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www.deccanchronicle.com Vol. 83 No. 67 Established 1938 | 48 PAGES PLUS A FREE COPY OF 16-PAGE SUNDAY CHRONICLE | `7.00 ASTROGUIDE Vikari; Uttarayana Passengers told to return on reaching airports Tithi: Phalguna Shuddha Women’s day out Chaturdasi till 3.02 am (Monday) Star: Ashlesha till 6.50 am and Magha till 4.08 am (Monday) Kuwait suspends flights Varjyam: 5.29 pm to 6.54 pm Durmuhurtam: 4.46 pm to 5.33 pm Rahukalam: 4.30 pm to 6 pm HIJRI CALENDAR to India, six countries Rajjab 12,1441 AH PRAYERS DC CORRESPONDENT flight from Kerala was to Fajar: 5.30 am with agency inputs carry 170 passengers. WUHAN BECKONS Zohar: 12.37 pm THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Eithad Airways also retu- MARCH 7 rned its passengers who Asar: 4.44 pm GLOBAL STUDENTS Maghrib: 6.30 pm were bound for Kuwait With Kuwait banning via Abu Dhabi. Isha: 7.37 pm flights from seven coun- The passengers who FOR SEPT. CLASSES SUNSET TODAY 6.24 PM tries including India fol- arrived for the morning SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.28 AM lowing Covid-19 scare, Air flight were told to go back KANIZA GARARI | DC MOONRISE TODAY 5.07 AM India on Saturday morn- by Air India authorities. HYDERABAD, MARCH 7 MOONSET TODAY 5.20 AM ing cancelled its flight IX - Earlier the ban imposed 394 from Calicut Intern- by Saudi Arabia on Umra Wuhan Huazhong ational Airport, Karipur. pilgrims had hit hundreds University of Science COUNTER POINT The General Admin- of Malayalis flying to and Technology, located istration of Civil Adm- Jeddah. On February 27, at the epicenter of the inistration had issued a 97 Umra passengers who Coronavirus global pan- circular to airlines oper- had boarded Spice Jet demic, has started its ating at Kuwait Inter- flight at the Calicut inter- admission process for national Airport in this national airport, Karipur, international students regard. were offloaded when the for the academic session The watchdog has decid- announcement reached beginning September. ed to suspend “all flights airport around 5 am. The A letter to overseas edu- to and from Bangladesh, flight was to take off at cational consultants and the Philippines, India, Sri 5.40 am. Besides, 24 visit partners to begin the Lanka, Syria, Lebanon visa passengers headed process of enrolment and Egypt, for one week,” for Jeddah were also from June is a hint that Indian women’s cricket team led by captain Harmanpreet Kaur (standing right) pose for a photograph with American it said in a release. deboarded along with the Wuhan is limping back singer Katy Perry before they take on four-time champions Australia for the T20 World Cup final at the Melbourne The Air India Express pilgrims. to normalcy. In India, Cricket Ground on Sunday. ■ Reports related for Women’s Day on Page 2 consultants who received the letter are upbeat that business will not be IT firms squeamish affected and medical stu- dents will be able to return. Bids invited for on biometric access HUST is high-ranked in CM has no birth record Wuhan and its letter sent a positive signal for the sale of BPCL ADITYA next academic year. KCR reiterates intent to pass resolution against CAA, NPR New Delhi: In India’s CHUNDURU | DC University operations S.A. ISHAQUI | DC the Citizenship Amen- “When I can’t produce will thoroughly debate the biggest ever privatisa- HYDERABAD, MARCH 7 have begun online to HYDERABAD, MARCH 7 dment Act (CAA) and the my birth certificate, how issue and pass a resolution tion drive, the govern- notify changes in the pro- National Population Regi- will the Dalits, tribals and to send a strong message ment on Saturday invited Over the past week, the cedure and the need to “When I myself don’t have stry (NPR). the poor produce theirs?” to the country as it relates bids for sale of its entire ongoing Covid-19 scare work online for the next a birth certificate, how can Referring to the NPR’s he asked. to the country’s future, its 52.98 per cent stake in has made employees in few months rather than I produce my father’s cer- new format, to be rolled Most irritating about Constitution and its the country’s second the city squeamish about via local conferences. tificate?” This was posed out from April 1, Mr Rao CAA was that it went stature in the world. biggest oil refiner Bharat using biometric atten- “This letter has come as by the Chief Minister him- asked his rhetorical ques- against the fabric of the Voicing his concern that Petroleum Corp Ltd dance systems. The virus March 31. In the past few a major relief,” said D.N. self, K. Chandrasekhar tion. Constitution of India the country was losing (BPCL). Expressions of can spread through indi- days, the Delhi and Trivedy, consultant for Rao, while replying to the “I was born in my house which promises to treat all respectability because of interest for the strategic rect contact — touching Karnataka governments some Chinese universi- discussion on the motion in the village,” he said, citizens equally irrespec- such a law as it was dis- sale of BPCL were invit- infected objects. And ever- as well as the Sports ties. “It means the acade- of thanks to the Gove- maintaining that the mat- tive of their religion, caste cussed in the United ed by May 2, as per the yone entering an office Authority of India (SAI) mic process will be duly rnor’s address in the ter was of concern to him and creed, he felt. Nations and other world bid document by the needs to touch the biomet- have done the same. The followed. They gave us Telangana Assembly on as well. “No civilised society will bodies, he said: “We are Department of ric system. Telangana government is protocols explained face- Saturday. “There were no hospitals accept a law which keeps part of this country. We Investment and Public Lately, the Centre had silent on the subject. to-face earlier.” With this statement, the then. The village elder out people of one particu- will not keep quiet. We Asset Management suspended its Aadhaar- Chief Minister reiterated used to write a ‘Janma lar religion,” he said. will do whatever we can in (DIPAM). based biometric system ■ Page 3: State suggested ■ Page 3: Hints of Wuhan his government’s intent to Nama’ which carried no The Chief Minister our limits. We will not be across its offices until biometric be suspended returning to normalcy pass a resolution against official seal.” promised that the House afraid of anybody.”

POLL | PLAN Telugu states left out Centre notifies delimitation for J&K, N-E states

S.N.C.N. ● THE UNION ministry of ACHARYULU | DC law and justice on Friday HYDERABAD, MARCH 6 issued a notification con- stituting the committee to There is virtually no chance of a delimitation of delimit Assembly and assembly constituencies Parliamentary constituen- in both Telugu-speaking cies in Jammu and Kas- states before the next hmir and in Assam, Arun- Assembly elections. achal Pradesh, Manipur The Union ministry of and Nagaland. law and justice on Friday issued a notification con- ● THIS NOTIFICATION stituting the committee to signals the Centre's intent delimit Assembly and to increase Parliamentary Parliamentary constituen- constituencies in the cies in Jammu and Kas- country. hmir and in Assam, Arun- achal Pradesh, Manipur ● UNION MINISTER for and Nagaland. This notifi- MHA G. Kishan Reddy said cation signals the Centre’s delimitation of assembly intent to increase constituencies in Telugu Parliamentary constituen- states would be undertak- cies in the country. The en with other states. committee comprises Jus- tice (retired) Ranjana Pra- kash Desai as chairman, Chandrababu Naidu when Election Commissioner he was in power, have Sushil Chandra and the asked Prime Minister state election commission- Narendra Modi more than ers of the concerned states once to take up delimita- as ex officio members. Its tion in their states. period is a year. As per the AP Reorga- Union Minister of State nisation Act, Telangana is for Home Affairs G. to get 34 more assembly Kishan Reddy recently constituencies while AP is told the media that the to get 50, making the new delimitation of assembly total seats 153 and 225, constituencies in both respectively. There is Telugu-speaking states speculation that the NDA would be undertaken with government wants to other states. He was appar- increase the number of ently misinformed. Lok Sabha constituencies, Chief Ministers K. Chan- which seems to be con- drasekhar Rao of Telan- firmed by Friday’s notifi- gana and Y.S. Jagan Moh- cation. In 2026 the delimi- an Reddy of AP, as well as tation process will be former CM N. extended to all states. CELEBRATING CITY pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | 8 MARCH 2020 WO MEN’S DAY 2

SHORT TAKES DOMESTIC HELPERS WANT Women at the forefront, fight on JUSTICE, DIGNITY Deccan Chronicle celebrates Women’s Day and recognises achievements of several women

HARLEEN WOMEN CAN’T MINOCHA | DC HYDERABAD, MARCH 7 NETWORK LIKE For the working urban class, imagine your life without a MEN, FEELS RAMA house help taking care of the smallest of your needs. ADITYA CHUNDURU I DC Unthinkable, right? HYDERABAD, MARCH 7 In India, where domestic help remains the single largest Ms Rama Devi Lanka has source of employment for a resumé that can cause socially and economically envy amongst her peers. backward women, a sector that In her nearly 25-year comprises of 93% of the career, she has worked Indian workforce, labour codes with two state govern- and welfare schemes seem to ments, a Central govern- be amiss. ment institution and start- This is exactly what the ups in Silicon Valley. Telangana Domestic Worker's Since 2017, she has been Union (TDWU) raised on the heading the state IT eve of International Women's department’s Emerging Day at the Basheerbagh Press Technologies Wing. Club. She leads and works on A gathering of over 60 government projects in women at the event, demanded spaces such as blockchain justice this Women's Day, and artificial intelligence, deliberating on the various often considered a “young issues that affect the women man’s game”. workers in context of Labour Educated as a civil engi- Codes proposed by the Govt of neer, Ms Rama Devi had India. cleared the erstwhile ‘Domestic workers are com- Andhra Pradesh’s engi- pelled to work for mere sur- neering services examina- vival at the subsistence level tion. However, she wasn’t and are subjected to heavy and content. “Luckily, the AP strenuous workloads, forced to government had issued an TRS women wing celebrates the International Women’s Day at the Telangana Bhavan on Saturday. — S. Surender Reddy work long and excessive hours. order allowing its employ- It is the most unregulated, ees to go abroad for five undervalued and often least years and work there. I JANANI RAO J. TIPTHI VENNAPUSA NARAYANAMMA paid kind of work among the was stepping out of my Works with Swiggy Boxer Autorickshaw driver unorganised labour force’, comfort zone, but I was said Ms Renuka Sayola, presi- seeking exciting work. I dent, Telangana Domestic moved to Silicon Valley,” Worker's Union. she says. Meet the first food Torchbearer for Autorani Vennapusa The event that was organised After she returned by Dr Lissy Joseph for home, Ms Rama Devi had National Platform for stints at the Centre for delivery woman Telangana sports at your service Domestic Workers, saw com- Good Governance before ing together of a large number settling at the National women workers from many Institute of Smart places, with a single call to Government, where she 'rise up and break the shackles worked until she moved to of injustice'. the Emerging Technologies Wing. Ms Rama Devi admits that her industry has always been numerically dominated by men. However, she never let it bother her. “Looking back, I never thought I was at a disadvantage personally because of my gender. I always believed that if I am good at my job, every- thing else is irrelevant,” GEETA VALABOJU I DC Psychology and Mass SANJAY SAMUEL School Nationals. They T.S.S. SIDDHARTH I DC Ms Narayanamma says she says. HYDERABAD MARCH. 7 Communication this year PAUL I DC both attribute their HYDERABAD, MARCH 7 that she did not appreci- She adds that it is not and was freelancing as a HYDERABAD, MARCH 7 father’s painstaking ate the gratuitous behav- Spurthi Kolipaka exactly a level playing The 21-year-old Janani writer until she took up efforts and encourage- While we are used to iour meted out to her by field. There are specifical- Rao, a Hyderabad resi- the job of a delivery part- These are all daughters, ment as their inspiration ‘Auto anna’ or ‘bhaiya,’ male auto drivers when- WOMEN’S PANEL ly three things which have dent, works with online ner with Swiggy as one of who, with their determi- to scale greater heights. for the last 14 years, a ever she had to take an bothered her for many food ordering and deliv- the few women food deliv- nation to prove their met- At 17 years, Sheikh woman has been trying to auto. years. “Firstly, women are ery platform Swiggy as a ery agents working in tle, despite the ups and Muba Shirif is being change the lingo to ‘Auto However, the attitude to HEADLESS FOR generally not very good at delivery agent. It has Hyderabad. downs of life have been tipped as the new tennis akka’ or ‘didi.’ her as an auto driver networking. Men are very been two-and-a-half She says the job is some- able to achieve their hope for the State, partic- Meet Vennapusa from the male auto- 18 MONTHS good at this. Sometimes, I months that she joined thing out of the box and respective goals-winning ularly after she secured Narayanamma, an auto- drivers, though initially have seen men attend con- Swiggy and she said the till now, her experience at international laurels and the title in a national- driver who starts off her overwhelming, has now RAJESWARI PARASA I DC ferences and events just to job is something that delivering food has been bringing glory to the ranking tournament. day by dropping female subsided. HYDERABAD, MARCH 7 network. Us women, espe- brings different experi- quite pleasant. country. Ironically, each Her father Sheikh Baji students from Nizampet, “There has never been cially from my generation, ences and customers “My mother used to sell has taken the big leap recalls the daughter’s Balanagar and a few any issue with my male The state which has a website don’t do this. We are sim- appreciate her doing this cigarettes once upon a that separates champions foray into tennis, which other areas to the counterparts. They are for trees and sheep, and boasts ply not conditioned for job. She also said that the time, before she settled from the pretenders. was also a chance hap- Jawaharlal Nehru always willing to help me. of a vibrant IT hub does not that,” she said. customers express their down in a corporate posi- With their exploits, they pening. Technological University Now I follow a fixed have a dedicated website Ms Rama Devi says feeling of tion. Today, I'm have not only “My daugh- (JNTU) in schedule, wherein women can lodge many job opportunities surprise see- working as a made their ter was put Kukatpally. since there complaints regarding issues often depend on not just ing a woman delivery part- parents but into sports However, her are many they confront on a daily basis. your abilities but “who in this field, ner for Swiggy even coaches because in benevolence is students, lec- It has been more than 18 you know”, and network- doing things as a part-time proud. our locality not just limit- turers and months since the state's ing is crucial in this which are No job is small or job. I want to Siblings J. I ATTRIBUTE my children ed to the stu- FIRSTLY, I want say techies in Women Commission has had a regard. considered big. A job is a job if change the Divya and J. success to my would dents. that women are not the city who chairperson. Being rudder- Secondly, she says, is the as a stigma it pays you.” When ideas of gen- Tipthi, whose father’s painstaking always fight She has also inferior to men in are more less, it is virtually dysfunc- inability of women to sim- in the socie- it comes to security, der-based jobs father is a efforts and with her and shared her any form. So, if they comfortable tional. ply have casual conversa- ty. Hyderabad is the in the society. driver, yearn encouragement, never phone number want me to come with a On the eve of International tions with their bosses. Till recent- second safest city My mother to win medals which he always allowed her with women and pick them up I woman driv- Women's Day, Ms Spurthi “Women find it very hard ly, women and stepfather for India, the to play with IT profession- ing them Kolipaka, who is calling for a to build a good rapport were not for women in the have been former in gave to us. Despite them. When als at will do it, just to around,” she full-fledged woman commis- with their male bosses. allowed to state. There is extremely sup- gymnastics facing financial she was ten Waverock, instill that said. sion, asked, “Honourable They don’t prefer going to work in any nothing to be afraid portive with- and Tipthi in hardship he always years, Muba who are fer- confidence in Her love for Chief Minister, where is my their bosses unless they number of of. I appeal to out letting boxing. 19- supported us in was taken to ried to and fro. women that they driving has chairperson?” have a problem that needs categories. women to do what anybody's year-old fulfilling our the courts “There are can travel without taken her to Ms Kolipaka has been to be addressed. When Only men they like opinions affect Divya, who is dreams. and given a many women any fear. four wheel- demanding a separate portal there is a new project, the got the work. me,” says Ms in graduation racquet.” do not feel safe ers as well. for women where they could boss might immediately But when Rao. first year, is a Muba, who travelling She now raise their complaints. think of the male employ- one steps out of the fear “Most of my customers national medallist in is studying twelfth, has home from their work- drives around a taxi on Although, she has been seek- ee he is close with rather and nervousness, it defi- are pleasantly surprised. gymnastics, a sport that only one dream and that place late in the night. the weekends. ing a portal from last August, than a female one,” she nitely is not a big deal to One of them also gave me she was introduced to is ‘proving myself in They just have to give me “Some auto drivers call her pleas have fallen on deaf says. work any job, she feels. a `100 tip because I'm a while in fifth standard. Grand Slam tourna- a call and I will be there me ‘Autorani,’ and I am ears as such a woman-centric Lastly, she says, is gen- Ms Rao said “No job is woman. He probably Tipthi, three years ments.’ to pick them up.” just phone call away for website is nowhere in sight. der pay-parity. “There def- small or big. A job is a job thought I'm doing this job younger to Divya, Fellow-tennis player Ms Narayanamma is a women who are in need “When one of our friends initely exists a pay-dispar- if it pays you.” When it because of financial con- entered the rings more Anusha Kondaveeti, has feminist though she may of an auto,” the bold and was being stalked on ity. I think, as women, we comes to security, ditions. But that's not driven by circumstances won gold in Khelo India not know the word. self-dependent woman Facebook, she went to lodge a are conditioned to con- Hyderabad is the second true,” she says with a as she was essentially and All India Inter- “Firstly, I want say that said. complaint with SHE Teams, tribute rather than ask. safest city for women in smiles. “Even at restau- into physical activity as a University champi- women are not inferior to As operations like who actually directed her to a We can’t demand what we the state. There is noth- rants, they treat me dif- means to reduce her onships. men in any form. So, if Dhairya Initiatives, police station in Gachibowli, deserve,” she says. ing to be afraid of. I ferently because I'm a weight. Since taking to The 20-year-old Anusha they want me to come which launched its first which means women might Ms Rama Devi says she appeal to women to go out woman. Sometimes, good boxing at LB Stadium in trains for six hours and and pick them up I will do female auto drivers on end up not complaining. Given couldn’t have done with- and do what they like and a few times bad. You Hyderabad a mere three spends another two on it, just to instill that con- the road today in this situation, a website to air out her family’s help. “My without worrying about don't need to give me spe- years back, she showed a her fitness. fidence in women that Kukatpalle, emerge, it is our complaints and someone husband Kumar has been their security.” cial treatment because natural flair for the Indebted to her father, they can travel without important to remember a to follow it up would be in the a friend, philosopher and Ms Rao Janani finished I'm a woman in this male- rugged sport while she aspires to bring home any fear,” she told pioneer in the field like fitness of things,” she said. guide to me. He supported her graduation in dominated field.” clinching a bronze in an Olympic gold. Deccan Chronicle. Narayanamma. Ms Kolipaka and her friends me at every step of my life. have also started a In fact, I pursued my mas- www.change.org petition urg- ters after I had my son NEHA RAGHUVANSHI DC CORRESPONDENT less power. I started crusad- ing IT minister K.T. Rama Rao Soumeet,” she says. HYDERABAD, MARCH 7 ing against this blatant disre- and the women and child wel- She is also happy that ‘Ecofeminist’ gard for human and animal fare department to expedite her son, a trained archi- In the forefront for raising THERE IS no such thing as lives and the earth by incor- the process and appoint a tect, is proud of her. “My awareness on animal libera- a single-issue struggle porating individual level chairperson for the state son often shows his tion and feminist issues, because we don’t live changes. I turned vegan 6 women's commission,. friends newspaper clip- Climate activist Neha Raghuvanshi does not years ago when I learnt how The petition attracted the pings about me. It is a stop herself from raising her single-issue lives. Climate animal agriculture greatly response of Ms Rekha good feeling,” she says. voice. Young, vibrant and change is a social justice contributes to global warm- Sharma, national chairperson fights for equality always on the move she calls issue and until we treat it ing and climate change. Over of the National Commission ■ MS RAMA Devi says herself an ‘ecofeminist’ and a like one, we’re not the years, I have used various for Women. She wrote a letter she couldn’t have done gender advocate. Touched addressing the whole conduits to mainstream the to the Chief Minister and over the issues of climate problem. issue of climate justice and Chief Secretary of Telangana without her family’s change in the country, she volunteered for different asking them to appoint a help. “My husband has been at the helm in campaigns to amplify the chairperson to Telangana Kumar has been a organising awareness camps issue and until we treat it like message that Climate Justice state Women’s Commission. It friend, philosopher and and also protest marches so one, we’re not addressing the is important. We need to has failed to evoke any posi- guide to me. He support- that people know that it is whole problem. We need to remind ourselves that cli- tive response until now. ed me at every step of real and there is a need to act recognise that climate mate change is just not an As the appointment is the my life. In fact, I pur- on it. change has an inextricable issue that needs technical prerogative Chief Minister, sued my masters after I Neha says, “There is no link with social issues like and economic solutions but is officials of department have had my son Soumeet,” such thing as a single-issue gender justice, poverty, racial also entwined with people’s sent a file regarding the struggle because we don’t live and economic injustice. It dis- vulnerability and affects the appointment and the same she says. single-issue lives. Climate proportionately affects the life of human and non- awaits a decision. change is a social justice vulnerable and people with humans.” CITY pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | 8 MARCH 2020 3

