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Seven of the accused are out on bail. is visiting Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh cross-over between Facebook and Twitter. The platform follows the same religious conversions. The ordinance comes less Former employees of Hansa Research, the to offer prayers at the Sri mechanics as Twitter where a user than a month after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, agency involved in assessing channel ratings, Venkateswara Swamy temple, it said. can create an account with a while campaigning for UP Assembly bypolls, cited and two more channels accused of "This is the first flight of the Air India @username and email address, an Allahabad High Court order to invoke "Ram manipulating ratings are among the accused. One-B777 aircraft with the head of follow other accounts, read naam satya" - a Hindu funeral chant - to issue a The document names 140 witnesses, including State on board. The aircraft is fuel through a feed populated with thinly-veiled threat to "those who... play with our forensic auditors and members of BARC or efficient and has a longer range than posts from other accounts, as well sisters' respect". The Ordinance says religious Broadcast Audience Research Council, which the B747-400 that are deployed for as customise gro-ups and lists. Its conversions that use falsehood, force or an assesses TRPs or Television Rating Points by similar VVIP operations," the posts are called toots. incentive, or marriage will be declared a crime. monitoring select households. statement said. State exempts ‘Power For All’ Govt takes back land allotted to YSRCP MP-backed firm project from Judicial Preview PNS n VIJAYAWADA The State Government on SNV SUDHIR tional financial agencies was Tuesday issued orders can- n VIJAYAWADA signed on June 22, 2017, prior celling the allotment made to to issuance of the new guide- a private power generating The State Government has lines of Judicial Preview and company to develop a coal exempted works related to reverse tendering in August fired power plant near Markets surge to ‘Power For All (PFA)’ from 2019. Krishnapatnam port in Nellore lifetime highs; judicial preview as well as “The Chairman and district. reverse tendering. Managing Director, AP Eastern The land allotment was Nifty breaches 13K The move comes after inter- Power Distribution Company originally done to M/s Kineta national agencies — World Limited, Visakhapatnam has Power (P) Limited (KPPL), Bank and Asian Infrastructure requested the Government to promoted by YSRCP’s MP Investment Bank — that are exempt the Power For All from Machilipatnam, 8 jointly financing the PFA pro- works under the World Bank Vallabhaneni Balashowry. ject, refused to accept the new project from Reverse However, the company later tendering procedures intro- Tendering and also Judicial changed hands to Naveen duced by the Jaganmohan to target the previous TDP Preview issued by the State Jindal’s Jindal Steel & Power. Performance audit unravels trail Reddy Government. regime. Government and to follow the The allotment was cancelled fter noticing the violation of performance audit. The total project cost is esti- Now, the World Bank has tender process as per the World for not taking up the project as certain terms and The performance audit report mated to be USD 571 million refused to accept the new Bank procurement guidelines. per the stipulated timeline Aconditions of agreement for revealed that the original of which the World Bank has procedures introduced by Government, after careful con- and also violation of certain sale, the State Government on promoters have already sold the agreed to finance USD 240 the State Government. The sideration, hereby accord per- land sale agreement. April 29, 2014 instructed APIIC shares to Navayuga who in turn Million and AIIB USD 160 Ministry of Finance had mission to exempt the 24 X 7 Balashowry is seen as a close to conduct an inquiry observing sold to Jindal Group who is Million. The remaining costs communicated it view power for all works funded by confidante and part of close that M/s Kineta Power (P) Ltd., controlling the interest in M/s were to be borne by the State on April 3, 2020, stating the World Bank and Asian coterie of Chief Minister YS has made change/dilution of KPPL as on date. Government. ders will be reviewed and that the Loan Agreements are Infrastructure Investment Jaganmohan Reddy’s father share holding before M/s KPPL name also stands YSRC chief YS Jaganmohan introduced the Reverse with International Agencies Bank purview of Reverse and former chief minister YS implementation of the project changed as M/s KPL which Reddy, soon after coming to Tendering option. and the state laws shall be Tendering and also Judicial Rajasekhar Reddy. without intimation/permission of could not implement the project. power, had announced that a The announcement of exempted from the implemen- Preview,” said an order issued Around 840.76 acres of land the Government and APIIC Ltd. In the 201st Board Meeting of new tendering system that will reverse tendering and review of tation of such projects. by the Energy Secretary in Thamminapatnam and The Government nominated APIIC held on December 31, come under Judicial Preview the old contracts generated The Union Government had Nagulapallii Srikanth. Momidi villages in Chillakur Fadnavis dubs Narasimha Murthy & Co, Cost 2014, it was resolved to cancel will be introduced for financial enough heat with critics claim- pointed out that the Loan 2 mandal of Nellore district were Accountant to conduct the allotment. Thackeray-led transparency and also old ten- ing they were introduced only Agreement with the interna- allotted by the then Congress government in two instal- The time frame fixed to the implementation of the Maha govt as ments on June 6, 2009 and implement the project as per project. ‘unnatural alliance' March 30, 2012 to KPPL. the agreement of sale was two The allotment was made in Property tax rules The original promoters had years and any extension of the the year 2009 and a period of Jagan puts officials on proposed setting up a 810 deadline was subject to levying 11 years were elapsed from the amended; capital MW (3X270 MW) initially a penalty at 10 percent on the date of conclusion of agree- 5 and later 1,080 MW (4X270 land cost at the prevailing ment and till date, the project value to MW) coal fired Thermal rates and no extension of time could not be implemented. Power plant at Krishnapatnam for more than two years was to Further, M/s KPPL themselves alert as Nivar looms determine rates of Nellore district with an be entertained. admitted that they cannot PNS n VIJAYAWADA have an impact in areas close investment of Rs 2,997 crore However, later state govern- accomplish financial closure in to Tamil Nadu. Nivar may intensify into PNS n VIJAYAWADA and generate employment to ment observed that as per a the present scenarios. Chief Minister YS The Chief Minister said very severe cyclonic storm 600 people. report of APIIC, the sale agree- M/s.Kineta Power (P) Ltd., Jaganmohan Reddy on inclement weather would NEW DELHI: Cyclone Nivar is The State Government on The Agreements of sale were ment executed between APIIC has not implemented the Tuesday reviewed the prevail on Tuesday and expected to intensify into a 'very Tuesday notified new rules concluded accordingly and and M/s KPPL does not have Project within the timeframe, preparedness and Wednesday and severe cyclonic storm' and cross for levy and assessment of the land handed over for provisions for transfer of allot- the order said. possible impact of asked the officials Tamil Nadu and Puducherry property tax applicable to all implementation of the project. ment of land before or during 2 Cyclone Nivar on to be prepared for coasts between Karaikal and Urban Local Bodies, includ- the state with dis- all eventualities. Mamallapuram on the late ing Nagara Panchayats, trict Collectors Nellore, Chittoor, evening of November 25, IMD Municipalities and Municipal FAITH MATTERS and SPs and asked some parts of Director General Mrutunjay Corporations. them to be on high Kadapa, Kurnool and Mohapatra said on Tuesday. As per the new rules, the alert when a storm Anantapur districts and The India Meteorological capital value of lands and crosses the coast. coastal areas of Prakasam are Department (IMD) had initially buildings fixed by the Stamps During the review meet- likely to receive 11-20 cm of predicted that Cyclone Nivar was and Registration Department Local body polls ing held at the camp office rainfall, he said and added likely to intensify into a 'severe will be deemed to be the allow parties to here, the Chief Minister said that winds with speeds gust- cyclonic storm' but has now guideline value for fixation of though the cyclone was not ing up to 65 to 75 km/hr are estimated that it will intensify property tax. correct course going to make landfall in expected. further. While the building plinth Andhra Pradesh, it would 2 2 area will be measured in sq. ft, land / plot area will be measured in sq. yd. for the purpose of fixation of prop- 2 Nivar to bring widespread rains to AP erty tax. The percentage of the PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM 85 kmph on November 26. coasts between Karaikal and property tax fixed, will not be Cyclone Nivar is very likely Under the influence of the Mamallapuram as a very less than 0.10 percent and not to bring widespread rain system, Guntur and severe cyclonic storm during more than 0.50 percent of the TODAY over South Andhra Pradesh Prakasam districts received the late evening of capital value in the case of post its landfall as the influ- good rainfall on Tuesday November 25 or midnight. residential buildings and not ALMANAC ence of the tropical system with gale wind blowing over Rayalaseema will witness less than 0.20 percent and not Month & Paksham: is seen till Tirupati. the coastal districts. widespread rainfall after the more than 2 percent of the Windspeed could reach Cyclone Nivar may cross system crosses the coast. capital value in the case of President Ram Nath Kovind offers prayers to Swami Pushkarini during his visit to Tirumala for darshan of Kartik & Shukla Paksha 65-75 kmph, gusting up to Tamil Nadu-Puducherry 2 non-residential buildings. Panchangam 2 Lord Balaji, on Tuesday Tithi : Ekadashi: 05:09 am (Next Day) Nakshatram: Uttara Bhadrapada: 06:20 pm Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start any important work) Govt ready to fly Indians Cops rescue transsexual doc begging, help her Rahukalam: 12:03 pm – 01:26 pm Yamagandam: 07:53 am – 09:16 am PNS n MADURAI Her profession almost came Medical College, and corrobo- changing her records with the Varjyam: NIL to countries like Saudi to an end when she was sacked rated the fact that the transsex- MCI (updating the gender A young transsexual doctor from a hospital, where she ual doctor, was a male in col- change). Her rights can't be Gulika: 10:39 am - 12:03 pm PNS n NEW DELHI "Some countries, including found in the company of trans- was working for a year, after the lege. Only recently she landed denied." Good Time: (to start any important work) Saudi Arabia, have not genders and begging on the sex change surgery. in the midst of transgenders to As a first step she has to noti- Amritakalam: 12:59 pm – 02:46 pm The Government is ready to removed restrictions on the streets of this temple town "At first I didn’t believe that beg as she had no means to sus- fy the name and gender change Abhijit Muhurtham: NIL fly passengers to countries entry of Indian nationals. We was rescued by the police who she was a doctor. She broke tain herself, after being sacked in the gazette which would help like Saudi Arabia whenever are ready to fly passengers to are now helping her open a down and insisted that she pos- from a hospital here. her go ahead with the rest of they remove restrictions on these countries when the clinic. sessed a medical degree but it The surprised inspector then the process to establish her new VIJAYAWADA the entry of Indian nationals, restrictions are eased," the The transsexual, who did not was on her earlier name," said took up the case of the trans- identity, she said. WEATHER the Civil Aviation Ministry ministry said on Twitter. want her name to be revealed, Thilagar Thidal police inspec- sexual doctor with her superi- Speaking to PTI on Tuesday, Forecast: Mostly cloudy said on Tuesday. Under the bilateral air bub- hopes to move the Medical tor G Kavitha, who rounded up ors, to extend all possible help. Kalki, founder of Sahodari Temp: 29/22 It said India has been oper- ble pacts, the airlines of both Council of India for making a group of transgenders for For her part inspector Foundation, an organisation Humidity: 66% ating international flights countries can operate interna- appropriate changes in the Government Medical College reportedly begging and both- Kavitha provided her a stetho- which works for transgenders, Sunrise: 06.26am under Vande Bharat Mission tional flights with certain records, and open the clinic to in 2018, was ostracised by her ering traders here, recently. scope and a doctor’s coat. said, "it is nothing but human Sunset: 05.39pm since May 6 and now has air restrictions. resume medical practice soon. family for undergoing sex The police, after verifying Kalki Subramaniam, a noted rights violation to deny her a bubble arrangements with 22 This young doctor who transformation to became a the documents, got in touch transgender activist said, "I job based on her gender." Current Weather Conditions 2 Updated November 24, 2020 5:00 PM countries. graduated from the Madurai woman. with the doctors from Madurai don't see any problem in 2 VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 25, 2020 vijayawada 02 Local body elections allow parties to correct course enerally, elections to well acquainted powers. But can the TRS, a party relied on to extend support to the local bodies in with every nook and In General Elections, the The then Leader of the that has registered stunning the TRS and help it capture the Gany state reflect corner of the con- candidates are prominent figures Opposition in the Assembly victories in the State live up to Mayor’s post. the mixed opinion of the stituency while in local YS Rajasekhara Reddy and its promise of winning more It may be mentioned here people as they are most- body polls, it’s the cred- and are not necessarily well Pradesh Congress Committee than 100 divisions in the that the TRS is more or less ly conducted between PIN ibility of the can- acquainted with every nook and president M Satyanarayana GHMC this year? assured of the Mayor’s post as two general elections. POINT didate that is under scruti- corner of the constituency while in Rao closely monitored the It's a known fact that it has a sizeable number of Also, the ruling party is ny of the voter. situation to instil confidence AIMIM depends on polarisa- ex-officio members in the at a slight disadvantage, Importantly, results of local local body polls, it’s the credibility in the party cadres who in tion of votes and has been GHMC in the form of MPs, since the ‘honeymoon’ period body elections tend to influ- of the candidate that is under turn actively participated in holding sway on no less than MLAs and MLCs. With this is just about ending and the ence both the Opposition and scrutiny of the voter elections by implementing 45 municipal divisions over background, the comments people waiting for the ruling ruling party to do a course 'select and elect ' policy the years. of MIM senior legislator party to fulfil its poll promis- correction, hence these polls framed by party leadership. Undoubtedly, the AIMIM Mumtaz Ahmad Khan that es get restless. are considered important in and the electorate was getting ers saying that NTR will meet This ensured genuine candi- will have to work extra hard if his party could topple the Also, voters are generally more ways than one for all restless. Resultantly, nearly the same fate as the dictator. M D RATNA KUMAR dates got an opportunity to it wants to extend its reach TRS government if necessary, more invested in local body stakeholders. half of urban local bodies The next year, 1987, elec- Senior Journalist contest. beyond these 45 divisions. could be seen as a deliberate elections since their choice The importance of local were bagged by the Congress. tions to the urban local bod- This well designed The most obvious way to do attempt to create confusion will affect their immediate body polls can be gauged by Interestingly, one ies were conducted in approach yielded the desired this is to target the TRS, in the minds of people over vicinity. the violence that followed the Opposition leader described Undivided Andhra Pradesh. perfect example of how results results and encouraged the attacking the ruling party over the understanding between The Opposition parties also MCH elections held on NTR as ‘Idi Amin (the dicta- The Congress, despite hav- in such elections could make party to rededicate itself to the recent floods, at the same MIM and TRS and to give no try to take advantage of the sit- February 15, 1986. Opposition tor Uganda) of India' and ing tasted defeat at the hands a difference to the fortunes of strive hard and capture power time cornering the BJP by scope for BJP to benefit from uation and draw attention to parties, particularly the accused him of sabotaging of NTR twice (1983 and 1985) a political party. in 2004. accusing it of provoking vot- this friendship. the failures of the ruling party Congress, held NTR respon- the democratic process. in a row, managed to bag 10 In the 2001 local body elec- Interestingly, the TRS, bare- ers on religious lines. Doublespeak is now a in solving problems of the sible for irregularities that Coincidentally, the then municipalities across the state. tions, the Congress focussed ly three-months-old at that Both the AIMIM and TRS malaise common to all polit- people that are very visible. took place during those polls. President of Philippines The party’s performance in on the Panchayat Raj system time, managed to win 100- well realise the threat from the ical parties and we may see In General Elections, the Then, film star-turned- Fedinand Marcos was unseat- the elections to the local bod- and pressed its cadres to con- plus mandals and one zilla BJP that is trying hard to get more of this before cam- candidates are prominent fig- politician NT Rama Rao had ed on the same date, leading ies propelled Congress to duct sessions on strengthening parishad chairmanship in the a grip over the GHMC. End of paigning for the GHMC elec- ures and are not necessarily completed three years in office to enthusiastic Congress lead- power in the 1989 elections, a the system and grant it more same polls. the day, the AIMIM can be tions ends. CM to launch Nivar may intensify... Continued from Page 1 kmph," Mohapatra said. STARTUP BY AMARAVATI Besides strong winds, the Jagananna Thodu today Nivar is the second cyclone cyclone is also expected to in the Bay of Bengal this year. bring heavy rains. The IMD PNS n VIJAYAWADA members and the government In May, Cyclone Amphan had has issued a red alert for shall pay the interest of the developed into a 'super coastal and north interior Chief Minister YS loan amount to the banks by cyclonic storm'. Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and STUDENTS GOING PLACES Jaganmohan Reddy will reimbursing it to beneficiaries’ "Our forecast is it will inten- Karaikal, for November 25, the launch the Jagananna Thodu accounts. sify into a very severe cyclonic top meteorologist said. PNS n VIJAYAWADA form, hire a sales team to on Wednesday, a scheme that The State government had storm by (Tuesday) tonight. It "Isolated extremely heavy expand the client base to hos- aims at providing a helping also started a special web is very likely to cross Tamil rainfall activity also very like- Fourth-year engineering stu- pitals, schools, and commercial hand to small and petty ven- portal to coordinate with Nadu and Puducherry coasts ly over coastal and north inte- dents from Amaravati have spaces. Very soon after the dors across the State. banks and to implement the between Karaikal and rior Tamil Nadu and become successful entrepre- pandemic, we would be open- Interest-free loan of Rs scheme giving no scope for Mamallapuram around Puducherry and over Nellore neurs. ing an office in Bangalore that 10,000 would be provided to corruption. The beneficiaries Puducherry during November and Chittoor districts of With the vision of bringing would house 35 engineers, and small and petty vendors under will also be provided with 25 late evening as a very severe Andhra Pradesh on November surveillance cameras to life, other employees,” he added. the scheme. So far, nearly 10 QR based smart ID cards cyclonic storm with a wind 25 and over Rayalaseema and Sourav Sanyal, Miran Junaidi OurEye uses cameras that lakh vendors have applied to and the scheme will be mon- speed of 120-130 kilometres southeast Telangana on and Saurabh Ghanekar, fourth are either preinstalled or con- avail the scheme. With regard itored by SERP, MEPMA per hour gusting to 145 November 26," the IMD said. year, Department of Computer sults on adding a new infra- to this, the Chief Minister will officials. Science and Engineering, SRM structure of cameras that helps be releasing Rs 1,000 crore and Vegetable vendors, fruit University-AP, founded a business keep track of all of the amount will be directly vendors, small shopkeepers, OurEye.ai, an automated, end- their compliances. credited into beneficiaries’ pushcart vendors, and tradi- Cops rescue ... to-end video intelligence solu- Personal hygiene or safety bank accounts. tional artisans are eligible to tion for enterprises to monitor equipment are tracked The scheme took shape apply for the scheme. Continued from Page 1 a third gender along with surveillance camera record- that no other university has, in developing a problem solv- throughout factories, restau- after the Chief Minister has The volunteers of the vil- male and female, is clearly in ings, leveraging pre-existing which was Next Tech Lab. I ing and curious mindset,” said rants and offices increasing the seen the plight of small and lage/ward secretariat have The hospital cannot sack a favour of the doctor too. CCTV-IP infrastructure. met my batchmates, the co- one of the co founders, Miran efficacy of hygiene compli- petty traders during his 3,648- identified the beneficiaries in person based on gender and The apex court had also The StartUp by the three founders of OurEye, at Next Junaidi. Initially, the students ance and reducing workplace km Praja Sankalpa Yatra. the recent survey and the list may have to reinstate if the affirmed that the fundamen- students had recently received Tech Lab, where we built so commenced their journey by injuries. The objective of the scheme of beneficiaries is being dis- doctor gets a court ruling in tal rights granted under the $35,000 funding from Sanjay much every day round-the- showcasing their platform in With sophisticated Artificial is to free vendors from paying played at secretariats for her favour, Kalki remarked. Constitution will be equally Mehta led 100X.VC, and cur- clock while having fun with international hackathons. Intelligence and Machine heavy interest on loans taken social audit. If any eligible Recalling the 2014 Supreme applicable to them, and gave rently comprises 23 team technology. We could not be Recalling, Miran says, “The learning models all developed from private parties and falling person was not covered in Court order, Kalki said the them the right to identify members including the three more grateful for the opportu- biggest challenge was to raise in house and a dashboard that into debts. Banks will be pro- this scheme, they can still apex court verdict recognising themselves as belonging to co-founders. nity and freedom that we got funds as it entails the daunting helps businesses keep a log of viding loans to all the eligible apply through volunteers. the transgender community as any gender. Being used by 11 companies at the lab. Also, SRM AP has task of sharing your idea and events as well as look at devi- across 17 outlets, the start-up Introduced us to mentors like vision with the rest of the ations in real time and act upon generated a revenue of Rs 1.7 Adithya and Anshuman, world. We are learning so them immediately as com- million in the recent financial founders of Next Tech Lab, many new things and growing pared to a post mortem analy- year. who have been there for us so very fast. We also plan to sis, said another founder Jagan puts officials on Govt ready “SRM AP gave us something every single day and helped us add more features to the plat- Sourav Sanyal. to fly Nivar to bring alert as Nivar looms Indians to Govt takes back land allotted... Continued from Page 1 cials to keep ready the required The cyclone tools and equipment to remove countries... Continued from Page 1 APIIC informed that the widespread The Chief Minister said all green debris. A booklet out- Continued from Page 1 The APIIC company has addressed a let- measures should be taken to dubbed Nivar, lining the steps to be taken “Show cause notices were informed that ter on July 24, 2012 to it, sub- rains to AP protect crops and information will have an during a cyclone has been While India resumed issued to the company on mitting the reason for non- should be sent to farmers made available at all village scheduled domestic March 2, 2010, May 7,2012 the company implementation as the land Continued from Page 1 through RBKs. Awareness impact on areas secretariats and officials were passenger flights on and July 10, 2013. The com- has addressed a allotted is not contiguous and should be created among farm- like Railway told to make sure that the May 25 after a gap of pany has replied stating that Rehabilitation & Resettlement Sea conditions will be ers on protecting the harvest- Koduru, information was shared with two months, scheduled they are in process of obtain- letter submitting of the Villages falling amidst very high over Southwest ed crops and standing crops staff and general public. international passen- ing necessary CRZ clearance the reason for are pending. and adjoining west central shouldn’t be harvested in wake Rajampeta and The cyclone will have an ger flights continue to besides the EC & CFE already “Government, after careful Bay of Bengal and volatile of the cyclone, he said and Badvel, the IMD impact on areas like Railway remain suspended in obtained and therefore sought non- examination of the matter over the same area from added care should be taken to Koduru, Rajampeta and India since March 23 permission to include a strate- implementation duly taking into consideration noon to night. Fishermen prevent loss of life and prop- has predicted. Badvel. The Chief Minister due to the pandemic. gic partner by exempting as the land of the facts and circumstances have been advised not to erty. directed the officials to focus However, Indian air- them from Clause No.9 (i) of of the case, and in view of the venture into these areas. The Chief Minister said on setting up relief and reha- lines have been per- Sale Agreement. Accordingly allotted is not public interest, hereby accord After crossing the coast, ponds may leak due to heavy NDRF and SDRF teams to be bilitation camps wherever mitted to operate spe- M/s Jindal Power (P) Ltd., contiguous permission to APIIC Ltd, to the adjacent sub-divisions rains and continuous monitor- ready. required in Nellore, Chittoor cial international came into issue stating that cancel the allotment made to of Coastal Andhra ing should be done and pre- Jagan directed the officials to and Prakasam districts. flights under the Vande they are willing to imple- M/s Kineta Power Ltd, and to Pradesh, Rayalaseema cautionary measures should be keep ready the power poles for Collectors, SPs and other Bharat Mission since ment the Project of M/s KPPL Meeting the request of M/s resume the government land need to be observed for taken. He directed the officials immediate restoration in case officials from East Godavari, May and under the air and therefore requested to JSPL was approved to imple- of 840.76 Acres immediately spillover of intense weath- to ensure no loss of life in of outage. He said a control West Godavari, Krishna, bubble pacts since July. exempt them from the ment the project,” said the GO as per the APIIC allotment er activity in some areas. coastal areas and fishermen room functioning 24x7 should Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore, Meanwhile, citizens purview of Clause No 27 (1) issued by Principal Secretary, Regulations in vogue in order Relief can be expected should not go into the sea. He be set up in each district col- YSR Kadapa, Kurnool, are waiting for bated of APIIC Allotment Industries, Karikala Vaalaven. to make use of the land for from marginal weather asked to utilise the services of lectorate and also at mandal Anantapur and Chittoor dis- breath for Saudi Arabia Regulations, 2012. In the In their further remarks, on Industrial development,” the conditions from November village secretariat employees headquarters. tricts were present in the video to allow flights. 197th Board of APIIC November 22, 2020, the order further said. 27 onward. and volunteers and prepare The Chief Minister told offi- conference.

