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BENGAL POLLS Four killed as CISF open fire after attacked PNS n KOLKATA Covid 2.0 is spreading 5 times faster in state In the first major outbreak of vio- lence during West Bengal Assembly elections, five persons Daily caseload may touch 10,000, cases are increasing were killed, including four in a fir- ing by CISF personnel, while five candidates were attacked during at an average rate of 222 per day since April 1 the fourth phase of polling in 44 seats on Saturday. NAVEENA GHANATE increase in the intensity of the the caseload to eventually cross Four people were killed as cen- n HYDERABAD Coronavirus infection, compared that of the first wave peak. tral forces opened fire allegedly to that registered last year. From March 2, 2020, after coming under attack from Telangana State reported 181 And there is a steep rise when the first case of locals, who "attempted to snatch cases of coronavirus on March 9. in infections. It was Covid was reported in their rifles", in West Bengal's In just a month, i.e. as of April 9, only on August Telangana, it took Cooch Behar district, police said. the number of daily cases touched 25, that the nearly 5 months to The Election Commission where the incident happened when 2,909. This represents a five-fold state witnessed touch 3,018 cases. ordered stopping the voting exer- polling was underway. the highest The second wave cise at polling station number 126 number of cases is evidently more of the Sitalkuchi constituency 2 at 3,018. furious than the Coronavirus is spreading 5x faster in second wave After this peak, first wave. the state never 3500 3018 touched 3,000 2 cases. However, Identical ‘car’ symbols; 3000 2909 it is not going 2500 to take 1831 much tension to TRS again 2000 1914 time for K VENKATESHWARLU elections to BJP mainly because of 1500 n HYDERABAD symbols that were similar to the pink party's car symbol. Now, 1000 684 It appears as if the Telangana even in the Sagar polls 500 Rashtra Samiti can never avoid symbols almost identical to that of 61 tension over symbols clashing car have been allotted to independ- No of Positive cases of Positive No 219 0 with its 'car' symbol at the hustings. ents, giving TRS leaders sleepless At least three symbols - those of nights. tractor, chapathi maker and road The Election Commission is 09-03 23-03 06-04 20-04 04-05 18-05 01-06 15-06 29-06 13-07 27-07 10-08 24-08 roller - look almost similar to its using two EVMs as there are 48 car symbol and hence may nega- contestants in the fray. In the first Dates tively impact its prospects in the EVM itself, the symbols identical upcoming Nagarjuna Sagar by- to that of 'car' are those tractor, cha- elections. pathi maker and road roller. 2020 2021 The party is under the impres- sion that it had lost the Dubbak by- 2 Telangana has vax for 3 days, Cops fight shy of checks seeks 30L doses from Centre against drunken driving PNS n HYDERABAD Over 16.08 lakh people Team up with bars, pubs, wine shops instead! In a letter addressed to Union in the state have PNS n HYDERABAD INSURANCE SCAM Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, received their first Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh After a long, corona-induced gap, IMF, World Bank Kumar on Saturday requested the dose of Covid vaccine police checks for drunken driving ED raids Nayani urged to ensure timely Centre for allotment of 30 lakh while over 2.90 lakh have resumed on Hyderabad roads, doses of vaccine to Telangana for got their second shot compounding the problems of delivery of vax the coming 15 days as the present cops who have always had a tough son-in-law house stocks of 5.66 lakh doses would last also as of April 9 time taming tipsy drivers and for three days maximum. answering those stopped on mere PNS n HYDERABAD Somesh Kumar said since the Cumulatively, over 1.08 crore suspicion of drunken driving. So, Covid-19 vaccine has been ramped samples have been tested. The it appears, the police have recon- The Enforcement Directorate 6 up in the State and owing to con- Chief Secretary added. samples tested per million popula- ciled themselves to a better alter- authorities started conducting certed efforts, the number of vac- Over 16.08 lakh people in the tion was over 2.92 lakh, the bulletin native: team up with bars, pubs and raids at various places in the twin cinations given in the state in one state have received their first dose said. The case fatality rate in the wine shops to put down drunken cities on Saturday in connection day on Friday crossed 1.15 lakh of COVID-19 vaccine while over state was 0.54 per cent, while it was driving! with the 'ESI scam'. The raids have TODAY doses. It would be enhanced to over 2.90 lakh got their second shot also 1.3 per cent at the national level. Given certain unseemly inci- been going on since morning at two lakh doses per day in the com- as of April 9. The state has 17,791 The recovery rate in Telangana dents of clashes and confrontation 10 places across the city. ALMANAC ing days. Hence, the state requirs 30 active cases and over 1.11 lakh sam- was 93.96 per cent, while it was 90.8 between cops and tipsy drivers The authorities searched the Month & Paksham: lakh doses for the next 15 days, the ples were tested on Friday. per cent in the country. reported in the past, the larger time to officials conducting drunk houses of Srinivas , son-in- Magha & Shukla Paksha question is: Are the police officials and drive checks? law of late former minister Nayini Panchangam really interested in conducting Recently, a drunken man gave Narasimha Reddy, Mukunda Tithi : Amavasya: Full Night the breathalyzer tests in tense moments to traffic cops as he Reddy, former principal secretary Centre has Hyderabad? Or, are they scared of threatened to jump off a flyover. of Nayini Narasimha Reddy, and Nakshatram: Uttara Bhadrapada: 08:57 am Eatala seeks pvt medical tipplers, considering the ones who the other accused, including Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start mismanaged Covid, have previously given a tough 2 Devika Rani. any important work) Rahukalam: 04:55 pm – 06:27 pm vaccine supply: Sonia colleges’ cooperation Yamagandam: 12:17 pm – 01:49 pm PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n HYDERABAD Varjyam: 10:13 pm – 11:59 pm Gulika: 03:22 pm - 04:55 pm Congress president Health Minister Eatela Rajender Three held for online fraud n Good Time: (to start any important work) accused the Centre on Saturday of has said that the state government PNS MEDCHAL-MALKAJGIRI the app would help her make huge "mismanaging" the COVID situ- will provide required equipment profits. She was asked to download Amritakalam: NIL ation and creating a vaccine and drugs free of cost to private Sleuths of the Rachakonda the app. Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:52 am – 12:41 pm shortage in the country by export- medical colleges and urged them Cybercrime wing on Saturday Later, she was added to a ing it, as she called for cancelling to treat Covid-19 patients, especial- arrested three persons in Bengaluru WhatsApp group by 'Strategy all public gatherings and poll ral- ly the poor, on humanitarian for committing online frauds and Team' with group admin mobile HYDERABAD lies in view of the rising number grounds, without troubling them cheating people via fake apps, after numbers, which were found to be of coronavirus cases. for bills. He asked private medical having created and registered fake from Hong Kong. On February 25, WEATHER Addressing a virtual meeting colleges to provide beds for treat- companies. she recharged for an amount of Rs Forecast: Sunny with the chief ministers of the ment of Covid patients and coop- The police acted on the basis of 20,000 in the Winbiz app and Temp: 38/22 Congress-ruled states and min- erate with the government. treatment of Covid patients, bed a complaint lodged by a resident of Kong number giving information showed interest to participate in Humidity: 32% isters of the party in states The Minister held a meeting with charges in private medical college Hayathnagar on February 24. about an investment and online trading up to Rs 30,000. Sunrise: 06:08 am where it is in power in alliance managements of private medical hospitals, The complainant received a trading app 'Winbiz'. The com- Sunset: 06:29 pm with others, she said the prior- colleges here on Saturday to discuss 2 WhatsApp message from a Hong plainant, a woman, was told that 2 Current Weather Conditions ity should be to test, track and Updated April 4, 2021 5:00 PM vaccinate. OBTUSE ANGLE 2 HC backs Govt over Take Covid vaccine jab, get biryani free curb on Vakeel Saab PNS n KAKINADA announced that it would provide free biryani to those who have been movie ticket price Even as vaccination against vaccinated any time between April Coronavirus is on at full swing across 11 to April 14. PNS n VIJAYAWADA the country, there are still some who The free biryani offer would be are reluctant to take the jab despite the available at the company's The High Court dramatic spike in the number of peo- Vizianagaram and Kakinada on Saturday refused to accept the ple getting infected daily. Efforts are branches, according to the argument put forth by the dis- being made by doctors, leaders and announcement made on social tributors of the influencers to convince such people media. However, conditions apply— starrer ‘Vakeel Saab’ on the tick- to get vaccinated and help in arrest- the biryani is offered free only if the et price hike. A division bench of ing the spread of the virus. receipt shows that the vaccine has the High Court amended the Doing their bit, some hotels, been taken. Also, the offer stands for order issued by the single bench restaurants and bars are offering offers as win-win; not only they are come up with an offer ‘Biryani Free’ the first 100 people. While not all restricting the ticket hike and schemes like ‘beer and biryani free’ promoting their business, they are also for those who have been vaccinated. hopefuls may get the free biryani, allowed it till Saturday only. to those who have got themselves doing some social service. Recently, As part of the vaccination drive, the eatery has got what it wanted – vaccinated. These eateries see such a company from Andhra Pradesh has the company – ‘Hello Kitchen' has some positive publicity. 2 HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | APRIL 11, 2021 hyderabad 02

BP Acharya Will Jagan place curbs on appointed Run campaigns to increase cultivation as advisor of of red gram, cotton, oilseed: Niranjan ML MELLY MAITREYI encouraged to opt for red university, and other private NARF BR n HYDERABAD gram, cotton and oilseeds cul- companies. Chiru’s film Acharya too? PNS n HYDERABAD tivation. For the first time quality Agriculture department should A target should be set to cul- seeds with QR code and seed MARTHI SUBRAHMANYAM were found to be selling tick- formula of Jagan. More recent- were no curbs placed on his The Indian Council of consistently give a message to tivate red gram in 20 lakh acres traceability features were being n VIJAYAWADA ets at prices higher than that ly, thanked Jagan Vakeel Saab in Telangana. Medical Research (ICMR) the farming community and cotton in 75 lakh acres in provided to farmers in time. fixed by the government. for having waived the dues Similarly, there will be no has appointed BP Acharya through the Agriculture offi- the ensuing monsoon season. Overall 22 lakh quintals of Will Chief Minister YS YSRCP’s “vindictive” atti- from various theatres. curbs on Chiranjeevi’s films in Retired Special Chief cers to bring down the extent A district-wise survey be seeds for cultivation of various Jaganmohan Reddy apply the tude towards Pawan Kalyan’s During the lockdown, led by Andhra. Secretary and director gener- of paddy cultivation and opt undertaken on cotton cultiva- crops in 90 lakh acres would be same yardstick to Megastar film was condemned by all Chiranjeevi, some bigwigs of A YSRCP MLA said that al of Dr Marri Channa Reddy for crops with demand in the tion and an action plan should procured and the seeds would Chiranjeevi’s film Acharya that political outfits. In fact, TDP Tollywood industry including Jagan is angry with Pawan Human Resource Develop market, said Agriculture be submitted to the govern- be made available at the district is slated to be released in May supremo N Chandrababu Nagarjuna, some actors and Kalyan but not with his elder ment Institute of Telangana as Minister S Niranjan Reddy. ment, he said. level by May 15, he said. as the ones he had applied to Naidu has accused the YSRCP producers called on Jagan. brother Chiranjeevi. Hence, the advisor for their impor- Addressing a virtual meet- Steps should be taken to The Minister said task force Vakeel Saab. government of deriving sadis- As far as film industry mat- there will be no problems from tant national project National ing with Agriculture officers of ensure that the seed companies teams would be deployed and The AP Government has tic pleasure by placing curbs on ters are concerned, right from the government for Acharya. Animal Resource Facility for all districts, department offi- make oil seeds available to the those indulging in irregulari- denied permission to screen Vakeel Saab taking advantage the beginning Nagarjuna and But, it is not easy to fathom Bio medical Research (NARF cials and seed company repre- farmers easily. ties would be booked under benefit shows and hike the of his power. Chiranjeevi have been main- what is going across the mind BR), coming up on 100 acres sentatives from his camp office He instructed the officers to the PD Act, he said. ticket prices, and this has led The BJP government at the taining cordial relations with of Jagan. Therefore, there in Genome valley near at Minister’s Quarters here on ensure that 170 lakh packets of The area under cultivation to allegations that this was Centre has condemned the the CM. would be no surprise if he Shamirpet. This is in recog- Saturday, Niranjan Reddy said cotton seeds through 57 cotton was increasing every year due done since Pawan Kalyan is at restrictions placed on the film. In fact, the Telugu states placed curbs on Chiranjeevi’s nition of his efforts to create that the Chief Minister seed companies were kept to pro-agriculture policies of loggerheads with Jagan politi- BJP AP unit in-charge Sunil have been taking positive steps films because of the current the world class life sciences instructed that the message to ready in time. A vigil should be the government, free power cally. Deodhar went to the film the- with regard to Chiranjeevi’s criticism. Several Kapu MLAs cluster in Genome valley and reduce paddy cultivation kept for fake cotton seed com- supply, Rythu Bandhu invest- What is in store for Acharya atre screening Vakeel Saab in films. Most importantly, the and leaders of YSRCP say that his contribution to the sector. should be conveyed in every panies. ment assistance, Rythu Bhima has stirred up a lot of interest Tirupati on Saturday and government of Telangana has because of curbs on Vakeel This project with an invest- meeting at the field level to Similarly, for red gram cul- and irrigation facilities. among political circles. raised a hue and cry over the close ties with film heroes and Saab they are not able to paci- ment of Rs 300 crore will cater bring awareness among the tivation in 20 lakh acres, 80,000 However, farmers should be It is pertinent to note that curbs on the film. producers. The bigwigs of the fy the irate youth brigades of to the pharma and biophar- farmers. quintals of red gram seed educated to cultivate crops Chiranjeevi has been praising YSRCP rebel MP Raghu film industry have good con- Kapus especially in East and ma / vaccine industry in the Instead of cultivating paddy should be kept ready through which have demand in the Jaganmohan Reddy’s policies Ramakrishnam Raju has raised tacts with Telangana Chief West Godvri, and country for pre clinical ani- which has become surplus in State and National seed devel- national and international from the beginning, while the point whether the YSRCP Minister K Chandrasekhar Guntur districts. They say that mal trials. the country, farmers should be opment agencies, agricultural markets. Pawan Kalyan is among the government would place the Rao, Minister KT Rama Rao, the Kapus in these districts are Chief Minister’s harshest crit- same restrictions on Minister Talasani Srinivas treating them as their arch ics. Chiranjeevi’s film? Acharya is Yadav and MP Santosh. rivals. Unable to digest the gov- In fact, Pawan Kalyan has set to hit screens on May 13 The film industry bigwigs ernmental restrictions on Four killed as even termed some of the and has succeeded in generat- have been attending all activ- Pawan Kalyan’s film, the Kapu FAST & FURIOUS YSRCP MLAs as “goons”. ing a lot of expectations among ities arranged by MP Santosh. youth have been exerting pres- CISF open fire In this backdrop, the YSRCP the audience. KCR has been giving top pri- sure on MLAs and leaders of Continued on Page 1 The spike in cases can also spread and any eventuality". government denied permis- The fact is that Jagan has no ority to Chiranjeevi family the communityh, they said. be attributed to the higher The Minister added that, sion to screen benefit shows of rivalry with Chiranjeevi. right from the beginning. KCR hey have no alternative The next four weeks have testing levels in the second given the experience over the after attacked Vakeel Saab and sell the film Moreover, Chiranjeevi has facilitates increasing ticket fare except following the diktat of been marked as critical, and wave, compared to those in past one year, results due to Continued on Page 1 tickets at a higher price. The close ties with Jagan right from and conducting benefit shows. the party. But at the same if the infection spreads at this the first wave. The state, for wearing masks would be producers of the film moved the beginning. Earlier, his fam- On polling day for the time they are not in a position rate, the number of cases will the first time on Friday, con- better than imposing lock- "According to preliminary the AP High Court to get an ily went to Vijayawada in a spe- Telangana Legislative Council, to sever ties with Kapus in their easily cross 10,000 per day. ducted 1 lakh tests - some- down to control the spread reports, four persons were order in their favour. However, cial flight to have lunch with Pawan Kalyan declared his constituencies, they said If even the rate of increase thing which never happened of