Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer , SATURDAY, MAY 22, 2021; PAGES 12 `3 RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 Established 1864 Published From HYDERABAD DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN *LATE CITY VOL. 3 ISSUE 212 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable www.dailypioneer.com Jaishankar on a P Sensex zooms 976 points P Chiranjeevi starts P five-day visit to US 5 as financial stocks pump market 8 oxygen banks 11 In brief Noted environmentalist PM pitches Sunderlal Bahuguna Dip in admissions at passes away for ‘doorstep oted environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna died of Covid-19 at treatment' Nthe All Institute of Medical PNS n VARANASI/LUCKNOW Sciences, Rishikesh on Friday. Bahuguna breathed his last at 12.05 Covid hospitals Prime Minister Narendra Modi pm, AIIMS Director Ravikant said. He on Friday urged bringing medical is survived by his wife Vimla, two services closer to COVID-19 sons and a daughter. The 94-year-old patients, coming up with a new environmentalist known for his mantra –- Jahan bimaar, wahin pioneering role in the Chipko upchaar –- at a video conference movement was under treatment for with doctors where he choked up Covid-19 at the hospital for over a while speaking of lives lost to the Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, who visited MGM Hospital in Warangal on week. Admitted at the hospital on virus. Friday, interacting with a patient there. May 8 after testing positive for the infection, Bahuguna had been critical “Though the attack of the pan- since last night with his oxygen level demic has been checked to an dropping drastically. extent with the joint efforts of all, KCR visit boosts Covid it is not the time to feel satisfied,” he told healthcare professionals and other frontline workers in his patients’ confidence Varanasi constituency. Mamata Banerjee “We have to fight a long bat- ML MELLY MAITREYI patients' well-being, told him that set to contest from tle,” he added. n HYDERABAD he was getting good medical He said health services need to treatment. In the next breath, he her earlier seat pay attention to the rural areas of After his visit two days ago to surprised everyone by raising slo- amata Banerjee, who swept the Varanasi and Purvanchal and Gandhi Hospital, presently ear- gans 'KCR Zindabad' and 'KCR is Bengal election but lost her Occupancy in As of Friday, a total of 28,117 pitched his new ‘mantra' of “treat- marked for Covid-19 patients, my life'. KCR went to each bed in M own contest in Nandigram, is government hospital beds were available. ment at the doorstep”. Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar the ward and spoke to the set to return to the seat she gave up Rao travelled to Warangal on patients, trying to lift their down- in favour of challenging her former NAVEENA GHANATE hospitals has In comparison, on 10 May, 2 Friday and visited the MGM cast spirits. aide Suvendu Adhikari in his n HYDERABAD increased 25,441 beds were available Hospital there. He interacted He later visited the General stronghold. The Trinamool MLA who with patients undergoing treat- ward and there also he interact- won from Bhawanipore, Shobhandeb Desperate calls for oxygen, venti- ment in the hospital. ed with patients. He then went Chattopadhyay, resigned from the lator or ICU beds have reduced in down imposed, along with a dip in beds has increased in govern- KCR, wearing two masks and a round the MGM Hospital to Bengal assembly this afternoon to . Following a dip in cases, has resulted in fewer admis- ment hospitals and reduced signif- face shield, first went to the ICU inspect the facilities available enable his party boss to contest from daily cases and an increase in sions in hospitals, which no longer icantly in private hospitals. ward and enquired about the well- there. the seat. "Mamata Banerjee will fight recoveries, hospital admissions have long queues of patients. On May 10, 20,314 persons being of the patients and the line The Chief Minister spoke with from Bhawanipore in the coming six have been coming down slowing. As of Friday, a total of 28,117 were getting treated in hospitals; of treatment being given to them. the doctors and asked them about months," Mr Chattopadhyay told This is evident from an analy- hospital beds were available. In this figure came down to 18,478 on He spoke to the patients and asked the medical facilities available as NDTV before handing in his sis of data available on the comparison, on 10 May, 25,441 Friday. On the contrary, admis- them to be confident. He advised well as the line of treatment being resignation to Assembly Speaker Telangana government's website, beds were available. On May 10, sions in government hospitals them not to worry or entertain any given to the patients. He also Biman Bandopadhyay. which has inter alia real-time 28,920 beds were occupied in the increased from 7,976 on May 10 fear about Covid. inquired about problems being updates on vacant hospital beds state. This figure came down to to 8,205 on May 21. A patient Venkatachari, over- faced by the medical staff. and ventilators. 26,683 on Friday 7 pm. 2 whelmed by the empathy with 2 Tarun Tejpal, According to doctors, the lock- Noticeably, the occupancy of which KCR was enquiring about acquitted of rape, recounts trauma HCs must avoid passing 13 Naxals killed in encounter in Gadchiroli AP HC sets aside SEC ournalist Tarun Tejpal, who was n acquitted of rape charges in a PNS MUMBAI notification on polls J 2013 case by court in Goa impossible Covid orders: SC today, said the last seven-and-a-half At least 13 Naxals including seven n to local bodies years had been traumatic for his PNS NEW DELHI that are possible to implement," a women cadres were killed in an n family as they dealt with the Supreme Court bench of Justices encounter with police in Gadchiroli PNS AMARAVATI catastrophic fallout of the false The Supreme Court today said that Vineet Saran and BR Gavai said district of Maharashtra early on allegations against him. The former given the national and transnation- today. The top court, however, Friday, officials said. In a major setback to the state gov- Tehelka editor-in-chief also thanked al ramification of Covid- refused to cancel the High The slain ultras belonged to ernment, a single judge bench of the the court for a rigorous, impartial and related cases, High Courts Court's "Ram Bharose" Kasunsur Dalam (squad) of the High Court on fair trial in the case. A sessions court must avoid passing comment, made on Naxals, police said. The encounter Friday cancelled the elections to the acquitted Tarun Tejpal of sexually orders that are impossi- Monday, saying such took place on a day the state home ZPTCs and MPTCs on the ground assaulting a woman, who was his ble to implement. observations need to minister was visiting the eastern that the four-week model code of colleague at that time, in an elevator It stayed an be treated as advice. Maharashtra district, over 900 km conduct rule was not followed. of a five star resort in the state. Allahabad High Court A two-judge from Mumbai. The bench, comprising Justice order in a suo motu Allahabad High Court A release by Gadchiroli Police Satyanarayana Murthy, said as per case in which the court bench of Justices said they had received inputs that a Supreme Court order, there said that, within four Siddharth Varma and Ajit Naxals had gathered in the Paidi should be a gap of at least four IMF offers $50 Bn plan months, all nursing home Kumar had earlier this week forest area in Etapalli tehsil for between 6 am to 7.30 am as about while some more Naxals were pos- weeks between the election notifi- beds in Uttar Pradesh must have used the popular phrase, extortion as auctions of Tendu 60 to 70 Naxals opened fire on C- sibly injured in the encounter but cation and the date of polling. that could vaccinate oxygen facility. The High Court had meaning "at the mercy of God", to leaves -- used for making bidis or 60 commandos and kept firing managed to escape, the police said. “Therefore, the notification issued everyone by mid-2022 also directed the Uttar Pradesh refer to entire Uttar Pradesh's med- leaf cigarettes -- were underway, despite an appeal to them to sur- One AK-47 rifle, an SLR, a carbine, by the State Election Commissioner government to ensure that within a ical system, especially in smaller hence a team of C-60 commandos, render, it added. a .303 rifle and explosives were on April 1 for the conduct of elec- bout $50 billion may be all it takes month every UP village had two cities and villages. a special combat force of the dis- After the Naxals fled into the recovered from the spot. tions on April 8 would be null and to vaccinate all eligible people ambulances with ICU facility. trict police, was sent to the area. dense forest, the bodies of six male void,” the judge said, Aaround the world by the middle of "High Courts must pass orders 2 The encounter took place and seven female cadres were found, 2 2 next year, the International Monetary Fund or IMF has said, proposing an investment programme that could have a global economic benefit of around $9 Centre supplies over trillion. The detailed research piece SC grants bail to rebel prepared by the IMF Chief Economist TS after super spreaders now Gita Gopinath and colleague Ruchir 1,400 ventilators to TS PNS n HYDERABAD Agarwal suggests that the goal is to CM asks collectors to PNS n HYDERABAD YSRCP MP in sedition case vaccinate 40 per cent of all countries by identify super spreaders PNS n HYDERABAD 2021 and the remaining 60 per cent by The Telangana State government MP was “ill-treated” in the custody. the first half of 2022. "Saving lives and has decided to conduct a special The Centre has provided 1,405 The apex court imposed sev- Covid-19 vaccination drive for RTC Drivers, Conductors, ventilators to various hospitals in The Supreme Court eral bail conditions on livelihoods should need no justification, Sales personnel, and but a faster end to the pandemic could super spreaders i.e. individuals Telangana under the PMCARES Friday granted bail to Raju, including that he also inject the equivalent of $9 trillion who are more likely to infect oth- vegetable vendors Fund, Union Minister G Kishan rebel YSR Congress would not give any ers, compared with other typical- Reddy said on Friday. Telangana MP K Raghu interview to the media into the global economy by 2025 due to under scanner a faster resumption of economic ly infected people. is getting all sorts of aid and coop- Ramakrishna Raju, with regard to the case. activity," the agency said. Telangana Chief Minister K eration by way ofoxygen cylin- who was arrested in a On May 17, the top Chandrashekar Rao on Friday Super spreaders are those who chunk of Covid positive cases. ders, establishing oxygen plants, sedition case lodged by court had ordered forth- instructed the district collectors to transmit the infection to a large They have also played a big role in ventilators, vaccines, PPE kits, N- Andhra Pradesh Police with transfer of Raju to TODAY prepare a list of potential super number of people and are therefore driving up the ongoing second 95 masks and ration to the poor, against him. A vacation the Army hospital at spreaders like RTC drivers, conduc- of particular concern to the health wave of Covid-19 infections and from the Centre in order tocon- bench of Justices Vineet Saran in neighbouring tors, sales personnel, and veg- authorities, particularly epidemiol- perhaps quite unwittingly have tain the COVID pandemic, the and B R Gavai, while referring to Telangana for medical examination ALMANAC etable vendors. He said that the ogists. According to reports, become super-spreaders. MoS Home said in a press release. Raju's medical report received from and hospitalization till further Month & Paksham: state government had decided to youngsters in Telangana and else- the Army hospital at Secunderabad, orders. Vaishakha & Shukla Paksha conduct a special drive for them. where in the country form a large 2 2 said it cannot be ruled out that the 2 Panchangam Tithi : Dashami: 09:15 am Nakshatram : Uttara Phalguni: 02:05 pm RBI transfers Rs Time to Avoid : (Bad time to start Branches of 80-yr-old banyan tree lopped, marked for felling any important work) 99,122 crore as Rahukalam : 08:59 am – 10:36 am the lopped branches, Uday , R&B Dept cocks a snook at Telangana HC order The remains of the 80- founder of Vata Foundation, wrote Yamagandam : 01:49 pm – 03:26 pm year-old Banyan tree dividend to govt whose branches were to R&B department requesting Varjyam : 09:50 pm – 11:18 pm ANUSHA PUPPALA PNS n NEW DELHI ects in Hyderabad. The dismem- lopped off at them to stop further chopping of Gulika : 05:46 am - 07:22 am n HYDERABAD bered banyan tree is among the the banyan tree. Good Time : (to start any important work) trees sought to be saved. Uday Krishna told The Pioneer: The Reserve Bank on Friday In a horrific act seen as planting The Vata Foundation, which has "While we are awaiting to hear from decided to transfer Rs 99,122 Amritakalam : 07:16 am – 08:47 am seeds of open defiance of a court been trying to stop the tree felling R&B on the permissions for crore as surplus to the exchequer, Abhijit Muhurtham : 11:47 am 12:38 pm order, branches of an 80-year-old by the Road & Buildings translocation, it is unfortunate that a move that will help the govern- Banyan tree at Gandipet were Department, is up in arms once the R&B department has com- ment to channelise more HYDERABAD lopped and its rump marked for again, disappointed at the chopping menced cutting activities even after resources to combat the second WEATHER felling by the Road &Buildings of the branches of the old banyan being advised against it on wave of COVID-19 pandemic. Forecast: Partly cloudy Department on Thursday, despite tree. Thursday morning and despite the The decision to transfer the Temp: 37/26 a stay order issued by the Telangana The foundation had appealed to High Court's stay order. It is real- surplus amount for the account- Humidity: 60% High Court. the department to give it time until ly sad that they had cut branches of ing period of nine months ended Sunrise: 05:42 am The Telangana High Court gave the onset of monsoon to shift the a very old banyan tree whose March 31, 2021 was taken at a Sunset: 06:43 pm a stay order on May 13,2021 to save trees as the present weather is not branches could have been propagat- meeting of the central board of 244 fully grown trees from being suitable for translocation of trees. ed in dozens of new trees. the RBI, held through video con- Current Weather Conditions Updated May 21, 2021 5:00 PM felled by the State government at However, R&B department went a road widening project at Gandipet appeal as well as the court's stay ferencing, Gandipet for road-widening proj- ahead with its plan to fell trees for area, ignoring the foundation's order. 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here has been a sort of Teruption of reciprocity and trust during the present wave of the pandemic. Both these Pandemic times: the break out of reciprocity and trust reside in existing social net- works and form part of what The pandemic, in cooperation is feeding upon require coordination and Norms of reciprocity and is called social capital. contrast, has generated gener- During the pandemic, social capital has trust and growing exponen- there is a transaction cost trust have induced coopera- During the pandemic, social alized reciprocity and social been created because individuals have tially. associated with all these. tion among people during capital has been created trust. Generalized reciprocity subsumed their self-interest and have From the above, we notice The transaction costs arise pandemic times. because individuals have sub- occurs when all feel obliged to that the pandemic has due to costs of monitoring, The value contained in sumed their self-interest and help everybody else, and started to care more about the larger increased the circle of people negotiating, litigating, and social ties can be used in have started to care more everybody expects everybody interest of groups and society. who are willing to cooperate, enforcing formal agree- COVID-19 control opera- about the larger interest of to help. called the "radius of trust" by ments. Typically, administra- tions. For example, it could groups and society. In this sense it is also con- Francis Fukuyama, author of tors try to specify every con- be rolling out a self-govern- Typically, social capital is of nected to altruism and solidar- Facebook, LinkedIn and the social network. the book 'The End of History tingency that may arise in ing system of supplying oxy- the individual type and based ity existing in social networks. Google search facility. This is the positive external- and the Last Man'. agreements. gen to hospitals, comple- on specific recipocity Most important, trust is gen- These online environments ity of social capital and it has For Fukuyama, modern They overlook that each menting the prevailing for- exchanges. This occurs due to erated because people who have connected hitherto acquired the characteristics society consists of a series of contract between parties pre- mal mechanisms. the obligations and the norms have been assisted feel an unconnected people and of a public good - freely avail- DR. SAMEER SHARMA concentric and overlapping supposes a certain amount of In the medium run, poli- of reciprocity in the social obligation to assist others ensured that information able and accessible to all. radii of trust ranging from goodwill that would prevent cy-makers can use the structure that enforce the beyond the people who gave reaches even those who are not The increase in general- friends, relatives, NGOs and parties from taking advan- enlarged radii of trust in repayment of the obligations. them the specific assistance. a part of close networks, as ized reciprocity is facilitating external monitor to enforce religious groups. tage of unforeseen loop- imaginative ways to bring For example, if A gives an oxy- This also shows the values well as the people in positions cooperation and giving rise to informal agreements based The size of the radii of holes. As a result, contracts about economic benefits, gen cylinder to B, then B is embedded in social structures of power. trust. This trust is spread on word of mouth to, say, trust has several economic become voluminious and say, in contract enforcement obligated to A to repay the of India and a sort of collec- These are called horizontal throughout society and is thus deliver things required during benefits and one is a reduc- end up being very inflexible - a key component in the assistance. This also creates an tive action has been set in and vertical networks, respec- called social trust. During the the pandemic, and (3) making tion in transaction costs and costly to enforce. A larg- Ease of Doing Index. expectation in A that B will motion, leading to a unique tively. Today, cooperation is present wave of the pandem- responses of other group connected to contracts, a er radius of trust reduces the (Author has a PhD from provide assistance at a later kind of self-governance. flowing both horizontally (e.g. ic, social trust is performing members more predictable, key element of the Ease of need to draw up huge con- USA and a DLitt from date. Thus, A holds a sort of a Collective action is aided by friends, acquaintances) and the following crucial roles: leading to increased coopera- Doing Business (EoDB) tracts to cover all contingen- Kanchi University. The article "credit slip". If a society holds the ubiquitious presence of vertically (e.g. government) (1) substituting for gaps in tion among group members. Index. cies and then enforce them. is based on his research and many credit slips, it has high online environments in the and its benefits are accruing to institutional performance, (2) Thus, a virtuous cycle has Contracts, hierarchies, This reduces transaction practice and views are per- levels of social capital. form of WhatsApp groups, people who are not part of the performing the role of an been set in motion where bureaucratic rules, and so on costs. sonal)