VIJAYAWADA BULLION RATES Property tax rules State exempts ‘Power... AP adds 1,085 fresh GOLD Continued from Page 1 ` 50,400 (10 gm) amended; capital... n As on November 10, contracts worth 85 pc of the total cost ` 980 awarded by APTRANSCO, 70 pc by APSPDCL and 50 pc by Covid cases While a significant portion SILVER Continued from Page 1 gienic conditions cease. of the PFA project cost was APEPDCL PNS n AMARAVATI the state. It also reported two (1kg) Also, the respective civic aimed at improving power more Covid-19 deaths. ` 64,500 n Construction progress severely affected by the Covid-19 ` 2200 The new rules will be effect- body chief is competent to levy supply to rural areas, the pro- Andhra Pradesh reported West Godavari, East ed from the Financial Year property tax along with 100 ject will also focus on demon- pandemic and the associated lockdowns 1,085 fresh cases of coron- Godavari, Guntur and 2021-2022. percent penalty on buildings strating the deployment of avirus on Tuesday, taking Chittoor reported less than CHICKEN n The transmission and distribution companies in Andhra Vacant land tax will be constructed without authori- smart grids in selected towns. Pradesh, APTRANSCO, APEPDCL and APSPDCL are the the gross positives so 150 new cases each RATES `/KG levied at 0.20 percent of the sation on private land, munic- The project is part of the far to 8,63,843. while Kadapa and estimated guideline value of ipal land, government land, Government of India’s Power Implementation Agencies of the Power for All Project In the 24 hours Visakhapatnam Dressed/With Skin `158 the land in case of land under urban land ceiling, For All programme launched n All three Implementation Agencies have established ending 9 am on added between 50 Without Skin `180 Municipalities and 0.50 per- endowment land, Wakf land in 2014. Andhra Pradesh is one dedicated project implementation units (PIUs) to implement Tuesday, 1,447 and 100 each. cent in case of Municipal or any other category of pub- of the first states selected for patients got cured Six other dis- Broiler at Farm `109 the project Corporations. lic land without documents or the rollout of the Power for the and eight more suc- tricts reported less In the case of vacant lands patta or possession certificate scheme. smart consumer meters, with from the World Bank’s cumbed in the state, than 50 new cases EGG where garbage is being from Revenue Department Some of the major compo- two-way communication and International Bank for the latest bulletin said. each, with Anantapur RATES dumped and unhygienic con- on the name of the “the hold- nents of the project include backend IT infrastructure, Reconstruction and The state Covid-19 table adding the lowest ten. `/100 ditions are prevailing, a penal- er of the premises” and not in strengthening of the intra- deployed in select urban Development (IBRD) and showed 8,43,863 total recover- Six districts saw one fresh VIJAYAWADA 445 ty of 0.10 percent of the guide- the name of “the owner of the state transmission and distri- towns. These meters will not AIIB has a 5-year grace peri- ies and 6,956 deaths, with fatality each in 24 hours, the line value in case of land’’. bution network to disperse only reduce technical and od, and a maturity of 19 years. 13,024 active cases. bulletin said. HYDERABAD 445 Municipalities and 0.25 per- The levy of tax and penalty power to the load centres in the commercial losses, but also The World Bank and AIIB Krishna district has been After 97.27 lakh sample VISAKHAPATNAM 435 cent in case of Municipal shall continue till such unau- state, reduce transmission loss- improve peak load manage- are providing loans in a 60:40 showing a rather upward spi- tests so far, the overall infec- RETAIL PRICE `4.45 Corporations will be levied till thorised construction is regu- es by setting up modern sub- ment. ratio for all components of the ral in daily cases as it added tion positivity rate in the state (IN VIJAYAWADA) the garbage is lifted and unhy- larised or demolished. stations, underground cabling, The USD 240 million loan project. 224 in 24 hours, the highest in stood at 8.88 per cent.

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Women kill kids, 2 die as car Prioritise vaccine end life owing to TDP wants Central forces to rams into bike domestic issues PNS n VIJAYAWADA recipients: Jagan PNS n RAJAHMUNDRY Two persons lost their lives oversee local body elections when a car hit a two- given first, priorities, policies Two women died by suicide wheeler on the National to be followed at the field level, after killing two children, all PNS n VIJAYAWADA and six others acted at the Highway at Nidumolu and procedures to be followed from one family, allegedly behest of Adavi Srinu, YSRCP under Kuchipudi police while distribution of the vac- due to domestic issues on Telugu Desam Party state pres- Atchannaidu candidate for ZPTC. station limits in Krishna cine. Monday, police said. ident K Atchannaidu on alleged YSRCP The involvement of YSRCP district in the wee hours of Later, the Chief Minister Sangisetti Krishnaveni Tuesday wrote to the State henchmen were local leaders clearly shows that Tuesday. directed the officials to prepare (55), her daughter Sivapavani Election Commission, com- the YSRCP is adopting violence According to police, the an action plan on storing the (27) and the latter's children plaining of ‘unabated’ attacks by resorting to and threats as a strategy in the mishap occurred when a car vaccine at optimum tempera- Nishant (9) and Ritika (7) people he claimed were activists violence again upcoming local body elections, hit the two-wheeler on its way ture, as well as transporting it were found dead in their of the ruling YSRCP and said Atchannaidu. from Machilipatnam to to remote areas at the same house, the police said. demanded that all local body in the backdrop He said that in this back- Vijayawada. temperature. The women were appar- elections be conducted under of proposed drop, the SEC must order a One person died on the He directed the officials to ently upset after the younger the watchful eyes of Central comprehensive inquiry into spot while the other breathed prepare an action plan on woman's husband married security forces. conduct of local the election related violence by his last on the way to hospi- PNS n VIJAYAWADA readiness of vaccine distribu- another recently, they said. In his letter, Atchannaidu body elections the YSRCP in March 2020 by tal. A third person involved tion. The mother and daughter said that the ruling YSRCP was in February the Central Bureau of in the accident was stated to Soon after participating in Jagan also instructed offi- poisoned the children to continuing with its violent Investigation (CBI), inquiry be out of danger. Prime Minister Narendra cials to collect technical infor- death before hanging them- attacks against opposition lead- 2021. into violent attacks and threats Police identified the vic- Modi’s video conference with mation on the respective issues selves, they said. ers in general and contesting that followed and continued tims as M Srinu of Kalapatam Chief Ministers on the prevail- and also take relevant infor- "We are investigating into candidates in local body elec- unabated in spite of the post- village who died on the spot ing Covid-19 situation, Chief mation from various compa- the case from various angles tions, cadre, sympathisers and to the postponement of elections Yadav and Veeraswamy were ponement of local body elec- while Md. Imtiaz of Penugudi Minister YS Jaganmohan nies and conduct a study on it. to establish the real reason for leaders, in particular, belonging due to Covid,” Atchannaidu attacked by the YSRCP hench- tions, strict punishment of village died on the way to Reddy on Tuesday asked offi- The Chief Minister said a the suicide. We are ques- to the TDP. wrote. men as a part of their threat to perpetrators of violent attacks, hospital. On knowing about cials to focus on methods to be review meeting should be held tioning Sivapavani's husband “As you are aware, the process He said that YSRCP hench- withdraw Raghavamma’s, wife protection to all contesting the accident, the Kuchipudi followed on storage and distri- on vaccine-related issues. and other relatives," a senior of local body elections in March men were resorting to violence of Krishnayya Yadav, from con- candidates in the local body S-I along with his police bution of the vaccine. Home Minister Mekathoti police official said. 2020 witnessed violent attacks again in the backdrop of pro- testing as MPTC. elections, option to file nomi- team reached the spot and During the interaction with Sucharitha, Transportation The bodies have been on an unprecedented scale posed conduct of local body It is strongly suspected that nations online and elections to examined. various Chief Ministers, Modi Principal Secretary T removed for postmortem and unleashed by the ruling YSRCP elections in February 2021. local YSRCP leaders Jada local bodies shall be conduct- The car driver was arrest- discussed various issues relat- Krishnababu and other offi- a case under Section 174 Cr goons and the violence appears The TDP AP president said Veeranjeneyulu, ed under the aegis of central ed. A case has been registered ed to Covid-19 vaccination cials were present in the video P C has been registered. to be on hold temporarily due that Bommineni Krishnayya Venkateswaralu, Srinivasa Rao protection. and investigation is on. including to whom it has to be conference. Naidu goads President offers prayers at Tirumala shrine VSEZ sees growth ‘victims of YSRCP’ PNS n VIJAYAWADA President Ram Nath Kovind on in export despite Tuesday afternoon offered to join hands prayers in the Srivari temple at Tirumala along with his wife PNS n Covid pandemic VIJAYAWADA Savita and daughter Swathi. Governor Biswabhushan Alleging that a muezzin Harichandan accompanied the PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM 42 crore to start with and is attempted suicide due to President and his entourage. expected to commence its harassment by YSRCP leaders, Following the temple tradi- VSEZ has seen an increase operations in one year, he TDP national president N tion, the President initially in exports by 42.1 percent said. Chandrababu Naidu on offered prayers to Swami during October this year, The Unit Approval Tuesday called upon all “vic- Pushkarini and later had dar- with perceptible growth 17.5 Committee of VSEZ, tims of the Government” to shan of Varahaswami. percent in the merchandise Visakhapatnam gave nod to rally together and wage a Thereafter when the sector compared to last year Jyothi Quartz Surfaces to set relentless battle against the rul- President reached the Srivari despite recession in the up a new unit at Ongole. ing party’s atrocities and temple where he was received country, according to Besides this the UAC has oppression. by TTD Chairman YV Subba Development Commissioner approved many broad band- He alleged that the suicide Reddy along with TTD EO KS A Rama Mohan Reddy. ing proposals of various attempt by the Muezzin, iden- ing to stop illegal digging up Jawahar Reddy, Additional EO TTD chairman YV Subba Reddy gifts President Ram Nath Kovind a portrait of Lord Balaji during his visit to Tirumala on Rama Mohan Reddy pharma companies which tified as Abdul Hanif, was yet of a graveyard, the muezzin AV Dharma Reddy and CVSO Tuesday. TTD officials are also seen. chaired a meeting of the include Dr Reddy’s, Natco another entry in the long list was harassed and had attempt- Gopinath Jatti. Unit Approval Committee of Pharma in Ramky SEZ and of atrocities against the ed suicide. “It it a crime to The temple Archakas wel- VSEZ, Visakhapatnam that Laurus Labs in APSEZ. minorities. oppose illegal soil digging?” comed the First Citizen of India inated photo of Lord priests offered the dignitary The Chief Minister was gave its nod for various new Another unit Akrovis Stating that the ruling party the former chief minister with the traditional honours. Venkateswara along with 2021 with traditional welcome chant- accompanied by Ministers K unit proposals on Tuesday. Health proposed in VEPZ at leaders were afraid of being asked. The President and his entourage TTD diaries and calendars to ing relevant hymns. Narayana Swamy, Mekapati He said the exports made Duvvada will manufacture routed in the polls if they were Naidu claimed that the went for Srivari darshan and the President. They also pre- After darshan of presiding Goutham Reddy, Peddireddi from VSEZ were to the tune PPEs and medical kits and is to be held immediately, Naidu YSRCP regime was scared of offered prayers to the presiding sented prasadams, photo of the deity, theertha prasadams were Ramachandra Reddy, TTD of Rs 63,231 crore and expected to generate eco- said that the YSRCP feared facing a backlash from BCs, deity of Lord Venkateswara Lord, calendars and diaries to offered to the President and his Chairman YV Subbareddy, recorded an increase in the nomic activity of Rs 1,643 that the victimised sections of SCs, STs and Muslims and this inside sanctum sanctorum. Harichandan. entourage. Earlier, Chief Government Whip Chevireddy exports of 11.6 percent so far crore in the next five years society would unite and defeat was why it was creating hur- The chief priest explained Kovind offered prayers at Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy Bhaskar Reddy, MPs V. in the current fiscal, 2020- as per the project report its candidates. He alleged that dles for the local body elec- about the significance of the the temple of Goddess along with Harichandan had Vijayasai Reddy, Reddeppa, 21. There was a minimal submitted by the company. the Chief Minister does not tions. He stressed the need for Mula Virat, the jewels adorned Padmavathi Devi at welcomed the President and his Peddireddi Midhun Reddy, impact of lockdown on the Jyothi Quartz Surfaces, to discourage atrocities but a united effort among all the to the lord and Kshetra Tiruchanoor on Tuesday along wife at the Renigunta airport on MLAs RK Roja, performance, Rama Mohan be set up in Ongole with the encourages miscreants and affected sections to give a Mahatyam. with his family members, Tuesday morning. Adimulam, Biyapu Reddy said. investment of Rs 41 crore, their atrocities. tough fight against the oppres- Later, the President and his accompanied by the Governor. Soon after receiving the Madhusoodhana Reddy, With expected exports to will manufacture 3.94 lakh “What wrong did the fam- sive regime. entourage were offered Veda On his arrival at the entrance of President, the Chief Minister Bhumana Karunakara Reddy, the tune of Rs 292 crore, the square meters of engineered ily of Abdul Salam do that they “The responsibility to save Ashirvachanam at the temple he was welcomed by rushed back to take part in Chinthala Ramachandra Reddy, company will earn net for- quartz slabs, with all indige- were terrorised to such an AP now rests upon the shoul- Ranganayakula Mandapam. TTD Chairman YV Subba Prime Minister Narendra Nawaz Basha, Peddireddy eign exchange of Rs nous raw material and extent that they had to com- ders of each and every citizen The TTD Chairman and EO Reddy and JEO P Basanth Modi’s video conference with Dwarakanatha Reddy, 241crore and will employ machinery and technical mit suicide?” Naidu asked. of the State,” the TDP chief together presented Srivari Kumar. Agama Advisor Chief Ministers on the prevail- Jangalapally Srinivasu and other manpower of 137 persons. know-how imported from He claimed that just for try- said. Theertha Prasadams and a lam- Srinivasa Acharyulu along with ing Covid-19 situation. officials. The company will invest Rs Italy.