coronavirus. He advised killed as CISF personnel Joint Collectors threatened to the CM. Later, Chiranjeevi support to TRS MLC candidate adding that they are in a dilem- witnessed in April every day last year. Health Minister people not to go to gather- opened fire after coming cancel theatre licenses if they supported the three-capital Vani Devi. Therefore, there ma. sustains for next four weeks, Eatala Rajender said on ings in the name of pilgrim- under attack in a village. A the state could be reporting Saturday,"Even though cases age, public address, and scuffle took place, and locals close to 10,000 cases per day. are increasing faster than functions. He urged that gheraoed them and attempt- The cases have been increas- previous year and the spread every house should turn into ed to snatch their rifles, fol- HC backs Govt ing at an average rate of 222 is increasing, infection sever- Ayurvedic hospital like last lowing which the central Identical ‘car’ symbols; per day since April 1, calcu- ity has reduced. The fatality year and people should take forces opened fire. Further over curb on ... lated based on data provid- rate is less. The Government healthy food, apart from fol- details are awaited," a police Continued on Page 1 ed in a health bulletin. will work 24/7 to control the lowing Covid norms. official said. The EC has sought a tension to TRS again Subsequently from Sunday, detailed report on the inci- the ticket price shall be as per dent. Continued on Page 1 defeat. However, some TRS votes became controversial as the state government norms According to official party leaders alleged that some some TRS leaders claimed and no hike shall be allowed. sources, the preliminary It may be recalled that the win- of the TRS voters had mistak- those votes as their votes. However, for tickets sold report submitted by the ner in the Dubbak by-elec- enly voted for an independent Nagaraju had got 3,510 votes online, the price hike shall be EC's special police observ- tions, M Raghunandan Rao, candidate whose election sym- through EVM and another 60 till Sunday. er Vivek Dubey said a huge had secured 63,352 votes bol was identical to the TRS' votes through postal votes. It may be noted that the mob of around 350-400 (38.47 per cent) and TRS can- car symbol. While an indepen- Whereas all other independent High Court had earlier stayed people had gheraoed the didate S got 62,273 dent was allotted a 'chapati candidates had got single-digit the orders of the Government central forces, following votes (37.82 per cent) and the maker' symbol, many alleged votes in postal votes and a few restricting special shows and which they fired in "self- difference between the two that the symbol on the EVM votes through EVMs. ticket price hikes for the movie. defence". The incident led to candidates was only 0.65 per machine was similar to that of TRS leaders claimed that In an unprecedented move, violence in the area where cent. TRS party working pres- the car on the EVM. So, TRS those votes of independent a midnight GO on ticket prices bombs were hurled, ident KT Ramarao then con- local leaders in Dubbaka con- Nagaraju originally belonged was issued by the Government. prompting central forces to ceded defeat, but said the stituency alleged that TRS to the TRS. As the majority of The next day, the High Court baton-charge to bring the result was an alarm bell for the votes in some mandals went to BJP was just 1,118 votes, TRS allowed the theatres to contin- situation under control. party and its leaders. The the independent due to confu- local leaders claimed that the ue the sale of tickets with In another incident, an Election in-charge Minister T sion. One independent candi- party lost due to the allotment hiked prices for the weekend TAKING STOCK 18-year-old voter, Ananda Harish Rao took complete date, Bandaru Nagaraju, of symbols that look almost and said that the next hearing Barman, was gunned responsibility for the party's secured 3,570 votes. Those identical. would be on Monday. IT Minister KT Rama Rao on Saturday visited the soon down outside booth num- to be unveiled building of T Hub, which will be one of ber 85 at Pathantuli, also the largest tech incubators in the world when finished. in Sitalkuchi, after clash- “T Hub will further consolidate Hyderabad’s position es broke out between the innovation ecosystem,” KT Rama Rao tweeted. activists of the ruling TMC Centre has mismanaged Covid,vaccine ... and the BJP. Continued on Page 1 will last for five more days, COVID-19 cases is on the rise. nutrition and livelihood. He Baghel said Chhattisgarh will "Mass gatherings for elec- said the virus attacks the poor- She was reviewing the efforts run out of the vaccine stock in tions and religious events have est and disadvantaged the Three held for by the states ruled by the three days. Gehlot said the accelerated COVID for which hardest, as he reiterated his Cops not keen to resume Congress to tackle the second Centre should not see the all of us are responsible to demand for a "basic income online fraud... wave of the coronavirus infec- states ruled by other parties as some extent. We need to support" by the government. tion after the country saw a adversaries. accept this responsibility and Surjewala said the Punjab Continued on Page 1 record 1,45,384 fresh COVID- The Congress chief also keep the interest of the nation chief minister has pointed out drunken drive checks 19 cases and 794 deaths on reviewed the efforts to fight above our own," Sonia Gandhi a vaccine shortage. On the insistence of the Continued on Page 1 incident put the police on the have to conduct blood alcohol Saturday. COVID-19, including the said. "He candidly points out fraudsters, she 'invested' up back foot. test. To conduct one blood Former Congress chief availability of vaccines, access expressed that the Central government to Rs 20,00,000 in Winbiz It all began when the man, who The Cyberabad police officials alcohol test, it would require at Rahul Gandhi, Rajasthan to medicines and ventilators, concern over the second wave has given no assurance of through several transac- was driving under the influence on Thursday held a meeting least 20 minutes. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, chief spokesperson of the of COVID-19 hitting the numbers and supply," he tions between February 24 of alcohol, was stopped by traf- with the representatives of man- While some tipplers driving his Punjab counterpart party Randeep Surjewala said. country. wrote on Twitter. and March 15. Later, she fic cops as part of their drive agements of all bars, restaurants, vehicles abuse police in Amarinder Singh and "The (Narendra) Modi gov- He urged the government to Surjewala also said Gehlot observed that Rs 54,39,310 against drunk driving. Infuriated pubs, malls, wine shops, func- unprintable language, others Chhattisgarh counterpart ernment has mismanaged the look at new mutations, which has pointed out that the short- was shown virtually in her since the police did not allow tion halls and hotels. Police refuse to give sample for the Bhupesh Baghel were among COVID situation. It has are the source of the second age of the vaccines is a reali- WinBiz account. However, him to drive his vehicle, he went officials said that the meeting blood alcohol testing. Still oth- those who participated in the exported the vaccines and wave, and called for joining ty that cannot be wished away. when she tried to withdraw to the edge of the under-con- was held to contain the number ers call up elected people's rep- meeting. allowed a shortage to be cre- hands and energies, instead of "Pointing to the spurt in the amount, she found to struction Hyderabad-Bangalore of road accidents taking place, resentatives and superior offi- Rahul Gandhi called for ated in India," the Congress complacency and premature infections, he states that the her dismay that options flyover and threatened to jump with drunken driving being the cers to complain of 'police putting money in the hands of chief said at the meeting. victories. Centre must take States on for withdrawal and cre- off the flyover if he was not given main reason for the mishaps. harassment'. Therefore, the the poor. She said all public gather- He also pointed towards a board as stakeholders and dentials were blocked. back his vehicle. With great dif- Given this meeting, appar- police officials are worried over While Singh pointed out ings and poll rallies should be direct connection between the not as adversaries," he said. On investigation, the ficulty, the police could take him ently intended to give addition- conducting drive against that Punjab's vaccination stock cancelled as the number of spread of the infection and police team went to into custody and bring the sit- al responsibility to the manage- drunken driving. Bengaluru and arrested uation under control. ments of bars, wines hops and Senior police authorities Ashok Kumar Arumugam, There have been several other pubs, are the police officials try- have been warning drivers of HYDERABAD Kanchi Sanjeev Kumar, instances of Hyderabad police ing to reduce their burden of stern action against them if they BULLION RATES Asim Akthar at Hanuvel officials facing nasty encounters conducting breathalyzer tests? do not cooperate with the Eatala seeks pvt medical... Consultant India Private with those stopped for breatha- Police officials find the police when caught for drunk- GOLD Limited and seized 24 lyzer tests. At least 36 such inci- drunk and drive checks as a en driving. Continued on Page 1 ` 47, 350 (10 gm) government would give Covid some beds ready for Covid stamps of fake registered dents have been reported in the burden with tipplers not yield- A police personnel of vaccine free of cost to people patients. He exhorted people companies, 22 mobiles, 14 last three years, including those ing to the police authorities eas- Shamshabad Traffic Police ` 110 allotment of staff, and collec- and asked private colleges to to remain on the alert and bank accounts, 15 fake which involved attacks on cops ily when traffic police person- Station at Rajiv Gandhi SILVER tion of bills. The state govern- charge money from patients advised them not to travel companies' ROC certifi- by tipsy drivers. An uncooper- nel approach them for breath- International Airport (RGIA), ` ` 71, 600(1kg) ment is now reconciled to only for some tests and unless it is absolutely neces- cates. ative car driver clashed with cops alyzer test. Instead, they are on condition of anonymity, ` 500 treating Covid patients in pri- promised them to provide all sary. Answering a question, During the course of the Kukatpally recently, forcing the instead giving trouble to the poured out their tales of woes vate medical colleges as the other essentials. the Minister ruled out impos- investigation, several bank police to lodge a complaint with police. during the drive which includes number of cases has been Later, speaking to media, ing lockdown again. Normal accounts were identified the Kukatpally Police Station. These trouble mongers are abuses from drivers. He also CHICKEN increasing in Telangana by the Eatela said that the number of life should continue and peo- and with the help of the The drunken driver even tried not blowing air properly into said that the drivers had been RATES `/KG day. Eatela said that he had cases in Maharashtra, ple should learn to live with respective bank authori- to run over Assistant Sub- the breathalyzer as a result the lodging complaints against the asked the government to pro- Chhattisgarh, AP and the virus, he felt. ties, Rs 3.5 crore was frozen. inspector Mahipal Reddy with meter is not able to show cor- police with officers and politi- Dressed/With Skin `228 vide drugs and oxygen to pri- Karnataka had increased. He said that vaccines and Under the direct supervi- his vehicle, causing him grievous rect reading. Tipplers are sup- cal representatives, ignoring vate medical colleges. The Under its impact, the number treatment facilities for Covid sion of Mahesh M Bhagwat, injuries. The ASI later suc- posed to blow air for 15 sec- their sincerity in discharging Without Skin `259 government had accepted the Broiler at Farm `157 of cases in Telangana was were available in all districts. Commissioner of Police, cumbed to his injuries. The onds; otherwise, the authorities duty. request, he added. also on the rise. However, Doctors were treating Covid Rachakonda, with the guid- There are 24 private med- quoting medical experts as patients without wearing PPE ance of Yadagiri, DCP EGG ical colleges, each with 750 saying, he maintained that kits as they had come out of (Crime), D Srinivas, DCP RATES `/100 beds. Previously each private the severity of virus was less the pandemic scare. OSD (crime), S Harinath, medical college had allotted in spite of the spike in num- The health of Chief Assistant Commissioner of HYDERABAD 409 100 beds for Covid treatment, ber of cases. Secretary Somesh Kumar was Police, the case was inves- VIJAYAWADA 393 the managements said, recall- Eatela said that the manage- normal and he remained tigated by Inspector KV ing how they had treated ments of private medical col- asymptomatic, he said. Covid Vijay Kumar of cybercrime VISAKHAPATNAM 505 patients free of cost. leges and super specialty hos- had been spreading rapidly and the accused were RETAIL PRICE `4. 09 The Minister said that the pitals had been urged to keep albeit with severity, he said. apprehended. (IN HYDERABAD)

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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 | SUNDAY | APRIL 11, 2021 hyderabad 03 Illegal sand mining continues TS reports about 3K Covid cases PNS n HYDERABAD in the reaches allotted to trib- PNS n HYDERABAD al societies is also not Manipulations continue to sur- enforced. New infection numbers rose face in illegal mining of sand The lack of an adequate to 2,909 from 2,478 cases on from rivers and streams in the number of TSMDC official Friday. The fresh cases have name of government schemes weighbridges have been a further pushed the state's and other needs. Even though boon to the intruders. Many cumulative tally to 3,24,091. Telangana State Mineral cases have already been reg- During the last 24 hours, Development Corporation istered in Mulugu, six deaths were reported from (TSMDC) stated that the exca- Mahadevpur, Kataram and the state, taking the death toll vations were being carried out Ghanpur Police stations for to 1,752. According to the in accordance with the regula- incidents involving lorries health bulletin issued by the tions, but the illegal sand min- with the same number plate Director of Public Health ing is done at the sand and transportation through and Family Welfare, the fatal- resources, which are under fake way bills. ity rate stands at 0.54 percent the supervision of TSMDC Even though Officials say as compared to the national and the district administration the excavations are being car- average of 1.31 percent. only. ried out in accordance with Meanwhile, the number of The district administration the geo coordinates, but the active cases rose to 17,791 gave permission for sand min- government supervision on from Friday's tally of 15,472. ing in primary, secondary and the sand reaches is still not These numbers include bordering districts also con- Mancherial 77 and Adilabad tertiary category resources for good. There have also been 11,495 persons who are in tinue to witness a surge. 70. local construction needs. But incidents of attacks on some home/institutional quaran- MedchalMalkajgiri and For the second consecutive the sand mining works do not persons who went into the tine. Ranga reddy districts report- time since the pandemic follow any government proto- sand reaches in some cases. The last 24 hours also saw ed 289 and 225 cases, respec- broke out, the authorities cols and officials aren't careful some members of the public weighbridge are introducing for quick arrival of a serial There are allegations that ille- 584 people recover from the tively. conducted over one lakh tests about smuggling. In many are also involved in the illegal flaws in the system. Project number of the vehicle. gal sand traders in the joint pandemic, taking the cumu- Nizamabad district bor- in a single day. Of the over- places, the people's represen- trade. officers at the stock points are Indeed most of the sand Mahabubnagar district have lative recoveries to 3,04,548. dering Maharashtra remains all 1,11,726 tests conducted tatives are engaged in sand TSMDC is extracting sand hiring private individuals to reaches of all categories are hit and killed people with The recovery rate has the third-worst affected dis- during last 24 hours, 99,478 smuggling. The staff of gov- through category four, five carry out collections. under the influence of public vehicles, especially those who improved nominally to 94.63 trict with 202 new cases. samples were tested in gov- ernment departments does not quarries and selling it through Most of the monitoring representatives or their bene- obstructed them from carry- from Friday's 93.86 percent - Nirmal registered 131 new ernment laboratories and seem to notice. In particular, 'Sand Sale Management and CCTV cameras at stock points factors. Some private con- ing out the illegal trade. - even as the national average cases followed by Jagtiyal 121, 12,248 in private labs. With there are allegations that some Monitoring System '. in many places are not work- struction companies are loot- Finally, the lack of coordi- slipped from 91.2 to 90.8 Sangareddy 117, Kamareddy this the number of tests con- lower-ranking police personnel Even though the portal ing. Illegal operatives are col- ing sand in the name of trib- nation among the mining, percent. 