HINTS OF WUHAN IN BRIEF JanAushadhi Diwas State suggested to RETURNING TO 16 shops inflate NORMALCY mask price, shut put off biometric Hyderabad: Sixteen medical From Page 1 shops were seized and shut From Page 1 ● BHARGHAV, AN IT down in and around the city employee in Hitech There are indication that on Saturday for selling surgi- This week, when an Wuhan is returning to normal- cal and other medical masks employee at an office in City, said his office still cy and making up for lost time. at prices above the marked Raheja Mindspace report- used a biometric Consultants say medical stu- prices. According to the edly tested positive for system. dents are receiving study mate- health department, raids by Covid-19, the state’s IT rial which earlier was not the drug inspectors on 150 phar- department and the government, police case. macies resulted in discovery Cyberabad police advised and IT industry, con- If normalcy is attained by of some of the shops fleec- IT companies to temporar- firmed there were no offi- March end, these students will ing people by selling the ily stop using biometric cial instructions to com- be recalled by April 15th. masks at much higher than systems. It was only a sug- panies regarding using Wuhan hosts 5,000 students fro- marked prices. The raids will gestion and left to the com- biometrics. Speaking to m India in its different continue and the govern- panies’ discretion. A day Deccan Chronicle, universities. ment will not tolerate such later, the Mindspace Cyberabad police commis- “Senior doctors have not price gouging, a health techie tested negative. sioner V.C. Sajjanar said a returned back from local hospi- department official said. Sumit, an employee in a few days ago all compa- tals where they were summon- mid-sized IT firm in nies were advised to stop ed to treat Covid-19 patients,” a Madhapur, said, “Until using such attendance medical student said. “We are Use cow urine: Friday, I continued to systems. “Most companies waiting and watching. Only mark my attendance have paid heed,” he said. when they return to their uni- Chilkur priest using the fingerprint “We are regularly sending versities will we know that nor- scanner at my office’s advisories on precautions malcy is back in Wuhan.” Hyderabad: The dreaded reception. A few of my to take. We will repeat our coronavirus wreaking havoc On the occasion of JanAushadi Diwas, state BJP president K. Laxman distributes masks and sanitisers to colleagues asked HR advice.” Jayesh Ranjan, IT across the globe can be create awareness among citizens on prevention of Coronovirus, on Saturday. —S. Surender Reddy (human resources) to sus- and Industries Secretary, checked if people stick to pend the system for a few said the current situation Indian traditions, says C.S. weeks, but were ignored.” did not warrant a prohibi- Ranga Rajan, chief priest of Bharghav, an employee tion on biometric systems. the Chilkur Balaji Temple. at an IT major in Hitech “We have indeed advised He underlined that cow urine DC IMPACT City, said his office still the companies but we and dung are good disinfec- used a biometric system. have left the decision to tants. That was the reason AMBULANCE The Society for them,” he said. why they were used in olden KCR: No threat of Cyberabad Security “Currently, there doesn’t days to cleanse a house of Council and the seem to be a need for pro- illnesses. He advised people DEPLOYED AT Hyderabad Software hibiting its use. If we did, to believe in these practices Enterprises Association, it would only increase and follow them to keep the AIRPORT which interface between panic.” virus at bay. Covid-19 to State DC CORRESPONDENT Virus entered Telangana only through 1 person HYDERABAD, MARCH 7 LOOKING FOR SOMETHING? AWARENESS With victims suspect- DC CORRESPONDENT ● THE CM revealed ed to have coronavirus We have it HYDERABAD, MARCH 7 taking cabs from DRIVE FROM to the House that one RGIA in Shamshabad for you Chief Minister, K. of his scientist and using metro rail to MARCH 10 Chandrasekhar Rao, on friends told him that reach Gandhi Hospit- DECCAN Saturday declared from the coronavirus will al, fears of the virus g- DC CORRESPONDENT the floor of the house etting transmitted on t- CHRONICLE HYDERABAD, MARCH 7 that there is no threat of not sustain beyond he way have increased. coronavirus in 27 degrees of tem- Deccan Chronicle had A state-wide novel coronavirus Telangana. perature. on March 4 disclosed awareness campaign for While replying to the how 72 techies reached health department workers discussion on the Seethakka, about the Gandhi Hospital from and officials, as well as those motion of thanks after scarcity of surgical Hi-Tech City using the from other government the governor’s address, K. Chandrasekhar Rao masks in the state, he metro rail services departments, will be held on Rao said that, in fact, pointed out that none of when one of their col- March 10. “By creating aware- coronavirus has not He said that the scientist the members in the leagues was suspected ness about the disease, we can entered the state except also told him that a house were wearing a to have contracted win this battle,” health minis- an isolated case of one paracetamol tablet is mask and said that there Covid 19. This has ter Etala Rajendar said during Hyderabadi testing posi- enough to cure the was no necessity of made the state govern- a video conference with dis- tive and that lone victim virus. Rao announced wearing the mask. He ment relook into the trict medical and health offi- is now recovering. that “we will not allow said if, unfortunately, mode of transport that cers (DM&HOs) on Saturday. He revealed to the to coronavirus to enter the coronavirus attacks victims may take. Aut- All accredited social health house that one of his sci- into Telangana. If need Telangana then “we will horities have now dec- activist (ASHA) workers, and entist friends told him be, we will spend Rs 1000 fight with it without ided that people who staff from the health depart- that the coronavirus crores to prevent the wearing masks.” may have contracted ment should take part in these will not sustain beyond virus from entering the He said it is unfortu- coronavirus will now awareness meetings, the min- 27 degrees of tempera- state.” nate that people are be transported from th- ister said. ture and right now the Referring to remarks spreading false informa- e airport at Shamsha- Mr Rajendar said the temperature is 30 to 38 by Congress MLA, D. tion and panic among bad to Gandhi Hospital absence of fresh Covid-19 degrees across the state. Anasuya, alias the people. in 108 ambulances. cases in the state does not mean any relaxation in the vigil to prevent its spread. He called for increased alertness AWARENESS at the ground level and ensur- Isolation ward at Gandhi ing presence of medical offi- PROGRAMME cers at every primary health care centre. DM&HOs should maintain a TURNS UGLY database of every individual to be spilit into two units who has returned home DC CORRESPONDENT recently from countries affect- HYDERABAD, MARCH 7 DC CORRESPONDENT pital, met the 24-year-old that as a minister, I am ed by the novel coronavirus. HYDERABAD, MARCH 7 techie who tested posi- not afraid of meeting Anyone who has done so The first ever coron- tive and is undergoing patients. As qualified should be kept in home isola- avirus awareness cam- The isolation ward at treatment and assured medical professionals, tion for a mandatory period of paign conducted by the Gandhi General Hos- him that the best possi- there is no reason for 14 days and their health Secunderabad canton- pital meant for suspect- ble treatment was being your fears,” Mr tracked every day, the health ment board authorities ed cases of patients car- provided to ensure that Rajendar said. minister said. has turned out to be a rying novel coronavirus his normal health is “There are many fears Mr Rajendar said officials battle between the ward and waiting to undergo restored. The minister about this virus and it is should work towards educat- members and the senior tests or their results is also met some individu- time to dispel them. ing people on Covid-19 disease citizens on Saturday, to be split into two. als waiting for test That is one of the rea- and remove any fear people when politics was dis- One will be for those results in the isolation sons why I chose to visit may have about it. cussed instead of creat- showing symptoms of ward. the patients. Except “This will be the responsibil- ing awareness on Covid-19 disease and the He expressed his reser- when meeting the con- ity of the district health offi- Saturday in SCB limits. other will be for those vations about junior firmed patient, I did not cials. Anyone, including doc- When one of the ward without such symptoms. doctors plea for shifting wear a mask. There is tors or other medical person- members belonging to Health minister Etala the isolation ward to no need for fear or nel who do not report to work VIII ward, J Rajendar on Saturday another location. panic. on time, or perform their Lokanadham, was given instructed hospital offi- “You are the ones who The disease is spread duties lackadaisically, will be an opportunity to speak cials to immediately are supposed to educate only through droplets punished and removed from about coronavirus begin segregating those people about the dis- when an infected person work,” he warned. awareness, he has used in the isolation ward on ease. You are aware that coughs or sneezes with- Assuring that all PHCs will the platform to speak the seventh floor of the the possibility of any- out covering the mo- be provided with necessary about his work during hospital. one contracting it is uth or if a contaminated equipment, Mr Rajendar said his tenure as a board The isolation ward on only when someone is in surface where such that the health department’s member. Soon, a senior the eighth floor will con- very close contact with droplets fall are tou- work so far on cononavirus citizen, Subhas Reddy, tinue to be used only for a positive patient and ched by another per- containment was appreciated questioned the SCB offi- patients, who test posi- without protective son who then, with- by Chief Minister K. cials and said that “We tive. gear,” he reminded out washing hands, Chandrasekhar Rao and the would not have come if Mr Rajendar, who them. touches his mouth, nose Centre. we were told that this is made a surprise early “One of the reasons I or eyes,” Mr Rajendar a political campaign.” morning visit to the hos- am here today is to show said.

TOP| CONCERN India lacks isolation facilities to curb virus spread Virus rumours worry Centre, states BALU PULIPAKA | DC how to go about this task, it country including TS. contact with anyone who HYDERABAD, MARCH 7 also raises important ques- Curiously, the plan had undertaken such travel tion about the country’s describes Covid-19 as an and found to be infected Though many steps have preparedness to face some- ‘airborne’ infection, con- with the disease. been taken to contain the thing like Covid-19, which trary to all evidence so far According to a health spread of Covid-19, fears of has so far demonstrated that it spreads through department official here, in it going out of control that can be highly infec- droplets ejected when an the case of the sole Covid-19 appear to be dogging both tious once a patient goes infected person coughs or positive case in Telangana the Centre and the state undetected early enough for sneezes which either con- state, they have been keep- government. Since the the health authorities to taminate those around ing track of health of peo- novel coronavirus causing isolate such an individual. directly or through contact ple, especially those who the disease has shown effi- It is learnt that the plan with surfaces contaminated were in contact with the cient human to human also points out, indirectly, by such droplets with the patient in a 3 km radius. transmission elsewhere in that India lacks the ideal virus present in them. The “We are keeping a very the world, success of any isolation facilities for con- plan includes geographical close watch over the area containment is not guaran- tainment of highly infec- isolation of a 3 km radius (from where the case of the teed, the Centre has warned tious diseases. Something around a Covid-19 outbreak first Covid-19 patient came the states. like Covid-19 ideally cluster, with an additional 2 from in Hyderabad),” the Containment measures requires patients to be km buffer zone effectively official said. If there is a were being discussed by the treated in individual rooms creating a 5 km radius con- need to put in place a geo- Centre with the states for with negative pressure, it tainment zone. The gov- graphical containment the past few days and these says. If constrained by ernment considers a cluster plan, its boundaries will be plans have been shared resources, states can place outbreak when disease determined by the respec- with the states by the Union all Covid-19 positive cases transmission occurs among tive district authorities and health ministry. Though the in a single ward with good people who have not trav- clear entry and exit points containment plan lays out ventilation, which appears elled to any Covid-19 affect- will be established and several details and steps on to be the case across the ed countries or have had no monitored by the police. CITY pg 4 DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | 8 MARCH 2020 Umasankar RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION PLANTS SAPLINGS, SEEKS MMTS FUNDS WOMEN’S DAY DC CORRESPONDENT Challenge’ to plant saplings Residents welfare associa- All-women HC slams GHMC chief HYDERABAD, MARCH 7 at the Malkajgiri station. tions from Devinagar, Members of the association Uttamnagar Gowthamnagar, crews for AI In an attempt to ‘encourage’ requested Chief Minister K. Mallikarjunanagar, among Commissioner did not provide details HC sought the state government to Chandrasekhar Rao to the others attended the event. Hyderabad: Air India will cel- VUJJINI VAMSHIDHARA expressed disgust that tion of solid waste man- The commissioner release funds early for for release `150 crore that was The MMTS Phase II project ebrate International I DC GHMC commissioner agement rules. said the corporation MMTS Phase-II completion, allocated in the earlier has been pending for long. Women’s Day by operating HYDERABAD. MARCH 7 Lokesh Kumar gave The GHMC commis- had appointed 2,500 the Union Federation of Budget and include the bal- The line, which was sanc- several all-women crew only vague details on sioner submitted an waste pickers to collect Resident Welfare Associa- ance of the pending state tioned in 2012-13, was sup- flights on its international The Telangana High solid waste manage- affidavit without men- garbage from houses. tions from Greater Hydera- share in the Budget to be pre- posed to be completed by the and domestic routes includ- Court on Saturday ment practices even tioning the time period The corporation gets bad organised a ‘Green sented on Sunday end of 2019. ing the non-stop Delhi-San asked the GHMC how after he was repeatedly to tackle the problems `50 as user fee from Francisco flight. Women much money it had col- told to file full details. at the Jawaharnagar each household and cockpit and cabin crew of lected as spot fines from While dealing a taken- dump yard. The court `2.25 from bulk garbage A PEARL IS LOST Air India will operating both those littering the city up public interest litiga- did not find any work- generators. He said that wide and narrow body air- or burning garbage tion on the stink ema- able efforts by the the GHMC had been col- craft to all corners of the instead of disposing it nating from the GHMC in getting land lecting fines from viola- world and across the nation. in the litter bins which Jawaharnagar dump for three alternative tors. He did not provide Air India is perhaps the only were installed at com- yard, the court had ear- sites from the govern- details. This angered airline to have so many mercial places under lier directed the GHMC ment.On the implemen- the court which direct- domestic and international the Swacch Bharat commissioner to give a tation of solid waste ed the commissioner to flights operated and sup- Mission. The court timeline with regard to management rules, the submit details of the ported by its women asked the corporation dealing with waste dis- affidavit mentioned that implementation of solid employees. how the money was posal at the dump yard. the State Level waste management being used. It had also enquired Advisory Body had been rules and its impact. Women run train A division bench com- about the alternative constituted in 2017 but The bench said that it prising Chief Justice places identified for had met only once since wanted a specific time J.S. GAYATHRI to Vikarabad Raghavendra Singh locating dumping yards. then. He stated that the period to deal with the D.O.D: 7th March 2020 Chauhan and A. The court had asked rules was being imple- waste disposal at Funeral at Bansilalpet (Today) on Hyderabad: An all-women Abhishek Reddy about the implementa- mented by the GHMC. Jawaharnagar. 8th March 2020 at 12:00 Noon. operated a passenger train Inserted by: Jagga, Bule, Devadas between Secunderabad and and Badi Family. Vikarabad on Saturday, ” Ph: 9440480396, 7997928635 team, as part of the South ABBATOIRS TO Central Railway’s CM vows fresh water 11th DAY CEREMONY International Women’s Day campaign. SCR GM Gajanan CLOSE FOR HOLI Mallya complimented the crew members and stated in Musi by term end DC CORRESPONDENT that SCR was committed to HYDERABAD, MARCH 7 providing equal opportuni- ties for women. The staff DC CORRESPONDENT the end of my second Godavari waters to The GHMC has ordered the consisted of locomotive pilot HYDERABAD, MARCH 7 term.” the city. Once complet- closure of cattle slaughter- Saritha R. Meshram; assistant Referring to Metro ed, water supply to houses and retail beef pilot Mamatha Kumari; guard Chief Minister K. Rail for the Old City, entire Greater shops on Monday for Holi. Vineesha P.; TTEs Karisma, Chandrasekhar Rao he pointed out that Hyderabad will Instructions were given to Manga and Pavana; SPF/RPF promised the there were certain improve. officers to implement the Late Sri T. RANGACHARY Nasima Begum and consta- Hyderabad on the apprehensions and Referring to the orders. Chief Works Manager (Lalaguda) Retd. South Central Railway passed away on ble M. Nirosha. floor of the Assembly objections to it. He promise made by him 04-03-2020 11th Day Ceremony on that by the end of his has discussed the mat- to BJP’s lone MLA 14-03-2020, @ 11 a.m. will be held at our term, he would give ter with L&T and all Raja Singh of visiting ACB ARRESTS P&A residence H.No. 36-36, Defence Colony, RTC women win behind New Police Station, Neredmet, them a Musi River apprehensions stand Dhoolpet and rehabili- Sainikpuri-500094. that carries fresh cleared now. Works on tating its residents SUPERINTENDENT Inserted by: Family Members games prizes water. the Metrorail for the who had stopped mak- Ph:8885040985 Hyderabad: TSRTC celebrat- Replying to the dis- Old City will be taken ing Gudumba (illicit DC CORRESPONDENT (S/1920/D01975) ed Women’s Day at the Bus cussion on motion of up on a warfoot- liquor),” Mr Chand- HYDERABAD, MARCH 7 Bhavan with games for thanks to Governor’s ing,”he said. rasekhar Rao said he women employees and their address on Saturday, The Chief Minister unfortunately could Superintendent Thota families. Prizes were handed the CM referred to the asked municipal min- not visit the area, but Rama Rao working in the out at the events. Cultural speech of MIM floor ister K.T. Rama Rao to would certainly visit Pay and Accounts Office, events were held by women leader Akbaruddin take up these works. Dhoolpet in the com- Hyderabad was arrested by employees and their chil- Owaisi on develop- Pointing out the ing days. the ACB for demanding a dren. RTC managing director ment of Old City and demand of Mr Owaisi The CM underlined bribe of `5,000 to process Sunil Sharma and his wife Metro Rail Project for with regard to poor that the government the pending salary bills of Shalini were the chief guests. the area. water supply in Old has paid `2 lakh com- a deputy inspector of the Mrs Sharma said women Mr Rao said, “I am City, he said its supply pensation to 6,299 peo- survey and land records. employees are prized in promising the people has improved with ple who have stopped He accepted the bribe every office as they are of Hyderabad that water works and sew- manufacturing along with P. Gopinath, patient, efficient, multi-tal- they will get a Musi erage board con- gudumba and chose auditor, from the com- ented. River that is clean and structing ring mains other professions plainant Konugganti Rachakonda cops carries fresh water by to supply Krishna and across the state. Krishna. 5 RURAL CORP. vow women safety RR COLLECTOR Hyderabad: After a week- STAFF ARRESTED long celebration to mark NIA wants FACES PRISON 11th DAY CEREMONY International Women's Day DC CORRESPONDENT that covered various aspects HYDERABAD, MARCH 7 of safety and security of FOR CONTEMPT women, the Rachakonda TVV leaders Two outsourcing employ- police on Saturday marked DC CORRESPONDENT ees of Telangana State the culmination of the pro- DC ● The Telangana HYDERABAD, MARCH 7 Cooperative Rural Irrigation Corporation grammes with an event CORRESPONDENT Vidyarthi Vedika involving nearly 2,000 stu- HYDERABAD, The Telangana High Ltd.(TSCRIC Ltd) were dents and 500 volunteers. MARCH 7 activists were Court has directed the arrested for diverting Nearly 250 girl police cadets accused of help- Ranga Reddy collector earnest money deposits Late Shri NIMISHAKAVI of Zilla parishad schools who The National Inve- ing Maoists. Harish Rao to imple- (EMD) of `55 lakh to a fake SHANKAR RAO C.E. (ITDA) DOB: 11-06-1962 DOD: 27-02-2020 have been trained under the stigation Agency ment the court direc- account opened by them by 11th Day Ceremony will be held on Student Police Cadet pro- (NIA) filed a cus- Gadwal police had tions or get ready to go forging the signature of 08-03-2020 at Edulakanti Ram Reddy Gardens, Sagar Enclave, Byramalguda, gramme performed tody petition in arrested Maddileti jail and to pay a fine . the executive engineer, Hastinapuram, Hyderabad-500079. Kalaripayattu, the martial art Gadwal court seek- and Nalamasi Justice M.S. civil works division. The Phone: 7989646432, 9908091440 form of Kerala. ing custody of Krishna, state vice- Ramachandra Rao was accused were identified as You might have left us but your sweet memories will last forever. A short film made by Ms Telangana Vidyar- president of the dealing a contempt peti- Penti Naveen Kumar and From: Dhanush, Wife, Daughter, Hyma Reddy depicting the thi Vedika (TVV) Telangana Praja tion filed by Pratap Makkala Sairam. Son-in-law, Grand Son, Brothers, efforts of Rachakonda Police president Bandari Front for allegedly Jungle Resorts Ltd and Sisters, NIece, Nephews & Co-Brothers. in protecting women “from Maddileti on Wed- having links with others, which said the (S/1920/D01961) the womb to the tomb” was nesday for seven the Maoists. collector had disobeyed released on the occasion. days. The custody They were arrest- the court’s order that Home minister Mohammad petition was in con- ed at Baghlingam- the petitioner’s land of Mahmood Ali stated that the nection with the pally under the 20 acres at top priority of the govern- case booked by the Chikkadpally pol- Rajendranagar mandal ment was women’s safety. NIA in December of ice limits and were be denotified from the two months after shifted to Gadwal. prohibitory list of regis- the arrest of The police said tration. TS TO HONOUR Bandari Maddileti. they two persons — The judge after perus- A day later, a Harijan Bhavani of ing the records gave the 30 WOMEN counter petition Kurtiravulacheruv officer two weeks, fail- was filed by u and Uttini Anil ing which he will be sen- Maddileti. After Kumar of Makthal tenced to four weeks in ACHIEVERS hearing both par- — ‘underground’ to jail, a fine of `2,000 and HARLEEN MINOCHA I DC ties the matter was work for Maoists in costs of `20,000. The HYDERABAD, MARCH 7 posted to March 10. July and order has been suspend- In October, the September 2018. ed for four weeks. To mark International Women's Day, the state govern- ment will honour 30 women achievers at Ravindra Bharati on Sunday. The awardees, Two TS women freed TWELTH DEATH ANNIVERSARY BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE With profound grief we inform achievers in various fields, the sad demise of were selected by a committee headed by women welfare min- ister Satyavathi Rathod that based on DC report was constituted by the state government. Ms Shyamala Goli, who GEETA VALABOJU I tioned that her agent heard that my sister receives the honour for her DC had misled her and would come soon, we exceptional performance in HYDERABAD- MARCH 7 sent her to work for a are unable to control swimming, told Deccan woman named Tulasi. our happiness Chronicle Mr. P. Sudhakar Nair it was overwhelming A news report carried She mentioned that because we have been DOB: 05-05-1954 DOD: 11-02-2020 & moment when she got the by Deccan Chronicle she was made to work trying to get her back Mrs. D. Girija Nair news, and couldn't stop herself has helped rescue two for 18 hours a day for the past two-and- Late. SANDRA ARUNODAYA DOB: 12-01-1959 DOD: 25-02-2020 (Nursing Tutor, Gr. II, O.G.H.) Some love lasts a lifetime, true love lasts from crying happy tears. illiterate women, who without any wages. half years. Mrs. Rajbai Joseph Yeshwanth forever... Even death could not part the W/o Late Rev. K. Joseph Yeshwanth DOB: 08.03.1957 Ms Goli, who took up swim- were forced to do She mentioned how Meri’s husband and W/o Late. Sandra Sudhir Manoranjan both! Post Cremation Ceremony to be ming at the age of 44, recount- menial work in she was tortured men- children said “it was Jesus said to her “I am the resurrection held on 8th March’ 20, at their residence and the life, whoever believes in me will We miss you a lot Mummy A.G. Colony, Attapur, Hyd-48. ed her journey. “I was very Muscat, despite prom- tally and physically. like a filmy climax. live, even though he dies.” You remains in our hearts forever. Inserted by: apprehensive at first, but with ises of better jobs Ratnam’s family has Whenever, we tried to Holy Bible John 11:25 Inserted by: PRAHBAKAR NAIR (Brother), Near & Dear every competition and made by two illegal been trying hard to reach my wife, the Younger Son, Ph:9542645407 FAMILY MEMBERS Ph: 9885888074, 9949993686 achievement, I realised that we recruiting agents, get her back but all agent used to use (S/1920/D01974) (S/1920/D01973) as women are empowered to do Ravi and Tulasi, who their efforts were in filthy words and beat 9th DEATH ANNIVERSARY anything we set our minds to,” sent them. vain. her up there for which said the swimmer who trains The victims, Perla Recently, Meri got in we did not want to put for six hours every day at the Sesha Ratnam, a touch with her family. her in troubles with Gachibowli stadium and hopes homemaker from She told them that our phone calls. We to cross the waters between Velichuru in Atreya- when she wanted to now celebrate this India and Sri Lanka in the puram mandal, and talk to her children moment as part of all near future. Chilla Roja Meri from six months ago, agent the festivals in the Another woman achiever to Bheemawaram were Tulasi, who had since year,” he said. be honoured is Captain Syed hard-pressed to earn a changed her name to The police is trying Salwa Fatima, the first woman decent income to take Laxmi, snatched her to find out who the pilot from the Old City. All 30 of their four daugh- mobile and beat her real ‘Tulasi’ is. awardees will receive a cita- ters. up and said, ‘you are The central agency tion from the state government They went on a visi- not allowed to call said that the two at the event and `1 lakh. tor's visa obtained anyone because you women have been suc- Among those being honoured through Tulasi and are a slave’. cessfully rescued and Sri L. ANTHONY DOB: 14-02-1905 DOD: 08-03-2011 is Prof. Surya Dhanunjaya, Ravi to do household Mr Augustin, who is are able to celebrate Devi Singh Engg. Works head, department of Telugu, work in Muscat. When brother of Ratnam, International Wom- Ph: 24732085, 24015786 Osmania University. Ratnam last spoke to told Deccan Chronicle, en’s Day with their T. MANOJ SINGH, T. DILIP SINGH, her family, she men- “The moment we family. T. RANJEETH SINGH & RAJ THAKUR c m y k c m y k

