Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 Established 1864 OPINION 6 MONEY 8 Published From SPORTS 11 HYDERABAD DELHI LUCKNOW NEPAL STARING AT SENSEX NOSEDIVES 1,708 PTS CAPTAIN BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH POLITICAL DISQUIET AMID MASSIVE SELLOFF PUNJAB BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN VIJAYAWADA *LATE CITY VOL. 3 ISSUE 149 VIJAYAWADA, TUESDAY APRIL 13 , 2021; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable NTR'S NEXT, A PAN-INDIA FILM, WITH KORATALA { Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com NO MEALS ON DOMESTIC FLIGHTS UNDER RS 50,000 FINE AS SUPREME COURT IIM-CALCUTTA'S SEES WORST COVID CRESCENT MOON NOT SIGHTED, 2 HOURS TO CUT COVID RISK: CENTRE DISMISSES ‘FRIVOLOUS’ PETITION ON QURAN OUTBREAK, 61 STUDENTS TEST +VE RAMZAN FROM WEDNESDAY here will be no meals on domestic flights under petition asking for some verses to be s many as 61 students at the prestigious he Central Ruiyat-e-Hilal Committee con- two hours to minimise the risk of Covid removed from the Quran was dismissed Indian Institute of Management (IIM) firmed that the crescent moon was Tinfections, the Civil Aviation Ministry said on Atoday by the Supreme Court, which also ACalcutta have tested positive for the Tnot sighted over Hyderabad and its Monday. Battling a ferocious second wave of fined the petitioner ? 50,000 for filing a coronavirus since April 2 and are currently in surroundings on Monday, indicating infections, India is undergoing its worst phase "frivolous" request. Petitioner Sayed Wasim isolation on campus. Two buildings in which that the Holy Month of Ramzan would of the coronavirus and overtook Brazil on Rizvi, a former Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf every single-occupancy room has an start from Wednesday. Led by Maulana Monday for the second spot in the tally of Board chairman, had called for removing 26 attached toilet have been earmarked for the Qubool Pasha Shuttari, members of the nations with the highest cases.Issuing a set of verses in the Quran that he said were not students who started reporting symptoms committee scoured the cloud-covered new rules for flights, the ministry on Monday part of its original text. In the controversial since the end of March. Three doctors are in sky from atop the Hussaini Building at said, airlines can serve pre-packaged meals with petition, he said the verses violated the law of charge and the institute has tied up with top Moazzam Jahi Market but to no avail. They disposable cutlery and plates on flights longer than two the land and were used as "justification" to attack Kolkata hospitals for regular guidance on home care. then waited for news from the southern states. hours."Crew shall wear a fresh set of gloves for every meal/beverage non-believers and civilians. Are you seriously pressing the petition," More than 570 students have left the campus since the beginning of By about 7.30 pm, when it became clear that the crescent was not service.. the servicing of in-flight meals to be staggered among the a three judge-bench led by Rohington Nariman questioned, calling April. Some 335 are still on campus, including the 61 students in sighted anywhere across India, the committee confirmed that the adjacent seats as far as possible," it said. it "absolutely frivolous". isolation. first roza of Ramzan-2021 would start from Wednesday onwards. ‘Vaccine Festival’ fizzles out BENAMI TRANSACTIONS The Pioneer wishes its SC: Inquiry against readers, advertisers, suppliers and agents a colourful Ugadi As our as state runs out of vax stock ex-judge not needed offices will remain SUMIT ONKA closed today n VISAKHAPATNAM Health department PNS n NEW DELHI of the English translation of the (13-04-2021), there audio tape, which is admitted to will be no issue of the The much-touted ‘Vaccine Festival’ The Supreme Court Monday ruled him, it see no reason to continue fizzled out on the second day in projects daily count there was no need for inquiry into the inquiry by Justice Raveendran paper tomorrow Andhra Pradesh after all the dis- the conversation of former Andhra as directed by the High Court by (14-04-2021). tricts ran out of the vaccine. Almost may cross 10K cases Pradesh High Court justice V the impugned judgment. — RESIDENT EDITOR every vaccination centre across Eswaraiah with a suspended dis- “Authenticity and genuineness of the State was spotted hanging a ‘no PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM trict munsif magistrate on alleged the transcript having been admit- vaccine today’ board on Monday. benami transactions in Amaravati ted to the extent as contained in.., The depleted vaccine stocks Andhra Pradesh