Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer HYDERABAD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2021; PAGES 12 `3 RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 Established 1864 Published From HYDERABAD DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN VIJAYAWADA *LATE CITY VOL. 3 ISSUE 216 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable www.dailypioneer.com Cyclone Yaas: P Aim to comply with P ‘Not part of any song in P Paradip port suspends operations 5 IT rules: Facebook 8 Bangarraju’ 11 In brief Tata steel to continue TS permits private salary for families of TS staring at revenue shortfall staff who die of Covid hospitals to vaccinate 18+ ata Steel has announced social security schemes for the Vax for super Tfamily members of employees affected by Covid-19. The company spreaders from May 28 of Rs 4K-5K in May-June announced on Sunday that under the scheme, if an employee dies of Covid, he Telangana State ML MELLY MAITREYI their family would receive their last- Tgovernment has decided to n HYDERABAD It is a feeling of déjà State to The strict take up a special drive to Covid second wave hits drawn salary till the time the employee vu for the Finance raise more lockdown would have turned 60. "Tata Steel's vaccinate all potential 'super With the ongoing lockdown and the realty, Stamps & Registration best-in-class social security schemes spreaders' in the State from May prospects of its further extension Department open market continued will help ensure an honourable 28. Finance Minister T.Harish expected to eat into 20-25 per cent loans if for about 45 revenue again Page: 2 standard of living for their families, Rao held a meeting with officials of the expected revenues for May- required days, taking whereby the family will get the last of various departments, along June, it is but natural for the TS budget of Rs.2. 3 lakh crore on drawn salary till 60 years of age of the PNS n HYDERABAD with Chief Secretary Somesh Finance Department to go through a heavy toll March 18, crossing the Rs.2 lakh deceased employee/nominee," the Kumar, here on Tuesday to a feeling of déjà vu! on the mark for the first time. Although the company said in a statement. They will The Telangana government on discuss the modalities. The When the State government pre- state's pandemic was very much around, also be able to avail medical benefits Tuesday permitted all the designat- special drive will ensure that all sented a budget with an outlay of bolstered by the availability of vac- and housing facilities. ed private hospitals in the state to LPG cylinder delivery staff, fair Rs.1.82 lakh crore for the last fiscal revenues cines, with revenues looking up, start administration of Covid vac- price shop dealers, petrol pump 2020-21, it was by all means consid- Telangana, like the rest of the coun- cines to people above 18 years. workers, auto and cab drivers as ered an ambitious one, given the pre- try, was under the impression that ‘Yaas' likely to make The private hospitals, which well as vendors in Rythu Bazars, ceding year's economic slowdown. Covid -19 was under control. Within are designated Private Covid fruit, vegetable and flower Perhaps, what the State did not a month, the number of cases start- landfall near Odisha's Vaccination Centres (PCVCs) in markets, provision stores, 2 expect then was the fast-spreading ed climbing up again. The second Telangana, can now give the Covid first wave of Covid-19 and its dev- wave of the pandemic across the Dhamra Port: IMD vaccine jabs to eligible individuals. institutions/companies/gated com- astating impact. For, barely two country from April onwards brought evere cyclonic storm 'Yaas' is Director of public health Dr G. munities etc. weeks after presenting the budget, in its wake unforeseen challenges likely to make landfall near Srinivasa Rao on Tuesday issued However, individuals will have the State was forced to impose lock- such as shortage of hospital beds, S Dhamra Port in Odisha's orders permitting the private hos- to register on the CoWin portal. down on March 22 last year. The medical oxygen and injections; Bhadrak district early on Wednesday pitals designated as PCVCs to The PCVCs will have to follow strict lockdown continued for about mounting number of deaths, and morning, the India Meteorological carry out the vaccination. They can Covid vaccination guidelines. 