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12 www.dailypioneer.com 20 STUDENTS ON WAY TO TS FIRST CLEAN AND DISINFECT, THEN 6 WENT TO SALON FOR HAIRCUT IN 2 BROTHERS SELL LAND FOR RS 25L HELD IN NANDED, QUARANTINED OPEN SHOPS, ADVISES KERALA CM MP VILLAGE, TEST COVID-19 +VE TO FEED THE POOR IN KARNATAKA olice on Saturday intercepted a road tanker carrying 20 students in erala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday advised all shops and ix people who went to a salon for haircut and a shave were later found to be wo businessmen brothers, Tajammul Pasha and Muzammil Pasha, in PNanded in Maharashtra, an official said. These students were travelling to Kestablishments that have now been allowed to open that they should first Sinfected with the novel coronavirus at a village in Madhya Pradesh, officials TKarnataka's Kolar district have set out to help people in need amid the their native state Telangana despite the coronavirus-induced lockdown, he clean and disinfect the place before opening them to the public. Vijayan's said. The entire village has been sealed by the police. According to reports, lockdown over the COVID-19 pandemic by selling their land for Rs 25 lakh. On said, adding that they all were sent to the civil hospital in Nanded where they response came after he chaired the daily Covid-19 round-up the barber at the salon in village Bargaon in Madhya Pradesh's seeing daily wage labourers and their families in Kolar suffer during the will be placed under quarantine. The students had already covered a distance meeting today. Responding to the new Central guidelines that Khargone district used the same cloth to shave and cut hair of the lockdown, the brothers said they decided to sell their land and use the money to of about 165 kms from Jalna in Marathwada region by hiding inside the came late last night, the Chief Minister said whenever the state six customers. A man from the village who works at a hotel in buy essentials and food grain for a large empty water supply tanker before the police intercepted comes out with its order, "there will be no ambiguity, though the Indore recently came home and got a haircut on April 5. He was number of poor people. The brothers also the vehicle, he said. "These students were Central guidelines are very clear". "My suggestion is maybe on later found to be infected with COVID-19, chief medical and health bought oil and cereals with the money. stuck in Jalna, where they wanted to the first and second day, all such shops and their vicinity officer of Khargone Dr Divyesh Verma said. Later, the samples Then they set up a tent next to their house do some agriculture-related course, should be cleaned and disinfectant. Once that's done, it of 12 more men who went to the same salon on the same day and started a community kitchen to make due to the lockdown," he added. would be best to restart normal business," said Vijayan. were sent for testing. food for labourers and homeless people.

CORONAVIRUS India records lowest growth in cases in 24 hrs PNS n NEW DELHI

The number of coronavirus cases in India increased by six ‘ALL AND per cent during a 24-hour peri- od beginning 8 AM on Friday, SUNDRY’ marking the lowest daily growth rate of the infection States must set since the total positive cases PNS n HYDERABAD crossed 100 in mid-March, theit house in Covid cases climbs to government sources said. order before In more signs that the lock- After a Group of Ministers down is having an effect, (GoM) carried out a compre- blaming centre Telangana state reported a hensive review of the nation- decline in the number of 24,942, deaths 779 wide response mechanism to the Covid-19 positive cases for the NEW DELHI: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 779 and the number pandemic, the Health Ministry second consecutive day on of cases climbed to 24,942 in the country on Saturday, registering an said the recovery rate of more Health Minister Harsh Vardhan reviewed the testing 2 Saturday. increase of 56 deaths and 1,490 cases since Friday evening, according to than 20 per cent in India is com- strategy as well as availability of testing kits across The state recorded seven per- the Union health ministry. The 56 deaths were the maximum reported in paratively better than most of the sons testing positive in the last the country in a span of 24 hours, the ministry said. The number of countries globally. the country along with policy for cluster management The 27 high case load 24 hours, taking the total num- active COVID-19 cases stood at 18,953, while 5,209 people have been The total number of people and checking the infection in "hotspots". ber of infections in TS to 990. districts of India where cured and discharged, and one patient has migrated, it added. "So far, infected with the virus stood at Of the seven positive cases, the battle against Coronavirus around 20.88 per cent people have recovered in the country," the 24,942 while the death toll rose six are from Hyderabad and is being fought through ministry said. The total number of cases includes 111 foreign to 779 which included 56 since Vardhan reviewed the testing recovery rate is more than 20 one from Warangal Urban. contact tracing, testing, nationals. Of the 56 deaths reported since Friday evening, 18 Friday, the ministry said in its strategy as well as availability per cent, which is compara- This drop in the number of were in Maharashtra, 15 in Gujarat, nine in evening update of nation-wide of testing kits across the coun- tively better than most of the positive cases was despite the isolation and treatment Madhya Pradesh, three each in Delhi and data. It said the total of 56 deaths try along with policy for clus- countries and may be taken as NITI Aayog categorising — AMITABH KANT West Bengal, two each in Andhra is maximum reported in the ter management and checking a positive effect of the lock- Hyderabad among the top five NITI Aayog chairman Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Uttar country in a span of 24 hours. the infection in "hotspots". down along with the cluster districts with the highest load Pradesh and one In a statement, the ministry "The GoM was apprised management and containment of Covid-19 patients in the nations where cases have sky- each in Punjab and said the GoM headed by that as of now the death rate is strategy," it said. country. Hyderabad, as a dis- rocketed and the death toll is Kerala. Health Minister Harsh around 3.1 per cent while 2 trict, contributes to around mounting. 2 n Of the 990 55.9 per cent of the total cases The month-long lockdown positive cases in Entire Delhi not in Telangana. The number of has been immensely N G state, 658 are active a hotspot: cases in Telangana account to beneficial for I 2.7 per cent of the total cases in India and S patients Kirana shop owner Delhi health the country. prevent- E n Of the 990 positive cases, 658 ed a US V On Saturday, 16 minister on lock- I patients were discharged, are active patients. On Saturday, or IT tests positive, down relaxations 16 patients were discharged, Europe- S taking the number of people O taking the number of people like situa- P cured to 307 cured to 307. tion from Ramanthapur tense Though the number of infec- materialis- n Though the number of Sarpanch tions have kept rising through ing in the infections have kept rising, experts PNS n HYDERABAD "We have identified as 5 the lockdown, experts believe country, some believe the situation is not alarming distributes the situation is not alarming as experts A kirana shop owner from many as 15 customers previously predicted and say. n The lockdown has been immensely beneficial for Ramanthapur tested positive so far and have asked poultry bird, eggs appears to be under control in India and prevented a US or Europe-like situation for Coronavirus on Saturday, India as compared to the US 2 raising serious concerns about them to get checked PNS n SANGAREDDY and several other western the potential spread among the and go for self residents of the locality. Padamati Sumitra, Sarpanch Sources said that 15 cus- quarantine. We are of Guntapalli village in tomers have so far been iden- working on checking Sangareddy district, on 811 new cases in tified and sent to quarantine Saturday distributed one Telangana testing rate way centres. others as well. We do poultry bird and 10 eggs to Maha, highest Sources from Uppal said not know how the each of the 450 households in that the shop is located in the village with the help of below the national average one-day increase Sriramanapuram Colony of shopkeeper got infected her son Anant Reddy. Ramanthapur. yet" police said. Earlier, she distributed veg- NAVEENA GHANATE PNS n MUMBAI "The man went straight to etables in one week and veg- Mansukh n HYDERABAD Gandhi Hospital after experi- etables and then essential Maharashtra on Saturday encing symptoms and did not antine. We are working on commodities that would last discusses biz NITI-Aayog has come out with reported 811 new coron- go through the police. Upon checking others as well. We do for 10 days. She also distrib- continuity plan with data contradicting the week- avirus patients -- the highest learning about his test results, not know how the shopkeep- uted face masks and sanitis- old claim of the Telangana single day increase -- which local police sealed the shop er got infected yet" police ers in the village. The lady said maritime industry government that the tests con- took the total number of shut, shifted his son, wife and said. that it is her duty to stand by ducted in the state per million cases in the state to 7,628. brother to Ramanthapur quar- However, sources said that the people during the current were more than the national The death toll also antine centres for isolation the man had met his relatives turbulent period and hence average. On April 19, Chief increased to 323 with 22 and checks" sources said. in Nagole earlier and efforts was supplying them with 8 Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao COVID-19 patients dying in Uppal police said that they are on to trace and isolate commodities, vegetables, eggs had in a press meet said that the state during the day. are trying to identify the cus- them as well. and poultry birds. Moreover, Telangana conducts 375 tests On April 23, 778 new tomers who frequent the A GHMC team was deput- she said that the health of the TODAY per million. As per the NITI- patients had been detected in kirana shop. ed into service to take up san- villagers is important to her. Aayog data on Saturday, the state. The number had "We have identified as many itation works in the colony and She appealed to villagers to ALMANAC Telangana conducts only 338 slumped to 394 on Friday. as 15 customers so far and to reassure the residents not to extend all support to author- Month & Paksham: tests per million population. have asked them to get worry. Efforts have been ities by not stepping out of Kartik and Shukla Paksha 2 2 checked and go for self quar- launched to trace the infection. their homes. Panchangam Tithi : Tritiya: 01:22 pm Nakshatram: Rohini: 10:56 pm HAVE ONIONS, WILL TRAVEL Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start Cow vigilantes booked for any important work) Rahukalam: 04:57 pm – 06:31 pm harassing duo for buying beef Man turns to vegetable trade to beat lockdown Yamagandam: 12:13 pm – 01:48 pm PNS n ALLAHABAD On April 17, Pandey hired a mini-truck for Varjyam: 02:16 pm – 04:00 DAVE BENNETT SILVERY After drawing flak for their Pimpalgaon near Nashik, about 200 km way. pm, 07:00 pm – 06:36 am n HYDERABAD action, a day later, the How do you travel from Gulika: 03:22 pm - 04:57 pm Ghatkesar police registered a Mumbai to Allahabad when There, he bought the watermelons for Rs Good Time: (to start any The day praises were being case against a group of 10 per- there is a lockdown? Buy 25 10,000 and sent the vehicle back to Mumbai important work) heaped on the Rachakonda sons for abusing the duo under tonnes of onions, load them with the consignment Amritakalam: 07:28 pm – 09:12 pm Police for serenading a Sections 188, 341,339 and 504 onto a truck and hit the road. teacher on her birthday based r/w 145 of the Indian Penal Desperate to reach his Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:48 am – 12:39 pm on a request from her NRI Code. ancestral village on the out- realised that the government watermelons for Rs 10,000 and son, a video in which a mob According to the police, skirts of Allahabad, Prem had left one way open, Pandey sent the vehicle back to HYDERABAD of cow vigilantes waylaid two Abdul Hafiz, along with his Murti Pandey, who works at said, referring to the relaxation Mumbai with the consign- WEATHER Muslim men returning home cousin Yakub, was on Friday Mumbai airport, says he did on the movement of essential ment.He had already struck a Forecast: Sunny after buying beef went viral. returning to their home in just that. commodities like fruit and deal with a buyer in Mumbai. Temp: 39/25 The video drew sharp crit- Begumpet from Bhongir and He spent the first phase of vegetable. Next, he studied the Humidity: 60% icism from all quarters as the had some beef with them. On the lockdown in Mumbai, but He then hired a truck for Rs 77,500 and set off on April 20 with the onions on a His plan also involved water- Pimpalgaon market for a good Sunrise: 05:52 am police conveniently turned a their way back, they were then it seemed that the restric- 1,200-km journey to Allahabad. melons -- 1,300 kilos of them. deal in onions. Sunset: 06:34 pm blind eye to the mob and stopped by a group of persons tions could go on for a while. On April 17, Pandey hired a Pandey said he bought 25,520 only booked cases on at Edulabad village in Actually Azad Nagar in is a bigger risk there of coron- and flights are grounded dur- mini-truck for Pimpalgaon kilos of onions at Rs 9.10 per kg, Current Weather Conditions Updated April 25, 2020 5:00 PM the duo for violating lock- Ghatkesar. Andheri East, where I live is a avirus spreading, he told PTI. ing this lockdown to stop the near Nashik, about 200 km shelling out Rs 2.32 lakh. down rules. 2 very congested area and there Buses and trains don't run spread of coronavirus. I way. There, he bought the 2 HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | APRIL 26, 2020 hyderabad 02 States must set theit house in order before blaming centre The exit strategy has to be step-motherly treatment. The last few decades have three per cent to five per cent carefully crafted to strike a bal- They can order tighter but not looser Telangana Chief Minister K. witnessed unrestricted distri- and to go in for ‘helicopter ance between disease control restrictions than those recommended by Chandrashekhar Rao, during bution of doles like television money’ to improve money ‘ALL AND and re-railing the economy on a debate in the Assembly, sets, money for marriages and circulation in the system. one hand and restoration of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Telangana, for mocked at the very thought of financial benefits to priests Admittedly, States are run- SUNDRY’ jobs and ensuring food secu- instance, extended the lockdown till May 7 wearing face masks. West against just food subsidies ning short of money. The rity to millions of daily-wagers and even tightened restrictions on Bengal gave a free hand to earlier. lockdown has worsened the and migrant labour. The re- non-essential shops to open. It didn’t stop at that. Jagan situation. The revenue loss of f any State government opening of shops selling even vehicular movement after April 23 while UP Chief Minister Yogi is planning to spend hun- States due to liquor ban alone imagines that it can act at non-essential items in specif- Kerala chose to relax them Adityanath shifted the Ram dreds of crores on shifting the is a whopping Rs 700 crore a Iwill after the Centre’s dilut- ic areas from April 25 is a step Lalla idol at Ayodhya amid the capital to Vizag, KCR on build- day while income from levies ed lockdown ends on May 3, in that direction. lockdown. Kerala almost ing a new Secretariat and on petroleum products has it will surely come to grief as In the war against Ministry of Home Affairs. rise in cases on April 24. restarted restaurants and Assembly while Tamil Nadu’s fallen drastically. the grave challenge posed by Coronavirus, the Centre’s role Telangana, for instance, Before these happen, polit- S NAGESH KUMAR opened bookshops and bar- Secretariat complex was con- The inevitability of an eco- the Coronavirus pandemic is is to strategise, lay down guide- extended the lockdown till ical parties and some Chief bershops until the Home verted into a super speciality nomic crisis is clearly visible far from over. lines, provide funding, supply May 7 and even tightened Ministers have begun blaming Former Resident Editor, Ministry intervened. hospital. with the GDP growth rate for Experts are recommending equipment like ventilators, restrictions on vehicular the Centre for throwing The Hindu AP Chief Minister Y. S. When profligacy becomes a 2020-21 projected to fall to 0.8 lockdown of at least ten weeks PPEs, masks and gloves, give movement after April 23 while migrant labour to the wolves, Jaganmohan Reddy was part of State policy and idio- per cent. In the long run, sci- to break the transmission scientific inputs and hand- Kerala chose to relax them. neglecting the MSME sector Ministry’s orders. adamant about holding elec- syncratic plans a matter of entists are predicting a second chain and flatten the curve of hold States. It is for the States The next 2-3 weeks are cru- and being miserly in its stim- Federalism is vital in a tions to the local bodies amid pride, how far are they justified or even a third wave of the new cases. Wuhan in China to enforce the lockdown, cial because government ulus package. Trinamool democracy, more so in a polit- the pandemic. He even sacked in accusing the Centre for pandemic. States have to brace was locked down for 76 days ensure social distancing and expects the doubling rate to Congress supremo Mamata ically, culturally and geograph- State Election Commissioner being niggardly? for this eventuality by practic- while a majority of the affect- contact tracing, put in place improve from the present 10 Banerjee is engaged in a run- ically diverse country like for refusing to oblige. His Telangana started its jour- ing severe measures they ed countries in Europe infrastructure like hospitals, days and the curve to flatten ning battle with the Centre for India. However, it cannot party MP Prabhakar Reddy ney with a huge revenue sur- promise in the budget, acting imposed stay-at-home orders ICU beds and mobilise doctors from May 16 onwards if the undermining the concept of become a licence for regional took out a tractor rally in plus but is now imploring the swiftly to revive agriculture between 35 to 50 days against and paramedics. existing restrictions remain federalism by deputing an satraps of any party, BJP Nellore. YSRC MLA RK Roja Reserve Bank of India to raise and industry and sympathet- 40 days in India. They can order tighter but in place. Hopefully, this should inter-ministerial team to West included, to initially trivialise had women showering flower the limit of Fiscal ically towards the poor. The lockdown is expected to not looser restrictions than not turn out to be a tall claim Bengal to probe its poor com- the threat of Coronavirus and petals at her before she inau- Responsibility and Budget Finger-pointing will serve be extended beyond May 3. those recommended by the considering the six per cent pliance with the Home later accuse the Centre of gurated a borewell in Nagari. Management (FRBM) from no purpose.