102, Mahaboobnagar 93, ducted in the state has risen and revenue officials are allows online payments and lecting up to Rs2, 000 for fill- al cooperative societies. revenue, police and transport Greater Hyderabad report- Karimnagar 92, Nalgonda 89, to 1,08, 73,665. Samples test- behind the illegal trade. There issuance of permits, some staff ing more sand than the per- Moreover, the provision pro- authorities has come in handy ed the highest infected num- Warangal Urban 86, Siddipet ed per million population have also been complaints that members at stock points and mitted load and up to Rs 1,500 hibiting the use of machinery for the illegal operators. bers with 487 cases while its 82, Warangal Urban 86, rose to 2,92, 145. CITY LIGHTS Three teenaged Age-old stepwell in heart Narayana has yet again sisters missing proved to be the leader in Hyderabad of Hyd cries for attention PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD arayana School students have once again reigned with extraordinary results in IOQM 2021 Olympiad. Most number of Three teenaged sisters have Even at a time when the Nselections from South India are from Narayana. With 12 been reported missing from Telangana government is selections (57.14%) from just Telangana region, this achievement is their home in Vanasthali going all out with various ini- another feather in our crown. Another 3 selections from Andhra puram locality of the city, tiatives to protect Hyderabad's Pradesh, 2 from Karnataka, and 1 from from the South since Friday. heritage and turn several of its region. The IOQM exam is organised by the Mathematics Teachers' First four-storyed structure According to police offi- historic monuments into pop- Association (India) - MTA(I) with support from the Indian cials of the Vanasthalipuram ular tourist spots, there is one Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT) and by the HBCSE on behalf police station, the three baoli in the heart of the city of the NBHM of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), missing girls aged 17, 15, and that is falling apart. baoli itself. . DrSindhura Narayana, Managing Director of in Hyderabad gets a facelift 14 years, live with their par- The stepwell inside the age- Except for the main tomb Narayana Group, said that the result once again emphatically proved PNS n HYDERABAD tallest buildings of that time Hyderabad who came to the ents in Pragatinagar area of old Saidanima's tomb, located area, the rest of the complex that the education system at Narayana is exceptional. The superior with Ulemas climbing it to city pursuing education in the Vanasthalipuram. at one end of Tank Bund, has clearly fallen prey to integrated curriculum and superlative academic planning is the A heritage structure that was sight the new moon, had come Osmania University or the On Friday evening, the paints a sad picture with no encroachments, as is the case reason why Narayana students are coming out in flying colours in almost demolished in the erst- forward to restore it. The City College. The Andhra girls allegedly entered into an visible effort made to restore of many historical Waqf prop- all the exams, she said. DrSindhu reminded that Narayana students while Andhra Pradesh has got restoration took about Rs.1 Pradesh Housing Board had argument with their moth- the historic stepwell. erties in Hyderabad and have topped almost all of the National and International Olympiads a fresh lease of life, thanks to crore, with Arvind Kumar laud- reportedly converted into a er over some trivial matter. The Maqbara or grave of the Telangana. Syed Meraj in 2021. She informed that Narayana students are given a strong the revival and renovation ing the people's involvement. commercial property and On waking up on Saturday lady Sufi saint has a huge Ahmed, a descendant of foundation in Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Astronomy projects being taken up by the "Bachelor quarters (as it's around 2007-2008, had plans morning, the parents noticed enclosure area, most of which Saida-bi-Ma Sahiba, known along with Computer Sciences and General Aptitude.The Executive current administration. known), built by 7th Nizam to demolish the structure cit- that their daughters are miss- has also been reportedly famously as Saidanima, said Director of Narayana Group PuneethKothapa congratulated the The building, which is cel- in 1940s, restored by 39 ten- ing its dilapidated condition. ing. When their attempts to encroached upon by locals that the Dargah complex has students on their success and thanked the teachers and parents. He ebrating not just a fresh coat of ants costing about a crore. The structure, said to be locate the three girls failed, who run businesses inside. been in a very bad state from expressed his confidence that the students of Narayana would paint but an extended lifespan Ulemas used to sight moon the first reinforced cement the parents approached the The baoli has not just been over a decade. continue their winning streak in future also. itself, is the Bachelors' Quarters from top of this building.. concrete four-storied struc- police. unused from years, but that it However, in some respite, near the MoazzamJahi Market, This is what people's involve- ture in the city, also saw legal Family members fear that is in dire need of repairs. The Principal Secretary of Anxiety, depression could be constructed by Mir Osman ment can do.." (sic) he tweet- tangles, with the Housing the girls may have been kid- staircase of the stepwell itself Municipal Administration Khan, the Seventh Nizam, in ed, also tagging MA & UD Board and the Wakf Board napped by someone in the has been damaged to such an and Urban Developm- the early 1940s. Minister KT Rama Rao in the also claiming ownership for locality. extent that one cannot even go entArvind Kumartweeted last linked to Parkinson’s disease According to Municipal tweet. the building, which has wit- The police have registered down inside to look at the edi- month that he would look into arkinson's disease is a Administration and Urban The building, according to nessed connoisseurs of Urdu a complaint and are check- fice. On the face of it, it seems the restoration of the baoli. progressive nervous Development Principal reports, was constructed for language and poetry gather- ing video footage of CCTV as if the shops inside the tomb Kumar was responding to Psystem disorder that Secretary Arvind Kumar, the 39 youngsters from financially ing on its premises for meet- cameras used for monitoring complex (selling wood) have Meraj's tweet after the latter affects movement of human tenants of the heritage struc- backward families and those ings and cultural events in its the area. been burning waste and posted about the baoli's body. Symptoms start ture, which was one of the from villages outside heydays. wooden materials inside the pathetic condition. gradually, sometimes starting with a barely noticeable tremor in just one hand. Tremors are common, but the disorder also TS translating Phule's commonly causes stiffness and slowing of movement. April 11th is commemorated as World Parkinson’s Day, and on the occasion, it is important we develop more understanding about the ailment. While, proper diagnosis of ideas into action: KCR Parkinson’s disease is difficult, particularly in the early stages, it may PNS n HYDERABAD Recalling the services ren- take years before the ailment is accurately diagnosed. The fact that dered by JyothiraoPhule, the symptoms and progression of symptoms varies between individuals Telangana government's poli- Chief Minister said the adds to the complexity of diagnosing Parkinson’s disease. cies, programmes and schemes Telangana government had Elaborating on the symptoms, Dr. Abhinay M Huchche, Consultant to strengthen the rural econ- taken inspiration from Neuro-Physician said, “Though Parkinson’s disease causes slowing omy and ensure economic Mahatma Phule's philosophy of overall body movements, mental health issues are quite common progress of the weaker sections that socio-economic prosper- in such patients. Not infrequently, the disease manifests with mental in the society have become ity could be achieved only disorders rather than physical slowing. These mental disorders have model for the entire country. through education and equal- a greater impact on the overall quality of life then the physical This success of Telangana ity, irrespective of the caste or disability. Depression is the commonest mental disorder, along with was entirely due to the inspi- gender and the government feeling sad, reduced interest on surroundings, phobia of socializing, ration taken from visionaries was striving to implement the among Parkinson’s disease victims.” like Mahatma Jyothi Rao same. Phule, said Chief Minister K The six-and half-year-old Chandrasekhar Rao. Telangana has been following GO GREEN Only vaccinated persons are Paying rich tributes to self-governance process as philosopher, visionary and advocated by eminent per- allowed inside GHMC offices social reformer Mahatma sonalities like Phule. For nature lovers and adventure-seekers, who find peace in exploring green forests and JyotiraoPhule on the eve of his The welfare schemes being studing birds, need not worry about planning their holidays elaborately, as Kandlakoya n view of the rising Covid 195th birth anniversary on implemented by the State gov- Oxygen Park, spread over sprawling 75 acres has come up just in city backyard, which is cases in the city, the Greater Saturday, KCR said the action ernment at a cost of about Rs about 20 km from Paradise Circle and six km from Kompally on the NH44. Hyderabadis IHyderabad Municipal programme implemented by 45,000 crore annually were along with family and friends can escape from the concrete jungle and city's hustle bustle Corporation (GHMC) has Mahatma Phule to eradicate helping in the upliftment of to spend time in tranquility whenever they want without any elaborate planning.? banned the entry of visitors caste discrimination and the backward SC, ST, BC and Municipal Administration and Urban Development Principal Secretary Arvind Kumar on and media persons in the upliftment of Dalit Bahujan Minority women, he said said Saturday tweeted "Oxygen park Kandlakoya on the outskirts of #Hyderabad a perfect way GHMC zonal offices and its and Women was of the high- Chief Minister K to start the long weekend," along with few pictures clicked at Kandlakoya Oxygen Park. main building at Khairtabad. est order. Chandrashekhar Rao. However, those who have received the Covid vaccine and those who have recovered from Covid and are holding recovery certificates will be allowed inside the office from April 10. As per the instructions given by the Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, all the workers and officials of 2 held for illegal 2 house burglars the GHMC must get vaccinated against Covid. GHMC Commissioner Head mufti of Jamia Day temperatures in DS Lokesh Kumar issued orders that all the staff and officials get transportation held, booty worth Covid vaccination before April 15. Commissioner during a video call passed on the orders to all the zonal commissioners and asked them of cattle in Hyd Rs 26L recovered to organize for the vaccination drive in GHMC offices, or hospitals, or city rise again on Sat n Nizamia passes away n PNS HYDERABAD PNS HYDERABAD urban health centers. Details of those who have been vaccinated PNS n HYDERABAD was 84, is survived by his wife, PNS n HYDERABAD weekend excitement, as evi- should be sent to the head office and updated on the Covid portal, he The police have registered a four sons and three daugh- The Malkajgiri CCS police denced by relatively empty said. The GHMC has close to 30,000 frontline staff, and all of them case against two persons and The ‘namaz-e-janaza’ (last ters. He was associated with apprehended two house bur- After a brief respite from the roads. In contrast to the should arrive vaccinated from April 15, the Commissioner said. taken them into custody for prayers) of Maulana Mufti the Jamia Nizamia for sever- glars and recovered 48.5 tulas heat with light showers on weather expected after rains illegally transporting cattle Mohammed Azeemuddin al years in different capacities. gold ornaments, 53.4 silver Friday, Hyderabad is back to today, TSPDS forecasts dry into the city on Friday night. Quadri, head mufti of the He was also associated ornaments and Rs 1.55 lakh being hot on Saturday. As of 1 weather for the next three On a tip off, the police Jamia Nizamia seminary here, with the Hyderabad-based cash all worth Rs 26 lakh on pm, Telangana State Planning days, with maximum temper- along with the local cow pro- who passed away after a brief Daeratul Maarif, an institu- Thursday. The accused were Development Society’s (TSPDS) atures hovering around 35 tection committee members, illness on Friday, were held tion that acquires, edits and identified as Roshan, Chetan, automatic weather stations degree Celsius, while the min- stopped a truck carrying the here on Saturday. prints rare Arabic manu- both residents of Jawahar across the city saw temperatures imum temperature is expect- cattle. On checking, the The prayers were held after scripts. Nagar. The complainant between 33 degree Celsius and ed to be in the 21 to 23 degree police found that the cattle Zohar (afternoon) prayers at The body was later taken Veera Reddy along with his 36 degree Celsius. Celsius range. was being transported into the mosque in Jamia Nizamia to the Dargah Sujjahuddin wife locked their house and The highest recorded tem- The highest maximum tem- the city and took the driver seminary and led by Mufti Quadri at Edi Bazar in went to Nacharam on 16 perature so far today was at perature recorded on Friday and another person into cus- Khaleel Ahmed, rector, Jamia Yakutpura where it was laid March and returned to home Red Hills Play Ground, was 38.7 degree Celsius and tody. A case was registered Nizamia. to rest. Several eminent per- same day only to find that Nampally, with 36 degree lowest minimum temperature against them and the cattle Mufti Mohammed sonalities attended the door lock was broken and Celsius. The heat seems to recorded was 22.9 degree was shifted to a cattle shed. Azeemuddin Quadri, who funeral. house was looted. have put a damper on the Celsius. HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | APRIL 11, 2021 hyderabad 04 ‘No growth in Sagar under TRS rule’ Fate of Congress, TDP K VENKATESHWARLU laid from the Regional Ring n HYDERABAD Road to Nagarjunasagar if the people of the constituency Union Minister of State for ensure the victory of the BJP Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy candidate. alleged that the important pro- He said that they released a similar in Telugu States jects in the Nagarjunasagar manifesto for the coming two constituency are going on at a years. The BJP will develop the snail’s pace. He blamed the Sagar constituency in ‘Sab Ka SNCN ACHARYULU the seat, the remain- Congress and TRS for the Sath Sab Ka Vikas’ manner. It n HYDERABAD ing Congress MLAs have backwardness of the will set up Kendriya Vidyalay, merged into TRS Legislature Nagarjunasagar constituency and provide revenue division When the redoubtable NT Party. CLP leader Mallu Bhatti and called upon the people to status to the Haliya municipal- Rama Rao launched the Vikramarka was recognised as teach a lesson to the Congress ity. The BJP would also devel- Telugu Desam Party in 1982 the leader of the Opposition and TRS in the elections. op the International Buddha to take on the Congress in but has lost the position after He said that Congress can- Centre, he said. Andhra Pradesh, it is doubt- 12 Congress Members jumped didate K Jana Reddy did zero Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy having lunch at the The BJP will implement ful that he would have fore- ship to the TRS. to the development of the house of a tribal in the Nagarjunasagar Assembly constituency on Saturday adequate reservations to trib- seen how similar the fates of TDP supremo N Nagarjunasagar constituency als, he said and assured that the the two parties would be in Chandrababu Naidu too is and the TRS, too, walked in the n Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy BJP will complete the nation- the then undivided state. likely to lose the position in path of Congress regarding urged the people to seal the deal for a change in Sagar by al highways connecting For the first time in their AP as more and more TDP the development of the con- ensuring the victory of BJP candidate Nagarjunasagar as early as respective histories, both the MLAs appear to be on the stituency. He said that the possible if the people ensured Congress and TDP are floun- 2019 elections and did not win tion in the Telangana verge of deserting the ship. Telangana people want a n He said that they will set up an industrial corridor and a the victory of BJP candidate Dr dering and struggling to sur- a single seat. In the Legislative Assembly. The party has no The TDP had won 23 seats in change, therefore, they voted special road will be laid from the Regional Ring Road to Ravi Naik. vive their bleakest period yet. Council too, the Congress has representation in the the 2019 Assembly polls and for the BJP in the Dubbak Nagarjunasagar if the people of the constituency ensure Raghunandan Rao alleged In fact, the situation is so dire no representation, for the first Legislative Council too. till now, four of its MLAs have bypoll. the victory of the BJP candidate that both Congress and BJP are that while the TDP has no time in its history. One might say that the sit- distanced themselves and are He released a video song deceiving the people with fake representation in the Interestingly in Telangana, uation is worse for the indirectly behaving like ‘Anthyodayam’ and released assurances. Jana Reddy did Telangana Legislative the TDP is facing a similar sit- Congress than the TDP since, YSRCP members. the party’s manifesto for the elections. Alleging that the elections. nothing to the constituency, he Assembly and Council, the uation. In the 2018 Assembly in 2018, the party won 19 seats If one goes by the happen- Nagarjunasagar by-election on TRS had failed to release funds He urged the people to seal said alleging both the TRS Congress has none in both the elections, the party won two in Telangana but has at present ings on the ground, resur- Saturday, along with Dubbak to the development of the deal for a change in Sagar and Congress are two sides of Houses in AP. seats. Recently, the two MLAs only five members in the gence by either party in the MLA M Raghunandan Rao, at Thandas, he said that Chief by ensuring the victory of BJP the same coin. Later, they had After bifurcation, Congress merged in the ruling TRS Assembly. While TPCC pres- near future in these two states Haliya. He exhorted the peo- Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao candidate. He said that they lunch at the house of a tribal at fielded candidates in Andhra Legislature Party. With this, ident N Uttam Kumar Reddy does not appear to be a pos- ple to teach a lesson to the had not implemented the will set up an industrial corri- Pangani Kunta Thanda in Pradesh in both the 2014 and the TDP lost its representa- resigned as MLA after winning sibility. Congress and TRS in the by- assurances given in the last dor and a special road will be Haliya mandal.