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AKBAR: CAA RAKED IN BRIEF Rajagopal, Dayakar SEETHAKKA: CM indicates hike in UP TO COVER THE DON’T BLAME CRISIS IN ECONOMY face off in House PAST GOVTS ATHER MOIN I DC IREDDY SRINIVAS REDDY this will develop. Dayakar power tariff, bus fare HYDERABAD, MARCH 7 I DC Rao opposed statehood DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, MARCH 7 when he was in the TD. I HYDERABAD, MARCH 7 S.A. ISHAQUI I DC ● The Chief Minister only for the health of Chief Minister AIMIM floor leader don’t understand why the HYDERABAD, MARCH 7 announced that the gov- public utilities. announced that they will Akbaruddin Owaisi on The Assembly witnessed Chief Minister is encour- Congress MLA Seethakka ernment will fight with “It is the taxes of the fight with the Centre for Saturday said the Citizenship a war of words between aging traitors like alias D. Anasuya condemned Chief Minister K. the Centre for 12 per people that run them. As 12 per cent reservations (Amendment) Act, National Congress MLA Komati- Dayakar Rao.” the TRS for claiming in every Chandrasekhar Rao on cent reservations to of now, we have 24-hour to Muslims and STs and Population Register (NPR) reddy Rajagopal Reddy Earlier, he alleged that Assembly session that previ- Saturday said that elec- Muslims and STs and will power supply,” Mr Rao will hold dharna with and National Register of and minister Dayakar the TRS had forced the ous governments had not tricity charges and RTC hold dharna with MPs, said. the MLAs, MPs, and Citizens (NRC) are not the Rao during the discussion Governor to speak lies in developed Telangana. ticket fares would rise by MLCs and MLAs cutting The Chief Minister MLCs from all political issues of Muslims. Speaking on motion of thanks to her address. The TRS was On Saturday, speaking in the a bit in the upcoming across party lines at said the government parties at Delhi on the motion of thanks on the Governor’s address. practicing “money poli- House during the discussion Budget which will be Delhi. would build double bed- Elsewhere the Cabinet the Governor’s address in the Mr Reddy alleged that tics,” he alleged. on the motion of thanks for tabled on Sunday. room houses to as many which had met in the Assembly, he said the Centre the TRS was keen on the He alleged that the con- the Governor’s speech, said Speaking in the amount. We will raise it poor people as possible. evening at Pragathi was not concerned about the Kaleshwaram project but ditions in government that the Shamshabad airport, Assembly, Mr Rao said, again if the need arises. “Podu lands won’t be eli- Bhavan approved the falling GDP growth rate or was not taking any inter- hospitals were the worst. Metro Rail, superspecialty “we are very stable when Rest assured, we will gible for Rythu Bandhu. Budget for the 2010-21. the deteriorating economy, est in the Palamuru- Finding a minister had hospitals, IT industry and it comes to our electrici- explain this to the peo- However, we will solve The Cabinet also but was focussed on the CAA, Ranga Reddy lift irriga- become a difficult task as Outer Ring Road were estab- ty situation. In the past ple. We won't cause them the problems of Podu approved the New NPR and NRC. tion project to supply of their offices were scat- lished by past governments. six years, we have raised inconvenience.” land farmers,” he said. Revenue Bill which will Mr Owaisi said, “We are drinking water to fluo- tered all over. “You (government) keep criti- charges only once and He said the government Later, speaking in the introduce in the current confronted with a situation ride-affected areas in Speaking to the media cising past governments but that too by a very small would raise the charges Legislative Council, the sessions. where people of a particular Nalgonda district. after the Congress legisla- never highlight your achieve- ideology desire to impose The minister countered tors were suspended, ments. In fact, 80 per cent of their thoughts on the country. stating that the energy minister G. your MLAs, MPs and minis- The country is not run on the Kaleshwaram project had Jagadish Reddy predicted ters had worked in the same ideology and thinking of a turned dry land in a byelection at Munu- governments you criticise Gov checks out art particular group of persons, Warangal into lush green godu, Mr Rajagopal today,” she said. Police detains it administered on the lines of fields. He dared the Reddy’s constituency. The Mulugu MLA also its framed Constitution. ” Congress MLA to accom- Referring to the Chief accused the ruling party of not The MIM leader raised the pany him to any district Minister’s comments on mentioning in the Governor’s issue of the Alair encounter and he would show how Mr Rajagopal Reddy, he speech issues regarding tribal Congress MLAs in which five undertrials the Kaleshwaram project said that it was is an indi- lands and government schools. were killed and asked when had come as a boon. cation that the CM’s mind She alleged that the TRS gov- DC CORRESPONDENT they were only trying to the inquiry would be complet- “People will chase the of taking action against ernment, in every Budget ses- HYDERABAD, MARCH 7 visit a place where GO ed and tabled in the House. member and beat him,” the Congress member. sion, announced it would build 111, meant to protect “When the families of vic- the minister said. He said Mr K. Venkat the same number of double Congress Legislative Himayatsagar and tims will get justice,” he Reacting strongly, Mr Reddy, the elder brother bedroom houses. “But till date, Party leader Mallu Bhatti Osmansagar, was violat- asked. He demanded recon- Rajagopal Reddy said, “it of Mr Rajagopal Reddy, the government has not clari- Vikramarka has alleged ed. They said there was struction of the Ek-Khana is not fault of the minis- was expelled in the previ- fied how many houses have that TRS leaders grabbed too much police presence Masjid in Amberpet which ter. If the traitors of ous Assembly for hurling been allotted to beneficiaries over 2,000 acres of land in at the farmhouse, prov- was demolished for road Telangana are given plum his ear phones at the so far,” she said. areas surrounding ing their allegations that widening. positions, a situation like Governor. She asked how many mem- Hyderabad. He said that the leader had occupied bers of the Scheduled Castes the people need to be the villagers’ land. had benefits under the three- aware about the dealings Mr Bhatti said that the FURNITURES & FURNISHINGS acre land distribution scheme. of TRS leaders. government arrested Ms Seethakka alleged that After the Congress Congress MP A. Revanth the government was not pro- MLAs were suspended, Reddy because he tried to viding masks to people free in they went to Janwada, prove the land-grab. the wake of the Covid-19 situa- the location of a farm Despite their protests, tion, calling it the govern- house owned by a TRS Mr Bhatti and Congress ment’s failure. leader to stage a dharna. legislators D. Sridhar She said that the government The police stopped them Babu, Seethakka (Anasu- was borrowing heavily, caus- at Sabithanagar Junction ya), T. Jayaprakash ing financial trouble. “In fact, Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan looks at in Kokapet. Reddy, P. Veeraiah were this is the reason you (the gov- exhibits at the three-day Ikebana exhibition ‘Blooms The CLP leaders asked taken into prevented cus- ernment) don’t have money to and Looms’ at the Salar Jung Museum on Saturday. why the police had tody at the Gachibowli even buy masks,” she said. — INN obstructed them when police station.

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IN BRIEF HC stops Urdu Urdu Academy to 7 Congress MLAs suspended hold world meet KCR objects to Congress protests; MLAs moved out by House marshals panel’s awards Hyderabad: The Telangana State Urdu Academy plans DC CORRESPONDENT posed the suspension of ● When the CM was tion benches came in his ticipating in meaningful DC CORRESPONDENT Academy in not formulat- to hold the World Urdu HYDERABAD, MARCH 7 the Congress legislators about to speak, Congress support of him while discussions on people’s HYDERABAD, MARCH 7 ing any guidelines for Conference in Hyderabad in for their behaviour. MLA K. Rajagopal Reddy treasury benches coun- issues. selection of candidates the last week of May. A volu- Assembly Speaker Those suspended includ- wanted to highlight the tered them. Mr Rao said that the The High Court has for the awards constituted minous souvenir on the life Pocharam Srinivas Reddy ed Congress floor leader alleged kidnap of a elec- At this juncture, Mr Rao Congress leaders did not restrained Urdu Academy by the Academy as illegal, and achievements of the last on Saturday suspended all Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, tion contestant. The expressed his displeasure want to listen to his reply from finalising the names and contrary to princi- Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan six Congress members Congress D. Sridhar Babu, Speaker refused and the at the behaviour of the as he was prepared to com- of the awardees or pro- ples of natural justice and will be released on the occa- from the House for one day K. Rajagopal Reddy, T. Congress MAs protested. Congress legislators and bat allegations made by cessing the application in requested to direct to stay sion. Urdu Academy sources after they disrupted pro- Jayaprakash Reddy, pointed out that they do Congress members with an interim order. The proceedings including said the dates for the three- ceedings when Chief Podem Veeraiah and D. not seem to have learnt regard to Mission Academy confers awards calling of application for day conference will be final- Minister K. Chandra- Anasuya (Seethakka). ruling party members in lessons after the people Bhagiratha , 24x7 uninter- for outstanding contribu- the awards for 2018. ized after approval from sekhar Rao was replying When Mr Rao was about Hyderabad when he came had rejected them outright rupted power supply and tion in the field of litera- He contended that with- Chief Minister K. during a discussion on to talk, Mr Rajagopal to file nomination for in successive elections. irrigation projects. ture and journalism. out framing guidelines, Chandrasekhar Rao. A motion of thanks for the Reddy asked for the mike Markfed elections. He stated that the When Congress mem- A senior Urdu journal- the academy was confer- mushaira will also be hold. Governor’s address. to raise an important When the Speaker Congress MLAs were mak- bers remained defiant ist, Mr Ahmed Kamal ring the awards based on Global scholars of Urdu lan- The Speaker took the issue as one of the direc- refused to oblige, he start- ing baseless allegations despite their suspension, Ashraf, approached the the recommendation of a guage will be invited to decision after legislative tors of Nizamabad Dist- ed shouting at the Chair and disrupting the pro- the Speaker asked the court seeking seeking committee. He alleged present their research affairs minister V. rict Cooperative Central demanding a chance. ceedings to gain political marshals to whisk them direction declaring the that there are irregulari- papers. Prashanth Reddy pro- Bank was kidnapped by Members from the opposi- mileage rather than par- away from the House. action of the Urdu ties in the selections.

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IN BRIEF DMK’s Anbazhagan CENTRE LIFTS BAN Scramble for Yes Bank cash ON TWO KERALA passes away at 97 Fiasco caused by mismanagement under BJP govt: Chidambaram NEWS CHANNELS Chennai, March 7: Dubbed for some time due to age- New Delhi, March 7: as one of the tallest leaders related ailments and on DC CORRESPONDENT Panicked Yes Bank cus- of the Dravidian movement, February 24 was admitted to with agency inputs tomers were seen queu- veteran DMK leader K. the Apollo Hospitals here NEW DELHI, MARCH 7 ing up at the bank’s Anbazhagan, a close confi- after his health deteriorated. ATMs at various loca- dant of former chief minis- He breathed his last at the The Centre on Saturday tions, but to no avail as ter M. Karunanidhi died hospital at 1 am on Saturday, revoked a 48-hour ban on two as most cash-dispensing here on Saturday following a DMK chief M.K. Stalin said. Malayalam news channels machines ran dry, after brief illness, the party said. Anbazhagan who began Asianet News and Media One, the RBI placed the cri- Anbazhagan, 97, was the his political innings under hours after imposing it on sep- sis-hit lender under a senior most leader in the the tutelage of Dravidar arate charges of being critical moratorium. party after the death of Kazhagam founder Periyar of the RSS, Delhi Police and However, many a cus- DMK patriarch Karunani- and DMK founder C.N. siding with one community tomers said they were dhi in August 2018. Annadurai was also a nine- while covering last month's able to withdraw the Known as ‘Perasiriyar’ time MLA. He has also held riots in the national capital. stipulated amount of (professor) in DMK circles, ministerial posts during the I&B minister Prakash Java- `50,000 through cheques he has been the party's gen- DMK rule. However, due to dekar said in Pune that Prime at Yes Bank branches. eral secretary for the last 43 ill-health, he kept away from Minister Narendra Modi had Customers are also fac- years. active politics for some time. expressed concern over the ing trouble because net He was not keeping well — PTI entire issue, adding the gov- banking services are not ernment supports press free- working and some even dom. complained that their These channels were sus- credit cards are also not PM TO INTERACT pended for 48 hours beginning working. 7.30 pm on Friday over their As the RBI has super- WITH WOMEN coverage of the communal vio- seded the board of the lence in Delhi. private sector lender on “Two Kerala channels were a precarious financial AWARDEES banned for 48 hours. We imme- condition and has diately found out what exactly appointed a former SBI New Delhi, March 7: happened and therefore we executive as its adminis- Prime Minister Naren- immediately restored the trator, customers cannot dra Modi will interact channels,” said Mr Javadekar. withdraw more than Account holders stand in a queue to withdraw money from YES Bank, at Krishna Nagar in New Delhi, on with ‘Nari Shakti’ awar- `50,000 under the mora- Saturday. — PTI dees and his Twitter torium period till April account will be handled CLASS 10 PAPER 3, 2020. by women achievers to Most of the Automated mark International REFERS POK AS Teller Machines (ATMs) Women’s Day on Sunday, wore a deserted look due the Prime Minister’s AZAD KASHMIR to non-availability of ED continues to grill Rana Office has said. cash. The interaction will DC CORRESPONDENT Meanwhile, Congress DC CORRESPONDENT ister on Friday had take place after Presi- BHOPAL, MARCH 7 leader and former Union MUMBAI, MARCH 7 issued a moratorium dent Ram Nath Kovind finance minister P. SBI SAYS ALL LIABILITIES, against Yes Bank, cap- gives away the awards at A political row erupted here Chidambaram on Hours after the RBI ping the withdrawal to the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday after a question Saturday said the Yes imposed a moratorium DEPOSITS WILL BE SAME `50,000 for one month. on Sunday morning. paper of Class 10 board exami- Bank fiasco was caused on Yes Bank, the ED The chargesheet filed “Prime Minister's nations was found referring by “mismanagement” of swooped in and raided its New Delhi, March 7: port in raising capital, by ED in December last Twitter account would Pakistan Occupied Kashmir financial institutions founder Rana Kapoor’s The SBI on Saturday was on Thursday year also named the be handled by women (PoK) as “Azad Kashmir”. under the BJP govern- residence late on Friday. announced it will pick superseded by a RBI Wadhawans as accused achievers tomorrow on The controversial reference ment and demanded that The ED questioned him up a 49 per cent stake in appointed administra- in the case. Wadhawans’ the occasion of Interna- was made twice in the social the RBI conduct a thor- during the raids and also Yes Bank for `2,450 tor. “Yes Bank has 255- name cropped up after tional Women’s Day,” the science paper. Question No. 4 ough probe and fix summoned him to the ED crore and clarified that crore shares of `2 per the laundering case was statement said on Satur- asked the students appearing accountability in the office on Saturday after- all the deposits and lia- share. SBI will be filed against Mirchi day. the examinations to match six matter. noon. bilities of the recon- issued 245 crore shares naming his sons Asif, The Nari Shakti awa- pairs of sub-questions with He said it was The ED is probing structed bank will con- at a price of `10 per Junaid and his wife rds are given annually to sub-answers. Azad Kashmir “bizarre” for State Bank Kapoor and his family tinue in the “same man- share for `2,450 crore. Hazra in it for allegedly individuals, groups, ins- was one of the sub-answers in of India to invest `2,450 for allegedly receiving ner”. This will be 49 per cent dealing in high-end real titutions in recognition the particular question. crore to pick up a 49-per kickbacks and launder- The crisis-hit Yes of the share capital of estate and laundering of their exceptional wo- The Question No. 26 asked cent stake in the crisis- ing money in connection Bank, which failed to the reconstructed the money overseas. The rk towards the cause of the examinees to plot particu- ridden bank under the with loans dolled out by garner investor sup- bank,” SBI said. — PTI deals took place in the women empowerment, lar regions including ‘Azad government-approved Yes Bank to DHFL, eighties’. Mirchi died in especially for vulnerable Kashmir’ on the Map of India. bailout plan. which is also being 2013 in London. and marginalised wom- Opposition BJP on Saturday “This is a matter that probed by the ED. The ED’s 12,000-page en. took serious exception to the must be thoroughly The ED raided extending the olive probed,” said an ED offi- chargesheet named 16 Mr Modi had on Tues- ‘unpardonable error’ , saying inquired into and Kapoor’s residence at branch to the scam-hit cer. persons, including day said he would be that it reflected mindset of accountability fixed,” he Samudra Mahal in Worli non-banking financial The ED is investigating Mirchi family along with handing over his Congress. told reporters. and seized several docu- institution. bank details of Kapoor’s Dheeraj Wadhawan accounts on various soc- “The error falls under the The Congress leader's ments and details per- “A detailed probe is three daughters and his (Kapil’s brother), Sunny ial media platforms to category of treason. Kashmir comments came after taining to the Yes Bank underway to ascertain wife to ascertain their Bhatija, both directors of women who inspire. belongs to India. Through the RBI in a rare move and his operations. The the reason behind loans roles in the backdrop of Sunblink Real Estate, “This Women’s Day Congress, Pakistan is imple- had placed under mora- investigators are probing given to the DHFL and the slush money likely to Ranjeet Singh Bindra, a (March 8), I will give menting its agenda in India,” torium capital-starved the Kapoor family as the the money received by be diverted to their real estate broker and away my social media BJP leader Viswas Sarang Yes Bank, superseded its beneficiary of money the Kapoors. Misappro- account making them a another non-executive accounts to women who- said. board and capped with- received from Wadha- priations by other senior part of the investigation. director of DHFL, offi- se life & work inspire us. drawals. — PTI wans of DHFL for executives are also being The Union finance min- cials said. This will help them ignite motivation in mil- NO COUNTRY SAYS lions,” he had tweeted. The Prime Minister ALL ARE WELCOME: has accounts on Face- No change in Sena book, Twitter, Instagram JAISHANKAR MLA returns in relief and YouTube. — PTI DC CORRESPONDENT with agency inputs ideology: Uddhav DIDI REJECTS NEW DELHI, MARCH 7 to Kamal, 3 still missing SONU SHRIVASTAVA | DC announced that he would RABINDRA VC’S Defending the CAA, external RABINDRA NATH residence from the air- that the party leader- MUMBAI, MARCH 7 contribute a sum of `1 affairs minister S. Jaishankar CHOUDHURY | DC port for a meeting with ship has not been able crore from his personal maintained on Saturday that BHOPAL, MARCH 7 him. Emerging from the to get in touch with the The Uddhav Thackeray- account for construction RESIGNATION no country in the world says meeting, Mr Sera told three legislators so far, led Shiv Sena on Saturday of the Ram Temple in that “everybody... is welcome”, Suspense continued to reporters that he would leaving it worried. said that the party has not Ayodhya. RAJIB CHOWDHURI | DC even as he hit out at those crit- prevail over where- be inducted in the state The three Congress changed its ideology. The editorial said that KOLKATA, MARCH 7 icising India over the new law. abouts of three ruling ministry very soon. He, legislators who are yet Hindutva is not the sole the government in He was speaking at an event Congress MLAs of however, denied the to be “located” are property of any single Maharashtra comprising Rabindra Bharati organised by a media group in Madhya Pradesh who reports that he was held Andel Singh Kansana, political party, therefore, three ideologically differ- Univer-sity (RBU) vice the capital. According to have gone “missing” hostage in Bengaluru Raghuraj Kansana and Ayodhya belongs to every- ent parties is working as chancellor Sabyasachi reports, the EAM also lashed since last week, on by the Opposition BJP. Baishahulal Singh. one, an editorial in the per the Constitution and Basu Ray Chaudhury’s out the UNHRC for its criti- Saturday, leading the “I was not held Meanwhile, Mr Nath Sena mouthpiece Mr Thackeray is leading resignation from his cism on the situation in current volatile politi- hostage by anybody. It is accused Opposition Saamana said. such government. post-Friday over the vul- Jammu and Kashmir, saying cal climate in the state true that I had been BJP of conspiring to The Sena also said the The Sena also slammed gar distortion of a its “director” had been wrong to drag on. However, in stopped by some people destabilise his govern- Maha Vikas Aghadi the previous governments famous song by the great previously too. a relief to the Kamal at three places when I ment at the behest of (MVA) government — saying that some ruling poet-author Rabindra “We have tried to reduce the Nath government, inde- was travelling to the land and mining mafias which also comprises the parties count their days of Nath Tagore during number of stateless people pendent MLA Surendra airport in Bengaluru on in the state. NCP and the Congress — service and starts cele- Basanta Utsob (Spring through this legislation. That Singh Sera, who had Friday. I have supported In an unusual move, has completed 100 days, brating as soon as they Festival) celebrations at should be appreciated,” the gone “missing” along the Kamal Nath govern- the Chief Minister on much to the chagrin of complete 15 days in the the varsity campus on EAM was quoted as saying by with three other ment and will continue Saturday released a those who were claiming form of advertisements. March 5 has been reject- news agencies when asked Congress MLAs, sur- to back it,” he said. message for the people that the new dispensation Referring to senior RSS ed by the Mamata about the CAA at the event. faced here on Saturday He refused to divulge regretting that the BJP will not survive more than leader Suresh ‘Bhaiyyaji’ Banerjee government as “Everybody, when they look afternoon. the whereabouts of was plotting to create 100 hours. On this occa- Joshi’s remark that the the Kolkata police has at citizenship, have a context Mr Sera arrived here other three Congress political instability in sion, CM Uddhav Thacke- Hindu community is not formed a special investi- and has a criterion. Show me a from Delhi and was legislators who were the state. He wondered ray visited Ayodhya along synonymous with the BJP gation team (SIT) to country in the world which received at the airport said to be “holidaying” if land mafia, mining with his family and two and that opposing the BJP probe the incident. says everybody in the world is here by state law minis- with him in Bengaluru. mafia and spurious Cabinet colleagues to seek does not amount to oppos- However, the RBU VC’s welcome. Nobody says that,” ter P.C. Sharma. He was A senior Congress drug dealers are behind blessings of Lord Ram. ing Hindus, the Sena said move has left the ruling Mr Jaishankar was quoted as driven straight to Chief leader here conceded the move to destabilise After the darshan of similarly Ayodhya belongs Trinamul Congress saying. Minister Kamal Nath’s before this newspaper his government. Lord Ram, Mr Thackeray to all. divided.

