Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer RNI No.APENG/2018/764698 Established 1864 NATION 5 MONEY 8 SPORTS 11 Published From BJP USING CENTRAL AGENCIES TO SENSEX SURGES 226 PTS TO END WALES SWIMMING VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH TARGET POLITICAL OPPONENTS: NCP AT RECORD HIGH; NIFTY TOPS AGAINST THE TIDE BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *LATE CITY VOL. 3 ISSUE 221 VIJAYAWADA, SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 2021; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable AKSHAY TO REMAKE RATSASAN IN HINDI? { Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com DARK DAYS OF EMERGENCY CAN NEVER DEADLINE TO LINK AADHAAR CARD-PAN PREGNANT WOMEN CAN BE BOTH VACCINES WORK ON ALPHA, BETA, BE FORGOTTEN: MODI FLAYS CONGRESS CARD EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER-END VACCINATED AGAINST COVID: CENTRE GAMMA, DELTA VARIANTS, SAYS CENTRE n the 46th anniversary of the imposition of Emergency, he Union Health Ministry on Friday said that pregnant women accines Covishield and Covaxin work against SARS-CoV-2 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said those "dark he government has extended the last date for linking the PAN can be vaccinated against Covid-19. While addressing a press variants Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta, while effectiveness tests Odays" can never be forgotten and called for taking a with Aadhaar by another three months, with the new last date Tconference on behalf of the Union Health Ministry, ICMR Vagainst the Delta Plus variant is ongoing, the government said pledge to strengthen India's democratic spirit and live up to Tnow being September 30, 2021. Minister of State of Finance Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava said, "The Ministry of Health on Friday. There are four variants of concern of the coronavirus the values enshrined in the Constitution. Anurag Thakur announced on Friday, June has given guidelines that the vaccine can be disease -- Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta -- “This is how Congress trampled over 25 that the last date for linking the two given to the pregnant woman." The vaccine with Delta Plus being a sub-lineage of the our democratic ethos. We remember all identification cards is extended, in order to is useful for the pregnant woman and it Delta variant which is also a variant of those greats who resisted the Emerg- provide relief to taxpayers amid the COVID- should be given, he said. "There is only one concern. ICMR Director General Balram ency and protected Indian democracy," 19 pandemic. This is the third time that the country that is giving vaccines to children at Bhargava said reduction of neutralisation he tweeted, while sharing a link about government has extended the last date for the moment. Whether very small children capabilities of vaccine with different variants, several draconian measures taken by the linking the two identification documents. will ever need vaccines, is still a question. which is based on global literature, shows then Congress government. "The period First, the last date was set as March 31, Till such time we have more data on that Covaxin does not change with the Alpha from 1975 to 1977 witnessed systematic 2021, which was then extended to June 30, vaccination of children, we would not be in a variant at all and so it is same as it is with destruction of institutions,” he tweeted. 2021. position to vaccinate them at large," he said. the standard strain. Delta variant found in more HC division bench stays single judge order on Parishad elections than 50% samples in AP, TS PNS n VIJAYAWADA A division bench of the Andhra NAVEENA GHANATE Pradesh High Court on Friday n HYDERABAD Presence of ‘variant of concern’ stayed the orders of a single bench was reason for exponential Delta Plus variant of the same court seeking re-noti- Telangana and Andhra Pradesh surge of Covid cases fication of elections to the Mandal are among the eight states where of Covid found in and Zilla Parishads in the state. The ‘variants of concern’ were found court on Friday ordered that the in more than 50 percent of the Andhra Pradesh, counting process shall not be car- samples tested. ried out until the final verdict. An investigation conducted 9 other states On May 21, a single judge bench by the Central government into had quashed the decision of State state-wise variants of concerns In Andhra Pradesh, 829 samples C PRADEEP KUMAR Election Commissioner Nilam n revealed that 21,109 samples in had variants of concern with 80 samples VIJAYAWADA Sawhny to cut short the Model India tested positive for these Code of Conduct (MCC) to less variants. showing Alpha variant, seven Beta variant and Andhra Pradesh Health than four weeks to conduct the Nearly 45,000 samples have 742 Delta variant. Minister Alla Kali Krishna MPTC and ZPTC elections. Friday, the division bench stayed The court posted the