tadepalligudem l wednesday l september 03, 2025 l `9.00 l PAGES 12 l city EDITION India’s 1st indigenously-developed semiconductor chip unveiled Vikram-32-bit chip built by Isro was presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the inauguration of the Semicon India 2025 conference on Tuesday 32-bit processor can handle extreme heat Vikram-32, officially known as VIKRAM3201, is India’s first fully indigenous 32-bit processor chip designed to operate in the harsh environmental conditions of launch vehicles. Built on a 32-bit architecture, it can efficiently handle large volumes of data. Beyond aerospace, it holds significant potential in the defence, automotive, and energy sectors | P10 ■ 10 Advanced version of vikram 16-bit ■ The chip, designed by Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre and fabricated at the 180nm CMOS semiconductor fab of Semi-Conductor Laboratory, is an advanced version of 16-bit VIKRAM1601 chip “First ‘Made in India’ Chips! A moment of pride for any nation. Today, Bharat has achieved it,” Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw wrote on X semiconductor projects worth over $18 billion are underway: Modi 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 Modi: Bihar won’t forgive RJD, Cong for abusing mom NDA gets opportunity to play the women card, announces five-hour Bihar bandh on Thursday RAJESH K U M AR THA K U R a nd R a m a s h a nk a r @ New Delhi/Patna in deep water People walk through a flooded street after the Yamuna river crossed the danger mark in New Delhi on Tuesday | PTI APCRDA to set up SPV for major infrastructure projects in Amaravati Express News Service @ Vijayawada The 52nd meeting of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA), chaired by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu at the CM’s Camp Office on Tuesday, approved the constitution of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to oversee the key infrastructure development projects in Capital Amaravati. T h e ke y i n f r a s t r u c t u re projects include a greenfield airport, NTR statue, smart industries, iconic bridge, sports city, river front, ropeway, and Inner Ring Road. The Chief Minister suggested that the Bio Design Project be brought under the purview of SPV noting that experts and or, ganisations from seven coun- Family feud K Kavitha suspended from BRS M a nd a R a v i nd e r R e dd y @ Hyderabad Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday cleared the suspension of his daughter and MLC K Kavitha from the party for “anti-party activities”. BRS general secretaries Soma Bharat Kumar and T Ravinder Rao issued a statement confirming the decision. “Recent activities of Kavitha are causing damage to the party The leadership of the party . has taken serious note of those activities. With this, party president K Chandrasekhar Rao has decided to suspend Kavitha from the party with immediate effect,” the statement said. BRS sources said Kavitha Kalvakuntla has called a Kavitha press conference on Wednesday where she is likely to announce her resignation from both the Legislative Council and the primary membership of the party . Kavitha has been at odds with the BRS leadership for several months. Following the state government’s decision to order a CBI probe into the alleged irregularities in the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme, Kavitha accused former minister T Harish Rao and former MP J Santosh Kumar of indulging in massive corruption which she claimed damaged KCR’s image. tries are ready to partner in this public health initiative. He also announced plans to establish a Health City in Amaravati, along the lines of the proposed Sports City The SPV will . be fully responsible for the design, construction and revenue generation of infrastructure projects. The CRDA meeting has also approved tenders to create necessary infrastructure for the government building complex in Amaravati. Work of 53.68 km of roads and footpaths connecting the government complex will commence soon. The contractors need to maintain the roads for seven years. A notification on urban designs and architectural guidelines for the capital region has been cleared with the Chief Minister asserting that every structure should enhance Amaravati’s appeal, and attract visitors. The meeting also discussed hospitality and tourism development. Officials informed the Chief Minister that several prominent hotels have shown interest in constructing convention centres in the capital region. Some have already been allotted land, while others have P4 sought fresh allotment.  In his first response to the recent abuse of his late mother from an Opposition platform in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said people will never forgive the RJD and the Congress for the slur. Expletives were hurled at the prime minister’s mother during the Voter Adhikar Yatra spearheaded by Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav in Darbhanga. Speaking to women of the poll-bound state via video conference from Delhi during the launch of a new cooperative, ‘Bihar Rajya Jeevika Saakh Sahkari Sangh’, Modi described the abuse as an insult to all mothers, sisters and daughters of the country especially Bihar. , He accused the RJD-Congress alliance in the state of dragging his late mother into politics though she had nothing to do with it. “I may forgive RJD-Congress, but people of Bihar will never pardon them. Hurling abuses at my mother is nothing for those who insult ‘Mother India’; such people must be punished,” he said. Modi went on allege that the RJD was seeking revenge, as its previous government was ousted because women voted against it. Shortly after Modi response, the ruing NDA gave a five-hour bandh call in Bihar on Thursday to protest against abusive remarks. Bihar BJP president Dilip Jaiswal said the bandh on September 4 will be from 7 am to 12 noon, adding railways and emergency services will be out of its ambit. JD(U) state president Umesh Singh Kushwaha said such abuse from a public platfor m was against democratic norms. “One may differ on political ideologies, but it does mean that family should be dragged into it,” he said. He expressed surprise over the silence of senior Congress-RJD leaders on the matter. BJP playing emotional card: Cong Bihar Congress president Rajesh Kumar said the BJP was trying to divert people’s attention by playing the emotional card before the assembly polls. “They did a similar thing in Karnataka. Now they are trying an encore in Bihar,” he said at a press conference People who hurl abuses at mothers have the mindset that women are weak. Abusing my mother was an insult to the daughters and sisters of Bihar Quota stir ends, govt accepts most demands S U D HIR S U RYAWA N SHI @ Mumbai MARATHA quota activist Manoj Jarange ended his fast on Tuesday evening, the fifth day of his hunger strike, saying the Maharashtra