RINL launches HC urged to skill development Withdraw tax hike or face APNGOs urge SEC to rethink on order CBI probe training protests: Citizen's Forum local body polls, warn of lawsuit into Salam programme suicide case PNS n VIJAYAWADA While the TS Govt PNS n VIJAYAWADA hovering around 2,000 Covid- The YSRCP leader He said PNS n VIJAYAWADA Sajjala pointed 19 positive cases per day. that employees play a crucial PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM The AP Urban Citizen Forum has reduced property Objecting to the decision of the Chandrasekhar Reddy said role in the administration and Urging the AP High Court to on Tuesday demanded the and water taxes, here, State Election Commission to out that Chief that the SEC would be held that the Government has suc- order a CBI probe into the Kishore Chandra Das, State Government withdraw our Government is conduct local body elections in Minister YS responsible for the lives of cessfully implemented a major- suicide of four members of Director (Personnel), RINL the proposed hike of proper- February, the APNGOs Jaganmohan employees if it conducts elec- ity of welfare schemes in the the Abdul Salam in Nandyal, on Tuesday inaugurated skill ty, water, drainage and other burdening people Association on Tuesday urged tions. He declared that the past 17 months due to the All India Muslim League development training pro- taxes saying that this would the poll panel to rethink on the Reddy was APNGOA would knock at the cooperation of employees. general secretary Khaja Vali gramme as chief guest at put huge extra financial bur- through tax hikes. decision and said that if need- resolving all doors of courts to protect the APNGOA general secretary filed a PIL on Tuesday. Indo-German Institute of den on the people already ed, it would knock the doors of lives of employees. Bandi Srinivas Rao said that In his petition, Khaja Vali Advanced Technology suffering due to the the court to stop the process. issues of the Advisor to the Government the Chief Minister responded argued that only the CBI (IGIAT), an entity of Coronavirus pandemic. unheard of, but the This was disclosed by APN- employees and (Public Affairs) Sajjala positively to calls for cancella- could determine the real rea- Government of Andhra APUCF convener Ch Babu Government has discarded all GOA leaders during the launch Ramakrishna Reddy inaugurated tion of the Contributory son why auto-rickshaw driver Pradesh functioning under Rao said that the State norms and is eager to burden of the Association’s website at would fulfil all the APNGOA website. He said Pension Scheme, sanctioning Abdul Salam and his family the guidance of Department Government has approved a the people. a programme in Vijayawada on the promises he that Chief Minister YS of one month leave to employ- took the extreme step. of Industries and Commerce. proposal to increase the afore- “While the Telangana Tuesday. Jaganmohan Reddy aimed to ees infected from Covid and “Since some police person- RINL has extended finan- mentioned taxes. “The State Government has APNGOA president had made. fulfil all the promises given to regularisation of contract nel are accused in the case, cial assistance to IGIAT for Government has decided to reduced property and water Chandrasekhar Reddy said Government employees but it was employees. any inquiry into the tragedy training of 60 unemployed collect Rs 10,000 crore taxes, here, our Government that many Government slightly delayed due to the finan- Recalling the promise of by the department would be youth in trades CNC through property tax against is burdening people through employees succumbed to said the SEC did not conduct cial crisis as a result of Covid. providing houses to govern- suspect, hence it’s prudent Machine Operator (35) and the normal of Rs 1,270 crore tax hikes. The Government Covid hence the SEC should elections when the number of Sajjala pointed out that the ment employees, he hoped that a Central investigative Welding Technology (25). hence decided to increase must withdraw the hike oth- not go ahead with the local Covid infections were in single Chief Minister was resolving all that it would be a reality soon. team takes up the probe,” The institute has dedicat- taxes,” Babu Rao said. erwise we will be forced to body elections and thus save digit in the State, but was now issues of the Government Later APNGOA leaders Khaja Vali told the court ed workshops for various He said that collecting user launch protests,” Babu Rao the lives of government keen to go ahead with the polls employees and would fulfil all felicitated Sajjala Ramakrishna through his counsel Sravan trades such as motor charges on garbage was warned. employees and also voters. He when the infection count was the promises he had made. Reddy. Kumar. mechanics, stitching and tai- loring, welding, plumbing and fitting, electrician, AC repair, building maintenance, solar workshop, besides can- Has Covid induced behavioural change reduced water borne diseases? teen, library, etc. Addressing the gathering of n trainees, KC Das emphasised Health experts opine there was drastic improvement in personal hygiene levels among people on the need for development of skills in both the chosen SUMIT ONKA 7,869 compared to 28,000 in Health experts, however, Health and Family Welfare, Dr and 50.4 percent respectively courses as the demand for n VISAKHAPATNAM the previous year, 2019. attributed it to the behavioural Anuradha Medoju said despite compared to corresponding skilled persons in said trades People residing in rural and change in people due to Covid- the pandemic, health depart- period of previous year (June is huge. He also emphasised While a significant reduction tribal areas of some districts in 19. Doctors are of the opinion ment employees were dis- to August). on strict adherence to Covid- in the vector-borne diseases Andhra are prone to the vec- that the people were not eating charging their duties as per The State Government has 19 precautions such as wear- garnered praise for Andhra tor-borne fever and diseases or drinking outside due to the instructions issued in pre- attributed the success to its ing masks, regular sanitisation Pradesh, the water-borne ail- related to polluted water. For Coronavirus fear. Moreover, monsoon and monsoon sea- pilot sanitation drive, ' Manam and most importantly, social ments has also seen a drastic instance, Visakhapatnam’s improvement in personal son. Bengaluru-based Tata Mana Parisubhratha'. Months distancing. fall in 2020 compared to the Agency area reports the max- hygiene and awareness could Institute of Genetics and of hard work resulted in a dras- The function also entailed previous year. imum number of malaria have also played a key role. The Sciences has also commended tic decline in the number of plantation of a sapling with- Diarrhoeal cases registered cases. spread of the vector or water the efforts being taken in the cases pertaining to vector- in IGIAT premises. a 65 percent fall with 1, 58,000 The AP government claims borne disease have declined as State to check vector-borne borne diseases like Malaria, Dignitaries present included cases in 2020 against 4,60,000 that supply of safe drinking the movement of people was diseases. Typhoid and Dengue when KC Das (Director-Personnel, in 2019. Similarly, typhoid water, proper sanitation and less during the lockdown. The number of cases of vec- compared to last year for the RINL) and B. Vinod Kumar cases also declined by 71 per- awareness campaigns led to a Speaking to The Pioneer, tor-borne diseases, like dengue same period (June to October), (Director, IGIAT). cent with reported cases of reduction of the cases. Regional Director (AP) for and malaria by 97.4 percent the state government claimed. VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 25, 2020 nation 04 PM asks states to prepare plan for Covid vaccine Frontline workers should get After devotees, Covid -ve must Central government asked states to set up panels COVID-19 shots on priority: MP CM shop employees in Sabarimala for vaccine distribution, says Karnataka minister PNS n BHOPAL vaccine. I request you to give a PNS n BHOPAL for 30 crore people. There should level in such a way vaccination priority to frontline workers to be election like meticulous preparation centres have to be set up, digital The Madhya Pradesh receive COVID-19 vaccine," the After Lord Ayyappa pilgrims, a from the booth level by having in information has to be created and government has made CM is quoted as saying by a COVID-19 negative test report place vaccination centres and trained track record has to be maintained as preparations like cold-chain public relations department has been made mandatory for health workers or volunteers, for vaccination is to be administered in storage for COVID-19 vaccine official. He said the COVID-19 those working in temporary quick and effective distribution of the two to three doses," he added. and is also imparting training to vaccine should be administered shops operating in Sabarimala vaccine, he told reporters here. "The Modi on Tuesday interacted via video health personnel, Chief Minister on priority in those cities and and the temple premises now. Prime Minister's video conference conferencing with chief ministers of Shivraj Singh Chouhan told areas where the coronavirus With the annual pilgrimage was to ensure proper implementation, various states regarding COVID-19 Prime Minister Narendra infection is spreading fast. season progressing at the Lord whenever the vaccine is ready and situation and vaccine distribution plan. Modi on Tuesday even as he As on Monday, Madhya Ayyappa temple here, a high level towards ensuring that it reaches Home Minister Amit Shah, Health PNS n PANAJI demanded the shots be Pradesh's cumulative caseload committee, which reviewed the certain sections of people on priority," Minister Harsh Vardhan and senior administered to frontline workers stood at 1,94,745 with 3,172 arrangements made for devotees, the Minister said. Among the officials also attended the meeting. Prime Minister Narendra on priority. The CM made this fatalities. Chouhan also told the took a decision in this regard on priority category, about one crore The meeting comes as the central Modi on Tuesday asked var- demand during a meeting of PM that a state-level committee Monday. The meeting, led by would be health workers, two crore government has been putting in place ious state governments to chief ministers of eight states, has been formed under its chief Additional District Magistrate corona warriors, about 26 crore measures for quick and effective work out the logistics and which have reported higher secretary. Task force teams are Arun K Vijayan and Police Special protocol committee would be people above the age of 50-60 years distribution of coronavirus vaccine modalities for administering number being formed at the district and Officer B Krishnakumar, evaluated expanded further, Travancore PNS n BENGALURU and remaining are those with when it becomes available. Besides COVID-19 vaccine, Goa of COVID-19 cases, addressed block levels for the vaccination that the pilgrimage was Devaswom Board (TDB) officials comorbidities, he said. A steering Yediyurappa and Bommai, Revenue Chief Minister Pramod by the PM via video purpose, the CM is quoted as progressing well adhering to said after the meeting. Besides The Centre has asked states to committee under the Chairmanship of Minister R Ashoka, Social Welfare Sawant said. conferencing. The chief minister saying. Chouhan also demanded COVID-19 pilgrims, the officials on duty also constitute a steering committee at the Chief Minister will be constituted Minister B Sriramulu, Chief Secretary Sawant participated in a also informed that services of that the vaccine be made protocols and the hill temple was should follow the COVID-19 state-level and district at the state level. There will be T M Vijay Bhaskar and other senior virtual meeting of chief min- NCC (National Cadet Corps) available for those people who fully prepared for more devotees protocols strictly. Social and taluk levels for quick and effective committees at the district and taluk officials were present at the isters of eight states, which cadets, local bodies, and NGOs can afford to pay for it on a arriving here in the coming days. distancing should be followed at distribution of COVID-19 vaccine once levels, Bommai said. meeting on Karnataka's behalf. have reported higher number will be taken for vaccination in commercial basis, the official Among many significant the Sannidhanam and available, Karnataka Home Minister Volunteers have to be trained and Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar, of COVID-19 cases, urban and rural areas of the said.The CM assured the prime decisions taken, the high level nadappanthal, the rest area, they Basavaraj Bommai said on Friday. health workers both in public and who participated in the video addressed by the PM. state. "We have made minister that the vaccination committee resolved to make said. "Employees of temporary Bommai, who participated in Prime private sectors have to be used for conference from Hyderabad, in a "While there is no fixed preparations for training programme will be conducted stringent the COVID-19 protocols shops, operating in Sabarimala, Minister Narendra Modi's video this purpose, he said, sharing details statement said, as per directions of date for the arrival of the vaccinators (a person who smoothly and on a priority basis at Sannidhanam (temple should produce COVID-19 conference along with Chief Minister of the deliberations in the video the union government, preparations COVID-19 vaccine, states administers a vaccine) and for in the state, he added. complex) and premises of the negative test result,” the order B S Yediyurappa, said the plan was to conference. "During elections how were under way for vaccine have been asked to be pre- the cold chain storage of the shrine. The COVID-19 said. provide the vaccine on priority basis we plan meticulously at every booth distribution in the state. pared as it can happen any time after January," the chief minister told reporters. Covid under control in Chhattisgarh, says ‘Increased testing, SC seeks Centre's response on PIL seeking Bengal will work with Health workers and improved infrastructure to fix maximum rate for RT-PCR test Centre to implement COVID-19 warriors will get the vaccine first, followed by Chief Minister Baghel at PM-CMs meet to tackle coronavirus’ COVID-19 vaccination people above the age of 65 PNS n JAIPUR PNS n NEW DELHI maximum rate for the RT-PCR years and those suffering PNS n RAIPUT the states public relations at 1 per cent, he added. (real-time reverse transcription prog: Mamata to PM from co-morbid conditions, department said. The coronavirus Highlighting preventive measures In a video conference with PM The Supreme Court Tuesday polymerase chain reaction) test to PNS n KOLKATA he said. The spread of COVID-19 has situation is under control in the being taken in the state, the CM Narendra Modi over coronavirus sought the Centre's response on a Rs 400 uniformly across the Although Goa is witness- been brought under control in state. After October, the state has said, As many 23,000 tests are on Tuesday, Rajasthan Chief PIL seeking direction for fixing the country, instead of Rs 900 to Rs West Bengal Chief Minister ing a decline in fresh infec- Chhattisgarh, where 23,000 tests registered around 50 per cent being conducted per day. All Minister Ashok Gehlot said his maximum rate for the RT-PCR test 2800 as fixed by different state Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday tions, there is no need to be are being conducted per day, decline in new cases," Baghel medical colleges have RT-PCR government has increased testing for COVID-19 uniformly all over governments, Union Territories and assured Prime Minister Narendra lenient, Sawant said, adding Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said. Earlier very few cases were testing facilities while four new and strengthened infrastructure to India. A bench comprising Chief NCT of Delhi. “There is a big loot Modi that her government is fully that measures such as wear- said on Tuesday. Baghel made being reported from rural labs have been set up for testing. tackle the infection. Highlighting Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S by laboratories and they are prepared to work with the Centre ing masks, social distancing the remarks while speaking at areas, but the number of The number of general beds and the steps taken by the state Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian minting money to the tune of and all other stakeholders for the and sanitisation should be Prime Minister Narendra Modis infections has increased there to ICU (intensive care unit) beds government to contain the issued notice to the Health Ministry crores and crores of rupees. The speedy implementation of the continued. video conference meeting with some extent, he said. "Mitanins equipped with oxygen has been infection, the chief minister told the and listed the PIL filed by lawyer margin of profit is so high as it is COVID-19 vaccination programme Goa's coronavirus case- chief ministers of eight states (female health volunteers) have increased in hospitals. Oxygen PM about the ban on firecrackers, Ajay Agrawal for hearing after two as high as 1400 per cent in Andhra in the state. The prime minister load stood at 46,901 as on which account for bulk of the contributed a lot in containing plants have been set up at law on wearing of masks, night weeks. The bench, in a hearing Pradesh and 1200 per cent in reviewed the COVID-19 situation in Monday. coronavirus cases in the country, the infection in these (rural) hospitals attached to medical curfew in worst-hit districts and conducted via video conferencing, Delhi,” said the petition filed by various states through video When asked about upcom- an official statement issued here areas, the statement quoted college," Baghel added. Along the restrictions on gatherings, said that the plea would be heard advocate Ajay Agrawal. It claimed conferencing with chief ministers. ing New Year tourist season, after the meet said. Baghel as saying in the meeting. with the CM, Health Minister TS according to sources. He also with another pending plea that the RT-PCR kits are presently Noting that West Bengal has Sawant said the state will not During the meeting, steps being The arrival of people from other Singh Deo and senior officials shared with the prime minister pertaining to the cost of treatment available for less than rupees 200 successfully reduced COVID-19 make COVID-19 negative taken to contain the infections states had led to a rise in were also present at the meeting, inputs about the strengthening of for COVID-19. It took note of the in the Indian market. “There is no positivity and death rates, Banerjee certificate compulsory for were reviewed and an action plan infections in Chhattisgarh, which the release added. Till November infrastructure like oxygen submission of Agrawal that the plea other cost as the machines used said the recovery rate among the visitors, but will introduce for potential COVID-19 had initially reported less number 23, Chhattisgarh had registered generation plants, increase in the needed an urgent hearing. The for the RT-PCR test are already patients in the state has improved thermal guns to check body vaccination drive was also of cases, he added. In October- 2,25,497 COVID-19 cases and number of ICUs and oxygen beds petition has sought a direction to there with the laboratories as they as compared to other parts of the temperatures at important discussed, the release issued by November, the fatality rate stood 2,746 deaths. in hospitals, the sources added. the governments to fix the conduct a large number of tests. country. points. INS slams Mumbai Police’s Crime Branch unit Kerala govt's Sena MLA Sarnaik's son brought files charge sheet in fake TRP scam ordinance to ED office for questioning PNS n MUMBAI The Maharashtra govern- PNS n NEW DELHI ment last month withdrew its PNS n MUMBAI The Mumbai Police on "general consent" given to the The Indian Newspaper Tuesday filed a charge sheet in Central Bureau of Investigation Society on Tuesday strongly Shiv Sena MLA Pratap a court here in the alleged TRP to probe cases in the state, in protested the Kerala govern- Sarnaik's son Vihang was on (Television Rating Points) rig- the wake of the CBI taking over ment's ordinance making a Tuesday brought to the ED's ging scam. a case registered by Uttar controversial amendment to office here for questioning fol- The charge sheet was sub- Pradesh Police against the state Police Act and urged lowing raids at premises linked mitted before a magistrate's "unknown" channels and per- Chief Minister Pinarayi to his father in connection with court by the police's Crime sons over alleged fudging of Vijayan to withdraw it and a money laundering case being Intelligence Unit (CIU), which TRP. "restore" press freedom. probed against a security ser- is conducting a probe into the The Enforcement Directo In a statement, INS presi- vice provider company and case, an official said. rate (ED) recently filed a dent L Adimoolam expressed others. The crime branch has so far money laundering complaint "dismay and shock" over the The ED on Tuesday raided arrested 12 persons, including in the alleged TRP rigging ordinance issued by the Kerala various premises linked to Republic TV's western region scam being investigated by the government to amend the Sarnaik in Mumbai and neigh- distribution head and owners Mumbai Police. Kerala Police Act to enable bouring Thane, official sources of two other channels, in con- The central probe agency stringent punishment for pub- said. nection with the case, he said. holds. TRP system. has filed an enforcement case lication of material deemed to The ED officials picked up Sarnaik, 56, represents the demanded a unanimous reso- The fake TRP scam came to TRP is important as adver- Earlier, Republic TV's Chief information report (ECIR) that be defamatory. Sarnaik's son from his resi- Ovala-Majiwada constituen- lution in the Maharashtra light last month when ratings tising revenue of channels Executive Officer (CEO) and is equivalent to a police FIR The INS' strong statement dence and reached the probe cy of Thane in the Legislative Assembly for legal agency Broadcast Audience depends on it. two Chief Operating Officers under provisions of the comes a day after the CPI(M)- agency's office at Ballard Estate Maharashtra Legislative action against actress Kangana Research Council (BARC) filed Mumbai Police Commissio (COO) and Chief Finance Prevention of Money led Left Democratic Front in south Mumbai around 3.15 Assembly. Ranaut, who, he said, has a complaint through Hansa ner Param Bir Singh last Officer (CFO) were sum- Laundering Act, official government in Kerala put on pm, an official said. He was in news when he "maligned" the image of Research Group, alleging that month claimed thatRepublic moned by the police for ques- sources said last week. hold the implementation of Sources said the searches are wrote a letter seeking re- open- Maharashtra and Mumbai certain television channels TVand two Marathi tioning in the fake TRP rack- The ED complaint was filed the amendment, citing criti- being conducted by the central ing of an alleged abetment to through her tweets. were rigging TRP numbers. channelsBox CinemaandFakt et case. The statements of after studying a Mumbai Police cism from various quarters. agency at 10 locations in suicide case of 2018 in which Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut Hansa had been tasked with Marathi- were involved in Republic TV's executive editor FIR that was registered in The INS said promulgation of Mumbai and Thane. Republic TV's editor-in-chief called the raids a "political installing barometers, which manipulating TRPs. Niranjan Narayanswamy and October and it had named the this "draconian ordinance" CRPF personnel were seen Arnab Goswami was arrested vendetta" and said the record viewership data (which Republic TV and other senior executive editor Republic TV channel, two which will give the police and assisting ED sleuths during the by Mumbai Police recently. Maharashtra government or its channel has been watched and accused have denied wrongdo- Abhishek Kapoor were also Marathi