Fourth place finish for shooter Manu While she has already made history with two medals in Paris Olympics, another one at 25 m pistol event, would have sealed Manu Bhaker’s legacy among legendary Indian athletes. However, Bhaker finished fourth as she shot 28 in the eightwomen final, losing to Hungarian bronze medallist Veronika Major in the shoot-off | pti tirupati l sunday l august 04, 2024 l `12.00 l PAGES 24 l late city EDITION 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 PM: India part of global solution on food security RAJ E SH K U M AR THA K U R bal food security and global nutritional security .” He said the challenges before India is now a food surplus sustainable agriculture and country and is working to pro- food systems can only be tackvide solutions for global food led through the holistic apsecurity and nutritional secu- proach of ‘One Earth, One rity Prime Minister Narendra Family and One Future’. , Modi said on Saturday at a gloModi described small farmbal conference of agriculture ers as the country’s biggest economists. strength for food secuThe 32nd Internarity. As many as 90% tional Conference of of Indian farmers are Agricultural Econosmallholders. mists organised here Highlighting India’s after 65 years drew strides sustainable over 1,000 delegates farming, Modi said the from 70 countries. country has developed Modi said agricul1,900 new climate-reture is at the centre of silient varieties of India’s economic policrops in the last 10 cy, adding the recent years. He added that Union Budget gave a India is promoting big push to sustaina- India has a robust chemical-free natural system of ble and climate-resiland organic farming agriculture ient farming and deand moving towards education and veloping a complete research based on achieving 20% ethanol ecosystem to support blending in petrol. its heritage... In the Indian Indian farmers. “In the Indian agriagricultural “After years of susculture tradition, pritained efforts, now In- tradition, priority ority has been given to dia is a food surplus has been given to science and logic. Inscience and logic country. India is also dia has a robust systhe number one protem of agricultural Narendra Modi, PM ducer of milk, pulses education and reand spices in the search based on its world. Also, the country has be- heritage,” he said. come the second-largest proModi said black rice from ducer of food grains, fruits, Manipur, Assam and Meghavegetables, cotton, sugar and laya is becoming the preferred tea,” Modi said. choice due to its medicinal valThe PM recalled that there ue. He also spoke about India’s was a time when India’s food willingness to share its millet security was a concern for the basket with the world and how world. “But now, India is work- the country is leveraging diging to provide solutions for glo- ital tech in the farm sector. @ New Delhi express read Chirag to appeal against SC sub-quota Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan said his party will appeal against the recent SC judgemnt allowing sub-groups within the 15% reservation for Scheduled Castes. He said reservation was given not on the economic criteria but on their social exclusion as they were considered untouchables. “The discrimination is not based on the economic criteria or on how much a person has progressed in his/her respective field, but because of untouchability,” he said. Sreedhar appointed as new CVSO of TTD Vijayawada: The State government has appointed S Sreedhar, IPS (SPS, 2017), who is waiting for posting, as Chief Vigilance and Security Officer (CVSO) of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD). Chief Secretary Neerabh Kumar Prasad issued an order on Saturday, appointing Sreedhar as the of TTD in the existing vacancy. Earlier, Sreedhar worked as the Superintendent of Police of Dr BR Ambedkar Konaseema district. He was not given posting during recent reshuffle. Derailed institutions will be put back on track in 100 days: CM IIT Madras team inspects Iconic Towers in water E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ Vijayawada Making it clear that the officials involved in irregularities during the previous YSRC regime will not be spared, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has asserted that all the derailed institutions will be put back on track within 100 days. The TDP supremo, along with the party State president Palla Srinivasa Rao, received representations from the people at the party headquarters in Mangalagiri on Saturday, and interacted with them. During an informal interaction with mediapersons, Naidu, while revealing that majority of the grievances coming from the people are related to the Revenue Department, warned that stern action will be taken against the officials who resorted to malpractices. “Land scams that took place An expert team from IIT Madras visited Amaravati on Saturday to inspect the under construction Iconic Towers designed for the State Secretariat and HoD buildings, and the High Court, which were initiated during 2014-19. These structures were submerged in water due to no activity during the previous dispensation. Now, the foundation of these structures resemble lakes. The team examined the sun-dried and rain-soaked structures, including the raft foundations of the towers, which were constructed from a depth of 10 metres below the ground level. The inspection was carried out using a boat, supported by State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel equipped with life jackets and other protective gear. One of the engineers noted that the structures were submerged in 0.75 TMC water, and iron rods were P4 heavily rusted. @ Vijayawada Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu receives representations from people at the TDP headquarters in Mangalagiri on Saturday | Express during the previous YSRC regime, are coming to light in every mandal and village. Lands were grabbed by tampering with the revenue records,” he said. The Chief Minister said priority will be given to receive Search op in last leg; plan to build new township M a n o j V i s w a n at h a n @ Mundakkai Five days after the catastrophic landslides in Wayanad, search and rescue operations for people stranded amid huge piles of debris entered the last phase on Saturday While 206 people are . still missing, chances of finding more survivors appear remote. Search teams recovered four bodies from Chooralmala and Mundakkai villages, while three bodies and 13 body parts were found in Chaliyar river at Munderi in Malappuram. Though the official records show the number of deceased as 218, the toll is estimated to have crossed 300. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the rescue mission is in its final stages. “Till Saturday noon, 215 bodies were recovered, of which 87 are women, 98 are men and 30 children. There are 206 missing. As many as 148 bodies have been handed over to relatives. 206 people are still missing,” Pinarayi said. The IAF deployed helicopters for aerial sorties in search of survivors and people stranded in the affected areas. They airlifted two rescue workers stranded at Soochippara waterfalls. Pinarayi said the government would build a safe township as part of a comprehensive rehabilitation plan. He said a safe area would be identified for the township. “Proper planning and labour are needed for completing that task quickly Discussions have been started at the . administrative level to build the new township,” he said. 20 December 1940 – 3 August 2024 Iconic maestro of Indian classical dance Geetha Chandran Indian classical dancer, trained Carnatic vocalist Y amini Krishnamurthy, an influential force in India’s dance world and an Asthana Vidhwan (Resident Artist) at the 2,000-year-old Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams passed away in Delhi on Saturday. She was 84. In the post-Independence era, she stood out as a true icon of Indian classical dance. She introduced Bhar- atanatyam to northern India, taking Delhi by storm with her performances. She was not just a master of Bharatanatyam; she also excelled in Kuchipudi and Odissi, bringing a unique versatility to her stage presence. I had the privilege of watching her performances. Once, I asked her why she adjusted the pace of her pieces when performing in Delhi. She said she often followed legends like Pandit Lachhu Maharaj and Sitara Devi and had to adapt her performance to reach out to her audience and make an impact. Yamini’s ability to innovate while preserving tra- dition significantly advanced and structured the dance form. Her father, Prof Krishnamurthy, would impeccably introduce her programmes. After completing her training at Kalakshetra in Chennai, her father advised her to start anew with a guru if she truly wished to pursue dance. This guidance was pivotal, as Yamini went on to pioneer the modern template of Bharatanatyam. She was one of the youngest to be awarded Padma Shri in 1968. Her legacy shall remain a beacon for classical dance in India. (As told to Prachi Satrawal) revenue related complaints in all the districts, and greater emphasis will be laid on resolving them as the unsystematic land resurvey conducted by the previous regime led to chaos, causing severe hardship to the P4 people.  WITH THIS ISSUE Finding the Way Home PLUS 12 PAGES