Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 RNI No. APENG/2018/764698 Published From *Late City Vol. 3 Issue 46 NATION 5 MONEY 6 VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable INDIA TO BECOME WORLD’S 5TH BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH FARMERS CONTINUE TO BHUBANESWAR THRONG DELHI’S GATES LARGEST ECONOMY IN ’25 RANCHI DEHRADUN A GUTSY, HYDERABAD VISAKHAPATNAM SELF-MADE OFFICER VIJAYAWADA, SUNDAY DECEMBER 27, 2020; PAGES 12 `3 12 www.dailypioneer.com RASHMIKA JOINS AMITABH BJP ALLY RASHTRIYA LOKTANTRIK QUITS FARMER UNION LEADERS ASK GOVT TRUMP REFUSES TO SIGN COVID AID BILL, BACHCHAN IN VIKAS BAHL'S NEXT NDA IN PROTEST OVER FARM LAWS TO HOLD TALKS ON TUESDAY MILLIONS TO LOSE JOBLESS BENEFITS outh star Rashmika Mandanna will feature alongside he Rashtriya Loktantrik Party led by Hanuman Beniwal on he protesting farmers have accepted the centre's offer of illions of Americans saw their jobless benefits expire on Smegastar Amitabh Bachchan in filmmaker Vikas TSaturday said it was quitting the BJP-led National Ttalks to end the deadlock over the three contentious MSaturday after US President Donald Trump refused Bahl's next directorial venture. The 24-year-old Democratic Alliance (NDA) to protest the three agricultural agriculture laws passed earlier this year. The joint front to sign into law a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and actor, who works predominantly in Telugu and laws that have provoked massive demonstrations by of around forty farmers' unions on Saturday wrote to spending package, protesting that it did not do Kannada-language films, made her acting debut farmers. "We won't stand with anyone who are against the government and proposed that the talks be held enough to help everyday people. Trump stunned in 2016 with Kirik Party (Kannada). Some of her farmers," Mr Beniwal, a Lok Sabha MP from Rajasthan's on December 29. They also said that repealing the Republicans and Democrats alike when he said this successful movies are Yajamana (Kannada), Nagaur, said, addressing protesters at the Shahjahanpur- three laws should be on top of the agenda. Today, week he was unhappy with the massive bill, which Geetha Govindam (Telugu) and Devadas (Telugu). Kheda border in Rajasthan's Alwar district. Mr Beniwal the unions held a meeting to chalk out their future provides $892 billion in badly needed coronavirus It is a slice-of-life comedy film which Bahl is had launched the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) in course of action. The fresh discussions came a day relief, including extending special unemployment directing. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rashmika Rajasthan after quitting the BJP before the 2018 state after Prime Minister Narendra Modi - in his strongest benefits expiring on December 26, and $1.4 trillion for Mandanna in the lead. There is also a large elections. The party allied with the BJP ahead of the 2019 attack on the opposition since the beginning of the normal government spending. Without Trump's ensemble cast, including Neena Gupta and others, a general election but has been critical of the farm laws and protests - stressed that farmers' lands won't be taken signature, about 14 million people could lose those extra source close to the film's team told PTI. extended support to the farmers' movement. away, adding that "some people are spreading lies". benefits, according to Labor Department data. NEW YEAR GIFT BJP raises stink over Centre agrees to release funds for garbage dumping Polavaram at 2017-18 price index in front of banks PNS n VIJAYAWADA SVN SUDHIR The Andhra Pradesh unit of n VIJAYAWADA The money trail the BJP is seeing the dumping of garbage in front of banks by In a shot in the arm for the YS n Total expenditure sanitation workers as a well- ‘India, US need to be Jaganmohan Reddy govern- incurred since the thought-of conspiracy to ment, the Union Jal Shakti inception of defame the Central govern- attentive to devel- Ministry has explicitly stated Polavaram project till ment. opments’ that the approved cost of the October 31, 2020 On Thursday, sanitation prestigious Polavaram multi- (estimated)— Rs workers in Krishna district purpose project is at the 2017- 17,665.29 crore dumped garbage in front of 18 price level, which works out bank branches in Vijayawada Rajendranath after which an to Rs 55,548 crore. n Expenditure incurred and Vuyyuru to vent their inquiry was ordered into the Chief Minister YS on the project before it anger at the delay in disbursal incident by the municipal 6 Jaganmohan Reddy had a few was declared a of their loans under various authorities. months ago written to Prime National project — Rs welfare schemes of the AP BJP state unit president Minister Narendra Modi for 5,135.87 crore. government. Somu Veerraju too con- the funding of the Polavaram n