channels and few the state government unbri- operation that was launched Goswami is now out on leaders will not surrender to for how long) at sample house- ing and manipulation of the recorded by the police. other individuals. dled powers. early morning. bail. Sarnaik had also pressure from anyone. NDA, GA stake claim to ‘Abdullahs' house in Jammu built on encroached land’ PNS n JAMMU pletely false and is being spread purposes. leader K K Amla is the owner Bihar Speaker’s chair with a malicious intent. Both The lists were made public of Broadway hotel and promi- Former chief ministers Farooq his houses at Jammu and by the divisional administra- nent businessman Mushtaq PNS n PATNA papers much before the NDA Abdullah and Omar Abdullah Srinagar have nothing to do tion, both in Kashmir and Ahmad Chaya owns a guest decided its nominee. I am have been named by the with the said Act. Jammu regions, in accordance house and a hotel. The newly constituted assem- hopeful that our nominee will Jammu and Kashmir adminis- "Dr Farooq Abdullah has with the October 9 directive of On November 1, the Union bly in Bihar is all set to wit- win". tration in a list which alleges NOT availed of the Roshni the high court which has Territory government cancelled ness its first trial of strength Yadav pointed out that that their residential house in Scheme for either his resi- declared Roshni Act "illegal, all land transfers that took with both the ruling NDA and Chaudhary is a fifth term Jammu is built over illegally- dence in Srinagar or in Jammu unconstitutional and unsus- place under the JK State Land the opposition Grand Alliance MLA, member of this house possessed land, a charge denied and any one who says other- tainable" and ordered a CBI (Vesting of Ownership to the on Tuesday fielding their since the 1980s, well-versed by the father-son duo. wise is lying. The fact that they probe into the allotment of the Occupants) Act, 2001 - also respective candidates for the in the proceedings with an The administration of the are using sources to plant this land under this law. known as the Roshni Act - Speakers post. excellent command our lan- union territory as directed by story shows that it has no legs Issuing the first list of 35 under which 2.5 lakh acres of Election to the post is guage and has a reputation of the Jammu and Kashmir High to stand on," Omar said. beneficiaries who included for- land was to be transferred to scheduled on Wednesday and taking everyone along. In Court to make public land The house of senior mer finance minister Haseeb the existing occupants. according to the Vidhan Sabha short, all the qualities that given under the controversial Abdullah was built in late 1990s Drabu and some top hoteliers The principal secretary and secretariat nominations have one would expect in an Roshni land scheme, since for which timber was allocated and a former bureaucrat, the revenue department has been been filed by senior BJP assembly Speaker. scrapped by a court, came out from the government depots, divisional administration asked to work out a plan to leader Vijay Kumar Sinha, on When pointed out that as with the list of beneficiaries. On which is issued only after fur- Kashmir showed that National retrieve large tracts of state land behalf of the NDA, and Awadh per convention, the ruling Tuesday, it came out with a list nishing all revenue records, Conference headquarters, sev- vested under the Act. Bihari Chaudhary of RJD who alliance fields its candidate and of those who had allegedly Displaying the lists on its land (physically encroached officials in the know said. eral hotels and over a dozen According to the high court is the five-party opposition receives unanimous support encroached land other than website - one showing but not shown in revenue Earlier, three former min- commercial buildings at prime order, a total of 6,04,602 kanals coalitions candidate. from all, Yadav replied testily those given under the scheme. encroached land outside record) other than Roshi Act. isters, several politicians and locations in and around Lal (75,575 acres) of state land had Talking to reporters after "convention also has it that the The list also highlighted the Roshni Act, the divisional Reacting to the fresh list, a former bureaucrat figured Chowk have been regularized been regularised and trans- Chaudhary filed his nomina- opposition has its candidate headquarters of their National administration Jammu party vice president Omar in the list of beneficiaries under the act. ferred to the occupants. This tions, RJD de facto leader appointed to the post of Conference in both Srinagar revealed that the residential Abdullah said, "The news who have availed land under Majority of the beneficiaries included 5,71,210 kanals Tejashwi Yadav said "we have Deputy Speaker. It is true for and Jammu were legalised house of the Abdullahs, build attributing to sources that Dr now scrapped Roshni Act or including Drabu and his wife (71,401 acres) in Jammu and made the first move. Our can- assemblies as well as the Lok under the controversial Roshni over an area of nearly an acre Farooq Abdullah is a beneficia- encroached state land for have one Kanal of land under 33,392 kanals (4174 acres) in didate filed his nomination Sabha. Act. at Sunjwan, is encroached state ry of the Roshni Act is com- residential or commercial residential use, while Congress the Kashmir province. VIJAYAWADA| WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 25, 2020 nation 05 Fadnavis dubs Thackeray-led NGT slams MoEF : Rs 800 cr Env fund for victims unused Maha govt as ‘unnatural alliance' PNS n NEW DELHI The National Green Tribunal has slammed the Ministry of PNS n PUNE took a decision not to cut thing wrong, there is no need Environment and Forests electricity connections of farm- to be scared, and if there is a (MoEF) for non-utilisation of Terming the ruling Maha Vikas ers," he said. wrongdoing, any agency can over Rs 800 crore meant Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra On the contrary, the present initiate action," he said. towards Environment Relief as an "unnatural alliance", state government has an Former BJP leader Eknath Fund for victims of accidents BJPleader Devendra Fadnavis attitude of a "money lender" Khadse, who joined the NCP, in the process of handling on Tuesday said the day this and is resorting to tactics of last month, recently said he will hazardous substances. tie-upbreaks, his party will forcible recovery of power bills, not cowed down by threats of A bench headed by NGT give a strong government to the he alleged. probe agencies. "If you have Chairperson Justice Adarsh state. He also criticised the state ED, I have the CD," Khadse Kumar Goel and Justice S K Till that time, the BJP will government for not providing said. When asked about Singh noted that Public work honestly as a strongoppo- relief to consumers who com- it, Fadnavis said, "Why wait for Liabilities Insurance Act pro- sition and it is not eyeing any plained of receiving inflated the EDs action. If he has a CD vides that United India of such law by all concerned. Legal Service Authority and shift in power in the state, power bills during the lock- with him, he should release it Insurance Company Ltd. shall The MoEF being nodal the State Legal Service Fadnavis said at a press confer- down. immediately." be the Fund Manager for five Ministry may look into this Authorities, constituted under ence in Solapur. The BJP leader claimed the Leader of opposition in the years who shall open an aspect and take necessary the Legal Service Authority Such governments (like MVA government is so Maharashtra Legislative account in a nationalized bank action. Industrial chemical Act, 1987, for assistance to the MVA which comprises the "incompetent" that if there is no Council Pravin Darekar said if and credit the amount of pre- accidents lead to injury to victims of injustice to access Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress) strong opposition, it will the Shiv Sena can take action mium received as well as the workers and fatalities. justice to look into the matter P have not lasted long in the ing, "We are in the opposition of Congress-NCP rule), exploit the common man. against actress Kangana Ranaut amount awarded by the tri- There is need to link and take such action as may be P country or state and this gov- (in Maharashtra), and we are because it was not our govern- Asked about the when she was not in her office, bunal. Liability Risk Policies to be found appropriate at their P ernment is no exception, the playing the role of a strong ment which gave birth to the Enforcement Directorate's raid the party should not complain "It is acknowledged that an taken by the industries under end," the bench said. P leader of opposition in the opposition honestly." power utility company. on Shiv Sena MLA Pratap about the ED's action against amount of Rs 881 crore has the PLI Act, 1991 with the con- The tribunal was hearing a state Assembly said. On the Uddhav Thackeray- Whatever legacy they have Sarnaik's premises in Sarnaik, who is abroad. been deposited till March 31, sent conditions under the plea filed by retired govern- L "The day this unnatural led government's intention to given us, we took it ahead," he Maharashtra in a money laun- "The ED takes its course of 2020 with the Fund Manager, Water (Prevention and Control ment official Gyan Prakash n alliance breaks, we will give a inquire into the outstanding said. dering case, Fadnavis said the action (irrespective of the per- United India Insurance of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the highlighting the non-utilisa- strong government to this state, power bills during the previous Fadnavis claimed the Maha probe agency must be having son)," Darekar said. Company Ltd., there is no Air (Prevention and Control of tion of more than Rs. 800 crore K but till that time, we will BJP-led dispensation, Fadnavis Vikas Aghadi (MVA) govern- some complaints or material. BJP MP Narayan Rane also information whether any Pollution) Act, 1981 as well as meant towards Environment n remain in the opposition," he said if the state government ment is adding the outstanding "The ED will not raid with- hit out that Sarnaik, saying "he amount has been utilised. Environment (Protection) Act, Relief Fund under the Public said. starts an inquiry, it "will fall on bills of 15 years (of Congress- out any ground. I cannot com- is not a saint". We find it to be travesty of 1986 and the Rules," the bench Liabilities Insurance Act, 1991 Asked if the BJP is eyeing a its own face". NCP rule) to the figures of the ment on it as I do not have any "You should gather informa- justice that even after 29 years said. (PLI Act, 1991) for victims of N shift in power in Maharashtra "My point is why to inquire last BJP-led regime. information about it. tion about Sarnaik beforecall- of the enactment of a laudable State pollution control accidents in the process of han- n after win in the Bihar Assembly about our five years, why not "Yes, we had some outstand- "But I would like to say that ing it (ED's action) vendetta welfare legislation and inspite boards may ensure that indus- dling hazardous substances. polls, Fadnavis denied it, say- last 20 years (five of BJP and 15 ing bills, but it was because we if anyone has not done any- politics," he said. of deposit of huge amount tries required to take policies The plea said the fund is N meant for the needy victims, under PLI Act, 1991 are not lying unutilised and the pur- n the amount remains unutilised granted with consents under pose for which law was enact- DDC POLLS to the detriment of the victims the Water and Air Acts and the ed is not being achieved. D for whose benefit the law was Authorization under The victims are suffering on n Speakers' Conference from enacted," the bench said. Environment (Protection) account of ignorance and even The NGT said there is an Rules, 1986 till such a policy is Collectors who are required to P Farooq Abdullah urges urgent need for bridging gaps obtained, the bench said. publish information are not n in existence and enforcement We also request the National doing so, the plea said. today in Gujarat IN n PNS n GANDHINAGAR Birla said Vice President and defection law and use of infor- people to vote for PAGD Rajya Sabha Chairman mation technology in relaying PIL in HC to The two-day 80th All India Venkaiah Naidu will also attend proceedings of Parliament and PNS n SRINAGAR “My countrymen, the elec- Kangana granted interim S Presiding Officers Conference, the conference along with dig- the Assemblies on one plat- tion bugle has been sounded. regulate powers n aiming to facilitate a dialogue nitaries like governors of form. National Conference (NC) I appeal to you to vote only for between presiding officers of Gujarat and Rajasthan, and There will also be discussions president Farooq Abdullah on the alliance candidates. The protection from arrest S the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay on finding out ways toensure Tuesday appealed to the peo- others, who are saying they are of civil defence n other legislative bodies, will be Rupani. that the workings of Parliament ple of Jammu and Kashmir to also alliance candidates, are PNS n MUMBAI held from Wednesday near the Congress leader in the Lok are not hindered due toruckus vote for the candidates of the not of the alliance, but its ene- volunteers K 'Statue of Unity' at Kevadiya in Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chow- and disruption, Birla said. People's Alliance for Gupkar mies,” Abdullah, who is also The Bombay High Court on PNS n NEW DELHI Gujarat's Narmada district. dhury, Union Parliamentary "In the last conference held Declaration (PAGD) in the the president of the PAGD, Tuesday granted interim pro- The event, also known as the Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi in Uttarakhand, wediscussed District Development Council said. tection from arrest to actor A PIL was moved on Tuesday Speakers' Conference, will be and presiding officers of vari- three main points- one was (DDC) polls beginning on “If we have to succeed, then Kangana Ranautand her sister in the Delhi High Court inaugurated by President Ram ous legislative bodies from about the anti-defectionlaw. Saturday. you should vote only for the Rangoli Chandel in connec- seeking regulation of the Nath Kovind, Lok Sabha across the country will also par- We had formed a committee In a video released by the alliance. This alliance was tion with an FIRregistered powers delegated to civil Speaker Om Birla told reporters ticipate. During the conclusion under Rajasthan Vidhan PAGD, Abdullah, who is formed to restore our identi- against them under sedition defence volunteers in the city here on Tuesday. of the conference on the SabhaSpeaker C P Joshi, and we under self-isolation after a ty, restore the statehood and and other charges, butdirect- and that they be prevented Birla is also the chairperson Constitution Day on Thursday, will analyse the report at the- member of his household staff that which was taken away ed them to appear before from wearing uniforms sim- of the conference, which began delegates will recite the conference," he said. tested positive for COVID-19, from us – the Articles 370 and Mumbai Police on January 8. ilar to that of police. in 1921 and is in its centenary Preamble to the Constitution "We will also hold a discus- urged the people to ensure the 35-A. We have come together The FIR was registered pur- "We are of the prima facie The petition by a lady advo- year now. under the leadership of Prime sion on the use ofinformation victory of the alliance candi- to keep this state united," he suant to orders passed bythe opinion that interim protec- cate claims that the civil The conference is being Minister Narendra Modi, who technology. We have decided to dates by huge margins so that said. The PAGD has Bandra magistrate's court here tion till the matter is heard at defence volunteers are "misus- organised on the theme: will also address the conclud- computerise the system in such it succeeds in its aim of announced a seat-sharing directing the police to carry length deserves to be granted. ing" the "unbridled" powers 'Harmonious coordination ing session, Birla said. a way that a person can watch restoration of the special sta- arrangement between the con- out an inquiry against Ranaut The police shall not take any given to them under the Delhi between Legislature, Executive During the two-day confer- proceedings of the Vidhan tus of Jammu and Kashmir stituent parties which are con- and her sister following a coercive action including Epidemic Diseases and Judiciary--key to a vibrant ence, discussions would be Sabha and Parliament on one which was revoked by the testing the polls on their complaint lodged against them arrest against the applicants Regulations 2020. democracy'. held on topics related to anti- platform," he said. Centre in August last year. respective symbols. for allegedly "trying to create (Ranaut and Chandel)," the The petitioner filed through hatred and communal tension" court said. advocate Arpit Bhargava, con- through their social media The court also asked why tends that the Delhi govern- posts. sedition charges were invoked ment and the DDMA have Man rapes A division bench of Justices in the case. taken no action despite being SC dismisses sacked BSF jawan's plea against S S Shinde and M S Karnik "Why is the sedition section aware of misuse of powers by was hearing a petition filed by invoked? Why are we treating the volunteers. friend's mother Ranaut and her sister, seeking citizens of our country like It states that under the to quash the FIR and the this?" Justice Shinde said. Delhi Epidemic Diseases rejection of his nomination to contest against PM in Rajasthan October 17 order passed by The HC said it would con- Regulations 2020 the civil PNS n NEW DELHI reserved its verdict in the case after he posted a video online that Bahadur's nomination was PNS n JAIPUR the magistrate. sider this issue at length on the defence volunteers were on November 18, upheld the complaining about the quality rejected for “extraneous rea- The court said three sum- next date. enrolled and authorised by the The Supreme Court Tuesday Allahabad High Court judg- of food served to the troops. sons”. In a shocking incident, a monses were issued by the The court posted the plea Delhi government to take dismissed sacked BSF jawan ment dismissing Bahadur's The high court had upheld While rejecting the nomina- 21-year-old man allegedly police and the same need to be for further hearing on\ photographs and impose fines Tej Bahadur's plea against the election petition against the the returning officer's decision tion papers of Bahadur, the raped his friend's mother in honoured. January 11. on those violating the guide- rejection of his nomination poll panel's decision to reject to reject his nomination. Returning Officer had Alwar district of Rajasthan, Ranaut and Chandel's advo- The police have filed the lines regarding quarantine, papers to contest the 2019 his nomination papers. Bahadur's lawyer had argued observed that "the nomination police said on Tuesday. cate Rizwan Siddiquee then FIR against Ranaut and her social distancing, wearing face Lok Sabha polls against Prime On May 1 last year, the before the top court that the paper is not accompanied by The 58-year-old victim assured the court that the sis- sister under IPC sections 153- masks, etc. It contends that Minister Narendra Modi from Returning Officer had reject- petitioner had earlier filed his certificate issued in the pre- was alone in her house when ters shall appear before the A (promoting enmity between delegating powers of prosecu- the Varanasi constituency. ed the nomination papers of nomination as an indepen- scribed manner by the Election the accused committed the Bandra police in Mumbai on different groups on grounds of tion to such volunteers by A bench comprising Chief Tej Bahadur, a Samajwadi Party dent candidate and later as SP Commission to the effect that crime on Sunday, Sunil January 8 from 12 pm to 2pm religion, race), 295-A (deliber- allowing them to impose fines Justice S A Bobde and justices (SP) candidate, who was dis- candidate. he has not been dismissed for Jangid, Station House Officer for recording of their state- ate acts hurting religious sen- and penalties is contrary to A S Bopanna and V missed from the Border Referring to the high court's corruption or disloyalty to the (SHO), Shahjahanpur ments. The high court accept- timents) and 124-A (sedi- law and encroaches upon the Ramasubramanian, that had Security Force (BSF) in 2017 verdict, the lawyer had claimed state". (Bhiwadi) said. ed the statement. tion), 34 (common intention). domain of police. People pay tributes to Gogoi on his final journey Arnab Goswami urges SC to issue PNS n GUWAHATI Scores of people and lead- ers cutting across party lines "Baad Diya He" (just leave were also seen gathering at notice to Maha Assembly Speaker it) a phrase that former Assam Gogoi's official residence in chief minister Tarun Gogoi Dispur to pay their last PNS n NEW DELHI apex court on the issue of he was not heard,” the bench oftenuttered when faced with respects. alleged breach of privilege observed and sought to know a quandary. And when he From there, the body was Journalist Arnab Goswami motion. The bench, also com- the views of senior advocate departed fromthe world, peo- taken to Janata Bhawan, the urged the Supreme Court on prising Justices A S Bopanna and amicus curiae Arvind ple fondly remember him as a state secretariat, from where Tuesday to issue notice to the and V Ramasubramanain, was Datar on the issue. leader who never left them in Gogoi served people for 15 Maharashtra Assembly informed by senior advocate “If the officer (of assembly) difficult times. years as the chief minister. Speaker to clarify his stand on Harish Salve, appearing for is saying that he acted on the Gogoi's final journey began Among others, Chief Secretary the claim of a House official Goswami, that the reply to the direction of the Speaker, then on Tuesday morning from Jishnu Barua and DGP Bhaskar who said he sent a letter to the show cause notice for con- the Speaker should be heard,” Gauhati Medical College and Jyoti Mahanta were present at scribe in a matter of alleged tempt by the assembly official Datar said. Hospital (GMCH), where he the building. breach of privilege motion at has said that the letter was sent “You (assembly official) have breathed his last due to post- Gogoi is credited with set- the Speaker's direction. at the direction of the Speaker. said all this but you have not COVID-19 complications, to ting up Janata Bhawan as thep- A bench headed by Chief “He (Athawale) is saying withdrawn the letter (written his official residence in Dispur. ermanent secretariat of the Justice S A Bobde initially that he had acted on the direc- to Goswami),” the bench said, The 84-year-old Congress state. Later in the day, the observed that it might be “nec- tion of the Speaker. Please adding that it will go through politician died here on Monday flowers, was shouldered by came out mto bid farewell to He did not leave us in difficult mortal remains would betrans- essary in all probability to issue notice to the Assembly the reply of the official and while undergoing treatment. Gaurav, Congress Assam unit our beloved leader," said times. We, the youths, had no ferred to Congress headquar- serve the Speaker” to know his Speaker,” Salve said. then hear the case after two He is survived by wife Dolly, chief Ripun Bora, Leader of Ramani Sharma, a resident of future. But he changed that sce- ters Rajiv Bhawan for thepar- version, but later adjourned the Senior advocate Dushyant weeks. Meanwhile, the bench daughter Chandrima and son theOpposition Debabrata Tarun Nagar locality, as he nario completely," Sarma ty workers to pay their homage. hearing on Goswami's plea by Dave, appearing for Athawale, termed as reasonable the sub- Gaurav. Saikia and other senior leaders stood amid a sea of people on added. As per the family's wish, the two weeks saying that it has not opposed Salve's submissions mission of Dave that the Officials said Gogoi would such as Pradyut Bordoloi and the GS Road. Congress spokesperson mortal remains will thenbe gone through the reply of the and said that no contempt assembly official be exempted be cremated