vijayawada l tuesday l march 26, 2024 l `9.00 l PAGES 12 l late city EDITION Boeing sees management change as safety issues haunt company CEO David Calhoun will leave the plane maker at the end of 2024. Board chairman Lawrence Kellner won’t stand for re-election in May Dave Calhoun, Boeing CEO bOARD IS HUNTING FOR NEW CEO: ANY GUESSES? Former Qualcomm CEO Steven Mollenkopf ha been named the new chairman. He will lead the search for a new CEO. Boeing’s commercial airplane unit president and CEO Stan Deal will retire immediately. Chief operating officer of less than three months Stephanie Pope will lead the key division now. Boeing’s trouble started with its top selling 737 Max jets ■ 54 AUDIT OF SEATTLE UNIT NOT SATISFACTORY ■ The company’s factory near Seattle failed in many production areas, according to the Federal Aviation Administration’s audit An emergency exit door of a Boeing 737 Max 9 of Alaska Air on Jan 5 blew out in mid-air. It would have been the final nail for the management shake up after two crashes in 2018 and 2019 Boeing PLANES were delivered in jan and feb, DOWN FROM 66 A YEAR AGO 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 IPL first-price: RCB ticket at `55,055 AAP keeps up pressure, ROYAL Challengers Bengaluru’s dynamic pricing of Indian Premier League (IPL) tickets — almost akin to what Indian Railways does with respect to premium tatkal — has created a record of sorts. Just as Mohammed Siraj stood on top of the run-up, shop.royalchallengers.com were selling tickets for `55,055 (the same tickets were available for `52,938 on Sunday) in the Qatar Airways P2 Stand, just below the Pavilion Terrace. Because of the dynamic pricing model, this is one of the most expensive tickets ever on sale for an IPL game (in Phase 1, the same tickets were available for Ticket price S w a r o o p s w a m i n at h a n @ Chennai Franchise Bengaluru Lucknow Rajasthan Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Gujarat Delhi lowest H5,200* H399 H1,200 H990 H750 H1,700 H499 H2,000 Highest H55,055* H20,000 H15,000 H15,000 H30,000 H6,000 H12,000 H5,000^ Match (vs) Punjab Punjab Delhi Rajasthan Chennai Gujarat Hyderabad Kolkata Data as per ticketing partners: *Dynamic pricing (normal @ `2,300 to `42,300), ^ For Delhi’s next home game at Visakhapatnam `42,300). The hospitality ticket will get you ‘unlimited food and beverages’. It’s not known if alcohol is part of the deal. The franchise has anyway had some of the most expensive tickets. In 2017, their priciest tickets were available at `37,000 a pop. According to data available Final in Chennai The remaining IPL schedule is out. The final will be played in Chennai on May 26. Qualifier 2 will also be played in Chennai on May 24 while Qualifier 1 and Eliminator will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on May 21 and 22 on the websites of ticketing partners, Sunrisers Hyderabad has the second most expensive at `30,000. It will cost you that much if you want to watch them against Chennai or Mumbai, two of the more prominent sides in the league. Ahmedabad, meanwhile, has Naidu promises to enhance social security pension to `4,000 from `3,000 Express News Service @ Vijayawada Days after announcing to extend `4,000 monthly pension to people belonging to the Backward Classes (BCs), TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday promised to enhance social security pension for all those who satisfy age criteria in different categories to `4,000 from the current `3,000, once the tripartite alliance comes to power. Naidu, who is on a two-day visit to his Kuppam constituency in Chittoor district, announced that the TDP-BJP-Jana Sena alliance government will deliver `4,000 monthly pension at the doorsteps of the beneficiaries. Thanking the voters of Kuppam for electing him as their MLA for seven consecutive times and also the TDP since its inception, Naidu said that he came to his constituency to seek the blessings of the people before launching his Statewide electioneering. Appealing to the voters of Kuppam to elect him with a majority of not less than one lakh votes, he wanted them not to allow the YSRC nominee even to get his security deposit back. The YSRC has chosen KRJ Bharat to contest Kuppam seat. Mar 30 PK to kick off varahi yatra Jana Sena president to commence poll campaign from Pithapuram | P4 now on social media Urges citizens to change display picture; plan to gherao PM’s house A n u p V e r m a @ New Delhi Intensifying its ongoing agitation against the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Aam Aadmi Party on Monday launched the ‘Modi ka sabse bada darr — Kejriwal’ display picture (DP) campaign. “From today 3 pm, all leaders, MLAs, and workers of the Aam Aadmi Party will change their DP to say ‘Modi is afraid of Kejriwal’,” the party said. The AAP urged the citizens to do likewise. “Change your DP on all platforms, whether it’s WhatsApp, X, Facebook or Instagram, and give the entire country the message that this fight is not just Kejriwal’s. It’s the fight of the entire nation, a battle to save democracy and the Constitution.” As part of the campaign, all senior party leaders and supporters changed their social media profile DP in support of the AAP chief who is under the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) remand till March 28. The party appealed to citizens to download photos from indiawithkejriwal.com and set them as their DP to r a i s e t h e i r vo i c e against the arrest. But at 10.20 pm, there were just 27,434 downloads from the indiawithkejriwal site, indicating the campaign is yet to pick up pace. The party said those who support the Delhi Chief Minsiter and want to convey the message nationwide that democracy is being ‘eliminated’ ought to join this campaign and ventilate their ‘anger’. At a press conference here, Delhi minister Atishi said Kejriwal is the only leader in the country who can challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi and so he was arrested by the ED without any evidence just after the announcement of Lok Sabha polls. Parking bar on three roads With the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) saying it will gherao the PM’s residence on March 26, the Delhi Traffic Police barred vehicles from halting or parking anywhere on Tughlak Road, Safdarjung Road and Kemal Ataturk Marg on Tuesday. “No vehicle will be allowed to halt or park anywhere on Tughlak Road, Safdarjung Road and Kemal Ataturk Marg; general entry for public will not be allowed; and vehicles found parked on the above roads shall be towed away and prosecuted for improper parking and