Centre supplies COVID CRISIS over 1,400 Molnupiravir Phase III MEIL's round-the-clock ventilators to TS Continued from page 1 production of oxygen begins Since independence, until clinical trials begin PNS n NEW DELHI the past eight months the country had only 19,000 ven- Megha Engineering and tilators and depended on PNS n HYDERABAD treated with Molnupiravir in Infrastructures Ltd (MEIL) imports. As of now through the mild stage of the disease, has begun round-the-clock the initiative of Make in India Molnupiravir Phase III clinical the transmission of Covid can production of oxygen at its Government hospitals across trials launched on Friday at be controlled and further wors- plant in Telangana to meet the the country have been pro- Yashoda hospitals in ening of the disease can be pre- shortage of the life-saving gas vided with 51,000ventilators Somajigida in association with vented at a large scale. Thus, the amid the second wave of the from PMCARES Fund, he Natco Pharma, who received disease burden on the health- COVID-19 pandemic. added. the DCGI approval for con- care system, as well as the The company has supplied ducting the Phase III clinical society, could well be reduced, 2.2 crore litres of oxygen free- trials for oral administration of with significant implications on of-cost to over 17 government Molnupiravir capsules for the financial burden of the and private hospitals in equivalent to 2.2 crore litres "Within a short span of SC grants bail patients with mild and moder- common man and they are out Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, free of cost and is continuing time, MEIL set up an oxygen ate Covid symptoms. of pocket expense.” Hyderabad, and Odisha. to supply to over 17 govern- plant and put in place a special to rebel The clinical trials at Yashoda Molnupiravir is a prodrug of MEIL has started its 24-hour ment and private hospitals in team to oversee the distribu- Hospitals will entail the Covid the active antiviral ribonucle- production plant (in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, tion and supply of oxygen patient volunteers to take 400 oside analog of ß-d-N4- Telangana) at 100 per cent Hyderabad, and Odisha, it free-of-cost to the govern- YSRCP MP in mg twice a day without being hydroxycytidine. Its activity capacity to accommodate the added. ment and private hospitals in admitted to the hospital since (Right) Dr Lingaiah Amidalya, Medical Director of Yashoda Hospitals, displays the against SARS-CoV-2 is by inhi- shortage of oxygen in the These hospitals include the two Telugu states of sedition case it is an OPD (out-patient Molnupiravir after announcing the commencement of trials in Hyderabad on Friday bition of RNA-dependent-RNA southern states, a company Osmania General Hospital and Telangana and Andhra department) based clinical trial, polymerase. Molnupiravir leads statement said. private hospitals such as the Pradesh. Our plant is equipped Continued from page 1 and have regular interactions had stopped. after the five-day treatment to errors in the viral RNA The company has already Sarojini Devi Hospital, Apollo to supply oxygen round-the- with their physicians on Day 5, In a Phase-I clinical trial con- duration. sequence, stopping viral repli- supplied 21,460 MT (metric Hospitals, Medicity Hospitals clock," MEIL General Manager Raju, who is the Lok Sabha Day 10 and Day 15 for their fol- ducted in the United Kingdom, Announcing the commence- cation, shortening infection, tonnes) of oxygen which is among others. Govind K said. MP from Narsapuram parlia- low up cycle at the hospital. Molnupiravir was deemed to be ment of the trials Dr Lingaiah and limiting disease transmis- mentary constituency in Pre-clinical (animal) studies safe and well-tolerated up to Amidalya, Medical Director of sion. Scientists at Georgia Andhra Pradesh, alleged that have found that Molnupiravir 800 mg twice a day for five days Yashoda Hospitals, said, “It is a University USA have anticipat- the sedition case has been has remarkably reduced SARS- in healthy trial subjects. In the privilege to be the first hospi- ed the tablet to take effect lodged against him by state CoV-2 load and was found to Phase-II clinical trials con- tal in the country chosen for the within 24 hours of the dose and Shashi lobs verbal KCR visit... police "because of political have completely suppressed ducted in the US, all patients, Phase III of clinical trials. We that the oral administration of Continued from page 1 vendetta" as he has been crit- the spread of disease from ani- who received Molnupiravir for hope that the trial is a success the tablet on Covid severe icizing "the action of his own mal to animal, and the virus five days were found to have a proving itself to be a game- patients will help reduce the bouncer for KTR's Later, he instructed Medical party". multiplication development negative SARS-CoV-2 culture changer. If patients can be severity of the symptoms. and Health Department offi- cials to provide all facilities tongue-in-cheek remark required by the patients, say- PNS n HYDERABAD Molnupiravir - Baricitinib. ing funds would not be a con- Branches... Dip in admissions... HCs must... And the list goes on…," he straint. The Chief Minister Continued from page 1 AP HC sets aside... Continued from page 1 Continued from page 1 Congress leader Shashi said on Thursday night. was accompanied by Ministers Tharoor, known for throwing He tagged the tweet and Errabelli Dayakar Rao, On the one hand, the R&B Continued from page 1 7,621 MPTCs were held on Especially the occupancy of The bench was hearing a peti- verbal bouncers at people in added in another post, tongue Satavathi Rathod, MLAs N. department is chopping trees April 8, following an order oxygen beds in government tion demanding better care for the form of difficult-to-pro- firmly in cheek, "I suspect Ravinder, D.Vinay Bhaskar, for a road widening project, And ordered that the SEC to from a division bench of the hospitals has increased. Yet Covid patients. It had also said: nounce English words, on @ShashiTharoor Ji Pakka has Mayor Gundu Sudharani, though we offered to translo- issue fresh notification for the High Court. only 577 beds of the 2,143 "So far as the medical infra- Friday lobbed floccinaucini- a role to play in this." Chief Secretary Somesh cate the trees free of cost on conduct of the elections all The division bench, on April ICU beds are vacant in gov- structure is concerned, in hilipilification at IT Minister Tharoor responded to KTR Kumar, Principal Secretary - the other side; and, on the over again. 7, gave the green signal to the ernment hospitals, indicating these few months we have KT Rama Rao. in the same spirit. Health Rizvi, Director of other hand, through the The Andhra Pradesh govern- SEC to hold the elections, the persisting shortage of realised that in the manner it The word cropped up as "Not guilty! How can you Medical Education Ramesh Telangana Haritha Haram ment and the SEC are likely to ordered that the counting of ventilator beds in the state. stands today, it is very delicate, Tharoor engaged in friendly indulge in such floccinaucini- Reddy and other officials, project the government is move the division bench of the votes should be put on hold and In Gandhi Hospital, TIMS, fragile, and debilitated." banter with the TRS working hilipilification, @KTRTRS?" besides MGM Hospital preaching to plant more trees. High Court or the Supreme results should not be declared. NIMS, King Koti, Chest Solicitor General Tushar president, who is heading "Left to me I"d happily call Superintendent They should ideally practice Court challenging the single It referred the issue back to the Hospital, ESIC hospital, all of Mehta, appearing for Uttar Telangana's task force on them "CoroNil", "CoroZero", Chandrasekhar. what they are preaching by judge order. single judge bench to settle the the ICU beds were occupied Pradesh, told the Supreme Covid, over the names of & even "GoCoroNaGo!" But Visits Warangal Central Jail not chopping fully grown The government has argued issue. as of Friday, with no vacan- Court that observations like COVID-19 medicines. these pharmacists are more KCR also visited the trees which are equal to mil- that the elections were already The SEC argued that the cy. According to doctors, pri- "Ram Bharose" demoralise It all started with KTR won- procrustean….," the MP from Warangal Central Jail. He lions of saplings". over and only declaration of the four-week time for implemen- vate hospitals are sending all health workers and create panic. dering why names of medi- Thiruvnanthapuram tweeted. spoke to the inmates, includ- He further added, "We results was pending. tation of model code of conduct serious cases to government "These observations are made in cines are so tough to pro- The Oxford dictionary ing convicts, and enquired request the R&B department There are 660 ZPTCs and was not made mandatory by the hospitals. anxiety and concern for gener- nounce. describes floccinaucinihilipil- about the amenities in the jail. to abide by the High Court 9,984 MPTCs in Andhra Supreme Court. It only gave a On Friday, 68% of ICU al public. UP can treat this as an "On a lighter note, any idea ification as "the action or habit He saw various handicraft order and refrain from cut- Pradesh, of which 126 ZPTCs suggestion, while hearing the beds and 64% of oxygen beds observation and advice and not who comes up with this of estimating something as items, handloom products ting anything till proper and 2,363 MPTCs were elected case in a particular context. were occupied. This was sig- direction," The Supreme Court, unpronounceable names for worthless". According to the and other utilitarian products paperwork is in place... We unanimously during the begin- If the code is implemented for nificantly higher 20 days ago however, said today. "We cannot meds? - Posaconazole - Cambridge dictionary, "The made by the inmates. He wish the R&B department ning of the election process in four weeks, all the ongoing when 74% of ICU beds and pass sweeping orders for all high Cresemba - Tocilzumab - honour of being the longest enquired with the officials the gives us some time as this is March 2020. developmental works would 69% of oxygen beds were courts as this appeal is against Remdesivir - Liposomal non-technical word goes to measures being taken to curb not the right time for translo- Elections to 534 ZPTCs and come to a halt, the SEC argued. occupied on May 10. Allahabad HC order." Amphoterecin - Flavipiravir - floccinaucinihilipilification." the spread of corona in the jail. cating trees. HYDERABAD 13 Naxals killed BULLION RATES PM pitches for ‘doorstep treatment' TS after super spreaders... GOLD in encounter... Continued from page 1 tendents and commissioners ` Rs.49, 770 (10 gm) Continued from page 1 There was a long pause, one, he added. He said the battle is against Continued from page 1 of police through a video con- ` 20 before the prime minister Just as the fight against an “unseen” and “changing” For instance, about 56.4 per ference from Warangal on “We shouldn't forget – Jahan continued, “I pay my respects coronavirus has been a joint enemy. Ankit Goyal, Superintendent cent of the Covid positive Friday. He instructed Principal SILVER bimaar, wahin upchaar” to all these people and offer effort, the vaccination should Modi said Varanasi benefit- of Police, Gadchiroli said at cases in Telangana are aged up Secretary Medical and Health ` 76, 400 (1kg) (treatment where the patient condolences to their near also be a collective responsi- ed from the strategy of hav- a press conference that the to 40. Senior health officials in S.A.M. Rizvi to personally ` 500 is located).” and dear ones,” he said. bility and everyone should ing micro-containment the encounter was a "tribute" Hyderabad have gone on visit Yadadri, Nagar Kurnool “If the treatment is taken to Modi called for special take the vaccine when their zones. to the 15 police personnel record that anywhere between and other districts, where the sick, it will bring down efforts to save children from turn comes, he said. He also mentioned “Kashi killed in an ambush in the 80 per cent and 90 per cent of there is no decrease of Covid CHICKEN the pressure on the health coronavirus. He also flagged He said the work done in Kavach” – a telemedicine ini- district in 2019. As many as the younger population who cases, and review the situation RATES `/KG system,” Modi said. He talked mucormycosis or black fun- the health sector over the past tiative involving doctors, lab- 27 Naxals have been killed in have tested positive are asymp- there. The CM also instruct- about telemedicine and gus as a “new challenge”. seven years helped but under oratories and private compa- the district since September tomatic, which creates a lot of ed Collectors in districts bor- Dressed/With Skin `155 involving young and retired He said the fight was on such extraordinary circum- nies. 2020, he added. difficulty in early detection. dering other States to pay Without Skin `177 medical professionals in tack- many fronts in the second stances, the situation was The PM Modi said the Maharashtra Home The Chief Minister was special attention to the con- ling the pandemic. wave of the pandemic. brought under control arrangements made to deal Minister Dilip Walse Patil, addressing collectors, superin- tainment of Corona. Broiler at Farm `107 He lauded the efforts of The infection rate was because of the health workers with the second wave of who was on his first visit to doctors, nurses, technicians, high, the patients had to be who worked round the clock. coronavirus should be main- Gadchiroli after taking over EGG ward boys and ambulance hospitalised for longer and He said yoga was criti- tained even when the cases the home portfolio following RATES drivers. “But this pandemic is there was “extreme pressure” cised and a communal colour come down. the resignation of Anil `/100 so big that despite all the on the health system. was initially given to it when He expressed satisfaction Deshmukh, praised the HYDERABAD 470 efforts we have not been able Stressing the importance of the government made efforts that people's representatives police for the operation. VIJAYAWADA 456 to save the lives of our fami- vaccination, he said frontline to help it get global recogni- remained connected to the "Naxals are trying to ly members,” he added. workers managed to serve tion. drive against the pandemic weaken our democracy. I VISAKHAPATNAM 355 “This virus has snatched so without worry because of it. But today Yoga has helped despite facing "naraazgi", an am proud that police officers RETAIL PRICE `4.70 many of our near ones,” Modi This “suraksha kavach” in the fight against coron- indirect reference to hostile and personnel are fighting (IN HYDEARABAD) said, choking with emotion. (shield) should reach every- avirus. comments. them ably," he told reporters.

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Man held for harassing wife Be wary of fake sanitisers, PNS n NEW DELHI

P Charan Teja, husband of Armed Reserve constable M police caution people Sandhya Rani, was arrested by the police on Thursday on charges of PNS n HYDERABAD them was available freely, the harassing and abusing her. vested interests have been According to the police, The police appealed to people manufacturing them using Sandhya Rani, who was to be wary of fake sanitisers the names of prominent per- already married with a being pushed into the market sons and industries. daughter, had married by vested interests passing Cyberabad Commissioner Charan Teja in 2020. them off as branded product as VC Sajjanar said that the A few months after their they are likely to affect the skin police have targeted such ille- marriage, she was allegedly and cause potential damage to gal activities under Cyberabad LVPEI launches hotline for abused in the name of caste one's health. They point out limits. and harassed by Charan Teja how a city-based racket selling Dr Surapaneni Sailaja, skin and his family members, fol- fake sanitisers was unearthed specialist, has warned people lowing which she approached recently leading to confiscation against using duplicate sani- Mucormycosis treatment the police and lodged a com- of thousands of litres of the tisers as they cause skin-relat- plaint. A few days ago, Charan sanitiser. ed problems. As per global PNS n HYDERABAD geon, LVPEI. with the caller the contact Teja also lodged a complaint Recently, SOT standards the proportion of People can call at any time on address of the nearest LVPEI saying Sandhya Rani trapped inspector Venkat Reddy bust- ethyl alcohol and ethanol At a time the alarming incidence hotline number between 9 am centre in their vicinity. The him in the name of love and ed a racket in Madhuban districts. in the sick industrial units in should be in the ratio of 62 per of Mucomycosis or 'black fun- and 6 pm from Monday to hospital is also offering tele- married him at the Arya Colony in Mylardevpalli village The gang used to move the industrial estates at , cent to 90 per cent. Use of haz- gus' cases raised a huge concern Saturday for any queries regard- consultation services, who can- Samaj in . and recovered at least 1,300 fake product in the fast moving Bala Nagar, Charlapalli, IDA ardous chemicals can cause across the State, LV Prasad Eye ing Mucormycosis. not travel, said Dr.Tarjani. He told the police that she litres of the sanitiser. markets in five litre cans. The Bollarum. They point out that skin damage on hands and can Institute has introduced a hot- In Telangana, LVPEI has a Mucormycosis is a fungal threatened to foist a case The fake product is being gangs print logos of popular the fake sanitiser was sold last also affect one's immunity. line number -18002002211 for quaternary eye care centre and infection of the sinuses, eye against him if he did not sold at Rs 150 to Rs 200 a litre Mumbai brands. The whole- year when the virus was at its If the fake sanitiser is not eye related 'black fungus' issues. three city centres at Hyderabad. and brain. Patients with uncon- marry her and also publicise as against Rs 500 per litre of the salers and retail traders of the virulent form. removed from hands prop- Mucormycosis has been Secondary centres were available trolled diabetes mellitus or those their selfies. Charan recorded branded sanitiser in the market. fake sanitiser made millions as The police managed to erly, it can go into stomach declared as an epidemic now. across Adilabad, Bhadradi that have been treated with a selfie video with all the alle- The product is being sold in the turnover of the product per obtain preliminary evidence and contaminate food. It is After Covid, it is the next fast Kothagudem, Nagar Kurnool, steroids for Covid-19 infection gations and sent it to the Begum Bazar, Koti, Sultan month is estimated to be in last year. The product was likely to affect hormonal bal- emerging threat and the need of Nirmal, Rangareddy, Kothur and those who required hospi- Shamshabad DCP and Bazar, , Bala Nagar, some crores. made without alcohol by mix- ance in some others. Hence, the hour is early diagnosis and and Siddipet. In cases where tal admission and oxygen treat- Shabad police seeking action Kukatpalli, Secunderabad, The police suspect that the ing various chemicals. As the it is always useful to use timely treatment, said Dr Tarjani immediate care is needed, hos- ment are at risk of getting against his wife. Mahabubnagar and Nalgonda product might have been made raw material used in making branded sanitisers. Vivek Dave, oculoplasty sur- pital's counsellors will share Mucormycosis, she said. CITY LIGHTS COMBATING COVID Rowdy sheeter 16,000 cases filed Cyber fraudster cons former IPS murdered Students invited to join officer to the tune of Rs 2.45-L PNS n HYDERABAD against lockdown cyber criminal through an Miscreants murdered Young Warrior movement OTP fraud relieved a Mohd Aijaz (18), listed as Aformer IPS officer to the a rowdy sheeter, in violators: Sajjanar PNS n HYDERABAD tune of Rs 2.45 lakh, according Bahadurpura around mid- to a complaint lodged with the night on Thursday. PNS n HYDERABAD turn a blind eye towards any The Central Board of Cyber Crime Cell by the official Previous enmity was sus- symptoms and get yourself Secondary Education (CBSE) on Thursday. The official who pected to have led to the More than 16,000 cases are checked," he said. has invited students and teach- lives in Prasasan Nagar of the killing, according to police. booked so far against the lock- Sajjanar announced that ers between the age group of 10 city received a phone call from Aijaz was earlier involved down violators, disclosed VC Cyberabad police in association and 30 to join the Young a person called Santosh two in the attempt to murder of Sajjanar, Commissioner of the with Society for Cyberabad Warrior movement to combat days ago claiming to be a another rowdy sheeter Police, Cyberabad. Security Council (SCSC) is going the Covid. This engagement BSNL employee. He sought SIM card information on the pretext of Gaffar. Police said it was There are almost 5,000 police set up an isolation ward. will consist of a series of easy updating it. The official told the caller that he had updated the SIM suspected that Aijaz was officers from Cyberabad on the The Cyberabad Police and real-life tasks with the and also got it recharged. Santosh warned him that if the official did called outside by the sus- ground monitoring the lock- Commissioner toured #YoungWarrior earning cer- not part with the details the BSNL services are likely to be affected pects and attacked at a down, he said. Speaking to the , tificate for their actions. UReport (WhatsApp YWA to er with the Ministry of Youth during the current Covid period. Walking into the trap, the IPS official secluded spot near Vidya media during his tour on Friday, Balajinagar,Bandlaguda petrol These actions include pro- +91 96504 14141). Affairs and Sports, the downloaded TEAM Viewer application and transferred some money Bharathi School in Sajjanr said: "We will be more Bunk on Friday. moting access to verified The second is an Interactive Ministry of Health and Family as directed by Santosh. He told the IPS official that he would receive a Bahadurpura. "The stringent hereafter. It is better for Lockdown is for the safety of health and essential services, voice response (IVR)-based Welfare, YuWaah-UNICEF unit transaction message reference to the effect that the money was assailants attacked him with their safety no one ventures out people, he said. To ensure lock- vaccine registration, Covid platform (missed call to and a multi-stakeholder con- credited. Afterwards, he received message to the effect that the caller iron rods and boulders. He unnecessarily." down orders are completely fol- appropriate behaviours and 08066019225) for young peo- sortium of over 950 partners, had withdrawn Rs 2.45 lakh in five minutes in five transactions. died on the spot," said the "I advise people not to be care- lowed, the Commissioner took myth busting. These tasks will ple who may not have are activating the police. The Bahadurpura less during this second wave of a stock of lockdown implemen- be hosted in 10 regional lan- WhatsApp/internet and the #YoungWarrior movement. police are examining the pandemic. A lot of them suf- tation on Friday. He spent time guages to protect themselves, third is through community #YoungWarrior is a nationwide Cyberabad police bust online footage from surveillance fering from mild symptoms of with the field level police officers, their families and their neigh- radio for those who have no movement to engage five mil- cameras in the surround- Covid are taking it easy thinking interacted with them and super- bourhood against Covid. The access to phones or internet. lion young people to lead human trafficking racket ings to identify the killers. that it might be some viral infec- vised their functioning at the first is a technology-based The Central Board of action against Covid and n a tip-off, the Anti-Human tion. I request all of you not to check posts on roads. chat-bot platform called Secondary Education, togeth- impact 50 million. Trafficking Unit team and OChaitanyapuri police of Rachakonda Commissionarate 50 vials of busted an online inter-country Drive through Covid testing human and drugs trafficking racket. The five women traffickers Covishield belong to Uganda. The accused Nassali Milly, Nakkazzi Florence Mariam, Sarah Namwanje, Nalwoga facility starts at Gachi Bowli go missing Oliver Hildah and Sharifah Nakabuubi came to India on a tourist Visa. n n After completion of their Visa period, they did not left for their country, PNS HYDERABAD PNS HYDERABAD but were involved in conducting illegal activities. ccused Nassali came to Hyderabad and took a rented flat at Toli Chowki as she was suffering Mapmygenome, a Hyderabad- Over 50 vials of the from health issues, she decided to earn easy money way by indulging based genomics company, Covishield vaccine have in prostitution and started a online prostitution, along with her friends launched a drive-thru Covid reportedly went missing by using "LOCANTO app, on the request of customers, they are used testing facility at Cyient Rachakonda police file 25,000 from the Rangareddy Area to send the girls to the needy customers. As such the decoy team Foundation, MP Primary and Hospital in . contacted the organiser in turn she replied and agreed to send three ZP High School at Gachi cases against lockdown violators Hospital authorities sus- girls. Therefore, the decoy customer sent location to her phone Bowli here. pect the role of some staff through WhatsApp. Later, the decoy team went near Rajadhani theatre People, who want to get a behind the incident. in , in the meantime the accused had came in taxi, along Covid test can enter the school PNS n MALKAJGIRI-MEDCHAL May 12 till date. Of them, 17,360 Sources said during a with women, immediately the decoy team apprehended the accused premises and follow the mark- cases were booked for lock- recent internal audit, the trafficker and seized banned drugs from their possession. The above ings for parking spots. There Ten days after the lockdown was down violation, 6,367 for not hospital authorities learnt arrests were made under the supervision of Mahesh M Bhagwat, CP, are standees with barcode to imposed, the Rachakonda police wearing or improper wearing of that 50 vaccine vials, which Rachakonda Commissionerate, G , Addl CP under the the registration form, which Payment can be made online Kukatpally. People can visit the booked over 25,000 cases against masks, 1,228 cases for not otherwise could be used to direct guidance of Sunpreet Singh, DCP, LB Nagar Zone, J Surender can be filled online. Apart or to the executive. At every lab in , the collec- violators. Rachakonda Police observing social distance at pub- vaccinate 500 persons, Reddy, DCP, SOT, and P .Sreedhar Reddy, ACP, LB Nagar division. from names, contact details step, all Covid protocols and tion facility at Kukatpally, or Commissioner Mahesh M lic places, 337 cases for large pub- were missing from the and age, this form also precautions are being fol- the new drive thru facility at Bhagwat, who participated in lic gatherings and 245 cases of stock. requires an individual's ID lowed, and reports are sent Gachibowli for Covid testing. vehicle checking at ECIL boozing at open places. "We have The audit staff informed Police fume over man for proof. online, Mapmygenome said. Mapmygenome CEO Anu Crossroads, along with set up 46 check posts. I call upon hospital Superintendent Sample collection execu- The company has two Acharya said, "We have always law and order and people to stay home and stay Dr. Dasharath, who apart taking pet out during lockdown tives approach the car and col- Covid testing labs - one at been extra cautious about traffic police officers, here on safe," he said. from launching an internal lect oropharyngeal and Rajiv Gandhi International safety and social distancing Friday, said that on Thursday Commending the efforts of inquiry into the incident, olice officer on patrolling duty during the lockdown has taken a nasopharyngeal swab sam- Airport and one at their cor- during Covid sample collec- alone, police seized 1,579 vehi- police force performing lock- lodged a complaint with serious view of a citizen, who was taking out his pet dog to see ples. There is also a closed porate headquarters in tion and processing. We cles for violating lockdown pro- down enforcement duties round- the Gachibowli police as Pa vet after the lockdown relaxation period on Friday. Banjara booth on the premises to col- Madhapur. Both the labs oper- already use CoviSafe VTMs tocol apart from booking 4,054 the-lock, the Commissioner well on Thursday. The Hills Inspector Sivachandra asked a person driving a car where he lect samples, which can help ate 24/7. They also have a that neutralise the virus while cases. Officials said 25,537 cases warned erring citizens to strict- Gachibowli police booked was going violating the lockdown, along with his pet dog? The people on bikes or people branch office and Covid sam- protecting the molecular were booked since the imple- ly follow lockdown guidelines or a case and took up inves- person replied that the pet has fever and suffering from dehydration who decide to walk in. ple collection facility at structure." mentation of the lockdown from to face legal consequences. tigation. and is shivering from Thursday night. He tried hard to fix an appointment with a veterinary doctor since morning and at last succeeded in getting the 12.30 pm appointment. He argued that it is inevitable for him to come out to save the life of the pet dog. The police officer on duty told him that it is an offence to violate the Artificial ripeners make mangoes the forbidden fruit lockdown. He sought to know whether the life of the dog is so precious that of humans? He advised the person that he should have consulted doctor through a video call instead of venturing out. PNS n HYDERABAD The video became viral on social media. The animal lovers take to "The teams inspected mango godowns in social media and are awed at this and questioned and pointed out The greed of traders to ripen man- that the health of pets is also important. They vowed to take it to the goes, which are flooding the city Mozamjahi market, fruit market notice of Blue Cross. markets, artificially using chemicals and Dilsukhnagar areas. On seeing the has been rendering the favourite fruit of people into a toxic product. officials raiding on the godowns, many The traders apply ethylene to ripen traders downed their shutters and left the the fruits, which is likely to cause place immediately ulcers in the long run. Though there is permission from government to apply the chemical, many traders downed their shutters Sudarsan Reddy told a section of the traders are not using scientific and left the place immediately. the media that the traders and con- methods to apply the ripener. The teams inspected 12 shops in sumers would be sensitised on Acting on directions from the Mozamjahi market, five in artificial ripeners and its ill-affects. Institute of Preventive Medicine Malakpet and four in Kothapet Earlier, the traders used to use director, GHMC health depart- and fined four traders Rs 1000 each carbide to ripen the mangoes. Now ment additional commissioner, the for keeping the artificial ripener they use, ethylene ripeners, which GHMC officials divided into three among banana bunches and man- are permitted by Food Safety and teams and inspected various mar- goes. Standards Authority of India. kets in the city. The raids would continue for Instead of ripening the mangoes The teams inspected mango three more days. As a first offence, in three days using chemical ripen- godowns in Mozamjahi market, a fine of Rs 1,000 was imposed. If ers, the traders have been ripening said. Some traders have no concern chambers where fruits are kept to Malakpet fruit market and the offence is repeated, the fine the fruits in one day. If people con- for public health and violating ripen them quickly. Therefore, city Dilsukhnagar areas. On seeing the would go up to Rs 10,000. sume them, they would become rules to ripen the fruits quickly. dwellers urge the authorities to take officials raiding on the godowns, The GHMC food inspector sick, the GHMC food inspector They release ethylene gas into the the concerned individuals to task. HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | MAY 22, 2021 hyderabad 04