with full state Rakibul Hussain. Hiranya Sarma, another Rhituporna Konwar, who, for taken to Srimanta Sankardeva assistant secretary of the was made out and just because from personal appearance honours on November 26. Many senior leaders and local in his 40s, said Gogoiled years, had been handling the Kalakshetra complex in assembly. the official has said that he before it due to COVID-19 His body was embalmed at legislators accompanied the Assam in one of the most dif- media for Gogoi, said he never Guwahati in the evening. The top court had on acted on the direction of the pandemic. The letter, a portion the hospital and brought to his veteran Congress leader's ficult phases, when salaries hesitated to call a spade a People will be allowed to catch November 6 issued a show Speaker, it did not mean that of which was quoted in the residence. cortege along the were put on hold for nearly two spade. a final glimpse of the grand old cause notice to Vilas Athawale, the Speaker be called at this November 6 order, said: “You The veteran politician's son arterialGuwahati-Shillong years, insurgency was at its "He even wore the black man all of November 25. Assistant Secretary of stage. were informed that the pro- and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Road. peak, secret killings were ram- robe after nearly four decades Gogoi would be cremated in Maharashtra Vidhan Mandal Before issuing the notice to ceedings of the House are Gogoi, accompanied by senior Passersby offered floral trib- pant and nobody dared to to fight against the Citizenship Guwahati on Thursday instead Sachivalaya, asking him to the Speaker, the court has to confidential...despite this, it leaders and hundreds of sup- utes to their former CM. leave home after sunset. Amendment Act in the of his hometown Titabor. explain as to why contempt first see whether any con- has been observed that you porters, received the body from "I am 75 years old and "He was a central minister Supreme Court. He was a man However, people from his con- proceedings be not initiated tempt is made out or not, have presented the proceedings GMCH, which was then taken haven't stepped out of hom and a six-time MP. He could who lived his life for the peo- stituency are demanding that against him for his letter to the Dave said. of the House before the out in a procession. since the COVID-19 pandem- have enjoyed a luxurious life in ple of the state and Northeast his last rites be performed in journalist seeming to "intimi- “The apprehension is that Supreme Court on October 8, His glass coffin, wrapped in ic struck. Today, however, I Delhi, but he came back for us. region at large," he added. his home district. date" him for approaching the the Speaker may say later that 2020. VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 25, 2020 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Freedom of choice Allahabad HC dismisses case alleging love jihad, upholds the right to personal liberty of mature adults but UP pushes ordinance The Nagrota link nfortunately, it is left to the courts these days to defend personal liberties of citizens. For politics Connecting the dots between Pakistan and the Nagrota encounter is crucial to deny Ubrazenly tramples them. And given the implica- tions of proposed legislations by certain State Islamabad a convenient plank of dismissing it as a local expression of animus Governments to criminalise inter-faith marriages, osten- sibly to stop conversions in the guise of love, the Allahabad High Court did some tough talking. Denouncing a previous single-judge bench decision that declared religious conversions only for the sake of mar- riage as unacceptable, it said such a ruling was “bad in law” because it overrides the right to life and person- al liberty of mature adults. Defending the right of a Hindu girl to marry a Muslim man, who converted to Islam voluntarily and whose parents filed the case, the Bench made it clear that two mature individuals were entitled to a freedom of choice under Article 21 of the Constitution. No doubt the court foresaw what attribut- BHOPINDER SINGH ing ulterior motives to every inter-faith relationship and subjecting each to societal percep- he lacklustre township of tion could do. For example, even if the partners were to choose conversions on their own, Nagrota, just outside the could their disagreeing and vindictive families stop them with a new love jihad law? The unplanned concrete of Jammu city, was once best- court even warned how such obstructive norms on inter-religious marriages could affect knownT for housing the largest “unity in diversity.” And then came its most scathing observation that targetted the military corps in the world, White Islamophobia implicit in all such proposed legislations: “We fail to understand that if the Knights Corps or the XVI Corps, as also for rehabilitating fleeing law permits two persons even of the same sex to live together peacefully, then neither any Kashmiri Pandit migrants from the individual nor a family, nor even the State can have an objection to the relationship of two Valley. The small garrison town major individuals who out of their own free will are living together.” And by consistently snakes around the lifeline of the Jammu-Kashmir highway, which highlighting that adults were entitled to live free without being monitored by societal mal- connects the Jammu plains to the ice, the court sought to douse the fire around the growing love jihad campaign. Of course, Kashmir valley, bisected by the Pir the ruling did not deter the Yogi Adityanath Government from issuing a punishing ordi- Panjal ranges and the minor Trikuta mountains, which har- nance the same day to check forced conversions and marriages based on them. bour the Vaishno Devi shrine in The worst affected will be women, who continue to fight against and are killed by the one of their heights, along with the devil called family or community honour, the terms of which are framed for the conve- Nagrota dwelling, in the foothills. est encounter, as the Bhawalpur- then Khuddam ul-Islam, then discovery by the Pakistani patrol Another 54 km down the same based jihadist group, Jaish-e- Al-Rehmat Trust and, so on and and posts, is unthinkable. nience of a patriarchal society. If as an adult, she loses the right to choose her kind of life, road is the Indian Army’s Northern Mohammed, owes its genesis so forth. Amid all pressures, Rightfully, an indignant New nothing could be more disempowering. And laws on love jihad anyway are built on the Command headquarters at and sustenance to the Pakistani Masood Azhar remained loyal Delhi summoned the Pakistan assumption of young women being impressionable than decisive. For example, both the Udhampur. establishment or the Inter- to the Pakistan “Deep State” and charge d’affaires with incrimi- UP ordinance and the Madhya Pradesh Government’s Dharma Swatantrya Bill 2020 make The conspicuous presence of Services Intelligence (ISI). it paid him back by allowing a nating evidence towards a the Indian military in this town- At an oversimplified level, free run to his group’s operations “major attack to destabilise the coercing an individual into marriage a punishable offence, non-bailable in nature, deserv- ship, barely 40 km from the near- there is also a turf war among PAKISTAN and machinations in Kashmir. peace and security.” This was ing of a five-year rigorous punishment. Question is how would you prove coercion if the est Pakistan border, as also its ser- the competing insurgent groups SHOULD BE Temporary “protective custody” expectedly denied by the girl in question is already hostage to her dissenting family and cowering in fear? How would vice mandate of overseeing oper- in the Kashmir Valley, where the enforced on Azhar from Pakistani Foreign Office, as it ations along the “live”, strategic and once predominantly local “pro- time to time has impressed no has done for decades even she give her independent opinion? This is why the Supreme Court in the Kerala love jihad frequently contested Line of independence” groups have DISALLOWED THE one, and his ability to sustain his though it has earned interna- case separated the 24-year-old girl from both her family and husband before respecting Control (LoC) with Pakistan, has been marginalised and it is WINDOW OF operational capabilities in tional ignominy as the “nursery” her choice. The Kerala High Court had handed over Hadiya’s guardianship to her parents, drawn unwarranted attention of only those with State support Jammu & Kashmir points to the for global terror. those who seek to create terror and from across the LoC for being TRANSITION continued handiwork of the Importantly, India has who locked her down for 11 months and discontinued her studies at a college in Salem, violence, as per the direction of “pro-Pakistan” (or at an even Pakistani establishment, solely dialled up the charges against fearing her husband Shafin was indoctrinating her. The apex court appropriately prioritised their handlers across the LoC. more extremist level, the pan BETWEEN THE and wholly. Pakistan, with the Prime individual freedom of an adult while separating the particularities of whether all of her choic- Four years ago, terror had struck Islamic Caliphate-seeking The latest Nagrota incident Minister himself tweeting about Nagrota as heavily-armed terror- groups), who have managed to CHANGING US reeks of the scale, sophistication the incident. This escalation is es were born of her freewill or were they imposed, given her supposed “conversion”, or ists had sneaked across the border hold sway. Jaish-e-Mohammed and brazenness of Pakistani timely as neighbouring indeed if she had the ecosystem to decide for herself, free of pressure and insinuation. and fired indiscriminately at the has the notoriety of having REGIMES TO complicity. The sheer cache of Afghanistan is imploding with That’s why it freed Hadiya from her parents, even kept her away from her husband. And sentries guarding the resident 116 Masood Azhar as its ideologue arms from the terrorists (11 AK- terror unleashed by the Medium Regiment. A hostage-like and leader, who has been FURTHER ITS 47, three pistols, 29 grenades, six Pakistan-supported Taliban and in the end found that her relationship was genuine. It proved that the rights of two adult drama had ensued and by the time declared an international terror- UBGLs, mobile devices and so the situation is expected to people to be together cannot be infringed upon on the ground of societal taboos, an alleged the situation was neutralised, seven ist by the United Nations NEFARIOUS on) and the subsequent worsen. Pakistan should be dis- threat perception or external bogeyism. But even if the court respects the couple’s choice, Indian soldiers and three terrorists Security Council. He also infa- DESIGNS, unearthing of a 150-metre long allowed the window of transi- where is the security guarantee? For example, the UP ordinance says that in case some- were killed. All indications at the mously and incredulously got tunnel in the nearby Samba area tion between the changing US Nagrota site had pointed to the role support from China, which ESPECIALLY AS for the facilitation of the cross- administrations to further its one wishes to convert after marriage voluntarily, s/he will have to apply to the district mag- of the terror organisation, Jaish-e- vetoed moves to put him on the border movement, is impossible nefarious designs, especially as istrate two months in advance. In MP, that sanction has to be taken from a collector. In a Mohammed, as notes recovered UNSC sanctions committee on TRUMP HAD without State support. The con- Donald Trump has given it the society that is yet to come out of the revenge code of honour killings, would not a public from the slain terrorists pointed to “technical grounds” and even struction of this tunnel has all long rope in order to fulfil his the involvement of the so-called posited the flimsier excuse of GIVEN IT THE the hallmarks of engineering personal commitment of troops declaration of love and conversion invite a hitback? We just saw the backlash following “Afzal Guru Squad.” The said “lack of evidence.” The realpoli- complexities (at least 25-30 withdrawal from Afghanistan. an advertisement campaign by a jewellery brand of an inter-faith marriage, where none group had earlier carried out sim- tik of Pakistan and China in LONG ROPE TO metres deep and almost 2.5 Nailing Pakistan with “naming of the partners were shown as changing their religion. If that had to be taken down, imag- ilar terror attacks at Pathankot, supporting Jaish-e-Mohammed metress wide) and facilitation, and shaming” is the key to Baramulla, Uri and so on. Last year aside, which brooks no moral- ENSURE US which could not have been ensure that the global pressure ine what could happen to two people making independent choices. It is not that there aren’t this group was responsible for a ity or consistency in internation- arranged without the acquies- does not wane. Connecting the laws against forced conversions. Section 366 of the Indian Penal Code criminalises any deadly strike, involving at least 350 al affairs (hence the perennial TROOP cence and material support dots between Jaish-e- act of kidnapping, abducting or inducing a woman to marry by force and punishes such kg of explosives at Pulwama, which struggle for Pakistan in avoid- from the nearby Pakistani posts Mohammed and the Nagrota had killed 40 Indian security per- ing getting “blacklisted” by the WITHDRAWAL of Rajab Sahid and Asif Sahib. encounter is crucial to deny an act with imprisonment for up to ten years. Besides, according to the Government’s sonnel – this provocation had led international watchdog agency, FROM The presence of the protective Islamabad the convenient pos- own admission in Parliament, the term “love jihad” had not been defined under any law to the reciprocal Balakote airstrike FATF, for sponsoring terror), the Sarkanada (elephant grass) on tulation of Nagrota as a local and no case had been reported or registered by any Central agency. Where then is the by the Indian Air Force. Last outfit is banned by UN and AFGHANISTAN the Pakistani side of the tunnel expression of animus. Pakistan week, Jaish-e-Mohammed resur- almost all Western and even to hide the literal spade work is has been and continues to be the need for a law in the first place? Also, doesn’t a love jihad law go against the grain of the faced again when four of its terror- Islamic countries like UAE. self-explanatory. To suggest singular source of armed terror BJP’s pet agenda of the Uniform Civil Code, which would bring all inter-faith marriages ists were killed in a fierce encounter Owing to global pressure, ignorance or naivete in over- in Kashmir – Nagrota has under a common set of rules? Of course, nobody wants to see reason when the politics on the Jammu-Srinagar highway, Pakistan was forced into the looking the efforts and time to proved this yet again. at Nagrota again. sham of banning the same construct such a sized tunnel (The writer, a military veter- of polarisation has completely taken over the collective mindspace. Even now, inter-faith What is significant is the though the group kept renam- and arrange for the disposal of an, is a former Lt Governor of marriages are few and far between. According to the India Human Development Survey, irrefutable Pakistan hand in the lat- ing itself as Tehrik-ul-Furqan, the dug-out soil without its Andaman & Nicobar Islands) only about five per cent of all marriages are inter-caste and inter-faith relations are even fewer. A 2016 survey by Social Attitudes Research for India (SARI) found that the major- ity of respondents opposed inter-caste and inter-religious marriages. In Delhi, about 60 S O U N D BITE per cent of both Hindus and Muslims were against them. Then there are legal challenges The BJP has been constantly My father's wish was to I call myself a Manist. I Every child deserves quality for ordinary couples trying to get a marriage registered under the Special Marriage Act, targetting political opponents see me play for India believe men should be education and this includes the like this. Have you ever and make the nation feminists and women should right to have access to safe with courts insisting on all sorts of conditions. Love is never under discussion. heard about any CBI or proud. Now, all I want support men. Then and clean drinking water and ED raids on people to do is fulfill my automatically the world will toilet facilities in schools. I linked with the BJP? father's dream. become a better place! hope we can contribute to this. Bad idea Maharashtra Revenue Minister Indian fast bowler Actor Former India cricketer —Balasaheb Thorat —Mohammed Siraj —Bidita Bag —Suresh Raina The Reserve Bank of India would do well to prevent corporates from entering the banking sphere L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR hile Raghuram Rajan often sounds like he is yet to come to terms with his effective removal Be responsible dangerously high levels of pollu- Owaisi needs to join secular forces tion, the latter adding to the Wfrom the Governorship of the Reserve Bank of Sir — People must follow number of deaths in the country India (RBI), he and his successor Viral Acharya do have COVID-19 safeguards or else pparently Asaduddin Owaisi has gained in visibility, each year. a point when they panned the idea mooted by the cen- this pandemic will destroy many grown in stature and emerged as a political player Apart from the meteorolog- lives and the economy of the Awho could influence electoral outcomes in his own ical and geographical factors, we tral bank to allow the corporate sector to enter bank- nation, too. Governments all way in constituencies with a certain percentage of Muslim only have ourselves to blame for ing. In a piece, they argued that this would be devas- over the country will have to get voters. Certainly it was to the credit of his party, the All- this sorry state of affairs. Burning tating and would lead to “connected banking” and it isn’t very strict with people endanger- India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), that it won of waste and bonfires, bursting of ing others by not following five seats in the recently-held Bihar Assembly election. firecrackers despite restrictions, hard to see their point of view. We have seen what hap- Coronavirus protocols. For But then it cannot evade the question whether it didn't emissions from vehicles, con- pens with “connected banking” and the dramatic col- instance, the Delhi Government help split the secular vote and facilitate the BJP-led com- struction dust, polluting indus- lapse of Yes Bank and the more recent rescue of Laxmi is penalising those who are not bine’s return to power in some measure. tries, coal-fired power plants, bio- wearing masks in public places Of course, Owaisi has justifiable reasons to oppose mass burning and cooking fires Vilas Bank by the RBI are cases in point. As Rajan and even as a third COVID-19 wave the Congress, which hesitates to take a principled stand requires a lot of skill to uphold principles and the coun- have quickly deteriorated the air Acharya asked, “How can a bank make good loans when it is owned by the borrower?” spreads through the State. The on secularism. The party’s soft Hindutva line is quite obvi- try's overall interest. quality to hazardous levels. The central bank would be stupid to ignore the advice of its own former honchos as Madhya Pradesh Government, ous and its Muslim appeasement has not gone beyond Owaisi has to concede that he has fewer reasons to Research has proven that the too, has launched the “Roko, Toko the votebank. It has not taken a clear stand on the dis- adduce for not combining forces with parties like the RJD, Coronavirus and toxic air are well as India’s top legal eagles that were consulted on this. India has had far too many (stop, and check)” campaign to criminatory amendment to the citizenship law, abroga- the TMC and the DMK. By winning a few seats here and closely connected and both affect banking disasters in the recent past for another one to be made through bad policy mak- admonish and penalise those tion of Article 370 and so on. The Sachar Committee report a few seats there, the AIMIM cannot substantially con- the respiratory system. ing. Even if the RBI promises to continue through regulatory oversight, the scandals involv- people who refuse to wear masks showed the destitution of the Muslims as a community tribute to the fight against the Hindutva forces. By field- Health experts confirm that in public places. Over `1.34 and debunked the “Muslim appeasement” myth. Still it ing candidates in constituencies where it will indirectly there is a direct correlation ing Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi highlight that promoters can bend the rules and cover crore has been collected in shouldn't be difficult for Owaisi to make “tactical” pref- help the BJP, it will only earn the “BJP's B-team” tag. between the rise in air pollution their tracks (for a while at least) if they want to. Even if corporate-owned banks are pre- Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur dis- erences going by the track records of the Congress and AIMIM has no option but to join the secular forces or come and more and more people vented from giving loans to non-financial entities of the corporate, what will stop them trict alone due to the fines the NDA. Politics in our diverse and disparate country is clean on its political ambitions. becoming susceptible to slapped on people violating complex as evidenced by the differences between David Milton COVID-19 and falling sick as the from giving loans to relatives of bureaucrats and politicians in order to curry favour? Even COVID-19 protocols under this AIMIM and TRS in the run-up to the civic election and Maruthancode pollutants carry the virus and in the best-run banks, allegations of underhand dealings and impropriety exist as we are campaign. allow it to stay for a longer dura- learning in the case of ICICI Bank and its disgraced former chief executive against whom Many other States, too, have ing this seriously and thus the need to be penalised. All other We are to blame tion of time. We are in the end been mulling imposing restric- infection is spreading like wild- States, who have not imposed paying for our own mistakes and there are damning allegations. Instead, it would be more prudent for the RBI and the Ministry tions on citizens in order to break fire through parties, wedding such rules as yet, must learn from Sir — The visuals of the nation- blatant violation of anti-pollution of Finance to explore possibilities of privatising India’s burdensome public-sector banks. the COVID-19 infection chain. functions, market places and Delhi and Madhya Pradesh’s al Capital covered in smog are a norms. Are the rule changes being made to assist one or two particular corporate groups in India Till we don’t get the vaccine, peo- public gatherings. This is high- example and crack down on testament to the dangerous lev- Ranjeet Singh and make them even stronger? Until the RBI and the government cannot answer this one ple will have to mask up and ly irresponsible and selfish on delinquents so that they can’t els of pollution in North India. Noida observe social distancing and their part as they are not only harm others. It is worrying that people are hav- question, one will assume it to be true. Ergo, this bad idea should be dispensed with forth- hygiene protocols. But the sad endangering their own lives but Amit Singh Kushwaha ing to bear the brunt of the Send your feedback to: with. As for private lenders failing, just remember the lasting impact of the IL&FS fiasco. reality is that people are not tak- that of others, too. For this they Satna COVID-19 pandemic and the [email protected] VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 25, 2020

