PIC: P ravi kumar tirupati l monday l april 08, 2024 l `9.00 l PAGES 14 l anantapur EDITION IPL 2024: Mumbai get off the mark with emphatic victory MI out-hit Capitals; LSG too good for GT After three losses, Mumbai Indians pocketed their first points with a 29-run victory vs Delhi Capitals while Lucknow secured their third win... Can chennai get back to winning ways? Rohit Sharma (49 off 27), Ishan Kishan (42 off 23), Tim David (unbeaten 21-ball 45) and Romario Shepherd (39 n.o from 10 balls) exhibited a sixhitting show as Mumbai posted a massive 234/5 against Delhi. Despite Tristan Stubbs’ heroic efforts (71 n.o), DC could only manage 205/8. In the second game, Lucknow Super Giants beat Gujarat Titans by 33 runs ■ ■ Chennai Super Kings are back at Chepauk after two away losses as they take on Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday While Mustafizur Rahman is expected to be back, the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led side will be hoping that their batting fires to perfection against KKR who have some serious hitters in the ranks | P13 284 STubbs’ 71 n.o IS third Best sR amongst 25-plus ball knocks in IPL CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI Jagan repeats remarks after ECI notice Naidu highlights his achievements Israel partially retracts from gaza under pressure FROM allies E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e Naidu a sadist Jagan ruined for a number Amaravati, of reasons: CM says TDP chief E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ Vijayawada E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ Vijayawada Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched a blistering attack on TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu, calling him a sadist and also blamed him for the suicide of Gitanjali, a woman beneficiary of his government’s housing scheme. Incidentally Jagan repeated the ‘sad, ist’ remark against Naidu on a day when the Election Commission of India served notices on him for similar comments against the Opposition leader. On the 10th day of Memanta Siddham campaign that entered Prakasam district, Jagan alleged that Naidu was responsible for the death of elderly men and women by stopping volunteers from disbursing pensions at their doorstep. Explaining as to why Naidu is a sadist he called Naidu a sadist, Jagan said, because he can’t “Naidu is a sadist because he can’t digest if something digest if something good is done to good is done for others. He is a sadist as he cannot tolothers. He cannot erate if a poor man becomes rich.” tolerate if a poor Adding further, Jagan said Naidu man becomes rich. He is a sadist is a sadist as he created hurdles for his government’s efforts to distribute making derogatory remarks against land to the poor and also for his comSCs, STs and BCs ments that agriculture is redundant. Jagan went on to add that Naidu is Jagan Mohan Reddy a sadist for his derogatory remarks against SCs, STs and BCs. “Naidu is a sadist as he created hurdles to the government’s plans to introduce English medium in government schools. Naidu is a sadist for comparing Andhra Pradesh, which has transferring benefits to the poor, to Sri Lanka that crumbled due to economic crisis,” Jagan thundered. “Not just Naidu, the entire gang supporting him are sadists for their derogatory remarks against the volunteers. Naidu is also the biggest sadist as he is responsible for the death of Gitanjali, a beneficiary of housing scheme, by posting derogatory posts on social media P4 through his psychos,” he said. Opposition leader and TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday blamed Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy for destroying Amaravati and also thwarting the progress of farmers who gave away their valuable lands for the capital region development. As his Praja Galam yatra entered Krishna district, Naidu raised concerns over Amaravati and lambasted the YSRC president for his three-capital plan. “How can Jagan, who cannot repair damaged roads, build three capitals?” he quipped. Addressing a gathering at Pamarru on Sunday the former , chief minister pointed out that under his governance, the outer ring road and airport were built in Hyderabad, If Amaravati would besides the development of the IT have been sector. developed, the govt “Under Jagan’s rule in Andhra would have had Pradesh, people from the capital re10,000 acres, thereby generating gion are moving to Hyderabad for daily wage work. Had I been in power, a huge revenue for the State. Jagan’s Amaravati would have become the actions thwarted number 1 capital in the country,” this potential Naidu claimed.Pointing out that progress 29,000 farmers gave 35,000 acres through land pooling scheme for AmN Chandrababu Naidu aravati, the TDP chief said, “If Amaravati would have been developed, the government would have had 10,000 acres of land, thereby generating a significant revenue for the State. Jagan’s actions thwarted this potential progress.” He recalled that Jagan began his destructive regime by demolishing the Praja Vedika. Lashing out at the YSRC government for neglecting development of the State, Naidu highlighted that he had built the Pattiseema project and provided water to fields in Krishna region. “My dream is to complete the Polavaram project, interlink rivers and ensure water supply P4 for two or three crops in the Krishna Delta. Vistara decides to cut 10% flights daily ENS Economic bureau @ New Delhi After having to cancel over 150 flights in the first week of April due to non-availability