Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer RNI No.APENG/2018/764698 Established 1864 ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 SPORTS 11 Published From DEBATABLE AUTO SCRAP SENSEX SLIPS FROM RECORD ENG RECALL MALAN VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH POLICY TO COST `11 TN HIGHS ON PROFIT-BOOKING FOR 3RD TEST BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *LATE CITY VOL. 3 ISSUE 275 VIJAYAWADA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 2021; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable ZOYA TO LAUNCH SUHANA KHAN IN INDIAN ADAPTATION OF ARCHIE COMICS { Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com IN SHEENA BORA MURDER CASE, CBI TALIBAN MEET AFGHANISTAN EX-PREZ AFTER $610 MILLION CRYPTO HEIST, DOMESTIC LPG PRICE HIKED BY RS 25, TELLS COURT ‘INVESTIGATION OVER’ HAMID KARZAI IN TALKS TO FORM GOVT HACKER GETS JOB OFFER FROM VICTIM ON PAR WITH NON-SUBSIDY CYLINDER he Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has decided to Taliban commander and senior leader of the Haqqani bout a week after a hacker stole $610 million from omestic cooking gas LPG price on Wednesday was close its investigation into the sensational Sheena Bora Network terrorist group, Anas Haqqani, has met PolyNetwork in what was likely the biggest heist in history increased by Rs 25 per cylinder - the second straight Tmurder, in which her mother and former media Aformer Afghan President Hamid Karzai for talks, a Aof so-called decentralised finance, the victim has offered its Dmonth of increase in rates. Subsidised LPG now costs Rs executive Indrani Mukherjea faces trial. Sources say the Taliban official said on Wednesday. This was part of attacker a job. The hacker claimed the attack against the 859 per 14.2-kg cylinder in Delhi, according to a price investigating agency has told a special court that it has preliminary meetings that a spokesman for Karzai said PolyNetwork platform -- which lets users swap tokens across notification of oil companies. This is the second straight month decided to stop further investigation in the 2012 murder would facilitate eventual negotiations with Mullah Abdul multiple blockchains -- was an act of “hacking for good” to of a price increase. Rates were hiked by Rs 25.50 per cylinder that was revealed in 2015. The CBI has filed three Ghani Baradar, the top Taliban political leader. The US “save the project.” The attacker has since promised to return on July 1. Non-subsidised LPG rates were increased on August chargesheets including two supplementary charge sheets branded the Haqqani network a terrorist group in 2012, the money and so far delivered about half of it. PolyNetwork 1 by the same proportion, and now the subsidised cooking gas as part of further investigation naming Indrani Mukherjea and its involvement in a future government could trigger has responded by lavishing praise on the hacker, who it dubbed prices have been raised. There is hardly any difference in the and the case has gone into trial. international sanctions. “White Hat,” a term used to describe “ethical” hackers”. rate of subsidised and non-subsidised cooking gas. SC seeks Centre, WB response Collegium recommends names on plea against Pegasus panel of TS CJ, 8 others as SC judges Justice JK Maheshwari also on list of judges recommended PNS n NEW DELHI Justice Madan B Lokur and former chief justice of Calcutta High Court PNS n HYDERABAD The Supreme Court on Wednesday Justice Jyotirmay Bhattacharya are asked the Centre and West Bengal the members of the Commission of The Supreme Court Collegium on Media speculations on government to respond to a plea Inquiry announced by the West Wednesday recommended the ele- challenging the setting up of a Bengal government last month. vation of Chief Justice of Telangana Commission of Inquiry by the An international media consor- High Court, Justice Hima Kohli as state to probe the Pegasus snoop- tium has reported that over 300 a judge at the apex court. judges unfortunate: CJI ing allegations. verified Indian mobile phone num- The Collegium headed by Chief A bench headed by Chief Justice bers were on the list of potential tar- Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana PNS n HYDERABAD He said he expects all the stakeholders N V Ramana issued notices to them gets for surveillance using Pegasus has recommended to the Centre to uphold the integrity and dignity of and posted the matter for hearing spyware. nine names, including three The process of appointment of judges this institution. The CJI, while heading on August 25. The apex court had on Tuesday women High Court judges and a is sacrosanct and the media must a ceremonial bench to bid farewell to Advocate Saurabh Mishra, issued notice to the Centre on a member of the Bar, for appoint- recognise its sanctity, Chief Justice of Justice Navin Sinha who is retiring on appearing for the petitioner, told batch of pleas seeking independent ment as Supreme Court judges. India (CJI) NV Ramana said on Wednesday, said today's reflections in the bench that the Commission of probe into the alleged