ACB files plea Mareddy dares Bandi in Madhusudhan Rs 4,700 credit plan for Vikarabad PNS n VIKARABAD Agriculture term are likely to be around Rs 600 not set target for loans for the Reddy case crore. Therefore, the credit current year. The district’s loan plan is like- loans are likely to plan is likely to allocate Rs The authorities are predict- on paddy procurement PNS n HYDERABAD ly to be pegged around Rs be around Rs 600 2,200 crore for agriculture sec- ing that there would be a huge 4,700 crore, with allocations to tor. Of the proposed Rs 1,509 cut non-priority sectors in the PNS n HYDERABAD The Director General, Anti agriculture sector are predict- crore. Therefore, crore loans to agriculture sec- credit plan. Small and medi- Corruption Bureau, ed to be around Rs 2,200 crore. the credit plan is tor, as on December 31, 2019, um-scale industries, housing Civil Supplies Corporation Telangana State has sent a Since Vikarabad district is pri- likely to allocate the target reached was only 52 sector and education loans chairman Mareddy Srinivas proposal on Saturday seeking mary an agrarian district, the Rs 2,200 cr for per cent. In fact, 90 branches will be exempted from the Reddy alleged that BJP state authorisation to file an appli- credit plans gives lion's share of of 14 banks are serving the cuts. Since the government president Bandi Sanjay is blind cation in the ACB court for allocations to farm sector. agriculture sector needs of the customers. The officials are engaged head- to the paddy procurement attachment of certain proper- Annually, the credit plan district officials received long in anti-Corona measures, operations in the state, which ties of P Madhusudhan target is increasing between 7 crop loans to be extended to reports up to third quarter end- the lead bank meeting is get- is unprecedented in the coun- Reddy, Junior Lecturer in and 10 per cent. The district them during the current year ing on December 31 last year. ting postponed. The officials try, and dared him to prove Economics, Government has over 1.72 lakh hectares. range between Rs 1,600-1,650 Unless the fourth quarter who have prepared the credit that at least one farmer did not Junior College, Saroornagar, The number of farmers in the crore. progress report is received, plan are likely to announce it receive the MSP. Ranga Reddy District and the district is put at 2.25 lakh. The The agriculture term loans the ditrict administration could at the meeting soon. Refuting the allegations lev- family members. elled by Bandi Sanjay that the Reddy was booked for state government is acting like Govt duping farmers: BJP allegedly amassing illegal a middlemen in procuring assets disproportionate to his Man turns to paddy at a media conference HYDERABAD: BJP Telangana KCR said that he will buy every known sources of income. Minister directs officials to held here on Saturday, he put State chief spokesperson K single grain from the farmers in ACB had earlier conducted vegetable... the interest burden on the Krishna Saagar Rao strongly the state, he said. surprise checks at his resi- state government during the condemned the statements He said that Bandi Sanjay had dence, including his alleged Continued from page 1 rabi season at Rs 1,000 crore. made by few Ministers and taken up one-day hunger strike benamis and found illegal fast track Bhagiratha works He attributed it to Centre not other senior TRS leaders that to highlight the plight of farmers assets worth more than Rs 3 He then hired a truck for releasing subsidies on time the party is indulging in politics in the state. However, the TRS crore. PNS n KARIMNAGAR up with Rs 110 crore and laid Rs 77,500 and set off on and the FCI not clearing the during the corona crisis. government, instead of being Reddy, 53, is a junior lec- a new pipeline to strengthen April 20 with the onions on bills on time. He said that BJP is the accountable and delivering the turer in Economics at the BC Welfare and Civil Supplies the water carrying capacity. a 1,200-km journey to Under such a critical situa- primary opposition party in promises made to the farmers Government Junior College Minister Gangula Kamalakar Works of balancing reservoir Allahabad. tion, Chief Minister K Telangana with Congress not to purchase their crop, is in Saroornagar. According said water would be supplied were also completed. He reached there on April Chandrasekhar Rao arranged playing that role. BJP is duty making irrelevant political to ACB officials, the search- to the residents of Karimnagar Informing that interconnec- 23 and headed straight to the Rs 25,000 crore to the Civil bound to voice the concerns of statements against BJP. He es were conducted at eight town on a daily basis very tion works were pending in Mundera wholesale market Supplies Corporation to enable Telangana farmers, who are demanded the state government different places: the accused soon. Trial run for daily water some areas, he expressed con- on the outskirts of the city. it to procure paddy. So far 13 awaiting the delivery of big to fast- track the process of person’s office, his residence supply would be conducted in fidence that the works would Unfortunately, he couldn't lakh tonnes of paddy was pro- promises made by Chief procuring paddy from the and residential premises of the coming one week. The be completed very soon. find anyone who would pay cured from 1.93 lakh farmers, Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao. farmers. his family. Now, after careful Minister, along with Works have been delayed due cash for the load. he said and dared the BJP pres- consideration of the propos- Karimnagar Mayor Y Sunil to the spread of coronavirus. So Pandey took the truck ident to prove that at least one problems like empty grains Veernapalli, Chandurti man- al, there is a reason to believe Rao, Commissioner Valluru Labourers were not attending to his village, Kotwa farmer did not get MSP. and so on. dals. He came across only one that Reddy, has committed a Kranthi inspected the newly- works due to Covid-19. Mubarkpur, a couple of kilo- The FCI will not buy rice He said that he toured problem that is empty grains. scheduled offence under sec- constructed urban Mission cials and enquired about the Trail run for daily water sup- meters away. The onions were from the state if the govern- Lakshmipur village of Orders have been issued to tion 13(1) (b) r/w 13(2) of the Bhagiratha water treatment progress of works. He instruct- ply would be conducted in the unloaded there. ment did not adhere to quali- Tangallapalli mandal. He on millers not to trouble farmers Prevention of Corruption plant near Lower Manair Dam. ed the Collector K Shashanka coming one week period by TP Nagar police post in- ty standards. The relatively his own visited paddy procure- by discounting paddy, he said Act, 1988 and has acquired The plant which has 36 to take steps to always main- completing all pending works. charge Arvind Kumar Singh new hybrid seeds of paddy like ment centres at Gambhir Rao threatening to take serious assets disproportionate to his MLD filter bed, motor pumps, tain 10 tmc water in Lower After completion of the daily said Pandey came to 1152 and 1156 posed quality peta, Yellareddy peta, action against violating millers. known sources of income. water sump and water tanks Manair Dam to supply water to water supply, the works of Dhoomanganj police station were also inspected. Later, the town people daily. 24×7 water supply would be on Friday and a medical Minister conducted a review Speaking on the occasion, taken up by inviting tenders. team examined him. For now, meeting with KMC, Mission Kamalakar said Mission There would not be a scarcity he has been asked to quaran- India records Bhagiratha, and electricity offi- Bhagiratha works were taken for water in the town, he said. tine himself at home. lowest growth in Lockdown Accha hai Continued from page 1 ten the curve depends on our formed outside hospitals. A rapid success in these dis- study was done on drug utili- cases in 24 hrs They say that importantly, tricts.” sation whether the consump- Cow vigilantes booked Telangana testing Continued from page 1 the lockdown has given India Allaying fears over tion of medicines, in connec- 30 day to prepare health ser- unchecked spread of the tion with fever and cough, has for harassing duo... It said average doubling vices and other support ser- Covid-19, the Centre has said increased But even this did not rate way below... rate of the cases in the coun- vices to face the onslaught (of there is no spike in fever and happen.” Continued from page 1 ly seen on the verge of attack- try has been estimated at 9.1 the virus) even if it was to pneumonia cases, no flooding The response came on a ing the brothers. Comments Continued from page 1 Coronavirus. The existing labs days as of now. On Friday, an come in the ensuing days. of ICUs with patients and that query on the testing capacity of A video shot by one of the were heard wherein the mob in Telangana reportedly have official put the figure at 10 Telangana has been consis- other data-sets indicate there the country, where over 5 lakh perpetrators was uploaded on were inciting each other to Also, the Chief Minister the capacity to conduct 1,560 days from 7.5 reported earli- tently seeing a decline in the is nothing to suggest a large- tests have already been done twitter by Amjedullah Khan of attack Hafiz, who is forced to said that the national average tests a day Maharashtra, which er this week. S ources said the number of cases, despite scale spread of viral infection for Covid-19. Dr Paul said that the Majlis Bachao Tehreek, open the bag and show them is 254 per million, but as of is a Covid-19 hotspot, tests 762 country recorded a six per Hyderabad (and also Kurnool in the country. after a the testing was scaled asking the police why then the contents of the bag. Saturday, Telangana is way people per million population cent growth in new cases and Guntur in AP) featuring in V.K. Paul, Chairman up, "We have not seen an men with lathis were not asked Two policemen arrived at below the national average. and has tested 95,210 people between 8 AM on Friday to 27 high case load districts in Empowered Group 1, said: increase in the proportion of to leave since they too were the scene to intervene, but About 418 tests per million are so far. While Andhra Pradesh 8 AM on Saturday, adding it the country. "The utilisation of PM Jan positive cases". violating the lockdown. only acted against the broth- being done in the country. has taken up rapid testing, the was the lowest daily growth NITI Aayog chairman Arogya Package (PM-JAY) He said the picture the gov- The video shows a group of ers by whisking them away While all other states are going state has so far conducted rate recorded since India Amitabh Kant said, “The 27 indicates, as also other data- ernment has presented is the men with lathis threatening and not dispersing the mob. ahead with rapid testing and 61,266 tests and is carrying out crossed 100 cases. high case load districts of sets say, there is nothing of this real picture of Covid-19 in the the brothers. A person among The visuals show one of them pool testing, Telangana is the most number of tests in the About ramping up avail- India where the battle against sort. Our routine surveillance country largely, and there is no the mob pointed to the gunny beating Haziz's cousin with a apparently reducing the num- country at the rate of 1,147 per ability of key medical equip- Coronavirus is being fought of pneumonia and high fever undercurrent to conclude that bag on Hafiz's scooter and lathi, reportedly to punish ber of tests to be conducted. million. It is followed by ment, the ministry said over through contact tracing, test- shows that there is no spike as the viral infection is unchecked asked “What is that? Did he him for violating the lockdown On April 21, the govern- Rajasthan which does 910 100,000 personal protective ing, isolation and treatment. such. Nobody has heard about and that it has spread. "There kill someone or what?” rules. The video ends with the ment decided not to test tests per million and has so far equipment (PPEs) and N95 We must win in these districts. ICUs being flooded with is nothing of this sort in the In the viral video, the lathi cops taking away Hafiz and his asymptomatic secondary con- tested 70,167 people. masks are being manufac- Our ability to completely flat- patients and long queues being country,” Dr Paul said. wielding vigilantes were clear- cousin on bikes. tacts but put them under Meanwhile, the mismatch of tured daily in the country. A home quarantine for 28 days. data between the Centre and total of 104 firms are manu- According to NITI Aayog, state has been continuing since facturing PPEs, while three Telangana has so far conduct- Coronavirus cases were detect- other entities are producing 811 new cases in Maha, Covid cases climbs to 24,942, deaths... ed only 13,200 tests. Telangana ed in state. Sources in state N95 masks. is at 9th position regarding the health ministry claim that It said production of ven- highest one-day increase... Continued from page 1 Kashmir five, Kerala four, states. number of Covid-19 cases in whatever data is uploaded by tilators through domestic while Jharkhand and Haryana According to the health the country and it is at eighth the State is accurate, general- manufacturers has also start- Continued from page 1 zones in the state. Of the total 779 COVID-19 have recorded three COVID- ministry data updated in the position from the bottom ly reports from the Centre are ed and that orders have been 1,25,393 people were put in deaths, Maharashtra accounts 19 deaths each. evening, the highest number of when it comes to testing of late. placed for procuring over Out of 7,628 positive cases, home quarantine and 8,124 in for the highest number of 301 Bihar has reported two coro- confirmed cases in the coun- 59,000 units from nine man- 5,049 have been found in institutional quarantine. fatalities, followed by Gujarat navirus deaths, while try is from Maharashtra at ufacturers. The ministry said Mumbai alone. The state cap- The Mumbai Metropolitan (127), Madhya Pradesh (92), Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, 6,817, followed by Gujarat the GoM was informed that ital also accounted for 191 of Region, which comprises Delhi (53), Andhra Pradesh Odisha and Assam have (2,815), Delhi (2,514), around 92,000 NGOs, self- 323 deaths. A health depart- Mumbai and surrounding (31) and Rajasthan (27). reported a fatality each, Rajasthan (2,034), Madhya help-groups and civil society ment statement said 119 satellite towns, has reported The death toll reached 26 in according to the ministry data. Pradesh (1,952) and Uttar organisations are providing patients were discharged upon 5,961 cases and 211 deaths. Uttar Pradesh as well as in There has been a lag in the Pradesh (1,778). food to the migrant workers recovery on Saturday. A total Of the 22 deaths on Telangana, 22 in Tamil Nadu, Union health ministry figures, The number of cases has across various states and of 1,076 patients have been Saturday, 13 were reported in while Karnataka and West compared to the number of risen to 571 in West Bengal, union territories, adding the discharged from hospitals so Mumbai, four in Pune and one Bengal have reported 18 deaths deaths announced by the 489 in Karnataka, 454 in non-profit organisations are far. So far 1,08,972 persons each in Malegaon, Pimpri- each, the ministry said. states, which officials attribute Jammu and Kashmir, 451 in being supported by the states have been tested in the state. Chinchwad, Dhule, Solapur Punjab has registered 17 to procedural delays in assign- Kerala, 298 in Punjab and 272 as well as by FCI. There are 555 containment and Pune rural. fatalities so far, Jammu and ing the cases to individual in Haryana.