‘Reserve 20% beds for poor CM for strict enforcement Parties seek speedy Covid patients’ procurement of paddy PNS n MAHABUBNAGAR of lockdown across State PNS n HYDERABAD Societies, Farmers’ Producers Reddy , CPM (ML) State Minister for Excise Companies, they said. Secretary S Venkateswara Rao Srinivas Goud appealed F DISTRICT COLLECTORS, POLICE PERSONNEL SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY Various political parties and The government should take and All India Kisan Congress to private hospitals to people’s organisations have measures to provide at least five National president Kodanda reserve 20 per cent of F LOCKDOWN IMPOSED AS GOVT CHOSE PUBLIC HEALTH OVER REVENUE: KCR expressed their concern over the hamalis at every centre and Reddy, Rythu Swarajya Vedika the beds to the poor slow pace of paddy procure- mobilise them from cities and State convener V.Kiran Kumar, Covid patients and pro- ML MELLY MAITREYI roads, he said.The Chief ment in the State even as farm- towns and link paddy procure- Telangana Rythu JAC, conven- vide treatment to them n HYDERABAD Minister asked the Collectors ers were staring at a crisis. ment to NREGS works in view er KRavi and others said that the with a human face. If the about the supply of medicines, Added to the slow pace of of the present circumstances. State government should make hospitals cannot afford Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar oxygen and suggested that the paddy procurement, unseason- Urgent measures were needed arrangements to complete to offer free beds to the Rao has instructed the District fever survey should be contin- al rains, rice millers, who were to ensure there was no dearth of paddy procurement by May poor, they are welcome Collectors , Director General of ued with the second phase. unilaterally deciding the quali- human resources for complet- 31. to charge a nominal fee Police and other police person- Even in second phase, door to ty of paddy and paying less than ing paddy procurement on a Farmers as per the govern- from the poor. nel to strictly implement the door fever survey should be car- MSP were adding to the woes war-footing, they said. In sep- ment released data cultivated In a statement here on lockdown imposed for protect- ried out, he said. of farmers, they said. arate open letters to Chief paddy in over 50 lakh acres in Friday, he asked CT- ing people’s health. Cleanliness in hospitals The State government should Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao Rabi, maize in 4.29 lakh acres, Scan operators to scan The government has decided should get special focus and spe- not leave farmers at the mercy on Friday, Telangana Pradesh groundnut in 2.61 lakh acres, Covid patients for Rs on lockdown without bothering cial drive should be taken up for of rice millers and they should Congress Committee President jowar in 1.16 lakh acres, Bengal 1,999 each. He warned about revenue loss as people’s lifting garbage immediately, he take responsibility for paddy N Uttam Kumar Reddy, TDP gram in 3.43 lakh acres. of taking stern action health is more important.Thus instructed the GHMC procurement and open 5,000 president L Ramana, Telangana Farmers, who suffered losses in against two or three pri- the strict implementation of the Commissioner and all District more procurement centres Jana Samithi president M Kharif season, hoped that in vate hospitals, which he lockdown is crucial to bring the Collectors. under the aegis of Farmers Kodandaram, CPI State secre- Rabi, they would recover, thanks said are collecting more pandemic under control, he KCR said that a decision Cooperative tary Chada to the availability of fees. The private hospi- said. would be taken in the Cabinet Venkata irrigation facilities. tal managements in the He also said that paddy pro- meeting on addressing the prob- presence of the Minister curement should be completed lems of all kinds of outsourced decided to offer a pack- in a week to 10 days as Kharif staff in the hospitals. He called age of Rs 30,000 without agricultural operations would Police.He asked them about the Management Act and it was the upon the medical personnel to oxygen and Rs 60,000 start soon. Covid situation in their districts, responsibility of the Collectors work with the same dedication. with oxygen per week in He later headed for the the action plan being imple- along with the DGP, he said. He also discussed with peo- the 20 per cent of the Warangal Collectorate and held mented to bring the pandemic Except for four hour relaxation ple’s representatives about mea- beds reserved for poor a video conference with all under control. period, during the rest of the sures to control Covid, paddy Covid patients. District Collectors and Police Lockdown should be enforced time, no one except those with procurement, lockdown imple- Officials and Superintendents of strictly as per the Disaster passes should be allowed on the mentation. Include Corona treatment in Narayana asks leaders to Aarogyasri, demands Cong emulate Kerala model chance to others in both the K VENKATESHWARLU CPI and the CPM, the leader PNS n HYDERABAD · Congress n HYDERABAD said. CPI national secretary K CPM State secretary Congress leaders paid rich trib- leaders took Narayana in a video message Tammineni Veerabhadram utes to former Prime Minister part in released recently praised the was continuing in the State Rajiv Gandhi across the state to Kerala model of contesting secretary position for the third mark his 30th death anniversary. philanthropic election twice and consequent- term, he said. First of all, the Congress leaders participated in activities by ly adorning the ministerial State secretaries were not fol- philanthropic activities by dis- berth for not more than two lowing the rules established by tributing medical equipment, distributing times in one’s political career. the Kerala model, therefore medicines, food and fruits on medical Set up medical college in Narayana said that the Left how it would be possible for Friday. TPCC Chief N Uttam equipment, Democratic Front (LDF) came them to gain popularity Kumar Reddy visited the to power in Kerala for the sec- among people. Huzurnagar area hospital and medicines, food ond time showing good per- Another leader said that distributed fruits and dry fruits and fruits to Bhupalapally dist: MLA formance in its first five years present condition in the state, continuing in positions for the and food to the Covid patients. Malkajgiri MP Anumula and it was good for all the he said. third time was not a big thing Speaking on the occasion, mark Rajiv Revanth Reddy, along with his PNS n JAYASHANKAR- can serve the local people bet- other political parties to emu- Leave the Kerala model, but the leader had to inspire Uttam said that only eight doc- Gandhi’s death colleagues and friends, donat- BHUPALAPALLY ter. late the CPI and CPM policies the two Left parties here the party leaders and cadre to tors are working in Huzurnagar ed a generator, AC and refriger- In connection with the 30th of letting a person contest would have to move on their move forward. hospital instead of 49 doctors. anniversary ator and medical equipment to Manthani MLA Duddilla death anniversary of former elections for only two times feet instead of rushing for He also said, "Leave the There is no CT scan and the Containment at Bolarum here. Sridhar Babu demanded that PM Rajiv Gandhi, the MLA and also taking ministerial alliances with other parties, he Kerala model, there is no dis- hospital has no gynecologist. He AICC official spokesperson the government take steps to set distributed essential commodi- positions two times. opined. He said that most of cipline among the party lead- demanded that the government He questioned the govern- Dasoju Sravan paid tributes to up a medical college in the dis- ties among 268 Covid-affected However, the Telangana CPI the party leaders had ers in the State. The leaders appoint a radiologist and set up ment as to why it is not includ- Rajiv Gandhi statue at trict as people of the area have families in Kataram mandal. and CPM parties’ cadre and expressed their reluctance behave respectfully to each an oxygen plant in the hospital. ing corona treatment in the Khairathabad division. Later, to travel long distances to get The MLA distributed rice, puls- leaders, albeit not all, were sur- about supporting the TRS in other publicly but they don’t Congress MP from Bhongir Aarogyasri scheme. The govern- he distributed masks and fruits medical aid in the absence of a es, edible oils, vegetables and prised at the comments made the by-election to have the same attitude in pri- Komatireddy Venkat Reddy ment is misleading people by to people. Rajiv Gandhi medical institution here. fruits required for them for the by Narayana. One of the CPM Nagarjunasagar. The support vate”. He hoped that the party’s handed over 25 oxygen cylinders giving falsehood details on Sadbhavana Yatra Speaking in connection with 14 day quarantine period. leaders, on condition of of the Left parties to the TRS national leadership would to Bhongir hospital and anoth- Corona. He said that the neigh- Commemoration Committee taking part in various pro- He praised Rajiv Gandhi for anonymity, has stated that candidate in Nagarjunasagar implement successful and er 25 cylinders to AIIMS hospi- bouring state Andhra Pradesh chairman G Niranjan said that grammes in Kataram mandal of implementing series of develop- "both CPM and CPI would by-elections was the latest good policies to develop the tal on the occasion. has been providing Corona the country will remember the the district on Friday, he point- ment measures like introducing have been in a better position worst example of how they party in the states and then Komatireddy also allocated his treatment freely, however, the changes initiated by Rajiv dur- ed out that the government has IT to the country and also was in Telangana if they had not have degraded themselves. only the Left parties would get MPLAD funds for Corona treat- Telangana government is allow- ing his tenure in politics for the sent proposals to the Centre to instrumental in reducing the run around the ruling parties On the other hand, the their due respect from the ment. Speaking on the occasion, ing private hospitals to collect development and to strengthen set up six medical colleges. If age of voting to 18 years and for alliances in elections.” party leaders were continuing people. Or else, the Left par- Komatireddy vented his ire over hefty bills. the democratic fabric of the there is a medical college in the also introduces several sweep- Narayana will also have to take in their positions for the third ties would lose their base in the state government’s policies. TPCC working president and country. district, graduates of the college ing changes in the country. responsibility for the CPI’s term, too, by not giving any the States also, he said.

