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AVIKA'S NET TO ADDRESS CYBERBULLYING { Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com 3 ROBBERS SHOT DEAD IN ASSAM'S UNION MINISTER CITES AFGHANISTAN ACCUSED IN DHANBAD JUDGE MURDER AFGHAN RETURNEES IN INDIA TO BE KOKRAJHAR AS COPS FOIL BANK HEIST CRISIS TO DEFEND CITIZENSHIP LAW CASE STOLE PHONES A NIGHT BEFORE VACCINATED AGAINST POLIO: CENTRE hree alleged bank robbers were shot dead by police in nion minister Hardeep Singh Puri today cited the he CBI has dug up several new and crucial bits of ndia has decided to vaccinate Afghanistan returnees Assam's Kokrajhar district on Sunday after an attempted evacuations from Afghanistan to back the controversial information related to the alleged murder of a Dhanbad against polio for free as a preventive measure, Union Trobbery went wrong. They were 800 metres from their UCitizenship Amendment Act, which set off an escalating Tjudge last month. This includes the fact that the accused IHealth Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Sunday. The target - an Allahabad Bank branch in Bhotgaon village- when string of protests around the country in which. Nearly 100 persons had used stolen mobile phones to make several calls Minister also shared a photo where returnees could be seen they were intercepted by a police team acting on a tip. A police people had died in police firing and related violence. The law before committing the crime, sources said. Earlier, it was getting jabs at the Delhi international airport. Afghanistan statement said the gunfight with the alleged robbers occurred allows citizenship to persecuted non-Muslims who reached found that the two persons arrested in connection with the and Pakistan are the only two countries in the world where at Chengmari near Bhotgaon at 2.30 am on August 22, and India before 2015. "Recent developments in our volatile case, had used a stolen autorickshaw to carry out the alleged polio is still endemic."We have decided to vaccinate that they opened fire only after they were fired upon. After the neighbourhood & the way Sikhs & Hindus are going through a murder. Dhanbad District Judge Uttam Anand, 49, was killed Afghanistan returnees with free Polio Vaccine - OPV & fIPV, firing stopped police launched a combing operation and found harrowing time are precisely why it was necessary to enact the on July 28 when an autorickshaw rammed him while he was as a preventive measure. Congratulations to the Team the three alleged robbers had been critically injured. Citizenship Amendment Act," Puri tweeted. on his morning run. for their efforts to ensure public health,” Mandaviya tweeted.

Kamala Harris begins Asia trip Afghan senator breaks amid Afghan crisis Afghan crisis deepens: down after reaching India PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n SINGAPORE 7 crushed to death at Kabul airport Two Afghan senators were among Vice President Kamala Harris began the 24 Sikhs who landed in India a trip to Asia Sunday where she will PNS n KABUL this morning, looking to escape the offer reassurances of Washington's Taliban, which now controls the commitment to the region after the A panicked crush of people trying 392 reach India war-torn nation. One of them, chaotic US pullout from to enter Kabul's international air- Senator Narender Singh Khalsa, Afghanistan and Taliban takeover. port killed seven Afghan civilians in special flights was in tears. The hardline Islamists' swift in the crowds, the British military ndia on Sunday brought back Asked about how the situation return to power a week ago, and said Sunday, showing the danger Ihome 392 people including two was in Afghanistan, he broke down. desperate scenes of thousands try- still posed to those trying to flee the Afghan lawmakers in three different "I feel like crying... Everything ing to flee, have cast another shad- Taliban's takeover of the country. flights as part of its mission to that was built in the last 20 years from Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe ow over the United States' status as The deaths come as a new, per- evacuate Indians and Afghan is now finished. It's zero now," he and Qatar's Doha earlier Sunday. a global superpower. ceived threat from the Islamic partners from Kabul in the backdrop told reporters at the Hindon air India has been allowed to oper- But on her visit, which includes State group affiliate in Afghanistan of increasing Taliban hostility and base near Delhi, where their flight ate two flights per day from Kabul stops in Singapore and Vietnam, has seen US military planes do deteriorating security situation in the -- a special flight from the Indian to evacuate its nationals stranded Harris will seek to allay concerns rapid, diving combat landings at the city after it fell to the militant outfit a Air Force -- landed this morning. in Afghanistan, the news agency about US dependability. airport surrounded by Taliban week back. Separately, 146 Indian The C-17 aircraft brought in 168 reported quoting government "The vice president will make fighters. Other aircraft have shot off nationals, who were evacuated from passengers, including 107 Indians. sources. clear throughout the trip that we do flares on takeoff, an effort to con- Afghanistan to Doha, are being Indians have been allowed to oper- Today's evacuation comes have an enduring commitment to fuse possible heat-seeking missiles repatriated to India on Sunday ate two flights a day from Kabul to almost a week after the last batch the region," said a senior US offi- targeting the planes. night, the Indian embassy in Qatar evacuate its stranded citizens. of Indians -- the staff at the Indian cial. The changes come as the US said this evening. In the morning, a Among them was Anarkali Embassy in Kabul including Indo Harris, an Asian-American Embassy issued a new security total of 168 people were flown to Honaryar, a second senator. Tibetan Border Force personnel whose mother was of Indian origin, warning Saturday telling citizens Officials declined to provide more attacks as yet by the militants, who India. Indians from Afghanistan also who were there for security -- landed in Singapore Sunday and not to travel to the Kabul airport specifics about the IS threat but have battled the Taliban in the past. came in three other flights -- reached Gujarat's Jamnagar. will start her activities Monday by without individual instruction from described it as significant. They said 2 operated by Air India, IndiGo meeting the city-state's leaders. a US government representative. there have been no confirmed 2 and Vistara - landed in Delhi 2 Indian Navy ships Sowing area of kharif FinMin summons CEO over tax site glitches crops 1.55% lower PNS n NEW DELHI remittance forms and also extend due glitches in the portal have not been ly. dates for electronic filing of forms resolved. In fact, since 21/08/2021 the Infosys CEO Salil Parekh, and than last year so far As the new I-T portal continues to related to intimation by portal itself is not available, the COO Pravin Rao, along with other reach Guam for remain unavailable for two consec- pension funds and sov- Income Tax department tweeted. company officials, took note of the PNS n NEW DELHI utive days, the Finance Ministry has ereign wealth funds. As users complained of various issues highlighted by the stakehold- "summoned" Infosys MD & CEO "Ministry of glitches after a fortnight of launch, ers. They also acknowledged the Area sown to summer crops like Salil Parekh on Monday to explain to Finance has sum- Sitharaman on June 22, called a technical issues in the functioning of ‘Malabar-21’ exercise paddy was lagging behind by Finance Minister Nirmala moned Sh Salil meeting with key officials of Infosys the portal and shared the status of the VKL GAYATRI 1.55 per cent at 1,043.87 lakh Sitharaman the reasons for contin- Parekh, MD &CEO to review the issues on the portal. resolution with respect to the issues n VISAKHAPATNAM hectare so far in the ongoing ued glitches even after over two @Infosys on 23/08/2021 The Minister had then asked highlighted by the stakeholders, an kharif season of the crop year months of launch. to explain to Infosys to address all official statement issued after the Indian Naval Ships Shivalik and 2021-22 (July-June), according to The new income tax e-filing por- hon'ble FM as issues without further meeting had said. Kadmatt reached Guam, an island data released by the agriculture tal "www.incometax.gov.in', devel- to why even loss of time, In 2019, Infosys was awarded a territory of the USA, on Saturday, ministry on Sunday. oped by Infosys, had a bumpy start after 2.5 improve their contract to develop the next-gener- as part of their ongoing deploy- Sowing operation is still from the day of its launch on June 7, months services, and ation income tax filing system to ment to nations in South East Asia underway and planting of sum- as it continued to face tech glitches since redress griev- reduce processing time for returns and the Pacific Ocean. mer (kharif) crops can be con- with users complaining that certain launch of ances on from 63 days to one day and expe- The ships are scheduled to par- tinued till the end of August, it functionalities were either unavailable new e- priority as it dite refunds. Till June 2021, the gov- ticipate in the annual exercise Flag officer commanding east- said. or working slow. filing was impact- ernment has paid Rs 164.5 crore to ‘Malabar-21’, between navies of ern fleet, Rear Admiral Tarun Consequently, the I-T depart- portal, ing taxpay- Infosys for developing the portal. Australia, India, Japan and the Sobti would be embarked onboard 2 ment had to allow manual filing of ers adverse- USA. INS Shivalik during the conduct of 2 The ‘Malabar’ series of maritime sea phase commencing August exercises commenced in 1992 as a 26. bilateral IN-USN exercise and has The exercise will provide an grown in stature over the years to opportunity for common minded Bengal BJP chief raises pitch Jagan, Sharmila break family include four prominent navies in navies to enhance interoperabili- the Pacific and Indian Ocean ty, gain from best practices and region. develop a common understanding As part of the exercise, Vice- of procedures for Maritime for ‘Trifurcation' of the State Admiral AB Singh, flag officer Security Operations. PNS n KOLKATA has benefited out of its alliance tradition on Rakhi Pournima commanding-in-chief, Eastern ‘Malabar-21’ would witness with the Gorkha Janmukti SNCN ACHARYULU occasions mentioned above. The Naval Command will have oper- high-tempo exercises conducted Bengal Morcha, which was born in 2008 n HYDERABAD first time the family departed from ational discussions with Rear between destroyers', frigates, president Dilip Ghosh on August to fight for a separate state of this tradition was on the birth Admiral Leonard "Butch" Dollaga, corvettes, submarines, helicopters 21 supported the demand for Gorkhaland in the Darjeeling For the well-wishers of the YS fam- anniversary of the late YSR, when Commander CTF-74 focusing on and long range maritime patrol air- carving out two new states out of hills and adjoining areas, between ily, Rakhi Pournima was not as joy- the former chief minister’s wife YS developing an action plan and craft of the participating navies. , one for north 2009 and 2020. ous as previous years. Vijayalakshmi and Sharmila paid coordinated operations in the mar- Bengal and the other for the However, BJP had distanced Traditionally, members of the YS tributes at his samadhi in itime domain. 2 southwestern region of the itself from its Alipurduars MP family used to gather at one place Pulivendula on that day in the Jangalmahal. John Barla’s statements when he for Christmas and Rakhi Pournima morning while Jagan did so later Ghosh said that BJP was sim- first raised this demand in the and after the death of YS File photo that evening. ply voicing the sentiments of the immediate aftermath of the Rajasekhara Reddy, on his birth Now, for the first time on Two Maoists people of those regions who had assembly election.Ghosh had at anniversary too. Sunday, Sharmila did not meet and TODAY become fed up with continued that time said that Barla’s demands But this Rakhi Purnima, YS Twitter, it was not enough to uplift tie the rakhi to Jagan. government neglect, leading to reflected his personal opinion Sharmila skipped meeting her the mood of the well-wishers of the A few days ago, she had said that ALMANAC surrender before underdevelopment. and not of the party. “The BJP is brother and tying the rakhi to YS YS family. there were no differences between Month & Paksham: Supporting demands for divi- for one West Bengal,” he had said. Jaganmohan Reddy. Though Till July 8 this year, the entire YS her and Jagan. “Jagan is my broth- Shravana & Shukla Paksha Telangana police sion of states is not new for the 2 Sharmila conveyed Rakhi clan made it a point to gather at one er, he is elder to me. Panchangam BJP. In West Bengal, too, the party Pournima greetings to Jagan on place at the same time on the three PNS n HYDERABAD 2 Tithi : Pratipada 16:30 Nakshatram : Shatabhisha 19:26 Two members of the banned CPI Time to Avoid : Time to Avoid (Bad (Maoist) surrendered before the police in Bhadradri Kothagudem Pootharekulu: Atreyapuram's recipe for sweet success time to start any important work) district of Telangana. Rahukalam : 7:37 am - 9:11 am Both the Maoists hailing from DHV SAMBASHIVA RAO people come to the village to buy the District Rural Development Yamagandam : 10:44 am - 12:18 pm Chhattisgarh state and members n KAKINADA freshly made pootharekulu. Not Authority is helping the women Varjyam : 1:55 am - 3:33 am of Cherla LOS (local organisation that it will lose its freshness in a day getting loans to expand their busi- squad) turned themselves in There are countless varieties of or two, but people are fascinated by ness. The DRDA is also providing Gulika : 1:52 pm - 3:25 pm before Bhadradri Kothagudem sweets, and pootharekulu has its the making process and love to marketing facilities. Good Time : (to start any important work) District Superintendent of Police own special place among them. watch it being made," she said. Locally, each pootharekulu is Sunil Dutt on Saturday, police said. So mouth-watering is its taste that "We make the pootharekulu sweet sold for Rs 5 to Rs 6, but outside the Amritakalam : 12:18 pm - 1:53 pm For the last six years, the duo the village where it is made - using quality raw material like village, the delicacy costs around Rs Abhijit Muhurtham : 11:53 am - 12:43 pm aged 25 and 34, was working for Atreyapuram in East Godavari dis- ghee, flour of cashew nuts and dry 10, and the price keeps increasing the banned CPI (Maoist) party, trict - has become synonymous fruits. That is why Atreyapuram as you move further away from the they said adding initially they with the delicacy. pootharekulu sweet has earned village. worked as militia members and The mouth-watering sweet is fame," Kanaka Mahalakshmi added. Each family, which makes and VIJAYAWADA for the last three years they have made using traditional methods by Pootharekulu is wrapped in a sells pootharekulu earns up to Rs WEATHER been working as members of residents of Atreyapuram village wafer-thin rice layer of starch. So 1,000 per day. Sugar-free Forecast: Scattered thunderstorms Cherla LOS in Telangana. and exported to various parts of the thin is the rice layer of starch that pootharekulu is also available in the Temp: 32 According to police, the ultras country and abroad. it appears like a fine quality piece village. Humidity: 71% realised that the Maoist Party For over 300 years, poothareku- of tissue. It is stuffed with sugar, dry A bite of the delicacy will make Sunrise: 6:00 am was harassing them and wanted to lu has been the mainstay of the vil- fruits and nuts. one instantly fall in love with it. No Sunset: 06:38 pm lead a better life by returning to lage; its economy thrives because of only source of income. Mahalakshmi said that poothareku- Making of the sweet is thriving as wonder it is popular across India Current Weather Conditions the mainstream. the delicacy. Pootharekulu sus- Speaking to The Pioneer, lu has brought name and fame to a cottage industry in the village. and abroad. Updated AUGUST 22, 2021 5:00 PM 2 tains over 500 families, it is their DWCRA official P Kanaka Atreyapuram. "A large number of Kanaka Mahalakshmi said that 2 VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | AUGUST 23, 2021 vijayawada 02

Bengal BJP Indian Navy Monday Mirchi Active Covid cases ships reach Department. He has now been tasked with chief raises Guam for Hands-on farming by proper implementation of the Chief playacting Collector Minister's latest pet scheme Dalit Bandhu. ‘Malabar-21’ ... dip further in State Continued from Page 1 mirror social problems often with a No wonder he got to hear about his 'promo- pitch for ... strong message that comes from the focused tion' from the horse's mouth at a public meet- action of the protagonist. Naturally, the hero, ing in Huzurabad. Chief Minister K PNS n VIJAYAWADA and Vizianagaram 56 and the days, while the national Covid- Continued from Page 1 Complex surface, sub-sur- like Mahesh Babu in Maharishi, essays what Chandrasekhar Rao then reasoned that remaining four districts logged 19 recovery rate has increased face and air operations is scripted for him. When babus take a leaf however good a scheme may be, it required Andhra Pradesh reported less than 50 each. to 97.57 percent, the highest Around the same time, including live weapon firing out of a to bask in reflected glory, things 'dedicated' officers for proper implementa- 1,085 fresh cases of coron- also reported three since March 2020, the health however, the leader of the drills, anti-surface, anti-air may not be as appealing as that done by a tion. avirus, 1,541 recoveries and more Covid-19 deaths while ministry said. opposition in the state and anti-submarine warfare heartthrob of millions. Let us take the case After picking R V Karnan as District eight deaths in 24 hours end- five districts had one fresh A reduction of 7,942 cases assembly, new BJP entrant drills, joint manoeuvres and of Badradri Kothagudem Collector Anudeep Collector of Karimnagar (in which falls ing 9 am on Sunday. fatality each in a day. has been recorded in the Suvendu Adhikari, said tactical exercises will be con- Durishetty's strenuous efforts during his Huzurabad constituency), the CM zeroed in Consequently, the state's Meanwhile, India active Covid-19 case- that people of the state’s ducted during the exercise. 'inspection'. He participated in the seeding on Bojja the very next day for overseeing the Covid-19 chart now showed a logged 30,948 new load in a span of 24 southwestern region were The conduct of these exer- of rice plants and interacted with farmers, of pilot of Dalit Bandhu in Huzurabad and its gross of 20,02,340 positives, Covid infections, hours. in favour of a separate cises despite Covid restric- course wearing shirt and pant, a la Mahesh subsequent rollout in other constituencies. 19,73,940 recoveries and while the active cases As many as 15,85,681 state. tions is a testimony of syner- Babu in Maharishi. The farmers were To nail Bojja's credentials, KCR said: "He is 13,723 deaths. declined to 3,53,398 tests were conducted on Three months since gy between the participating bemused by the filmi touch of the babu who a Dalit officer and son of noted human rights The latest bulletin said num- comprising 1.09 percent Saturday taking the total then, the party seems to be navies and commitment to also conversed with them while lending a advocate and Dalit rights activist Bojja ber of active cases dropped of the total infections, accord- cumulative tests conducted so aligned to Adhikari’s view. safer seas, the Indian Navy hand to their cropping activity. Although the Tarakam". The very next day Rahul Bojja got below the 15,000-mark to ing to the Union Health far for detection of Covid-19 in On Saturday, sitting next said. rustic, naive farmers were thrilled to see a his transfer orders. They say: "The speed of 14,677. In 24 hours, the num- Ministry data updated on the country to 50,62,56,239. to Barla, who bagged a The participating Indian hands-on collector in their midst, they the boss is the speed of the team". ber of fresh cases ranged from Sunday. The daily positivity rate was minister of state berth in Ships Shivalik and Kadmatt knew that the babu was actually on inspec- 10 to 137 in all districts of the The total tally of Covid-19 recorded at 1.95 percent. It has the Union cabinet in the are the latest indigenously tion at Kothagudem mandal, unlike week- Vaulting ambition of babu state. cases has increased to been less than three percent for recent reshuffle, Ghosh designed and built, multi-role end farming promoted in Maharishi. West Godavari reported 3,24,24,234. The death toll has the last 27 days. said that if North Bengal Guided Missile Stealth Frigate shocks colleagues 137, Chittoor 130, Prakasam climbed to 4,34,367 with 403 The weekly positivity rate and Jangalmahal wanted and Anti-Submarine Plateful for some, no plate Babus who speak their mind or raise their 122, Guntur 116, SPS Nellore fresh fatalities, according to the was recorded at two percent. It to separate from West Corvette respectively and the voice are usually softened by their political 108 and East Godavari 105 data updated at 8 am. has been below three percent Bengal, only Mamata ships based from the Eastern for others bosses having the right connections with the fresh positives. Visakhapatnam Active cases have declined to for the last 58 days, according Banerjee could be blamed Naval Command, Going by the Parkinson's Law, work expands powers that be. Bureaucrats in Andhra and Krishna added 99 each 3,53,398, the lowest in 152 to the ministry. for this. Visakhapatnam. to fill the time allotted. That is, the amount of Pradesh are presently in awe of their senior work required adjusts to the time available for colleague, who, despite having fallen from its completion. This law works well in the grace at the highest level, aired his ambition administration even if some officials, as blue- to be the darling of a political party and has Pootharekulu: eyed boys of their political masters, have their managed to remain 'unpunished'. This FinMin summons Infosys CEO over tax site... plates full; while others wallow with nothing senior IAS official went a step ahead, much Atreyapuram's... visible to do on the sidelines waiting for a post- against rules, and declared to his colleagues Continued from Page 1 the second major GoI project that technical glitches in the new ple of weeks. ing. Telangana has been going through this that he would contest from an Assembly con- Continued from Page 1 @Infosys has messed up. The first e-filing portal will be largely fixed Earlier this month, Minister of phase for quite long now. While some IAS offi- stituency in Uttar Pradesh in the forthcom- Infosys India Business, which is was #GST portal. Now it is in the next few days and that she State for Finance Pankaj cers are hungry for work, there are others who ing polls. His colleagues don't have any issue DWCRA official M Devi told the twitter handle of Infosys India #IncomeTax portal. Infosys bags has been constantly reminding Chaudhary had told Parliament have been overwhelmed with never-ending with his vaulting political ambition. What this newspaper that the gov- Business unit, in a tweet on Sun- GoI projects using L1 route Infosys about the issue. most of the issues reported by tax piles of work. Several IAS officers, including beats them is how he can continue undis- ernment should take steps to day said "The @IncomeTaxIndia which limits options Clearly "I have been reminding payers pertain to non-availabil- the Chief Secretary are handling three to four turbed in his present job as if nothing big has tap the export potential as portal continues to be under lacks either capacity or intent to Infosys constantly, and (Infosys ity or technical issues of certain departments. The CS has to review every happened with regard to the hard and fast there is huge demand for emergency maintenance. We will deliver. Two 'failures' in a row head) Nandan Nilekani has been functionalities or forms. department and he will have to look after the service rules. pootharekulu made in post an update once the portal is cannot be coincidence". messaging me with assurances "Certain key functionalities General Administration Department as well. Atreyapuram. Many women available again for taxpayers. We 'L1' route refers to the lowest that next couple of days they will like user profile, dashboard, fil- The CS is already handing the formidable Parting shots hurt babus in the village have gained regret the inconvenience". bidder in the tender for a con- sort out majority of problems," ing of ITR 1,2 & 4, e-proceedings Excise and Commercial Taxes. expertise in making It had on Saturday tweeted tract. she had said, adding that to a including Video conferencing Several secretaries are dealing with at least who deliver pootharekulu which has that the Income Tax portal is Infosys had also developed the large extent, the system is far bet- requests, Digital Signing Cert- three to four departments, giving them no Some babus choose to be trouble-makers helped them become finan- "currently inaccessible due to GST Network portal, used for ter than what it was in June but ificate, viewing of old I-T returns, scope to prioritize and concentrate on any of even at the fag end of their career. A senior cially self-reliant, she said. planned maintenance". GST payment and return filing. still some issues remain. e-verification, e-PAN service, the departments. bureaucrat of Special Chief Secretary Cadre, On August 21, the postal Quoting the I-T department The software major had faced The revenue secretary is mon- -PAN Linking, Adding Much to their discomfiture, there are who had returned to his home state Andhra department released a special tweet, Ministry of Information & flak for slow functioning of the itoring this on a weekly basis, she Authorised Representative, etc. umpteen IAS officers awaiting posting. This Pradesh after central deputation in Delhi, is Pootharekulu postal enve- Broadcasting, Senior Advisor, GSTN portal. had said, adding the glitches will are available to the users," he had waitlist includes some IAS officers who have understood to be causing a lot of heartburn lope, in recognition of the Kanchan Gupta, tweeted "This is Sitharaman last week had said be fixed largely in the next cou- said in a written reply. served as collectors. Their problem is almost among IAS officials by interfering in their contribution of Atreyapuram insurmountable, considering only the Chief spotless work. The official, due to retire this village. Minister can address it. month end, was actually accommodated in Postmaster General, a not-so-prominent post. Yet, he wants a but- Visakhapatnam region, M Specialization in CMO now ton on the implementation of even those wel- Venkateswarulu released the Babus are meant to serve the public without fare schemes that are close to the heart of Rs 20 cover at the post office being drawn into issues concerning caste, Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy and in Atreyapuram village. community, religion or other factors normal- handled efficiently by his chosen babus. ly employed by divisive forces. What if the Although everything is moving smoothly in ground situation demands cherry-picking an these departments, with the CM and the CS the pioneer's official? Another IAS officer with good rep- conducting reviews, the senior babu's undue Afghan senator utation has been moved to the Telangana interest in reviewing these schemes has Reviews page Chief Minister's Office. He is Rahul Bojja, unnerved the babus who are delivering. breaks down... Secretary, Scheduled Castes Development Yours truly Continued from Page 1