of pilots, Vistara on Sunday said it is cancelling 10% of its daily flights in April as it looks to normalise operation. “We are scaling back our operations by around 25-30 flights per day This will take us back to . the same level of operations as at the end of February 2024, and provide the much-needed resilience and buffer in the rosters,” said a Vistara spokesperson. The cancellations are done mostly in the domestic network of Vistara, a joint venture between the Tata Group and Singapore International Airlines. Vistara operates about 300 flights daily and 1,000 pilots on its rolls. Earlier, the DGCA sought a daily report from the airline as the issue snowballed into a major embarrassment. Pilots were unhappy with the revised salary structure, which is being “forced upon them” ahead of its merger with Air India, they said. Vistara CEO Vinod Kannan, a day ago said 98% of its pilots have signed the new contracts. “We are aware that some pilots have concerns. We are engaging with them to resolve the same. However, this has not caused any visible spike in attrition among the pilots.” e x p r e s s r e ad TDP-JSP to hold public meets Vijayawada: TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu and Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan are set to conduct joint public meetings in the days to come. The two leaders are likely to address four meetings in a span of two days in the erstwhile Godavari districts, sources said | P4 N-plant in Ukraine attacked Kyiv: The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant came under attack on Sunday by Ukrainian military drones, including a strike on the dome of the plant’s sixth power unit, officials said. There were no casualties, radiation levels at the plant were normal after strikes Two killed, five injured at pharma firms in Anakapalle Reacting to the incidents, CPM Anakapalli District Committee demanded a Two people were killed and five others compensation of `1 crore each for the were injured in separate incidents at families of the deceased and better medtwo industries located in JN Pharma ical care for the injured workers. City a Special Economic Zone , They also sought a compre(SEZ) within the Parawada `1 cr ex-gratia hensive investigation into police station limits in Anaka- sought for kin these accidents and criminal palle district. action against the owners of of deceased According to Factories Inthe companies. CPM Anakapalli spector at Alkali Metals ComThe committee expressed District Committee concerns about the safety pany Narayana, a leakage of demanded methyl nitrate gas occurred standards of pharmaceutical around 4:30 am, resulting in ex-gratia of `1 crore companies, emphasising the each for families of need for consistent checks the death of one individual the deceased and identified as 33-year-old Ch and actions against better medical care negligence. Ramana. for the injured Additionally, five others They alleged negligence in workers. They also were injured and subsequentcompliance of safety standsought a ly transferred to KIMS Hospiards by pharmaceutical comcomprehensive tal for medical treatment. The panies, citing a lack of conprobe into the injured individuals have been sistent oversight by accidents & identified as Raveendra (28), authorities such as the Pollucriminal action V Apparao (53), Y Gopalarao tion Control Board. against owners of (41), A Srinivasa Rao (38), and Members of the committee the companies S Sivakumar (43). further highlighted previous In another incident at Auincidents in the area and robindo Pharma, one person succumbed urged the State government and district to fatal injuries during the pressure test- authorities to conduct a thorough invesing of a vacuum tray dryer. The de- tigation and take appropriate legal acceased has been identified as 35-year-old t i o n a g a i n s t t h e r e s p o n s i b l e A Govind. companies. E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ Visakhapatnam Under pressure from the US and allies over the ‘unintentional’ killing of aid workers, Israel on Sunday adopted a conciliatory approach and pulled out troops from southern Gaza. The Israeli military in a statement said the 98th commando division has “concluded its mission” in Khan Yunis and left “in order to recuperate and prepare for future operations”. However, the Israeli military said it will continue to have presence in the rest of the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is ready for a deal but is not ready to surrender. The partial withdrawal from Gaza should aid the truce talks expected to resume in Cairo. “There will be no ceasefire without the return of hostages. It just won’t happen,” he said. Netanyahu has been under pressure from the international community after Israel on April 1 dropped bombs on humanitarian workers of US-based food charity Wo rl d C e n t r a l K i t c h e n by mistake. Last week, US President Joe Bi- Palestinians return to Khan Yunis after Israel pulled its ground forces out of southern Gaza Strip on Sunday | afp den said his support for the war would depend on Israel curtailing the death of civilians and improving humanitarian conditions in Gaza. Britain also demanded that the conflict must end. Israel’s public broadcaster Channel 11 reported that the remaining forces would be located along the Netzarim Corridor, a route that splits the Gaza Strip in two. Following the global outcry over the death of aid workers, Israeli military sacked two senior officers on Friday Israeli military’s inquiry . into the incident revealed that