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RIME CORNER 95 KIDS AMONG THOSE WHO Man ends life over financial problems HYDERABAD: A 22-year-old man committed suicide by hanging at TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID his residence in Chilkalguda due to financial crisis. The victim was NAVEENA GHANATE identified as Deshaboina n HYDERABAD Narayana, 22, a receptionist at a CS briefs IMCT hotel in Gachibowli, police said. With more than 226 families in Narayana's neighbours found the state infected with on Coronavirus body hanging at his residence, Coronavirus, most of the chil- when the home guard working dren from these families have situation in TS for Railway Protection Force, also contracted the infection. Secunderabad railway station, I As many as 95 children are PNS n HYDERABAD Venkateshwarlu, asked them to being treated for the check on him as his nephew Coronavirus in Gandhi Telangana Chief Secretary Narayana was not answering Hospital under the age group Somesh Kumar on Saturday Minister for Animal Husbandry Talasani Srinivasa Rao, accompanied by Mayor calls. "Narayana used to discuss of 12 years. All the children briefed the Inter Ministerial Bonthu Rammohan inspects steel bridge works at Punjagutta about his financial problems infected with Coronavirus are Central team (IMCT) on the after his father broke his leg and kept in separate paediatric steps taken by the state gov- got into debts," said the home ward in the sixth floor of the Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar briefs the Inter Ministerial Central team (IMCT) on the steps taken by the state ernment to contain the spread guard. The body was shifted to hospital. government to contain the spread of Covid-19 at BRKR Bhavan in the city on Saturday of Covid-19. Minister inspects Gandhi Hospital morgue for Most of the people infected The detailed presentation postmortem examination after a with Covid-19 are unaware covered treatment, maintaining case was booked by Chilkalguda that they are infected inadver- Police under section 174 CrPC. containment zones, quaran- tently passed it on to their fam- Central team visits city to tine centres, hospital pre- graveyard, steel ily members, among them are paredness, surveillance, testing, Cop injured in several children. helpline, procurement of med- road accident The treatment being given to ical equipment, supply of rice bridge works children is different from that assess Covid-19 situation to white ration card holders, HYDERABAD: A constable was of adults. Hydroxychloroquine PNS n HYDERABAD relief measures for migrant PNS n HYDERABAD injured when he fell off his is found to be effective against workers, Annapurna centres motorcycle after hitting a stray Coronavirus, is not recom- A central team, appointed to and shelter homes. Minister for Animal Minister Talasani dog at Tappachabutra on Friday mended for prophylaxis in assess the Covid-19 situation, The five-member IMCT, Husbandry Talasani Srinivasa inaugurates blood night. According to the police, children below 15 years. A doc- began its visit to the city on which arrived in Hyderabad on Rao, accompanied by Mayor donation camp the constable, Mahesh Kumar, a tor working in Covid-19 ward Saturday and visited a Covid- Saturday to assess the pre- Bonthu Rammohan and other 2014 batch constable working said, "The dosages given to the 19 hospital set up by the paredness of the state in tack- officials inspected the burial HYDERABAD: Minister for with the Kalapathar Police, was children will be different and Telangana government. ling the Covid-19 situation, ground at Panjagutta and said Animal Husbandry Talasani going home on his motorcycle is typically based on their The Inter-Ministerial called on the Chief Secretary. that he would strive hard to Srinivas Yadav on Saturday when the incident occurred. weight. It is symptomatic Central Team (IMCT) visited The Central team was led by allot alternative land to relo- said that the department of When Kumar was on the Karwan treatment, however the sports facility at Gachibowli Arun Baroka, Additional cate the burial ground, whose animal husbandry works Road towards Puranapul, a stray efficiently to extend veterinary Hydroxychloroquine is not in the city, which has been con- Secretary, Ministry of Jal Shakti. land is going to be acquired for services to livestock and to dog came in front of his administered for children verted into a Covid-19 hospi- Chandrashekhar Gedam, expanding roads. motorcycle. The constable overcome fodder shortage. On under the age of 15 years." tal by the state government in Senior Public Health Specialist, Earlier, Khairatabad the occasion of the world applied sudden brakes and fell On Saturday, a 13-year-old a record time, as part of its Hemlatha, Director, National Gangaputra Sangham com- on the road resulting in injuries. veterinary doctors' day on boy from Errabelli in Velair efforts to assess the prepared- Institute of Nutrition, Ministry mittee members submitted a Saturday he inaugurated a Local people informed the police mandal of Warangal district ness and the situation. of Health & Family Welfare, S.S. memorandum to the Minister who rushed the cop to the blood donation camp at Red was tested positive for Covid- A state health official said Thakur, Director, Ministry of stating that the GHMC Cross in Musheerabad along Osmania General Hospital where 19. The child had a primary they have apprised the team Consumers Affairs, and authorities, who promised he received stitches for his with veterinary doctors and contact with a person from about the facilities provided in Shekhar Chaturvedi, Associate 3,000 square yards of alterna- staff members of his injuries. He was later discharged Purigutta infected with the hospital for treatment of Professor, National Institute of tive site and drinking water after treatment. On Thursday department. Local MLA Mutha night a home guard working Coronavirus. According to the Covid-19 patients. Disaster Management, were supply, are acquiring their Gopal, director animal with the Shalibanda police Warangal District Medical and The Inter-Ministerial said the team was satisfied unit (ICU) beds, a senior state the other members of the team. land without intimating them. husbandry department station had fallen off his bike Health Officer Dr Lalithadevi, Central team members asked with the arrangements. government official involved in Somesh Kumar informed The Minister immediately Lakshma Reddy were also after running over a stray dog at the boy was shifted to the some questions and took The state government the execution of the healthcare the team that all the depart- swung into action and visited present. He said that the units Shamsheergunj in the old city. Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad details, he said. recently converted a 14-storey centre earlier said. ments are working as a team the burial ground at of blood with the blood banks He is undergoing treatment at for treatment and his family The team also asked for tower at Gachibowli sports Meanwhile, the Inter-Mini- and have prepared an overall Panjagutta, road bridge works diminished because of the lock hospital. Early this month, a was also quarantined. details on the facilities created complex here into a 1,500-bed- sterial Central Team also strategy for Covid-19 man- at Punjagutta under way at a down period. The units of constable of Sultan Bazar Police Earlier this week an infant for Covid-19 patients and the ded Covid-19 special hospital. inspected Annapurna free agement. He said that Chief cost of Rs 17 crore and the BT blood are useful to Station died in a similar road from Narayanpet who was protocols being followed by the About 1,000 workforce meals distribution Center at Minister K Chandrashekhar works going on the main road. Thalassemia and kidney accident at Chaderghat. undergoing treatment for state government at other hos- sweated it out to convert the Gachhibowli circle and inter- Rao has given directions to save Local MLA Danam patients. Rangareddy district Covid-19 succumbed to pitals, he said. tower, part of the sports com- acted with the beneficiaries. the lives of people, minimise Nagender, MLC Prabhakar, DVAHO Cijay Kumar Reddy Four arrested for Coronavirus apparently due Stating that the state gov- plex , constructed in 2002, Later they visited Akshaya the positive cases and deaths Corporator Manne Kavita and others were present on the to a weak immune system and ernment has acquired the nec- into a full-pledged coronavirus Pathra Central Kitchens estab- and implement the lockdown Reddy and others accompa- occasion. raping minor girl was suffering from pneumonia. essary facilities, the official hospital with 50 intensive care lished at Kokapet and Narsingi. strictly. nied the Minister. HYDERABAD: The Dundigal Police on Friday, arrested four person who were accused of Helpline set up 10 D staffer raping a mentally unstable minor Schools still continue Zoom Boost immunity to keep girl who was earlier reported missing on Wednesday at for physically booked for Dundigal. The arrested persons have been identified Mohd despite data breach warning challenged, Covid-19 at bay: Experts selling liquor Jumman, 33, Pathan Akbar NAVEEN KUMAR PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD Khan, 26, Mohd Gayaz, 30 and n HYDERABAD senior citizens Mohammad Aleemuddin, 25. All PNS n HYDERABAD NIMS medical expert Dr Punjagutta Police booked a four are residents of The Coronavirus pandemic, Swaroopa Reddy and Apollo staffer in 10 Downing Street, Gajularamaram and are drivers by profession. According to the among other issues, has also The department of physical- medical expert Dr Nagaraju a pub in Begumpet area for police, on Thursday, a complaint made several untrained and ly challenged welfare and laid emphasis on taking pre- violating lockdown rules and was received from the victim's inexperienced teachers han- senior citizens has estab- cautions to keep the novel selling alcohol illegally and mother about her daughter dling the internet and video lished two toll-free helpline Coronavirus at bay. seized 35 cartons of beer, 14 missing from their home in calling applications, leaving services (1800-572-8980 Addressing media jointly cartons of Breezer, 12 full bot- Suraram colony. The 12-year-old the users prone to potential &14567) for the benefit of the at the I and PR Department, There is no tles of Bacardi rum, and four mentally challenged girl data breach and malware. The people with disabilities and they said that the virus belongs vaccine for the full bottles of whiskey worth reportedly left after a quarrel in case of the accidental porn senior citizens during the to beta virus family, weighs Rs 2 lakh. the house and didn't return. screening during Class X period of lockdown so that more than any other virus and Coronavirus, but According to sources, the After searching in all possible online video class on Zoom is they can avail the facility to spreads rapidly. There is no the only solution is staff of the place were sup- areas, they approached the a fine example of how unsafe ensure their safety and pro- vaccine for the virus, but the plying liquor to a few clients it is to rely on the applications. tection during the current only solution is to observe to observe social illegally at higher prices. police for help. A missing person distance, the case was registered. Officials Another pressing concern is Accidental porn have no access to digital crisis situation in the state. social distance. Violating the state's orders traced the girl and she revealed many students do not have resources. However, most They are advised to wash The Police, Fire, Medical experts opined and taking advantage of the that Akbar Khan and his friends access to the internet to attend screening during teachers who have been asked their hands for full 20 sec- and other departments are ban, Rambabu, a senior forcibly took her to an isolated the online classes. video class on to conduct online classes onds, cover their mouth with working hard to tackle the staffer in the pub's kitchen, room and forcibly raped her As India goes through the Zoom is a fine haven't received the requisite elbow or tissue paper while spread of the virus. The peo- themselves away from cen- had started supplying liquor while she was on the roads of second phase of its lockdown, training and are unfamiliar coughing or sneezing. They ple should honour the lock- tralised air-conditioning facil- illegally to customers. "A Roadamesthri Nagar. She was many schools and colleges example of how with the tools being used. are prohibited from touching down rules and should only ity. Even after discharge from security guard posted at the later left on the road. On Friday, have turned to free apps such unsafe it is to rely While the Zoom app has their eyes, nose and mouth step out of their homes only if hospitals, the cured persons pub helped him. with the help of call data, the as Zoom, which have numer- on application skyrocketed in popularity, it is with unwashed hands. it is extremely necessary, they should take precautions and They shifted the liquor four were arrested. Upon ous security issues, to complete also facing criticism over safe- Moreover, they should not get said. stay indoors. from the pub to the kitchen interrogation, they voluntarily their syllabi in the absence of ty and privacy concerns. The promixity to sick persons. Symptoms like head-ache, The virus thrives for longer which has a separate admitted that they saw the girl clear instructions from the Singapore banned teachers Home Ministry has asked gov- Observing social distance is fever, cold, cough and diffi- time on plastic and steel uten- entrance. Rambabu took the on the road and hatched a plan CBSE and other government from using Zoom after hack- ernment officers not to use it advised. They are also pro- culty in breathing signify the sils. The people should wash orders and the security guard to sexually exploit her.They took departments. ers crashed sessions, sharing for 'official purposes', stating hibited from hugging and virus, they said. Once the their hands many times in a delivered the liquor to the her to an isolated room, tied her A cybercrime official said obscene images and making that it is 'not a safe platform'. shaking hands. virus enters human body, the day. Invention of a vaccine for customers. They changed the hands and blindfolded her eyes that this was likely to be a case lewd comments. However, untrained teachers The aides of the physical- patient suffers from cough, the virus is under clinical tri- delivery timings every day before raping her multiple times, of zoombombing, where unin- With no clear end in sight have been using the free soft- ly challenged and the senior which sometimes lasts for als, they said the treatment to according to the police move- said the police The accused vited attendees break into and for the pandemic, several ware to conduct classes every citizens should clean their over one hour, they said ask- cure the virus would be as per ment in the area," sources persons were arrested and four disrupt a meeting without the experts have predicted that this day in a bid to cut down the hands with sanitisers, eat ing the people showing up the the recommendations of the said. mobile phones, two bikes along permission of the host. India is will encourage e-learning in administrative costs of pri- home cooked food, drinking symptoms to contact doctors ICMR. The extension of quar- Following the raid, the with clothes as evidence was not the only country to face many Indian educational insti- vate schools, putting the pri- good amount of water and immediately. antine period will do more place was sealed for further seized. this issue, earlier this month, tutions, though millions still vacy of children in jeopardy. take appropriate test. The people should keep benefit to the people, they said. investigation. NMDC contributes Lower middle class: The worst-hit during lockdown ` PNS n HYDERABAD and the migrant workers who carrying on with their life but 50L to Hyd Police are facing the brunt of coron- The lower middle the crisis has suddenly made The ongoing lockdown, which avirus induced lockdown. class is caught in them vulnerable," he said. PNS n HYDERABAD has crippled the economy for Activists say lower middle class a dilemma as their Many categories of mid- more than a month and families with meagre income level jobs were created thanks NMDC has contributed ?50 sparked unprecedented dis- are badly hit but the problem dignity holds them to the booming services sector lakhs to the Hyderabad Police tress, has turned the so-called is not getting due attention back from over the last couple of decades. Commissioner to enable lower middle class into the new because of lopsided priorities. extending their They are mostly employed in police authorities to procure poor identities of the society. While those categorised the retail sector, healthcare, personal protective equipment Teachers in unaided private below the poverty line are get- hands to seek aid teaching, hospitality, travel and (PPE) and other allied mate- schools, office assistants, data ting some sort of assistance in tourism. rial for prevention and con- entry operators, salespersons, the form of cooked food, ration ple who are perceived poor and Aid workers point out that tainment duties relating to receptionists, beauticians, those or financial aid from the cen- who are indeed poor but the most of those who fall into this the ongoing Covid-19 pan- who run small mobile phone tral and state governments or lower middle class, who are category are sole bread earners demic emergency. service and repair shops and NGOs and philanthropists; an also in dire need of assistance for their families and even if The cheque has been hand- and we hope this contribution other service providers who fall overwhelming majority of the have been left out. their spouses work they also do ed over by Sumit Deb, would help Hyderabad Police in Rs 5,000 to Rs 15,000 lower middle class are left high "Such people are there in similar jobs like that of recep- Director, NMDC to Anjani to combat Covid 19". monthly income group, are and dry. period. Even those who have extending their hands to seek every family. We can find them tionists, office assistants and Kumar, Hyderabad Police Around 50,000 relief pack- the badly hit. Most of them A BPL family with a white no ration cards can get cooked aid while the NGOs and phil- among our own relatives," teachers. Such people struggle Commissioner. Speaking on ages are being distributed by have not received the salaries ration card, for instance, can food being supplied by the gov- anthropists will be reluctant to Mazher Hussain, Executive in their lives every day but they the occasion Mr Sumit Deb NMDC to the poor and needy for two months and they hard- get Rs 1,500 financial aid and ernment agencies or numerous give any assistance lest they feel Director of COVA said. somehow manage without said that "NMDC is whole- families residing near NMDC ly have any savings to fall 12 kg rice announced by the NGOs and philanthropists. bad about it, activists say. "These people don't seek seeking help from others. heartedly grateful to all the projects. NMDC has distrib- upon. Many of them fear job government and is also entitled The lower middle class is They also said the focus of all help from anybody. They don't However, the lockdown has Corona warriors for their uted more than 1 lakh masks loss post-lockdown. for assistance from the Centre caught in a dilemma as their aid programmes of both the stand in queues for aid. They made it a hand to mouth exis- efforts during this pandemic and hand sanitisers. It is not just the socially poor as relief during the lockdown dignity holds them back from government and NGOs is peo- have been working hard and tence for this class. HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | APRIL 26, 2020 hyderabad 04 Truckers have nowhere to go DONATIONS POUR IN K VENKATESHWARLU With paddy procurement n HYDERABAD in full swing, officials are threatening us to send the The nation-wide lockdown has trucks but are not arranging brought transportation of drivers. Some drivers are reluc- goods close to a halt, even tant to step out fearing arrest though the government has and contracting the virus. exempted the sector from Nearly 40,000 trucks trans- restrictions to tackle the spread porting sand came to a halt and of coronavirus. Though the drivers are confined to their government has allowed move- residences. Adding to these ment of essential goods, the sit- problems, the government is uation is very different at the handing over the transporta- ground level. tion of fertilisers and grains to Telangana state has about Drivers and labourers depended on the contractors who are giving 1.30 lakh trucks and 2.5 lakh priority to non-local trucks and drivers. Nearly 80 per cent of transportation sector are facing not locals. truck owners are drivers. The hardships as there is no income Telangana Lorry Owners remaining 20 per cent are Association president owners who are having tens Manchireddy Rajender Reddy TSPSC chairman and Members donated Rs 1.25 lakh for Chief Minister Relief Fund. Prof Ghanta Chakrapani, and hundreds of trucks. Since some miscreants have looted the rice mills. The IKP centres are blocking them from enter- said, "There is no clarity about chairman TSPSC, and members C Vittal, Dr Chandravati, Dr Mateenuddin Quadri and Prof. Ch Sailu met KT lockdown, the truck owners- tyres, batteries and others from are sending around 30 trucks ing their villages. Also, the dri- the central government mora- cum-drivers parked/halted the Lorries, which were strand- to a single rice mill, though the vers are not being allowed to torium. We request the state Rama Rao in Pragati Bhavan and handed over the cheque on behalf the commission. Commission members their vehicles at various places ed. mill capacity is hardly about 10 enter into their own villages government to abolish the and chairman donated Rs 25,000 each towards CMRF. and did not anticipate the Drivers and labourers to 20 trucks. There are no after the completion of their vehicle road tax for the lock- Janatha curfew would be fol- depended on the transporta- hamalis to load or unload the duties. It is said that the vil- down period for three months lowed by an extended lock- tion sector are facing hardships produce from the trucks at the lagers are of fear that the dri- and extend the validity of the down. As a result, trucks are as there is no income. Owners mills which have no facilities vers may have came in contact papers. However, the Transport stranded where they are. are anguished as they have to for drivers either. The drivers with the virus. Department officials are mak- Barbers start with a clean slate Though the officials con- pay installments, insurance complained of not being pro- "I came to know that the ill ing agents who are demanding cerned are issuing passes for and tax as the central govern- vided with at least basic facil- treatment of villagers towards that we pay the road tax. The AVINASH DEEPAK PULI the trucks to transport essen- ment's announcement on the ities at the rice mills. a driver in Sircilla district. As State government should come n MAHBUBNAGAR tial commodities, the drivers moratorium is not clear. In some places, they are villagers boycotted the driver, out clear on this as trucks are on the other hand have slim On the other hand, it is forced to stay at the mills for he stayed on the outskirts by stranded at different places or For the just returned migrant chance of reaching out to their alleged that the Police, Revenue days due to non-availability of erecting a tent. I am scared to were confined to sheds. Our barber Nagavalli Raju it's a vehicles as the police officials and Cooperative Departments hamalis. The police are not go to my village after knowing livelihood depends on them. home coming to his native are cracking the whip on those have forcefully taken the trucks allowing the drivers to go to about this incident," said, We have to pay salaries to dri- place in Mahbubnagar dis- who are violating the lock- for transportation of paddy nearby villages, towns or cities Ramanaiah a lorry driver from vers even in this adverse cir- trict. This young man runs a down. Taking this as advantage, from IKP and PACS centres to to buy food while the villagers Mahbubnagar district. cumstance." make shift saloon in the state capital and was leading a nor- mal life till the announcement of the first phase of lockdown. As the Corona threat loomed Kishan blames Markaz returnees large on the city life, the bar- ber returned home in the first phase lockdown itself and he for spike in Coronavirus cases is now spending happy life in years ago and this was all due working during the lockdown PNS n HYDERABAD government is implementing his native in Waddepalli man- to the education needs of my period proved futile and only full lockdown," he said. dal. children. However, it was all a the village level barbers are Union Minister of State for Kishan said that the emer- He says that the motherland bad dream now. I want to lead attending to the customers in Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy gency cases have reduced to has taken him into her lap and my life at my native place, he their respective places. They on Saturday said that the zero with the closure of outpa- it is prepared to provide the said. say the Corona has certainly Central government is taking tient services in hospitals. much-needed livelihood. My The Pioneer's efforts to given the village grandeur and all possible steps to contain the Nobody knows as to where to family has left for city three know how many saloons were village life back to alive. spread of the novel go if someone fell ill these days. Coronavirus. Kishan Reddy There is a need to support such blamed Markaz returnees for people. Arogya Sethu App will the rise in number of positive provide the measures to be Govt issues guidelines cases in the state and also taken if some ill affected per- Kavitha does her bit across the country. son uploads his health details, He was speaking after inau- he said asking the people to gurating medical portal at BJP returnees. He said that the download the app. He said that to withdraw Rs 1,500 Telangana office in Hyderabad Central Government had sent the app also alerts the people for frontline warriors through online from Delhi on a team to the state on Saturday. around the persons affected PNS n NIZAMABAD Prabhakar Reddy. "We thank PNS n HYDERABAD districts, beneficiaries in all Saturday. "The team will work by extend- with corona. "Several doctors K Kavitha for coming forward other districts can with- Speaking on the occasion, ing its cooperation and give have come forward to extend Former MP K Kavitha has to sponsor the PPE Kits and The Minister for Backward draw the financial aid from Kishan said that 60 per cent of advices to the state govern- their medical services to the come to the rescue of doctors, masks," said Nizamabad col- Classes Welfare and Civil post offices. Cardholders Kharif, Rabi to corona positive cases registered ment. Though the Centre gave poor. I congratulate those doc- police personnel and ASHA lector C Narayan Reddy. Supplies Gangula Kamalakar belonging to any district in Telangana are due to Markaz some relaxations, the state tors," he said. workers fighting at the front- Earlier, former MP on Saturday issued guidelines can withdraw the financial be referred as line in the battle against Kalvakuntla Kavitha's free for those beneficiaries who aid from any post-office Coronavirus. The MP has meal distribution centres in had no linkage of Aadhaar under the limits of the Vaanakalam, procured 500 personal protec- Nizamabad and Jagtial dis- with their bank accounts to GHMC, Karimnagar and HC suspends tive equipment (PPE) kits and tricts have come as a relief to receive Rs 1,500 declared by Warangal Municipal Yasangi now 20,000 masks to distribute thousands who have no liveli- the Chief Minister K Corporations. Under the Complete first phase regular judicial among the frontline warriors. hood during the lockdown. Chandrashekhar Rao. GHMC limits, 24 branch PNS n HYDERABAD NUDA Chairman Prabhakar The TRS leader started the According to an official post offices have been work till May 7 Reddy handed over the kits to special free food centre for release here, measures have allotted to disburse the Hereafter, the agricultural Nizamabad District collector daily wage workers and stu- been initiated to enable 5.21 financial benefits. seasons of Kharif and Rabi of Nadu-Nedu by n PNS SANGAREDDY C Narayan Reddy. dents in Nizamabad town in lakh card holders to withdraw The beneficiaries list is dis- will be referred to as Kalvakuntla Kavitha 2017. Three more new food the benefit from post offices. played in the relevant fair- 'Vaanakalam' (Monsoon) and The Telangana High Court instructed to supply these centres were started later one So far, 52,000 persons received price shop. The person whose Yasangi respectively. As per June-end: Jagan on Saturday decided to items especially to those who each in Nizamabad, Jagtial payment through post offices. name figured in the list is eli- instructions from Chief extend the suspension of are in the forefront in the fight government hospital and Barring Khammam and gible to withdraw the Minister K Chandrashekhar the regular judicial and against coronavirus, said Metpally government hospital. Bhadradri-Kothagudem funds. Rao, Agriculture Minister S PNS n VIJAYAWADA them by June-end. Chief administrative work till May Niranjan Reddy cleared the Minister YS Jagan Mohan 7,2020. proposal and necessary Chief Minister YS Reddy stressed the need to However, the HC will con- orders were issued on Jaganmohan Reddy on maintain quality in the tinue to take up pending Saturday in this regard. The Saturday asked officials of works taken up as part of admission matters, in addi- Will KCR curse Owaisi? asks Vijaysanthi decision is said to have been the Education Department the programme. tion to urgent matters in a taken to simplify the nomen- to complete the first phase of The officials showed usual manner through video PNS n HYDERABAD that Gandhi hospital defects. She also said about the kind of curse KCR clature and make it easier for Nadu-Nedu works in govern- Jagan the samples of uni- conference mode. The HC resembles as a jail to its that KCR had would pronounce against his people to understand as well ment schools by June-end. forms, belts and bags that has taken the decision to TPCC campaign committee inmates suffering cursed that friendly ally Owaisi. She as avoid confusion with Chairing a review meet- would be distributed to extend the suspension of chairperson Vijayasanthi on from Covid-19. Andhra Jyothi doubted if Akbaruddin Owaisi regard to Kharif and Rabi ing on the Nadu-Nadu pro- students. Three pairs of work following a recent deci- Saturday asked if Chief Speaking on the MD Radha was aware of the curse made seasons. Accordingly, words gramme in the School uniforms, notebooks, text- sion of the state govern- Minister K Chandrasekhar issue, Krishna by KCR against the Andhra 'Kharif and Rabi ' will be no Education Department books, shoes, and socks ment to extend the ongoing Rao would curse AIMIM floor Vijayashanthi said should be Jyothy MD. She also doubted longer used in official com- here, the Chief Minister would be given to the stu- lockdown till May 7 2020. leader in Assembly that the Chief infected with that Owaisi might have munication by the State gov- stated that a major chunk dents at the beginning of The registrar General of the Akbaruddin Owaisi in the Minister had Corona for thought that he and his party ernment and instead, refer of the tendering process for the academic year. HC issued an official notifi- same manner as he cursed his urged everybody to pointing lack would be above all petty pol- them as 'Vaanakalam and infrastructure has been The Chief Minister YS cation to this effect. A full critics recently. extend their support of facilities at the itics of the state. She said that Yasangi'. finalised. Jagan Mohan Reddy asked the court bench that met on She was reacting to Owaisi's to the efforts made by Gandhi Hospital in it would be interesting to see Orders have been issued to Chief Minister instruct- officials to maintain the qual- April 7,2020 decided to remarks on Gandhi Hospital. the state government in its his daily. as to how the Chief Minister Agriculture and Horticulture ed the officials to speed up ity of the material that would extend the suspension work On Friday, the AIMIM floor fight against Covid-19 pan- She said that the people of would respond on the issue in Universitiesand others to the works and complete be given to the students. till April 30 of this month. leader in the Assembly said demic while ignoring minor the state were worried now the days to come. popularise the same. Blood donation ‘Covid Pharma’ to keep track of sales camp held Frontline health workers among PNS n AMARAVATI PNS n SANGAREDDY The Medical and Health fresh Covid-19 cases in AP Department of Andhra District Principal and Pradesh on Saturday Sessions Judge K Sai Rama PNS n AMARAVATI Control Centre in Vijayawada ing free of the infection all launched 'Covid Pharma', a The Ap will keep Devi, who won accolades after a biomedical engineer these days. mobile application to keep track of people for helping the migrant Frontline workers engaged in working there tested positive The district did not report track of people purchasing workers during the lock- the battle against the spread of on Friday. a single case of Covid-19 till medicines over-the-counter purchasing down time, conducted a Covid-19, including doctors Government officials, right Friday, sources added. After (OTC) for cough, cold and medicines over- blood donation camp to were among the fresh cases of from the Special Chief Kurnool and Guntur dis- fever from medical stores meet the needs of patients the virus reported from Secretary (Health) have been tricts, Krishna is now fast across the state. the-counter coming to the government Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, functioning from this premis- becoming the pandemic's Using the App, the respec- hospital in Sangareddy. where overall number crossed es for over a month now, hotbed in the state as 25 fresh tive pharmacies will have to (OTC) for cough, The camp was organised the 1,000-mark. monitoring the Corona man- cases were registered in the take down details of persons, cold and fever by the Indian Red Cross Two fatalities were report- agement measures across the last 24 hours. including their mobile num- Society Sangareddy and ed, taking the toll to 31. AP's state. There was no let up in ber, making OTC purchase of from medical DLSA jointly on the overall positive cases of coro- Five other colleagues of Corona spread in Kurnool as medicines for such common stores across premises of the District navirus stood at 1,016 on the biomedical engineer, 14 more cases were added, ailments and report to the Court here on Saturday. Saturday. however tested negative for taking the total to 275. government. the state Rama Devi, several In Kurnool, two doctors the virus. These staffers Incidentally, the two dis- "In the prevailing scenario, judges and court staff working in the government were attached to the AP tricts registered one new this will help us in easily trac- donated blood at the camp. general hospital and a police Medical Services and Covid-19 death each, the ing persons with any likely such purchases and share would be posted in the on Apr 25 in Andhra In the wake of lockdown, sub-inspector (SI) in Infrastructure Development bulletin said. symptoms of coronavirus," with the health department Covid-19 hotbed districts like Pradesh, according to data not many people were com- Vijayawada city tested positive Corporation. Vizianagaram is now the Commissioner of Health for better monitoring, he said. Kurnool, Guntur, Krishna released by the Ministry of ing forward to donate the for the deadly virus, official The latest government bul- only district in AP not to be Katamaneni Baskar said. Meanwhile, the state gov- and Chittoor, Baskar said. Health and Family Welfare. blood located at govern- sources said. letin said 26 patients were dis- affected by Covid-19, yet. Even those buying those ernment recruited 1,174 doc- "We have received over This brings the total report- ment hospital. After know- Further, in Vijayawada, a charged from hospitals after Anantapur registered five medicines with a prescription tors on a temporary basis for 1,800 applications for these ed cases of coronavirus in ing that the blood bank was police sub-inspector and 60 recovery. Significantly, the fresh cases in the last 24 should be reported. a year to meet the emergent posts and we have selected Andhra Pradesh to 1,061. lacking sufficient stocks, personnel were placed under north coastal district of hours, followed by Kadapa The medical shops associ- requirements in view of the 1,174 from them," he added. Among the total people Justice Rama Devi organ- quarantine. Srikakulam also joined the list and SPS Nellore with four ation has consented to collect prevailing coronavirus pan- 106 new coronavirus cases infected as on date, 171 have ised a blood donation A scare was triggered in the on Saturday, registering its each and East Godavari and details of persons making demic. Most of these doctors were reported as of 5:00 PM recovered. camp. State Covid Command first three cases after remain- Guntur districts 3 each. HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | APRIL 26, 2020 nation 05 SHORT READS Standalone shops of garments, mobiles Central teams assess COVID-19 situation allowed to open during lockdown in Ahmedabad, Surat PNS n NEW DELHI tory" will be allowed to func- Union Home Secre- tion, the order said. Neighbourhood and stand- tary Ajay Bhalla said In a statement on Saturday, Lt guv stresses on alone shops, including those in the Friday night the home ministry said the selling garments, mobile order that "all shops, order implies that in rural social distancing to phones, hardware and sta- including neighbour- areas, all shops, except those in fight COVID-19 tionery items have been shopping malls are allowed to allowed to open but those hood shops and sta- open. JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir located in market places, malls ndalone shops, shops In urban areas, all stand- Lt Governor G C Murmu on and COVID-19 hotspot and in residential comple- alone shops, neighbourhood Saturday greeted the people on containment zones, will contin- xes, within the limits shops and shops in residential the commencement of the holy n ue to remain shut till May 3. of municipal corporat- complexes are allowed to open. PNS AHMEDABAD cially serious". month of Ramzan and hoped In rural areas, all shops, Shops in markets and mar- Till Friday evening, that this auspicious period except those in single and ions and municipali- ket complexes and shopping Separate central teams visited Ahmedabad district reported would be a harbinger of peace, multi-brand shopping malls, ties, registered under malls are not allowed to open. Ahmedabad and Surat cities in 1,821 coronavirus positive cases, amity, brotherhood, progress, are allowed to open. the the Shops and "It is clarified that sale by e- Gujarat on Saturday to take stock while the number of such and prosperity in the Union While allowing these shops commerce companies will con- of the COVID-19 situation in patients in Surat district is 462. Territory. In a message, Murmu Establishment Act of to open, a move seen as a relief the respective State tinue to be permitted for essen- these two districts, officials said. As many as 83 patients have died said the holy month of Ramzan to people who have been under tial goods only," the order said The teams held talks with in Ahmedabad, while 14 others is a period dedicated to fasting, lockdown since March 24, the allowed to open as these ren- ing the lockdown. and UT" will be and also added that sale of senior officials, including collec- succumbed to the infection in service, and prayers and it government order issued on der services and do not fall The ministry also said shops allowed to open liquor and other items contin- tors, civic chiefs, police commis- Surat district. underscores the values of Friday night said that the shops under the shop category. located in registered markets during the lockdown ues to be prohibited as speci- sioners in Ahmedabad and "The central teams held dis- austerity, patience, tolerance will be functioning with 50 per Amending its April 15 order, located outside the municipal fied in the national directives Surat, they said. cussions with senior officials of and self-restraint which are cent of workforce and after Union Home Secretary Ajay corporations and municipali- for COVID-19 management. Both the inter-ministerial the local administrations in the imperative in practicing social adhering strictly to precau- Bhalla said in the Friday night ties can open after following respective State/UT, including The ministry said that liquor central teams (IMCT) are head- two hotspot cities on issues like distancing and mitigating the tions which include social dis- order that "all shops, including the drill of social distancing shops in residential complex- shops were given licence under ed by Additional Secretary-level rising cases of coronavirus and spread of coronavirus infection. tancing and wearing of masks. neighbourhood shops and stand- and wearing of masks but with es and market complexes, the Excise Act of the states and officers. implementation of lockdown "This holy month of Ramzan The Union Home Ministry alone shops, shops in residential 50 per cent of strength. except shops in multi-brand the establishments thrown The visit comes a day after the measures," official sources said. will bind us all together and also said malls, liquor and ciga- complexes, within the limits of However, single and multi- and single brand malls, outside open from Saturday were cov- Ministry of Home Affairs The Surat team held talks spread peace, harmony, and rette shops, sale of non-essential municipal corporations and brands shall continue to the limits of municipal corpo- ered under the Shops and (MHA) said that the coronavirus with state Chief Secretary Anil brotherhood in the Union items through e-commerce plat- municipalities, registered under remain closed in these areas rations and municipalities, with Establishment Act of the states. situation in Ahmedabad, Surat, Mukim through video-confer- territory and our nation," he forms continue to remain shut. the the Shops and Establishment also. "All shops registered 50 per cent strength of work- Sale of cigarettes, gutka are Thane (Maharashtra), ence, during which they dis- said. Restaurants, hair salons and Act of the respective State and under the the Shops and ers with wearing of masks and continue to be prohibited dur- Hyderabad (Telangana) and cussed the condition of migrant barber shops will not be UT" will be allowed to open dur- Establishment Act of the social distancing being manda- ing the lockdown. Chennai (Tamil Nadu) is "espe- workers stuck in Surat. Cong seeks Goa CM's apology on reduction in culture dept spend Tripura announces Formulate a national plan PANAJI: The Congress on austerity measures to President's secretary Sanjay Kothari is new CVC Saturday demanded an apology n from Goa Chief Minister reduce expenditure for handling coronavirus PNS NEW DELHI entire process needs to be Pramod Sawant on his scrapped in its entirety, a de- n statement that the state PNS AGARTALA Sanjay Kothari, the secretary to novo process needs to be insti- government would slash crisis: Congress to govt the president, was on Saturday tuted, a fresh search committee budgetary allocation for the Art In view of the economic appointed the Central Vigilance needs to be constituted which is n and Culture department to help crisis due to the COVID-19 PNS NEW DELHI Commissioner, according to a not conflicted. Applications the economy in view of the outbreak, the Tripura govern- Rashtrapati Bhavan commu- need to be invited afresh," he COVID-19 crisis. "Sawant must ment has announced a series The Congress on Saturday nique. had said. immediately withdraw his of austerity measures to urged the government to for- The post of the chief of the Without naming anyone, statement and apologise to the reduce its expenditure and mulate a national plan for Central Vigilance Commission Tewari had said that a man who artists' community of Goa. It is focused on optimum utilisa- handling the coronavirus cri- (CVC), the country's anti-cor- is not an applicant and whose unfortunate that the chief tion of the central schemes to sis under the Disaster ruption watchdog, was lying candidature was not considered minister did not utter a word ease burden on the state Management Act. vacant since June last year after Minister Narendra Modi among Kothari's appointment to the by the search committee beyond about the hard times faced by exchequer. Senior Congress leader Kapil K V Chowdary completed his others. top post of the probity watchdog the applicants and who is not various artists in Goa after the "All government office Sibal said at a press conference tenure. The name of Kothari was rec- now may further escalate a war shortlisted is cleared for appoint- lockdown was announced (on expenses and other contingent via video-conferencing that it "At a ceremony held today at ommended by a high-level of words between the ruling ment as next Central Vigilance March 24). "All the programs, budget expenditure would is time the government should 1030 hrs at Rashtrapati Bhavan, selection panel headed by the party and opposition Congress. Commissioner. dramas, concerts, weddings etc have to be reduced by a min- rethink on lockdown mea- Sanjay Kothari was sworn in as prime minister in February. Reacting on his appointment, He had also pointed out that got cancelled which has imum of 15 percent," it said. sures as the country cannot the Central Vigilance Commi- The move was then opposed by Congress spokesperson Manish one of the applicants and short- rendered thousands of artists All departments were also have the "lockdown of people ssioner," the communique said. Congress that had termed the Tewari had in February listed persons by the search jobless. The future of artists is asked to make "optimum util- and lockout of the economy". Sibal alleged that bureau- Kothari, 63, made and sub- process adopted for the appoint- demanded initiation of a fresh committee was a members of bleak as no one knows when isation" of contingent budgets He also called upon the crats, who do not have any scribed the oath of his office ment of the Central Vigilance process for appointing the the panel. Kothari, a 1978-batch this pandemic will come to an of different centrally- spon- judiciary to evolve a policy to idea about ground realities, before the president, it said. The Commissioner "illegal, unlawful Central Vigilance Commissio- IAS officer of Haryana cadre, end," said Goa Pradesh sored welfare schemes so that ensure that the justice delivery were formulating policy for swearing-in ceremony was and unconstitutional" and ner by inviting applications retired in June 2016 as secretary, Congress Committee no pressure comes on the state system is considered an essen- the government during the attended by Vice President M demanded immediate scrap- again. the Department of Personnel spokesman Siddhanath Buyao. government. tial service during such crisis. lockdown. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime ping of the decision. "What we demand is that the and Training.