Many of the evacuees are 392 reach India in from a Gurdwara in Kabul, Do you want to make the Afghan crisis deepens... where they have been staying best of your screen time? special flights... for days. They will be moved Continued from Page 1 who were sweating and pale. to Delhi's Bangla Sahib Zero in on your kind of films, With temperatures reaching Continued from Page 1 Gurdwara next. web series and the like that are On Sunday, the British mili- 34 degree Celsius (93 degrees These 168 included 107 "We had to come repeated- tary acknowledged the seven Fahrenheit), the soldiers Indians and 23 Afghan Sikhs ly to the airport. The Taliban reviewed and featured on The deaths of civilians in the sprayed water from a hose on and Hindus and they were are cruel, barbarian people. Pioneer's dedicated page. Get to know crowds in Kabul. those gathered or gave them flown from Kabul to Hindon We had to go through many about the latest releases of films and web There have been stampedes bottled water to pour over airbase near Delhi in a C-17 hardships. Even at the airport and crushing injuries in the their heads. heavy-lift military transport the Taliban were insistent, series across languages. The Pioneer's Review page crowds, especially as Taliban Listen sir, you need to calm aircraft of the IAF. saying 'Don't leave. Why are is your one-stop resource for scheduling or fighters fire into the air to drive down," one soldier told a man Another group of 87 you leaving?' We thank the away those desperate to get on laying in the dirt, as another Indians and two Nepalese Modi government for getting squeezing in your next must watch. It is not about any flight out of the country. gave him an orange liquid. nationals were brought back us to safety," added another giving you just what the movie is about and “Conditions on the ground "Calm down. in a special Air India flight Sikh passenger. how it is; we will also bring to you some of remain extremely challeng- It wasn't immediately clear from Dushanbe, a day after "Situation was deteriorat- ing but we are doing every- whether those killed had been they were evacuated to the ing in Afghanistan, so I came the exciting new projects, release thing we can to manage the physically crushed, suffocated Tajikistan capital in an IAF here with my daughter and dates, platforms, and more. situation as safely and secure- or suffered a fatal heart attack 130J aircraft, officials said. two grandchildren. Our ly as possible," the Defence in the crowds. Soldiers covered As many as 135 Indians, Indian brothers and sisters Ministry said in a statement several corpses in white who were earlier evacuated came to our rescue. Taliban made available to the public. clothes to hide them from from Kabul to Doha in the burnt down my house. I tha- On Saturday, British and view. Other troops stood atop last few days by the US and nk India for helping us," said Western troops in full combat concrete barriers or shipping NATO aircraft, were flown another Afghan national. gear tried to control the containers, trying to calm the back from the Qatari capital India has assured that it crowds pressing in. crowd. Gunshots occasional- city to Delhi in a special would extend help to Hindus They carried away some ly rang out. flight, they said. and Sikhs in Afghanistan. Sowing area of kharif crops 1.55% lower than last year so far Continued from Page 1 However, water storage avail- rains in many states". sowing of kulthi and nizer able in 130 reservoirs in the A majority of states have and early mustard seed can be Farmers had planted summer country was 96 per cent of live informed the central govern- done up to September in (kharif) crops in 1,060.37 lakh storage in the corresponding ment that the sowing of kharif Jharkhand, it added. hectare in the year-ago period. period of last year, and 99 per crops, particularly paddy, urad, As per the latest data, area Sowing of kharif crops cent storage of average in the moong and sesamum castor, sown to paddy (the main begins with the onset of south- last 10 years, as per the Central can be continued up to the end kharif crop) remained margin- west monsoon from June. Water Commission, it added. of August, it said. ally lower at 374.03 lakh Monsoon rainfall was lower According to the ministry, Castor can be grown up to hectare till August 20 of this eight per cent between June 1 "sowing is still going on" in September 15 in Gujarat which kharif season as against 378.07 and August 20, the ministry states growing kharif crops has been receiving good rains lakh hectare in the year-ago said. with "occurrence of monsoon for the last two days. Similarly, period.

CHICKEN RATES `/KG Jagan, Sharmila... Two Maoists surrender Dressed/With Skin `269 Continued from Page 1 before Telangana police Without Skin `289 Broiler at Farm `150 I have launched a political party in Telangana against to Continued from Page 1 ers are threatening them his wish, but I will meet him and forcefully taking them EGG on Rakhi Pournima day and It has been learnt that the from the villages not RATES `/100 tie rakhi to my brother.” Maoist party is regularly allowing them to surren- But Sharmila celebrated harassing women cadre der, the official said. VIJAYAWADA 403 the festival at Lotus Pond in and tribal children by The police appealed to HYDERABAD 522 Hyderabad with party leaders forcefully keeping them in all Dalam and militia and workers while Jagan did the party. Many Maoist members to lay down their VISAKHAPATNAM 470 so at his camp office at cadres are ready to leave arms and lead a normal RETAIL PRICE `4.03 (IN VIJAYAWADA) Tadepalli in Vijayawada. the party, but senior lead- life.

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Printed and published by B Krishna Prasad for and on behalf of CMYK Printech Ltd., Printed at Sree Seshasai Enterprises, D.No. New 3-88, Old 3-22, Chandra Theatre, Gosala, Penamaluru Mandal, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh - 521 151, Resident Editor: B Krishna Prasad, AIR SURCHARGE of Rs 2.00. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | AUGUST 23, 2021 vijayawada 03 A1 in Rahul Govt will fulfil its promise APWC chief for probe into murder case surrenders to AgriGold victims: Lella PNS n VIJAYAWADA PNS n VIJAYAWADA the government and as and petty depositors, number- ‘objectionable’ audio tapes In a breakthrough in the promised during elections, for ing 13.83 lakh, who had deposit- industrialist Karanam Rahul YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) victims who have deposited up ed less than Rs 20,000, which PNS n VIJAYAWADA Nallapu Ramya, Padma said headed by Chief Minister YS murder case, A1 Korada Vijay MLC Lella Appi Reddy has said to Rs 20,000 will also be com- amounts to Rs 1,150 crore. The that the accused was arrested Jaganmohan Reddy was a Kumar surrendered before that the State government is pensated at a cost of Rs 511 present State government had Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan immediately and charge sheet pro-women government. She the task force police on committed to its promise made crore. stood by the AgriGold victims Reddy is committed towards was filed against him. claimed that Jaganmohan Sunday. to the AgriGold victims and has MLA Appi Reddy said that and provided them succour, he the welfare and security of It may be recalled that two Reddy was the only CM to On Saturday, the police sanctioned funds to re-appro- the company was established said. women, Andhra Pradesh audio tapes containing objec- implement 50 percent reser- nabbed one Shyam who was priate the due amounts, unlike during the TDP rule in 1995 Reddy added that Chief Women Commission (APWC) tionable conversations with vation for women in the the accused in Hyderabad the previous TDP government, and the scam also came to light Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy Chairperson Vasireddy Padma women by Minister for country. industrialist Ramprasad. The which left the victims in dire during TDP chief N had released the welfare calen- has reiterated. Addressing the Tourism Muttamsetti Srinivas Padma said that due to the police are on the search to straits. Chandrababu Naidu’s rule. dar in February 2021 itself and media persons here on Sunday Rao and YSRCP MLA Ambati politics of the Opposition, arrest the remaining accused Addressing a press confer- Although the firm was carrying promised compensation to on the occasion of Raksha Rambabu turned viral in social injustice was being meted out in the murder case. ence here on Sunday, he said the out its operations without per- AgriGold victims in August, but Bandhan, Padma said that media platforms and the two to the women across the State. In the complaint lodged AgriGold Victims’ Relief mission from RBI, the then the Opposition leaders were there is a need for an inquiry leaders lodged complaints with She recalled that everyone by Rahul’s father Raghava Committee held a meeting at government paid no attention trying to create panic among the on the alleged leaked audio the police alleging that the knows what the conditions of Rao, it was mentioned that the party office, as the State gov- towards its irregularities, which victims with false propaganda. tapes with objectionable con- audio tapes were fake ones. the women were during the A1 Vijay Kumar had put ernment will be crediting eventually turned out as a huge He said that there was no versations of political leaders Responding to the audio tapes, Chandrababu Naidu's rule in pressure on Rahul to return money to the bank accounts of scam having 32 lakh victims need to panic as the Chief with women. Padma said that as the two the past. his money. AgriGold victims who deposit- spread across various states, Minister would compensate all After tying Raksha Bandhan leaders claimed audio tapes as The APWC chairperson As per the complaint, the ed below Rs 20,000 on August wherein Andhra Pradesh alone those victims who had deposit- bands to a few government made by the Opposition faked ones, APWC would seek expressed anguish over Lokesh police filed an FIR mention- 24. In this regard, he said that had 19.52 lakh depositors. ed up to Rs 20,000 on August officials, she explained various Telugu Desam Party (TDP) an inquiry in a transparent and TDP cadre for undertak- ing A2 Padma (Vijay Kumar the State government had given The MLC said Chandrababu 24. He further said that the gov- programmes for the protection that no action was taken manner. ing a false propaganda in the Wife), one more woman A3 relief to all those who deposit- Naidu government had looted ernment was also planning to and welfare of women in the against the accused in the APWC Chairperson said Ramya murder incident and Gayathri and A4 Koganti ed up to Rs 10,000 by providing the State for five years and use AgriGold sites for building state. Refuting allegations murder of Dalit girl student that the YSRC government termed it disgusting. Satyam. Rs 240 crore soon after forming failed to pay back even small houses to the poor. Suicide bid by Insurance sector privatisation woman, 2 kids policies disastrous: AIIEA Eight cops get cash rewards, PNS n VIJAYAWADA PNS n VIJAYAWADA Bill was passed through strong arm methods in blatant disregard certificates in Krishna dist A housewife, along with her All India Insurance Employees’ for the commitment given earli- two children, attempted sui- Association (AIIEA) general sec- er to the nation in Parliament that PNS n VIJAYAWADA guards to ASI level based on cide at Prasadampadu in the retary Srikanth Mishra has said the government would hold at their performance and talent city on Sunday. Neighbours that the staff have registered least 51 percent of the stake in the As part of the new initiative in cracking crime cases, brav- shifted them to a hospital their strong protests over the dis- four public sector general insur- taken by Krishna district ery, CCTNS updating, main- where the doctors said their astrous policies of privatisation of ance companies. Superintendent of Police taining records in the police condition is critical. the public sector insurance indus- Srikanth Mishra alleged that Siddharth Kaushal, an station, tackling most chal- Both the children were try and public sector units (PSUs) two of the amendments were par- ‘Internal Spandana lenging cases, cracking down admitted to Rainbow hospi- at large. ticularly dangerous for PSGI Programme’ was started cases using technology and tal while the mother is under- Addressing a press confer- companies, namely, Section 10B recently to address the providing services from a going treatment at Ayush ence after conclusion of the two- of the GIBNA 1972 stipulates that problems faced by police humanitarian point of view Nurses tie rakhi to CM's portraits hospital. day South Central Zone the government would hold at personnel. Through this and others. The woman was identified Insurance Employees’ Federation least 51 percent stake in the programme, the SP has A total of eight police per- PNS n VIJAYAWADA ident G Manjula Devi said the as Divya and the children as here on Sunday, Mishra said Public Sector General Insurance been directly interacting sonnel have been given cer- government nurses tied Bhargav and Rohit. that the government had recent- Companies which is outright with the police personnel tificates and cash rewards by In an innovative programme, Rakhis to CM's photos in all Sources say that the ly increased the FDI in the insur- privatisation. He further alleged (Home Guards to ASIs), the SP based on their talent in nurses working in the govern- government hospitals in 13 woman’s husband died due to ance sector from 49 to 74 percent that the second amendment was who come with their griev- tackling various cases. ment hospitals tied Rakhis to districts of the State on Covid – 19 a year ago. She and decided to allow even foreign to insert a new Section 24B ances. As part of the new On the other hand, SP the portraits of Chief Minister Sunday took the extreme step, unable ownership in insurance compa- which stated that the GIBNA Act initiative, certificates and Siddharth Kaushal had taken YS Jaganmohan Reddy on APNGA leaders C Geetha, to bear the harassment from nies. He said that the AIIEA is would not be applicable to any cash rewards were also phone numbers of police per- the occasion of Rakhi Rama Devi and others her in-laws and due to some deeply disturbed over the way the company in which the govern- given to the police for recognised, the SP has come sonnel in the district from Pournami on Sunday and appealed to CM Jagan to ful- property disputes among government recently secured the ment stakes come below 51 per- excelling in duties. up with a new initiative called Home Guard to ASI level urged him to cancel the fil the wish of nurses treating them. passage of the General Insurance cent. He feared that this was a After a few police person- ‘Weekly Performance Award’ and told them that they can Contributory Pension Scheme them as his sisters by can- The police registered a Business Nationalisation clear indication that such a com- nel brought to his notice that for police personnel. inform him directly about (CPS). AP Government celling CPS and restoring case and started an investiga- (GIBNA) Amendment Bill in pany would not be regulated by despite their sincere efforts The awards will be given to the problems faced by them Nurses Association State pres- OPS. tion. Parliament. He alleged that the this Act. their services are not being the staff from the home while discharging duties. Destruction of TDP demands the pioneer's Amaravati pushed supply of quality page AP into debts: TDP seeds, fertilisers The global automotive industry is undergoing the Our lives are driven by technology, whether PNS n VIJAYAWADA on his own statement in PNS n VIJAYAWADA ly withdraw this move consid- we like it or not and whether we are fully greatest transformation in its history. In the years favour of Amaravati before ering its serious implications on ahead, small and low-cost cars will gain importance. Opposition Telugu Desam the elections. Jaganmohan Telugu Desam Party (TDP) the farmers and on agriculture aware of the options before us or not. With Experts say that electric vehicles will account for Party (TDP) MLA from Reddy said in his capacity as MLC BT Naidu on Sunday as a whole. The fixing of meters the rate of obsolescence accelerating by about 10 per cent of new vehicle sales by 2025. Parchur Yeluri Sambasiva the opposition leader at that slammed the Jaganmohan was only aimed at making more Rao on Sunday asserted that time in the State Assembly Reddy government for 'failing' to loans and pushing AP into nanoseconds, it is but natural that those who Hybrids will reach a 40 per cent share. The the mindless destruction of itself that he was whole- ensure timely supply of quality deeper debt. are uninformed cannot make proper choices. consumer, with state-supported subsidy schemes, Amaravati Capital city was heartedly welcoming seed and fertiliser to the farm- BT Naidu said that the present The level of advancement of technology is of will be spoilt for a choice. the major reason for the Amaravati Capital. But after ers for the smooth conduct of rulers had already made over Rs Let The Pioneer guide you in making present financial crisis and becoming the CM, he had their agricultural activities this 2 lakh crore loans without bring- no help to us if it does not intersect with our informed choices when it comes to mounting debts of Andhra taken a totally reverse stand season. ing any development in the State. needs to increase our comfort levels. A lot Pradesh in the past two years and dealt a severe blow to BT Naidu said that the situa- What more, they were bent on buying or selling vehicles; upgrading of Jaganmohan Reddy's ret- the aspirations of the AP tion had deteriorated so much destroying all possible develop- depends on the choices we make. Need to your existing fleet; and planning for rogressive rule. people. that many farmers were on the ment opportunities. The YSRCP be clear about what we need and which progressively reducing your carbon Sambasiva Rao said that Sambasiva Rao said that verge of leaving agriculture in rule was so chaotic that the footprint. the Chief Minister owed an the government's decision on view of crop losses, lack of traders were not showing interest gadget, system or program fits the explanation to the people the Capital city had led to remunerative prices, input sub- in selling urea since this was bring- bill in terms of our requirements why he was not paying any over Rs 2 lakh crore of sidy and insurance. CM ing losses to them. This was cre- attention to the thousands of Amaravati assets becoming Jaganmohan Reddy had ating huge problems for the farm- and comfort levels. This is where farmers who were agitating non-performing assets. destroyed cultivation in AP with ers. On the other hand, there were The Pioneer goes the extra mile to for the past 614 days. They Jaganmohan Reddy was pur- his anti-farmer policies in the no problems in production and sacrificed those lands for suing a dangerous path of past two years. transportation of urea. let you make informed choices the construction of a great taking revenge against the In a statement here, the TDP The TDP leader demanded week after week. Grab The Pioneer Capital city for AP and also Capital city itself. A Chief MLC strongly criticised the that the government explain for building a golden future Minister whose regime was YSRCP government for stop- why there was scarcity of urea to make while buying the right for all the people of the not able to pay the electric- ping power supply to the farm- for over 50 lakh acres this sea- choices to buy appliances, devices, State. ity bills for the Secretariat, ers if they did not give their son. The urea traders had with- office systems, work-from-home pods or In a statement here, the was talking about construc- acceptance letters for fixing the drawn from sale since trans- TDP leader pointed out that tion of three capital cities for meters on motors. portation costs were causing whatever. the CM had taken a U-turn the State. The CM should immediate- them losses. Proposal for beachfront resorts in Vizianagaram to boost employment

