vijayawada l sunday l august 03, 2025 l `12.00 l PAGES 26 l late city EDITION 18K organ transplants last year, but shortage persists As many as 18,911 organ transplants were performed last year in India, but acute shortage of organs remains, a report said on Saturday low organ donation rate a concern Delhi, tn lead in organ transplants The report, released by Union Health Minister J P Nadda, said although the number of transplants in India has significantly increased from 4,990 in 2013 to 18,378 in 2023 and 18,911 transplants in 2024 from January to December, the organ donation rate remains at less than 1 per million. This contrasts with the highest at 48 per million population in Spain ■ ■ India is the third highest in the world, after US and China, in total organ transplantation and first in total living donor organ transplant In 2024, there were 13,476 kidney transplants in the country, the most in Delhi, followed by TN, Maharashtra, Kerala, and West Bengal; similarly, there were 4,901 liver transplants, with Delhi and TN on top 63,000 individuals in india need kidney transplant at present 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 How SIT’s forensic tools helped send Prajwal to jail for life Soon after the court sentence, in an exclusive interview with THE Special Investigation this paper, the SIT chief said Team (SIT) probing the rape evidence in the rape case rested case against former Janata Dal on the “victim’s statement, fo(S) MP Prajwal Revanna was rensic science and tools includable to establish ing DNA profiling his culpability and matching of press from the leaked voice samples.” clusive The video had video of his sexual aggression Prajwal and the against his emvictim’s voice. ployee and her statement, said The former’s voice was forensiBK Singh, CID ADGP and the cally matched for identificaSIT chief. tion. The victim had already Prajwal was sentenced to life given her statement. Forensic imprisonment on Saturday . tools helped identify the perpeB a l a c h a u h a n @ Bengaluru trator from his body parts in the leaked video, said Singh. Narrating the trail of investigation, Singh said the video, with graphic details of the rape shot by Prajwal to blackmail and silence the victim, did not show his face. The SIT started looking for similar cases of sexual offences in which the face of the accused was not visible and what forensic tools were used to identify the perpetrator. “The team chanced upon two international case studies — ‘Forensic Science, Medicine & Pathology’ in Springer and AP will overtake America in road connectivity in two years: Gadkari E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ Vijayawada Stating that road connectivity and standards in Andhra Pradesh will surpass that of in America within two years, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has sanctioned new road projects worth `27,000 crore for AP assuring that the Centre is , committed to providing all the necessary support to the State. He along with Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and others, laid the foundation stone for 27 new roads taken up at a cost of `5,233 crore at a programme held at CK Convention in Mangalagiri on Saturday, and gave his in principle nod to several new projects worth around `1 lakh crore. Also, the Union Minister dedicated two completed road projects - widening of Madanapalle to Pileru and Kurnool to Mandlem - to the nation on the occasion. In Lingamparthi, nestled in Yeleswaram mandal of Kakinada district, a groundbreaking innovation in cow breeding is capturing global attention. The village is now popularly known as Nadipathy Lingamparthi due to the newly introduced Nano Cows. These Nano Cows, referred to as Nadipathy Nano Cows, are introduced by Dr Penmatsa Krishnam Raju, a Nadipathy practitioner. The Nano breed of livestock has been developed through natural mutation from the Andhra Pradesh-patented Punganur cows. Lingamparthi has a population of over 10,000. Just 42 km from the Kakinada district headquarters, the village is home to Nadipathy Goshala, where Dr Raju has pioneered the world’s smallest cattle breeds -- Miniature, Micro Miniature, and Nano Cows, with some as short as one foot in court permission citing strong reasons for their request. With the court’s permission the photographs were taken and forensically examined to verify whether the male organ in the rape video was that of Prajwal,” he said. The morphological features of the accused and the one found in the video were compared to match his identity . “The photographs obtained from the video identified the perpetrator with the help of a dermatologist and urologist,” said Singh.  Continued on P5 PM says India on track to become the third-largest economy Modi gives it Don claim on back to Trump Russian crude on economy rubbished N a m i ta B a j pa i @ Lucknow Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan greets Union Minister Nitin Gadkari at the foundation stone laying ceremony of new roads in Mangalagiri on Saturday | Express Gadkari said the foundation stone for 27 new projects was aimed at enhancing road connectivity across Andhra Pradesh, and asserted that it will improve access to pilgrim centres like Tirupati, Srisailam, and Kadiri, and tourist destinations such as Horsley Hills and Vodarevu Beach, seamless links to economic hubs Sri City , Krishnapatnam Por t and Tirupati Airport. Aligned with the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, these projects are designed to avoid accident-prone black spots, and railway crossings, reduce transportation costs, strengthen last-mile connectivity in rural and tribal areas, and decongest key urban centres thereby positioning Andhra Pradesh at the forefront of India’s growth story, the Union Minister said.  P4 New breed Nano Cows as pets gain popularity S T r i m u r t h u l u @ Kakinada Prajwal Revanna being taken to a hospital in Bengaluru | PTI Turkiye Journal of Forensic Medicine & Forensic Sciences on forensic image comparison of penis in the identification of the sexual offender,” said ADGP Singh. The investigation hit the first roadblock when doctors at the government hospital refused to take photographs of Prajwal’s penis, citing violation of medical ethics. “Doctors medically examine a suspect or crime accused brought by the police. They are not authorised to take their photographs. The SIT sought height. There are 3,000 Punganur cows, and 3,000 of other three new breeds in Lingamparthi, and all are being reared in about 200 acres of land. Dr Raju, a dedicated animal breeder, spent 17 years developing these diminutive bovines through natural mutation, reducing traditional Punganur cows from 5 feet to under 2 feet in height. “I wanted to bring cows back into home, like pets, especially in space-constrained urban dwellings,” Dr Raju told TNIE. These cows, exclusive to his Goshala, are friendly, adaptable, and thrive both indoors and outdoors, requiring minimal maintenance. “We are newly married. I requested my husband to bring a cow home from Nadipathy Goshala. Now, my husband and me are spending more time with the Nano Cow, which brings us a great sense of peace and happiness,” said Pindi Dhana LakP4 shmi of Pithapuram.  