tadepalligudem l saturday l june 28, 2025 l `9.00 l PAGES 14 l city EDITION Govt won’t enforce 20-28°C AC temperature norm in a hurry Union minister Bhupender Yadav on Friday said the government is unlikely to implement the new AC temperature range anytime soon ‘climate targets must be met under rules’ developed nations have more to do Asked at the India Climate Summit when the new AC temperature range would be implemented, Yadav said any such situation “may arise only after 2050”. “I do not think it will happen immediately; capacities will be gradually built for it over time,” he said. Achieving climate targets must be done in line with national circumstances and the CBDR-RC principles ■ ■ The principle of CBDR-RC (Common But Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities) means all countries must fight climate change, but developed nations should do more Earlier this month, Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar said ACs will soon be required to operate between 20-28 degrees Celsius 6% of electricity can be saved just by raising ac temperatures by 1°C 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 Let’s avoid new complexities, India to China After US-China deal, Trump hints at ‘big one’ with India E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ New Delhi US President Donald Trump on Thursday said India and the US would soon sign a major trade agreement. He did not divulge more information. Trump also disclosed that he had signed a new trade agreement with China the previous day. The White House later clarified that the US has reached an agreement with China for exports of rare earth elements, a key raw material for auto and electronics manufacturing. Trump’s remarks on a deal with India came as an Indian delegation led by chief negotiator Rajesh Agarwal arrived in Washington for the Rajnath flags trust deficit, stresses need for permanent solution to border demarcation Mayan k S i ng h @ New Delhi A defence ministry readout highlighted Singh’s concern India and China should build about trust deficit remaining a on the fresh momentum in the major barrier to progress. bilateral relations and avoid Singh reiterated India’s posinew complexities, Defence tion that the Chinese People’s Minister Rajnath Singh said on Liberation Army must return Friday, a day after he met his to its deployment positions as Chinese counterpart Admiral they stood in April 2020, prior Dong Jun on the sidelines of to violent clashes at multiple the Shanghai Cooperation Or- friction points such as Finger 4 ganisation Defence Ministers’ on the north bank of Pangong c o n c l ave i n Tso, Hot Springs, Qingdao, China. Gogra, Galwan, “It is incumand Depsang. bent on both The 2020 standsides to maintain off breached sevthis positive moeral agreements mentum and and confidenceavoid adding new building meascomplexities in ures, underminthe bilateral relaing decades of On border issues tionship,” Singh peace and stabilposted on X, addity efforts. Rajnath Singh told ing that he exAlthough disChina’s Admiral Dong Jun changed “conengagement the border issues may be s t r u c t ive a n d from all standoff addressed through a forward-looking points was com“structured roadmap of views” with Dong pleted in October permanent engagement on Thursday . 2024, over 1,00,000 and de-escalation” During the troops with talks, Singh emheavy military phasised the need for a struc- equipment still remain detured and permanent approach ployed near the LAC, indicatto de-escalation and peace ing that challenges persist. along the Line of Actual ConBeyond border issues, Singh trol. He outlined a roadmap for also briefed the Chinese deeffective border management, fence minister about the April achieving a permanent solu- 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack tion to border demarcation and India’s Operation Sindoor through established mecha- aimed at dismantling Pakinisms, bridging the trust defi- stan’s terror infrastructure. He cit stemming from the 2020 underlined India’s right to selfEastern Ladakh standoff, and defence and urged shared recreating good neighbourly con- sponsibility in combating ditions to foster cooperation. terrorism. Bogus ‘award’ India categorically rejected a “supplemental award” issued by what it described as an “illegal” Court of Arbitration purportedly set up under the Indus Waters Treaty | P9 The annual Rath Yatra at Puri on Friday was chaotic. None of the three chariots could even be pulled for half the distance from Shree Jagannath Temple to the Gundicha Temple amid heavy crowds and gross mismanagement | Ranjan Ganguly P M C ARES Sc h e m e EG girl gets first `10 lakh cheque E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ Rajamahendravaram The first `10 lakh cheque in the country under the PM CARES Scheme has been presented to Prattipati Suma Mani of Dommeru village in East Godavari district, said BJP MP D Purandeswari. The MP took part in a programme organised by the Women and Child Welfare Department in the city on Friday to mark the occasion. Children who lost their parents due to Covid-19, attended the programme. The MP said the scheme is part of Mission Vatsalya, which aims to provide comprehensive support to the children in need. The Centre had selected 19 beneficiaries at the first instance under the PM CARES Scheme. The name of Suma Mani from East Godavari district figured first in the list, she said, hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi for introducing the scheme to ensure the well-being of children. Suma Mani expressed her gratitude to the government for P4 extending `10 lakh under the PM CARES Scheme.  E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ Vijayawada HELLO 1 JUNE 2025 get free booklet WITH THIS ISSUE express read RCPL beverage unit at Orvakal Kurnool: In a major boost to Andhra Pradesh’s industrial growth, the State government has approved establishment of a large-scale beverage manufacturing unit by Reliance Consumer Products Limited (RCPL) in the Orvakal Mega Industrial Hub. The `1,622 crore project will produce carbonated soft drinks, fruit juices, packaged drinking water, and other beverages. It will provide direct and indirect employment to 3,600 people | P3 “All other ‘isms’ may fade with the passage of time, but tourism is the only ‘ism’ that will survive,” said Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, while taking part in Andhra Pradesh Tourism Conclave Tech AI 2.0 in Amaravati on Friday . With this powerful assertion, he set the tone for a tourismcentric development agenda that aims to transform Andhra Pradesh into a global destination by 2047. In a series of significant announcements, he launched the AP Tourism Digital Calendar, flagged off Caravan Tourism, and outlined an ambitious roadmap to increase the State’s hotel room capacity from 3,000 to 15,000 in four years. He promised more incentives for MSME tourism ventures, and stressed that tourism will be a key driver of economic growth, cultural