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Follow us WADA, SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 2022; PAGES 10 16RNI No.APENG/2018/764698 5Established 1864Published FromVIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOWBHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARHBHUBANESWAR RANCHIDEHRADUN HYDERABAD*LATE CITY VOL. 4 ISSUE 82*Air Surcharge Extra if Applicablewww.dailypioneer.comP‘fake, inciting content’ blocked6Pof any party willing. 5Lawyers say P‘Cong ready to take supportSocial media handles circulatingDjokovic had Covid last month10Polls for 5 states from Feb 10- Road repair works in APMarch 7; results on March 10 to be completed by JunePNS n VIJAYAWADAUTTAR PRADESH (7 PHASES)PNS n NEW DELHIAssembly elections in UttarPradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab,Manipur and Goa will be heldbetween February 10 and March 7in seven phases, the ElectionCommission announced onSaturday.The counting of votes will beheld on March 10.With the third wave of theCOVID-19 pandemic unfolding,the commission has set new protocols to ensure "Covid safe" electionsto 690 assembly seats across the fivestates,ChiefElectionCommissioner Sushil Chandra toldreporters here.He was flanked by election commissioners Rajiv Kumar and AnupChandra Pandey.Covideffect: GuvdirectsV-Cs e-2FebruaryFebruary20 se-2February27Phase-5MarchMarch03 February14Single Phase14Single Phase14Single PhaseElections in 60 constituencies of Manipur will heldin two phases on February 27 and March 3, whilepolling in Goa (40 seats), Punjab (117 seats) andUttarakhand (70 seats) will be held on February 14.In Uttar Pradesh, elections will be held in 403 assemblyseats in seven phases from February10 to March 7.2Rallies, roadshowsbanned till Jan 15The holding of timely election isthe "essence of maintainingdemocratic governance," theElection Commission said today,explaining its decision to go aheadwith elections in five states amid araging third wave of Covid drivenby the highly infectious Omicronvariant. To ensure safety, theCommission has barred physicalrallies, roadshows and publicmeetings till January 15, saying areview will be taken after thatsince the "ground situation isdynamic".2HC orders action against Magistrate, Addl Dist JudgePNS n GUNTURThe Andhra Pradesh High Courthas ordered disciplinary actionagainst Mangalagiri Magistrate,Guntur Additional District Judge,Guntur Urban and North SubDivision DSP.The High Court order said thatinOctober2020,atKrishnayapalem village inMangalagiri mandal, Dalit farmerswere arrested under SC/STAtrocities (Prevention) Act withoutfollowing the guidelines of theSupreme Court.The High Court ordered disciplinary action against GunturUrban North Sub-Division DSP DDurga Prasad for arresting the Dalitfarmers and MangalagiriAdditional Munsif MagistrateVVNV Lakshmi for sending themto judicial remand mechanicallyand Additional District Judge AVasanthi for not granting bail to thearrested Dalit farmers.Advocate Karumanchi Indraneelpresented arguments on behalf ofKrishnayapalem Dalit farmers.2AP logs 839 moreCovid casesPNS n VIJAYAWADAAndhra Pradesh's Covid countrose to 20,80,602 with another 839fresh cases added on Saturday.According to the latest bulletin, 150 infectedpersons gotcured in the24 hoursending 9am today,making it atotalof20,62,440recoveries.Twomore deaths took the death toll to14,503.The active caseload increased to3,659, the bulletin added.Chittoor district registered thehighest number of 175 fresh cases,followed by Visakhapatnam with174.Krishna added 79, EastGodavari 78, Guntur 67, SPSNellore 61, while the remainingseven districts logged less than 50new cases each.Consequently, the active casesshot up to 771 in Visakhapatnam,the highest now in the state, followed by Chittoor 659 and Krishna476. Kurnool district, which sawthe active coronavirus cases fall tothe lowest of three, now has 69.Srikakulam and West Godavaridistricts recorded one fresh fatality each in a day.TODAYALMANACMonth & Paksham:Pausa & Shukla PakshaTithi : Saptami upto 11:08 AMNakshatram : Uttara Bhadrapada upto07:10 AMRahukalam : 04:34 PM to 05:58 PMYamagandam : 12:23 PM to 01:47 PMVarjyam : 08:00 PM to 09:43 PMGulika : 03:11 PM to 04:34 PMAmritakalam : 06:16 AM, Jan 10 to 07:58AM, Jan 10Abhijit