VKL GAYATRI Chintapalle of Poosapatirega n VISAKHAPATNAM mandal. She personally visited the coast- Vizianagaram, one of the most line areas including Konada, important districts in the coun- Tippalavalasa, BG Peta and try with a chequered history, is Chintalavalasa along with the poised to promote industries, revenue and tourism officials. commercial establishments and After studying the technical and tourism hubs at all potential areas topographical advantages of the in the district. Though there are areas, the Collector directed the many tourist destinations and his- officials to prepare an action plan torical places, the district has been to develop modern beachfront mostly confined only to agricul- pared to the Visakhapatnam op a mini-fishing harbour for resorts at Chintapalle. While ture. As the demand from the beaches, the Vizianagaram coast- their livelihood. responding to the local fisher- educated youth in the district for line is most favourable to devel- Based on the potential reports, men’s requests for construction of employment opportunities has op tourism-related hubs as the Collector, Vizianagaram A Surya a fishing harbour, the Collector risen, the district administration underwater currents are less and Kumari, has initiated steps to assured them that a decision has now started focusing on the there are no rocks in the waters. develop beaches in the district and would be taken after discussion industrial and tourism develop- Meanwhile, the locals spread in also beachfront resorts to promote with the MLAs. ment programmes. the coastline including 12 fisher- tourism and ensure more employ- In fact, several entrepreneurs There is about 30 km-long man villages and 19 are ment opportunities to the local had come up with plans to devel- coastline in the district and areas very favourable for the develop- youth. She also directed officials op beachfront entertainment which have potential for develop- ment programmes. The fisher- of the Tourism department to avenues and also blue water ment of beachfront resorts and men, for the past several years, are draft the proposals to develop games at Chintapalle in the dis- blue water games. When com- urging the government to devel- beaches and beachfront resorts at trict. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | AUGUST 23, 2021 vijayawada 04 Electricity Amendment Bill-2020 welcomed with open arms

lectricity (Energy) is development for purchase killed by additional sur- 2. Financial securi- for Central ERC and State one of the most critical and sale of electricity and The share of the private sector was just charge and cross subsidy ty mechanism for timely ERCs (For transparency and Ecomponents of infra- transparent tariff fixation 10,000 MW (10 percent) in 2000, rising to surcharge levied by Discoms payment by Discoms to fair play) structure that is essential for mechanism. In 2002, the (Allowed by ERC), cross power generating companies a. A person who is, sustained growth of the country faced a power deficit 1,73,308 MW (46 percent) in 2020. On subsidy which was supposed (For sound financial position or has been, a Judge of the economy and welfare of peo- in excess of 12 percent. But August 16, 2021, India met a peak demand to be brought to zero, is as of generating stations) Supreme Court to be nomi- ple in any nation. today, thanks to these high as 69 percent (For LT 3. Power tariff nated by the Chief Justice of In 2003, Parliament passed Reforms, India is surplus in of 1,81,000 MW with 1,035 MW surplus commercial consumers) in reflects the cost of service as India as Chairperson and the Electricity Act-2003 to power generating capacity. power on the Power Exchange. It’s a Telangana, Discoms every provided in Tariff Policy (for members to be nominated by consolidate the earlier Laws, The total installed capacity in laudable achievement. five years are requiring protecting consumer interest the Union and State govern- namely the Indian Electricity India in 1980 was just 28,448 financial bailout (this can be and fairness) ments Act, 1910, the Electricity MW, in 2002 it became resolved if tariff is fixed sci- 4. Power Tariff shall For the purposes of clause (Supply) Act, 1948 and the 1,05,046 MW adding 3,480 Distribution side, which cross subsidy accordingly, entifically and subsidy comes be fixed by ERC for all con- (c), the Chief Secretary of the Electricity Regulatory MW per year on average directly deals with con- encourage power generation SURESH CHANDA from Government in time). sumers based on cost of sup- State (in alphabetical order) Commissions Act, 1998. from 1980 to 2002. In 2020, sumers. from renewable sources, IAS (Retd.) These issues are to be ply. Power subsidies for cer- shall be the members of the It aimed at development of it became 3,70,106 MW, The ERCs were given the timely release of power sub- addressed in the interest of a tain categories of consumers Selection Committee for a The author is a former Special the electricity industry, pro- adding 14,725 MW per year mandate and duty to encour- sidy by State government (to sustainable and financially (like free power to farmers, period of one year. moting competition in the from 2002 to 2020. age Open Access under compensate Discoms for Chief Secretary, Telangana sound power sector which is subsidised power to low 6. Constitution of power sector, protecting The share of the private Section 42(2) (Consumer lower tariff for a particular essential for economic devel- power consuming consumers Electricity Contract interest of consumers, ratio- sector was just 10,000 MW with demand more than 1 category of consumers) so remarkably well in adding opment and quality of life for etc.) will be made available Enforcement Authority to nalisation of electricity tariff, (10 percent) in 2000, rising MW could buy power direct- that Discoms remain finan- power generating capacity citizens. The Electricity by the State government resolve disputes related to constitution of Central to 1,73,308 MW (46 percent) ly from any power generat- cially sound and reduction in through private and govern- Amendment Bill 2020 is pre- directly to such consumers. sale, purchase or transmis- Electricity Authority, Central in 2020. On August 16, 2021, ing station), ensure that gen- transmission and distribu- ment sectors, our perfor- cisely aimed at that. (For sound health of sion of electricity (for time- and State Electricity India met a peak demand of eration/transmission/distri- tion losses. T&D losses in mance in the areas allotted to The important amend- Discoms and to bring trans- ly settlement of disputes). Regulatory Commissions 1,81,000 MW with 1,035 bution of electricity is con- India were 20.66 percent in State Electricity Regulatory ments proposed are: parency and proper account- These changes are to be (ERCs) and establishment MW surplus power on the ducted on commercial prin- 2018-19. These losses in the Commissions is not as rosy 1. Discom must pur- ing of subsidy given to con- welcomed in the interest of of Appellate Tribunal. Power Exchange. It’s a laud- ciples, encourage competi- West are around 4 to 5 per- and more needs to be done. chase a minimum percent of sumers) a sound and vibrant power These reforms brought in able achievement. tion and efficiency, tariff cent and the world average is Concept of open access to renewal power, including 5. Common Central sector and for rapid econom- huge direct investments in However, the situation is progressively reflecting cost around 8.5 percent. bring in competition in dis- hydro power In the interest Committee for selection of ic growth and quality life for power generation, market not as rosy on the Power of supply and reduction in Although we have done tribution has been silently of the environment. chairperson and members citizens.

Woman, son fall to death Cotton crop area shrinks SP: Charge sheet in Ramya from train PNS n GUNTUR conditions. The quality of cotton will be damaged by the moisture murder case filed in 7 days PNS n TIRUPATI The cotton cultivation in the in the atmosphere. If there is lit- district has come down consider- tle difference in quality the cot- PNS n GUNTUR constable was suspended and A woman and his son were ably due to various reasons ton farmers will not get the cases under Section IPC and killed when they allegedly fell including pests. Most of the farm- expected price for their produce”, Differently-abled Superintendent of Police Arif POCSO Act were registered from a running train at ers in the district are now not the agriculture officials said. Hafeez hassaid that charge sheet against the constable. An Akkurthi village in Srikalahasti evincing interest to raise cotton The pink colour pest affected schoolkids tie has been filed within seven days inquiry was also ordered into mandal on Sunday. crop fearing pink colour pest the third crop of cotton in 2018, in the sensational murder case the issue,” the SP said. According to railway which badly damage the crop. second crop in 2019 and third rakhis to Collector of engineering student N The SP asked the people to police, the deceased woman The heavy rains and pests crop in 2020. Fearing the pest Ramya in Guntur city. confirm the veracity of the Chandana (27) and her two- substantially damaged the yields attack the farmers are hesitating PNS n ELURU Addressing a press confer- news before posting it in the year-old son boarded a pas- and the farmers incurred losses per cent this year. to take up cotton cultivation in the ence here on Sunday, the SP social media. “If this kind of senger train to go to for three years. The agriculture officials said district, agriculture officials Physically-challenged school said that the accused was arrest- news is spread in the social Venkatagiri in Tirupati. The Cotton is considered to be the that the farmers in the district are explained. students tied rakhis to District ed within 24 hours of the media it will cause mental woman and her son alleged- white gold in the district as it used evincing interest to raise chilli Officials informed that cotton Collector Kartikeya Mishra in offence. Regarding the com- agony to the farmers”, he said. ly fell from the train and died to give minimum guarantee to the crop instead of cotton as the chilli is cultivated in 4,23,750 acres in the Collector’s office on Sunday. plaint against a police constable, The police are patrolling instantaneously. The police farmers. Now the cultivation of is reaping good produce and the district but the farmers this The Collector asked the the SP clarified that the parents round the clock for the securi- registered a case and are cotton crops is declining in the dividends. Moreover there is year had not taken up cotton cul- students of deaf and mute of the girl in their complaint ty of girls and women, he said investigating whether they district and restricted to only 2.02 huge demand and rate for the tivation by even 50 per cent. school to avail the opportu- said that the constable was and asked the women and girls accidently fell off the train, lakh out of 4,23,750 acres. The chillis, they said. The chilli is cultivated in nities being provided to them only speaking with their daugh- to download the Disha app committed suicide or if there cotton farmers have incurred “The weather is also not con- 1,84,443 acres of land and so far by the government. ter. and use it when in trouble. He is any foul play in it. The bod- losses for the third successive year ducive to raising the cotton crops. sowing operations have been Principal D Srinivasa The parents did not complain said that the patrolling was ies were shifted to the govern- due to pink colour pest. The cot- The farmers will not yield good completed in 36,580 acres, agri- Reddy and other officials that the constable was harass- augmented in view of reopen- ment hospital in Srikalahasti. ton cultivation has declined by 52 produce in the existing weather culture officials said. were among those present. ing him. “Even though, the ing of educational institutions. Protest against CPS by govt women staff PNS n KAKINADA the primary right of employees and demanded that the gov- In a novel protest, women ernment cancel the CPS system government employees tied immediately and restore the Rakhis to a cut-out of Chief old pension system. They warn Minister YS Jaganmohan of intensifying the agitation in Reddy demanding cancella- the future if the government tion of the Contributory fails to do so. Pension Scheme (CPS). Association district presi- The women employees, dent Muni Prasad, Secretary including Padma Meenakshi Basha, State general secretary and Santhakumari, told the was the Opposition leader, the old pension system but he Ravi Kumar and Chinta media that Chief Minister Y S during his padayatra, promised had gone back on his word. Narayana Murthy were among Jaganmohan Reddy when he to cancel the CPS and restore They claimed that pension is those who were present. the pioneer's Party page Rowdy, suspect Are you a heat-turner sheeters counselled at snazzy parties? PNS n KAKINADA counselled in all the sub-divi- sions in the district. Do show-stoppers The police conducted coun- The rowdy and suspect selling for 820 rowdy sheeters were warned to inspire you? Do you sheeters and 1,870 suspect eschew criminal activities and sheeters across the district lead a disciplined life. They like the razzmatazz of on Sunday. were directed to attend before The police said that on the the police in all police stations. parties in exotic Three fake Maoists arrested directions of Superintendent The police warned them of of Police M Ravindranath invoking PD act if they contin- settings? Are you PNS n KAKINADA Kumar arrested them while Babu, 820 rowdy sheeters and ue to be involved in criminal they were going on a motor- 1,870 history sheeters were activities. planning to be the The police arrested three fake cycle. They belong to Maoists at Yetapaka in the Telangana State and were ear- next most-talked- Agency area of East Godavari lier accused in an extortion district and recovered Rs 2,000 case. The arrested fake Maoists cash, fake pamphlets and were produced before the about socialite? mobile phones. media. ASP Krishnakanth told the The police recovered Rs Stay updated with media that some persons had 2,000 cash, fake pamphlets The Pioneer extorted money from fertilis- and three mobile phones. 's carefully er and pesticides shop owners The ASP said that an anti- posing themselves as Maoists. Naxalite squad was conduct- curated nuggets of On a tip off, a police team ing extensive combing opera- led by Chintoor CI Yuva tions in the Agency areas. Page 3 culture. Jewellers to observe bandh today PNS n ONGOLE

Jewellery shop owners have decided to observe a bandh in the district on August 23 in protest against the hallmark norms.The Gold, Silver and Diamond Merchants Association held a meeting here on Sunday and discussed the hallmark issue. Later, speaking to the media, association president Tata He regretted that the hall- 700 districts in the country but cooperate with them. Prasad said that in response to mark norms were detrimental only 250 hallmark centres. The gold merchants released the call given by the all India to the gold jewellery business. “Without increasing the num- a wall poster on the bandh. gold jewellery shops, jewellery They demanded that the ber of hallmark centres, impos- Association secretary P shop owners in the district had Union government relax the ing norms and restrictions on Ramesh, G Chenchu Rama decided to observe a bandh on norms of the Bureau of Indian gold jewellery shops is objec- Rao, Narayana Rao and other Monday in protest against the Standards (BIS). tionable”, Tata Prasad said and gold jewellery shop owners stringent hallmarks norms. He said that there were over appealed to the customers to were present. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | AUGUST 23, 2021 nation 05

