noon, Prakash Javadekar told that inflation and fuel price only if public welfare is the primary aChhattisgarh Armed Force reporters that the decision hike have been creating diffi- goal of every elected representative, Two security personnel were (CAF) personnel sustained was taken as no party culties for the common people. as he called on them to introspect. injured in separate incidents splinter injuries in a blast claimed to form a govern- They demanded that the "Both the ruling party and opposition involving Naxals in the triggered by Naxals at a for- ment in Puducherry fol- state government provide a have to work with caution so that no insurgency-hit Narayanpur est in Akabeda police station lowing the resignation of the relief to the people by reduc- untoward incidents happen in the district of Chhattisgarh on area, he said. CMs there. ing fuel prices. legislative assembly and the council, Wednesday, a police official In both the incidents, the Subsequently, the Later, senior Congress MLA but as public representatives we have to question ourselves whether said. security forces were out on Lieutenant General had rec- Sajjan Singh announced that Some of the MLAs wore charges and accused the pre- we are following it, we have to introspect," Yediyurappa said. "Our A District Reserve Guard anti-Naxal operations, he ommended President's Rule his party would stage a walk- black jackets with slogans vious Congress government of conduct should be such that it shows the path for the future (DRG) jawan was injured in said. in Puducherry and the out over the rising prices of against rising fuel prices and stopping the development generations, if we are always conscious about this, mistakes won't an encounter between secu- The jawan injured in the Union Cabinet has approved fuel and essential commodities. inflation written on them. works in the areas represent- happen," he said adding successful implementation of democracy is rity forces and Maoists at a blast has been shifted to the the same, the minister said. Accordingly, the opposition Earlier during the question ed by the BJP MLAs. possible with good traditions and practices. The CM was speaking at forest along Chhattisgarh- district hospital in After the President's assent, party legislators walkedout of hour, Congress MLA Chouhan assured that all the a meeting on the topic "An introspection-preventing the decline of Maharashtra border around Narayanpur, while effort are the assembly will get resolved, the House shouting slogans. SanjayYadav accused the state approved developmentworks parliamentary values", organised by the Commonwealth 10 am, Narayanpur on to evacuate the injured Javadekar said, while adding Thereafter, they also held a government of being anti-trib- would be carried out and said Parliamentary Association, Karnataka Branch, here. Superintendent of Police DRG jawan, he said adding that further necessary steps for 'dharna' (sit-in) protest in front al, during the discussion on the state government's rev- Mohit Garg told PTI. that further administrative work in of the Mahatma Gandhi statue tourism department. In his enue collection has suffered a In another incident that details are awaited. Puducherry would be taken in the Assembly premises for reply, Chief Minister Shivraj lot due to the coronavirus Will include fishermen's soon. some time. Singh Chouhan, denied the pandemic. demands in manifesto: Rahul ongress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday sought to Creach out to fishermen in poll- ‘US award a recognition of vibrant bound Kerala, assuring them his party would include their needs in its election manifesto as he sailed with a group of fishers and nature of transparency movement’ expressed admiration for their work in sea braving odds. PNS n NEW DELHI being "targeted and named by the Biden a time when those asking who hold power to During an emotional interaction attacked" in the country. administration for the questions to those in account." with thousands of fisherfolk, including women, at Thangassery beach in Picked for the Bhardwaj, the founder newly-instituted power are being targeted, The 48-year-old activist, this southern coastal district, he also lashed out at the LDF government International Anti- of the Satark Nagrik International Anti- attacked," Bhardwaj told who is also a co-convener over the controversial pact for building trawlers, claiming it might affect the Corruption Champions Sangathan (SNS), a citi- Corruption Champions PTI. of the National Campaign livelihood of fishermen. "I understand and respect what you do. I admire Award by the US admin- zens' group with a man- Award. Nearly 80 transparen- for People's Right to what you are doing. Many times, we eat the fish but we will not understand istration, RTI activist date to promote trans- "It (the award) is a cy activists have lost their Information (NCPRI), has the hard work behind and how it reached our plate," the Congress MP Anjali Bhardwaj on parency, has served as an recognition of the vibrant lives in their quest for played a major role in representing Wayanad in the state said. He ventured into the sea with Wednesday said the active member of the nature of the movement information and account- bringing about the Right some fishermen in their boat from Vadi beach here around 4.30 am and recognition is "significant" Right to Information working for transparency ability, she said, adding to Information Act, 2005, spent nearly an hour with them before reaching the venue of interaction. and will help bring focus Movement in India for and extensive use of RTI that this award is a "recog- the Whistle Blowers Gandhi also cast the net with them but could only catch one squid. Clad in towards the movement at over two decades. across the country. This nition of the collective Protection Act, 2011, and blue t-shirt and khaki trousers, the Congress leader could be seen waving a time when those speak- She is one of the 12 will help bring focus effort of people and the Lokpal and hands to the onlookers from the boat while reaching back to the shores. ing truth to power are "courageous" individuals towards the movement at groups across the country Lokayuktas Act, 2013. HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 25, 2021 06

www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Trouble next door Time to look Nepal’s top court revokes PM Oli’s Parliament GUPTA dissolution decision, forcing him to face trust vote RISHI n a major blow to Nepal’s Prime Minister (PM) KP Sharma Oli, their Supreme Court and act East has ruled that the Himalayan nation’s Parliament, which was dissolved by Oli in December I2020, must be reconvened. The court has given Oli two weeks to reinstate the leg- While democracy is the most sought after means of governance, it becomes islature, which was dissolved following protracted internal disputes within his ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP). In what is being seen as a major slap on the wrist for Oli, the a farce when core values are compromised, like in the case of Myanmar top court ruled that the PM had overstepped his powers and the dissolution of the House he long-awaited goal of was an unconstitutional act. The apex court’s verdict means that Oli will face a no-con- democracy in Myanmar fidence motion when the legislators reconvene because he had dissolved Parliament was achieved in 2011 about two years before its mandated five-year term was to end, to head off a no-trust after a five-decade strug- gleT led by civil society, interna- motion by the rival leaders in his party. Now that he tional actors and agencies against has nowhere to hide, Nepal has been pushed into an autocratic military in the another round of political instability. As of now, all country. However, the recent indications are that Oli will respect the court’s ver- coup d’état by the national Army has once again led Myanmar to dict and, if his advisors are to be believed, he won’t uncertain times. The coup sur- consider any undemocratic move like imposing an prised the world and it shall be emergency. However, both India and China will be seen as the outcome of a com- watching the developments very closely as Oli had promised leadership by Aung San Suu Kyi. Despite registering been re-elected in 2017 on the promise of forging a mammoth victory in the stronger ties with China, a promise he kept all too November 2020 elections, the well! India, which was once viewed as “big broth- Suu Kyi-led National League for er” to the Himalayan nation, had to play second fid- Democracy (NLD) was accused by the Army and Opposition of dle to China as Oli danced to the tunes of Beijing and poll irregularities, corruption Chinese Ambassador Hou Yanqi and initiated several major development projects as and unethical means in “stealing” part of Chinese efforts to boost trade and transit links in the region. the victory; hence, the coup. Not only did this end India’s monopoly in Nepal, it also led to increased tension While the Union Election Commission has refuted all between the neighbours as Oli issued many unsavoury and unwarranted remarks against claims of poll irregularities by ened the Army’s role in the “illegal migrants” who were Delhi to convey the message India. The relations soured further as Beijing’s influence in Nepal and its meddling in the NLD, it was in no way pos- parliamentary system on the already tagged as “Islamic of peace and democracy more Oli’s party grew. The last straw was Nepal coming out with a new political map in May sible that the Army would not legal front. Considering the terrorists” by the Army. While actively. India’s COVID-19 2020 claiming several areas in Uttarakhand to be part of its territory. However, to India’s act to assert its political victo- popularity of Suu Kyi in the Amnesty International vaccine gift to Myanmar is ry, considering an uneasy ride new political order, the Army stripped away her honours, proof of its commitment to credit, it kept its cool with its long-time ally and made all-out efforts to mend fences. with the NLD Government in had especially added that a there were calls to take back peaceful humanitarian causes. In the end, Oli did come around to better ties with India, particularly after it became the last six years. President should have a mil- even the Nobel Peace Prize. Meanwhile, as an impor- clear to him that China was indifferent to his continuation in the Government if it helped Amid mounting interna- itary background and none of Suu Kyi may have been tant country in India’s Act avoid a split in the NCP. The shift in Oli’s approach could be attributed to an attempt tional pressure, the military his/her spouses be subjects of vocal for democracy in East policy, New Delhi needs to reclaim the nationalist agenda that was the mainstay of his campaign that resulted junta was forced to pave the way a foreign power or citizen Myanmar but she failed to to look at the Myanmar bor- for the entry of democratic of a foreign country to limit stand for it while in power. She der with utmost caution. in the NCP’s win in 2018. That China lately appeared indifferent to his continuation in forces in 2010. The political her chances of holding the condemned neither a State- India’s challenge will not be the Government is also believed to have contributed to Oli’s stand. Now India and China, prisoners were released, includ- President’s office as her two THE CURRENT sponsored ethnic cleansing limited to tackling an increas- both jockeying for influence in Nepal, will keep a sharp eye on the political develop- ing Suu Kyi, but the NLD boy- sons are British citizens. The by the Army nor the Buddhist ing bonhomie between China ments there. Where India is concerned, a weak coalition Government could be more cotted the elections over alleged Home and the Defence CASE OF lobby that was reportedly and the Myanmar Army; the irregularities by the military- portfolios can be held only by MYANMAR IS instrumental in the alleged looming political crisis in supportive of New Delhi than hawkish Oli, who is seen as more interested in remain- backed Union Solidarity and the Army, and the 25 per cent brutalities. Therefore, while