government has accepted most of his demands, including implementation of the Hyderabad gazetteer as documentary proof to issue Kunbi caste certificates to Maratha community members, making them eligible for reservation benefits currently available to OBCs. The government accepted six out of the eight demands put forth by Jarange and constituted a cabinet sub-committee headed by BJP leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil. The panel sought two months’ time to accept Maratha and Kunbi as the same caste and sage-soyere (close relatives) as demanded by the protesters. “If any Maratha who does not Maratha community members stop a train during their protest at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai, on Monday | PTI 1 Protest leader Manoj Jarange Kunbi caste certificates to be issued to Marathas to get them OBC benefits have a land and revenue record to establish himself as Kunbi, and one of the persons in his 2 Govt forms panel, seeks two months to issue the relevant caste certificates 3 Jarange threatens to resume protest if demands not implemented clan and blood relation has the Kunbi certificate, then the selfaffidavit by that clan person will Govt to hand over Preethi case to CBI help a Maratha get a Kunbi certificate. The records and self-affidavit claim will be verified by the local village committee that includes the local revenue officer, Gram panchayat secretary, and the agriculture officer,” read a government resolution (GR) issued late in the evening. The GR stated that a dedicated scrutiny process would be conducted to verify documents and establish eligibility of persons from the Maratha community for Kunbi caste certificates. “The committee shall ensure that every claim is assessed in a time-bound and transparent manner,” it said. The government also issued another GR withdrawing all cases filed against protesters demanding Maratha reservation and extending financial aid and jobs to the relatives of the deceased protesters. No HC bail to Umar, Sharjeel, 7 others I F RAH M U F TI @ New Delhi THE Delhi High Court Tuesday dismissed the bail pleas Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, and seven others in the 2020 Delhi riots case, which left 53 dead and over 700 injured. Pronouncing the verdict, a bench of justices Naveen Chawla and Shalinder Kaur rejected challenges to earlier trial court orders denying bail to the accused — Khalid, Imam, Athar Khan, Khalid Saifi, Mohd Saleem Khan, Shifa ur Rehman, Meeran Haider, Gulfisha Fatima and Shadab Ahmed. All of them were booked under the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Arrested in 2020, the accused have been jail for over five years now. The bail plea of another accused, Tasleem Ahmed, was rejected by a different bench of justices Subramonium Prasad and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar. Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam During an earlier hearing, the bench expressed concern over the prolonged incarceration of the accused. Khalid’s partner Banojyotsna Lahiri said this was the sixth time bail being denied, adding his legal team would now move the Supreme Court as a last resort. Sharjeel Imam’s advocate Ahmad Ibrahim told this newspaper that his client would also move the SC. In its order, the bench said the right to protest is subject to reasonable restrictions. “Any conspiratorial violence under the garb of protests or demonstrations by the citizens cannot be permitted,” the order read. During the hearing, defence lawyers argued that mere participation in WhatsApp groups or making speeches could not be construed as part of a conspiracy . Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the accused intended to “globally defame the nation” by planning violence on specific days. express read AP to get Logistics & Civil Aviation varsities Visakhapatnam: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has announced that Andhra Pradesh will be developed as a key logistics hub on the East Coast to meet global standards. He said the government will soon establish a Logistics University and a Civil Aviation University to strengthen the sector | P4 Kopparthi poised to be an industrial hub Kadapa: Kopparthi Mega Industrial Hub in Kadapa district is fast emerging as a key industrial centre, with NDA government driving rapid development. HRD Minister Nara Lokesh on Tuesday inaugurated two major manufacturing units and an Executive Centre Building, marking long strides in growth | P4 It’s bountiful State records excess rainfall in August E x p r e s s N e w s S e r v i c e @ Vijayawada The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to hand over the case of Sugali Preethi to the CBI, in tune with the electoral promise of the ruling NDA. A few days ago Preethi’s mother accused Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalayan of not keeping his promise to do justice to her daughter. Following which Pawan Kalyan reassured to do justice, while addressing the ‘Senatho Senani’ programme in Visakhapatnam. Preethi, a Class X student of Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy High School in Kurnool, was found hanging from a ceiling fan in the hostel on August 19, 2017. The girl’s parents alleged that she was sexually assaulted by school correspondent V Janardhan Reddy and his two sons Diwakar Reddy and Harsha Vard, han Reddy Kurnool police took Janardhan Reddy and his two . , sons into custody . After eight days, the accused were released on bail. The case is still being investigated by various teams, including an expert committee, a five-member committee, and a recently set up SIT. 2020 Delhi riots Excess rainfall Large excess rainfall District Departure Anakapalli 112% ASR 27% Anantapur Guntur 33% 110% NTR 40% Chittoor 123% Palnadu 58% Kurnool 76% Prakasam 50% Sri Sathya Sai 143% Nellore 21% Visakhapatnam 100% V’nagaram 48% Nandyal 72% Annamayya 58% Tirupati 44% YSR Kadapa 39% Nine districts in Andhra Pradesh have recorded normal rainfall in August as per the data of the Meteorological Department U s h a p e r i @ Visakhaptanam Andhra Pradesh has recorded excess rainfall in August, with a departure of 39% from the normal. However, the cumulative rainfall of the State between June 1 and August 31 has remained within the normal range, showing only 1% departure. It may be noted that a series of low-pressure systems contributed to the heavy rainfall during the month. According to data, seven districts in the State recorded large excess rainfall, 10 excess rainfall, and nine normal rainfall. BR Ambedkar Konaseema, Bapatla, East Godavari, Eluru, Krishna, Parvathipuram Manyam, Srikakulam, West Godavari and Kakinada recorded normal rainfall The distribution of rainfall has varied significantly across the State, with Rayalaseema districts witnessing higher departures. The overall rainfall activity during the season so far has remained within normal limits.