45 days, taking a heavy toll on the December onwards, and it ended the For the current financial year steep rise in positive cases. Department (IMD) said. Dr also carry out the vaccination at state's revenues. But the State was new financial year in better state than 2021-22, the Telangana government Umashankar Das, a scientist at the workplaces or on requests made by 2 lucky to stage a recovery from what was expected. presented yet another ambitious 2 Regional Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar said that the landfall will most likely be between Dhamra and Chandbali in the district. IMD Director General Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said Cabinet rejig only after lockdown Call tenders for all LI that 'Yaas' is likely to intensify into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) by Tuesday evening and Chandbali is KCR directs new MLCs to postpone oath-taking ceremony likely to witness the maximum projects by June 15: CM damage caused by it. SNCN ACHARYULU corona positive cases. The lock- n HYDERABAD Going by KCR's mind down, imposed initially for 10 CM reviews construction of all irrigation on the oath-taking days, was extended to May 30. In projects in Godavari and Krishna basins Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar view of the lockdown, the numbers Fugitive jeweller Rao (KCR) has directed the newly ceremony of MLCs, it of new Covid cases have come PNS n HYDERABAD Buddhadeb Mehul Choksi elected Telangana Rashtra Samithi appears that the down in several parts of the state. (TRS) MLCs Palla Rajeshwar Keeping this in view, KCR is con- Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Covid +ve, missing in Antigua Reddy and S Vani Devi to postpone much-awaited sidering further extension of the Rao has instructed officials to place ehul Choksi - the 62-year-old their oath-taking ceremony sched- cabinet reshuffle too lockdown for at least one more tenders for all the lift irrigation (LI) fugitive diamantaire wanted uled for Wednesday. KCR is appre- week i.e. up to 7th June. projects from Devarakonda to hospitalised would take place only M by the CBI and Enforcement hensive that party cadre may vio- KCR's main concern is that if the Kodad, under the ayacut of the Directorate in connection with ? late lockdown rules should the after the ongoing cabinet reshuffle is taken up dur- Nagarjuna Sagar Left canal, by June PNS n KOLKATA 14,000 crore PNB loan fraud and TRC MLCs go ahead with the oath- ing the lockdown period, party 15. Minister Jagadish Reddy would money-laundering case - has gone taking programme. lockdown ends workers from several districts may coordinate with the irrigation West Bengal's former Chief missing in the Caribbean island nation It may be recalled that Palla come in huge numbers to greet the department officers in this regard, Minister Buddhadeb of Antigua and Barbuda, to which he Rajeswar Reddy and Vani Devi new ministers. This will give room he said. Thanks to Kaleswaram project, 90 Bhattacharjee, who tested positive fled in 2018. Choksi's lawyer, Vijay were elected as MLCs recently lockdown is likely to be extended for opposition parties to target the Before the Nagarjuna Sagar bye- per cent of tanks, ponds were filled for COVID-19 last week, was Aggarwal, said on Tuesday morning from the Graduates' constituencies. up to 7th June 2021. government for violation of Covid election, the Chief Minister had laid with water and this has increased the admitted to a hospital in Kolkata that his client is missing and that his Going by KCR's mind on the Following the ejection of former norms. Hence, the cabinet reshuf- foundation stone for the Nellikallu water table, enabling farmers to cul- today after his health condition family is looking for him. He also said oath-taking ceremony of MLCs, it health minister Eatela Rajendar fle may take place in the second or project and sanctioned 15 more LI tivate paddy by drawing water deteriorated, officials said. "His Antiguan police had launched a appears that the much-awaited from the cabinet, TRS MLAs third week of June. In any case, TRS projects. On Tuesday, at a review through borewells. Farmers believe oxygen level slipped below 90 per manhunt for the fugitive jeweller and cabinet reshuffle too would take expected a cabinet reshuffle in May, legislators are of the considered with Ministers and senior officials that if they start agricultural oper- cent this morning, following which his whereabouts are still unknown. place only after the ongoing lock- considering the start of 'auspi- view that KCR may not delay cab- of Irrigation and CMO, he said esti- ations during Rohini Karte, it would doctors advised him to get admit- down ends. cious period' from the 5th of this inet reshuffle beyond that because mates should be prepared for all save the paddy crop from pests and ted to a medical facility," they told The lockdown will continue till month. But the State government he is keen on giving berth in the projects, canals and pumps separate- there would be good yield. news agency Press Trust of India. May 30th. According to sources had to impose 20-hour lockdown cabinet to his daughter and MLC ly, but tenders should be invited for TN seeks ban on ‘The close to the Chief Minister, the from 12th May in view of rising K Kavitha this time.