Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer RNI No.APENG/2018/764698 Established 1864 ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 SPORTS 11 Published From VISIT OF THE DELIMITATION HUGE DEMAND FOR SKILLING, PANT TESTS COVID +VE VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH COMMISSION TO J&K RE-SKILLING, UP-SKILLING: PM IN ENGLAND BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *LATE CITY VOL. 3 ISSUE 241 VIJAYAWADA, FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2021; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable SHRUTI HAASAN: I HAVE BEEN IN THERAPY WHEN I WAS YOUNGER { Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com MAMATA TO VISIT DELHI THIS MONTH ANALYSE INFRA NEEDS FOR EMERGENCY PENSIONERS TO GET PENSION SLIP FROM WHATSAPP BANNED OVER 20 L INDIAN AMID FRESH BUZZ OVER ANTI-BJP FRONT COVID RESPONSE PACKAGE, STATES TOLD BANKS THROUGH WHATSAPP ALSO ACCOUNTS BETWEEN MAY 15 - JUNE 15 est Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to he Centre on Thursday asked states and union territories to he Centre has told banks they can use social media apps such as ore than 20 lakh WhatsApp accounts were banned between visit New Delhi later this month where she will hold talks conduct a quick gap analysis for various infrastructure WhatsApp alongside SMS and email to send pension slips to May 15 and June 15 in India to prevent online abuse and keep Wwith leaders of non-BJP parties, TMC sources said on Tcomponents under the Emergency COVID-19 Response Package Tpensioners after their account is credited, according to an official Musers safe, the company said on Thursday in its monthly Thursday, amid the renewed buzz over formation of an anti-BJP and stressed on effective advance preparations for efficient clinical order. It said the decision was taken in order to ensure ease of living compliance report. The report, mandated with the country's new IT front ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. management of the infection. The Union of the pensioners. “Banks may also use Rules, has to list details of actions taken by According to reports, she will be in New health ministry reviewed preparations under social media apps WhatsApp etc in addition social media and communication platforms Delhi on July 25. Sources said Mamata’s the recently approved Rs 23,123 crore "India to sms and email,” said the order issued by like WhatsApp and Twitter. "Our top focus is visit could happen any day after the COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health the Department of Pension and Pensioners' preventing accounts from sending harmful Martyr's Day rally in Kolkata on July 21. Systems Preparedness Package (ECRP): Welfare. A meeting was held with the or unwanted messages at scale. We mai- The TMC holds a rally every year to Phase II" with health secretaries and senior Central Pension Processing Centres (CPPCs) ntain advanced capabilities to identify these commemorate the killing of 13 people in officials of all states and UTs through a of pension-disbursing banks last month accounts sending a high or abnormal rate of police firing on Youth Congress workers video conference. The Cabinet approved the wherein the issue of providing the breakup messages and banned 2 million accounts in on July 21, 1993, during a protest led by new scheme for financial year 2021-22 on of the monthly pension to the pensioners India alone from May 15 - June 15 attemp- Mamata who was then its leader. July 8. (Report on page 5) was discussed, it said. ting this kind of abuse," WhatsApp said. PARLIAMENT MONSOON SESSION YSRCP govt to implement EWS quota Water disputes, SCS for upper castes in ‘open category’ figure high on agenda SNV SUDHIR n VIJAYAWADA of YSRCP MPs In a major decision, the State gov- Naidu's 5 pc quota PNS n VIJAYAWADA ernment has decided to implement 10 percent reservation in educa- YSRCP MPs will have their hands tional institutions and govern- full when they enter Parliament for ment jobs for Economically was to placate Kapus the ensuing monsoon session that Weaker Sections among the castes is set to begin from Monday. in the ‘open category’. PNS n VIJAYAWADA form the government in the The ongoing dispute with The annual income limit for the state. Telangana over river Krishna eligibility to avail EWS quota has Months before the 2019 But after the government waters and implementation of also been enhanced to Rs 8 lakh. General Elections, the then N was formed, Naidu was silent promises made to the state under Orders in this regard were issued Chandrababu Naidu govern- for the good three years about the AP Reorganisation Act are late on Wednesday. ment had decided to split the the quota for Kapus and after some of the main issues that the The Jaganmohan Reddy govern- Centre’s sop of 10 percent they