vijayawada l wednesday l september 27, 2023 l `9.00 l PAGES 14 l late city EDITION Waheeda rehman chosen for the DAdaSaheb Phalke Award started her career in Telugu film Industry Veteran actor Waheeda Rehman will be honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2021, the highest recognition in the field of Indian cinema 90 Had successfully teamed with Guru Dutt The 85-year old actress, who started her career in 1950s, said, “I’m very happy and doubly happy because it is Dev Anand’s birthday. I think, taufa unko milna tha, mujhe mil gaya.” Waheeda Rehman and Dev Anand starred in seven movies together and are still remembered for their roles in Guide. She started her career in 1955 with Telugu films Rojulu Maraayi, Jayasimha ■ ■ Waheeda Rehman, born in Chennai, is a Bharatanatyam dancer, too,  which helped her later in movies. She is the recipient of National Film Award for best actress, Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan Her other successful collaboration was with director-actor Guru Dutt. They worked in Pyaasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool, Chaudhvin Ka Chand | P9 The number of movies in which waheeda Rehman has acted so far 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 Jaishankar gives terror Govt sitting on 70 collegium fiats: SC masterclass to Canada S h r u t i k AKKAR @ New Delhi Says respect for a nation’s territorial integrity can’t be cherry-picked Y e s h i Se l i @ New Delhi External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday called out the selective approach of nations on terrorism, in what was particularly seen as a stinging attack on Canada that recently blamed India for killing its national, who was Khalistani terrorist. ‘’Political convenience determines responses to terrorism, extremism and violence. Similarly, respect for territorial integrity and non-interference in internal affairs cannot be exercises in cherry picking. When reality departs from rhetoric, we must have the courage to call it out. Without genuine solidarity there can never be real , trust. This is very much the sentiment of the Global South,’’ said Jaishankar in his address at the annual UN General Assembly session in New York. His remarks were also seen in the context of cross-border terrorism from Pakistan and the stand-off with China in the Ladakh area. “We often advocate the promotion of a rules-based order. From time to time, respect for poll fever YSRC leaders cautioned against laxity E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ Vijayawada With elections less than a year away Chief Minister YS Jagan , Mohan Reddy on Tuesday motivated MLAs, MLCs, regional coordinators and party incharges to pull up their socks and work towards widely publicising the government’s flagship programmes. Jagan was speaking during a meeting to review the performance of elected representatives in the Gadapa Gadapaku Mana Prabhutvam programme. Cautioning the party members against taking a lackadaisical approach after working so hard till now, the Chief Minister stressed that they should take advantage of the situation on the field to romp home in the State. He asked them to work vigorously towards creating awareness among people about Jagananna Aarogya Suraksha, a 45-day programme that will commence on September 30. He also instructed the leaders to explain to the people why they need Jagan government in the State. “There is going to be a world of difference between what we have done so far through our mass outreach initiatives and what we will do in the next six months in the run up to the P6 polls,” he said.  Foreign minister S Jaishankar addresses the UN General Assembly | AP the UN Charter is also invoked. But for all the talk, it is still a few nations who shape the agenda and seek to define the norms. This cannot go on indefinitely Nor will it go unchal. lenged,’’ said Jaishankar. The minister began his address with a Bharat pitch - ‘Namaste from Bharat’ - just as the name board before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s seat at the recent G20 summit at Delhi said Bharat. While concluding his 17-minute address, he again invoked Bharat. Prodding the UN to reform its Security Council, he recalled India’s initiative at the G20 meet to admit the African Union as its permanent member. “By doing so, we gave voice to an entire continent which has long been its due. This significant step in reform should inspire the United Nations, a much older organisation, to also make the Security Council contemporary. Broad representative is after all, a pre-requisite for both effectiveness and credibility,’’ Jaishankar said. Hailing the G20 Summit as successful, Jaishankar said the country began its G20 Presidency with the Voice of the Global South Summit. It enabled India to hear directly from 125 nations and place their concerns on the G20 agenda. “At a time when East-West polarisation is so sharp and North-South divide so deep, the New Delhi G20 Summit affirmed that diplomacy and dialogue are the only effective solutions. The inter national order is diverse and we must cater for divergences, if not differences. The days when a few nations set the agenda and expected others to fall in line are over,’’ the minister said. Rhythmoflife Dressage team script history at