Journalist among 15 new cases in K'taka Five of family found One-day-old baby treated ENTIRE DELHI NOT A HOTSPOT BENGALURU: A journalist is among the 15 new coronavirus Delhi health minister on cases reported in Karnataka, dead in a house in UP taking the total number of for rare congenital anomaly infections to 489, the state n government said on Saturday. PNS JAMMU lockdown relaxations "Fifteen new positive cases n have been reported from last Doctors at Pathankot Military PNS NEW DELHI evening till this noon...Till date Hospital in Punjab had to 489 COVID-19 positive cases treat a one-day-old baby with Delhi Health Minister Satyendar have been confirmed. This rare congenital anomaly of Jain on Saturday said there are includes 18 deaths and 153 intestines without a pediatri- 92 coronavirus hotspots in the discharges," the department cian as they could not arrange national capital but the entire city said in its mid-day situation one due to the lockdown, a is not a hotspot. update. Medical Education defense spokesperson said on Jain was replying to a query Minister K Sudhakar, who is Saturday. on whether the Delhi govern- also leading the government's The baby, born out of a cae- ment was considering easing the efforts against COVID-19 in PNS n ETAH (UP) Aarush (8), another child. sarian section last week, was curbs enforced to contain the Bengaluru and is in charge of Their bodies were found in one suspected to have spread of novel coronavirus. the state war room, in a tweet Bodies of five members of a room. The body of the Hirschsprung's Disease, Surgical specialist of ation on a newborn has been Delhi Chief Minister Arvind confirmed that one journalist family were found in a house woman's father-in-law 75-year- Jammu-based Army PRO Lt Pathankot Military Hospital performed at a zonal hospital Kejriwal had earlier this week from Bengaluru had tested in Singar Nagar locality here old Rajeshwar Pachauri was Col Devender Anand said in a Major Adil Abdul Kalam per- with no pediatric surgeon, said the lockdown will contin- positive. "#COVID19 Update: on Saturday, police said. found in the second floor of the statement. formed the intricate and chal- pediatric anesthesiologist or ue as usual in the national cap- The health minister also From 5 pm, 24th April till 12 On receiving information house, a police official said. He said a prompt diagnosis lenging operation of opening neonatologist. ital and no relaxation of prohi- said the rate at which coron- noon today A total of 489 that the body of a woman, He said there were injury was made but the condition of up the abdomen of the new "The operation was per- bitions will be allowed before a avirus cases are doubling in cases, 15 positives, 18 deaths Divya (37) was lying in the marks on the neck of the the baby was critical and he born baby who was on a ven- formed in emergency which review meeting of experts on Delhi has now slowed down to & 153 discharges. Positive house of her in-law, police woman while sulphas tablets was not fit for transfer to the tilator, Lt Col Anand said. even if delayed by a few min- April 27. 13 days, from lesser number of cases: 15 Bangalore Urban 6 rushed to the spot to find four and a bottle of disinfectant nearest pediatric surgery cen- He said this was for utes could have resulted in "There are 92 coronavirus days earlier. Delhi has so far wit- Belagavi 06 Mandya 01 more bodies. were found near other bodies. tre of the Armed Forces, the first time in the Armed exacerbation of multi organ hotspots in Delhi. The entire dis- nessed 2,514 coronavirus cases. Chikkaballapura 01 Dakshin The other deceased are Further investigation is on, Chandimandir, due to the Forces Medical Services failure, leading to death," the trict or the entire city is not (a These include 138 people diag- Kannada 01," he tweeted. Divya's sister Bulbul (27), son police said. coronavirus lockdown. wherein such an intricate oper- statement said. hotspot)," he said. nosed with COVID-19, he said. A girl without a jaw, her father with a back HC grants interim bail to retired injury wait outside AIIMS for lockdown to end BSF officer in case under SC/ST Act PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI enough for us to sustain for The father- around 15 days. But we are A retired BSF officer, who During meal distribution every daughter duo stuck here for so long and have feared of being vulnerable to day, Sneha Kumari hopes that the came to the run out of money. We can't coronavirus in jail due to his volunteers will dole out khichdi national capital even return to our country," age and existing ailments, has rather than any other dish. The said Kishore, who worked for an been granted interim bail for 45 semi-solid rice and lentil stew is from Nepal's NGO in Nepal. days by the Delhi High Court the only food she can swallow Parsa district in Unable to travel back to their in a case of allegedly making without having to chew, for the February for country because of restrictions in casteist remarks to a neighbour comfort of her dislocated jaw. people's movement, they now over a property dispute. "My jaw hurts due to which I Kumari's jaw live in a tent outside the hospi- Justice Brijesh Sethi, who can't eat food. Because of the surgery at the tal and depend on food distrib- conducted the hearing through pain, I only prefer something premier medical uted by the Delhi government, video-conferencing, granted ropolitan magistrate, if not senior citizen, sought the relief light like juice," said the 16-year- police and NGOs. the relief to the 65-year-old required in any other case," the on the ground that the dispute old who has been staying in a tent institution Kumari feels lucky on the man on furnishing a personal court said. between the parties was civil in outside the All India Institute of days when khichdi is on the bond of Rs 15,000. The man was accused in a nature and the allegations Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here they had replaced with metal Kishore, 39, himself cannot country after the Janta Curfew on menu as otherwise she has to stay "Considering the above facts case lodged at the Najafgarh against the petitioner were along with her father since the plates. walk without support from a March 22. We spoke to the doc- hungry. "If I try to eat dal-rice, my and circumstances of this case police station for offences false. They said earlier in 2006, lockdown began. "In February 2018, we came to stick due to a backbone injury for tors and they said nothing can be jaw hurts because of the effort and in the interest of justice, under the provisions of SC/ST similar allegations were lev- The father-daughter duo came Delhi after the Cancer Hospital which he underwent surgery in done about my daughter's con- made to chew," she said. while exercising the inherent Act and criminal trespass and elled against the petitioner. to the national capital from in Nepal referred my daughter to Nepal around four years ago. dition till the lockdown is in Not having any idea about if powers under section 482, criminal intimidation under The lawyers for the petition- Nepal's Parsa district in February AIIMS. The doctors here took Kumari's surgery, initially place," Kishore said. and when his daughter's surgery CrPC, the petitioner is grant- the Indian Penal Code (IPC). er said their client was 65 for Kumari's jaw surgery at the out the jawbone and placed a scheduled for February 25, was The metal plates in Kumari's will take place, Kishore longs to ed interim bail for a period of The casteist remarks were years of age and suffering premier medical institution. metal plate. They said that after postponed several times, finally jaw have now dislocated. In return home. "When the lock- 45 days. He be released on bail allegedly made during a fight from hypertension, and he be There was a tumour in her jaw one year, they will take a bone being rescheduled for March need of an urgent surgery, she is down will be removed, I will ask forthwith on furnishing a per- over an ongoing property dis- released on interim bail in view which doctors at the AIIMS from her leg and place it in her 24. mostly under enormous pain. someone in Nepal to put some sonal bond in the sum of Rs pute between the neighbours. of the COVID-19 pandemic as surgically removed two years ago jaw," said Nand Kishore, "But the Prime Minister "I had Rs 15,000 when I left money in my account so that we 15,000 to the satisfaction of the Advocates M K Ghosh and it was difficult to maintain along with her jawbone, which Kumari's father. imposed a lockdown in the Nepal and thought it would be can go back," he said. jail superintendent/duty met- Tina Garg, representing the social distancing in jail. HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | APRIL 26, 2020 money 06

CAPSULE Restoration 4G services in More clarity needed on J&K, demand rights groups