Pegasus This included the name of JK Wednesday while expressing anguish some sections of the media pending Inquiry should not conduct further snooping matter, making it clear Maheshwari, presently Chief Justice and terming "very unfortunate" certain the process even before formalising proceedings in the interregnum. that it did not want the government of the Sikkim High Court, who was speculative news reports about the the resolution is counter-productive. He told the bench, also compris- to disclose anything which compro- earlier with the Andhra Pradesh Collegium meeting. “On this occasion I want to take the ing Justices Surya Kant and mises national security. High Court. Stating he is extremely upset about liberty to express my concern about Aniruddha Bose, that public notice The top court was hearing a Senior advocate and former the reports in the media regarding certain speculations and reports in the has been issued by the Commission month appointing a Commission and in your petition, you must be batch of pleas, including the one Additional Solicitor General PS appointment of judges' in the media. You are all aware we need to of Inquiry and proceedings are tak- of Inquiry to probe into the snoop- consistent.” filed by Editors Guild of India, Narasimha, whose name if cleared, Supreme Court, the CJI observed that appoint judges to this court. The ing place on a day-to-day basis. ing allegations, on the ground of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, seeking independent probe into the would became the sixth lawyer to career progression of bright talents process is ongoing,” the CJI said. “We will see, wait,” the bench jurisdiction. representing the Centre, said he snooping allegations. be elevated to the apex court bench has been marred earlier by said, and asked him to serve the “The problem is there is some would be assisting the court on The batch of pleas are related to directly from the Bar. PS "irresponsible reporting". 2 copy of the petition to the respon- inconsistency in your affidavit. Constitutional questions involved reports of alleged snooping by Narasimha had represented the dents. You say you want inquiry, at the in the matter. government agencies on eminent Hindu parties in the Ayodhya Counsel argued that the petition same time you are opposing the “This is unconstitutional is all I citizens, politicians and scribes by case. He is the son of Justice P of major Sanskrit texts with com- is himself an author on Ramayana challenges the notification, issued Commission of Inquiry,” the bench can say,” he told the bench. using Israeli firm NSO's spyware Kodandaramayya who played a mentaries in Telugu language and Mahabharata. by the West Bengal government last said, adding, “In your affidavit Former Supreme Court judge Pegasus. very important role in publication through Arsha Vijnana Trust and 2 ED court summons RINL employees not enthused Court discharges Shashi Tharoor Jagan, Vijayasai Reddy with Tata Steel CEO’s ‘interest’ in his wife’s PNS n VIJAYAWADA SNV SUDHIR n VIJAYAWADA A special court for CBI and death case Enforcement Directorate (ED) Workers of RINL, the corporate cases has summoned Chief Inter 1st year entity of state-run Visakhapatnam PNS n NEW DELHI Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy Steel Plant are not too enthused and YSRCP Rajya Sabha Member with the ‘interest’ expressed by A Delhi court on Wednesday dis- V Vijayasai Reddy and others to classes from domestic steel major – Tata Steel charged senior Congress leader appear before it on September 22 mitted seven charge sheets to the – to acquire the VSP. Shashi Tharoor in a case related in the ongoing trial into the alleged court, has attached two more This is despite the Tata Group to his wife Sunanda Pushkar's disproportionate assets and quid charge sheets in connection with being known for its best corporate death in a luxury hotel here. pro quo cases related to VANPIC the ongoing VANPIC case and the September 1 practices with philanthropic and Special Judge Geetanjali Goel and Lepakshi Knowledge Hub. Lepakshi Knowledge Hub case. social service activities, but it still pronounced the order in a virtu- The summons were issued after The ED has also provisionally C PRADEEP KUMAR has failed to cut any ice with the al hearing. The detailed order is the ED filed two more charge attached lands allotted for the n VIJAYAWADA RINL workers on its interest to awaited. After the order was pro- sheets against Jagan and the other VANPIC project in Prakasam and acquire VSP. nounced, Tharoor, who had accused in the case on Tuesday. Guntur districts. The CBI, that is After a long gap of 15 months, The Cabinet Committee on joined the proceedings, thanked The Telangana High Court has probing the quid pro quo charges Intermediate first year classes Economic Affairs (CCEA) had on the judge and said it was an recently allowed hearing of all the against the AP Chief Minister, has will resume across Andhra January 27 given its 'in-principle' ‘Contract workers are bonded labour for firms’ absolute torture for last seven- cases, irrespective of the CBI cases.