disobedience,” the advisory read CBI slaps notice on aqua firm in drug haul case Express News Service @ Visakhapatnam TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu addressing a gathering in Kuppam I Express Exuding confidence that the NDA will be back in power at the Centre by winning more than 400 Lok Sabha seats in the country Naidu said that in the , State too the NDA should win more than 160 Assembly seats and 24-plus Lok Sabha seats. Naidu expressed serious con- I am now giving a call, why not Pulivendula? Why should the people cast their votes for Jagan? Is it for killing his paternal uncle or turning the State into a land of violence N Chandrababu Naidu, TDP chief cern that there was no safety for anyone’s property in the State under the YSRC rule as its leaders resorted to largescale irregularities, taking advantage of the online system. Regretting that there was no development in Kuppam during the last five years, the TDP chief promised the overall development of Kuppam with a special action plan immediately after coming back to power. The former chief minister said that he had chosen Kuppam as his constituency as he thought he had a calling to s e r ve t h e p o o r a n d t h e downtrodden. express read No change in China’s pitch on Arunachal New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday continued to claim that Arunachal Pradesh has “always been” its territory, notwithstanding India dismissing Beijing’s claim as “absurd” and “ludicrous” | P7 UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire passed festival of colours People celebrating Holi in Tirupati on Monday | Madhav K United Nations: After more than five months of war, the UN Security Council for the first time Monday demanded an immediate ceasefire after the United States, Israel’s ally which vetoed previous drafts, abstained | P9 Giraffe at IGZP succumbs to illness Express News Service @ Visakhapatnam A male giraffe, Beacon, died at the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park on Monday Veterinary as. sistant surgeon at IGZP confirmed cardiopulmonary failure to be the cause for the 12.5-year-old animal’s death. The male giraffe was brought to the IGZP in Visakhapatnam from Zoo Negara in tickets costing `499 to `12,000 for the game against Punjab on April 4. In some stadia, there is liquor available in the hospitality section. In Lucknow, for instance, there is beer as long as you are willing to spend `5,000 for a ticket. “Full Hospitality a ,” ticketing partner informs the potential customer, “With Beer”. For double that price, there is ‘full hospitality with hard drink’ according to same partner. Lucknow, in its third season, has the cheapest tickets on at `399. Chennai, meanwhile, has its priciest seats sold out for the entire season. It may even not come out for sale for next edition. As a result, KMK Terrace is the costliest at `6,000 for Gujarat game on Tuesday P11 . Malaysia in 2013. Zoo authorities said the giraffe was sick for the past one year. All measures had been taken to treat the animal. In addition to IGZP veterinary doctors, other senior experts were roped in to provide better treatment to the giraffe. However, Beacon’s health condition worsened two months ago and he died. Last year, a 10-year-old female giraffe ‘May’ died due to ill health at IGZP She died after . three months of treatment for chronic metritis and pneumoP4 nia. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has stepped up its investigation into the recent detection of narcotics in dry yeast in a container at the Visakhpatnam Port. The CBI has reportedly issued notices to four representatives of Sandhya Aqua Exports Ltd which imported the dry yeast from Brazil. The premier investigation agency is understood to have questioned the aqua firm about the reasons for importing a large quantity of 25,000 kg of dry yeast and its purpose. The investigation agency has also been going through the call data of the Sandhya Aqua representatives. It is inquiring into the lapses in surveillance at the port. Sandhya Aqua said they had placed an order for 25,000 kgs Kuki-Zos urged not enter the Manipur Lok Sabha poll fray P r a s a n ta Ma z u m d a r @ Guwahati In a significant development, the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF) in strife-torn Manipur on Monday urged the Kuki-Zo tribals to refrain from contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the state. The ITLF, which has been the voice of the community all along in the ethnic conflict, however, advised the Kuki-Zo tribals to exercise their franchise. “ITLF Presidential Council in consultation with its constituent member tribes have agreed that no member from the Kuki-Zo comRight to munity should file nomifranchise nation for the upcoming Lok Sabha election, con“As Indian sidering the plight that citizens, we we are facing,” the ITLF advise our said in a statement. community The ethnic violence bemembers to tween Meiteis and Kukis, exercise their which broke out on May 3 right to last year, left 219 people franchise by dead and over 60,000 othvoting but ers displaced. The Elec- abstain from tion Commission said the contesting displaced people, who are from the Outer lodged in the relief camps, Manipur seat,” can vote in some special the ITLF polling stations in the re- statement said lief camps. Manipur has two Lok Sabha seats – Inner Manipur and Outer Manipur. The Outer Manipur seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes. It is made up of 28 of the state’s 60 Assembly segments. Twenty of the 28 Assembly seats are spread across Naga and Kuki hills. The remaining eight are located in the foothill areas of Meitei-majority Imphal Valley The Inner . Manipur seat is made up of 32 Assembly constituencies in Imphal Valley . of dry yeast for the first time as a trial run. The product consignment from ICC, Brazil has been duly certified for its contents by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply - MAPA, Federative Republic of Brazil vide their certificate dated January 17, 2024. Thereafter, the consignment reached Vizag from Santos Port, Brazil via transshipment at Hamburg Port, Germany on March 16. Acting on a tip-off from Interpol, the CBI authorities along with Customs Department officials at Visakhapatnam Port visited the port and inspected the container. The CBI found the presence of narcotic substances in its preliminary tests conducted on 49 of 1000 packets in the container and on the following day conducted more tests on the contents of the remaining P4 packets.
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