Follow us on: RNI No. APENG/2018/764698 @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 Published From ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 SPORTS 12 VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW 2020 MUST BE ABOUT GOLD TO SHINE IN 2020; MAY KOHLI MAINTAINS TOP BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH IMPLEMENTATION TOUCH RS 45K PER 10 GRAM SPOT IN ICC TEST RANKING BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *Late City Vol. 2 Issue 60 VIJAYAWADA, TUESDAY DECEMBER 31, 2019; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable SATYADEV, NITHYA MENEN TO STAR IN PERIOD DRAMA { Page 11 } www.dailypioneer.com ADITYA THACKERAY GETS ARMY CHIEF BIPIN RAWAT NAMED BACK TO MARATHI ROOTS, IRISH INDIAN NAVY BANS SMARTPHONES, MAHA CABINET POST FIRST CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF PM RELISHES KONKANI CUISINE SOCIAL MEDIA ON BASES, SHIPS ditya Thackeray has been made a Cabinet minister along with other ndian Army chief General Bipin Rawat has been named India's first t was like an extended Christmas and an advance New Year celebration fter the recent arrest of seven navy personnel for allegedly leaking AMaha Vikas Aghadi heavyweights like former Chief Minister Ashok IChief of Defence Staff, said sources. An official announcement on the Ifor the 3,500-village folk of Varad in the coastal Konkan region, bound Asensitive information to an espionage racket with links to Pakistan, Chavan, ex-Leader of Opposition in Council Dhananjay same, however, remains awaited. General Rawat was on one side by the Arabian Sea and on the other by the Western Ghats. the Indian Navy has issued direction to ban the use of all smartphones Munde, ex-Speaker Dilip Walse-Patil, and NCP spokesper- named the CDS just a day before he was to retire For, visiting them on Sunday was none other and social networking platforms onboard ships and naval bases. son Nawab Malik. The Cabinet has three women: NCP's from service after completing a full three-year term than the Maharashtrian-origin Leo A. "All social networking platforms Aditi Tatkare (MoS) and Congress' Varsha Gaikwad and as the Chief of Army Staff. The Union Cabinet on Varadkar, the Prime Minister of Ireland, who including Facebook, Instagram, Yashomati Thakur, both Cabinet rank. For the first since December 24, approved the CDS post and its visited his father's village and spent a night in WhatsApp and other messengers from 2014, the ministry has four Muslims - Shiv Sena's Abdul charter and duties. The CDS will act as the the family's ancestral home. In June 2017, here on now will not be allowed at the Sattar Nabi (MoS), NCP's Malik and Hasan Mushrif, and Principal Military Adviser to the Defence Varadkar, 40, became the 14th Prime Minister naval bases and ships," said a senior Congress' Aslam Shaikh, all Cabinet rank. Minister on tri-services matters. or 'Taoiseach' of Ireland. Indian Navy officer. AP EAMCET Kerala tops Niti's SDG Index, from April 20 Modi launches Twitter campaign inister for Education MAdimulapu Suresh on AP, TS share third place Monday announced that on CAA, tweets Sadhguru's clip PNS n NEW DELHI Andhra Pradesh Common Entrance Tests will be con- PNS n NEW DELHI Kerala retained the top rank ducted a few days prior to TS- while Bihar was adjudged as CETs. Speaking after releasing In order to garner people's sup- the worst performer in Niti the schedule of various com- port on the Citizenship Aayog's SDG India Index 2019, mon entrance tests that will (Amendment) Act, Prime which evaluates progress of be conducted in AP, Suresh Minister Narendra Modi on States and Union Territories on informed that AP EAMCET Monday launched a Twitter social, economic and environ- will be conducted in the State campaign. mental parameters, as per a from April 20 to 24. JNTU-K He wrote on @narendramo- report released on Monday. will organise the examination. di_in: "#IndiaSupportsCAA According to 'SDG India APECT will be conducted on because CAA is about giving Centre to go ahead Index 2019', Uttar Pradesh, April 30, 2020. He said that citizenship to persecuted Odisha and Sikkim have the schedule was prepared for refugees & not about taking shown maximum improve- Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar the convenience of the stu- anyone's citizenship away. with CAA: Kishan ment, but states like Gujarat dents and without any clash Check out this hashtag in Your PNS n HYDERABAD have not shown any progress Bihar, Jharkhand and Speaking at the event, Niti with the national and other Voice section of Volunteer vis-a-vis 2018 rankings. Arunachal Pradesh are the Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv states' schedule. module on NaMo App for The Modi government will go "Kerala retained its rank as worst performing states in this Kumar said southern states content, graphics, videos & ahead with the implementation the top state with a score of 70. year's Index for Sustainable have done well in health. more. Share & show your sup- of Citizenship Amendment Chandigarh too maintained Development Goals (SDGs). "West Bengal (rank 14) has port for CAA." #IndiaSupportsCAA because CAA is Act (CAA) despite the ongoing its top spot among the UTs "The United Nations' SDG also done well in Niti Aayog's SBI cuts The post got 1.3K retweets about giving citizenship to persecuted protests against it, Union with a score of 70. target of 2030 can never be met SDG Index 2019, but given the and 2.7K likes while refugees & not about taking anyone's Minister of State for Home G. Himachal Pradesh took the without India... We are fully education level(in the state), interest rate #IndiaSupportsCAA trended Kishan Reddy said on Monday. second spot while Andhra committed to achieving UN's West Bengal should be in top on Twitter with 386K Tweets. citizenship away. Share & show your "No matter how many pro- Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and SDG target," Niti Aayog CEO 3 performing states," Kumar BJP leader Meenakashi support for CAA cessions and rallies are taken Telangana shared the third Amitabh Kant said at the added. on home loans Lekhi tweeted: "Don't let the out, CAA will be implement- spot, the report said. launch of the report. Continued on Page 3 tate Bank of India has power of reason cloud the ed at any cost as it is not against Sagain cut its lending rate mind or allow the thinking be Thakur @Anurag_Office Modi on Monday tweeted a any Indian citizen," he said. making it more attractive for hijacked by cruel fanatics. tweeted: "Myth buster. video clip of Sadhguru Jaggi The BJP leader slammed borrowers to avail loans from Proud to be an Indian and have Citizenship Amendment Act Vasudev and asked people to the Congress party for anti- Farmers challenge the bank. The quantum of cut a heart to support who contin- 2019. #IndiaSupportsCAA. hear his explanation on the CAA protests and alleged that is 25 basis points, from 8.05% ue to suffer in modern times Read this and clear your issue. Modi wrote on @naren- unable to face Prime Minister legality of GN Rao to 7.8%. This new rate will be barbarity of Ghazanis, doubts." dramodi: "Do hear this lucid Narendra Modi politically, it effective January 1, 2020. Bukshikans like iconoclasts. In the wake of ongoing explanation of aspects relating was dividing people in the committee in HC With this reduction, interest #IndiaSupportsCAA." protests against the Citizenship to CAA and more by name of religion by spreading rate for existing home loan The office Twitter handle of Amendment Act (CAA), SadhguruJV." lies about the legislation. PNS n VIJAYAWADA customers as well as MSME Union minister Anurag Prime Minister Narendra Continued on Page 3 Continued on Page 3 borrowers who have availed The Rajadhani Rytu loans linked to External Parirakshana Samiti on Benchmark Based Rate Monday moved the Andhra would come down by 25 bps. 2 AP doctors Pradesh High Court chal- New home buyers will now Another TDP MLA meets lenging the legality of the GN get loans at an interest rate Rao Committee and the pro- starting from 7.90% p.a. (pre- go missing posal to shift the state capi- viously at 8.15% p.a.). tal from Amaravati. Jagan, showers praise on CM in Delhi Sabarimala temple Counsel appearing on PNS n VIJAYAWADA behalf of the Samiti urged the PNS n NEW DELHI HC to hear the petitions Fog disrupts Amidst rumours of MLAs opens for Makaravilakku since the government appears from Visakhapatnam and Mystery shrouds the disap- to have decided to shift the air, rail traffic Prakasam districts quitting the pearance of two doctors from PNS n SABARIMALA The Makaravilakku capital location. TDP, comes news that Maddali Andhra Pradesh in Delhi on However, the advocate- Giri, who was elected from December 25. Amid heavy security, the hill will be held on general told the court that he in north India Guntur West Assembly seat, of The doctors who have shrine of Lord Ayyappa at January 15 and the was yet to receive information he thick blanket of fog resigning from the party and been reported missing were Sabarimala opened on shrine will be closed from the state government on Tresulting in poor visibili- getting ready to join the identified as Dr Himabindu, Monday evening for the the matter. ty in the winter-battered YSRCP. Maddali Giri on 29, and Dr Dilip Satya, 28. "Makaravilakku" festival. on January 21 Counsel appearing for the north India has affected the Monday visited the CM's camp According to a complaint The temple had closed on Samiti asked the court to operation of over 300 flights, office along with Minister lodged with the police by December 27 to mark the Mahesh Mohanaru oversaw enquire from the advocate- with around 260 delayed Vellampalli Srinivas.