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POOJA HEGDE TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID { Page 11 } www.dailypioneer.com CHINA'S AIRLINE SUSPENDS FLIGHTS AT 3,876, MUMBAI LOGS LOWEST IMD PREDICTS WET SPELL OVER PARTS DELHI RUNNING OUT OF SPACE FOR WITH MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO INDIA COVID-19 CASES SINCE MARCH 30 OF COUNTRY FROM APRIL 26-30 FUNERALS AMID RECORD COVID DEATHS hina's state-run Sichuan Airlines has umbai reported 3,876 new COVID- he India Meteorological Department (IMD) on ith over 350 deaths recorded suspended all its cargo flights to India for 19 cases on Monday, the lowest Monday predicted a wet spell over several every day in recent days, Delhi C15 days, causing major disruption to Mdaily count since March 30, while Tparts of the country, including central, Whas less and less space to private traders' efforts to procure the much- 70 more patients succumbed to the south and northeast India, from April 26 to cremate its dead. So much so that needed oxygen concentrators and other infection, the city civic body said. 30. Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty new facilities, even if temporary, medical supplies from China despite Beijing According to the Brihanmumbai winds (speed reaching 30-40 kilometres per sites are being developed to offering "support and assistance" to the Municipal Corporation (BMC)'s hour) are very likely at isolated places over accommodate the pandemic's country to deal with the latest surge of updated data, with the addition of Telangana, Kerala and Mahe from April 26. increasing number of victims. Today, COVID-19 cases. In a letter to the sales agents 3,876 cases, the COVID-19 tally Lightning at isolated places over Gangetic Delhi recorded 350 deaths, yesterday on Monday, the Sichuan Chuanhang Logistics increased to 6,31,527, while the death toll West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, it was 357, and the day before, 348. Co. Ltd, the company which is part of the Sichuan jumped to 12,853. As compared to Sunday, central Maharashtra, Marathwada, Rayalaseema, The average number of COVID-19-related Airlines said the airline has suspended its cargo flights on six routes, the metropolis has reported 1,666 fewer cases, but six south interior Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal on deaths in the past week was 304. At the Sarai Kale Khan including Xian to Delhi, amid hectic efforts by private traders from more deaths. A day before, the financial capital had Monday. Heat wave conditions are very likely in isolated pockets over cremation site, for instance, around 60-70 bodies are being both sides to procure oxygen concentrators from China. registered 5,542 new cases and 64 fatalities. Gujarat and coastal Odisha, the IMD added. handled every day because of the deadly second wave. EC 'singularly' responsible Metrics say Telangana should for 2nd wave: Madras HC PNS n CHENNAI

The Madras High Court on Monday castigated the Election head for MINI-LOCKDOWN Commission over the COVID-19 second wave in the country, hold- ing it 'singularly' responsible for the State reported TPR 9.5% on Sunday and ICU beds are 62% occupied spread, called it the "the most irre- sponsible institution" and even said NAVEENA GHANATE its officials may be booked under Oscars 2021: Anthony n HYDERABAD murder charges. Hopkins, Not IIT scientists predict The EC allowing political parties arrangements with COVID-19 pro- Telangana’s daily test positivity rate to take out rallies and meetings had tocols. Since as many as 77 candi- Chadwick Boseman, has increased in the second wave active Covid cases led to the spread of the pandemic, dates are contesting from Karur Wins Best Actor of Covid-19, leading to a huge the court said. constituency, it would be very dif- increase in the number of cases to peak at 38-48 "Were you (living) on another ficult to accommodate their agents reported every day. Metrics point planet," the first bench of Chief in the counting hall. It may affect that the state should be heading lakh in mid-May Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice observance of the protocols, the 2 preparing for a 14-day mini-lock- Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy asked petitioner alleged. down. The Centre advised the NEW DELHI: Active cases in the the EC officials. When counsel for the EC told the states on Sunday to go ahead with ongoing second COVID-19 wave in The bench made the stinging judges that all necessary steps were 14-day lockdowns in cities and dis- India may peak at 38-48 lakh observation on a public interest writ underway, the bench shot back say- tricts with over 10 percent positiv- beds was at 62 percent as on hours. The total number of cases between May 14-18 and daily new from Karur AIADMK candidate ing that by allowing the political ity and 60 percent bed occupancy. Monday afternoon in the state, 58.2 now stands at over 4.01 lakh while infections could hit a high of 4.4 and Transport Minister M R parties to take out rallies and meet- Both the test positivity rate and percent of oxygen beds are occu- the toll rose to 2,042. The test pos- lakh from May 4-8, according to a Vijayabaskar for the April 6 ings, it (Commission) had paved the ICU beds occupied in the state have pied. Telangana reported 6,551 itivity rate in Telangana is the mathematical model by IIT Assembly polls, seeking a direction way for the resurgence of the sec- almost touched the threshold rec- new cases reported on Sunday and highest at 9.5 percent. scientists who have revised their to authorities to ensure fair count- ond wave of the deadly virus. ommended by the Centre. the death toll crossed 2,000 with 43 projections upwards. ing of votes on May 2 in Karur by While the occupancy of ICU more casualties in the last 24 2 2 taking effective steps and proper 2 Pace of vaccination slows ARTIFICIAL BREATH All students of down as TS runs out of stock Classes I to IX No financial aid from Airlifted oxygen govt yet, allege private in TS promoted teachers in state ANUSHA PUPPALA tankers bring n HYDERABAD supplies, relief The Telangana School Education Department on Moonday issued a he medical oxygen supply GO promoting all students of 3 Tposition will improve Classes I to IX studying in considerably in the State as four Government, aided, and private ML MELLY MAITREYI oxygen tankers that were airlifted unaided schools for the academic n HYDERABAD on April 23 from plants in Odisha year 2020-21 to higher classes. On will be reaching the city by April 25, 2021 the state Education The administration of vaccines has Monday night. Another four Minister announced that there slowed down in the State due to tankers will reach the city on would be no detention system for shortage of doses even as the Tuesday. The eight tankers that Classes I to IX in the state and there number of Covid cases continue to were airlifted by defence aircraft was no need to conduct examina- rise. The State recorded 6,551 to Bhubaneshwar and some other tions. The Minister had announced positive cases on Sunday with 43 tankers coming from other places that students are promoted to the deaths, the highest number of would bring about 210 tonnes of next higher classes to prevent the fatalities on a single day so far. medical oxygen to be supplied to spread of Covid. various hospitals in the State. Manoj Kumar sits next to his mother, Vidhya Devi, who was suffering from a breathing problem as she receives oxygen support for free 2 2 inside her car at a Gurudwara, in Ghaziabad. 2 CIVIC POLLS Govt asks Serum , BB Wear masks at home also: Govt TRS ministers ignore Covid risk Fit, Fab to lower price of vax PNS n HYDERABAD and Fantastic Retd medical staff from defence roped in for Covid facilities PNS n NEW DELHI Despite there being no let up in the PNS n NEW DELHI gibility age for the vaccination number Covid cases, Ministers and The central government on will be relaxed to 18 years. TRS leaders have been campaigning Monday asked the Serum Urging the people not to panic Urging the people to get vacci- for the municipal elections braving Institute and Bharat Biotech to over the pandemic situation, the nated and observe COVID-19- the pandemic and soliciting votes. lower price of their COVID-19 government on Monday said it appropriate behaviour, the gov- With just one more day left for 9 vaccines amid criticism from was trying to address the problem ernment said it is time they start campaigning as the State Election various states who accused the of transportation of medical oxy- wearing masks inside their homes Commission took a decision to TODAY companies of profiteering during gen to high-demand areas and as well. close the campaign 72 hours before head start to the campaign by com- such a major crisis. roped in retired medical person- Addressing a press conference, polling day, April 30, leaders of all bining it with inaugurations of and The issue of vaccine pricing was nel of the armed forces to work in week, while lockdown-like NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr parties stepped up their efforts to laying foundation to some more ALMANAC discussed at a meeting chaired by COVID-19 facilities as daily cases restrictions including night cur- V K Paul said a COVID-positive win over voters. The TRS is also works in Khammam, GWMC and Month & Paksham: Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba. hit a new peak at 3,52,991 with a few continued in many other person must wear the mask inside busy pacifying the disgruntled five other municipalities now in Chaitra & Shukla Paksha Now the two companies are record 2,812 more fatalities. states. the house as well to prevent ticket aspirants and rebel candi- home isolation after testing posi- Panchangam expected to come up with revised With no let-up in the second Delhi and Karnataka joined a other family members from get- dates lest they become spoilsports tive, it’s left to other ministers to Tithi : Purnima: 09:00 am Pratipada: 05:13 am (Next Day) pricing for their vaccines. wave, Karnataka imposed a 14- host of others states who have ting infected. for the official candidates in maintain the tempo. day shutdown, after Delhi and announced free vaccine for all Warangal and Khammam. Nakshatram : Swati: 08:08 pm 2 Jharkhand took a similar step last adults from May 1, when the eli- 2 With KT Rama Rao who gave a 2 Time to Avoid : (Bad time to start any important work) Rahukalam : 03:22 pm – 04:57 pm Nominated posts, a carrot just Yamagandam : 09:04 am – 10:39 am It’s all about survival of the privileged Varjyam : 01:03 am – 02:27 am Gulika : 12:13 pm - 01:48 pm beyond reach for TRS leaders PNS n HYDERABAD Sai Teja, activist and member of Good Time : (to start any important work) SNCN ACHARYULU The reason for their dismay As Covid-19 positive Feed The Needy said, “We are n HYDERABAD is not difficult to deduce; With healthcare infrastructure reaching out to our connections Amritakalam : 12:25 pm – 01:49 pm the TRS leadership has crumbling, the pandemic has cases continue to rise, more than ever. Even for a Fabiflu Abhijit Muhurtham : 11:48 am – 12:39 pm Telangana Rashtra been postponing the shown that it’s now only about sur- the calls for help online, tablet, we had to reach out to Samithi (TRS) issue of filling nomi- vival of the privileged. offline, to helplines and ACP-level officials as it is becom- HYDERABAD leaders, who have nated posts on the To get oxygen, injections, drugs running from pillar to ing difficult to procure things.” been the back- pretext of one election or hospital bed, even an oximeter He said that even cremations are WEATHER post has only increased Forecast: Partly cloudy bone of the party of the other. or to transport the dead, people are not possible without ‘contacts’. “One Temp: 38 right from its In the last seven having to resort to using their clout person expired at AIG hospital and Humidity: 52% inception and who years after TRS stormed and connections. they wanted us to take the body Sunrise: 05:52 am have toiled hard to to power in 2014 no For a common man, only divine online, offline, to helplines and process. A similar situation is before 6 pm. I had to reach out to Sunset: 06:35 pm ensure its unrivalled vic- appointment has been made intervention with huge dollops of running from pillar to post has occurring with regard to drug pro- bigwigs to allow the hospital to pre- tory march of late, are grad- to a nominated body of note. luck can help emerge from the only increased. Only a minuscule curement, where either the citizens serve the body for one night. Current Weather Conditions Updated april 26, 2021 5:00 PM ually losing hope of getting nom- danger. As Covid-19 positive cases population is able to get a Covid have to use contacts or pay inated posts. 2 continue to rise, the calls for help ICU bed through the routine through their noses. 2 HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | APRIL 27, 2021 hyderabad 02 It’s time the Opposition joins hands with Modi to fight Covid

he Modi government lakh crore were implemented. way coaches into isolation war against Covid. by the people at this hour. is putting up a relent- The Centre implemented Unfortunately, the Opposition does not coaches. Assessing Opposition parties The BJP’s people’s represen- less fight against Vande Bharat Mission to bring praise the good done by the government and the demand for have been creating tatives have set up quarantine Covid-19T for the past 16 back Indians stranded abroad Remedisivir, it TRULY problems in the way centres, medical amenities months and the time has deploying Air India, IAF and work in unison with it with a positive banned export of the Government and started temporary hospi- come for all of us to put up a Navy flights. attitude, whereas in other countries, ruling of the drug. SPEAKING at every step know- tals. united fight now. Can anybody say that the and opposition parties unite when faced with Modi has direct- ing well that Modi has They operated The Government took a government did not take any ed industries to been extending decisive Dhanwantari Raths to distrib- series of measures like impos- measures at all? Can anybody a major problem. ensure their oxygen leadership. ute medicines among the ing lockdown, curfew, restric- say that the measures initiat- plants work at capacity. The During the current Covid people. They sensitised peo- tions on overseas tourists, ed by Modi did not help government lifted customs crisis, the opposition has ple on the need to undergo demarcated zones and sensi- revive the economy after the when faced with a major it is not doing anything to cre- duty on oxygen cylinders and been spreading rumours and vaccination. tising people. crisis due to lockdown? problem. ate medical and health ameni- vaccines to facilitate their creating misunderstandings At the same time, leaders The PM addressed the The turnaround of the In India, the Opposition ties because medical and import. among the people. who target Modi have Y SATYA KUMAR nation many times. The economy, when compared to highlights the lacunae of the health is listed under the Countrywide, the Modi The Opposition blames become distanced from the Centre released Rs 15,000 other nations, was rapid. ruling party, issues statements states’ list. BJP National Secretary government will soon be the BJP election campaign in people long back. crore for PPE kits, ventilators, If the present rate of growth and pokes fun on social In the states’ list, of the 61 embarking on a major vacci- West Bengal for the spread of They did not do anything ICUs, testing centres and so were to continue, India would media. aspects, the sixth pertains to measures initiated by Modi, nation programme in four the virus but why has it not to help the people, barring on. By May 12, the PM emerge as the third most The Opposition on one public health, sanitation, hos- India achieved self-sufficien- days to administer the vaccine appealed to farmers agitating speaking on TV, tweeting announced the Rs 20-lakh developed economy in eight hand blames CMs of BJP- pitals, hospitals and so on. In cy in creation of medical to people in the 18-44 years on the borders of Delhi to call and forwarding WhatsApp crore Atma Nirbhar package, years surpassing the UK, ruled states on Covid-19 while spite of it being listed under the amenities, Covid testing kits age group. The Centre has off their protest? messages. which constitutes 10 percent Germany and Japan, accord- trying to sweep the lacunae of states’ list, the Modi and so on. declared that it will supply the When the Covid was at its The country is facing a cri- of the country’s GDP. ing to economists. Opposition-ruled states under Government released thou- Today, the Navy is supply- vaccine free of cost to states, peak last year, crores of BJP sis, the state governments The Centre announced var- Unfortunately, the the carpet. sands of crores since March ing oxygen cylinders to the the states are also coming for- workers helped supply food, should work in tandem with ious packages for workers, Opposition does not praise the They blame the Modi gov- 2020, till the Budget was country. The Centre has start- ward to give vaccines free of clothes, masks and medi- the Centre to provide succour small, micro and medium good done by the government ernment for shortage of oxy- passed this year. In last year’s ed Oxygen Express trains to cost to the people. cines to migrant workers. to the people. industries, cottage industries. and work in unison with it gen, injections and beds in Budget, the Modi government supply medical oxygen to all The PM asked CDS Bipin BJP national president JP When the whole country Under PM Garib Kalyan with a positive attitude, where- hospitals. allocated Rs 64,180 crore under parts of the country. Rawat to deploy doctors in Nadda appealed to party becomes one, any problem Yojana, several welfare and as in other countries, ruling The state governments crit- the Swasthya Bharat Yojana. Earlier, the Centre convert- defence services and retired workers, sarpanches and peo- can be driven away from the relief measures worth Rs 1.70- and opposition parties unite icise the Centre alleging that On account of a series of ed hundreds of passenger rail- army medical personnel in the ple’s representatives to stand soil. Oscar: Anthony Natco Pharma seeks nod VINS receives Hopkins wins Kin of scribes who fell victim DCGI nod for best actor for trail of Molnupiravir PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n HYDERABAD "Patients treated with clinical trials to virus to get Rs 2L ex gratia Molnupiravir achieved In a stunning close to a large- Natco Pharma Limited on response within 5 days of of VINCOV-19 ly predictable Oscar cere- PNS n HYDERABAD has taken this decision. the family members will have tals. This apart, immediate Monday said it applied to the therapy indicating that the PNS n HYDERABAD mony, Anthony Hopkins won During the second wave of to produce a corona death cer- financial assistance is also Central Drugs Standard duration of treatment with Best Actor for his work in Chief Minister K the Corona pandemic, in the tificate from local District being extended to 200 journal- Control Organisation Molnupiravir is short, with the VINS Bioproducts Limited, a The Father over the late Chandrashekhar Rao has last 10 days, 15 journalists Medical and Health Officer ists, who have tested positive (CDSCO) for approval of additional advantage of being city-based immunological Chadwick Boseman, who approved financial assistance of have succumbed to the virus. (DMHO), accredititation card, for Corona, said Academy Phase-III clinical trial of an oral therapy," it said. company, in partnership with died last year of cancer and Rs. 2 lakh to the families of Considering the situation, Corona positive report and Chairman A. Narayana in a Molnupiravir Capsules for the NATCO is hoping that the CCMB and the University has swept awards season so journalists, who succumbed Telangana State Media approval from local District statement issued here on treatment of COVID-19 pos- CDSCO would give emer- of Hyderabad, on Monday far for his performance in Ma to Corona recently. Further, Academy has taken the deci- Public Relations Officer Monday. itive patients. gency approval of this drug announced the commence- Rainey's Black Bottom. Chloe assistance is also being extend- sion to extend the financial (DPRO). Applications for Rs.2 lakh American pharma major based on "compassionate use" ment of clinical trials for Zhao made history at the ed to 200 journalists, who have assistance. Further, an appeal is being financial assistance should be Merck along with Ridgeback for patients. VINCOV-19, an antidote and 93rd Academy Awards as the tested positive for Coronavirus To avail the Rs. 2 lakh finan- made to the State Government submitted to Secretary, Biotherapeutics has developed "Compassionate use" a cure against SARS-CoV-2 first woman of colour to win recently. cial assistance for journalists, to recognize journalists as Telangana State Media Molnupiravir (MK-4482). approval is given for investiga- virus. VINS Bioproducts in a the Oscar for Best Director Following the requests made who succumbed to Corona frontline warriors and set up Academy, D.no 10-2-1, second According to a press release tional drugs so that a patient release here said it has for Nomadland, which also by Telangana Union of virus recently, applications have exclusive Corona testing and floor, Samachar Bhavan, AC from the city-based drug maker, with an immediately life- received the approval from won Best Picture. Working Journalists and other to be submitted before May 