revival, and employment. Highlighting the State’s unparalleled tourism assets, he mentioned that AP boasts of over 21 economically vibrant temples, a 1,000 km coastline, forest reserves, river circuits, and heritage towns. The government has identified seven anchor hubs, and 25 tourism wines, petrochemical products, dairy items, and agricultural products such as apples, tree nuts, and genetically modified crops. In return, India is pushing for duty reductions on its labour-intensive exports such as textiles, gems and jewellery, leather goods, g ar ments, plastics, chemicals, shrimp, oil seeds, grapes, and bananas. Earlier this month, US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said that a deal between India and the US could be finalised soon, with both countries finding common ground that suits their interests. We are having some great deals. We have one coming up, maybe with India, a very big one, where we’re going to open up India —Donald Trump, US President TG HC sets aside land allotment to IAMC E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ Hyderabad The Telangana High Court on Friday struck down a GO issued in December 2021 by the then BRS government, which allotted prime government land at Raidurg to the International Arbitration and Mediation Centre (IAMC), which was inaugurated by for mer Chief Justice of India NV Ramana. However, the court upheld related GOs granting financial assistance to the IAMC, and mandating referral of high-value disputes to the centre. A division bench, comprising Justice K Lakshman and Justice K Sujana, delivered the verdict while disposing of Public Interest Litigations filed by Koti Raghunatha Rao and A Venkatrami Reddy. The petitioners had challenged the legality of the GOs that provided land, funding, and arbitration referrals to the IAMC, arguing that the organisation is a private entity receiving State support without legal backing. The court set aside the GO dated December 26, 2021, which allotted Plot No. 27, measuring 3.70 acres in Raidurg village of Sherilingampally mandal, Ranga Reddy district, to the IAMC. The bench ruled that the land allotment violated the provisions of the 1975 Rules governing the alienation of State land. The court held that land cannot be given to a private body free of cost unless it is for a public purpose, and the applicable market value is collected. Moreover, at the time of allotment, the IAMC was not even registered under the Companies Act. Despite this, the court upheld two other GOs -one granting `3 crore financial aid to the IAMC, and the other directing all the State departments and PSUs to refer disputes valued above `3 crore to the centre for arbitration.  P4 Tourism is the only ‘ism’ that will survive in the future: CM VIJAYAWADA JUNE 2025 VIJAYAWADA Chariots crawl latest round of trade talks. Agarwal, special secretary in Department of Commerce, is leading discussions to finalise an interim pact ahead of Trump’s July 9 deadline to slap reciprocal tariffs. The Trump administration had on April 2 announced plans to impose reciprocal tariffs on several countries, including India. However, those tariffs have been suspended until July 9 to allow room for negotiations. The US is seeking tariff concessions from India on a range of products, including industrial goods, automobiles, electric vehicles, Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu with Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev at Andhra Pradesh Tourism Conclave Tech AI 2.0 on Friday | Express circuits, including 21 temple circuits, two Buddhist circuits, and 25 thematic circuits. Plans are underway to revitalise the Buckingham Canal, and launch heli-tourism services connecting Srisailam with Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai. Naidu reaffirmed his ‘One Family One Entrepreneur’ ini, tiative, and said the goal will be realised through investmentled growth. He announced the establishment of Quantum Valley in Amaravati, and emphasized the use of Artificial Intelligence in governance, noting that more than 500 out of 703 civic services are already acP4 cessible via WhatsApp.  Accused being produced in court | PTI 3 held for WB law student’s gang-rape Ka u s h i k P r a d h an @ Kolkata Days after the horrific gangrape a law student inside a college campus at Kasba in South Kolkata, the city police arrested three suspects, including a former student of the institution. Alumnus Manojit Mishra (31) is allegedly a local leader of the students’ union of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC). The other two are third semester law students of the college and are allegedly associated with the TMCP . According to the survivor’s complaint, the incident took place between 7.30 pm and 10.50 pm on Wednesday at the South Calcutta Law College. On his Facebook profile, Mishra claimed he was the organisational secretary of TMCP’s South Kolkata district. He is also a practicing lawyer in Alipore court. The other two accused were identified as Zaib Ahmed (19) and Pramit Mukhopadhyay (20). All three accused were produced before the Alipore court and remanded in police custody till July 1. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee cut short her stay at Digha and returned to Kolkata after participating in the Rath Yatra there. She was originally scheduled to come back on Saturday . man gets bail Live-in relationships are against settled law in middle-class society: HC na m i ta b a j pa i @ Lucknow OBSERVING that live-in relationships disproportionately harm a woman in case of a breakup as the man can always move on and get settled after getting married, and that women find it difficult to get a life partner after breakup, the Allahabad High Court said “livein relationships are against the settled law in middle-class societies.” A single judge bench of Justice Siddharth expressed displeasure at the growing number of live-in cases reaching the court. “The concept of livein relationship goes against the interest of women since a man can marry even after live-in relationship but it is difficult for the women to find a life partner after a breakup,” Justice Siddharth ruled. “This court finds that after live-in-relationships were legalized by the Supreme Court, these cases are coming to the courts because the concept of live-in-relationship is against the settled law in the Indian middle-class society .” The court’s remarks came while hearing a bail plea of an accused named Shane Alam who had been booked under various provisions of BNS and POCSO Act on charges of getting involved in a physical relationship with a woman after giving false assurance of marriage. While arguing for the in- formant, her counsel Madhu Yadav said the act of the accused had ruined the life of the woman. Taking note, the bench said that while the concept of live-in relationship had found favour with the young generation, its after-effects were seen in the present case. The bench, however, granted bail to the accused on June 24 this year.