SHORT TAKES 31 eve-teasers TS parties deride Sharmila’s ‘Rajanna Rajyam’ talk nabbed by Govt rendered injustice to ML MELLY MAITREYI same affection to the family of Sharmila said time had come aware during whose tenure fac- n HYDERABAD late YSR. for Telangana people to decide tional fights ruled the roost in SHE-Teams Dismissing Y.S. Sharmila's whether they needed a political the region and water from irri- Nalgonda dist: Cong MP Telangana Rashtra Samithi claim that farmers, students, party that can fearlessly ques- gation projects and funds of PNS n MEDCHAL/ HYDERABAD: Congress MP leaders, having chosen to qui- unemployed youth, poor and tion the ruling party. Telangana were diverted to MALKAJGIRI Komatireddy Venkat Reddy alleged etly watch for nearly two women groups had been 'suffer- The Congress party was Andhra. that Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar months the contours of the ing' in Telangana and 'yearning' functioning like a company The exploitation of Telangana Rachakonda SHE-Teams regis- Rao has the habit of passing time regional party taking shape in for the 'golden era' posited that supplied MLAs to TRS, continued till 2014 under the tered 36 cases against eve- telling lies every day and he is using Telangana under the watch of under YSR rule, TRS leaders while BJP had been trying to rule of Congress leaders. Some teasers in the past six weeks and the money looted in projects in YS Sharmila, daughter of for- said her comments were 'ridicu- provoke people in the name of inimical forces were trying to apprehended 31 respondent Nagarjunasagar by-elections. While mer combined AP chief minis- lous' and 'far from truth'. The religion. disrupt the stable government, eve-teasers, out of them, 27 participating in an election campaign ter late YS Rajasekhar Reddy, on TRS government's welfare pro- "Did BJP give Turmeric while some other forces were majors and four minors. In all, in Marlagadda Gudem, Pulimamidi Friday sat up and took notice of grammes reached every needy Board, Coach factory to fomenting trouble in the name 36 cases were filed against them. and other villages in Anumula man- her 'Sankalpa Sabha' at section of society and the results Telangana?" asked Sharmila, of caste and religion, Sukhender The respondent eve-teasers dal of Nagarjunasagar Assembly constituency on Saturday, he said that Khammam. This is because were there for everyone to see, who described herself as the Reddy said. The allegations attended the counselling ses- the Chief Minister is not taking any steps to fill the two lakh vacant Sharmila directly targeted TRS they said. bonafideTelangana citizen. that TRS leaders were behaving sion conducted by posts and asked the people to teach a befitting lesson to him in the and party supremo and Chief People of Telangana could More people died of shock in like feudal lords were baseless, Rachakonda SHE-Teams at Sagar bypoll. He reiterated that Jana Reddy worked as the Minister for Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao not be hoodwinked by meetings Telangana when Rajasekhar he maintained. the Commissioner’s camp 20 years, but never indulged in corrupt practices. He wondered that the in her address, going to the organized with 'paid outsiders', Reddy died in a copter crash Congress leader office in LB Nagar, along corrupt MLAs and an MLA, who was involved in the drug case, have extent of stating that 'feudal said a TRS Minister. Jana Sena and that reflected YSR's bond- V.Hanaumantha Rao, while dis- with their family members, been criticising K Jana Reddy. He alleged that the TRS government did rule' was back in Telangana, leader Pawan Kalyan had drawn ing with Telangana people. YSR approving of Sharmila's deci- and professional counsellors nothing to the Nagarjunasagar constituency. He remembered that Jana which was formed on the plank even bigger crowds in was one leader who loved sion to launch a party in from Bhumika Women’s Reddy had brought drinking and irrigation water to the Sagar con- of self-respect. Telangana; yet, when it came to 'Thalli Telangana Party' in 2009 everyone equally, irrespective of Telangana, said she should Collective, an NGO, con- stituency. The TRS government is rendering injustice to the Nalgonda Cementing Sharmila's dia- elections, people chose only only to merge it with TRS osten- the region from which a person make her efforts in Andhra. He ducted counselling for them. district by not completing the pending works of Srisailam tunnel works, tribe, her mother YS TRS. Dismissing 'Rajanna sibly for the common goal of hailed, Vijayamma said to but- found fault with the police offi- Children in conflict with the which were completed 70 per cent already by the then Congress gov- Vijayamma, who endorsed her Rajyam' concept, he said YSR achieving separate Telangana tress her point that her late hus- cials for giving permission to law will also be counselled by ernment, spending Rs 1,300 crore. daughter's wish to bring back was not an independent politi- State. She later parted ways with band had great affection for Sharmila's public meeting in psychiatrist Dr Vasavi to bring 'Rajanna Rajyam' in Telangana, cian but a loyal Congress leader TRS, cut up with party leader- Telangana people. spite of the mounting Covid-19 a change in their behaviour. thanked the people of who had implemented party's ship's style of functioning, to join "Sharmila inherited her cases. The same officials had In addition to that within 1,933 cases disposed at Lok Adalat Telangana for being solidly policies with the approval of national parties, alternating father's courage and commit- denied permission to others to in six weeks 31 eve-teasers MEDCHAL-MALKAJGIRI: The behind the Congress leader party. between BJP and Congress. At ment and she was raised like a hold even small meetings, he were caught by Rachakonda National Lok Adalat was Rajasekhar Reddy when he However, Sharmila's bold, present, she is again with the BJP. son by her father," said mentioned. SHE-Teams in decoy opera- organised on Saturday by the launched his padayatra 18 years self-driven initiative is being Both Vijayamma and Vijayamma seeking the bless- BJP leader NVSS Prabhakar tions and through WhatsApp Principal District Sessions ago, thus helping him end the watched with interest by politi- Sharmila sought to give an ings of people for her daughter. refuted Sharmila's criticism of complaints from different Judge Ranga Reddy and the Telugu Desam rule and usher in cal observers, considering that, impression that Sharmila was Meanwhile, Legislative BJP and said 'Rajanna Rajyam' areas of Rachakonda while District and Sessions Judge a slew of welfare schemes for barring actor Vijayashanti, on her own as Telangana need- Council Chairman Gutta was synonymous with "looting they are teasing girls at metro Nalgonda following a directive the benefit of farmers, poor, stu- women have rarely taken the ini- ed an opposition party on a Sukhender Reddy said that new and amassing ill-gotten money". train/junctions/bus from the High Court of dents and women groups. They tiative to launch a political party sound footing that can question political parties were entering It was the time when stops/working places and col- Telangana and Legal Service expressed their gratitude to in the State on their own. the ruling party on behalf of the State to "rob Telangana 'Jalayagnam' was converted into leges under the limits of the Authority. In all, 1,933 cases Telangana people for showing Vijayashanti had launched people. people again". People were well 'Dhana yagnam', he alleged. Rachakonda area. compromised in the limits of Rachakonda Commissionerate. Commissioner of Police Rachakonda Mahesh M Bhagwat monitored the conduct of National Lok Adalat and motivated the CDOs, IOs and AFTERMATH OF ENCOUNTER IN CHHATTISGARH SHOs of Commissionerate for maximum disposal. CP Rachakonda Cong submits and Addtional CP G Sudheer Babu appreciated the DCPd, ACPs, SHOs, CDOs and CCRB staff of Rachakonda for their efforts in getting memo to 1,933 compoundable cases disposed of in Lok Adalat High alert sounded in Agency EC official SUNKARI SAMPATH RAO One CCTV camera is PNS n HYDERABAD n MULUGU n The Telangana police are sifting through the forests for a Maoist stronghold while surveillance has been equivalent to 100 cops: MLA Telangana Congress leaders High alert was sounded in the strengthened at the boat docks in the Godavari basin. PATANCHERU: The municipalities met General Observer Sajan Agency areas by the police in the n where public safety and protection Singh R Chowhan and wake of an exchange of fire Police have been carrying out ‘Operation Prahar’ for were accorded importance are brought to his notice electoral between the Maoists and secu- the past few months in Abujhmad of Dandakaranya developing rapidly, disclosed malpractices of Union and rity forces in the Junagadh for- to flush out the Maoists 306 paddy purchase centres Patancheru MLA Gudem Mahipal State Ministers, ruling party est area in Chhattisgarh. Reddy. He inaugurated 32 MPs, MLAs in the As a precautionary measure, to be set up in Peddapalli dist community surveillance cameras Nagarjunasagar by-elections. Mulugu and Bhadradri police few months in Abujhmad of Wajedu, Venkatapuram, Charla worth Rs 10 lakhs on Saturday in Eedulanagulapalli and Velimela The party requested the conducted vehicle inspections in Dandakaranya to flush out the and Dummugudem zones on the PNS n PEDDAPALLI asking officials to get tough wards under Tellapur municipality limits. Addressing a gathering on Election Commission to take Wajedu, Venkatapuram, Charla Maoists. Thousands of police- Chhattisgarh border. in ensuring the quality of the occasion, he said that he was happy to set up CCTV cameras in action to prevent the free flow and Dummugudem mandals. men infiltrated into the forest, Air raids were carried out in Minister for Welfare Koppula paddy to be lifted. He want- every ward under Tellapur municipality. He said each surveillance of money and liquor by the In the Bijapur encounter, 22 which was a bastion for the suspected areas. A surveillance Eshwar said that 306 centres ed the farmers to dry paddy camera is equivalent to hundred police officers and plays a crucial TRS to ensure free and fair jawans were killed in a Maoist Maoists, and intensified opera- system has been set up in the would be set up to procure in their drying yards and role in solving the cases. He further stated the crime rate was elections. attack while police claimed that tions. Intelligence sources have Godavari basin. A war-like situ- Rabi paddy whose yield will bring paddy with 17 per cent gradually decreasing with the installation of CCTV cameras in TPCC chief and Nalgonda 12 Maoists were killed in the warned that the Maoists are ation was prevailing in be around 4.25 lakh tonnes. or less moisture content. The villages, colonies, municipalities and GHMC limits. Municipal MP N Uttam Kumar Reddy incident. likely to enter Telangana and Chhattisgarh after the Bijapur He said that there is an empty grain content should chairperson Lalitha Somi Reddy, DSP Bheem reddy, vice-chairman and former MLA Maheshwer Police in the Agency areas Andhra Pradesh, which have encounter. Tribals are caught unprecedented paddy yield in not exceed one per cent while Ramulu Goud, CI R Amiredy, councillors, local leaders, officers and Reddy, former MLC Ramulu issued a high alert with intelli- borders with Chhattisgarh, between a devil and deep sea the district compared to the the dust and stones in the others participated in the inauguration. Naik and others submitted a gence agencies warning that hence, police cordoned off the with the presence of police and earlier yield. paddy should be less than one memorandum to him in this Maoists may enter the Telangana area. Maoists. Mulugu Superintendent Taking part in a paddy per cent. The discoloured regard on Saturday. region as the airstrikes have In this backdrop, Telangana of Police Sangramsingh G Patil procurement awareness pro- paddy content should be less Revanth dares Minister for a Speaking to the media, been intensified in DGP Mahender Reddy has dis- has alerted the Greyhounds, gramme for the Rabi season than five per cent of the total Uttam alleged that the local Dandakaranya after the cussed the issue of peace and CRPF and Cobra parties to keep held here on Saturday, he paddy, he said. debate on Sagar development police were cooperating with encounter. The Telangana police security with the joint round-the-clock surveillance on said that the government He asked officials and local HYDERABAD : TPCC working president and Malkajgiri MP A the ruling party. are sifting through the forests for Khammam and Warangal dis- the Mulug district border areas lifts paddy from farmers people’s representatives to alleged that the TRS is spending Rs 200 crore to He alleged that he told the a Maoist stronghold while sur- trict police officers. and adjoining districts of right from the village level in explain to the farmers how to win the Nagarjunasagar bypoll. He alleged that the liquor has been General Observer that the veillance has been strengthened A high alert was declared as a Chhattisgarh to curb infiltration view of the pandemic situa- conform to quality standards, flowing in the constituency like water. He lamented that Chief Election Commission has at the boat docks in the Godavari precautionary measure. Police in of Maoists into Mulug and tion. decrease the moisture content Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao was trying to win the by-election by been failing in conducting the basin. all areas were advised to be vig- Dandakaranya. It's learnt that the The government would in paddy and use of paddy keeping the people in an inebriated condition. He challenged elections in a free and fair Police have been carrying out ilant. Police are conducting reg- SP has deployed forces in procure till the last paddy cleaners to shed empty grains Minister for Energy G Jagdeesh Reddy and MLC Palla Rajeshwar manner. ‘Operation Prahar’ for the past ular vehicle inspections in Maoist-infested areas. grain in the district, he said and so on. Reddy that he is ready to prove that there is no development took place in the State in the TRS rule. Speaking to the media at Pulicharla village in Peddvura mandal on Saturday as part of his campaign, Revanth Reddy alleged that KCR had come to Centre failed in controlling Nagarjunasagar before the Election Commission issued Ugadi fete begins at Srisailam shrine notification. “I came to know that KCR is coming again to the Corona, alleges Narayana constituency. KCR didn’t visit the Dubbak constituency even a PNS n NAGAR KURNOOL carrying them on their shoul- single time, however, I don’t know why KCR is visiting for the PNS n HYDERABAD curtain to enact a new drama in ders. second time,” he wondered. He pointed out that KCR didn’t follow the name of ‘Tika Utsav’ at the The three-day Telugu New Devotees from Karnataka the tradition of making the kin of from the bereaved family as an CPI National Secretary K Chief Ministers’ meeting. Year festivities began at observe rituals like walking on MLA not even a single time. KCR allocated a ticket to Bhagat Narayana alleged that Prime Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Srisaialm temple from Saturday fire and piercing parts of their assuming that sympathy will work in the favour of Bhagat after Minister Narendra Modi has YS Jaganmohan Reddy’s letter to amidst rituals to deities body, including the tongue, taking the names of Gutha Sukhender Reddy and MC Koti Reddy been creating ‘hungama’ in the the Centre seeking 25 lakh Corona Goddess Bhramaramba and with sharp weapons. Daily into consideration. He questioned KCR to tell as to why the latter name of ‘Tika Utsav’. Narayana vaccines is the best example and Lord Mallikarjuna Swamy. abhishekams are conducted to had failed to accept the challenge of K Jana Reddy to stay away alleged that the Centre had failed said that not only Andhra Pradesh, On account of festivities, deities besides Rudra homam, from participating in the campaign if KCR did development in in controlling the Corona spread. but also all States' condition is sim- several devotees travel to Chandi homam. The devo- Nagarjunasagar. Revanth Reddy said that the Congress MPs did a In a statement issued here on ilar. He expressed doubts on Srisailam from Karnataka and tees from other States take part lot for the formation of a separate State and reminded that Jana Saturday, Narayana alleged that whether there is a truth in the Maharashtra. Therefore, the 19 scare. The devotees reaching here in special pujas and procession Reddy left the opportunity of becoming the Chief Minister of the the Centre is not providing ade- Centre’s statement that it is has a temple authorities advised the At least five-lakh turn out of by foot submit their offerings of deities to be held on Sunday united Andhra Pradesh. quate Corona vaccines. He stock of 13.5 crore vaccines and devotees not to stay long at devotees is expected for the -- , tamarind, mangal before they return to their lamented that Modi raised the already supplied 9.5 crore. Srisailam in view of the Covid- Ugadi festivities. sutras, flowers --to the deities places. HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | APRIL 11, 2021 nation 05 Political storm erupts after 5 killed during EC fiat to political parties on Coronavirus guidelines Bengal poll, including 4 in CISF firing PNS n NEW DELHI Amid rising coronavirus PNS n KOLKATA/COOCH BEHAR (Election Commission) are say- cases, the Election ing the firing was in self- defence. Commission has flagged A political firestorm raged on They should feel ashamed." instances of star campaigners Saturday after five persons were "This is a lie....The central and political leaders cam- killed, including four in firing by forces opened fire on people paigning without masks, and CISF personnel, while five can- standing in the line for voting, warned it will not hesitate to didates were attacked during the killing 4 in Sitalkuchi. I had been ban rallies if COVID guide- fourth phase of polling in 44 apprehending the forces would lines issued by it last year are seats in West Bengal. act in such a manner for long. As breached. An estimated 76.16 per cent the BJP knows it has lost the peo- In a letter to leaders of all of 1.15 crore voters exercised ple's mandate, they are conspir- recognised political parties their franchise till 5 pm, an offi- ing to kill people," she said at a on Friday, the poll panel said, cial said. rally in North 24 Parganas dis- "It is widely known that in the Four people were killed as trict. recent weeks, COVID cases "By doing so, the political sion and the central govern- central forces opened fire The Chief Minister said a CID are being reported in larger parties and candidates are ment on the use of masks dur- allegedly after coming under probe will be instituted into the numbers. However, instances exposing themselves as well as ing poll campaigns. attack from locals, who "attempt- incident. of election meetings/cam- the public attending such elec- While the three-phase elec- ed to snatch their rifles", in West polls. Minister Mamata Banerjee of Siliguri. Meanwhile, a TMC candidate paigns have come to the tion meetings to the grave tion in Assam and the single- Bengal's Cooch Behar district, Till now, 1,000 companies instigating people against the The Chief Minister, who and four BJP nominees were notice of the commission, danger of the infection," the phase polls in Tamil Nadu, police said. were earmarked for holding the central forces, sensing defeat. rushed to North Bengal and will attacked in various constituen- where norms of social distanc- letter said. and Puducherry are West Bengal BJP president elections in the state which has "What happened in Cooch meet the bereaved families, cies across the state. ing, wearing of masks have In cases of breach, the over, the fourth leg of the Dilip Ghosh had come under 294 assembly seats. Behar is unfortunate and sad. I demanded the resignation of At Dinhata in North Bengal, been flouted in disregard to Election Commission (EC) eight-phase West Bengal attack in Sitalkuchi area earlier Condoling the deaths in extend my condolences to the Home Minister and TMC candidate Udayan Guha the commission's guidelines." said it will "not hesitate in assembly election is being this week. Cooch Behar, Prime Minister bereaved families and urge the a reply from him on firing by the was attacked by alleged BJP The letter pointed out banning public meetings, ral- held on Saturday. Amid the incidents of vio- Narendra Modi requested the Election Commission to take central forces which led to the activists. instances of star campaigners lies of defaulting candidates, The poll panel said it has lence, the EC has directed the Election Commission to take stern action against those death of people "standing in the He received injuries when a and political leaders or candi- star campaigners or political taken "serious view of the lax- Union Home Ministry to deploy stern action against those respon- responsible. Mamata Didi and queue to vote". scuffle broke out with the saffron dates not observing COVID- leaders without any further ity" in following norms, par- 71 additional companies of sible for the incident and blamed her TMC goons have become jit- Asserting that she had appre- camp over allegations that it was 19 protocols, "including non- reference". ticularly not wearing masks Central Armed Police forces the ruling TMC for perpetrating tery because of groundswell of hended such an incident all not allowing the TMCs polling wearing of masks themselves On Thursday, the Delhi and not maintaining social (CAPFs) in the state for conduct- violence during the polls. support for BJP," Modi told an along, Banerjee said, "After agents inside booths, a charge at stage or while campaign- High Court had sought distancing by political leaders ing the remaining four phases of He also accused Chief election rally in North Bengal's killing so many people, they denied by the BJP. ing". responses from the commis- on the dais or stage.

