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MUMBAI TO CELEBRATE DRDO'S QUICK-REACTION FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR NO NRC IN ANDHRA PRADESH, GHALIB'S SESQUICENTENARY MISSILE TEST SUCCESSFUL MURDER OF JAMAL KHASHOGGI ASSERTS CHIEF MINISTER he who's who in the world of literature, fine arts, he Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) ive people have been sentenced to death over the murder of journalist n a key announcement, Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy has said Tculture and celebrities will croon and swoon over Tsuccessfully flight-tested indigenously developed Quick Reaction FJamal Khashoggi, but two top figures investigated over the killing Ithat the controversial National Register of Citizens (NRC) will not be the timeless compositions of the legendary Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system from Chandipur off the Odisha have been exonerated, Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor said Monday. implemented in Andhra Pradesh. The Chief Minister, said that his romanticist Mirza Asadullah Baig, alias "Mirza Ghalib" coast on Monday. "The missile was flight-tested with full configuration in "The court issued death sentences on five men who directly took part in government was staunchly opposed to the NRC. He said the to mark his 150th death anniversary. The Pasbaan-e- deployment mode intercepting the target mid-air, meeting the mission the killing," the prosecutor said in a statement. Saudi government would safeguard the interests of the Adab Trust, founded by senior Maharashtra IPS objectives. The entire event was prosecutors had said deputy intelligence chief Ahmed al- minorities and respect their sentiments. Defending officer Quaiser Khalid - a poetry lover and Ghalib monitored by Ground Telemetry Assiri oversaw the Washington Post columnist's killing Deputy Chief Minister Amzad Basha's comments in admirer - will host the landmark event, entitled Systems, Range Radar Systems and in the kingdom's Istanbul consulate in October 2018 protest against the NRC, the Chief Minister said the 'Meeraas: The Heritage', at Nehru Centre on Electro Optical Tracking System," said and that he was advised by the royal court's media former had made his observations only on behalf December 25. DRDO in a statement. czar Saud al-Qahtani. of the government. Urban body polls on Jan 22, results on Jan 25 BJP LOSES JHARKHAND, PNS n HYDERABAD The State Election SOREN SET TO BE CM Commission (SEC) has blown the municipal election trum- PNS n RANCHI pet by issuing the poll sched- TOTAL SEATS 81 ule on Monday. The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha- As per the schedule Congress-RJD alliance was all n The JMM-Congress-RJD combine announced, the elections for January 12 and it will be dis- set for a decisive victory in has achived a clear mandate in the urban bodies will be held posed on January 13. Jharkhand on Monday, with the Jharkhand Assembly With J'khand loss, BJP on January 22 and the results The last date for withdraw- lead well above the majority will be announced on January al of candidature is January 14, mark. n BJP has won 25 seats to 25. Elections will be held for the final list of candidates will The BJP conceded defeat, become second largest party footprint shrinks to half 120 municipalities and 10 cor- be published on January 14. with Prime Minister Narendra porations-Karimnagar, If needed, re-polling will be Modi tweeting his thanks PNS n NEW DELHI centage of population being Ramagundam, Badangpet, held on January 24. The results to the people of governed by the BJP in the Meerpet Bandlaguda Jagir, will be declared as soon as Jharkhand. With Jharkhand joining the states, either on its own or with Boduppal, Peerzadiguda, counting of votes ends on At last count, BJP growing list of states slipping its allies, now stands at around Jawaharnagar, Nizampet, January 25. the alliance was out of BJP's rule, the party now 43 per cent from over 69 per Nizamabad. As part municipal elections, ahead in 47 governs mere 35 per cent of cent two years back, data The SEC will issue the elec- the SEC will release draft vot- seats while the JMM 25 the country's landmass in analysis show. tion notification on January 7. ers list on December 30. BJP was trail- 30 comparison to over 71 per cent What may be of more con- It will display ward-wise elec- SEC will receive objections ing with 25. during its peak in 2017 when cern to the party is that its toral rolls of Municipalities from December 31 to January Reacting to INC it was in power in the entire graph in state polls has been and corporations on January 8. 2 on draft voters list. It will the results, BJP Hindi-speaking heartland. on a steady decline since 2018 Filing of nomination papers conduct a district election national presi- Its string of losses in states when it lost its bastions of OTHERS 16 RJD AJSU will start from January 8. Last officers meeting with the polit- dent Amit Shah 4 JVM (P) despite the massive victory in Madhya Pradesh and date for filing of nominations ical parties on December 31. said: "The party 1 2 the April-May Lok Sabha elec- Chhattisgarh besides is on January 10. The nomina- It will also conduct a meeting respects the mandate of 3 tions may force the party's top Rajasthan, and its huge victo- tions papers will be scrutinized of municipal commissioners the people of Jharkhand." brass to revisit its strategy for ry in the Lok Sabha elections on January 11, and the aspi- meeting with political parties Hemant Soren, as the face of fifth state the BJP has lost with- the assembly polls as it pre- this year has not translated rants whose papers are reject- on January 1. the alliance, is set to take over in a year. pares for the upcoming battles into gains in states. ed will be able to appeal on Continued on Page 4 the top post. Jharkhand is the Continued on Page 4 Hemant Soren with his father Sibu Soren as the results came trickling in. in Delhi and Bihar. The per- Continued on Page 4 KADAPA STEEL PLANT S-I ends life 2nd autopsy of ‘Disha’ case accused Jagan becomes third CM since over drinking problem completed, bodies handed over PNS n HYDERABAD 2007 to lay foundation stone DAVE BENNETT SILVERY a report to the Registrar General of A sub-inspector attached to n HYDERABAD the HC by Monday evening, as per PNS n KADAPA Amberpet Police station the court's order. The entire process committed suicide by hang- The team of doctors from the All was video-graphed and the doctors Expressing his resolve to com- ing himself at his home in India Institute of Medical Sciences were advised to express an indepen- plete the project within three Patel Nagar on Monday. (AIIMS), New Delhi, visited the dent view of how the four died, on years, Chief Minister YS Preliminary investigation state-run Gandhi Hospital in the basis of the evidence collected by Jaganmohan Reddy on Monday revealed that the SI took the Hyderabad and conducted the sec- their examination. laid the foundation stone for the extreme step due to family ond autopsy on the bodies of four The team was led by Dr Sudhir Kadapa Steel plant. issues pertaining to his drink- men accused in the Disha rape and Gupta, head of forensic depart- "The steel plant is our right ing problem. murder case on Monday. ment at AIIMS with Dr Adarsh as it is guaranteed in the AP He was identified as 41- The four were accused of gang- Kumar and Dr Abhishek Yadav as Reorganisation Act, but the year-old Karingula rape and murdering Disha near members. Dr Varun Chandra assist- previous government had failed Saidulu Goud Hyderabad on November 28. They ed the team in the post-mortem to pursue it with the Centre. As of the 2007 were later killed in an alleged examination. a son of the soil, I have come batch. encounter with the police on The AIIMS doctors conducted the here to lay the foundation stone Goud December 6. autopsy for about four hours in the within six months of coming to AP Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy and other VIPs at the foundation stone was recently The team that conducted the presence of the family of the power," Jagan said. ceremony for the Kadapa steel plant, on Monday. attached to fresh autopsy on directions of the accused. A team of doctors from AIIMS enters Gandhi Hospital on Monday to In December 2018, Telugu the Central Telangana High Court will submit Continued on Page 4 perform the second autopsy on the four accused in the Disha case. Desam Party president N On Monday, Jagan said that n CM promises to see steel Crime Station Chandrababu Naidu had also the steel plant will provide plant is commissioned (CCS), Detective department laid the foundation stone for the employment for over 25,000 within three years of the Hyderabad city police steel plant project at a different people. Ancillary units would due to health concerns. He is Mother strangles location - Kambaladinne in come up and increase the job n Naidu did nothing to get survived by his wife, Nirmala Medaram Jatara boosts land lease rates Kadapa district. Before that, potential and change the land- steel plant for best part of and two school-going daugh- 7-year-old for Jagan's father and former chief scape of the region, Jagan said his tenure: Jagan ters. Traders quote highest 10,000 per sq.yard to set up shop minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy after laying the foundation Police said that on Monday objecting to affair had laid the foundation stone stone for the steel plant to be n State has signed MoU with morning, Nirmala went to PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n MEDARAM entering into agreements for Brahmani Steel Plant at built at an estimated cost of Rs NMDC for supply of iron ore drop their daughters at regarding the lease amount Jammalamadugu on June 11, 15,000 crore. for the plant school. A seven-year-old boy was For traders, shelling out up to demanded by farmers. 2007. Continued on Page 4 Continued on Page 4 killed by his own mother at Rs 10,000 per square yard to From the elevated platforms Mailardevpally on Monday. set up shops in the vicinity of where the forest deities are kept Police suspect that the boy Medaram festival region makes for the darshan of th e devo- TODAY was killed after he objected to good business. They anticipate tees till Jampanna Vagu, the her affair. at least one crore people to land lease rates are being quot- ALMANAC Non-vegetarian food back The victim was identified throng the venue of the tribal ed up to Rs 10,000 per square Month & Paksham: as Mohammed Amjad, a stu- festival to have a glimpse of yard. However, beyond dent of 2nd standard. The Sammakka and Sarakka and Jampanna Vaagu, the prices Margashirsha & Krishna Paksha on menu of TS Raj Bhavan main accused in this incident, fulfil their vows to the forest Jatara and are almost equal to gradually decrease and stabi- Panchangam Sultana Begum, is the boy's deities. the price of a house site in lize between Rs 4,000 and Rs Tithi : Trayodashi: 12:18 pm NAVEENA GHANATE been ushered in by mother. The land lease rates are sky- Grade-2 municipalities. 8,000 per square yard. n Nakshatram: Anuradha 05:00 pm HYDERABAD Narasimhan's successor, it is Continued on Page 2 rocketing in the vicinity of the Many traders have been Continued on Page 2 expected that the Raj Bhavan Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start The winds of change have may have fabulous spread of any important work) begun to blow at Raj Bhavan non-vegetarian and vegetarian Rahukalam: 03:00 pm- 04:22 pm ever since Governor Tamilisai dishes of the city known for its RSS looks to strengthen base with mammoth meeting Yamagandam: 09:31 am – 10:53 am Soundararajan took office in biryani. Meanwhile, Raj September. Bhavan is buzzing with activ- L VENKAT RAM REDDY n RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to teers from various Shakhas and then to Saroornagar sta- Varjyam: 10:31 pm- 12:06 am The biggest change is in the ity with several visitors day in n HYDERABAD address the meeting (units) in the State and the dium. Gulika: 12:15 pm - 01:37 pm menu, with the Raj Bhavan tions, Raj Bhavan was vegetar- and out. country will participate in Speaking to media persons Good Time: (to start any important work) now serving non-vegetarian ian-only area, strictly prohibit- Having endeared herself to Rashtriya Swayamsevak n Three massive padayatras from the three-day camp. They will here on Monday, RSS Amritakalam: 06:53 am - 08:26 am food. Sources in Raj Bhavan ing any non-vegetarian food. masses by meeting people, Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan different parts in city be instructed on the RSS ide- Telangana State president B confirmed the change in the Even the customary Dawat-e- Tamilisai whose appointment Bhagwat will participate in the ologies and its action plan to Dakshina Murthi and secre- Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:53 am - 12:37 pm kind of food being served. Iftar hosted by the Governor's was initially met with criticism winter camp scheduled to be reach the maximum number tary K Ramesh said the Sangh, Even the banquet hosted at residence was pure vegetarian. from political parties in the held in Hyderabad from of people in the State. which had its presence for HYDERABAD Raj Bhavan on Sunday for In his farewell lunch, state, is actively making Tuesday and will also address On Wednesday, Bhagwat over 60 years in Telangana WEATHER President Ram Nath Kovind Narasimhan was served vege- changes and engaging in dia- a public meeting at along with Cyient Limited State, was aiming to strength- Forecast: Clear with periodic clouds apparently had non-vegetarian tarian food and none of the logue every day. Saroornagar stadium on founder and executive chair- en itself through participation Temp: 28/16 delicacies. items had onion or garlic. The Sources stated that while the Wednesday. The three-day man BVR Mohan Reddy will in public-oriented activities. Humidity: 78% For the last 9.5 years, till vegetarian version of the former Governor was bureau- winter camp would be con- address the public meeting at "We will be focusing on envi- Sunrise: 06.42 September, during the tenure famous Hyderabadi biryani cratic who would confine him- ducted at the Bharat Saroornagar stadium. The ronmental protection, planta- Sunset: 05.48 of ESL Narasimhan as the was served on various occa- self, Tamilisai being politician Engineering College from RSS volunteers will also take tion, cleanliness and hygiene, Current Weather Conditions Governor, only vegan food sions in the previous and hailing from a political December 24 to 26. aimed at increasing the pres- out three massive padayatras and health awareness among Updated December 23, 2019 5:00 PM was served. Irrespective of the Governor's tenure. background has a brought in Titled 'Vijaya Sankalpa ence of RSS in Telangana from different parts of the city others,' they said. occasion and type of celebra- Now that the change has a different atmosphere. Shibiram', the winter camp is State. About 8,000 RSS volun- leading to LB Nagar junction Continued on Page 2 HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | DECEMBER 24, 2019 hyderabad 02