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 07 FIRSTCOLUMN Time to board the POINTCOUNTERPOINT FIRST THE BJP TARGETTED SHARAD PAWAR AND PRATAP SARNAIK IS NO SAINT AND THE algo-trading bus THEN MANY OTHER OPP LEADERS IN RAJASTHAN ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE ACTION IS AND OTHER STATES. THIS IS VENDETTA POLITICS. BEING TAKEN AS PER THE LAW. AI’s modus operandi involves mining the relevant —NCP MINISTER —BJP LEADER AND MP stock data, performing the required and CHHAGAN BHUJBAL NARAYAN RANE appropriate analysis and making a quick decision Autonomy plus accountability GAURAV GARG The liberty of the Vice-Chancellor of a university is not a shield against malpractices. In a rtificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising every aspect of our lives, right from chatbots on websites to applications democratic set-up, all individuals, no matter how high an office they hold, are accountable Ain defence systems. It is also being comprehensively used in the field of analytics. Trading, i.e. buying and selling of shares, is no exception to it too and over the years, AI has gradually become an integral part of the trading environment. Financial mar- kets are so dynamic that it is sometimes difficult to take proper decisions on particular stocks as there are many factors to con- sider and the decision to buy or sell must be taken on a split second basis. Emotions are the biggest enemy of the trader in the market but it becomes very difficult to control them. This is where AI plays a major role in helping traders. AI is a programme to which we provide algorithms. An algorithm is a set of instruc- tions using which AI learns and understands its role and exe- DEVENDER SINGH ASWAL cutes the required functions. The advent of Information Technology has disrupted many activities and now many advanced isciplinary action against over a dozen Vice- methods are available, which have made trading an easy process Chancellors (V-Cs) of Central Universities for the public at large with required tools at its disposal. D(CUs) over the last few years has been a cause of consternation. However, the polarised politics of The use of AI in trading is generally known as algo-trading universities views this from diametrically opposite because the AI programme receives the algorithm, using which prisms. While a larger segment hails it as much-need- it helps investors trade. These empower AI with complex math- ed spring cleaning, some consider it a pernicious ematical models and techniques to take proper decisions regard- design to whittle down institutional autonomy and ing the optimal quantity of stocks to buy and decide the price academic freedom. The overall spectacle is worri- for execution. This removes emotions from the scene and effec- some and needs to be seen in the correct perspec- tively processes various factors at the same time in order to make tive, albeit in a detached manner. an appropriate decision. Another important aspect which works The office of the V-C is an exalted one, and the in favour of algo-trading is that the reaction time is extremely fast academia views him as a friend, philosopher, guide as compared to humans and decisions can be made in a wink. and the high priest of the temple of higher learn- ing. The constituting Act and the statutes, Ordinances With the advent of tools like neural networks, algo-trading has and regulations of every university vest the V-C with become refined and more efficient as it continuously learns from certain powers and autonomy so that s/he executes the environment. This Machine Learning (ML) is what makes algo- her/his office efficiently and faithfully. The auton- systems quite reliable. omy of the V-C is not a shield against accountabil- Automation of trading activities is very beneficial as the strate- ity. In a democratic set-up, all individuals, no mat- gies are scientific, and being rule-based, the approaches are very ter how high an office they hold, are accountable. disciplined. Hence, AI has proved to be a very good monitor of In fact, higher the station, greater is the public scruti- the stock markets with a quick response to any anomaly or change. ny. This is very useful when there are a number of asset classes or The Constitution of India guarantees equality scrips and keeping an eye on them continuously is not possi- before the law and equal protection of the laws. It is unsparingly unexceptional as the President of ble for one person to do efficiently. As opposed to this, AI has India, too, can be impeached by the Parliament for THE VENEER OF the ability to process a humongous amount of historical stock violation of the Constitution. All public functionar- data, analyse the market behaviour and capitalise on any par- AUTONOMY ies and public bodies are ultimately accountable to CANNOT CONCEAL mystique to the office. S/he represents the approved the sacking of the V-C of Visva Government ordered an inquiry against ticular pattern or expected movement, such as price action. This the legislature through the Minister-in-Charge. vibrant face of the university, engages in Bharati university, Sushanta Duttagupta, Anna University V-C, MK Surappa, fol- has also led to the elimination of a lag between the action in the The Indian higher education system, which is OR CAMOUFLAGE constructive stable policy dialogue with the for alleged irregularities in appointments lowing complaints of alleged financial market and a trader’s reaction to it, basically making trading real- the second-largest in the world, comprises 54 Central ACTS OF Government, other universities, research and flagrant violation of financial rules. irregularities and malpractices in semes- time. In many cases this has bestowed people using neural net- Universities, 411 State Universities, 123 deemed uni- OMISSION AND funders and academia. It’s for these rea- The V-C of Pondicherry University, ter examinations and re-evaluation, even works with an added advantage over their competitors and traders versities and 282 private universities. The V-C is the COMMISSION. A sons that the V-Cs are selected by the Chandra Krishnamurthy, was removed for though the DMK has demanded his who are still using manual methods. chief executive and the administrative head of the ZERO-TOLERANCE Visitor (the President in case of Central alleged academic fraud (that is claiming sacking. However, AI and ML need not be used for developing trad- university. A great responsibility, therefore, lies with APPROACH varsities and the Governor in case of State to have written three books though an The burning question is whether the V-Cs in terms of the implementation of the Universities) from the panel recommend- enquiry allegedly revealed authorship of stringent disciplinary action against the V- ing strategies alone and can be used for many other purposes TOWARDS national higher education policy, institutional CORRUPTION ed by the search committee. This commit- only one). The V-C of Mahatma Gandhi Cs impinges upon the autonomy and aca- like liquidity searching, creating model portfolios for the clients reforms, nurturing the spirit of enquiry and tee comprises three to five members who Central University, Arvind Agrawal, demic freedom of the universities, which and so on. The traditional technical analysis, which is known to DEMANDS research, building an ecosystem of innovation and THAT THE are persons of eminence in the sphere of allegedly resigned when governments are emulated as role models and occupy traders at large, sometimes fails to catch the statistical elements adoption of international best practices of good gov- higher education and the choice of the V- sought his comments on the allegations a place of pride in the academia global- in the markets as this can only be identified after considerable ernance. GOVERNMENT C is based on rigorous screening of the of fudging vital information in his C-V. ly? Will these penal actions impact, dilute examination. But AI can help overcome this problem as it can According to the University Grants BE SWIFT AND academic attainments and administrative Similarly, amid a spate of questions in or undermine the autonomy and freedom eliminate confirmation-bias. AI does not account for subjective Commission’s (UGC’s) handbook, “the V-C has to SURGICAL TO experience of the people on the panel. Parliament and public complaints about of the institutions of higher learning? valuation and, therefore, investments based on pure quantitative evolve as the leader of a symphony orchestra” with WEED OUT Interestingly, the V-Cs, who faced the financial and academic irregularities, the Autonomy and academic freedom are cru- and scientific basis can be made and the so-called “luck-based” the attributes of developing teams and teamwork. CORRUPTION axe, were appointees of the same V-C of Allahabad University, RL Hangloo, cial to the well-being and smooth func- trading can be avoided. Comprehensive statistical tools and appro- S/he also has to build partnerships and collabora- OR UNETHICAL Government. A critical scrutiny of the dis- allegedly resigned before the Union tioning of universities and key to attain- tions delicately interwoven with collegiality, friend- ciplinary proceedings initiated against the Government could initiate punitive pro- ing excellence in a globally-competitive priate mathematical models help to identify the proper time and PRACTICES. THE ship and intellectual engagement. This goes hand in IMPORT OF THE V-Cs broadly falls into four categories: ceedings. The V-Cs of HN Bahuguna environment. optimal level for entering the market. With a considerable study hand with devising a deliverable action strategy, Allegations of financial irregularity; alle- Garhwal University, JL Kaul, and Manipur The National Education Policy, 2020, of historical data, appropriate indicators and predictors can raise OFT QUOTED ensuring accountability of the self and various gov- STATEMENTS gations of dereliction of duty and defiance; University, AP Pandey, were sacked for lays great focus on the autonomy of insti- the red flag ahead of other market participants. With the arrival erning bodies of the university and steering an insti- wrongful appropriation of funds and alleged financial irregularities and long tutions of higher learning, making every of neural network tools, AI can be put to use for predictive trad- tutional monitoring and evaluation mechanism on ‘MINIMUM academic fraud. absence from duty. The V-C of Tripura college in course of time an autonomous, ing, i.e. it can analyse news, information, blogs and so on and the university’s performance, built on transparen- GOVERNMENT The Visitor does not initiate discipli- University, V Dharurkar, resigned when degree-granting college and making India come up with a trading recommendation. Although AI is costly cy. An ideal V-C is a great visionary, a true leader AND MAXIMUM nary proceedings against a V-C suo motu, a sting operation showed him receiving a global hub of education. It is, therefore, due to the huge amount of R&D as of now, it is only logical to able to procure willing cooperation of the teachers, GOVERNANCE’ but on the aid and advice of the Ministry alleged bribe. the right time to ponder and look to the assume that it will become cost-effective in the long- term. Since a constant source of inspiration to the students, an AND ‘LIGHT BUT of Education or the concerned adminis- In cases where the V-Cs appropriat- future as autonomy is not a goal to be pur- it is just a programme, it has no impediments like fatigue and ace administrator who is able to maintain a con- TIGHT trative Ministry. This is because Central ed funds for purposes other than the sued in itself, but a fundamental pre-req- ducive educational ecosystem, and is well-acquaint- universities relating to maritime, agricul- approved budget heads, the enquiries were uisite for universities to be able to devel- thereby it keeps the integrity of vital financial decisions intact. REGULATIONS’ IS ed with the latest developments so as to bring glob- LOUD AND CLEAR ture, aviation, sports education, and so on, closed as there was no personal pecuniary op strategic profiles, operate in a compet- In a nutshell, the AI’s modus operandi is mining the rele- al visibility to the university. fall outside the domain of the Education gain or enrichment. The cases of Dinesh itive environment, deliver on their very vant stock data, performing the required and appropriate analy- Plus, s/he must have the highest level of com- Ministry. The trigger point for initiating Singh, V-C, Delhi University and Talat important societal duties in an ecosystem sis and making a quick decision. Such an investment decision petence and her/his integrity must be beyond disciplinary action is provided by the Ahmad of Jamia Millia Islamia fall in this of transparency and accountability. will be scientific, calculated, unbiased and free from emotions. reproach. Like Caesar’s wife, the V-C must be above media, complaints by legislators, stu- category, both of whom were known for The veneer of autonomy cannot con- With the increased usage and development of technology, suspicion. S/he must execute her/his office faithful- dents and teachers and in some cases, the their competence and integrity. The V-C ceal or camouflage acts of omission and it will not be wrong to say that AI will play a dominant role in the ly and diligently and ensure that the provisions of Chancellors themselves have demanded of Jamia Hamdard, Seyed Ehtesham commission. A zero-tolerance approach financial markets in the near future. As with other emerging tech- the constituting Act, statutes, ordinances and reg- enquiries against the V-Cs. So, the Visitor Hasnain, a deemed to be university (self- towards corruption demands that the nologies, the immediate implementation of AI may not be round ulations are fully observed. S/he must make vari- is duty-bound to refer the complaints to financed but partly funded by the UGC), Government be swift and surgical to weed the corner but with gradual evolution and development, of both ous appointments as per procedure, delegate pow- the administrative Ministry for ascertain- has been suspended by the Chancellor fol- out corruption or unethical practices. The ers for day-to-day work to the officers of the uni- ing facts and considered advice with lowing the decision of the UGC to set up import of the oft quoted statements software and hardware, AI or algo-trading are on their way to versity and audit their performance and exercise all respect to the corrective action required a fact-finding committee to probe allega- “minimum Government and maximum becoming the future of trading. The faster traders get used to administrative, disciplinary and financial powers as to be taken. tions. governance” and “light but tight regula- the fact, the better it is for them because the future is here. defined in the statutes and ordinances. Some glaring examples of acts of The Centre has no say in the appoint- tions” is loud and clear. (The writer is Head Research, CapitalVia Global Research In fact, the catalogue of duties of the V-C is vast omission and commission deserve men- ment or removal of the V-C of a deemed (The writer is former Additional Limited, Investment Advisor) and varied, which adds a certain aura of reverential tion. President Pranab Mukherjee university. In a recent case, the Tamil Nadu Secretary, Lok Sabha and an author) India needs to bite the bullet to fight climate change When 51 per cent of pollution is caused by industries, we cannot harp on the progress we made by reducing cooking smoke and transitioning to a better bulb

addressed by Prime Minister adverse effects of climate change, the 500 million pounds funding to help tect the environment. India, too, India and millions of people daily mental issues, clutches at nominal Narendra Modi. The event gar- question we need to ask ourselves is, the auto industry conduct research needs to come out and identify the breathe in air that is 10 times more achievements and leaves bigger nered appropriate attention as the are they enough? and development on EV batteries. largest polluters boldly without the polluted than the norms specified by problems for another day. India environment is increasingly being Recently, the Prime Minister of This policy of the UK to put the concerns of a backlash. the World Health Organisation. must fight the bigger battles first. seen to be on the back foot, especial- the UK, Boris Johnson, unveiled a “environment first” in the post- In a nation where 51 per cent of This daily trial by pollution takes a Industrial pollution is one of them ly as battered economies open up “10-point plan” to tackle global pandemic economic scenario is air pollution is caused by industries, toll on the health of citizens, with and in the post-pandemic era, where after a pandemic-induced lock- warming. The most notable point silencing critics, who regularly our claim to fame cannot be the nearly two million Indians dying a every nation is re-scripting its eco- down. was the plan to ban the sale of new hauled up the lacklustre environ- progress we made in reducing the premature death every year due to nomic journey based on a “green Addressing the meeting, Modi petrol and diesel vehicles from 2030 mental commitments of Great smoke from the cooking stoves of pollution-related complications. The industrial revolution”, India must not assured the grouping that India, as onwards. In fact, plug-in hybrid Britain. With this one proposed step our villages or transitioning to a bet- reach or the lack of it of the be left behind. KOTA SRIRAJ a signatory to the Paris Agreement, vehicles, too, will face the axe after of deleting fossil fuel guzzlers from ter bulb. The Government has to Government’s authority and effica- In order to make a successful was effectively meeting its targets on 2035. This unprecedented step its roads, Britain would make a huge have the political will to come out cy of its rules can be gauged by the transition from polluting industrial he recently-concluded G20 climate change. One of the ways it towards cleaner transportation has difference in its carbon emission with stringent measures to curb fact that crop residue burning con- infrastructure to a green one, India summit was the 15th meeting was doing so was by popularising captured the world’s imagination, numbers and alternatively put its EV industrial pollution. tinues defiantly in Delhi-NCR in will have to take bold measures such Tof the grouping. It was expect- LED lights that have become instru- thanks to the scale of the proposed usage, which is currently stuck at 10 If anybody can achieve this, it is spite of the best efforts of the Delhi as cutting down on coal consump- ed to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia mental in saving 38 million tonnes initiatives to address the problem of per cent, on a fast track. the Modi Government because it has Government, the Centre and the tion for generating power, rapidly but due to the Coronavirus pandem- of carbon dioxide each year. climate change. To its credit, the UK has shown the mandate of the people and is not judiciary. increasing the infrastructure to ic, it was conducted virtually. On this Similarly, the Ujjwala Scheme pro- While curbing air pollution, that in order to make an impact, the dependent on any coalition partners One of the major reasons for include clean energy in our daily year’s agenda was the socio-econom- vides clean cooking energy to 80 mil- the step would ensure unprece- fight needs to be taken to where it to hammer through difficult deci- Western nations succeeding in mat- lives such as EV technologies and, of ic and environmental impact of lion households across the country, dented demand for electric vehicles matters. In this case, other secondary sions if it wants. And its increasing ters pertaining to common good is course, ensuring that polluting tourism and how both, tourists as making it one of the largest green (EVs), too. The EV segment in the sources of pollution have been clout in both Houses of Parliament their higher levels of awareness industries are shown the door. well as local communities, stand to energy drives. Modi highlighted UK has already been stimulated by bypassed and vehicular pollution has will also make it easier for it to make regarding societal and common Green industrial revolution can benefit from tourism as a bridge India’s plans to achieve its 175 GW the allocation of 1.3 billion pounds been met head-on. the changes on the ground if it wants good. In India it is more like “each usher in the next phase of econom- between different societies. clean energy target by 2022 and its to bolster the charging infrastructure There is a lesson for India here. to win the war against pollution and man to himself.” This attitude puts ic growth for India. The more we However, the spotlight was on a ambition to be in a position to throughout the nation. This is fur- Incremental successes in the fight negate the effects of global warming. common assets such as environmen- delay clean industries, the more we side event, titled “Safeguarding the achieve 450 GW of clean energy by ther complemented by a funding of against climate change and pollution The Centre has to be cognisant tal concerns firmly in the back seat. deny ourselves this growth. Planet: The Circular Carbon 2030. Though these are commend- 582 million pounds to aid in EV are akin to winning smaller battles of the fact that 21 out of the 30 most The Government, under pressure to (The writer is an environmental Economy Approach”, that was able efforts towards negating the manufacturing and an additional while losing the larger war to pro- polluted cities of the world are in show progress on pressing environ- journalist) VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 25, 2020 money 08

