tirupati l sunday l september 07, 2025 l `12.00 l PAGES 24 l anantapur EDITION out: a negative list that’s detrimental to image of police The Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D) has come out with a list outlining acts and behaviour damaging the image of police flags misconduct, insensitive practices ‘no room for aggressive behaviour’ The list, compiled by the police research organisation over a period of one year, highlighted systemic shortcomings in the police machinery, which include ‘misconduct and insensitive practices’ that erode public trust and undermine credibility leading to weakening of the relationship between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve | P7 ■ ■ BPR&D has suggested that DGPs give special attention to the way police interact with the public, and warned that aggressive or insensitive behaviour “leaves a lasting impact on public perception” The report says that delays in registration of FIRs, misuse of preventive measures, and false cases lead to erosion of public trust 2024 at last year’s dgp conference, bpr&d was tasked with the list 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 Possible thaw as PM reciprocates Trump positivity J ayan t h J a c o b @ New Delhi Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi lighting the lamp to inaugurate the Odisha Literary Festival 2025 as TNIE CEO Lakshmi Menon, Editorial Director Prabhu Chawla and Resident Editor Siba Mohanty look on, in Bhubaneswar on Saturday; and (left) actor and director Amol Palekar speaks during the session ‘Comrades in Arts: Love, Life, and Literature’ at the event | Shamim Qureshy/ DEBADATTA MALLICK | P5 ECI to meet CEOs on SIR on Sept 10 missioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi apart UNDETERRED by the huge from CEC Kumar. controversy over Special IntenA poll panel official said, sive Revision (SIR) of electoral “Even as the final agenda for rolls in Bihar, the Election the meeting is yet to be finalCommission of India has called ised, during the deliberations, a meeting of all Chief Electoral it is expected that the CommisOfficers (CEOs) of states and sion is going to make an Union Territories assessment of the on September 10 to pre paredness of Buzz on discuss prepareddifferent states to ness to conduct sim- nationwide SIR take up SIR exercise, ilar exercise else- from January 1 as after Bihar the where across the next round of intencountry, officials ECI is likely to launch sive revision exerSIR for the rest of said on Saturday . cises are going to be Apart from SIR the country with the taken up in those qualifying date of for other states, the states, which are January 1, 2026. In meeting would also scheduled to go for discuss issues relat- an order on June 24, assembly polls next ECI had hinted ing to holding upyear.” nationwide SIR, but coming assembly T hey, however, only rolled it out for elections later this confirmed that all Bihar ahead of year in Bihar and in the CEOs have been Assembly polls few other states inasked to make prescluding West Benentations with regal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and gards to the number of electors Pudduchery next year. and the details of the last SIR The meeting is going to be conducted in their respective the third of its kind since Chief states and UTs. Opposition Election Commissioner Gyparties including RJD, Conanesh Kumar took charge on gress, CPI, CPM, TMC, SP and February 19 this year, and will DMK are against a nationwide be attended by election comSIR. M U K E S H R A N J A N @ New Delhi Ensure fertiliser supply to all regions: CM E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ Vijayawada Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has said there should be no dearth of fertilisers, and officials should take measures to ensure supply of fertilisers to farmers in all regions. He reviewed the supply of fertilisers at an official meeting on Saturday The officials said . at present 77,396 metric tonnes of fertilisers are available in the State, and Kakinada port is receiving 15,000 MT on Sunday . Another 41,000 MT of fertilisers will reach the State in 10 days. However, there is a shortage of fertilisers in Bapatla, Krishna and Kadapa districts, and they are making arrangements to supply fertilisers from other places to these districts. “It is the responsibility of district collectors and agricultural officials to ensure adequate supply of fertilisers to the satisfaction of farmers,” the Chief Minister said. AP sets TARGET OF 50,000 overseas jobs in five years The State government will provide 50,000 overseas jobs through Centre for Educational Development of Andhra Pradesh, says HRD Minister N Lokesh | P4 