Muhurtham : 12:01 PM to 12:46 PMVIJAYAWADAWEATHERForecast: SUNDAY SUNNYTemp: 32ocHumidity: 63%Sunrise: 06:38 AMSunset: 05:51 PMUpdated JANUARY 08, 2021 5:00 PMJana Sena postponesexecutive panel meetingRlys to levy fee forboarding, alightingat redevelopedstationsPNS n VIJAYAWADAPNS n NEW DELHIThe Jana Sena Party (JSP) haspostponed its State executive committee meeting scheduled to beheld on January 9 in view of therapid spike in Coronavirus cases.Jana Sena proposed to organise itsState executive committee meetingon Sunday in the State party officelocated at Mangalagiri and JanaSena chief K Pawan Kalyan is toaddress the meeting.The Jana Sena party in a releasehere on Saturday said that PawanKalyan had decided to cancel themeeting in the wake of a spike inthe cases.“Since the Covid cases are risingalarmingly across the country, as aprecautionary measure, party chiefPawan Kalyan has decided to cancel the meeting,” the press releaseLong-distance train travel is likelyto cost more for passengers boarding or alighting at redeveloped stations as the Railways is planning tolevy a station development feeranging from Rs 10 to Rs 50depending on the class of travel.Officials said the fee is likely to beadded to the train tickets duringbooking. The fee will be levied onlyafter such stations become operational.The user fee would be in three categories. Rs 50 for all AC classes, Rs25 for sleeper class and Rs 10 for theunreserved class. No station development fee will be charged for suburban train journeys, according to a circular issued by the Railway Board.said.Stating that the rise of Covidcases before Sankranti festival ispainful, Pawan Kalyan appealed toall to follow the Covid protocolsand wear masks to check the spreadof the pandemic.2GST VIOLATIONSIssued show-cause notices, but no record of outcome: DGGIPNS n NAGPURDirectorate General of GSTIntelligence (DGGI) issued 158show-cause notices for tax evasion,amounting to Rs 9,359 crore in thesix years to FY21, but does notmaintain a record of the outcomeof those cases, a reply to an RTIquery has revealed.City-based RTI activist AbhayKolarkar had sought consolidatedinformation pertaining to theDirectorate General of GST fromDGGI, which revealed thatbetween FY15 and FY21, a total of158 show-cause notices have beenissued, involving an amount of Rs9,358 crore.However, questions on SCNs(show cause notices) decided byauthorities, amount realised due toissue of SCN and number of SCNpending and the amount involvedtherein drew a blank, as per thecopy of the RTI reply.They (GDDI) are supposed totrack all these cases and keep arecord on it. But the reply clearlysays 'no such data is maintained',Kolarkar said.Before the introduction of GSTin July 2017, the DGGI operated asDirectorate General of CentralExcise Intelligence (DGCEI), headded.Minister for Roads and BuildingsM Sankaranarayana has directedthe officials to complete road repairworks by June this year.Reviewing the ongoing roadworks at a meeting on Saturday, hesaid that Chief Minister YS JaganMohan Reddy had given directionsto ground the road works immediately and directed all theSuperintending Engineers to takeup the works on a war-foot basis incoordination with the contractorsto facilitate hassle-free travel topeople.The minister said that 1,152works were sanctioned to improvethe riding surface in all 13 districtsat an estimated cost of Rs 2,208crore. Tenders for 812 works werefinalised at an estimated cost of Rs1,764 cr and agreements were concluded. Tenders for the balanceworks would be finalised in thenext one month.Sankaranarayana said that CMJagan Mohan Reddy had taken a lotof interest in clearing the bills to thetune of Rs 550 crore in the last threemonths and promised to pay thebalance maintenance bills of Rs 200crore in the next two weeks.The CM had issued directions toground the works immediately sothat the majority of the works couldbe completed before the end ofJune 2022, he said.Responding to the minister, theofficials said that some works werealready grounded in Chittoor,Kadapa, Prakasam, Kurnool,Anantapur,Krishna,Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram4 of family fromTS commit suicidePNS n VIJAYAWADAIn a shocking incident, four members of a family from theNizamabad district of Telanganacommitted