Punjab names 10 govt schools after Petrol, diesel prices cut by 20 paise Rescue centre becomes home INDIA Olympic medalist hockey team players Petrol and diesel prices were cut by 20 paise per litre each on Sunday - the first reduction in petrol rate in over a month, and the fourth in case of diesel in less than a week. Petrol price for orphaned rhinos of Assam CORNERunjab School Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla on Sunday said the state govern- in Delhi was cut to Rs 101.64 a litre and diesel to Rs 89.07 per litre, according to a price four-month-old Ganga had lost her mother to surging waters of the Brahmaputra nearly two Pment has renamed ten schools after the Olympic medal-winning hockey team players notification of state-run oil companies. The reduction came as international oil prices Adecades back, but she has now found her home on the banks of another river and is a healthy from the state. Singla said Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has given approval to rename tumbled to their lowest level since May, after the US Federal Reserve signalled it was set to mother of four young ones. Orphaned by the floods in Assam's famed Kaziranga National Park, schools after the names of various players from Punjab who were part of the Indian start tapering asset purchases within months, hurting commodities and lifting the dollar. Ganga had found a refuge on the periphery of the Park where she was raised before setting out to men hockey team squad which won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. The min- The price cut in diesel is the fourth since August 18, when the reduction cycle began. All live on her own in her natural habitat. Ganga was the second rhino to be rescued by the Centre for ister said the Government Senior Secondary School (GSSS), Mithapur, Jalandhar has four reductions have been of 20 paise per litre each. On the previous three occasions when Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) in Kaziranga in 2003, along with another rhino been named after hockey team captain Manpreet diesel rates were cut, petrol prices remained calf, Rathin Barman of Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) unchanged. Sunday's cut in petrol price came after Singh. He said the school will now be known as told PTI. Hand-raised by the staff of the CWRC, the 36 days of status quo in rates. Diesel rate change Olympian Manpreet Singh Government Senior pair was translocated to Manas National Park was effected after 33 days of no change. The freeze Secondary School, Mithapur. Singla said the GSSS, (MNP), about 300 km away from their birthplace, in rate revision coincided with Parliament session, Timmowal in Amritsar has been named after vice-cap- four years later where they have thrived over the where the opposition parties tried to corner the tain Harmanpreet Singh who was the top scorer in the years. Named Ganga-Jamuna for their bonding by government on various issues including the hike in Olympics for India with six goals. He said the school the frontline staff of MNP, they were the second lot fuel prices. Petrol and diesel prices were last hiked will now be known as Olympian Harmanpreet Singh of rhinos sent to the Park with the first being on July 17. Prior to that, the petrol price was GSSS, Timmowal. The Government Primary School, Mainou (Lakhsmi in local Bodo language) increased by Rs 11.44 a litre between May 4 and Mithapur, Jalandhar has been named as Olympian preceding them by a year to Manas, also from the July 17. Diesel rates had gone up by Rs 9.14 Mandeep Singh, he said in an official statement. CWRC. during this period. J&K: School Centre may ban both factions of Raut likens Partition to girls, women tie rakhis to Hurriyat under UAPA Section jawans on LoC situation in Afghanistan PNS n JAMMU Gupkar Alliance Soldiers and paramilitary per- meeting on sonnel posted far away from Small group of Indian officials home along the Line of Control Tuesday and International Border in the coordinating evacuation Jammu region celebrated rak- PNS n SRINAGAR shabandhan on Sunday as missions at Kabul airport school girls and women tied The People's Alliance for Gupkar them rakhis to mark the festi- Declaration is likely to meet here on PNS n NEW DELHI nate repatriation of Indians and val of brother-sister bond. Tuesday to discuss the prevailing handle related matters. Events were held at several situation in Jammu and Kashmir, A small group of Indian offi- Sources said the cell received security installations and camps PNS n SRINAGAR the UAPA, under which "if the and have wider consultations on cials is coordinating the coun- more than 2,000 phone calls to celebrate the day, with a nu- Central Government is of opin- the way forward. The PAGD is an try's evacuation missions at and answered over 6,000 mber of videos of locals tying A ban under the stringent ion that any association is, or alliance of six mainstream political the Kabul international airport WhatsApp queries during the rakhi to army, paramilitary and Unlawful Activities has become, an unlawful asso- parties seeking the restoration of PNS n what is the pain of destruction amid continuing chaos and a first five days of its operation. police personnel going viral on (Prevention) Act may be ciation, it may, by notification in the special status of Jammu and of a country's existence and challenging ground situation, It replied to more than 1,200 e- social media. imposed on both factions of the the Official Gazette, declare Kashmir, which was revoked by the Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on sovereignty," the Marathi people familiar with the matter mails during the period. India 'Bharat Raksha Parv' was secessionist conglomerate such association to be unlawful." Centre in August 2019. A leader Sunday likened India's parti- daily's executive editor said. said on Sunday. The multi- on Sunday brought back 392 organised at the CRPF group Hurriyat Conference which has They said the proposal was said the meeting will take place at tion to the present situation in Raut compared India's par- agency group has been coordi- people, including two Afghan HQ in Jammu, a spokesperson been spearheading the sepa- mooted in accordance with the alliance chairman Farooq Abdullah's Afghanistan and said it tition to the current situation nating with the American offi- lawmakers, in three different of the paramilitary force said. ratist movement in Jammu and Centre's policy of zero tolerance residence at Gupkar here at 11 am. reminds people of the pain of in Afghanistan where, he said, cials handling security at the flights as part of its mission to "Rakhis were tied on the Kashmir for over two decades, against terrorism. "This meeting will be a different one destruction of a country's exis- its troops "ran away". airport as well as other relevant evacuate Indians and Afghan wrists of officers and jawans, officials said. The Hurriyat Conference from the earlier ones. This time it is tence and sovereignty. How can the pain of parti- authorities, they said. India partners from Kabul. A total of and tilak was applied to their They said a recent probe into came into existence in 1993 with not only the top leadership of the In his weekly column tion be eased unless the part evacuated 200 people, includ- 168 people, including 107 forehead by visitors, who also the granting of MBBS seats to 26 groups, including some pro- constituent parties which has been 'Rokhthok' in the Sena mouth- which was broken away is ing the Indian envoy and other Indians and 23 Afghan Sikhs prayed for their long life," the Kashmiri students by institu- Pakistan and banned outfits invited for consultations but the piece 'Saamana', Raut also included back? There will be staffers of its embassy in and Hindus, were flown from spokesperson said. tions in Pakistan indicates that such as the Jamaat-e-Islami, middle rung leadership as well," he said if Nathuram Godse had no peace of mind, he said. Kabul, in two C-17 heavy-lift Kabul to the Hindon airbase Girls of the NCC group at the the money collected from aspi- JKLF and the Dukhtaran-e- said. The leader said it has been killed Jinnah, "who was "Even though we feel an transport aircraft of the IAF by near Delhi in a C-17 heavy-lift Government Degree College in rants by some organisations Millat. It also included the left to the alliance parties to select responsible for creating 'Akhand Hindustan' should Tuesday in view of the deterio- military transport aircraft of the Doda district tied rakhis to sol- which were part of the Hurriyat People's Conference and the the party leaders for the meeting. Pakistan", instead of Mahatma happen, it doesn't look pos- rating security situation in the Indian Air Force (IAF). Another diers at an army camp. Conference conglomerate was Awami Action Committee "The participants will be from the Gandhi, the partition could sible. But, hope is eternal. If Afghan capital city. Kabul fell to group of 87 Indians and two In a video, a girl, who tied a being used for funding terror headed by Mirwaiz Umer length and breadth of the Valley and have been avoided and there PM Narendra Modi wants the Taliban last Sunday. It is Nepalese nationals was rakhi to a BSF personnel at a ca- organisations in the union ter- Farooq. we expect around 150-200 leaders would have been no need for an 'Akhand Hindustan, he is not immediately clear when the brought back in a special Air mp along the LoC in Samba dis- ritory. The separatist conglomerate to take part in the meeting," he said. observing August 14 as welcome. He should also multi-agency team was India flight from Dushanbe, a trict, was heard saying, "Today, The officials said both the broke into two factions in 2005 The meeting has been called to dis- 'Partition Horrors speak about what he plans deployed at the Kabul airport. day after they were evacuated we are celebrating the festival factions of the Hurriyat are with the moderate group being cuss the prevailing situation in Remembrance Day'. to do about 11 crore On Monday last, the Ministry to the Tajikistan capital in an depicting brother-sister bond likely to be banned under led by the Mirwaiz and the Jammu and Kashmir and "have "The situation in Muslims from Pakistan," of External Affairs set up a spe- IAF 130J transport aircraft, with our jawans, who are miles Section 3(1) of the Unlawful hard-line headed by Syed Ali wider consultations on various Afghanistan reminds us of Raut said. cial Afghanistan cell to coordi- officials said. away from their families.” Activities (Prevention) Act, or Shah Geelani. issues", he said. He was born Modi pays tributes to ex-CM for Ram: Son 721 children in child care institutions Kalyan Singh in Lucknow of Kalyan Singh contracted Covid since outbreak: RTI PNS n LUCKNOW PNS n NEW DELHI states and Union Territories Andaman and Nicobar Islands, PNS n LUCKNOW (UTs) to report coronavirus cases stated the data of the National With a lump in his throat, Over 720 children in child care among children in CCIs. It had Commission for Protection of Prime Minister Narendra Rajveer Singh, son of former institutions in 11 states and reported 35 cases, according to Child Rights for 11 states and Modi on Sunday paid tributes Uttar Pradesh chief minister Union Territories have contract- the data. UTs. here to former Uttar Pradesh Kalyan Singh, said his father ed COVID-19 till now and no This year, no coronavirus case There are 857 CCIs in these chief minister Kalyan Singh, was born for "Jai Shri Ram", fatalities have been reported, has been reported yet from such states and UTs and 33,695 ben- calling the BJP veteran a capa- a slogan which was heard according to data from the coun- institutions in Uttar Pradesh, it eficiaries reside in them, accord- ble leader who became a “sym- outside the veteran BJP try's apex child rights body. stated. ing to government data. bol of trust” for the common leader's home on Sunday as The data, which was shared by According to the commis- (288) followed by Tamil Nadu In June, the Women and Child people. people gathered there to pay the National Commission for sion's data, no death due to the (149) and Bihar (131), according Development Ministry had asked The prime minister said their last respects. Protection of Child Rights in coronavirus infection has been to the data. states to make suitable arrange- Singh made public welfare the Singh, who was ailing for response to an RTI query from reported among children resid- It stated that the number of ments for isolation facilities with- main aim of his life. some time, died at the Sanjay PTI, also stated that 686 children ing in CCIs from these 11 states COVID-19 cases among children in CCIs to take care of children Singh died at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate living in child care institutions and UTs. in CCIs in Mizoram was 46, suffering from COVID-19 and Gandhi Post Graduate Institute Institute of Medical Sciences (CCIs) have been infected with Out of 721 children in such 37, Delhi 19, prepare a roaster of child psy- of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) (SGPGI) in Lucknow on COVID-19 so far this year. institutions, who contracted the Telangana seven, Gujarat six, chologists or counsellors to visit in Lucknow on Saturday night. mitted decision maker who Modi, after reaching the Saturday night. Last year, Uttar Pradesh was infection, the highest number Chandigarh three. the facilities and interact with He was 89. symbolised “trust” across the residence of Singh here, paid He was 89. the only state out of the 11 was reported from Haryana No case was reported from them. "The country has lost a valu- country. tributes to him and placed a To a question that every able personality and a capable “For the most part of his life, wreath at his body. party worker who came out leader. To fulfill the void left by he made efforts for public wel- He was accompanied by from the residence chanted DMK fields Abdullah CRPF cycle rally Rajnath to felicitate him, we should do maximum fare. Whatever responsibility he BJP chief J P Nadda, UP 'Jai Shri Ram', Rajveer Singh, Olympians from TMC former hard work for his ideals, his had got, be it as an MLA, any Governor Anandiben Patel, who is also the MP for Sep 13 RS bypoll to Delhi flagged off promises and leave no effort in post in the government, or as UP Chief Minister Yogi from Etah, said, "His birth armed forces achieving his dreams," Modi a governor, he had been a cen- Adityanath, deputy chief min- was for this (Jai Shri Ram) from Tamil Nadu from Kanyakumari minister, NEW DELHI: told reporters after paying his tre of inspiration for everyone. isters Keshav Prasad Maurya only. He was committed to CHENNAI: The ruling DMK in KANYAUMARI: An over 2,800- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will felicitate the who joined last respects to the BJP leader. He became a symbol of trust and Dinesh Sharma. Ram Mandir, and he has Tamil Nadu on Sunday named km-long CRPF cycle rally from He said Singh lived true to for the public," Modi added. Defence Minister Rajnath gone to Ram himself. He armed forces personnel who par- M M Abdullah as its candidate Kanyakumari to Delhi was on his name given to him by his "I pray to Bhagvan Prabhu Singh also paid tributes to the would be seeing the construc- ticipated in this year's Olympics BJP, arrested parents. Shriram to give Kalyan Singh former UP chief minister. tion of Ram temple in for the September 13 Rajya Sunday flagged off from here as at Tokyo at the Army Sports “He lived his entire life for ji a space at his feet. May Speaking to reporters, Ayodhya. He has gone to Sabha bypoll from the state. part of national celebrations Institute (ASI) in Pune on PNS n BANKURA public welfare. He made 'jan Prabhu Ram give strength to Rajnath Singh said, "We used Ram Lalla." The election was necessitated being held to mark 75 years of Monday. "All the armed forces kalyan' as the mantra of his life, his family in the hour of sad- to tell him (Kalyan) that we are The "Jai Shri Ram" slogan due to the vacancy caused by Independence. Fifteen cyclists of personnel, who represented India Former West Bengal minister and dedicated his life for the ness to bear the loss. May 'bhootpoorv' (former) chief had also once galvanised the the death of AIADMK's A the Central Reserve Police Force in the recently-concluded Tokyo Shyamaprasad Mukherjee, who BJP, Bharatiya Jana Sangh fam- Prabhu Ram give consolation minister, you are 'abhootpoorv' BJP in the politically-crucial Mohammedjan in March this (CRPF) will cover a total Olympics, including gold medal- had joined the BJP ahead of this ily, for an ideology and for the to people in the country who (unprecedented) chief minis- state in the 1990s. year. In a statement here, party distance of 2,850 km, traversing ist javelin thrower Subedar Neeraj year's assembly elections in the bright future of the country," believe in his values, ideals, ter, on which he used to laugh. Rajveer Singh also said president and Chief Minister M through Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Chopra, are likely to be present state, was arrested on Sunday for Modi said. culture and traditions," the I have seen him as an elder that his family will dedicate K Stalin announced the Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, on the occasion," the Defence allegedly being involved in He hailed Singh as a com- prime minister said. brother." itself for the Ram temple. candidature of Abdullah. and Uttar Pradesh. Ministry's statement said. financial irregularities of near- ly Rs 10 crore, an officer said. The former Trinamool Congress MLA from Bishnupur Guj approves was apprehended following an Air quality commission asks NCR states to adopt investigation into allegations of non-practising misappropriation of money PNS n NEW DELHI Rajasthan to develop a time- ment of NCT of Delhi to ensure Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan related to e-tendering and other dole for docs bound comprehensive action adoption and application of and Uttar Pradesh attract atten- charges when he was chairman Ahead of the harvesting season, plan, in consultation with stake- the standard protocol for esti- tion during the paddy harvest- of the local civic body in 2020, PNS n AHMEDABAD the Commission for Air Quality holder agencies responsible for mation of crop residue burning ing season between October 15 the police officer said. Management (CAQM) has monitoring and reporting of fire events using satellite data," and November 15. "An investigation was carried The Gujarat government on asked Delhi and neighbouring agriculture residue burning the directions read. Farmers set their fields on out by the SDPO, Bishnupur Sunday approved a non-prac- states to ensure the adoption events, based on the protocol. The commission said the fire to quickly clear off the crop into the allegations of financial tising allowance for in-service and application of a standard The commission had stressed protocol should be adopted residue left behind after har- irregularities of Rs 9.91 crore. doctors of government hos- protocol developed by ISRO for the need to develop and imple- uniformly across the states of vesting and before cultivating Mukherjee was arrested after he pitals and teachers of the estimation of crop residue burn- ment a standardised methodol- Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, wheat and potato. It is one of failed to give satisfactory GMERS medical colleges, in ing fire events using satellite ogy across NCR and adjoining Rajasthan, and Delhi, and not the main reasons for the alarm- answers to queries," Bankura SP line with the 7th Pay Comm- data. areas for the monitoring of fire restricted to Punjab and ing spike in pollution in Delhi- Dhritiman Sarkar told PTI. ission's recommendation. The commission, mandated events at meetings with the Haryana alone. NCR. The BJP's Bishnupur organ- Deputy Chief Minister to devise and execute plans to Indian Space Research The panel on air quality has Despite a ban on stubble isational district president Sujit Nitin Patel, who also holds prevent and control air pollu- Organisation (ISRO) at a meet- also asked these states to submit burning in Punjab and Agasthi claimed that Mukherjee the state health portfolio, tion in the national capital ing held in December last year. Remote Sensing Centers and the compelling need to monitor a compliance report on the Haryana, farmers continue to had joined the saffron party announced this as the region and adjoining areas, has The protocol has been pre- Indian Agricultural Research and control air pollution from adoption of the protocol by defy it as there is a short win- before the assembly elections in "Rakshabandhan gift" for the also asked Delhi, Punjab, pared in consultation with Institute, it said. stubble burning, the commis- August 30. dow between the harvesting of the state but he was not active- doctors. Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, stakeholder agencies like State "Now, therefore, in view of sion…hereby directs govern- The northern states of paddy and sowing of wheat. ly involved. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | AUGUST 23, 2021 06

www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Who’re the Taliban? Unholy practice The scourge of using religion in polls is very much alive, as is happening in Uttarakhand What is their credo? JAGANNIWAS IYER ill the next Assembly elections in Uttarakhand be steered by Lords Ganesha and Ram? Only if the Supreme Court and the Election Commission of India The Taliban fundamentalist organisations have spawned from the Deoband Wdo not immediately and heavily come down on such a provocatively religious campaign proposal. It is the brainchild of Congress general secretary Harish Rawat, a former Chief Minister of the State. He is the party’s campaign committee head. Rawat madrasa, and the ideology preached there has worldwide influence has two justifications for making “Jai Shri Ganesh” the party’s war cry for the forth- he Taliban in our neigh- coming Assembly elections. One, he will not allow the BJP to “hijack the word Hindu bouring Afghanistan are for political gains” as it has “reduced Hindus to a mere vote bank”. Two, Ganesha is in the news after the sudden takeover of always worshipped first, “which is why we have selected this slogan”. The issue is, AfghanistanT by the militia’s he is violating a 2017 Supreme Court ruling that “an appeal in the name of religion, hordes. But who actually are the race, caste, community or language is impermissible under the Representation of the Taliban? To learn more about them, we must turn our attention People Act, l95l, and would constitute a corrupt prac- to Deoband, barely 300 km from tice sufficient to annul the election”. The previous our Capital, Delhi. round of Assembly elections witnessed a violation The Deoband madrasa was of the order by all political parties during the West set up in 1867 as a reaction against the end of what remained Bengal elections. Mamata Banerjee of the TMC was of the Mughal Empire following accosted by BJP workers shouting “Jai Shri Ram” the defeat of the Sepoy Mutiny of slogans wherever she went to address meetings. She 1857-58. The seminary’s objec- herself used words with “religious overtones”, as the tive was to preserve Islamic learning and way of life. It began Election Commission quoted in its April 2021 order with one teacher, Mullah banning her from campaigning for 24 hours. Mahmud Deobandi, and was Last year, in the campaigning for the Delhi originally known as the Arab Assembly elections, the Commission imposed a 72- madrasa. There were those who swore vengeance on the British; hour ban on then Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur and a 96-hour ban on out of these movements emerged BJP MP Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma for statements that could “aggravate existing dif- the Taliban as well as al-Qaeda (though much later), with glob- preached at the institution has outfit, the Jamiat-e-Ulema-e- from Deoband (India). ferences and create mutual hatred between different religious communities”. worldwide influence. A true Islam, or party of scholars of Charles Allen, in his book Significantly, the Supreme Court order on not using religion in elections had come in al aspirations. In the period military dicta- Muslim’s first duty is to defend Islam, in 1945 under the lead- ‘God’s Terrorists — The January 2017 even as Uttar Pradesh was facing Assembly elections. It faces elections tor General Zia-ul-Haq was fer- his religion wherever it is under ership of Maulana Shabbar Wahhabi Cult and the Hidden again, along with Uttarakhand. In a way, Rawat may have done a yeoman service — vently Islamisising Pakistan, the attack. Sunni Islam of South Ahmad Othmani and Roots of Modern Jihad’, points BJP campaign managers would elatedly feel — by being the first to bite the religious Taliban first emerged in Asia has been impacted the Maulama Mufti Mahmud. Its out that Wahhabism is the Afghanistan as a cohesive unit. most by these teachings. aim was to shape the upcom- guiding ideology behind mod- bullet. The biggest worry is that given the high stakes in the coming round of elec- Rahimullah Yusufzai, a Peshawar- The Jamiat-e-Ulema-I- ing nation of Pakistan into a ern Islamist terrorism. The tions, communal and religious rhetoric would be at its shrillest. It is best handled at based scholarly journalist, in an Hind (JUH), the Party of truly Muslim State with an Taliban are representatives of once by both the apex court and the poll panel taking suo moto cognisance of Rawat’s interface with Charles Allen, a Clerics of Hindustan, formed Islamic Constitution in confor- this ideology in action. Allen in 1920 later resulted in two mity with the Quran and mentions that Ahmad Rashid statement and reiterating their previous order. As it is, several petitions are expected renowned historian of the British Raj (and grandson of the founder splinter groups: Tablighi Sharia, a vision it shared with has meticulously captured the to be filed in UP courts as soon as the first political leader publicly refers to the under- of The Pioneer daily), reported Jamaat (Preaching Party) led THE VARIOUS Tablighi Jamaat. rise of Taliban in his book, construction Ram temple in Ayodhya in a pre-election speech. Should not the Supreme being the first journalist to note by Naqshbandi Sufi Maulana Ahead of Partition in ‘Taliban: The Story of the Court take this opportunity to cover two more loopholes? One is banning the mention the appearance of the Taliban on Muhammad Ilyas followed FUNDAMENTALIST 1941, there were around 200 Warlords’. In Rashid’s words: the teachings of Shah madrasas in Pakistan, rising to “The Taliban represent nobody of religious affairs and promises in political manifestoes. The other is using symbols the Afghan scene in 1994. They ORGANISATIONS were unsmiling youngsters with Waliullah. The second was led 893 by l972. Of these, 354 were but themselves and recognised that have obvious religious connotations but do not strictly fall under the sections pro- untrimmed beards, black turbans, by Mawdudi, who promoted a THAT EXIST NOW Deobandi, 144 Al-Hadith and no Islam but their own.” scribed by the law. The politicians got away with it in West Bengal. black waistcoats, carrying either new political agenda. For him, 267 Barelvis. By 1980, nearly The Shia Revival says that Kalashnikov automatic rifles or Islam had to present itself as a IN INDIA AND 70 per cent of the madrasas the Deobandi area of influence grenade launchers. viable political and social alter- PAKISTAN ARE ONE were controlled by Deobandis. stretches from Bangladesh to PICTALK In 1879, the Deoband native to both Western capital- By 2002, their number was southern Afghanistan. The madrasa assumed the additional ism and socialism. He advocat- WAY OR THE OTHER 10,000; of this, 7,000 belonged Deobandis became associated name of Dar-ul-Uloom, or the ed a new political platform CONNECTED TO THE to Deobandis. Going by this with the Afghan war in the abode of Islamic learning. English based on Islamic revival and trend, all madrasas would 1980s. Many other of South was prohibited; all students had to separation through political DEOBAND MADRASA. now be under the control of Asia’s Sunni extremists hail learn the Quran and the Hadith in action and jihad. Islam had to THE TALIBAN IN Deobandis. Such is the extent from the Deobandi tradition. Arabic. This was in accordance confront non-Islam head on. of influence of the institution The Pakistan-trained Taliban with the teachings of Shah Out of the Islamic revolution AFGHANISTAN AND based in Deoband. committed atrocities on the Waliullah of Delhi. The madrasa would emerge the Islamic Most of the Taliban are the Afghan Hazaras. The Taliban retained militant jihad as a central State purged of all accretions, PAKISTAN HAVE products of these madrasas, declared Afghan Shias to be pillar of the faith. Officially, that is, a ‘democratic’ caliphate ACKNOWLEDGED which have become nurseries infidels and massacred at least Deoband has rejected ijtihad (the whose citizens would embrace for producing more Taliban. 2,000 of them in Mazar-e- use of independent reasoning) in Sharia willingly. In 1939, THE INSPIRATION The various fundamentalist Sharif and Bamiyan in 1997-98. matters of the Sharia. Around the Mawdudi moved to Lahore. RECEIVED FROM organisations that exist now in Others have been told to con- end of the 19th century, the teach- Two years later, he founded India and Pakistan are one vert to Sunnism or face death. ings at the madrasa were tradition- Jamiat-e-Islami (JI) in direct DEOBAND (INDIA) way or the other connected to (The author is a seasoned al and termed Salafi, or following opposition to JUH. As the the Deoband madrasa. The writer, an editor and analyst the forefathers based on the ideas demand for a separate Muslim Taliban in Pakistan and with publications in and of renowned jurists Hanabali and State grew in India, a number Afghanistan have acknowl- English. The views expressed Ibn Tamiyya. The ideology of Deobandis formed another edged the inspiration received are personal.) LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SOUNDBITE

