c m y k c m y k THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH INDIA HYDERABAD I MONDAY I 12 APRIL 2021 WEATHER WORLD 10 SPORTS 12 TABLOID Max: 34.8OC | | Min: 23.6OC Dhoni is my Walk through RH: 41% Suspicious blackout Rainfall: Nil in Iran’s plant go-to man: Pant your fear Forecast: Cloudy sky. May rain in evening. deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle Vol. 84 No. 101 Established 1938 | 20 PAGES | `6.00 Max/Min temp. 36/24ºC ASTROGUIDE Remembering Jyotiba Phule Sarvari; Uttarayana N’sagar saboteurs give Tithi: Phalguna Bahula Amavasya till 8.01 am Star: Revati till 11.30 am Varjyam: Nil Durmuhurtam: 12.42 pm to parties sleepless nights 1.31 pm; 3.10 pm to 4 pm Rahukalam: 7.30 am to 9 am HIJRI CALENDAR Politicians suspect disgruntled leaders may help Oppn Sha'ban 29,1442 AH L. VENKAT RAM local party leader known to PRAYERS REDDY | DC be the close aide of Jana Fajar: 5.01 am HYDERABAD, APRIL 11 Reddy in Nagarjunasagar Zohar: 12.27 pm is handiwork of “coverts”. Asar: 4.37 pm Political parties are deeply Congress leaders argue Maghrib: 6.37 pm worried about “saboteurs” that though all parties are Isha: 7.46 pm ahead of polling in the distributing cash and SUNSET TODAY 6.31 PM Nagarjunasagar Assembly liquor in the bypoll, a few byelection on April 17. coverts had leaked infor- SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.01 AM All parties are keeping a mation to ruling party lead- MOONRISE TODAY 6.14 AM close watch on movements ers, who ordered police MOONSET TODAY 6.49 PM of disgruntled leaders, sus- raids and seized stocks. Leaders of several parties joined to pay tribute to Mahatma Jyotirao Phule and pecting them of resorting to The Congress has now recalled his services to reform Indian society of its evils, including his peerless con- covert activities and sabo- demanded that police raid tribution to fight to eradicate untouchability and against caste oppression, on the taging their party’s residences of key leaders COUNTER POINT occasion of his 195th birth anniversary. TRS leader and health minister Etala prospects in the bypoll. belonging to all parties if Rajendar, senior Congress leader V. Hanumantha Rao, BJP’s OBC Morcha president Earlier, the respective they are really sincere in K. Laxman were among those who paid tribute and spoke on the occasion. — DC party leaderships had curbing distribution of made all efforts to convince cash and liquor. these disgruntled leaders TRS leadership is worried into withdrawing from that a few leaders from the race in favour of the party’s Reddy community in the official candidates by offer- constituency are angry Mamata provoked TMC ing them different posts. with the party for giving Still, there are fears that Congress leader K. Jana Reddy goes on a roadshow for the ticket to Yadava communi- they may resort to covert Nagarjunasagar bypoll accompanied by TPCC president ty. Thus, they are silently activities and help rival N. Uttam Kumar Reddy and other party leaders on Sunday. working for Jana Reddy on violence on CISF: Shah parties. “caste grounds”, besides While the ruling party bypoll, especially from the MLAs, MLCs and so on. keeping away from cam- DC CORRESPONDENT has engaged the services of ruling TRS and the BJP. The Congress is worried paigning for the party to KOLKATA, APRIL 11 the intelligence depart- Though there were no that several of such lead- register their dissent. Model code is BJP ment sleuths to keep a tab contenders in Congress ers, though continuing to In the BJP, too, there had Union home minister on such leaders, the other than K. Jana Reddy, remain in the party, have been many aspirants from Amit Shah on Sunday Opposition parties are rely- the Congress too is wary of been in touch with TRS the Reddy and BC commu- squarely held West ing on their close aides to saboteurs, as the ruling leaders and sabotaging nities. The party gave tick- Bengal Chief Minister code, alleges Didi track the saboteurs and party has lured several party's prospects by “leak- et to an ST candidate, lead- Mamata Banerjee’s rec- submit daily reports on prominent Congress lead- ing” the party’s strategy. ing to resentment among SHORT TAKES ent “provocative speech” RAJIB CHOWDHURI | DC forces at a polling booth their activities. ers from village to district Congress suspects that other communities. The responsible for the vio- KOLKATA, APRIL 11 at Shitalkuchi in Cooch There had been multiple level into its fold over the seizure of liquor worth party too is thus tracking lent mob attack on the Behar due to the 72-hour serious contenders for past three months in pres- nearly `40 lakh on Friday movements of its disgrun- PLA: India must Central paramilitary West Bengal