Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer RNI No.APENG/2018/764698 Established 1864 ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 SPORTS 11 Published From ENFORCING THE INDIAN GOVT IT SPEND GROWTH AUSSIES’ BEST BACK VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH RIGHT TO EDUCATION TO SLOW DOWN TO 8.6% IN ’22 FOR T20 WC BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *LATE CITY VOL. 3 ISSUE 276 VIJAYAWADA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2021; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable RAASHI KHANNA: PASSION FOR MY CRAFT KEEPS ME ON MY TOES { Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com POWER MINISTRY ISSUES TIMELINES AIR INDIA DISINVESTMENT ON TRACK, ATHLETICS COACH O.M NAMBIAR, WHO BUILDERS ONLY UNDERSTAND COLOUR FOR INSTALLING SMART METERS STATES CIVIL AVIATION MINISTER GAVE INDIA PT USHA, PASSES AWAY OF MONEY OR JAIL TERM, SAYS SC he Ministry of Power on Thursday provided timelines for nion Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on enowned athletics coach O.M Nambiar, who nurtured one Builders only understand the colour of money or a jail replacing existing electricity meters with smart meters with Thursday said the disinvestment process of national of India's greatest track and field stars PT Usha, died here term,” said the Supreme Court on Thursday as it held a Tpre-payment feature in government offices, commercial Ucarrier Air India was on the "right track". “The Ron Thursday due to age-related illness. He was 89. “real estate firm guilty of contempt for wilfully not establishments and industrial units, among others According disinvestment process of Air India is on the right track. For Nambiar is survived by his wife Leela, three sons and a complying with its order and imposed a fine of Rs 15 lakh on to a notification, all consumers (other than agricultural users) this the financial bids should come in by September 15 and daughter. He breathed his last at his residence in Vadakara, a it. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and M R Shah in areas with communication network shall be supplied after that the next move would be initiated,” he told reporters coastal town in Kozhikode district. One of the first directed that Rs 15 lakh be deposited by real estate firm Ireo electricity with smart meters working in pre-payment mode. here. Scindia, who was recently inducted in the Union cabinet, Dronacharya Award winners and this year's Padma Shri Grace Realtech Pvt Ltd to National Legal Service Authority However, it provided that the State Electricity Regulatory also said a "blueprint" of rules for operating drones had been awardee was hospitalized around a week ago, after which he and Rs 2 lakh to the home buyers towards the cost of Commissions may extend the period of implementation, after prepared after discussions with the Defense and Home was brought back home. Usha said Nambiar, who was battling litigation, whose refund was not paid as directed by the top giving reasons. Ministries. the Parkinson's disease, had a heart attack 10 days ago. court. n Naidu calls up senior MLA to dissuade him from quitting, Jagan tells Collectors, J-Cs to gets a reminder of past promises that were never kept strategise, generate revenue Butchaiah Chowdary’s ‘decision n Officials taken to task on fake challans scam, told to provide graft-free governance to resign’ leaves TDP in a tizzy MARTHI SUBRAHMANYAM Butchaiah Chowdary said. PNS n VIJAYAWADA n VIJAYAWADA His followers say that the deci- Modi govt sion to resign from the party by the Burdened with the drop in rev- The TDP leadership was on tenter- veteran TDP leader was not taken enue and increase in medical committed to hooks through Thursday after on the spur of the moment. expenditure due to Covid- reports emerged that senior MLA They blame the style of function- induced crisis, Chief Minister YS Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary was ing of party supremo N Jaganmohan Reddy has asked overall devpt going to resign from the party. Chandrababu Naidu and general district Collectors and Joint The first thought that came to secretary Nara Lokesh and pent up Collectors to develop new strate- of AP: Kishan mind was of self-preservation for dissatisfaction towards the leader- gies to generate revenue. PNS n VIJAYAWADA the party that is teetering on the ship for the decision to resign from The Chief Minister also direct- edge following the massive drub- the party by Butchaiah Chowdary. ed the officials to pay attention Union Tourism Minister G bing it received in the 2019 It’s not that this news was unex- towards bettering the revenue Kishan Reddy on Thursday stat- Assembly elections. The party pected — the MLA had been sources, focussing on getting ed that the Narendra Modi-led leadership began pondering about ing Naidu that he had given simi- keeping aloof from party activities pending arrears released to the Union government was commit- who could hold back the Kamma lar assurances not once