THE NORTHEASTERN TURBULENCE I will be out of poli- Koli fishermen celebrate the festival of Narali Poornima at the Thane Creek PTI Sir — The Northeast region seldom RAKSHA BANDHAN AS PUBLIC HOLIDAY tics for the time catches attention unless something being. I have sent tragic happens there. Although the poses. This is also a holiday in neighbour- my resignation letter region has been divided into various ing towns of the National Capital Region. to the party presi- Way to go! States, the boundary disputes refuse to Even the Supreme Court and Delhi High dent (interim) Sonia Gandhi. recede which can be gauged from the Court observe Raksha Bandhan as a holi- Fewer fresh cases and rising recovery rate turbulent and violent nature of events day. If Parliament can observe Raksha Tripura Congress president which occurred over the last few Bandhan as a holiday, it is the right of gen- — Pijush Biswas show the right path to tackle COVID-19 months. Northeast India has the distinc- eral people to have a public holiday on this tion of remaining aloof from the rest of day. It will also be a deserving favour, espe- here is some good news after a long time. According to the data released by the country. However, frequent insur- cially to women employees who have to trav- Our political and diplomatic efforts the Health Ministry, the daily count of fresh Coronavirus cases has come down gency, political instability, separatist ten- n response to an RTI petition from the el distances to celebrate the occasion by vis- dencies and distinct identities have dis- Delhi Government offices, interesting iting their brothers. The second most to find a solution Tto 36,571 in the last 24 hours. The recovery rate has also risen to 97.53 per torted the culture and history of the Idata emerged that more than 80 per cent availed restricted holiday is Govardhan Puja for Afghanistan, cent. Most of the cases are from Kerala, reporting around 21,000 cases every day, region for decades. employees avail Raksha Bandhan as one of (the day after Diwali) which should also be working with the taking the daily tally to 36,000+. Over 36,000 recoveries took place on August 19. However, with the arrival of digital- the two restricted holidays allowed to them. declared a public holiday. Taliban, of course, if necessary, As per the Ministry, the total active COVID-19 cases isation and a shift from PV Narasimha Similar data can emerge if a study is con- Instead of declaring public holidays on will go on. Rao’s ‘Look East Policy’ in the 1990s to ducted on employees of the Central the birth anniversary of political leaders, they have now declined to 3,63,605, the lowest in 150 ‘Act East Policy’ by the Modi Government and public sector undertakings should be turned into extra working days UK Prime Minister days. Indeed, it is some relief but not a reason to Government in 2014 to expand its foot- (including banks). Most private establish- by increasing the office hours by half or one — Boris Johnson lower the guard. Let us not forget that the stipulat- print for electoral and geopolitical ments observe Raksha Bandhan as a holi- hour to pay true homage to great leaders ed date of the third wave is approaching soon and gains, a renewed vigour in development day, and the thin attendance in Government who used to tell people to work harder. It is a big win not for projects can be seen. But at a time when offices makes it a holiday for all practical pur- Subhash Chandra Agrawal | New Delhi me but for the team that could change the scenario. Nevertheless, there the world is struggling with issues like of The Family Man is all likelihood that the third wave would not be as the Taliban imbroglio, Coronavirus Afghanistan functions against the total strength of judges, including the because be it a film catastrophic as the second one and there are rea- pandemic, terrorism and fast-changing interests of the people of the country, Chief Justice, in the Supreme Court or a web series, it is sons for this. As per the WHO figures, around 3.23 centres of powers, India cannot afford it will be difficult for it to sustain in the would come to 33 as against the sanc- teamwork that matters. to be complacent in its internal matters long run. tioned strength of 34. The inordinate crore people were infected by Coronavirus so far. and interstate disputes. The The agitation by Afghans led to delay in the disposal of cases by all the Actor Most of them recovered and developed antibodies. Governments’ approach must not exac- protests in parts of the country where courts has hurt the litigant public — Manoj Bajpayee Now, as the theory goes, these people become a bar- erbate these fault lines by polarisation they were seen waving the national flag badly. Cases filed during the evening of rier to the spread of the virus; that is herd immunity for you which is now at play. but respect their regional identities. The of the previous Afghan Government. It life of many litigant public are taken for- Centre must also closely monitor the sit- remains to be seen whether the Afghans ward by their heirs and it has become Knowing that he Apart from this, 57 crore people — almost half our population — have been uation from slipping out of control. continue to stage protests against the a dream for the petitioners to see jus- (Hardik Pandya) is vaccinated so far, which again provides a barrier to the spread of the disease. Consensus and confidence-building Taliban after there were rounds fired at tice in their lifetime. going to play a very Moreover, the facilities at hospitals and oxygen arrangements have improved sig- measures must be adopted to solve the them. Against this backdrop, India A ray of hope dawns only if all the crucial role for us, border issues at the earliest. nificantly. We have suffered enough due to COVID-19 and now is the time to redeem needs to wait and watch. A pragmatic vacancies are filled up in all the courts it is important to Vijay Singh Adhikari |Nainital approach needs to be adopted by India and also when the sanctioned posts are manage his bowling workload our lives. After all, for how long can life be put on pause, or for that matter how rather than an ideological one. The increased to meet the growing needs. It very well. long can the country remain paralysed with the lockdown? Education, sports, busi- CAN TALIBAN SUSTAIN FOR LONG? interests of India must reflect in its is appalling that in many High Courts, nesses, entertainment and the travel and hospitality industries have suffered Sir — India must be on the alert and thinking and actions. Given that there the posts filled are far less than 50 per Former Indian pace bowler immensely. The economic and psychological loss due to the pandemic is huge. watch carefully how the Taliban run the are some elements in India who cele- cent. In such a situation, it is no use — Paras Mhambrey Government in Afghanistan. Even brate Talibanisation of Afghanistan, expecting that the justice would be We have to learn to live with it by finding ways to deal with it. Prolonging the lock- though the Taliban leaders have assured the re-emergence of the Taliban is a mat- delivered swiftly. The Government and ter of grave concern for India. judiciary should work in tandem to fill Unless you can fund down cannot be a lasting solution. We must think afresh and reclaim our lives. A the world that they would moderate the electoral coffers Corona passport for travel would be a good idea. Opening schools in two or three their harsh religious principles, the Venu GS |Kollam up all the vacancies, without which the pace of justice may further slow down. of the BJP, the shifts could ensure children’s safety. We are so proud of our athletes at the Olympics Taliban have so far failed to walk the Government would- talk. They have been perpetrating INSUFFICIENT JUDICIAL STRENGTH KV Seetharamaiah | Bengaluru n’t bother about you. but if the sports facilities are not opened, many careers would end even before atrocities against the civilians ever Sir — It is good augury that the they begin. Likewise, the entertainment industry needs to be opened to ease the since they took over Afghanistan. It is Collegium has cleared nine names for Send your feedback to: Congress spokesperson tensions of the industry and us all! a fact that if the new Taliban regime in elevation to the Supreme Court. The [email protected] — Pawan Khera VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | AUGUST 23, 2021 07 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ FIRSTCOLUMN RESERVOIR FISHERIES: How expansionism