ARMED AND | HELPFUL Indian Navy helped shift oil, fight cyclones Navy to the rescue of neighbours INS PAWAN BALI I DC Cyclone Diane. ■ Berguitta in Mauritius and NEW DELHI, MARCH 7 Airavat provided humani- ■ AFTER TENSIONS Op Neer in the Maldives tarian assistance and dis- flared up between the US among others. The Indian Navy has devel- aster relief (HADR) as part and Iran, Indian Navy's Last year in June after oped the capability not of ‘Operation Vanilla’ and armed teams were tensions flared up between only to reach far-off places was the first international escorting Indian crude oil the US and Iran, Indian but also the flexibility to respondent to the humani- carriers. Navy’s armed teams were immediately go from mis- tarian crisis in Madagas- escorting Indian crude oil sion-based deployments to car. After providing the carriers which were bring- providing help to countries assistance, it sailed back senior official. ing fuel for the country hit by disasters. and handed over the Fast The Navy has been while passing the Straits of In January, INS Airavat Interceptor Craft to the involved in a series of such Hormuz through which was sailing from India to Seychelles People’s Defen- operations including Op crude oil and gas are trans- Sri Lanka to pick up a fast ce Force. “This is the flexi- Sahayta in Mozambique ported from West Asia to interceptor craft to be bility and capability which during Cyclone Idai last the international markets dropped at Seychelles. is being demonstrated by year in March where three as part Operation Sankalp. After this, the ship was to an amphibious ship of ships were quickly divert- “Even with the planned get patrol the waters off Indian Navy to be the first ed to the port city of Beira support that the Pakistan south India, the Maldives navy to reach the east coast to undertake HADR. Navy is expected to receive and Sri Lanka. of Africa when it was Other such operations from Chinese Navy (PLA During her passage after deployed for something carried out by Indian Navy Navy) with induction of Sri Lanka, INS Airavat was else. It quickly moved from are Op Nistar in Socotra (to four frigates and eight AIP diverted to provide assis- mission deployment to evacuate 38 Indian nation- Yuan submarines, it would tance to Madagascar, situ- HADR. The bigger destroy- als stranded on the Yemeni be a trickle to challenge the ated off the southeast coast ers and frigates will be able island in the aftermath of Indian Navy in the Indian of Africa, which was hit by to do much more,” said a Cyclone Mekunu), Cyclone Ocean,” said the officer. NATION pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | 8 MARCH 2020 9

TWO ‘HIGH-VIRAL SHORT TAKES LOAD’ CASES ONLY TWO CASES 3 more test +ve, total DETECTED IN J&K TEST POSITIVE IN Jammu, March 7: Two RAJASTHAN cases in country at 34 suspected Covid-19 pati- ents undergoing treatment Jaipur, March 7: Barring at a hospital here were those of an Italian couple, all “high viral-load cases”, the the samples collected from Officials directed to identify places for quarantine Jammu and Kashmir adm- suspected Covid-19 cases in inistration said on Sat- Rajasthan have tested nega- DC CORRESPONDENT ● PM MODI said that in the hospital, adding con- locations for sufficient urday, while announcing tive, an official said. WITH AGENCY INPUTS the view of experts, peo- firmation is awaited. quarantine facilities and an immediate suspension “The total number of sam- NEW DELHI, MARCH 7 ple should be advised to Many states cancelled make provisions for crit- of all biometric attendance ples tested so far is 282. Of official functions to cele- ical care in case the dis- in the Union territory. those, 280 have tested negative Three more persons test- avoid mass gatherings brate Holi and took sev- ease spreads further. The administration also and two positive (of the Italian ed positive for Covid-19 and made aware of the eral preventive measures At the meeting with all announced the closure of couple),” Additional Chief on Saturday, taking the do’s and don’ts. While to check the spread of ministries and depart- all primary schools in Secretary, Medical and Health, number of confirmed complimenting all depart- Covid-19. ments concerned, PM Jammu and Samba dis- Rohit Kumar Singh said on cases in the country to ments for the work done, India’s 2022 FIFA World Modi said that in the tricts till March 31, an offi- Friday. He said no sample was 34, as the government he stressed that as the Cup qualifiers match view of experts, people cial spokesperson said. pending as of now. stepped up efforts to Covid-19 scenario against Qatar scheduled should be advised to “The test reports of the Mr Singh said the depart- combat it with Prime evolves, India has to be for March 26 in avoid mass gatherings as two suspected Covid-19 pat- ment was put on alert and all Minister Narendra Modi Bhubaneswar has been much as possible and ients were received, which measures were taken to han- directing officials to prepared in its response postponed while made aware of the do’s spoke of them being high dle the situation. — PTI identify places for suffi- Maharashtra health min- and don’ts. While compli- viral-load cases. There is a cient quarantine facili- in Bhutan and had ister Rajesh Tope said menting all departments high probability of their ties and make provisions toured various places in “discussion” is under- for the work done so testing positive for the K’TAKA TO PUT for critical care. India, have been put way on whether the IPL, far, PM Modi stressed infection,” the spokesper- Two of these persons under Integrated Disease set to start from March that as the Covid-19 sce- son said. OFF BIOMETRIC are from Ladakh with Surveillance Programme 29 in Mumbai with a nario evolves, India has He added that both the travel history to Iran (IDSP). In the evening, match between Mumbai to be prepared in its patients were kept in isola- ATTENDANCE while the other is from the Delhi health depart- Indians and Chennai response. tion at the Government Tamil Nadu who had vis- ment said a woman, who Super Kings, should be “All departments Medical College, Jammu. Bengaluru, March 7: As a ited Oman, the union came in contact with a postponed in view of the should work in conver- “They are stable and all precautionary measure to con- health ministry said, Paytm employee who Covid-19 scare. gence and action should protocols are being fol- trol the spread of Covid-19 in adding all the patients tested positive for Covid- Meanwhile, Prime be initiated for creating lowed,” the spokesperson Karnataka, the state govern- are stable. 19, has been admitted to Minister Narendra Modi awareness in community said. ment has planned to suspend It also said more that Safdarjung Hospital here on Saturday reviewed about the disease and the The two patients with a biometric attendance for the 150 people, who had come for suspected infection. the situation on Covid-19 precautions to be taken,” travel history to Covid-19- time-being at its offices, also in contact with two Ame- In a bulletin, the in the country at a meet- the prime minister was hit Italy and South Korea in corporate and IT compa- rican nationals who test- department said she is ing with officials and quoted as saying in an had fled the hospital’s iso- nies, Medical Education ed positive for Covid-19 kept under isolation at directed them to identify official statement. — PTI lation ward on Wednesday Minister Dr K. Sudhakar said shortly after their admis- on Saturday. sion, but were brought He said the government has back within hours. Their taken all precautionary meas- samples were sent to the ures to control the spread of TN man who went to Oman has virus National Institute of Viro- the virus in the state. “Our logy (NIV) in Pune. — PTI Additional Chief Secretary DC CORRESPONDENT isolated the Pt for further has risen to 34. The man Guindy Chennai, (52 has already spoken to IT com- CHENNAI, MARCH 7 treatment @ RGGH was admitted to the Rajiv samples), and National panies yesterday on behalf of Chennai. Pt is stable & Gandhi Government Institute of Virology, the government regarding Tamil Nadu reported the under hospital observa- General Hospital on Pune (4) and all but one guidelines that need to be fol- first confirmed case of tion, #TNHealth is fully March 5 with complaints tested negative. lowed, it is part of it...we will the novel Covid-19 functional to combat d of fever and cough. He is “So far, more than one do it in the government also in (Covid-19) on Saturday. situation. Pls avoid state currently undergoing lakh persons have been the days to come,” Sudhakar The 45-year-old infected of panic,” State Health treatment in the isolation screened at the airport told reporters here. He was male from Kancheepu- Minister Dr. C. ward at the hospital and and 1,243 people are responding to a question about ram district has a travel Vijayabaskar tweeted on is said to be stable. He being monitored for 28 suspending biometric atten- history to Muscat, Oman. Saturday evening. had travelled to Oman days,” Dr. Vijayabaskar dance at offices in the wake of The patient whose iden- India had reported the from Chennai in had said here on Friday. the covid-19 outbreak. tify has not been first confirmed case of February. His family has 24 hours control room: Asked about suspending bio- revealed, has become Covid-19 on January 30 been placed under home The State Health and Fa- metric attendanceat govern- asymptomatic, and has after the infected person isolation. Efforts are on mily Welfare Department ment offices, he said, “We been admitted to the iso- with a travel history to isolate anyone whom has already set up a 24- planned to do it yesterday.” lation ward at the Rajiv from Wuhan - the epicen- the patient might have hours ‘Covid-19’ Sudhakar said so far in Gandhi Government ter of the outbreak in come into contact with. control room on phone Karnataka not even one case General Hospital here. China — returned to About 56 samples numbers for any help\ has been identified, to that “#COVID19 positive for Kerala. obtained from passen- clarification\ queries extent we have been taking 45Y male who travelled With Saturday’s confir- gers arriving to the State related to COVID-19: 044- precautionary measures effec- from Oman. Due to d mation, the total number were sent for testing at 29510400, 29510500, tively. — PTI stringent screening of positive cases of the King Institute of 9444340496 and process, we identified & COVID-19 in the country Preventive Medicine, 8754448477. Advanced screening 52 LABS MADE FUNCTIONAL FOR COVID-19 TEST

New Delhi, March 7: In the wake of 31 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in India so far, the Union health ministry has ma- de functional 52 laborato- ries for testing samples while 57 labs have been designated for helping in sample collection for Covid-19 to enhance cap- acity for diagnosis and detection of the disease. “Following the increase in load of screening sam- ples from suspected ca- ses with symptoms and travel history to the aff- ected countries, the Dep- artment of Health Res- earch/ICMR has com- missioned 52 laborato- ries for Covid-19 testing in India,” an official said. As on March 6, a total of 4,058 samples from 3,404 individuals have been A medic official uses thermal screening device on a passenger in the wake of deadly tested by the network. Covid-19 at an airport in Dibrugarh on Saturday. — PTI This includes testing of 1,308 samples from 654 individuals evacuated from Wuhan, China and UP GUV CANCELS quarantined at ITBP and Manesar Camp and test- ANNUAL HOLI Samples of 31 test ed twice on days 0 and 14. MILAN OVER VIRUS — PTI negative in Raipur AAI TO SEGREGATE Lucknow, March 7: In view of Covid-19, Uttar Raipur, March 7: No con- ● TILL NOW, 31 persons PASSENGERS Pradesh Governor Anan- firmed novel Covid-19 case from various districts were diben Patel has cancelled has been reported so far in tested for possible exposure the March 9 ‘Holi Milan’ Chhattisgarh with samples to the virus but none of FROM 12 NATIONS programme as a prevent- of 31 persons testing nega- ive measure, the Raj Bha- tive, a health official said. them was found to have con- New Delhi, March 7: wan said on Saturday. Till now, 31 persons from tracted infection, he said. Passengers from 12 coun- Earlier, Chief Minister various districts were tested Another ten samples were tries will be segregated Yogi Adityanath had de- for possible exposure to the sent to the All India Institute from other passengers cided to stay away from virus but none of them was of Medical Sciences, Raipur till the conveyer belt are- ‘Holi Milan’ programmes found to have contracted on Saturday. The persons as at airports, an official and had appealed to peo- infection, he said. whose swab and blood sam- said on Saturday, amid ple to refrain from att- Another ten samples were ples were taken for testing rising concerns over ending social functions sent to the All India have been placed under Covid-19 infections. in view of covid-19. Institute of Medical This is part of a series “Covid-19 is an infec- Sciences (AIIMS) Raipur on home isolation for 28 days. of measures initiated by tious virus and its infec- Saturday, he added. the Indian authorities to tion spreads from one Earlier the samples were collect samples of people curb spreading of Covid- person to another. being sent to Pune and who have symptoms of the 19. Therefore, protection is Nagpur for examination but virus infection and send An Airport Authority more important than from March 5 the facility them to the AIIMS here for of India (AAI) spokesper- treatment,” he had said was made available at testing. son said passengers from in a tweet. AIIMS Raipur, he said. All government district 12 countries would be “It is my appeal to all The persons whose swab hospitals have already set segregated at internati- the people of the state to and blood samples were up isolation wards. Health onal airports. Passengers refrain from attending taken for testing have been department secretary arriving from China, So- social functions and take placed under home isolation Niharika Barik on Saturday uth Korea, Japan, Italy, good care of themselves for 28 days as a precaution- issued an advisory to secre- Iran, Singapore, Thail- and their families with ary measure, he said. taries of all departments and, Malaysia, Hongk- full responsibility,” the The state health depart- and district collectors take ong, Vietnam, Nepal and chief minister had said. ment, meanwhile, sent a let- steps to educate people Indonesia would be seg- The festival of Holi will ter to all government and about precautions to be regated from other arriv- be celebrated on March private hospitals on taken to prevent covid-19 ing passengers, he said. 10. — PTI Saturday, asking them to infection. — PTI — PTI EDIT pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | 8 MARCH 2020 10