ithin six months of responded positively to the coming to power, new capital city project. WAndhra Pradesh Reading the open letter Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan which the BJP national presi- Reddy has proven himself to Vindictive Jagan squandered opportunities dent Amit Shah addressed to be the best in handing down the people of the state prior to anarchic rule to the people. PPAs, replacing Telugu as Visakhapatnam. ous projects, cancelling 2019 elections throws light It's not an easy task for a medium of instruction with Decentralisation of administration does It is evident it and proposing to on facts. The Centre released young political leader to come English in government schools not take place by mere setting up capital that CM TRULY set up three state cap- Rs 2,500 crore towards its to power with a huge majori- and other such decisions are appears to SPEAKING itals is an anarchic contribution to building the ty. Because of this majority, examples that reflect his cities. The leader should have clear have set his decision but not a far- state capital. It also announced Jagan got an opportunity to nature. objective and farsighted approach for mind to make sighted one. assistance for various projects lead the new state on the road His insidious nature became decentralisation to happen naturally. Then Visakhapatnam the Announcing his decision not only for Assembly, High to development with the sup- exposed with the announce- executive capital of on three state capitals on the Court, Secretariat buildings port of all sections of society. ment of three capitals for AP. only governance will reach the people AP even before going on floor of state Assembly, Jagan but also for transportation He got every opportunity to While Chandrababu bid ad- record in the Assembly on quoted the example of South and railway projects as part of prove himself to be a leader ieu to development in the mi- three capitals. Africa having three state cap- the Center's package. with progressive views who ddle of his tenure to give pri- if his cold response to the opment projects worth sever- Which international agency itals. Jagan declaring three state can accelerate development ority to politics, Jagan paved World Bank loan agreement al thousands of crores like will lend the AP Government, There is a vast difference capitals independently would of the state. However, Jagan the way for anarchy right from reached by the previous regime international airport, railways, whose policies reflect retro- between South Africa and mean ignoring the Center's squandered all opportunities the word go. and not giving proper respons- roads development projects Y SATYAKUMAR grade development? Andhra Pradesh. assistance to the state for within six months of coming Prior to coming to power, es to Center's letters on the are in limbo. BJP National Secretary The Union Minister during While South Africa is an Amaravati. It would also mean to power. Jagan’s YSRCP made some issue are any indication. For example, the Railway the recent winter session of the independent nation, AP is a looking down upon the foun- He proved at every instance farmers complain to the World Because of this, the World Board is exercising caution to Lok Sabha declared that South state with just 13 districts. dation stone laid by the PM for that bad blood and anarchy Bank against Amaravati pro- Bank declared its decision to take a decision on laying a Rs Metro projects even if his Korea expressed its unwilling- Area-wise, South Arica is six the state capital. runs in his blood and his ject to get the project stalled. withdraw its proposals to 3200-crore railway line. The ministry asked it to send them. ness to partner with Light times larger than AP. The 14th century ruler mind is filled with vendetta, However, the World Bank extend loan to Amaravati pro- fate of Rs 12,000-crore Light The AP government ignored Metro project. The Center responded Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq revenge and vindictive attitude ascertained that the complaints ject in July. After a while, the Metro project for Amaravati the directions. Under the prevailing situa- favourably when the previous shifted his capital city from and eliminating rivals, reflect- were not genuine and contin- Asia Infrastructure Investment city too is in limbo. On one hand the YSRCP tion, international lending state Government declared Delhi to Daulatabad. He took ing a conspiratorial psycholo- ued to support the project. The Bank also announced its deci- Union Urban Development government exhibited lack- agencies and investors are hes- Amaravati as the new capital a decision which is not justi- gy. Every step that he takes is Centre too agreed to lend ass- sion to quit the project. This Minister Hardeep Singh Puri adaisical approach to Light itating to invest in projects in city. Prime Minister Narendra fied and later reversed it caus- filled with jealousy and lacks istance to the first phase of the has deprived Rs 7,000 crore in Parliament went on record Metro project in Amaravati Andhra Pradesh. Modi attended the foundation- ing death to thousands of peo- mercy. project. loan for the project from the stating that the Government of and on the other, it sent pro- Having identified a region stone laying ceremony for the ple. Opting for reverse tendering It became evident that Jagan two entities. Andhra Pradesh exhibited posals to the Centre seeking to be developed as the new capital city project held on We are unfortunate to have process in the Polavaram pro- is not favourably inclined Not only Amaravati project, lackadaisical approach in send- Korean support for the Light state capital, where there is October 22, 2015. This shows modern Tughlaq in our midst ject works, cancellation of towards the Amaravati project but also infrastructural devel- ing revised proposals for Metro project for scope for implementing vari- how the BJP government in the 21st century. New power centres emerge in dists PV KONDAL RAO seriously undertaking their n WARANGAL own development and welfare activities without attaching to Rural Telangana districts have the any present leaders. Former been witnessing the emergence Minister Redyanaik however is of new ‘power centres’ during trying to maintain close to the past few months, especial- Minister KTR along with his ly after the Cabinet expansion. daughter and MP Maloth While the newly-emerged Kavitha Bhadru Naik. Like in Ministers are trying to show the case of Warangal, almost all their supremacy in the erst- north Telangana districts also while districts, the new gener- P Rajeshwar Reddy Errabelli Dayakar Rao Satyavathi Rathod Pochampally Srinivas Reddy witnessing similar sort of Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar inaugurates a traffic signal in Khammam on Monday ation leaders, promoted by the power centre issues but since high command, are also enjoy- Palakurthi legislator and the minister and TRS working ing considerable clout in cer- Minister of Panchayath Raj Appointment of Palla as the chief of president KTR hail from the tain parts. and Rural Development Rythu Samanvaya Samithi has been erstwhile Karimnagar district, Will set up more CCTVs Warangal, the politically con- Errabelli Dayakar Rao emerged the impact of his presence is scious district in the entire as the most powerful force in regarded as a move to encourage a evident in Adilabad, rural Telangana, has been wit- the TRS politics of erstwhile parallel power centre to the existing Karimnagar and Nizamabad nessing this aspect with the Warangal district. power centre of Errabelli Dayakar Rao erstwhile districts . Insofar as in Khammam, says Ajay emergence of two to Though Satyavathi Nalgonda and Khammam dis- three power centres. Rathod was also tricts and Mahabubnagar dis- The appointment of inducted in the Parakal legislator Challa in the district party affairs of trict are concerned, the power nTransport Minister naugurates traffic signal system Palla Rajeshwar Reddy Cabinet, the Dharma Reddy, Warangal leg- Warangal and the newly- centres emerged and following as the Tribal leader is islator Nannapuneni Narender, appointed Rythu Samanvaya suit with the ministers Jagadish PNS n KHAMMAM chair- restricted to the Station Ghanpur legislator Dr Samithi chairman, Palla Reddy, Puvvada Ajay, NIranjan REPAIR ROADS, OFFICIALS TOLD per- Warangal Mahabubabad region of T Rajaiah, Narsampet Rajeshwar Reddy is also call- Reddy and Srinivas Goud. Transport Minister Puvvada son of the erstwhile district. Legislator Peddi Sudarshan ing his shots as a direct asso- Here too the previous senior Ajay Kumar has said that the Later, Ajay Kumar, who bicycled the city roads along with District the Rythu Errabelli occupied the Reddy and Mahabubabad leg- ciate to the party high com- leaders are playing a low pro- traffic signal system is being Collector Karnan, Mayor Papalal, municipal Commissioner Samanvaya prime slot in the affairs of islator Shankar Naik, respec- mand. file. The Medak district politics restored in the city to regulate Anurag Jayanti to gain first-hand knowledge of people's woes, Samithi has been regard- the party and he is leading tively. Seniors leaders such as for- is revolving around the Chief movement of the vehicular asked officials to undertake repairs to city roads which are full of ed as a move to encourage a group of MLAs in the erst- MLC Pochampally Srinivas mer Deputy Chief Minister Minister, though the dynamic traffic. He was speaking after ditches. He asked them to immediately launch works to cleanse a parallel power centre to the while district by taking the sup- Reddy, a close aide of Minister Kadiam Srihari, former minis- Minister, Harish Rao also inaugurating the traffic signal the drainages on the city outskirts and also to take steps to lay existing power centre of port of Bhupalpalli MLA KT Rama Rao, has emerged as ter Redya Naik, Chief Whip enjoys considerable clout in the at Mayuri Centre near the bus drinking water pipelines to areas where there are no tap Minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao. Gandra Venkataramana Reddy, a strong force to reckon with Dasyam Vinayabhaskar are region. stand on Monday along with connections. He expressed his anger over the tipplers District Collector RV Karnan, discarding of empty liquor bottles in public places at several Police Commissioner T Iqbal areas of the city. He asked the police to get tough with those and the City Mayor Dr G who cause inconvenience to the people. He said that Papalal. development works worth Rs 100 crore are kept pending in the Mother strangles... Yadadri works on fast track The Minister said that in city and disclosed that a meeting of the contractors would be view of increasing vehicular held soon to get the works executed. Continued from Page 1 Ismail came home, Sultana n traffic in the city, traffic signals first strangled the kid and then Chilkur temple chief priest Rangarajan praises CM are being restored at seven from either side. The Minister city to obey traffic rules and She had married Mohammed threw him against the wall. places and new signals are hinted at removing the cooperate with the district Haji almost a decade ago. The Amjad suffered grievous PNS n BHONGIR KCR would remain being installed at five places. As encroachments to develop administration in streamlining couple had three sons, of injuries and was rushed to a forever in the history part of the road safety week footpaths. the traffic. Municipal which Amjad was the second hospital immediately. However, Chief Minister K of the country for celebrations, the people of the Further, the Minister said Commissioner Anurag Jayanti, one. Sultana and Hazee doctors declared him dead" Chandrashekhar Rao would taking up reconstruction of city are being involved in con- that CCTV cameras are being deputy mayor Battula Murali divorced two years ago and said K Sataiah Goud, Inspector remain forever in the history duct of awareness pro- set up at vantage places across Prasad, corporators, traffic were living separately. Sultana of Police, Mailardevpally. of the country for taking up Lakshminarsimha Swamy grammes. He advised the ven- the city at a cost of Rs 50 lakh. police officers and others took and the kids were staying at She then came home and reconstruction of Yadadri Sri temple dors not to encroach the roads He exhorted the people of the part in the programme. Saibaba Nagar in Katedan of raised an alarm claiming that Lakshminarsimha Swamy CS RANGARAJAN Mailardevpally. her son was found dead at temple. The works of develop- Chilkur Balaji temple According to the Police, home. However, her neigh- ment of the temple were going Sultana was having an affair bours sensed something fishy on as per Agama shashtra, ments of the Hindus by mis- RSS looks to Medaram Jatara boosts.. with a man, identified as and alerted the police. chief pujari of Chilkur Balaji interpreting the works of the Ismail. Initial investigation Police are investigating the temple, CS Rangarajan said. were constructed with the development of the temple. strengthen... Continued from Page 1 raising the second crop with an stated that all the three kids events that could have lead to Rangarajan who visited the money from the exchequer. Everyone should cooperate eye on rental income they were aware of this but Amjad a mother taking the life of her new temple complex being built Examining the works of for development of Yadadri, Continued from Page 1 The phenomenon can be seen would be getting by leasing out was vocal about his opposition own child and if Ismail could said Ramadasu had earlier con- development of Yadadri main he added. in Urattam, Reddygudem, their land to the traders. The to his mother's actions. have instigated Sultana to take structed the temple for lord Sri temple in the hill shrine, he Meanwhile, Yadadri Sri The RSS leaders claimed Chilakalugutta and Kannepalli traders have been obtaining "Sultana was having a rela- the step. Sources said that a Rama at Badrachalam in 15th said that chances for small Lakshminarsimha Swamy that the number of villages. permission to set up shop for tionship with Ismail and Amjad verbal exchange between the Century AD and Somanatha mistakes were common in temple earned revenue of Rs Shakhas grew by more Traders across the state are about one month from January was creating a problem about two before Ismail arrived temple was also reconstructed by such big construction works. 68,56,045 through hundi than 1,000 from about keen on establishing shops on 20. As a result, the value of lease it. This disturbed her and her might have triggered the some persons in 1950 in Gujarat. It was not proper on part of offerings by the devotes in the 2,000 formed over 60 years the roadside for the biennial for lands abutting the road has partner. On Monday, before mother to kill him. Nowhere in the history temples some forces to hurt the senti- last 20 days. to over 3,000 units in the tribal festival to be held at shot up multiple-fold. past one-two years. The Medara from February 5 to 8. Meanwhile, the infrastruc- Sangh was now aiming to The state government has ear- ture development works are HYDERABAD reach out to people by marked Rs 75 crore for the fes- being implemented stepping opening new units - each tival to implement infrastruc- up the pace of execution. BULLION RATES Scavengers get a new lease of life catering to about 1,600 tural development works. From the temple in GOLD clusters comprising four- From the elevated platforms Medarama to Narlapur, which five villages. Efforts were to the Jampanna Vaagu, there are separated by just 5 km, no ` 38,300 (10 gm) n NIRDPR analysed the plight of women manual scavengers and ` also being made to increase are only fields. less than 2,000 to 5,000 shops 110 its presence in Hyderabad The farmers have stopped can be set up. SILVER provided an ‘alternative livelihood opportunities' by creating new units in all ` 45,400(1kg) basthis by taking up social ` 500 PNS n HYDERABAD Casteism within the commu- Development (CHRD), School service activities in the nity keeps issues affecting of Development Studies and localities. Manual scavenging is present manual scavengers on the side- Social Justice, NIRDPR, said, RSS is devising plans to CHICKEN in some pockets of the coun- lines. They have undergone a "To eliminate manual scaveng- expand its base across RATES `/KG try where it is going unnoticed, lot of discrimination on the ing from society it is necessary Telangana State. As part of says a group of women manu- basis of caste and their liveli- that the MS Act 2013 and these plans, the Sangh tar- Dressed/With Skin `167 al scavengers from Nagpur, hood. Earlier, they used to Swachh Bharat mission should gets five lakh members by Without Skin `190 Maharashtra, who were pick up human waste with be implemented in its true 2024 and establishment of Broiler at Farm `115 engaged in the occupation. bare hands. They look for spirit. The manual scavengers its Shakhas (branches) in They narrated their stories as opportunities where diversified should have the easy access to 10,000 villages. RSS will be they visited National Institute livelihood options are available diverse livelihoods skills celebrating its centenary EGG Rural Development and so that they can learn those options suited to their needs year in 2025. `/ Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR), Bahuuddeshiya Samiti', an required skills and can start such as those that NIRDPR has RSS has been working RATES 100 Hyderabad, for attending a organisation working to uplift their own works. provided them during the three on bridging gaps among HYDERABAD 425 three-day exposure-cum-train- manual scavengers in Nagpur, Speaking about the impor- days training program. Also, several castes. The number VIJAYAWADA 452 ing programme on 'Alternative Maharashtra. tance of this training program the human intervention in of Shakas in Telangana Livelihood Opportunities' for These women belong to and the outcomes, cleaning-related works should rose to 3,200 now from VISAKHAPATNAM 470 women who have left manual Mehtar (Bhangi) community Dr Lakhan Singh, Assistant be minimized and replaced by 2,500 about two years ago. RETAIL PRICE `4.25 scavenging with the help of that used to take up the clean- Professor and Course Director, machines to bring dignity to Now, the target is to have (IN HYDERABAD) 'Janjagriti Aawahan ing of toilets in the country. Centre for Human Resource this profession." 12,000 Shakas by 2025.