Hangzhou Four-member side dominate from start to finish to win India’s first equestrian gold since 1982 Asiad, hosts China win silver Staying positive, their mantra It’s remarkable when you frame this within the proper context; riders weren’t even sure of their fate a few months ago thanks to governance issues within the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI). Multiple riders had to knock on the doors of the Delhi High Court to get the justice they sought. But this squad never let the doubts affect their position. They were 100% sure that they would be representing the country in Hangzhou and ‘all of us were on the same page because of the common goals we share’ | P13 Europe, the common link Two riders—Anush Agarwalla and Hriday Chheda— have chance of winning an individual dressage medal on Thursday. Divyakriti Singh and Sudipti Hajela complete the quartet. Most of them left India to train in Europe before the age of 20. Even within Europe, at least two of them have had training in Germany, a sort of mecca for riders who specialise in dressage. What is dressage? Performing predetermined moves in an arena that’s roughly 60m by 20m. Sailors shine too Neha Thakur from Bhopal finished second in ILCA 4 over 11 races in two days to help India secure silver in sailing Aebad Ali from Ruhiyawan village in UP secured India bronze with third finish in RS:X windsurfer on Tuesday THE Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the Centre for its inordinate delay in clearing various collegium recommendations for appointment and transfer of high court judges. A bench of judges S K Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia asked Attorney General R Venkataramani to get the government’s view on this, adding it would take up the issue every 10 days till some progress is made. “There were 80 recommendations pending until last week when 10 names were cleared. Now, the figure is 70, of which 26 recommendations are of transfer of judges, seven are reiterations, nine are pending without being returned to the collegium, and one case is of appointment of the Chief Justice to a sensitive high court,” the bench said. It added that the delay leads to loss of talent for the judiciary because candidates withdraw their consent. “I thought of saying a lot, but since the attor ney general is only seeking seven days time, I’m hold- ing myself. Today I am quiet... , The next time I will not be quiet. Use your good office to see these issues are resolved,” Justice Kaul told Venkataramani. The observation came during the hearing of a petition filed by Advocates Association of Bengaluru seeking contempt action against the Union Ministry of Law and Justice for not adhering to the timeline set by the court in a 2021 judgment. Senior Advocate Arvind Datar, representing the petitioner, Lokesh to resume Yuva Galam on Friday A delegation of TDP leaders called on President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday | Express gation of TDP MPs, including Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar, Kesineni Srinivas (Nani), Asserting that he has noth- Galla Jayadev and K Ram Moing to do with the alleged ir- han Naidu, submitted a repreregularities in the Amaravati sentation to the President Inner Ring Road (IRR), TDP seeking her intervention into national general secretary on the ‘illegal’ arrest of TDP suTuesday remarked that he was premo N Chandrababu Naidu mentioned as an acin the APSSDC case. cused in the case soon Accusing the ruling after he applied for YSRC of foisting false permissions to resume cases against the TDP Jagan govt is h i s Yu v a G a l a m leaders, Lokesh alfoisting false padayatra. leged, “The governcases against the Alleging a witch- TDP leaders and ment does not have hunt, Lokesh asked, harassing them. any evidence to sup“How am I related to The probe agency port their accusations. Amaravati IRR, Fiis asking us for The CID is asking us proof after breGrid and AP State for proof after regisregistering Skill Development tering the cases.” cases Corporation (APSSTerming the arrest DC) scam? How can of Naidu a gift by JagNara Lokesh there be a case when an, Lokesh said he will TDP general secy the IRR does not even make sure the Chief exist? Also, if the cases filed Minister gets a return gift against me carried any weight, within six months. Further, he wouldn’t the CID come to Delhi charged the State government and arrest me?” with resorting to ‘illegal’ arThe 40-year-old was speak- rests to obstruct the TDP’s ing to reporters in New Delhi Bhavishyathuku Guarantee after meeting President Drou- Yatra, Yuva Galam padaytra padi Murmu at the Rashtrapa- and Jana Sena chief Pawan P6 ti Bhavan. A dele- Kalyan’s Vaarahi Yatra. E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ Vijayawada TDP supremo’s legal battle Cases before ACB court today AP High Court Naidu’s bail plea in skill development scam for anticipatory bail in IRR case; Advocate General S Sriram to continue arguments today CID’s petition seeking five-day custody of former CM  Naidu’s counsel submits arguments  Orders reserved in TDP chief’s plea seeking bail in Angallu violence case the ACB court that Lokesh has been added as A14 in the case. The court is scheduled to hear The Andhra Pradesh Crime CID’s petition seeking