10. vaccination centres, besides Gaurds, Masab Tank, TS Film pre-clinical data have shown threatening condition can gain the Drugs Controller General She's also only the second unions, the State Government Along with the application, exclusive treatment in hospi- Development Corporation. that Molnupiravir has broad access to the drug. of India to commence the woman in Oscar history to anti-influenza activity, including The company is ready to clinical trials for VINCOV- win the award after The Hurt highly potent inhibition of launch the product this month 19. The clinical trials will Locker director Kathryn SARS-CoV-2 replication. if approval is given. involve over 300 subjects Bigelow. Frances Pace of vaccination slows down as... Govt asks Serum... spread across the country. McDormand, star of Continued from page 1 The safety and efficacy of Nomadland, won her third Continued from page 1 including healthcare and the antibodies will be exam- Best Actress Oscar, matching Airlifted oxygen... frontline workers, barely cov- The Hyderabad-based TRS ministers ignore Covid... ined in a group of around 300 Daniel Day-Lewis' three Best A week ago, on April 19, a ering 10 percent of the pop- Bharat Biotech has fixed the Continued from page 1 Harish Rao and others patients, with Covid, it said. Actor Oscars. Joining Chloe total of 1.77 lakh doses were Continued from page 1 ulation. price of its COVID-19 vac- called upon the voters to see VINCOV-19, a new ther- Zhao in the history-making administered, including The State government will airlift With the Union cine, Covaxin, at Rs 600 per Ministers Harish Rao, the visible development and apeutic product, is obtained category was Youn Yuh-jung, 21,352 second doses, in 1,414 another eight oxygen tankers on Government opening up vac- dose for state governments Puvvada Ayay Kumar, Jagdish vote for the TRS which made after immunisation of hors- Best Supporting Actress for centres. On Sunday, April Tuesday to Bhubaneswhwar cination for all those above 18 and at Rs 1,200 per dose for Reddy, Satyavathi Rathod, welfare and development as es with spike glycoprotein of Minari. Daniel Kaluuya com- 25, only 67,956 doses were from Begumpet Airport to the years from May 1, the centres private hospitals. Errabelli Dayakar Rao, its agenda though the Centre the inactivated Covid virus. pleted his awards grand slam administered in 979 centres. oxygen plants in Odisha, may well see a rise in crowds The Pune-based Serum Srinivas Goud and others did not help the State either This results in the develop- this year with the Oscar for The number came down as according to government at the vaccination centres. Institute of India (SII), the have stepped up their cam- with the funds or projects. ment of antibodies in the Best Supporting Actor for his many private hospitals and sources. Shortage of medical The Centre has issued world's largest vaccine paign to match the aggressive The development in horses and the resultant anti- performance in Judas And vaccination centres reported oxygen has been severe in guidelines that those above 18 maker in terms of volume, campaign by Congress and Siddipet was there for every- sera the blood serum con- The Black Messiah. no vaccine stocks while only States like Delhi which had seen years of age should first reg- has announced a price of Rs BJP leaders in the last two one to see, Harish Rao said taining antibodies is synthe- The first Oscar of the show limited doses were supplied a massive surge in Covid ister in the CoWin website or 400 per dose for its days. “If BJP is a party that and urged voters to elect sised from the horse and can went to Emerald Fennell who to other centres. positive cases. But with cases Arogya Setu app from April COVID-19 vaccine, will only speak lies, Congress TRS candidates again to be injected into humans won Best Original Screenplay Telangana Medical and increasing exponentially in 28 onwards and then sched- 'Covishield', for state gov- is only good at manipulating,” ensure development of their infected with Covid to neu- for Promising Young Health department officials several States, demand for ule an appointment at the ernments and Rs 600 per they said. cities and towns. tralise the virus. Woman; Best Adapted last week said they have facil- medical oxygen has increased. nearest centres which will dose for private hospitals. Screenplay was won by The ities to administer 10 lakh be displayed in the website Both vaccines are avail- Father. The White Tiger, star- doses per day if the Centre the State have been adminis- and go to the centre at the able to the central govern- ring Priyanka Chopra, was could deliver the vaccines. tered vaccines in the age appointed time to avoid ment at a rate of Rs 150 per Wear masks at nominated in this category. So far, 40.34 lakh people in group of 45 years and above, crowding. dose. It’s all about survival... home also: Govt Continued from page 1 seeking help for ICU admis- sion have been increasing. Continued from page 1 We shifted it to Kondapur Some have even agreed to For TRS leaders, nominated posts... area hospital and cremated have made calls for All students of Classes I Amid more disquieting the next day.” Tocilizumab and Remdesivir. Continued from page 1 about 30 Corporations — the victory of the party, get developments related to the Even to shift body to native Meanwhile, even doctors including major ones like the their hopes up, only to be dis- shortage of oxygen in hos- places, it is impossible with- are overburdened by calls to IX in TS promoted When the TRS came to power TS RTC. Surprisingly, the appointed. pitals in high caseload states out clout and connections. and recommendations. A Continued from page 1 The State Government had in 2014, party leaders who had state government has not When there is some politi- including the death of five Sharing her ordeal, B doctor in government chest earlier issued orders to close actively participated in the named appointees even for cal compulsion, the leadership patients in Haryana, the Pratibha, a resident of hospital said, “Even as they The Minister also requested all educational institutions Telangana movement believed nominated bodies also. appoints some leaders as government asserted that Tirumellgiri said, “My par- enter hospital, we have peo- the Government to issue while allowing online and that they would be rewarded Before every election — chairpersons of some corpo- there is adequate stock of ents tested positive for coro- ple calling us saying that necessary orders in this distance learning to continue. for their services with a nom- by-election or local body elec- rations. In the second term the life-saving gas. "We have navirus and I couldn’t get an they are from CM’s peshi, regard. The state govern- The state government had inated post. tions — or major festivals like too, after the TRS returned to enough stock of oxygen. oximeter. None of the med- health minister’s peshi, rela- ment, after careful examina- also declared summer holi- After waiting for seven long Sankranti, Dasara and Diwali, power in 2018, the party lead- The issue is transportation ical shops in the neighbour- tive of police, local reporter tion of the matter and keep- days for all schools and years, most of them say their news is “leaked” to the media ership has not filled nominat- which we are trying to hood had it. Our family doc- etc. As days pass the number ing in view of hardship junior colleges across hopes have been crushed, that the TRS leadership will fill ed posts till date. In addition resolve by the active involve- tor who knew of suppliers of such references is only caused due to Covid-19 pan- Telangana with effect from while others admit that they the nominated posts. As to existing corporations, the ment of all stakeholders," called and arranged it for us.” increasing.” demic, accorded permission April April 27 till May 31, in have been losing confidence. expected, sincere party lead- TRS government has created Additional Secretary in the Even officials in the He said that the hospital to the Director of School view of the hardship caused There are about 100 corpo- ers, loyal workers and those some new bodies like Mission Ministry of Home Affairs administration have agreed staff are already stressed with Education (PAC). due to Covid-19 pandemic. rations in Telangana state and who toil in every election for Bhagiratha and others. Piyush Goyal said. that distress calls and for the workload. HYDERABD EC ‘singularly' BULLION RATES Metrics say Telangana should head... GOLD responsible ` 48, 870 (10 gm) Continued from page 1 under lockdown for 14 days increased exponentially. Deaths from 9 pm on Tuesday. have been so alarming.” ` -2220 for 2nd wave: Even though on Sunday only According to Healthcare IIT scientists... He said that it’s never too SILVER 69,099 tests were conducted, Reforms Doctors Association Continued from page 1 late. “Lockdown should be ` 74, 600 (1kg) Madras HC the positivity rate remained (HRDA), “It's time for lock- India on Monday saw a single- imposed to break the chain. We ` -6600 Continued from page 1 high. If the positivity rate con- down with continuation of day rise of 3,52,991 (3.52 are already out of resources — tinues at the same pace over the vaccination with strict CoWin lakh) COVID-19 infections and oxygen, drugs, ICU beds even Irked over the submission of next seven days, lockdown pre-registration and time slot 2,812 fatalities with 28,13,658 in government and private CHICKEN the EC counsel that all pre- would become inevitable in the allocation at least for 15 days (28.13 lakh) active cases. hospitals. Staying alive is more RATES `/KG cautionary measures would state. The state doesn’t share which is one incubation peri- The scientists from the Indian important than the economy,” be taken at the counting cen- the data on tests performed in od to break the chain as many Institute of Technology in Dr Jahangir said. Dressed/With Skin `133 tres, the Chief Justice replied each district. However GHMC, are dying due to lack of beds, Kanpur and Hyderabad applied Dr Vijay, General Secretary- Without Skin `152 that the EC must be 'singular- Medchal Malkajgiri, oxygen, emergency medicines. the Susceptible, Undetected, Telangana Junior Doctors Broiler at Farm `92 ly' held responsible for the Rangareddy, Sangareddy, Every citizen should demand Tested (positive), and Association (TJUDA) said, second wave of the pandem- Nizamabad, Warangal Urban this. Though the economy is Removed Approach' (SUTRA) "There's a constant rise in the ic spike in the country. districts have reported high important, people are eco- model to predict that active number of positive cases and EGG The judges also orally number of cases. nomically deprived due to cases would go up further by the peak is yet to come. RATES `/100 warned that they would not Maharashtra, Kerala have unregulated hospital charges, over 10 lakh by mid-May. It’s better the Government hesitate to stop the counting already imposed mini-lock- black marketing of emergency announce a lockdown and HYDERABAD 400 of votes on May 2. "Public down. Maharashtra clamped a drugs and earning members of the virus is everywhere, it has continue the vaccination VIJAYAWADA 373 health is of paramount “mini-lockdown” in the State families are dying.” entered each and every home. process as per schedule so that importance and it is distress- since February 14 and pro- Dr Jahangir, Vice President of So many coming out positive in there's a break for the chain of VISAKHAPATNAM 505 ing that constitutional author- hibitory orders under Section Health Care Reforms Doctors each family. Lockdown should transmission and prepared- RETAIL PRICE `3. 95 ities have to be reminded in 144 will be in place till May 1. Association (HRDA) said, "The have been imposed a month ness for future in the form of (IN HYDERABAD) such regard. Karnataka will be going situation is out of control now; ago. Now the cases have vaccination.”

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Printed and published by B Krishna Prasad for and on behalf of CMYK Printech Ltd., Phone: 040-23322341, Hyderabad Office: F-502, Diamond Block, Lumbini Rockdale, Somajiguda, Hyderabad - 500 082. Telangana. Printed at Sree Seshasai Enterprises, Plot No.19, IDA Balanagar , Hyderbad-500037, Medchal -Malkajgiri District, Telangana. Chief Editor: Chandan Mitra. Resident Editor: B Krishna Prasad, AIR SURCHARGE of Rs 2.00. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | APRIL 27, 2021 hyderabad 03 Unbearable: Kin bid muted farewell No financial aid from govt yet, allege private teachers in state ANUSHA PUPPALA to Covid victims amid second wave n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD staff are not even wearing PPE Several private teachers in kits, while a few who wear Telangana alleged that they Funerals of persons deceased those are carelessly discarding have not received financial due to Covid are taking place the PPE kits. The poor people aid of Rs 2,500 and 25 kg rice with no near and dear in atten- are not able to pay enough announced by the Telangana dance, regardless of the person money demanded by ambu- state government till date. The who died belongs to affluent lance drivers. state government on April 8, sections of society or poorer The near and dear are going 2021 announced distribution sections. to burial grounds and electric of Rs 2,500 cash and 25 kg rice In fact, their funerals are crematoria the next day to to all the private teachers in the being conducted similar to collect ashes. As the body state until the reopening of pri- that of an orphan in the dead burns in some hundreds of vate school in state. of night. The absence of the degrees, there is no scope for Chief Minister K family members is conspicuous the virus to survive. As every Chandrashekar Rao had where as there are more than However, many school failed to at these funerals. The heirs in one is clear about it, they are announced this scheme for the 2.5 lakh private teachers across update this data on a regular the family feel sad for not able coming forward to collect the benefit of private school teach- the state. Reportedly, names of basis due to which many pri- to lit funeral pyre of elders in ashes. ers and their working staff who many private teachers are vate teachers are now suffer- the family, but could only pay Yadagir of Old City said suffered financial loss due to missing in the data base of ing." He adds, "Why should money to the ambulance dri- that his 90-year-old mother closure of schools because of UDISE. private teachers suffer due to vers to dispose of bodies, A teacher set an example for sons are millionaires. There are Even the family members are died of Covid. He said that two the pandemic. However, many President of Telangana the negligence of school man- unable to hazard a risk. others to emulate. He groomed many sugar patients in the not coming forward to perform of his children are suffering private teachers alleged that Private Teachers Association agements? We demand that Ambulance drivers and per- many children into very suc- house hold. The family gave Rs the last rights citing Covid from asthma. In fact, he is sup- they could not avail the finan- (TPTA), Shabbir Ali, said, "As the state government should sonnel at crematoria and bur- cessful persons. When he died 30,000 to ambulance driver for threat and health issues as rea- posed to lit the funeral pyre. cial assistance as there names the state government doesn't provide financial assistance to ial grounds are conducting the recently due to Covid, his own her cremation. sons. The ambulance staff are But, he suspected that if he were not available in the data- have a specific data of private all the private teachers who funerals not only in Hyderabad son could not take part in his Some people are watching also being accused of adopting were to lit the funeral pyre, the base of Unified District schools and its teachers, they applied for the beneficiary and also in Karimnagar and funeral, but could give Rs the funeral service of the par- inhuman approach towards lives of other family members Information System (UDISE) approached school education scheme announced by the state Warangal. Compared to funer- 25,000 to the ambulance driver ents through a video call as disposal of Covid bodies. They would be in peril. So, the amb- of Education. department, who shared data government. Private teachers als prior to Covid and the to dispose of the body. they cannot afford attending are seen transporting four or ulance driver was given money According to Telangana base of private schools with the have suffered a lot during pan- funerals taking place during Similarly, an elderly woman the funeral services. If video five bodies in a trolley and to cremate the body. The dri- Private Teachers Association help of UDISE. Updating of demic due to lack of salaries. the current pandemic times who used to live in Hyderabad call is not feasible, videos are placing them on wooden logs ver made a video call to enable (TPTA), Telangana govern- data of their schools and its They definitely deserve to avail have been bringing up tears in has had six sons. She recently being sent to the near and dear arranged there and lighting the the kin to catch the last glimpse ment sanctioned funds only for teachers is the responsibility of the benefits announced by the the eyes of the people. died of the pandemic. All her through WhatsApp. funeral pyre. The ambulance of his mother. 1.24 lakh private teachers the school managements. state government." CITY LIGHTS Requests for aid flood TAKING DRDO’s DMRL develops single STOCK crystal blades for helicopters KTR's twitter account City Mayor Gadwal Vijayalaxmi, who he Defence Research and Development inspected the sanitation works on ML MELLY MAITREYI Organisation (DRDO) has developed single the dearth of Remdesivir injec- Monday, sanitized and sprayed n HYDERABAD tions across the state. Some Tcrystal blades technology and has supplied sodium hypochlorite solution in the 60 of these blades to Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd others complained that only premises of Habsiguda Metro (HAL) as part of their indigenous helicopter TRS Working President and limited number of Covid tests Station to promote the importance of development programme for helicopter engine IT and Industry Minister KT were being done at primary sanitation in Covid conditions. She application. This is part of a programme taken Rama Rao who is active on health centres and the number also reviewed a lake in Ramanthapur up by the Defence Metallurgical Research Twitter with huge number of of tests done every day should division and directed the officials to Laboratory (DMRL), a premium laboratory of the DRDO, to develop followers and known to be be increased. clean the accumulated garbage in 5 sets (300 numbers) of single crystal high pressure turbine (HPT) responsive has been flooded of Responding to the requests, and around the lakes. Later in the blades using a nickel-based super alloy. The supply of remaining 4 late with requests to help peo- the Minister assured them day, the Mayor also visited Basti sets will be completed in due course, the DRDO said on ple affected by Covid and that his personal office would Dhawakhana and askedthe local Monday.Helicopters, used in strategic and defence applications, other reasons as well. look into these issues and MLA to ensure availability of need compact and powerful aero-engines for their reliable operation With surge in Covid cases, resolve them. medicine in every dispensary. at extreme conditions. To achieve this, state-of-the-art single crystal shortage of Remdesivir injec- The Minister's office is fol- blades having complex shape and geometry, manufactured out of tions, oxygen, people are seek- lowing up with the aggrieved nickel-based superalloys capable of withstanding high temperatures ing his help and intervention persons seeking their contact of operation are used. Very few countries in the world such as the to procure the same. There are details and trying to help US, the UK, France, and Russia have the capability to design and even requests from family them. manufacture such single crystal (SX) components. members of Covid patients It may be mentioned here with serious symptoms to help that KT Rama Rao himself is them in getting beds in hos- in home isolation as he tested pitals. positive for Covid. Yet he has SCR cancels 10 trains due to Many are bringing to his been responding to the attention through Twitter, requests for help and directing low occupancy, restrictions social media platform, about his staff to do the needful. he South Central Railway (SCR) has announced that it Thas cancelled as many as 10 trains scheduled to run between Fire breaks out at Corona patient April 28 and June 1. The move Hospitals to be overcrowded as vax comes following low occupancy in the trains in the wake of the Jabbar Complex jumps to death spiralling Covid numbers, and the in Secunderabad restrictions imposed by many states to check the spread of the open to all above 18 yrs from May 1 from building virus. As per an SCR media release issued on Monday, the PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD cancellations will affect some services to Andhra Pradesh, PNS n HYDERABAD group in Telangana would be and Covaxins are allowed in Telangana, Karnataka and Maharashtra. The cancelled services are: A major fire broke out in around 1.82 crore. Majority of the country. But recently, the A 45-year old coronavirus Narsapur to Nidadavolu (07241), Nidadavolu to Narsapur (07242), a footwear shop in the Soon the hospitals are going to them are likely to receive their Sputnik, Russian vaccine, patient allegedly ended Secunderabad to Bidar (07010), Bidar to Hyderabad (07009), Jabbar Complex at be overcrowded with youth in vaccine from private hospitals Pfizer's vaccine, Johnson and his life by jumping from Secunderabad to Kurnool City (07027), Kurnool City to Bansilalpet in the age group of 18-44 years as only. To administer the vac- Johnson company's vaccine the building of a state-run Secunderabad (07028), Mysore to Renigunta (01065), Renigunta to Secunderabad here on the vaccination for them is cines, the government should and Moderna vaccines will hospital in Nizamabad Mysore (01066), Secunderabad to Mumbai LTT (02235), Mumbai Monday morning. No going to commence from May prepare over 3,000 private hos- also be made available. The district in the early hours LTT to Secunderabad (02236) The SCR has also rescheduled the casualties were reported. 