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RIME HASSLE-FREE COMMUTE K7 COMPUTING REPORT CORNER Four-year-old Tier II cities more prone boy falls into NOW, BOOK HYDERABAD open pit, dies to cyber security threats 4-year-old boy died after he Aaccidentally fell into a pit nCyber attacks in Hyderabad increased from 39% to 41% that was left open METRO TICKETS ONLINE precariously at Medchal on n PNS n HYDERABAD Monday. The victim was OFFICIALS LAUNCH E-TICKETING SYSTEM AT HITEC CITY METRO STATION n Rajahmundry, identified as Anjaneyulu, son Net users in tier II cities are Vishakapatnam Kanakaraju and Latha. The NAVEENA GHANATE most vulnerable to cyber secu- couple were blessed with two n HYDERABAD rity threats. and Nellore children. Kanakaraju is a Among metro cities, the witnessed a driver by profession and Latha The commuters of Hyderabad cyber attacks in Hyderabad massive 37 per works as maid. They migrated Metro will no longer have to increased to 41% from 39% cent, 34 per from Siddipet to Hyderabad in wait in queue to buy tickets for recorded last quarter. search of better livelihood for a Metro ride. According to Q2 findings of cent and 31 per their children. According to To ensure a hassle-free and K7 Computing's Cyber Threat cent of cyber the police, the pit was dug by convenient Metro ride L&T Monitor (CTM), The Infection users coming a vehicle service center and Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited Rate in Delhi increased in Q2 was not barricaded. The boy along with MakeMyTrip intro- with a 6% increase in the under attack. fell into the open pit while he duced QR code based e-tick- quarter-on-quarter infection was walking at construction ets for twenty Metro Stations. rate. site near his house. The entire HMRL MD NVS Reddy, The report reveals that cyber most certainly insufficient & CTO of K7 Computing said, incident was captured by CEO of L&T Metro Rail KVB security awareness among cyber security awareness "It is definitely an area of real CCTV cameras near the site. Reddy and CEO of companies and cyber users in amongst netizens. concern for the country that The boy's parents raised an MakeMyTrip Rajesh Magow Tier II regions is believed to be According to the study, considers itself a nation of alarm when they found that launched the e-ticketing sys- very low and that has led to Patna registered the highest villages. The positive trend of their son was missing when tem at Hitec City Metro become a 'sweet spot' for cyber percentile of cyber attacks at 47 fast-growing Indian towns and they returned home from Station on Tuesday. criminals across the world. per cent compared to the rest smaller cities on the global work. His parents then began The technology can be Vishakapatnam, Rajamundry, of the Tier II cities covered in landscape is certainly attract- a search for him and found accessed through Nellore, witnessed a massive 37 the study, and higher than ing the attention of cyber him in the pit later. The boy MakeMyTrip and Go-iBibo. per cent, 34 per cent and 31 per any Tier-1 city. The study criminals who are becoming was pulled out and shifted to The facility will soon be cent of cyber users coming states that approximately three more and more sophisticated. a hospital. However, he was extended to T-Savaari, Phone under attack. They figure in out of every ten Indian cyber It is not only a major threat to declared brought dead by the Pay and PayTM. He said, "Tickets booked top sixteen infected Tier II users encountered one or more enterprises in these areas but doctors. Family members The feature is embedded Metro stations available for e-ticket online can be shared on any cities at 6th, 13th and 16th cyberattacks, while metro cities also to consumers who are demanded action against the with a Quick Response (QR) social networking site." positions respectively. It might have experienced a similar becoming heavy cyber users servicing center and also code which allows riders to n Nagole n Dilsukhnagar Apps to At present 60 per cent of be because of the low internet number of cyberattacks when because of low Internet data compensation for the loss of pre-book tickets for single n Uppal n book commuters use smartcards data cost, easy and affordable compared to the previous cost, and easy and affordable life. Based on a complaint, the and return journey. LB Nagar while the remaining 40 per availability of devices which quarter. availability of devices which Medchal Police registered a Commuters can book tick- n n tickets cent purchase tickets daily. can be used to exploit, and J Kesavardhanan, Founder can be exploited." case against the owner of the Tarnaka Parade Grounds ets for twenty stations includ- l MakeMyTrip This facility manly targets service centre, Nagendrappa, ing Nagole, Uppal, Tarnaka, n Sec’bad (E) n NGRI people using tickets. However, under section 304(a) of the Secunderabad, Ameerpet, l L&T will be looking at the Indian Penal Code (IPC). n Ameerpet n Paradise Goibibo Durgam Cheruvu, Raidurg, conversions taking place from Constable Hyderabad man JNTU, KPHB, Kukatpally, n D.Cheruvu n Punjagutta smartcard holders as well. Accuracy of second Dilsukh Nagar and LB Nagar MakeMyTrip CEO said, abuses, slaps booked for raping among others. n Raidurg n Hitec City "Currently the company is not Maha professor By the end of January, 2020, n n Lakdi-Ka-Pool charging any conveyance fee, autopsy in question the feature will be rolled out JNTU but is looking to bring more media person 37-year-old Hyderabad across all 49 stations. n KPHB n Begumpet users on board. We are target- DAVE BENNETT SILVERY PNS n HYDERABAD Aresident was booked for Commuters can book tickets ing 40 per cent of commuters n HYDERABAD Shiva, Naveen allegedly raping a physically n for six people at a glance. n Kukatpally Miyapur who are purchasing ticket married before A photographer of a local disabled professor from Vasai L&T Chief Operating every day. We are confident The authenticity of the second media house was abused by in Maharashtra's Palghar Officer Anil Kumar Saini said, facilitate transactions using ity in Mumbai. that more people in post mortem examination cremation a constable of the Jeedimetla district after ‘marrying' her in "L&T has spent Rs 5 crore for master or visa cards". NVS Reddy asked the offi- Hyderabad will see value in report that was conducted on HYDERABAD: The bodies of Police on Monday. an illegitimate way, police said the entire project including Hyderabad Metro is the cials of MakeMyTrip to work using a travel super app on the bodies of the four accused Shiva and Naveen were According to the Jeedim- on Monday. Mohammad installation of QR code scan- first one to be on MakeMyTrip towards embedding the first their smart phone to keep in the Disha rape-murder case married before cremation on etla Police, they had received Anwar Moinuddin, a teacher, ner at OFC gates. These scan- and the company is looking and last mile connectivity as a their commute simple and is questionable, said sources at Monday. Sources said that the a call from Shiva Krishna, developed a friendship with ners can be used in future to forward to initiate such facil- feature. hassle-free". the Gandhi Hospital. duo were married to a knife, through emergency helpline the 28-year-old victim, who is separately before their bodies a professor at a Vasai college, A doctor from Gandhi hos- number ‘100’ at 2.10 am. were cremated. The marriage in May this year and then pital had earlier stated that the Shiva Krishna said that a was done as the duo had not "married" her by getting a fake bodies that were decomposing few locals were creating 33 Hyd book died of natural causes. qazi to solemnise the despite being given costly inje- ruckus in the locality by fig- Vinod Kumar: Make use of ctions to preserve them. hting and asked the cops to ceremony, said Senior Inspector Rajendra Kamble of fair begins on Doctors from the govern- Speaking to The Pioneer, Dr come. Manickpur police station. "She ment hospital said that if the Shravan, Superintendent of Shiva Krishna however was raped in Vasai and places a grand note bodies had not been dissect- Gandhi Hospital, said that called back at 2:17 am and overseas education scheme ed, they could have been pre- tracking of the bullet’s path said that the fight had sub- in Hyderabad and Karnataka. PNS n HYDERABAD served in freezers for long dur- would be more accurate dur- sided and told the cops that However, he later refused to n acknowledge his relationship PNS HYDERABAD ations. Since post-mortems ing the first autopsy itself and they were not needed. Shiva with her and told her not to The 33rd Hyderabad Book have already been done on the would be difficult during the Krishna then called again at keep in touch. She then filed a Telangana State Planning Fair started in the city at four bodies, preservation had second. “Once the bullet enters 2.17 AM asking the cops to rape complaint," he said. Board vice-chairman B Vinod NTR Stadium on Monday become a challenge. the body it goes in a different come and solve the issue. Kumar has said that the state and will continue till 1 Forensics experts say that direction due to the intestines Due to his repeated calling, Man gets 2 government has targeted to January. Governor Tamilisai re-post mortem is not suggest- and organs. Since 50 per cent the head constable, Kotesh- provide qualitative education Soundararajan inaugurated ed after embalming the bod- of the body got decomposed, war Rao, rushed to the place years in jail for to all students in state and also the event. The organisers ies. However, embalming was this may change and bullet tra- and called Shiva Krishna to misbehaving provide employment opportu- have made arrangements not done on the bodies either. cking would not be possible come out. nities by upgrading their skills. for the convenience of vis- Autopsy on bodies for a sec- during the second autopsy.” The constable then abused with minor He was speaking as chief guest itors. ond time after being stored for The entry wounds and exit Shiva Krishna before slapping ast track court at LB Nagar, at an educational seminar held A total of 319 book stalls so long is not suggested as the wounds of the bullets are cru- him and taking him to the Fon Monday convicted a in Muffakham Jah College of have been set up with pub- original structure of tissues ch- cial to this investigation as it police station. Koteshwar Rao man under the POCSO Act Engineering in Banjara Hills lishers from different gen- ange. If a second post-mortem would be used to verify the had abused Shiva Krishna after he misbehaved with a 5- on Monday. The event was res and different parts of is conducted after embalming, police version of the events. asking him why he was inter- year-old girl. The accused held under the joint aegis of the country have put up findings of first and second However, Dr Shravan says fering in the other family’s identified as 35-year-old Palla ATA and Telangana State their respective publica- examinations may not be the that there would be not much quarrel. Srinivas Reddy is a driver by Council for Higher Education. tions on display, said the same, said a source familiar difference in the first and sec- Only after Shiva Krishna profession and a resident of He said the state govern- organisers. with the case. ond PME. was taken to the police sta- Rajanna Bowli in Old City of ment extends a financial sup- tion did the cop learn that Hyderabad. According to the port of Rs 20 lakh to enable he was working in a local police, in July 2013, the poor students to pursue edu- clock drinking water supply media house. Shiva Krishna victim, who was a Class V cation overseas. He exhorted Vinod Kumar would be provided to twin was then let off. However, student had left for school all students to make use of the advised all the cities within two or three years. City rowers excel in Asian Masters his family members com- from her home when the facility. He wanted the stu- Efforts are under way to bring plained to the DGP and incident occurred. Srinivas dents keen on overseas edu- students to one-crore acres under the PNS n HYDERABAD The double scull event par- Cyberabad Police commis- Reddy teased and misbehaved cation to exercise caution return to state plough by providing irrigation The races were ticipants were Dr SAH Adil and sioner. The commissioner with her. Based on a compla- while choosing their univer- to serve the facility. Rowers from Hyderabad won a conducted by the S Satyakanth. The races were promised action against the int filed by the parents of the sities. He advised them to Chief of US Consulate in gold and a bronze medal in the Asian Rowing conducted by the Asian Rowing official. victim, a case was registered motherland after return to state to serve the Hyderabad Eric Alexander, Asian Rowing Masters Regatta Federation under Federation under the world row- An investigation into the under Sections 354 of the IPC motherland after pursuing pursuing higher Chairman of TS Council for 2019 held at Pattaya, Thailand. ing body FISA in a serene Mab incident is underway. and Sections 12 of the POCSO education. He asked the Higher Educatin Papi Reddy, The Hyderabad Rowing the world rowing Pa Chan Reservoir, Pattaya. This Act at RGIA Police Station. organisers of the event to education in Vice-Chairmen Venkata Club team, represented by six body FISA is the first-ever team of Masters' n The constable During the trial on Monday, hold awareness programmes other countries Ramana and Limbadri, ATA master rowers won the 4-sweep representing Hyderabad. abused Shiva Krishna Srinivas Reddy was convicted in districts too. He exuded president P Bhim Reddy, pres- gold medal and also clinched partnered by Thomas Gov- The team trains under the before slapping him and sentenced to two years confidence that many over- soon as Parliament passes ident-in-waiting Bhuvanesh 2X scull bronze medal in the athoti, Gadi Chandrasekhar guidance of chief national coa- rigorous imprisonment with a seas universities will set up the new education policy bill. and others took part in the event. The team was led by Reddy and Siva Kishore ch and Dronacharya Awardee and taking him to the fine of Rs 1,000. their facilities in Telangana as He said that round-the- seminar. Bhaskaran A Reddy who was Kosaraju. Ismail Baig and others. police station IIT-H developing systems for water treatment, biodiesel Three held for trying PNS n HYDERABAD The researchers hope their system would Researchers at the Indian Ins- to break open ATM titute of Technology-Hyde- help rural communities in the long run. PNS n HYDERABAD in Shamsheergunj