PrisonInvestigation Department (AP- er Transit (PT) war rant CID) on Tuesday mentioned against Naidu in the AmaraTDP general secretary Nara vati IRR case. Lokesh as accused number 14 According to the investiga(A14) in the Amaravati Inner tion agency Lokesh was one of , Ring Road (IRR) case. the major individual House to It may be noted that shareholders of HeritTDP chief N Chan- discuss IRR age Foods Limited and drababu Naidu, who is case today acted as a key managecurrently lodged at the ment personnel till The State Rajahmundry Central 2017. The TDP general Legislative Prison for his alleged Assembly is set secretary was the fullrole in the AP State time director of the to take up a Skill Development short discussion company between 2008 Corporation (APSSand 2013 and the nonon ‘CRDA DC) scam, was named executive director Corruption in A1 in the IRR case. from 2013 to March 31, changing the The APCID had filed 2017. alignment of a case under various Inner Ring Road’ The CID alleged that Sections of IPC and on Wednesday Heritage Foods had Prevention of Corruppurchased around 10.4 tion Act in April-2022, accus- acres at Kantheru village in ing Naidu, the then municipal Guntur district between June administration minister P and September, 2014, and anNarayana and others of chang- other 4.55 acres from compaing the alignment of the IRR nies belonging to realtor Lingafor the benefit of some TDP maneni Ramesh and Raja leaders. shekar. However, the sleuths The probe agency on Tues- claimed that the sale deeds were P6 day filed a memo informing cancelled. E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ Vijayawada In Supreme Court today Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SV Bhatti to hear Naidu’s petition challenging HC’s dismissal of quash plea in APSSDC case Lokesh’s friends asked me why the TS government was not allowing IT employees’ rallies in Hyderabad against Naidu’s arrest. The rallies should be held either in Vijayawada or Rajahmundry. Hyderabad should not become a platform for the battle between 2 parties in AP KT Rama Rao, Telangana IT minister Ram temple in Ayodhya likely to be consecrated on January 22 @ New Delhi Speculation over, it’s time for the real thing. The consecration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya is expected on January 22, said Nripendra Mishra, chairperson of its construction committee on Wednesday . The construction of the ground floor of the three-storey temple will be over by December-end, he told a news agency . Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to take part in the pran pratishtha (consecration) between January 20-24, he said, adding the final date is yet to be communicated by the Prime Minister’s Office. But it is expected to be during January 20-24 as after that the PM will be very busy with Republic Day and other programmes, Mishra told PTI. The Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust will for- The Yuva Galam Padayatra of TDP general secretary Nara Lokesh will resume at 8.15 pm on September 29. Lokesh had embarked on the walkathon on January 27 to cover 100 Assembly constituencies from Kuppam to Srikakulam. However, he had suspended the yatra at Podalada in East Godavari district following the arrest of his father & TDP chief Lokesh alleges political CID names TDP secy witch-hunt, submits as A14 in Amaravati memo to Prez Murmu Inner Ring Road case grand inauguration E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e said delays in appointment of judges were not only detrimental to the judiciary but also embarrassing for the candidates involved. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for another petitioner NGO Common Cause, told the court that 16 names reiterated by the collegium are pending before the Centre. He said many advocates have withdrawn their consent for judgeship in view of the delay in appointments. “So many recommendations are pending. This can’t go on forever,” Bhushan said. mally invite Modi for the consecration during which the idol of Ram Lalla will be installed in the sanctum sanctorum. An equipment is to be installed on shikar of the temple, which will make the Sun’s rays fall momentarily on the forehead of the deity in the sanctum sanctorum on the Ram Na- Construction work underway at the Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya | PTI vami day every year. It is being built in Bengaluru and its design is being overseen by scientists, he added. The Central Building Research Institute in Roorkee and an institute in Pune jointly created a computerised programme for this, Mishra said. He said about `900 crore has been spent so far on the temple’s construction, and about `1,700 crore to `1,800 crore would be spent on building the overall complex. express read Teen’s heart gives new lease of life to 33-yr-old Guntur: A brain-dead teen’s heart gave a new lease of life to a 33-year-old patient undergoing treatment at the Padmavati Multi-Speciality Hospital in Tirupati on Tuesday. According to officials, K Krishna (18), a native of Chilakaluripet in Palnadu district, was declared brain dead after he sustained severe injuries in an accident. Subsequently, CM Jagan directed the officials to arrange a chopper to transport the organ from Guntur to Tirupati to save the patient | P3