NSUI launches free online yoga classes ‘Make alternative arrangements Raghunandan ly a lung infection, is also suffering from Rao gets addl PNS n HYDERABAD mental stress. To lend a helping hand to to tide over drinking water crisis’ the public in recovering mentally, NSUI People are suffering not only from phys- launched free online yoga and meditation charge of agri ical but also from mental stress due to the classes in the memory of Rajiv Gandhi PNS n MAHABUBNAGAR engineers to take them off. The Every habitation in the rise in Corona cases, opined NSUI state with certified yoga trainer Bharat. engineering officials will test municipality should compulso- PNS n HYDERABAD president Venkat Balmoor. He further stated that Bharat will be Minister for Excise Srinivas them at a full level once again. rily get drinking water through Speaking on the occasion after launch- conducting classes on Telangana NSUI Goud on Thursday asked offi- He was reviewing the situa- alternative sources of water sup- M Raghunandan Rao, ing of free online yoga and meditation and Venkat Balmoor Facebook & cials to make alternative arrange- tion with officials, municipal ply. Commissioner, Panchayat classes under the auspices of Telangana Instagram pages for an hour from 5.30 ments to tide over the drinking commissioners and public health He exhorted people to use Raj and Rural NSUI, Venkat said that a person suffer- pm to 6.30 pm every day. He appealed to water crisis in summer as the engineers at his camp office. water sparingly without wasting Development, has been ing from Coronavirus infection, especial- people to avail of the facility. Mission Bhagiratha scheme He asked public health exec- it and advised them to store given full additional motors would remain suspend- utive engineer Vijayabhaskar water if necessary. He wanted charge of Secretary, ed for a month for testing after Reddy to inspect the intake the municipal authorities to Agriculture in place of B undertaking repairs to them. wells in Koil Sagar, which sup- give publicity to this by beating Janardhan Reddy after Addressing the Mission plies drinking water to the town. drums. his appointment as the New body Bhagiratha officials from his He asked officials to check the Mahabubnagar municipal TSPSC chairman. The KCR should wake up from camp office here on Friday, he condition of the pipelines and chairman KC Narsimhulu, com- government issued orders of TSPSC asked them to prepare an action any inherent leakages in them. missioner Pradeep Kumar, pub- to this effect on Friday. plan to supply drinking water He asked municipal com- lic health executive engineer Raghunandan Rao would slumber, says Shabbir Ali assumes through alternative methods. missioners and engineering Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy, Mission also discharge duties as It may be recalled that the authorities to take steps to rule Bhagiradha engineering offi- Commissioner, Chief Minister K technical sang in the MB motors out the drinking water problem cials, municipal engineers and Agriculture. PNS n HYDERABAD Chandrashekhar Rao had charge at Yelluru Reservoir forced the in other municipal towns. others were present. failed to prevent the damage PNS n HYDERABAD Rich tributes were paid to for- caused due to the Covid pan- mer Prime Minister Rajiv demic in Telangana in the last The new administra- HOSPITALS FLEECING COVID PATIENTS Gandhi on his 30th death year. "KCR acted like tive body of Telangana anniversary on Friday by for- 'Kumbhkaran' and did not State Public Service mer minister Mohammed Ali wake up from slumber despite Commission has been Shabbir and other leaders here lakhs of people getting infect- sworn in on Friday. B ‘Bargaining to hand over body to kin’ on Friday. ed with the virus and thou- Janardhan Reddy took Speaking on the occasion at sands losing their lives. As per the oath of office first as PNS n KARIMNAGAR tal bill came to Rs 7 lakhs for 14 had to go in search of money. I, 30,000 per vial and another Kamareddy, Shabbir Ali the official data, as many the chairman, followed days of hospitalisation. An on behalf of my brother was three vials of the medicine was recalled the services rendered 5,44,263 people got infected by members K The issue of high fees charged by advance of Rs 2.95 was deposit- forced to write a letter in order to bought from outside pharmacy by Rajiv Gandhi and said that The Congress leader so far and 3,060 lost their lives Ravinder Reddy, private hospitals continued to ed by the deceased's father Raja take the body that the bills would for Rs 40,000 per vial. The orig- the former Prime Minister ridiculed BJP and TRS leaders, as of May 20. However, the Chandrasekhar Rao, plague the city as another instance Yellaiah on April 29. be paid as soon as the money inal price of a vial of the injec- had left an indelible impression who questioned the contribu- actual number of deaths is at Linga Reddy, Kotla of a private hospital refusing to After a treatment of 13 days, could be arranged," says tion is Rs 3,500. The hospital and of his regime. Terming him as tion of the Congress in nation- least 4-5 times higher than the Aruna Kumari, Sumitra part with the body unless the when the deceased showed no Venkataiah, uncle of the the pharmacy charged the exor- the architect of Digital India building. "Almost 100% of official figure. Anand, R unpaid bloated bill was fully improvement, Dr Suresh and his deceased. bitant high price showing and father of the Information health infrastructure, including Instead of taking measures Satyanarayana and R paid. team of the hospital asked the Venkataiah had complained unavailability of the medicine as Technology and Telecom hospitals, research institutions, to save people's lives, KCR Amavat Dhansingh. On May 12, the family of patient's family to take him home about this incident to Additional the prime reason. Revolution of India, Shabbir laboratories, drug manufactur- concealed the real statistics of Janardhan Reddy Raavikanti Ganesh, 45, a resident as they were not paying the bill. Collector Shyam Prasad Lal and The Pioneer had consulted Ali said that the vision of ing plants, etc, was built dur- Covid cases and deaths. He is took charge from the of Vattemalla, Vemulawada man- "We had paid an advance of Rs. also to DMHO of Karimnagar. PRO of Sunrise Hospital B Anil Rajiv Gandhi was helping the ing Congress regimes. Neither now trying to cover up his In-charge chairman dal, who died of Covid in the 2.95 lakh on Day one and on The Additional Collector Kumar in connection with this country in fighting a war the BJP government at the failures by misleading the Sailu. The new Sunrise Hospital, Karimnagar, being asked to take away the responded and said he would issue and enquired about the against the Coronavirus pan- Centre nor the TRS govern- people by making visits to Commission disclosed had to bargain with the manage- patient we cleared the pharma- instruct the DMHO to inquire excess charges of Remdesivir. demic. "The entire manage- ment in Telangana has added Gandhi Hospital in that the notification for ment of the hospital to get the cy bill of Rs 40,600 and pleaded about the incident. The DMHO The PRO stated that nothing of ment of Covid pandemic, anything to the health infra- Hyderabad and MGM hospi- recruitment to fill body of Raavikanti. with the doctor to continue the however, did not respond to any this sort of has happened. including tracking, testing and structure. Instead, they ruined tal in Warangal. Was he wait- vacant posts would be Raavikanti Venkataiah, a retd. treatment. But, my nephew died of the calls made by Venkataiah. Whereas the Rs 90,000 was paid treatment is being done using the existing institutions and ing for over 3,000 people issued soon. Only a few ZP CEO, had admitted his on May 12. The hospital refused Over and above this the for three vials of Remdesivir IT and its applications whose infrastructure with poor man- (officially) to die due to Covid people were invited for nephew Raavikanti Ganesh to the to hand over the body until the patient party said that the hos- through GPay showed the name foundation was laid by the late agement," he said. before visiting Gandhi the swearing in in view hospital on April 29 after he was due bill of Rs. 4.90 lakh was pital sold them three vials of of Anil Kumar as the receiver of Rajiv Gandhi," he claimed. Shabbir Ali alleged that Hospital?" he asked. of Covid restrictions. tested Covid positive. The hospi- cleared. My brother, Raja Yellaiah, Remdesivir injections for Rs the money. HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | MAY 22, 2021 nation 05 NDRF prepares for ‘Cyclone Yaas', Govt exploring possibility of Covaxin production outside India positions teams in Bengal, Odisha PNS n NEW DELHI To address the shortage of COVID-19 jabs in the country, PNS n NEW DELHI bodied personal protection the government is exploring gear that includes a face shield the possibility of boosting pro- The National Disaster for each rescuer. duction of vaccines, including Response Force (NDRF) has The NDRF has earlier said identifying manufacturing sites begun positioning its teams in that most of its troops for indigenously developed West Bengal and Odisha as deployed for these operations Covaxin outside India, sources Cyclone Yaas is likely to hit have been vaccinated for coro- said. these states on the eastern navirus. The government also coast of the country around Talking about Yaas, the IMD intends to take up the matter May 26-27, officials said on had on Thursday said that a with the World Health Affairs has also been asked to being proposed by vaccine Friday. low pressure area is very like- Organisation (WHO) to step take up the matter with manufacturer, they added. Some of the teams dis- ly to form over north up Covaxin production. AstraZeneca, the maker of Many states have com- patched to undertake evacua- Andaman Sea and adjoining It will also take up with Covishield, to encourage them plained about the shortage of tion, rescue and restoration east-central Bay of Bengal Moderna, Johnson and to grant more voluntary vaccines. To address the issue, work in states affected by around May 22. Johnson and other vaccine licences in India. the government has been tak- Cyclone Tauktae on the west- "It is very likely to intensify makers the issue of granting The MEA and the ing measures to ramp up the ern coast are being called gradually into a cyclonic storm voluntary licence to third- Department of Biotechnology production of Covaxin. back, they said. during the subsequent 72 party manufacturers in India (DBT) will also prepare a Last week, V K Paul, NDRF Director General S N hours. It is very likely to move on transfer of technology basis. roadmap to address raw mate- Member (Health) in the Niti Pradhan tweeted that the force northwestwards and reach These issues were discussed rial supply constraints for Aayog said Covaxin requires a has decided to "airlift" West West Bengal-Odisha coasts in an inter-ministerial meeting Covishield and identify the Biosafety Laboratory-3, a facil- Bengal and Odisha-based around 26th May evening," the on May 18 to deliberate upon sources of raw material, ity which is not available with teams of the force in view of Department. The situation is Maharashtra and Goa, apart Each NDRF team has 47 Cyclone Warning Division of the options, including volun- sources said. all. Cyclone Yaas and its "possible developing, the officials said. from a few others on the west- personnel who are equipped the IMD had said. tary licence, compulsory As for Pfizer vaccine, the The DBT and the Drug impact" in the coastal dis- The central force had ear- ern coastline of the country. with tree and pole cutters, The name Yaas has been licence and government use Department for Promotion of Controller General of India tricts of the two states. marked a total of 101 teams for Tauktae made landfall on communication gadgets, given to the potential cyclone authorisation under the Industry and Internal Trade (DCGI) have been asked to The exact number of NDRF the extremely severe cyclonic Monday night near Una town inflatable boats and basic med- by Oman, as per a standard Patents Act, 1970, available to (DPIIT) to take up the matter identify manufacturers having teams to be earmarked for the storm Tauktae that developed in Gir Somnath district of ical aid. protocol of naming such increase the availability of with MEA, Niti Aayog and BSL-3 facility as well as those latest cyclone will be decided in the Arabian Sea and main- Gujarat and wreaked havoc for Due to the COVID-19 cyclonic storms in rotation by drugs and vaccines used for Law Secretary to prepare a sta- who can establish such a facil- as per inputs received from the ly affected the costal areas of around 28 hours before it spread, these teams have been affected countries in the same treatment of COVID-19. tus report on issue of indem- ity to increase manufacturing India Meteorological Gujarat and states like weakened into a depression. provided orange-coloured full- area. The Ministry of External nity and liability agreement sites in India, sources said. INDIA CORNER States, UTs Goa govt to move HC Delhi records 3,009 Covid cases, 252 told to deaths; positivity rate dips to 4.76 pc strengthen against Tejpal's acquittal elhi recorded 3,009 COVID-19 cases facilities for PNS n PANAJI Dand 252 fatalities on Friday, with the city's Covid-hit Goa Chief Minister Pramod positivity rate slipping to Sawant on Friday said the 4.76 per cent, data state government will chal- shared by the health PNS n NEW DELHI lenge in the high court jour- department showed.As nalist Tarun Tejpal's acquittal Jaishankar on a per the latest health The Union home ministry has in a 2013 rape case by a dis- bulletin, these new asked states and union territo- trict court here. fatalities pushed the ries to strengthen facilities for A sessions court at Mapusa COVID-19 death toll in vulnerable groups, especially on Friday acquitted Tejpal of five-day visit to US the national capital to children, who have been sexually assaulting his former 22,831. This is the third consecutive day when Delhi's count of daily orphaned in the second wave female colleague in an eleva- PNS n NEW DELHI In New York, Jaishankar is new cases has remained below 4,000. The positivity rate in the city of the COVID-19 pandemic in tor of a five star resort in Goa. expected to meet UN stood at 5.5 per cent on Thursday. Medical experts have held the order to check human traffick- Talking to reporters, External Affairs Minister S Secretary-General Antonio lockdown as the main factor behind the dip in the daily cases amid ing, a government statement Sawant said, “We will not Jaishankar will begin a five-day Guterres. the second wave of the pandemic. On Wednesday, Delhi had said on Friday. tolerate any injustice to be visit to the United States from "In Washington DC, the recorded 3,846 cases of the infection and 235 deaths. The Centre said it is giving meted out to the women in Monday with a focus on pro- External Affairs Minister will high priority to prevent and Goa. We will challenge the curement of coronavirus vac- hold discussions with his combat crime against women, district court's order before cines from American compa- counterpart Secretary of State K'taka govt accused of ‘lethargy' children, senior citizens and the high court soon in this The Goa police had regis- finement), 354 (assault or nies as well as explore the pos- Antony Blinken. He will also scheduled castes/ scheduled case." tered an FIR against Tejpal in criminal force with intent to sibility of their joint produc- be meeting Cabinet members in managing epidemic cases tribes, and is putting in place He said he has personally November 2013, following outrage modesty), 354-A tion. and Senior Officials of the institutional mechanisms for discussed the issue with the which he was arrested. (sexual harassment), 354-B The Ministry of External Administration dealing with ccusing the preventing and countering public prosecutor and the The Goa crime branch had (assault or use of criminal Affairs said Jaishankar will the bilateral relationship," the government of being lethargic human trafficking."Taking into investigating officer in the filed a charge sheet against force to woman with intent to hold discussions with US MEA said in a statement. Atowards managing epidemic account the impact of the sec- case about challenging the Tejpal, who has been out on disrobe), 376(2)(f) (person in Secretary of State Antony It said he will have two diseases, JD(S) leader H D ond wave of the COVID-19 verdict in the high court. bail since May 2014. a position of authority over Blinken besides meeting interactions with business Kumaraswamy on Friday urged it pandemic, particularly on vul- Sawant claimed that there He faced the trial under women, committing rape) senior officials of the Biden forums on economic and to immediately declare "black nerable groups, the MHA has was enough evidence against IPC sections 341 (wrongful and 376(2)k) (rape by a per- administration during his visit COVID-related cooperation fungus" as an epidemic. The again reiterated. the accused. restraint), 342 (wrongful con- son in a position of control). from May 24 to 28. between the two countries. former Chief Minister in a series of tweets, warned that there is danger of Karnataka witnessing higher number of black fungus infections as according to experts those recovered from COVID are getting infected by the disease, and Vijayan retains Home & IT, 200 cases of Black V-P condoles the state has a big number of coronavirus cases. "Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Odisha, Gujarat and Chandighad have declared demise of black fungus (Mucormycosis) as an epidemic. The Centre has also Veena is new Health Minister asked the states to declare an epidemic. The state should also fungus reported declare it as an epidemic immediately," Kumaraswamy tweeted. PNS n THIRUVANANTHAPUAM Arif Mohammed Khan and Bahuguna the government order in this Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi connection was issued late PNS n NEW DELHI Vijayan will retain key portfo- last night. in Delhi hospitals SC agrees with Centre, allows lios including Home in the It was released to the media Vice-President M succesive LDF government in on Friday. PNS n NEW DELHI Jain said. “There were 197 Venkaiah Naidu on banks to act on guarantors the state while his son-in- The 21-member-strong cases of black fungus across Friday condoled the he Supreme Court on law PA Mohamed Riyas and CPI(M)-led ministry was Health Minister Satyendar all hospitals in Delhi till demise of noted envi- Friday upheld the Veena George, both first time sworn in at the central stadi- Jain on Friday said there were Wednesday night. These ronmentalist Sunderlal Tvalidity of the Centre's ministers, will handle PWD um here on Thursday evening 197 cases of black fungus in included patients who have Bahuguna, saying his notification allowing and Health, respectively. in a low-key ceremony in hospitals across Delhi till come from other states for efforts to preserve the banks to proceed against George, a former journalist view of the COVID-19 pan- Wednesday night, including treatment,” he told reporters. ecosystem will always personal guarantors for and Aranmula MLA, will suc- ing the high-profile T M demic. non-residents who have come Jain said there is an acute be remembered. recovery of loans given to ceed the popular KK Shailaja, Thomas Isaac as the portfolios Barring Vijayan, all 11 to the city for treatment. shortage of Amphotericin-B The Chipko move- a company under the who played a leading role in of the new ministers were CPI(M) ministers are new The minister also said injections used in the treat- ment pioneer Insolvency and the state's fight against Covid- announced here on Friday. faces. many inoculation centres for ment of black fungus or Bahuguna died at the Bankruptcy Code (IBC). A 19, and whose omission in the Besides health and family It was almost certain that the 18-44 age group are being mucormycosis in the entire All India Institute of bench comprising justices new cabinet had created a affairs, George is also entrust- Balagopal, a former Rajya shut in Delhi from Friday as country. The Centre is likely Medical Sciences, L Nageswara Rao and S flutter. ed with the women and child Sabha MP and a CPI(M) state the city has run out of vaccine to provide 2,000 injections to Rishikesh on Friday Ravindra Bhat held that approval of resolution plan under the IBC Vijayan will retain Home, welfare department. committee member, would be for this age group. Delhi, which will then be after battling COVID- does not discharge personal guarantors of their liability towards the Vigilance and IT portfolios After taking oath for the entrusted with the all impor- “Delhi had exhausted its given to hospitals. 19 for several days. banks. "In the judgment, we have upheld the notification," Justice among others while his confi- second time as CM on tant finance portfolio and the Covaxin stock many days He cautioned COVID-19 He was 94."Pained to Bhat said while reading out the conclusion of the judgement which dant and first-time legislator K Thursday, Vijayan handed tough task of infusing fresh ago. Covishield doses, too, patients against taking know that Shri decided as many as 75 petitions pertaining to the validity of the N Balagopal will helm the over the portfolios of respec- energy to Kerala's cash- have been consumed. Many steroids without doctor's Sunderlal Bahuguna ji notification. Petitioners had challenged the November 15, 2019 Finance Department, replac- tive ministers to Governor strapped exchequer. centres are being shut today,” advice. has passed away. notification issued under the IBC and other provisions in as far as they relate to personal guarantors to corporate debtors.

Barge tragedy: FIR against its Mylab to make ‘Covid will not pose a threat in future’ PNS n NEW DELHI on the body's immune response captain, others to SARS-CoV-2. 1 crore Covid The novel coronavirus respon- Analysing several scenarios olice have registered an FIR sible for COVID-19 could cause and their versions set up a sit- against the captain of barge no more than common cold- uation where an increasing PP-305 and some other home test kits like coughs and sniffles within proportion of the population persons after it sank in the Arabian the next decade, according to a will become predisposed to Sea five days ago during cyclone PNS n MUMBAI test kit christened 'COVISELF', study. mild disease over the long Tauktae, in which at least 49 of its which produces a result in 15 The research, published in the term. personnel were killed, an official Mumbai, May 21 (PTI) Mylab minutes for symptomatic journal Viruses, makes this like- "In the beginning of the pan- said on Friday. The case was Discovery Solutions, which has patients, was cleared by the ly prediction based on mathe- demic, no one had seen the registered under section 304 (2) developed a do-it-yourself Indian Council of Medical matical models that incorporate virus before. Our immune sys- (culpable homicide not amounting COVID-19 testing kit for symp- Research (ICMR) late on lessons learned from the current tem was not prepared," Adler to murder), 338 (causing grievous hurt to any person through tomatic patients, is building a Wednesday evening. pandemic on how our body's explained. rash or negligent act) and 34 (common intention) at the Yellow stock of one crore units of the The product priced at Rs immunity changes over time. The study suggests that some evidence indicates that The models show that as Gate police station here. Rakesh Ballav, the captain of the recently-approved home test kits 250 per unit is aimed at quick "This shows a possible future changes in the disease could be one of these cold-causing rela- more adults become partially barge, and others have been named in the FIR, a Mumbai Police before a national rollout on June turnarounds in testing and will that has not yet been fully driven by adaptations of our tives might have once been immune, whether through spokesperson said. The case was registered on the basis of the 1, a top official said on Friday. also ensure that a patient starts addressed," said Fred Adler, a immune response rather than by severe, giving rise to the prior infection or vaccination, complaint lodged by Rahman Hussain Shaikh, the chief engineer The Pune-based company, quarantining quickly and desists professor of mathematics and changes in the virus itself. "Russian flu" pandemic in the severe infections all but disap- of the barge who was among the survivors in the incident, he which is also credited with mak- from spreading the virus further. biological sciences at the Although the SARS-CoV-2 late 19th century. pear over the next decade, the said. Of the 261 personnel who were on the barge that sank on ing the first indigeneous RT- "We are manufacturing 10 University of Utah in the US. virus is the best-known mem- The parallels led the scientists researchers said. Monday, 186 had been rescued till Thursday, officials had said. PCR kit last year, is developing lakh units a day at our facility in "Over the next decade, the ber of the family, other season- to wonder whether the severi- Eventually, the only people Bodies of 49 persons have been recovered and the Navy and the an integrated molecular testing Lonavala. Over the next 10 severity of COVID-19 may al coronaviruses circulate in ty of SARS-CoV-2 could simi- who will be exposed to the virus Coast Guard have been carrying out a search for the 26 product which focused on days, we will be stocking up 1 decrease as populations collec- the human population, and larly lessen over time. for the first time will be children personnel missing from the barge and 11 from anchor boat automation, as its next big pro- crore units and then launch tively develop immunity," Adler they are less dangerous. They built mathematical who are naturally less prone to Varaprada, they had said. ject, the official said. The home nationally by June 1. said. The researchers noted that models incorporating evidence severe disease, they said. HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | MAY 22, 2021 06