suicide in Vijayawadaon Saturday. Parents, along withtheir two young sons, ended life intwo separate incidents.According to One Town police,two members ended life by taking excess insulin in a choultryroom and two members committed suicide by jumping intoKrishna river. The four deceasedpersons were identified asPappula Suresh (56), PappulaSrilatha (54), Papula Akhil (28)and Pappula Ashish (22).The family members came toVijayawada on January 6 fromNizamabad for the darshan of SriDurga Malleswara Swamy temple. They took the room in SriKanyakaparameswari Satram inthe One Town area. In the earlyhours of Saturday, they sent amessage to their relatives inNizamabad that they would commit suicide. Later, Srilatha andher son Ashish committed suicide by taking insulin doses.Two other members fatherSuresh and elder son Akhil committed suicide by jumping intothe Krishna river. Their bodieswere found later.The One Town police rushedto the choultry and noticed thebodies. They also retrieved twoother bodies from the Krishnariver. The One Town police aretrying to get information on thereasons for the suicides of thefamily members. They suspectfinancial problems could be thereason behind the suicide offour members of the family.districts. As many as 27 works werecompleted and around 52 workswere in progress, they said.Sankaranarayana said that theroad widening works to a tune ofRs 2,970 crore were taken up in thefirst phase of the NDB-assistedExternal Aided Programme. It wasobserved that the progress was veryslow especially in the districts ofAnantapur, Kurnool, andPrakasam.2Senior Maoistleader SingruarrestedPNS n VISAKHAPATNAMSenior Maoist leader and areacommittee member of Pedabayaludalam in Visakhapatnam Agency,Korra Singru alias Palem SundaraRao alias Joyo alias Jaya and aliasDayakara was arrested at Sapparlajunction, G K Veedhi mandal in thedistrict on Saturday.A 52-year-old Singru, popularly known as Joyo in the Agencybelongs to the Kondu community(PTG) of Malkangiri district ofOdisha. He also has strong relationswith several people in Pedabayalumandal in Andhra Pradesh. Hejoined the Rythu Coolie Sanghamas a Maoist member in 2000. Heserved in the party as a militia anddalam member. Later, he was elevated as Area Committee Memberof Pedabayalu dalam.2Time for secular forces to unitefor BJP -mukt Bharat, says LeftML MELLY MAITREYIn HYDERABADThe leaders of Left Parties whocalled on Chief Minister KChandrasekhar Rao believed tohave emphasised the need forall secular forces should wagean united fight against the evilrule of BJP.The left parties resolved thatit was testing time for theprogressive forces in thecountry and to formulate futurecourse of action, the Leftparties will soon convene ameeting again with like mindedparties.The leaders of Left Partiesdiscussed at length in theirseparate meetings with Mr KCRtheprevailingpoliticalsituation and authoritarian ruleof BJP government.They said that Telangana wasprogressing well in agriculturesector . But instead re was creating hurdles forthe State, the CPI and CPI(M)leaders.The BJP government wasworking against the interests ofSC, ST, BC and Minoritysections.The BJP government hasturned out to be anti-farmersand the divisive policies beingpursued by BJP were a blot onIndia's statesman politics.2Covid casts a shadow on Sankranti celebrations RGV to meet Perni tomorrowVKL GAYATRIn VISAKHAPATNAMThe rapidly-increasing Covid-19cases and the imminent third waveof the pandemic in the AP, havecast a shadow on Sankranti celebrations. As the number of caseshas increased in Telangana,Karnataka, Maharashtra and several other states, the families aremore worried about joining festival celebrations this year. In fact,people are in two minds onwhether to reach their native placesfor the Sankranthi festival.Normally, a large number ofsalaried people, businessmen, andtheir families in the urban areasplan to join their families in ruralareas to celebrate Sankranti.However, the Covid-19 pandemiclooming over the State hasinturned into a spoilsport, this timearound.With the rapid increase of theCovid third wave cases, the majority of the people are reluctant tomove out of their locations.Expecting a large number of people who wish to reach their nativeplaces for the festival, the districtadministrations