bail granted to two nuns from Kerala They had been arrested in Chhattisgarh on charges of human trafficking and religious conversion | P5 INSIDE Oil imports from russia: crude facts & figures I P12 Trump tariff a blow to gems, handicraft I P10 PLUS 12 P AGES Money collection for festival gets ragging colour E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ Kurnool Money collection for Ganesh festival celebrations from students in Kurnool Medical College (KMC), projected as a ragging incident by some first year MBBS students, has created a flutter among parents and officials. However, the college administration has categorically stated that no ragging incident took place. During the money collection, some senior students allegedly behaved aggressively and even , harassed juniors in their hostel rooms. Unable to bear the pressure, some first year students reportedly complained to the college officials, triggering widespread concern. The issue soon gained traction, and caught the attention of the National Medical Commission (NMC), which responded swiftly. The NMC sought a detailed report from the college administration on the incident. Adding to the pressure, State Health Minister Y Satya Kumar Yadav intervened, calling the college principal, and seeking P4 an explanation.  dominant day Sun shines for India as Jaiswal-Akash deep cut for England TNIE in England Firoz Mirza @london M Nano Cows of Lingamparthi in Kakinada district | Express US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he had heard about India stopping purchasing Russian crude, adding it would be a good step, a claim the government denied. Trump made the remark after announcing 25% reciprocal tariff on Indian imports, along with additional penalties linked to Russian crude imports. “I understand that India is no longer going to be buying oil from Russia. That’s what I heard, I don’t know if that’s right or not. That is a good step. We will see what happens,” Trump said. The petroleum ministry, however, clarified that India has not stopped importing Russian crude. A ministry official said Indian oil marketing companies (OMCs) continue to buy Russian oil, with supply decisions based on factors such as price, crude I understand grade, inventories, logistics, and other economic consid- that India is no erations. “These are long- longer going to buy oil from term oil contracts. It is not so Russia. That’s simple to just stop buying what I heard, I overnight,” the official said. don’t know if The official also emphathat’s right or not. That is a sised that Indian OMCs do good step not import crude from Iran or Venezuela — both sanctioned by the US. Russian oil, however, is not sanctioned by the US or the EU. Instead, it is subject to the G7-EU price-cap mechanism, which aims to restrict Russia’s revenue while ensuring global oil supplies continue. India has consistently complied with the US-recommended price cap of $60 per barrel on Russian oil. Recently, the EU proposed a lower price cap of  $47.6 per barrel, to be enforced from September. The official said India’s purchases remain legitimate and fully within international frameworks. All Quiet on the Northern Front R a ke s h K u m a r @ New Delhi In his first public response to US president Donald Trump’s recent barb that the Indian economy was dead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted that the country was on its way to become the third-largest economy amid global instability . “There is an atmosphere of instability across the globe. Every country is focused on its individual interests. India is set to become the third biggest economy in the world, and that is why India will have to stay alert as far as its economic interests are concerned,” Modi said. The PM’s statement without naming Trump came at a public rally at Banauli village in Sevapuri area of Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency. Modi advocated economic self-reliance, urging the people to take the pledge towards adopting swadeshi (made in India) as Those who want much as they could so as to India to become support nation’s farmers, the 3rd-largest economy in the small industries and youth. world should Modi added that the citiawaken the zens and the business comspirit of munity could support indigswadeshi among the enous production through a masses renewed commitment to the ‘vocal for local’ movement. “We will buy only those things that are made by Indians. We need to become vocal for local,” he urged the crowd. “Those who want the best for the country and want to see India as the third biggest economy in the world, be it any political party, should leave their differences aside and resolve to awaken the swadeshi spirit among the masses,” he added. Modi also appealed to the business community to prioritise the sale of domestic products in the wake of global disruptions. WITH THIS ISSUE ake hay when sun shines. India literally lived those words in both letter and spirit, with a little help from England fielders on Saturday Till tea, England had . dropped 20 catches across India’s 10 innings in the fivematch Test series. Six of those chances were spilled in the last 24 hours helping India surge ahead in the fifth and final Test here at the Oval. Centurion Yashasvi Jaiswal got three reprieves while B Sai Sudharsan, Akash Deep, who went on to hammer his maiden Test half-century and Karun were also grassed once by the English fielders. Without Ben Stokes, the home team, led by Ollie Pope, gained upper hand when they dismissed India for 224 in their first innings. Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley then gave them a flying start further tightening their grip over the contest. The dropped chances three on Friday and as many on Saturday - however, meant they let the game slip away from their hold. Struggling for form of late, Jaiswal made the most of the chances as he struck 118 off 164 including 14 fours and two sixes to punish the English bowl- India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal celebrates his century while Akash Deep bats on the applause after his maiden Test fifty on Day 3 of the fifth Test | pti/afp | P13 ers. Having miserably failed with the bat in the last five innings barring that fifty in Manchester Test, Jaiswal needed both runs and luck to get back to his groove. The generosity from his opponents offered him that chance and he grabbed it with both hands. Once India set a target of 374, England started well but Mohammed Siraj gave a crucial breakthrough, removing Zak Crawley They still need . 324 runs to win but it might be a hard task on this surface. Earlier at Leeds, India dropped at least five catches and went on to lose the contest despite being in a position of strength for the first four days. England may endure the same fate on Sunday .