Bangladesh will double India’s ing in power in whatever way he can. Development Party. However, reservation was to keep NOTHING MORE the world is condemning the Eastern challenge. over the next five years, the NLD the military in full control. THAN A MATTER coup, international actors are The recent exposé — ‘All gained popular support which The emergency powers have cautious in defending Suu the Prime Minister’s Men’ by Al PICTALK was reflected in the 2015 gener- further strengthened the OF COMPROMISED Kyi. It is an open secret that the Jazeera, revealing an alleged al elections. The NLD won 168 Army’s position. LEADERSHIP THAT NLD co-existed with the criminal nexus between the of the 224 seats in the Amyotha In the course of a popu- Army, but the compulsions of Bangladesh Army chief, his Hluttaw (House of Nationalities), lar public movement WAS UNABLE democracy had kept them on brothers and Prime Minister with 25 per cent seats going to demanding to reinstate a TO BRING IN different paths. In reality, the Sheikh Hasina-led Bangladesh the Army without any contest. It democratic order, Suu Kyi’s Generals never gave up on Nationalist Party — has indicated more space for pro- rise became synonymous to FUNDAMENTAL their political aspirations and caused an uproar. While the democracy leadership and democracy. Yet she failed to CHANGES IN failure through the electoral Bangladesh Government has restoration of the multiparty condemn and control the route made the coup evitable. backed the Army, the alleged parliamentary system. In 2011, gross human rights viola- THE ARMY'S India has aired its voice in claims in the exposé are of President U Thein Sein had car- tions of Rohingyas in the FUNCTIONING favour of democracy and nor- grave concerns. Therefore, the ried out significant political and Rakhine State. The refugee malcy in Myanmar. At the Act East policy needs to economic reforms though these Rohingyas moved en masse to same time, New Delhi has include emergency strategies were in sync with the needs and neighbouring Bangladesh. opted not to slap any sanctions of diplomatic, intelligence, demands of the military. While the world was looking unlike the US, UK and the EU. security and political nature. For the current fiasco, one at Suu Kyi to emerge as a mes- As a champion of democracy, (The author is an ICSSR needs to look at the 2008 siah for ethnic Rohingyas, she India’s appeal for its restoration Doctoral Fellow at the JNU, Constitution of the Myanmar chose to rescue her own party. remains the common element New Delhi, and Senior Fellow at Army as one of the root causes. More surprisingly, she was across the volatile political the AIDIA, Kathmandu. The The Constitution had strength- seen labelling Rohingyas as surfaces globally. It helps New views expressed are personal.) LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SOUNDBITE A farmer checks mustard flowers at a farm on the outskirts of Amritsar PTI DISHA RAVI VINDICATED I cannot build any other capital (on the Sir — While granting bail to activist Disha Congress needs a major shake-up demand that Purnia Ravi, Additional Sessions Judge leadership has trickled down to the ranks, lead- be the State capital). Continuing travails Dharmender Rana demolished almost ing to a crisis at the grassroots. If anyone else every charge levelled against her because Though the BJP has the backing of the RSS- becomes the Chief COVID-19 cases on the rise again, many “not even an iota of evidence was brought type booth-level workers, who are dedicated to Minister after me, they can do to the court’s notice”. This a rap on the consolidating votes in favour of the saffron party, whatever they wish. I cannot do such States make negative RT-PCR test mandatory knuckles of the Centre and the Delhi Police. the Congress misses its Sewa Dal whose polit- a thing. Interestingly, before speaking about the ical significance has been overshadowed by a Bihar Chief Minister t’s happened so frequently in the recent history of public health in India that it’s almost conscience of the nation, Judge Rana quot- become a case of “so near and yet so far”. Every time the authorities, the health- lack of intent and commitment. Also, the top lead- — Nitish Kumar ed the Rig Veda and reminded the nation: ership needs to acknowledge various inputs by Icare workers and the good Samaritans show due diligence and together bring COVID- “This 5,000-year-old civilisation of ours has the think tank within the Congress, mainly the I am frustrated that 19 cases under control, either a new strain is detected reaching our country or peo- never been averse to ideas from varied quar- G-23 (Group of 23 leaders) who wrote to demand (French company) ters.” For her part, the activist Disha Ravi leadership reforms. The party urgently needs an ple — especially those living away from the metros and tier-I cities — ignore the stan- said if it was sedition to highlight farmers’ Naval Group have overhaul in ideology, besides flexibility to adapt not yet been able to dard protocols and become victims and carriers of the accursed virus. Now the lat- protest globally, she was willing to be his refers to the editorial ‘Shaky leadership’ as per the situation’s demands. finalise this contract est news coming in is that the COVID-19 caseload across the country has shown a imprisoned. She also clarified that there was T(February 24). With the sun setting for the By playing the card of soft Hindutva, the no question of collaborating with the pro- but it will not be northward trend for the ninth successive day, cross- Congress in Puducherry, it’s the ninth State the Congress is falling for the core competency of done at the expense ing 13,000 on Tuesday, which is the longest such Khalistani group, Poetic Justice Foundation. ‘Grand Old Party’ has lost since 2014. It now the BJP and it is bound to boomerang. The party of Australian industry. But when the court has thrown this rolling average since infections peaked in September enjoys power in merely three States — Punjab, needs to bridge the trust deficit, make the organ- Australia’s Defence Minister “toolkit” charge into the waste paper bas- Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. The story of last year. In more worrying news, the Union Health isation less of a family enterprise and keep the —Linda Reynolds ket, one wonders whether it has made the Congress’ decline isn’t new; it has virtually been cadres and alliance partners buoyant even in Ministry has said that two new strains of SARS-CoV- BJP feel embarrassed of its own “toolkit”: a repeat telecast since the BJP-led NDA came crises. I miss my long hair. I 2, the virus causing COVID-19, have been detect- Charging innocent citizens with cooked-up to power. The ideological bankruptcy of the top Nischai Vats | Sultanpur miss tying that rubber stories, unleashing the ED, IT and/or the band when I’m bare. I ed in India. These new strains — N440K and E484K CBI on political opponents and toppling — have been detected in Kerala and Maharashtra. miss my long walks at State Governments by way of horse trad- number of COVID-19 cases across the for grooming our youngsters on their way the lake of my home- However, there is currently no evidence to show that ing. I strongly feel that the verdict is an country, particularly in Maharashtra, up to the highest level. In this regard, the town’s creek. I miss lis- the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in parts of these encouragement to and booster for Disha Kerala, Gujarat, Punjab, Karnataka and inauguration of the world’s largest crick- tening to my old-time playlist. Ravi to stand up against all concocted Jammu and Kashmir. I believe that the et stadium in Ahmedabad is a giant leap two States is due to these new variants. charges. One should be happy with her bail Actor Meanwhile, negative COVID-19 test report (neg- Centre does not have any alternative but towards a new era. —Ayushmann Khurrana order but hope she draws a Lakshman rekha to provide free vaccination to the citizens The stadium, which was closed for ative RT-PCR test) has been made mandatory for enter- for herself; otherwise she may keep facing as quite a lot of people would not be able renovation in 2015, has been a witness to ing several States: Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, such problems in the future, too. to afford it, thus preferring to stay back some major milestones in Indian cricket Playing 100 Tests as a Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee | Faridabad and take recourse to home-made reme- in its previous avatar. Sunil Gavaskar fast bowler is no mean Uttarakhand, J&K, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura, Ladakh and Chhattisgarh. feat and playing espe- Meanwhile, with the recent spurt in Coronavirus cases in five States, Delhi will make it dies. This development, if it comes about, reached his 10,000 run-mark in Test PROVIDE FREE JABS TO SENIORS would totally defeat the purpose of the cricket here against Pakistan in 1987 and, cially in our condi- essential for those arriving from these States to carry a negative COVID test report. People Sir — Glad to read about the Union world’s biggest inoculation programme as in 1994, Kapil Dev claimed his 432nd Test tions, things can get so travelling to Delhi from Maharashtra, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab Government’s decision to vaccinate peo- there would be critical gaps left uncov- wicket to become the highest wicket-taker difficult. But he (Ishant by flights, trains or buses will have to show a negative RT-PCR test from Saturday till ple above the age of 60 years against ered in the chain of vaccinated Indians. in the world, surpassing Sir Richard Sharma) kept working hard. Indian captain March 15. But all’s not bleak; there is some good news, too. The Union Cabinet has decid- Coronavirus from March 1, besides includ- Also, the Centre must insist that private Hadlee. The ground has a state-of-the-art ing people above 45 who suffer from drainage system that will take just 30 min- —Virat Kohli ed to provide the vaccines for free to certain sections, with Union Minister Prakash Javadekar hospitals also give free vaccines to peo- comorbidities in the second phase. As per ple aged 60 and above with the cost being utes from the time it stops raining to flush tweeting that beginning March 1 “people over 60 years of age or over 45 with comor- the statement made by Union Minister borne by the Government. out the water. Also, it is the only cricket We found that they (the bidities will be able to get vaccinated at 10,000 Government facilities and many private Prakash Javadekar, India’s vaccination Bhagwan Thadani | Mumbai stadium in the world to have four dress- Congress, during the pan- hospitals”. As of last week, there has globally been a “strong decline” in Coronavirus drive proposal has been approved by the ing rooms for the players so that back-to- demic) had given registra- Union Cabinet and the above-mentioned infections in the US and the UK since January. Inversely, however, it is very likely that A STADIUM STANDS TALL back games can be played on the same day. tion numbers of scooters groups will receive the shot at the CK Subramaniam | Navi Mumbai such reports are offering a false sense of security to people to take it easy, which should- Sir —In India, cricket is a religion and we and three-wheelers. Is Government’s expense and at its facilities. look at our cricketers as demigods. To stay this not a joke on the people? n’t be the case. If we let our guard down now, India with its population may find it nigh The announcement comes at a time at the pinnacle of our global success in the Send your feedback to: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister when there is an alarming spurt in the impossible to break free from the clutches of this virus. It’s now or never! sport, we need to have world-class stadia [email protected] —Yogi Adityanath HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 25, 2021 07 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ FIRSTCOLUMN Time to tackle online TEXAS MUST READ UP SHRUTI SHEFALI ON GLOBAL WARMING