have also alertedand directed the local administrations to ensure Covid-19 vaccination to the people who are comingfrom other states."A large number of familieshave settled in cities like Chennai,Bangalore, Hyderabad and several other parts of the country. Themigrated families usually meettheir near and dear ones in the villages, particularly duringSankranti. However, with the highalerts from various agencies on theCovid-19 third wave, they havecancelled their trips this year.During the first week of January,a large number of people have cancelled their reserved tickets," a senior official of the APSRTC said.Thousands of people havemigrated from Vizianagaram andSrikakulam districts to variouscities.2PNS n VIJAYAWADAFilm director Ram Gopal Varma willmeet Andhra Pradesh Minister forI&PR and Cinematography PerniVenkataramaiah (Nani) over theongoing movie ticket prices issue onJanuary 10.The meeting assumes significance in the wake of the ongoingTwitter war between RGV andPerni Nani over movie ticket prices.RGV posed 10 questions to the Stategovernment.Finally, Minister Perni Nani gavean appointment to director RGV tomeet on January 10 to discuss theissue of movie ticket rates at theSecretariat.RGV tweeted "Happy to informthat I have been invited by the honourable cinematography minister tothe Amaravati Secretariat on January10th afternoon .Thank u@perni nani Garu for your kind initiative to exchange views on the APticket pricing for an amicable solution."A few days ago, Ram GopalVarma (RGV) posed a series of questions to Minister Perni Nani regarding the cinema tickets pricing, towhich the Minister 'gently' answeredthem in his own inimitable stylewhile explaining the stance of theAndhra Pradesh government.
vijayawada 02VIJAYAWADA SUNDAY JANUARY 9, 2022Time forsecular forcesto unite forBJP -mukt.Continued from page 1The divisive policies of BJPwould be a threat to theunity and integrity of thenation, they said.To ensurecontinuation of GangaJamuna Tehjeeb, all secularforces should fight for BJPMukt Bharat.They also believed to havesaid that the recent flop public meeting of Prime MinisterNarenda Modi in Punjab wasthe reason for the BJP toenact the drama of securitybreach to save its face. TheBJP leaders realised that therewas no response from peoplefor the PM's meeting.The Left parties leadersdiscussed the ensuing elections in five states for whichthe Election Commissionissued the notification. Theypredicted that AkhileshYadav would sweep electionsin UP.They said that alternative politics was the need ofthe hour. they decided to haveanother meeting soon in theirmeeting with the ChiefMinister KCR.Road repairworks in AP.Continued from page 1He directed the officials toissue final notices to the contractors and take action toterminate and blacklist themif there is no improvement bythe end of January.The minister directed theofficials to take photographs/videos of the roadsprior to renewal and afterrenewal, as was done in thecase of the 'Nadu-Nedu' programme, to ensure that goodquality was maintained.The officials said that thegovernment had given sanction to take up urgent repairsto the tune of Rs 387 croreand works at an estimatedcost of Rs 276 cr were completed. The government hadsanctioned Rs 78.24 crorefor filling up potholes and Rs155 crore for taking uprepairs to the roads, CDworks and improvementswherever breaches hadoccurred during the heavyrains and floods this year.Rlys to levy fee forboarding, alightingContinued from page 1It stated that platform tickets atthese stations will also be costlier by Rs 10."Station Development Fee(SDF) shall be collected from thepassengers (boarding as well asalighting at such stations)."Class-wise SDF for developed/redeveloped stations shallbe charged as under: For alighting passengers at such stations,the SDF shall be 50 per cent ofthe rates indicated above. If bothboarding/alighting such stations, in that case, SDF shall be1.5 times of the applicable rate,the circular stated.SDF shall be uniform acrossall such stations and shall becharged as a separate component plus applicable GST, forwhich instructions shall beissued separately, it added.Officials said that the levyingof SDF will ensure a continuousrevenue stream for the Railwaysand will make the model financially