Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 RNI No. APENG/2018/764698 Published From *Late City Vol. 3 Issue 87 AGENDA 8 MONEY 06 VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable INDIA'S INTERNET START-UPS BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH IT’S A WHOLE BHUBANESWAR A FUN-LOVING NEW WORLD ON CUSP OF LISTING: REPORT RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD VISAKHAPATNAM OFFICER VIJAYAWADA, SUNDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2021; PAGES 10+16 `5 www.dailypioneer.com CENTRE IMPOSING CESS, SURCHARGES IDLI SELLER KILLED BY 3 CUSTOMERS HOLLYWOOD VETERAN SUSAN SARANDON ‘LOST GENERATION’ IF LOW-INCOME TO DENY STATES: AMIT MITRA AFTER ARGUMENT OVER ` 20: POLICE SUPPORTS FARMERS’ PROTEST COUNTRIES DON'T GET HELP: IMF CHIEF est Bengal Finance minister Amit 26-year-old road-side idli vendor was eteran Hollywood actor Susan he head of the IMF urged advanced Mitra Saturday said the Centre is allegedly killed by three unidentified Sarandon became the latest celebrity economies to provide more resources Won a spree to impose cess and Acustomers at Mira Road in Thane Vto extend support to the farmers' Tto low-income countries, warning of surcharges to deny the states from getting district following an argument over ` 20, protest, posting a news story from the an emerging "Great Divergence" in global their share of revenues. The Centre has police said on Saturday. The incident New York Times with her comment. growth that could risk the stability and increased cess and surcharges from eight occurred on Friday morning, they said. The "Standing in solidarity with the trigger social unrest for years to come. to 16 per cent over and above the taxes so victim, identified as Virendra Yadav, used #FarmersProtest in India. Read about who International Monetary Fund Managing as not to share with the states, he told to sell idlis. On Friday, three customers they are and why they're protesting Director Kristalina Georgieva told reporters reporters here a day after the vote-on- came to his road-side joint and told him below," read her tweet, posted days after that 50% of developing countries were at account by Chief Minister Mamata that he owed them ` 20. Soon, an the huge row triggered when pop icon risk of falling further behind, which raised Banerjee in the state assembly. The argument broke out and escalated into a Rihanna flagged the protests.Rihanna's concerns about stability and social unrest. Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) fight, a police official said. "The trio pushed post had set off a wave of global support To avert bigger problems, she said rich had already asked the Centre not to raise the vendor, due to which he fell down and for the protest by lakhs of farmers against countries and international institutions cess surcharges in this manner, he said. suffered head injuries. the farm laws passed in September. should chip in more. AP CM WRITES TO PM MODI SEC orders confinement of Minister Jagan suggests three-pronged to home for ‘creating fear in voters’ strategy for revival of VSP SNV SUDHIR PNS n VIJAYAWADA n VIJAYAWADA PR Minister can discharge Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan In an unprecedented move the Reddy on Saturday night wrote State Election Commissioner his official duties: SEC a letter to Prime Minister (SEC), Nimmagadda Ramesh Narendra Modi requesting Kumar, who has been in log- Vijayawada: The SEC in his doesn't prevent the minister him to reconsider the disin- gerheads with the Jaganmohan order to the DGP to 'con- from disposing of official vestment plans of RINL-VSP Reddy government has issued fine' the Panchayat Raj and papers in any manner and and explore other opportuni- orders to the Director General Rural Development minis- would not incapacitate him ties to put the plant back on of Police (DGP) to 'confine' ter further said that the in discharging his legiti- track. Panchayat Raj and Rural restrictions imposed were mate responsibilities as a Stating that Andhra Pradesh Development minister, entirely preventive in nature minister. Government will work close- Peddireddy Ramachandra while his access to the "Minister will have access ly with the Government of Reddy to his home until media was denied and rea- to all official records and India for the revival of the February 21, the day of the sonable limited restrictions papers and can dispose of plant, he suggested three mea- final phase of Panchayat polls. imposed. However, these matters. sures for the revival of VSP. The SEC on Saturday said the SEC working for Naidu, says Peddireddy measures would not prevent The restrictive measures The CM, in his letter, stat- order had been issued invok- the minister from accessing vis-a-vis the minister's ed that the recent decision of the people in AP. and indirect employment ing its plenary powers under Vijayawada: Reacting sharply sole aim and motive to make medical aid and such other movements now imposed, the Cabinet Committee on Jagan said