1. The crowd at the private and pitals, clinics and nursing Pfizer vaccine should be stored of Monday, police said. departure timing of Train No. 07229 from Thiruvananathapuram to Officials suspect a government hospitals which homes. The vaccines would be in temperatures from 70 to 80 The man, who had Secunderabad. Instead of 7 am, the train will depart from short circuit led to the are already treating Covid, kept ready in pharmacies affil- degrees Celsius. Therefore, the tested positive for Covid Thiruvanathapuram at 9.30 am, from April 28 to May 12. fire. Around 8.30 am, conducting virus diagnostic have to take the responsibility iated to these hospitals, clinics hospitals should have to make and was undergoing local residents noticed tests and administering vac- of administering the vaccines. and nursing homes. The peo- special arrangements for the treatment at the hospital fire and thick smoke from cines, is going to increase, Therefore, the hospitals have ple can buy them at these purpose. The cost of the Pfizer jumped from the fifth Doctors perform complex cardiac the closed footwear shop thereby increasing the risk of focussed attention on coordi- pharmacies and get themselves vaccine is said to be very high. floor of the hospital build- on the ground floor of the acquiring the infections. nating Covid treatment and vaccinated in hospitals. Some The government has pro- ing at around 3 am procedure at Hyderabad hospital complex, which is sur- Currently, vaccines are being vaccine administration. private hospitals in Hyderabad vided for registration of people reportedly due to fear 60-year-old man got a new lease of rounded by residential administered to those who are According to a conservative have placed orders for vaccines. in the age group of 18-44 from and died on the spot, a life after a team of cardiologists at a colonies. They alerted aged over 45 years. As the vac- estimate by the Medical and People can receive the vac- April 28. Therefore, they are police official said, based Acity hospital performed a complex the fire department and cine is going to be brought into Health Department of cine of their choice, says the required to upload the relevant on preliminary investiga- cardiac procedure called 3-dimensional police immediately. the open market from May 1, Telangana, the number of peo- private and corporate hospitals details into the relevant portal tion. mapping of heart along with radio According to the the private hospitals would ple in the 18-44 years age managements. Only Covishield before the deadline. frequency ablation. Patient came to the police, a fire engine was hospitals with a history of hypertension rushed to the spot. and complained of chest pain on the left "It is a market place side associated with severe palpitations. and the shop was full of On cardiac evaluation, the patient was diagnosed with the presence rubber and inflammable TS Covid tally crosses 4-lakh mark of rare foci leading to arrhythmia. This condition was left undetected material. There was in angiography when the patient had similar complaints in the past. nobody present inside at PNS n HYDERABAD that the state had crossed 3 lakh Sunday dropped due to relatively Doctors mapped out a two-step treatment procedure for the patient the time of the mishap," mark. The daily count then was low number of tests conducted over which included location of the foci precisely that caused these extra an official said. Two fire Telangana’s Covid tally crossed 4- around 100. The state witnessed the the weekend. beatings of heart using a highly advanced cardiac procedure called engines with the help of lakh mark on Monday with the state massive surge since early this month The fresh fatalities pushed the 3-D Cardiac Mapping. Along with correction of this arrhythmia fire personnel doused the adding 6,551 cases during the last and the daily count crossed a record overall death toll to 2,042. The case using radio frequency ablation procedures. On April 8, the of fire. Officials said the 24-hour period. 8,000 on Saturday. fatality rate stands at 0.50 per cent experts performed this complex procedure which lasted for four cost of the property dam- The period ending Sunday night It was on March 2 last year that against the national average of 1.1 hours to save the life The patient was discharged on 48 hours of aged was yet to be esti- also saw 43 fatalities, the highest sin- first Covid case was detected in per cent. observation of the interventional procedure and is now geared up to mated. gle-day death toll so far. The cumu- Telangana. It crossed the 1 lakh- A total of 3,804 people recovered lead a healthy and active life and daily routine. The police are investi- lative death toll crossed 2,000-mark. mark in August and 2 lakh-mark in from the virus during the last 24 gating. Telangana added one lakh cases October. The number of cases dur- hours, taking the total number of in last 49 days. It was on March 8 ing the 24-hour period ending 8 pm recoveries to 3,34,144. Free cab services for non-Covid medical emergency amid curfew Step up monitoring of Covid patients: Eatala ith the ongoing night n curfew imposed in the PNS HYDERABAD were not taking required precau- Health department. They should Wstate, four cabs were tions, many were developing res- also be provided with home isola- launched for the residents of LB Health Minister Eatala Rajender piratory difficulties. Thus it should tion kits. The doubts of patients Nagar division and Chouttupal has instructed the Medical and be made mandatory that Asha should be addressed through tele division of Bhongir zone on Health Department officials and workers should test their temper- medicine. The Minister directed Monday, for non-Covid medical District Medical and Health ature and oxygen levels twice a day. the officers to supervise the treat- emergency faced by the citizens. Officers to step up monitoring of Only then the lives of people could ment being given in the private The cab services available from 9 Covid positive persons across the be saved, he said. hospitals and if they required oxy- pm to 5 am during the curfew, was facilitated by Srinivasa Tours state. The Minister said that they were gen, it should be arranged for and Travels, Vanasthalipuram. Rachakonda Commissioner of Police Compared to the first wave, expecting more test kits as the them. Mahesh Bhagwat said the opportunity could be availed by senior second wave of Covid was differ- Union Health Minister responded The department should equip citizens, pregnant women and women in need of emergency ent and more virulent. If a mem- positively to their request for more itself with everything it required- medical help. All you have to do is to call the Rachakonda control ber in the family is tested positive, kits. Every one irrespective of area personnel, equipment. Required number 9490617234, he said. He stated that similar facilities it was spreading fast to other Addressing a teleconference with they belong to should be tested if doctors and para medical staff initiated by the Rachakonda Police previously received good members too. Hence government all the DMHOs and department they showed Covid symptoms. and technicians should be appoint- response from citizens. He clarified that this service is only for the was setting up isolation centres for officials on Monday, Rajender said The details of all those who tested ed immediately. More Asha work- residents in medical emergency, who are not infected with Covid. those who could not stay isolated that many Covid positive patients positive in private centres should be ers should be appointed in Urban in their homes, he said. were in home isolation. But as they submitted to the Medical and PHCs, the Minister said. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | APRIL 27, 2021 hyderabad 04

Komatireddy TRS govt numero uno in all praise Will develop Warangal on for Jagan development, claims Harish PNS n HYDERABAD par with Hyd, says Kishan PNS n SIDDIPET Congress MP from Bhongir Minister for Finance T Harish constituency Komatireddy NS RAO n WARANGAL Rao appealed to voters of the Venkat Reddy showered town to give their mandate to praises on Andhra Pradesh Days before the campaign would the TRS for more planned Chief Minister YS end for the GWMC elections, development of the town. Jaganmohan Reddy for Monday was marked by a series Addressing election meet- including every treatment of roadshows in various divisions ings in support of TRS contes- worth more than Rs 1,000 of Warangal. While the Union tants in various wards on and Corona in Arogyasri in Minister for Home Affairs G Monday, he said that the that state. Kishan Reddy and TPCC work- drinking water problem could However, the people in ing president A Revanth Reddy be solved forever. Telangana are spending held roadshows in the tri-cities, Underground water has been lakhs of rupees for Corona the ruling TRS party also took out developed in the town at Rs treatment in private hospi- rallies and roadshows in all the 66 300 crore. In fact, 80 per cent tals, but Chief Minister K divisions. Minister Errabelli of the drainage works are Chandrasekhar Rao is not Dayakar Rao, Koppula Eshwar, G over. A bypass road has been including the Corona treat- Balamallu among others of the developed to the town and ment in Arogyasri, he fired. election campaign team held floodlights have been installed While participating in an meetings. at various junctions. election campaign in Union Minister of Stare for Union Minister of Stare for Home G Kishan Reddy addressing the media in Warangal on Monday He promised 2BHK houses Minister for Finance T Harish Rao campaigning in Siddipet on Monday Nakrekal town on Monday, Home G Kishan Reddy alleged to the poor if they have a Komatireddy took potshots that Chief Minister K Minister of Stare for Home G pay immediate compensation to Chaman in Warangal town and house site. The Centre did not people should think who is the people, he questioned. Do at the Chief Minister and Chandrasekhar Rao was taking Kishan Reddy. He released a those who lost their lands and appealed to the voters to cast their contribute a single paisa to going to develop the town we need those who dupe us on alleged that he is habituated the credit of the development and manifesto for the municipal elec- houses due to the road widening vote for the TRS for continued implement Kalyana Lakshmi, before exercising their right to the pretext of seeking votes? to speaking lies. progress made by the Union gov- tions stating that the BJP had pre- projects, he said. He appealed to development of the city. Shaadi Mubarak and pension franchise? There is an allocation of Rs He said that the TRS will ernment in the city. pared a 50-year master plan to the voters to cast their vote for the Criticising the allegations leveled to beedi workers. Rather in a The BJP government intro- 1,100 crore in the state budget not get even 1,000 votes in The Central government had develop Warangal like Greater BJP candidates for the develop- by the BJP and the Congress lead- sarcastic tone, he said, “We duced GST for beedi workers for 2BHK houses for the 2023 elections in Nakrekal identified the historic city Hyderabad. He assured that BJP ment and employment in the ers he called upon the voters to should vote for the BJP for and dealt a blow to them. He homeless poor, he said exhort- constituency. Warangal for the development would turn Warangal into a region. recall the TRS’ role in the forma- hiking the price of petrol and sought to know whether the ing the voters to give their vote He made it clear that he and allocated funds for imple- flood-free city, develop the Minister for Panchayat Raj tion of the Telangana state. The diesel.” Congress or the BJP gave just to the TRS for development of will ensure the victory of the mentation of Amruth and Smart tourism in Warangal with alloca- Errabelli Dayakar Rao held road TRS’ election in-charge G The TRS occupied the num- Re 1 to beedi workers. the town in many ways. Congress candidate by sit- City programmes, but the TRS tion in the Union Budget, and shows, along with Minister for Balamallu, Bonthu Rammohan, ber one rank in terms of The TRS was providing Contestants of various wards ting here in the next elec- claiming that all the development within a fortnight of coming to Health Etela Rajender, at Peddi Sudarshan Reddy also development and welfare. He drinking water to every house and many TRS leaders accom- tions if the need arises. works were being done by the power will repair all the roads and Hasanparthy and Balasamudram held many street-corner meetings appealed to the voters to give even in summer. Will anyone panied Harish Rao during the State government, alleged Union lay pucca roads. The BJP would in Hanamkonda, Papaiahpet in favour of the party’s candidates. their vote to car symbol and will bite the hand that feeds campaign.

Onus on Bandi takes potshots at TRS govt sectoral officers WGL growth hits roadblock PNS n SIDDIPET While the BJP wants in conduct of due to govt apathy: Revanth BJP state unit president welfare of the one and municipal polls Bandi Sanjay has attributed all, KCR is spending PNS n HYDERABAD the credit to the Central government for the develop- good time in his farm PNS n WARANGAL The Central and State govern- ment in the state as the ments did nothing to control funds were allocated by the house in spite of the The onus to ensure all the Corona and failed in pro- Central government. He state reeling under amenities available at polling viding treatment to the belittled the TRS govern- booths rests with sectoral Corona patients, alleged ment for seeking votes on Covid unmindful of officers, says District TPCC working president and the development plank death of workers, Collector Rajiv Gandhi Malkajgiri MP A Revanth Addressing the media Hanumanthu. Reddy. He questioned the after the BJP roadshow, employees and Reviewing arrangements State and Central govern- which proceeded from journalists due to the in polling booths along with ments to tell whether they Siddipet rural police station sectoral officers and conducted any review meet- to Narsapur crossroads, here pandemic, alleged Municipal Commissioner ing on Corona or not. He on Monday, he said that the Pamela Satpati at Greater pointed out that both Prime TPCC working president and Malkajgiri MP A Revanth Reddy flanked by BJP state unit chief Congress leaders raise hands while campaigning for municipal corporation love and affection shown Warangal Municipal Minister Narendra Modi and polls in Warangal on Monday towards the BJP by the peo- BJP state unit president Bandi Sanjay greeting voters during the road show as a Bandi Sanjay Corporation office here on Chief Minister K ple of the town indicate how part of municipal poll campaign in Siddipet on Monday He reminded how a youth Monday, he said that the Chandrasekhar Rao are con- ed though it was mentioned ue was installed, was crying disenchanted the people posted a comment on social sectoral officers have the centrating on elections in the Reorganisation Act for attention. Asking Errabelli became with the ruling TRS 138.40 crore to build over mented in the town apart media asking the govern- responsibility right from per- neglecting the Corona surge. resulting in thousands of to tell whether he was able to in the state. 2,799 housing units under from those implemented ment to include Covid under sonnel on poll duty arriving While participating in an youth losing employment question the Chief Minister K By digging the roads in the PM Awaas Yojana under AMRUT. While the Arogyasri or admit KCR in at the booth to leaving at the election campaign in the opportunities directly and Chandrasekhar Rao on the the town in the middle of the extended Rs 7 crore loans to BJP wants welfare of the Gandhi Hospital, a Covid end of the polling. One sec- Greater Warangal Municipal indirectly. He reminded that development of Warangal city, night and laying new roads 6,768 street vendors, he said one and all, CM KCR is nodal centre. He alleged that toral officer is appointed for Corporation elections on the then Congress govern- Revanth Reddy alleged that on the eve of the municipal adding that the TRS govern- spending good time in his the state government is not every 20 polling booths. All Monday, Revanth Reddy ment had allocated Rs 20 the Warangal TRS leaders elections, the TRS govern- ment is not receiving funds farmhouse despite the state implementing Ayushman arrangements at polling questioned Panchayat Raj crore for land acquisition for have become slaves of KCR. ment has become a laughing for the construction of indi- reeling under Covid Bharat as it would make booths should be in place by Minister Errabelli Dayakar the Railway Coach Factory. He alleged that the TRS stock, he said taking pot- vidual toilets on a mass scale unmindful of the death of Modi more popular. April 28 evening as the Rao to tell whether the latter Alleging that the develop- and the BJP are the reason for shots at the state govern- as the government is unlike- workers, employees and He demanded that KCR polling begins on April 30. knew the assurances men- ment of Warangal Municipal the cancellation of the ment. ly to get any kickbacks in the journalists due to the pan- allocate more Covid beds in He said that the role of sec- tioned in the State Corporation hit a roadblock Warangal Coach Factory by The Centre released Rs programme. demic. The TRS government hospitals and also ventilators toral officers is very crucial Reorganisation Act. due to the government's apa- the Centre. The development 30.40 crore to Siddipet He dared the TRS govern- has listed its hand failing to if he is really sincere in pro- in distribution of polling He stated that the Kazipet thy, Revanth Reddy pointed of Warangal is possible if the under the Finance ment to declare what devel- regulate the pandemic in viding treatment to Covid 19 material to various polling Railway Coach Factory assur- out that Ekashila Park, in people defeat the TRS and the Commission funds, Rs opment projects it imple- the state. patients. booths. ance is not being implement- which Prof Jayashanker stat- BJP. SHORT TAKES ‘Oppn trying to cash in Elicit people’s opinion on Three arrested for opencast mining: Collector on discontent of voters’ Peddapally: On one hand selling Gutkha one should follow covid- 19 regulations and on the PNS n JADCHRLA TRS campaign and working the people would be given the PNS n MEDCHAL/ Gutkha supplier Abbu of other they should gather hard for the success of TRS benefit under 2BHK housing MALKAJGIRI Bidar and purchasing a public opinion about In spite of the second wave of nominees. Initially, there were scheme and drinking water huge quantity of Gutkha on open cast mining on April the pandemic, contestants of allegations that the selection of only if the TRS nominees get The Bhongir police and a lower price by transport- 28 and 29, orders District NTPC further various parties have been com- candidates for various wards in a good number of votes. The Rachakonda ing it from Bidar in various Collector Dr Sangeeta. If peting with one another in the municipality by the TRS is TRS campaign style is Commisionerate appre- goods vehicles and selling more and more turn out organising roadshows in the not fairly conducted. However, unprecedented. hended three members of a the same to known and to convey their opinion, expands municipality for the April 30 the controversy soon died The Opposition Congress gang for procuring and sell- needy customers in the public opinion should municipal polls. However, it is down. and the BJP are trying to ing Gutkha. Police seized 66 Hyderabad, Cyberabad, continue on April 30. In a green cover predicted that the verdict is The TRS nominees admit encash the discontent among bags of Gutkha and tobac- Rachakonda meeting held at her camp office on Monday, she asked the officials to PNS n RAMAGUNDAM going to be in favour of the that there is some dissatisfac- the voters towards the ruling co products all worth of RS Commissionerate limits on gather objections if any from Sundilla and Mustyala villages on April TRS. tion towards the party among TRS. 20 lakhs. Later, they raided high price and earning easy 28 and gather the objections if any from people of Janagoan and Riding on the success of Jadcherla MLA Dr C Laxma the voters following the alleged Dr Lakshma Reddy is work- their godown at Bhavani money illegally. Vithal Nagar in Godavarikhani on April 29. The people should give phase I and II of Miyawaki Reddy, who became a butt of threatening of voters by Dr C ing hard mingling with every- Nagar and Peerjadiguda The accused Kumawat their opinion in writing or come to the place where the public opinion plantation at