‘DCGI will give $271 bn consumer spending to Markets surge to lifetime EUA for Oxford's vax immediately shift from cash to cards, digital highs; Nifty breaches 13K after MHRA nod’ PNS n NEW DELHI About 66.6 billion transac- PNS n NEW DELHI tions worth USD 270.7 billion PNS n HYDERABAD Sector-wise, BSE bankex, are expected to shift from auto and finance indices rose Biocon Executive Chair per- cash to cards and digital pay- Equity benchmarks Sensex and up to 2.37 per cent. son Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw ments by 2023 in India, and Nifty rallied to fresh lifetime Foreign institutional on Tuesday said hopefully further increase to USD 856.6 highs on Tuesday following investors remained net buyers drugs regulator DCGI will billion by 2030, a report by heavy buying in banking, in the capital market as they give Emergency Use Accenture said on Tuesday. financial, realty and auto coun- purchased shares worth Rs Authorization (EUA) for the This rapid shift to digital ters amid persistent foreign 4,738.44 crore on Monday, Oxford-AstraZeneca's payments due to the COVID- capital inflows. according to provisional COVID-19 vaccine as soon 19 pandemic is urgently A strengthening rupee also exchange data. The rupee as it gets approval from the increasing the need for banks boosted market sentiments, appreciated 10 paise to close at UK's Medicines and to modernise their payment traders said. 74.01 against the US dollar. Healthcare products systems, the report, titled After scaling a record intra- Elsewhere in Asia, bourses Regulatory Agency. 'Playing the Long Game in sumer spending is calculated increased the urgency of their day high of 44,601.63, the 30- in Hong Kong, Tokyo and "100 Million Doses By Payments Modernisation', said. using cash evolution data and plans to modernise payment share BSE Sensex ended 445.87 Seoul ended with significant January," Says Adar The report is based on a MSC rates provided by systems, the report added. points or 1.01 per cent higher gains, while Shanghai closed in Poonawalla On Oxford survey of 120 payments exec- GlobalData. "COVID-19 has accelerat- at a record 44,523.02. the red. Stock exchanges in Vaccine - hopefully DCGI utives at banks globally regard- The report forecasted that ed the shift to digital payments Similarly, the broader NSE Europe were trading on a will give EUA immediately ing the transformation of their nearly 420 billion transactions at a pace banks could not Nifty rose 128.70 points or 1 mixed note in early deals. after MHRA in December to payments business, as banks worth USD 7 trillion, global- have predicted. The pandem- per cent to close above the surging around 4 per cent, fol- On the other hand, HDFC, Meanwhile, Brent crude start vaccination in India make multi-year investments ly are expected to shift from ic will permanently change 13,000-mark for the first time lowed by M&M, HDFC Bank, Titan, Nestle India, Bharti futures, the global oil bench- which is the need of the to compete with non-bank cash to cards and digital pay- how consumers shop and pay at 13,055.15. Axis Bank was the ITC, SBI, ICICI Bank, Maruti, Airtel, ONGC and Infosys mark, rose 0.85 per cent to hour," Mazumdar-Shaw said digital-payments providers and ments by 2023 – and increase for products as they prioritise top gainer in the Sensex pack, Kotak Bank and Sun Pharma. were among the laggards. USD 46.45 per barrel. in a tweet. comply with new regulations. to USD 48 trillion by 2030. convenience above all else," On Monday, Poonawalla Conducted between July "In India, 66.6 billion trans- Sulabh Agarwal, who leads had said that by January, and August this year, the report actions worth USD 270.7 bil- Accenture's Payments prac- Serum Institute will have 100 surveyed markets including lion are expected to shift from tice globally, said. AIBEA to join million doses. It already has Australia, Brazil, Canada, cash to cards and digital pay- He added that while banks' German business confidence 40 million doses. China, India, Norway, ments by 2023 – and increase investments in new payments He had also expressed hap- Singapore, Thailand, the UK to USD 856.6 billion by 2030," have focused primarily on trade unions in piness at pharma major and the US. It noted that the it said. The rapid move to dig- meeting compliance deadlines, AstraZeneca's announcement expected drop in cash volume ital payments has put addition- the way they will drive value nationwide stir down for 2nd consecutive month that its COVID-19 vaccine is based on GlobalData and al pressure on banks, with moving forward is by embrac- candidate has been found to Accenture Research assump- three-quarters (75 per cent) of ing the changing consumer tomorrow PNS n BERLIN be 70 per cent effective on tions. Also, the forecast of surveyed bank executives say- dynamic and improving the PNS n MUMBAI average. non-cash transactions in con- ing that the pandemic has customer experience. Business confidence in The All India Bank Emplo- Germany, Europe's biggest yees' Association on Tuesday economy, fell for a second said it would be joining the consecutive month in one-day nationwide strike November as a resurgence of Sebi bans Tips4Market, proprietor for on November 26 called by coronavirus infections led to central trade unions to partial shutdowns across the protest against the govern- continent, a closely watched ment's anti-labour policies. survey showed Tuesday. providing unauthorised trading tips Ten central trade unions, Still, the decline was small- except Bharatiya Mazdoor er than economists had pre- PNS n NEW DELHI been collected by the compa- remove all advertisements, in Sangh, will observe a nation- dicted. And official data ny was Rs 96.6 lakh from relation to their investment advi- wide general strike on released separately on Tuesday Regulator Sebi has barred investors through such ser- sory activity until further orders. November 26. showed that the economy per- Tips4Market and its proprietor vices. Further, the regulator has "Lok Sabha in its session formed a bit better in the their current situation was appear certain to extend it until Mahesh Vaghajibhai Ramani By indulging in such activ- prohibited them from divert- has passed three new labour third quarter than previously only slightly worse. Ifo's survey shortly before Christmas on from the capital markets for ities, they violated the provi- ing any funds raised from enactments by dismantling reported. is based on monthly respons- Wednesday. Although German providing unauthorised trad- sions of investment advisers investors and restrained them existing 27 enactments in The Ifo institute said that its es from about 9,000 companies authorities hope to start vacci- ing tips to investors. (IA) Regulations, the Securities from disposing of any assets, the name of 'Ease of Business', business confidence index in various sectors. nations by early in the new Besides, they have been pro- and Exchange Board of India whether movable or immov- which are in the interest of declined to 90.7 points from Germany entered a partial year, it is likely to be months hibited from carrying out (Sebi) said in an interim order able, including money lying in corporates. In the process, 75 92.5 a month earlier. shutdown on Nov. 2, with before all restrictions can be investment advisory services last week. bank accounts, except with per cent of workers are being Economists had forecast a restaurants, bars, leisure and dropped. till further orders. ment advice, stock tips among Sebi has directed T4M and the prior permission of Sebi. pushed out of the orbits of drop to 90.2. The drop was dri- sports facilities closing but Officials are hopeful that the Sebi conducted a prelimi- others, prima facie, without its sole proprietor Ramani to Sebi has asked them "not to labour laws since they will ven largely by a considerable nonessential shops and schools overall damage from the pan- nary examination and found having the requisite registra- "cease and desist from acting as access the securities market have no legal protection worsening of companies' remaining open. It was origi- demic to Germany's economy that Tips4Market (T4M) was tion as mandated under the IA an investment advisor" until and buy, sell or otherwise deal under the new enactment," expectations for the next six nally slated to last four weeks, and finances will be manage- soliciting and inducing norms. further orders. in securities in any manner the AIBEA said. months. Their assessment of but federal and state officials able. investors to deal in securities The amount of money, They have been asked to whatsoever, directly or indi- market on the basis of invest- prima facie, observed to have immediately withdraw and rectly, until further orders". Embassy group starts 1st co-living centre FIMI to Centre: Ban MONEY MATTERS Gold plunges Rs 1,049; silver in Bengaluru; targets 100 facilities by 2021 export of iron pillets tumbles Rs 1,588 old prices plunged by Rs PNS n NEW DELHI owners," he said. PNS n NEW DELHI 1,049 to Rs 48,569 per Virwani said this model is G10 gram in the national Embassy group, which recent- more scalable and the target is Miners' body FIMI has urged capital on Tuesday following ly entered into co-living busi- to reach 100 buildings by 2021- the Centre to immediately weak global cues and rupee ness, on Tuesday said it has end across major cities -- put a complete ban on illegal appreciation, according to started its first centre in Bengaluru, Pune, Chennai, exports of iron ore pellets HDFC Securities. In the Bengaluru in tie up with a Hyderabad, Pune and Delhi- stating that such a move would previous trade, the precious building owner and plans to NCR. help meet the domestic metal had closed at Rs 49,618 touch 100 facilities by the end Under the main brand Olive, requirement of the key mate- per 10 gram. Silver also faced of next year through this asset- Embassy group will develop rial used in making steel. selling pressure as it tumbled by Rs 1,588 to Rs 59,301 per kg light model. greenfield co-living facilities on In a recent letter to Steel from Rs 60,889 per kg in the previous trade. In the international In August, Embassy Group its own land parcels or pur- Minister Dharmendra market, gold was quoting lower at USD 1,830 per ounce and silver announced its foray into the "We entered into the co-liv- will take up buildings or hotels chase new land. Pradhan, FIMI also made a was flat at USD 23.42 per ounce. "Gold prices traded lower in the co-living segment with a ing business under the brand from owners and operate it," "The pandemic has plea to the government for morning trade extending decline on vaccine hopes and Biden's planned investment of USD "Olive by Embassy'. Now we Embassy group COO Aditya enhanced the need for flexibil- urgent intervention to intro- white house transition as US President," HDFC Securities Senior, 500 million over the next three are launching a sub brand Virwani told PTI. ity, secure living and the duce a price monitoring and Analyst (Commodities) Tapan Patel said. years to expand the business 'Olive Residences' which is an "We will enter into a revenue importance of communities," regulation mechanism for sale The steel sector has been across major cities. asset-light model where we share model with building Virwani said. of steel by integrated produc- facing an acute shortage of ers so as to ensure that there iron ore, which is a key raw is no unreasonable hike in material for making steel. Covid vaccine: India Aatmanirbhar domestic steel prices due to "It can starkly be observed Rupee settles GM flips to California's side in pollution fight any increase in international that 9 million tonnes of iron for syringes, says industry iron ore prices. ore pellets have been export- n industry body of PNS n DETROIT Trump administration in its er, Toyota, said it may join GM "We also request you to put ed mainly illegally by the pel- 10 ps higher at syringe and needle defense against a lawsuit over in switching to California's immediately complete ban on let manufacturers other than manufacturers on General Motors is switching its efforts against California's team. In her letter, Barra wrote illegal exports of iron ore pel- KIOCL. A 74.1 against $ Tuesday said that it has sides in the legal fight against standards. And GM is urging that the company agrees with lets by private entities other "Moreover, 62-64 per cent written to Prime Minister PNS n MUMBAI California's right to set its own other automakers to do the Biden's plan to expand electric than exports by KIOCL. Such Fe (iron) is required for man- Narendra Modi offering an clean-air standards, abandon- same. The move is a sign that vehicle use. Last week, GM said a facilitation would lead to ufacturing of pellets. Had this additional capacity of over 350 The rupee appreciated by 10 ing the Trump admin as the GM and other automakers are it is testing a new battery meet the requirement of iron illegal exports of pellets by pri- million syringes per month paise to close at 74.01 against president's term nears its close. anticipating big changes when chemistry that will bring down ore of domestic steel industry vate entities not been allowed, depending upon the the US dollar on Tuesday on CEO Mary Barra said to President-elect Joe Biden takes electric vehicle costs to those of to this extent," the Federation domestic steel industry would requirements during the vaccination programme against the COVID- sustained foreign fund inflows environmental groups that GM office in January. Already at gas-powered vehicles within of Indian Mineral Industries have met their requirement to 19. This capacity is already built up by the manufacturers taking and positive development over will no longer support the least one other large automak- five years. (FIMI) said. that extent," FIMI said. learning from mask and PPE kits experience India faced in March coronavirus vaccine. and April 2020, All India Syringe & Needle Manufacturers Traders said investor risk Association (AISNMA) said in the letter. "All the members of the sentiment improved amid association would like to assure the nation that our country is growing hopes of an early 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' on the availability of syringes and we as a rollout and efficacy of India's two-wheeler exports to see growth country don't even have to look outside for our coming up COVID-19 vaccines. Besides, requirements," it added. strong domestic equities, sus- PNS n NEW DELHI and robust distribution net- with that of the domestic tained foreign fund inflows work, it added. industry at 18-21 per cent. and weak American curren- India's two-wheeler exports Indian two-wheeler manu- "Since 2W exports only cy also supported the local will see sustained growth in the facturers such as Bajaj Auto and account for 16-18 per cent of Delhi ranks 27th, Mumbai 33rd as unit. second half of next fiscal after TVS Motor Co will benefit the total 2W sales for Indian At the interbank forex witnessing temporary hurdles from their exports-focused OEMs, this is not likely to be growing prime residential market market, the domestic unit in the first half this year due to business model, with almost 49 substantial enough to compen- ndia's national capital has opened at 74.10 against the COVID-19 and weakened per cent and 26 per cent, respec- sate for the domestic volumes been ranked 27th, while US dollar and then touched crude oil prices, hurting the tively, of their total sales volume during the same period," it IMumbai and Bengaluru a high of 73.88 and a low of economies of key exporting in the first half of FY21 coming added. were placed at the 33th and 74.12 in day trade. The local destinations, according to rat- from exports, it said. 2W export volumes are like- 34th positions respectively in unit finally ended at 74.01 ings agency Ind-Ra. However, Indian OEMs face ly to increase by mid-teens in a global index that measures against the greenback, regis- Exports momentum is tough competition, particu- FY22, the ratings agency said. annual price appreciation of tering a rise of 10 paise over expected to continue in the larly from Japanese OEMs that The industry faced tempo- luxury residential properties, its previous close. remaining part of FY21 and have a strong market share rary hiccups in the first quar- according to a Knight Frank On Monday, the rupee FY22, primarily driven by the globally. Though Chinese ter of FY21 due to the COVID- report.Auckland in the had appreciated 5 paise to exporting countries' lower pen- mainly to African, Asian and accounted for around 50 per OEMs have a higher market 19 spread as well as weakened Australasia region topped the index with 12.9 per cent price settle at more than two-week etration level, demand for Latin American countries, con- cent of the total exports in share than Indian OEMs in the crude oil prices, hurting the appreciation in the July-September quarter, compared to the same high of 74.11 against the US usage as commercial fleet, sta- stituting 37.5 per cent, 22.9 per FY20 (in terms of value)," the global markets, the competi- economies of key exporting period last year. Manila and Shenzhen were at 2nd and 3rd dollar. bility in crude prices, lack of cent and 21.4 per cent, respec- rating agency said. tion is fragmented and Indian destinations for India. positions respectively with 10.2 per cent and 8.9 per cent price rise. Meanwhile, the dollar public infrastructure and aver- tively, during the first half of Indian original equipment OEMs have superior quality, "This coupled with the The property consultant on Tuesday released its Prime Global Cities index, which gauges the sion to public transport amid FY21, it added. manufacturers (OEMs) will the agency noted. nationwide lockdown, supply- Index Q3 2020 report. In the Q2 (April-June) report, Bengaluru and greenback's strength against COVID-19, India Ratings and "Within this, Nigeria, continue to gain traction for Ind-Ra said it expects the chain and logistics disruptions Delhi were at 26th and 27th positions, while Mumbai was ranked at a basket of six currencies, was Research said in a statement. Colombia, Nepal, Bangladesh their key offering on the back two-wheeler (2W) exports impacted export sales signifi- the 32nd position. down 0.32 per cent to 92.20. India exports two-wheelers and Philippines together of their strong market position decline for FY21 to be in line cantly," Ind-Ra said. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Wednesday November 25, 2020 Author-readings, a delight for bookworms

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With many children THE AUTHOR, WHO dren’s television remaining out of school, our WANT TO HEAR FROM show Sesame Street new YouTube channels will T has made its debut bring early learning to young THEM DIRECTLY AND in India with the children at a time critical to launch of new their healthy development, all HAVE THE YouTube channels in Hindi at no-cost to families and OPPORTUNITY TO and Telugu — Sesame accessible at any time.” Workshop. 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Many beautiful Some actors are really the star of shows, their the moment there is an actresses are willingly play- For a while, the novel announcement of a new ing an antagonist without Coronavirus has put our presence is what uplifts an entire scene or pushes movie, social media and being image-conscious. professional lives on hold. our homes are abuzz with The future, apparently, Even now, multiple cancel- the story forward capturing the audience's news of it. Surely, theatres looks bright for television lations, postponements, or know how to woo audi- in Telangana. changes keep happening interest. One such Telugu television actress ences with their resonating often, for the safety mea- is Poornika Saanve, whose face is the most power, exciting angles and The camaraderie sures of cast and crew. If larger-than-life visuals. I any of us is tests positive, recognised across mainstream television love a cinema’s essence A strong companionship the whole shooting can over OTT streaming is a must on sets. I’m stop, which is scary! channels in Telugu. From playing because there’s a certain affected by the way my co- Downsizing is the new way aura created by a cinema actor behaves with me. I forward. the character of ‘Chandramukhi' for hall. don’t have any favourites, yet I can state this: that it Memorable role Sun TV to currently being the lead Ultimate portrayal makes a huge difference while performing with All my roles that have actress of ETV's soap Amma to Serials show what view- them depending on the had multiple layers to ers want and rapport I have them. I have them were my favourite. being the upcoming lead actor viewers want had my co-actors giving People have always show- what the serials me ample room to flour- ered me with so much for Guppadanta Manasu on Star show! In this ish, which has always in love. We have always been cycle, there has turn strengthened successful in creating an Maa, Poornika entered the world come a change of con- my impact and my upcoming tent. There is a growing role in a movie starring of Telugu glitz and glam demand for niche con- Naga Shaurya is through several channels. tent and there going to be is potential my new While she has aspirations to in the tele- launchpad vision after televi- making it to movies, she's industry. sion. With times taking a detour with television changing, out of the our directors shows and ad films, enjoying and scriptwriters her projects on screen, she says, are having a BOX in her a conversation with The growing understanding of the market Pioneer's SHIKHA DUGGAL and the guts to present some- 10

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ndo-Canadian filmmaker Richie Mehta is humbled by the International Emmy win for his web series, Delhi i Crime, and says it is the cul- mination of years of work by hundreds of people. Celebrating the win, Mehta, director and screenwriter of the series, said, “I never anticipated getting here — it’s the culmination of years of work by hundreds of people, sometimes in total isolation and defiance.” “Delhi Crime is a complete labour of love, born out of sadness, anger, frus- tration, and ultimately, compassion. The entire team from start to finish should take a bow for giving their all to this vision,” he added. The web series has won the Best Drama Series award at the 48th Delhi Crime is International Emmy Awards. The show has become the first Indian pro- gramme to win an International Emmy. The Netflix series is fictionalised born out of sadness, version based on the horrific December 2012 Delhi bus gangrape case and follows the investigation by the Delhi Police. anger: Richie Mehta It captures the complexities of the scrutiny, and the emotional toll on the investigating team. Over six years of research went into the making of the “Led by Richie Mehta, the amazing standing creative community. We hope series, which was shot on location in cast and crew told an important story this is the first win of many for Indian New Delhi. The series stars Shefali with sensitivity and responsibility. stories that are watched and appreciat- Shah, Rajesh Tailang, Rasika Dugal Winning Best Drama Series is a testa- ed by the world,” said Monika Shergill, and Adil Hussain. ment to the brilliance of India’s out- Vice President, Content, Netflix India. Anthony Mackie to Farah Khan writes open letter on star in The Ogun choosing to become mom at 43 BIDITA BAG: ilmmaker and choreographer Farah for it, not when the society deems “the Khan has penned an open letter on appropriate age to conceive.” Thanks to choosing In vitro fertilisation to advancements in science, I was able to do it I understand men very well, F become a mother at the age of 43. via IVF at my age. Today, it's nice to see that She is mother to triplets — more women are making this choice Anya, Czar and Diva without fear of judgement, — who are 12. She said in the changing people's mindsets ctor Anthony Mackie is all set to letter that she became a and taking their happiness in I call myself a Manist star in the upcoming action- mother when she wanted their own hands. I recently adventure The Ogun, which he to and not as per the came to know of a show A will also produce. diktats of the society. on Sony TV called Story The film revolves around Mackie's ctress Bidita calls have to do social awareness Covid, but every year I do it,” me his buddy, he wished me “As a daughter, wife and 9 Months Ki which character Xavier Rhodes, who a mother, I've had to makes a bold and honest herself a Manist, and campaigns and protests for informed the actress. same to you! Later it happened at takes his teenage daughter to Nigeria to find a believes the world equality,” she told IANS. Bidita recalls the times when gyms. Boys I admired started make many choices statement — Agar pyaar cure for the rare genetic condition that he because of which I have ke bina shaadi ho sakti A would be a beautiful The actress not only calls she was wished by men on calling me bro. Few guys even call passed on to her, reports Variety. When his become the choreographer, hai, toh pati ke bina maa place if men and herself a Manist, she also likes to International Men's Day, which is me their Bhai... Karan Arjun daughter is kidnapped, Rhodes goes on a women start participate in the No Shave celebrated on November 19 every types!” she laughed. filmmaker and producer that I kyu nahi?” rampage through the criminal underworld to am. Every time I felt the moment She wrote while sharing the understanding and supporting November movement, and her year. This happened not just once Bidita will next be seen in the rescue her. The film is written by stuntman- each other more. Instagram account bears but on multiple occasions. film Fauji Calling, which is was right, I listened to my gut and letter, “Our choices make us. I turned-screenwriter Madison Turner, while the seized it. Whether it was for my career or for became an IVF mom at 43 and I am glad I did “I understand men very well. I testimony to the fact. “This happened with me many expected to release early next year director for the Netflix film is yet to be call myself a Manist. I believe men “I also post during No Shave times. First with the guy who was on an OTT platform. Written and my family. We think about people's so. I wish a great motherhood to all women announced. Mackie is best known for his role judgements so much, we forget that it's our out there who want to be mothers — naturally should be feminists and women November. I look handsome with my boyfriend. I was always a directed by Aaryaan Saxena, the of Sam Wilson/Falcon in the Marvel Cinematic should support men. Then beard and moustache at times. tomboy, so before we started film also features Sharman Joshi, life and it's our call!” she wrote in the letter. or otherwise. An open letter to all the women Universe, and was last seen in Avengers: She said that there is no appropriate age to out there, reminding them that automatically the world will This year I could not shoot in dating, I wished him Happy Men's Ranjha Vikram Singh, Mugdha Endgame. Mackie will reprise the role in the become a better place! We don't moustache and beard because of Day. And because he considered Godse and Zarina Wahab. conceive as deemed by the society. “Today I #ItsAWomansCall Are you with me ladies? upcoming series The Falcon And The Winter am a proud mother of three because of a Kudos to @SonyTVofficial for Soldier. choice. I became a mother when I was ready #Story9MonthsKi.”