THE WAY FORWARD NISHTHA KAUSHIKI As shown by Uttar Pradesh, the public-private partnership in fisheries is vital joined terrorism? The story of how the US, India and Afghanistan were left out completely and the fulcrum shifted towards China and its allies — Russia, Pakistan and Iran he Taliban takeover is the first M KRISHNAN step in the establishment of an alternative world order devoid of he vision document of the fisheries department of Uttar Pradesh any international law. As the US (2013) and now supported exceedingly well by the programmes Texits its 'forever-war' phase, many are still Tenvisaged under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana bewildered about the how Taliban man- (PMMSY) can easilydeliver on the targets with some imaginative strate- aged to become an important "stakehold- gies. er" in the region. Today Pakistan is UP produced 6.99 lakh metric tonnes of fish in 2019-20 of the going to be the first country to recognize 104.37 lakh metric tonnes of inland fish harvested in India. Majorly, the terror reign. It will be soon followed by China and other powers hostile to the inland fish production in UP consisted of 5.61 lakh metric tonnesof West. Expansionism has thus joined ter- Indian major carps and 1.26 lakh metric tonnes of minor carps. The rorism. There is a possibility that when current average fish yield from UP reservoirs is only 15 kg/per hectare the West was focused on the talks, the a year, thus producing only about 1000 tons annually from 1.49 lakh Taliban was using the talks platform to hectares. gain political recognition. It was simul- Despite the straightforward strategies identified to raise the pro- taneously rearmed by others. Move a few ductivity of reservoirs, it is unlikely to achieve the target of 280 kg of steps back and the contours of the entan- gled geo-politics emerge. fish/ha unless appropriate scientific and co-management practices Taliban's quest for diplomatic and are set in place. political recognition can be traced back to the year 2007 when it established a CHINA HAD political commission to reach out to the INITIATED ITS world, especially the US. The fundamen- OBOR IN 2013 tal objective that the Taliban had in mind AND STRETCHED the stakeholders' club, and second, (QCG) on the Afghan Peace and entente had taken shape, and U.S. was to project itself as a "political move- how it regained a stronghold in reconciliation process was held in withdrew from the JCPOA in May ment" instead of a terrorist organisation. ITS ECONOMIC Afghanistan which then gave Islamabad in January 2016. 2018. Iran had encouraged the Later, the opening of their first overseas PRESENCE TO wings to its old aspirations of Through this platform, Pakistan relations between Russia and the office in Dohain 2013 gave them defac- SOUTH, CENTRAL forming an Islamic Emirate. was successfulin bringing both US Taliban. Further, the ex-Taliban dis- to recognition as it was visited by diplo- AND WEST ASIA, China had initiated its OBOR and China to the same table. This sidents who joined ISIS posed a mats from different countries. The talks APART FROM in2013 and stretched its econom- ensured that whatever decision common threat to both Moscow were unsuccessful and the office was shut ic presence to South, Central, and would be taken would be in and Tehran. This resulted in the US, down. However, it gained the Taliban a AFRICA. IT ALSO West Asia apart from Africa. It also Pakistan's favour; and projection India, and Afghanistan being left MADE TACTICAL The importance of public-private partnership in fisheries is no less "diplomatic" voice for itself and the made tactical inroads in the region of its strategic utility to the US, out completely and the shift of the much-required political space.The inter- INROADS WITH through its small arms supplies Russia, and other European pow- fulcrum towards China and its allies important for its success than how it has proved to be a success in national community had started differ- ITS SMALL ARMS and supporting the undemocrat- ers would be a bonus. -- Russia, Pakistan, and Iran. sports. The contribution of Inspire Institute of Sports of Kotak Mahindra entiating between Taliban, Al-Qaida, SUPPLIES AND ic and tyrannical governments As Beijing continued to influ- Taliban by this time was recognized Bank and JSW sports has played no mean role in India's success at and ISIS, something which India had across all these regions. China thus ence Moscow, new tripartite talks as an important stakeholder and the Tokyo Olympics. always disapproved of and had time and SUPPORTING THE adopted a policy of a "shadow between China, Pakistan, and had started negotiating over issues Similarly, the collaboration of Tata group in cage culture fisheries again appealed for "zero tolerance" against UNDEMOCRATIC boxer" wherein it loosely cooper- Russia were held for the first time such as terrorism, drugtrafficking, in reservoirs in Andhra Pradesh is a script that can be replicated in terrorism. AND TYRANNICAL ated with countries who are inim- in December 2016 wherein and the rights of women projecting Uttar Pradesh. It is the livelihood element that scores highest in any In early 2014-15, major powers and GOVERNMENTS ical to the US in their sub-regions. Moscow decided to work on their "sovereign" claims over Taliban converged to finish off ISIS. The ACROSS THESE It also strengthened its strategic, "working group on Afghanistan". Afghanistan. They went to the project.The involvement of the Tatas began in 2016 when communi- Iranian Government allowed the Taliban military, and economic relations India and Afghanistan were again extent of declaring non-recognition ties were mobilized through local self-help groups. Modified strate- to open its office in Mashhad. This con- REGIONS. CHINA with Russia as well as Pakistan. The let down in this geo-politics. It set of the Afghan delegation. Further, gies and support systems can be developed with any identified cor- vergence also led to the US-Iran nuclear THUS ADOPTED A lucrativeness of Iran to both Russia the stage for an emerging Pakistan- Iran embraced the OBOR and the porate group in UP under their CSR programme. deal of 2015. The USthrough Iran POLICY OF A and China is thus well-founded. China-Russia alliance. Overtime, geostrategic landscape of South It is archaic thinking to expect co-management to happen, explode engaged with the Taliban indirectly to ‘SHADOW BOXER' The sharp polarisations became as the fundamentalists from Syria and Central Asia completely and sustain on its own in fisheries, especially when dealing with live fight ISIS. Iranian military commander WHEREIN IT evident in 2016 at the sixth and Iraq moved towards changed. Expansionism had thus Qasem Soleimani played an important Heart of Asia (HoA) conference Afghanistan, Moscow and Beijing joined terrorism. material. Constant handholding and supervision at every level of sup- role in helping the US to fight ISIS. In a LOOSELY held at Amritsar. India and further enhanced their coopera- Having realized the encir- plementary stocking, hatchery management, organizing of network- way or the other, the US "outsourced" the COOPERATED Afghanistan,despite attempts to tion with the Taliban. This also clement, the US struck a "peace ing between the department and the fishersself-help groups for involv- fight, a development that was covered in WITH COUNTRIES highlight Pakistan's role in the downplayed the US-led Mission in deal" with the Taliban, of course, ing them as active partners in planning, implementation and decision the Washington Post. INIMICAL TO THE terror network,were brutally Afghanistan. For these reasons, the with certain obligations on the lat- making process, creation of adequate rearing space for ex-situ/in-situ The Russian interests too coincided US IN THEIR side-lined when Islamabad Haqqani network and its proxies ter's part such as peaceful return, against ISIS. This motivated powers such received diplomatic appreciation played an important role. the safety of women and the chil- production of quality fingerlings for stocking; leasing of reservoirs SUB-REGIONS on long-term; and continuous programme for HRD of reservoir fish- as Russia and China to engage the from Russia. Upon India and Afghanistan dren, etc., and obligated itself for a Taliban and treat it as an important stake- Simultaneously, the Sino-Pak voicing their concerns, the talks September-2021 departure. The eries managers and fishers;the banks that are involved in enabling holder. Dealing with the regional and nexus supported the armed insur- were converted to six-party talks environment became too hostile for the financial flow through, marketing arrangements; sale of the fish extra-regional powers by using back gencies in Afghanistan through the in 2017 but both had little influ- the US and thus resulted in an early and remittance of the income needs to be done through CSR involve- channels was a moment of a tactical and Haqqani and Hekmatyar networks ence.The pressure of Russia, exit. In all these circumstances, ment. strategic victory for the Taliban.This while also offering their good Pakistan,and China made the there are no complete victories or Another opportunity to explode reservoir fish production is to avail was also the time when the re-arming of offices to broker a deal between Afghan government talk on defeats. China readies itself to be in the PMMSY window of creation of FPOs (Fishers Producers the Taliban was initiated by Iran and Kabul and the Taliban. Such a deal unconditional terms with the a creditor's trap in both Pakistan Organisations) in the various locations in the state. The biggest hitch Russia. For instance, Tehran's military aid at that particular point of time Taliban in 2018 and it was com- and Afghanistan. For India too, the to the Taliban included light arms, rifle- meant initiating some sort of legit- pelled to recognize it as a political challenges are immense and India that we have faced in the establishment of FPOs in Maharashtra among propelled grenades, and even military (The writer is an imacy for the Taliban.The Afghan party. India despite its divergences displayed its character by doing all ornamental fish breeders is the difficulty in recruiting a technically qual- Assistant Professor at training. Pakistan's military support to Central University of peace process was a fertile ground with Afghanistan on the issue that it could do on humanitarian ified manager owing to the unwillingness of qualified fisheries per- Taliban is already well established. The Punjab, Bathinda. The to sow the seeds of China-Russia- continued its humanitarian sup- grounds -- from building parlia- sonnel to take up the challenge of managing the FPO. This again needs joint resistance against ISIS thus paved the views expressed are Pakistan and Iran's cooperation. port and its developmental pro- ment to Libraries, dams and provid- to be bridged with the CSR participation. This can also be attempt- way for the Taliban. Two objectives of the personal.) The first meeting of the jects. ing scholarships to the Afghan ed to be corrected with the involvement of fisheries students in such Taliban were fulfilled. First, a sneak into Quadrilateral Coordination Group By this time, a Sino-Russo students. FPOs as a compulsory component of their RAWE program. Only with these measures can it be expected that annual fish yield will increase to 400 kg, 300 kg, 100 kg and 50 kg for small-A, small- POINTCOUNTERPOINT B, medium and large reservoirs, respectively, thereby increasing the total fish production from reservoirs from the current level of about ONE OF NINE GIRLS DIES BEFORE THE AGE OF FIVE IN INDIA. IT IS BETTER TO SEND OWAISI TO 1000 tons to over 6200 tons.Such efforts will also help meet the THERE ARE ATROCITIES AND CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN. BUT AFGHANISTAN TO PROTECT THEIR WOMEN PMMSY targets set for the state. THEY (CENTRE) ARE WORRIED ABOUT WOMEN IN AFGHANISTAN. AND THEIR COMMUNITY. (The writer is Adviser, State Level Project Advisory Committee for — AIMIM LEADER — UNION MINISTER Marine Resources, Andhra Pradesh. The views expressed are per- ASADUDDIN OWAISI sonal.) SHOBHA KARANDLAJE Human capital is the key to business excellence The quality of human capital in India can play a vital role in transforming its economy and overtaking China in the growth rate very crisis comes with an rating and India's global percep- expand opportunities. lence with direct support from focus on start-up incubation Modi and former President opportunity. India today tion, as per Pew Research, adds Economic growth thrives the HRD ministry and inter- and modernizing the educa- Donald Trump to get QUAD Eis at the cusp of a major strength in terms of engage- on trust, collaborationand national partnerships.We need tion system with emphasis on into action for safeguarding transformation that has the ment. We need to focus on capability. Our education sys- to create the right funding and teaching quality, research facil- economic, security interests potential to make hera global developing leadership skills tem is key to building a social support system to develop ity and technology support. and Trump's personal effort to leader. India's greatest asset is from the schooling stage. quotient and interpersonal enterprise and research. The Indians can reach their poten- rename 'Asia-Pacific' as 'Indo- human capital that has the BANERJEE Our education system skills to drive collaboration, system should be friendly for tial only by showcasing the Pacific' and thereby bringing potential to make a difference ANIRBAN R revolves around the colonial innovation and change. Our growth and not marred by red ease of business in tier-2 cities India the world's most crucial to the emerging world order. and socialist era that focuses growth depends on our abil- tape. India needs to initiate a and the talent pool available geo-economic region holds More than 300 million people on creating educated labour build self-confidence and inde- ity to collaborate. Lack of national integrated education there. Each Indian state will enormous potential that will are part of the skilled domes- rather than entrepreneurs and pendent thinking. Emphasis emphasis on building social policy that encourages cross have to create the right envi- unfold in the years to come. tic workforce in the country. domainexperts. A major draw- on bookish knowledge and skills, participation in sports country cultural and social ronment for expansion of busi- Time has come for India India today has a diversified back of this ecosystem is its assessment of what children and extracurricular activities exposure for graduates and ness and the mobility of work- to position itself as a world pool of quality, ready to meet inability to help students learn donot know should be hampers the ability of young- post-graduates from different ing professionals and students. economic power beyond just the needs of an expanding from failures. The education replaced by building an under- sters to interact, get different parts of the country to get India has everything that the label of a "market" or economy. In the past decade, a system has limited flexibility standing of various subjects, insights and become more exposed to work being done by is required to take advantage "source of cheap talent". It is million Indian students have for students to pick their sub- ability to integrate and apply confident about themselves their peers in other states and of the changing world order time to embark on One pursued education at universi- ject combinations from the learnings in form of projects. through such interactions develop a strong understand- inthe post-pandemic era with Nation - One HRDInitiative ties abroad. This pool will be a available options. We need a We lack in our world and presentations. Such skills ing of cultures of different parts a changing global economic focusing on quality. great strength for India if we are (The writer is an expert on model of pedagogy that facil- view and the ability to link form the core for leadership of the country. Activities relat- and geo-political order. A very To paraphrase Swami able to engage with them and Leadership Development itates engagement, quality of macro-economics and micro and enterprise building to be ed to sports and National positive and significant devel- Vivekananda, we will be show them the emerging currently a Country teaching and creates diversity business strategy. The key successful in other profes- Cadet Corps should be includ- opment has been India receiv- remembered for what we are opportunities. In comparison to Manager for India with a of streams and effectiveness of area of deficiency is social sions as well. ed in the curriculum. ing nearly $82 billion in foreign and we have the power to Global IT firm. The views China, Indian professionals expressed are personal.) ability for application of learn- skills and the ability to build Universities need to be It is time for an India investment in 2021. Efforts by make ourselves whatever we have a better talent perception ing. The present model fails to collaborative networks to developed as centres of excel- Sovereign Wealth Fund with Prime Minister Narendra wish ourselves to be. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | AUGUST 23, 2021 Money 08 India's exposure to US securities VC firms infuse $17.2bn in Indian startup ecosystem jumps over $20 bn in 3 months PNS n NEW DELHI Venture capital firms infused PNS n NEW DELHI 621.464 billion in the previous a total of USD 17.2 billion reporting week. investment into the Indian India's holding of US govern- Kulkarni noted that domes- startup ecosystem during ment securities surged by more tic liquidity in the Indian January-July 2021, according than USD 20 billion in just money markets has been rul- to data released by the Indian three months ended June to ing high, and RBI has been try- Private Equity and Venture USD 220.2 billion amid rising ing to normalise the liquidity Capital Association (IVCA) foreign exchange reserves. situation through variable rate and Venture Intelligence (VI). Compared to June last year, reverse repo auctions. This is much higher than the when most of the economic "The increasing forex reserves USD 11.1 billion and USD 13 activities were ravaged by the further add to the domestic billion investments made by coronavirus pandemic, the rupee liquidity, and therefore it VCs in 2020 and 2019, respec- exposure of India to the US makes sense for RBI to drain a tively. Treasury securities jumped by part of the surplus liquidity by VC funding included seed to ment forecast in the AI/ML, stage deals almost doubled nearly USD 40 billion. purchasing forex assets. series F investments in compa- Edtech and food tech space," this year -- USD 7.5 million in Latest data from the US "Among forex sovereign nies less than 10 years old, and IVCA said. 2021 whereas it was close to Treasury Department showed assets, the US dollar is gener- late stage tech investments. The report said the average USD 4.9 million in 2020, the that India, with holding worth ally the more preferred curren- Some of the big VC deals VC deal cheque size expand- report said. The average USD 220.2 billion at the end of cy of the RBI; contrary to included those in Udaan, ed in 2021 across stages when amount infused in the late- June this year, is the 11th market expectations, the US Lenskart, Zomato, , compared to 2019-20. stage tech ecosystem till July in largest holder of these securi- dollar has been stable in the PharmEasy, Meesho, Pine The amount put in seed 2021 was USD 217.57 million ties while Japan has the most current calendar year so far, Labs, Zeta, Cred, RazorPay, funding was approximately across 38 deals, it added. exposure at little over USD In February, the country's ment major Julius Baer India, steadily thereafter, have been and has in fact appreciated 4.1 HealthifyMe, Byju's, USD 1.8 million compared to "There are tailwinds sup- 1.277 trillion. exposure stood at USD 204.4 said the rise in India's exposure on a decline since May'21, per cent (Dollar Index) and 1.8 Unacademy, Eruditus, USD 1.2 million in 2019, the porting exits as the ecosystem India has been steadily hik- billion, a steep decline from to US treasuries needs to be while RBI has been gradually per cent against the INR," he Vedantu, Dunzo, Bira 91, Boat, report said. has started actioning IPOs ing its exposure to the treasury USD 211.6 billion in January. seen in the context of the con- raising its exposure since said, adding that apart from Mamaearth, MyGlamm, The amount invested in and offshore listing for Indian securities since March when it The holding was at USD 182.7 tinuous build-up of the coun- April'21," he told PTI. RBI, it is learnt that Indian Uniphore Software Systems, series A and B funding wit- startups is under discussion, was at USD 200 billion. In billion at the end of June 2020. try's forex reserves. Forex reserves of India stood commercial banks have also Yellow.ai, Entropik and others. nessed a marginal increase with the Government of India April, the holding rose to USD Unmesh Kulkarni, "US Treasury yields, after at USD 619.365 billion in the started deploying some of their "The strong deal flow is with USD 6.8 million invest- also in sync with this principal- 208.7 billion and then to USD Managing Director Senior bottoming out around the mid- week ended August 13 after surplus funds in overseas sov- expected to continue in the lat- ment, across 110 deals till now. ly," IVCA President Rajat 215.8 billion at the end of May. Advisor at wealth manage- dle of last year and rising touching a record high of USD ereign papers. ter half of the year with move- Additionally, the growth Tandon said. MONEY MATTERS Three insurance-related firms look to Foreign inflows at Rs 100cr Ayurveda wellness raise over Rs 10,000 cr through IPO Rs 7,245 crore in Aug resort project at Kolkata PNS n NEW DELHI Regarding other emerging PNS n MUMBAI standalone private health markets, Shrikant Chouhan, Rs 100 crore luxury insurer, is planning to raise Rs Foreign portfolio investors (FPI) executive vice president, equi- Ayurvedic and ancient Adding more fire to the 3,000 crore; while Medi Assist, have pumped in a net Rs 7,245 ty technical research at Kotak AIndian wellness centre will already-frenzied IPO market, which is the largest third-party crore into the Indian capital Securities, noted that flows in be launched in the outskirts of three insurance sector compa- administrator, is lining up a Rs markets in August so far amid South Korea, Taiwan and Kolkata this December, an nies are entering the primary 840-1,000 crore issue, accord- positive sentiments due to an Thailand continue to be nega- official said. South City market with initial public offer- ing to their draft red herring improving macroeconomic tive to the tune of USD 5,269 Ayurvedic Wellness Centre in ings in coming months to mop prospectus (DRHP) filed with environment. The gradual million, USD 855 million and partnership with the up over Rs 10,000 crore. the market watchdog. increase in the amount of net USD 341 million, respectively. Carnoustie group is being These companies are — PB While PB Fintech has filed inflows indicates that investors On the other hand, Indonesia executed by South City Fintech, which runs the insur- the DRHP on August 4 (a day are slowly dropping their cau- reported FPI inflows of USD projects just 16-km from Science City on the way to Sunderbans. ance brokerage Policybazaar; 70,000 crore. ever for the IPOs. when four companies launched tious stance and gaining higher 156 million. Carnoustie operates a luxury wellness resort in Kerala. "Wellness is standalone health insurer Star August alone saw four list- PB Fintech, the parent com- their IPOs), and Star Health conviction on the Indian mar- As per Srivastava, the Indian Rs 4,900 crore market of which services will be around Rs 2,000 Health & Allied Insurance ings, and the fifth one (Nuvoco pany of online insurance dis- did so on July 28 and Medi kets, said Himanshu Srivastava, equity markets offer an attrac- crore. We have collaborated with the internationally recognized Company; and third-party Vistas Corp, which raised Rs tributor Policybazaar, is look- Assist on May 11. associate director - manager tive investment proposition brand in the luxury hospitality and wellness space to set up the administrator Medi Assist 5,000 crore) is slated for Monday ing to raise Rs 6,017 crore, Star Health, backed by bil- research, Morningstar India. from the long-term perspective. state of the art Carnoustie Centre of Excellence in the South City Healthcare Service. They have and as many as 24 more have which will make it the second- lionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala As per depositories data, Rs With improving macroeconom- Ayurveda and Wellness Retreat,” South City Projects director Sushil already filed their draft filed their IPO papers so far this biggest issue so far this year and Westbridge Capital, is the 5,001 crore was invested in ic environment and positive Mohta said. The project will have 100 luxury villas, he said. The prospectus with markets regu- month, seeking to mop up over after the Rs 9,375-crore largest standalone private equities and Rs 2,244 crore in outlook, FPIs are focusing their wellness centre will be spread over a 40,000 sq ft area.This wellness lator Sebi. Rs 4,000 crore. Zomato issue last month. PB health insurer with a market the debt segment by overseas attention on Indian equities. centre is the first of this kind in Eastern India, which will offer a Already over 40 companies Investment bankers are Fintech is backed by Tiger share of 15.8 per cent in the investors between August 2-20. However, he added that unique curative natural way of healing some of the major health have hit the IPO market so far expecting more than 100 issues Global and Tencent Holdings. health insurance market in This took the total net invest- short-term risks continue to ailments and lifestyle diseases of both men and women following the this year, raising close to Rs this year, making it the best- Star Health, the largest the financial year 2021. ment to Rs 7,245 crore. persist. techniques and learnings from thousands of year old Ayurveda and other Indian scriptures, Carnoustie director Randeep Waraich said. IBA moves RBI for Talentedge expects over Kia aims to sell 2 lakh units licence to set up Rs 220 cr revenue by March in Indian market in FY22 Rs 6,000-cr NARCL dtech firm Talentedge PNS n NEW DELHI expects to cross Rs 220 PNS n Ecrore revenue in the NEW DELHI current financial year driven by The Indian Banks' Association traction in the online education Undeterred by COVID-led (IBA) has moved an application space, according to a top disruptions, Kia India aims to to the Reserve Bank of India company official. Talentedge sell around 2 lakh units in the (RBI) seeking licence to set up managing director and CEO domestic market this fiscal, as a Rs 6,000-crore National Asset Aditya Malik said that the it expects demand to remain Reconstru ction Company Ltd company is in an advanced Sitharaman to launch today strong with consumers opting (NARCL) or bad bank, accord- stage of discussion with investors to raise between Rs 180 to Rs 220 for personal mobility options ing to sources. NARCL was crore against equity to support the company's growth. "Our revenue in amid the coronavirus pan- incorporated last month in the last four months of this financial year (April to July), has doubled National Monetisation Pipeline demic, according to a senior Mumbai following the regis- from what we were doing earlier till March," Malik told PTI. Malik company official. tration with Registrar of PNS n further noted that Talentedge should be able to achieve the entire last NEW DELHI the finance ministry said in a The South Korean automak- Companies (RoC). According year's total revenue in the first six months of this year. "We are looking statement on Sunday. er, which sells models like to sources, the company after at whatever we did in the entire last year, we should be close to doing Finance Minister Nirmala Department of Investment Seltos and Sonet in the domes- mobilising an initial capital of that in the first six months of this year. We are now at an annual Sitharaman on Monday will and Public Asset Management tic market, also aims to ship year (FY22). This is our short the milestone last month. Rs 100 crore and fulfilling revenue run rate of USD 30 million (Rs 220 crore)," he said. launch the National (DIPAM) Secretary Tuhin about 50,000 units to various term goal," Kia India Vice- Brar noted that pent-up other legal formalities has Monetisation pipeline (NMP), Kanta Pandey had earlier this global markets during the cur- President and Head (Sales and demand plus shift towards approached the RBI seeking which will list out the govern- month said that the govern- rent financial year. Marketing) Hardeep Singh Brar personal mobility options due licence to undertake asset ment's infrastructure assets ment is finalising Rs 6 lakh Last year, the company had told PTI in an interaction. to COVID-19 is expected to reconstruction business. Karnataka Bank plans to to be sold over the next four- crore worth infrastructure sold 1,55,678 units in the In the medium term, the drive the sales demand in the The RBI in 2017, raised the years, according to the finance assets, including national high- domestic market and dis- company would like to hit the rest of the current financial capital requirement to Rs 100 ministry. ways and power grid pipelines, patched 40,440 units to various cumulative sales milestone of 4 year. Counting on other posi- crore from the earlier level of raise Rs 6,000 cr via debt "The NMP comprises a which would be monetised. global markets. "Our first pri- lakh units by end of this year or tives, he added that people Rs 2 crore, keeping in mind the arnataka Bank plans to raise up four-year pipeline of the cen- "A national monetisation ority right now is to overcome early 2022, he added. postponed exchanging their higher amount of cash to Rs 6,000 crore debt capital tral government's brownfield plan of about Rs 6 trillion is in supply chain challenges... The Kia has already become the cars last year for new ones due required to buy bad loans. RBI Kduring the current financial infrastructure assets. Besides the offing which will have a first step is to come back to nor- fastest player in the Indian to the pandemic and now with has its process and procedure year, and it will seek shareholders' providing visibility to range of assets from pipelines mal and achieve a target of two automotive industry to cross situation easing across states, the for granting licence for such approval in the ensuing AGM next investors, NMP will also serve to power grid pipelines to lakh units in the domestic mar- the 3 lakh cumulative sales process is expected to com- business, sources said, adding, month.Besides, the private sector as a medium-term roadmap national highways, ToT (toll- ket and about 50,000 units in mark in less than two years of mence once again thereby help- it could take next few weeks to lender has also planned to raise for the asset monetisation ini- operate-transfer) and so on," exports so that we can hit the commencing operations in the ing new car offtakes in the obtain licence from the regu- equity capital by issuing 15 crore tiative of the government," Pandey had said. 2.5 lakh sales mark during the country. The company achieved market. lator. shares through a qualified institutional placement (QIP). Its annual general meeting (AGM) is scheduled for September 2. On the debt raise plan, it said that in the normal course of business, a bank borrows money to meet its business requirements through various means and to meet its capital requirements. Accordingly, it is Big tariff shifts unlikely as telcos focus on mkt share proposed to obtain consent of the members of the bank for borrowing funds in Indian/foreign currency up to Rs 6,000 crore in PNS n NEW DELHI the short-run, he added. remaining operators will be to Association of India (COAI) the form of debt instruments, in one or more tranches, Karnataka "I do not believe we are see- tap into the subscriber base," he recently wrote to Telecom Bank said in its annual report 2020-21. On the QIP plan, approval of Telecom operators are likely to ing any big tariff movement in said. Secretary Anshu Prakash, amid the members will be sought to create and offer, for cash at such continue with minor tweaks in the short run. There may be Vaish believes that the gov- an existential struggle of mobile price that the "total number of fully paid-up equity shares to be mobile plans but may avoid sig- marginal fixes, some operators ernment is unlikely to inter- operator Vodafone Idea in a issued shall not exceed 150,000,000 (150 million) equity shares, to nificant hike in broader tariffs may drop their lowest end vene in the floor price issue. three-private-player market. be subscribed by QIBs," it said. in the short-run, as they priori- plan... but I don't think it will He further said that while so The association highlighted tise market share gains amid lead to significant shifts in the far a major portion of revenue that telecom remains one of the ongoing sectoral challenges, blended ARPUs (Average earned by telecom operators most heavily taxed sectors, Customs commissionerates not to according to a senior analyst at Revenue Per User) of opera- has been in the retail segment, and added that the government Deloitte India. tors," Vaish noted. that mix may change with 5G needs to recognise that the cur- issue reports interpreting law: CBIC Deloitte India, Partner and Instead, the telecom opera- coming in. rent revenue sharing regime of Telecom Sector Leader, tors may choose to focus on "With 5G, we may see a lot around 32 per cent of revenue he CBIC has asked customs commissionerates not to issue any Peeyush Vaish told PTI that grabbing subscriber base to of revenue being generated outgo as taxes and levies is circular or reports which are in the nature of interpretation or despite ongoing challenges, the enhance their market share. from the enterprise segment, "unsustainable". Tclarification on matters covered under the Customs Act, a move telecom sector offers head- "Anyway, given that tariffs say, in applications like educa- Such high incidence of aimed at avoiding any possible contradiction and ensuring ease of doing room for growth, particularly are likely to see a shift in the 5G tion, e-health. That could be a levies would be detrimental to business. In an instruction to all Principal Chief Commissio ners of in areas such as broadband as environment, why would oper- larger source of revenue for tel- growth of the industry due to Customs, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) said in well as 5G, whose advent is ators want to disrupt the apple cos," he said. perennial lack of surplus cash order to establish a standard practice on all matters of classification of expected to spur enterprise cart, in the short run," he The comments come at a to reinvest, the industry has goods, with respect to levy of duty and for the implementation of any revenue streams for telcos. argued. Any significant hike in time when the telecom indus- contended. Some industry other provision of the Customs Act, 1962, directorates/ commissione "Till now, the operators were tariffs now may be disruptive try, under the aegis of apex watchers, in fact, have been rates/audit will not issue any circular which are in the nature of rolling out products that were for operators rather than the association COAI, is pushing warning that the sector may be clarification or interpretation. Currently, circulars/reports/alerts are issued one-size-fits-all, but over the how to tap into these seg- As a result, while some mar- market, he contended. "If for a cut in levies and other heading for a duopoly, in the by the directorates/ commissionerates/audit to all the Customs zones in last 6-8 months, they have ments of users, who can pay ginal tweaks in tariffs may something untoward happens relief measures to address via- absence of any relief measures order to promote information sharing on the modus operandi, findings or started to identify premium more for added convenience or happen in specific pockets, a in the industry in the next 3-4 bility concerns. that could help the crisis-hit observations detected during the investigation, audit or risk analysis. subscribers and are looking at services," he said. broader tariff hike is unlikely in months, then the focus of the The Cellular Operators' Vodafone Idea Ltd. 9