No question of post-poll Punjab has INDIA CORNER tie-up with Mamata: Cong vax for India has finalised air bubble PNS n KOLKATA just 5 days PNS n CHANDIGARH pact with Sri Lanka: Ministry West Bengal Congress chief India has established a Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Punjab's COVID-19 vac- bilateral air bubble ruled out the possibility of cine stock will last anoth- arrangement with Sri Lanka extending support to the er five days, Chief Minister for operation of special Mamata Banerjee-led TMC Amarinder Singh said on international passenger 2 Russians held or seeking her support in case Saturday as he urged the flights between the two the high-octane assembly elec- Centre to share the sched- countries, the Civil Aviation tions throw up a fractured ule of supply of the vac- Ministry said on Saturday. mandate. cines. With this, India now has for performing Accusing the chief minister The state has been inoc- such pacts with 28 of trying to communalise the ulating 85,000-90,000 ben- countries, including Afghanistan, Bahrain, Canada, France, Germany, elections, Chowdhury said that eficiaries in a day, and at Iraq, Japan, the Maldives, Nigeria, Qatar, the UAE, the UK and the the TMC and the BJP might When asked whether the her letter seeking the support this rate, Punjab's current USA.Under an air bubble pact between two countries, special stunts at sea link join hands if both the parties Congress and Left's refusal to of all the opposition parties. stock of 5.7 lakh vaccine international passenger flights can be operated by their airlines into PNS n MUMBAI Maksimstarted climbing the fall short of the requisite num- extend support to the TMC "Mamata Banerjee had doses will run out in five each other's territories under restrictive conditions. "India has puller of the sea link by bers to form the government. will help the BJP, the two-time deliberately destroyed the days, he said. finalized an air bubble agreement with Sri Lanka, making it the 6th Two Russian nationals were holding the high-strength "BJP and communal politics state Congress chief said, "In Congress in West Bengal in the Pinning hopes on fresh such arrangement in SAARC region and the 28th in total," the Civil arrested for allegedly per- galvanised steel pipes, he have found a foothold in West such a scenario, you will see last 10 years despite the grand batches of vaccines from Aviation Ministry said on Twitter. "All the eligible passengers will be forming stunts at the Bandra- said. Bengal because of Mamata the TMC and the BJP joining old party helping her come to the Centre, Singh stressed able to travel between the 2 countries in the near future," it noted. Worli Sea Link here, police His colleague remained on Banerjee. There is no question hands to form the govern- power. Now see the irony, she that if Punjab was able to said on Saturday. the bridge to click Maksim's of supporting the TMC in a ment." has become so nervous that meet its target of adminis- The incident took place on pictures and videos, he post-poll scenario if it falls "Just like old wine tastes bet- she surrendered before the tering two lakh shots a day, Wednesday evening and the said."Some onlookers short of a majority. ter, old friends are also trust- same Congress, which she then its current supplies Lockdownn in Maha: Streets, Russian nationals were iden- informed the sea link's man- "Similarly, there are zero worthy. The TMC and the tried to finish off politically," he will last only three days. tified as Maksim agement staff about their chances of the Congress- Left- BJP, who were earlier alliance said. The TMC had joined In an official statement markets wear deserted look Shcherbakov (24) and Vasili stunts, following which the ISF Sanjukta Morcha or United partners, will join hands. They hands with the Congress to here, he said he wrote to Kolesenikov (30), an official police were alerted," the offi- Front alliance seeking her sup- are like two sides of a coin," he oust the Left Front from power the prime minister and the he weekend said. cial added. Police rushed to port to form the government. said. in 2011. However, the alliance Union health minister to Tlockdown The duo had reached the the spot and apprehended There is no possibility of any Chowdhury, however, fell apart after coming to give confirmed supply imposed sea link in a taxi from the duo, Anil Koli, senior post-poll tie-up with the mocked Banerjee for "surren- power. "The Congress leader- schedules for the next across Bandra. After walking for inspector of Worli police sta- TMC," Chowdhury told PTI in dering" before Congress pres- ship is well aware of the polit- quarter. Maharashtra to some distance on the bridge, tion, said. an interview. ident Sonia Gandhi through ical character of the TMC. bring under control the COVID-19 surge, has elicited a positive reponse from people Modi condoles so far with the Controversy over Prashant EC orders repolling streets and markets deaths in Cooch in most parts of the in four Assam booths state, including Mumbai, Pune, Aurangabad and Nagpur, wearing a Behar, blames deserted look, officials said on Saturday. However, at some locations Kishore’s clubhouse chat leak PNS n GUWATHI number 149 at Indira M V in the state, including some market areas in Mumbai, people were TMC for violence School, after an electronic voting seen flouting social distancing and other norms by gathering at one PNS n KOLKATA pendently verify, Kishor is PNS n SILIGURI The Election Commission of machine (EVM) was found in a place in largenumbers. The first weekend lockdown in the state heard, saying "Modi is huge- India on Saturday ordered car belonging to the wife of a BJP began at 8 pm on Friday and it will continue till 7 am on Monday. A controversy erupted on ly popular in Bengal, and Condoling the death repolling in four polling booths candidate. Saturday amid the polling for there is no doubt about it. He offive people in Cooch of Assam. A magisterial probe was 44 assembly seats in West is equally popular like Behar, Prime Minister Repolling will be held at the ordered by Karimganj district Bengal, with the BJP releasing Mamata Banerjee". Narendra Modi Saturday polling stations in Ratabari, Sonai Deputy Commissioner and an audio clip where Trinamool "Modi is hugely popular in requested the Election and Haflong constituencies on Returning Officer to enquire as to Desist from exploiting Covid Congress' election strategist Bengal, and there is no doubt Commission to take April 20, the ECI said in a letter why a polling team in Assam car- Prashant Kishor is purported- about it. There is a cult around stern action against those addressed to the Chief Electoral ried a polled EVM in a vehicle situation: HC to IMA members ly heard saying Prime Minister him across the country. responsible and blamed Officer, Assam. owned by the wife of BJP candi- Narendra Modi is "as popular release the full record of the There is anti-incumbency the ruling TMC for per- "The Commission declares date and sitting MLA Krishnendu he Madhya Pradesh High as" Chief Minister Mamata chat on Clubhouse, a social against TMC, polarisation is a petrating violence during void, the votes cast at these Paul. TCourt has asked the mem- Banerjee in the state. media platform, and claimed reality, SC votes is (are) a fac- the polls. polling stations on April 1," it said. In an auxiliary polling sta- bers of the Indian Medical Sharing excerpts of Kishor's that the saffron camp would tor plus BJP's election He also accused Chief All the three constituencies tion at 107(A)-Khothlir LP Association (IMA) and MP chat with some journalists, not get more than 100 assem- machinery, says Mamata Minister Mamata went to polls in the second phase School under Haflong assem- Nursing Home Association to BJP's IT cell chief Amit bly seats in the ongoing elec- Banerjee's strategist in an Banerjee of instigating of Assam assembly elections on bly constituency, 171 votes desist from "exploiting" the Malviya claimed that "TMC's tions. open chat," Malviya said on people against the central April 1. The ECI order said, were cast even though 90 peo- coronavirus situation by over- election was just thrown away!" In the purported audio clip, Twitter after releasing the forces. repolling will be held at Ratabari ple were eligible to exercise charging the affected persons Kishor dared the BJP to which the PTI could not inde- audio clips. (SC) contituency's polling station their franchise. in the wake of the second wave of the pandemic. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Sanjay Dwivedi said this in its order passed on Wednesday. "In the time of the current crisis faced by the country following the second wave of COVID-19, their (associations') Night curfew in Ryots block KMP Expressway in Haryana members should desist from exploiting the situation by overcharging the affected persons," the court said. It directed the secretary of state PNS n CHANDIGARH issued a traffic advisory, ask- public health and family welfare department to give wide publicity to ing travellers to avoid the the rates fixed by the government for RT-PCR test, rapid antigen test K’taka from Apr 10 Intensifying their stir against KMP Expressway for com- and chest CT/HRCT scan of COVID-19 suspects/patients, deputy advo- the Centre's three contentious muting. cate general Swapnil Ganguly said. PNS n BENGALURU agriculture laws, farmers on Haryana Additional Saturday blocked the Director General of Police The 11-day 'corona curfew' Kundli–Manesar–Palwal (Law and Order) Navdeep will come into effect in some expressway in Haryana. Singh Virk on Friday had said Formulate vaccine allotment districts of Karnataka, includ- They, however, said emer- elaborate arrangements had ing the state capital, from gency vehicles such as ambu- been put in place to maintain criteria, Tope tells Centre Saturday night to contain the lances will be allowed to ply. peace and order and prevent spread of coronavirus and The call for a 24-hour block- any kind of violence. aharashtra Health Minister only essential services, patients ade was given by the Samyukta Proper traffic diversions MRajesh Tope has urged the and passengers would be compliance of the rules at Kisan Morcha, an umbrella had been planned in Sonipat, Centre to formulate criteria for allowed to ply. night. body of farmer unions spear- while slamming the central KMP Expressway blockade Jhajjar, Panipat, Rohtak, allotment of COVID-19 vac The state government had In Bengaluru, Police heading the agitation. government for not repealing and cited that they were Palwal, Faridabad, Gurgaon cines by taking into considera- announced night curfew Commissioner Kamal Pant The blockade started at 8 the farm laws. unaware of the farmers' call for and Nuh, Virk said. tion factors like population and between 10 pm and 5 am told reporters that vehicles am and will last 24 hours till Farmers in Sonipat and the protest. Passengers coming from the number of active coronavirus every day from April 10 to 20 providing essential services, Sunday morning. Jhajjar districts parked their Farmers, however, said they Chandigarh/Ambala side on casesof a particular state. He alleged that many states, which are in Bengaluru, Mysuru, patients and their relatives The 136-km Kundli- tractor-trailers and other vehi- had given their call for block- the National Highway-44 may smaller than Maharashtra in terms of population and the number of Mangaluru, Kalaburagi, Bidar, will be allowed to travel at Manesar-Palwal (KMP) cles in the middle of the ade beforehand. Because go towards Ghaziabad and patients, have received more doses.Talking to reporters, Tope said Tumakuru, Udupi-Manipal night. expressway is also known as stretch. of the road blockade, long Noida via Karnal to Shamli that out of thelatest dispatch of 3.5 crore doses by the Centre, cities. Besides, home delivery, e- the Western Peripheral In Nuh, some protesters queues of vehicles, especially and from Panipat to Sanauli. Maharashtra received 7 lakh and the Centre added another 10 lakh This apart, the curfew will commerce and the transporta- Expressway. were detained near the commercial four-wheelers, Vehicles going towards "after much persuasion". "The criteria should be decided in terms of be in place in other prominent tion of essential goods such as Farmers, including women, Rewasan toll plaza by the were seen. Gurgaon and Jaipur can take the size of the population and the number of active cases," he said, towns and district headquar- vegetables and food com- carried flags of their organisa- Haryana Police after they tried Farmer leader Harinder the National Highway-71A adding that many smaller states with less population and number of ters, the government said. modities for sale in the morn- tions and raised slogans to block the road. Singh Lakhowal said the from Panipat and travel via active cases had got more doses than Maharashtra. He said that The police have made elab- ing will be allowed in the against the government. They Several commuters faced blockade will remain for 24 Gohana, Rohtak, Jhajjar and Maharashtra, with a population of over 12 crore, accounts for 60 per orate arrangements to ensure- night. squatted on the expressway inconvenience because of the hours.The Haryana Police had Rewari. cent of the total number of active cases in the country. HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | APRIL 11, 2021 money 06 India needs to grow faster to make IMF, World Bank urged to ensure timely delivery of vax up for contraction during COVID-19 PNS n WASHINGTON Asserting that the effects of the PNS n WASHINGTON again, if we compare it to the COVID-19 pandemic will be path of what it would have felt for years, a joint minister- India, which is projected to been without the pandemic ial committee of the grow at an impressive rate of then we are getting too many International Monetary Fund 12.5 per cent this year, needs to larger gaps there,” she said. and the World Bank has urged grow at a much faster pace to Noting that the Indian gov- the two global financial bodies make up for the unprecedent- ernment took several steps to to ensure timely delivery of safe ed contraction of eight per cent address the COVID-19 crisis, and effective vaccines across all that it clocked during the Brooks said, “We have seen countries. COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, policy responses, which have "Timely delivery of safe and according to a senior IMF been coordinated and in sev- effective vaccines across all official. eral areas. We have seen that countries is critical to ending rounds near- and medium- to support manufacturing The International Monetary the fiscal support, the mone- the pandemic, especially as term prospects, it said. capacity for vaccines and the Fund Deputy Chief Economist, tary easing as well as the liquid- new variants emerge. According to Johns Hopkins pandemic-related medical sup- Petya Koeva Brooks, in an ity and regulatory measures Developing countries need to University, the coronavirus has plies in developing countries. interview to PTI on Friday also that were taken." strengthen their readiness for so far infected 134,545,099 "The pandemic has trig- made a strong case for an What makes sense is to vaccination campaigns and people and claimed 2,914,590 gered far-reaching conse- additional economic stimulus maintain the focus on having develop coordinated strategies lives globally. quences, and we must strength- to address the impact of the that coordinated policy to reach vulnerable popula- "We call for sustained, differ- en global preparedness for pandemic on the country's response because this is what's tions," the Development entiated, and targeted financial future pandemics, and at the economy. "When it comes to this year," she said. compares what the level of out- we have this real rebound, going to prevent the long- Committee said in a commu- and technical support for an same time make progress in India there was a major col- That said, there are some put would have been hadn't there's still scope in the com- term damage to the economy. nique after the Spring Meetings adequate policy response, building robust health systems lapse of output last fiscal year recent emergencies of the new there not been a crisis in 2024, ing years to see higher growth Providing that support to small of the IMF and the World Bank strong coordination across with universal coverage," it and the number as you men- variants in the localised lock- which is the measure which we which would reduce and hope- and medium-sized firms as here on Friday. bilateral and multilateral organ- said. tioned is eight. downs that are seen as one of are using. Then at and compare fully, eliminate that scarring, well as vulnerable houses The panel noted that the isations, and further support to As poorer countries face the "So, we are very glad to see the threats to this recovery, where our current growth tra- which we are currently expect- would be particularly impor- COVID-19 pandemic has the private sector. crisis with increased resource the strong rebound this year Brooks noted. jectory is for India that gap is ing,” the top IMF official said tant, she said. caused an unprecedented pub- We urge the World Bank constraints, limited fiscal space, with projected growth of 12.5 “On the recovery itself, when much larger,” Brooks said. in response to a question. Brooks said the IMF very lic health, economic and social Group (WBG) and the and rising public debt levels, for fiscal year 21-22 and we are it comes to level in terms of the The gap, she said, which is "If we were to just think much welcomes the measures crisis, threatening the lives and International Monetary Fund more of them, including small seeing also high frequency level of output, we are expect- eight per cent of GDP is signif- about the level of output that that were announced by India livelihoods of millions. (IMF), in line with their respec- states, are vulnerable to finan- indicators including PMI ing that level to return to the icantly larger than what it is for it was prior to being a pandem- during its budget. It is partic- The economic shock is tive mandates, to work closely cial stress, it said, noting that (Purchasing Managers' Index), pre-crisis one from 2019 to this the world as a whole. ic then that catch happens this ularly supportive of maintain- increasing poverty, worsening together and with other part- the rapid initial response under and trade and more mobility fiscal year. That is what we have "For the world as a whole it's year, which is not surprising ing the accommodative fiscal inequalities and reversing ners to contain the impacts of the Debt Service Suspension indicators which give us a in our projections. about three (per cent), which also given the very high level stance and also emphasising development gains. As the the pandemic," the commu- Initiative (DSSI) has provided sense that there is continued "However, if you look at a is another way of saying that of the underlying high level of expenditures on health and global economy begins a grad- nique said. The committee much-needed liquidity for IDA recovery in the first quarter of concept of scarring, which just even though in the near term growth which India has. But infrastructure. ual recovery, uncertainty sur- called for redoubling the efforts countries.