Chief Mini- ban imposed by the EC on party tickets to contest the ence of ministers, TRS from the residence of a tled leaders. forces which, in turn, ster Mamata Banerjee on the visit of any political cherish +ve trend shot dead four villagers Sunday described the leader to the district. Beijing: With no forward at a polling booth in Election Commission’s The TMC chief also movement at the latest Shitalkuchi of Cooch Model Code of Conduct called the killings a round of Sino-India mili- Behar during the fourth (MCC) as the “BJP Code “mass murder” in a viru- tary talks on disengage- phase of the election a of Conduct … or BCC” lent attack on the EC and ment from the remaining day earlier. after she failed to visit the BJP after speaking to areas in eastern Ladakh, Asking the Trinamul the aggrieved family of the victims’ relatives. the Chinese military has Congress supremo to the four villagers who said that India should apologise for her instiga- were shot dead by the ■ Page 2: Didi vows relief cherish the “current posi- tion, he questioned her Central paramilitary for each family tive trend” of de-escala- silence on the killing of a tion and cooling down of first-time voter, Ananda tion over the firing, Mr you should get ready tensions in the border Burman of the Rajbanshi Shah said: “Didi has been since you will have to area. There was no community, after linking constantly claiming: resign on May 2.” progress at the latest him to the saffron party. Amit Shah must resign. round of military talks Rejecting Ms Banerjee’s Didi, I will resign when ■ Page 2: Forces acted in between the two coun- demand for his resigna- the people ask me to. But self-defence: Shah tries as the Chinese came to the talks with a “pre- meditated mindset”, people familiar with the negotiations said. Tika Utsav second big war IMD WEATHER WARNING NOW against Covid-19, says PM COVERS ALL TS New Delhi, April 11: He also spoke of “each Asserting that ‘tika one, save one”, saying CENTRE BANS DC CORRESPONDENT utsav’, a vaccination emphasis should on HYDERABAD, APRIL 11 drive between April 11 wearing mask so as to and 14, marks the begin- save oneself and others EXPORT OF It would be rainy days ning of the another major too. He asked families ahead for Telangana. The war on Covid-19, Prime and members of society REMDESIVIR state would experience Minister Narendra Modi to take lead in setting up thunderstorms coupled on Sunday made several micro containment zones New Delhi, April 11: In with gusty winds till April suggestions on curbing if anyone gets the dis- view of increased 15. the virus and urged them ease, saying it is an demand for remdesivir Under the influence of a to focus on personal and important way to fight due to a surge in Covid-19 trough travelling over the social hygiene. Covid in a densely popu- cases, the Centre on state which goes from In a blog, he urged them lated country like India. Sunday said the export of Madhya Pradesh to Cape to remember four things, “Our success will be the antiviral injection Comorin, there would be including “each one, vac- determined by our aware- and its Active Pharm- thunderstorms accompa- cinate one”— helping ness of the micro contain- aceutical Ingredients has nied by lightning and those getting vaccinated ment zone and by not been banned till the situ- gusty winds of 30-40kmph who are less educated leaving house when there ation improves. range at isolated places in and elderly and who can- is no need. Our success In addition, to ensure the state, a warning issued not go for the jab them- will also depend on easy access, all domestic by the weather office said selves, and “each one, whether we wear masks manufacturers of remde- on Sunday. treat one”— helping and follow other rules,” sivir were advised to dis- those who do not have the he said, adding that it play on their site details ■ Page 2: Hailstorms are means or do not know will also depend on get- of their stockists and dis- likely, says IMD about the facilities avail- ting those eligible for vac- tributors, the health min- able for vaccination. cine inoculated. — PTI istry said. — PTI GLOOMY | SCENARIO State may see 3 times more deaths from March TS sees highest Covid tally BALU PULIPAKA I DC ure representing almost 87 HYDERABAD, APRIL 11 The number of Covid-19 deaths is per cent of deaths during rising rapidly in the second wave the 31 days of March. The state recorded its high- “There are more and more est-ever Covid-19 tally of DEATH 55 33 people going to the hospi- 3,187 cases on Saturday, January February tals late and neglecting the according to data released STALKS need to get proper medical by the state health depart- attention because they ment on Sunday.