LETTERS Subhani YES BANK TROUBLE It is not clear why private banks are declaring huge 8 MARCH 2020 financial losses (SBI says yes to Yes Bank, DC, March 7). Why were no remedial Shashi Warrier measures taken when it was known that they had already crossed the red Off the beaten track line? A nexus by powerful people operating behind the scenes to siphon public money can be speculated. The gods must We see governments spring into action whenev- er a bank is nearing its end. The fraud is hidden from be teenagers public eye as powerful he other day brought a pleasant surprise, a call from an American friend, people are involved. Douglas Whittle. Doug and I go back a long way, to the early 1970s, when M. Jeevanand The and I became pen-friends. Back then we relied on snail-mail to keep in touch, writing airmail letters every few months about things that mattered to Secunderabad young people. When we were pen friends, we hardly noticed the five-year diffference in our IRAN’S ADVICE ages because we have so much in common. I still remember one of his earliest It’s about respect, Before condemning India, Iranian letters from the 1970s, in which he wrote about his young parents taking him leader Khamenei should look at along to Woodstock in 1969 for the famous three-day festival of music and what Huthi rebels are doing in peace, his first exposure to crowds and loud music and drug-users, Yemen. The attack on the women We lost touch in the 1980s but resumed our correspondence when email came only cafe in Yemen’s capital Sanaa along. We met a few times, during my travels in America and his in India, and and the mistreatment of women is when he called last week to ask if he and his wife could stay with us for a cou- and about the dishes! deplorable. His audacious state- ple of days, I was happy to welcome them. “What brings you here?” I asked, ment that the hearts of Muslims all when he and his wife Jean turned up at the gate. over the world are grieving over “The usual,” he said. “Warmth, festivals, crowds, everything you get here.” opens up the idea of a not shaped by cruelty of Delhi does not apply to the abuse Douglas lives in Vermont, one of the coldest of the United States, where he man’s social power to slap husbands alone but by the and gross misdemeanor against taught philosophy at a university until he retired five years ago. There are few his wife and the normali- suffocating nature of the women? Just because India has days in the year in Vermont when he can be outdoors without three layers of Sowjanya sation of routine violence institution of marriage. been trying to maintain a cordial clothing. Not having to wear warm clothes is, for him, like getting out of jail. in marriage. People invit- Sandhya reveals towards relationship doesn’t mean they can “Where’ve you been?” I asked, leading them inside. Tamalapakula ed to a family party the end how she had to take things for granted. “Oh, all over north Kerala,” he said. “We saw a few temple festivals near appear shocked at seeing forgo the dream of becom- Navya Alishala Kozhikode.” Amrita being slapped by ing a singer for All India Hyderabad “You’re early in the year for that,” I told him. “The big ones are later in the No More Mansplaining her husband. However, Radio not because her year.” no one really bothers to husband is controlling “I know,” he said. “We’ve seen those before. We wanted to see console her. The mother- but because her mother FACE MASKS Mahasivaratri.” He’s he film, mother-in-law, who has in-law says, “It’s a family had always advised her to A face mask does not guarantee always wanted to see Thappad (2020), been emotionally aban- matter!” The husband take care of the house protection against Covid-19. The Sivaratri, but didn’t directed by doned by her husband, doesn’t think there is rea- (ghar sambhalo!) and not virus can pass through the eyes before he retired because Anubhav Sinha, chooses to live with her son to apologise and give follow the dreams! and small viral particles like he couldn’t make it to Tis the most rele- son and daughter-in-law, an explanation for his Therefore, it is not just aerosols penetrate the mask. India in February or vant discussion on the away from her husband. unfair behaviour. Amrita the husband but in-laws, However, the mask is effective in March, and he’s missed it institution of marriage in Shivani (Dia Mirza), a sin- walks out of her matrimo- parents, siblings, chil- capturing droplets, an important in the years since for one Hindi cinema so far. It is gle mother of a teenage nial home and, subse- dren, extended family transmission route. When in close reason or other. This not simply the physical daughter who lives next quently, her husband members and society at contact with someone affected, the year, however, every- forms of domestic vio- door to Amrita, is another sends a lawyer’s notice large who are the stake- mask reduces the chances of the thing fell into place for lence but the casual sex- strong and successful invoking “restitution of holders in upholding the disease. If you are showing symp- him and Jean and they ism, patriarchal nature of working woman. Sunita, conjugal rights”. Amrita institution of marriage toms of Covid-19, or are diagnosed made it. marriage and loveless domestic help for Amrita, files a divorce petition and the perpetuation of with it, wearing a mask can help “Sivaratri’s tomorrow,” relationships that make lives in an abusive mar- with the help of Swati and overt and covert forms of protect others. They are important I said. A part of the crowd on the first day of even the apparent “happy riage. In fact, it is Sunita the lawyer, Nethra. violence against women. for patient care, health care work- “So they told us,” he Woodstock (August 15–18, 1969) marriages” essentially who is repeatedly slapped Nethra is a famous However, a disappoint- ers and family members taking said. “They also told us and deeply flawed. There- in the film, while the vio- lawyer who fights high- ment within the film is care of a patient. that Sivaratri is much bigger in Karnataka, so we thought we’d visit you and fore, it is not just one slap lence faced by the middle profile cases in India. that Amrita refuses to Syed Shamsuddin Maghrabi see the festivals up close.” (thappad), but the mun- class women is more of Much of her success is take alimony from her Hyderabad “Good,” I said. “There’s this Someshwar temple nearby where you can get a dane lifestyle of middle- the symbolic kind. derived from the fame of husband despite Swati good look at the celebrations.” class housewives, subtle Sunita’s husband slaps her father-in-law who was and Nethra’s explanation At sunset, from the mosques nearby, came the call to prayer. Soon, the forms of emotional abuse, her around and beats her a famous lawyer in his on how her “invisible” TEMPLE SIGN BOARD silence was rent by the sound of children singing in a madrassa about a kilo- lack of validation of their up in order to exercise his times. Her husband work contributed to the The toilet board in a Kerala temple metre away. “You can hear the devotion in their voices,” said Jean, “but I won- labour and the difficulty social power – express his reminds her, “You fight family economy or, in was put where the CPM holds sway der why they need loudspeakers.’’ to divorce their spouses “masculinity”. By virtue the high profile cases in other words, her hus- (Brahmins-only toilet board in ‘’So do I,’’ I said. ‘’It seems to be the practice in most of the country.’’ I that constitute the oppres- of being a man, he has the India because of my band’s successful career! Kerala removed after row, DC, explained that there’s a temple across the street where singers belt out bhajans sion in their lives. social power to beat up father’s fame and family Though there is no prob- March 7). The anti-Hindu stand of for a couple of hours every Tuesday evening, and sanskrit prayers every 14th The film introduces the his wife. “Do I require a name!” This success that lem in refusing alimony, the CPM need no introduction. or 15th, for sankranti. My wife and I keep complaining about the noise, which audience to different cou- licence to beat you?” is is partially derived from Amrita puts it as, “I want Sreedevi is so loud you can’t hold a normal conversation inside the house while it’s on, ples including the central how he sums up his the family name of her in- to play fair”, indicating Yapral and have become the most unpopular couple in the neighbourhood. ‘’The tem- female protagonist, power. laws makes it difficult for that a woman’s demand ple committee says that the mosques around here make more noise, and more Amrita (Taapsee Pannu). The movie unravels the Nethra to walk out of her for alimony at the time of Email your letters to info@deccan- frequently, and why don’t I complain about that.’’ Amrita is a happy and subtle forms of sexism own loveless marriage. separation or divorce is mail.com, [email protected]. “And the crowds?” Douglas asked. “Do the mosques get the same kind of cheerful housewife whose prevalent among men in Her extramarital affair an unfair claim. Such You can also send them to Editor, crowds that the temples get?” mornings begin before Indian society. Amrita’s with a young chef pro- thinking only emboldens “Of course,” I replied. “You’ll see on any Friday.” sunrise with collecting of husband casts baseless vides her comfort from the phallocentric argu- Deccan Chronicle, 36, Sarojini Devi Sivaratri evening I took Douglas and Jean to the Someshwar temple, where milk bottles, making tea aspersions on his neigh- the stifling marriage. ments of men’s rights Road, Secunderabad-500 003. there was a crowd of the faithful. From outside we watched people go in and for herself, watering the bour Shivani’s prosperity Despite being a lawyer, activists in India who out of the temple, all with heads bowed in respectful silence, and some of them plants, serving tea to her and her access to a better she finds it difficult to argue against women’s wiping the sweat off their foreheads with crumpled kerchiefs. From where we husband, attending to her car and better lifestyle resist rape by her hus- share in property and Family pension for stood we could see the crush of sweaty bodies, smell the smoke and the incense diabetic mother-in-law, compared to him. band and eventually sepa- refuse to see domestic staff covered by PF and the camphor burning, and hear the bhajans pouring out of several strate- preparing breakfast and Similarly, when Amrita rates from her husband. work as a significant con- gically placed loudspeakers, punctuated by the occasional firecracker. packing lunch, coffee and expresses her wish to When Amrita leaves her tribution to the family NEW DELHI, MARCH 7. The next day happened to be a Friday, Douglas and Jean took a cab at ten in snacks for her husband. learn driving, his quick matrimonial home, her economy. While fighting The Family Pension-cum-Life the morning to see the sights of the city. “We’’ll be back for lunch,” Jean Swati (Naina Grewal), reply in a passing father invites her back the court case, Amrita Assurance Scheme proposed by promised as they left. “By half-past-twelve.” the strongest, brightest moment is: “First learn to home warmly despite her becomes pregnant but the Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Half-past-twelve came and went, and then one o’clock, with no sign of the and warmest woman in make unburnt rotis!” The mother’s hesitation. the thought of abortion is Gandhi in her budget speech, will couple. I considered calling the cabbie, whose cellphone number I had, but the film, who is in a rela- film bashes the claims Amrita’s father, Sachin not even remotely pre- be applicable to employees of all decided to give them another fifteen minutes. Sure enough, at ten past one I tionship with Amrita’s made by makers of Arjun (Kumud Mishra), is a sent in her mind. The the establishments, which are heard a car beep outside the gate and there they were, wilting in the sun but younger brother, asks her Reddy (a 2017 Telugu kind and gentle husband. questions of how she covered by the Employees’ content otherwise. boyfriend in the opening blockbuster remade into However, the film aims to would bring her child up Provident Fund Act and in The explanation came over lunch. “We were slow leaving town,” Douglas scene: “Why marriage, Kabir Singh in Hindi) define oppression within without any employment respect of whom contributions confessed, “and then we got caught in a traffic jam.” while we are happy with- that a slap is an expres- marriage as something and how she would begin are payable “Where?” I asked. out it?” It makes the audi- sion of love! Thappad her life from the scratch at the rate of 50 YEARS AGO IN “At Pumpwell,” replied Douglas. Pumpwell Circle is a major junction with a ence think on the lines of explains to the audiences are ones overlooked in eight per mosque nestling in a corner, between a college and a hospital. “A row of cars questioning the continu- how a single slap Amrita refuses to the film, centering as it cent of pay. was parked along the road, with just one lane open, and two cars collided. No ity of the institution of amounts to domestic vio- take alimony from does on affluent, middle- The family injuries, and no serious damage, but they held up traffic for half an hour.” marriage despite moder- lence and a woman can her husband income families. Thus pension will be similar to the one “Were you okay?” I asked. nity, education and exis- always invoke Section despite Swati Amrita refuses the idea applicable to Government ser- “Sure!” replied Douglas. “We loved it all, the crowds and the noise and the tence of non-marital 498A IPC (otherwise of alimony that she vants (except that it will be faith and the sweat and everything. Just like Sivaratri here... Like Woodstock, forms of conjugalities. known as the Domestic and Nethra’s deserves for her invisible payable only in the event of the half a century ago. You know what? If the gods really like this kind of thing, Sandhya (Ratna Pathak), Violence Act) against the explanation on how domestic labour, work death of the worker while in ser- they must be teenagers.” Amrita’s mother, is treat- husband for a single iso- her ‘invisible’ work that is invalidated in the vice). The following modifica- Of course, I thought wryly, but with one difference: teenagers grow up ed warmly and respectful- lated slap, as well. contributed to the name of love, marriage tions have been made: “pay” will sometime... ly by her husband who For Amrita, the slap is family economy or, and motherhood! be as defined in the Employees shares the housework an attack on her dignity in other words, Provident Fund Scheme, 1952 and Shashi Warrier has written fairy tales, thrillers, a semi-fictional biography, and addresses her politely and self-esteem. The inci- Sowjanya the minimum pension will be Rs. satires, and a love story. Besides writing, he teaches strategic communication at as Sandhyaji. Sulakshana dent in which Amrita is her husband’s Tamalapakula teaches 40 a month. a business school. (Tanvi Azmi), Amrita’s slapped by her husband successful career! at TISS, Hyderabad

It’s the stars above Harsh feels the heat peration “Kamal” is underway in OMadhya Pradesh to topple the Will the lotus bloom on Kamal’s watch? aced with the Coronavirus crisis, Kamal Nath government. The chief Fhealth minister Harsh Vardhan is minister, a hands-on politician, got “upaye” to ward off bad luck. Congress wants Priyanka to enter informal custom in Ayodhya that finding it difficult to handle the pres- wind of it quite by chance when a Rajya Sabha either from before visiting the Lord Ram temple sure. During an informal briefing security guard assigned to a rebel PK for RS? Chhattisgarh or Madhya Pradesh. one should first pay a visit to the Han- recently, the minister broke global Congress MLA was heard talking over uman Garhi temple. However, when protocol of not revealing the identity the phone about his saheb having a oll strategist Prashant Kishor is ‘Anti-Hindi’ PIB Mishra reached the temple town to of infected persons. He blurted out the good time in a posh Gurugram hotel. Pturning out to be the busiest inspect the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi surname of the Delhi patient, accus- The state intelligence department politician. Kishor is running a cam- espite the Narendra Modi gov- Nyas Karyashaala, he skipped ing him of infecting six others. alerted the CM who swung into action paign in his home state Bihar and Dernment’s preference for Hindi, Hanuman Garhi. to prevent a Karnataka-like coup. But giving tips to Mamata Banerjee in the Press information Bureau (PIB) Ramya’s ‘unfair play’ it is likely to be a long haul as some neighbouring Bengal. In Lutyens’ continues to accord a somewhat Uneasy luncheon rebel Congress MLAs are said to have Delhi, he was recently spotted in the shabby treatment to the official lan- By WAQYANAWIS ith Congress MP Ramya Haridas already met someone “weighty” in the company of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. guage. Hindi-language scribes won- olitical circles are intrigued over Whitting headlines in national BJP and negotiated their future. Nath While sources are tight-lipped about der why the PIB, considered to be a Pwhy Mamata Banerjee did not opt dailies and extolled as a tigress by the has set eyes on seven “disgruntled” the Priyanka-PK interaction, primary and reliable source of infor- Skipping the temple for lunch at Naveen Niwas when media back home in Kerala, her col- BJP MLAs as his backup plan. The informed sources said the discussion mation relating to the government, ormerly principal secretary to Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik leagues from the state are fuming. Congress enjoys a wafer-thin majority revolved around Bengal where uploads Press releases and state- FPrime Minister Narendra Modi, played host to her, Mr Shah, Bihar CM Many Congress MPs from Kerala in the MP Assembly while five Kishor reportedly suggested the ments in English even if a minister Nripendra Mishra is now the chair- Nitish Kumar and Union petroleum were heard privately complaining “Others” — two BSP, one SP and two grand old party contest seats where it speaks at a function in Hindi. Hindi man of the Ram temple construction minister Dharmendra Pradhan. that Haridas deliberately tried to Independent MLAs (so far supporting is capable of checking the BJP. If PK releases get uploaded late in the committee. Mishra is a devout Patnaik had served an elaborate thali, elbow them aside and then break the Nath regime) have made it clear had his way, a “friendly” contest evening. This trend is surprising as Hanuman bhakt and known to fre- with chhena poda as the sweet dish. into tears. that they will go with the “winning between Congress and Trinamul senior ministers like Amit Shah and quent a Hanuman temple on Tughlaq But Mamata settled for just curds. side”. Astrologers blame the adverse would not be ruled out. Kishor is like- Rajnath Singh have openly been Road in New Delhi. When Mishra vis- Sources close to Mamata say that she The writer is a keen positions of celestial stars for Nath till ly to figure in Mamata’s list of Rajya advocating a pro-Hindi tilt in all gov- ited Ayodhya, many thought he would is a frugal eater and is known to skip observer of the goings-on March-end. They offer mumbo-jumbo Sabha candidates. A section of ernment communications. head for Hanuman Garhi. There is an lunch on most occasions. in backrooms of power

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Gulab tagonist is a likeable young tagonist and narrator, Quarter’s father — gang up with Indian society comes across as man called Elvis, formerly lives in a slum near the to do something a godman and hold the Muslims deeply callous, one in which even known as Chiru Sen. When Shashi Purple Line of the Metro, extremely difficult: write guilty. They put pressure on the the gods have deserted the poor, review he was six years old, his Warrier Jwhere a couple of hun- a story for grown-ups in police do something, and the whose only hope is in these father walked into the sea, dred families dwell. Their water the voice of a child. police respond by arresting Faiz’s ghosts, the djinns of the title. never to return. With a work- comes from one erratic tap that She pulls it off with brother and a gentle Muslim who Ms Anappara has tried to do ing mother, Chiru was left alone for hours listening to the review runs a few hours a day, and they runs a TV repair shop, and was something extremely difficult: radio, and Elvis Presley entered his soul. store it in barrels on the street. verve, except for a few not only kind to Bahadur but also write a story for grown-ups in the Elvis is a layabout according to his despairing mother. He’s They stand in long lines at the spots where Jai seems figured out what he was good at. voice of a child. She pulls it off part of a band that spends more time practising than actual- pay toilet every morning, where far more than nine The disappearance of two with verve, except for a few spots ly performing gigs, and does the oddest of odd jobs. His the custodian might lock up and Muslim children, a brother and where Jai seems far more than biggest source of income comes from tourists: “I became the disappear whenever he feels like years old. sister, does little to ease the suspi- nine years old. Make no mistake, friend you needed if you were remotely interested in visiting it. There is no hot water for a cion. For Jai, it all comes to a this is a good book, and a worth- Calcutta. Elvis could find you a flat with a working toilet. bath, even in winter, and an oily the senior policeman a gold neck- head when Runu goes missing, while read, but more ruthless Lead you to a teacher to learn the sitar. If you got yourself smog hovers over the houses lace as an incentive to carry out and he blames himself for her editing would have made it out- strung up in strings, he could untie you in no time. His advice most of the time. Families man- an “informal” investigation. The disappearance. Madhu continues standing. could save you from diarrhoea and malaria. He could shield age with one room, which serves policeman makes a show of not to keep everything precious Excerpt (p 213, para 9 to end of you from thugs, peddlers and swindlers, from the police if as kitchen and bedroom and par- wanting to take a “present” from packed for flight, including the page) things got too hot. He could take you dancing or to the races. lour, and, if the budget runs to a a woman, but accepts it from the certificate... I feed Samosa a bit of the rusk Or if it was all too much and getting on your nerves, he could TV set, a theatre as well. Jai’s woman’s husband. The police do nothing. It’s the Ma gave me for breakfast. It’s a strum his Braganza and sing you the Motown blues.” breakfast is typically a rusk and a Jai, a fan of Police Patrol, a TV people of the basti who find a box good thing he loves rusk and I hate Sudder Street, Calcutta’s hippie tourist hub, is his stomping glass of tea, on which he sustains show, recruits his reluctant full of small belongings of the it. Ma thinks Runu-didi and I sit ground, and he’s good friends with most of the hotel man- himself until lunchtime at the friends Pari and Faiz to solve the missing children — ornaments, at home all day, studying for our agers and SIM card shopkeepers who cater to tourists. He government school, when he gets mystery of Bahadur’s disappear- clothes, a cellphone — and take it exams that will begin the day happily stumbles along ignoring his mother’s wails of disap- the free meal — terrible because ance. But Jai is more dreamer to the police, forcing them to fol- school reopens. But Didi leaves for pointment: “What kind of job pays you to go saree shopping officials grab most of the budget than detective, and they make lit- low up, and find the real culprit. training soon after she finishes her with memsahibs?” she frequently asks. for it — that the school offers its tle real progress with the “case”, But there is no escape from fake chores. We don’t ask each other And then he gets one of the most challenging assignments students. despite Pari telling him to focus. news and rumour in the basti, questions. We are good at keeping in his life: a hunt for a tourist’s biological mother. His client Life in the slum — the basti — is The horror deepens as more with people living so close togeth- our secrets. Sarojini Campbell (Saz) is a 27-year-old British citizen. She a matter of surviving from day to children disappear. Parents er, with so much contact with The TV-repair chacha steps out has no family to call her own (her adoptive mother is dead), day.. The slum itself could be impose rules on their children: each other. The cloud of suspi- of his shop with two customers and she is determined to dis- demolished anytime, and its resi- no going out alone after dark, no cion that descended on the basti and sees us. ‘You’re playing here cover her roots. She’s found dents live in fear of the arrival of visits to “Bhoot Bazar” - ghost when the Muslims were blamed because you think Bahadur will the perfect detective in Elvis: government JCBs to destroy their market – after dark, no going to for the disappearances lifts, but come back to my shop first, haan?’ he has seedy but resourceful houses. Order of some kind is school alone, and, for Jai’s elder the divide it brought only deep- he says. ‘You’re such good chil- friends in all the right places. imposed by Quarter, teenage son sister Runu, a talented runner, no ens whens the police take their dren.’ While he’s willing to help, he of a local politician of the saffron practice. But the rules can’t be time over releasing the TV-repair- He asks us if we want tea, and privately wonders, “Why variety, who gets his name from enforced with any rigour, not by shop owner. Faiz and his family we say no, but his words make us search for a mother when his habit of consuming a quarter mothers — including Jai’s — who — besides others — leave the feel so bad, we call off our stake- you’ve got enough trouble of liquor every morning. work at the homes of the well-off, basti for another with a larger out and go to the Shaitani Adda. already? What more can she Horror comes visiting the basti in “hi-fi” flats across the garbage Muslim population. We check for any clues the kidnap- give you once you’ve slipped when Jai’s classmate, Bahadur, dump, and often have to keep late In the end, though, shope lives per or djinn might have left, but out of her womb and crawled who, because of his stammer, hours to keep their employers on, in the form of a single star there’s only the usual rubbish we away from her lap?” His seems a little slower than others happy. Faiz takes to wearing a that shines out to Jai through the see in every alley in our basti: tof- thinking seems inspired by his age, disappears. At first it tabeez to keep the djinns away, night, that he tries to show his fee wrappers, chips packets, news- his strained relationship seems that he might have run and Jai, too, feels the fear. canine assistant, Samosa... papers trodden into the ground by with his own mother. away from home: his father is a And then there is the perpetual The story draws from the infa- slippered feet, goat pellets, cow Saz is astonished at how violent alcoholic. But nearly a uncertainty about when the slum mous Nithari case of the dung, a rat’s tail left over from a easily he finds a contender week on, the matter looks differ- will be demolished. Jai’s mother noughties, involving murdered bird’s meal. The broken Goddess for her biological mother in ent. Filing an official complaint Madhu keeps everything she slum children, corrupt police, Saraswati is still looking stunned the slums. Elvis too is aston- carries the risk of attracting the thinks she can’t do without, and a well-to-do businessman and in the weeds. ished when Saz produces a DJINN PATROL ON THE attention of officialdom, which including her daughter’s certifi- his servant. Ms Annapara’s por- second contender from an might then demolish the basti, so cate for proficiency at sports, all trayal of life in the slum is Shashi Warrier has written Internet chatroom: a posh, SAROJINI’S MOTHER PURPLE LINE when the police, in the form of a rolled up in an old bedsheet so authentic and gritty. Each of the fairy tales, thrillers, a semi-fic- wealthy boutique owner. senior constable and his junior, that when they do come, she can three sections of the book begins tional biography, satires, and a Both insist that Saz is their by Kunal Basu By Deepa Anappara condescend to visit the scene of flee the JCBs at short notice. with a ghost story in the third love story. Besides writing, he baby, and that’s where the PenguinRandomHouse, PenguinRandomHouse, the possible crime, the frantic After a few more disappear- person, about ghosts who come to teaches strategic communication madness in the book springs `599 `499 mother of the missing boy offers ances, Hindu leaders of the local your rescue when you need it, at a business school. from. We swing from humble meals in filthy slums to fine dining in starchy clubs, waiting for Saz to declare the winner, and often feel like screaming at her to stop behaving like a yo- yo and get those important DNA tests done. While Saz treats Elvis distantly like the informal detective A novel of terror & hope on the Mexico-US border she’s hired, Elvis experiences a powerful urge to protect her from both her biological mother contenders. He fears that the poor one could exploit her (admittedly, Saz has spent large writer Don Winslow has already how to avoid notice and keep on the wild ride to come. ple do not run away,” the corrupt amounts of money on household appliances for her), and Amanda Craig explored the cartels in his novels). running. If you think of The Some of the action is seen commander of a law enforcement something doesn’t ring true about the brittle rich one either There have been vociferous com- Grapes of Wrath being given the through Lydia’s eyes, and some agency tells Luca. Yet these people — besides her lawyer boyfriend seems nasty, as he threatens review plaints of cultural appropriation momentum of The Thirty-Nine through that of Luca, one of those are good — and their courage and to slap criminal charges against the poor contender, and is and gross misrepresentation of Steps, you might get an inkling of hyper-intelligent and improbably cleverness are exactly what any willing to declare Saz non compos mentis in a court of law if its subjects in, most notably, the obedient child protagonists who enterprising country should she chooses the slum dweller over his girlfriend. Saz contin- New York Times. Cummins cer- are over-familiar from novels like treasure, not reject. ues to dither and two-time both the contenders till she feels ydia and Luca are hiding tainly tries hard to spread her Room. Other migrants met on this It might be argued that this something for either, and in the meanwhile Elvis entertains in the shower room of sympathies. In American Dirt odyssey of desperation and terror novel, saturated with compassion readers with brief tour guides. We take a train ride to their home while 16 mem- even the most brutal criminals have their own tales, like the dan- for migrants of all kinds, comes Bhagalpur with colourful co-passengers and visit the jail to Lbers of her family are are educated and civilised: Javier, gerously beautiful Honduran girls perilously close to sentimentality. witness great drama, we tour Calcutta’s National Museum murdered. Lydia’s husband, a the head of the cartel, is a serious Soledad and Rebeca who befriend Jeanine Cummins excels, howev- (also called Jadughar because of its enchantments) and say journalist, wrote about the latest reader, the only other person who them. Almost everyone they er, at balancing extreme narrative hello to its most precious relic, a mummy from Egypt. The drugs cartel in Acapulco and now, values the ‘secret treasures’ in encounter has a conscience. The tension with judgment, layering European Cemetery on Park Street (the final resting place of to stay alive, the mother and small Lydia’s bookshop, and she priests and nuns who help the in vivid psychological detail and sailors, soldiers, traders, civil servants and their families dur- son must disappear to America. believed they were soulmates. migrants with food and rest are moral choices as her protagonists ing the British Raj) throws up poignant stories of children Instead of the middle-class life Now, because of the newspaper (for once) genuine Christians. move through a landscape of agri- who died of scarlet fever on the ship journey from England, Lydia has enjoyed as a bookshop article, Javier has put a price on Even her gangsters have some culture, cities and desert. How their coffins carried ashore. As Elvis says, “This is where owner, she and Luca must become their heads. Yet if Lydia and Luca humanity, which makes their acts Lydia and Luca cope with grief, the battle against cholera, measles, malaria and ague was one of those nameless, desperate are to escape in an age of mobile more monstrous. ‘It seems impos- guilt, shock, boredom and fear are finally lost.” Elvis really is at his best when he plays guide — migrants against whom President phones, she must use every ounce sible that good people… can exist all conveyed in clear, crisp prose, now if his mother saw him like this, she’d stop complaining, Trump vows to build his wall. of her cunning and instinct. in the same world where men as is their intense physical suffer- perhaps! So begins Jeanine Cummins’s Despite a university degree and shoot up whole families at birth- ing from heat, cold, water, dry- The plot suddenly thickens. There are attacks, arrests, and third novel, and if you think this her life savings, she has ‘no day parties then stand over their ness, hunger and thirst. What all manner of unsavoury things. Basu goes fairly over-the-top is another Roma-style examina- access to the kind of information corpses and eat their chicken,’ Americans call dirt has a double as the unnecessary intrigue sets in. What started as a fasci- tion of the lives of poor Mexicans, that has real currency on this Luca thinks. As a portrait of the meaning as they struggle towards nating story turns farcical and loses its warmth, but never its think again. Cummins, who is not journey’: how to jump onto the deepening societal breakdown in the land of the north. Their story fun—the characters are delightful! Mexican, says in her Afterword roof of La Bestia, the lethal AMERICAN DIRT Mexico, this gives a human face to is above all one of love, and hope. Saz finally agrees to a DNA test, and tries to persuade her that she wishes this story had freight trains travelling north, By Jeanine Cummins “a pageant of blood and grisly two mother contenders to do the same. At the same time she been written by someone who is how to find a trustworthy coyote one-upmanship”, and an acute By arrangement with discovers another older woman whom she grows extremely (and indeed, the great thriller to smuggle them into America, Tinder Press, £14.99 contemporary crisis. “Good peo- the Spectator fond of: Elvis’s mother. There’s a chance that Elvis may redis- cover his mother through Saz. There’s a chance that Saz will finally find her real mother. And there’s also the chance that Saz could find someone very special who is not her mother, not even female for that matter. Take a guess at what happens As France’s ‘rockstar’ economist Thomas Piketty reopens the debate on political ideas and economic next or better still, read the book. inequality with his new book, the 1,100-page Capital and Ideology, he finds himself in the midst of renewed controversy surrounding a complaint of domestic violence filed against him in 2009 by his Rupa Gulab is a freelance writer and the author of Girl former partner. Piketty had apologised for his actions back in the day, but the stigma persists and is Alone, Chip of the Old Blockhead and being kept alive, especially since, in his new book, he has come out with some hard-hitting conclusions. The Great Depression of the 40s How close is humanity to destroying itself? umanity has come star- The Precipice is a but that we all will — or at least uninhabitable. rebel against their masters, but And he is ‘cautiously’ optimistic tlingly close to destroy- powerful book, written that our future will be irrevocably He looks at other risks — aster- that they become amazingly com- that we shall survive, although he ing itself in the 75 or so lessened. He points out that oids and comets hitting the petent, and that they will go estimates about a one in six Tom Hyears in which it has had with a philosopher’s eye although the difference between a Earth, or supernovae in our stel- wrong in ways analogous to the chance that we won’t: Russian Chivers the technological power to do so. for counterarguments so disaster that kills 99 per cent of us lar neighbourhood scouring ways computers go wrong now — roulette. The challenges are obvi- Some of the stories are less well that he can meet them in and one that kills 100 per cent complex life— but points out finding ‘solutions’ to problems we ous. We can’t learn via trial and known than others. One, buried advance. And Ord’s love would be numerically small, the that if there was even a 1 per set them that fulfil the letter of error how to avoid risks that by in Appendix D of Toby Ord’s outcome of the latter scenario cent per-century risk of any of the instructions but not the spirit definition can only happen once; review splendid The Precipice, I had not for humanity and hope would be vastly worse, because it those happening, then it would — but which, because the AIs are and it’s hard to coordinate bil- heard, despite having written a for its future is infectious, shuts down humanity’s future. be vanishingly unlikely that our so much more powerful, are lions of people in hundreds of book on a similar topic myself. as is his horrified wonder We could live for a billion years species would have survived the lethal. As he says, this is not sci-fi: nations into doing things that will During the Cuban Missile Crisis, at how close we have on this planet, or billions more 2,000 centuries that it has. surveys of researchers now sug- cost them directly and benefit a USAF captain in Okinawa on millions of other planets, if But in the near future, our ever- gest that they think there is about them only indirectly. Ord’s pre- received orders to launch nuclear come to destroying it. we manage to avoid blowing increasing ability to alter DNA a one in 20 chance of AI causing scriptions for how to meet those missiles; he refused to do so, rea- ourselves up in the next century could make the creation of genet- human extinction. challenges are at times (perhaps soning that the move to DEFCON foot-and-mouth virus via a leaky or so. ically engineered pan-demics It’s not a gloomy book. Ord does- unavoidably) woolly; he talks 1, a war state, would have arrived pipe and causing a second out- Perhaps surprisingly, he does- achievable by gifted undergradu- n’t take the easy route of bemoan- often about prudence and cau- first. break, showing the limits of our n’t think that nuclear war would ate students, and, therefore, huge- ing the human race as despoilers tion, but exactly how this trans- Not only that: he sent two men biosecurity measures), illustrat- have been an existential catas- ly increase the risk of accidental or vandals; he loves it and wants lates to global action is unclear. down the corridor to the next ing how easily we could have trophe. It might have been — a or deliberate release. He adds, it to thrive. We have achieved so Still, The Precipice is a powerful launch control centre with orders dealt ourselves some unrecover- nuclear winter could have led to alarmingly, that the Biological much — come to understand the book, written with a philoso- to shoot the lieutenant in charge able blow. Some are truly chilling. sufficiently dreadful collapse in Weapons Convention, the global universe, reduced poverty and ill- pher’s eye for counterarguments there if he moved to launch with- But Ord’s point is that although agriculture to kill everyone — body founded to reduce such nesses — and he wants us to carry so that he can meet them in THE PRECIPICE: EXISTENTIAL out confirmation. If he had not, I we have come through the most but it seems unlikely, given our risks, has an annual budget small- on doing so. The final section on advance. And Ord’s love for probably would not be writing dangerous time for humanity so understanding of physics and er than that of the average our potential, should we survive humanity and hope for its future RISK AND THE FUTURE OF this — unless with a charred stick far, greater dangers probably lie biology. He also says that climate McDonald’s restaurant. the ‘precipice’ of the next century is infectious, as is his horrified on a rock. in the future. change, although it may well He also notes that we may be or two, is moving and poetic: wonder at how close we have HUMANITY It is one of several such stories, The author, an Oxford philoso- lead to some truly dreadful out- close — a century or less — to the whether we slip the surly bonds of come to destroying it. most nuclear-related but some not pher, is concerned with existen- comes (he uses climate model creation of true artificial intelli- Earth or simply live in harmony by Toby Ord (for example, a top-security tial risks: risks not just that some forecasts to sketch them out), is gence. His concern is not that with it for a billion years, there is By arrangement with Bloomsbury, £20 British lab accidentally releasing large percentage of us will die, unlikely to render the planet such agents become conscious or a lot of humanity still to come. the Spectator 0 360 pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | 8 MARCH 2020 12 Uddhav Sarkar - 100 not out Unlikeliest of bedfellows have come together to form government in Maharashtra. Just four months back, it would have seemed an anathema to think of a Sainik leading a government, with the NCP and the Congress. But politics is the art of the possible, and Maharashtra has once again proved it.