viable for the nationaltransporter to lure private playersVarious stations arebeing redeveloped on IndianRailways to provide modernamenities.CHICKENRATES /KGDressed/With Skin 210Without Skin 200Broiler at Farm 160EGGRATES /100VIJAYAWADA497VISAKHAPATNAM 500HYDERABAD476RETAIL PRICE 4.97(IN VIJAYAWADAPM's security breach a‘drama': Chinta MohanPNS n TIRUPATIDescribing the breach inPrime Minister NarendraModi's security during hisrecent visit to Punjab as a'political drama' and is intended to humiliate a Dalit ChiefMinister Charanjit SinghChanni, former Union minister and Special invitee to theCongress Working Committee(CWC) Dr Chinta Mohan onSaturday said the BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP) with fallingpopularity graph in the country, had utilised the Punjabscenario for political gains.He said unemployment inIndia under the regime ofModi had surged more than inBangladesh and hunger deathswere more than in Pakistan,the Senior Congress leaderalleged.He alleged that Modi led aluxurious life at publicexpense besides fancy suitsevery day and fancy cars andjaunts.The former ministerdemanded a probe and audit‘Bulli Bai’ accused Bishnoiclaims he hacked websitesPNS n NEW DELHINiraj Bishnoi, the alleged mastermind and creator of the'Bulli Bai' application, hasrevealed that he had the habitof hacking into and defacingthe websites of schools anduniversities of both India andPakistan, police officials saidon Saturday.They also said that Bishnoihas disclosed during interrogation that he was also in touchwith the person behind theTwitter handle @sullideals, thealleged creator of the 'SulliDeals' app that was hosted onGitHub in July last year.The Delhi police had arrested 21-year-old Bishnoi fromAssam and claimed that it hassolved the case which relates tohundreds of Muslim womenbeing listed for "auction" on the"Bulli Bai" app on the Githubplatform.A resident of Jorhat whostudies computer science engineering in Bhopal, Bishnoi isthe fourth person to be arrested for their alleged involvement in the app. The otherthree, nabbed by MumbaiPolice, include a 19-year-oldwoman from Uttarakhand,also alleged to be a primeaccused in the case.The claim of Bishnoi beingin touch with the creator of the'Sulli Deals' app is being verified. Further technical analysis is being done and forensicexamination of devices isunderway, police said."During interrogation,Bishnoi has revealed that hehas the habit of hacking anddefacing websites. He has beenlearning it since he was 15year-old. He had hacked ordefaced various websites ofschools and universities ofIndia as well as of Pakistan. Hisclaims of hacking websites,"Deputy Commissioner ofPolice (Intelligence Fusion andStrategic Operations) K P SMalhotra said.Bishnoi has an inclinationtowards the Japanese animated gaming character 'GIYU'.He had created various Twitterhandles using the word andused one such account to challenge the law enforcementagencies to nab him, policesaid.He had earlier created various Twitter handles-@giyu2002,@giyu007,@giyuu84, @giyu94 and@giyu44.The account @giyu44 wascreated by the accused onJanuary 3 to discredit thearrests made by the MumbaiPolice in the case and to throwan open challenge to lawenforcement agencies to nabhim.A day before his arrest, hehad tweeted, "You have arrested the wrong person, slumbaipolice.""Lmao only one guy wasever involved and that's me.You pajeets arrested a follower of that acc with sikh dp, whohad nothing to do with the appand didn't tweet anythingwrong. Do you have even theslightest bit of shame slumbaipulis?" Bishnoi had said.Police said Bishnoi has further disclosed that he was intouch with the persons arrested by the Mumbai Police andused to chat through Twitter.He had never met those persons and even did not havetheir contact numbers. He alsodisclosed that he was using theTwitter account of Shweta,arrested by the Mumbai Police,they said.Bishnoi is trying to delay theinvestigation and not cooperating. He had also tried toharm himself twice and alsothreatened to commit suicide,police claimed.Due care is being taken careof him in custody. His medicalexamination has been conducted and he is stable andunharmed.Covid ve? Don’t care!NAVEENA GHANATEn HYDERABADAlthough the governmenthas urged the public not toself-medicate, citizens