its oxidation criticism with his controversial Laxman Reddy, who is report- one to ensure the victory of the under Medipally police sta- Suresh and his associate is being gathered, she said asking the officials as well as the people to pond area, NTPC- remarks, has been leading the ed to have told the voters that TRS nominees. tion limits. contacts pan shop vendors, observe Covid-19 precautions. Only 100 persons should be allowed at Ramagundam has recently All the accused have provision shop holders at the venue of the public opinion. launched phase-III of formed the gang and selling various places and supply Miyawaki method planta- Gutkha in Hyderabad, Gutkha on a commission tion at Ganganagar Park in Cyberabad and basis. On a tip-off, the Ramagundam with a planta- Karimnagar DCCB Rachakonda Bhongir town police con- TRS MLA asks authorities tion of 8,003 trees of 54 vari- Commissionerate limits by ducted a raid on Laxmi to appoint 35 nurses eties of species. Belonging to procuring from Bidar of kirana shop at Bhongir the RMC, the Ganganagar announces sops to staff Karnataka. The accused town and seized the banned Medak:Local MLA Park was filled with ash and have been identified as Gutkha. Padma Devender bushes. Efforts were taken to DGM and nodal officer K Kumawat Suresh and A case was registered Reddy has directed make it suitable for planta- Enhances Annapurna, DCO Manoj Kumawat Rahul and hail under COTPA Act and sent District Collector tion with the removal of retirement age and Kumar and other directors in from Rajasthan and settled the accused to judicial cus- Harish and district bushes, ash and subsequent- Karimnagar town on Monday. at Peerjadiguda in Medchal tody, said K Narayana medical and health ly filling it with red soil. launch health The meeting had unanimous- district. Reddy, deputy commission- officer Venkateswara Developed in association insurance policies ly passed a resolution announc- The accused Kumawat er of police, Yadadri- Rao to take urgent with TSFDCL, the phase-III ing enhancement of retirement Suresh came in contact with Bhongir zone. steps to immediately of Miyawaki plantation had age to all the DCCB employees appoint 35 nurses who gone through a scientific PNS n KARIMNAGAR of integrated Karimnagar district, have been shortlisted way of planting. After selec- health insurance scheme to the for appointment in tion of the location with Buoyed over earning gross prof- DCCB has emerged as the first 480 Karimnagar DCCB employ- view of the severe secured boundary wall, eight its to the tune of Rs 51.15 crore cooperative bank in the ees and their dependents. shortage of nurses in sectors were developed with during the financial year 2020- Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Similarly, the DCCB had also district headquarters government hospital. She along with Zilla bed digging of up to 0.60 2021, the Karimnagar District states to announce enhance- announced insurance coverage Parishad Chairperson Lavanya Reddy on Monday visited the hospital mtrs depth followed by fill- Cooperative Central Bank has ment of retirement age and to more than 700 employees of as the second wave of Covid is at its virulent form. She went round ing with various layers of rice announced several sops to the health insurance coverage to all 128 PACS in the integrated the Covid ward, Labour Ward and other wards in the hospital. There husk, farmyard manure and employees of the bank as well as its employees. Karimnagar district. are only two nurses working in two shifts in district head quarters jeevamrutham. Subsequently, the Primary Agriculture The KDCCB had organised at In the wake of the surge in the government hospital. As there is acute shortage of nurses in the species of high canopy trees Cooperative Societies (PACS) of its first board of directors meet- Covid cases, the DCCB had also hospital, she spoke to District Collector over phone and asked him to of 13 varieties, medium the integrated Karimnagar dis- ing of this financial year under decided to provide specific health take steps to solve the problem. She enquired from the hospital canopy trees of 18 varieties trict, including enhancement of the chairmanship of its DCCB insurance scheme called "Covid authorities on corona testing, shortage of staff, whether women and low canopy trees of 23 retirement age from the existing and TSCAB chairman Konduru kavach" to cover the treatment of visiting the hospital for delivery are being tested for Covid or not. varieties were planted in 58 years to 61 years. Ravinder Rao, CEO N Covid cases among all the these planting points. Incidentally, the Karimnagar Satyanarayana Rao, TSCAB DCCB bank employees. 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Didi: Madras HC right, EC Panchayat polls held on J&K records 2,135 74% polling in court order: Yogi Govt fresh Covid cases responsible for Covid surge Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath Government in MOHIT KANDHARI n JAMMU SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA ing the ECI to shorten the phases Uttar Pradesh has said it did not wish to conduct of elections to avoid large scale panchayat elections in the State in view of coro- he Covid-19 situation has become grimmer in Jammu engal Chief Minister Mamata infections but they would not listen navirus pandemic but had to do so following the Tand Kashmir as the region has started recording one WB 7th phase BBanerjee on Monday made the to us … when you can single-phase Allahabad High Court's order which directed it death per hour. In the last 48 hours, 46 patients have suc- PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n KOLKATA most of the Madras High Court election in Kerala, three phase in to complete the poll process by May 10. cumbed to the virus while 4,516 coronavirus positive While there was no major report order — faulting the Election Assam why cannot you shorten the A Government spokesman said, "The elections patients were added to the tally which crossed 20,000 engal on Monday recorded a brisk of violence coming from any Commission of India for rising election phases in Bengal?” Banerjee were due in December last year. The pandemic led active positive cases. 2,135 fresh cases of coronavirus were Bpolling amid reports of some place, the TMC and the BJP corona cases in the country — to asked saying “the ECI has proved to delay in reorganisation and delimitation of pan- recorded on Monday. stray violence coming from five dis- blamed each other for jamming launch a frontal attack on the poll that it is working according to the chayats. The writ petitions and subsequent deci- On the other hand out of 87 Covid ICU beds avail- tricts that went to the 7th phase of booths and rigging at Asansol, panel holding it responsible for a directions of the BJP … they want- sion of the high court compelled the state gov- able in Government Medical College, Jammu only 20 are polling on Monday. surge in corona cases in her own ed the poll panel to hold 8-phae ernment to hold the election." left vacant. Out of 227 Covid ICU beds available across The State recorded about 74 per- Raninagar and Malda. At Farakka State. elections and so they did it … the "In a writ petition filed by Vinod Upadhyay 15 Covid hospitals in Jammu division 126 are left vacant. cent polling when reports last came a TMC supporter was stabbed by Welcoming the Madras High EC is responsible for increasing against the State of Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad The Health and Medical Education department is in at 5 pm with nine about 80.30 and the BJP men, sources said Court observation that the ECI cases in Bengal.” high court in its order dated February 4, direct- working over time to operationalise the oxygen gener- 80.21 percent voters casting their could not avoid blame for the On the other hand the Left said ed the State Election Commission to complete the ation plants to meet the growing demand of oxygen across votes in Murshidabad and South JNU students’ leader Aishe Ghosh spread of pandemic Banerjee that they had already cancelled election process for panchayats by April 30. In over burdened health institutions. Dinajpur districts. While Malda wit- alleged that the Left voters were demanded immediate withdrawal of their large rallies even before the compliance, the state government initiated the The twin capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar are nessed 78.86 percent polling about being stopped by the Trinamool central forces saying about 3 lakh of High Court order and Congress process of reservation and allotment by March 15," emerging as 'hot spots' as the total number of active pos- 70.34 percent voters exercised their goons from going to the polling them had been posted in the State leader Adhir Chowdhury said “we the spokesman said. itive cases are increasing rapidly. Both these capital cities franchise in West Burdwan. In South booth. Later the central forces escort- without them being properly had even asked the EC to postpone The state government said the panchayat polls accounted for over 54 percent active positive cases. Kolkata the rate of polling was low at ed the voters to the booth. Reports of checked for their disease. the elections.” were being conducted in keeping with Covid-19 Out of 2172 deaths due to covid 19 so far, Jammu 59.91 percent. some disturbance came in from Suti “The ECI has posted 3 lakh The BJP however refuted protocols issued by the State Election Commission. region has recorded 828 and 1344 deaths were reported While there was no major report in Murshidabad too, sources said. security forces in Bengal without Banerjee’s charges even as its leader The four-phase panchayat elections started on in Kashmir division. of violence coming from any place the Elections will take place for 34 checking whether they are corona Samik Bhattacharya said “she is April 15 and counting of votes and declaration of On Monday Jammu recorded 472 fresh cases taking TMC and BJP blamed each other for Assembly seats across 5 districts --- of positive or not … this has infected using the HC order to bake her own result will take place on May 2. the total number of active positive cases to 5089 while jamming booths and rigging at South Dinajpur, Malda, Murshidabad, the people in the State in large num- bread … She has first to answer why The spokesperson said the state government Srinagar with 632 fresh cases recorded 6180 active pos- Asansol, Raninagar and Malda. At West Burdwan and Kolkata South -- bers ... we want them to be with- the EC has to hold 8-phase elec- was committed to ensuring the safety of voters. itive cases. Farakka a TMC supporter was - across North and South Bengal. The drawn immediately,” the Banerjee tions… why cannot there be a sin- For proper cleanliness, sanitization and pre- Out of 2135 fresh cases, 299 were travellers who test- allegedly stabbed by the BJP men, Election Commission deployed 89,600 said. gle-phase polling in Bengal … she vention of infection in gram panchayats, special ed positive during routine screening while 1836 locals sources said. paramilitary personnel to ensure free The Chief Minister also alleged has to ask this answer to the TMC sanitation drive was undertaken in villages across were tested positive across the Union Territory of J&K At Jamuria Left candidate and and fair elections. that “we have been repeatedly ask- goons who loot votes.” 75 districts of the state. IANS on Monday. UK, S Afrian variants of Covid detected 15,684 new corona cases in TN No lockdown yet, feel sorry in Kerala, 21,890 new cases reported KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n ducing 1,000 tonnes oxygen per and NTK owned by Seaman for 38 Covid deaths: Goa CM KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n KOCHI said Vijayan in his media interaction on CHENNAI day. had staged protests in Monday evening. The Tamil Nadu Thoothukudi last week against Panaji: The police and the district "We have not decided on hough there has been a slight fall in the The all party meeting convened by the n all-party meeting con- Government in a release said the move to open the oxygen administrations in Goa have been lockdown. We will crackdown on Tnumber of new persons diagnosed Chief Minister early in the day decided Avened by Chief Minister that the oxygen produced at the producing facility of Sterlite Ltd. directed to crackdown on crowd- the Covid protocol violators with Covid-19 on Monday in Kerala, unanimously to continue with the weeknd Edappadi K Palaniswami on Sterlite plant would be used to The Madras High Court ed weddings and other functions, strictly now. The police have Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said there lock down. “The general feeling was that Monday decided unanimously meet the demands of the State Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee on Chief Minister Pramod Sawant been instructed to take action to was no space for complacency as the a total lock down was not feasible at this to open the oxygen plant of and the surplus if any would be Monday lambasted the election said on Monday, after a record 38 ensure that there are no crowds reduced numbers were on account of the stage because it would pose considerable Anil Aggarwal’s Sterlite Copper given to other States which are Commission of India and persons died within 24 hours due at functions, including weddings. fall in the number of tests held during the hardship to the population. We will con- Plant at Thoothukudi in view of in short supply. blamed it for the second wave to Covid-19 related complications. People should not say we have last two days. tinue with the weekend lockdown,” said the the pandemic situation pre- The Chief Minister had of Covid-19 that struck the Sawant, however, has ruled stopped (events) then. Before “The State on Monday diagnosed Chief Minister. vailing in the State. told the media on Sunday that State. While considering a plea out a lockdown in Goa, but added going into lockdown, we will 21,890 new cases of Covid-19. We also reg- Vijayan asked the people of the State to The State saw the number the State was in need of 310 moved by AIADMK leader M that if the Covid-19 footprint have to stop functions," Sawant istered 28 deaths due to Covid-19 till cooperate with the Government in its of new Covid-19 patients shoot- tonnes oxygen per day and R Vijaybaskar who is also the spreads further in the State, some said Monday evening. There are more than 2.32 efforts to prevent the community spread- ing up to 15,684 on a single day thus may rise to 450 tonnes per Transport Minister, to direct the "harsh decisions" would be taken. lakh persons undergoing treatment for ing of the pandemic. “The number of while 94 deaths were recorded day in coming days. Election Commission of India "We have not decided on lock- has gone viral. Covid-19 in the State as on Monday Muslim brethren who assemble in mosques all over the State. Chennai saw The all-party meeting was to put in place stringent mea- down. We will crackdown on the Sawant said that he "felt sad" evening,” said Vijayan. for Ramazan prayers should not exceed 50. 4,250 new patients while neigh- unanimous in the decision that sures during the May 2 count- Covid protocol violators strictly over the record 38 deaths which The Chief Minister said that two dead- The faithful should use pipe water to bouring Chengalpattu district only the oxygen production ing of votes, the chief justice now. The police have been instruct- were recorded on Monday, but ly genetically modified variants of the wash their hands and face while they saw the figures going up by plant of the Sterlite Copper said the ECI should have put in ed to take action to ensure that added that the steep increase in Covid-19, namely British and South African should avoid the water in the pools,” said 1,142 on Monday. would be allowed to operate place strict guidelines to enforce there are no crowds at functions, Covid-19 infections over the last variants have been detected in the State. the chief Minister. The Copper manufacturing and no other facilities of the the people to fall in line and including weddings. People should two days -- 2,321 persons tested “This is news causing concern and has All shops and business establishments unit owned by Aggarwal’s company would be re-opened observe the safety protocols. not say we have stopped (events) positive on Monday -- was on made us resort to stringent measures,” said have been asked to operate between 7 am Vedanata Group has been shut or revived. Meanwhile Tamil Nadu then. Before going into lockdown, account of clearance of a backlog Vijayan who alerted the people of the State and 5.30 pm. Bars, sports centres, clubs, down since May 28, 2021 fol- The Sterlite Ltd had filed a Police has issued an alert about we will have to stop functions," of test samples. that the two new variants were dangerous spas, and cinema theatres have been asked lowing riots by activists who plea in the Supreme Court ask- the unusual meetings and reli- Sawant said. "The Covid case count is 2000- and hazardous. to down the shutters with immediate demanded the closure of the ing for court directive to the gious ceremonies being held in The Chief Minister, however, plus today because we have cleared Vijayan blamed the Centre, especially effect. facility because of alleged envi- State Government to allow the certain districts of the State by refused to take questions related to the backlog. The second wave is the Prime Minister, for not releasing the While extending support to the ronmental pollution. Group to operate the oxygen Tablighi Jamaat activists since a wedding attended by Deputy very dangerous. Those who have quantity of vaccines asked by the State Government in all its efforts to check the Tamil Nadu has been facing manufacturing plant because the last two months. Chief Minister Manohar symptoms should get admitted as Government. spread of the pandemic, Leader of severe shortage of oxygen in the Tamil Nadu Governmentg does It was the TJ activists who Ajgaonkar, where guests, including soon as possible. We are providing “We are discussing with the vaccine Opposition, Ramesh Chennithala said the backdrop of the increasing not have the capability or know- played a crucial role in 2020 in the minister himself, were seen all the facilities. We have increased manufacturers directly so as to make the LDF Government was not prudent in the number of Covid-19 cases. The how to operate the plant. spreading the pandemic across dancing at the packed event held bed capacity, provided oxygen," the vaccine available to the Kerala population,” financial management of the State. Sterlite unit is capable of pro- The MDMK led by Vaiko the State. last week. The video of the event Chief Minister said. IANS Oxygen Express Tirupati OXYGEN SHORTAGE ROW Andhra villages to get arrives in Mumbai converted into Maha orders probe into death unlimited, uninterrupted of 4 patients at Thane hospital TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI containment zone internet services Ro-Ro service carrying three tankers Tirupati: With corona cases record- TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI said: “It is unfortunate that four medical Oxygen by way of procur- Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Technology Minister Balineni Aloaded with 44 tonnes of Liquid Medical ed in each and every division of the patients have died at the Vedanta ing stocks of life-saving gas from chief minister YS Jaganmohan Srinivasa Reddy, AP Fibernet Oxygen (LMO), which had left Hapa in Gujarat city, the authorities have designated mid allegations that four Hospital due to lack of medical other states and oxygen-filling Reddy, on Monday directed Chairman Dr P Goutham on Sunday evening, arrived at Kalamboli in Navi Tirupati as a containment zone. Apatients died owing to acute Oxygen supplies. We demand a facilities via train and flight,” officials to prepare for provid- Reddy, School Education Mumbai on Monday morning. Tirupati Municipal Corporation shortage of medical oxygen at comprehensive inquiry into the Shinde said. ing uninterrupted unlimited Principal Secretary Buditi The Ro-Ro service carrying three tankers Commissioner PS Girisha on Monday Thane’s Vedanta Hospital, the incident. Those responsible for the Monday’s was the second high band Internet connectiv- Rajashekar, IT Principal containing 44 tonnes of medical Oxygen sup- said that the decision was taken in the Maharashtra Government on deaths should be punished. It is instance where the bereaved fam- ity to all the villages in the state. Secretary Jayalakshmi, Energy plied by Jamnagar Refinery of Reliance context of the central government's Monday ordered an inquiry into also a must that the hospital ily members have staged protests During a review meeting, Secretary Dr Nagulapalli Industries Limited, traversed 860 km in little directives on controlling the virus' the circumstances leading to the authorities do not charge anything at hospitals in the Mumbai the chief minister also called for Srikanth, Panchayat Raj over eleven hours and reached Kalamboli spread. death of four patients at the hos- for the treatment undergone by the Metropolitan Region (MMR) over increasing the Internet capac- Commissioner Girija Shankar, Goods Shed at 11.25 am. It journeyed via A meeting of representatives of pital. deceased patients at the hospital”. the death of their relatives owing ity to 20 GB if necessary to pro- AP Fibernet MD Madhusudan Viramgam, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Vasai business and commercial organisa- Within hours after four State’s Urban Development to medical oxygen shortage vide Internet facility with Reddy and other officials were Road and Bhiwandi Road, after “following all tions, police officials, and public rep- patients died at Vedanta Hospital Minister Eknath Shinde, who is there. unlimited capacity in villages so present. the safety parameters en route”. resentatives, was organised at the located at Thane’s Vartak Nagar also the Guardian Minister for It may be recalled that amid that it would be easy to work According to Energy The Government has provided a green cor- municipal corporation, to decide locality, the family members made Thane district, and Housing reports that as many as Covid-19 from home. Secretary Nagulapalli Srikanth, ridor for the faster movement of the Oxygen ways and means to control the an issue and claimed that their Minister Jitendra Awhad patients had died at Vasai, a satel- Officials have been the cabling work is already Express. The medical oxygen is being made Covid pandemic's spread in near and dear ones died due to announced a high-level inquiry lite town of Mumbai, following instructed to prepare an action underway and will be com- available for treatment of COVID-19 patients the city which is the gateway to lack of Oxygen. into the incident. shortage of medical oxygen, the plan to provide Internet facil- pleted by March 2023. He said across the country, through Oxygen Express Tirumala - the world's richest Hindu Before long, Opposition BJP Shinde said that the state gov- members of bereaved families had ity to 31 lakh houses in YSR 14,671 km of aerial cable has trains run by Ministry of Railways. temple. legislator Niranjan Dhavkare vis- ernment had appointed Bhiwandi on April 13 staged a massive Jagananna colonies that are been laid in 3,642 villages of The Railways have so far run Oxygen Tirupati city corporation com- ited the Vedanta hospital, made Nizampur Municipal Corporation protest at Vinayaka Hospital in being constructed. 