PNS n NEW DELHI The restriction of high-speed platforms to access life-saving BoB announces reopening of shops: RAI internet access has also imped- information provided by the Over 40 global rights groups, ed the work of human rights World Health Organisation ex-gratia, health part of a campaign #KeepItOn, defenders, journalists and (WHO) and other public cover for biz PNS n NEW DELHI said in a statement. on Friday demanded the other actors working in the health experts. While extending support to restoration of 4G services in region," the letter said. "Access to accurate informa- correspondents The Retailers Association of the government's efforts to Jammu and Kashmir, saying The coalition of these tion is indispensable in tack- New Delhi: State-owned Bank India (RAI) on Saturday said open up the retail sector, the the absence of high-speed groups which opposes internet ling the spread of COVID-19 of Baroda on Saturday said it the government's order to industry body further said, internet is hampering works of shutdown in any part of the and it must, therefore, be the will provide an ex-gratia allow reopening of neigh- "We at RAI are willing to doctors, journalists and others world said that the access to priority of every government. payment of Rs 10 lakh to the bourhood and standalone work with the government to amid the COVID-19 lock- information and the free-flow The internet is also playing a next of kin of business shops needs more clarity for make this process of opening down. of communications, includ- crucial role during the pan- correspondents (BCs) in case easier implementation, saying retail easier without com- In an open letter signed by ing for the media, is more cru- demic in allowing people to of loss of life due to COVID-19. it is open to interpretation as promising on social distanc- organisations like Access Now, cial than ever in the wake of carry out important activities It will also provide health terms like "market complex- ing norms." Committee to Protect the COVID-19 outbreak, while they avoid public spaces insurance cover of Rs 60,000 es" are not easily understood. RAI also reiterated its Journalists, Internet Without which continues to claim thou- since gathering facilitates the to the BCs. The bank has taken The retail industry body demand to open up all chan- Borders, Human Rights sands of lives spread of the virus," it said. steps for BCs' financial security, said keeping in mind the nels of retail to help both con- Watch, it is said that the globally, The total number of coron- in terms of ex-gratia payment of current environment and sumers and businesses during absence of 4G internet especially avirus cases in Jammu and Rs 10 lakh to the nominee in lessons learnt by opening up the lockdown. has particularly hin- given the Kashmir has risen to 454. case of loss of life due to of essential retail through "Keeping in mind the cur- dered the work of health novelty of While 57 cases are from the COVID-19, and health insurance the lockout, "we would rec- rent environment and lessons professionals who are the virus Jammu division, 397 are from facility of Rs 60,000 to each ommend that the govern- learnt by opening up of essen- on the front-lines com- and lack of a the Kashmir division, accord- active BC, it said in a statement. ment open up all channels of tial retail through the lockout, bating this global pan- vaccine. ing to officials. There are 340 Bank of Baroda said to ensure retail on a date that it feels we would recommend that demic. It said that the peo- active COVID-19 cases in maintenance of hygiene and safe with the social distancing The govt allowed opening of standalone the government open up all "Doctors in Jammu and ple are relying on the Jammu and Kashmir. A total of safety, it is also providing norms clearly defined" while channels of retail on a date Kashmir are struggling to internet and digital 109 patients have recovered additional support in tranches also asking for malls to be shops, including those located in that it feels safe with the access important informa- communi- and five have died due to to keep the BC points sanitised allowed to open. residential complexes social distancing norms clear- tion, often waiting hours cation coronavirus, they added. and clean through sanitisers, The government on Friday ly defined. Local authorities to download and access disinfectants, use of masks and night allowed opening of can ensure strict implemen- information such as People are relying on the other measures. In the first neighbourhood and stand- However, the order, signed closed till May 3. tation and action," it said. guidelines for inten- internet and digital tranche, Rs 2,000 was provided alone shops, including those by Union Home Secretary "We feel the current circu- Malls should also be sive care manage- communication to each active and functional BC located in residential com- Ajay Bhalla, made it clear that lar is open to interpretation allowed to open as they are ment of the platforms to access life- in the month of April 2020. plexes within municipal shops in market places, multi- and needs more clarity for professionally run and would virus and best areas, but at a 50 per cent brand and single-brand malls easier implementation - terms be able to control the envi- practices rec- saving information strength and after taking nec- located in municipality areas like market complexes are ronment for safety and social ommended by provided by the World essary precautions. shall continue to remain not easily understood," RAI distancing, RAI said. the WHO. Health Organisation

HDFC acquires 6.43 pc stake in Reliance Mansukh discusses biz JK Cement Pulses Capital receives nod Auto factories to reopen industry body New Delhi: Mortgage lender continuity plan with HDFC on Saturday said it has to commence IPGA donates acquired 6.43 per cent stake in with virus safeguards debt-trapped Reliance Capital by invoking pledged shares. maritime industry operations PNS n MEXICO CITY Rs 21 lakh These shares were acquired pursuant to invocation of PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI The Mexican government said PNS n NEW DELHI pledge by security trustee on Friday it plans to reopen auto- behalf of the corporation, Union Minister of State for JK Cement on Saturday said motive factories in conjunction India Pulses and Grains which was pledged against a Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya it has received permission with the United States and Association (IPGA) said it has loan given by the lender in its on Friday discussed business from authorities to com- Canada. decided to contribute Rs 21 normal course of business, continuity plans with represen- mence operations at its man- The Foreign Relations lakh to the PM-CARES Fund HDFC Ltd said in a regulatory tatives of the maritime indus- ufacturing facilities in Department said in a state- to support the fight against the filing. Following this, the try. The objective of the inter- Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh ment that the details of the coronavirus outbreak. "IPGA company acquired 25.27 crore action, via video-conferencing, and Haryana along with its plan would be released in the has decided to contribute a sum shares of Rs 10 each, it said, was to discuss and prepare for new project site at Gujarat. coming days. The department of Rs 21 lakh to the PM- adding that the total value of dealing with the post-lock- Operations have partially said health safeguards would CARES Fund which is in addi- these shares are Rs 252 crore. down challenges with business resumed or are being be in place to prevent the tion to the various amounts It further said the requisite continuity strategies, the resumed after initiating all spread of the new coronavirus, The Foreign Relations Department said contributed by their mem- disclosure had already been Ministry of Shipping said in a ply chain issues and movement necessary safety measures which caused Mexico to order bers," the association said in a made on March 27, and since statement. of cargo and trucks, and for workmen and employees, the closure of non-essential in a statement that the details of the statement. the shares have now been "Industry leaders appreciat- requested policy interventions. as stipulated by government plants several weeks ago. plan would be released in coming days IPGA is also supporting the credited to the account of the ed the proactive and timely They also made suggestions for authorities, JK Cement said “The Mexican government frontline fighters as well as the Corporation, the disclosure interventions of the Ministry of increasing the coastal shipping in a regulatory filing. will be emphatic about health migrant workers and needy was being made once again. Shipping in this critical time and raising India's share in The company has put in protection and will ensure that ees at the facilities have staged where, but we don't all stay at families stuck in containment and ensuring smooth running global shipbuilding, it said. place requisite safety mea- the reopening will be orderly, walkouts and protests because home for fear we are going to zones. The association will be of the ports. They also lauded Mandaviya assured the sures for workers and gradual and cautious,” the of fears over the coronavirus. get in a car accident,” Landau providing a total of 6,000 ration many reliefs and extensions industry leaders that the Indian employees at the plants and statement said. Christopher Landau, the wrote. “The destruction of the bags for this cause. Each bag of Franklin Templeton granted to the industry which ports are ready in full capacity offices as per the guidelines The announcement came U.S. ambassador to Mexico, economy is also a health ration will contain 5 kgs of rice, inter-alia included not charging to start operations as usual but to prevent spread of COVID- three days after the U.S. gov- launched a Twitter campaign threat.” Ellen Lord, U.S. under- 5 kgs of atta, 2 kgs of dal, 1 litre Mutual Fund any port charges, demurrages, there are a few challenges due 19 and shall comply with all ernment launched a campaign Tuesday urging efforts to keep secretary of defense for acqui- of cooking oil, 1 kg of sugar and penalties for the lockdown to COVID-19, which will be the directions issued by to get Mexico to reopen plants, supply chains intact. sition and sustainment, had 1 kg of salt. IPGA Chairman shutting six period as it has proven to be solved with policy decisions and authorities from time to time, suggesting the supply chain of He expressed concern about voiced similar concerns Jitu Bheda said, "Supporting the great relief for the industries at their sincere implementation, it added. the North American free trade virus lockdowns damaging the Monday in Washington. police personnel of Navi schemes large," the statement said. the statement said. zone could be permanently flow of parts and goods that “We are seeing impacts on the Mumbai is our way of express- PNS n NEW DELHI The interaction provided a It added that the minister affected if they didn't resume feed businesses in the United industrial base by several pock- ing our gratitude to them for quick overview of the COVID- requested the industry leaders production. States, Mexico and Canada ets of closure internationally. the tireless efforts taken by Franklin Templeton Mutual 19 situation in the maritime to convert this COVID-19 cri- Mexico's border assembly and warned that “if we do not Particularly of note is Mexico, them to ensure that the APMC Fund's decision to wind up sector, it added. sis into opportunity by charting plants are key to the U.S. sup- coordinate our response, these where we have a group of com- (Agriculture Produce six debt schemes is a matter The industry leaders high- out new strategies in the mar- ply chain, including defense chains can evaporate.” panies that are impacting many Marketing Committee) contin- of "grave concern" to lighted the challenges like sup- itime sector. contractors, and more employ- “There are risks every- of our major primes,” she said. ues to function every day." investors, mutual fund indus- try and financial markets, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said on Natco Pharma gets Saturday, urging the govern- Second French court orders Amazon Deficit to reach $3.7 trillion in ment to act promptly to EIR from USFDA resolve the issue. In an unprecedented to better protect workers for TS facility economic decline, says CBO move, Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund has voluntari- PNS n PARIS staff. PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n WASHINGTON President Barack Obama's first ly decided to wind up its six Amazon argued that it was year in office. The CBO said debt schemes citing redemp- Amazon is keeping all of its too complicated to separate out Drug firm Natco Pharma on A recession caused by the lawmakers eventually will be tion pressure and lack of French warehouses closed for its activities, and appealed. Saturday said it has received coronavirus pandemic and a forced to tackle the govern- liquidity in bond markets the time being, after an appeals The appeals court upheld the establishment inspection government spending spree ment's chronic financial woes, due to the coronavirus pan- court upheld a ruling saying the overall requirement for report (EIR) from the US on testing, health care and aid if for no other reason than the demic. company hadn't done enough Amazon to work out new safe- health regulator for its Kothur to businesses and households looming insolvency of Social This is the first instance to protect workers from the ty measures. But it also expand- facility in Telangana. The will nearly quadruple the fed- explode after four coronavirus Security and Medicare. when a fund house is shut- coronavirus. global attention, as worldwide ed the products Amazon is United States Food and Drug eral budget deficit to USD 3.7 response bills passed by The report is full of gloomy ting its schemes because of Unions in France and demand for Amazon's services allowed to sell, adding electron- Administration (USFDA) had trillion, the Congressional Congress and signed by economic news, predicting a the coronavirus-related situ- beyond welcomed Friday's rul- soars because confined con- ics, office and pet supplies. conducted pre-approval Budget Office said Friday. President Donald Trump devastating hit to the economy ation. "Franklin Templeton ing by the appeals court in sumers can no longer shop in The original ruling only per- inspection at the company's Among the legacies of the promise to pile more than this quarter at an annualized Mutual Fund's decision to Versailles as a comeuppance for stores. mitted sales of food and med- drug formulations facility in outbreak, a CBO report says, USD 2 trillion onto the USD rate of decline of 40 per cent, wind up six debt schemes is the online behemoth, and Amazon temporarily shut all ical and cleaning supplies. Kothur village during the peri- is a pile of trillions of dollars 24.6 trillion national debt in accompanied by a 14 per cent a matter of grave concern to expressed hope that negotia- its French distribution centres The appeals court also od from March 2 to 6, 2020, of debt, amassed by a political just the remaining six months unemployment rate. the investors, mutual fund tions with Amazon manage- last week, after a lower court reduced the potential fines Natco Pharma said in a filing system that has proved inca- of the current fiscal year, Coronavirus-related federal debt industry and the financial ment on new safety measures ordered it to stop selling non- Amazon faces for future viola- to the BSE. The EIR signifies pable of taking even small according to the report. and deficit figures are pointing markets," Chidambaram said can start next week. essential goods while it works tions, from 1 million euros per successful closure of inspection steps to constrain this problem. That's more than double to government red ink unparal- in a statement. The standoff has drawn out new safety measures with infraction to 100,000 euros. by the regulator, it added. The 2020 budget deficit will the deficit record set during leled since World War II. Pvt dairies urges TN to allow At least $9.7 bn in state bailouts for Air France n PNS PARIS The airline's largest single shareholder, partial op during lockdown The French and Dutch govern- is not currently considering ments announced at least 9 bil- nationalizing Air France PNS n CHENNAI requested the government to lion euros (USD 9.7 billion) in grant permission to allow retail bailout money to rescue Air Private diaries operating in shops to remain open "for sale France and KLM, which are al airline," French Finance ernment will provide between Tamil Nadu on Saturday of milk for two hours during fighting for survival as most of Minister Bruno Le Maire said 2 and 4 billion euros (USD requested the state govern- the complete lockdown". their planes are grounded by on TF1 television Friday. 2.16-4.32 billion) to help flag ment to allow them to sell milk Though the dairy compa- virus lockdowns around the He said the government, the carrier KLM survive the devas- for two hours during the four- nies can supply the milk to world. airline's largest single share- tating impact on its operations day complete lockdown which shops, they would not be avail- The partner airlines had holder, is not currently consid- of the coronavirus crisis. would come into effect from able to public as the shops been negotiating for weeks ering nationalizing Air France. He said the money would tomorrow. would be closed due to com- with their respective govern- In exchange for the bailout, likely be in the form of guaran- Aimed at preventing the plete lockdown, the companies ments, as carriers worldwide Le Maire said the government tees and loans to the carrier. He spread of COVID-19, the gov- said in a press release. are collapsing or seeking gov- would set conditions of prof- said the government was com- ernment of Tamil Nadu on "If dairy companies are not ernment bailouts. The past itability and more environ- ing to KLM's rescue “because of Friday announced complete able to sell they would not be several weeks of travel restric- traffic to be down more than 90 from the French state and a 4- mentally sustainable, less pol- the vital importance that this lockdown for four days in five Tiruppur from Sunday. able to procure milk which tions have upended the entire per cent in the coming months. billion-euro bank loan guaran- luting policies. business, combined with districts-- Chennai, Major private diaries oper- would have an impact on industry, and Air France and With no clear end to the cri- teed by the state, the airline said In the Netherlands, Dutch (Amsterdam airport) Schiphol, Coimbatore, Madurai and ating in the state- Thirumala, farmers who are dependent on KLM said earlier this month sis in sight, Air France will get in a statement. Finance Minister Wopke has for the Dutch economy and three days in Salem and Jersey, Heritage and Dodla- sourcing...," they said. that they expect their joint 3 billion euros in direct loans “We have to save our nation- Hoekstra announced the gov- employment.” HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | APRIL 26, 2020 special 07

HUMOUR KARO NA! From the jokes on easy-to-make recipes to DIY masks, the lockdown is making us do a lot of things which includes learning the art of laughing the blues away. With social media full of humour around COVID-19, some memes will leave you in splits while others are of a bitter taste. MUSBA HASHMI tells you more

our phone beeps tion “Dalgona Aaloo”. The post gar- and there’s a mes- nered a lot of attention from people. sage on the family Few days later, I posted a photo of WhatsApp group. Nose and burnt rice with a caption “Choco Mouth are declared as private Lava Rice — the experimental dish”. Yparts till further orders. Keep them covered trig- It too received some hilarious reactions in public. A moment later, another message ger to from family and friends. I’m glad that pops in with a video tutorial of how to make these my posts are bringing a smile on peo- ice soup during lockdown. Take a glass of water memes was ple’s face during this stressful time. My job in a pan, stir it, now add five-six ice cubes and lockdown, which is to make kids laugh with the kind of scripts I mix them together. Your ice soup is ready to must was a result of write but I am fortunate that I can utilise this serve. also be mind- the pandemic. creativity to make people of all age have a good Laughing on COVID-19 jokes all day is our ful of what Now people laugh,” Pandey says. guilty pleasure. But from where does this information we are left with no All this is fine but then some memes go over- humour comes from? Does it appear out of thin consume and option but to deal board and end up insulting a person or coun- air? The fact of the matter is that humans have whether it comes with it on a lighter try. Making fun is alright but then it should not learnt the art of laughing all the worries away. from a valid source, note. It is the con- cross the line where it ends up spreading a false- Be it a deadly virus that is affecting people all before levitating it stant frustration that is hood about someone. There have been some over the globe or a nationwide lockdown or even through various chan- coming out in the form good memes also but gradually it is ending up the falling economy, we can just laugh it away. nels,” she advises. of this humour. It is not only going extreme with targeting communities or Kartik Verma, a 22-year-old sound produc- YouTuber Harsh Beniwal, who recently relieving but it also gives a sense of satisfaction countries. Problem lies in the fact that some peo- tion student, who is actively coming up with posted a video pertaining to the current lock- that all is not lost. We still have to something to ple with vested interests are using such memes jokes and videos tells you that it is a matter of down scenarios — Bhai, Behen And Lockdown laugh about and that way we can just laugh all to spread the misconception. creativity and a way to help those in distress. says that he just followed the trend. our worries away,” Sharma tells you. The need is to understand that not every- “There is so much of negativity around us these The 18-minute long video begins with a It is the teens who are taking the lockdown body with access to social media is educated days. Switch on the TV and what one see is head- light-hearted narration on how the earth is reju- seriously and taking a dig on their parents. “In enough to take it lightly. Some memes though lines flashing of so many deaths related to venating itself after years of suffering manmade an unsettling reversal of my teenage years, I am are really targeted to educate people and this is COVID-19 and the rising cases. This is dis- chaos and goes on to talk about the brother-sis- now yelling at my parents for going out,” says one being used by authorities to bring home the turbing. We, young adults can infact find a way ter banters during the lockdown. The hilarious frustrated teen. importance of steps that the Government is tak- to relax and chat with our friends but our par- video strikes the right chord in the hearts of the Amit Pandey, senior scriptwriter at Cosmos ing. One such instance is when helpline depart- ents and grandparents, they are exposed to the audience who is more or less going through the Maya, who writes scripts for cartoon shows likes ment of Uttar Pradesh Police, Call 112, posted negativity all day. It affects them. These videos same situation, with siblings not in a habit of Selfie with Bajrangi, Tik Tak Tail and Eena Meena a meme “Dur se dekha toh...phir main paas gaya are just a way of helping them having a good staying 24/7 together without fighting. MEMES AND JOKES ARE Deeka which airs on major channels including hi nahi. Aakhir physical distancing chal rahi hai laugh and erasing all the distressing news for “Memes and jokes are all fine until they are Disney and Cartoon Network, who is actively bhai. Unlike the ‘in your face’ memes, such atleast sometime,” he tells you. not hurting the sentiments of others. I am enjoy- ALL FINE UNTIL THEY posting jokes around coronavirus lately tells you responsible ones also leave the readers in splits Such has been the frenzy for these jokes, that ing all these funny forwards in the frazzled sce- ARE NOT HURTING THE that it is just a matter of spending and utilising and are a glaring example of how making some- people of all age are taking to social media to nario. It helps in reducing tension and have a time during the ongoing lockdown. one laugh can be informative and be used to share their kind of jokes. It is the only thing after good laugh. So is the case with my video that SENTIMENTS OF OTHERS. “As we all are stuck inside our house fol- spread positive messages. cooking that is keeping them busy and giving talks about what happens when a brother and lowing the COVID-19 lockdown protocols, A case in point is the memes related to DIY good dose of laughter. One such joke that is sister are left homebound during the lockdown. I AM ENJOYING ALL everyone is finding their own way to utilise or masks. People are going to such lengths and have doing rounds is: “Tera nash jaye China, teri wajah In one of the scenes, I ask my sister for her choli THESE FUNNY pass their time during this crisis. While many made the process so bizarre — masks made of se bar ki jagah vim bar aur scotch ki jagah scotch because I want to make TikTok videos, while she of us are busy cooking, painting, writing and bra cups and sanitary napkins — that at times brite haathon mein aa gayi hai.” is on call with her boss wearing my blazer. I tell FORWARDS IN THE doing other stuffs; social media has turned out it becomes difficult to differentiate who is seri- It only shows how distressed people have her: Mera blazer kisse puch kar pehna, tere baap FRAZZLED SCENARIO. IT to be a good supporting platform for everyone ous and who is not. become with having to do ghar ka kaam aur ka hai kya, utar isey,” Beniwal tells you, whose during this tough time. People are enjoying var- Another one that can sit well for some while office ka kaam all day. favourite meme is: Time Traveller: Which year HELPS IN REDUCING ious social media challenges like stands out as offensive for others: “Coronavirus Dr Sneha Karamani, consultant psychiatrist, is this? Me: 2020. Time Traveller: Oh! First year TENSION AND HAVE A #Saree_Challenge, #Quarantine_Look, won’t last long because it was made in China.” Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital, Pune says that of quarantine. Me: Eeee, what! No_Makeup challenge, #Me_at_20 challenge, To add to the list: “When someone sneezes humour is nothing but a way discovered to deal Pulkit Sharma, clinical pyshologist and GOOD LAUGH. SO IS THE memes have emerged as the winner during this at a Chinese airport...Warp to the grave- with anxiety and stress. author of When The Soul Heals tells you CASE WITH MY VIDEO time brining a smile to everyone’s face. I am also yard?OK...No.” “Humour helps us deal with tragic times and that he himself has come across certain videos enjoying posting memes unlike never before and The not so common query now is whether stress in a lighter, healthier way. It helps over- and jokes that deals such a heavy subject with THAT TALKS ABOUT friends are loving them,” he says. it is right to poke fun at a pandemic that is claim- come psychological anxiety and is a mature ego an extremely light approach and it is a healthy WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A Pandey was always good with passing witty ing lives worldwide and sees no stopping. defence mechanism. We have seen a lot of trend unless it is spreading rumours. “Humour comments and this was just the right time to However, turning to comedy is what humans have humorous WhatsApp and social media memes is a healthy defence mechanism psychology. BROTHER AND SISTER showcase his skills. “I was always good with pass- been doing since the historical era. being forwarded in this pandemic and there is When you laugh, you are able to turn your eyes ARE LEFT HOMEBOUND ing witty comments and one-liners since child- Humour can relieve anxiety; it can also stoke a lot of creativity around it. These are times of away from the grim reality for sometime. hood (as my friends used to say) and now being racial tensions or spread misinformation. So, the existential crises, and one definitely needs a dash Biologically speaking, when you laugh certain DURING THE LOCKDOWN a scriptwriter of comedy cartoon shows, it is eas- answer isn’t simple. But until and unless, these of humour,” she says. neurotransmitters are secreted that can uplift — HARSH BENIWAL, ier for me to create these funny posts. I am just memes stick to the purpose — that of enter- Sadly, there are a lot of negative, unauthentic your mood instantly. In fact it also boost your keeping up with the trends of social media. I am taining people without hurting the sentiments of pieces of information streaming around. One immunity. At the end of the day, we have to look YOUTUBER getting more responses on my such posts as com- anyone — and is all in good spirits, we can enjoy needs to be cautious not to spread fake news and for something that can make us laugh. It is a nat- pared to others. For example, I saw everyone a few without letting them get on our heads. negativity. “While sharing information available ural way for people to cope with reality,” he says. making Dalgona Coffee at home and posting the Now, one for everyone that sits well in the to us is a way of staying connected with our sig- It is out of constant frustration and anxiety photos on Facebook. One day, while I was peel- current scenario. “Dear Tummy, kya tumhein alag nificant others and the world around us, it serves that people have started to joke about the issue. ing potatoes, the idea strike my mind and I post- se samjhana padega, lockdown mein bahar our need for validation to a certain extent. We “First trigger was definitely coronavirus. Second ed the photo of a half-peeled potato with the cap- nahin nikalna hai.” FOR A LIGHTER MOOD