road on rabad are developing algal-ba- The immediate intended beneficiaries of Sunday night. When the trio cterial hybrid systems that can The Falaknuma Police on noticed the cops, they left reduce wastewater treatment the research, however, are the gated Monday apprehended three their belongings and fled from cost and provide practical ro- urban communities that have in-house persons while they were trying the spot. The police chased utes to produce recyclable plants for treating sewage to break open an ATM kiosk and apprehended them. water and biodiesel. at Shamsheergunj Road. The trio were interrogated The researchers hope their Police said that the trio, who about their presence near the system would help rural com- resulting in severe pollution Microalgae have the ability were waiting near the ATM ATM. The police seized a gas munities in the long run. The and contamination issues. to eliminate the problems faced fled on noticing the cops on cutter kit and other materials immediate beneficiaries of the Dr. Bhattacharyya added, in conventional aerobic biolog- patrolling duty. However, the from their procession. research, are the gated urban "One step in current sewage ical treatment processes. cops chased and apprehend The police officials said that communities that have in-ho- treatment systems is aerobic However, a lot of research is them. The accused were iden- Mohammed Mubeen was also use plants for treating sewage. biological treatment in which, needed to develop an algae- tified as Mohammed Mubeen, involved in four cases in AP The research team com- microorganisms, dominated bacterial high-rate hybrid sys- 23, a welding worker from and Telangana. Three non-bai- prised Dr Debraj Bhattachar- by heterotrophic bacteria, use tem and study its application to Shaheen Nagar, Shaik Quasim lable warrants were pending yya, Associate Professor, Dep- The results of this socially Speaking about the research, Present facilities in the coun- oxygen to break down organ- a wide variety of wastewaters. Ali, 25, an auto driver from against him. After releasing fr- artment of Civil Engineering, relevant work have been pub- Dr Bhattacharyya said, try can only treat about 26 bil- ic matter." The researchers studied Talabkatta and Md Sajid, 20, a om jail, he lured Shaik Quasim IIT Hyderabad and research lished in the past couple of yea- "Decentralised wastewater lion litres per day. The unavail- While aerobic treatment green micro-algae and diatoms car driver from Golconda. and Sajid, to assist him in the students, Anjana Babu, Keerthi rs in reputed peer-review jour- treatment is essential in cities ability of an extensive cen- converts organic matter into for the breakdown of organic According to the police, a SI ATM heist. The trio had pro- Katam, Marttin Gundupalli, nals such as Journal of Indust- of a country like India where tralised system of wastewater carbon dioxide and biomass, waste in wastewater. They from Falaknuma Police Station cured the materials to break Aishwarya Pandey, Raj Kumar rial and Engineering Chemi- the total wastewater generated treatment in class I cities and they have problems such as have also combined bacteria and the crime staff who were into the ATM and were wait- Oruganti and Vinod Vadithya stry, Water Environment Res- from Class I cites and Class II class II towns results in the dis- high energy use and produc- that enable aerobic treatment, on patrolling duty noticed ing for the opportune moment from the Department of Civil earch, and Environmental Sci- towns have exceeded 75 billion charge of untreated wastewater tion of too much sludge which with photosynthetic micro- three people sitting suspi- before the cops apprehended Engineering. ence and Pollution Research. litres per day." into water bodies and land, is often difficult to dispose. algae. ciously behind Syndicate Bank them and foiled their plan. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | DECEMBER 24, 2019 hyderabad 04 Give publicity to TRS Anti-CAA protests erupt in Nizamabad PNS n HYDERABAD

Various organisations in schemes: Sathyavathi Nizamabad district of ‘Every Indian would be in Telangana on Monday staged PNS n HYDERABAD protest meetings against the CAA and the proposed NRC, trouble with NRC: Owaisi Minister for Woman and Child even as police foiled an HYDERABAD: Flaying Welfare Satyavathi Rathod on attempt to hold a protest near Prime Minister Narendra Monday asked district Charminar in the city by tak- Modi on the NRC issue, Collectors to undertake fre- ing 12 people into preventive AIMIM chief Asaduddin quent visits to Anganwadi cen- custody. In Nizamabad, a Owaisi on Monday alleged tres to ensure their proper protest meeting was organised that the BJP government functioning. She decided to under the aegis of different had already started work to send official letters to district organisations and later a rally make a national registry Collectors in this regard. was conducted, police said. File photo through the National In a meeting to review activ- Over 5,000 protesters took Population Register. ities of the department with part, a police official said. 'CAA illegal', among others. there was no permission to Speaking to reporters here, secretary Jagadeeshwar and The protesters demanded Police took 12 protesters conduct any kind of rally, the Hyderabad MP also other officials, she wanted the withdrawal of the newly into preventive custody when procession and demanded that Modi clari- officials and staff to work with Minister for Woman and Child Welfare Satyavathi Rathod inspects Women and amended law and held plac- a group of people tried to stage demonstrationsin support or fy whether Union Home dedication to give no room for Child Welfare Directorate office in Hyderabad on Monday ards that read 'No CAA-No a dharna near Charminar, a against the CAA under South Minister Amit Shah had lied mistake in the NPR, which corruption, dereliction to duty National Register of Citizens,' police official said. Police said Zone area. when he informed would ultimately be carried in the department which pro- and take steps to serve on third party checking on Parliament that the National forward to the NRC. "Let the tects interests of women, who hot food. quality of food. Earlier, she Register of Citizens would be BJP prove me wrong," he constitute 50 per cent of the She told the officials to pre- inspected the Women and Bhatti Vikramarka takes on BJP, MIM over CAA implemented. said. Owaisi said he would state's population, and chil- pare plans to give wide pub- Child Welfare Directorate gate When a nationwide NRC move a privilege motion dren, who need utmost atten- licity to the women and child and surroundings in front of HYDERABAD: CLP leader Maharashtra, Delhi and West eral Chief Ministers made is done, every Indian would against Amit Shah in the tion. She asked the staff and welfare schemes of the TRS the directorate and felt that the Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka Bengal to ensure the victory of their stand clear on CAA stat- be in trouble. Not even five Parliament if Modi said that officials to pay special attention government at Medaram trib- security for the directorate alleged that MIM was the rea- the BJP indirectly. He said that ing that they will not imple- per cent of the people in Home Minister gave a wrong on food and wanted them to al festival. Besides speeding up should be stepped up since son for BJP coming to power the Congress wants to ment CAA in their respective India have passports. Can statement on NRC in the give quality food to mother execution of new plants in women and children inhabit at the Centre. He said move ahead with sec- states and demanded the you imagine a hundred crore House. and children. Further, she Telangana Foods, she wanted there. No person should enter that the MIM had ular attitude. Bhatti Centre to rethink on CAA. people standing in lines, for He claimed that the Prime asked them to ensure that the the officials to supervise works the directorate without per- distanced the peo- urged the BJP not Telangana Congress will what... to prove my citizen- Minister had also told a food being supplied by so that the industrial plants' mission, she said asking the ple attached with to push the organise a rally from Gandhi ship and who will decide news channel that NRC Akshayapatra Foundation and inauguration takes place as officials to provide constable secular parties nation into dan- Bhavan to Ambedkar statue on that? The Prime Minister would be implemented other agencies should be warm early as possible. She insisted vigil at the directorate. and subsequently ger by creating December 28 opposing CAA, should also say. throughout the country. "I BJP came to riots. He urged he further informed. He said he was challeng- don't know why the Prime power. He further the minorities to Finding fault with the ing the BJP to prove him Minister is misleading the alleged that MIM think on MIM MIM for confining to con- wrong that the work on the nation. It does not befit his CAPSULE and BJP are 'secret and BJP's alleged ducting a meeting in NRC had already started office," he said. He sought to Karimnagar IT friends'. Speaking to the 'secret pact'. Finding Darussalam against CAA, through the National know whether it was the media at Assembly Media fault with the Chief Minister Bhatti demanded MIM to Population Register. BJP'S strategy to 'fool' the KCR congratulates Hall here on Monday, Bhatti K Chandrasekhar Rao and take up movements against Any lower level official, public and create divergent Hemant Soren Park set for launch alleged that MIM intentional- MIM for maintaining silence the Centre by coming on to Owaisi said, could make a views on NRC. HYDERABAD: Chief Minister K l ly contested the elections in on CAA, Bhatti said that sev- the roads. Chandrashekhar Rao has IT Minister KT Rama Rao will congratulated Hemant Soren of the JMM who registered a inaugurate the facility on Dec 30 victory in Jharkhand elections. NEW ROLE Municipal polls n The Chief Minister recalled that PNS KARIMNAGAR Hemant Soren's father Shibu on Jan 22... Soren had extended his support IT Minister KT Rama Rao is Continued from Page 1 to the Telangana Statehood all set to inaugurate the movement and Hemant also Karimnagar IT Park on SEC will solve the objec- supported it. The Chief Minister December 30. BC Welfare and tions on draft voter list on felt that the Telangana people are Civil Supplies Minister January 3. SEC will release happy that the JMM party, which Gangula Kamalakar inspected final list of voters on January supported the Telangana the works and said that the 4. The SEC is not conducting Statehood movement, is forming park would be an icon. elections for Zaheerabad, government in Jharkhand State. The Minister instructed Manuguru, Palvancha, The Chief Minister has conveyed officials and contractors to would get jobs in the IT Park. Mandamarri, Siddipet, his heartfelt congratulations to complete all pending works as Government sanctioned IT Achampet, Nakirekal, Hemant Soren. early as possible. Speaking on tower for the district and allo- Badepalli municipalities due the occasion, Kamalakar said cated Rs 34 crore. On January to unavoidable circum- the dream of the IT Minister 8, 2018, the IT Minister laid stances, a statement said. ODF: Follow-up to develop IT sector outside foundation stone for the tower. The SEC is also not con- Hyderabad was going to be All facilities were made for ducting elections for actions due in materialised with the inaugu- companies to work in plug and Khammam, Warangal and many villages ration of the tower. play mode. 62,000 squate feet Greater Hyderabad HYDERABAD: After declaring Informing that 80 per cent space is available for compa- Municipal Corporation, as many villages ODF, the officials of the posts would be filled nies to run their activities. At their tenure is not yet com- have not carried follow-up with local youth, he said about a time, about 1,100 to 1,200 pleted. measures. In 298 villages, first 3,000 unemployed youth employees could work. Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan administers oath of office to Justice CV Ramulu who was appointed as Telangana Lokayukta, at Raj Bhavan on Monday phase inspection is yet to take place. Similarly, in respect of 5,258 villages, the final Amberpet S-I inspection is still due. During With J'khand loss, BJP footprint shrinks... 2nd autopsy of ‘Disha’ case the past five years, 30 lakh kills self by individual toilets have been built in 42 lakh houses across the Continued from Page 1 accused completed... hanging state. The Collectors have declared over 10,988 villages as Political watchers believe BJP loses Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1 free from the ODF. The state that the BJP may have to After conclusion of government with the help of reconsider its tactic of backing Jharkhand, After conclusion of the the autopsy, the By the time she returned independent agency or officials leaders from non-dominant autopsy, the bodies were sent bodies were sent to home, she found the lifeless should conduct inspection twice communities in assembly elec- to their native places in two their native body of her husband hanging in 9 months duration to verify tions, as consolidation of Jat, Soren set... specially made ambulances from the ceiling fan. whether the villages have really Maratha and tribal votes Continued from Page 1 for their last rites. places in two Neighbours helped her to become ODF or not. But, first against it is seen to be one of "The team spoke to the specially made untie the body from the ceil- phase of inspection is due in the reasons behind its below Last year, the party lost family members of the accused ambulances for ing fan. The Amberpet police respect of 298 villages and last par performance in Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and after arriving here. This was their last rites registered a case of suspicious phase in respect of 5,258 Maharashtra and Jharkhand Chhattisgarh to Congress. This also recorded. The kin then death (174 Crpc) and have villages. After carrying out respectively. year, after its victory in the Lok identified the bodies, follow- sent the body for post- inspections, the officials are Opposition parties did much Sabha election, Maharashtra ing which the autopsy was mortem at OGH mortuary. supposed to conduct awareness better than expected in slipped out of its grasp. The conducted. The entire process Gandhi Hospital as per an ear- As news of the S-I's death programmes for people and Haryana and Maharashtra, counting of votes for 81 was