the Day after Bengal mob attack, case against NIA eXPR E SS n E WS s E RVIC E @ Kolkata BJP bid to intimidate TMC, says Abhishek A day after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) team probing the 2022 Bhupatinagar bomb blast case came under attack by an unruly mob in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district, the local police said on Sunday that they have booked the agency’s officials for ‘molestation’ and ‘trespassing’. The NIA team had gone to the Bhupatinagar village in the wee hours on Saturday to conduct raids and take into custody two key conspirators of the 2022 attack. During the raids, the anti-terror agency arrested Balai Charan Maity and Manobrata Jana, a Trinamool Congress leader. A police officer said an FIR was filed against officials of the NIA as well as the accompanying security personnel after Jana’s wife lodged a complaint that the officials forcibly entered her residence and tried to outrage her modesty . Refuting the allegations, the NIA pointed out that the searches were conducted at five locations in the presence of independent witnesses and under the security cover provided by the CRPF, which included women constables. NIA said Maity and Jana were taken into custody following extensive searches conducted at five different locations. Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee accused the BJP of using central agencies to intimidate the party. “BJP can have ED, CBI on their side. They are threatening those who are raising their voices against their undemocratic acts. A section of media friends are also siding with the BJP. But people of Bengal are with the TMC,” he said As the team commenced its search operation, the officials were reportedly confronted by a hostile mob, which included women. The situation quickly escalated as the mob launched an assault on the NIA officers, resulting in injury to an official and damage to a vehicle’s windscreen. The attack on the sleuths evoked memories of January 5 when a team of the Enforcement Directorate was attacked by an angry mob in North 24 Parganas district’s Sandeshkhali during a search at the house of TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh in connection with alleged irregularities in the public distribution system. The NIA said it has filed a written complaint about the attack on its officials at the Bhupatinagar police station. However, no one has been arrested in connection with the attack yet. ‘Attack on officials was unprovoked’ The NIA refuted allegations of ‘mala fide’ in its raids and said the attack on its officials was ‘unprovoked’. “NIA made it clear that its actions were bona fide, lawful, and legally mandated, as part of its ongoing investigation into the heinous crime related to fabrication of crude bombs, leading to an explosion that killed three persons in Naruabila village, PS Bhoopatinagar,” it said drone operators did not follow rules and thought the World Central Kitchen’s cars were carrying Hamas gunmen. The Israel Defence Forces apologised for its mistake and sacked a colonel and major for the failure and added that those who carried out the attack could face criminal prosecution. While welcoming the action, World Central Kitchen founder Jose Andres called for an independent probe into the Israeli strike that killed his staff, and warned that the conflict had become a “war against humanity itP11 self.” TMC targets probe agencies to shield the corrupt: Modi E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ Kolkata THE political slugfest over the attack on NIA officials escalated on Sunday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday alleging that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) was “orchestrating attacks on central investigative agencies” in the state to shield its extortionist and corrupt leaders. Speaking at a rally in Jalpaiguri in West Bengal, Modi said: “When central investigative agencies come here, the TMC attacks them...it’s a party that crushes the law and the Constitution of the country...you saw what happened in Sandeshkhali. Everyone in the country knows it.” On Saturday, TMC supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had blamed the NIA personnel for the incident. “They are carrying out raids without prior information and barging into houses. What would the women do if someone entered their house when everyone was asleep in the dead of night,” she said on Sunday at an election rally in Purulia district. She also alleged the central investigating agencies were asking TMC leaders to either join the BJP or face action. TMC leader Kunal Ghosh alleged that a senior BJP leader, who was with TMC, had met an NIA officer at his apartment on March 26 evening and handed over a list of TMC leaders to be arrested by ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. The BJP dismissed the claim, saying the TMC is “concocting lies and fictitious narratives”. heatwave in 235 mandals According to the Andhra Prades Disaster Management Authority forecast, severe heatwave conditions are likely in two mandals and heatwave conditions in 93 mandals of the State on Monday APSDMA managing director Ronanki Kurmanath said as many as 107 mandals across the State experienced severe heatwave conditions, while 235 mandals recorded heatwave on Sunday Madhav K Highest daytime temperature of 45.80C was recorded at Chagalamarri in Nandyal district and Kaligiri in Nellore district, followed by 45.60C in Janakavaram Panguluru of Bapatla district on Sunday
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