Songs to be strictly avoided However, some WHO Queen Elizabeth has survived... For the Pun lovers in the current circumstances complied songs can be l Lag ja gale ki phir ye hasin raat freely sung THE PLAGUE, Smallpox, Malaria, WWII, joining the EU, Britain leaving the EU, THIS LOCK-DOWN is getting comfort. I asked the lamp but The toilet looked a bit flushed the chair told me to table it, (strictly forbidden) l Teri duniya se hoke mazboor Korean War, Vietnam War, Making of Land Apollo 1-17, Independence of countries in old and frankly I've had she couldn't shed any new and didn’t offer an opinion. and the table remarked I l Bahon mein chale aao (no chala (absolutely safe) Rover and Range Rover, The Concord, The Asia and Africa, 14 British Prime Ministers, enough. I've discussed the light on the situation. The The wall didn't say a word didn't have a leg to stand on. question at all) l Teri galion me na rakkenge retirement of the Concord, Nazi rule in Charles and Diana, Charles and Camilla, matter over a cup of coffee vacuum cleaner was rather either, just gave me a blank When I told the table to break l Tum pass aye yun muchkuraye kadam ...March ke baad (that Germany, Destruction of Berlin, Partition of Andrew and Fergie, Harry and Megan, 14 with the kitchen sink, and we rude and told me to suck it stare. The door knob was a leg, the mirror said that my (are you nuts) should be the spirit) Berlin, Unifications of Berlin, Creation of American Presidents, 7 Saudi Kings, 48 both agree that the up. The threshold was no more forthcoming — told me comment reflected poorly on l Musafir hoon yaaron, ... mujhe l Chahunga mai tujhe sanjh Israel, Sending poor Palestinians into Italian Prime Ministers, 9 UN Secretary- experience is draining. I better it suggested I get over to get a firm grip on the my thinking. However, in the chalte jana hay (aren’t you savere, lekin awaz main na diaspora, Tripartite invasion of Egypt in Generals, 3rd, 4th, and 5th French didn't mention anything to it. The carpet advised me to situation and move on. The end, the iron straightened reading Government’s dunga (within model code of 1956, 1967 Arab-Israeli War, October 1973 Republics, Mad Cow Disease, The Internet, the washing machine as she sweep my feelings under the front door declared I was things out. She said instructions? Just lock down) conduct) War, West-East Cold War, Iran-Iraq War, Apple TV, Netflix, Wi-Fi, Covid, puts the wrong spin on rug. But the fan was more unhinged and so the curtains everything will be fine, no l Hold me now touch me now l Chup gaya koi re dur se First Gulf War, Fall of Saddam Hussein, Fall Only because she rarely leaves her palace. everything. Same with the upbeat and thought that the told me to.... you guessed it situation is too pressing for (suicidal) pukarke (your real well wisher) and disintegration of Soviet Union Britain So, stay at home. fridge. He only gives cold crisis would soon blow over. — pull myself together. Then long anyway! sunday magazine NO WHERE CAN MAN FIND A QUIETER OR MORE tarot 8 UNTROUBLED RETREAT THAN IN HIS OWN SOUL — MARCUS AURELIUS Hyderabad, April 26, 2020

YOUR WEEK AHEAD MADHU KOTIYA

ARIES March 21-April 19 LEO July 23-Aug 22 SAGITTARIUS Nov 22-Dec 21 This week you will prioritise needs of the others in the This week you may need a medical examination to clear You are likely to spend time in spiritual pursuits to find family over your health. This is a wake-up call for those some niggling doubts and lead a stress-free life. You are peace and inner calm. Follow meditation, yoga, and following an imbalanced diet. Poor levels of vitamins likely to face some confusion, that will make you feel low. Pranayam to bring balance and gather strength to face and protein will make you feel tired and irritable. During This is the time to lift yourself up and change the way you issues emerging out of the ongoing pandemic. You will this pandemic, you must take care and eat healthy to perceive life. Be honest with yourself and decide what be able to find solutions to most issues of life. Don’t be increase metabolism. Professionally, those who have best action should be taken to rise up to the challenges in a hurry for any work. Give time to pamper yourself. lost their jobs or are looking for one will get a good that you are facing. Career-wise, this week is good. You The divine connect will show you the right path. offer that will test their skill and potential. This will be a will be appreciated for your sincere and hard work. With Professionally, you are not happy and feel demotivated very demanding job. Believe in yourself. As the job an extended lockdown, your hope for some relief in due to the work from home scenario. You want to scenario gets tighter and companies go on a financial matters has come crashing. Relax and follow a interact with people to keep up your morale. Virtually retrenchment drive, those who are still working will be strict household budget. Do not indulge in unnecessary connect with those who understand and can advise you saddled with far more responsibilities. At a personal shopping. Relationship wise, this week you will be for your good. Things are not so good on the relationship level, you will have concern for others and people passionate and energetic. You will charm your love with front. Your partner will have a long list of accusations. Sit around you will be grateful, and reciprocate well. your dazzling personality. and discuss. Things will get better with communication.

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TAURUS April 20-May 20 VIRGO Aug 23-Sep 22 CAPRICORN Dec 22-Jan 19 This week take your time to identify hidden issues in You will feel great about yourself. Overall health remains The week will pan out just as you had planned, bringing your subconscious that are preventing you from seeing good for you. This week is a period of great productivity. joy. Time and finance, both require your attention and the reality. Some of you may seek emotional support You will have a sense of fullness and confidence about control. Your health, wealth and happiness are co-related. from a female to settle emotional troubles that seem to you that will make you feel that you have finally found It is recommended that you learn some stress-free be affecting you. Meditation is beneficial at this time. your niche. This could be the changing point in your life. techniques to keep you healthy. Take time out for a walk Don’t be disappointed about not getting things done as Avoid getting stuck or aggressive about the things that inside the house or on your terrace. Career-wise, you this would spoil your day or maybe week. On the career are not working in your favour, as that could hold you need to ease your expectations. This is a very tough time front, investing your time in attending a webinar or any back. Choose a middle path to live life in its fullest. On for some businesses, therefore, make decisions basis the online skill development class will be favourable. Due to the career front, you will face opposition. Your colleagues current situation. You need to sit down with a financial lockdown, you are not able to interact with many people, might not agree with your thinking. Aggression is planner and figure out exactly what your needs are and online platforms will help you virtually connect with foreseen. You need to understand the psyche of others plan your finances accordingly. On the personal front, people. This week, relationship needs your attention and before you react. On the personal front, you will use your you are likely to feel a tight leash around you. There is a a clearer communication. Express yourself before it is charm to attract people. Be careful as a complication is lack of understanding and feelings towards each other. too late. indicated in your relationship. Married couples need to communicate openly.

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GEMINI May 21-June 20 LIBRA Sep 23-Oct 22 AQUARIUS Jan 20-Feb 18 You will feel recharged with energy and stamina. Your You will be very social this week. This week could see you This is a good week for your emotional and physical self-confidence will prove to be your greatest shifting the balance in your life from work towards more well-being. Your positive approach to things will be of achievement that will help you regain an inner sense of social activities. This will improve your health and give you great help. Those who are waiting on test results direction. Be grateful for all the blessings that surround more energy. This way you will find yourself making an regarding your health may relax and know that the you at this time. This week you will reflect positive effort to be of help to your family as well as society. news will be good. You are likely to enter new realms influence and will prove to be a motivator for others. Pandemic brings harsh times. You may feel a little in your spiritual exploration. You will turn to Career-wise, you may hit a roadblock and feel confused, torn or split about what is happening on the homemade remedies for cure. Those in the retail and e- stagnated in your present job. The current scenario is career front. Try not to get overworked about it. Your commerce business, this week will be the most fruitful. not bright and this could demoralise you. Those in modest approach and shift into a different Some of you are taking work from home as leisure. Be business will face financial constraints. Prioritise your track/department would be helpful. This is the time to careful as this may boomerang. Don’t take work for expenses, create a household budget and avoid define yourself. Do not bother yourself with other people’s granted. On the personal front, you may be involved in unnecessary shopping. This will help you now as well perspective. Lockdown has brought people into isolation a serious conflict. Feelings of helplessness and lack of as in the long run. On the personal front, your maturity but you need to end the isolation of your mind. Try and understanding are indicated. The situation may ease will play an important role at home. talk to your spouse and relieve yourself of the stress. with the support of a close family member.

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CANCER June 21-July 22 SCORPIO Oct 23-Nov 21 PISCES Feb 19-March 20 When it comes to following a healthy diet, you make With the virus creating so much chaos, you need to This week you will be highly charged, focused and goal- the same mistakes — neglect. Pay extra attention to count your blessings and enjoy the good things that life oriented. You are fairly clear on your hopes and dreams your diet, and exercise for good health. On the career has to offer. Whatever you do, keep it simple and enjoy and what you should do to get there. Your enthusiasm front, it is time to take a stand and make some tough the moment. Stay safe, indoors and enjoy a good meal and charisma will impress others. You are optimistic choices. You need to be straight-forward in your with the family. Some of you would like to stay close to about your future. Therefore, your overall health will communication and to the point. This will bring a nature therefore, will spend time gardening. Females will remain good. Due to this testing time, a lot of people are satisfactory change and improvement to a specific be sensitive and nurturing, and make life meaningful. put on unpaid leave. You are trying your best to be in matter in life. You will find happiness and Professionally, good times are indicated. Moneywise, the your senior’s good books. Your determination and accomplishment. It is time to implement important week is satisfactory and your generosity will earn you ambition will make you move forward. Remember that pending decisions that have the potential to change goodwill. Overall, it is an extremely good period in your you’ll need to use both your intellect and your heart to be the rhythm of life for the better. On the personal front, career and you should take full advantage of it. Do not successful. On the personal front, it is advised not to let you carry a forceful energy within you. You are likely indulge in gossip as it might hurt your image. On the small issues blow out of proportion in your mind. Beware to be diplomatic and get the things done in your personal front, you will find emotional stability. This is that there is someone who does not want your favour. the time to enjoy your relationships. relationship to grow and is working against you.

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ASTROTURF BHARAT BHUSHAN PADMADEO Detoxify your mind get cut off from the outer world, but The question now is: How to declut- o continue from where we left in way, lot of negative and inconsequential thought impressions lying at the subcon- ter the mind of all its limiting influences. the previous issue, let me now thoughts do also keep intruding the scious level come into full play, making Again, lie down on a hard surface over Trelate a story believed to be associ- mind-space. They can be attributed to you restive. As time passes by, mind will your back. Close the eyes. Inhale deep ated with Lord Buddha. For, it will two factors. First, memory impressions settle down, and you may feel relaxed and then exhale slowly. Focus your explain the rationale behind the simple of unpleasant experiences one would and at peace. attention on the breath cycle — in process suggested for relaxing the mind. have had in the past. Second, many wild Once the mind settles down, you are breath and outbreath in running cycle. Buddha was travelling with his disciples thoughts unmindfully arising in course ready to move on to the next stage and Once again you will be flooded with when he felt thirsty. So, he camped and of daydreaming one often gets into. get further empowered. You then need thoughts. As you watch them, you may then asked a disciple to fetch water from They are comparable to mud at the bot- to declutter your mind of all the unwar- find definite patterns emerging that may a nearby water stream. As the disciple tom of the water stream getting stirred ranted thought impressions lying at still throw light on your habit tendencies. was approaching the stream, he saw an up. These unwarranted thoughts vitiate at deeper layers of mind. These imprints, Becoming aware thus, you could resolve animal crossing it. Evidently, the mud your thought process so much that you coming as they may as Karmic carry them through fresh educative inputs. underneath the stream got stirred up, lose your sense of reasons and order, over from the past birth, precondition Better seek guidance from an enlight- and so water did not remain worth con- which doesn’t allow space to objectively your mind one way or the other. That ened Guru, who may help you get over sumption. How could he offer his guru pursue your thoughts. As you let lose varies from person-to-person, according the limiting influences faster. Following dirty water to drink? So, the disciple did your mind, and remain disengaged from as individual specific experiences one cleansing of mind, you may be able to not collect water. Later, when Buddha the thoughts cruising your mind, over a would have had, which defines the look at issues in hand free from any lim- asked for water, the disciple informed period of time, unwanted thoughts go unique character of every being, each itations whatsoever. That may facilitate him that water was dirty. Buddha then out of reckoning. It is just as the mud manifesting varying desire trends, habits looking at things in the right perspective said: “The mud would have settled down settles down when the water stream is and attitudes. Seen in practical terms, in due, to pick up the right lead. by now. So, go again.” This time, though allowed free flow for a while. As the the first place, these memory imprints Consequently, you may be able to sail the mud had largely settled down, water mind settles down, fresh space becomes serving as defining principle of mind through life with relative ease and com- was yet not clean. So, he again returned available to process your thoughts objec- hold the key to how you conduct in day fort. empty handed. It was during his third tively, in turn enabling you to pick up to life — good or bad. Second, it limits The issue continues... visit that he could fetch clean water, the right lead. Mind, thus, gets trained your scope of vision to a narrow window The writer is an astrologer, vastu consultant when the mud had finally settled. to maintain its sense of order. Taste of frame through which you look at the and spiritual counsellor. Write to him at Remember, mind can be compared the pudding is in eating. Pursue the world view. Consequently, you often fail G-1102, Bharat Nagar, New Friends Colony, to a running water stream. Instead of process regularly. Initially, it may not be to look at issues in hand in the right per- New Delhi-1110 025 water, thoughts keep continuously flow- easy to bear with thoughts flooding your spective due, and with obvious conse- Tel: 91-111-449848475/9818037273 ing through the mind-space. On the mind space. As you close your eyes, you quences. Email: [email protected]