started protesting he YSRCP MPs will raise in the ses- ment has effectively reversed the N quota to open category castes started placating them. Later, sion. Chandrababu Naidu government’s among Kapus and other caste the TDP chief found an Though not publicly acknowl- and Chief Minister YS decision to split the Centre’s sop of groups. opportunity in Centre’s deci- edged, pressing for the disqualifi- Jaganmohan Reddy discussed the providing 10 percent reservation to The move was seen as an sion to give quota to castes in cation of rebel MP K Raghu Rama strategy to be adopted and issues the economically weak among the among Kapus and 5 percent to All the writ petitions and Public attempt to woo Kapus who the open category. Krishnam Raju is also high on the to be raised by the party MPs in open category castes between Ka- other castes for admissions into Interest Litigations (PILs) filed in were disgruntled in the state. Though the Naidu govern- priority list of the YSRCP MPs. Parliament. pus and other open category castes. educational institutions and initial this regard are still pending before Kapus, who are more in ment had sent the Kapu quota YSRCP senior leader V Vijaysai During the meeting held at the After enactment of The One appointments in the posts and courts and are yet to be disposed number after Backward Bill adopted by the state Reddy has already said they would camp office here on Thursday, the Hundred and Third Amendment services under the State govern- of. However, the state High Court Classes, are an important Assembly in the past to stage protests in Parliament if Chief Minister directed the MPs to of the Constitution of India, offi- ment. issued interim orders only in one vote bank for any political Centre, there was no Raju was not disqualified. raise Polavaram, privatisation of cially known as the Constitution Later, several writ petitions and of the writ petitions filed in pub- party to form the govern- response. The YSRCP will also reiterate the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (One Hundred and Third PILs were filed against the Naidu lic interest and to ensure that the ment. In the 2014 elections, But in a surprise move, the the demand for grant of Special (VSP), Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Amendment) Act, 2019, the then government’s decision challenging academic session and admission of with the help of actor-politi- Narendra Modi government Category Status to Andhra Pradesh Scheme (RLIS), Krishna River Naidu government had enacted the sub-categorisation of EWS students was not put to jeopardy in cian and Jana Sena chief had announced a 10 percent as per the promise made in Board Management (KRBM), two Acts bifurcating the 10 percent reservation into 5 percent for EWS the context of the litigation con- Pawan Kalyan and Naidu’s quota to EBC in open catego- Parliament. among other major issues pertain- EWS reservation providing 5 per- among Kapus and 5 percent for cerning the same. promise of giving quota to ry and Kapus in Andhra A meeting of the YSRC parlia- ing to the State in Parliament. cent reservation to the EWS among other open category them, Kapus had aligned with Pradesh also come under the mentary party was held on Economically Weaker Sections caste groups. 2 TDP which helped the party category. Thursday in which party supremo 2 Clear NREGS AP unveils policy to lift retail sector NGT sets up Committee to KRMB again directs TS GENCO pending dues by PNS n VIJAYAWADA examine Palamuru LI project to stop power generation Aug 1, HC tells The Andhra Pradesh government PNS n VIJAYAWADA PNS n VIJAYAWADA on Thursday came out with the AP government 'Retail Parks Policy 2016-2021' The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) had with the objective of catalysing constituted a committee to examine the construction once again directed TS GENCO to stop using water PNS n VIJAYAWADA growth and providing thrust to of Palamuru Lift Irrigation Project undertaken by the from the projects on river Krishna common to two development of the retail sector in Telangana State government on the River Krishna and Telugu states to generate power. The AP High Court on the state. to furnish a report as to whether the ongoing con- "Telanagana State GENCO authorities are once Thursday set August 1 as the Through the new policy, the struction is compliant with the EIA notification and again requested to stop further release of water deadline for the State govern- State expects to attract new invest- other extant laws. immediately through Srisailam Left Power House, ment to clear pending MNRE- ments to the tune of Rs 5,000 crore On Thursday, an application was filed before the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam and Pulichinthala project as GA bills. in the retail sector by the year 2026.