On November 26, 2019, the 162 MLAs belonging to the Maha Vikas Aghadi government came together at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Mumbai, where they were addressed by NCP supremo Sharad Pawar. The MLAs later took a pledge that they would stand firmly with the new coalition. — DC

hen Uddhav Thack- eray visited Ayodh- HITS ya on March 7, what vow would he have The Mahatma Jyotirao made to Lord Ram? Phule Farmers Loan Going by conven- 1Waiver Scheme, Wtional logic, he would have asked that Divided they rule in Maha under which farmers, who his fledgling government should last had taken crop loan of up for five years. But deep down in his After his party’s volte-face in his statement could settle down, Senior political journalist Abhay to `2 lakh between April thoughts, he would know that Ram Bhagwan Parab Parliament, he said there was no Uddhav made it clear that he was no Deshpande says despite the ideologi- 2015 and March 2019, Lalla would not be able to save his need for anyone to worry about the consulted and no such decision had cal differences there is no immediate were provided waiver. government even for half of that CAA and he would also not block the been taken. “No proposal has come to threat to the MVA government due to period, if the present anarchy contin- NPR in the state. “But the NRC will me regarding Muslim reservation. its political compulsions. “All the The `10 plate, named ues for long. not be implemented in Maharashtra We will check its validity once it three parties would stick to their Shiv Bhojan, which Uddhav offered prayers to Lord as it will be difficult for Hindus and comes to us,” he said. political agenda so that their core 2provides wholesome Ram to mark 100 days of his Muslims to prove their citizenship,” Hindutva ideologue V.D. Savarkar voter base is protected. Uddhav and Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) Maha Vikas Aghadi he has said. has always been eulogized by the Shiv Sena will restate their Hindutva food for poor and needy government, a coalition of the Shiv government — The Elgar Parishad issue was fur- Sena for his staunch pro-Hindu again and again while the Congress in the state. Sena, Nationalist Congress Party and ther instrumental in highlighting the stand. It has been a long advocate of and NCP will have to repeatedly The scrapping of the the Congress. He even appealed to his comprising the Shiv bickering in the government. The awarding the Bharat Ratna (the high- demonstrate their commitment to alliance partners to accompany him issue relates to the violence that had est civilian award) to Savarkar. When secularism. But they will ensure that Jalyukta Shivar on his Ayodhya visit, albeit fully Sena, Congress and the broken out near Koregaon-Bhima Congress leader Rahul Gandhi made their differences are not stretched too 3Yojana, which was aware that they would not accept it. war memorial in Pune district on his controversial statement “I am not far to harm the government. In addi- marred by allegations of The MVA coalition comprises NCP — has been in news January 1, 2018. Alleging that Rahul Savarkar”, by refusing to apol- tion to this, the camaraderie between corruption. The scheme strange bedfellows, with one party Hindutva activists were behind the ogise on his “Rape in India” com- Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad involved deepening and crying hoarse about its Hindutva more because of their violence, Sharad Pawar had demand- ments, Sena made no bones about its Pawar, the two architects of the MVA widening of streams, con- agenda while the other two sticking internal conflicts than the ed a probe by Special Investigation displeasure saying that the Hindutva government, is excellent and hence struction of cement and to their secular credentials. With Team (SIT) to ensure a ‘free and fair’ icon must be respected. The unless something drastic happens, earthen stop dams, work both sides hell bent on not giving an inquiry. Notwithstanding his Maharashtra Congress, through its there is no threat to the government,” on nullahs and digging of inch on their stands, clashes are work they are doing. demand, the Centre transferred the in-house magazine ‘Shidori,’ raised he said. inevitable. Sparks are bound to fly. No probe from the Pune Police to the Sena’s hackles, belittling the freedom He also says that the government is farm ponds. wonder, such conflicts have been in National Investigation Agency (NIA). fighter by publishing articles with doing well regardless of the internal abundance in the early days of the favour of the Bill in the Lok Sabha Despite opposition from the NCP and ‘objectionable’ references about him. conflicts. “The decision making has MISSES MVA government. and later did a spectacular U-turn Congress, Mr Thackeray gave his The issue created a furore across the been good with schemes like Shiv The perceived lack of There have already been four major and staged a walkout in the Rajya consent to hand over the probe to the state, putting the Sena in a difficult Bhojan and farmers’ loan waiver coordination among flashpoints in a span of little more Sabha. It did not even participate in NIA. The move infuriated home min- position. Despite Sena’s ire, the scheme being implemented soon 1the leaders of the three months since Uddhav the delegation of Opposition parties, ister Anil Deshmukh — a NCP leader Congress has stood firm on its deci- after the government came to power. Thackeray took over as CM. The row which met President Ram Nath — who said he was overruled by the sion of not withdrawing the articles. There is far better co-ordination in Maha Vikas Aghadi over the contentious Citizenship Kovind seeking recall of the CAA. CM. Another NCP minister Nawab Senior political expert Surendra the government than the earlier gov- government. Amendment Act (CAA), Elgar The NCP and Congress, on the other Malik took a confronting stand by Jondhale feels that in this coalition ernments,” Mr Deshpande added. Chief Minister Uddhav Parishad case, reservations for the hand, have been united in opposing announcing that the state govern- government, every party is trying to But one thing is for sure. The MVA Muslim community, and Veer the CAA and other initiatives like the ment will carry out a parallel inquiry force its own agenda and outwit each government is a marriage of conven- Thackeray being con- Savarkar have clearly exposed the NRC (National Register of Citizens) via the SIT. other. “Issues like CAA and Elgar ience between strange bedfellows. 2sidered too low-pro- ideological differences within the and NPR (National Population The Muslim reservation is likely to Parishad will be important in ascer- The first 100 days have shown that file and soft. government. Register). The later has even demand- be yet another bone of contention. taining the future of the government the going will be tough for Uddhav In case of the CAA, the Shiv Sena ing a resolution against them in the Mr Malik, who is the minority affairs as they are directly related to Muslim Thackeray, who is treading a The government’s had earlier been critical of the Modi Assembly. minister, announced that the state and Dalit voters. Hence, every party tightrope while running the govern- failure to rein in the government, alleging that the BJP To make matters more confusing, government would provide five per has been trying to stick to its guns. ment. This is just the beginning. 3motormouths in the wanted to see ‘Hindu-Muslim riots’ Uddhav himself has not been consis- cent quota to Muslims in education. But Uddhav Thackeray has been very There are surely many more clashes Shiv Sena, Congress and over the Act. But it then voted in tent with his stand on these issues. But even before the dust raised over cautious in charting his course.” to come in near future. the NCP.

ne of the striking Muslims. Once the idea of low developments for caste Muslims gains ground India’s 172 million and the Muslim monolith image Muslims is the call gets demolished, it will give lit- Ofor five per cent The question of Muslim reservation tle space for the parties to reservation in educational insti- polarise the Indian conscious- tutions of Maharashtra. ness. However, the idea of reserva- socio-educational indicators of overly engaged in informal sec- findings of several committees constraints, the arguments There is a need to focus more tion to overcome the socio-edu- the community? There is no tors (68 per cent). If we go with Afroz Alam over the years like Gopal Singh shall be made for the inclusion on favourable schemes and pro- cational underdevelopments of easy answer to this question. the NSS consumption expendi- Committee, Rangnath Mishra of more similarly placed grammes to improve the liveli- Muslims is not new. States like Originally, the reservation was ture data for 2007-08 and 2011-12, Committee, Sachar Committee, Muslim castes in the OBC lists. hood of weaker sections among Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, a privilege granted to the social- we can notice that the 25 per Kundu Committee and so on. The community should also be Muslims. It may include the cre- Bihar, Manipur, Andhra ly and educationally margin- cent of Muslims are living Given this context, what is to mobilised for the amendments ation of better health facilities, Pradesh, West Bengal, and alised section of the society. It below poverty line. The India be done? Do Muslims need in the Presidential Order of educational institutions, large Telangana have already intro- aimed to remove the historical Human Development Report For long, Muslim reservation? For long, Muslim 1950 issued under Article 341 of and small scale industries, voca- duced such affirmative meas- anomalies afflicting the Indian 2011 revealed that Muslims’ dep- demands were mainly demands were mainly confined the Constitution to identify and tional centres, road and trans- ures for backward Muslims. In a society. Surprisingly, the idea of rivation is very visible in own- to physical security. Moreover recognise the existence of Dalit port facilities and so on in policy response to the campaign reservation became contentious ership to assets. Equally impor- confined to physical due to the poor literacy rate and Muslims. The benefit of Muslim-concentrated districts. to provide eight per cent reser- and is, thus, no longer viewed, tant, the unemployment rate economic backwardness, other Scheduled Castes and At the same time, the commu- vation for Muslims in public by many, in terms of affirma- among Muslims (six per cent) is security. Due to the poor more vital issues such as educa- Scheduled Tribes reservation nity must monitor and high- employment and education in tive action. It is increasingly also not praiseworthy. Similarly, literacy rate and tional attainment and economic should be extended to these light the so called flagship pro- 2013, Maharashtra government linked with electoral dividends. in 2014, the literacy rate at the security were relegated to sec- Dalit Muslims like it was grammes to ensure all-round approved five per cent reserva- Paradoxically, reservation is all-India level was about 75.8 per economic backwardness, ondary importance. But the sit- extended to Sikh and Buddhist development and effective tion for 50 backward Muslim fast emerging as an aspiration cent and was reported lowest uation has changed in the last low caste converts through sub- implementation. Apart from castes by means of an ordi- of every section of Indian socie- among Muslims at 73 per cent. other vital issues were seven decades. A sense of mar- sequent amendments to the 1950 creating a civil society and crit- nance in 2014. However, the ty, rich or poor, deprived or priv- About 21 per cent are literate relegated to secondary ginalisation among Muslims is Presidential Order in 1956 and ical intellectual mass to work Bombay High Court stayed the ileged. In simple terms, the orig- below primary level, 33.7 per growing up that needs to be 1990 respectively. for itself, the community should reservation in public employ- inal object of the reservation is cent had primary and middle importance. addressed. The demand for caste-based pool its resources to open more ment but allowed the reserva- lost in oblivion and thus becom- levels of education, 14 per cent The campaign to provide reservation for Muslims will institutions to promote inclu- tions in educational institu- ing meaningless nowadays. have completed secondary and actuality, only four percent of reservation for Muslims has demolish the myth of not only sive education and generate tions. But the then BJP govern- In this backdrop, let us locate higher secondary education and them attend Madarsas. been made problematic not only Muslim monolith but also the employment. ment allowed the ordinance for the state of Muslims in India. only 3.8 per cent have completed Interestingly, Muslims are not because of its constitutionality overall agenda of Hindu right backward Muslim reservation There is strong evidence to higher education. Similarly, the only behind other religious but also institutional opposition wing to polarise Hindu against The author is professor of to lapse in December 2014. prove that Indian Muslims are enrolment at different levels of groups but also only marginally rooted in the logic of polarisa- Muslims. The identity of political science and director, Is the reservation for Muslims mired in underdevelopment. education is lowest among better than Dalits and Adivasis tion. Nonetheless, we cannot Muslims as monolith suits the Centre for the Study of Social either in public employment or They are heavily underrepre- Muslims. It is often argued that on almost all the socio-econom- deny the need of an alternative overall framework of Hindu Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, educational institutions or both sented in the formal sectors Muslims opt for Madarsa educa- ic and educational indicators. It framework of equality of oppor- right-wing as it helps them in Maulana Azad National Urdu a magic solution to improve the (eight per cent) while being tion than public education. In is also demonstrated by the tunity for Muslims. Given the consolidating Hindus against University, Hyderabad. WORLD pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | 8 MARCH 2020 13

IN BRIEF China hotel falls, Trump picks Meadows as chief of staff traps 70 people After reshuffle, US President says that Mulvaney will be appointed US special envoy for Northern Ireland