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Rules l Each row and column can contain each number (1 to 9) exactly once. l The sum of all numbers in any row or column must equal 45. sport 11 VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 25, 2020 Rohit, Virat’s absence will leave big hole: Smith PTI n SYDNEY going to leave a hole but I still do believe that they have got some tar Australia batsman Steve quality batters waiting in the Smith reckons Rohit Sharma wings to fill that void.” I think I found my hands: Sand Virat Kohli’s absence will During last India Test series in leave a “big hole” in the Indian Australia, Smith was banned for team but the visitors have a lot of ball tampering and missed out on Smith ahead of India series talented players who can put their challenging one of his favourite hands up in pressure situations. opposition. PTI n SYDNEY days ago. It changes where you went away in the IPL from doing Rohit, who is nursing a ham- Will it make him hungrier? meet the ball. I had that big smile on that. So now, I am keeping the string injury, is out of white ball “I don't know if it makes me ustralian batting mainstay Steve my face while training the other day. thoughts clear that I will only hit the series and is still doubtful starter hungrier. I am always pretty hun- ASmith on Tuesday said he has It’s taken me a lot longer than usual. balls in my areas.” for Test matches while skipper gry to go out and perform and do “found his hands” after a disappoint- “I didn’t bat for four months dur- Ask how he has been so success- Kohli will be on paternity leave well. I guess it was tough watch- ing IPL campaign and is ready to tor- ing COVID (lockdown) so don’t ful against India , he feels it’s the qual- after the first Day/Night Test in ing from the sidelines and partic- ment the visiting Indian bowlers know if it took me a bit longer to get ity of the opposition that brings the Adelaide. ularly with the team not doing as when the two sides lock horns in an that rhythm back.” best out of him. “Look, Rohit is obviously a well,” he said. eagerly-awaited showdown across Smith admitted that during the “I don’t know. In a big series, I tremendous white-ball player, he He admitted that it was diffi- formats starting November 27. IPL, trying to change his natural try and stand up and get the best out has proven that for a number of cult to see Tim Paine's boys lose Smith, who captained Rajasthan game affected his batting, something of myself. Ashes and India series are years now at the top of the order, the series 1-2. Royals in the IPL, managed only 311 he realised after training with the the two biggest and as an Australian so obviously it leaves a bit of “Obviously they wouldn't have runs in 14 games and mostly looked national team. cricketer, there is something inside hole,”Smith said during a virtual liked losing that series. That was out of touch but a couple of days “In IPL, I got caught up with try- me that comes out and I am not sure. press conference facilitated by difficult to watch, that was hard back, he said he finally found his ing to be a bit more powerful and “I have always started the first Sony Network. but certainly look forward to this “touch” and is now ready to put his that’s not my game. There are play- Test well against India and that gives “But I guess the beauty with series, two of the top teams in the best foot forward. ers in the world who can hit sixes at me a bit of rhythm throughout the the Indian team is there are so word going out, two quality pace “I was pretty disappointed with will and I am probably not one of rest of the series. It’s something to do many batters coming through, and batting -line ups and makes my batting throughout the IPL. For those. with that,” said the man with 26 Test that are of high quality.” for an interesting and exciting my sort of standards, I wasn’t con- “It is about playing the cricket- hundreds and 7000-plus runs. Smith spoke about Mayank summer.” sistent enough. I did play a few ing shots and manipulating the gaps There has been some talk about Agarwal and KL Rahul, who were Sledging according to Smith is innings here and there but not available. Probably, it (natural game) short-pitched bowling, which has on fire during the IPL. over-rated in India versus consistently,” Smith said dur- also been his problem. Smith said “You can look at someone like Australia contests especially after ing a virtual press conference that only someone like New Mayank Agarwal in the IPL, just all players converge during IPL facilitated by the series’ official Zealand’s Neil Wagner, with a spe- smashed, KL Rahul in the top and no one wants an awkward sit- broadcaster’Sony Network’. cific skill-set, has been a issue for order as well. There are plenty of uation. “I think in the last few days, him. options there for them so, look you "People talk so much about people who know me well, said “You are alluding to the short leave a hole no doubt, but quality sledging and stuff but really there that I have found my hands and I pitched bowling approach that oth- players there to back him up,” is very little that happens in our am excited about it. So I plan to have ers might take . That’s kind of flat- Smith explained. days. I think that's probably a lot a few more hits at the nets and get tering if people think that’s the only He feels that it's the same for to do with things like IPL," he said. started in a few days time,” said way to get me out as they have Kohli in Test matches. "You know IPL brings players Smith, who would be an integral part exhausted all other options,” he “The same (like Rohit) I think from all around the world togeth- of the white-ball games also. said. with Virat and the Test squad. You er, so for instance if you get stuck So when did he feel that he has He then complimented Wagner know there are a number of play- in to someone one day, you might got his rhythm back? for bowling consistently in the line ers who can come in and do a be playing with them a few weeks “It was about getting that feel in between his rib cage and shoulder. good job. or few months later. the way my hands come up. It's hard “Wagner got the better of me in “Virat is of obviously of high "....And then, it's a bit awaked to explain but it probably wasn't the last Test series He has a set of quality, and we know how good he sort of conversation, so honestly, quite being right till two days ago,” skills that not many people can do has been in all forms for a long it does not happen too much in Smith said. and he does it for a long period of Rohit Sharma plays shot against New Zealand during 1st T20 match in Auckland AP/File Photo period of times, so it is certainly our days." “Then something clicked two time while changing the pace”.

PTI n SYDNEY capable of. Kohli needs to set tone “I know that it drives a lot ed-ball captain Tim Paine 2018 loss still grinds Paine of the guys that were involved Rhas admitted the “annoy- in that and I certainly know ing” Test series defeat to India back it still annoys me that we last 18 months as well and Steve and David are looking before leaving: Clarke still “grinds” him, adding that lost that Test series,” Paine told we’ve been playing some real- forward to coming back and PTI n SYDNEY “He’s quick, he’s got a real- Australia now has a better all 2GB's Wide World of Sports ly good cricket. showing just how good they ly different action, so I think he round side which is pumped radio. “Whereas back then I are as well.” ormer Australia captain needs to set the tone and be real- up to take on the holders of “Whether we had Steve or think we were finding our The two teams are set to FMichael Clarke has warned ly aggressive to the Australian the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. David or not you don’t want way through a really challeng- lock horns again on that India could be “smoked 4- batters,” Clarke said. India had stunned to be losing any Test matches ing or different type of set up.” Australian soil in a four-Test 0” in the Test series if skipper The 39-year-old pointed Australia 2-1 to win their or Test series you're involved India had won the first series with the opening Day- Virat Kohli does not set the tone out that Bumrah has been win- maiden Test series Down in, so that still grinds me a lit- and third Test at Adelaide and Night game in Adelaide start- in the white-ball games before ning the duel against the formi- Under in 2018-19, which was tle bit,” Paine added. Melbourne respectively, while ing December 17. his departure. dable David Warner and also Paine’s first assignment as The 35-year-old said the Australia claimed a victory in “Everyone is absolutely “These One-dayers and has the ability to trouble star skipper on home soil. every player involved in the the second game at Perth pumped. The key is going to these Twenty20s is where Virat batsman Steve Smith. The wicket-keeper bat- loss has improved in the last with the final match ending in be last time we didn’t get Kohli can really stand up and “Again, it’s not just about the man was handed the charge of couple of years. a draw. enough runs, this time, I lead from the front,” Clarke said wickets he takes, it’s how he leading the Baggy Greens after “We’re a much better all Paine, who has led think a few of our players on ‘Sky Sports Radio’. bowls. He’s got Davey Warner’s the 2018 ball-tampering inci- round side. Not just adding Australia to 10 Test victories have spoken about it. “If India don’t have success measure at the moment, he’s got dent that saw the then skipper Steve and David back into it, in 19 outings, said the loss “If we can make their fast in the One-dayers and the T20s, him out a number of times. Steve Smith and his deputy which is a hell of a lot of runs drives the players involved in bowlers bowl more overs than they are in deep trouble in the “Even to someone like Steve David Warner being slapped to add back into a side, but I the series to do better and last time, I think our attack Test matches and they’ll get Smith, he’s got to use that short with year-long bans. think every other cricketer in even Warner and Smith are showed we can get the 20 smoked 4-0, in my opinion,” he ball consistently and regularly, “Certainly for me sitting that team has improved in the eager to show what they are wickets one way or another.” added. like Jofra Archer did to Steve Clarke feels that despite Smith in the Ashes. featuring in only one Test, the “They’ve (Bumrah and talismanic Indian skipper could Kohli) got to take still play a huge role in the out- the Aussies on Rohit, Ishant to miss first 2 Tests come of the red-ball series by and those two dominating in the limited overs players are PTI n NEW DELHI They were kept in the Test days like the whole team,” the game. India’s best two squad for the series starting on INDIA'S STAR OPENER source said. “I think the tone he sets players to be ndia’s star opener Rohit Sharma December 17 but tough quarantine “So, now if only Cricket with this team will play a big aggressive to the Iand pacer Ishant Sharma will rules have made their availability ROHIT SHARMA AND Australia can convince the govern- role when he leaves, after the Australians,” miss the first two Tests against uncertain. PACER ISHANT ment and allow them to train dur- first Test match.” he added. Australia and are also doubt- “The NCA has given a report ing quarantine,” he added. The much talked about ful for the remaining two that both Rohit and Ishant will take SHARMA WILL MISS The Indian team, which landed contest between the two best after it was conveyed to at least another 3 to 4 weeks to get THE FIRST TWO TESTS here after the IPL earlier this month sides in the world would begin the BCCI that the match fit,” a Board source told PTI on a chartered flight, was allowed to on November 27 with the ODI duo will require on Tuesday. AGAINST AUSTRALIA train in quarantine as Australia series-opener in Sydney. close to a month Rohit, while talking to PTI last AND ARE ALSO battled a fresh wave of COVID-19 The former World Cup- to be match fit. week, had stated that his ham- cases. winning skipper said Jasprit The two, string injury is fine now and he is DOUBTFUL FOR THE National coach Ravi Shastri had Bumrah will also have a huge who are under- only working on strength and con- REMAINING TWO AFTER on Sunday stated that the two crick- role in the much anticipated going rehabilita- ditioning to be battle-ready at the eters’ chances of playing the Test series, adding that the star pacer tion at the National NCA. IT WAS CONVEYED TO series hinge on whether they are needs to bowl aggressively to put Cricket Academy in Ishant, on the other hand, is able to board a flight to Australia the pressure on the home side. Bengaluru, are recovering from a side strain. THE BCCI THAT THE within this week. “Opening bowler, probably already out of con- “Even if they travel now they DUO WILL REQUIRE “If you need to play in the Test the best short-form bowler in tention for the limited- will have 'hard quarantine' since series or any red-ball cricket, you’ve the world at the moment but his overs leg of the series, they will travel by commercial CLOSE TO A MONTH got to be on the flight in the next success in Test cricket has been which begins with the ODIs on flight. Hard quarantine means not TO BE MATCH FIT. three or four days. If you aren’t, then exceptional as well. Friday. being able to train during the 14 it’s going to be tough,” he had said. Ishant Sharma trains during practice session Twitter Smith will require fifth off-stump line bowling: Tendulkar India to play 4 Virat, Ashwin in contention for PTI n NEW DELHI (imaginary) fourth and fifth use saliva, so it’s a different case, stump for Steve to nick one. It’s if wickets have a lot more life. In teve Smith’s unconventional just a mental adjustment of England during the Test match- Tests against Eng Player of Decade award Stechnique will warrant a line, more than anything else,” es, on occasions, the Dukes slightly wider line from Indian the former captain said. wouldn’t be swinging much. PTI n MUMBAI PTI n DUBAI international hundreds and is only bowlers, the iconic Sachin “Smith, I read, said “I don’t know if they will behind Ricky Ponting (71) and Sachin Tendulkar said, urging the pac- he is ready for the have greenish wickets for the ngland’s tour of India next year will com- he talismanic Virat Kohli and Tendulkar (100). ers to target the “fifth stump” to short-pitched ball to do a little bit. If the ball Eprise four Tests instead of the regulation TRavichandran Ashwin were on He is third in the list of leading blunt the redoubtable bats- stuff...Probably he is doesn’t swing. That swinging five to accommodate the limited-overs series Tuesday nominated for the coveted run-scorers of all time with 21,444 man during the upcoming expecting bowlers yorker, you might not even that had to be postponed earlier this year due ICC Men’s Player of the Decade runs, behind Ponting (27,483) and series in Australia. to be aggressive see.” to the COVID-19 pandemic. Award with the Indian captain featur- Tendulkar (34,357). Smith, who missed upfront with him. The Indian bowling attack BCCI President Sourav Ganguly con- ing in all five men’s categories for his In the past decade Kohli has the last India-Australia But I think, he comprising Jasprit Bumrah, firmed the schedule for the series planned in incredible run in the last 10 years. amassed over 7000 runs in Tests series in 2018-19 due needs to be test- Mohammed Shami, Ishant February-March while speaking at an online Kohli and veteran off-spinner while in the shorter formats, the to a ball-tampering ban, will ed on and Sharma and Umesh Yadav is a event. Ashwin are the two Indians among Indian skipper has accumulated more be itching to go out there and around that off- “potent one” but Tendulkar “England is touring India for four Test seven players nominated for the most than 11000 runs in ODIs and over prove a point. He has always stump channel. would ideally like the team matches, three ODIs and five T20s, it is a lot prestigious award. 2600 runs in T20s. performed against India and has Keep him on management to identify a easier having bi-laterals because the number Besides the Indian duo, Joe Root The final winners will be decid- six hundreds and a 92, a statis- back-foot and defensive bowler as well. of people are less,” he said. (England), Kane Williamson (New ed on the basis of the number of votes tic that won't be lost on India induce that “As I have always said, we “When it gets to 8 teams, 9 teams, 10 Zealand), Steve Smith (Australia), a player receives. skipper Virat Kohli. early mistake.” have one of the best and most teams, then it becomes a bit more AB de Villiers (South Africa), and Khan (Afghanistan), Imran Tahir Men’s player of the decade: Virat “Smith’s technique is Can’t an in- balanced bowling attacks India difficult...We have to keep assessing the sit- Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) are the (South Africa), Aaron Finch Kohli (India) Ravichandran Ashwin unconventional...Normally, swinging yorker has ever had. Eventually, you uation...Lot of them are talking about a sec- other contenders in this category. (Australia), Malinga and Chris Gayle (India), Joe Root (England), Kane we tell a bowler in Test be more effective, have to pick 20 wickets to win ond wave,” he said. In the Men’s ODI Player of the (West Indies). Williamson (New Zealand), Steve matches to bowl on and considering Test matches. But 20 wickets The limited-overs series originally com- Decade category, former India skip- Kohli has also been nominated in Smith (Australia), AB de Villiers around off-stump or may be Smith’s pronounced shouldn’t be too expensive prised three T20s and as many ODIs and was per Mahendra Singh Dhoni and run- the Men's Test Player of the Decade (South Africa), and Kumar fourth stump line. But for trigger from leg to either. scheduled to be held in September this year machine Rohit Sharma also found a and ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Sangakkara (Sri Lanka). Smith, because he shuffles, off stump? “...Along with our attacking but had to be postponed due to the pandem- place alongside Kohli, Lasith Malinga Decade categories. Women’s Player of the Decade: may be that line (of delivery) “For that to hap- bowlers, we should also identi- ic. (Sri Lanka), Mitchell Starc (Australia), Besides Kohli, Dhoni also found Ellyse Perry (Australia), Meg Lanning moves further away by four to pen, you have to see fy bowlers who can hold one The number of T20s has been increased de Villiers and Sangakkara. a place in the ICC Spirit of Cricket (Australia), Suzie Bates (New five inches," Tendulkar told PTI how much the ball is end up on unresponsive pitch- in the revised schedule as the Board took into Kohli and Rohit also featured in Award of the Decade award category. Zealand), Stafanie Taylor (West in an interview. swinging. All those es, bowl those continuous maid- account the World T20 to be held in October- the Men's T20I Player of the Decade Kohli, who averages more than 50 Indies), Mithali Raj (India), Sarah “One has to aim between things matter. You can’t en overs to build the pressure.” November next year in India. category, which also included Rashid in all formats, has already amassed 70 Taylor (England). 12

Vijayawada Wednesday November 25 2020 tollywood la Vaikuntha- Bomma, has now gar- purramloo, nered over 450 million Another starring Telugu views. superstar Allu An excited Pooja took A Arjun and to Instagram stories to milestone for actress Pooja share the news. She post- Hegde, became an instant ed a still from the song. It Butta Bomma… hit on release earlier this has “#BUTTABOMMA year, and the popular 450 Million+ views” writ- track of the ten on it. On the image, RANA OPENS UP ABOUT film, she wrote, “This one has Butta become unstoppable... Thank you for all the love.” The song was released on Youtube in February this year. It currently has 450,913,957 views. Ala Vaikuntha- HIS HEALTH ISSUES purramuloo is an action- drama directed by Trivikram Srinivas. The In an interview with Samantha on her film also features Tabu, Jayaram, Sushanth, chat show SamJam, the actor finally Navdeep, Nivetha Pethuraj, Samuthirakani, ended his silence on facing severe health Murali Sharma, Sunil, Sachin Khedekar, and issues, a fact he had earlier denied Harsha Vardhan. Butta Bomma had even ana Daggubati who actor had taken to Twitter to share become a blockbuster on appeared in Samantha an update about his health. short-video making appli- Akkineni’s chat show “Hearing lots of strange things cation TikTok. Users were SamJam recently, has about my health, I’m fine guys just seen performing the R finally ended his silence some BP based issues I’m address- superhit hook step from on facing severe health ing. Will be fixed and sorted soon,” the number. issues, a fact he had earlier denied. he had written, adding, “Thanks for The actor broke down as he the concern and love but don’t spec- addressed his past illness. ulate it’s my health not yours ;).” “When life was on a fast forward, Rana had later told news agency there was suddenly a pause button. IANS, “I think there was enough There was BP, calcification around speculated about it and I am tired of Makers of Vidyarthi hopeful the heart and you have failed kid- clarifying that I am absolutely fine neys... It could have been a 70 and healthy. So, I think rumours per cent chance of stroke or about my health are now a boring of a January release haemorrhage and 30 per cent topic. Whenever I leave Hyderabad, chance of death straight,” people get apprehensive, but I am Rana told Samantha. thankful for the love and the con- The actor, who married cern people have been showering on sweetheart Miheeka Bajaj me.” earlier this year, had left However, rumours had suggested his fans baffled as he that he was going abroad for a kid- shared a photo where he ney transplant. People close to him was looking extremely had denied the news, chalking up lean. As fans asked about his international visit to prep for an his wellbeing online, the upcoming film.

he shooting of the release. film Vidyarthi, Talking about the film, pro- which will have ducer Venkat said, “The actor Chethan recently released teaser and a T Cheenu and song from the film received a Instagram sensation great response from the audi- Bunny Vox in lead roles has ence.” wrapped its shoot. Alla Venkat Director Madhu Madasu is producing the film under added, “The film is based on Mahas Films banner. true events. Everyone has a With the tag line, A story. Every story has love. At Lone Fight For Love, a time when we’re going as far makers of the film as Mars in the field of science are hoping to and technology, some people finish produc- are unwilling to cross their tion works by boundaries because of the end of untouchability. To bring peo-

? December ple’s attention to this very fter and have a issue, this film is being made. Soggade January We hope it’ll bring about the Chinni 2021 change we want it to.” A Nayana, one of the biggest hits in Akkineni Nagarjuna’s career, Gopichand's the director of the film Kalyan Krishna Kurasala Seetimaarr has announced a prequel titled Bangarraju. As the director failed to in final leg of impress Nag with Bangarraju the script, the actor had moved shooting on with other pro- jects, putting Wrong Bangarraju on the ctor back burner. The Gopichand latest we hear is A and mass that Kalyan Gopal Varma Director Sampath Krishna has finally Nandi’s combina- managed to tional sports action film impress Nagarjuna Seetimaarr, being made with a with the final draft backdrop of the mass game — of Bangarraju and to hit screens Kabaddi, is being shot at record speed that the script has and is in its final leg of shooting. The been locked. An team has released a video of erecting huge official confirma- set for the film by production team. tion regarding the on Dec 4 Makers of the film said that they’re taking same is awaited. all necessary precautions and will complete Meanwhile, he film Varma, that fiercely the entire shoot in a non-stop schedule. Nagarjuna has Wrong calls out his antics Gopichand, who is struggling to get a hit, completed the Gopal and brands him as will be seen as a Kabaddi coach for the shooting of Wild Varma, one creating ‘social Andhra women’s team and actress Dog and he is to T directed by pollution’, the film, Tamannaah as the Telangana female team’s start the shooting senior even before its Kabaddi coach. of his next in the journalist Prabhu, release, is winning The first look posters of the film garnered direction of will hit screens on accolades all across. terrific response. Presented by Pavan Kumar Praveen Sattaru. December 4. With Apart from and Produced by Srinivasaa Chhitturi under music composed by commenting on Srinivasaa Silver Screen banner, Seetimaarr Shakeel, the title song various incidents and is being made with big budget and high of the film has people, the filmmak- technical values. Melody Brahma Mani already gone viral. er has also courted Sharma is composing the music. The film about controversy with Digangana Suryavanshi will be seen filmmaker who once his remarks on film- in a special role as a village girl

Nag impressed with Nag impressed was in the top league makers and actors while Bhumika is playing and in the limelight from the industry, another crucial role. Posani for very long, also earning their wrath. Krishnamurali, Rao who makes contro- Prabhu’s film has Ramesh, Rehaman, and versial comments and already stirred an Bollywood actor statements has now interesting discussion Tarun Arora are turned a filmmaker in the news and on playing other directing obscene social media and key roles. movies is being fans and haters directed by journalist alike, can’t wait Prabhu with the for the film to hit name Wrong Gopal the screens.