but many as there was no response from State government. ted to the overall development of community from moving away if times in the past. Naidu, despite his attempts to dis- During a review meeting held at Andhra Pradesh. Butchaiah Chowdary indeed parts Butchaiah Chowdary confirmed cuss the party developments with the camp office here on Thursday, Kishan Reddy was in ways with the TDP. to The Pioneer that he did speak to the supremo. Jagan said that steps should be Vijayawada on Thursday as part With the shrill of the alarm bells Naidu and voiced the sentiments of Calls made to Nara Lokesh too taken to improve the existing rev- of the ‘Jan Ashirwad’ tour taken getting louder, top leaders of the party seniors. evoked no response, contributing enue sources and ensure that the up after he found a place in the TDP rushed to convince the “At my age, I cannot afford to be to Butchaiah Chowdary’s restless- revenue generated through GST Union Cabinet. Rajahmundry Rural strongman to selfish. I have no new desires. I am ness. also increases along with the other Taking part in a meeting of party reconsider. continuing in politics only for my He is understood to have voiced revenue resources. workers, he stated that after bifur- The sense of disquiet could be self respect,” Butchaiah Chowdary his dismay at the TDP’s deteriora- “Officials should focus on rev- cation of the State Centre had sanc- estimated by the fact that as soon said. tion to friends and well-wishers. enue generating sources for the Union Minister of Tourism, Culture and Development of North Eastern Region of India, G tioned many Central government as the news spread, TDP supremo He said that his only desire is “The father-son duo are under state, where the Collectors and J- Kishan Reddy has called on Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy at the Camp Office here institutions to Andhra Pradesh. N Chandrababu Naidu reportedly that the party founded by NTR the false impression that the TDP Cs should be taking responsibil- on Thursday. Stating that the Centre never telephoned Butchaiah Chowdary flourishes. will return to power in the next ity in developing new strategies to discriminated against Andhra and assured him that he would give “Everything is left in the hands elections even before the elections bring in innovative reforms,” the Pradesh, the Union Minister said a patient hearing and sort out all of the party. Several leaders have have been declared,” the MLA is Chief Minister said. a certain section was intentional- the grievances next week. been calling me up and advising me believed to have said. In this regard, Jagan stressed on ly spreading lies in this regard. He The Rajahmundry Rural MLA is against resigning from the party. the need of having proper coor- Kishan Reddy meets CM said that BJP wishes that AP wit- said to have responded by remind- Let us see what is going to happen,” 2 dination between the various nesses all-round development Departments of the government, PNS n VIJAYAWADA The Chief Minister, along with his and the Centre was committed in as providing better services would wife YS Bharathi Reddy welcomed this endeavour. result in an increase in revenues. Union Minister of Tourism, the Union Minister and his wife, and Kishan Reddy asserted that MINING CASE Further, the Chief Minister Culture and Development of North presented them an idol of Lord Centre will not do any injustice to AP asks KRMB to stop directed the authorities to curb Eastern Region of India G Kishan Venkateswara and new clothes. the State and asked the people of SC permits Gali to the corruption in government Reddy on Thursday called on Endowments Minister Andhra Pradesh to support the departments. Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Velampalli Srinivas was also pres- BJP. visit Kadapa, Reddy at the Camp Office here. ent on the occasion. power generation by TS 2 2 Anantapur n Power generation at Srisailam project PNS n NEW DELHI High-level panel likely to probe laterite mining becomes friction point between States The Supreme Court on Thursday permitted mining baron and for- SNV SUDHIR Vizag and East Godavari districts, ML MELLY MAITREYI it cannot supply water either to mer Karnataka minister Gali n VIJAYAWADA the government is believed to be n HYDERABAD Rayalaseema or Chennai city. Janardhan Reddy to visit and contemplating setting up a high In the latest series of com- stay for eight weeks in his native The Andhra Pradesh government level panel to prove the allegations. Power generation at the Srisailam plaints, the AP government repre- district Ballari where he was pro- is contemplating appointing a high- In the preliminary inquiry, the hydel project continues to be the sented to the KRMB that it should hibited from visiting as per the level committee to dig deep into the State Mines Department had found friction point between the two direct Telangana government to 2015 order grant- illegal laterite mining that alleged- that at least 34 lakh tonnes of lat- Telugu States.