case to July been sequenced so far by 28 lab- Srinivas (Nani) on Friday said Justice M Satyanarayana Murthy Justice Satyanarayana Murthy's 27 stating that it required a com- oratories from the Indian SARS- that the first case of the dead- had ordered a fresh notification for orders of May 21. prehensive study. CoV-2 Genomics Consortium variant, 7 Beta variant and 742 Delhi, Punjab, Telangana, West ly coronavirus strain ‘Delta the conduct of the elections all over However, the division bench In the present circumstances, (INSACOG) of which 21,109 Delta variant. Bengal and Gujarat. Plus’ was identified in Tirupati again, and said that the SEC had said that the State government or fresh elections are not possible and had variants of concern across Dr Sujeet Kumar Singh, direc- After establishing this, we a few days ago. misinterpreted the Supreme Court the SEC should not declare the the SEC has to wait till the final ver- the country. tor at National Centre for concluded that the exponential The Minister said that the direction of March 2020. results of the elections and the sta- dict is given by the division bench. In Telangana, 1,127 samples Disease Control (NCDC) said, surge was due to this variant. 90 patient was administered treat- Following this, Sawhney had tus quo would continue till the peti- had variants of concern with 293 “We found that the Delta variant percent of samples have ment and was discharged after moved the High Court, and on tion is disposed of. 2 samples showing Alpha variant was found in 50 percent of the B.1.617.2.” making a complete recovery. (B.1.1.7), 94 showing Beta vari- people of eight states. By June 17, Proportion of cases with vari- He emphasised that new ant (B.1.351) and 740 showing as many as 35 districts in four ants of concern has risen from strain did not spread to others. Delta variant (B.1.617.2). states in the country reported the 10.31 percent in May to 51 per- The Delta Plus variant was also In Andhra Pradesh, 829 sam- Delta variant of concern. The cent on June 20. confirmed by the Union Health Will declare results by ples had variants of concern highest number was reported 2 Ministry later in the day. with 80 samples showing Alpha from districts in Maharashtra, 2 July 31: AP tells SC PAGE 2: AP registers lowest positivity rate in more than 2 months PNS n NEW DELHI Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari was informed by sen- Twitter denies access The Andhra Pradesh government ior advocate Dushyant Dave, on Friday told the Supreme Court appearing for Andhra Pradesh, that it has cancelled Class 12 that he had discussed the matter Why no large-scale to Minister Prasad's examination which was to be con- with Chief Minister YS Jagan ready to talk to KCR to ducted by the state board and Jaganmohan Reddy on Thursday testing to prevent account for 1 hour would declare the result of inter- and the state government has PNS n NEW DELHI nal assessment by July 31. decided to cancel the exam. spread of Delta plus A bench of Justices AM 2 resolve water issues: Perni Nani Twitter on Friday temporarily blocked IT Minister Ravi Shankar PNS n VIJAYAWADA Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar resolve the water disputes. variant: Rahul Gandhi Prasad's account for alleged vio- dams and did not "steal" any water. Responding to the allegations PNS n NEW DELHI lation of the US Copyright Act, a Information and Public Relations Venkatramaiah said that some levelled by some Telangana leaders move that the minister slammed Minister Perni Venkataramaiah leaders were trying to against former chief minister Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on as being arbitrary and gross vio- (Nani) on Friday said that Chief provoke sentiments YS Rajasekhar Reddy, Friday asked the government lation of IT rules. Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy and clashes Venkatramaiah said that why "large-scale testing is not Prasad, in a series of posts on was ready to clear doubts on the between a majority of the peo- being done" to check and prevent Koo, said that Twitter's action is usage of river water and was also Telangana and ple in both the Telugu the spread of the Delta plus vari- in gross violation of IT rules, as ready for talks with his Telangana AP for their States remember YSR ant of coronavirus and how effec- the platform had failed to give counterpart K Chandrasekhar Rao narrow polit- for his public welfare tive are the vaccines against it. prior notice before denying access if it would bring resolution to the ical gains but programmes and Many experts feel that the to his account. disputes over water sharing. the YSRCP schemes. Delta plus variant, which has Accusing some Telangana lead- government "They love the late been declared as a 'variant of con- 2 ers of trying to create disputes would not fall leader for his innovative cern' by the Union health min- between the two Telugu States for prey to such welfare schemes," he said.