www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION When the calendar SC to lenders’ aid The apex court’s ruling gives teeth to the banks’ recovery process against the defaulters doesn’t go full circle PRIYADARSHI DUTTA he financial lenders have got relief with the Supreme Court upholding a Government notification for invoking personal guarantees of promoters whose companies have Tdefaulted on bank loans. The banks can now file for personal bankruptcies against The strictly lunar character of the Hijri calendar renders it unsuitable promoters whose companies are facing debt resolution from the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). The Government enacted the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code in 2016 for civil use; the Empires had to depend upon solar calendars to deal with the inability of banks to get back defaulting loans. Within a few months, over 50 companies ended up with the NCLT and personal guarantees given by the default- he switchover from Ramadan (or Ramzan), ing promoters were sought to be invoked. At that point, several promoters moved the the ninth month of the High Courts and finally the Supreme Court transferred the cases to itself. In 2019, the Islamic Hijri calendar, to ShawwalT on the 29th, abounds in Government amended the Code by bringing in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency uncertainty and excitement. The sighting of the lunar crescent Resolution Process for Personal Guarantors to (Hilal in Arabic) on the western Corporate Debtors) Regulations, 2019. The notifica- horizon — in a slender time- tion empowered the lenders to invoke the defaulters’ frame between sunset and moon- personal guarantees. The apex court clubbed all the rise — would herald the new month. The first day of Shawwal 70-odd petitions that challenged the “personal guar- is celebrated as Eid-ul-Fitr. A antors” clause of the notification. The Supreme Court non-sighting could merely not only upheld the constitutional validity of the noti- extend the Ramadan by anoth- fication, it also held that even after a resolution for- er day. On the 30th day, the moon sighting becomes redundant as mula is worked out for the corporate debtor, the per- no Hijri month could be longer. sonal guarantor continues to be liable for any bal- It would automatically lead to ance amount remaining. This ensures that the lia- Shawwal and, therefore, the Eid. bility of the personal guarantor does not end even after a resolution formula is worked This phenomenon of reckoning out for the corporate debtor and proceedings can be initiated against the promoter and is not specific to Ramadan and Shawwal but applies to all 12 Hijri personal guarantor and co-guarantors, if any, as well. months. However, moon sight- The Supreme Court’s decision has now provided teeth to the banks’ recovery process- ings keep in news only for the es. They can pursue both the personal guarantors and the corporate debtors simulta- commencement of Ramadan, neously. The banks or other lenders can directly invoke the personal guarantees of the Shawwal and Dhu-al-Hijjah for account of the eccentricities develop a lunar calendar based in the Quran (9:36-37). So, the their religious significance. and perturbations of the orbits on calculation to simplify calendar became out of sync promoters even as the bankruptcy proceedings against the promoters’ companies go Moon sighting is a big game of Moon around Earth and things. They rather went in for with the seasons. The religious ahead. In technical parlance, the promoters who give personal guarantees will have to in Pakistan. Disproportionate Earth around the Sun, informs complicated models merely to austerities/festivities freely wan- deal with their insolvency on their own, even by selling their private assets, if they have amounts of resources are allocat- late Sir Harold Spencer Jones, predict the crude principle of der through the year, advanc- to, and will not hamper the insolvency cases against the corporate debtors. The pro- ed for it. The Ruet-e-Hilal com- former Astronomer Royal of lunar sightings, which remain ing by 11 days vis-à-vis the mittee announces the beginning Britain. The total range of vari- at the mercy of several mete- Gregorian calendar every year. moters will now be made to reach a settlement with the banks in the form of a one- of every Hijri month based on ation is about 13 hours. orological factors. Between Islamic civilisations, how- time settlement or a repayment plan and give an undertaking that they will not impede intelligence received from various Qureshi’s dissertation the eighth and 19th century, ever, could not live by religion the resolution process of the corporate debtor. It gives a fillip to the banks’ attempts to sources. The principal source is informs that the earliest math- well over 200 location-specif- alone. While the Hijri calendar clean up the huge amount of bad loans without writing them off as NPAs. The apex Pakistan’s meteorological depart- ematical model of lunar cres- ic zijs (astronomical hand- satisfied liturgical purposes, it ment, which maintains 288 cent visibility was worked out books) were complied in the could not sustain the agrarian, court dismissed without costs all the petitions by, among others, Anil Ambani of R-Com, observation centres across the by Muslim astronomers at the Islamic world, informs revenue and administrative Sanjay Singhal of Bhushan Power and Steel, Videocon’s Venugopal Dhoot and Kapil nation. They even employ Abbasid court of Al-Mamum Stephen P Blake in Time in work. Blake, in his study of Wadhawan of Dewan Housing Finance Limited, all of whom have stood personal guar- theodolites, a precision instru- in the ninth century. Among Early Modern Islam. Safavid, Ottoman and Mughal antees for loans and were then found defaulting. The decision plugs a major loophole ment with movable telescopes. those astronomers was Al- IT IS SURPRISING The lunar crescent (Hilal) Empires in Iran, Turkey and “The problem of determining Battani. In modern times, could not be visible before India, found that each one in the bankruptcy law and acts as a powerful deterrent against the defaulters. the day when the new lunar cres- Schmidt, Fortheringham, WHY MEDIEVAL Shukla Tritiya, if not Chaturthi, used solar calendars whether cent can be seen first at any site Maunder, Bruin, Schaefer, Ilyas MUSLIM on account of its faintness and Zoroastrian, Julian or Indic PIC of observation has remained an and Odeh, among others, have MATHEMATICIANS/ slenderness. In the 21st centu- (Saka Samvat) sometimes TALK open problem since antiquity. The contributed to better pre- ry, we have apps like modifying it to their needs. phenomenon remains impor- dictability. ASTRONOMERS MoonCalc, which provide loca- Seljuk ruler Jalal al-Din tant for beginning a lunar month religious cal- FAILED TO DEVELOP A tion-based information on the Malik Shah (1055-92), who set in a purely observational lunar endar is also based on lunar LUNAR CALENDAR timing and trajectory of the up Islam’s first astronomical calendar,” observes Muhammed months. The months are, moon. Yet, the Muslim world observatory at Isfahan, used the Shahid Qureshi. Qureshi com- however, determined by calcu- BASED ON insists on the naked eye sight- services of famous astronomer pleted his PhD on the compara- lations rather than observa- CALCULATION TO ing (Ruya), which now includes and poet Omar Khayyam tive study of mathematical mod- tions. It is based on the con- SIMPLIFY THINGS. telescoping sighting, where (1048-1132) to devise a solar els for earliest visibility of the cres- cept of tithis, where each tithi split verdicts are common. calendar. He established a new cent moon from the University of in the series represents 12 THEY RATHER WENT The most disadvantageous era Tarikh-i-Jalali that began on Karachi in 2007. degrees of progressive angular IN FOR COMPLICATED aspect of the Hijri calendar is Vernal Equinox (coinciding Why have lunar observations separation of the Moon from MODELS MERELY TO its purely lunar character. The with Zoroastrian festival Nau remained a thorny issue since the Sun. Every tithi, beginning year comprises 354 days (12 Roz) on March 21, 1079. The ancient times? This is because from Shukla Pratipada to PREDICT THE CRUDE lunar cycles of 29½ days each). Era was used in Iran until the the mean value of the moon’s Amavasya, could have reli- PRINCIPLE OF The intercalation used by the Islamic revolution in 1979. synodic revolution around Earth gious significance for the pagan Arabs, to keep the year (The writer is an author is 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes Hindus. It is surprising why LUNAR SIGHTINGS abreast of the seasons, was and independent researcher and 2.87 seconds. Still, significant medieval Muslim mathemati- prohibited by Prophet based in New Delhi. The views variations are possible on cians/astronomers failed to Mohammed as per a command expressed are personal.) LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SOUNDBITE Devotees at a newly built temple, dedicated to ‘Corona Devi’, at Irugar in Coimbatore PTI THE MENACE OF MUCORMYCOSIS The special task Sir — As our country unitedly fights the sec- force (to deal with ond wave of the deadly COVID-19 virus, Need to work in unison the third COVID-19 another worry, the black fungus, is creating wave) has been Face-off formed under my havoc and causing concern. The Central allowed to broach the relevant matters with the Government has even advised the States to PM? This is the time for the Central and State chairmanship. It will The bad blood on display during the PM’s recent declare mucormycosis as an epidemic. This Governments to be united in tackling the contain 15 members. would mean that the health facilities will have COVID-19 crisis. Right now, it is of the utmost meeting with the DMs leaves much to be desired importance that all the tiers of administration Goa Chief Minister to screen for the fungal infection and report — Pramod Sawant nother unsavoury episode of calling each other names has erupted between Prime it to the Government. work in unison to achieve the common pur- pose of defeating the Coronavirus. Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Though Mucormycosis or the black fungus To protect your The realisation that we are all of the same the Prime Minister displayed dignity in not responding directly to Mamata’s dia- infection is a rare but highly dangerous dis- health and limit the A ease that is now increasing among the kind — the humankind — rather than claim- spread of COVID-19, rime Minister Narendra Modi has left him- tribe, his aides didn’t let go of the chance to take on the feisty Chief Minister. The issue COVID-19 positive patients in India. The dis- ing or establishing superiority must dawn on we’re extending self open to the charge of bypassing the snowballed from a recent meeting that Modi had called with the District Magistrates of ease is caused by one’s exposure to the all, including the tribe of our politicians. What travel restrictions State Governments by the manner in 10 States, including the ones not ruled by the BJP. Soon after the meeting ended, a furi- mucormycetes mould and has a high mor- P is called “cooperative federalism” is what is between Canada which he held virtual meetings with the dis- best suited to our vast and diverse county. The ous Mamata launched a frontal attack on Modi, alleging that she was not allowed to tality rate. It affects the ear, nose, throat and and the US until June 21. mouth, particularly in people with diabetes trict magistrates (DMs) and State officials to object of the exercise of power should be pub- speak and that the 24 Pargana’s District Magistrate issues or whose immunity is compromised. review the COVID-19 situation. lic service and not personal aggrandisement. Canadian Prime Minister was given precedence over him. Claiming that she and The use of steroids in COVID-19 treat- West Bengal Chief Minister (CM) Mamata All those who fall in the national power struc- — Justin Trudeau the other Chief Ministers attending the meeting felt ment is being cited as a reason for the increase Banerjee has taken great exception to the fact ture — from the panchayat councillor to the that she and her counterparts were denied a insulted, Mamata wondered why they were even invit- in its cases. Steroids help in fighting COVID- Chief Ministers to the Prime Minister — are Both the mediums 19 but could lead to higher sugar levels, mak- chance to speak at the meeting. For the rea- important in their own ways and responsible (TV and OTT) have ed to the meeting if the Prime Minister wasn’t willing ing the patients vulnerable to mucormyco- sons best known to him, Modi restricted his at their levels of governance, if not all of them their share of to listen to their problems. While the BJP may have a sis. The mucormycosis menace is a new threat interaction to a few handpicked collectors from in equal measure, and have their individually challenges. As actors, point in its claim that Mamata had sought to interrupt and the healthcare centres should spot out the BJP-ruled States. significant roles to play. The subservience of our job is to act in the disease at an early stage and nip it in the The BJP’s argument that Mamata tried to one to the other, or an expectation that this is any medium. the meeting, the fact still remains that “glorified clerks” derail the meeting is weak in that it is based how it should happen, is antithetical to like the District Magistrates cannot substitute people’s bud with the state-of-the-art medicines. Actor CKR Nathan | Ghaziabad on the false assumption that a DM knows bet- democracy. The view of society as an organ- — Sidharth Shukla elected representatives. While the Government’s ter than a CM. What is the point of the CMs ic whole is worth embracing. appointees derive their power from the official rule- THE RHYTHM OF RELIGION attending such meetings if they are not G David Milton | Kanyakumari Anil Kumble has book, the elected representatives are directly reflec- Sir — As temples in India are intermittent- There lies a real and inherent value to the curbs were first imposed in the State on April given me a few tive of the people’s wishes. ly being closed during the pandemic, we all temple bells that are used during household 5. The curbs were further tightened on April sleepless nights as a are very eager to visit the places of worship batsman. He was not Therefore, the BJP’s argument that the West Bengal Chief Minister had sought pujas during the pandemic. 15 with Section 144 of the CrPc, banning the after a long gap. The accursed Coronavirus CK Subramaniam | Chennai your orthodox to derail the meeting is weak in that it is based on the assumption that a DM knows has kept us away from our respective places assembly of five or more people at one place. leg-spinner. A week later, on April 22, the Chief of worship and from reaching out to the MAHARASHTRA LOCKDOWN MAY BE EASED better than a Chief Minister. What actually is the point of the State leaders attending Minister announced a complete lockdown divine over the last nearly 14 months. Sir — As per reports, the Uddhav Thackeray- Former Sri Lanka captain such meetings if they are not allowed to broach the relevant matters with the Prime However, we very keenly wait for the to control the deteriorating situation. On led Maharashtra Government may lift the — Kumar Sangakkara Minister? At a time when the country is reeling under the second wave of the per- reopening of the religious places so that we May 20, the daily positivity rate in the State nicious virus and the fears of a third wave unleashing itself on humankind are well can once again worship God there. As soon lockdown restrictions gradually owing to a was 10.6 per cent, the lowest in months. decline in the number of COVID-19 cases Getting the IP nigh, the Central and the State Governments must stand united in tackling the COVID- as we enter a temple, its bells provide us solace It was 9.3 per cent in mid-February, when and the will to worship the Almighty in a sat- in the State. After weeks of continuing strug- the second wave began, and rose to 29 per rights waiver for 19 crisis. Ironically, the meeting had been called to discuss COVID preparedness. isfying way. The sound of the bell has always gle, the signs of the ebbing of the second cent by April 4. With the increase in test- vaccines will not As the unitary authority, the Centre is vested with enormous powers; it should exer- COVID-19 wave in Maharashtra are appar- be enough. We been considered auspicious, which wel- ing, it has been steadily declining since. should expand cise these with responsibility; it should not rely on these or invoke these to bypass comes divinity and dispels evil. ent as the positivity rate and the number of With this, there is good chance of the lock- active cases have dropped by almost half in COVID-19 vaccine elected State Governments to have its way. What has been called “cooperative fed- The sound of a bell is said to disengage down getting lifted. production and the mind from the ongoing thoughts, thus a month. Rajesh Tope, the State Health Bhagwan Thadani | Mumbai end export restrictions. eralism” is what is best suited to our vast and diverse county. The object of the exer- making it more receptive. Ringing a bell dur- Minister, has indicated that the lockdown cise of this power, in fact all the cumulative power at the command of the authori- ing prayers is said to help control the ever- restrictions, extended till June 1, could be Send your feedback to: WTO director-general ties, should be public service and not personal aggrandisement. wandering mind and focus on the deity. eased to some extent. The lockdown-like [email protected] —Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | MAY 22, 2021 07 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ FIRSTCOLUMN Decoding the complex PATENT WAIVER ALONE WON'T HELP electoral regionalism PRASENJIT BISWAS There are three ways to overcome the issues facing us in our anti-COVID fight The West Bengal Assembly election results have left several political pundits, including those within the BJP itself, scratching their heads in wonder he Bharatiya Janata Party's loss of an over- hyped West Bengal election only created GUPTA confusion about the best electoral strategy UTTAM of its victory machine. While it brought the houndT of 'Sonar Bangla', it failed to run with the ne of my close friends called up a few days back to dis- cuss renovation of his Amidst exponential increase in hare of Bengali nationalism. Its image of a prosper- demand for vaccination, Indian policy makers are looking ous future 'Bangal' lost to the Bengali intellect-dri- O ven, genteel and even maternal nationalism.The for all possible options to ramp up supplies. A major hindrance hyped 'Sonar Bangla' and 'asolporiborton' of Prime in the way is the intellectual property rights (IPRs) associated Minister Narendra Modi met the firewall of with new drugs which are mostly discovered and developed by Bengali nationalism. Bengal sidestepped them by multinational pharmaceutical companies. For instance, Covishield reviving a kind of 'Bengal first and Bengali first' nar- was discovered and developed by Astra-Zeneca in collaboration rative, instead of BJP's thrust on 'Let's make with Oxford University; a license for its manufacture has been Bengal great again'. The irony of Bengal's election result was so sharp on the BJP that Prime Minister's given to Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII). allusion to Gopal Krishna Gokhale's dictum, The most crucial of these rights relates to patent. The patent "What Bengal thinks today, India will think tomor- granted to an innovator company for a new drug gives a peri- row"got rephrased as "what Bengal thinks in 2021, od of 'market exclusivity' during which no other firm can man- India will think in 2024". On the flipside, the BJP ufacture and sell the said drug unless it has prior consent of the held onto its project of a unitary powerful centre against Bengal's indivisible Bengali identity. While the BJP in Bengal did not or rather pre- ferred not to come to terms with Bengali nation- alism and its sensitivities, the case of Assam is just native identity, which can act as the lence and division of countries. BJP's time. It could just wade through the opposite. Like Congress of yore, BJP in main plank of Assamese ethno- mouthing of Bengal-turning-into- because the opposition lacked unity Assam came to terms with indigenous ethnic nationalism. It is here that Hindutva Bangladesh internally rewired the in Assam. In Bengal, the BJP want- nationalism of various communities and tried to nationalism gelled with Assamese historic bond between Bengal and ed to gain advantage by division of arraign them against a common enemy of 'illegal nationalism to present itself as an Bangladesh. Prime Minister Modi's minority votes after a prominent immigrants'. In the case of Bengal, the BJP's open ally of the latter. This strategy visit to Bangladesh to offer prayers Muslim cleric floated the Indian emphasis on changed demography in border areas THE BJP WANTED of not pursuing a Centrist Hindu atOrakandi temple of the Guru of Secular Front(ISF). Already due to illegal immigration from Bangladesh cou- TO CREATE A nationalism in Assam, in contrast to Motuacommunity only substantiat- incensed by politics of polarization, pled with Mamata Banerjee's appeasement of SEGMENT OF BJP's Bengal strategy, gave it the ed existence of suchan umbilical the ordinary Bengali voter could patent holder. For Covishield, only SII has the license to pro- Muslims and neglect of Hindus to become a two- BENGALIS BUYING biggest electoral benefit. It stoppedthe emotional bond. In effect, the Prime realize the danger of division of duce and royalty is also pretty high. There are three waysto over- pronged campaign aimed at altering the settled THE IDEA OF Congress-led alliance in establishing Minister stirred that strand of minority votes by Left-Congress-ISF come these barriers. First,a compulsory license (CL) — a flex- contours of Bengali nationalism. The BJP want- ANTI-MUSLIM a larger alliance with Assamese Bengali nationalist sentiment which combine.The fear of common man ibility available to developing countries under the TRIPs agree- ed to create a segment of Bengalis buying ideas of HINDU nationalist political outfits like the rises above territorial and political in Bengal precipitated further as the ment — authorizes a generic firm to manufacture and market anti-Muslim Hindu nationalism, who would also NATIONALISM, WHO Assam Jatiyo Parishad(AJP) led by divisions and finds its 'roots' in larg- Left alliance inched towards a pol- a patented product without prior consent of the patent holder. buy into the perception of an incoming corporate- WOULD ALSO BUY erstwhile student leader Lurinjyoti er history, for example, in the icy of 'enemy's enemy is my friend' business nexus that BJP's Hindi-Hindu national- Gogoi and also with Raijor Dol (RD) episode when Jogen Mandal, the in relation to TMC and BJP. As a A CL under Indian Patent (Amendment) Act, 2005 can be issued INTO THE ism might facilitate. To counter this mismatch, PERCEPTION OF led by Akhil Gogoi. Anti-BJP votes Dalit Bengali leader ceded Dalits result, Left-Congress-Indian for “private commercial use" if the patent holder has not taken Mamata just had to allude to Bengal's tradition suffered a split between Congress and from upper caste dominated SecularFront might have increased steps to make the product available in "sufficient" quantities or AN INCOMING of social harmony and her robust social security CORPORATE- these regionalist outfitsin crucial 'bhadralok' Bengali society. its vote share to nearly 10 per cent, price charged is "unaffordable.” Thegovernment can also issue programmes as being the core of her philosophy BUSINESS NEXUS seats of upper Assam. This success Mamata's outsider jibe at such but it won just one seat in Muslim the CL citing circumstances of "national emergency or for pub- of governance. In effect, nothing such as appease- story scripted singlehandedly by politically pregnant acts of majority constituencies. The Left ment theory, illegal immigrants, Hindu victimiza- THAT THE BJP'S BJP's new Chief Minister of Assam BJP'scampaign to win over Bengal's and the Congress drew a total lic non-commercial use." But, this by itselfdoes not assure that HINDI-HINDU they will be able to produce. Unlike generic medicine, vaccine tion, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh models of Himanta Biswa Sharma has catapult- Dalits pointed out exclusivism blank. The common Bengali voters Vikascould stand upto her play of Bengali nation- NATIONALISM ed Assamese regional nationalism as played by outsiders within Bengali were made aware of the fact that is an organic entity and making it is a different ball game alto- alism. A nationalism that includes all with their MIGHT FACILITATE. an indispensibleally of BJP's centrist linguistic and cultural identity. BJP's plank of conducting NRC in gether. Even an easy protein (AstraZeneca vaccineis much more distinctive linguistic and cultural traits brought TO COUNTER THIS Hindutva nationalism. BJP's attemptedexclusivism create- Assam has got a large number of complex containing a bio-engineered adenovirus that express- together under Mamata's social security pro- MISMATCH, In Bengal, Hindutva national- da furore when the image of Kazi Bengali Hindus excluded from es the Sars-Cov-2's spike protein) is far more advanced and com- grammes covering women, SCs, STs and minori- MAMATA JUST HAD ism's projection of Hindi as its lingo Nazrul Islam, the quintessential it.Hence, It will now be a difficult plex than a drug like, say, paracetamol. ties in areas of employment, education, healthcare TO ALLUDE TO met its toughest political resistance rebel Bengali bard and musician, proposition for Assam's Himanta As for the power of copying the product or the method, the and housing. Her campaign drew more resonance BENGAL'S in Bengali linguistic nationalism that was removed from campaign stage Biswa Sharma to maintain a balance TRADITION OF generic manufacturer can't get a clue merely by studying a patent than the BJP's identity-based nationalism. abhorred undue dominance by of the Prime Minister even as he was between BJP's core Bengali Hindu This contest between regional nationalism and SOCIAL HARMONY Hindi in the state. This emerged as delivering a campaign speech bare- voters and Assamese nationalists as it does not divulge the specifics. By issuing CL, the govern- centrist nationalism in Assam assumes a very dif- AND HER ROBUST the most important strand of cultur- ly a kilometer away from poet who aim to turn away Hindu ment may cross the patent barrier but for access to know-how, ferent shape. Assamese middle class and elite-dri- SOCIAL SECURITY al resistance that could make Nazrul's birthplace. Bengali firewall Bangladeshis from Assam. The thin the generic manufacturer will still have to go to the innovator. Add ven nationalism always constructed an outer limit PROGRAMMES Mamata label BJP campaigners as