gender violence SHREYA MEHTA Climate change doesn’t care whether you believe in it or not. And it may get worse Despite the existence of regulatory mechanisms, we have not been able to effectively handle online safety challenges owing to the lack of proper implementation he internet has evolved as an indispensable tool for transforming our society and culture. TWomen, especially those living in rural India, have been empowered to speak about their diverse GWYNNE DYER realities, discuss common concerns and organise for t’s not funny when people die of the cold but there was some inno- change. However, the challenges of censorship and cent amusement to be had from the indignation of Texans unable to overregulation emanating from actions like block- Iboil their drinking water during the ‘Big Freeze’ because the power ing of LGBTQ+ sites or silencing of female voices was still out. Things like that are not supposed to happen in a modern, on social media through misogynistic hate speech and trolling, make it essential to find sustainable solu- developed country like the US of A. How dare they? Others, aware that tions to these concerns that are threatening the online Texas has cut every corner in public services that it’s possible to cut, safety of vulnerable communities. After all, with the were unsurprised by the five-day mini-disaster that struck the country’s internet becoming the ultimate manifestation of our second-biggest State. One blogger wrote philosophically: “Occasionally, social reality, attaining online equality is paramount something will happen in Texas to remind the people who live here that for ensuring the same offline. we live in a failed State.” A winter temperature 25°C colder than usual The feminist landscape of online hate: The last for the time of year is rare, but this is not the first time it has snowed in decade has witnessed instances of cyberstalking, rape threats and other forms of gendered violence Texas. The electricity failed, triggering a cascade of other disasters, main- increase at an alarming rate on the internet. In stark ly because of a long-standing refusal to connect the State power grid contrast to claims that “cyberhate” is predominant- A SURVEY with the two main national ones. (This was done to avoid federal super- ly innocuous, there are a range of academic studies CONDUCTED BY vision on prices and standards). Others have cold snaps too. Germany, which prove the widespread suffering caused, FEMINISM IN INDIA Russia, Canada, even northern China get much colder than Texas, but owing to the consequent social, psychological and UNDERSCORED they don’t end up freezing in the dark because they are prepared for it. economic harm inflicted upon women due to this THAT 50 PER CENT Texas could have been prepared for it, too, but somebody in power challenge. The problem of gendered cyberhate has OF WOMEN IN become far more prevalent since the advent of web would have had to read science journals for that. Since they almost all MAJOR CITIES 2.0, which was marked by the shift towards a greater OF INDIA HAVE got elected with donations from fossil fuel producers, that was never amount of user-generated content, collaboration, This includes putting limitations on addressed through policy and law, as which removal of offensive content very likely. The “explainers” in the media talk about a rogue ‘Arctic vor- FACED ONLINE interactivity and information sharing over the web. ABUSE. HOWEVER, their ability to engage in meaningful it is evident that the laws at present takes place. Platforms have the abil- tex’, but what’s really happening is much simpler. This facilitated online antagonists to get easier access activism to respond to the challenge that were created with the purpose of ity to use their technology to detect to their targets in a manner that was never possible WOMEN ARE of gendered cyberhate itself. This protecting women are failing at their such content and thereby filter/flag or before. According to a 2015 report by the United NOT THE ONLY leads to serious concerns of violation task to create a safe place online. even remove it. It is equally impor- Nations, 73 per cent of women have experienced VICTIMS OF SUCH of both rights guaranteed under Cyberhate, specifically, is a growing tant to enhance their responsibility in some form of online violence. An analysis conduct- ABUSE. THERE IS international human rights laws and issue in the Indian online space. With these scenarios to be able to comple- ed by a leading daily revealed that out of every 10 CONCURRENTLY the Constitution of India, including a charged society polarised by religion ment the efforts of law enforcement. writers who receive abusive comments online, eight RAMPANT ONLINE their right to free speech, right to and politics, the instances of hateful, The way forward: With the IPC, were women. HARASSMENT informational privacy, right to bod- violating, or mean comments that IT Act and the POCSO rules in place Types of online hate: Online abuse can be placed OF INDIVIDUALS ily integrity and right to reputation, occur in the comment sections, we have adequate laws to tackle on a wide spectrum of violence, ranging from mild- FROM to name a few. As another major con- forums and on other websites or cyberhate. The challenge is to effec- ly irritating (cyberstalking) at one end to unequiv- MARGINALISED cern, it is seen that women who social media have multiplied. In the tively implement these laws to ensure ocally criminal (revenge pornography) at the other. GENDERS AND depend on the internet to earn their case of cyberhate not all violations safe online space. The Draft It’s just what global warming has done to the northern hemisphere’s One peculiar characteristic of this challenge as seen SEXUALITIES livelihood are more prone to receiv- may be explicitly against the law, they Intermediary Guidelines, 2018, envis- ‘jet stream.’ The northern jet stream is a high-speed, high-altitude atmos- in India and many other developing economies, is AS WELL ing online hate. This causes serious are still serious and unacceptable as aged under the IT Act received pheric “river” that flows from the West to the East all the way around the dimension of domestic violence which is repercussions for them to find and a part of online presence, as much extant criticism owing to its delete- the planet. It marks the boundary between the Polar air mass, some- increasingly being observed as a major component keep access to their jobs and social- as it would be in the physical society. rious impact on free speech and pri- times called the ‘Polar Vortex’, and the warmer air masses of the mid- of most of the cases of online harassment. Some of ly and professionally network them- It is important to recognise that to vacy of users. If implemented, it latitudes. East-bound airliners crossing the North Atlantic and the North the most prominent forms of gendered cyberhate selves — causing blatant breach of truly tackle the issue of cyberhate, our would pierce the encryption-enabled Pacific often hitch a ride on the jet stream, saving up to an hour. The faced by women online include cyberbullying, a chal- their right to livelihood and gender society, platforms and institutions anonymity enjoyed by women and lenge whose primary target is mainly school and col- equality. including the Government must marginalised groups. This anonymi- energy that drives the jet stream comes from the temperature difference lege girls. Then there is cyberstalking, which Understanding and solving the come together. Cyberhate must be ty is crucial to tackle trolls with coun- between the two air masses it divides. However, the Arctic is warming includes the perpetrator making unwarranted problem: We must not forget that dealt with at a societal level through terspeech and ensure online safety. A much faster than the rest of the world, so that difference is shrinking attempts to contact the target by installing a spyware India has not only bagged one of the awareness and change in mindsets recent study explains how the man- and, with less energy the jet stream is slowing down. It used to blast on her phone or hacking her email/social media top ranks for having the highest num- while institutions must provide for date of proactive monitoring under straight East but even then it occasionally developed long S-shaped kinks accounts. Plus there is denial of service, wherein, the ber of internet users, but it is also the zero tolerance and also grievance the Draft Guidelines by using auto- called ‘Rossby waves.’ These are big loops extending far North and South online platforms disables the person to voice her- country that tops the statistics of glob- redressal. It must exist at all levels. For mated tools and introducing trace- of its usual track. As it has slowed down (the average speed is now self, often due to her unconventional views. Other al sexual harassment. The harassment example, employers must show a ability, by breaking encryption, would major forms of online harm are doxing, which faced by women in the physical responsibility and obligation towards undermine the safety of users. 150-225 kmph), the Rossby waves have grown more frequent and big- involves publication of personally identifiable infor- world is mirrored by the image staff to provide them with tools or Despite the existence of regula- ger. They are often now great loops deviating from the straight track mation about a person that enables online antago- harassment faced by them in the resources to deal with the cyberhate tory mechanisms, we have not been and bring with them cold Polar air rarely seen so far South, or warm air nists to find their targets offline, and the most crit- online world. A survey conducted by that they might face as a consequence able to effectively handle online safe- not seen previously so far North. That’s what happened to Texas last ically dangerous of all including revenge pornogra- Feminism in India underscored that of the work they are required to do ty challenges owing to the lack of week: One of those Rossby waves brought cold Arctic air all the way phy (publishing sexually explicit content, often of a 50 per cent of women in major cities online. Also, legal measures and proper implementation. The onus of South. This pattern will recur and Texans will have to live with it. former partner without their consent) and sextor- of India have faced online abuse. institutional methods against hate reform cannot be entirely placed on Climate change doesn’t care whether you believe in it or not. And tion (hacking webcameras, installing malwares or Shreya is Policy Research However, women are not the only vic- speech are unlikely to be able to tack- regulation and also lies on the partic- impersonating as someone’s romantic interest to Assistant and Mehta is tims of such abuse. There is concur- le the sheer volume of online publi- ipants in the ecosystem who have a it may get worse. In June-July 2018 record-breaking heatwaves hit west- obtain intimate information and images). Strategic Engagement and rently rampant online harassment of cations. A complete solution would major role in ensuring that progres- ern US, Western Europe and the Caucasus-Caspian Sea region, while Implications of the harm on users: Extensive Research Coordinator, The individuals from marginalised gen- be to work together with ISPs and sive laws and policies are rightly there was extreme rainfall and flash flooding on the US east coast, in Dialogue. evidence exists to show that gendered cyberhate The views expressed ders and sexualities as well. A truly platforms i.e. intermediaries to devel- implemented and followed. It is the eastern Europe and Japan. It was all happening in big Rossby loops inflicts significant psychological, social, reputation- are personal. intersectional view of the issue op comprehensive codes of conduct duty of the State to effectively pros- that had taken over the jet stream. All the loops, containing hot dry air al and economic distress and harm upon women. demands that it is specifically or community guidelines based on ecute perpetrators of online hate. or cool moist air, were stuck for over two weeks. By last year, researchers had found that over the last 20 years the same pattern of seven stalled peaks and lows over the same regions has lasted seven times for more POINTCOUNTERPOINT than two weeks. In the previous 20 years (1980-2000), that had not happened even once. This suggests that the pattern is getting stronger. FOR ME, COMING TO KERALA WAS REFRESHING AS I A FEW DAYS AGO HE WAS IN THE NORTH-EAST SPEWING And, since the latitudes where the loops are stalling include most of the FOUND THAT PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN ISSUES. NOT VENOM AGAINST THE WESTERN PART OF INDIA. TODAY major “breadbasket” regions of the northern hemisphere, the crop-killing droughts and heatwaves they bring could cause a big loss in world food SUPERFICIALLY BUT GOING INTO DETAILS. HE IS SPEWING VENOM AGAINST THE NORTH. production. It’s the unknowns that do the worst damage. —CONGRESS LEADER —BJP PRESIDENT (Gwynne Dyer’s new book is ‘Growing Pains: The Future of RAHUL GANDHI JP NADDA Democracy and Work.’ The views expressed are personal.) Bumps in the way of adoption of EVs in India EV technology is the future of mobility but dithering Government measures mean that this amazing technology is still stuck in neutral ising fuel prices, a first two months of the new demic may not share the tiative or policy, including 18 per cent to five per cent. an entity in India in nascent electric vehicle year, if media reports are to be same enthusiasm, as many of Faster Adoption and For instance, a lithium-ion Bengaluru, with the intention R(EV) support infra- believed. For many of us, the their perfectly maintained Manufacturing of Electric battery fitted in an EV attracts of manufacturing EV cars. structure and the recently- rise in pollution levels and vehicles will end up in scrap- Vehicles (FAME). 12 per cent GST but it is 18 Hyundai’s Kona and Morris announced vehicle scrappage fuel prices has come as an yards. In the midst of this Other expectations, per cent GST when sold sep- Garages’ ZS EV, are already policy amid worrying pollu- indication to shift towards chaos, the EV industry is including the ramping up of arately. Correction of such making inroads in the Indian tion levels, are creating an EVs or public transport, but emerging as the apt solution EV charging infrastructure, issues would have lent enor- market as we speak. With unprecedented crisis of sorts SRIRAJ in these times of for all the existent problems, enablement of retail financing mous confidence to EV man- competition already getting for Indians as far as commut- KOTA Coronavirus-induced social but the Indian EV sector is for EVs and moderation of ufacturers and provided a hot, Indian EV manufactur- ing is concerned. These con- distancing, jostling in a anything but fully ready to the inverted Goods and much-needed push to the ers need more support from ditions are exacerbated by a crowded public conveyance meet the challenge. Services Tax (GST) structure sector. Similarly, lowering of the Government in the form creaking public transport sys- does not seem to be a natur- The auto sector, which along with lowering of taxes import duties on automotive of sops, tax holidays for four- tem that is bursting at the al choice. was experiencing a slowdown on EV input components, parts instead of raising them wheel EV makers, better GST seams. The seemingly The finality of making an even before the virus’ out- Similarly, the including battery, were also would have had the same structures and lower import unstoppable rally of fuel price alternative choice for com- break, came to its knees as the Government’s plan for not addressed. positive impact on the spirit duties besides robust financ- hikes is undoubtedly the most muting has been further full impact of the COVID-19 strengthening the public The EV manufacturers of the industry, besides low- ing options for the con- disturbing development so strengthened by the contagion was unleashed. transport sector under the were hopeful of a firmer pol- ering the critical costs of sumers. These measures com- far for a nation that is battling announcement of the vehicle The Union Budget addressed Public–Private-Partnership icy commitment from the production. bined with superior nation- a pandemic-induced eco- scrappage policy which the sector’s concerns by model with an outlay of Government, especially in The absence of an aggres- wide charging infrastructure nomic downturn and dwin- makes owning an old vehicle focusing on reliefs such as tax `18,000 crore for operating the duty structure pertaining sive push from the can render fossil fuel cars dling income levels. in Delhi-NCR impossible and holidays for EV startups. The 20,000 buses is encouraging to batteries. The Budget plat- Government for the indige- obsolete, paving the way for In view of a divided and very costly elsewhere in the setting aside of `2,217 crore for the EV industry. form could have been used to nous EV industry has raised their phase-out. weak Opposition, that repeat- country. Though this policy for ‘Clean Air’, for 42 urban The scheme can help fix the inverted duty structure concerns for its future. World EV technology is the edly fails to take up key issues has delighted auto manufac- centres with a million-plus fight air pollution effectively. for components such as bat- leading EV manufacturers future of mobility but dither- that affect the common man, The writer is an turers as new vehicle demand population is also a good But inexplicably, this is where teries from 18 per cent to five such as Tesla are already eye- ing Government measures environmental journalist. the Government has mus- The views expressed is expected to soar, the citi- move that can spread aware- the Government’s vision gets per cent and for ing the huge potential of the mean that this amazing tech- tered enough confidence to are personal. zens whose budgets have ness about the environmen- blurry as the Budget does not charging/swapping infra- Indian market. In fact, Tesla nology is still stuck in neutral dish out 21 fuel hikes in the been severely hit by the pan- tal benefits of EVs. mention any EV-focused ini- structure services, too, from has already registered itself as in the country. HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 25, 2021 Money 08 Investcorp ‘Dams, hydroelectric projects Sensex zooms 1,030 on-boards Safari with don’t harm environment’ PNS n MUMBAI "The earliest dam started Rs 75 cr on the Nile (in Egypt)...har- Power Minister R K Singh nessing water was there pts, Nifty tops 14,950 on Wednesday brushed aside before Christ (BC). It is not investment apprehensions that water that it is happening now," he PNS n MUMBAI storage or dam projects, said. which also generate hydro The minister stated that Trading halted for some time on NSE due to connectivity issues The third largest luggage electricity, harm environ- the proposition is that if and bags major Safari ment, and urged experts to some how you stop the nat- PNS n MUMBAI Industries on Wednesday commission an authoritative ural flow of water, then it said that it has received Rs and scientific study to find harms the environment. Trading halted for some time on 75 crore equity investment out the truth. He added that the water NSE due to connectivity issues from leading global alterna- Speaking at a symposium storage projects do not stop Equity benchmark Sensex tive investment manager on sustainable development the natural flow of the water soared 1,030.28 points and the Investcorp. of dams and river basins, two of push back (to water and just the excess flow of Nifty rallied over 270 points on The transaction is subject Singh said, "I have not seen storage projects) by NGOs water is harnessed through Wednesday, tracking strong to shareholders and regula- science of environment without any authoritative storage so that it can be used buying in financial stocks, after tory approvals, the compa- being harmed. I see science study that says that dams are as and when needed. trading hours were extended ny said in a statement. of progress in this (water harmful to environment." "Does that harm the envi- following a technical glitch at Set up in 1974, Safari storage). Punjab and Currently, India is devel- ronment? Is there any study? NSE. Industries is the third largest Haryana developed and they oping around 14,000 I think you need to commis- After resumption of trade at and fastest growing luggage are where they are today megawatts of hydropower sion a study and examine 3.45 pm, NSE Nifty zoomed brand in the country today. because of Bhakra Nangal generation capacity. whether it actually harms the 274.20 points or 1.86 per cent Sudhir Jatia, who is the dam." He said, "In water environment... I think we to end at 14,982. current chief executive, He further said, "If you ask resources, in the past decade need to come out with an Similarly, the 30-share BSE acquired Safari in 2012. any person in Bihar, then his also, we have faced head- authoritative study on this," index settled 1,030.28 points or Gaurav Sharma, head of dearest wish is to construct winds in harnessing our the minister said. 2.07 per cent higher at private equity at Investcorp large dams on the river Kosi water resources. There was The minister also said 50,781.69. India, said that this invest- in Nepal. Wherever we con- concerted movement against that in some areas, it is Axis Bank was the top gain- ment into Safari, which structed large dams, we have harnessing the water, dams, essential to set up water er in the Sensex pack, surging enjoys a strong brand recall, improved the lives of peo- against any project which storage projects like around 5 per cent, followed by aligns with our thesis of tar- ple...generations. This is the sought to harness our water Brahmaputra river. If India HDFC twins, ICICI Bank, Bajaj geting unique businesses in message we need to convey." resources." does not do it, its rival China Finance and SBI. The move came after the "Technical glitch did not "The global market was mass consumption market. He brought attention He said the movement would do it, he added. On the other hand, National Stock Exchange (NSE) impact domestic market senti- mixed, not very convinced that Jatia said he expects to get toward pushback to water still persists. "That push back He said, "They (China) PowerGrid, Dr Reddy's, TCS suffered an outage earlier in the ment though volatility was high world central banks like Fed will shareholders' and regulato- storage or dam projects in against dams still persists. are planning construction of and Asian Paints were among day due to technical glitches. with a positive prejudice, in the maintain a flexible monetary ry approvals soon and close the country by NGOs (non- That is something which we large dams. So, we have to the laggards. Trading across segments came first session. During the extra policy even during rising bond the transaction next month. government organisations) have to address." start construction of large Minutes before the scheduled to a halt at 1140 hrs due to con- session, the market gathered yield and inflation. And the In India, Investcorp or civil societies which claim The minister urged all to dams. If they construct large closure of trade at 3.30 pm, lead- nectivity issues. more strength and hugely out- Asian market was negatively invests in mid-market com- that these would harm envi- first accept that humans dams before us then they can ing bourses BSE and NSE said However, the broader Indian performing the global peers, impacted by a hike in stamp panies across consumption- ronment. have been harnessing water squeeze our (water) sup- their equity and derivatives markets were not impacted as triggered by squaring-off F&O duty on equities," said Vinod linked sectors and in the The minister said, "In our right from the time our plies in Assam and North markets will remain open till 5 communication lines at BSE positions a day ahead of the pre- Nair, Head of Research at Geojit real estate. country, there is a decade or civilisation began. East." pm. remained operational. fixed monthly expiry date. Financial Services. MONEY MATTERS ABFRL partners with Tarun