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This crisis, like most that we have been through, will eventually end. But, can we learn from this crisis to collaborate as a world and solve Global Warming? questions SONU SHIVDASANI, as he shares some lessons and learning from his award-winning sustainable tourism project in Soneva Fushi, Maldives have been fortunate enough to have give an insight into what we can achieve when experienced many crises during my we collaborate. lifetime. My choice of the word ‘fortu- In a post COVID-19 world, consumers will nate’ is deliberate. The Chinese word be more conscious of the impact that they will for Crisis is two characters: ‘danger’ have on both nature and the communities andI ‘opportunity’. According to Lao Tzu, the which they visit. The example of the Costa Chinese writer and philosopher, ‘Good for- Brava in the 1970s will never be allowed to tune has its roots in disaster’. And, over the happen again, not just by the Government, but years, I have come to understand these words by the visitors themselves. and have realised that these crises are oppor- I have to specifically mention air travel tunities to learn, grow and develop. which, while it is a big part of an individual’s Certainly, we have no control over the hand ecological footprint, is a very small contributor that we are dealt, but we have total control on to greenhouse gases and its contribution is less how we play it. I have realised that if we con- than the negative impact of the beef and dairy sider a crisis in a positive way, we can always industry. find an opportunity to learn and develop and Since my diagnosis of cancer and the make our lives more enriching as a result. changes to my lifestyle that I adopted, our resorts have also followed suit and adapted their menus. Our chefs have, as one of their key performance indicators, the reduction of sugar, dairy, white flour, beef in our menus. Beef con- SUSTAINABLE TOURISM sumption has reduced by 75%. Dairy consump- tion has reduced considerably as well. It is our goal to bring the consumption of these two ingredients almost to zero. Apart from being good for our guests’ health, this approach has also been very good for the environment. After the built environment, the dairy and beef envi- ronment are the next biggest contributor to greenhouse gases. According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, animal agriculture and the associated deforestation is responsible for more than 18 ‘GOOD FORTUNE percent of greenhouse gas emissions, and is expected to increase 80% by 2050. This dwarfs air travel, which is at 2% to 3%, and transporta- tion as a whole, which is at about 8% of global greenhouse gases. HAS ITS ROOTS IN DISASTER’ We have adopted this approach and made it central to our core purpose. The private sec- CLIMATE CRISIS: THE CRISIS THAT WILL ONLY tor has a huge role to play in the solutions GET WORSE agenda and it would be valuable if all corpora- While the current global health emergency tions looked back to the history books and will end, unfortunately, this hopeful scenario remembered that having a purpose should be will not be the case with global warming. It is central to their mandate — and that this contri- an ongoing situation which will affect each and bution should be measured and valued as every one of us. And it highlights our intercon- robustly as any financial returns. nectedness. Climate experts believe that we are near a NATURAL INSPIRATION tipping point of no return. Some believe we At Soneva, we have always used nature as an have already passed it. We already have 400 inspiration for our innovation. I have long been parts per million of CO2 in the atmosphere. a fan of the biologist and author Janine Benyus Even if we reduced our carbon emissions con- who describes innovations inspired by nature in siderably and followed the targets established in her book Biomimicry. For example, Leonardo Paris in 2016, we will still hit 500 parts per mil- Da Vinci imagined the first helicopter by closely lion. observing the behaviour of the Hummingbird. It Even if we were to slam on the brakes and was Leonardo’s drawings that helped Igor turn around, we would not be able to because Sikorsky in his invention of the first helicopter. nature itself would continue the global warm- So, the helicopter is the result of biomimicry. ing process as a result of feedback loops, such It is my hope that in a post-COVID-19 era, as methane escaping from below the Arctic and Maldives from all over the globe, this commit- their water purchase. So, they are financially we will become more sensitive to nature’s inno- the Antarctic, less reflection from glaciers that ment is somewhat complicated so our response better off. As I write, Soneva Namoona water vations. We will try to work in harmony with have disappeared, warmer seas emitting CO2 to our social and environmental responsibilities has sold the equivalent of, and avoided 60,000 nature rather than try to battle it. It’s my opin- rather than absorbing them and so on. is as much global as it is local. Let me explain: plastic bottles. ion that this terrible virus came about because The warming planet has already killed Twelve years ago, I noticed a huge number we ignored nature’s laws. more people today than the current global pan- of plastic water bottles washed up on our COLLABORATIONS AND INNOVATIONS Let me share with you a recent success at demic that has brought us under siege: In 2003, beaches at Soneva Fushi in the Maldives. We In February 2020, we celebrated another Soneva Fushi which exemplifies this point. In the European heatwave killed as many as 2,000 decided not to point fingers at those who were Maldives’ first: Maalhos became the first island the middle of last year at Soneva Fushi, we set a people a day and 35,000 Europeans died. In allowing their water bottles to spoil our oceans in the country to end the practice of burning its target to become the first island in the Maldives 2010, 55,000 people died during a Russian as we were still serving bottled water in our garbage in open bonfires. This was made possi- to be completely mosquito free. We decided to heatwave in which 700 people in Moscow died resort and were therefore still part of the prob- ble by the opening of the island’s Eco Centro trap mosquitoes by studying their habits and every day because of the heat. In 2016, during lem. So we took the decision to stop offering waste to wealth centre, funded by Soneva and creating a natural trap. We have installed 500 the heatwave that besieged the Middle East, branded bottle water, and instead serve filtered, modelled on Soneva Fushi’s own Eco Centro. buckets throughout the island. In each bucket temperatures in Iraq broke 100°F (37.7°C) in mineralised, alkalised, and bottled-on-site The Maalhos Eco Centro is a waste-processing is a little swab that mimics human sweat and May, 110°F (43.3°C) in June, and 120°F water in reusable glass bottles. Today, all the facility that sorts all the waste into different the smell of lactic acid. We then mix sugar and (48.8°C) in July. Temperatures seldom dropped revenues from our water sales go to the Soneva types such as plastic, glass, tin and wood. It baking soda and create a pump system to gen- below 100°F, and only at night. We survive in a Foundation to fund the work of charities such compacts, crushes, and chips it where possible, erate CO2. So, these traps smell and breathe very fragile ecosystem that we are undermin- as Water Charity and Thirst Aid, and more and sends it off the island for recycling. Later in like a human being. The mosquitoes are lured ing. Our actions to date have already caused recently, Soneva Namoona. 2020, we hope to open Eco Centros on into the net and then cannot escape. more death, misery and disaster than COVID- Soneva Namoona, which we launched in Dharavandhoo, Kihadhoo. It is encouraging to We started this initiative in June 2019 and 19 ever will. 2019, aims to solve a problem that has bedev- see that many of the major hotel companies ended our contract with Rentokil, our pest- This pandemic will end but the important illed the Maldives for a generation: how to have now started to take the path that Soneva control operator. No more spraying. Instead we question is whether the bond we have with the properly dispose of waste. Presently, island did back in 2008 and eliminate the single use of would use only these buckets. In the first days way we live and our daily reality has been suffi- communities burn their garbage in toxic, open plastic in their properties including, most of implementing this, our 500 buckets caught ciently broken, and whether we can attach our- bonfires; meanwhile significant amounts of importantly, plastic water bottles. about 9,000 mosquitoes a day, on average 20 selves to a new reality and a new way of doing waste, especially single-use plastics, washes up Another result, following the 2013 Soneva mosquitoes per bucket. The catch on the island things; or if we will just go back to our old on the beaches, litters the jungle, and smothers Symposium, was Soneva Fushi’s establishment now has reduced to low double digits. We have ways. the coral reefs. Soneva Namoona is a partner- THE CURRENT GLOBAL of a ‘Learn To Swim’ programme with our two mosquitoes on the island, the Aedes and ship between Soneva Fushi, the three nearby PANDEMIC HAS neighbouring island Eydhafushi. It is remark- the Culex. The Culex is nearly extinct and we A BREAK WITH THE PAST Baa Atoll Island communities of Maalhos, HIGHLIGHTED HOW able that many children in our island nation, hope that the Aedes will soon follow. It is my It is so important, in the midst of this cur- Dharavandhoo, and Kihaadhoo, and interna- INTERCONNECTED WE the Maldives, do not swim. A fear of the water hope that this will be a perfect example of how, rent crisis, that we take this opportunity to tional NGO Common Seas. The partnership is compounded by a nationwide waste problem by closely following and understanding the change our values, our priorities, and impor- seeks to provide a blueprint for all Maldivian ARE, AND HOW that sees local island beaches used as a dump- laws of nature, and innovating around it, we tantly, how we live our lives. So, how would this islands on how they can cleanly and effectively IMPORTANT IT IS THAT ing ground for household waste. By teaching can find effective solutions. new reality look? Let me share our Soneva manage their waste, reduce the use of single- AS HUMANITY ON children to swim, we hope that they will learn The current global pandemic has highlight- experience with you. use plastics, and inspire a love for the natural to love their ocean, and when they love it, they ed how interconnected we are, and how impor- At Soneva, our core purpose is engaging environment. (Recycle, Reduce, and Inspire). PLANET EARTH, WE will protect it. We are now looking to scale this tant it is that as humanity on planet earth, we and imaginative “Slow Life”. So, being sustain- In the middle of 2019, we achieved a first, BREAK THROUGH OUR programme to offer intensive swimming pro- break through our national boundaries and able is part of our DNA, and we strive to limit we installed the first glass water bottling centre NATIONAL BOUNDARIES grammes across the Atoll, partnering with collaborate together in order to preserve life on the negative environmental impact of our activ- on a regional island. Traditionally, the water AND COLLABORATE other resorts, local and national NGOs, envi- earth as we know it. ities — something which is both difficult as consumed in restaurants, guest houses and ronmental awareness groups and government If we do not change, and just go back to well as critical for a company which operates generally by the public on islands is from plas- TOGETHER IN ORDER ministries. Supported by filmmaker and business as usual after this crisis, it will be a resorts in remote places of pristine, natural tic bottles from the water bottling company in TO PRESERVE LIFE ON National Geographic adventurer Jon sad, lost opportunity. And, all the suffering that beauty. Male, the capital of the Maldives. Soneva EARTH AS WE KNOW IT Bowermaster, who made a documentary film of we have been through over these past months We may not always meet our own high Namoona Water filters and mineralises the the swimming programme, we aim to develop will have been for nothing. standards, but we are very clear about our desalinated island water and then places it in a model of environmental inspiration and edu- The writer is the CEO and Joint Creative responsibilities as custodians of the communi- sterilised glass water bottles. When the bottles cation that can be applied around the world. Director of Soneva ties we operate in. Since our guests fly to the are returned, the user achieves a 20% saving on These examples of Symposium initiatives sunday magazine MEDITATION CAN HELP US EMBRACE OUR WORRIES, OUR FEAR, OUR ANGER; AND spirituality 10 THAT IS VERY HEALING — THICH NHAT HANH Hyderabad, April 26, 2020

HIDDENSOULS BEING AN OBSERVER INSIDE OUT PRAMOD PATHAK It is only when in physical form that a spirit can fructify its karma, positive and The lockdown negative, exhausting all that is stored in its karmashaya, says HINGORI syndrome ing the conscious mind from succumb- ing to the easy path of seeing vritti as a separate complete reality or as some- thing generated from within or taking ownership of the same. Nirodha is a state of being, that one must condition themselves to absorb into the very fibre of their conscious thinking, and not just practice for a few minutes every day. Every time you think of a new string of thoughts, con- sciously remind yourself, these are just passing through your chitta. They are not permanent, not yours. Repeat this thought in your mind consciously with every string of thoughts, whether neg- or the first time in their life people are experiencing this ative or positive. kind of a situation. We learnt that movement is life. We It is only when in physical form Fnow realise that staying put is life. And this is for the that a spirit can fructify its karma, both whole world. Super powers with their guns and bombs appear positive and negative, exhausting all clueless to the wrath of a tiny biological entity visible only that is stored in its karmashaya. The with an electronic microscope. Human Intelligence and ultimate goal of every spirit (even if you Artificial Intelligence never appeared so helpless. There is don’t know it) is to attain mukti/mok- anxiety and fear all around as the questions what next or who sha and to exhaust the constant cycle next send a chill down the spines of entire humanity. of birth, death and re-birth, eventual- Naturally, every body is stressed. Those who are inside worry ly becoming one with the supreme con- when this will end. Those who are outside dread being so. sciousness. To move towards this A life style aberration of this magnitude was beyond imag- objective, one must ensure that while ination of all. As the rich worry how long would their stocks stored samskaras from past lives fruc- last, the poor wonder where the next meal will come from. tify, no new karma is added to the kar- And to make things worse social media sites are poisoning mashaya. And for this, the practice of minds with scary scenarios. Coping with anxieties and nirodha needs to be developed and thanatophobia of this scale is a tall order. More so because preferably mastered. even in these times there are some who are offering magic Each individual possesses an solutions for a fee. But that is human nature. However, the motions: love, hate, anger, can be expressed is a vritti. Vrittis row, physical and psychological pain aatma within. The aatma is energy, important issue is not letting fear and anxiety worsen the elation, pain, fear and an include correct perception, imagina- and suffering can come to an end with- which is in fact, part of the universal plight. Here are some tips, and free, like all good things of endless list of sensations tion, sleep, memories, acceptable out seeking to alter the physical reali- energy. To evolve spiritually, it is this nature. First and foremost, there is need to reassure your- that wash over you given the knowledge or even wrong knowledge ty, without changing the situation one energy and one’s aura that must grow. self even if you are not sure. Indulge in some kind of auto- situation. They seem to have or misunderstanding for that matter. is facing. Nothing is altered except the As it grows, the intention is to connect suggestion. The bad thing about good things is that they come Ea life of their own in our minds, with And vritti is transient — one moment understanding of it, which undergoes to the core aatma within us, creating to an end. But the good thing about bad things is that they a form so large they engulf us in our it is there, perceivable, and the next a tremendous transformation. complete harmony of energy at every also come to an end. The trick lies in engaging the mind pos- entirety. We welcome the embrace of moment it vanishes, replaced by anoth- Vritti originates in the chitta as a level. When the mind identifies with itively. Remember, an empty mind is a devil’s workshop. The some emotions, while with some oth- er ripple; some moments being longer reaction an action to the happenings vrittis, the ego sense takes ownership best antidotes for the adversities as well as the viruses are ers we seem to be locked in a choke- than others. in your surroundings. These happen- of the thoughts and everything they are Faith and hope. Faith in God and hope that he listens. And hold. At a physical level, these emotions The relation between chitta and ings are like the wind that creates the about. These thought waves cause us he does. But to only who have faith. Don’t believe so that are the work of hormones and neuro- vritti is most beautifully understood waves out of water in the ocean. They to identify with the mind and ego sense you may have faith. Have faith so that you may believe. All transmitters, but what truly is their ori- through an analogy of chitta with the EMOTIONS ARE A either ebb away just as they come or which are the delusionary aspect of our other things follow from this. Even the most die-hard votary gin? What brings emotions and ocean and vritti with waves. Chitta is sometimes are replaced by a new set self-identification, maya. They hide of the verifiability principle of science cannot deny that faith thoughts into our minds? Could we reality and the whole truth, the vast TRAIT OF THE of vrittis. You must understand that from us our true reality, the aatma, and and motivation alter situations. Particularly this kind of a possibly free ourselves from the choke- ocean. Vritti is a disturbance or wave reaction to a vritti passing through the superimpose on the consciousness of situation where medical science has little clue and is relying hold of negative emotions? Hold on to in this whole truth, but in its substance PHYSICAL REALM, chitta leaves an imprint of that vritti in the aatma leading us to a sustained on para scientific ways to fight a pathogen that can be dealt these thoughts for a while. it is still water. We give form to vritti, OF HUMANS, IN your karmashaya (an ethereal hard delusion. In the inability to practice with toilet soap. After seven decades of a world level agency To fully grasp the answer to those make it an object, think of it as a real- drive so to say), which stores memo- nirodha, one invests energy into each dedicated to health. So there is little else we can do except questions, one must understand the ity, a whole entity, whereas in truth it FLESH AND BONE. IN ries of each lifetime, amounting to your passing vritti, depleting your aura as it relying on healing powers of faith. If the answer to the virus concept of Chitta, Vritti and Nirodha. is nothing but a transient disturbance ORDER FOR THE karmic balance. In the bargain, a passes. Vritti, if you allow it, creates dis- is immunity, we must know that fear and anxiety lowers Chitta is the mind in its totality — at in the chitta, which itself remains fleeting thought becomes yours and cord and conflict between the aatma immunity, while faith and hope strengthens it. But at the same the conscious, subconscious and unchanged and whole. Vritti has no SOUL TO EVOLVE becomes a credit or debit in your and the physical self, disrupting the time some physical exercise is also needed to boost the unconscious level; the individual mind separate existence. It is, at its core, HOWEVER, IT MUST karmic record. A person having under- synergy. Instead of growing your aura, immune system. So engaging in aerobics for half an hour as well as the ethereal mind. In other defined by the chitta and not the other stood the concept of nirodha will you begin to lose energy. The intellec- may do a lot of good. Health is wealth and we now realise words, the word chitta means the mind way around. When you are sad, it is not RISE ABOVE THE begin to observe thoughts and emo- tual mind reflects the vrittis as they pass why. But physical and mental resilience go together. The idea (in a holistic sense). That is, not just our that the chitta expresses and is defined PHYSICAL tions entering his mind from the through the chitta. of Psychoneuroimmunology is now fairly accepted. And all physical mind (that perceives the by sadness, sadness is only a ripple that point of view of a third person, a dis- “Emotions are a symbol of human- this is not coming from actors who are looking for some time world around us through our senses), passes through the chitta, a passing sad EXISTENCE AND ITS passionate, detached spectator. He ity” — nothing could be more accurate pass and engagement themselves or some modern day sor- but also the mind of the ethereal or thought. Intellect alone may not be TRAITS does not try to control his vritti, does than this widely established cliché. cerer who tries to find commerce in everything. This is spirit body, as well as our intuitive fac- enough to understand what chitta is. not suppress it or eliminate it or Emotions are a trait of the physical research based opinion. And some genuine one. Though these ulty (that is available to our innermost It cannot grasp the infinite, as the intel- encourage it. He is an unmoved, unaf- realm, of humans, in flesh and bone. days people researching in computer viruses are talking about level of consciousness). Thus, chitta is lect is only a part of the whole. It can fected, silent, non-participative spec- In order for the soul to evolve howev- biological viruses. But, that not withstanding, the times are an infinite ocean, undivided, impossi- only produce vritti. tator, merely observing as waves enter er, it must rise above the physical exis- tough and we will have to acquire toughness of the mind, ble to define by a single parameter. Nirodha is the practice of under- and leave his chitta. This must not be tence and its traits. The fuel to propel the body and the soul also. For the soul then, do some good Vrittis are ripples or disturbances standing the true nature and relation confused with not having thoughts or this ascent is nirodha. without posting on Instagram. in the form of thoughts or emotions in between chitta and vritti, their oneness evading emotions in their entirety. It The writer is the author of Hingori Sutras Pathak is a professor of management, writer, and an acclaimed the ocean that is chitta. Anything that at the core. It is the knowledge that sor- is in fact the phenomenon of preclud- series of spiritual books public speaker. He can be reached at [email protected] Meditate to ease stress Why do we need God? Stress can reduce immunity, making you more prone to the virus. Meditation and Whether we accept it or not, we need God now more than at any other chanting mantras can help boost immunity, says ACHARYA PRAVEEN CHAUHAN time. Only God knows the Big Picture, says AJIT KUMAR BISHNOI s this a question anymore? Has this his is the time, when people are prac- virus not brought the world to its ticing social isolation which is said to Iknees? What has happened to the Tbe helpful for preventing the virus. rich and powerful? They have gone into However, it is necessary to understand that hiding, afraid that they maybe strick- constant worry about your financial condi- en by the dangerous Corona. The rich tion and staying away from your loved ones are learning to exist without their ret- may take a toll on your emotional health inue of help; they are beginning to real- thereby leading to depression that may be ize that they are quite helpless really. harmful for your immunity system. If you This feeling is a recent realisation, practice meditation and chant mantras you but the facts are all in support of the real- will be able to keep away the virus by mak- ity of us, souls, being small and help- ing your body stronger. less. Can we stop troubles from com- Covid-19 pandemic has already taken ing like this virus? Several countries over the world at a massive scale. In such a have taken the unprecedented step of condition it is said that a strong immune locking down. Still, there is spread of the system can help to avoid the virus. A strong diseases though limited due to internal immune system can be of help in prevent- mixing. Social distancing has been new bodies; we are no longer what we ed and hopeless. When people ignore ing the illness caused due to virus and pre- recommended in several other coun- thought we were. Lastly, many of us can- God, sacrifice, doing good to others, etc. venting the serious complications. Studies tries, but it is not that effective. Likewise, not even relax — a simple activity with- go out of fashion. People indulge in have shown that meditation can help cure we cannot control events, for example out taking alcohol, which harms in so sense gratification, some unlimitedly. illnesses. Thus, if you have a strong immune fires in Australia and USA, which many ways. And the result is degradation of the soci- system, you will eventually be able to fight improving how your body functions. thought, learning, perception and emotion. raged out of control earlier. Because, too Whether we accept this stark fact ety. God is needed to correct this dan- the virus too. It causes improved cognitive Mantra is a specific combination of syl- Chanting mantras can have an effect on us many factors are beyond the control of or not, we need God now more than at gerous situation. A society is law abid- functioning and reduced physical problems. lables and is based heavily on the science of from the vibrations they send out, affecting human beings. Then, we are unable to any other time. Only He can bail us out. ing when there is enforcement of laws. Your immune system is not responsible Naad. These sounds or vibrations tune, qui- brain patterns. The brain uses certain fluids obtain desired results. Wouldn’t we want We need God’s guidance because He Similarly, God is required to make peo- for the physical functioning to ward off the eten and focus the mind. These specific to transmit messages. Reciting mantras and vaccine and medication for this virus? only knows the Big Picture, that is the ple aware that the principle of diseases but also to enhance the thoughts combinations of syllables, words and practicing meditation activate these fluids But we are unable to do that at least for entirety of the situation. Otherwise, we karmaphala will be enforced. Similarly, and moods. Furthermore, it is responsible rhythms hold great power in their sound in a positive way. Thus, we can use mantras now. are likely to make costly mistakes act- God is needed to escape crippling pun- for transmitting the thoughts to your cells. current to create and elevate consciousness. to heal the body, mind and emotional state, On the subtle level, we are unable ing in panic. Personally, I seek God’s ishment by taking. His shelter; He Hence, it is very necessary to transmit the These sound vibrations that infiltrate every and also to attract or create prosperity, suc- to gain sleep as desired, especially guidance and help every time a new makes it manageable/tolerable. right signals. We have no control over our cell of human being and let the mind deli- cess, love and positivity. Studies have shown deep or sound sleep. Even the length of problem appears. Believe me, God Have you ever wondered about life, but we do have a control over how we quesce. Reciting a mantra produces an actu- that practicing meditation can be helpful for the sleep is out of our control. Sleep is guides and helps because this is the exalted devotees like Shankaracharya respond to situations. Mantras and medita- al physical vibration, which corresponds to boosting your physical functioning. a small matter, peace is bigger. How Cosmic Design. How else can small writing so glowingly about God? The tion is the best option to ease the function- both a specific spiritual energy frequency Improved physical functioning is a result of many of us are really peaceful? Not a big souls exist well. Holistically speaking, we answer is: God responded to them. This ing of your immune system and to treat it. and a state of consciousness. These vibra- improved immunity system. percentage. We are unable to stop wor- cannot survive well without God’s must have really surprised them in the Reciting mantras and Meditation, an tions bring about positive changes in the If you are feeling stressed and anxious ries, fears, etc from overpowering us. active help. We need God’s intervention beginning, i.e. God — the omnipotent age-old spiritual practice, always remained immunity system and strengthen it. owing to everything going around you late- These cripple the mankind; people suf- more than we can imagine. bothering to pay attention to them. It shrouded in the realms of awe and marvel, Modern neuroscience is now beginning ly, it is time that you turn to mantras and fer helplessly. Why are there so many The present situation has played is no wonder that they spoke so high- and was perceived miraculous in effect if to discover the relationship between the meditation to calm your mind. Mantras and mental diseases? We lose our near and havoc with our moods. Mostly, the ly about God; they were simply over- practiced. Chanting mantras forms a part of way mantras are chanted and the impact on meditation can be a great boost for your dear ones helplessly. Can you imagine mode of darkness is reigning supreme, come by emotions towards the munif- many religious rituals, and diverse spiritual the functioning of the mind. When we psychological and immunity buildup there- the lifelong pain of a couple, who lost which causes fears, lamentation, depres- icent Lord. I am beginning to get a taste traditions consider chanting mantras as a chant a mantra, the frontal lobes of our by helping you cope up in the stressful envi- their two children in a tsunami? We are sion, etc. The other two modes, that is of same. This will explain why I keep route to spiritual and worldly development. brain ‘light up’ and the nerve endings fire ronment. so small and helpless that we cannot goodness and passion are taking back on writing about our need to seek God. Meditation on the other hand is aimed at up. There is increased flow of oxygen and The writer is a Delhi-based Astrologer and can be stop ourselves from aging and then we seats. With God in the picture, they get Bishnoi is a spiritual writer and can be reached relaxing your body. Meditation is aimed at blood. Frontal lobes are responsible for reached at [email protected] die. Our identities change as we get into boost and we are no longer so defeat- at [email protected] sunday magazine COME RAMZAN, THE CITY HAS OVER A THOUSAND BIG AND SMALL OUTLETS MAKING HALEEM AND OTHER DELICACIES. THIS YEAR HOWEVER, SINCE THE FESTIVITIES WOULD BE A QUIET AFFAIR, food 11 WE WILL BRING TO YOU RECIPES OF ALL THE AFOREMENTIONED DELICACIES TO SATIATE YOUR FESTIVE CRAVINGS Hyderabad, April 26, 2020