arenot approaching doctors andare rushing to drug stores tobuy medicines for self-treatment.People are buying drugsbased on symptoms like feverand body pains. In many cases,people are taking tablets likeAzithromycin and Ivermectinwithout prescriptions. Manydoctors confirmed that eventhough cases are spiking, thereis no increase in OPD consultations.Dr G. Sravan, a city-basedpulmonologist, said thatmany doctors have not seenany rush of patients like dur-ing the second corona wave.The number of patientsis less than anticipated.N o wsymptoms aremild,u n l i keduringthe firstand second waveswhen peopleexperienced aloss of smell andtaste.“Since symptomsare like that of common coldmany patients are opting forself-medication. Some areeven getting chest X-Raysdone and we are getting toknow only if there is a clinical presentation in it. Peopleare just looking at the treatment protocol and self-medicating,” Dr Sravan said.The Ministr y ofHealth and FamilyWelfare had earlier this week urgedpeople not toself-medicate,dobloodinvestigations,take chest X-Raysor CT scanswithout consulting doctors.Some people areusing prescriptions givenduring the second coronawave. There were severalWhatsApp messages on thetreatment protocol anddrugs to be used and thoseare also being used fortreatment.into the PM Cares fund anddetails on how much was collected from Corporate groupsand how it is spent.Dr. Mohan also chargedthat a third Ghat road toTirumala would be a haven tored sanders, liquor and ricesmugglers.It is a major blunder thatTirumalaTirupatiDevasthanams (TTD) TrustBoard had decided to build athird Ghat road fromMamandur to Tirumala acrossred sanders zone as the roadwas a needless expenditureand also would help smugglersbesides being a major security threat to Srivari temple.Will developMathurapilgrimageroute: HemaPNS n MATHURAA day after Union MinisterNitin Gadkari announcedthe plan to redevelop the84-Kos Parikrama Marg ofBraj, Mathura MP HemaMalini on Saturday said theproject is a service she alwayswanted to dedicate to LordKrishna.And the government'sannouncement to developthis stretch of road aroundMathura shows that LordKrishna has accepted my service, the veteran film actorturned politician said.The 84-Kos ParikramaMarg of Braj is a circular roadaround Mathura encompassing all key religious shrines ofIndia, including Kedarnathand Badrinath, in symbolicform and devotees undertakepilgrimage barefoot on this269-km road round the year,said a noted Mathura seer.It was long-pending demand of the local people and priests and by gettingthe project approved, HemaMalini has shown that she isa real devotee of LordKrishna, he said.Demand up forcorona antibodytherapy amongrich patientsith the number of Covid-19Wcases rising sharply, thereis a rise in demand formonoclonal antibody cocktailtherapy. This is particularly trueof patients who can afford topay Rs 60,000. Despite notknowing if the antibody cocktailworks on the Omicron variant,people want the easiest way outto get rid of Covid. The US hassuspended the distribution ofRegeneron antibodies, citingtheir lack of effectivenessagainst Omicron. Sourcesconfirmed that there is pressureto administer the cocktail eventhough doctors point out thatits efficacy is not known.Woman killed as APSRTCbus crashes into platformPNS n ONGOLEA woman was killed and hergranddaughter was injuredwhen a hired APSRTCmounted platform at theAd d an k i bu s s t an d onSaturday.Pol i c e s ai d t h at t h edeceased Hasan Tara (50)was sitting in the bus standalong with her two granddaughters Peda Mastan Beeand China Mastan Bee at theInkollu bus stop in the busstand. The Addanki-Podalibus mounted the platform inthe bus stand and crushedHasan Tara, killing herinstantly. Her granddaughter Mastan Bee (13) suffered an injury to her leg inthe accident and she wasadmitted to the governmenthospital in Ongole.The body of Hasan TaraRallies, roadshowsbanned till Jan 15.Continued from page 1The elections in five states willfocus on Covid safety measures to ensure maximumparticipation, Chief ElectionCommissionerSushilChandra said today whileannouncing the poll dates."The candidates shouldconduct their campaignthrough virtual mode asmuch as possible. There willbe no nukkad sabhas (neighbourhood meetings) on public roads