to Rupee surges RBI concerned 11 paise to Airtel enters advertising launch men's ethnic wear brand close at 72.35 PNS n NEW DELHI in the next 5 years with more over impact of tech industry with Airtel Ad than 250 stores across the against USD harti Airtel on Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail country, the statement added. PNS n MUMBAI BWednesday marked its Ltd has partnered with fashion The brand plans to launch cryptocurrency entry into advertising designer Tarun Tahiliani to retail stores by September The rupee gained 11 paise business with launch of form a new entity that will 2021. PNS n NEW DELHI to settle at 72.35 against 'Airtel Ads', a move it said soon launch a contemporary As part of the deal, ABFRL the US dollar on will enable brands to pitch men's ethnic wear brand. will also acquire a 33 per cent The Reserve Bank of India Wednesday supported by consent-based and privacy- "Aditya Birla Fashion and stake in the existing Luxury (RBI) is concerned over the positive domestic equities safe campaigns to over 320 Retail Ltd (ABFRL) has high quality, sophisticated cel- Couture business of Tarun impact cryptocurrencies and weakness of the million customers across its various businesses like mobile, DTH announced a strategic partner- ebration wear for men at acces- Tahiliani, with the option to may have on the financial American currency in the and homes. Airtel Ads -- that underlines the company's efforts to ship with India's ace designer sible price points," the compa- increase it to 51 per cent in the stability in the economy overseas market. get a foothold in the booming Indian advertising industry -- Tarun Tahiliani to form a new ny said in a regulatory filing. next few years. ABFRL MD and has conveyed the same At the interbank forex leverages the company's data science capabilities, and would enable entity that will soon launch a ABFRL will hold 80 per Ashish Dikshit said, "Over the to the government, market, the local unit brands to create deep engagement and high-impact campaigns for contemporary men's ethnic cent stake in the new entity, next few years, ethnic wear is Governor Shaktikanta Das to we have major concerns opened at 72.35 against most relevant customer cohorts. Airtel asserted that its customers wear brand. "The new brand while Tarun Tahiliani will hold going to be an important cat- said on Wednesday. from the financial stability the greenback and wit- would receive only the most-relevant brand offerings, and not will operate in the premium the remaining 20 per cent. egory as confident Indians "We have certain major angle and we have shared it nessed an intra-day high unwanted spam. "We are not in the quantity mode, we only want to occasion wear segment and The new brand aims to rediscover their culture and concerns about cryptocur- with the government. The of 72.26 and a low of bring it to customers who care. erefore, volumes may be less but will offer the entire range of build a Rs 500 crore business heritage. rencies. We have communi- government will consider 72.41. It finally ended at quality will be high," Adarsh Nair said. cated them to the govern- and take a call," Das said. 72.35 against the ment. It is under consider- While Das did not elab- American currency, regis- ation in the government orate further, the central tering a rise of 11 paise and I do expect and I think bank had in the past from its previous close. On Sebi offers exemption to Tata Power sooner or later the govern- expressed concerns on dig- Tuesday, the rupee had ment will take a call and if ital currencies being used settled at 72.46 against Pantone from takeover norms raises Rs required Parliament also for money laundering and the American currency. will consider and decide," terror funding. Meanwhile, the dollar arkets regulator Sebi has he said in an interview with The government is plan- index, which gauges the Mgranted exemption to 900 cr via CNBC-TV18. ning to introduce a bill in greenback's strength Pantone Finvest Ltd from "I want to make it clear Parliament to bar compa- against a basket of six cur- complying with certain debentures that the blockchain technol- nies and individuals from rencies, fell 0.10 per cent requirements of takeover norms ogy is different. Blockchain dealing in cryptocurren- to 90.08. On the domestic with respect to the proposed technology benefits have cies while creating a frame- equity market front, the direct acquisition in Tata to be exploited, that is work for an official digital BSE Sensex was trading Communications. The another thing. But on cryp- currency. 191.39 points or 0.38 per exemption granted is subject to certain conditions and is cent higher at 49,942.80. limited to the requirements of making an open offer and pricing condition under the Substantial Acquisition of Shares and German economy Takeovers (SAST) Regulations. The order came after Pantone filed an application with Sebi seeking exemption from the Saltmine raises $20mn from applicability of certain provisions of SAST norms. Tata Communications has a public shareholding of 25.01 per cent grew 0.3% in Q4 PNS n BERLIN and non-public shareholding of 74.99 per cent which is entirely PNS n BERLIN Wednesday's revision held by the promoters and the promoter group. meant that last year's over- Tata Power has raised Rs JLL Spark, Jungle Ventures The German economy all drop in GDP was a 900 crore through issuance grew 0.3 per cent in last touch less sharp than orig- of NCDs. PNS n NEW DELHI Saltmine's software directly to year's fourth quarter com- inally reported — 4.9 per The company issued its customers, creating a pow- Flipkart to deploy over pared with the previous cent rather than 5 per cent 9,000 unsecured, Saltmine, an end-to-end dig- erful distribution channel for three-month period, offi- . That fall ended a decade redeemable, taxable, listed, ital workplace platform, on Saltmine's platform, a state- cial data showed of growth and was the rated NCDs worth Rs 900 Wednesday said it has raised ment said. 25,000 EVs in supply chain Wednesday — a better per- biggest decline since the crore on Tuesday, a BSE USD 20 million (about Rs Founded in 2017 by Indian- formance than first financial crisis in 2009. filing said 144.8 crore) in funding that origin Shagufta Anurag, the almart-owned Flipkart thought. Germany's economy did The series-I debentures saw participation from JLL workspace management plat- Won Wednesday said it The Federal Statistical better than several others worth Rs 400 crore would Spark, the strategic invest- Ventures and Xplorer Capital form has grown to have glob- will deploy more than Office had reported in late in the 19-country euro- mature on February 23, ment arm of commercial real also participated in the series al presence with offices in 25,000 EVs in its supply January that gross domes- zone as it was supported by 2024, while series-II estate services firm JLL. A round. In addition to its cap- Asia, Europe and North chain to completely tran- tic product edged up 0.1 manufacturing, which has debentures of Rs 500 crore Existing investors, ital investment, JLL has entered America with headquarters in sition to electric mobility per cent in the October- taken less of a hit than ser- would mature on February Singapore-based Jungle into an agreement to sell San Francisco. by 2030. The company December period. vices during the pandemic. 23, 2026, it said. has partnered with key players including Hero Electric, Mahindra Electric and Piaggio to procure electric vehicles(EVs) through logistics part- ners for specific vehicles to be eployed for its first and last mile Professionals confident about career progress delivery fleet across the country. This is in line with Flipkart's public PNS n NEW DELHI to strengthen their remote Daimler delivers largest 10 commitment to transition to EVs across its city logistics fleet and operations," said Ashutosh help set up charging infrastructure around delivery hubs and offices Professionals in India are con- Gupta, India Country to fast-track the adoption of such vehicles in India, a statement said. fident about their career Manager, LinkedIn. tonne staff bus post-Covid progress despite growing Sector-wise, professionals PNS n CHENNAI uncertainties about the job from corporate services, market and financial future in healthcare, and software and IT Stuttgart-based Daimler Govt clears PLI scheme to the current environment, says industries are the most confi- has delivered 25 a survey. dent about the future of their BharatBenz 1014 buses to a boost manufacturing of PCs According to the latest employers. Bengaluru-based tour oper- LinkedIn Workforce "Employees from tradition- ator, marking a revival in he government on Wednesday Confidence Index, there has al sectors such as corporate the economy and the bus Tapproved a production-linked been a decline in India's over- services, healthcare, and soft- industry, according to a incentive (PLI) scheme for laptops, all confidence, as the compos- ware and IT industries are top official of the German tablets, all-in-one PCs and servers, ite score dropped from 58 in found to be most confident company. as it looked to woo global players December 2020 to 54 in end holiday season, when fessionals are confident about about the future of their The delivery of the buses in us and points to a recov- to tap India's manufacturing capa- January 2021. India's hiring rate dropped to skilling opportunities, while 79 employers, as companies con- to Sree Travels was also the ery in the transport seg- bilities. The approval of PLI The survey attributes this 17 per cent year-over-year in per cent are confident about tinue to adopt newer technolo- largest 10-tonne staff bus to ment," Daimler Buses India scheme for these hi-tech IT hard- dip in optimism to the work- December 2020, according to the strength of their CVs. gies, and revamp their talent be handed over to the cus- head Karl-Alexander Seidel ware gadgets comes after the Cabinet last week cleared a Rs 12,195 force's growing concerns about the latest edition of LinkedIn's "Skills are expected to strategies. "Reimagining tomer post-COVID-19 said. crore scheme for telecom equipment manufacturing. the status of the pandemic, sur- Labour Market update. become the new professional employee skills and roles to pandemic. Sree Travels purchased Briefing reporters after a meeting of the Cabinet, Communications mounting expenses, and job The survey findings from 'currency' this year as workers welcome the post-pandemic "Delighted to have deliv- their first BharatBenz range and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Cabinet cleared the availability in the present eco- January 1-29, based on from different generations rely ways of working will be crucial ered 25 staff buses to Sree of buses in 2019 and fol- about Rs 7,350 crore PLI scheme for IT hardware that would cover nomic climate. responses of 1,752 profession- on learning new skills to to building resilience for com- Travels. This order demon- lowed it up with the latest laptops, tablets, all-in-one PCs and servers. This professional uncertain- als, noted that despite growing future-proof their careers, at a panies across sectors," Gupta strates the customer's faith 25 buses this year. ty comes right after the year- uncertainties 80 per cent pro- time when industries continue said. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Thursday February 25, 2021