that RINL, the opportunities to many others. Article 243K of the to SEC's confinement order Naidu the chief minister of exigencies warranting are solely in public interest. Economic Affairs (CCEA) giv- corporate entity of He recalled that VSP is Constitution for the minis- the Panchayat Raj minister, the state. The minister also inevitable movement as It is always open to the ing in-principle approval for Visakhapatnam Steel Plant India's first shore-based inte- ter's alleged remarks against the Peddireddy Ramachandra reminded that their notices deemed reasonable, the minister to bring any com- 100 per cent strategic disinvest- (VSP), is a Navaratna compa- grated steel plant and a produc- Commission and the govern- Reddy said that the SEC had were being inquired into and order said. pelling circumstances war- ment of Government of India's ny under the Ministry of Steel, er of long steel products cater- ment staff on poll duty that cre- been working under the the SEC would have to stand During such occasions ranting an amendment to shareholding in Rashtriya Ispat GoI, which is the largest pub- ing to the needs of construc- ated fear psychosis in the directions of Opposition as an accused before the while allowed to travel, he the conditions of this order Nigam Ltd., Visakhapatnam, lic sector industrial unit in the tion, infrastructure, manufac- minds of the local body elec- leader, TDP chief N Assembly Privileges would not have access to which shall be looked on along with management con- state creating employment turing and automobile sectors. torate. Chandrababu Naidu. He said Committee. media or to his supporters merits and acted thereby," trol by way of privatisation has opportunities for close to 2 2 the SEC was working with a 2 and followers. This order said the SEC order. become a cause of concern for around 20,000 people directly Foreign ‘Parleys with ONGC cuts carbon activism China intensity by over will continue’ 2 within limits is... 5 6 12% in five years Govt moves HC Ganta sends conditional resignation Shah to chair MLA held for ‘threatening’ TODAY over SEC order Southern Zonal ALMANAC against letter to Speaker against VSP sale Council meet on rival candidate, released Month & Paksham: PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM Paush & Shukla Paksha Peddireddy March 4 Panchangam PNS n VIJAYAWADA After staying mum on various PNS n AMARAVATI. YSRCP MLA from Tithi : Ekadashi: 04:47 am (Next Day) political issues raised by his Yelamanchili, Uppalapati Nakshatram: Jyeshtha: 04:14 pm The State government on party, former minister and Union Minister Amit Shah Ramanamurthy Raju alias Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start Saturday filed a House Visakhapatnam North MLA will chair the 29th Southern Kanna Babu, was arrested by any important work) Motion Petition in the High Ganta Srinivasa Rao threw a Zonal Council meet sched- the police on Saturday on the Court against the order of the surprise on Saturday by send- uled to be held in the temple charges of threatening a rival Rahukalam: 04:45 pm – 06:10 State Election Commissioner ing in his resignation letter as town of Tirupati on March 4. candidate in the ongoing gram Yamagandam: 12:30 pm – 01:55 pm Nimmagadda Ramesh MLA to the Speaker "Chief Ministers, panchayat elections. The Varjyam: 11:56 pm – 01:29 am, Kumar seeking the confine- Tammineni Sitaram in protest Lieutenant Governors of 8 MLA, however, was released 02:43 pm – 04:14 pm ment of Minister Peddireddy against the central govern- States/UTs in the Southern on a station bail, later. Ramachandra Reddy to ment’s decision to privatise Zone will participate along Against the backdrop of Gulika: 03:20 pm - 04:45 pm house. the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant with their respective Chief TDP MLA K Atchannaidu's Good Time: (to start any important work) The House Motion (VSP). Secretaries, Advisers and arrest for allegedly intimidat- Amritakalam: 07:49 am – 09:21 am Petition will be come up for However, the resignation other senior officers in keep- ing a rival candidate in gram Abhijit Muhurtham: 12:07 pm – 12:53 pm hearing before the single letter is ambiguous and not in Assembly Speaker accepts it ernment takes a U-turn on ing with important agenda panchayat elections, an audio bench judge DV Somayajulu a desirable format. “Here with irrespective of the privatisa- VSP. When newsmen asked items. clip wherein the YSRCP MLA VIJAYAWADA on February 7 (Sunday). I am sending my resignation tion. The Union government about the reason behind his "On the whole, approxi- from Yelamanchili was also in veracity of the complaint. WEATHER Though February 6 and 7 from MLA as a protest to has accorded in-principle resignation, he said that Vizag mately 90 to 100 dignitaries a soup for threatening a According to the police, Forecast: Mostly sunny are holidays, the state govern- RINL privatisation,” the letter approval for the sale of the steel had given him everything - and officers are expected to sarpanch candidate.