Ramadan this year begins at the end of this week. Ramadan 2020 will be a different experience for all our Muslim brothers and sisters. With the Coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdown being extended in Telangana, Hyderabad will see no iftars, prayers at mosques, and more Ramzan importantly, the haleem. They are adapting to the changes laid down by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. There seems to be a wave of disappointment among the Hyderabadis but worry not, we're here to cheer you up a little. DELICACIES The Pioneer brings you five home-made delicacies of this auspicious festival of Ramadan by a Hyderabadi Muslim gourmet- Rameez Siddiqui! TO TRY AT Here is a list of top five Ramadan delicacies that you must try at home: HOME HYDERABADI HALEEM Rameez tells us that RECIPE o Ginger-garlic paste: powder: 1/2 tsp 1 tbsp every year in the o What do you need? o Yellow chilli powder: o Ghee: 1/2 cup o Lapsi (daliya) soaked 2 tsp bustling city of (raw): 30 gm o Cinnamon stick: 1 o Rose water: 2-3 ml o Mutton leg Hyderabad, there are o Clove: 4 o Cashew nut: 20 gm (boneless): 150 gm more than a thousand o Green cardamom: 3 o Mint leaves: 1/2 o Black pepper pd to bunch furnaces preparing o Bay leaves: 2 taste o 1 gm of saffron o Rose petals: 1/2 gm Haleem. A major o Curd: 1 1/2 cup water in 30 ml of crowd puller, it is a o Few strings of khus o Coriander whole: 2 warm milk ki jhad fine whisk of meat tsp o 2 cups of stock o Onion: 120 gm o and wheat. Topping Javitri elaichi o Salt to taste the list of the best- cooked meals during HOW TO MAKE? then add lapsi becomes tender. Ramadan, Haleem is (soaked in water). o Add curd, yellow o Pour in 2 cups chilli, black pepper, known for its o In a handi pour stock, make a cashew nut paste , deliciously tendered ghee, add sliced bouquet garni with rose water ,saffron mutton ingredients. onion and sauté till cinnamon stick, rose water, salt to taste translucent and add petal, coriander and cook till mutton For vegetarians, there ginger garlic paste. seed, cloves, green is cooked. o is the veg. Haleem and Fry half a cup of cardamom, bay o Serve hot for seafood lovers, onions and keep leave, khus ki jhad with chopped aside for garnishing. and put it in the mint leaves, there's fish Haleem as o Add mutton leg handi and cover coriander chop, well. boneless cut into 1/2 with a lid and cashew nut fry, cm cubes and sauté cook on a medium onion fry and dollop for a minute and flame till mutton of ghee.

WHAT DO YOU NEED? SHEER-KHORMA o Mince meat: 300 gms. o Flour: 2 cups. Celebrations of Ramzan HOW TO MAKE: o Butter: 150 gms. begins with this special o Heat milk in a saucepan. o Salt to taste. o Lime dessert called Sheer- Let the milk come to a juice: 1 tbsp. o Onion: 1 Khorma. This vermicelli boil. Lower the flame and o Ginger garlic paste: 1/2 tsp cookery served with simmer for 8-10 minutes o Oil as required. o Turmeric: 1/4 abundant milk and till the milk slightly tsp. o Green chilli: 3 o Coriander garnished with roasted thickens. nuts and dry fruits is made powder: 1/2 tsp. o Garam masala: 1/4 tsp. o Add the roasted with copious amounts of o Red chilli powder: 1/2 tsp. o Mint leaves: seviyan and sugar ghee. Prepared in large 1/2 bunch. o Coriander leaves: 1/2 bunch. to the milk and quantities of milk, it’s the simmer till the HOW TO MAKE: definitive sweet that is seviyan are o In a bowl, add flour, butter, salt, lime juice and prepared every Ramzan, cooked and Lukhmi/ required water, make it into a stiff dough and marking the end of this have become rest it for few minutes. holy month. Here is the soft for about luqmi o recipe for you: For the stuffing heat oil in a pan and add 8-10 chopped onions, salt, ginger garlic paste, cook WHAT DO YOU NEED? minutes on An elegant starter this till raw flavour is gone. o 500 ml milk or 2 cups a low flame. from the kitchens o Add turmeric, chopped green chilli, coriander full fat organic milk of Nizams, Luqmi o Add the powder, garam masala, red chilli powder, mint o Ghee: 1 tbsp whole dry is the Indian leaves, chopped coriander, saute it for a minute version of o Sugar as required fruit mixture then add mince meat, do not add any water, and Shepherd's Pie. o Broken seviyan (whole cook it dry until kheema is completely cooked. cardamom Made with thin wheat vermicelli): ½ cup o Transfer this into a plate and let it cool. powder. envelopes of paper o Cashews chopped: 7 to 8 filled with minced o Take the dough and roll it into a rectangle o Switch off the meat, it’s then fried shape. Apply butter on the sheet and sprinkle o Almonds sliced: 8 to 9 fire and stir. to perfection. Also the dry flour, and fold like a envelope. o Unsalted pistachios o Check the taste served as an o Take the sheet and place it in the tray, cover it sliced: 8 to 9 and add more appetizer, Lukhmi with a wet cloth and rest it in the fridge for 20 o Dates seedless, chopped: sugar if required. is derived from the minutes. Repeat the same twice. 8 to 9 o Serve the sheer expression o Roll the dough into rectangle shape and cut o Green cardamoms, khurma hot, warm or ‘Luqma,' meaning them into squares and put in spoonful of crushed to a powder in a chilled. a tiny bite. This mixture, then apply the water on edges and mortar-pestle: 4 cuisine is rich in its o You can also garnish it seal the edges pressing together. o essence and served Chironji: ½ or 1 tbsp with saffron strands or o Take the fork and make fancy shape on it. in its finest o Golden raisins: 1 tbsp rose petals or dry fruits or traditional styles. o Deep fry in the hot oil and serve hot. o Rose water: ½ to 1 tsp powdered cardamom. HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | APRIL 25, 2020 12

A successful entrepreneur in the poultry industry, G Ranjith Reddy, speaks to THE PIONEER about his political foray. In a conversation with Naveena Ghanate, the MP says that how he joined veterinary sciences, studied masters, forayed into the poultry business with initial capital of Rs 5 lakh that now has a turnover of Rs 1,500 crore before he joined politics was all ‘Destiny’.

in the country. About two years back, Goldman Sachs took over. When Goldman Naughty Child Sachs came to buy my company, I never knew am the third of four children — an who they were. I literally said, ‘Did I tell you elder sister and three brothers. I was that I am going to sell the company?’. Then I considered quite naughty as a child, came to know about them after looking them my other siblings were always top- up online. I pers in class but I used to get 3rd or 4th rank. I was always discarded in the family and used to say that I Coronavirus is worse might go back to my village and take up agri- than bird flu culture since I was no topper. I use to run errands and life was comfortable. I used to Coronavirus losses are much higher than justify my ranks saying that it was not my luck bird flu. I really thought that industry is going that I was getting third or fourth rank but to the dogs. When bird flu broke, we were because the first ranker in my class was a flying to Atlanta in the USA. We were in nerd. I never felt bad that I was getting 3 or Dubai when we heard the news. All of us 4th rank. I used to be quite active in sports. began calculating our assets and all ur bal- With partner Tirupathi Reddy ance sheets were in red. All of us were feel- Six children at home ing depressed. Poultry business is such— Counting was like cricket both profits and losses are huge. We are landlords in our village. Till Class Major things happen and we survive, but match X, I studied in St. Paul’s High School in small matters end up in huge losses. We went there for counting, I thought I Warangal. My father is Raji Reddy and moth- Innumerable number of times, I felt that I will win from first round but for 19 rounds er Chandrakala. My father did not want to Sidharth,Manju,Mounika, Tirupathi Reddy , Ranjith Reddy ,Seetha Aaryan ,Pooja and Rajesh (left to right) was in the wrong business. I was behind. Before counting itself continue in agriculture, so he moved to Poultry About 20 days back, we were giving away Vishweshwar Reddy said he was going to win, Warangal after rebelling against his father and Rajendranagar. I thought I will pursue med- bird for free but today there is so much and he asked me how I was confident of vic- bagged a government job. Because my icine in first year again but having seen life through intern demand. When we couldn’t sell birds, we tory. I asked him the same question saying grandfather didn’t like my father moving to were burying them and because of this in Hyderabad in hostel, I got deviated. Back I started my job in poultry sector in my last that when there is a TRS wave, how is that Warangal, my father forced himself to bring in Warangal, I was staying with family and Coronavirus, we lost Rs 1 crore every day for he would win. But I was all frustrated till the his younger brother, to pursue medicine. My year of PG. My partner Tirupathi Reddy – he almost 25-30 days. There is shortage now it was strict. In hostel I was like a bird com- was dropout in final year and had six month 19th round. End of 20th round, votes from mother’s younger brother also used to stay ing out of its nest and thoroughly enjoyed the because we buried the birds. Now there is the Muslim belt were counted and I began with us. He ensured that both the brothers backlog. He joined poultry sector at a salary demand and people feel that we are making time. Academics-wise it was easy as it was of Rs 2,500. One day, I went to pick him up, leading. It was a tough fight, it was like crick- get good education and even paid donations. semester system, I would study one day before money, but no one understands the losses we et 20-20. It was like one over of cricket which It was a house of six children. My father soon his boss was make. KCR supported the poultry industry the exam. Veterinary college were best days also changes the outcome of the match. Once realised that the Government job was not and we had horse riding. I represented the in a big way. votes from the Muslim belt were counted, I enough to pay for the good education he state three times at the national Republic got a lead of 2,100. wanted us to have . So he started taking up Day parade. There were no girls in the vet- KCR, KTR used to visit public works contract. We are always unit- erinary sciences, had some good time Power of politician is huge ed and bonded very well. Even now, we talk while horse riding. Till 1990, I used to Wife was very my home I was in a daze when I entered Parliament to each other almost every day. regularly ride horses. Now in my con- to take my oath. Where did I start, where did stituency there is a polo club, which I Eatala Rajender and I were Father and brother supportive good friends due to our interests I come to? I was one among 542, it is defi- want to join, I hope to do so next month. nitely a high. Being a politician, it is a way got married in 1992 and my wife Sita always in poultry sector. I was active decided career from 2004 in TRS. I was consul- to help the needy. In India, the clout of a Wanted to be teacher I supported me in everything. I was settled in poultry tant doctor to Eatala’s poultry politician is huge, if we have intention to help I was topper in Class X and in intermediate people. People who come with minor needs I got the highest marks. I was very good at Maths All of my classmates were interest- industry. All the four of us, Tirupathi Reddy, his wife, my business. We canvassed for him in his election, so from that time and aspirations — politicians can definite- and applied for MPC. But my father and broth- ed in bagging a government job. I wife and I would sit and discuss. They were very ly help them. Because I am new to politics, er reached the college and changed the appli- never wanted to go back to village as I have access to KCR through supportive of us in our profession. We never discussed Rajender. KCR sir, KTR, Harish I come with clean heart, and officials con- cation to Bi.PC. They did so because my elder a veterinary doctor and maybe I was cerned also follow up on my request. brother was already in the engineering stream. only one of the 80 stu- business much with wives. They never objected, they used to come to my house with I had an argument that day, but there was no dents who didn’t were happy. In 1993 my daughter was born and she Rajender for closed door meet- Friendly father way out as my sister couldn’t get into her join govern- was busy taking care of child. My daughter and his ings. I was with him when KCR My daughter Pooja and son-in-law Dr first became the Chief Minister of MBBS and my father was not in posi- ment service. Rajesh Reddy started new business, they are tion to pay donation. My elder broth- I picked daughter were classmates from nursery till Telangana. We were with him when engineering and are good friends. taking care of the business. I was very emo- er did his engineering from REC Physiology in the counting of votes was taking tional during my daughter’s wedding. While Warangal and was later selected my Masters as They are now married. place. When we travel from the farm- I was eager to get her married, on the big day, in the police department. The I wanted to be house to city, we talk about poultry. The I felt sad that she was leaving us. I and my only day I felt bad about study- a teacher. At day he was sworn in as CM, KCR said brothers and my partner Tirupathi Reddy, ing medicine was when none that time, no he would take up the poultry industry in all of us initially had one girl child each and of the three toppers from one had there. big way and make it No. 1. The three of we decided that we all will have only one Government Junior College, picked child. But as years passed we began feeling including me, could make it. Physiology for us went out for dinner during which he Wanted to contest from offered me a job. But I had 3 months to com- a void. My elder brother said the money all I missed my MBBS seat by their Masters Malkajgiri three have is enough to have one child. The one mark so the next option for over 20 plete my PG. He offered me Rs 2,500 as salary. That really motivated me to join him. In rest of us went ahead with one more child was Veterinary science. years. I the first I never thought I enter politics. When I after a gap of 7-8 years. Everybody had a son. to do so from Masters you get a stipend of Rs 2,000, the sold my company to Goldman Sachs, I was Horse riding at additional Rs 2,500 was quite alluring. I have My son Aryan was born in 2002. He is pur- Hyderabad. wondering if I should join politics and real suing Bachelors in Business Management Incidentally, I joined settled in poultry industry and in 4-5 years, estate. I, my partner and my family — all of hostel made a good name for myself. Tirupathi from Bloomington. I am not a strict father the poultry business us sat and discussed the future. Initially they but friendly one. I got into Agriculture due to my partner Reddy, who joined the government sector, and had reservations but seeing my interest, University in Tirupathi Reddy I thought about starting a hatchery on small everyone backed me. I asked my scale. The boss asked me to stay back, seniors if I could contest for the because it was dicey business. He even asked Lok Sabha and no candidate was me to work one day in a week with same finalised for the Malkajgiri salary. In 1996 we started S.R. Hatcheries Pvt. seat. But bosses called me and Ltd asked me to contest from Chevella. When I was given the Never knew of B-Form I was shivering. When Chevella ticket was given, Goldman Sachs I never imagined I would win since Everything went my way, the way we Konda started our business. We started with Vishweshwar 8,000 broiler breeders and now we are Reddy has a among top 5-10 in the country. In com- strong base panies where I worked, they are very there. Out of small. When I was president of Poultry seven Association, I used to sit on dais as Assembly con- president and my previous MDs stituencies, six were in the audience, it was weird. It was hard work that really are with TRS, so I always fetched us success. We used to work for more than 14 hours. After believed that starting the hatchery, we have the party will grown from strength to strength, help me get elect- but after reaching a ceiling of Rs ed. I thought it was 4-5 lakhs we were unable to easy for me to win, expand. that was the mood. We then forayed into the But on day of feed business. We have counting, I got to With CM K Chandrashekar Rao become the top feed sellers know the process.

FITNESS REGIME: I work out at least 5 THING THAT YOU WANT TO CHANGE IN days in a week. YOURSELF: I would want some more discipline. ARE YOU RELIGIOUS: Yes FAVOURITE MOVIE: all hit movies – all BIGGEST STRENGTH: My family and Mahesh Babu and Prabhas movie friends FAVOURITE SONG: Amitabh Bachchan WHAT IRRITATES YOU THE and Chiranjeevi songs MOS: anything that goes against my will. QUICK FAVOURITE SPORTS: I play cricket, table tennis, badminton – badminton FAVOURITE FOOD: Chicken BYTES and eggs PREFERRED HOLIDAY DESTINATION: Australia and New Zealand FAVOURITE COLOUR:Earlier, it was red and now I like pastel colours WEAKNESS: being emotional ARE YOU AN EMOTIONAL PERSON: Very WHAT IMPRESSES: sincerity. I don’t like emotional people lying. LAST TIME YOU WERE EMOTIONAL: SERIES CURRENTLY WATCHING : Money During my daughter’s wedding. Heist Horse riding during republic day parade