Alibaba fined USD 2.8 billion Petrol pumps MONEY MATTERS on competition charge in China closed in PE investments rocket 43 per PNS n BEIJING Rajasthan cent in Q1, up by USD 2 billion PNS n JAIPUR Alibaba Group, the world's s the effects of COVID-19 continue biggest e-commerce company, People faced difficulty Ato unfold, the corporate world has was fined 18.3 billion yuan acro3ss the state due to a witnessed unique trends in Private (USD 2.8 billion) by Chinese one-day strike called by Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions and regulators on Saturday for Rajasthan Petroleum ECM space in Q1 of 2021. As per anti-competitive tactics, as the Dealers Association of VCCEdge research, Q1 of 2021 ruling Communist Party tight- fuel stations on Saturday recorded an incline with 376 deals ens control over fast-growing with the demand of a worth $6.6 billion when compared tech industries. rollback in VAT on fuel in with the 350 deals recorded in Q1 Party leaders worry about the the state. 2020. While the number saw an dominance of China's biggest Around 7,000 petrol incline, the deals' value also increased by 43% from $4.6 billion to $6.6 internet companies including pumps remained closed billion. However, Q1 2021 also witnessed the lowest number of deals Alibaba at a time when the use its platforms and hinder- Alibaba and its billionaire in the state due to the and deal value in the mergers and acquisitions' space in the last five industry is expanding into ing the “free circulation” of founder, Jack Ma, following a strike. years on a Y-o-Y basis. The quarter recorded 184 deals worth $5.20 finance, health services and goods, the State November decision by regula- However, fuel pumps billion, a decline of 10% and 65% respectively as compared to Q1 2020. Shriram Properties files other sensitive areas. The party Administration for Market tors to suspend the stock mar- that are company owned Domestic M&A dominated the show by garnering 118 deals worth says anti-monopoly enforce- Regulation announced. It said ket debut of Ant Group, a and company operated $3.09 billion. ECM deal activities saw an upward trend in the first quarter ment, especially in tech indus- the fine was equal to 4 per cent finance platform spun off from were open for the public. of 2021 as the quarter witnessed 26 deals for $4.61 billion, as against 18 tries, is a priority this year. of its total 2019 sales of the e-commerce giant. It Association president deals worth $4.85 billion in Q1 2020. The major contributor for ECM draft papers with Sebi Alibaba was fined for “abusing 455.712 billion yuan (USD would have been the world's Suneet Bagai said diesel deal activities were Initial public offering at 15 deals ($2.34 billion), its dominant position” to limit 69.5 billion). biggest initial public stock and petrol sales remained followed by qualified institutional placement at 10 deals ($1.86 billion) . PNS n NEW DELHI Shriram Properties propos- competition by retailers that The move is a new setback for offering last year. closed on the day. On the other hand, exits experienced a slowdown both in terms of deal es to utilise the net proceeds activity and deal value for the fifth year in a row on a Y-o-Y basis. This Bengaluru-based Shriram from the fresh issue towards quarter witnessed a decline of 30% and 28% in deal activity and deal Properties has filed a draft repayment and/ or pre-pay- value respectively, when compared to same period last year. document with market regu- ment of debt and general cor- Ranchi-based lator Sebi to raise up to Rs 800 porate purposes. Orange production in second crore through an initial pub- Sources had earlier said that lic offer (IPO). the company expects to get start-up Puresh According to sources, Sebi nod next month and Ambuja Cement to expand Shriram Properties filed the thereafter it will hit the capi- Daily raises Rs spell drops 60 pc in Rajasthan draft red herring prospectus tal market with the proposed capacity to reach 50 MTPA (DRHP) on Friday. IPO. 1.2 cr seed fund PNS n KOTA (RAJASTHAN) As per DRHP, the company The company has a major he 38th Annual General Meeting proposes to raise up to Rs 800 presence in South India. It has n MUMBAI Adverse climatic conditions Tof Ambuja Cements Ltd. was crore through IPO. Out of the completed various real estate and insufficient rainfall last conducted virtually today. Mr. Martin total IPO size, it plans to raise projects and many projects are Jharkhand-based dairy start- year in the Jhalawar district Kriegner, Non-Executive Director of Rs 250 crore through fresh under construction. up Puresh Daily on Saturday have adversely affected orange the Company, chaired the meeting. issue of equity shares and Rs Despite the COVID-19 said it has raised Rs 1.2 crore production, which has dropped The Chairman mentioned that 550 crore through offer for pandemic, the Indian real seed funds from Dhianu by about 60 per cent this year Ambuja Cement is strongly sale. estate sector has witnessed Das of Alfa ventures and in the second spell of flowering. progressing to become the ‘Most Shriram Properties has two successful public issues of Agility Venture Partners Over the years, oranges from Innovative, Sustainable and proposed partial exits to its the Real Estate Investment that will be utilised for busi- Jhalawar have come to be Competitive Building Solutions four existing investors -- TPG Trust (REIT). ness development, technol- recognised better in taste than Company in India'. Ambuja Cement Capital, Tata Capital, Walton Mindspace Business Parks ogy and brand building. the variety of orange grown in has a robust road map to become the best in the industry with strategic Street Capital and Starwood REIT, owned by K Raheja, "We're charged with the Maharashtra's Nagpur, famous adverse climatic conditions last produced causing huge loss to priorities structured under key levers of Growth, Competitiveness, Capital -- which hold around was listed in August last year investors' confidence, as they for production of oranges. year in the district restricted the the cultivators, he said. Innovation & Digitalisation, and Sustainability. Growth: Ambuja Cement 58 per cent stake in the com- after raising Rs 4,500 crore, oversubscribed our start- Orange is produced in over orange production to only 40 The flowering on orange has ambitious growth plans to increase capacities and capture market pany. while global investment firm up during this seed round. 40,000 hectare of land in Dug, per cent, noting 60 per cent tree takes place thrice in a year growth in India. Its upcoming facility in MarwarMundwa, Rajasthan will In offer for sale, each of the Brookfield's REIT public issue With these funds, we will Bhawanimandi and Pedawa drop. — in April, August, December, enhance clinker capacity by 3 MTPA and help improve cement sales by selling shareholders will be worth Rs 3,800 crore got list- expand our product base to Jhalrapatan areas of the Last year, the orange cultiva- which the farmers usually 5 MTPA, contributing to long-term strategy of capacity expansion. This entitled to their respective ed in February this year. at least 10 more tier-II cities, Jhalawar district, fetching yield tion was estimated to have memorise as 4/8/12. However, Greenfield integrated plant, at a total investment of Rs. 2350 crores, will portion of the proceeds from India's largest realty firm to 20,000 subscribers and in lakhs of metric tons from the yielded 3,28,000-3,30,000 the farmers in Jhalawar prefer commence operations by Q3 2021. Ambuja is evaluating brownfield the offer for sale in proportion Macrotech Developers, erst- partner with different entre- second spell of flowering of tonnes of the fruit in its second to the production of the fruit expansions in Bhatapara and Maratha plants. It is also looking at of the shares offered by them. while Lodha Developers, is preneurs," Puresh Daily fruit, P K Gupta, joint director spell of flowering that takes of second spell of flowing that significant debottlenecking opportunities across all plants. 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Street artist and co-founder St+art India, Hanif Kureshi, Bombay Sapphire’s Stir Creativity, Serendipity Arts Foundation and the Corporation of the City of Panaji join hands to paint Goa’s dry waste sorting stations and turn them into works of art. NAVNEET MENDIRATTA speaks to the artist ou just cannot miss the beautiful brand has collaborated with designers, artists, likened to vandalism, Street Art is more positive- requisite permissions, even the people start own- mural painted in colours of Goa as architects, and individuals from outside the cre- ly thought out and refined. So, yes, you could say ing street art. That’s when the real change takes you drive past the busy road in Dona ative industry to create artworks that reawaken that I sought an expression that is more positive place.” Paula, Panjim, Goa. It’s an unusual creative potential. and would provoke people to think,” he shares. This is also not the first time that Kureshi canvas. Painted in bright hues, mostly “Each mural has a story. It’s interesting when From getting German street artist, Hendrick has lent his creativity to a cause. Kureshi has Yblue, this work of public art is painted on Goa’s you work on the street, you find that there are so ECB to paint the 150 ft mural of Mahatma recently partnered with Art For Change, a virtu- dry waste sorting stations, making for an attrac- many stories that are waiting to be told. As for Gandhi at the Police Headquarters in New al art challenge and exhibition, as one of the jury tive selfie point. this, I am kind of familiar with Panjim’s land- Delhi, as part of the St+Art Delhi street art festi- members. The initiative aims to change the nar- Called Goa Glitch, this mural is a joint ini- scape and whenever a new structure comes up, val in January 2014 to commemorate the mar- rative by turning the focus away from the victim tiative of Bombay Sapphire’s Stir Creativity, we look at it as a possible canvas,” he shares. tyrdom of the Father of the Nation, to putting and putting the spotlight on the perpetrator. Serendipity Arts Foundation, the Corporation of This, or shall we say, these canvasses have been together Street Art festival in Shahpur Jat and Organised by Gordon Thomas Honeywell-GA & the City of Panaji (CCP) and St+art India co- particularly interesting. “Not many are aware Hauz Khas in Delhi, the entire process evoked Ogilvy India in partnership with UN Women founder Hanif Kureshi. The idea being to tap that these new structures are actually dry waste the idea on gentrification in the city. “The aware- India, Girl Up (UN Foundation), reputed acade- into the imaginative spirit of those passing by. sorting stations. This is where CCP segregates ness regarding the street art grew as we moved mic institutions like National Institute of Fashion The mural features geometric visuals in beautiful the waste of dry kind such as paper, plastic, towards Lodhi Colony and worked with the gov- Technology, Delhi (NIFT) and Symbiosis hues of the Bombay Sapphire blue, representing sharp objects, glass, steel and metal. These sheds ernment properties. However, working at a cen- Institute of Business Management, Pune (SIMB), the spirit of adventure and the openness of Goa, play a very important role in the whole recycling tral location like Lodhi Colony, we realised that this initiative seeks to unleash the power of cre- and bringing to life the endless coastlines, and scheme of things. Our idea was to bring atten- there is no room for gentrification there. We ativity to transform the way our society deals the expansive blue skies of the city. tion to the process and promote recycling. We NOT MANY ARE AWARE have been doing similar work in and with survivors of rape & sexual violence, shifting “The mural is about exploiting the colours of wanted to give it a new life and make it not look Mumbai,” he shares. the accountability from the survivor to the per- Goa, like a glitch,” says Kureshi in a candid con- like a dustbin. And we thought what better than THAT THESE NEW While Kureshi shares that the response and petrator. versation post the unveiling of the mural. “I art to get the conversation started,” he says, STRUCTURES ARE reception to street art has grown in the past “Art for Change is a project all about vio- visualised it as glitching of the colours of Goan speaking of the collaboration. ACTUALLY DRY WASTE decade, the element of planning in the urban- lence against women, which includes domestic skies — in summer, monsoon, winter; Considering Dona Paula is one of the SORTING STATIONS. THIS IS scape continues to elude in the country. “There’s abuse. It is about inviting ideas about how we morning, afternoon and noon… busiest public areas in Goa, the mural no urban planning element to street art as of can change the situation so the project moves Different shades of blue that could also highlights the artist’s message on the WHERE CCP SEGREGATES now. And that’s why, I feel, it becomes more people to act instead of being mute spectators,” be interpreted as colours of water, importance of sustainability and recy- THE WASTE OF DRY KIND important for art to cover up for all that is not he says. more specifically the ocean. It’s like the cling very effectively. In India, Goa is SUCH AS PAPER, PLASTIC, planned,” he avers. Delhi’s Lodhi Colony perhaps Besides Delhi, Kureshi has been working a glitch of both skies and the ocean and one of the cities that recycles 80% of SHARP OBJECTS, GLASS, is a case in point but then there is a catch. lot in Chennai. “We did a district called Kannagi that’s why Goa Glitch,” he says. their waste with a strong model created “Maybe at some point, Lodhi Colony will be Art District. I find cities in south India to be Kureshi has been working with for waste management and sustainability. STEEL AND METAL. THESE demolished and there would be high rises much more welcoming than the cities in north Serendipity Arts for the last four years or In addition to stirring creativity among the SHEDS PLAY A VERY instead. But I still feel the art that found place India. The art culture is there and people under- since it started. In the first edition, community, the collaboration builds aware- IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE there would leave a lasting impact. I think about stand and respect the art as well as the artist,” he Kureshi participated as an artist ness for environmental sustainability WHOLE RECYCLING the children growing up in Lodhi Colony and shares. and then from the next and encourages people to be their imagination and what they would like Similarly, Kureshi-led St+art has worked on edition onwards he more conscious of their SCHEME OF THINGS. OUR think about art and perhaps, choosing art as a creating Mahim Art district in Mumbai; worked as a curator, actions, he shares. Besides IDEA WAS TO BRING career option,” he says. Ukkadam Art District in Coimbatore and where he brought in this shed, Kureshi is collabo- ATTENTION TO THE On the subject of Street Art versus vandal- Maqtha Art District in Hyderabad. “Different St+art India and put rating to paint at least three PROCESS AND PROMOTE ism, Kureshi has a take: “There is a thin line cities have different styles. So in Maqtha, which together street art more in a year. between vandalism and street art. Personally, is predominantly a Muslim district, we try not to editions in Panjim. An alumni of Baroda RECYCLING when I set out to do graffiti, I could have gone paint portraits. The focus is to be more abstract Bombay School of Art, Kureshi on to become a rebel. More so in principle, as in that space, trying to be more sensitive to the Sapphire’s Stir started painting on there is a school that produces rebels and is surrounds. It is also about encouraging people to Creativity plat- streets in 2008. He began more of a breeding ground where you adopt a own the art and the space,” he shares. form aims to with Graffiti and gradually bottom down approach. Street art, on the other Ask him about the dream city to paint, revive and moved on to the world of hand, takes a top down approach where you get Kureshi says: “We are okay with the metros that enable creative street art which he says, he on the ground with more voices on the street to we are painting. There really is no dream city as self-expression finds “more free”. “The inspire more people to express themselves. You such in our mind. The idea, however, is to go to amongst the difference between Graffiti can be vocal about issues with the same amount cities where people are excited and reach out to audience. For and Street Art, you could of rights which any other company has in terms the grassroots of India. For that is where the real over three say, is the sense of style. of putting in money and making an ad and artist would love to leave their mark. decades, the While Graffiti can be putting on the face. If carried out properly, with sunday magazine OUTSIDE OF A DOG, A BOOK IS MAN’S BEST FRIEND. INSIDE OF A DOG books 8 IT’S TOO DARK TO READ —GROUCHO MARX HYDERABAD, April 11, 2021