Beijing: Around 70 people Washington, March 7: ■ over to make his move. closed Friday was partly were trapped after a hotel In the midst of one of the MULVANEY HAD Meadows, the onetime informed by those con- WARREN OUSTER building housing quarantined most daunting crises of been leading the leader of the House cerns, the people said. coronavirus suspects collap- his administration, Pres- administration’s inter- Freedom Caucus, is a long- And while he never grated NOT LINKED TO sed in China’s Quanzhou city ident Donald Trump on agency response to time Trump confidant and on Trump or other White on Saturday, according to the Friday announced he had the virus until Trump sounding board, whose House staffers like the two SEXISM: DONALD official media here. Thirty- made a major staff over- political instincts Trump men who had held the post three people were rescued haul, replacing his acting designated Vice respects. before him, Mulvaney had Washington, March 6: after the 80-room hotel col- chief of staff Mick Mul- President Mike Pence He announced last year been relegated to the side- “Lack of talent.” lapsed in Fujian Province at vaney with Republican to lead the whole-of- that he would not be seek- lines even before a disas- Unlikable. “Mean.” Presi- around 7.30 pm local time. Rep. Mark Meadows. government effort ing reelection for his trous mid-October press dent Donald Trump laced Around 70 people were trap- While much of the coun- more than a week North Carolina House conference in which he into former Democratic ped under the rubble, state- try was focused on the ago. seat, and said at the time insisted quid pro quo was candidate Elizabeth run Xinhua. The hotel was spreading Covid-19, Tru- that he expected to join normal when it came to Warren on Friday, insist- being used to quarantine and mp announced the sur- ■ THE LONG- Trump’s team in some foreign policy, undercut- ing that sexism wasn’t to observe people who had prise reshuffle by Friday RUMOURED move capacity. He will be ting the president's posi- blame for the end of the come to the province during night tweet, saying Mulv- Trump’s fourth chief of tion that there was no Massachusetts senator’s the novel coronavirus pre- aney would become the US comes as Trump has staff in as many years. such thing in his dealings presidential campaign, vention and control, and had special envoy for Northern been pulling together He was officially offered with Ukraine. even as he used attacks come in contact with the vir- Ireland. a team of loyalists the job on Thursday, acc- Trump was furious about often directed at female us patients, the report said. “I have long known and and allies ahead of ording to one of the people Mulvaney's handling of politicians. A total of 147 rescue workers worked with Mark, and the what is expected to familiar with the matter, the impeachment probe, Speaking to reporters as have been sent to the scene. relationship is a very good be a bitter re-election who, like others, spoke on and also faulted Mulvaney he signed an emergency Rescue efforts were under- one,” he wrote, thanking File photo of Mark Meadows, President Donald Trump condition of anonymity — who feuded with the $8.3 billion funding pack- way. The novel virus report- Mulvaney — who never has named him as his chief of staff, replacing Mick fight. because they were not White House counsel dur- age to help tackle the edly first originated in the shook his “acting” title — Mulvaney, who had been acting in the role. — AP authorized to discuss the ing the probe - for not coronavirus outbreak, Chinese city of Wuhan in De- “for having served the changes publicly. Mulva- mounting a more robust Trump was asked cember last year and has cla- Administration so well.” its handling of the out- interagency response to began to sour not long ney was informed Friday. defense of his actions. whether he thought sex- imed over 3,500 lives global- The long-rumoured move break — threatened to the virus until Trump des- after he was named to the Some outside advisers Still, his allies had ism had anything to do ly. The World Health Orga- comes as Trump has been exacerbate concerns about ignated Vice President position in December 2018. had cautioned Trump that repeatedly brushed off with Warren's departure nisation last week raised the pulling together a team of the government’s ability to Mike Pence to lead the Indeed, Trump had been making such a high-pro- rumblings of his immi- from the Democratic global virus risk to maximum loyalists and allies ahead protect the nation from a whole-of-government eyeing the change for file switch during the nent departure and had sa- presidential race. level after the outbreak spre- of what is expected to be a virus that has now infect- effort more than a week many months, according Covid-19 crisis would rat- id as recently as last mo- “No, I think lack of tal- ad to sub-Saharan Africa and bitter re-election fight. ed more than 100,000 peo- ago. It was just one of a to people familiar with his tle markets craving stabil- nth that he planned to stay ent was her problem. She stock markets around the But the timing — as his ple worldwide. long series of downgrades thinking, but wanted to ity, and his decision to ma- at least through the elec- has a tremendous lack world plummeted. administration was alre- Mulvaney had been lead- for Mulvaney, whose rela- wait until after the ke the announcement tion in November. of talent,” Trump ady facing criticism over ing the administration’s tionship with Trump impeachment saga was after Wall Street had — AP responded. — AP Saudi detains three princes for plotting ‘coup’ Riyadh, March 7: Saudi time imprisonment or execu- authorities have detained tion, reports said. three princes including King The New York Times also Salman’s brother and reported the detentions, nephew on charges of plot- adding that Prince Nayef ’s ting a coup, the US media younger brother, Prince reported on Friday, sig- Nawaf bin Nayef, had also nalling a further consolida- been detained. Saudi author- tion of power by the king- ities did not immediately dom’s de facto ruler. respond to requests for com- The detentions cast aside ment. The detentions mark the last vestiges of potential the latest crackdown by opposition to Crown Prince Prince Mohammed, who has Mohammed bin Salman and consolidated his grip on come as the kingdom limits power with the imprison- access to Islam’s holiest sites ment of prominent clerics in a highly sensitive move to and activists as well as contain the fast-spreading princes and business elites. Covid-19. Prince Ahmed bin Prince Mohammed has also Abdulaziz al-Saud, a brother faced a torrent of interna- of King Salman, and the tional condemnation over monarch’s nephew Prince the murder of critic Jamal Mohammed bin Nayef were Khashoggi inside the king- accused of treason and taken dom's Istanbul consulate in from their homes early October 2018. Already Friday by black-clad royal viewed as the de facto ruler guards, the Wall Street controlling all the major Journal reported citing levers of government, from unnamed sources. defence to the economy, the The Saudi royal court has prince is widely seen to be accused the two men, once stamping out traces of inter- potential contenders for the nal dissent before a formal throne, of “plotting a coup to transfer of power from his unseat the king and crown 84-year-old father King prince” and could face life- Salman. — AFP

File photo of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz (R), Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef (C) and deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as they arrive for the opening session of the Shura Council in Riyadh. —AFP Migrants: Erdogan in Brussels today

Edirne, March 7: Turkish ■ THE EU-TTURKEY pact President Recep Tayy that has since 2016 limit- ip Erdogan plans to be in Br- ed migration to Europe is ussels on Monday for a one- “dead”, the Greek PM day working visit, his office Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said amid a charged conflict between Turkey and the said, accusing Ankara of European Union over “assisting” an ongoing migrants and refugees. surge of thousands of Thousands of migrants migrants on the border. headed for Turkey’s land bor- der with Greece after Erdogan’s government said Greek riot police used tear last week that it would no gas and a water cannon to longer prevent migrants and drive back migrants attempt- refugees from crossing over ing to cross its land border to EU territory. Greece with Turkey on Friday. deployed riot police and bor- Turkish police fired volleys of der guards to repel people try- tear gas back toward Greece. ing to enter the country from Similar scenes occurred the sea or by land. throughout the past week. A statement from Erdogan’s Erdogan announced said last office said he would travel to week that Turkey, which Brussels on March 9. The already houses more than 3.5 statement did not specify million Syrian refugees, where he would be during his would no longer be Europe’s one-day visit or the nature of gatekeeper and declared that the work taking him to the its previously guarded bor- Belgian capital, but the ders with Europe are now European Union’s headquar- open. The move alarmed EU ters are in Brussels. countries, which are still The announcement came enduring political fallout hours after European Union from a wave of mass migra- foreign ministers meeting in tion five years ago. Erdogan Croatia on Friday criticized has demanded that Europe Turkey, saying it was using shoulder more of the burden the migrants’ desperation of caring for refugees. “for political purposes.” — AP WORLD pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | 8 MARCH 2020 14

IN BRIEF 49 more perish in Clinic shut as Oz doctor tests +ve Italy, total at 197 Sydney: Australian health au- Rome, March 7: Italy on ● SAUDI ARABIA reope- thorities said on Saturday Friday reported 49 more ned Saturday the area they had closed a clinic and deaths from the new Cov- around the sacred Kaa- were contacting around 70 id-19, the highest single- ba in Mecca’s Grand patients of a doctor who has day toll to date, bringing been diagnosed with Covid- the total number of fatali- Mosque, Islam’s holiest 19 after recently returning ties over the past two site, reversing one of a from the United States. The weeks to 197. series of measures intr- Melbourne-based general pr- The total is the second- oduced to combat the actioner returned to Australia highest in the world after Covid-19 outbreak. Sau- on February 29. He became China. Italy also saw its di authorities this week unwell with a runny nose on number of Covid-19 infec- an internal flight from Denver tions grow by 778 to 4,636, suspended the year-rou- to San Francisco before fly- the fourth highest after nd umrah pilgrimage, ing to Melbourne on United China, South Korea and during which worshipp- Airlines flight 0060, Victoria Iran. The Italian govern- ers circle the Kaaba sev- State Health Minister Jenny ment has been watching en times, and also anno- Mikakos told a televised news closely to see if the cases unced the temporary cl- conference. He saw about 70 are spreading from the osure of the area around patients between March 2 richer north, where infec- and March 6. “The doctor...- tions had largely been the cube structure. most likely acquired his infe- contained during the first ● ction in the United States,” 10 days of the epidemic. SOUTH AFRICA on he said. “I have to say I am fl- All 22 Italian regions Saturday confirmed a abbergasted that a doctor have now registered cas- second case of Covid- that has flu-like symptoms es, and one new death was 19, a 39-year-old woman has presented to work,” she reported Friday in the who had travelled to said, adding the clinic has Lazio region that includ- Italy as part of a group been closed until further not- es Rome and its outskirts. with the first confirmed ice. Jenny Mikakos said pati- But there were no new ents have been contacted deaths reported in the case. The authorities while the passengers on the south, which recorded its said the woman, origin- flight will be contacted. first and only fatality in ally from the inland pro- the southeastern region vince of Gauteng, had of Puglia around the city come into direct contact Pak discharges of Bari on Wednesday. with the first case from Meanwhile, the number Kwa Zulu-Natal when first patient of people receiving inten- sive care has grown to 462 they travelled back in a Karachi: The first person to This handout photo released by Miss International Queen 2020 shows transgender beauty pageant contestants posing as they wear facemasks from 351 on Thursday. group of 10 from Italy have tested positive for the during a rehearsal for the contest in Pattaya, amid concerns over the spread of the Covid-19. — AFP — AFP on March 1. novel Covid-19 in Pakistan has been discharged from a private hospital here after making a full recovery, a he- alth official said on Saturday. The patient, whose identity has been kept under wraps, Iranian lawmaker succumbs to Covid-19 was discharged after a third test came negative, a spokesperson for the Sindh Fatemeh Rahbar is one of seven politicians and government officials who has died in the outbreak Health Department said. She said the patient, who was in Tehran, March 7: An isolation and under treat- Iranian lawmaker died z In Egypt, a cruise ship on the z The port of Penang in Malaysia INDIAN AMONG ment for the last 10 days, from the novel Covid-19 on Nile with more than 150 passen- turned away the cruise ship Costa Virus fight: Guard had fully recovered. “He was Saturday, state news agen- gers and crew was under quar- Fortuna with 2,000 passengers and 15 NEW PEOPLE discharged after three tests cy IRNA reported, one of antine in the southern city of crew because there were 64 people carried out on him came out several officials to succu- Luxor after 12 people tested pos- aboard from Italy, the centre of HIT IN THE UAE negative,” she said. Pakistan mb to the illness in the epi- itive for the virus. The incident Europe's epidemic. It was the sec- seek absolution has reported six cases of the demic-hit country. raised Egypt’s total number of ond port to reject the ship after deadly Covid-19, including Fatemeh Rahbar, 55, was Phuket in Thailand on Friday. Dubai, March 7: Wearing cialdom. “We have prepar- Dubai, March 7: An three in Karachi. The patient a conservative MP and had cases to 15. gas masks and waterproof ed all our health care facil- Indian national is amo- discharged also belongs to recently been elected to The global death toll, with over 100,000 cases reported. South fatigues, members of Ira- ities and specialised cadr- ng 15 new cases of the Karachi and was diagnosed the parliament from the Korea and China reported 448 and 99 new cases, respectively. n’s Revolutionary Guard es that will expand this deadly Covid-19 in the with the virus soon after he capital Tehran, the agency 3,400 now spray down streets sacred jihad,” said Brig. UAE, taking the total returned from Iran. Meanwhi- said. She is the second law- z In Switzlerand, which reported 210 and hospitals with disin- Gen. Gholamreza Soleima- number of confirmed in- le, the Pakistan government maker killed by the virus z The Netherlands reported its new cases Friday, the military was fectants as the Islamic Re- ni, who commands the Gu- fections in the country allowed trade activities to in Iran and one of seven first virus death Friday. public faces one of the wo- ard’s volunteer Basij force. to 45, health officials resume at the Taftan border politicians and governme- being readied to provide support rld’s worst outbreaks of That the Guard is invol- have said. The Ministry with Iran in Baluchistan nt officials who have died z Serbia and Slovakia in Europe, services at hospitals. Serbia said it the new Covid-19. ved in the relief effort of a of Health and Preventi- province after keeping it in the outbreak since the Peru and Colombia in Latin might deploy the army. Its commanders likely major catastrophe is not on (MoHAP) on Friday closed for 14 days. country reported its first America and Togo and Cameroon hope it also will wash surprising in Iran. The said in a statement that cases in mid-February. in Africa declared first infections. z The University of Washington and away something else — the Guard, whose forces inclu- 13 out of 15 new cases in Iran has been scrambli- two other universities said campus- anger the public feels tow- de an estimated 125,000- the UAE recently arriv- Two fall prey to ng to contain the rapid sp- z Spanish officials announced ard the powerful paramili- plus troops and 600,000 ed from abroad. a month-long closure of 200 es in Seattle would hold classes read of the virus, which so online instead of in-person. Stanford tary force stained by its mission-ready volunteers, They were diagnosed virus in Florida far has infected 4,747 peo- centres in and around Madrid shooting down of a Ukrai- routinely respond to the through early monitori- Miami: Florida health officials ple and killed at least 124. where the elderly go for daytime University announced similar plans. nian passenger jet in Jan- earthquakes. Recent floo- ng and reporting syste- say two people who tested Rahbar was among the top care and activities. Also in Seattle, Starbucks uary. All 176 people on boa- ds saw its troops mobilize ms implemented in the positive for Covid-19 have candidates in Tehran for announced an employee of one of its rd — most of them Iranian as well. Its forces, which country and are three died in the state. The Florida the conservatives, who ov- z French Health Minister Olivier cafes was diagnosed with Covid-19, citizens — were killed. include virologists, faced Emiratis, two individua- Department of Health said erwhelmingly won Febru- Veran said children would be the disease caused by the virus. The The push by the Guard chemical weapons during ls from Saudi Arabia, Et- Friday evening that the two ary’s general election mar- banned from visiting patients in company said the store would comes as the new virus Iran’s eight-year war hiopia and Iran as well patients who died were in th- ked by the lowest turnout hospitals & other health facilities. reopen after a “deep clean”. has infected and killed against Iraq in the 1980s. as a person each from eir 70s and had travelled ab- in the Islamic Republic’s members of Iranian offi- — AP Thailand, Morocco, Chi- road. One of them was a man history. Iran has closed na and India, the state- with underlying health issues schools and universities, ment said. in Santa Rosa County, in Flo- suspended major cultural “The UAE announces rida’s Panhandle, according and sporting events and recovery of two cases of to the statement. It said the reduced working hours Ship cancer patient’s chemo delayed Covid-19 and reported a second death was that of an across the country to slow 15 cases of different nat- elderly person in the Fort the contagion. California, March 7: that I’m going to not get WE JUST got a exposed to Covid-19 dur- ant pain, even on her best ionalities have tested po- Myers area. Florida also rai- Among the 2,400 passen- back.” Besides the implic- sheet under the ing the previous Mexico days, also said she was sitive for the virus, tak- sed on Friday the number of With 21 new deaths, toll gers stranded off the Ca- ations for cancer treatm- doorway (asking) if we voyage,” Mike Pence said. finding it increasingly dif- ing to 45 the total infec- people who have tested posi- rises to 145 lifornia coast on a cruise ent is the fear of falling ill But it remained unclear ficult to make herself com- tions in the country,” the tive for Covid-19, the new vi- Tehran, March 7: Iran on ship carrying at least 21 from exposure to a respir- need prescription what was in store for pas- fortable in the confines of MoHAP tweeted on rus strain, from four to seven. Saturday reported 21 new people infected with atory virus especially dan- medications in the next sengers who test negative the couple’s stateroom. Friday. Five individuals Officials had previously ann- deaths from the novel Covid-19, few people gerous to older people seven days. There’s tons and show no signs or sym- “We just got a sheet un- in close contact with Co- ounced five Florida residents Covid-19 and 1,076 fresh aboard likely have more to with chronic health condi- of issues. I mean, we all ptoms of the disease. The der the doorway [asking] if vid-19 patients have also who had been traveling in cases in the past 24 hours, lose than Kari Kolstoe, a tions and suppressed imm- have dirty clothes. It’s uncertainty was clearly we need prescription med- been screened, placed China have also been quaran- bringing the overall toll to retiree from North Dakota unity. “I’m very at risk for probably a risk I can’t taking its toll. ications in the next seven under health quarantine tined elsewhere after testing 145 dead and 5,823 infect- with stage-4 cancer. this,” said Kari Kolstoe, take anymore. God is “We can all deal with bad days,” she said. “There’s and subjected to preven- positive. Florida authorities ed. “More than 16,000 peo- Kari Kolstoe, 60, said she whose rare form of neu- with me. I know he is. news or whatever kind of tons of issues. I mean, we tive measures to curb are announcing both people ple are currently hospi- and her husband, Paul, 61, roendocrine cancer has news, but we need knowle- all have dirty clothes.” De- the spread of the virus who tested positive for the talised as suspect cases,” had looked forward to the spread throughout her dge to make good decisio- scribing herself as some- in the country, the state- virus in the state as well as health ministry spokesm- Grand Princess cruise to body. “Me staying on here — KARI KOLSTOE ns, and that’s the hard part one who once “loved” taki- ment added. Florida residents who have an Kianoush Jahanpour Hawaii as a brief, badly for a lot of reasons isn’t Retiree from North Dakota of this,” Ms Kolstoe said. ng cruises, Kari said this All cases are being mo- tested positive elsewhere, said in a televised news needed respite from the good.” Kari Kolstoe spoke with stage-4 cancer “I probably go ... from mad week’s experience has nitored round-the clock, and who may be part of conference as he announc- grind of medical interven- with Reuters not long after to sad to angry with the changed her view. are in a stable condition other state tallies. ed the toll. tion she has endured for US Vice President Mike ancisco on Wednesday aft- cruise ship” and “worried “It’s probably a risk I and are receiving all ne- He added that 1,669 of co- the past 18 months. Pence, the Trump admin- er state officials learned about my health, worried can’t take anymore,” she cessary health care req- nfirmed cases have recove- Now facing the prospect istration’s point man on that some passengers and about what it means to not said. In the meantime, Ms uired, the statement red from the illness. The of a two-week quarantine Covid-19 control, announc- crew had developed flu- get treatment soon.” Kolstoe said she was rely- said. Meanwhile, two Islamic Republic is battli- far from their home in ed that 21 of 46 people test- like symptoms, and that She credited the ship’s ing on her faith to help get Chinese patients, includ- POPE SUNDAY ng one of the world’s dead- Grand Forks, she worries ed for Covid-19 aboard the the same vessel was linked crew with “doing their her through the ordeal. ing a 10-year-old boy, di- liest outbreaks of the dise- their getaway cruise will Grand Princess were to Covid-19 infections in at best”, but expressed dism- “God is with me. I know he agnosed with the deadly PRAYER TO BE ase outside China, where end up causing a fateful found to be infected. least four people from an ay that passengers were is,” she said. “I recently Covid-19 in the UAE it originated. Iran’s capital delay in her next round of And he said the ship earlier cruise from San not informed of the test lost my dad, and I just bel- have recovered from the Tehran remains the worst- chemotherapy, scheduled would soon be taken to a Francisco to Mexico. results before Mike Pence ieve he’s up there, going to illness, the MoHAP said, LIVESTREAMED hit province in the coun- to begin early next week. non-commercial port whe- “Those that need to be announced them on nati- fix this little situation adding that the total Vatican City, March 7: The try, with 1,539 confirmed “It’s very unsettling,” re all 3,500 aboard would quarantined will be quar- onal television. The notice somehow, and I'm going to number of recovered Vatican said Pope Francis will cases, though the situation she said in a cellphone in- undergo another round of antined, including all 1,100 from the ship’s captain test negative and get to go cases in the UAE now deliver Sunday’s Angelus is worsening in northern terview from the ship on tests. The ship was denied crew members, many of came 20 minutes later, she home and get some treat- stands at seven. Prayer by livestream instead provinces. — AFP Friday. “It’s still a worry entry to the port of San Fr- whom may have been said. She copes with const- ment.” — Agencies — PTI of in person from his window overlooking Saint Peter’s Square out of concern over the new Covid-19. BIASED | MEASURES Outpouring of anger from medical staff on Weibo platform “The prayer will be broad- Call for calm after cast via livestream by Vatican News and on screens in Saint Peter's Square,” the Vatican Chinese female workers get a raw deal said in a statement. The Vati- toilet paper tussle can had promised to review Beijing, March 7: Chin- the lives of tens of millio- saying their periods were the 83-year-old pontiff ’s sched- a’s fight against the Covid- ns of people under lockdo- really causing a lot of tro- Sydney, March 7: A fight Two staff members inte- ule “to avoid the dissemina- 19 epidemic has triggered wn in central Hubei prov- uble,” said Jiang, who lau- over toilet paper in an Au- rvened to break up the sc- tion” of the new Covid-19 dis- anger over neglect of fron- ince, the virus epicentre. nched a donation drive of stralian supermarket on uffle and police were call- ease. The Argentine-born Pope tline female workers who Shanghai resident Jiang sanitary products. Saturday prompted police ed but no one was arrest- has been out of action for struggled to access menst- Jinjing became concerned Her efforts galvanized to call for calm after the ed. “It’s not the Thunder- more than a week with a cold. rual products, battled with about how female medical individuals and compani- latest violence sparked by dome, it’s not Mad Max. He suffered two coughing fits ill-fitting equipment and workers were dealing with es to send over 600,000 san- Covid-19-induced panic We don’t need to do that,” during last Sunday’s prayer had heads shaved. their periods, after worke- itary pads and period-pro- buying in the country. A Acting Inspector Andrew service and announced that he Reports that some medic- rs spoke out about avoidi- of underwear to frontline video shared online sho- New from New South Wa- was pulling out of an annual al staff were given birth ng using the toilet to cons- workers. China ordered ws three women pulling les police told reporters, spiritual retreat south of control pills in order to de- erve their protective suits. fast-track routes for emer- each other’s hair and scr- referring to the post-apoc- Rome to stay at home and get lay their periods have also The 24-year-old asked abo- gency supplies but sani- eaming as they struggle alyptic action films. “Pls well. The Vatican said the live- prompted outrage. As the ut the issue on China’s Tw- tary products weren’t ini- over a pack of the highly STOP! Calm common sen- stream will be recorded at the world marks International itter-like Weibo platform, tially considered necessi- sought-after commodity se would tell us if some library of the Apostolic Palace Women’s Day, women in and received thousands of ties. Some hospital offic- in the aisle of a grocery individuals were not buy- overlooking the square. He is China have rallied against comments, including urge- ials have turned the donat- store in Sydney. “I just ing excessive numbers of currently spending most of measures they deem discr- nt anonymous appeals ions away, Jiang said, want one pack!” one of toilet rolls... there would his time at his Saint Martha’s iminatory as the governm- from women in Hubei. because they didn’t have the women screams as be no problem," NSW guest house in a separate part ent races to contain the cr- “Many female medical “sufficient awareness of Medical staff help a Covid-19 patient at the Red Cross two others guard a trolley Health Minister Brad Ha- of the Vatican. isis, which has disrupted workers sent messages, this issue”. — AFP hospital in Wuhan of China’s Hubei province. — AFP stacked high with rolls. zzard tweeted. — AFP CRICKET pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | 8 MARCH 2020 15