307 mandals. Express trains between Mumbai to Vizag via missioner Girisha said that the onus enquiries and demanded a com- (BNMC) Commissioner Pankaj Nalasopara, where the maximum Underground cables are to be Panchayat Raj Nagpur to Nashik and Lucknow to Bokaro and of controlling the spread of corona, lies prehensive inquiry against the Ashiya to conduct an inquiry into deaths have been reported. So laid in 108 cyclone-affected vil- Commissioner Girija Shankar back. A total 150 tonnes of liquid Oxygen has with the people themselves. hospital authorities. Local MNS the cause of four patients’ death much so that the hospital author- lages. The plan is to provide said digital libraries are being been transported in this train till April 25. The He said that along with contain- workers staged a protest outside and submit a report to the gov- ities requisitioned the help of the Internet facility in all the vil- constructed in an area of 690 authorities have planned the operation of ment measures, the administration is the hospital. ernment local police to calm down fried lages by 2023. square feet and the construc- more such ‘Oxygen Express’ trains to various following up on completing the vac- Talking to media persons after "We are making all possible tempers of the affected relatives of The chief minister wanted tion cost of each library is esti- parts of the country. cination process. IANS the visit to the hospital, Dhavkare efforts to overcome the shortage of Covid-19 patients. village digital libraries to be set mated at Rs 16 lakh, with 20 up in a time-bound manner in seats in each library. all villages. Construction School Education Principal Emergency Covid should be done as per schedule Secretary Buditi Rajashekar No shortage of oxygen and computers should be ready said options are being asked for by the time they are complet- from students for the Amma centres come up ed. There should be a provision Vodi scheme and laptops are in Aligarh jail hospital to arrange six computers in being procured in two models. in Srinagar each library, he said. The high end version laptops PRADEEP SAXENA n ALIGARH years were also vaccinated. Srinagar: As Covid designated Energy, Forest and will be provided to engineering However, the situation is still hospitals start running out of Environment, Science and students. IANS t the time the entire coun- normal about Corona in jail. beds for indoor patients, Atry is struggling with the However, the prison adminis- Srinagar district administration corona crisis, the district jail is tration, taking precaution, has on Monday decided to providing complete facilities for made L1 hospitals for the establish an emergency Covid- Arms and ammunition the detainees. Separate L One detainees. Health services have 19 centre at city's indoor sta- (Level One) hospital have been been started here by repairing dium. set up here for women and male some of the damaged barracks District magistrate recovered in Kishtwar prisoners. There is a sufficient in the premises. At present, Srinagar, Aijaz Asad said a Jammu: A joint team of army and local police on Monday recov- amount of oxygen cylinders there are also 10 cylinders of Covid emergency centre has ered arms and ammunition from the hilly areas of Jammu and here. Two doctors from the oxygen. Work has also started been established at Srinagar's Kashmir's Kishtwar district. Health Department have also under the supervision of Dr. indoor sports stadium. A defence statement said, "A joint team of army and police been appointed here. At present, Shahrukh of the jail hospital. A Another officer at the DM's launched a search operation in Chhatru forest area in Kishtwar a female prisoner is undergoing doctor and a pharmacist have office said the centre would district yesterday. "The team recovered a cache of arms containing treatment here. been appointed by the Health treat patients with mild symp- two pistols, ammunition and other war-like stores. There are currently 3600 Department. A female prisoner toms and oxygen facility would "Chhatru forest is along the known movement route of ter- prisoner detainees in the District is undergoing treatment. be available at the centre. rorists between South Kashmir and Kishtwar. These caches have Prison. These include captives of Vipin Kumar Mishra, Senior "Like last year, COVID been created by the terrorists in these remote areas to be used Hathras. In such a situation, Jail Superintendent said that treatment centres have also for destabilising the security situation which is heading towards when the second wave of the health of the prisoners is been established at Sanat Nagar normalcy. Corona came, vigilance was being taken full care of. L-One marriage hall, Kashmir "Army and local police alongwith other security forces increased by the district prison. hospitals have been set up for the University's Zakura deployed in Kishtwar have successfully recovered IEDs, A corona check was arranged for detainees in the precautionary campus, NIT Srinagar and at Explosives, arms and ammunitionA in recent months to thwart the detainees. Also, more than prison complex, so that emer- the Haj House," the official the nefarious designs of terrorists and the their few 600 prisoners of age above 45 gency situations do not arise. A deserted view of Asia’s largest tulip garden after it was closed due to Covid-19 cases in Srinagar on Monday PTI added. IANS supporters". IANS HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | APRIL 27, 2021 06

www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Waiting to exhale Those who leave The Centre and Delhi Government must work in tandem to ensure regular oxygen supply to people BHOPINDER SINGH cores of precious lives have been lost due to the horrific oxygen crisis in Delhi, no man behind under the very nose of the Central and State Governments, the Supreme Court, SHigh Court and civic authorities. Still, there is no clarity on what led to such a Sadly, the age-old creed of nemo resideo was violated when the dreadful situation. The Centre has repeatedly laid the blame on the door of the Arvind Kejriwal Government while the State administration has held supplier Inox respon- sible for the delay in distribution and asserted that the supply was “grossly inade- joint security team came under fire from Maoists in Chhattisgarh quate” to meet the demand of the hospitals. The truth lies somewhere in between. he professional construct Kejriwal admits that the Centre has increased Delhi’s oxygen quota again from 480 of a military soldier is metric tonnes (MT) to 490 MT but accessing it remains a big issue. Delhi’s require- deliberately drilled and ment is 700 MT but, according to him, only 330- freighted with sacred ethos,T timeless values and spirit- 335 MT is available. With the exponential rise in ed regimentation that almost COVID-19 cases, the demand has also increased. defy the modern-age perspectives The demand-supply gap has led to the current of practicality, individualism and situation. However, it’s not the time for a blame personal safety. The nobility of the profession of arms is predi- game but to work together to save lives and win cated, among other values, on the the trust of the people who are fast losing faith age-old Latin phrase “nemo in the institutions of governance. If the situation resideo” or “leave no man/women is allowed to persist, we would be headed towards behind”. In different expressions, languages and syntax, its inher- an unprecedented chaos and may face an erup- ent spirit manifests in the fight- tion of mass protests that could worsen the ing soldier’s inviolable belief in his Corona spread in the Capital. It’s time for the comrades-in-arms within his Centre to appoint an independent authority/reg- platoon or paltan (unit). Such faith within the combatants rous- ulator to take a holistic view of the situation, analyse the demand-supply gap, sug- es them to routinely defy the sit- gest corrective measures to remove distribution bottlenecks and ensure that no uational/ operational odds and hospital is left without oxygen. do the seemingly impossible, Any delay could be fatal because oxygen supplier Inox has already thrown in the frequently. It is often an institu- tional code that is insisted upon, towel and expressed its inability to enhance the supply, citing production constraints. nurtured and breathed as a given, Forces in countless acts of details are disturbingly sugges- pose that accrues to a South Faced with such a situation, the Centre and the State have to come together and reach falling short of which brings the similar valour and sacrifice, tive. Beyond rightful concerns Indian officer in a Sikh out to industrial houses to help Delhiites. The Chief Minister has already written to ultimate shame on the combat- most recently in Galwan where on Intelligence, planning, tac- Regiment is inexplicably natur- industrialists to provide a helping hand in handling the oxygen crisis. It is equally ant — a question mark on the the Commanding Officer went tics and so on, the fact that al in an Infantry Regiment, individual or paltan’s izzat (the down fighting in hand-to- during the ambush, a sizeable which then seamlessly sub- important that the State authorities set up a control room for both hospitals and patients uncompromising pride vested hand combat along with his number of the personnel sumes one’s personal identity to help them inquire about oxygen supply and the availability of oxygen beds. In the in the “Naam-Namak-Nishan” troops. This unique Indian escaped to camps and left towards that of the regimental absence of such a setup, the hospitals and patients both rush to social media and (the distinguishing name, hall- quality of “leading from the behind the wounded, dead and identity, values and traditions. TV channels to vent their grievances, leading to more panic. Both the Governments marks and accoutrements of front” is unmatched for any caught-alive to fend for them- For those intangible emotions should also take urgent steps to ensure that all hospitals are equipped with oxygen the battalion/regiment)! fighting force in modern his- selves is shockingly telling of of the paltan/regimental pride The legendary story of WW1, tory, and the Indian soldier THAT A SIZEABLE a reality. Apparently, the bod- and dignity, the Indian Army plants, which require little investment and most of the big hospitals can comfortably where a soldier in a trench saw his knows that everyone in the unit ies of the fallen soldiers, who soldier repeatedly fights to “the meet this expenditure. In very few developed countries can such big health setups “buddy” fall in fierce battle and has “got his back” and they will NUMBER OF THE were subsequently stripped of last man standing”. Troves of exist without oxygen plants, which are seen as a basic requirement. It’s heartening urged his Lieutenant to allow him “never leave anyone behind”. JOINT FORCE their weapons and wares by policing reform reports are to note that the Delhi Government has decided to set up half a dozen of its own oxy- to dash into the no-man’s land to Unlike the commercial/civilian the insurgents, were reclaimed gathering dust as the institution bring back his comrade, was domain, the conscript Indian ESCAPED AND the next day. Important to reit- suffers from the lack of politi- gen plants to deal with the situation. We hope that the Centre and the Delhi Government met with a what could be con- Armed Forces have magnifi- erate that the recruitment area cal will to reform, as it poten- understand the urgency of the situation and the growing frustration of the people, strued a fair query today: “You cently upheld the self-devised LEFT BEHIND and demographic profile of the tially “frees” the force from and join hands to ensure that no one gasps to death for want of oxygen. could, but don’t think it would be concept of “unlimited liability” ITS WOUNDED, soldiers, be it in the Armed political use/misuse. It is this worth it. Your friend is probably towards the nation and Forces or the policing realms, cultural risk and infection that dead, and you may throw your amongst itself. Even in death, DEAD AND are common — the difference stares at even the Armed Forces PICTALK life away.” But because a noble sol- the spirit of “leaving no man CAUGHT-ALIVE in cultural and instinctive pat- should they too get politicised dier is cut from a unique cloth, behind” is just as hallowed. terns arises subsequent to join- and exposed to societal morass, the combatant made the dare Unbeknownst outside of the TO FEND FOR ing the respective forces, and passions and divisions. amid relentless firing, hoisted his “uniformed” fraternity, it is that has to do with the leader- The “uniform”, irrespec- “buddy” and retrieved him to the suchlike traditions that make THEMSELVES IS ship, lack of regimentation tive of its denomination, mil- trench. Expectedly, the Lieutenant the Indian Armed Forces dis- SHOCKINGLY and political interferences, in itary or police, must always said: “Your friend is dead and you tinct from other “uniforms”, be one force versus the other. The believe that their institution are mortally wounded.” The gal- it in the police or Central TELLING OF same family that sends one son will never leave anyone lant soldier replied: “It was worth Armed Police Forces that also A REALITY. to the Infantry unit may send behind, fighting or dead. It’s it because when I got to him, he face operational situations war- another to a police force; how- almost a blood promise, belief was still alive…and I had the sat- ranting such beliefs. APPARENTLY, THE ever, owing to institutional and practice that must never isfaction of hearing him say, While the exact details BODIES OF THE moorings and leadership, the end, for as long as conflicts ‘Jim…I knew you’d come’.” The pertaining to the horrific conduct of one “uniform” ver- exist, the unsaid oath to each moving impact of this story Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh FALLEN SOLDIERS sus the other could differ in other must be sacred. within that detachment, unit or on the joint force of 2,000 secu- combat operations — and the (The writer, a military vet- even the Army is unfathomable rity personnel, which led to 22 WERE RECLAIMED blame should never be appor- eran, is a former Lt Governor in its psychological import. jawans getting martyred, are THE NEXT DAY tioned on the jawan. of Andaman & Nicobar Islands The same spirit has been still a matter of conjecture and The sense of invaluable and Puducherry. The views shown by the Indian Armed speculation, certain known identity, “belonging” and pur- expressed are personal.) LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SOUNDBITE A policeman helps an autorickshaw driver wear a mask after new restrictions were announced in Peshawar AP ADHERE TO COVID-APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR The Government is getting oxygen as per It is with fear, anxiety and apprehension Change the freebie culture quota. Strict that the citizens and the authorities look directions have been Race against time forward to May 2, the day of the five Governments, and thus these politicos enjoy issued to check black Assembly election results. What causes a free hand in making promises. Despite sev- marketing. India ought to muster all the help it can, from anxiety and an irregular pulse is not the eral promises and programmes to alleviate Haryana Chief Minister results themselves but the revelry, hulla- poverty in the last 75 years, nothing has — Manohar Lal Khattar within and abroad, to tame the pernicious virus baloo and victory celebrations that normal- changed on the ground and still the majority ly mark such occasions. Especially in the of our population reels under extreme pover- We commend all he pandemic’s second wave has created havoc in the country and the gravity of States of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West ty. Funds are earmarked for poverty eradica- countries that have the situation can be gauged from the Supreme Court’s assertion that it is a “nation- Bengal, where high-voltage campaigning tion in the annual Budget but these don’t reach reached the target al emergency-like situation”. Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the took place, there is no doubt that the polit- the poor. For many roadside dwellers, getting of zero malaria for T ical supporters and workers may do the t refers to the editorial ‘Free speech’ (April a nutritious meal a day is like hitting the jack- proving it’s possible. country during his monthly radio programme “Mann Ki Baat”, called it a “storm” that same once the results are out and COVID- 26). The political parties promise the moon pot. A promise made at the time of elections has “shaken the nation”. With the COVID-19 cases hit- appropriate behaviour would be thrown Ito voters during elections but seldom hon- should be honoured in letter and spirit by the United Nations Secretary-General ting new peaks each passing day, the country is faced out of the window. It is a known fact that our these undertakings. The promise of the free parties and their candidates. Only then the peo- — Antonio Guterres with an acute shortage of medical oxygen, hospital the current heavy spike in COVID cases jab is nothing different. The BJP’s “free vacci- ple will have faith in democracy. Of late, peo- in many of these States is a result of the irre- nation” promise in Bihar was a mere rhetoric ple are losing faith in the democratic set-up due I am responsible for beds and essential medicines. With the Centre sponsible, callous and come-what-may atti- and the State still has fewer vaccinations as to the lack of inclusion in the matters of gov- my safety and of those scheduled to throw open vaccination to all adults from tude of the party leaders and workers who compared to other big States. Our politicians ernance. The Governments and the parties must around me. Stop May 1, the Government hopes to rein in the raging pan- flouted the COVID protocols and com- act in such a manner which reflects they have be inclusive in their functioning and widely dis- finding a scapegoat demic but four Opposition-ruled States — Rajasthan, pletely ignored the precautionary norms no sense of accountability. During elections, tall cuss with people their programmes, policies for every problem and promises are made to woo voters but the poor and initiatives. Further, politicians should be start helping others. If Chhattisgarh, Punjab and Jharkhand — claim that they during the campaign. The leaders must act responsibly and should try to reduce people are left at their wit’s end after the elec- made accountable and giving freebies to vot- you have taken care of your would not be able to launch the drive on May Day crowds in their celebrations and victory ral- tions are over. There are no restrictions or effec- ers at the State’s expense should be done away problems, try and solve others’ because they don’t have enough vaccines. This unfor- lies. Let the parties and leaders realise that tive control over political parties and their lead- with as it amounts to bribing the voters. problems. Actor tunate development against the planned mitigation of the duty of a politician is not just to amass ers by the Election Commission (EC) or the Sravana Ramachandran | Chennai votes and grab power with vested interests — Vindu Dara Singh the spread of the virus has put a spoke in the wheels Europe, with the total number of recipient doing it for more than a decade. Ravindra in mind. It is also their duty to check and We could have played of the Union Government’s protracted battle against control their followers and workers, cur- countries touching 150. India supplied 6.5 Jadeja’s excellence in the match against Royal crore vaccine doses