and no victory procession after the counting,"said the Commission, whichcame under huge criticismafter the second wave ofSamajwadi Party (SP) presidentAkhilesh Yadav on Saturdaysaid if his party is voted topower in Uttar Pradesh, laptopswill be distributed among theyouth and students in the state.This comes days after Yadavpromised 300 units of freeelectricity to households if hisparty won the assembly elections.The SP chief also took strongobjection to the BJP media cellposting his picture on socialmedia with the claim that theKanpur perfume trader whowas recently raided by theincome tax department waspresent alongside Yadav duringa tour of France.Yadav said the legal cell ofhis party will lodge an FIRagainst the BJP IT cell incharge for indulging in "falsepropaganda"."The party has alreadypromised 300 units and freeelectricity for irrigation purposes. The party resolves toprovide best quality laptops tothe youth and students oncoming to power," Yadav toldnews persons here."We had distributed lakhs oflaptops last time, and the recipients are still benefiting fromthem in moving ahead andmaking arrangements for theiremployment," he said.The Yogi Adityanath government of the state is also distributing smartphones and tabletsto the youth.With state elections rightaround the corner, politicalparties are coming out with aslew of promises to attractvoters."They have shared my picture of France saying that theittar (perfume) trader arrestedin Kanpur is standing alongwith me. The legal cell of theSP will definitely lodge an FIRagainst him," Yadav said, alsoshowing the picture in thepress conference."The in-charge of the BJP ITcell is spreading lies for moneyby taking support from thegovernment of India and theUttar Pradesh government. Iwill ask my digital team to alsouse his picture and tell the people that he is the biggest liar,"Yadav alleged.In a joint raid by Income Taxand the GST Intelligence wing,Rs 177 crore cash and a largequantity of gold and silverwere recovered from the homeof perfume trader Piyush Jainin Kanpur and also from hishouse and factory in Kannauj.The trader was subsequentlyarrested.The saffron party hadalleged that Jain has links withCovid that followed a stringof assembly elections in AprilMay last year."All voters, candidates, parties, should be conscioustowards public health andCovid protocols. The partiesshould give masks and sanitisers for political meets.Door-to-door campaign caninvolve only five people," saidCEC.All polling stations will beequipped with Covid-mitigation facilities including sanitisers and masks, the numberof booths will be increased.The voting time will also beincreased by an hour, theCommission said.to bring her granddaughtersto her native village forSankranti festival, her relative said. The bus driver’sreckless driving is said to bethe reason for the bus plowing through the bus stand.Senior Maoist.Continued from page 1He also worked in Galikondaand Korukonda dalam. Hewas involved in over 70offences in the Visakhapatnamdistrict and was also accusedof several offences in the EastGodavari district.Joyo was an expert andplayed a vital role in mobilising public support, arranginglogistics, and recruiting thecadre. He also took an activerole in five major exchanges offire in East Godavari andVisakhapatnam districts.According to the police, during the arrest of Joyo, theyseized a country-made pistol,five 7.65 MM live rounds, acarriage with a 2 kg live mine,two detonators, 60 m length ofelectrical wire, and four batteries.BJP to face challengefrom TMC, AAP in GoaPNS n PANAJICountdown began forAssembly elections onSaturday in Goa where newentrant TMC and AAP amongothers will be taking on theruling BJP.The Election Commissionof India (ECI) earlier in the dayannounced that election to all40 Assembly constituencies inthe coastal state would be heldon February 14. With theannouncement, the modelcode of conduct came intoforce.The state has 11 lakh-oddeligible voters. The BJP,Congress, Goa Forward Party(GFP), MaharashtrawadiGomantak Party (MGP), AAP,Trinamool Congress Party(TMC), and NCP are the mainpolitical parties in the fray.Local outfit RevolutionaryGoans is also expected tomake impact with its sizablefollowing. But it is the
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