Cricket, we say, is one ‘The future lies in religion that unites India. digital processes' But have we gone too far in Fashion industry will see glorifying that innovations as new technology as sport alone? A well as changing customer needs thoughtful SUPPORTING THROWBALL PLAYERS BEFORE and demands will transform the community of industry challenging students, people in the says TARUN GOEL city are aware of the needs of other sports THEY'RE FORCED like Throwball, and have come forward TO THROW IT OFF to support up. “It’s tough for most players to Chakravarthy, MD, fund themselves, most of them Technogence; VSN Raju, CEO, he fashion industry manufacturing methods. them in time. are from middle and lower mid- Globarena; Malka Komaraih, will see huge Although brands are trying to dle class families. The govern- Chairman, Delhi Public School; amounts of innova- incorporate more sustainable Still a long ment did help at times with a Sunir Nagi, Prinicipal, Pallavi tion in coming years practices. few concessions, but that is Model School; Arundhati, T as new technology Digitalisation way to go; yet almost never enough,” shares Sangamithra School; and and changing cus- Kiran, who represented India at Prof. Ranga Rao; are tomer trends and demands will Due to restrictions of COVID- it has started the World Games held in Nepal some of the many who transform the industry which 19, consumers increasingly pre- and secured a gold medal. He have been doing all they brings more new challenges for fer the convenience and speed somewhere, had been giving intensive coach- can, to encourage, sup- students. Apparel industry of online shopping, even if it ing to the Under-15 and Under- port and help us in times moves at breakneck speed and means not being able to try an writes 19 Telangana state teams just of need. They never said due to COVID-19 outbreak has item on in person. Successful before the National no whenever we sped up the pace considerably fashion brands of the future The Pioneer's Championships and they have, approached them for fashion industry operators have won't just make their clothing in turn, secured medals at help. With their support, had to switch to a multi-chan- available online they will also national platforms. we hosted nearly 20 inter nel strategy and become more create an immersive digital RACHEL Even he, who had been repre- district championships (all biggest feat towards raising data-driven in their decision- shopping experience with virtu- senting Telangana state in con- categories) and 4 awareness about the game, he making. Here are few changes al showrooms, virtual fits or siz- DAMMALA secutive senior nationals till date national level says, is hosting the Hyderabad that must be required in 2021 ing tools and virtual style lists. and lead the team on many champi- Throwball School league in for the professionals working in The future of fashion is happen- occasions, apart from coaching onships,” which 54 teams participated in the fashion design industry ing online, and brands will have to adjust how they create and hrowball, not many kids in throwball and handball, Kiran under-16 category and 21 teams Data-driven know, is a game that holds a job as a sales executive to tells us. in under-19, which includes sell clothing to make it work in took birth on Indian help him make ends meet. “The Their both boys and girls. Many stores and brands use a digital world. With more soil. It is specifically sport did give me so much, my “This is something big we data to predict the rise and fall shoppers taking advantage of T known to be one of proudest moment in life is being achieved recently, where of trends. Predictive analytics online shopping, fashion retail- the most common able to represent my country on nearly 300 debutants partici- consider everything from cli- ers have to follow suit. games played by both men and an international platform. But pated,” Kiran shares with a mate to color preferences, social Fashion brands will also women, given the least amount finances, not so much. Hence smile. media trends and political leverage technology like AR and of risk and wounds the game another job by the day. It’s only It wasn’t long ago when movements. The benefits of VR to allow consumers to try has. Sadly, it is also one of the my passion for the sport that Indian Football captain using data in fashion are on items digitally from the most ignored sports in India, keeps me and many others like Sunil Chettri had to make a numerous from only producing comfort of their own homes. and is often considered as a me, going. Despite not having public appeal after only a pieces consumers will actually Simplified beach sport to be played for financial support from the gov- few fans turned up to wear to reducing waste and casual recreation. ernment, team Telangana has watch his team’s game. We connecting the right consumers With many people working But did you know throwball been performing excellently. But sure don’t need another with pieces they will enjoy. from home and social distanc- teams from India have been win- we don’t even have a ground to sportsperson to embar- Fashion brands now use data to ing for the foreseeable future, ning medals and trophies at the practise,” Kiran laments. rass us by pleading us to understand and monitor their mostly fashion brands have World Games all along and most Many others like him includ- support them, we can do customer preferences, their toned down their styling in of us hadn’t an inkling about it? ing Suchetana, who is also an better. What you can do shopping behaviour and after favour of comfortable No wonder the players ‘don’t get international player, make do next is support them at analysing they create products loungewear and clothing that proper funds’, especially the team by coaching Under-15 girls the Throwball Premier that meet their needs. works for sleeping and living. from Telangana. But thanks to a team during national cham- League from March 22 to Sustainability Even after the pandemic, cloth- few individuals who chose to pionships. April 2, 2021 at Mumbai. ing will likely stay simple and rise to the occasion, the team is Kiran, however, is grate- Few players from the Over recent years sustainability comfortable. limping to success. ful for a few individuals city have been listed to has been one of the hottest top- The new shift in fashion is to Telangana Throwball and schools in the city that represent Telangana in the ics in terms of fashion because two collections a year Association still needs more allow them to the use their Throwball Premeir after all, fashion is one of the spring/summer and fall/winter. funds to get to where they playgrounds after school hours. League and they include most polluting industries on the The future of fashion will focus deserve, and have the potential, Jagan Mohan Goud, General Kiran Chary himself, DN planet. With fast-fashion taking on customers and provide an to be. Secretary, Telangana Throwball Charan Kumar, Sharath over, clothes quickly becoming innovative experience. The Kiran Chary, international Association has gone out of his Kumar Reddy, outdated, and being made with industry is continually evolving, throwball player and Office sec- way and has been rendering his Siddheshwar Reddy, Suraj cheap materials it isn't setting but changes in the future will retary, Telangana Throwball services from the very inception Goud and Revanth. It’s time to the world up for much hope. create a more sustainable, cus- Association says the failure of of Telangana state. “V Naveen go do our bit by cheering for But the tides are changing, and tomer-centric and efficient the government to help them Yadav, a social worker has spon- them, talking about them and brands are moving towards industry. with adequate funds had, at one sored our expenses several celebrating their wins and loss- more sustainable fabrics and (The writer is the director at point, resulted in players giving times. Others like D Kalayan es. The Design Institute of India.)

Learning is an extensive proces. Creative learning to Teaching a child is different and difficult. Upon not finding a creative starter pack for ignite your child's mind ow wonderful it is Ilchi Pilchi educational kits in search of creative ways to her kid, Neha Gupta to acquire knowl- do — create picturesque sto- make a memorable experi- edge from graph- rybooks, activities in an ence with regards to their Kapoor founded Ilchi H ics! With multiple album-like scrapbook with a child’s education. In order to trends circulating subtle mention about why fill this gap, after an extensive Pilchi, which ensures on various social animals are important to our survey, Ilchi Pilchi came to media platforms, one of them planet. Because learning the fore, to enhance a child's creative and fun is the info series that is mak- should always be fun! learning experience,” she ing some noise. With the sole Writing has always been my adds. learning. She talks to aim to convey information passion, I had worked with A good learning environ- quickly and easily to kids, several magazines earlier, ment always has the greatest The Pioneer's SHIKHA Ilchi Pilchi is the first-of-its- during which, my skills as a amounts of creativity in it kind info-series that not only researcher were perfected. I and with the right mix of cre- DUGGAL about the talks about the animal king- decided to keep my career as ativity comes better ways to dom but also about why The scrapbook activities an editor of a business and be innovative in future. they’re important to planet will challenge the child to travel magazine on hold Creativity blended well with birth of the idea, how it earth through storytelling recall what was read in the when I became a mum. Some learning can really transform and scrapbooking! storybooks and enforce auto- two years later, Ilchi Pilchi the way kids acquire knowl- benefits kids and And to visualise that in an matic learning by enabling was born, a name by which I edge and allows them to even better way, the founder him/her to compare the ani- lovingly call my daughter,” apply them in their real lives parents, especially of Ilchi Pilchi, Neha Gupta mals. Neha shares. as well. Creative expression is Kapoor is creating education- “Ilchi Pilchi emerged when The pandemic also bought a stepping stone for a child's during school-from- al kits that tell you all about I was unable to find an ency- along with it the multiple emotional development so animals through fact-filled clopedia that is more like a changes in the normal lives with Ilchi Pilchi, let your kids home amid the storybooks, an activity-filled fun storybook that also talks of people and amongst them make their way onto this scrapbook, and a DIY craft as about conservation for my were parents around the staircase towards immense pandemic. memorabilia. kid. This is exactly what the world. “Parents were always creativity, and learn with fun. 10

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Hyderabad Thursday February 25 2021 tollywood Humour is the best RAASHI AND GOPI AGAIN

he makers of weapon to bash patriarchy: Gopichand-starrer Pucca Commercial, which was launched T earlier this month, finalised Raashi Khanna as the leading lady. This would be the third time that the Shraddha Srinath diminutive actress will be featur- ing in a film opposite Gopi, while ctress Shraddha when I started my career, one Is she planning to shift with Maruthi this is her second Srinath says laughter of my well-wishers told me her work base from film on the trot after Prathiroju is the best way to that you are a girl and you only Tollywood to Bollywood? Pandage, which was a box-office deal with the hard have three to four years to “Well, I am satisfied as an smash. Raashi was attached to the A reality of patriarchy. shine as an actress because the actress with the kind of project before it was made official This was reflected in career span of any actress is opportunity I am getting in but back then grapevine was a social media she made short- short-lived. Whenever I would the South Indian film indus- abuzz with the news that Gopi ly after actor Varun Dhawan’s go for an audition, I was asked, try and Bollywood is a space was averse to her casting as he marriage. ‘Shraddha Srinath, Srinath where everyone wants to look already did a couple of films with Shraddha had written on who?’ and I would answer that for a chance. But I am not her. Instagram, on January 24: it is my father’s name. Why do working here so that I can While it is believed that “Another good actor bites the we women have to face that? Maruthi did try roping in a new dust. Sad that we will not see Why we are told that the career face, his search, it seems, didn’t him on screen again. of an actress ends after mar- For me, any yield positive results. Left with no Obviously, his wife and in-laws riage and motherhood? Why is great options, the makers later will not be okay with him act- it not the same with men? I see opportunity, from any signed on Raashi, as they are ing with other heroines. Maybe how I am growing as an actress film industry is keen on completing the Hyderabad. Gopi will be seen as a he will switch to doing male- and I see no end in my growth welcome. All that matters is film on time and criminal lawyer in the film, an oriented films? But how to bal- because I am working hard to release it during action-drama laced with ance personal life and work-life make sure I grow.” what am I doing in the film October. humour. Maruthi will be ya. Tough. Will miss him. “I think my sense of humour The princi- working with Congratulations though, Varun is my weapon to bash patri- head to Bollywood. For me, pal photogra- Malayalam compos- (sic).” archy. I have nothing against any opportunity, from any phy of the er Jakes Bejoy for Asked about what was she anyone, I just wish we really film industry is welcome. All film will the first time, thinking while making such a broaden and open our mind, it that matters is what am I com- while Raveendar post after Varun’s marriage, makes society a better place,” doing in the film,” Shraddha mence will head the art Shraddha said, “You know she added. signed off. from department. March 5 in Adith and Tanya Hope team up for a road movie