to 93 countries in Asia, Challengers Bangalore is an epitome of this. most parts of our game COVID-19. Not only the availability of the vaccines but tail heavy celebrations and strictly adhere just a little better. If you also their pricing has become a bone of contention for the States. to the COVID-appropriate behaviour dur- Latin America and African countries, apart After a thundering performance with the from the UK. Medical support to India from bat, the left-arm allrounder gave a jolt to the are able to do that, The vaccines, Covishield and Covaxin, would be provided to the States and private ing these trying times. whether it is a couple M Pradyu | Kannur countries like the US, France, the UAE, opposition with the ball, too. Dhoni was all more good decisions hospitals at a much higher rate than what the Centre pays to procure these. Meanwhile, Denmark, Israel and some EU nations has praise for the player, who became the first or a slightly more accurate period of the Centre is tapping all the international cooperation it can to ameliorate the critical sit- HELPING HAND TO INDIA started to come as New Delhi stood firm CSK player and 10th player overall to score play, the result can change quickly. uation. Maybe it’s time for India to reap the dividends of its unconditional help to other The diplomatic consultations and a huge with the democratic world in supply of 50 plus runs and take three or more wick- much needed drugs and vaccines. President ets in an innings in the IPL. But it was Dhoni countries — supplying them with vaccines, medicines and other essentials — when backlash against America for its tepid Cricketer response towards the dire pandemic crisis Joe Biden’s tweet that the US will stand by who seemed guiding him from behind the — Kane Williamson they were in a morass of despair. The US National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, con- in India and its hesitancy to revoke the India as the latter stood with Washington stumps after each ball (“Isko danda ke baa- veyed to his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval that just as India had aided the US when its Defence Production Act acted as a stum- during the first wave of COVID-19 infec- har mat rakhna” for Glenn Maxwell (as he In addition to the hospitals were crippled by the pandemic, Washington is determined to help New Delhi bling block to export the raw materials tion is an affirmation that India’s “vaccine plays switch hits very often). After having measures, Goa maitri” initiative paid off with the US med- a pathetic season last year in the UAE, the in its time of need. The US, UK and the European Union have pledged to help India with required for India’s vaccine production, has definitely needs to go brought a change of heart in Washington. ical supplies already on their way. Chennai Super Kings seems to have been under lockdown on vaccines, oxygen tankers and concentrators, PPE kits, ventilators and so on. According US Defence Secretary Lloyd J Austin N Sadhasiva Reddy | Bengaluru back in form with four consecutive wins. It the lines of the other to the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, India will soon receive at least 12 ISO con- ordered the defence department to use every is imperative for the three-time IPL cham- States like tainers to help transport oxygen within the country. In the race against time, we need resource at their disposal to support India’s TIME TO REGAIN THE LOST GLORY pions to regain their lost glory. Maharashtra and Karnataka for a Chennai Super Kings’ talismanic cap- Tushar Anand | Patna particular period. not just global cooperation but also teamwork among the States and the Centre to defeat fight against the COVID-19 scourge. Since the pandemic started last year, India sup- tain MS Dhoni knows how to get the best Send your feedback to: Goa’s Health Minister the biggest enemy of humankind in living memory. plied hydroxychloroquine to the US and out of his players. And why not, he has been [email protected] — Vishwajit Rane HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | APRIL 27, 2021 07 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ FIRSTCOLUMN A flawed idea that the EVERYONE MUST PULL TOGETHER US must abandon UTTAM GUPTA The Centre, States and citizens can contain the virus only if they are on the same page and cooperate Imposing a global corporate minimum tax will interfere with the right of a country to determine its tax policy and impair its ability to galvanise the policy to achieve certain objectives

he Joe Biden Administration is pushing for a Global Corporate Minimum Tax T(GCMT) rate under the new internation- KALYANI SHANKAR al tax rules being coordinated by it with G20 he World Health Organisation recently said that India’s situation countries. In 2017, the erstwhile Donald Trump is a devastating reminder of what the Coronavirus can do, as the Administration had introduced the US corpo- rate offshore minimum tax called the Global country suffers from a severe and more lethal second wave of T Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI). It is the pandemic. India has overtaken the US with the highest number of applied on the offshore incomes of US multina- infections. No doubt, the country is facing an unprecedented health emer- tionals (MNCs) having subsidiaries in low-tax gency and the Centre and the State Governments are on their toes. When countries, at 10.5 per cent, which is half the the first wave of COVID-19 hit the world last year, India was not ade- Domestic Corporate Tax Rate (DCTR) of 21 per quately equipped — there was a shortage of beds in hospitals and med- cent. US President Biden wants to double ical equipment — to deal with the crisis. There were also no vaccines. GILTI to 21 per cent and correspondingly increase the DCTR to 28 per cent. The US’ move However, despite all these, India managed to fight the first wave suc- is prompted by a tendency among MNCs to reg- cessfully but the second wave is more serious. We were not prepared ister in low-tax countries such as Singapore, to deal with it though this time we have more beds, medicines, infra- Mauritius, Ireland and show their revenue and structure and vaccines to aid us in our fight. Even during the second profits in those jurisdictions, regardless of wave, rural India is faring better with a lesser numbers of infections. where the sales are made. This enables them to Though the vaccination drive launched by the Government is going on, avoid paying higher taxes in the source coun- however, there exists a gap in the demand and supply of the vaccine try. The GCMT is intended to prevent this tax base erosion. owing to several reasons. Further, the Government has opened up vac- The US would want other countries to agree cination for all those above 18 years of age starting from May 1, which to a certain minimum tax, say 21 per cent, so that American companies have no incentive to A CONSENSUS register their subsidiaries in low-tax countries SHOULD BE BUILT irrespective of any physical pres- tax being 21 per cent (15 per cent majority of developing countries, or so-called tax havens. This will ensure that they AROUND A ence in that market, and that a for- paid in India plus six per cent including India, and a consensus stay back and the tax revenue accrues to the US. CRITERIA FOR mula should be evolved for such levied by America), US companies already reached among the 140 Alternatively, if a firm pays lower tax than this ARRIVING AT taxation.” will be deterred from investing in countries involved in the negoti- in a particular country, then its home THE ANNUAL Instead of taking this forward, India. ations on the BEPS framework Government (the US) could levy tax equal to the REVENUE/PROFIT the US is trying to foist on other Second, for preventing an ero- agreement of the OECD. differential (call it a “top up”), thereby eliminat- countries the idea of a GCMT sion in the tax base, the only log- The US should refrain from ing the former’s advantage of shifting revenue FROM ALL SUCH which it asserts, will solve all ical way forward for the pursuing something that is neither and profits to a low-tax jurisdiction. The TRANSACTIONS OF problems related to erosion of the Government in the source coun- desirable nor workable. Telling administration will deny exemptions in respect AN OFFSHORE FIRM tax base, arguing that addressing try where the profits are generat- sovereign Governments to go for of taxes paid, to countries that don’t agree to a TAKING PLACE IN it is technically simpler and polit- ed, is to capture and tax them — a uniform tax at the lower end is might result in more vaccine shortage. However, all efforts are being THE SOURCE made to increase the supply of jabs. minimum rate. The problem arising from ically less contentious. The US as emphasised in the OECD draft. a flawed idea. Instead, the focus MNCs shifting revenue and profits to low-tax COUNTRY BUT approach is flawed. The GCMT can’t be a substitute for should be on adopting a uniform So, what went wrong? Complacency on our part is responsible jurisdictions, also referred to as BEPS (base ero- RECORDED IN AN First, imposing a corporate this. Taking the Indian example, policy for combating the unhealthy for the second wave playing havoc. The authorities were so confident sion and profit shifting), is afflicting most coun- OFFSHORE, LOW- minimum tax will interfere with levy of tax at 21 per cent — practice of shifting profits and that the pandemic was gone, that Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan tries, including India. TAX JURISDICTION the sovereign right of a country to against the prevailing low of 15 per evading tax payment in a jurisdic- even announced that the COVID era was over, in March. Second, the India is affected in particular, by the actions AND LETTING THE determine its tax policy and impair cent (new manufacturing units) — tion (source country) where it is Election Commission (EC) conducted Assembly elections to four States of digital giants such as Google, Facebook and FORMER COLLECT its ability to galvanise the policy to won’t result in additional tax col- due. The OECD draft (2019) sug- and a Union Territory — namely West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Amazon (all US-based MNCs) who have invest- THE TAX ON IT. THE achieve certain objectives. For lection to fully offset the loss gests the way forward. Nadu, and Puducherry — amid the pandemic. Many experts opined ment arms in low-tax countries such as SOURCE COUNTRY instance, on September 20, 2019, resulting from profit shifting. For In the context of taxing digi- Singapore, Mauritius, Ireland and so on. They SHOULD HAVE THE the GOI brought about steep instance, if out of `100 only `20 is tal companies, a committee set up that the election rallies were the super spreaders. Probably the EC was invoice Indian customers via these offshore enti- FREEDOM TO reduction in the tax rate for new recorded in India, the extra rev- by the Central Board of Direct encouraged after seeing the successful conduct of Bihar polls last year, ties despite having significant revenue, users or DECIDE THE TAX entities in the manufacturing sec- enue from the higher rate will be Taxes (CBDT) had mooted the however, that was during the period when the cases were reducing sig- paying customers in India even as their entity RATE ON THOSE tor (incorporated from October 1, only `1.2 against a loss of `12 due concept of digital permanent nificantly. The EC could have at least banned the election rallies. The here is crafted more like a service company to PROFITS IN SYNC 2019, and commencing produc- to profit shifting. establishment (DPE). As a follow political parties could have restrained themselves from addressing huge the parent located abroad. This way, they book WITH ITS POLICY tion by March 31, 2023) from 25 Third, America’s move is an up, in the Finance Act 2018, the gatherings where people participated without masks and social distanc- the bulk of their revenues in the parent firm IMPERATIVES per cent to 15 per cent. attempt to garner more revenue GOI proposed that “such offshore ing was thrown out of the window. Alas, by the time the EC banned while a very small portion of service revenue is This was done with a view to without at the same time, under- firms should be taxed in India if reported in the Indian entity. attract investment (including for- mining its own tax competitiveness they have a market presence above the rallies, the damage had already been inflicted. The Madras High Court It results in a situation whereby these firms eign investors), give a boost to globally. In other words, the Biden a threshold to be defined in terms has said that the EC is singularly responsible for spreading COVID-19 generate most of their profits from users locat- growth and create jobs. This objec- Administration wants US compa- of their customer base and rev- and murder charges should probably be imposed on it for its “irrespon- ed in India and yet don’t pay taxes to the tive will be defeated if under the nies to stay back even while tax- enue.” sible” behaviour. The third mistake was that the authorities allowed mil- Government of India (GOI). This anomaly can GCMT regime proposed by the ing them at high rates. This is like A consensus should be built lions of devotees to bathe in the Ganga in Haridwar during the Maha be corrected by taxing profits of MNCs in the US, India can’t lower its corporate the proverbial “have your cake and around a criteria for arriving at the Kumbh Mela this month. The event was a super-spreader. Though wiser country where their customers are. This posi- tax to below a certain threshold, eat it too.” annual revenue/profit from all tion is endorsed by the Organisation for Despite the inherent flaws, such transactions of an offshore counsel prevailed on the Government which cut short the event, but say 21 per cent. Economic Cooperation and Development The purpose would be defeat- the US is overwhelmingly focused firm taking place in the source by the time, it was already too late. (OECD) which is coordinating with over 140 ed even when the home country of on steering a case for GCMT at 21 country but recorded in an off- The fourth is the politicisation of COVID. The Centre has blamed countries to arrive at the BEPS framework agree- the MNC (say the US) goes for the per cent — double the extant 10.5 shore, low-tax jurisdiction and States for not being alert while the latter claimed that the former didn’t ment for taxation of their profits. The writer is a “top-up” option i.e. the Indian tax per cent GILTI under its 2017 law letting the former collect the tax on heed their requests for more oxygen and vaccine doses. No matter, In a draft on “taxing digital companies” New Delhi-based policy rate remaining at 15 per cent, the while at the same time, maintain- it. The source country should released on October 9, 2019, the OECD had stat- analyst. The views former collects six per cent tax on ing a stony silence on the more have the freedom to decide the tax who is at fault, the crisis only worsened. Last year, the States and the expressed Centre had worked in tandem. The Prime Minister took the Chief Ministers ed: “Profits of MNCs should be available for tax- are personal. profits earned by the firm in important issue of “taxing digital rate on those profits in sync with ation in the country where their customers are, India. The effective incidence of companies” that concerns a vast its policy imperatives. on board and shared the burden. Finally, the public should get their share of the blame as people ignored the COVID regulations this year. Swayed by rumours, many people were also apprehensive of taking the jab when POINTCOUNTERPOINT the Government launched the vaccination drive in March. Now, when there is a huge demand, the supply is not adequate. The country is fac- ing an unprecedented health emergency, the likes of which has never I DON’T WANT THIS CASE TO BE DECIDED IN THE THERE IS NOTHING CLANDESTINE ABOUT IT. been witnessed. The Centre, States and the citizens must be on the SHADOW (OF DOUBT) THAT I WAS APPOINTED THE YOU DON’T HAVE TO JUSTIFY ANYTHING. same page and can contain the pandemic only if they all cooperate. AMICUS CURIAE BECAUSE I KNOW THE CJI FROM SCHOOL. IT WAS A COLLECTIVE ACT OF THE COURT. What is required is micro-containment and the responsibility lies with all stakeholders. The sooner they realise it, the better. —SENIOR ADVOCATE —FORMER CJI (The writer is a senior journalist. The views expressed HARISH SALVE SA BOBDE are personal.) Shame the biggest carbon emitters, don’t glorify them The short-term climate goals of the US must be monitored and the country should be made accountable for its huge emissions he US-centric climate world move around its major cies. He also promised to dou- better if the US sets an exam- a new cut in emissions by 46 per energy benefits of the boom diplomacy reminds one polluter is not a favourable ble the funding that was to be ple for other States to follow. cent, below the 2013 levels by that’s coming.” However, the Tof the world order, after solution. The recently-elected given to developing countries The setting of targets is a pos- the end of the decade. Israel credibility of the US is at stake, the collapse of the USSR, fol- Democrats have sanctioned a by 2024, in comparison to what itive first step, but making ade- upped its target by ending the given that its domestic politics lowing which America dictat- huge amount to reduce domes- the US had spent in the second quate policy changes and rolling use of coal domestically by makes major changes in inter- ed the terms of international tic emission. Though one half of the Obama out money are practical indica- 2025. A welcome step was national climate roles. Kerry politics. However, the current believes that the Republicans Administration. NATO offi- tors of change. taken by Brazil, as it pledged to was asked by many States, “You situation of a unipolar world is MUNDRA didn’t do much for world cli- cials committed to reducing On the second day of the eliminate illegal deforestation by destroyed your credibility when contested with the rise of Asian AANEHI mate, there are doubts about emissions from military units summit, the White House men- 2030 and achieve carbon-neu- you left the Paris Agreement, superpowers. what the Democrats did when and the CIA has also added tioned that it lags behind China tral status by 2050 (a decade how can we trust you?” The US The climate scientists were they were in power, and was it environment to its World in developing clean technolo- earlier than the previous target). President responded to it by horrified when former US sufficient? The global climate Factbook. gies. The US formally pledged The moves by States like putting the future in the hands President Donald Trump goals were relaxed, and many A more aggressive plan to cut its emissions by 50 per Brazil were viewed sceptically of the private sector, as it will announced withdrawal from scientists say that the Paris was expected to be rolled out. cent-52 per cent by 2030. It also as earlier its President Jair turn clean energy policies into the Paris Agreement. Now, Agreement was a loosely-bind- Environmental groups and announced its determination to Bolsonaro had threatened to reality. with the change in leadership, ing document. businesses urged Biden to set an Ocasio-Cortez have proposed reach a net-zero level by 2050. withdraw from the Paris The need of the hour is to the US has taken over global cli- Before the recently-con- emission reduction target of at the ‘Green New Deal’, which It is a new Nationally Agreement. He had also asked make the ones most responsi- mate politics again. The major cluded Leaders Summit on least 50 per cent by 2030. Many would eliminate carbon emis- Determined Contribution the Biden administration for $1 ble for the global loss the cen- reason is not just the power that Climate, John Kerry, US special scientists have accepted that it sions from most sources over a under the Paris Agreement. billion for the conservation of tre of shame rather than the the US commands, but also presidential envoy for climate is scientifically feasible, that decade. There were high expec- China reiterated that it the Amazon rainforest. centre of power. Fulfilling long- because it is the second-largest visited many countries to gain the US should cut emissions at tations from the US and unless would be carbon-neutral by Obviously, the shift towards a terms obligations is very impor- emitter globally. The cancella- their support. In world politics least up to 65 per cent below the highly-ambitious short-term 2060 and India reiterated its clean energy economy was tant, but it is comparatively eas- tion of the UNFCCC climate as big States make strong com- 2005 levels in this decade. pledges aren’t achieved, it is dif- promise to install 450 gigawatts propagated to attract other ier as the global and domestic summit in 2020 due to the pan- mitments, others often follow to Especially, as other developed ficult to believe that the long- of renewable energy capacity by countries to pledge more. politics will change by then. The demic delayed many climate The writer is a PhD prove themselves. US President nations like the UK have term obligations will bear 2030 and also announced the Biden said, “The countries short-term goals of the US goals. So the US bid to bring cli- Researcher, JNU. The Joe Biden made numerous pledged to reduce emissions by results. The commitments from ‘India-US Climate and Clean that take decisive actions now must be monitored and it views expressed mate front and centre was a are personal. commitments and put climate 68 per cent by 2030. Democrats the US will push other Energy Agenda 2030 to tackle climate change will be should be made accountable for welcome step. But, making the change at the centre of its poli- like congresswoman Alexandria economies to follow suit. It is Partnership’. Japan also pledged the ones that reap the clean its huge emissions. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | APRIL 27, 2021 Money 08 A month of national lockdown can eat up 1-2% of GDP PNS n MUMBAI