against exclusivism and outsiders electoral marriage between BJP's to this, the problem of sourcing raw materials and other com- of Bengalis of East Bengal origin, who are often cat- 'outsiders'. In electoral terms, this trying to take over Bengal only centrist Hindutva nationalism and ponents needed for making the vaccine. We have already seen egorized as Bangladeshis. Based on this perception, resistance left Bengal's native Hindi gotvindicated when Central forces Assamese nationalism can break how in case of Covishield, in the initial stage, the production was the BJP could successfully turn upper rungs of speakers in a dilemma, as their votes fired at Sitalkuchi, leaving four anytime because of BJP's mis- hamstrung due to issues in importing raw material. This is when Assamese society against main opponent Congress' losttheir counterweight to Bengali Bengali Muslims dead. matched game of NRC and CAA. dalliance with All India United Democratic The author is a voters. Further, BJP's projection of BJP's electoral play of religious Theelection results showed the the SII has a license from AstraZeneca. What would happen if Front(AIUDF) of Maulana Badruddin Ajmal as philosopher and an Muslims as illegal immigrants and card only stifled its headway into the electoral efficacy of regional nation- we go into confrontation mode - inevitable when CL is issued? partnering with a party of illegal immigrants. The independent political as tormentors of Bengali Hindus in state. By pitching NRC and CAA, alism. Whether BJP can make itself A second option is to seek temporary waiver of TRIPS pro- incumbent chief minister Himanta Biswa Sharma analyst based in the partition days and later in East the BJP created an impression a part of this regionalism, or a visions to deal with public health emergencies. India along with termed 'Miyas' or so called illegal immigrants as a Shillong. The views Bengal stirred the dormant Bengali among Bengalis that it wants to play newalignment of regional parties South Africa had submitted a proposal in October, 2020 and has threat to AsomiyaVaishnavite culture and to expressed are personal. imagination of a unified Bengali with their 'citizenship'. BJP shall emerge as a winning combina- already received support of majority of members including USA. Asomiya identity at large.It created a toxic mixture national identity that already rose fuelledanti-CAA sentiments in tion is a matter to be keenly watched of anti-immigrant sentiments with pro-Asomiya much above such narratives of vio- Assam were muchrestrained this now. If approved, this will give global legitimacy to several companies for producing the vaccine without having to seek nod of the inno- vator. But, the big question for now is whether the proposal will POINTCOUNTERPOINT be cleared at all. A third option is 'voluntary license' (VL), an autho- rization given by the patent holder to a generic company allow- ing it to produce the patented drug. The license sets quality require- IN 2019, I BEGAN & ENDED MY ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN IT IS AN ORGANISATIONAL ISSUE. WE ARE WATCHING ments and defines the markets in which the licensee can sell the PUNJAB SEEKING PUNISHMENT FOR THE 2015 SACRILEGE IT AND WILL TAKE A CALL ON IT (WHEN THE RIGHT product. In the present crisis situation VL offers the best betthe ISSUE CULPRITS & THE ONE SHIELDING THEM. TIME COMES). Indian company need not worry about technical knowhow and raw materials. — CRICKETER-TURNED-POLITICIAN — CONGRESS GENERAL SECRETARY (The writer is a policy analyst. The views expressed are NAVJOT SINGH SIDHU KC VENUGOPAL personal.) Rural India needs new approach to tackle the pandemic Most habitants of the hinterland believe that COVID is restricted to the urban areas; they are immune to it owing to a healthy lifestyle went to my village in tance in rural India for get- CSCs are operated and man- ayurveda and homoeopathy holds surveyed),each village Meerut district of Uttar ting vaccination which is aged by women and their medicine. Medicine too is now has a trained person for IPradesh during Holi now identified as one of the credibility within the commu- dispensed online through the whose services can be utilised ( March 2021) and found that best ways for dealing with nity is higher. Most CSCs are CSCs. Citizen consultation for epidemiological studieson no one was wearing a mask or covid and as a long-term, sus- now extending banking ser- with doctors during the pan- virus behaviour patterns at adopting prescribed COVID- tainable solution.The chal- vices to rural population dur- demic through CSC can ben- the local level. As these appropriate norms. I was told lenges for addressing the ing the pandemic, specially- efit a large section of the reports will be available that villagers had natural DINESH KUMAR TYAGI pandemic in rural India farmers who get the PM rural population, particular- online and instantly, any immunity due to their hard needs a different approach. Kisan Samman Nidhi fund, ly in cases of people with mild strange patterns can be imme- working lifestyle inthe fields, Advocacy about follow- Jan Dhan Account holders, infection. diately noticed and diag- ahealthy environment and ing the prescribed norms , Ujjwala beneficiaries and pen- CSC has also provided nosed. simple eating habits. They dealing with misconception sioners under various govt mobile vans to 29 district- The villagers can also use firmly believed that Covid ,and convincing for vaccina- schemes. They even visit level Virtual Learning the CSC Grameen e-stores - was mainly restricted to the tion for all eligible person homes to extend the banking Environment (VLE) societies. the hyper local e-commerce urban areas.Even the admin- need to be factored in any services for the old, infirm They have computers and platform was launched last istration implicitly accepted approach designed for deal- need to be designatedin every this rural initiative. There are and sick. With such a large connectivity and are used for year - to place orders for thisand no efforts were made ing with covid pandemic for panchayatto motivate and CSCs in almost all the 2.54 customer base and local influ- creating awareness, vaccine essential items online without to educate or improve health Rural India . Utilisation of educate the community. lakh Panchayats in the coun- ence. CSEs withan appropri- registration and teleconsulta- having to go out to shop. The infrastructure in rural areas. ASHA (Accredited social Vaccination camps in vil- try. The village-level entrepre- ate incentive can play a sig- tion. In some places with the CSCs are in an advanced However, the second health activist ), Anganwari lageswill help in making neurs who operate the CSCs nificant role in extending support of the district admin- stage of enabling delivery of wave of COVID has been workers, Auxiliary Nursing access easy and affordable. can help in registration of vil- support to government for istration, CSC vans are also medicine to villagers and sup- devastating. Everyone is Midwives, Self Help Groups Fully vaccinated Panchayats lagers for vaccination. They dealing with the COVID pan- being used for antigen tests. portive roles in conducting caught unawares. Even now (The author is Managing and Panchayat functionaries can be rewarded, same for can also be effectivelocal demic in rural areas. Surveys, testing and online diagnostic tests. Rural India is the perception is that the Director, Common Service are important for a sustained districts too, to encourage level influencers as they are CSC telemedicine service data entry work can be effec- complex and has unique villagers will be all right if Centre (CSC) campaign to create awareness competition. already involved in mobilising is also very popular in rural tively taken up as well. With behaviour norms and, there- they get infected because e- Governance. The views and influence villagers for The government can also the community for various India. It helps connect a per- the CSCs conductingthe sev- fore, needs an innovative expressed are personal.) their life style will protect vaccination. Local level utilise the Common Service government schemes and son to through video link enth economic census digital- approach to deal with the them. There is still resis- 'Covid prevention champions' Centres across the country for programs. More than 70,000 with doctors of allopathy, ly (more than 40 cr house- COVID pandemic. HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | MAY 22, 2021 Money 08 Sensex zooms 976 points as RBI Board approves transfer of Rs 99,122 cr as surplus to Govt financial stocks pump market Hyundai task PNS n MUMBAI PNS n MUMBAI On the other hand, force to support The Reserve Bank on Friday PowerGrid and Dr Reddy's approved the transfer of Rs Equity benchmark Sensex sky- were the laggards. 99,122 crore as surplus to the rocketed 976 points on Friday, Binod Modi Head-Strategy cyclone-hit central government for the led by gains in index heavy- at Reliance Securities, said accounting period of nine weights HDFC twins, ICICI domestic equities recovered customers months ended March 31. Bank and SBI as steady earn- sharply mainly led by strong PNS n NEW DELHI The decision to transfer the ings reported by key financial rebound in financials. surplus to the central govern- stocks lifted investor senti- "Steady earnings reported Hyundai Motor India on ment was taken at the meeting ment. by BFSIs including SBI and Friday said it has created a of the Central Board of The 30-share BSE index emerging clarity about asset relief task force to support Directors of RBI. The meeting ended 975.62 points or 1.97 quality in the backdrop of customers affected by the was held through video confer- per cent higher at 50,540.48, receding daily caseload in sec- Cyclone Tauktae in Gujarat, encing. and the broader NSE Nifty ond wave aided financials to Goa, parts of Maharashtra The RBI Board, according to soared 269.25 points or 1.81 rebound. Barring pharma, and Rajasthan. a release, also reviewed the per cent to 15,175.30. buying momentum was seen To ensure uninterrupted current economic situation, board, headed by Governor Debabrata Patra, M Rajeshwar HDFC Bank was the top across all sectors," he said. mobility, the company said global and domestic challenges Shaktikanta Das, "approved Rao, T Rabi Sankar attended gainer in the Sensex pack, ral- Further, assumption of sec- it is extending emergency and recent policy measures the Annual Report and the meeting. lying over 4 per cent, followed ond wave of COVID-19 to roadside assistance service taken by the Reserve Bank to accounts of the Reserve Bank Other directors of the by SBI which zoomed after the peak by the end of May or mid to support the customers mitigate the adverse impact of for the transition period. Central Board, N lender posted robust quarter- of June holds true and adverse for hassle-free and peace of the second wave of COVID-19 "The Board also approved Chandrasekaran, Satish K ly earnings. impact of second wave should mind experience. on the economy. the transfer of Rs 99,122 crore Marathe, S Gurumurthy, The country's largest lender not be felt beyond Q1 FY22, he "As a responsible and With the change in the as surplus to the central gov- Revathy Iyer and Sachin reported an 80 per cent surge noted, adding that a visible caring brand, Hyundai Reserve Bank's accounting ernment for the accounting Chaturvedi also attended the in standalone net profit at Rs decline in daily caseload has aims to provide the best of year to April-March (earlier period of nine months ended meeting. 6.450.75 crore for the fourth offered comfort to investors. service assistance to cus- July-June), the Board discussed March 31, 2021 (July 2020- Debasish Panda Secretary, quarter ended March 2021, Elsewhere in Asia, bourses tomers even during stren- the working of the RBI during March 2021), while deciding to Department of Financial aided by decline in bad loans. in Shanghai and Seoul ended uous times. Cyclone the transition period of nine maintain the Contingency Risk Services and Ajay Seth, IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank, on a negative note, while Tauktae has once again months (July 2020-March Buffer at 5.50 per cent." Secretary, Department of Axis Bank and HDFC were Tokyo and Hong Kong closed tested the resiliency of 2021). Deputy governors Mahesh Economic Affairs too attend- also among the gainers. with gains. Indian people. During the meeting, the Kumar Jain, Michael ed the meeting. MONEY MATTERS US to impose Hindalco Industries Nexzu Mobility launches Covid crisis: MEIL begins 15% tax on cargo version of e-bicycle 24/7 oxygen production corporate profits Q4 profit zooms PNS n WASHINGTON PNS n NEW DELHI lectric two-wheeler maker PNS n NEW DELHI Nexzu Mobility on Friday The US Treasury Department Hindalco Industries, the Esaid it has launched a Megha Engineering and said Thursday that it supports Aditya Birla Group metals cargo version of its long-range Infrastructures Ltd (MEIL) a global minimum corporate flagship company, on Friday e-bicycle model Roadlark with has begun round-the-clock tax rate of at least 15 per cent reported nearly three-fold rise price starting at Rs 42,000. production of oxygen at its — below the 21 per cent min- in its consolidated profit-after- The 'Roadlark Cargo' comes plant in Telangana to meet the imum it has been seeking to tax (PAT) at Rs 1,928 crore for with a payload capacity of up shortage of the life-saving gas impose on the foreign prof- the quarter to March 2021, to 50 kgs and is capable of amid the second wave of the its of US-based companies. mainly on account of higher running at a speed of up to 25 COVID-19 pandemic. The offer comes as the volumes and lower input costs. km/hr. It has been designed for meeting the bulk last-mile delivery The company has supplied Organisation for Economic The company had posted a pany reported its best quarter- needs of e-commerce businesses across India, the company said in 2.2 crore litres of oxygen free- Cooperation and consolidated PAT of Rs 668 ly performance with consoli- a statement. The target customers include restaurants, cloud of-cost to over 17 government Development and the Group crore in the year-ago period, dated PAT up 189 per cent at kitchens, supermarkets, retail outlets, industrial parks, essential and private hospitals in of 20 major economies seek Hindalco India said in a filing Rs 1,928 crore, a nearly three- service suppliers, service & maintenance companies, and garages, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, an agreement on a mini- to the BSE. fold increase YoY". among others, it added."Roadlark Cargo is built with superior Hyderabad, and Odisha. mum corporate tax rate. Its consolidated revenue The results were driven by strength steel, which gives durable rides on difficult roads. Equipped MEIL has started its 24-hour It is part of an effort to from operations in the a strong performance by with high safety features such as dual disc brakes, it also comes production plant (in end what Treasury calls “a January-March 2021 period Novelis and India Aluminium with advanced features of IoT-connectivity, designed and developed Telangana) at 100 per cent The company has already to supply to over 17 govern- race to the bottom'' as coun- increased to Rs 40,507 crore, Business, supported by high- by Nexzu," Nexzu Mobility COO Rahul Shonak said. capacity to accommodate the supplied 21,460 MT (metric ment and private hospitals in tries compete with each over Rs 29,318 crore in the er volumes and better product shortage of oxygen in the tonnes) of oxygen which is Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, other to cut corporate tax year-ago period. mix, lower input costs, stabil- southern states, a company equivalent to 2.2 crore litres Hyderabad, and Odisha, it rates and lure multination- In a statement, Hindalco ity in operations and cost sav- Greaves Cotton records statement said. free of cost and is continuing added. al companies. Industries said that the "com- ing actions, it said. growth in non-auto biz South Indian Bank posts net SJVN wins 75 iversified group Greaves Petrol inches towards Rs 100 Cotton on Friday said it has profit of Rs 7 cr for Mar quarter MW solar Dseen an exponential growth in its non-automotive business, PNS n NEW DELHI with revenue from the segment project in UP per litre mark in Mumbai jumping 76 per cent in the fourth South Indian Bank (SIB) on PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI The hike -- 11th this month - level. A litre of petrol in Mumbai quarter of last fiscal despite the Friday reported a net profit of Rs - pushed petrol and diesel prices now comes for Rs 99.32 and diesel pandemic. The growth is a result 6.79 crore in last quarter of the State-owned power producer Petrol price on Friday inched clos- to all-time high levels across the is priced at Rs 91.01 per litre. of the group's diversification financial year ended March SJVN Ltd on Friday said it has er to the Rs 100-a-litre mark in country. In Delhi, petrol rates Fuel prices differ from state to strategy to venture into newer and 2021. bagged a 75 megawatt (MW) Mumbai while diesel crossed the climbed to Rs 93.04 a litre and state depending on the incidence less explored non-automotive business segments, which have The private sector lender had of the gross advances as of grid-connected solar project in Rs 91 mark after oil companies diesel rose to Rs 83.80. Rates had of local taxes such as VAT and emerged as the key growth driver for the company, Greaves Cotton posted a net loss of Rs 143.69 March 31, 2021, against 4.98 per Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh. raised rates again. already crossed the Rs 100-mark freight charges. Rajasthan levies said in a release. The company's non-automotive business includes crore in the same period of the cent by the end of March 2020. The power generated from Petrol price was increased by 19 in several cities in Rajasthan, MP the highest value-added tax (VAT) non-auto small engine, industrial engines, smart gensets as well as preceding fiscal year. On a In value terms, the gross NPAs the project will be procured by paise per litre and diesel by 29 paise and Maharashtra and with the lat- on petrol in the country, followed light equipment such as pumpset, light-agri and construction sequential basis also, the bank were worth Rs 4,143.24 crore, Uttar Pradesh New and a litre, according to a price notifica- est increase, the price in Mumbai by Madhya Pradesh and equipment, and industrial equipment. The company accelerated the had reported a net loss of Rs 91.62 higher than Rs 3,261.77 crore a Renewal Development tion by state-owned fuel retailers. too was inching towards that Maharashtra. non-automotive business and has seen impressive growth year-on- crore in the third quarter ended year ago. Agency (UPNEDA) for 25 year. As per the Q4-FY21 results, the non-auto small engine December 2020. Its total income Net NPAs or bad loans also years at a quoted tariff of Rs business grew by 32 per cent and genset business by 49 per cent during January-March 2021 fell moved up at 4.71 per cent (Rs 2.68/KWh, SJVN said in a over the year-ago period, the release said. 10.4 per cent to Rs 2,098.25 crore 2,734.52 crore), from 3.34 per statement. Sun Pharma as against Rs 2,341.88 crore in the cent (Rs 2,150.78 crore). SJVN said it has received a Covid-relief: CLH to year-ago period, SIB said in a reg- However, provisions for bad letter of intent (LoI) for a 75 recalls MG Motor launches free online ulatory filing. loans and contingenices in last MW grid-connected solar The bank's asset quality quarter of 2020-21 were brought power project at Parasan in diabetes drug showed worsening with the down to Rs 412.29 crore, against Jalaun district of Uttar Pradesh donate Rs 15.7 cr medical consultation gross non-performing assets Rs 723.80 crore put aside for the through tariff-based compet- PNS n NEW DELHI "CapitaLand Hope (NPAs) spiking to 6.97 per cent year-ago period. itive bidding by UPNEDA. in US Foundation is committing G Motor India on Friday PNS n NEW DELHI Singapore's CapitaLand's about Rs 157 million to pro- launched a platform for philanthropic arm has com- vide India with immediate Mfree online medical Drug major Sun Pharma is mitted Rs 15.7 crore for pro- medical and healthcare sup- consultation with doctors for its Morepen gets Piaggio to extend service, warranty recalling 50,868 bottles of viding healthcare support port as the country fights customers as part of its COVID- diabetes drug Metformin across various states in India against the second wave of 19 relief initiatives. Through MG shareholder nod for Vespa, Aprilia brands till July 31 HCl extended-release to fight against the COVID- COVID-19," the company Healthline, MG customers can tablets in the US market, 19 pandemic. said in a statement. avail of free consultation with PNS n MUMBAI states of India to prevent the according to the US Food The donation will be used CapitaLand said it will highly qualified doctors for to raise Rs433 cr spread of the virus, customers and Drug Administration to procure more than 1,200 also support the installation themselves or their family members, the company said in a statement. PNS n NEW DELHI Italian premium scooter maker would be unable to avail the ben- (USFDA). emergency medical supplies and maintenance of a 60- To avail of the 24x7 service, customers have to register themselves on Piaggio on Friday said it will efits of warranty or get their vehi- The US-based arm of the such as intensive care unit metric tonne oxygen-gener- the carmaker's website or through the MY MG APP, it added. MG Drug firm Morepen Laborat- extend service and warranty cles serviced, Piaggio Vehicles Pvt drug firm is recalling the (ICU) beds, oxygen concen- ating plant at Stanley Motor India Chief Commercial Officer and Senior Vice President ories on Friday said its share- period for its Vespa and Aprilia Ltd (PVPL) said in a statement. affected lot of 500 mg tablets trators, pulse oximeters, ven- Government Hospital in Gaurav Gupta said, "This initiative under our overall community service holders have approved to raise brand of scooters till July 31 due In view of this, Piaggio will (in 500 count bottles) due to tilators, personal protection Chennai. umbrella MG Sewa is to support and provide a helping hand to our Rs 433 crore through the allot- to the lockdown and similar provide its customers with an "presence of foreign sub- equipment (PPE), and surgi- "Till date, CapitaLand has customers in these challenging times." The services are being ment of shares. restrictions in several states to extension of warranty and free stance identified as activat- cal face masks. committed about Rs 179 mil- provided in partnership with the 'Doctor 24*7 platform'. The medical The company's shareholders deal with the pandemic. service period for a span of one- ed carbon", as per the latest A COVID Care Centre at lion in support of COVID-19 team of experts will also follow up with MG customers within 72 in an Extra-Ordinary General Considering the current trav- month or maximum up to July Enforcement Report issued CapitaLand's International relief efforts in India," the hours of the first consultation, the statement added. Meeting (EGM) of the compa- el restrictions imposed in many 31, the company said. by the US health regulator. Tech Park will also be set up. statement said. ny on May 20, approved the issue and allotment of 58.50 million India's gas output rises 23 pc shares for cash to Switzerland- based Corinth Investment Holdings AG at Rs 41.60 per Internet Explorer to retire on June 15, 2022: Microsoft as RIL-BP start production share aggregating to Rs 243.36 ndia's natural gas production crore, Morepen Laboratories PNS n WASHINGTON tions. 95 per cent of the browser jumped 22.7 per cent in April said in a regulatory filing. "Microsoft Edge has Internet market, CNN reported. Iafter Reliance Industries Ltd The shareholders also Microsoft has said that it is Explorer mode (“IE mode”) Once the most-used web and its partner BP Plc ramped approved the allotment of 50 mil- retiring its long-standing built in, so you can access browser, Internet Explorer had up output from their eastern lion fully-convertible warrants to browser Internet Explorer on those legacy Internet Explorer- been on a steady downward offshore KG-D6 block, a promoter group company, June 15 next year after serving based websites and applica- trajectory for nearly two government data released on Liquid Holdings, at Rs 38 per the netizens for over 25 years. tions straight from Microsoft decades. Its share of the brows- Friday showed. India produced warrant/share aggregating up to The veteran web browser Edge," Lyndersay said. er market fell below the 50 per 2.65 billion cubic meters of Rs 190 crore for cash to be con- was released with Windows 95, Internet Explorer mode in cent threshold in 2010 and natural gas in April, up from verted into equity within 18 the tech giant said in a blog Microsoft Edge will be sup- now sits at about 5 per cent, 2.16 bcm in the same month last year, as per the data released by months, within the limits pre- post on Wednesday. ported through at least 2029, the report said. Google's the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. While state-owned Oil scribed in SEBI (SAST) regula- “The Internet Explorer 11 the blog post said. Chrome is the browser leader, and Natural Gas Corporation's (ONGC) production was flat at 1.72 tions, it added. desktop application will be Internet Explorer debuted in commanding a 69 per cent bcm, output from fields operated by the private sector and joint "The investment by Corinth retired and go out of support 1995 as part of Windows 95 share of the market. ventures tripled to 710.86 million standard cubic meters. The bulk further bolsters our position as a on June 15, 2022, for certain and became an instant hit. It The tech giant has been of this came from 409.12 mmcm output from eastern offshore market leader in Indian health- versions of Windows 10.” Sean "The future of Internet browsing experience than successfully killed off Netscape phasing out the old browser for fields.The data did not give individual field productions.Reliance-BP, care, it also endorses our Lyndersay, a Microsoft Edge Explorer on Windows 10 is in Internet Explorer, but it is Navigator, and it achieved a several years - but in 2019 it which in December last year started putting the second wave of gas approach in the self-diagnostic programme manager said Microsoft Edge. Not only is also able to address a key con- virtual monopoly in the early had to issue an emergency discoveries in KG-D6 block to production, last month started output tools category along with the scale while commenting on the deci- Microsoft Edge a faster, more cern: compatibility for older, 2000s. At its 2002 peak, patch for it, for security rea- from the Satellite Cluster fields. and potential of the API market. sion. secure and more modern legacy websites and applica- Internet Explorer commanded sons, the BBC reported. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Saturday May 22, 2021