Tamil writer Stalin is making his directorial debut with the project, which will be a Telugu- Tamil bilingual. To roll next month, it would be shot in Talakona, PRIYA Karnataka and Goa. PRAKASH

The filming will start next VARRIER month and the plan is to wrap it up in 50-55 working days. OPPOSITE Jaguar 420 is the title under discussion for the Telugu ctor Adith, who is awaiting the version, while SUNDEEP release of KV Guhan’s techno Jaguar has thriller WWW (Who.. Where.. been locked as Why), has green-lit a Telugu-Tamil the title for A bilingual next. Tamil writer Stalin the Tamil ver- KISHAN is directing it from his own script sion.” while another Tamil name Madan, who is the The source adds that the project is an president of south India casting association, attempt from Adith to balance both Tamil and will be producing it. Telugu films. “His films WWW and Dear fter roping in ly around the parts played by complete new role in the film, A source close to the development tells us, Megha are shot in Telugu but they will get a Varalaxmi Sarath Sundeep and Varalaxmi, Priya which has music by Vizag lad “The film is a travel drama with filming set to dubbed release in Tamil too. So the actor felt Kumar for the role too has her prominence in the Sricharan Pakala. take place in parts of Talakona, Karnataka and the need to do a straight Tamil film. Luckily, of a cop, Veda Vyas, narrative, and it is the reason Goa. Tanya Hope has been finalised opposite the script of Jaguar had the potential to attract A director of Sundeep why agreed to be a part of the Adith, who will be going for a makeover for Telugu audiences as well, so the makers decid- Kishan’s next, has project,” reveals a source. the project. The actress too will be seen in a ed to make it as a bilingual,” the source ends. signed on wink girl Priya Veda Vyas remained unique role from the ones she played so far. — NG Prakash Varrier to play the unavailable for a comment. film’s leading lady. Mahesh Koneru, who made Priya, who is awaiting the profits with Vijay-starrer release of her maiden Telugu Master, which he dubbed into film Check this Friday, will be Telugu, is shepherding the seen in a substantial part in film under his East Coast the untitled action-thriller. Productions. He earlier said “While the film revolves most- that Sundeep will be seen in a

Chaavu Kaburu Challaga talks about life and death in an entertaining fashion: Director ebutant director using slang besides adopting Koushik Pegallapati free style body language for says Chaavu Kaburu the role. I was afraid how it Challaga (CKC) will would be received but D see leading light Aravind garu, after watching Karthikeya as a the film, lauded my perfor- hearse driver, who falls in love mance. I felt happy,” the actor with a nurse (played by said. Lavanya Tripathi), who is Bunny Vas, who is produc- mourning the loss of a dear ing the film under GA2 one. “The film is told from the Pictures, said it was intention- point of view of the hero and al from their end to produce a discusses life and death in an hatke movie away from the entertaining fashion. regular films. “When Koushik Entertainment aside, it is a gave me a 10 minute narration hard-hitting story,” the direc- of CKC, I instantly felt the tor said. He was speaking at need to give him a complete the launch of the film’s second freehand in executing it. song in Hyderabad recently. Otherwise, I generally sit on a Karthikeya said acting-wise, story and exchange my ideas. s Nani celebrated his birthday Wednesday, the makers of his next, Shyam the film is a 360 degree turn While discussing a novel FIRST A Singha Roy, unveiled his first look from the film, a period drama. In the look, for him from the roles he point, the film has all the trap- Nani is seen sporting a moustache while a woman hugs him from behind. played earlier. “For the first pings of a commercial enter- The project is the actor’s first collaboration with Rahul Sankrityan, who made time in my career I’ve tried tainer,” he pointed out. LOOK Taxiwaala earlier. Sai Pallavi and Krithi Shetty are the leading ladies while Madonna Sebastian plays a supporting role. HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 25, 2021 sport 12

Padikkal’s career-best 152 Patel dominates at Motera hands Karnataka big win PTI n BENGALURU for 6. Axar’s 6/38 dismantle England for 112 runs before Rohit’s fifty cuts lead Samson, who was appoint- alented opening batsman ed Rajasthan Royals skipper PTI n AHMEDABAD TDevdutt Padikkal contin- after they parted ways with ued his sizzling form to notch up Steve Smith, clobbered six fours xar Patel’s devastating a List A career-best score of 152 and four sixes in his 29-ball six-wicket haul bundled to help defending champions knock, while Vathsal Govind AEngland out for 112 Karnataka register a massive remained unbeaten on a 34-ball before Rohit Sharma’s languid 101-run win over Odisha in a 46 (2x4s, 3x6s). elegance shone through in an Group E match of the Vijay Half-centuries from Mrunal unbeaten half century that Hazare Trophy here on Devdhar, Arindam Ghosh, handed India the edge on the Wednesday. Saurabh Singh and Harsh Tyagi opening day of the day-night The 20-year-old opener meant the match went down to third Test here on Wednesday. smashed five sixes and 14 fours the wire. The spin combination of en route to his third List A cen- But medium pacer MD left-armer Patel and off-spinner tury in his 16th game to propel Nidheesh (3/83) took two wick- Ravichandran Ashwin exploit- Karnataka to 329 for five after ets — Amit Mishra and Tyagi — ed the turning Motera pitch at being invited to bat at the KSCA 5x4s, 4x6s) before Sanju Samson in successive balls in the last over the newly-inaugurated Ground 3 in Alur. took charge with an explosive 61 to take Kerala over the line in a Narendra Modi stadium to the The Royal Challengers to power Kerala to a massive 351 dramatic finish. full and England’s first innings Bangalore opener paced his folded in just 48.4 overs after innings brilliantly, taking 55 the visitors opted to bat. balls to reach his half-century Patel (21.4-6-38-6) grabbed and 119 deliveries for his ton. Baroda continue winning streak his second five-for in his sec- But he took off in the final SURAT: Baroda continued their beat Andhra by seven wickets ond Test while Ashwin (16-6- 10 overs as he cracked 52 runs winning streak in the Vijay to register their first win. 26-3) took three. off his last 21 balls to cruise to Hazare Trophy after beating Punjab skipper Mandeep At stumps, India were 99 his maiden 150 off 138 deliver- Hyderabad by 110 runs in Singh won the toss and sent for 3 from 33 overs with Rohit ies. their Elite Group A match, Andhra in to bat. A disci- batting on 57 off 82 balls. Padikkal now has 301 runs courtesy Kedar Devdhar’s hun- plined bowling effort from Ajinkya Rahane (1) was giving from three matches, averaging dred and impressive show by Punjab meant Andhra innings him company following skip- 3rd Test. Day 2 100.33 with scores of 52 and 97 the bowlers. never had the momentum. per Virat Kohli’s dimissal in the Live from 2:30pm IST in the first two matches. This is Baroda’s third win Kaul picked up four wickets last over of the day. In reply, Odisha were on the trot after they had while left-arm medium-pacer Kohli was dismissed for 27 STAR SPORTS 1 NETWORK bowled out for 228 in 44 overs defeated Goa and Tripura. Barinder Sran took three as off 58 balls by left-arm spinner with Prasidh Krishna and Sheyas Put into bat at the Lalbhai Andhra were bowled out for Jack Leach (10-1-27-2). the hosts. in the 15th over with Gill, try- a difficult chance to dismiss Ashwin and Patel taking one Gopal grabbing three wickets Contractor Stadium, Barode 175 in the 49th over. India trailed by just 13 In reply to a below par ing a pull shot from the off Rohit when the batsman was each, to reduce England to 81 each to hand Karnataka their rode on Devdhar’s stroke-filled Chasing the target, runs with seven first innings score, India negotiated the stump, top-edged for Zak on 52. for 6. second win from three match- 131 to post a competitive 316/7 Mandeep starred with an wickets in hand. opening spells of much-vaunt- Crawley to end the 33-run Earlier, after Ishant had taken Ashwin sent Pope’s (1) off- es to move to second spot in the on the board, and then bundled unbeaten 64 (81 balls, 8 fours) Before this, it was a night- ed England seamers James opening partnership. the first wicket, it was an Ashwin stump cart-wheeling with a standings. out the opposition for 206, with to take Punjab home in 36 mare that unfolded for England Anderson and Stuart Broad India lost another wicket and Patel show as the duo bamboo- beauty of a delivery, bowling In another Group E match, Babashafi Pathan (3/37) doing overs and register their first win with the 47-run stand for the without any damage in the soon after in Cheteshwar zled the England batsmen to com- round the wicket, before Patel Kerala defeated Railways by the bulk of the damage. in the tournament. third wicket being their best. tricky twilight period. Rohit Pujara with Leach getting him plete the submission. Crawley (53 trapped Ben Stokes (6) LBW in seven runs in a high-scoring Devdhar was back among In the second match of the They lost their last six and Shubman Gill (11) did not trapped LBW for a first-ball off 84 balls) was the lone exception the next over with a ball that thriller at the Just Cricket the runs as he tore apart the group, Tamil Nadu, the Syed wickets in the second session. face too much trouble seeing duck to reduce India to 34 for and hit a delectable half-century. spun in. Academy to register their third Hyderabad attack with his 139- Mushtaq Ali Trophy winners, The last seven wickets yielded out the precarious phase. 