transparent. We provided lier order of the HC, after pleas spread, higher ranked police conduct last phase inspections. even though the BJP emerged Jharkhand Assembly seats all the facilities that the AIIMS were filed alleging extra-judi- officials met the family and as the single largest party in single largest party. Sabha elections. However, it began at 8 am on Monday in all team asked for, and we cial killing of the men, with extended their support. both the states even while los- The BJP always emerged as slumped to 33 per cent and 36 the 24 district headquarters amid ensured no interference from activists and family members Sources said that his wife had ing many seats compared to its the single largest party in per cent respectively in the tight security. The state went to our side. They typed the report of the deceased claiming it was complained at the Police previous tally. The party joined Jharkhand, once jointly with assembly polls in these two polls for 81 Assembly seats in themselves in confidentiality. a fake encounter. Commissioner's office about hands with rival Jannayak the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha states, held barely a few months five phases from November 30 Even I stood outside. The The four accused were him being an alcoholic and Janata Party to form the gov- (JMM). Its face and incumbent after the general elections. to December 20. BJP, JMM, entire process was conducted arrested on November 29 for his behaviour creating prob- ernment in Haryana but was chief minister Raghubar Das Significantly, the party has Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal without any involvement of allegedly raping and killing the lems for their family. outsmarted in Maharashtra by also appeared headed to defeat suffered losses in states at a (RJD), All Jharkhand Students' the Gandhi Hospital doctors. veterinarian and burning her According to sources, due to the rival Congress-NCP to BJP rebel Saryu Roy. In all time when it has been suc- Union (AJSU) and Jharkhand We strictly followed the High body. The case triggered wide- his drinking problem, Saidulu alliance which joined hands three state which have gone to cessful in fulfilling its long- Vikas Morcha - Prajatantrik Court's orders" said Dr spread protests across the was also denied a promotion. HC issues notices with longtime BJP ally Shiv the polls since Prime Minister standing ideological promises, (JVM-P) were the main political Shravan, Superintendent of country, with many demand- The sources said that Saidulu Sena to come to power at the Narendra Modi led the BJP to including nullifying Article parties in the fray. Gandhi Hospital. As the mor- ing capital punishment for the was not well and had not to State, GHMC, saffron party's expense. a landslide win in the general 370, criminalising the practice tuary was fortified with police accused. On December 6, they reported for work from Waqf Board If the Haryana and election, the party's vote share of triple talaq and enacting presence since the morning, 12 were gunned down by police at September to November. Maharashtra results gave the has fallen by big margins com- Citizenship Amendment Act. spoke at length about these PMEs scheduled for the day Chatanpally when they were Saidulu had also attended a de- HYDERABAD: The Telangana BJP something to cling to, its pared to the Lok Sabha polls. The Supreme Court's verdict in 'achievements' under the Modi had to be kept on hold. These taken to the site of the offence addiction centre in Vijayawada High Court on Monday issued defeat in Jharkhand was The saffron party's vote favour of building a Ram government but the voting were conducted by the for reconstruction of the crime for four months. The S-I and notices to State Government, absolute as for the first time share was more than 55 per Temple in Ayodhaya was also returns have been less evening, said the superinten- scene for investigation. The his wife had recently met high- Municipal Administration and since the state's formation the cent in Jharkhand and 58 per a big boost to the BJP. Top than what they might have dent. The bodies had been first post mortem was con- er officials who had posted him Urban Development Department, party has not emerged as the cent in Haryana in the Lok party leaders in election rallies expected. kept at the mortuary of ducted on December 6. at CCS due to his ill health. GHMC, Telangana State Waqf Board and the Nizam Trust and asked them to file counter affidavits in regard with a PIL filed against the illegal Jharkhand results a slap on BJP's face: Cong Jagan becomes third CM since... encroachment and demolition of religious heritage building PNS n HYDERABAD Ashoorkhana Peerla Chavadi at Gandhi Bhavan on Continued from Page 1 government. However, we have this region into an industrial Darulshifa in the city. The Monday. Speaking on decided to go ahead negotiat- hub by setting up the steel plant Ashoorkhana is also called Niyaz AICC secretary in- the occasion, he exuded "The Vizag Steel Plant was set ing with those interested and here and moving forward Khana. The court directed the charge for Jharkhand confidence that the up after a prolonged agitation ultimately, our goal is to see that towards achieving the goal," he GHMC to take steps to prevent elections SA Sampath Congress would form and loss of human lives but here the steel plant is commissioned said. further encroachment of the Kumar stated that the government in the state. being the son of the soil, I have within three years." An extent of 3,200 acres has subject property. The court has results of Jharkhand are The ruling TRS divide come here to lay the foundation Stressing the need for bridg- been allotted for the steel plant. later adjourned the case by four a slap on the face of BJP's the wards in favor of it, stone within six months of ing the yawning gap between The plant would produce five weeks. The letter was written by policies. Stating that BJP he alleged and said that taking over as Chief Minister. the demand and availability of million metric tonnes of iron one Syed Azgar Hussain, a had lost in five States, all sections of the people The previous government has steel, Jagan said that the 30 lakh per year. An agreement has native of Hussainia Inayat gunj Sampath alleged that the are upset with the party's ignored the issue for the best tonnes capacity of the plant been signed with the NMDC of Purana haveli in the city. In BJP is violating the ruling. part of its term and at the fag- would be a great contribution which would provide iron ore his letter addressed to the Chief rights of citizens Senior leaders V end of its tenure, had taken up to the sector. "It was during the for the steel plant. Justice of the State RS Chauhan, enriched in the Hanumantha Rao, M the ground breaking ceremony bifurcation of the state that the Deputy Chief Minister he told the HC that some Constitution. Kodanda Reddy, which was nothing short of steel plant was promised for this Amjad Basha, district in-charge persons with interest in collusion Meanwhile, the Minority Cell leaders cheating the people," he said. region but nothing was done by minister Adimulapu Suresh, with the GHMC authorities were Telangana Congress and others were partici- The Chief Minister contin- the previous government to set ministers Gautam Reddy and trying to encroach upon the leaders celebrated the pated in the celebrations ued: "Normally, steel factories up the steel plant in the past five Paddireddy Ramachandra Congress party leaders celebrating the party’s victory in Jharkhand elections at Gandhi Bhavan in heritage structure. party's victory in held under the aegis of are set up by Centre and it is not years. That is why we have Reddy were among those pre- Jharkhand elections, at Sampath Kumar. Hyderabad on Monday under the purview of the State taken a decision to transform sent on the occasion. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | DECEMBER 24, 2019 nation 05 SHORT READS CBI files charge sheet against Delhi court dismisses Fadnavis: Deliberate bid to bail pleas of 15 held for Daryaganj violence businessman who fled to UAE NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on PNS n NEW DELHI Monday dismissed the bail spread rumours against CAA pleas of 15 people arrested in The CBI has charged a busi- connection with the violence PNS n KOLHAPUR nessman, who had fled to the over the new citizenship law in There have been UAE with his toddler daugh- Old Delhi's Daryaganj. Former Maharashtra chief anti-CAA protests ter amidst a custody battle, Metropolitan Magistrate Kapil minister Devendra Fadnavis across the country with kidnapping her out of Kumar rejected the pleas. On on Monday said a "deliberate" India, officials said on Monday. Saturday, the court had sent attempt was being made to with several of In its charge sheet filed on the accused to two days' spread rumours and create a them turning December 19 before a special judicial custody till Monday. divide in society over the violent, leading to court, the CBI has also named One of those arrested had Citizenship (Amendment) Act. the businessman's mother. claimed he was a juvenile. Without naming any party, arson and damage The agency has invoked However, police said he told he said some political outfits to property IPC provisions pertaining to them he is aged 23. were trying to disrupt harmo- criminal conspiracy, kidnap- ny in society, and asserted ping from India and kidnap- that minorities in the country "betraying" farmers with its ping from lawful guardianship BJP MP who trounced were safe. farm loan waiver announce- among others against busi- Scindia booked for OBC "Rumours are being spread ment, and demanded that the nessman Aman Lohia, his Lohia, who has family relations with a about the Citizenship Uddhav Thackeray-led dis- mother Meena Lohia, alleged income irregularity (Amendment) Act. There is a pensation give Rs 25,000 per accomplice Pawan Kumar and global steel magnate and whose uncle ASHOKNAGAR (MP): BJP MP deliberate attempt to create a Devendra Fadnavis hectare to cultivators for crop maid Shiuratia Debi Mahto, runs a conglomerate in South East KP Yadav, who defeated senior divide in society and it is con- damage. they said. Asia, is going through a custody battle Congress leader Jyotiraditya demnable. The Act is not Bangladesh," the BJP leader protests across the country The Thackeray government Lohia, who has family rela- Scindia in the 2019 Lok Sabha against any religion, and there said. with several of them turning on Saturday announced a loan tions with a global steel mag- for her daughter with his estranged polls from Guna, has been is no provision in it to take He said there is a "deliberate violent, leading to arson and waiver of up to Rs two lakh for nate and whose uncle runs a wife Kiran Lohia with his passport booked along with his son for away the citizenship of any cit- attempt to spread rumours damage to property. farmers, with a cut off date of conglomerate in South East deposited on court orders, they said furnishing wrong income izen of the country," Fadnavis and misunderstandings" about The new law seeks to pro- September 30, 2019. Asia, is going through a cus- information to obtain a "non told reporters here. the Act, and some political par- vide Indian citizenship to non- "The jugglery of the loan tody battle for her daughter creamy layer OBC" certificate, The Act deals with giving ties are at the forefront to cre- Muslim refugees who came to waiver scheme is that loans that with his estranged wife Kiran for some hours on three days took her along with family police said on Monday. citizenship and not taking it ate a divide in society and India before December 31, have been declared outstand- Lohia with his passport of every week. The court has confidant Kumar and Mahato The case was registered late away, he stressed. break the harmony. 2014, to escape religious per- ing till September 2019 will be deposited on court orders, also asked him to deposit his to board a flight to Bagdogra Saturday night at Kotwali police "The Act deals with giving "In India, everybody is safe secution in Pakistan, waived, which means all these they said. passport, which he did, they with the Delhi Police on their station here under IPC sections citizenship to the persecuted and secure, including minori- Bangladesh and Afghanistan. loans will be from previous The high court had handed said. trail. 