Pandemic-induced lockdowns have become a way of life. After talking HYDERABAD'S to a few clinical psychologists, The Pioneer tells you how important it is to change our response to reality FLAG FLYING HIGH when we cannot City's 8-year- change our reality old boy in his 4th grade, Saurav Devulapalli, PANDEMIC AND emerged National OUR PSYCHE

Champion (one hile the first increasing urge to work mation overload (also case of the for longer periods leading known as infobesity, of the 17), after novel to rising levels of stress infoxication, information competing with W Coronavirus and anxiety impacting anxiety, and information in India was the long term productivi- explosion) is the difficul- detected on ty of the employees.” ty in understanding an 27,000 kids January 27, 2020, it did However, clinical psy- issue and effectively mak- not affect the common chologist, author, and ing decisions when one from across citizens until the end of Harvard alumni, Dr. has too much informa- March, when a three- Rajat Mitra, approaches it tion about that issue. An India at the week nationwide lock- from a different perspec- author and clinical psy- down was announced. tive and believes that it chologist, Pulkit Sharma, just-concluded And then there were has its share of positives said, “A lot of informa- drastic changes in our as well. He shared that tion is easily accessible in India’s largest lives, the way we knew it. one prominent benefit these digital times. Most Exams were indefinitely which cannot be denied of it related to the pan- Online Abacus postponed. The academic happens to revolve demic might be true, but calendar has been in a around families, which trust me, a lot of fake disarray since last year. would spend most of the news is being circulated. Competition For many students, day away from each Is it all relevant? Of online classes were a lux- other. “While parents are course not. While this National ury because they did not still engrossed with work, digital age has its boons, have access to devices or they now have a chance having access to unlimit- Prodigy 2021. stay away from school for kind to their minds. But a data connection. to observe their children ed information is turning such a long time. “At a time competitions like these keep Offices encouraged the entire day, whereas out to be a major disad- He talks to when the whole country is children engaged and occu- employees to work from earlier, they would be too vantage. This has led to a reeling under the dangerous pied constructively,” recol- home, some of them even tired to interact with growing sense of fatigue The Pioneer's second wave, we need to be lects the child’s father about providing the equipment them after getting home and pessimism among positive in our thoughts and what Bhanu Prakash said at needed to facilitate such a from work on weekdays. the masses. There is no SHIKHA Covid negative. We are happy the online event. change. Domestic helps The lockdown has pre- need to drown yourself in about Saurav’s performance! “The competition was were out of a job for sented working parents the news or social media DUGGAL Though our child is confined tough where the kids had to months on end. But with the opportunity to which will only lead you to online learning from solve 200 mathematical sums things gradually slipped connect and engage with to worry and panic. about his feat, home, his spirits are always in just eleven minutes. They into a routine. Families, their children. Many par- Reports have determined high. We encourage him to had to work faster than the which stayed apart for a that of all those who were being a experiment or try out new calculator! Those who solved huge portion of the day, afflicted with Covid-19, subjects constantly,” said the maximum correct sums have since gotten used 98 per cent survived. Saurav’s father Sai Kumar, became the champions. It has to being around Yes, the reality is that Hyderabadi who works as a lead security 17 levels and so we have 17 each other for the pandemic has a consultant and mother Champions. 200 million kids extended peri- mortality rate of achieving that, Sridevi, a computer teacher in India are very badly affect- ods. The maids just two per by profession! ed! But, quite a large number are back at cent but we are and more. Some people have more of kids undeterred by the work. blowing things mental power than they stress, fear, isolation, depres- Children have out of propor- n 8-year old from know what to do with an sion, hopelessness, and settled into tion. In these Hyderabad is liv- extraordinary ability doesn’t uncertainty are quick enough online classes times, I ing and thriving in always show up where you’d to adapt and embrace tech- even though believe, our A the city by choice expect. Like the world’s nology, study well from they might focus should and not chance! fastest human calculator, home, have been proving not be com- be on ourselves Saurav Devulapalli Bhanu Prakash, for whom their mettle and now they pletely happy and how we can brought about a drastic the BBC said that also started excelling. And with them. make this gift of change in his life, leaving all Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash these winners are the testi- If we say things life meaningful,” excuses behind and emerging is to Maths what Usain Bolt mony for their positive spir- have changed in he added. as the National Prodigy, is to running! He was the its,” explained Dinesh Victor, these 14 months, it Both psychologists 2021. He’s excelling, listening chief guest at the announce- MD of SIP Academy. The would be an understate- agreed on the fact that it to his inner voice and not people! This is how he’s let- throw Covid out of our city ment program. “If you love academy which runs world- ment. Besides observable ultimately comes down to jumbling on the opinions of ting the children of and we could go back to something you can achieve class skill development pro- events, other incidents ents how one perceives things. anyone else — he competed Hyderabad also grow into school and play with my anything. Participating in an grams has been making a sig- have been happening in who consult me rue the “For a long time, every- with 27,000 kids from twenty their best version of them- friends. So I practiced a lot to online competition in these nificant impact on the mental the background which fact that their children one in the urban jungle Indian states to emerge as selves. Understanding what send Corona into the forest,” difficult times is very appre- potential of children! It is are just as noteworthy, if don’t experience child- felt that there was no one of the 17 National inspires us is the key to says the innocent little boy ciable. Especially where chil- also widely known for creat- not more. While, on the hood the way they did. time to do things that Champions from across India learning how to inspire oth- Saurav! This reflected the dren are staying away from ing child prodigies with surface, children and While that is unavoidable they wanted to do. Now at the largest online abacus ers. “My parents told me that diverse moods and how even classrooms might be leading razor-sharp intellect while adults have got used to in these times, I recom- that time is abundant, competition. if I perform well in the SIP kids are frustrated with to feeling depressed. Covid holding five Limca Book of being away from their mend they have a conver- one should be thankful This is the way to inspire Prodigy 2021, we could Covid because they have to did this to kids, it is not so Records. peers and colleagues, sation with their kids and for it and make use of the there are other issues take a break from the same. For the working chipping away at their digital world. Simple class following the WFH ecovering from the mental health. According activities such as being model, it is very impor- virus is no easy to psychiatrist and involved in indoor games tant to make a schedule feat and according Founder and Director of — carrom or ludo — go a and stick by it. The sim- to recent reports, The Happy Tree, De- long way in dissipating ple act of making or R the after-effects of The post-Covid-19 addiction, and Mental while encouraging unfil- planning a schedule is an Covid-19 may con- Health Hospital, Dr. tered interaction,” he exercise in being the right tinue to linger on in some Anuneet Sabharwal, “It said. frame of mind in the patients after recovery. This is can be easily observed Dr. Mitra also feels that immediate future. This phenomenon is being called that lack of structure and there is a good possibility enables one to be present ‘Long Covid.’ Dr Farah Ingale, routine is causing signifi- we have developed some and constructively make director-internal medicine, cant stress among chil- new neural circuits since use of time,” expressed Hiranandani Hospital says, syndrome! dren. College students we have to adapt to the Dr. Sharma. “Most common symptoms of and school-going chil- needs of these times. “I Additionally, Dr. ‘Long Covid’ include fatigue, Prioritise: dren are experiencing can’t remember the last Sabharwal provided a breathlessness on least Split your to-do list into increased levels of anxi- time I met my students in concise guide on how to amount of exertion, persistent chores that you can do your- ety because they of not a classroom. Ever since keep one’s self grounded cough, muscular and joint self and those you need help being able to meet their the world has been made in these uncertain times. pain, drop or inaccuracy in with, which means running friends and attend classes digital, I have realised He said, “Try to focus on hearing and sight, persistent outdoor errands or caring for physically. Similarly, that I have subconscious- things you can control loss of smell and taste. Many a pet, or kids and elderly fam- working from home ly learnt to recognise my instead of focussing too patients with ‘Long Covid’ are ily members, etc. (WFH) has created many students based on their much on things you can’t also noted to have mental It would be ideal to dele- mental health challenges respective voices. Even control. Check-in on health problems, including gate your outdoor work to for the working class as it when I step out, just your loved ones as often anxiety and depression.” another family member, if has been observed that about everyone has a as you can. Try to regu- Dr Ingale also points out possible. the eponymous model mask on and my psyche larly engage in some light that the ‘Long Covid’ can also though studies are being con- ing a complete recovery, a back to normal work Dr Ingale concludes, “You has led to greater emo- has been forced to adjust. exercises such as stretch- be seen in patients who had ducted worldwide to under- section of patients may face schedules immediately. must continue consulting tional exhaustion and While earlier one’s face ing, walking as they mild coronavirus symptoms stand the long-term impact of lifelong implications. The While you plan your daily your doctors regularly and cognitive distress. The was their most dominant might help you feel better and may or may not have this virus, there are increasing National Health Service, sug- chores, also factor in small update them about your lack of physical connec- identifier, I now recog- and will allow you to stay needed hospitalisation. Even concerns that even after mak- gests following a 3-P plan breaks – rest between two vitals. Your doctor will also tion and social support nise people by their active. Don’t forget to guideline for recovered tasks. be able to indicate if you need that one requires from voice,” Dr. Mitra said. take a break from social patients to help them handle Plan: to undergo any tests, make one's colleagues is lead- Moreover, sitting at media and news channels their symptoms. any lifestyle changes, or recal- ing to more stress. Setting home in these dystopian now and then as listening Pace: Spread our chores across ibrate medication. Ensure boundaries happen to be times is underlined by and watching about the the week. You could also medication adherence for an integral part of the confusion and disorder pandemic might be Take your own time to get look at re-arranging your complete recovery. Don’t miss WFH model, the lack of due to information over- upsetting and over- back to normal life after mak- home in a way that your your doctor appointments, which results in an load. Simply put, infor- whelming.” ing recovery. Do not force everyday use items are eat healthy, sleep well, and your body or yourself to get close and easily accessible. stay positive.” 10

Hyderabad Saturday May 22, 2021 what’s brewing? SIGNS THAT SHOW YOU ARE APPROACHING Anushka Ranjan urges fans to be responsible PERIMENOPAUSE nushka Ranjan, who was last seen in Gulabi Lens and Fittrat enopause symptoms has urged all of her fans and are well known, howev- A audiences to follow lockdown er most women are protocols! The situation is M unaware of a stage extremely alarming with thou- prior to menopause sands losing their lives and livelihoods known as peri- each day. The death toll has been rising in menopause. The condition and our country and the virus is at its ugliest related symptoms are not com- self. We as a country will have to fight mon knowledge. this pandemic and we can do that by Perimenopause — The term maintaining all the SOPs. means “around menopause” “Let’s all stay strong in this! We have a when a woman’s body prepares difficult situation at hand and we have to for menopause. There is a deple- follow all the protocols with extreme seri- tion of estrogen or female hor- ousness. If possible let’s double mask mone levels and women may not when we go out if at all we go out. We have monthly menstruation and have to sanitize and maintain social dis- thus cannot ovulate. tancing. Let’s get vaccinated whenever the Dr Kavya Krishnakumar, slots are open and do help the right foun- Consultant Obstetrics and dations and be accountable that our Gynaecology at Motherhood donations are used for the right purposes. Hospital, Chennai says that peri- We have no choice but to defeat this menopausal symptoms typically virus. It can'’t get the better of us at any appear in women in their mid- cost. My prayers and love to all. Let’s stay forties. It is also possible that a safe and healthy,” shares the Batti Gul woman would skip this stage Meter Chaalu actress. entirely and go straight to Anushka Ranjan was recently in Goa menopause. for a music video shoot which was moved Heavy bleeding to Goa since Mumbai was under lock- down. The actress’ timely message, we It’s likely that your cycles are hope, will help educate her followers to be heavier because the lining of your mindful amid these trying times. The uterus is thicker before being actress’ post comes not long after her shed, says the expert. “A reduc- boyfriend Aditya Seal of Student Of The tion in the hormone proges- Year fame tested recovered from Covid. terone triggers this. It can also begun, a pregnancy test is a good The vaginal canal is an estro- disrupt natural sleeping patterns; worsen other problems, such as place to start” gen-responsive organ. The vagi- depriving women of the deep fibroids (uterine wall growths). If Hot flashes nal lining is usually made up of restorative sleep they require to oestrogen production is abnor- cells that contain water, allowing face the day. mal, small quantities of the uter- it to expand properly. Therefore, It can make you feel exhausted BTS MELTS ine lining or endometrium can it leads to the vaginal walls and exacerbate the other peri- be shed, resulting in irregular becoming flexible and expand- menopause symptoms. vaginal bleeding. The time able thus facilitating intercourse. Hormonal shifts and night sweats between ovulatory events can “However, with estrogen levels will wreak havoc on your sleep. FANS WITH grow longer. The endometrium falling the condition is reversed Good habits like maintaining a begins to grow throughout this where the tissues become thinner daily schedule and having period and can become very thus causing dryness. This can enough time to fall asleep will BUTTER dense.” result in itchiness, soreness, and help. Consult your doctor about Changes in your cycle discomfort during sex, all of medical options if your symp- You become flushed and begin which can make you feel less toms are serious. Since the ovula- ne of the decade’s have lent their hands in writing The first symptoms of to sweat for 5 to 10 minutes. ecstatic. Standard sex can help tion is not regular conception can favourite pop icons, the song. Leader RM also par- DROP menopause are typically shifts in Some women become slightly preserve the tone and health of be nearly impossible. BTS released their new took in the making of the track one’s period. Your time, for wet, while others become the tissue. Other drug choices Loss of bone density o single Butter on Friday! to add in the signature BTS style. categories at this year’s awards - example, may begin to occur absolutely saturated in sweat. should be explored with your It is a dance-pop track The electric performance Top Duo/Group, Top Song Sales every six to eight weeks. You may When you are awakened in the doctor.” Estrogen plays an important that easily becomes lis- amplifies the song’s energy. The Artist, Top Social Artist, and Top have to wait a few months before early hours of the morning, you Sleep problems and role in bone metabolism. teners’ favourite earworm with its choreography is a combination of Selling Song. BTS is also kicking it reappears. From time to time, can experience night sweats, she decreased fertility Calcium in the bones is normally distinctive baseline and crisp group and unit dances executed off Good Morning America’s you can experience a heavier or says. in a state of equilibrium, with synth sounds. Sometimes smooth in razor-sharp precision, yet Summer Concert Series on May lighter flow. It’s important to Dr Krishnakumar suggests: calcium leaving the bone being and at times charismatic, the without losing its cool 28. Recently, they were also on note, however, that you can still “Deep breathing exercises can be replaced by calcium entering the duality of BTS they claim to ‘owe demeanour. Stroking their hair, the cover of Rolling Stone, become pregnant during peri- helpful. It’s also a good idea to bone at any given time. “This [it all] to [my] mother’ will melt then blowing a kiss and walking dubbed the ‘biggest band in the menopause, the doctor points stay away from things like hot equilibrium is disrupted as listeners’ hearts. The fun and on their tiptoes, the performance world.’ out. weather, hot drinks, and spicy oestrogen production declines witty lyrics brimming with posi- drizzles with BTS’ charms and BTS, an acronym of Bangtan “As a result, continue to use foods. As a natural source of and becomes more erratic, result- tive and bright energy will versatility. Sonyeondan or Beyond the Scene birth control as normal in the oestrogen, try black cohosh or ing in a net calcium outflow from instantly uplift moods. This is only the beginning. The is a Grammy-nominated South months leading up to add soy to your diet. For moder- bone. Osteoporosis, or reduced A range of musicians including band will perform it for the first Korean group that has been cap- menopause. Also, if you haven’t ate-to-severe symptoms, consult bone density, is a common disor- Rob Grimaldi, Stephen Kirk, Ron time at the upcoming Billboard turing the hearts of millions of had your period in a while and your doctor about drugs.” der caused by a significant loss of Perry, Jenna Andrews, Alex Music Awards on May 23! They fans globally since its debut in aren’t sure if perimenopause has Vaginal Dryness Perimenopause is known to bone calcium over time.” Bilowitz, and Sebastian Garcia have been nominated for four June 2013 FUN

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Hyderabad Saturday May 22, 2021 tollywood WILL NATURAL STAR PLAY FOOTBALL NOW?

atural star Nani, who is on a win- ning spree after back-to-back blockbusters, even in pro- duction, is currently busy N with Shyam Singha Roy. Now, according to the latest buzz in the film industry, Nani is all set to play the lead role in an upcoming sport-based drama.