The book not only provides the political account of Vajpayee and Advani, it also delicately steers through all the major events of the Indian politics, mainly right-wing, writes MOHAMMAD IRSHAD A rare Jugalbandi he book, Jugalbandi: The BJP Vajpayee with support of Advani was before Modi by Vinay Sitapati busy crafting a space for himself by polit- presents a fascinating account ical burying leaders like Balraj Madhok to trace the journey of the two — founded ABVP in 1948 — ML Sodhi, tallest and major drivers of the Nanaji Deshmukh, and others. T‘India Right-wing’ as they remained at First chapter of the book puts light the helm and navigated through the test- on events that caused the emergence of ing times beginning from Rashtriya RSS (1925) and Hindu Mahasabha and Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to managing prepares a background which helped and executing the affairs of the Bhartiya Advani and Vajpayee joined politics with Jan Sangh (1951) and Bhartiya Janta a resolve to unite the Hindus of all sects. Party (BJP). Book offers a larger ambit to Sitapati, theoretically spurns a widely study the rise of ‘LK Advani and AB believed argument followed after the Vajpayee’ and analytical chronology of all murder of Mahatma Gandhi by the organisations cemented on the idea Nathuram Godse, that Godse was a to unite Hindus that is Hindu direct beneficiary/borrower of RSS’ reli- Mahasabha, RSS (1925), Bhartiya Jan gious-political ideas — on the contrary, Sangh (1951), VHP (1964), BJP (1980) he argues far from supporting political and Bajrang Dal (1984) and Sawdeshi violence, RSS had wanted nothing to do Jagran Manch (1991). with politics during this period (p. 33). Sitapati, an academic’s shadow falls He maintained considering Godse’s dif- over the book. He is aptly thoughtful in ferences with RSS, Godse went on to first decade of post-independent India, When the right-wing could not Book points out their similarities metaphorically chosen title; Jugalbandi repeatedly criticise him throughout the Jugalbandi of Nehru and Patel build on obtain desired outcome, they tacitly and dissimilarities; as new on-going — demonstrates the relationship between mid-1940s. Book detests the fact that democratic-secular values, which thrive decided to follow the essence of jugalbandi is more hostile towards the Vajpayee and Advani — means the RSS was remotely involved in the murder on adequate scope to diverse viewpoints, Brahman — described as absolute opposition though adhere to age old melody of the ragas in Indian classical of the Mahatma Gandhi. This could be a still remains as a major glue to unite the knowledge in Advaita vedantic philoso- conviction of public display of internal music concerts by two musicians playing matter of great further academic dispute. country. phy — known to us as neti neti (not this, unity (p 299). New jugalbandi’s expand- different instruments, however perfectly Through the journey of both the In Sitapati’s argument there is a fun- not this), similarly, without projecting a ed social base from upper castes, to trib- in tune with the other. Neither of the leaders — nurtured by the RSS — during damental flaw, he only takes into account clear vision of its hierarchical and com- als, middle castes and even dalits (p artistes does survive under the shadow of the formative years of the modern Indian Vaypayee’s verbal conflict with RSS on munal philosophy to gather support 300), mastered the strategy to hide their the other, instead mutually compliment state, book exposes the hypocrisy and various subjects but it largely ignores his from all non-Hindus to establish and failures by directly channelising the to mesmerise through that music recital. inconsistency in their ideology to accom- assessment on the basis of the power and politically empower RSS and BJP. Neti Hindu anger towards the Muslims on all Sitapati had pitchfully utilised all the plish political goals, whether it was their positions including prime ministership, neti, basically, here means it advocates the matters, to conveniently safeguard available resources, to tease out the argu- shift from adopting ‘Gandhian Socialism’ happily cherishing on the RSS’ support in nothing but accepts everything as long the ideology and galvanising the support ment to his book and left a mark of solid to drift towards capitalism as a core eco- his political life, more than benefit taken as it suits them to expand organisation, for the larger good of Hindutva. It aims scholarship. It took him three straight nomic principle and approach towards by Advani, therefore Sitapati’s argument to secure the throne of Delhi, which at Hindutvisation of Dalits, Advasis and years to complete book. the minorities especially Muslims and fails on merit, as Vajpayee markedly Indian right-wing always imagined ever OBC, this trait is a unique and distinct Book not only provides the political Christians. Jinnah grandson, Nusli compromised on his principles in public since its inception, to declare India as attribute of the Modi-Shah jugalbandi. It account of Vajpayee and Advani, it also Wadia, was the first one wealthiest busi- life to peddle the idea, Right wing funda- ‘Hindu Rashtra.’ Had Deendayal is authoritative, less democratic in its delicately steers through all the major ness person to fund the party; Bhartiya mentally stands for. Upadhyay and Balraj Madhok survived functioning as only the few are allowed gleaning events of the India politics Jan Sangh (BJS) and BJP find no hesita- Book suggests Vaypayee’s politics was strategies employed against them, we to speak the truth to power. The mainly right-wing, who have marked a tion in accepting the donation from him. formulated during the Pt. Jawaharlal would have read their Jugalbandi. Vapayee-Advani relationship was more substantial presence on the political map Advani perhaps paved his debt back to Nehru’s golden era perhaps that ampli- JUGALBANDI: THE BJP Book seems lost in its argument as it ideological than the Modi-Shah’s rela- of this country. Markedly, ranging from Nusli’s grandfather, Jinnah, — founder of fied his never ending discontent with the attempts to strike a balance when two tionship. But still to conclude their rela- their struggle — to register mass accept- Pakistan — during his visit to Pakistan RSS in contrast his public political BEFORE MODI contentious historical subjects require tionship, could be a little unfair as long ability, electorally — prevailing in the and hailing him as ‘secular’, ‘Great Man’ actions largely contradict Nehruvian the definite response of the author. It as the artistes of new jugalbandi (Modi- early years of the post-independent India and Apostle of ‘Hindu-Muslim Unity.’ In vision except on countable occasions. For Vinay Sitapati could be an intentional move, since the Shah) have not gone off stage after the to the rise of bahujan politics, Khalistan my reading, this ‘political jugalbandi’ was instance, after the Babri Masjid demoli- Penguin, `799 book is devoid of mere subjective con- delivering performance. movement in Punjab globalisation and to deceptively trick non-Hindus to gar- tion, Vajpayee is famously known to be victions and prejudices as the author This book engages the reader and is Babri Masjid demolition movement. ner the political acceptability to further quite disturbed; however, he followed the approaches them purely, while using written sedately. Sitapati has interwoven Conspicuous shift had taken place in marginalise them masking their much party route and surprisingly demonstrat- considerable references. all the major events and figures essen- 1980, the author says: “After decades in admired fascist ambition under the garb ed himself as secular leader to later siege to Ayodya to mobilise mass support in Despite other things, it is tially required to make it an intriguing which Advani was subordinate to of so called secularism followed by the power in Delhi. This morally does favour of the Ram Mandir, could not nationalism and call for the organisa- read to students of right-wing politics Vajpayee, by 1980 their relationship had Vajpayee to spear the right-wing. not carry any weight as Vajpayee never secure the seat of prime minister and fin- tional unity that kept them together. and post-colonial Indian Politics in gen- become more equal. While Advani had Jugalbandi of the Advani and distanced himself officially to fight back ished in his self-nurtured party with They were devout to their ideology. At eral. always needed Vajpayee, he was now Vajpayee took shape on the foundation of the unjust, inhuman and degrading humiliation and forced to live life in the end book, attempts to see through The reviewer is Assistant Professor, needed. They were now a classical jugal- organisational Hindu unity and theocrat- ideas. It, however, will remain a perennial political seclusion of never fading quar- the new developing jugalbandi between Department of Philosophy, Indraprastha bandi.” (p 108-109) Before 1980, ic principles, meanwhile if we take to irony that the person who drove the rath ters of the Lutyens Delhi. Modi-Shah. College for Women, DU

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But to the time of Independence, this is the you will both need to work story of two women, both strong and together and have a clear under- willing to challenge the limits of the standing of what you want from acceptable, but in their own way and under very different circumstances. Harjeet, this second phase of your lives belonging to a landlord family of Punjab, is together. married to Gautam, from an equally The fact that she has given prominent Khatri family of Lahore. Deeply you this book is an indication dissatisfied with her life, harjeet enters into that she loves you and wants a passionate affair with Haider, a Muslim. your support. She is also saying The book explores their relationship that she is in need of some against the backdrop of the growing words to successfully communi- Hindu-Muslim divide, and the politically cate with you what this is like. turbulent times they are living in. Author Anuradha Kumar Jain offers a powerful THE ICEBERG EFFECT YOUR SECOND PHASE accounts of desire,love,society and Menopause is like an ice- politics, and takes a probing look at the berg, in that the majority of Kate Usher struggles and aspiration of a nation and its what is going on is beneath the SAGE, `550 people. surface. You might think you are getting the rough end of the deal. While I sympathize with what the other person is saying #ME TOO you, I can assure you, you are whilst giving them your full Karan Puri not. attention. Invincible Publisher, `199 Your partner’s hormones are Once you have actively lis- slowly but surely receding to tened, ask questions and share The book is a miniature of their steady post-Menopausal pletely the case. things you both can learn from. which was pregnancy. No, be non-judgmental, with no fear how you feel about it. Please human life as it comprises state. They play such a pivotal You are a team of two that Discuss between you what Menopause is an endurance of consequences. You are adults note, this about listening, shar- real-life sentiments. Readers role in her sense of who she is, no doubt has had to face adver- worked and what didn’t and race, and it goes on for years. and now is the time to behave ing and reconnecting, not can feel this book close to and how she is in the world that sity before. How did you manage identify what you can use here. With this in mind, it’s important like it. about point scoring or arguing. their life as they continue floating between emotions like dreams, passion, love, as they diminish, they cause it? What was the dynamic to make yourself aware of what If you find that you are havoc with her sense of self and between you? Is this the same or WHAT IS THIS THING THAT’S your partner might be experi- FIRESIDE CHAT descending into this, you may betrayal etc. just like in real life. The book HAPPENING TO HER ... AND ME? talks about speaking up for oneself her day-to-day behaviour. Their different? If it’s the same, due to encing and think about what Where do the two of you need to walk away and come irrespective of their age, gender, profession, increasing absence delivers a its unpredictability or that one Earlier in this book, you will support she might need. get uninterrupted time to chat back later. You are both adults and financial background, etc. #MeToo whole host of symptoms as well. of you needs additional consid- find a section on symptoms Please note, this does not face-to-face? Whether over and equal partners — you are comes as an eye-opener for the people who You are likely at the sharp eration and support, you already where we discuss the variability give her a licence to be revolting breakfast, dinner or some not a winner or a loser, a think it is okay to be hurt when it is not. In end of her symptoms, vicarious- have a model of how to work in women’s experience of to you without any form of other time, whenever it is, leader or a follower, in charge India, where individuals and institutions ly experiencing them with her. together. If it’s different, what Menopause by duration, type comeback. If her behaviour choose a day when you know or subservient. You are a team give tremendous amounts of significance to Most women require reassur- kind of different is it? If it’s dif- and their severity. Please read makes her more difficult to han- neither of you will be preoccu- of two equal parts. respect and social image, living with ance that their partners are still ferent because it was you who through it, as awareness is a dle than a bag of poisonous pied or focused on something Excerpted with permission hampered self-esteem is incorrect. The committed to them and the rela- needed support and now it’s her, considerable part of successfully snakes, you have a right to say else. Be clear that this is a con- from Your Second Phase: book highlights that every human is eligible tionship. It’s easy to believe that then there is an element of quid supporting your partner. so. This is about creating a psy- versation about understanding Reclaiming Work and for personal space. Anybody violating the you’re all right and that this is pro quo. How did she manage it, First, Menopause is not a chologically safe place for both what is happening and what it Relationships During and After pre-defined boundary is dis-respecting and her problem. To some degree it what did she do that was so sprint, which is essentially what of you to air your grievances feels like for her. Make sure Menopause by Kate Usher, pub- harming that individual space of yours is, but it would be unfair of you effective and also, what was inef- the monthly period experience without a shouting match or you are actively listening - a lished by SAGE Publications which is nothing but a serious crime. to believe that this was com- fective and why? These are all was, or even an 800m run, sulky silences. This space should method of intently listening to India. HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | APRIL 11, 2021 special 09 JUST PLAY Augmented Reality toys are the new entrants in the market justifying extra play time on ground of contributing to child learning. MUSBA HASHMI speaks with experts to tell you more