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The Empire sensational one on an eventful Pete the Cat Here's a look at (Series on Disney+,August 27) cover story assignment when (Film on Amazon Prime, Cast: Shabana Azmi, Kunal he has to interview the coun- August 27) highlight films, Kapoor, Dino Morea, Drashti try’s leading actress at the peak Cast: Jacob Tremblay, Elvis Dhami, Rahul of her film career. He discov- Costello, Diana Krall shows and Creation: Nikkhil Advani ers there is more to the leading Creation: James Dean The Empire is based on the actress he is interviewing than It’s a musically driven anima- series that are novel series Empire of the meets the eye, and as the inter- tion created by artist James Moghul by Alex Rutherford. view progresses, he finds him- Dean and inspired by his own scheduled to The series focuses on the rise self drawn into the actress’ pet kitty, Pete The Cat. It’s and fall of the Mughal empire intriguing world. Cast: Jason Momoa, Sylvia adapted from a series of picture drop in the through generations from Hoeks, Hera Hilmar books authored by musician Babur to Aurangzeb. The story Direction: Steven Knight Eric Litwin and illustrated by digital space starts in Farghana where a The series is set in a dystopi- Dean. Like the book, the series young prince Babur is the heir an future where humans have follows the adventures of an this week. to the king. Ousted at a young lost their sense of sight after a unflappable cat named Pete as age he begins his campaign for virus wiped out their ability he learns about new things with the conquest of north India. and now they’ve to find new the help of family and friends. ways to hunt, build, interact, The Interview: Night of 26/11 and survive. It centres around (Film on Book My Show a chieftain warrior named Baba stream, August 27) Voss, whose two children from Shilpa Shetty, back on Cast: Jackie Shroff, Anjum his new wife possess the power Nayar, Asif Basra of sight. When a nearby queen Direction: Laurens Postma learns about these two children, A veteran war correspondent the protagonist must do what- of a leading media house finds See - Season 2 ever he can in order to protect himself changing tracks from (Series on Apple TV+, August his children from those who Super Dancer 4 his serious journalism to a 27) want to exploit their powers. hilpa Shetty has said apne pati ke baad, ladai ladni mera sashtang dandvat pranam women still have to padti hai, apne asistva ke liye, (My heart fills with pride that fight for their rights, apne bachcho ke liye. (Every no matter what the situation, s identity and for time I listen about Jhansi ki we women have that power that their children. The Rani, I feel like I can see the we can fight. To the women to actor opened up society’s face because even fight for their rights, I pay my Selena Gomez: about women’s struggle in the today, women have to fight for respect),” she added. society on Super Dancer 4, their rights, after their hus- Shilpa made a comeback on after watching a performance bands, fight for their entity, and Super Dancer 4, weeks after her inspired by Rani Laxmi Bai. for their children.) This story, husband Raj Kundra was A clip featuring the perfor- it gives us women the power to arrested. Don’t think I’ll ever mance and her reaction to it fight and she fought with her The businessman was was shared by Sony life. Jhansi ki Rani was really a booked in July for his alleged Entertainment Television’s superwoman,” Shilpa said. involvement in a porn racket. Instagram handle. Sharing her “This was reality, this is our He has been accused of being verdict of the performance, history and it just makes me involved in the production and quit making music Shilpa said she sees a reflection very proud that we come from streaming of pornographic of the society when she listens a country of such fearless content through an app called Urvashi Rautela feels to Laxmi Bai’s story. women. Mera seena na chauda Hotshots. The actor is yet to Singer Selena “Main Jhansi ki Rani ke ho jata hai ke koi bhi situation share her reaction about the Gomez says she has baare mein jab bhi sunti hu, ho, hum aurato mein wo power arrest but issued a statement no plans to stop protective for her brother mujhe aise lagta hai ke samaj ka hai, ke hum lad sakte hai, uss requesting media to spare her s working on her chehra dikta hai. Kyun ki aaj aurat ke liye jo apne haq ke liye and her family from the pub- own music. She had rvashi Rautela, who Taking to her instagram, she bhi, aurat ko apne haq ke liye, ladti hai, unn sabhi ko aaj lic trial. earlier shared that is very soon going also shared a couple of adorable she might retire from music to to make her pictures with her brother while focus her life more on her act- U Tollywood debut tying a rakhi to him stating on ing and producing work. with Black Rose, has the post, “YOU WILL She said: “I don’t think I’ll a friend in her ALWAYS BE THERE FOR ME ever quit making music. I’m brother who she absolutely @yashrajrautela & I WILL not saying I want a Grammy. I adores! Telling The Pioneer ALWAYS BE THERE FOR just feel like I’m doing the best exclusively about the rich admi- YOU ????????” I can, and it’s all about me. ration she has for her brother “#HappyRakshaBandhan to Sometimes, that can really get this Raksha Bandhan, she all you guys, all the brother and to me.” Gomez released her first shares, “The festival of Raksha sisters, may your bond get Spanish language record earli- Bandhan is observed as a sym- stronger with each passing er this year and she said that it bol of responsibility between year! A beautiful day to cele- was a “challenge,” reports brothers and sisters. The occa- brate the eternal love and bond femalefirst.co.uk. speaking, and the way I was ing goodbye to things that sion is meant to celebrate any between a brother and sister.” “It was a challenge. I think speaking it, was authentic,” she aren’t good for us.” type of brother-sister relation- Meanwhile, on the work- speaking in Spanish is a lot eas- told Elle magazine. Gomez Earlier this year, Gomez had ship between men and women front, the young actor is all set ier than singing. I made sure added: “I wanted it to exude said that she was considering who may not be biologically to step into the next chapter of that I didn’t look like a fool. I love — to talk about pain, but retiring from music as she did- related too! All I’ve wanted her career by making her debut focused so hard on making in a way that was confident. n’t feel like she was being taken since childhood was protection in the Tamil film industry too. sure that the language I was There is a song about girls say- seriously. for my brother.” Watch this space for more. FUN

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Monday August 23, 2021 STIRRING HAPPINESS THE VAH-CHEF WAY He says, “As a chef, you get judges of the upcoming to eat the best of the best MasterChef Telugu being In an foods. As you all know, I hosted by actress Tamanaah don’t eat from the plate, I Bhatia. Being shot at the exclusive directly eat from the pan. premises of Innovative film Only a few people are for- Academy in Bengaluru, conversation tune enough to eat a variety MasterChef Telugu is a one- of foods that are freshly of-a-kind culinary show that with The made, literally every single will witness homecooks day. For me, I can enjoy my promenading through an Pioneer’s K life to the fullest only via intense cooking showdown food and I consider myself for the coveted title of RAMYA the luckiest to have become MasterChef, with a cash a chef.” For the Vah chef, prize of ?25 Lakhs. SREE, Vah there is happiness and medi- “I’m thrilled to be part of tation in the the MasterChef Telugu journey. innovation of The homecooks participating Chef Sanjay food. “There in the show have shown exem- COVID is no stress plary skill and their take on Thumma in cook- authentic Telugu cuisine with shares some ing. finesse is sure to wow the audi- ence,” concludes the chef CARE FOR on being part of the interesting show. This much- awaited show is details about all set to pre- miere on himself, August 27, CHILDREN 2021, Friday, at cookery, and few experimental cuisines. wife and open 8:30 PM, only But he says he is someone that lid with on Gemini TV, more… who is born with posi- piping hot food with the pure In the second ing iv fluids. tive skin. “Negativity is and have it with aim of being the wave of Covid- A major cause of con- something that will get the family game-changer in 19, the novel cern is Multisystem ooking is a skill to us only if we take it. together,” adds the culinary land- I Coronavirus Inflamatory Syndrome in that anyone can I only take the positivi- he. Sanjay scape. has undergone children {MIS-S} which acquire and ty from what I see and Thumma is one of a double muta- occurs after 2-6 weeks of perform, but hear. I feel I am born the tion in genetic structure infection. Luckily it is c not everyone can with ‘positive skin’,” gig- and is highly infectious rare 1 in 100,000. master creating gles the chef, who is also a and is affecting many There is a reverse trend mouth-watering cuisines. restaurateur, entrepreneur, people especially chil- where children are devel- Drool-worthy dishes, a host, and more. dren, much more than oping symptoms first and whacky sense of humour, was Wondering how he manages compared to the first then adults are getting and an inimitable way of Cooking is working to take care of his health and wave, particularly the 1-5 infected from them. connecting with people, a world of pure at hotels, my col- stay in shape despite enjoying years group. Vaccine for kids is still makes Vah-chef Sanjay bliss and happiness.” leagues would call me ‘tyru most of the food? Here’s his Toddlers, infants and under trial and may take Thumma, the most-watched He is someone who makes veerudu’ (curd hero). I love mantra: “I enjoy all my even newborn babies are months before it is chef on the internet. a variety of dishes every sin- curd. Even today, I have food for 10 months in a testing positive for Covid. proven beneficial for kids. He is known for his gle day, as his profession curd made from cow milk year and go on an No study yet shows Till then the only gold explaining and breaking demands it. But what do you for one meal and the other extremely strict diet that breast milk of a posi- standard to be followed down of the complexity of think must be his personal meal will have curd made for the next two tive mother may spread by children also is wear a recipes such that anyone can favourite dish/food that he from buffalo milk. By this, months to burn all the virus to the child. mask, follow hand stir up yummy food at home would want on his plate you can understand how big that calories gained Thus, mothers can feed, hygiene and maintain without needing any of every single day? We bet you of curd freak I am.” in a year!” but should wear a mask at social distancing. those ‘pro’ skills. won’t be able to get it right! Along with immense love, “At h o m e , w e all times. 10% of the We have also come up There are many things It’s the humble curd! Yes, Sanjay is also someone who make a lot of affected were children last with an idea of opening a one might love about cook- you read that right. “I’m received a lot of negativity biryani and other year and this year its pediatric hospital in ing. What makes Sanjay someone who eats curd from his viewers for having kinds of foods. I like almost 25%. Kompally keeping in Thumma love being a chef? three times in a day. When I beer on his show and for a it when I sit with my In the first wave most mind the pandemic we of the children were faced in 2020. We asymptomatic however in thought it was good idea the second wave they are in order to spread aware- coming with symptoms ness to new mothers and like fever, cold, dry give them all the right cough, loose motions, information in terms of vomiting and even con- Covid and how they can WEAVING junctivitis. prevent it and if affected, Red flag and danger how they can fight it. signs to look for are Dr. Nabat, renowned breathlessness, fever for gynecologist, and I as a MAGIC more than 5 days, poor team, are geared up to oral intake and rash. work hard for the well Children act as silent being of new moms and carriers/super spreaders infants. After all our ulti- and can infect other chil- mate goal as doctors is to dren, adults and elderly protect our patients. WITH people. Many with (The author, Dr breathing issues are Abhishek Srinivas, is a requiring oxygen suport Consultant Neonatologist and steroid injections and and Pediatrician at WATER those with gastrointesti- Cocoon Childrens' nal symptoms are need- Centre.) COLOUR

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picture speaks more than a thousand words. The most possi- a ble entertaining Sravanthi Chaturvedula way of express- ing emotions is through own, she’s realistic in Samaajam, Creations Art art. As it goes with the case the way fluid pigment runs, depicting moods and Exhibition, and national of drawing, the sketches, blends with water, and flows expressions which needs online competitions like and colours used, grip the on paper. When pigment more practice to reach the the Ravi Varma Association attention of a viewer by (colour) interacts with fluid desired effect. and Nimruthi Kala allowing one to identify and granulates, it brings that “Apart from regular pen- Academy. I had the chance one’s own life with it. In beauty to watercolour paint- cil sketch, lately, I began to participate in virtual conversation with The ings. I found watercolours trying my hand at charcoal meets such as the Pioneer, budding painter as the best medium to too. I follow Russian and International Watercolour Sravanthi Chaturvedula, 40, express the depth of differ- English artists on social Fest of Focus Bangladesh, expresses her longing to ent moods incredibly well, media, and go through art International Watercolour experiment with water- with its natural shades and journals to learn more Artists virtual meet, and colours. best flow, which mes- about the blend of colours, Fabriano in Acqurello in “Though I’m an Advocate merised me. And that’s how shades, and textures of oil Italy last year. I hope to by profession, the passion I started experimenting paintings. Though I take explore and excel at water- inside me, for painting, has more with it, in the recent inspiration from every colour art with my family’s been ever-growing since my past.” artist, I keep my art style support which drives my college days, which found Sravanthi, from Nellore, raw, which is far from any passion. One can look up its way out during the lock- does realistic artwork, kind of imitation. I’m a work on my blog: down period. Initially, I which is quite different and member of several local art http://www.facebook.com/s used acrylics, pastels, and harder from the loose style clubs and participated in ravanthi.chaturvedula.5 for watercolours to paint. of the art form. In an effort art exhibitions including more of my work,” signs off Gradually, I fell in love with to create an identity of her Simhapuri Vardhamaana the artiste. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | AUGUST 23, 2021 sport 11 Rublev vs Zverev in final Eng too reliant on Root: Gooch AFP n MASON IANS n LONDON lexander Zverev came from Atwo breaks down in the ormer England batsman Vaughan questions third set to beat Stefanos Graham Gooch believes Tsitsipas 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7/4) on Fthat England are way too Silverwood's tactic Saturday and reach the final of dependent on captain Joe Root the WTA and ATP Cincinnati to score runs. Though he is PTI n LONDON sooner, but I also wanted to Masters. confident of Root continuing see something from the The German, who briefly his run-making spree, Gooch ormer skipper Michael coach,” Vaughan wrote. left the court to vomit in the final wonders if Root is feeling the FVaughan has slammed “Why was Silverwood set as he stepped up his fightback pressure just like he felt in his England head coach Chris not sending someone out in front of a full crowd, will take playing days. Silverwood for not even try- onto the pitch with a drink, a 4-0 record into Sunday’s final “We’re too reliant on the ing to stop Joe Root from his asking Root what the hell was with Andrey Rublev. one person. I have had that bouncer barrage tactic going on and getting him to The Russian fourth seed experience and that’s not a against India in the second change tactics? I know that is ended the winning run of world infuriating eight minutes as a Canada-US Masters double complaint but at certain stages Test, which badly backfired what Duncan Fletcher would No 2 and Montreal champion Zverev complained to the chair after lifting the title in Toronto of my career there was a greater leading “worst 20 minutes” have done with me had I suf- Daniil Medvedev 2-6, 6-3, 6-3. umpire, indicating he thought at the weekend, required three responsibility on having to before lunch session. fered a brain-fade on the World No 7 Rublev had Tsitsipas could use the break to separate medical timeouts dur- deliver. As a player, you can be “The nadir came in that field.” never won so much as a set in receive coaching via text. ing his loss to Rublev. in the best form of your life but hour and 20 minutes before Vaughan said England four previous losses to Tsitsipas tried to take anoth- He received treatment on you can’t deliver all the time lunch on the fifth day of the completely “blew” their Medvedev, top seed in the pres- er break after winning the sec- his left hand after he hit an on- and that expectation is not second Test, which must rank chances on that session. tigious hardcourt tournament ond set but was informed he had court camera during a rally and helpful. You need everyone to among the worst stuff I’ve “Every Test match essen- that serves as a tuneup for the used up his one break. Despite also had treatment on his right contribute,” said Gooch in an seen from an England Test tially boils down to a hand- US Open. the tension, the two traded a forearm and right thigh during interview to Daily Mail on team in years,” Vaughan ful of moments which dictate Zverev also turned a corner friendly embrace at the net a match played in oppressive 31- Sunday. wrote in a Facebook post. the outcome: the best teams this week, having never won a when the match ended. degree (C) heat. He added, “Whatever he “Plenty has been written rise to them and find a way match in six previous Cincinnati Zverev moved into his ninth Rublev re-adjusted after los- says, Joe will be feeling the pres- and said about how England to win them. editions. Masters 1000 final with 42 win- ing the opening set, hung on sure because at the moment he’s lost the plot in attempting to “This was the big Zverev got worked up at the ners including 15 aces after during his opponent’s injury 50, 60, 70 per cent of our bat- bounce out Jasprit Bumrah, moment in the second Test end of the first set when Tsitsipas nearly two and three-quarter dramas and heated discussion ting, isn’t he? Can he keep this and Joe Root was undeniably and England blew it, and — as now seems to be his habit hours. He had lost six previous with the umpire on camera form going for the rest of the let down by some of his Silverwood has to take his — left the court with his full bag matches out of eight played placement and finally got his series? Of course he can.” senior players who should share of responsibility for of gear, presumably to change against the Greek. chances in the concluding set “He’s a world-class player have intervened with him that.” clothes. His absence lasted an Medvedev, who was seeking after two and a quarter hours. and he’s performing unbeliev- ably. He can keep it going. But of course, with any performer eters works hard, trains hard, where he plays the ball late, in any sport there is going to be prepares themselves. It’s not plays straight. He’s a composed a fallow period. It’s not possi- lack of effort but things like player, he knows his own game, Bumrah channelised anger in right way: Zaheer ble to keep it going game after attitude, technical ability, he knows how to score runs, game after game,” concluded knowledge and concentration he’s had a bit of success at Test IANS n NEW DELHI must have bothered him,” Zaheer was three when India pacers looked to Gooch. all come into play, especially for level before. Just because some- quoted as saying by Cricbuzz. bowl out the England batting lineup The 68-year-old, who an opening batsman because one has had a go doesn’t mean ormer India pacer Zaheer Khan “After that, the whole Anderson in their first innings. Bumrah bowled served as the batting coach of one mistake and it’s the end of completely shot and can’t come Flavished praise on seamer Jasprit episode that unfolded, the bouncers a 10-ball over to Anderson, in which the England team between your day,” said Gooch. back.” Bumrah for his all-round show in he bowled to him and then while bat- he overstepped the line four times. 2009 and 2014, had some sym- He is supportive of Gooch finished by saying India’s win over England in the Lord’s ting, the manner in which the Apart from bowling no balls, pathy for the top order which Hameed, who made zero and that Sir Alastair Cook, who Test. Zaheer also believes the heated England pacer went after him all Bumrah also bowled a few short- is set for a rejig ahead of the nine in his comeback Test at retired from international exchange with James Anderson acted those things motivated him, and he pitched deliveries to the Lancashire Leeds Test on Wednesday. With Lord’s. “They’ve got to play him cricket in 2018, would still get as a motivation for Bumrah in the channelised that anger in the right cricketer who managed to save his Dom Sibley dropped from the for the rest of the series because into the current Test team. match. way. England must be thinking ‘we wicket. However, Mohammad Shami squad, Haseeb Hameed is in you don’t bring someone in and “He’d still play if he was avail- “If by getting angry, he can carry should have let Bumrah bowl bounc- clean bowled Anderson in the last ball line to partner with Rory Burns leave them out after one game.” able, of course he would.” himself and perform like this, I ers’ and not mess with him. The of day three and when the players at the top with Dawid Malan at Malan’s selection might The third Test between believe he should at times needle the intensity with which he bowled, was were walking back to the dressing number three on his return to have raised some eyebrows. But England and India begins at opposition. See, in the first innings, worth praising.” room, everyone witnessed Anderson the Test fold after three years. Gooch finds it to be a good Headingley from Wednesday. he had gone wicketless and being the The Bumrah-Anderson fight in having a war of words with Bumrah, “Every one of those crick- one. “He’s got a technique class bowler that he is, I am sure it the Lord’s Test happened on day as the latter kept smiling back. T20 WC of vital importance to Proteas & SA: Bavuma Long jumper Shaili misses Gold by 1cm IANS n DUBAI beat West Indies 3-2 in June and Nairobi: Highly talented long jumper I could not do it),” an emotional Shaili July followed by Ireland 3-0 later Shaili Singh on Sunday missed out on said after the race. outh African skipper Temba in the month. scripting history by a mere 1cm as she set- “I am just 17, I want a Gold in next SBavuma has said that the South Africa will get the tled for a Silver in the U-20 World U20 World Championships (in Cali, upcoming 2021 men’s T20 chance to decide their combina- Athletics Championships here. Colombia). There is also Asian Games World Cup serves as a tourna- tions ahead of the World Cup The 17-year-old Indian’s personal and Commonwealth Games next year and ment of vital importance for his when they take on Sri Lanka in best effort of 6.59m was not enough for I want to do well in those events.” team and country. South Africa a three-match T20I series in a Gold as she was pipped to the post by India ended their campaign with a have never made it past the September. Sweden’s reigning European junior cham- best ever medal haul of 2 Silver and 1 semifinal stage of either the “We have a really exciting pion Maja Askag, who managed 6.60m for Bronze, though the country had won one men’s T20 or 50-over World team that we are building with the top spot on the final day of the cham- Gold each in the earlier two editions. Cups. a lot of raw talent, coupled with pionships. Shaili began brightly with a 6.34m “The 2021 ICC T20 World the experienced hands that will A protege of legendary long jumper and repeated the same distance next Cup is of vital importance to the guide and lead the youngsters. Anju Bobby George, Shaili was leading at before her best effort in the third round. Proteas and South Africa as a South Africa have been everyone in it as we go about our We have spent the greater part the end of the third round but the 18- Her next two attempts were fouls and she nation. Not only is the T20 for- drawn in a tough group 1 in the mission to reach the final and of the year preparing for this year-old Swede overtook her in the could not get past the 6.60m in her final mat a key part of Cricket South Super 12 stage alongside reign- the ultimate championship,” contest and I look forward to fourth round by a mere 1cm which jump and the youngster seemed to be dis- Africa’s strategy to introduce ing champions West Indies, affirmed Bavuma. leading our country in my first proved to be decisive in the end. traught at missing a Gold and chance to new fans to the game of crick- 2010 winners England, Australia South Africa started this world showpiece as captain,” Mariia Horielova of Ukraine took the create history. et, this tournament will also be and two more teams from the year with a 2-1 away series loss concluded Bavuma. Bronze with a best jump of 6.50m. In men’s triple jump, Donald the first of three opportunities first round. to Pakistan in February. It was South Africa start their T20 “I could have jumped farther than the Makimairaj missed the Bronze by 3cm as for us to claim our first-ever ICC “The group that we are in is followed by a 3-1 series loss to World Cup campaign against 6.59m and won the Gold. My mother had he produced his personal best of 15.82m World Cup trophy,” said Bavuma an exciting one and we’re look- the same opposition at home in Australia on October 23 in Abu told me about winning Gold and nation- but had to be content with a fourth-place to icc-cricket.com ing forward to facing off with April. But they bounced back to Dhabi. al anthem being sung in the stadium (but finish. PTI