Rakta Charitra It is known that Nani has already played the role of a cricketer in Gautham Tinnauri’s directorial venture Jersey in which he shared the screen space with Kannada U-Turn fame Shraddha Srinath. Reports are coming in that this time, Nani will be seen playing football in his upcoming sport-based drama. Discussions for the same have already started but Gentleman and V fame Nani is maintaining utmost secrecy about the story and the director. Insiders say that it will be on the lines of Ajay Devgn’s upcoming Hindi film Maidaan’ which is direct- ed by Amit Sharma. Maidaan is the biopic of football coach Syed Abdul Rahim. Apart from this, Nani is currently waiting for the arrival of family entertainer Tuck Jagadish and he is also working for fantasy drama Shyam Singha Roy which has Sai Pallavi and Krithi

sets: Shetty in the female leads. I was exploited on

ctress Radhika Apte, who is Radhika Apte said, “I was exploited is a political action thriller drama one of the finest stars in the on the sets of Rakta Charitra since I starring Vivek Oberai, , Indian film industry, wasn’t getting paid much for the film. , and others. recently opened up about They told me I’d be doing one film but The movie is based on the life of A her bitter times on the sets then they made me shout in Telugu politician Paritala Ravindra. of Rakta Charitra. and Tamil as well. Rakta Charitra had On the work front, Radhika Apte During the media interaction, she big actors and the shoots would never will be seen in and as Mrs Undercover revealed that she was exploited on the start on time. I have never been des- where she plays an undercover agent. sets of Rakta Charitra, which was perate for work. So, I didn’t feel like I Meanwhile, the Kabali and helmed by aka needed to endure long hours on the Andhadhun fame actress is RGV. sets when my time and talent were not currently in London with To play the role of a village belle, being optimised.” her husband due to the the actress de-glammed herself. Ram Gopal Varma’ Rakta Charitra lockdown in India.

Kalyan Dev’s next ALLU SIRISH THROWS goes the OTT way? FITNESS GOALS ega Star for a good offer and an ctor Allu Sirish had major fitness goals. director Rakesh Sasi. Chiranjeevi’s official announcement is recently shared pho- It is being heard that recently After the series of duds like son-in-law actor expected sooner than tographs of himself Allu Sirish signed a film and the ABCD, Okka Kshana and 1971, M Kalyan Dev, who later. where is seen working official announcement regarding Sirish, the son of Allu Aravind is made his debut Kalyan Dev is also star- A out in the gym. The his project will be made on May believed to realise that serious with Vijeta, ring in Kinnerasaani actor who is known 30, on the occasion of the actor’s subjects don’t suit him. failed to impress the audi- under the direction of for his lean look has now built a birthday. He is now said to be thinking ence despite naming the Ramana Teja. This is muscular body. Allu Sirish, Currently, Allu Sirish is work- of starring in an entertainer to film after Chiranjeevi’s Ramana Teja’s first after sports a new fitness avatar in the ing on a romantic entertainer score a hit and emerge success- blockbuster film’s title. his Aswathama. Now latest pictures and gives us all which is being directed by Vijeta ful. He is currently busy reports are coming that with his upcoming enter- Kalyan Dev is lining up tainer Super Machi. The his next. He is in talks film which was supposed with Uppena director to release a long time back Buchichibabu Sana. got delayed due to coron- Kalyan Dev is keen to star Chiranjeevi starts avirus. Now the producer in the direction of according to sources is Buchichibabu Sana as he planning to release the presented a hit like oxygen banks film on OTT as soon as Uppena to Vaishnav Tej on possible. They are looking his debut. ega Star Chiranjeevi during the on going covid crisis turned the savior for many. Chiranjeevi has been help- M ing the poor and needy with finan- cial aid and other support through Corona Crisis Fund. He helped the families of many people who lost their lives due to covid with financial aid and promised full support in future. Now in the meantime, with the country facing shortage of oxygen cylinders, Chiranjeevi who first started Blood Bank and inspired many, now decided to start oxygen banks. Chiranjeevi’s son Ram Charan will be over- seeing its operations. His charitable trust revealed: ‘In the current covid situation to pre- vent deaths from lack of Oxygen supply, Chiranjeevi has decided to start Chiranjeevi oxygen banks at district level. Efforts are on to make these operational with in a week’s time.” Shyam Singha Roy set damaged

ani’s upcoming entertainer ple in Hyderabad outskirts spending Shyam Singha Roy is the a whopping Rs 6 crores. cynosure of all eyes. The However the makers got a huge film is directed by Rahul shock when incessant rains and N Sankartiyan who shot to winds due to Tautkae storm dam- fame with Vijay aged major part of the set. With few Devarakonda’s Taxiwala, a supernat- important scenes and an action ular comedy thriller. episode to be shot, the art director Shyam Singha Roy is also a super- has to erect the set once again. This natural thriller and has reincarna- will cost the makers another Rs 2 tion theme set in the backdrop of crores. Shyam Singha Roy stars Sai Kolkota. The makers planned to Pallavi, Kriti Shetty and Madonna shoot the film in Kolkota but corona Sebastian in important roles and the virus stalled their plans. They erect- music is composed by Mickey J ed an extravagant Kolkota Kali tem- Meyer. HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | MAY 22, 2021 sport 12 Eng Tests ‘great preparation’ for WTC final: Southee

PTI n SOUTHAMPTON first training session at the Ageas Bowl following a three- enior New Zealand pacer day hard quarantine. ECB denies receiving BCCI Tim Southee believes that “It is something that the Sthe upcoming two-Test team doesn’t get to do that series against England would often. We’ve come off a bit of serve as “great preparation” a break, which has been nice, request to tweak schedule for his team as it gears up for and (we have) been able to get the marquee World Test some conditioning into our PTI n NEW DELHI Championship final against bodies...,” Southee said. India here. He believes that they will he BCCI has not made New Zealand are playing be ready to cope with the Tany official request to alter two Tests against England at rigours with some quality train- the schedule for India’s five- the Lord’s (June 2-6) and ing sessions in the next two Test series against England for Birmingham (June 10-14). The weeks. completing the postponed WTC final final is scheduled “So, the guys are refreshed IPL, the England and Wales from June 18. in some sort of way, using the Cricket Board (ECB) said on Asked if the focus will be next couple of weeks to get our- Friday. on the WTC final, Southee selves prepared and ready to British media had report- said: “Anytime you get to play play three Test matches. They ed about a possible approach a Test match for New Zealand, are in quick succession but we from the BCCI to advance the it’s an amazing opportunity have had a chance to prepare first Test, starting August 4, by crore if the 2021 edition of made. Who said that and I don’t think you treat them physically leading into this a week so that the remaining Indian Premier League (IPL) enquiries mean official com- as warm-ups. Our focus is first with some strength and condi- 31 matches of the League is not completed. munications,” a BCCI source and foremost on the two match tioning stuff. could be held. Former England captain said. series against England.” “Now, it’s just getting our However, the ECB said and renowned cricket writer The Test series as of now But the 32-year-old with loads to a point over the com- they plan to follow the origi- Michael Atherton wrore in his is scheduled to conclude at the 302 Test wickets didn’t deny ing weeks so that we can rock nal schedule since their Indian column for The Times that the Old Trafford. The fifth Test that it is indeed a great oppor- on to those three Test match- counterparts have not yet BCCI has enquired about the will begin on September 10. tunity to gear up for the big bat- es.” made any official request for possibility of moving the final The game match is expected tle against India. He said stepping in to the a change. Test of the English summer to to attract big crowd and the “....But great to have those Lord’s ground will be emotion- “We talk to the BCCI on make room to complete the Lancashire county has already matches leading to the final. So al for them remembering the a regular basis about a wide postponed IPL. started selling the tickets. for us, it’s great preparation for World Cup final which they range of issues especially as we When approached, a If India make a formal that final but we are looking at lost on boundary countback. New Zealand pacer Tim Southee, right, chats with teammate Tom Latham, left, and Henry Nicholls, center, before the start of address the challenges of BCCI source said the Board is request, the ECB will have to team’s indoor training session in Southampton on Thursday blackcapsnz/Instagram two-match series against a “It’s tough being emotion- Covid-19 but have had no certainly exploring options tweak the window for their quality English side in their al and caught up with it, you who will have mixed emo- guys who haven’t been here to Test cricket left in him with a official request to change dates but the ECB has not been ambitious project The conditions,” Southee said. look at it as an amazing game tions,” Southee said. be able to come here and expe- role model like James and are continuing to plan for approached officially. Hundred along with limited Southee also didn’t feel of cricket, which did wonders The post-quarantine train- rience it,” he said. Anderson to emulate. the five Test series as sched- “The situation is pretty overs series against Pakistan. that three Tests in three weeks for the one day game, from the ing in Southampton is also very “And when you come back “Age is just a number and it’s uled,” an ECB spokesperson fluid now. There are options Pakistan will play three will be much of a workload players that were involved in it. helpful as they would play for the final, you’re a little bit great to see guys like Jimmy bowl told PTI when asked about the that are being explored but no ODIs and as many Twenty20 after a welcome break for many. “It’s one of those matches India at the same venue. more comfortable having spent at 38, and it’s a dream playing for possible change in the sched- official request has yet been Internationals between July 8 “It’s exciting to play three you relive and relive for the rest “I imagine we’ll probably some time here.” your country and I would like to ule. sent. Obviously as Atherton and 20. The Hundred will be Test matches in a short space of of your lives. When we turn up be in the same room when we At 32, Southee believes do it for many more years to The BCCI stands to lose wrote in his column, there are played between July 23 and time,” Southee said after his at Lord’s there will be few guys come back and it’s nice for the that he has many more years of come,” he signed off. revenues to the tune of `2500 some specific enquiries being August 22. SL players refuse Players need to be more athletic: India W fielding coach shortpasses WES MORGAN TO RETIRE PTI n NEW DELHI to be done. What I observed is that prepared. South Africa ended up win- LEICESTER: Leicester's Premier League title- a lot of girls are struggling with their ning both T20s and ODIs. winning captain Wes Morgan will retire when to sign contracts ndia’s women cricketers are not as throwing techniques. “We have to accept that there is the final whistle blows on the season, the club Iathletic and strong as their foreign “If you develop wrong technique a huge difference between foreign announced on Friday. Morgan has made 324 PTI n COLOMBO counterparts when it comes to run- in your early days then it troubles you teams and our girls. The South appearances and scored 14 goals for Leicester. ning around the park and that is with injuries. Once the technical African girls were more athletic, ri Lanka’s leading cricketers something fielding coach Abhay side is taken care of, then you can they cover the ground quicker and HALEP OUT OF FRENCH OPEN Sled by Test captain Dimuth Sharma will work on extensively build on the strength part,” Sharma they are little stronger also,” said PARIS: Simona Halep, the 2018 French Open Karunaratne along with host of with them during the upcoming UK said before entering the bio-bubble in Sharma. champion, announced Friday she has senior players, including tour. Mumbai ahead of the UK tour. “What I see that we are standing withdrawn from this year's tourney because Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Sharma, who has worked a lot In the home series against South on technique, we are not standing on she has failed to recover from a calf injury. Mathews have refused to sign with the men’s India U-19 team, was Africa, Sharma observed that the strength. We need to be strong on the central contracts offered by with the national women’s team for opposition players were much faster both fronts,” he said. DEPAY WILL LEAVE FOR FREE the board which they believe is the first time during the home series in the field. Improvement is also needed on LYON: Memphis Depay will leave Lyon at the far less compared to other against South Africa in March. “This time I will interact with catching and running between the end of the season when his contract expires, countries. Since the series was organised last more on a one to one basis rather than wickets, he said. the Dutch international striker told L'Equipe If the dispute is not sorted minute, Sharma did not get a lot of group and assess what they feel about “Last series what I saw was there in an interview published on Friday. in due course of time, it could time with the players but he is look- the game and then try and match up was a lapse in judgement in some well affect Sri Lanka’s bilateral ing forward to working with them on to my expectations. cases, may be because they were play- MESSI TO MISS LAST MATCH series with India in July, where an individual basis during the UK “But as of now technically they ing after a long time. A lot depends BARCELONA: Lionel Messi will miss Barca's six white ball matches is tour, starting June 16. really need to work hard. What I have on the frame of of mind. We will work final La Liga game of the season against Eibar expected to fill the coffers of a The Indian team is scheduled to noticed in women’s cricket is that a lot sincerely on that front. on Saturday in order to “enjoy a rest” before cash-strapped cricket board of play a Test, three ODIs and as many of U-19 players are going on to play “The running between wickets is the Copa America, the club announced. the island nation. T20s against the hosts. for the senior team. Workload is more a huge part of the game. If the team A statement from the attor- “Overall development is needed on their shoulders and they are not is having good coordination then you FLICK TO BE GERMAN COACH ney representing almost all said in a joint statement that as far as fielding is concerned. The that strong.” can convert those singles into twos BERLIN: Hansi Flick admitted there are only top players including the Test they were “shocked and dis- game is changing, you have to be Indian opening batswoman Shafali Verma in It was India’s first series in 12 and that is one area where we can add “minor details” left to finalise with the out- skipper Karunaratne, Mathews mayed” by SLC’s decision to go more athletic. Technically, work needs action against South Africa @BCCIWomen months and the players looked under pressure on the opposition.” going Bayern boss is poised to take charge of and others said remuneration public with specific payment Germany after the Euro 2020 finals. proposed to players are one details of players. third compared to some other They feel that public dis- BUFFON LINKED WITH MONZA cricket playing nations. closure has affected their peace Fifa U-17 women’s WC Colombia removed as Copa America co-host MILAN: Gianluigi Buffon has been linked with The SLC this week said that of mind. a move to Monza when the Italian 24 of the leading players had “These disclosures amount AFP n BOGOTA tournament is due to kick off. goalkeeping great leaves Juventus at the end been offered contracts under 4 to a grave security concern to Colombia is in the midst of of the season, according to reports in Italy. categories and they had been each and every player,” it stat- in India in October 2022 olombia will no longer co- a wave of protests and social given a deadline until June 3 to ed. New Delhi: The U-17 Council approved key dates Chost this year’s Copa unrest that has resulted in 42 RANIERI TO LEAVE SAMPDORIA sign on dotted lines. The chairman of the women’s World Cup will be for the International match America after street protests deaths. Covid-19 cases have MILAN: Claudio Ranieri will leave Sampdoria In the categories released Cricket Advisory Committee held in India from October calendars, including the and social unrest swept the also shot up in the last few despite coaching the team to a top-half finish only six players are in the cat- (CAC) of the SLC Aravinda de 11 to 30 next year, Fifa dates of the 2022 U-17 country. weeks. in Serie A this season and helping the squad egory A and their annual pay Silva told reporters that they Council said on Thursday. world Cup in India. South American football’s Demonstrators initially took avoid relegation last year. ranges between $70,000 to were forced to make harsh India were earlier “The Council also governing body CONMEBOL to the streets to protest a pro- 100,000. Batsman Dhananjaya decision based on the past scheduled to host the 2020 approved dates for the FIFA on Thursday rejected a plea by posed tax reform. The plan was BOYD RANKIN RETIRES de Silva draws highest — performances of the players. U-17 World Cup but it was U-17 Women’s World Cup Colombia to postpone the June quickly shelved, but protests LONDON: England & Ireland pacer Boyd 100,000 with the rest of them The players however postponed to 2021 before India 2022 (11-30 October 13-July 10 tournament that it have since morphed into a Rankin, the only cricketer to have played for were to receive $70-80,000. refused to take the entire blame being cancelled due to the 2022), FIFA U-20 Women’s was to share with Argentina. broader manifestation of anti- two countries in all three formats, has Just for comparative analy- for Sri Lanka’s shoddy perfor- Covid-19 pandemic. World Cup Costa Rica 2022 The Colombian country would be ready to host Government sentiment. announced his retirement from Int’l cricket. sis, India’s group C (lowest mances over the years. The governing body (10-28 August 2022), as Government had pleaded with all of the matches. Large and sometimes vio- category) centrally contracted They maintain the admin- then handed the hosting well as a 14-team playoff for CONMEBOL to postpone the CONMEBOL said it would lent demonstrations have been TAYLOR TEARS ACHILLES players annually earn a retain- istrators and the local structure rights of the 2022 edition to the FIFA Arab Cup 2021, tournament until November now decide where the games taking place in Bogota, Medellin NEW YORK: Two-time Olympic triple-jump ership fee of `1 crore were contributory factors to Sri India last November. taking place between 19 but the federation refused. which were due to be held in and Cali — cities where Copa champion Christian Taylor underwent surgery ($137,000). Lanka’s decline in International On the eve of the 71st and 25 June this year,” the Argentinian President Colombia will be played, with America games were to be to repair a torn Achilles and will miss the The Sri Lankan players rankings. FIFA Congress, the FIFA governing body said. PNS Alberto Fernandez said his barely three weeks to go until the played. Tokyo Games. Agencies Maguire likely to miss Europa League final Kane hints at Man City move AFP n LONDON City are reported to be he wants to topple the former AFP n MANCHESTER GRAB CHANCE OF TOP FINISH interested in signing the Blackburn and Newcastle Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool have ottenham forward 27-year-old, but Spurs will striker. anchester United captain Harry their destiny “in our hands” as they seek THarry Kane has hinted not let their talisman go The forward, who has 22 MMaguire is unlikely to be fit for to end a disappointing season on a high at a move to without a fight, especial- top-flight goals this season, next week’s Europa League final against by finishing in the top four of the Manchester City as ly as he is under con- told Neville’s YouTube channel Villarreal, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said on Premier League. speculation tract for the next three The Overlap that injuries were Friday. The deposed champions are battling mounts over his years. the main threat to his ambition The 28-year-old central defender is with Chelsea and Leicester for the two future, calling Kane is deter- to break the record. making progress in recovering from an remaining slots in next season’s the champi- mined to stay in the “Of course there’s always ankle injury he suffered against Aston Champions League. ons’ star mid- Premier League and the option of maybe moving Villa earlier this month and was pic- Klopp’s men are level on points with fielder Kevin De when asked by for- abroad one day but I don’t tured walking without crutches on Leicester but their goal difference is supe- Bruyne a “striker’s mer Manchester think that really interests me Thursday. rior, meaning all the Reds have to do at Nuno to leave Wolves dream”. United defender Gary in the near future,” he added. However, Solskjaer was downbeat home to Crystal Palace is match the London: Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Kane has reported- Neville which player Kane has been involved in about his chances of being fit for the Foxes’ result against Tottenham. Santo will leave the club after Sunday’s ly told Spurs he wants would help him score two Premier League title races match against the Spanish side in the Third-placed Chelsea, one point final game of the season, the Premier to leave at the end of more goals he said: “De with Spurs, has lost two Polish city of Gdansk on Wednesday. clear of Liverpool and Leicester, travel to League team announced on Friday. the season and the Bruyne for sure. League Cup finals, and was on “He’s walking but it’s a long way face mid-table Aston Villa. Nuno led Wolves to promotion England captain has “When I watch De the defeated side in the 2019 from walking to running so, to be hon- “We just found stability, created from the Championship and estab- been linked with City, Bruyne play he’s a spe- Champions League final. est, I don’t think we’ll see him in confidence again or got it back, and lished them in the top-flight during Manchester United cial, special player and The forward admits the Gdansk, no,” the Norwegian said. in Maguire’s absence — they have lost scored goals in the right moments and his four seasons at Molineux. and Chelsea. some of the balls I see him club missed opportunities to “But, as I’ve said so many times, I’m two and drawn one of their past three conceded less, let me say it like this,” With Tottenham still looking Kane has now put in for City are just a win silverware under former going to give him until Tuesday night, Premier League games. Klopp said on Friday. for a new manager after Jose raised the prospect of striker’s dream if I’m hon- boss Mauricio Pochettino, the last training session, and see if he Solskjaer will give Maguire up to the “It was a strange season, nothing will Mourinho’s sacking in April, it has a move to Pep est.” who is now in charge at Paris can try to be out there. last minute to prove his fitness and change that,” he added. “It was an incred- been reported that Nuno is among Guardiola’s title win- Kane has scored 165 Saint-Germain, and chal- “Steadily but surely he’s improving expects the defender to play an impor- ibly intense season, nothing will change the contenders to take charge of the ners, naming City’s Premier League goals, 95 lenged Spurs chairman Daniel but ligaments, they take time to heal.” tant role off the field if, as expected, he that. But we have it now in our hands to north London side. AFP De Bruyne as a perfect behind all-time top scor- Levy to deliver quality addi- United’s defence has looked shaky does not make it. make a top, top finish of the season.” team-mate. er Alan Shearer, and tions to help rebuild.