ll work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, only a few would have believed in it. However, the current education world has turned more into a play- groundA for the kids, where they frolic with toys while learning on the way. The lat- est entrant to enhance the learning process is the much-talked about AR tech- nology, which is revolutionising the way education is perceived. Dolls and guns are slowly be relegat- ed to the kids' cupboards. Gone are the days when kids used to run away at the mere mention of study time. Now, parents are engaging children with meaningful play hours where they get educated with- out them even realising it. Educational toys is the biggest category in the toy industry and is also the fastest growing among all other categories. Here comes the new kid on the bloc — AR toys. With the arrival of smart AR-toys, the world has become your child's oyster. They can make playtime productive, learn through stories, and travel the world without actually leav- ing home. With the increasing number of kids, parents, and educators alike who use AR-toys regularly, one thing's clear. AR- powered learning toys are the next big thing in education, and by the looks of it, they're here to stay. The pandemic has also led the major- ity of parents (62%) to see that devices and technology can be used as educational tools, as per the Morning Consult, a mar- ket research company. “The reasons for the rise of AR toys are manifold. Children in their formative years are bubbling with energy and enthusiasm. Sadly, their short attention span is no secret. They lose interest in games as quickly as they gain it. While traditional games might be excit- ing for a few days, they might not be able to hold the children’s attention for long,” says Vivek Goyal, Co-Founder & CEO PlayShifu. It is no mean feat that PlayShifu toys are currently bringing joy to children across 35 countries. When engaging the kids at home, it’s essential to introduce them to toys that yield a different experience each time. Predictable games often lose their sheen quickly, leaving the children disinterest- ed. Going gaga over the latest fad, and the fact that these toys have helped in enhancing her daughter's concentration, Gurugram’s Kusum, mother of four-year- old Nia, says, “The normal toys got bor- ing after a while as most of them need- ed my assistance too and some of them were closed-end toys. Most striking change has been in her concentration span since these toys are interactive, inter- esting, and lead to questions and explo- ration.” A lot more parents are picking up educational toys, now more than ever. They are investing in products that offer learning opportunities for their children. But, these investments are fruitful only when the children themselves find the toy exciting enough. “Our primary focus is to achieve that balance and create phy- gital experiences that are both fun and educational. Our games thrive on creative storytelling, animated characters and innovative interactions that make learn- ing a delight. There’s no greater joy than to see a child learning while playing — and not being able to tell the difference,” adds Goyal. informs Goyal. progress. This report can be monitored for kids. Various research also says that However, experts warns that AR HOW THESE TOYS WORK AR makes it possible to explore mul- and tracked from time-to-time. creative thinking in the brain develops games can have a harmful impact on kids' The link between the real (or physi- UNLIKE VIDEO GAMES tiple avenues of learning and present var- majorly during the early ages of the kids’ eyesight. There is a threat of drifting away cal) and the digital (or virtual) world, aug- ious pieces of information in a visual, A GROWING INDUSTRY lives. Kids draw, tell stories, sing, dance, from reality as they might not get in-per- mented reality is an interactive experience AND APPS, AR TOYS HELP easy-to-understand manner. Where a Tech-enabled toys are on the rise and write without any specific training son interaction as much. These toys can that blends both worlds. In gaming, AR MOTOR SKILL regular map tells you about countries and worldwide. In the US alone, tech-enabled because a child’s brain is free to learn and be addictive for kids, and they can create bridges the gap between the physical toy DEVELOPMENT WITH capitals, an AR-powered globe takes toy segment grew by 36 per cent when the imagine things rather than being logical confusion in young minds. and the smartphone or tablet. For learning to a whole new level. It not only overall toy industry was almost stagnant. about it. “Unlike video games and apps, AR instance, some games need you to use TACTILE PLAY. HOWEVER, teaches geography, but also introduces This segment in India is growing even “It’s still not the same as that of self toys aid in motor skill development with your smartphone to scan a real-world OVER DEPENDENCE CAN you to various cultures, cuisines, monu- more. In the coming years, we see this learning but is probably the next best tactile play. However, being too dependent object to move ahead in the story. If the AFFECT THE ments, and animals-all at the touch of a growth trend continuing. thing and definitely better than passive- on AR toys can affect the development of real-world object is a flashcard of a tiger, DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL button. By marrying tactical play and dig- There are a handful of companies ly watching TV screens and tablets and social skills in young children. the smartphone presents interactive ital storytelling, AR toys bring together working in this industry. “Consumers in mobiles. Augmented reality toys improve Disproportionate exposure to screens image, video or a 3D figure of the animal SKILLS IN CHILDREN. the best of both worlds. Various digital this segment do not buy the tech for the the child’s imagination power as they get can affect their concentration levels and on the screen. In some games, the goal PROLONGED EXPOSURE elements like audio, video, images, and wow factor, but for the lasting impact and to draw, paint, write and tell stories the can make them withdrawn,” says Prakriti might be to find hidden objects by scan- TO A SCREEN MAY 3D content, merge with physical compo- use case. Sooner or later, every compa- way they want. Moreover, these toys are Poddar, Global Head for Mental Health ning your actual surroundings with your nents of the toy, thereby making learn- ny in this industry will create meaning- kid-friendly and safe to operate as they at Round Glass, Managing Trustee Poddar smartphone. IMPACT THEIR ing a unique and inclusive process. The ful experiences that have a more signif- don’t have any live wires or sharp ends,” Foundation. “The prospect of bringing an object CONCENTRATION LEVELS AR technology also helps the child inter- icant objective, built on a base of AR/VR says Dr Rohit Arora, Head of Neonatology Assessing the impact of screen time to life is fascinating and exciting. If the AND MAKE THEM act with the world around them and cre- technology,” says Goyal. & Pediatric, Miracles Mediclinic, on the emotional health of children, the topic at hand is how animals live in their ates two-way interactivity, where the Gurugram. He says that for an early age World Health Organisation recommends natural habitat, AR can teach it through WITHDRAW child feels like they have control over what BANE OR BOON tech-savvy kids, AR toys provide some- no screen time for babies under two and 3D models. Younger children can listen — PRAKRITI PODDAR, they're learning. Since kids are fond of play-based thing extra to boost their brain develop- no more than one hour of screen time a to the sounds the animal makes and Moreover, AR creates a system of learning and augmented reality toys help ment. “Interactive AR toys can help them day for those aged two to four. “Excessive understand its eating habits, all through GLOBAL HEAD FOR MENTAL instant feedback that motivates the child to enhance life-skills in children. These understand information at their comfort screen time can reduce the child’s capa- stories and simple games. Meanwhile, HEALTH, ROUND GLASS to learn more and be more accurate. Most AR toys and games help improve their level and retain it for long. These toys are bility to rely on themselves, especially in older children can learn about the food AR toys provide a progress report or digital aptitude as well as their cognitive engaging, experimental and immersive times of crisis or strain, and reduce con- chain and complex ecosystems, through graph, which is a personalised evaluation skills. They have been at the forefront of from a child’s perspective,” adds Dr centration, focus, and the feeling of interactive and informative games,” of your child's learning curve and combining education and entertainment Arora. empathy,” she adds. WONDER KITS FOR YOUR TINY TOTS rom teaching art to coding, brands are for learning art, science along with coding. classroom. Its coding kit is its signature and is an innovative product for kids aged six machinery, feed in their desired mechanisms Fready to walk an extra mile and teach Consisting of hardware components, the kid product and is ideal for kids from Class III to and above. The platform showcases the in- and play the challenges. children in the most engaging way possible. needs to fit the parts to create a functional Class VIII who wish to step into the coding app puzzle library, standard-based lessons The AR toys are set to become a game Windows 10 tablet that comes with a arena at an early age. The Steam+ kit extends along with robotic challenges. Their OSMO changer in the industry, if not more. Here are MicroSD card slot and detachable keyboard. curriculum-aligned material while engaging application, Wonder for Dash & Dot Robots The brand offers electronic toys that are a few options that one can choose from: Once completed, the kid can share their the kids in an analytical thinking process. It extends learning about robotics in a fun way. compatible with iPad or Amazon Fire tablets. projects with the Kano community on Kano offers activities, innovations for maker It is a coding tool that enables the kid to play The kit consists of numbers, shapes, coding KANO World online. spaces, libraries, camps, clubs, etc. and explore robotics all by themselves and instructions, puzzles, drawing, business Appropriate for kids aged six and older, the offers 300 plus challenges that teach kids aptitude and likewise learning features that Kano PC kit is no less than a personal laptop LITTLEBITS WONDER WORKSHOP about robotics programming and building. allows the kid to explore various fields and for kids. The DIY tablet is the ideal destination It provides you the experience of an e- The platform aims to build future innovators With the help of this kids can create their own learn independently. kaleid scope backpage HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | APRIL 11, 2021

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PNS n WASHINGTON try because of the "numbers much as $10,000 if special of people that want to get up care or medical monitoring Several hundred people have in space," King said. is needed. already booked their tickets "We can't take two years to The single biggest barrier and begun training for a train these people," he said. to "spaceflight for all" spectacular voyage: a few "We've got to get this down remains the price tag. minutes, or perhaps days, in to a matter of days to get Some 600 people have the weightlessness of space. these people up. booked flights on Virgin The mainly wealthy first- "These people aren't Galactic, the company time space travellers are get- crews, just strictly passen- owned by British billionaire ting ready to take part in one gers," he noted. Richard Branson, and thou- of several private missions "For a passenger, there sands more are on a waiting which are preparing to isn't a lot of work for you to list. The cost per flight? 6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes launch. do other than just relax, $200,000 to $250,000. The era of space tourism endure the G forces of Virgin Galactic hopes to is on the horizon 60 years launch or reentry. take its first private astronaut off Indonesia coast: US agency after Soviet cosmonaut Yuri "And then once you're on a suborbital flight in early Gagarin became the first orbital, enjoy the view out 2022, with eventual plans for 6.0-magnitude earth- person in space. the window." 400 trips a year. quake struck off the coast Two companies, Virgin King said the pass rate for Blue Origin, owned by Aof Indonesia's Java island Galactic and Blue Origin, are the training course has been Amazon's Jeff Bezos, has not Saturday, the United States building spacecraft capable "99.9 percent." yet published prices or a cal- Geological Survey said, but no He had $20 of sending private clients on The cost ranges from sev- endar. tsunami warning was issued. suborbital flights to the edge eral thousand dollars to as The quake hit at a depth of 82 of space lasting several min- kilometres (50 miles), about 45 utes. kilometres southwest of Malang Billion, then Glenn King is the director city in East Java. There were no of spaceflight training at the immediate reports of casualties, National Aerospace Training but the temblor shook Malang, a lost it all in and Research Center, a pri- city of several million people. vate company based in "It was pretty strong and went Pennsylvania which has for a long time," resident Ida already trained nearly 400 Magfiroh told AFP. two days future Virgin Galactic pas- "Everything was swaying." sengers for their trips. Indonesia experiences frequent "The oldest person I seismic and volcanic activity due efore he lost it all-all $20 then, in two short days, it was gone. trained was 88 years old," to its position on the Pacific "Ring billion-Bill Hwang was the The sudden implosion of King told AFP. of Fire", where tectonic plates col- Bgreatest trader you'd never Hwang's Archegos Capital The training program lasts lide. In 2018, a 7.5-magnitude heard of. Starting in 2013, he par- Management in late March is one two days -- a morning of quake and a subsequent tsunami layed more than $200 million left of the most spectacular failures in classroom instruction and in Palu on Sulawesi island left over from his shuttered hedge fund modern financial history: No indi- tests in a centrifuge. more than 4,300 people dead or into a mind-boggling fortune by vidual has lost so much money so This involves putting the missing. betting on stocks. Had he folded his quickly. At its peak, Hwang's trainee in a single-seat cock- hand in early March and cashed in, wealth briefly eclipsed $30 billion. pit at the end of a 25-foot- Hwang, 57, would have stood out It's also a peculiar one. Unlike the long (eight-meter-long) arm among the world's billionaires. Wall Street stars and Nobel laure- and spinning them around There are richer men and women, ates who ran Long-Term Capital to simulate gravitational of course, but their money is most- Management, which famously force, or G force. ly tied up in businesses, real estate, blew up in 1998, Hwang was large- A medical team is on complex investments, sports teams, ly unknown outside a small circle: hand at all times. and artwork. Hwang's $20 billion fellow churchgoers and former NASA's training for shut- net worth was almost as liquid as a hedge fund colleagues, as well as a tle crew members lasted two government stimulus check. And handful of bankers. years but the duration has been drastically reduced by the commercial space indus-

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat tests positive for Covid, Elon Musk shares video of monkey hospitalised ashtriya playing games with its mind Swayamsevak Sangh Rchief Mohan Bhagwat has tested posi- lon Musk’s latest tweet nected, the monkey is able tive for coronavirus, the showing a monkey to continue playing the organisation tweeted on its Eplaying a game using game using its mind. official handle. his mind has triggered a Musk’s start-up is devel- Bhagwat, 70, has been plethora of reactions on oping a fully-implanted, showing commons symp- social media. wireless, count brain- toms of coronavirus infec- Taking to the microblog- machine interface (BMI) tion, the Rashtriya ging website, the Tesla CEO that would enable people Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) retweeted a post by with paralysis to directly use tweeted. "He is currently Neuralink along with a cap- their neural activity to oper- having common symptoms Madhya Pradesh Minister tion that read, “Monkey ate various devices with of COVID-19 and has plays Pong with his mind.” ease. The monkey in the been admitted to He explained, “A monkey is video was implanted with a Kingsway Hospital in literally playing a video Neuralink weeks before the Nagpur, is undergoing performs ‘puja’ at airport game telepathically using a experiment was conducted. general check-up and cau- brain chip!!” In the experiment, the tion," the RSS tweeted. Originally shared by monkey is not only playing Prashant Kishor to ward off Covid Neuralink, the 3.27-minute the game with its mind, but Clubhouse chat on Bengal clip features Pager, a nine- is also able to adapt to it elections goes viral As 44 he worrying face mask in public, year-old Macaque using a when the difficulty level is seats in West Bengal went surge in coron- critics say. During joystick to play a game on increased. The clip con- to polls Saturday, Tavirus cases assembly session when the computer screen. cludes with the monkey Trinamool Congress chief seems to have forced she was asked why she However, moments later being rewarded with a Mamata Banerjee’s poll politicians to seek is not wearing a mask, when the joystick is discon- banana. strategist Prashant Kishor divine intervention to Ms Thakur had told found himself in contro- ward off the threat NDTV that she doesn't versy after statements he posed by the deadly need to wear a mask as purportedly made during a disease. For instance, she performs 'havan' public chat on Clubhouse, Usha Thakur, the (ritual burning) every a social media platform, Minister for Tourism day and recites the went viral. Reacting to the and Culture in Madhya Hanuman Chalisa. leaked audio clips, where Pradesh, was seen lead- Ms Thakur has pre- he can be heard saying that ing a prayer meet - viously claimed that the Trinamool’s internal though without a face 'havan' of a cow dung survey shows BJP will be mask - in Indore. clapping and singing cake can keep a house elected in Bengal this year, The minister was before the deity - was sanitised for 12 hours. Kishor said, “I am glad BJP seen performing 'puja' joined by Airport Last year, a video of is taking my chat more before the statue of Director Aryama Union Minister seriously than words of Devi Ahilya Bai Sanyas and other staff Ramdas Athawale their own leaders! They Holkar at the Indore members at the cere- chanting ''Go corona, should show courage and airport. The MLA mony. go corona'' at a prayer share the full chat instead from Indore's Mhow Ms Thakur has often meet had gone viral on of getting excited with seat - who was seen been seen without a social media. selective use of parts of it.