SHORT TAKES India win will be big for game: Lee Melbourne: He will be sup- porting Australia for sure but former pacer Brett Lee feels an Indian victory in Sunday’s T20 Women’s day out Word Cup final could be a “start of a major breakthrough” for the women’s game in the crick- Harmanpreet & Co. out to make history, meet Aussies in World T20 final et-mad country. India and Australia will lock horns in what INDIA HAVE BEEN HEAD-TO-HEAD is expected to be a blockbuster LIVE on TV title clash at the Melbourne HIGHEST INNINGS Cricket Ground. “As an India vs Australia RESTLESS, SAYS TOTALS on STAR Sports 1, HD Australian, I’d love nothing India: 177-3 in 19.4 overs more than for (Meg) Lanning’s HARMANPREET team to do the job. But if India FROM 12:30 PM at Melbourne in 2020 were to win the World Cup for Melbourne, March 7: A Australia: 186-5 in 20 the first time, victory would do Melbourne, March 7: forced eight-day break overs at Mumbai in 2018 so much for women’s cricket in The Indian women’s team has affected India’s prepa- a country that already adores will have to overcome big rations going into the Wo- the sport,” Lee wrote in an ICC match pressure as they men’s T20 World Cup final LOWEST INNINGS column. “This could be the aim to exorcise the ghosts on Sunday but the team is TOTALS start of a major breakthrough, of the past in the T20 ready to rise to occasion India: 62 in 18.2 overs at particularly with the amount of World Cup final against in front a record crowd at Billericay in 2011 talent that is coming through.” habitual winners the MCG, said skipper The former speedster said Australia in front of a Harmanpreet Kaur. Australia: 89 in 18.5 Australia will have to look for record crowd at the India had defeated Sri overs at ways to counter the in-form 16- Melbourne Cricket Lanka in their last game Visakhapatnam in 2012 year-old Shafali Verma. Ground here on Sunday. on Saturday, followed by a “In Shafali Verma, India boast India go into the final semifinal washout, which one of the most talented play- unbeaten after topping the meant the visitors haven't HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL ers in the world and you feel group stage where they played for the last eight SCORES that for Australia to win the had beaten the four-time days and Harmanpreet India: Smriti Mandhana game, dismissing her will likely champions Australia in conceded her team have (83) at Providence in be their first job. the tournament-opener. been ‘restless’. “We ha- 2018 “I’ve been so impressed with After the semifinal against ven’t been outdoors much the opener - it’s staggering to England was washed out, and we didn’t manage to Australia: Ashleigh believe she’s only 16 with the the Harmanpreet Kaur-led play the important game Gardner (93) at confidence she has in her own squad advanced to their against England,” said Melbourne in 2020 ability and the way she strikes maiden summit clash, hav- Kaur. “We were all in the ball so cleanly. ing finished first in Group touch and doing indoor BEST BOWLING “She’s such good fun to watch A. training, but it doesn't give and I’m not sure the women’s The refreshing firepower you full confidence PERFORMANCE game has seen anyone like her of 16-year-old Shafali because the surface is India: Jhulan Goswami for such a long time.” Verma at the top and con- totally different. Everyone (5/14 ) at — PTI sistency of India’s spin- was in good touch and Visakhapatnam in 2012 heavy bowling attack has thinking what they can do contributed massively to for the team. “We did get Australia: Jess Jonassen Oz star Perry ruled the team’s success so far in rest also because when (5/12 ) at Melbourne in the competition. However, you’re playing for a long 2020 much more is needed from time, you need a break,” out of title clash star batters Smriti she said. — PTI Stats: S.PERVEZ QAISER Melbourne: Star Australian all- Mandhana and rounder Ellyse Perry has been Harmanpreet if India are Meg Lanning (left) and Harmanpreet Kaur pose with the trophy of the Women’s T20 World Cup final. — TWITTER ruled out of action for at least six to win their maiden ICC THE CUP RIVALRY months as she will undergo sur- trophy. The visitors had capitu- iconic MCG. 2010, SF: Aus beat India by 7 wkts gery on her injured hamstring The brittle middle-order lated to England in the AUSTRALIA-INDIA IN WOMEN’S T20I Lead men’s team pacer lex Blackwell was captain fantastic in 2010, hitting a next week. It was during Australia too needs to deliver. And 2017 ODI World Cup final Mitchell Starc will also be Acareer-best 61 to steer Australia into their first final final group game of the T20 besides doing and 2018 World T20 SUMMARY OF RESULTS in attendance, rooting for before Leah Poulton put the match out of reach with 30 World Cup against New Zealand the right things semifinal. It may be a Venue Played Ind won Aus won the home team and his not out from 26 balls. that Perry had injured her right on the field, tad unfair on the wife Alyssa Healy after hamstring while trying an athletic India will also teenager but the team Total 19 6 13 getting clearance to leave 2012, Group: Aus beat India by 8 wkts throw in the field. “The timing have to win the will expect Shafali to South Africa in the middle ndia’s opening night win this year a mirror image of has been good, I still get to come battle of nerves provide another fly- In World Cup 4 2 2 of the tour. Australia’s I2012, when they began with a heavy defeat to the tomorrow and next week I'll in the all impor- ing start and hope campaign has been hit by reigning champions. Australia started their title (have surgery),” Perry was quot- tant game. this time the experi- Last 5 matches 5 3 2 injuries to pacer Tayla defence with a thumping eight-wicket victory over ed as saying by cricket.com.au. Australia, who enced Mandhana too Vlaeminck at the start and India in Galle that will be remembered fondly by Meg “From my perspective, I’ve had had beaten India fires. star all-rounder Ellyse Lanning, who top scored with 39. the most incredible run, I’ve been in the preceding There can’t be dle and lower-order doing Yadav and Rajeshwari Perry was ruled out of the very fortunate with injury for a tri-series a bigger stage precious little. Gayakwad has kept things remainder of the tourna- long period of time,” added the final, find for Harman- The team did not cross tight. It will be interesting ment before the semifinal 2018, Group: India beat Aus by 48 runs t took another six years for the two sides to meet in 29-year-old, whose injury was the themselves in preet to be back the 150-run mark in the to see how Australians against South Africa. the T20 World Cup again, and India wouldn’t wait any most severe for her in more than familiar ter- amo- group stage but still man- play Poonam on Sunday as Despite the twin set- I longer for a maiden win. Choosing to bat, Smriti 12-year international career. ritory having ngst the aged to get over the line, the leggie was all over backs, Australia have Mandhana brought up 1000 runs in T20Is and put her Although she will not be able to made their runs and thanks to a disciplined them in the tournament stormed into yet another side in command with 83. Australia fell well short with turn up for Sunday’s final against sixth succes- lead the team bowling effort. Leggie opener. title clash. “We’re not com- 119 all out. India, Perry is happy she will be sive final in from the Poonam Yadav has made a More than 75,000 tickets ing just to put on a good able to cheer for the team. “I’m seven editions. front. If sensational comeback have already been sold for show. We’re coming here really excited about it. I think it’s They know how it was from a finger injury and is the final and the figure to win and that’s the atti- 2020, Group: India beat Aus by 17 runs one of those opportunities now to win the big not for tournament’s leading could go as high as 90,000, tude. It’s been a long time his one is a little easier for us all to recall. Just over for the whole squad to enjoy the moments in Shafa- wicket-taker with nine unprecedented in women’s coming and the build-up to Ttwo weeks ago, India stunned Australia to win the occasion and make the absolute high-pressure li, India wickets alongside cricket. Australia, led by the game is something I’ve tournament opener by 17 runs and put them back on most of it, it’s a very special time. games, while would have Australia pacer Megan Meg Lanning, are backing not experienced before. It level pegging with the hosts in T20 tournaments. I’ll be trying to keep my nerves at India have struggled to Schutt. themselves to win in front will be the biggest moment Poonam Yadav was the star of the show this time, tak- bay. I feel incredibly fortunate been found post compet- Pacer Shikha Pandey too of the home fans though a of my career,” said ing four wickets for 19 runs to send the hosts into a and chuffed that Motty and the wanting on Poonam Yadav itive totals has been impressive, while sizable number of Indian Lanning. spin at the Sydney Showground. group wanted to keep me that front. with the mid- left-arm spin duo of Radha fans too is expected at the — PTI around,” she said. — PTI Veteran Jaffer calls it quits at 42 Australians told to play mind Mumbai, March 7: Former India opener Wasim Jaffer on Saturday announced games to stop in-form Shafali retirement from all forms of cricket after amassing a Melbourne, March 7: “She’d bat for about an mountain of runs in a glori- Defending champions hour. She’d say ‘yeah, ous first-class career that Australia need to play come bowl’ and go ‘bang, spanned almost a quarter mind games to stop a bang.’ And I went ‘who’s century. rampaging Shafali that?’ Since making his first-class Verma during Sunday’s debut in 1996/97, the 42- women’s T20 World Cup SKIPPER’S WORDS year-old became the highest final against India, STIRRED ME: POONAM run-scorer in the Ranji believes England opener It was a stinging rebuke Trophy and Irani Trophy, Danni Wyatt. from skipper besides scoring close to The 16-year-old Shafali Harmanpreet Kaur dur- 2000 runs with five cen- has been the star of the ing the tournament open- turies in Test cricket. tournament, having er against Australia that “After all these years in amassed 161 runs at a fired up Poonam Yadav, cricket, it is time to move on. strike rate of 161. who eventually played an But just like the red ball for- “It’s obvious what her instrumental role in mat which is very dear to weaknesses are and India’s march to their me, it's the end of only the Shafali knows what they maiden Women’s T20 first innings,” Jaffer said in a are. The Aussies have World Cup final. statement. tried to bowl to those “When I got hit for a six He remembered those who areas in the past. You’ve in the first over, she helped him shape his career got to play a few mind (Harmanpreet) came to and his life. games with her and hope Shafali Verma is all smiles during a training session. me and said, ‘Poonam, “A special thanks to all my she spoons one up,” said — AP you’re one of the most coaches, right from my Wyatt. experienced players in school days to professional She shared the dressing T20, it can be brutal the men’s team during a the team, and we expect cricket, for helping me polish room with the Indian because your role is to go net session which con- better from you’. So, that my skills,” he added. star at the 2019 Women’s hard and you’re always vinced her about the kind of stirred some- The Mumbaikar leaves the T20 Challenge. “When going to fail. She’s very Indian’s phenomenal tal- thing within me. I told scene as the only batsman she fails, she’s so hard on hard on herself when she ent. “Even before the ses- myself if my captain has to score 12,000 runs in Ranji herself. I just tell her to does,” she added. sion, she’d go to the nets that much faith in me, I Trophy. relax and that it’s only Wyatt said it was for extra practice against should be able to make a — PTI cricket. “When you’re Shafali’s brutal hitting our quickest male comeback,” she added. opening the batting in against the pacers from bowlers,” recalled Wyatt. — PTI Selectors should have say in XI: MSK

New Delhi, March 7: The I personally feel this flaw in the new reforms has to tain’s prerogative. management there will be a Sunil Joshi-led new selec- be amended at all costs so that there will be equal He reminded that perspec- synergy of thought-process tion panel must have a say responsibility of the outcomes. tive of the team manage- due to the mutual respect in picking the playing XI ment and the selection com- that they share,” the for- and BCCI constitution — MSK PRASAD, mittee would be a bit differ- mer India stumper said. should be amended to make former chief selector on selectors not ent. The switch from Dhoni to it happen, former chief having a vote in choosing playing XI “Generally, the selectors Kohli was seamless which selector MSK Prasad sug- have a macro picture look- gives him a lot of satisfac- gested on Saturday. India won a first ever Test that there will be equal ing at whole of Indian tion. Prasad has just completed series in Australia but a responsibility of the out- cricket and the team man- “Handling the transition an eventful tenure during bigger contribution was comes,” Prasad said in an agement has this micro pic- period of MSD to Virat & which he successfully over- creating a robust supply interview, when asked ture of Indian Team. Developing substantial saw the transition of lead- line of India A players. about his view on selectors “But over a period of time bench strength had been ership from Mahendra “I personally feel this flaw having a vote in choosing with the relationships the biggest success of our Singh Dhoni to Virat Kohli. in the new reforms has to playing XI which till date being built between the committee,” Prasad added. In his four-year term, be amended at all costs so remains coach and cap- selectors, captain and team — AFP GAMES pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | 8 MARCH 2020 16

SHORT TAKES Ronaldinho is Harika retains joint-lead in Swiss Reds back in green behind bars Lausanne: Indian Grandmaster Dronavalli Harika settled for a draw with Alexandra Asuncion (Paraguay), court appearance and left Goryachkina of Russia in the Liverpool finally get back to winning ways March 7: Former the Palace of Justice on fifth round to remain in joint Brazilian football star Friday night. Ronaldinho lead with 3.5 points at the FIDE Liverpool, March 7: Ronaldinho and his broth- declined to comment to Women’s Grand Prix chess tour- Jurgen Klopp insisted he FERNANDES SET er were arrested Friday in reporters as they left the nament here. Harika, India’s will never compare him- Asuncion, Paraguay’s pub- building. No.2, and Goryachkina opted self to legendary former lic ministry said, after The state attorney gener- for a draw in 31 moves in a Liverpool manager Bill FOR HIS FIRST entering the country on al decided to rectify a Semi-Slav game late on Friday. Shankly after the Reds fake passports. request for “opportunity The World No.9 Indian took bounced back to beat TASTE OF DERBY “The Attorney General’s criteria” in favor of the no risks against the Russian Bournemouth 2-1 and office issued a warrant for 2005 Ballon d’Or winner player as the two chose to sign move within three wins of London, March 7: their arrest, charged the and changed prosecutors peace. The Indian faces former ending a 30-year wait for Bruno Fernandes can player Ronaldinho with for the case. The original world champ Alexandra the Premier League title. cement his status as using a public document prosecutor, Federico Kosteniuk in the sixth round A 22nd consecutive Manchester United’s new with false content and Delfino, had decided later on Saturday. home league win broke talisman when the requested preventative Thursday not to pursue In the only decisive game of the English top flight Portugal midfielder gets detention,” the ministry charges. the day, Georgia’s Nana record set by Shankly’s his first taste of the derby tweeted. A new prosecutor Dzagnidze beat Anna Muzychuk Liverpool in 1972 and set- rivalry with Manchester The two men will be held ordered the men’s arrest. (Ukraine) in 44 moves. tled any nerves over the City on Sunday. overnight at a police sta- Plainclothes policemen World champion Ju Wenjun of title race after a run of Fernandes has made a tion. Sources from the pub- then picked the brothers China and former world cham- three defeats in four flying start with United lic prosecutor’s office said up from their hotel and pion Mariya Muzychuk (Ukraine) games in all competitions. following his January that the brothers will be drove them to the National battled it out for 81 moves Callum Wilson’s contro- move from Sporting summoned for a hearing Police headquarters, before settling for a draw. — PTI versial early opener sent Lisbon for an initial £47 on Sunday to impose meas- which also houses VIP shockwaves around million ($61 million). ures. prisoners and former law Anfield. However, the pro- The 25-year-old has Ronaldinho and his enforcement officers who lific duo of Mohamed scored three goals and brother Roberto de Assis have committed crimes. Lebron to not play Salah and Sadio Mane provided two assists in Moreira had finished a — AFP quickly turned the game his seven appearances, behind close doors around to open a 25-point helping Ole Gunnar Los Angeles: Basketball super- lead at the top of the Solskjaer’s team extend star LeBron James said Friday table. their unbeaten run to he won’t play if his Los Angeles The hosts’ backline was nine games in all competi- Lakers have to hold games breached again after just tions. behind closed doors due to the nine minutes, although Since the Alex Ferguson coronavirus outbreak. Klopp was rightly furious era ended in 2013, United The NBA has reportedly told that VAR did not inter- have struggled to find teams to look into strategies on vene to disallow the goal. players with the personal- how to play without fans in the Joe Gomez was knocked ity and presence to cope arena. off balance by Wilson to with the pressure of try- The Asian Weightlifting start the move and the ing to emulate those gold- Championship in April, an Bournemouth striker en days. But the influen- Olympic qualifying event has then had the simple task tial Fernandes already been postponed due to the of tapping home appears a perfect fit. novel coronavirus outbreak. Jefferson Lerma’s cross. — AFP Paris Saint-Germain’s Ligue 1 Defeat leaves the game at Strasbourg on Cherries still in the bot- Saturday has been postponed tom three and they were Live on TV AFP over coronavirus fears, the left to rue. — PREMIER LEAGUE French football league (LFP) announced. — Agencies Chelsea vs Everton THE RESULT from 7.30 pm on Star Sports Select 1, HD Adesanya takes Liverpool 2 (Salah 25, Mane 33) Man City vs Man Utd on Romero in UFC Bournemouth 1 Liverpool’s Sadio Mane celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal during their from 10 pm on Star (Wilson 9) English Premier League match against Bournemouth at Anfield in Liverpool, Sports Select 1, HD Las Vegas: The UFC 248 will England, on Saturday. Liverpool won 2-1. — AFP feature two title bouts in the men’s middleweight and women’s strawweight divisions. After claiming the full owner- Ronaldinho (right) arrives at Asuncion’s Justice Palace to ship of the UFC middleweight Mary, Amit advance in qualifiers appear before a public prosecutor in Asuncion, Paraguay, division, Israel “The Last on Saturday. — AFP Stylebender” Adesanya will take on Yoel “Soldier of God” Amman (Jordan), khuu, while the second- silver-medallist at the past an aggressive and his loss to the Mongolian Romero in the main event. March 7: Six-time world seeded Mary Kom pro- world championships last energetic Kharhuu. in the World Military Live on tv: On Saturday from 08:30 champion M C Mary Kom duced a typically clinical year, came out unscathed Panghal was expectedly Games last year. INDIA TRAIL CROATIA 0-2 am on SONY TEN 2 SD & HD, SONY (51kg) and the performance to dismantle after an intense fast-paced quick on his feet, dis- Mary Kom, on the other TEN 3 SD & HD (Hindi) channels. redoubtable Amit New Zealand's slugfest in which fortunes played a terrific counter- hand, made it look quite Zagreb, March 7: Ramkumar Ramanathan lost a dog Panghal (52kg) stood just Commonwealth Games swung quite wildly and attacking game and his easy as she outmanoeu- fight with Marin Cilic in one of the best matches of his one win away from secur- bronze-winner Tasmyn will next face a familiar left hand proved to be vred the Kiwi boxer with career after unforced errors pulled Prajnesh Regd. No. H/SD/509/2018-20 ing Olympic berths after Benny for a 5-0 triumph. foe in Philippine’s Carlo especially effective in the her sharp reflexes and a Gunneswaran down as India trailed Croatia 0-2 on the Printed and Published by T. the two boxers advanced Up next for Mary Kom is Paalam. first two rounds. superior counter-attack- opening day of the Davis Cup Qualifiers, here on Venkateswarlu on behalf of Deccan to the quarterfinals with Filipino Irish Magno, who Panghal beat him in the However, the Mongolian ing game. In another Friday. The match between Ramkumar and Cilic was Chronicle Holdings Limited. Printed contrasting victories of clobbered Hong Kong's semifinals of the 2018 sustained the pressure in intense pre-quarterfinal all about boom boom serves in which the Croat pre- at Deccan Chronicle Press situated the Asian Qualifiers here Winnie Au Yin Yin to Asian Games and the the final three minutes in bout, Commonwealth vailed 7-6 (8), 7-6 (8) in two hours and 12 minutes. at Plot No. 9 Alwal Village, Vallabh Nagar Taluk, Medchal Malkajgiri on Saturday. force a win in just the sec- quarterfinals of the 2019 which Panghal seemed a Games silver-medallist Meanwhile, Ankita Raina pulled off a crucial win Dist. Telangana and Published at 36, Top seed Panghal ond round of her last-16 world championships. bit off-colour. But, he Gaurav Solanki (57kg) after Rutuja Bhosale suffered a crushing defeat S.D. Road, Secunderabad-3. notched a hard-earned 3-2 bout. The reigning Asian managed just enough to was beaten 1-4 by top- against Priska Madelyn Nugroho as India were locked RNI Registration No. 3081/1957. triumph over Mongolia’s The 23-year-old Panghal, Games and Asian champi- pull through and fetch a seeded Uzbek Mirazizbek 1-1 with Indonesia in a crucial Fed Cup tie. — PTI Editor: Aditya Sinha Enkhmanadakh Khar- who became India’s first on had to dig deep to edge divided verdict, avenging Mirzakhalilov. — PTI