Minister: AP will get NSD regional centre E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ Rajamahendravaram The Centre has agreed in principle to establish the regional centre of the National School of Drama (NSD) in Andhra Pradesh. This was revealed by Minister for Tourism Kandula Durgesh. Speaking after inaugurating the 4th International Short Film Festival organised by the National Telugu Saraswat Mandal Parishat in Palakollu of West Godavari district on Saturday along with Minister for , Water Resources Nimmala Ramanaidu, the Tourism Minister highlighted the efforts to promote cultural activities in the State in a big way. Nandi Drama Festival will be held in Rajamahendravaram in November. The NDA government, led by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, will provide world-class infrastructure in key locations in AP to promote filmmaking in a big way he said. , The Chief Minister has already approved the conduct of the Nandi Awards presentation function in Rajamahendravaram, the cultural capital of AP the Tourism Minister said. , Coffee Berry Borer detected for first time in ASR district U s ha Pe r i @ Visakhapatnam For the first time, the Coffee Berry Borer (CBB), considered the most destructive pest in coffee cultivation, has been detected in Alluri Sitarama Raju (ASR) district. The infestation has so far spread across nearly 80 acres of plantations, raising concern among the 2.45 lakh farmers engaged in coffee cultivation across more than 2.5 lakh acres in the district. The first confirmed outbreak was traced to Pakanakudi village in Chinalabudu panchayat of Paderu revenue division. The pest has since been identified in several other areas, including 29 acres in Pakanakudi, 29 acres in Malivalasa, 7 acres in Malasingaram, 5 acres in Chinalabudu, and 2 acres in Turayikeeyida. ASR district, known for producing about 16,000 metric tonnes of coffee annually, has now categorised plantations into red, yellow, and blue zones to implement targeted pest con- Tribal Welfare Minister G Sandhya Rani oversees destruction of Coffee Berry Borer infested crop in ASR district | EXPRESS trol measures. Coffee Berry Borer causes damage by boring into coffee berries, and feeding on the beans, resulting in significant crop loss, and reduced bean quality . The most visible symptom is a small pinhole at the navel of the berry . To contain the spread, farmers have been instructed to immediately harvest all berries from infected plantations, collect fallen berries, boil the harvested crop in hot water for two to three minutes, and bury it in P4 pits three feet deep.  Affected farmers to get aid The State government has announced a compensation of `50 per kg of damaged coffee produce, and `20,000 per acre, along with free distribution of 1 lakh saplings and seeds In a sign of a possible thaw amid ongoing trade tensions and tariff pressure, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reaffirmed India’s commitment to its partnership with the United States, responding positively to the remarks by US President Donald Trump. Taking to X, Modi said: “Deeply appreciate and fully reciprocate President Trump’s sentiments and positive assessment of our ties. India and the US have a very positive and forward-looking Comprehensive and Global Strategic Partnership.” Modi’s response came hours after President Trump described the India-US relationship as “very special” during a White House press briefing, during which he said: “I’ll always be friends with Modi. He’s a great prime minister.” However, Trump also added: “I just don’t like what he is doing at this particular moment.” When asked whether he was open to resetting ties, Trump said: “I always will. I’ll always be friends with Modi... But India and the US have a very special relationship. There is nothing to worry about.” The exchange comes against the backdrop of rising trade friction between the two countries, including the US decision to double tariffs on key Indian goods to 50%. The move, linked in part to India’s continued purchase of Russian crude oil, has been termed by New Delhi as “ u n f a i r, u n j u s t i f i e d a n d unreasonable”. Responding to a question on his post suggesting the US was “losing India and Russia to China,” Trump said, “I don’t think we have. I’ve been very disappointed that India would be buying so much oil from Russia.” Despite these differences, both sides have emphasised their long-term strategic relationship. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday underscored the importance Modi places on the US partnership. He said “PM Modi attaches enormous importance to our partnership with the US.” W I T H T HI S I S S UE Made in Japan PLUS 12 P AGES