A month-long national lock- ‘Fresh wave of down to arrest the spread of Oxford Economics lowers India’s Covid 2.0 could shave off 100- Covid may pull 200 bps of GDP, leading to a 300 bps risk to annual growth, down growth 2021 GDP growth forecast to 10.2 pc a brokerage report has flagged below double digit’ while expressing doubts over New Delhi: Global forecasting the ability of local lockdowns to New Delhi: Former Finance firm Oxford Economics on control the pandemic. Secretary SC Garg on Monday revised downwards The second wave of the Monday said the fresh Covid- its India GDP growth forecast coronavirus inflection has 19 wave and consequent local for 2021 to 10.2 per cent caught the government off- lockdowns may bring down from 11.8 per cent previous- guard with the daily cases the economic growth to less ly, citing the country’s escalat- jumping over 6.5 times in the than 10 per cent in the current ing health burden, faltering past 30 days. fiscal. vaccination rate and lack of a With close to 3.53 lakh fresh Earlier this month, convincing government strat- daily infections, the country is International Monetary Fund egy to contain the pandemic. the worst hit globally. Death toll (IMF) projected an impressive Oxford Economics also jumped to 1,95,123 as of 8 am 12.5 per cent growth rate for said that notwithstanding the Monday, with a daily new peak the country in 2021. The likelihood of further mobili- of 2,812 deaths in the past 24 Economic Survey projected a ty restrictions, it expects tain the pandemic have lockdowns like Maharashtra, hrs, according to the govern- India economists Indranil Sen Bank to come to aid by fund- They expect the RBI to growth rate of 11 per cent, India’s targeted lockdown prompted us to downgrade we will likely lower our ment data. Gupta and Aastha Gudwani ing government’s remain on hold in FY22 and while RBI retained its growth approach, less stringent our 2021 GDP growth fore- growth forecast further,” it “It remains to be seen if the said in an note Monday welfare measures like hike rates by 100 bps in FY23. forecast at 10.5 per cent for restrictions, and resilient con- cast to 10.2 per cent from 11.8 added. second wave subsides without evening. resumption of free food grains “To slow rise in yields, we the ongoing financial year. sumer and business behaviour per cent previously,” it said. Oxford Economics said a national level lockdown. A Given this high economic to the needy expect the RBI to conduct to mitigate the economic The global forecasting firm India’s health system has col- month of nationwide lock- cost, they expect the Centre in May-June, for which it USD 68.7 billion of OMOs/G- said. impact of the second wave. added it expects GDP to con- lapsed in the worst-hit states, down costs 100-200 bps of and the states to try to contain needs an additional Rs 26,000 Saps and hike and extend On the vaccination front, “India’s escalating health tract sequentially in the sec- with even the national capital GDP. This poses a 300 bps risk the spread with further tight- crore or 0.1 per cent of GDP, banks’ HTM limits by 2 per they said while 8.7 per cent of burden, faltering vaccination ond quarter. “But if struggling Delhi facing acute shortage of to our 9 per cent real GVA ening of night curfews and through OMOs/G-Saps and cent of their books to FY26, the total population has rate, and lack of a convincing health systems force more oxygen and COVID-19 hos- growth forecast for FY22,” localized lockdowns. other liquidity infusing mea- and continue forward forex received the first dose, only 1.6 government strategy to con- states to resort to stricter pital beds. Bank of America Securities They also expect the Reserve sures to arrest the rise in yields. intervention,” the brokerage per cent have got both doses. Covid: Steel plants cut liquid Govt to frame policy on project RBI imposes ceiling of 70 oxygen storage to boost supply PTI n NEW DELHI ical oxygen) in their storage tanks. Through continuous financing in coal mining: Official yrs for MD, CEO of banks Steel plants have reduced their engagement with the steel pro- PTI n MUMBAI more than 15 years. The maximum age limit for oxygen stock to just half a day ducers, the stock has been PNS n KOLKATA ernment said that it will come Meanwhile, the government “Thereafter, the individual chairman and non-executive from 3.5 days earlier to fulfil the reduced to 0.5 days because of out with a policy on project indicated to the prospective The Reserve Bank of India will be eligible for re-appoint- directors has been fixed at 75 shortage of the life-saving gas which LMO supply has signif- A government policy on pro- financing in coal mining," the bidders during the pre-bid (RBI) on Monday fixed the ment as MD & CEO or WTD years. being used in the treatment of icantly increased,” the Ministry ject financing in coal mining official told PTI. meeting that the Ministry of tenure of MD, CEO and whole- in the same bank, if considered The total tenure of an NED, Covid-19 patients, an official of Steel said in the statement. is on the anvil to support A policy on this issue is Coal will decide on the auction time director (WTD) in a pri- necessary and desirable by continuously or otherwise, on statement said on Monday. The steel plants supplied development of private com- being discussed in the govern- according to the coronavirus vate sector bank at 15 years and the board, after a minimum the board of a bank, shall not Steel plants usually keep a min- 3,131.84 tonnes LMO on mercial mining in the country ment as financing coal mining situation, the official said. prescribed the maximum age of gap of three years, subject to exceed eight years. After com- imum stock of over three days Sunday to various health facil- amid increasing opposition projects is gradually becoming The government in March 70 years for such functionaries. meeting other conditions,” the pleting eight years on the board, of liquid oxygen from which in ities across the states for treat- to back such projects over a challenge in wake of growing offered 67 coal mines for sale, These directives form part of RBI said. the person may be considered an emergency situation gaseous ment of COVID-19 patients, the environmental concerns glob- opposition globally. launching the second tranche the instructions issued by the It added that during this for re-appointment only after a oxygen is extracted and sent for ministry added. At 3,131.84 ally, an official said on Protestors claim that such of commercial coal mining RBI with regard to the chair and three-year cooling period, the minimum gap of three years. steel making process. tonnes, the supply was over 8 Monday. dirty projects cause damage to auction and termed it a step meetings of the board, compo- individual shall not be This directive will not preclude “The plants are normally per cent higher from 2,894 The government also indi- the environment. towards 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat'. sition of certain committees of appointed or associated with him/her from being appointed required to keep 3.5 days of safe- tonnes dispatched by steel plants cated that, in all possibility, the A nationalised bank has This is the highest number the board, age, tenure and the bank or its group entities as a director in another bank ty stock of LMO (liquid med- on Saturday, the statement said. second tranche of commercial reportedly been unable to of mines on offer in a partic- remuneration of directors, and in any capacity, either direct- subject to meeting the require- coal mining auction will not make a final decision on ular tranche after commence- appointment of the WTDs on ly or indirectly. With regard to ments. be postponed due to the financing a major coal mining ment of the auction regime in Monday. upper age limit for MD & The RBI directives also COVID-19 pandemic, but the project in Australia due to 2014. The RBI said it would come CEO and WTDs in the private stipulate that the fixed remu- Ministry of Coal will monitor such opposition. The blocks on offer are a out with a Master Direction on sector banks, the RBI said that neration for an NED, other the situation and make a deci- Owing to mounting pres- mix of mines with small and Corporate Governance in banks no person can continue on than the chair of the board, sion accordingly, the official sure, global mining majors large reserves, coking and non- in due course. such positions beyond the age shall not exceed Rs 20 lakh per said after a virtual meeting the have not shown any interest in coking mines and fully and “Subject to the statutory of 70 years. The banks’ boards, annum.The board will be authorities had with prospec- the commercial coal block partially explored blocks approvals required from time to however, will be free to pre- required to constitute an nom- tive bidders. auctions by India. Mining of spread across six states - time, the post of the MD & scribe a lower retirement age ination and remuneration "At the virtual pre-bid meet- the dry fuel has been a monop- Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, CEO or WTD cannot be held for the WTDs, including the committee (NRC) made up of ing for the second tranche of oly to state-owned Coal India Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, by the same incumbent for MD & CEO. only NEDs. coal mining auction, the gov- Limited. Maharashtra. FPIs sold Sensex surges 508 pts as banks, States need to come on board for success healthcare and IT stocks RIL zoom; Nifty tops 14,450 of PLIs: Manufacturers’ Association of IT PNS n NEW DELHI in March PNS n MUMBAI PNS n MUMBAI Besides incentives, manufactur- Market benchmarks made a Rupee recovers World shares mixed ers also need infrastructure on oreign portfolio winning start to the week on as pandemic worries ground for the successful imple- Finvestors (FPI) sold Monday as investors snapped by 28 paise on mentation of the PLI scheme for stocks in the healthcare and up banking, consumption and cloud outlook which states need to come on IT sectors in March, showed energy stocks despite a grim sit- weak dollar; ends board, a senior official of indus- a report by Kotak uation on the Covid-19 front. Bangkok: World shares try body MAIT said. Institutional Equities. A rebounding rupee, which were mixed on Monday as The Manufacturers' Stocks worth $223 mil- climbed 28 paise against the US 4-dday losing run worries over the pandem- Association of Information lion were sold last month by dollar, added to the momentum, Mumbai:The rupee ic clouded the outlook for Technology (MAIT), whose the foreign investors in the traders said. strengthened by 28 paise to a recovery from the coro- members include Apple, Dell, healthcare segment, while The 30-share BSE Sensex close at 74.73 against the US navirus crisis. Lenovo, Cisco and HP, said sin- FPIs pulled out net invest- opened on the front foot and dollar on Monday, ending Tokyo and Paris gle-window clearance system in ments worth $330 million remained in the positive terri- its four-session losing run advanced, while Frankfurt several states has become an in March from IT stocks, tory throughout the session, on the back of weakness in and London were almost additional window, which showed the ‘Foreign fund- closing at 48,386.51 - up 508.06 the greenback and positive unchanged. Benchmarks makes investors to run after Nadu, Telangana, Maharashtra, ture for manufacturing. In most the IT hardware production- flow tracker, April, 2021’. points or 1.06 per cent. domestic equities. fell in Hong Kong and individual departments for Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab of the states, a single-window linked incentive (PLI) scheme The largest quantum of On similar lines, the broad- A fall in crude oil prices Shanghai and US futures clearances. and Haryana on board," MAIT investment system has become till April 30. FPI AUC (assets under cus- er NSE Nifty jumped 143.65 and improved risk appetite were mixed. Government "Larger issue is that states President Nitin Kunkolienker an additional system. The scheme, with an outlay tody) came from US-based points or 1 per cent to finish at supported the local unit precautions to battle surg- have to come on board. told PTI. "Even ease of doing business of Rs 7,350 crore, will provide investors, followed by those 14,485. Axis Bank was the top even as worries over surg- ing outbreaks point to an Without (their) active partici- He said these states account rating is more investment cen- an incentive for manufacturers from Mauritius and performer in the Sensex pack, ing COVID-19 cases uneven global recovery, pation, the scheme will not be for 70-80 per cent of electron- tric. What are the responsibil- of laptops, tablets, all-in-one Singapore. rallying 4.40 per cent. ICICI restricted the gains economists say. successful. ic hardware manufacturing and ities? No one is talking about PCs and servers. Fund allocations to India Bank spurted 3.63 per cent "It will create massive tax and they have to come up with a running and earning of the Kunkolienker said incentives by global emerging market after the company reported a Cement, SBI, HUL, PowerGrid, hand, HCL Tech, HDFC Bank, non-tax revenue for the states. proactive policy. operations and issues that come provided by the government are (GEM) funds increased to nearly four-fold jump in March Bajaj Auto and Reliance Maruti, Sun Pharma, TCS, The government needs to take "The Centre has a PLI up," Kunkolienker said. not enough, and factors that can 10.6 per cent in March from quarter consolidated profit over Industries were among the other NTPC and ITC were the lag- calls and get states like Andhra scheme but you need land, The electronics and IT min- lead to demand aggregation are 10.2 per cent in February. the weekend. UltraTech prominent gainers. On the other gards, dropping up to 2.87%. Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil electricity and other infrastruc- istry is inviting applications for missing in the policy. Lockdowns, travel restrictions dampen fuel, ATF sale: ICRA Olectra Greentech PNS n MUMBAI said. leading to elevated levels of "Refining and marketing fuel and losses, Majumdar Lockdowns and travel restric- companies are cutting down added. bagged Rs 30 cr tions imposed by states such on capacity utilisation Besides the impact of low as Maharashtra, Delhi, although the demand slow- GRMs, the marketing mar- Jharkhand and Rajasthan have down is not as severe as gins of oil marketing compa- order for insulators dampened the sale of auto April 2020. nies have remained low as no fuels and aviation turbine "Nevertheless, the capaci- increase has been done in the PNS n NEW DELHI fuel, leading to refining and ty utilisation and revenues retail prices of auto fuels marketing companies reduc- and profitability of the refin- since February 27, despite the The insulators division of ing throughputs, a report said ing and marketing companies international crude oil prices Olectra Greentech Limited on Monday. are likely to be adversely rising significantly during bagged orders worth Rs 30 Going forward, the possi- impacted owing to the this period, ICRA said. crores which includes Rs 15 bility of such a trend gather- demand slowdown,” said The ratings agency said crore export orders. The ing pace, as more and more Sabyasachi Majumdar, Group though it expects the retail domestic order worth approx states resort to lockdowns Head and Senior Vice- prices of auto fuels to be Rs 15 crores was received amid a surging case count and President at ICRA. hiked from May onwards, from reputed Indian Power strained healthcare system, The GRMs are expected to however, the said rise is like- Transmission Company to cannot be ruled out, ratings remain muted owing to the ly to be calibrated over a peri- supply composite long rod pandemic situation. We are agency ICRA said in a note. disproportionately higher fuel od of time, given the resurg- insulators of 765KV capacity. confident of good growth in ICRA also notes that the and losses and operating ing pandemic. The company has also bagged our operations and are hope- benchmark Singapore gross expenses on a per barrel basis Accordingly, the operating an export order worth approx. ful of winning few more orders refining margins (GRMs) at lower capacity utilizations, profitability of the refining Rs 15 crores to supply 15 KV to the tune of Rs 30 crores in remain subdued due to the he said. and marketing companies is to 35 KV capacity insulators the next couple of months. global supply overhang amid Additionally, internation- likely to be adversely impact- from US based company. The orders are a testament to a demand slowdown and are certain large economies such restrictions on flights from other countries. As more al crude oil prices have ed in Q1FY2022 owing to a "We have a positive out- our ability to deliver high unlikely to materially improve as India and Japan. India, the mutation, thought countries witness a virulent remained elevated due to the decline in capacity utilisa- look for this financial year quality Polymer Insulators," in the near-term, owing to the Additionally, though many to be behind India's second second wave, oil demand and active production manage- tions, subdued GRMs and with faith reposed by our said Mr Mahesh Balaiah, Vice- second wave of Covid-19 in countries have put travel wave, has spread to at least 10 GRMs could be dampened, it ment by OPEC+ countries, marketing margins, it stated. clients in spite of the global President, Electro Greentech. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Tuesday April 27, 2021

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Hyderabad Tuesday April 27, 2021 tollywood SALMAN KHAN PENS Pooja Hegde DOWN FOND WORDS FOR ALLU ARJUN tests positive

he internet is set on fire as super- star Salman Khan for Covid T takes to his social media to thank ctress Pooja Hegde, tive for Covid-19. Following all the Icon Star Allu one of the most busiest protocols I have isolated, and home- Arjun for Seeti Maar (a and sought-after quarantined myself.” The Radhe song that originally fea- actress of Telugu cine- Shyam actress also requested people tured in Allu Arjun’s ma, has tested positive to get tested for Covid-19 who have Duvvada Jagannadham A for Covid 19. The recently come in contact with her. “I and now in Khan’s actress took to her request all those who have come in upcoming film social media handles to announce contact with me recently to get test- Radhe). Khan the same. The actress is currently ed too.” also expressed under home quarantine and has Pooja also thanked her well-wish- admiration for requested those in contact with her, ers for the love and support and the latter’s danc- to get tested too. While she said she shared that she is feeling well. ing skills and is recuperating well, she has been in She added, “Thank you for your unmistakable touch with the doc- love and support I am currently style. tors and has fol- recuperating well. Please stay home, As revealed lowed all the stay safe and take care.” by the trailer, BMC proto- On the work front, Pooja Hegde Khan’s highly cols so far. was last seen in Ala anticipated “Hello Vaikunthapurramuloo last year film Radhe everyone. alongside Allu Arjun. Pooja is has a re-created Allu u r simply fantastic...tk care with fans doing SEETI This is to now gearing up for Most Arjun's chartbuster song n b safe.Rgds to ur fami- MAAR for you. Thank you inform Eligible Bachelor, Radhe Seeti Maar originally com- ly...Love u brother.” for your love.” you all Shyam, Acharya, Cirkus posed by Devi Sri Prasad. Replying to Khan, Icon The banter between that I and Salman took to his Staar wrote, “Thank you soo India’s biggest superstars have test- Thalapathy Twitter addressing Allu much Salman Garu. It’s a not only cheered their fans ed posi- 65. Arjun. He wrote, “Thank u pleasure to receive a com- but also created excitement Allu Arjun for Seeti Maar pliment from you. It’s such a about the song. What absolutely loved the way u sweet gesture. remains to be seen is if it have performed in the song, Looking forward for the can recreate the magic the the way u dance, your style, RADHE magic on screens original did four years ago MAHESH BABU GETS FIRST JAB OF THE KARTHI COVID-19 VACCINE AS fter Mohanlal aged 18 years and above and Nagarjuna are eligible to get theirs Akkineni, from May 1st. SARDAR A superstar #GetVaccinated. Stay safe Mahesh Babu everyone.” has taken the Many Indian celebs first jab of the Covid-19 like Mohanlal, Nagarjuna vaccine on Monday. The Akkineni, Kamal actor had isolated himself Haasan, Rakesh Roshan, a few days back after his Hema Malini, Satish arthi has created a it has Venky Mama and World Subbarayan is the stunt direc- stylist had tested positive Shah, Johnny Lever, niche for himself Famous Lover fame actress tor. Sardmear is penned by for Covid-19. Now days Upasana Kamineni even amongst Raashi Khanna as the leading M.R Pon Parthipan, and Roju, after, he has taken the among others have taken K Telugu audiences lady. In this upcoming film Bipin Ragu whereas it is first dose of the vaccine the Covid-19 vaccine. with films like Karthi will make his screen bankrolled by S.Lakshman and has also requested Meanwhile, after a few Oopiri, Yuganiki presence in a dual role. The Kumar. On the otherside, everyone above 18 age to members tested positive Okkadu, Khaidi, Avara. The makers of Sardar also Karthi also has Mani take theirs from May 1. on the sets of Mahesh actor who was last seen play- unveiled the first look poster. Ratnam’s magnum Taking to Twitter, he Babu starrer Sarkaru ing the lead in Sulthan with Apart from the lead pair, opus the multistarrer wrote, “Done with my Vaari Paata, the makers Rashmika Mandanna as the the film Sardar also has Ponniyin Selvan, vaccination! Please get decided to stop the leading lady opened to posi- Rajisha Vijayan in the crucial which also has yours!! The COVID-19 shoot. tive response even in the roles. George C Williams has Chiyaan Vikram, second wave has hit The shooting has been Telugu states. been roped in to handle the Jayam Ravi, everyone hard and get- postponed to May amidst The actor now released the cinematography department Aishwarya Rai ting vaccinated is the the rising cases of poster of his next project, whereas GV Prakash Kumar is Bachchan, need of the hour. Those Coronavirus. titled Sardar. Karthi starrer the music director. Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sardar is helmed by PS Ruben is the editor of Vikram Prabhu, Mithran who earlier made Sardar, K Kadhir is the art Trisha and others Irumbu Thirai and Hero, and director and Dhilip in the crucial roles. Thank You Brother to release on aha on May 7 T-town mourns After a rollicking Sarath Chandra Reddy revolves start to 2021 with around a hot-blooded youngster Krack, Gaali and a pregnant woman stuck in a Sampath, Naandhi, a non-functional lift. Though 11th Hour, Mail, the film was slated to release in Potti Veeraiah’s demise Thellavarithe theatres later this month, the Guruvaram and Chaavu Kaburu makers have opted for a direct ctor couple Dr The news of his demise Challaga, an intriguing thriller, digital release on aha, keeping Rajasekhar and is a matter of grief," the Thank You Brother, is set to in view the unprecedented situ- Jeevitha along Acharya actor said. have a direct OTT premiere ation caused by the second wave with several Veeraiah made his act- across the globe on aha on May of the Covid-19 pandemic. a others from the ing debut with 7. Thank You Brother, featuring Thank You Brother is filled industry people Vittalacharya’s 1967 film Viraj Ashwin and Anasuya in with several twists and turns paid floral tributes to the Aggi Dora and went on the lead roles, has been directed and is complemented by the mortal remains of veter- to feature in Radhamma by Ramesh Raparthi. The right blend of emotions and an actor Potti Veeraiah, Pelli, Jaganmohini, thriller, produced by Magunta drama. who passed away on Yugandhar, Gaja Donga Sunday following a heart and others. He acted in stroke. Jeevitha and over 500 films across Rajashekar interacted Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, with his daughter and and Malayalam lan- extended their condo- guages. lences to his family. Expressing condo- lences, Megastar Chiranjeevi recalled his association with Veeraiah. “Personally and professionally, Veeraiah faced lot many struggles in his life. Acting in vari- ous south Indian language films for five decades, Veeraiah created his own mark in Telugu film industry,” Chiranjeevi said in a statement. “Veeraiah acted in 300 movies despite insurmountable per- sonal and profes- sional challenges. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | APRIL 27, 2021 SOUND BITE 12

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boundarymeter IPL PLAYERS START PULLING OUT 4s 566 6s 254 Ashwin decides to take not yet spoken about their “personal rea- ation here. sons” for leaving, Tye said he feared get- “Everyone is sort of a bit nervous break & support family as ting locked out of his own country owing about whether they can get back into Cummins donates $50K in fight vs Covid PLAYER RUNS to mounting quarantine cases from Australia. I dare say there will be a few RCB’s Kane Richardson & India in his hometown Perth. other Australians a bit nervous about get- PTI n NEW DELHI good. With that in mind, I have made 1. Shikhar Dhawan (DC) 259 Zampa join Tye to walk out “I just thought to try and get on the ting back into Australia,” Hussey, a for- a contribution to the PM CARES Fund, 2. KL Rahul (PBKS) 240 front foot and get home before I got mer Australia international, told the olkata Knight Riders’ Australian specifically to purchase oxygen supplies 3. Faf du Plessis (CSK) 214 because of personal reasons locked out of the country...Think I’ve had Sydney Morning Herald. Kpacer Pat Cummins on Monday for India’s hospitals,” he stated. 11 days at home out of the bubble since However, not all Australians are will- announced a $50,000 donation towards He also said that he is aware of the PLAYER WKTS PTI n NEW DELHI August, so for me I just wanted to get ing to leave. PM CARES Fund for oxygen supplies ongoing discussion on whether the IPL 1. Harshal Patel (RCB) 15 home,” Tye told SEN Radio from Doha, Another pacer Nathan Coulter-Nile, in India’s Covid-19 ravaged hospitals should continue amid the destruction nxiety pierced through IPL’s bio- the transit point before his flight to Perth. who has a `5 crore deal with Mumbai and backed the IPL to continue, saying caused by the virus but has been told 2. Avesh Khan (DC) 11 secure bubble on Monday with The BCCI, on its part, insisted that Indians would rather be in the bio-bub- he has been “advised” that the Indian that the event offers some respite from 3. Rahul Chahar (MI) 9 Aleading Indian off-spinner the event will continue and it wouldn’t ble than risk a trip back home at this Government views it “as few hours of the gloom. Ravichandran Ashwin and some come in the way of those wanting to leave. point. joy” in a difficult time. “There has been a lot of discussion MOST SIXES Australian players withdrawing from the “As of now, IPL is going ahead. “I feel like it’s safer for me to stay in In a statement on his official Twitter over here as to whether it is appropri- 1. Jonny Bairstow (SRH) 14 league amid the escalating Covid-19 cri- Obviously, if anyone wants to leave, that’s the bubble than try and get home at the handle, he made the announcement and ate for the IPL to continue while sis in India even as the BCCI insisted that perfectly fine,” a senior Board official said moment,” he told cricket.Com.Au. urged other top players to do the same Covid-19 infection rates remain high,” 2. KL Rahul (PBKS) 11 the glitzy league will go on. on conditions of anonymity. Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting as the country battles a deadly second he said. “I am advised that Indian 3. Rohit Sharma (MI) 9 The 34-year-old Ashwin, competing While leg-spinner Zampa was said he is aware of the “grim” situation wave of the pandemic recording more Government is of the view that playing for Delhi Capitals, decided to take a bought for `1.5 crore, RCB spent `4 crore outside the IPL bio-bubble but would than 2,000 daily deaths for the past few the IPL while the population is in lock- break saying that his family is current- to buy pacer Richardson at the players’ want the league to continue for it is a wel- days. down provides few hours of joy and SUMMER SLAM ly “putting up a fight against Covid-19” auction. come escape for a few hours. “As players, we are privileged to respite each day at an otherwise diffi- and he wants to support them. He hopes Richardson featured in one match Several England and New Zealand have the platform that allows us to reach cult time for the country,” Cummins said MOTION PICTURE to return to the side “if things go in the for RCB against Rajasthan Royals in players are also competing in the event millions of people that we can use for in his statement. right direction”. Mumbai, but Zampa couldn’t make it to but haven’t yet spoken about their con- However, Andrew Tye (Rajasthan the playing XI this season. cerns. Royals) and the duo of Kane Richardson The 34-year-old Tye had also not got The players from New Zealand, The IPL final is scheduled to be held (SunRisers Hyderabad) and Pat and Adam Zampa (both Royal a game with the Royals so far and his including stars such Kane Williamson on May 30 in Ahmedabad. Cummins (Kolkata Knight Riders), as Challengers Bangalore) withdrew as contract with the franchise was worth `1 and Trent Boult, are expected to leave Australia, it is learnt, might arrange well as coaches Ricky Ponting (DC) and apprehension set in after a couple of crore. early in any case as they have a Test series a chartered flight for its IPL cricketers Simon Katich (RCB). weeks went by smoothly for the league Kolkata Knight Riders mentor David against England starting June 2. They will once their engagement is over. Commentators Matthew Hayden, being held in front of empty stands across Hussey acknowledged that Australians have to head back in last week of May As many as 14 Australian players Brett Lee, Michael Slater and Lisa six venues. in the IPL are a “bit nervous” about get- to be available for it because of quaran- now remain in the event, including stars Sthalekar are also among the Australians While Zampa and Richardson have ting back home in the wake of the situ- tine rules. such as Steve Smith (DC), David Warner involved with the league right now. Rajasthan seek to loan KKR hold Punjab to 123 players from other teams SCOREBOARD Mumbai Indians Kiwi players Jimmy Neesham, left, Trent PTI n NEW DELHI home citing bubble fatigue. The IPL loan window PUNJAB KINGS Boult, center and newly added reserve player Scott Kuggeleijn On Sunday, Andrew Tye left started on Monday and will enjoy beer as they spend time in pool Neesham/Instagram KL Rahul ajasthan Royals have for Australia, citing fear due to end with the conclusion of the c Narine b Cummins 19 Mayank Agarwal c Tripathi b Narine 31 Rapproached fellow IPL surge of Covid-19 cases in league stage. Chris Gayle c Karthik b Mavi 0 WILLIAMSON TIRED OF COMING 2ND teams to loan players after the India, making Royals the IPL rules state that a play- Deepak Hooda c Morgan b Prasidh 1 Be it in the World Cup or IPL, Kane Williamson is departure of their four foreign worst affected team from play- er who have played less than Nicholas Pooran b Chakravarthy 19 “getting tired” of finishing second in Super Overs. The players due to various reasons er pull-outs. two matches in the season can Moises Henriques b Narine 2 New Zealander's latest tryst with the Super Over came that include injuries, bubble “The team is looking to be loaned and cannot play Shahrukh Khan c Morgan b Prasidh 13 on Sunday when his team Sunrisers Hyderabad failed fatigue and Covid-19 fear. loan players and has written to against his home franchise. Chris Jordan b Prasidh 30 to achieve the desired result against Delhi Capitals. “I Ben Stokes and Jofra other franchisees but nothing Royals have two wins Ravi Bishnoi c Morgan b Cummins 1 am getting tired of coming second in the Super Overs,” Archer are out of the IPL due is decided at this point,” a from five games and play Mohammed Shami not out 1 Williamson said. “Throughout the game, whenever to injuries while Liam source close the team manage- their next game in Delhi on Arshdeep Singh not out 1 there is a Super Over, as a batting side chasing a score Livingstone had gone back ment said. Thursday. Extras (b 0, lb 1, w 4, nb 0, p 0) 5 that was very competitive, there are a lot of positives to Total (9 wkts, 20 Overs) 123 take out of it. “It is really uncanny in game of cricket Fall of wickets: 36-1 (KL Rahul, 5.4), 38-2 (Chris that things can end in a tie but I suppose it is very, very Gayle, 6.3), 42-3 (Deepak Hooda, 7.4), 60-4 exciting. A lot of positives, we move on really quickly to (Mayank Agarwal, 11.2), 75-5 (Moises Henriques, Delhi,” he added. 13.1), 79-6 (Nicholas Pooran, 14.2), 95-7 (Shahrukh ‘VOLUNTEERED TO BOWL SUPER OVER’ RCB, Delhi eye top spot Khan, 17.2), 98-8 (Ravi Bishnoi, 18.1), 121-9 (Chris Jordan, 19.4) Delhi Capitals' left-arm spinner Axar Patel said that he Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Prasidh Krishna celebrates with teammates Eoin had volunteered to bowl the high-octane Super Over in VENUE: NARENDRA MODI STADIUM, AHMEDABAD Morgan, Sunil Narine and Dinesh Karthik after he takes wicket @IPL Bowling KEY PLAYERS Shivam Mavi 4-0-13-1 their win over SRH, which was his first game since PTI n AHMEDABAD the top three KL Rahul (19), recovering from Covid-19. “When I was in the dressing AVESH KHAN Pat Cummins 3-0-31-2 HEAD TO HEAD Chris Gayle (0) and Deepak Sunil Narine 4-0-22-2 room, I knew that the pitch would assist spinners,” Khan has impressed everyone with Matches 25 superlative bowling effort Hooda (1) in space of 12 Prasidh Krishna 4-0-30-3 Axar said of the challenging Chepauk track. “When we his performance this time and he is by Kolkata Knight Riders balls for six runs to leave went down, there were a lot of discussions. We thought Delhi Capitals 11 A Andre Russell 1-0-2-0 second in the race for Purple Cap found Punjab Kings gasping PBKS in a disarray in the first Varun Chakravarthy 4-0-24-1 initially that we could go with a pacer since they will be Royal Challengers Bangalore 14 for breath as they managed a 10 overs. sending a left-right combination. “After that, just when we were going to the ground, I thought, even a spinner MOHAMMED SIRAJ platry 123 for 9 in an IPL On a pitch where ball Bowling with the new ball, the encounter here on Monday. stayed low and gripped a bit, youngster was superb in the Powerplay, could be effective. So I told Rishabh ‘Even I can bowl, Siraj looked a completely different LAST YEAR’S MATCHES After suffering four the Punjab batsmen failed to conceding just nine runs from his think about it'. So he spoke to (coach) Ricky (Ponting) player in 2021 and is a key Delhi Capitals defeated Royal defeats on the trot in Chennai apply themselves with Sunil three overs, never allowing the two star and it was decided at the last moment that I will bowl.” component of RCB's bowling unit and Mumbai, the bottom- Narine (2/22) and Varun Punjab openers, Mayank Agarwal and Challengers Bangalore by 59 placed KKR’s campaign final- Chakravarthy (1/24) further KL Rahul, to express themselves. POINTS TABLE PTI n AHMEDABAD runs in Dubai ly got some boost as the bowl- denting their progress during The pressure was evident on Rahul Delhi Capitals beat Royal ing unit led by Pat Cummins the middle overs as well as when he perished after trying to break P W L NRR PTS eeing the loss in their previous game as a blip, fired in unison. back-end. free against Cummins in the final over 1 8 SVirat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore Challengers Bangalore by 6 Youngster Shivam Mavi Prasidh has the best fig- of Powerplay. CSK 5 4 1 +1.612 will have to be at their best to beat a formidable wickets in Abu Dhabi (1/13) started it all, tying ures as he ended Chris The dangerous Deepak Hooda (1) 2 DC 5 4 1 +0.334 8 Delhi Capitals unit here on Tuesday. things down with the new ball, Jordan's 18-ball 30 cameo got out courtesy a stunning low catch While RCB will have to shrug off their 69-runs bowling 15 dot balls in his which took the total past 120- by Eoin Morgan as Punjab had a terri- 3 RCB 5 4 1 +0.096 8 thrashing at the hands of Chennai Super Kings four overs on the trot, before run mark. ble start losing three wickets in 12 balls 4 MI 5 2 3 -0.032 4 in their last game and start afresh, Delhi’s confi- Cummins (2/31) and Prasidh Mavi capped a fine open- for six runs. dence would be boosted by their thrilling ‘Super 199 Krishna (3/30) tightened the ing spell of four overs dismiss- Amid ruins, opener Mayank 5 KKR 6 2 4 -0.305 4 Over’ win against Sunrisers Hyderabad. noose sharing five wickets ing Chris Gayle for a golden Agarwal scored a painstaking 31 off 34 6 PBKS 6 2 4 -0.608 4 Up against Delhi Capitals, RCB will need to Rishabh Pant who hit 199 fours in between them at the death. duck with the Universe Boss balls which also halted the team’s 7 4 address their middle-order woes, to return to win- 73 innings of as many matches, The pace troika removed taking a bottom edge. momentum. RR 5 2 3 -0.681 ning ways, in what could be touted as a battle of 8 SRH 5 1 4 -0.180 2 equals. needs just one four to become For the RCB, it will be important that the only second batsman after openers- the in-form Devdutt Padikkal (171 runs) Virender Sehwag (266 fours) to and Kohli (151 runs) continue to provide a solid shortpasses Atletico Madrid start. complete a double century of But the opening duo would need the much- fours for Delhi Capitals in IPL RANI, 6 OTHER PLAYERS TEST +VE needed support from the middle-order, NEW DELHI: Seven members of the Indian lose to Bilbao which crumbled against CSK. women's hockey team, including captain Rani The likes of Glenn Maxwell (198 Rampal, and two support staff members on runs), Ab de Villiers (129 runs), and the 22 Monday tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of misfiring all-rounder Washington a training camp at the SAI Centre in Bengaluru. Sundar (25 runs), will have to perform in unison against a strong Delhi attack. Ab de Villiers with 4978 runs at INDIA QUALIFY FOR CWG 2022 Australian Maxwell did justify his an average of 40.47 in 160 NEW DELHI: India is among six teams which high price tag in the first few matches and innings of 174 matches, needs have qualified for the women's T20 would be raring to go once again. 22 runs to become sixth competition of the 2022 CWG as cricket The RCB bowlers will have to forget returns for the second time in the event. the hammering received at the hands of batsman to complete 5000 the CSK batters, especially league’s lead- runs in IPL history 12TH BARCELONA OPEN FOR RAFA Bilbao: Atletico Madrid’s title ing wicket-taker Harshal Patel, who was Faisel Features BARCELONA: Rafael Nadal saved a hopes suffered a setback on taken apart by Ravindra Jadeja, as he con- championship point to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas Sunday as a shock 2-1 defeat at ceded 37 runs in his final over. 6-4, 6-7 (6/8), 7-5 and claim a 12th Barcelona Athletic Bilbao handed Pacers Mohammed Siraj and Kyle runs under his belt. Open title in the ATP's longest match of 2021. Barcelona the upper hand in a Jamieson will have to step DC boast of a strong middle-order Deepika-Atanu shoot triple Gold thrilling race at the top of La up and deliver while spin- comprising skipper Rishabh Pant (125 HENRY, SHEARER IN HALL OF FAME Liga. ners Yuzvendra Chahal and runs), Australians Steve Smith and Marcus LONDON: Thierry Henry and Alan Shearer PTI n GUATEMALA CITY The two are now automatically Real Madrid’s draw with Washington Sundar, will also Stoinis and Shimron Hetmyer, who can were named as the first players inducted into qualified for this season’s most-coveted Real Betis on Saturday gave have to bowl tightly to contain be highly destructive on their day. the official Premier League Hall of Fame in ndian archery’s star couple Deepika Archery World Cup Final. Atletico the chance to pull recognition of a combined 435 goals. a strong DC batting-line, full of In case the openers fail, the onus T IKumari and Atanu Das led the show “We travel together, train together, further clear but instead they hard-hitters. will be on Pant and Smith to steer the with two individual Gold medals as the compete together and win together,” ended the weekend with their RCB could also be tempted to innings. R CRISIS IN SA CRICKET AVERTED country capped its best ever perfor- Das, who got married to Deepika in June lead reduced, a loss at San play left-arm tweaker Shahbaz Ahmed in Delhi will miss the services of ace O DURBAN: SA cricket stepped back from the mance in a World Cup, claiming three last year after a two-year courtship, said Mames the latest twist in place of either Navdeep Saini or Dan off-spinner Ravichandra Ashwin, who has P brink of an international crisis when officials Golds and a Bronze in the tournament’s after claiming the Gold medal on Europe’s most unpredictable Christian, as the track could be conducive left the team to support his family in the S announced that the differences between the first stage here. Sunday. domestic chase. for the spinners. fight against Covid-19. two rival factions had been resolved. Former world number one Deepika “She knows what I like, and I know Barcelona now can go top For Delhi, their opener and tourna- In his absence, left-arm spinner Axar R claimed her career’s third individual what she likes.” of the table if they win their ment’s leading run-scorer Shikhar Patel and experienced leg-spinner Amit E LILLE RETAKE TOP SPOT World Cup Gold to add to the team’s tri- This was the best ever World Cup game in hand at home to Dhawan (259 runs), would be eager to Mishra, who had wreaked havoc against PARIS: Burak Yilmaz scored twice and set up umph, while her husband Das grabbed finish by India’s recurve archers with two Granada on Thursday, even if carry forward his fine form, while his Mumbai Indians, will need to shoulder greater H another as Lille staged a brilliant comeback to his first ever World Cup individual individual and one team Gold medals in Atletico might have a way back opening partner Prithvi Shaw (166 responsibility. T claim a thrilling 3-2 victory at title rivals Lyon medal in style winning the men’s recurve their return to the top International cal- given they are still to play at runs), would be looking to get more O and reclaim top spot in Ligue 1. Agencies individual final. endar year event after almost two years. Camp Nou on May 8. AFP