AFP n LONDON Bruno Fernandes felt he was fouled when a barge from arry Kane made his first Kane returns as Spurs sink Wolves Jack Stephens left the United Happearance for Tottenham midfielder in a heap but refer- this season as Nuno Espirito fielder picked himself up to convert who was back for the first time since ee Craig Pawson waved play Santo earned a 1-0 win against the spot-kick. leaving in the close-season after four on. his former club Wolves, while It was Alli’s first league goal years in charge. Although Nuno was Moussa Djenepo and Mason Greenwood salvaged a since March 2020 as he returns to far from Tottenham’s first choice, he Adam Armstrong worked the 1-1 draw for Manchester favour following a long spell in exile has made a strong start with succes- ball to Che Adams on the edge United at Southampton on under Nuno’s predecessor Jose sive league victories. of the United area and his shot Sunday. Mourinho. deflected off Fred’s out- Striker Kane came off the Kane replaced Son Heung-min GREENWOOD RESCUES stretched boot as it flashed past bench in the second half at with 19 minutes left and received a At St Mary’s, Manchester United David De Gea. Molineux after the Manchester largely positive reception from the failed to build on last weekend’s 5-1 Last season, United recov- City transfer target missed the travelling Tottenham fans, who sang demolition of Leeds. Ole Gunnar ered 15 points when losing at first two games following his “Harry Kane, he’s one of our own” as Solskjaer’s side needed a Mason half-time, coming from behind late return from his close-sea- Wolves supporters mockingly chant- Greenwood equaliser to rescue a to win on five occasions. son holiday. ed “He’ll be a Manc in the morning”. point after Fred’s own goal. They staged another sec- Tottenham were already Kane had a golden opportunity to While United left the south- ond half fightback as Depay rescues leading through Dele Alli’s mark his return with a goal when coast frustrated, they did equal Greenwood equalised in the 10th minute penalty by the Steven Bergwijn picked him out, but Arsenal’s English top-flight record of 55th minute, firing under time Kane arrived on the his shot was repelled by Jose Sa. 27 successive away league games home keeper Alex McCarthy scene. Despite Kane’s miss and his late without defeat. from 12 yards after Paul Pogba point for Barca Alli was fouled by Wolves booking for time-wasting, it was a Saints took a controversial lead in poked the ball into the teenag- keeper Jose Sa and the mid- winning return to Wolves for Nuno, the 30th minute. er’s path. AFP n BILBAO “For us too, if there is a pass to Leo, normally he doesn’t lose arcelona were given a tor- the ball, and today we gave the Brid time by Athletic Bilbao ball away too often in the first ATK Mohun Bagan close in on knockout stage Thompson-Herah runs second Aditi slips in tough but escaped from their trip to half.You notice it, but that’s how San Mames with a point as it is, it can’t be changed now.” Male: ATK Mohun Bagan Memphis Depay’s superb late It was a difficult night for pumped in three second half weather conditions strike secured a 1-1 draw for Barcelona’s defence in particu- goals in a brilliant comeback to fastest women's 100m of all time Carnoustie: Aditi Ashok had the Catalans on Saturday. lar, with Gerard Pique coming beat Maziya Sports & Recreation Eugene: Olympic champion Herah’s winning time saw her an off-day at the Carnoustie Depay found the net with off after half an hour and Eric of the Maldives 3-1 in their Elaine Thompson-Herah scored slice 0.07sec off her Olympic Links as she carded a roller- a fine left-foot half-volley 15 Garcia being sent off in stop- Group D match and move with- an emphatic 100m victory over record of 10.61sec set on July 31. coaster three-over 75 in tough minutes from time in the page time for bringing down in a point of reaching the AFC the returning Sha’Carri Only the late Florence and challenging weather con- Basque Country for his first Inaki Williams. Cup knockout stage here. The Richardson at the Prefontaine Griffith Joyner has ever run ditions to slip to T-58 with one goal in La Liga since moving to Former Manchester City Kolkata-based Indian Super Classic in Oregon on Saturday. faster, with Thompson-Herah round to go in the AIG Barcelona from Lyon. defender Garcia received news League team was trailing 0-1 at Jamaican star Thompson- now tantalisingly close to the Women’s Open. Ronald Koeman’s side had of his grandfather’s death half time after Ibrahim Aisham Herah powered over the line at American’s 33-year-old world Aditi, who began the week impressed in their first match before the match and struggled had scored for the home side in Hayward Field in 10.54sec — the record of 10.49sec. nicely with 71, had a rough of the post-Lionel Messi era as throughout the 90 minutes, the 25th minute. second fastest time in history — “To come back with start with three bogeys in a row they beat Real Sociedad 4-2 last allowing Inigo Martinez to get But ATK Mohun Bagan as Richardson finished a distant a PB after the champi- from second to fourth but weekend, but they were fortu- away from him to head in the struck in the 48th, 63rd and 77th last in 11.14sec. onships, that is amazing,” made up with three birdies in nate to depart with a point opener early in the second minutes through Liston Colaco, final. scored first. After a change of Thompson-Herah’s com- Elaine said. “It means a row from sixth to eighth and from this game and it was half. Roy Krishna and Manvir Singh Maziya join India’s another system, we became consistent patriot Shelly-Ann Fraser- a lot to turned in even par. impossible to avoid questions Athletic will feel they to emerge victorious on club Bengaluru FC in being and I’m very proud of my play- Pryce finished second in me...because On the back nine of the about the Argentine at full- should have won despite miss- Saturday. eliminated from the competi- ers,” Habas said after the match. 10.73sec while my job is to Links course, she bogeyed 11th time. ing several key players, among With two wins from two tion. Bengaluru FC had played “We have six points, and no Shericka Jackson inspire a gen- and closed with a double bogey “I don’t like to always talk them goalkeeper Unai Simon, matches, Antonio Habas’ side out a 0-0 draw against other team has that. (In this took third in eration. I have on the tough 18th. about the same thing but he is who has not featured at the just need a draw in their last Bashundhara on Saturday after match) we had the possibility to 10.76sec — a car- more races, so I Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist the best in the world and the start of this season after help- group match on Tuesday against losing to ATK Mohun Bagan 0- draw, but we didn’t have to think bon copy of the don’t get too excited, produced the best round of the opposition might be more ing Spain reach the Euro 2020 Bashundhara Kings — on four 2 in their campaign opener. that way, only the possibility for Tokyo Olympic 100m too carried away. I week with a sensational 65 afraid if Messi is there,” semi-finals and then the final points — of Bangladesh for a “We had some difficulties us to try to win, and this will be podium. have to continue and was the co-leader heading Koeman admitted. of the Tokyo Olympics. place in the Inter-Zone Semi- with the opponent, because they our idea for the next match.” Thompson- doing the job.” into the final day. PTI 12

Hyderabad Monday August 23, 2021 tollywood In the film, directed by Meher Ramesh, Mahanati Chiru is Bhola Shankar hen turned @KChiruTweets garu. Honoured to Shankar made it official that fame Keerthy 66 on Sunday, his be unveiling the title of your film Keerthy Suresh will be playing sis- Suresh will be younger Tollywood com- #BholaShankar under the directori- ter to megastar Chiranjeevi, w patriot Mahesh Babu al skills of my good friend through a small glimpse. playing sister to tweeted the first look of @MeherRamesh and my favourite The video shows Keerthy Suresh the megastar’s next film, producer @AnilSunkara1 garu. May tying a rakhi to her on-screen megastar Bhola Shankar. It will be the first the year ahead bring you great brother Chiranjeevi who hugs her collaboration between Chiranjeevi health and success. All the best sir!” affectionately. Produced by Chiranjeevi. The and director-screenwriter Meher The announcement came a day Ramabrahmam Sunkara on Anil makers made the Ramesh, who has previously after the news that Chiranjeevi's Sunkara’s AK Entertainments, worked with , Jr NTR, and Telugu film tentatively titled Bhola Shankar will hit the screens news official Venkatesh. Chiru153 will be called Godfather in 2022. To mark the special occa- Mahesh tweeted: was out. The film, the megastar’s sion, the makers of Mega 154 too, through a small “Happy birthday 153rd, is being directed by Mohan unveiled the first-look poster of the Raja. It is the Telugu remake of film. Directed by Bobby, Mega 154 glimpse. Lucifer, the 2019 film will see Chiranjeevi back on starring Mohanlal. screen as the mass hero. This is the Meanwhile,on the occasion of first collaboration for the director- Rakhi, the makers of Bhola actor duo. Khiladi's music to be Avika's NET to address out on September 10 ass Raja Ravi Teja’s which Devi Sri Prasad scored foot- upcoming high tapping mass beats. Koneru octane action enter- Satyanarayana is producing the M tainer Khiladi is pro- project on A Studious banner. The gressing at a brisk makers rejected a fancy OTT deal it is not something one must pace under the direc- and are readying CYBERBULLYING tion of Ramesh Varma. the film for a participate or encourage and there was no way I was going to According to the latest, the theatrical SHIKHA DUGGAL turn this role down. I strongly that is the exact notion we would like to portray through makers came up with a release. believed in the concept.” The major update. We hear that actress who is currently filming NET. I have seen many people An actress that is raising their concerns about the film’s first single will be for the Naga Chaitanya-RaashiThank Younoti- released soon! Sharing the constantly the focal Khanna starrer cyber-bullying and spying, awareness is important and none details, the makers released a point of the media fies us about how exceptionalwas: “Since these days is NET of us wants to be in an new poster and posted that the shooting of Khiladi music fest’s date has A undoubtedly Avika the movie raises the concern of unhealthy situation online.” Gor, for signing up The Ekkadiki Pothavu been fixed. The first single being spied as well, we were actress termed her will be releasing on consecutive Telugu projects. , being recorded continuously. Chinnavada Raju Gara Gadhi 3 camaraderie with the co-actor September 10, on the occa- Last seen in The CCTV footage played a key sion of Vinayaka Chaturthi. she unquestionably wanted to role. There were times when we Vishwa Dev to be a good associ- ation; while the only thing that Ravi Teja is seen striking a make her mark here in had to repeat certain scenes delightful dancing pose with Tollywood and she loves the fact from diverse angles; so the expe- helped her portray the truest form of the character in the his back facing the camera. that the industry has been so rience of the making was so He wears brown trousers welcoming. With the recent nuanced. This shoot is going to upcoming movie was being completely organic. Also, believ- and a red full-hand shirt, announcement of her next OTT be unforgettable for me, the raising both his hands. project in Telugu, arriving on crew was unsullied, there were ing that Tollywood is full of potential, she adds that being Ravi Tejahas actresses September 10, the actress NET, so many creative minds on set. Meenakshi Chowdhary and believes this movie, titled This creates an atmosphere of able to speak in Telugu and get- ting to work in a different indus- Dimple Hayathi paired on cyberbullying and spyware, enthusiasm throughout.” opposite him. Anasuya and will be an impactful watch for Continuing to throw some try has given her immense con- fidence too! Talking more about Arjun Sarja are playing the public. The Pioneer exclu- light on the cyber-bullying inci- pivotal roles in the film for sively got in touch with her to dents that occur with celebrities the concept of the film on cyber- know more about the intri- too, she says, “It is so sad, our bullying, she tells, “I don’t think cate details of this crime social media accounts at times this concept has ever been tried thriller. get hacked. I have been a victim on OTT before, it will also draw With a winning attention to a different side of ani was the news recently for of this too. Eventually, I didn’t denizens and theatre associations poster having Avika bother, as not a single discerning me. Adding to the trending con- ensnared behind a versation about OTT being cen- criticising for leaving the decision message was sent across by my of his upcoming film Tuck cage, she had a lot of name, though what my charac- sored, I don’t think it should be, N Jagadish to his producers. insights to give to us. ter Priya in the movie is going because while it is true that there Beginning about the is a lot of uncensored content However, the theatre association through is unimaginable in real member later apologised for their statements kind of role she is life. While the script was being available online, however, there playing, she informs, is an audience for that as well. It against Nani. On Sunday, the Tuck Jagadish narrated, I was stunned. ‘Can producers have come up with a statement “Since a very long that happen for real?’ was what is the choice of an individual.” time, I was looking She gradually built her niche regarding the ongoing issue. Shine Screens was going on in my mind. It is have clarified that they are always in favor of to try my hands on so vital for all of us to have prop- in the entertainment industry as an experimental any newcomer would do, a theatrical release but situations have NET er control over online security. project and To be honest, resolving online although she dived into cinema pushed them to a corner to opt for an OTT was it. The sub- spyware issues is nothing less and how! There was no time for release. ject is being than dodging terrorism. The her to complain, she was busy “With a lot of ambiguity about when talked about a lot online world has become a scary struggling like many others, to things will return to normal, we approached these days, so place for women to be on, reach where she is today. Nani garu and convinced him for a non-the- atrical release since there was no option left before us. He was disappointed but gracious enough to accept considering the problems of the producers,” the statement reads. Explaining the situation, they have requested everyone to co-operate. “We are passionate about film-making and always crave that entertainment on big screens. Our prime objective now is to give 100% reach to our Tuck Jagadish. We wish everyone will understand and co-operate with us,” they said. For the uninitiated, when it was almost confirmed that Tuck Jagadish would be

producers speak up heading for an OTT release, Nani had tried his best to convince his producers but his attempts were in vain. He bowed down to the stakeholders’ pressure but the streaming date of Tuck Jagadish was not confirmed by the producers. Buzz is that the film will get a digital release on September 10 for Vinayaka KGF 2 Chavithi. confirms Summer berth The Telangana Film Chamber and Cine Theatres Association met and objected to he suspense over the the release of Tuck Jagadish and expressed release date of serious displeasure. They made strong com- Sandalwood star ’s ments on Nani for leaving the decision to most-awaited pan- producers on the release, as Love Story is T India period action also releasing on the same date which might drama, KGF Chapter 2, impact the collections of the film. Nani was has finally ended! But the wait is always against OTT release, and his speech going to be longer than expected. at the Thimmarusu pre-release event was the Yash took to his Twitter this after- best example. noon and announced that the film will be releasing on April 14, 2022. “The uncertainties of today will only delay our resolve, but the eventuality is as promised. We will Making workouts fun be out in theaters on April 14th 2022,” the actor tweeted. On the he young and happening actors Vijay Jagadish Tuck other hand, the film’s director Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna, are released a striking Talways in the news for the bond they share with poster that reveals all the lead each other and for the good friends they are in real actors to announce the release date. Needless to say, Yash and KGF fans, life. Rashmika shared a picture of herself with Vijay who are disappointed with this and their trainer letting their fans know how fun their long delay in the film’s release, are workouts are. Their fitness trainer too took to his finally happy to at least get some Instagram handle and shared a series of pictures clarity on the release plans straight with them during a workout session in a gym. The from the horse’s mouth. celebrity trainer Kuldep Sethi wrote, “The pursuit Also starring stars of fitness definitely calls for one thing for sure. Sanjay Dutt and Raveena Tandon, Dedication!!! One cannot cheat and hope that Sandalwood beauty Srinidhi it will still work..!! My Saturday selfie is with Shetty, , and Rao these two Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Ramesh in key roles, this Mandanna wonderful dedicated and Prashanth Neel directorial is pro- hardworking beautiful people who do not duced by Vijay Kiragandur under take things for granted and never fail to Hombale Films banner. give their best. I am happy and Following the humongous proud to be their guru.” response to KGF Chapter 1’s audio album, ’s soundtrack for the sequel is being eagerly awaited by fans.