The beneficiaries alleged demned the incident and project and urging him to Expenditure incurred that despite repeated requests, demanded strict action on accept the 2017-18 price level. after it was declared a the bank officials neither sanc- those behind the incident. He also met Union Jal Shakti National Project from tioned loans under YSR “At 15:15 hrs today, spoke to Minister Gajendra Singh April 1, 2014 to October Cheyutha scheme nor did give Finance Minister Shekhawat on December 16 31, 2020 — Rs 12,529.42 proper replies. @IamBuggana garu on and urged him on the accep- crore It is suspected that the BJP garbage dumped at the tance of 2017-18 price level. completion of the project as per November. for the release of a pending bill. n Amount Reimbursed to took affront since the issue entrance of bank branches in Later on, both State Finance the original plan and schedule. The PPA had called for an The PPA meeting assumed involved loans to be sanc- Krishna Dist, AP, inconve- Minister Buggana Chief Secretary designate emergency meeting with AP significance as the fresh stand- Andhra Pradesh by tioned under a State niencing staff & customers. He Rajendranath and Irrigation Aditya Nath Das, who is irrigation officials after Jagan off between Centre and the AP Polavaram Project Government scheme. In fact, assured me that all steps will Minister Anil Kumar Yadav presently the irrigation secre- had written to the Prime government had generated Authority — Rs the BJP took the issue so seri- be taken to ensure safety for made several trips to Delhi to tary, had also effectively put Minister after reports surfaced enough political heat in the 8,507.26 crore ously that Union Finance all. @PIB_India @pibvi- impress upon both the Union forth the state government’s that Centre had put a rider that state with the opposition TDP n Amount to be Minister Nirmala Sitharaman jayawada @DFS_India (sic),” Jal Shakti and Finance argument on the 2017-18 price the state government need to sensing an opportunity and reimbursed (Tentative) intervened. Nirmala Sitharaman tweeted. Ministers over the acceptance level at an emergency meeting accept 2014 Revised Cost stepped up its attack on ruling She spoke to State Finance — Rs 4,022.16 crore 2 of the 2017-18 price level of the Polavaram Project Estimate (RCE) which would YSRCP. Minister Buggana which will facilitate smooth Authority (PPA) held in be almost half of the 2018 RCE, 2 Strange are the trends in local body polls BUILDING BLOCKS Dry run to test AP healthcare officials, 2 infrastructure and readiness yet again TODAY PNS n VIJAYAWADA Oxford vax may be first to get Six out of 1,214 If there is one thing the ALMANAC pandemic has done is bring nod for emergency use in India UK returnees to Month & Paksham: froth the real unlikely heroes and heroines, and AP test positive Margashirsha & Shukla Paksha expose the zeroes. Covaxin still in phase-3 trial stage Panchangam Healthcare authorities Vijayawada: Six out of 1,214 Tithi : Trayodashi: 06:19 am (Next Day) in Andhra Pradesh, who PNS n NEW DELHI people who returned from the UK to Andhra Pradesh in Nakshatram: Kritika: 01:19 pm have emerged as undis- puted heroes in the face With preparations underway recent days tested positive for Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start of an unprecedented for a possible vaccine-rollout coronavirus but it has not yet any important work) health crisis, are now by January, the Indian drug been established whether or not they contracted the new Rahukalam: 04:24 pm – 05:46 pm Praveen Prakash, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, takes a picture with a beneficiary of the State Government’s readying themselves for regulator is looking at the strain that was detected in that flagship programme of Navaratnalu ‘Pedalandariki Illu’ during his day-long tour of Kakinada city. Prakash interacted and another major challenge UK, which sources believe Yamagandam: 2:17 pm – 01:39 pm country. ensured every beneficiary got her house site patta and was pointed the precise location of her plot in the layout comprising — the delivery of the may give its nod to the Oxford Varjyam: NIL State Health Commissioner 16,000 plots Covid-19 vaccine. In this Covid-19 vaccine next week, Gulika: 03:01 pm - 04:24 pm context they are prepar- before deciding on giving Katamaneni Bhaskar said in a release on Saturday that two Good Time: (to start any important work) ing to conduct a dry run, emergency use authorisation ahead of the rollout of the to the Serum Institute that is gency authorisation for the persons in Guntur and one Amritakalam: 10:39 am – 12:25 pm YSRCP MLA M vaccine. manufacturing the shots here. vaccine here, official sources each in East Godavari, Krishna, Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:55 am – 12:39 pm The dry run would be Once the UK drug regu- said.