could report land scam case as he himself had we are of the view that the direc- forced officials to postpone the around 10,000 fresh Covid-19 admitted it. tion by the High Court calling for campaign in all districts, and organ- cases per day, if one were to go A bench of Justices Ashok a report from Justice RV ise it on a low scale, mostly name- by the projection released by the Bhushan and RS Reddy said the Raveendran need not be allowed sake, at some place. At a few cen- Health Department on Monday. Andhra Pradesh High Court has to continue. We order according- tres that had vaccine stock available, The total active cases on directed inquiry by former apex ly,” the bench said. vaccination sessions were con- Monday were 23,115 and as per court judge Justice RV Raveendran It said the High Court in its ducted and only a few hundred the projection, the number could into the transcript to find out the judgment has clearly observed doses could be administered. be 1.48 lakh by April 25. It indi- authenticity/genuineness of the that the Inquiry will not have any Officials expect a consignment to India surpasses Brazil, now has cates that around 1.25 lakh cases conversation contained in the pen direct bearing on the issue involved reach AP by Monday night. could be recorded in the next 13 drive. in the main writ petition before it In North Andhra, including 2nd-highest number of cases days, which makes it to around It said that since Eswaraiah has except to the extent of deciding the Vizag, all Centres, barring some like 10,000 cases per day. admitted on affidavit the conver- allegations made in the prelimi- the Chest Hospital, could not con- PNS n NEW DELHI Hopkins University (JHU) data, The administration of all dis- sation dated July 20, 2020, and has nary counter affidavit. duct vaccination sessions due to India has overtaken Brazil, which tricts was directed to make nec- also filed the corrected transcript non-availability of the vaccine. India has surpassed Brazil to is now at the third spot in the essary arrangements in order to 2 Health officials said the vaccination record the second-highest num- Covid tally with 1,34,82,023 ensure hospital beds with oxygen, process may resume smoothly ber of Covid-19 cases at cases. non-oxygen beds and beds in from April 14, the day when the 1,35,27,717, as a record 1,68,912 The US has the highest num- Covid care centres to accommo- Mamata banned ‘Tika Utsav’ is scheduled to end. new cases were reported in a day. ber of cases at 3,11,98,055 while date and manage the cases in the The situation is similar in The active cases have sur- globally 13,61,36,954 cases have next two weeks. from campaigning Srikakulam and Vizianagaram that passed the 12-lakh mark, while been reported. While 81,000 cases could be had no vaccine sessions. the death toll increased to Registering a steady increase managed with home isolation for 24 hours People of Tirupati Vizag district medical authorities 1,70,179 with 904 new fatalities for the 33rd day in a row, the and the state may require 70,000 could give vaccination to only 580 in a day, the highest since active cases have increased to hospital beds by April 25. The PNS n NEW DELHI observe all, will back persons on Sunday and there was October 18, 2020, according to 12,01,009 in India comprising state may also need around 7,000 BJP in by-election a limited vaccination session at the Union Health Ministry data 8.88 percent of the total infec- beds with an oxygen facility. Mamata Banerjee was on Monday Chest Hospital in Vizag city and all updated at 8 am on Monday. The tions, while the recovery rate has As per the latest trend, 16 banned from campaigning in the centres remained shut. national Covid-19 recovery rate further dropped to 89.86 percent. states, including AP, are display- Bengal for 24 hours over speech- Vizag DIO Jeevan Rani said that has fallen below 90 percent. ing an upward trajectory in terms es that the Election Commission health department officials expect- According to the Johns 2 of daily new cases. said violated the poll code. 2 ed 52,000 doses to be administered She was accused of breaking daily from April 14. the law with her comments on At the New Government General Muslim votes and for allegedly Hospital in Vijayawada, there were urging voters to revolt against 150 doses left and these were used. Panel recommends Sputnik V for use in India central security forces. When contacted, a health depart- Reacting to the ban, Banerjee SENSEX NOSEDIVES ment official monitoring the vac- PNS n NEW DELHI The Subject Expert Committee to various regulatory provisions," announced a sit-in protest. “To cination drive said there was no (SEC) of the Central Drugs a source said.