2. Crawley’s brilliance was, how- Jofra Archer (11) did a tad win on the trot and consolidate ball innings, hammering 14 suffered their second defeat in just 38 runs. Anderson and Broad did After that, Rohit and Virat ever, neutralised by the Indian spin- better as he hit a four off the their position atop the table. boundaries and two maxi- the tournament after losing by This was after Ishant not get much the desired move- shared 64 runs for the third ners as England were left reeling at second ball he faced and anoth- Veteran opener Robin mums. 11 runs to Madhya Pradesh. Sharma, only the second Indian ment with the pink ball and the wicket, rotating the strike and 81 for 4 going into tea after an excit- er boundary off Ashwin. But Uthappa (100 from 104 balls; In the third game, fast bowler after Kapil Dev to dew factor did not have a big finding the gaps as well for reg- ing opening session. Patel dismissed him soon, 8x4s, 5x6s) cracked his second PUNJAB BEAT ANDHRA Jharkhand beat Vidarbha by play in 100 Tests, fittingly took role either. ular boundaries. Kohli was Two wickets fell in as many cleaning up his off-stump to century from three matches in In Group B matches at three wickets to top the stand- India’s first wicket in the third But Jofra Archer (5-2-24-1) dropped by Ollie Pope when he overs after the resumption of send England innings into a company of fellow opener Indore, Punjab bounced back ings with three wins from as over to open the floodgates for gave England the breakthrough was on 24. Pope also put down the second session, with mess. Vishnu Vinod (107 from 107b; from back-to-back defeats to many games. PTI SINGLES BARTY STUNNED BY UNSEEDED COLLINS President inaugurates Narendra Modi stadium Adelaide: Unseeded Danielle Collins sent an out of sorts Ashleigh Barty crashing out of the Adelaide International in the second round on Wednesday. Collins seized on PTI n AHMEDABAD ey, basketball, kabbadi, boxing, some poor serving from the world number one to claim and lawn tennis among others. a convincing 6-3, 6-4 win in just 65 minutes. It was ndia’s president on Wednesday The ambitious 215-acre pro- Collins' first win over Barty in three encounters. Iinaugurated the world’s largest ject, under which 20 stadiums will cricket arena here, renamed from be built will have accommodation JYOTI GULIA BEATS WORLD CHAMP Sardar Patel stadium to Narendra facilities for athletes and coach- New Delhi: Jyoti Gulia (51kg) upstaged two-time Modi stadium in honour of the es. Another sports complex is world champion Nazym Kyzaiby of Kazakhstan to enter Prime Minister who is credited coming up in Naranpura for the quarterfinals along with two others but three with conceptualising the facility multi-disciplinary sporting events Indians bowed out after second-round losses in the in its current awe-inspiring form. in future. 72nd Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament. 2017 The state-of-the-art stadium, Spread over 63 acres, the sta- world youth champion Gulia, prevailed 3-2 over India's veteran fast bowler Ishant Sharma on Wednesday was accorded a guard inaugurated by President Ram dium has been built at an estimat- Kyzaibay, a Gold-winner from the 2014 and 2016 world of honour by his teammates ahead of his landmark 100th Test match before the Nath Kovind, can accommodate ed cost of `800 crore and with a championships. start of 1st day play of 3rd Test between India and England at Narendra Modi a jaw-dropping 1.32 lakh specta- seating capacity for 1,32,000 spec- Cricket stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday BCCI/Twitter tors. tators, it has surpassed the hal- BAJRANG, VINESH EYE GOOD OUTING “This stadium was conceptu- lowed Australia’s Melbourne New Delhi: Star Indian wrestlers Bajrang Punia and alised by Prime Minister President Ram Nath Kovind and Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the Bhumi Pujan of Cricket Ground which can Vinesh Phogat will return to competitive action as the Narendra Modi when he was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave at Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad PTI accommodate 90,000. Wrestling Federation of India on Wednesday Woods seriously injured Chief Minister of Gujarat. He was announced a 34-member squad for the Matteo president of the Gujarat Cricket Pellicone, to be held in Rome from March 4-7. The two Association at that time,” Kovind Ahmedabad will emerge as India’s sports city: Amit Shah Olympic-bound wrestlers, who had skipped the World said in his address after the inau- Cup in Belgrade last year, will look for a good outing at in roll-over car crash guration. PTI n AHMEDABAD be in a position to get ready with- the international ranking series tournament. The renaming of the stadium in six months to host any interna- was kept under wraps until after nion Home Minister Amit tional sports event,” Shah said. SINDHU GETS EASY PASSAGE TO QUARTERS it was formally inaugurated. UShah on Wednesday said that The minister said that the New Delhi: Reigning world champion PV Sindhu has “It represents India’s aspira- Ahmedabad in Gujarat would sports enclave will be available to got an easy passage to the quarterfinals but her tions and strength. India is called emerge as the country’s “sports play all the games that are played compatriot Saina Nehwal was not as fortunate, drawing hub of cricket, so it is appropri- city” as world-class facilities for all in Olympics, and it will have sta- a tougher first-round opponent in the prestigious All ate that we have the largest stadi- kinds of games are being put in diums for football and hockey as England Championships. The tournament is scheduled um. It will give India a new iden- place here. well as an indoor stadium. to be played in Birmingham from March 17-21. Sindhu tity,” Kovind said. Shah made the statement after “Such sports facilities are not will kick off her campaign in the women's singles with Also present on the occasion President Ram Nath Kovind inau- available in any other city in a clash against Malaysia's Soniia Cheah. was Home Minister Amit Shah gurated the Narendra Modi stadi- India at present. Ahmedabad, and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju um. which Modiji transformed into BHAMBRI RETURNS AFTER TWO YEARS along with a host of other digni- The president also performed for different sports will also come India’s heritage city, is now ready Singapore: Yuki Bhambri made his return to taries. the ground-breaking ceremony of up in Naranpura area of to become the country’s sports competitive tennis after over two years away due to a “We have decided to name it a sports complex in the stadium, Ahmedabad. city...Ahmedabad will be consid- complicated injury layoff and put up a good fight before after the country’s Prime Minister. to be named Sardar Vallabhbhai “The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ered as India’s sports city. going down in the first round, bringing India's singles It was Modi ji’s dream project,” Patel Sports Enclave, for disci- Sports Enclave, the Narendra “With such sports infrastruc- challenge to an end at the Singapore Open on Workers move a vehicle after a rollover accident involving golfer Tiger Woods on said Shah after the inauguration. plines like football, hockey, basket- Modi stadium and the sports ture, Ahmedabad will be known Wednesday. Meanwhile, Prajnesh Gunneswaran started Tuesday in Rancho Palos Verdes, a suburb of Los Angeles AP The President also performed ball, kabaddi, boxing, and lawn complex at Naranpura will offer as India’s sports city, which is the his campaign at the ATP Challenger in Nur-sultan with a the ground-breaking ceremony tennis among others. complete facilities within the dream that Prime Minister win, after back-to-back opening losses at his last three AFP n LOS ANGELES both legs,” said Los Angeles for a sports complex in the stadi- Shah said that a complex same city at the same place for any Narendra Modiji saw when he was Challengers. He beat Dostanbek Tashbulatov 6-2, 6-3 County fire chief Daryl Osby. um, to be named Sardar spread over an area of 17 acres of sports played internationally. With the chief minister of Gujarat,” and will play Brayden Schnur next. Playing his first iger Woods suffered seri- Firefighters and para- Vallabhbhai Patel sports enclave, area with world-class facilities all these facilities, Ahmedabad will Shah said. professional match since October 2018, Bhambri lost Tous injuries to both legs as medics extricated Woods for disciplines like football, hock- 6-3, 7-6 (3) to Australia's Matthew Ebden. AGENCIES his car flew off the road on from the wreckage of his SUV Tuesday near Los Angeles in and transported him with a a crash he was “very fortu- neck collar and backboard to to score in London on March nate” to survive, law enforce- a local hospital via road, 17 if they are to avoid an early ment officials who found the where he underwent surgery. exit. Bayern rout Lazio US golf legend said. There was “no evidence of Advantage Chelsea It also continues a worry- Woods did not appear to impairment at this time” ing dip for Atletico, whose AFP n ROME turns 18 on Friday, is now the be under the influence of including any influence of lead in La Liga is also under youngest English goalscorer in drugs or alcohol during the narcotics, mediciation or alco- Giroud’s bicycle kick gives Blues edge over Atletico threat after one win in four olders Bayern Munich Champions League history. early-morning incident, and hol, said Villanueva, adding AFP n BUCHAREST matches. Hbrushed off their recent A Leroy Sane strike gave underwent surgery after the that the crash remained “sub- Chelsea, meanwhile, poor domestic form by throw- Bayern a three-goal half-time roll-over collision, said Los ject to investigation.” livier Giroud’s magnifi- passed their biggest test since ing down a Champions cushion at the Stadio Olimpico Angeles County Sheriff Alex He added that no blood Ocent bicycle kick broke Tuchel was appointed at the League marker with an before Francesco Acerbi Villanueva. was drawn at the scene of the Atletico Madrid’s resistance end of January, backing up a emphatic 4-1 win at Lazio in scored an own goal just after No other vehicles or pas- crash because the sheriff’s and earned Chelsea a crucial strong run against lesser lights Tuesday’s last-16 first leg to the break. sengers were involved in the office does not have that capa- away goal on Tuesday, a 1-0 vic- in the Premier League with a take a “huge step” towards “We are a huge step crash which occurred on a bility. tory giving Thomas Tuchel’s polished display against one of the quarter-finals. closer to the quarterfinals,” steep stretch of road known as Woods, one of the most side a slender advantage in the Europe’s elite. Robert Lewandowski Bayern coach Hansi Flick a “hotspot” for high-speed successful golfers of all time, Champions League last 16. Giroud’s goal in the 68th gave Bayern an early lead told Sky. accidents in recent years. has won 15 major golf cham- Giroud’s acrobatic strike minute was only the third before 17-year-old Jamal Joaquin Correa “I will say that it’s very for- pionships. was initially ruled out for off- Atletico have conceded in 14 Musiala scored his first pulled a goal back tunate that Mr Woods was He recently underwent side but stood after VAR home legs of the Champions Champions League goal on early in the second able to come out of this alive,” his fifth back surgery, and said showed Mario Hermoso had League knockout stages under only his fourth appearance half to give the score- said deputy Carlos Gonzalez, he was uncertain if he will be got the final touch, delivering Simeone, even if this fixture in Europe. line some the first law enforcement offi- able to play at the upcoming a huge blow to Atletico’s hopes was at home only in name. Lewandowski’s strike respectability for cial to arrive on scene. Masters, which he last won in of reaching the quarter-finals. Their defeat makes it three was his 72nd Champions Lazio. Gonzalez found Woods 2019. “I didn’t know what to home losses out of three for League goal, taking him Simone Inzaghi’s trapped in his vehicle but Woods, 45, was in the think about the goal, I just Spain’s teams in the Champions solo third on the all-time Lazio need a near mir- conscious, appearing “calm area for his annual Genesis focused on hitting the ball,” said League last 16 so far, after list ahead of Real acle in the return game and lucid” and able to identi- Invitational golf tournament Giroud. “I love an overhead Olivier Giroud scores for Chelsea against Atletico Madrid in CL game UEFA/Twitter Barcelona were thrashed by Madrid great Raul. in Munich on March fy himself. at the Riviera Country Club, kick and I was just pleased to offside or not.” defensive performance until Paris Saint-Germain and While, Stuttgart- 17 to reach the last “It is my understanding and was driving a courtesy car see the ball hit the back of the Diego Simeone’s side had that point but Giroud’s moment Sevilla were beaten by Borussia born Musiala, who eight. that he had serious injuries to on the morning of the crash. net. I had no clue about being put on a typically disciplined of genius means they will have Dortmund last week.