420 (cheating), 120B (criminal minorities from three countries ties," he added. Fadnavis also accused the years." the leader of opposition over the custody to the moth- In a desperate move, when From Bagdogra, they took a conspiracy), 181 (false - Pakistan, Afghanistan, and There have been anti-CAA Maharashtra government of in the state Assembly said. er with a parenting plan his daughter had come to meet taxi to Kathmandu from where statement on oath to public according to which Aman him on August 24 as per the they went to Dubai via a cir- servant) and 182 (furnishing Lohia could meet his daughter parenting plan, Aman Lohia cuitous route, they said. false information), said Pankaj Kumawat, Superintendent of Mamata hails Police. Pan-India NRC will be held only Jharkhand for Dhankhar shown Nadda takes out BJP President lauds varsity rally in Kolkata in after ‘discussions', says Shivraj peaceful polls black flags at n n support of CAA PNS JAIPUR Shivraj Singh PNS KOLKATA women students for Jadavpur varsity KOLKATA: BJP national PNS n KOLKATA working president J P Nadda A day after Prime Minister Chouhan, national Congratulating JMM leader on Monday kicked off a Narendra Modi sought to vice-president of Hemant Soren on the latest academic excellence massive rally in the city in allay apprehensions on the Jharkhand poll trends, which West Bengal Governor the BJP, alleged PNS n PUDUCHERRY support of the Citizenship National Register of Citizens, showed that the opposition Jagdeep Dhankhar was Amendment Act. Nadda was a senior BJP leader on that the Congress coalition led by his party shown black flags on Monday accompanied by senior BJP Monday said a nationwide was trying to was ahead of the BJP, West President Ram Nath Kovind by a section of students at the leaders, including West Bengal NRC will be implemented create confusion Bengal Chief Minister on Monday paid compliments Jadavpur University where he BJP president Dilip Ghosh and but only after “detailed discus- Mamata Banerjee on Monday on the academic excellence of went to attend a meeting as national general secretary sions”. among people over said people have faith he girls for outnumbering boys in its chancellor. Kailash Vijayvargiya. The march At a press conference in the Citizenship would fulfil their aspirations. bagging gold medals in their The students surrounded commenced from Hind cinema Jaipur, BJP national vice pres- (Amendment) Act Banerjee also said that respective disciplines. his car and shouted slogans, in central Kolkata and will ident Shivraj Singh Chouhan elections were held amid Delivering his address at the asking the governor to "go culminate at Shyambazar. The alleged that the Congress was Shivraj Singh Chouhan protests over amended citi- 27th convocation of the back". issue of CAA has been a major trying to create confusion were not safe, who lived in an zenship law and proposed Pondicherry Univesity here, Amid the fracas, Dhankhar flashpoint in Bengal politics, among people over the has never been a discussion environment of instability and countrywide NRC, and the President, also the Visitor was stuck for around 45 min- with Chief Minister and TMC Citizenship (Amendment) Act on this NRC." who used to say that they will extended good wishes to the of the university under the President Ram Nath Kovind utes after which he was supremo Mamata Banerjee and NRC. The prime minister had die but will not return to "brothers and sisters" of the provisions of the Act through escorted to the court meeting declaring that it will not be “Discussions about the noted that the exercise was Pakistan. They have got a neighbouring state for voting which the varsity was estab- Of the total 189 venue by security men. implemented in the state. The NRC are going on and sugges- done only in Assam due to a new lease of life.” in favour of the JMM- lished in 1985, presented gold students who had "As Chancellor would be state had witnessed violent tions have been sought but Supreme Court order. Targeting Rajasthan Chief Congress-RJD alliance. medals to a token number of presiding the 10th Meeting of protests and arson against the confusion is being created. Congratulating the prime Minister Ashok Gehlot for his "Congratulations graduates. bagged gold the 9th Court of the Jadavpur CAA and the proposed The NRC will also be imple- minister on the passage of announcement that the gov- @HemantSorenJMM ji, He said, "I had the privilege medals in different University scheduled to be nationwide implementation of mented but after detailed dis- CAA in Parliament, the for- ernment will not implement @RJDforIndia, of presenting the gold medals disciplines, there held on Monday, the 23rd of National Register of Citizens cussions,” he said. mer Madhya Pradesh chief CAA in the state, Chouhan @INCJharkhand on winning. to only 10 students and I December,2019 at 200 p.m. in (NRC) during December 13-17. On Sunday, PM Modi had minister compared Modi to said that all states will have to People of Jharkhand have noticed that nine of them were 137 girls and the Committee Room No. I said at a rally in Delhi, "Since "God" for the persecuted implement the Act because it entrusted U to fulfill their were girls." 52 boys of the University," Dhankhar my government first came to migrants from Pakistan. was a subject coming under aspirations. My good wishes Of the total 189 students had said in a tweet. SP: Why was LIU power in 2014, I want to tell He said, “Modi has come as the Union List (of the to all brothers/sisters in who had bagged gold medals The varsity earlier can- official present during 130 crore countrymen, there God for migrants whose lives Constitution). Jharkhand," she tweeted. in different disciplines, there CSR to University Social celled the special convocation were 137 girls while the Responsibility," he said. where Dhankhar was sup- Akhilesh press meet? remaining 52 were boys, he `I am passionate about it posed to confer D.Litt and LUCKNOW: The Samajwadi said. (university social responsibil- D.Sc to some eminent people. Party on Monday asked the "This wonderful happen- ity) and I am happy that the Lt It was scheduled on Mumbai man beaten up, head shaved ing reflects the future of our Governor of Puducherry December 24. Uttar Pradesh government why a local intelligence unit country and it also reflects the Kiran Bedi who is also Chief The JU authorities said it official was present during its leadership qualities of our Rector of the University had will instead hold a simple cer- national president Akhilesh for FB comment criticising Thackeray daughters. I extend my best launched the University Social emony in which only stu- Yadav's press conference at wishes to them," he said. Responsibility in July last year," dents will be awarded degrees the party office here. "The PNS n MUMBAI against the Citizenship The CrPC's section 149 is a The President delivered a he said. and certificates. state government should Amendment Act with the 1919 legal tool given to police to pre- brief address lasting just 10 The social responsibility The Left students' unions answer why a LIU (local A man from Wadala in Jallianwala Bagh massacre. vent the commission of a cog- minutes. projects of the university had said the governor was mak- intelligence unit) person was Mumbai was thrashed alleged- According to the official, nisable offence. "Whether it is a university already registered remarkable ing "unwarranted interfer- sent to the party office during ly by Shiv Sena supporters Tiwari had deleted the post Tiwari claimed he was ear- or any other entity, finally we achievements, including the ence into the autonomy of the national president Akhilesh after he posted a derogatory after he got threats from some lier with right-wing outfits all are part of society and we inauguration of community institute". Yadav's press conference," comment about Maharashtra people, but on Sunday, a group like the Vishwa Hindu Parishad all have our responsibility services. said the party's Twitter handle Chief Minister Uddhav led by Sena functionaries and Bajrang Dal, and asserted towards it," he said stating that He lauded the university's in Hindi. Senior party leader Thackeray centring on the Samadhan Jukdeo and one that the group which beat him the concept of corporate social cleanliness programme. and former minister Pawan December 15 police action on Prakash Hasbe beat him up up should have taken legal responsibility (CSR) encourag- "Pondicherry University is Pandey said, "It's a very Jamia Millia Islamia students, and shaved his head outside his recourse against his Facebook ing corporate firms to spend on the way to become the first serious matter that a LIU police said on Monday. Uddhav Thackeray Shanti Nagar residence. post than take law into their a part of their profits for soci- university to implement official sits in the press An official identified the The Wadala TT police hands in this manner. ety through CSR should be Swachch Bharat on the cam- conference of our national man as Hiramani Tiwari (30), under the name 'Rahul Tiwari'. issued notice under section 149 "I want police to take action extended to the universities. pus and had submitted a president. It shows that the and said the post was uploaded The post berated Thackeray of the Code of Criminal against these Sena men. I was "I have spoken often on the detailed project report to the government was afraid of the on December 19 from a for comparing the police action Procedure (CrPC) to both just airing my views," Tiwari need to extend the concept to Union Urban Development SP and its leadership. Facebook account he operates on JMI students protesting sides, the official said. said. our universities. I call it from Ministry," the President said. Jagdeep Dhankhar

RAPE OF MINORS Convicts should be 1 in 7 Indians suffered from mental disorders in 2017, mercilessly punished: HC anxiety and depression top the list: Study in Lancet PNS n MUMBAI PNS n NEW DELHI anxiety disorders, according to the study whose findings were The prevalence of depression is the Persons accused of sexual An estimated one in seven released on Monday. highest in older adults, which has offences against minor victims Indians suffered from mental Depression and anxiety dis- significant implications for the aging should be "mercilessly and disorders of varying severity in orders are the commonest population of India. Depression is also inexorably punished", the 2017 with depression and anx- mental disorders and their Bombay High Court said iety being the commonest, prevalence is increasing across associated with suicide deaths in India, while upholding the convic- according to a study. India and is relatively higher in the study stated tion of a 29-year-old man for The first comprehensive esti- the southern states and in raping a five-year-old girl. mates of disease burden due to women. planning for mental health in state. Given the significant A single bench of Justice mental disorders and their The prevalence of depression each state, Professor Vinod contribution of mental disor- Prithviraj Chavan on Friday trends in every state of India is the highest in older adults, Paul, Member, NITI Aayog ders to the disease burden in dismissed an appeal filed by was quite a grown up male from 1990 published in the which has significant implica- said on the release of the find- India, further research should Sagar Dhuri, challenging a who knew the consequences of Lancet Psychiatry by the India tions for the aging population ings. continue to track the changing special court order of June his act," Justice Chavan noted. State-Level Disease Burden of India. Depression is also According to professor trends of mental disorders in 2018 convicting him for sex- According to the prosecu- Initiative show that the contri- associated with suicide deaths Balram Bhargav, Director different parts of the country," ually assaulting the victim tion, Dhuri, who used to live bution of mental disorders to in India, the study stated. effective strategies to control research paper utilized all avail- General of Indian Council of he said. and sentencing him to ten in the same neighbourhood as the total disease burden has The prevalence of child- this increasing burden. able data sources from India, Medical Research (ICMR), the Prof Lalit Dandona, Director years in jail. the victim in Thane district, doubled between 1990 and hood onset mental disorders The state-specific findings which enables more robust findings of this research of the India State-Level Disease "The dicta is loud and clear called the girl to his house in 2017. such as idiopathic develop- described in this paper high- estimates than the estimates demonstrate important differ- Burden Initiative, said the high as to how such offences are April 2015 under the pretext These include depression, mental intellectual disability, light the extent of the effort based on individual data ences between the states -- the rate of depression among the required to be dealt with. of showing her songs on his anxiety disorders, schizophre- conduct disorders, and autism needed in each state to address sources in isolation. prevalence of adult mental dis- older adults reported in this Such persons are a menace to mobile phone and sexually nia, bipolar disorders, idio- was found to be higher in the mental health which could This research paper reports orders is higher in the south- study is of concern which the civilized society and, there- assaulted her. pathic developmental intellec- northern states but is decreas- serve as a reference for policy that a large proportion of ern states and that of childhood needs attention, and the signif- fore, they should be merciless- The victim's friend, who tual disability, conduct disor- ing across India. makers to plan approaches for India's population is impacted onset mental disorders is high- icant association of suicide ly and inexorably punished," was looking for her to play ders, and autism. The contribution of mental reducing the growing burden by mental health issues and er in the northern states. with depression emphasises the court said. with, found her in the convict's In 2017, 197 million Indians disorders to the total disease of mental disorders in a sys- systematically highlights the "The insights provided by the need to identify and deal "This is a case in which house and informed a woman were suffering from mental burden has doubled in India tematic way. variations between the states, this study are important for with depression through wider there is no question of refor- residing in the neighbour- disorders, of whom 46 million from 1990 to 2017, indicating The trends over about three which can guide efforts for titrating strategies for mental efforts in the community and mation of the appellant as he hood. had depression and 45 million the need for implementing decades reported in this more specific health services health improvement in each in the health system. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | DECEMBER 24, 2019 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Lessons from Jharkhand Hyper localisation is the only mantra for Assembly elections and national parties should re-orient strategies than just machinery Historical promises n the end, the best part of Indian democracy is that it self-corrects runaway ambitions and There’s a need to delink CAA from NRC that is being used to propagate a nationwide hunt to Irestores the representative nature of our polity. So the results of the Jharkhand Assembly elections come as no surprise in the sense that they reject weed out one community. The Centre must clarify that it is going by continuity of past regimes a presidential model of governance that the ruling BJP pushes through the magic wand of PM Narendra Modi and remind us why we are a fed- eral union of States. The tribal-dominated State has voted local, showing the BJP, much like Haryana and to some extent, even Maharashtra did, why imposing an outsider as Modi’s acolyte will not work till the party genuinely believes in decentralising regional branches, building local lead- ership or empowering alliances with parties that have them. That it needs to build its SANDHYA JAIN own coalition dharma rather than breaking parties. Clearly, the writ of Shibu Soren he demonstrations in sever- and his Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) runs large, no matter what his history of al cities since the passage of political bargaining with national parties or corruption scandals might have been. Locals the Citizenship Amendment trust him to take care of their concerns, particularly land rights, no matter what and Act (CAA) are highly coor- son Hemant has been consistent in his protectionist campaigns, the latest being an dinated, with agitators con- nectedT to groups in different parts of attack on the global investors’ summit as a “maha chintan shivir of land grabbers.” the same city, having transport for rapid He claimed it as sanctifying an organised loot of the land of adivasis, moolvasis and movement from one spot to another, given contact numbers to access emi- farmers. Though the BJP may now be mending bridges with Sudesh Mahto of the nent lawyers, taught to access offline All Jharkhand Students’ Union (AJSU) or Babulal Marandi of the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha communication during internet shut- (JVM), the fact is it had treated both badly, enough for them to discontinue their part- downs and armed with protest tools. nership with it. The non-tribal consolidation cannot work in a State where 26 seats Their slogans are fairly uniform, polit- ical parties and groups behind them are are completely dominated by tribals. In the end, the BJP had to pay for outgoing Chief the same and now, an eminent E-zine Minister Raghubar Das’ bartering of land rights and pushing amendments that dilut- has issued an “advisory” for political- ed tribal ownership and made it easier for the State to transfer land to industrial pro- ly correct coverage of the rallies. With violence exceeding one week jects without local consent. For tribals, “jal, jangal aur jameen” will always be key (and likely to continue after a issues where they want stakeholdership and through it their relevance in political power. Christmas break), there is an urgent They do not want displacement, relocation or rehabilitation, no matter how attrac- need to delink the CAA from the non- existent National Register of Citizens tively they are packaged. Given a large number of lynching incidents, the divisive plank (NRC) that is being misused to prop- also misfired for the BJP, particularly when it sought to divide Christian and non-Christian agate a nationwide hunt to weed out tribals. Even the urban vote, which had tilted towards the BJP last time, has drifted, one community. The Centre should, therefore, state that it is continuing for- proving that people are not buying into its jumlabaazi. Considering its mammoth Lok mer Union Home Minister P Sabha victory and aggressive posturing on delivering pro-Hindu promises made in Chidambaram’s National Population its manifesto, the BJP should be worried about a hitback from a rather unorganised Register (NPR), for which enrolment began alongside Aadhaar in 2010. Opposition in less than six months, that, too, by island leaderships in States. (This writer was enrolled vide form same year. Similarly, the to protect their social and lin- are not safe, “the door has to Pakistan and Bangladesh. While the BJP needs to be rational, the Opposition shouldn’t be exulting either number 02046115, household block no. Christian community that guistic uniqueness. The be kept open…”, a sentiment Manmohan Singh urged a because all its successes are coming from a default systemic setting rather than any 0021, household number 128). The worked actively for Pakistan, refugees in Bengal are mainly echoed by Communist Party more liberal approach towards rules framed then should be made pub- fared poorly in the Islamic Matua (Namashudra), who of India (CPI) MP Bhupesh refugees after Partition. In active effort. The local Congress — and it needs to be clarified so — has picked up lic and amendments invited. Republic and has been includ- kept the communists in power Gupta. After the emergence of June 2012, CPI(M) general 14 seats against six last time on its own steam. The Central leadership has been The CAA logically follows the ed in the ambit of the new Act. for nearly three decades and Bangladesh, CPI(M) leader secretary Prakash Karat wrote totally absent during campaigning and one tends to think that as a benefit than a draw- defanging of Article 370 of the Muslims are free to seek citi- then ensured the Trinamool Gautam Deb observed that to Singh about the plight of Constitution and scrapping of a State zenship on individual basis Congress’ victory. Before inde- religious persecution of Bengali refugees: “Their situ- back. If the party indeed wants to stay in the hunt, rather than playing second fiddle subject. Hence, the need for a law to under existing laws (given to pendence, Mahatma Gandhi Hindus continued after the ation is different from those to regional parties, then it needs to immediately call for organisational elections instead provide citizenship to Hindu refugees, 2,830 from Pakistan, 912 from (Delhi prayer meeting, July assassination of Mujibur who have come to India due of putting caveats in the common minimum programme of State Governments. who came to Jammu & Kashmir in Afghanistan and 172 from 16, 1947) said if minorities were Rahman. to economic reasons.” Karat Empower a group of State leaders other than the Gandhis. And if it has to be a Gandhi, 1947, unaware that the then Prime Bangladesh in the last six unable to live in Pakistan, “the On April 20, 2010, former said lakhs of families from Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was busy years). duty of the adjoining province Assam Chief Minister Tarun Scheduled Caste communities let it be Priyanka with a greater understanding of the political pulse, she being the overthrowing the benign king and cre- The Cabinet Mission Plan on this side of the border will Gogoi urged the then Prime like Namashudra, Pondra only axis of her party for the protests over new citizenship policies. Or better bow to ating a veritable hell for non-Muslims clubbed Assam with Bengal in be to accept them with both Minister Manmohan Singh to Khatriya, Majhi were affected. the greater message, that the Congress can reinvent itself beyond the Gandhis. There in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. It Group C to create a predomi- arms and extend to them all grant citizenship to those who Finally, there is no “right made sense to cover all persecuted nantly Muslim zone in eastern legitimate opportunities.” fled religious persecution at to infiltrate.” Every nation is cheer for Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, who has picked up minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh India, like the one proposed in In a letter to Sri Krishna Partition. CPI(M) MP Basudeb protects its borders, distin- one seat and put up a fight in bordering seats with Bihar, a precursor to how he could and Afghanistan — all of which are western India. Gopinath Das (July 21, 1947), he said, Acharia (Lok Sabha, April 25, guishes between refugees and mount a counter-pressure to the BJP and Nitish Kumar in the Bihar polls. Meanwhile, Islamic Republics. Bardoloi retained Assam for “The poor Hindus, who will 2012) demanded amendment intruders and makes laws to Afghanistan had a sizeable Sikh India but Constituent migrate owing to oppression, of the citizenship Act to grant confer citizenship on foreign- the new Jharkhand Government has to be on performance mode from day one, as and Hindu population under the king- Assembly member Rohini will certainly be accommo- citizenship to Bengali refugees, ers. When Jews came to Kerala all parties have promised populist and socialist agenda. One wonders where the rev- dom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh; it slow- Kumar Chaudhary warned that dated in India.” On November who migrated even before the after the destruction of the enue for all this would come from as the State fares rather poorly on economic indices, ly migrated to India, especially after the at least three lakh Muslims had 5, 1950, Jawaharlal Nehru Indira-Mujib agreement. He Temple of Solomon (70 AD), assassination of former Presidents entered India illegally. assured the Parliament, “There was supported by PL Punia and descendants of the Prophet to particularly on hunger and poverty. The major challenge for the new government will Mohammed Daoud Khan (1978) and Thereafter, the interim is no doubt, of course, that Khagen Das in the Lok Sabha Sindh after Karbala (680 AD), be on handing out doles, which never seem practical for implementation. Primary Mohammad Najibullah (1996), and the Parliament passed the those displaced persons, who and Shyamal Chakraborty and Parsis to Sanjan (8th century), among them is the reservation of OBCs. The Congress promised 27 per cent reser- rise of the Pakistan-backed Taliban. Immigrants (Expulsion from have come to settle in India, are Prasanta Chatterjee in the all sought permission from Hence, Afghan minorities deserve the Assam) Act, 1950, to enable the bound to have the citizenship. Rajya Sabha. The 20th local rulers. Post-1947, vation from the existing 14 per cent, jobs to at least one person per household and same consideration as those from Central Government to remove If the law is inadequate in this Congress of the CPI(M) passed Tibetans, Baha’i and others a separate Sarna code (religious code) for tribals. The BJP, too, promised job reser- Pakistan and Bangladesh. outsiders whose “stay in Assam respect, the law should be a resolution, demanding rights were given refuge. But sneak- vation while the JMM pledged to provide 67 per cent quotas to OBCs, Scheduled As Union Home Minister Amit is detrimental to the interests of changed.” Sardar Vallabhbhai for Bengali refugees (April ing into the country and Shah stated in Parliament (December the general public of India or Patel promised vigilance for the 2012). acquiring voter and ration Tribes and Scheduled Castes besides government jobs to locals. This hyper-locali- 9 and 11), the Nehru-Liaquat Pact of of any section thereof or of any welfare of the minorities in In 2003, the Atal Bihari cards by stealth is neither sation, then, is the way State polls will be fought as that alone has reduced BJP’s 1950 failed abysmally to protect Scheduled Tribe in Assam.” Pakistan. Vajpayee Government gave legal nor acceptable. federal pie to less than 50 per cent of the country today. minorities in Pakistan. Its first Law Hindu refugees were exempt- In March 1964, the then special powers to some border (The writer is Senior Fellow, Minister, Jogendra Nath Mandal, who ed. However, as the North-east- Union Home Minister districts of Rajasthan and Nehru Memorial Museum and helped the Muslim League wrest Sylhet ern States expressed anxieties, Gulzarilal Nanda said if the Gujarat to grant citizenship to Library. Views expressed are Burning down under from Assam, fled to West Bengal the special provisions were invoked honour and lives of Hindus Hindu and Sikh refugees from personal) The Australian PM jetting off on a holiday reflects S O U N D BITE why the nation stalled a major climate pact in Madrid If all Opposition parties Our theatre and films are Russia and India will further People should not be he biggest hit of Australian rock band rally together and our soft power and we must develop a military dialogue destructive or obstructive understand the dangers harness this. The influence and deepen counter-terrorism but think in terms of being Midnight Oil was a song called Beds Are faced by the country and of this soft power is cooperation bilaterally and in constructive. I am not TBurning. The band, which was leading a cry come together, surely the visible when I go to the frameworks of BRICS, saying one should support of environmentalism before other musicians BJP can be defeated. other countries. SCO and RIC-like formats. the Government, no need. jumped onto the bandwagon, is a hero among many Congress leader Union Minister Russian envoy Vice-President climate activists today who have turned the song —P Chidambaram —Prakash Javadekar —Nikolay Kudashev —M Venkaiah Naidu into an anthem. But even Midnight Oil, passionate spokespersons on how humanity is burning down its own home, could not have imagined what L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR is going on in their own country. In case you have not heard, massive wildfires are devastating huge Trust deficit a BJP worker, and five of his asso- Lack of information can backfire ciates were allegedly seen chang- swathes of the country and are now even threat- ing clothes near railway tracks at ening Australia’s commercial hub of Sydney. A domestic T20 cricket match was can- Sir — Prime Minister mid the nationwide clamour over the Citizenship Radhamadhabtala village in West celled thanks to the smog and haze, which has meant that Sydney, not Delhi or Beijing, Narendra Modi and Union Amendment Act (CAA) that has literally set the coun- Bengal’s Murshidabad district. Home Minister Amit Shah Atry on boil, the feeling of anger against an author- They were then seen throwing has by far and away the worst air quality of any large metropolitan area in the world seem to be talking in different itarian Government bulldozing its way through its agen- stones at a passing train engine today. The fires have already devastated the wine country of South Australia outside voices, adding to the already da is tearing the country asunder. But then, how many when local people caught them Adelaide and killed several firefighters and residents. One of the nation’s most pop- lingering confusion over the of the protesters are actually aware of what the CAA is and handed them over to the Citizenship Amendment Act all about? Does it warrant the sort of agitation that has police. This showcases the danger- ular wildlife icons, the koala, is being considered by some to be “functionally extinct” (CAA) and the National violence written all over it? Some of the agitations that ous design to add communal after the trees that the tepid animal stays in have been burnt to the ground, and that Register of Citizens (NRC). In have been staged across the country in recent times have colour and violent viciousness to is not even counting the countless other animals and birds that have been roasted fact, Prime Minister Modi been “low on knowledge” and “high on spirit.” Only a the protests and foment riots. seemed to be doing a somer- handful of people, who purport to know the intricacies Sujit De alive. Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison is also being roasted by his critics sault on what his trusted lieu- of the matter at hand, steer the course of a protest. For them. Hence, it is essential that every individual, who Kolkata for ignoring the crisis and jetting off on holiday to Hawaii as his countrymen and women tenant Shah had said inside a genuine movement, awareness should be matched by lends his/her weight to a movement, is well-versed with see their houses destroyed. He has, however, cut his trip short to respond to the cri- and outside Parliament. lastability. This is why a vast majority of people fail to the nuances of the subject. The information explosion Gauge the mood Addressing a rally in take social media campaigns seriously for the sheer lack of the recent era notwithstanding, half-baked knowledge sis and spend time with the firefighters and victims. Such fires were predicted by Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan, even of public intent on the ground. has been the undoing of the modern generation. At a many in Australia after the several years of drought that have ravaged the southern as protests continued to rage As an effective tool for mass campaigns, social time when a number of issues — social, economic, envi- Sir — Though the CAA is continent and left parched vegetation that only needed a spark. The nation is no stranger across the country, Prime media has invariably failed to infuse the sort of enthu- ronmental and political — have been calling for sustained alleged to be anti-Muslim, the Minister Modi declared that siasm that should drive various movements of public activism to curb the “unhealthy” consequences of their solidarity shown by Indians to wildfires as they have killed hundreds over the years, yet the devastation and spread his Government had never interest. Unfortunately, campaigns in our country have rampant proliferation, it is necessary that people come seeking cancellation of the Act of the fires of the southern summer of 2019 are unprecedented. One hopes that the discussed the nationwide been merely extensions of the sheep syndrome where, to terms with the enormity of such situations. is amazing. We have witnessed authorities in that country use everything in their power to rein in the situation. NCR, except for the one in despite evidence of the impending danger, people have Pachu Menon the avowed principle of our Assam on the orders of the not had second thoughts over aligning themselves with Margao nation, “unity in diversity”, in the But these wildfires are just another sign of the climate emergency. Australia was Supreme Court. The Prime spontaneous agitations against criticised by many activists as one of the nations that stalled a major climate agree- Minister also asserted that the the Act. It is time the ment at the recently concluded climate talks in Madrid. Its massive natural resources Government has thus far not dis- immigrants. terms with the reality, that is, Dubious propaganda Government understood the cussed it either in Parliament or I remember Shah had also those already in the country sentiment and mood of the peo- industry has led it to over three decades of unprecedented growth and would not Cabinet. But interestingly, his said unequivocally that the Modi illegally cannot be deported. An ple and rescinded the Act. want anything to risk that. However, Australia and other developed nations have to colleague Shah is on record hav- Government will definitely old saying is most relevant here Sir — It is a matter of concern that Tharcius S Fernando understand that they, like countries such as India, will be hit as the weather changes. ing promised on several occa- implement the NRC across the that “which cannot be cured efforts are on to give the demon- Chennai sions the introduction of the country and when that is done, must be endured.” strations against CAA and the Changes which will induce bigger and deadlier fires. For effective change for the future, NRC in West Bengal and across not a single illegal intruder will P Arihanth NRC a bad name. Abhishek Send your feedback to: the climate has to be front and centre on every nation’s mind. the country to ferret out illegal remain. 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www.dailypioneer.com analysis 07 FIRSTCOLUMN The anatomy of POINTCOUNTERPOINT MY GOVERNMENT NEVER DISCUSSED ANYTHING WHEN A MAJOR POLICY IS BROUGHT, A DISCUSSION student activism ABOUT THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF CITIZENS TAKES PLACE AT THE GOVERNMENT LEVEL. IT WILL (NRC) APART FROM THE ONE IN ASSAM. NOT COME BEFORE THE COUNTRY WITHOUT THAT. Students must be left to study and equip themselves for life. —PRIME MINISTER —NCP CHIEF If some want to pursue social causes in an agitational mode, they should do it outside the campuses NARENDRA MODI SHARAD PAWAR A case for fiscal stimulus VINAYSHIL GAUTAM In order to address the current slowdown, a revival of demand should be the way n December 20, a weekly newspaper published from Delhi carried a photograph with the caption, “Citizens’ anguish” and the sub cap- forward rather than putting all the focus on fiscal consolidation Otion read, “I am a Christian, my husband a Hindu and my daughter is Indian.” It then referred to pages that carried details about the protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Earlier, demon- strations on such themes were captioned as “students’ agitation” by many media houses. By definition, CAA neither touches upon the veracity of those who are currently citizens of India, nor does it have anything to do with the “students.” But captions on CAA have been catchy. If perusing a gen- uine cause, where is the need to seek subterfuge under inaccurate and misleading captions? “Student” is a word that has several shades of mean- ing. At the time of writing this article, this word already surfaced in the front page of newspapers for nearly a week numerous times. In fact, cour- tesy a major Central university in South Delhi, it has been making head- KARAN BHASIN lines for over a year now for all sorts of reasons, including physical intim- idation of the Vice-Chancellor in his vehicle. The time has come to step ast week, we saw several leading back from the scene of action and take an objective look at the news sto- economists argue against the ries that are made out of such events. What becomes a cause célèbre and reduction in personal income tax while others warned about the what is allowed to peter away if not quietly, at least by default, needs some consequences of a likely deviation thought. Lfrom the fiscal targets. This discussion was To understand any process, a historical look at how it grew across reignited by former Chief Economic time will help. The first major national leader who mixed educational insti- Advisor when he presented his assessment tutions with political movements was Mahatma Gandhi. Hence, sanctified in Bengaluru and strictly opposed a per- with his precursor intervention, protests have been legitimised through var- sonal income tax cut. The Chief Economist ious stages of growth. In the early 20th century, Gandhiji gave a call to the of the International Monetary Fund, Gita students to quit their educational institutions and join his movement. Gopinath, too, echoed a similar view when she categorically advised against devi- Subsequently, he came to the conclusion that the premature entry into pol- AS FAR AS itics by the youth, who had not even obtained adulthood, was not fair for ating from the fiscal deficits. These views are important for the sim- CONSOLIDATION the growth processes. So, he went about setting up some “vidyapeeth(s).” ple reason that they are coming from such OF POVERTY Four of them were particularly notable. Institutions with appellation of “nation- distinguished academics. However, the ALLEVIATION al” also got currency and Bihar National College, Patna, was one of them. problem is that they underscore the extent PROGRAMMES IS The purpose of these lines is not to track the evolutionary growth of these of India’s current demand slowdown. Any CONCERNED, institutions but to highlight, from a social science perspective, that the capac- policy prescription is given after a sound NOW IS THE ity of these institutions so set up was lesser than the seat capacity of the prognosis of the problem. The suggestion against a fiscal stimulus comes from an RIGHT TIME TO institutions the students were supposed to quit. Thus, it is that a whole EVALUATE THE generation and more went into public movement with half-baked process- understanding that the slowdown is like- ly to be more structural than cyclical. IMPACT OF es of learning. This can be a contentious line of thought and it may be pre- ASSOCIATED mature to take a position on it. However, the recent weakness in as envisaged in the Direct Tax Committee using an unconditional cash transfer Responsibility and Budget Management growth statistics, which continued till SCHEMES AND report. Whether this happens or not is scheme as a substitute for food, fuel and rules to limit the extent of foreign borrow- However, one thing was subsequently clear: The leadership of the inde- November, indicates that the extent of cycli- DISCUSS another matter but it is definitely impor- fertiliser subsidies and MGNREGA. Such ings can resolve this problem. Not pendence movement largely passed into the hands of relatively younger cal slowdown is far greater than what was WHETHER A tant to revive private demand. A reduc- a cash transfer programme can prove to exploring sovereign bonds will only put people, who had gone for their education to England and came back for originally anticipated. There is indeed a DIRECT CASH tion in the contribution to the Employees be far more effective over the coming years us at a disadvantage. The fact remains that their own reasons. Gandhiji, MA Jinnah and Jawaharlal Nehru were but a slowdown in demand, which has resulted TRANSFER Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and given that it will be well targetted, thanks India is a capital deficient nation and sov- few such notables. Those with “desi” education had to make do with more in unutilised capacities, thereby curtailing MODULE CAN BE other social security schemes can also help to the Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile trinity. ereign bonds are a good way to ensure supportive leadership roles. That again may be a topic fit for discussion private investment. Reduced investments MORE EFFECTIVE. the Government achieve the goal. Over time, it may be fiscally efficient, adequate funds for fiscal needs. Moreover, sometime later. Closer to the scene of action, after a relatively quiet 50s, have further resulted in lower growth and THIS EXERCISE IS The third aspect, of course, is to boost thereby reducing the burden of these pro- this will ensure that our domestic savings where educational institutions were themselves few, began the process, the cycle continues. It is, therefore, impor- Government expenditure to ensure robust grammes on the exchequer. A case in can be utilised by the private sector and tant to break this cycle rather than keep IMPORTANT AS demand. This expansion should ideally point is the food subsidy Bill, which has cost of borrowing will go down, thereby which converted a lot of universities into an apprentice set-up for training INDIA IS A in political leadership. There, many future political leaders-to-be, cut their waiting for it to turn itself. come in the form of investments rather nearly doubled between 2013 and 2019. making them more competitive. The most effective way to break this CAPITAL than simple unconditional cash transfers. This shows the extent of the Government’s India’s medium-term potential con- teeth. To get back to the CAA-linked agitation, interestingly, the media car- cycle is through the revival of demand, CONSTRAINT An extensive cash transfer scheme is commitment towards these programmes. tinues to be great despite the current eco- ried stories of “student movements” from States where CAA would not which has already shown signs of improve- ECONOMY AND, indeed needed. However, it must come as A key question when one talks about nomic slowdown. However, getting out of even apply; to those where there were reported protests against their iden- ment. There are three main components of THUS, THE an alternative to our current poverty alle- the fiscal deficit is to do with its financ- the slump should be a priority given the tity being inundated by the number of migrants; to crowds which were burn- demand — for domestic goods and services PRUDENT USE OF viation programmes rather than as a sup- ing. Many talk about the limited fiscal risks it poses to our growth ambitions. It ing public property to agitate against implementation of the National Register by external sector (exports), private and PUBLIC FINANCES plement to them. space. Indeed, this is true but a major com- is evident that fiscal perma-hawks are of Citizens (NRC). Governmental. As is known, exports CAN HELP MEET India does have several opportunities ponent of the fiscal deficit at present is the against a slippage, but then, evidence from On December 18, one of the dailies published a two-column thumb depend on a variety of factors such as glob- for public investment — in roads, railways interest rate on previous borrowings. This the last five decade shows that fiscal expan- al growth, trade environment and domes- SOME OF ITS and the development of urban infrastruc- is where the role of the Reserve Bank of sions are indeed effective when it comes nail on the history of “student protests” in India since independence. In URGENT the 10 movements listed, most of the areas mentioned for agitation had tic competitiveness. The Government can ture. Moreover, a lot more can be done to India (RBI) becomes important. The to revival of growth. At a time when our only affect the latter. The HLAG has INVESTMENT augment social infrastructure by invest- Central Bank needs to urgently intervene exposure to foreign debt is low and infla- little or no correlation with student issues. Illustratively, it said that on February NEEDS 9, 2016, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) “erupted” in protests over already proposed bold reforms, some of ments in healthcare and education. These to reduce the yield on Government tion is muted, we do have a significant which have been implemented by the are the areas that are likely to drive future Securities (GSecs). Reducing the yield can opportunity to take necessary bold mea- the 2013 execution of Afzal Guru. An “eruption” does not take place three Government. Private demand, on the growth. While the multiplier for invest- free up further fiscal space for the sures to move closer to our potential. years later. Geographically, it could have been that JNU and Afzal’s name other hand, depends on overall growth. ments in these areas may not be as high Government to provision for a fiscal stim- Failure to do so would be a waste of the may have been highlighted, but clearly, it was not a student issue. On And Government demand is always an in the short run, it will yield rich dividends ulus in the coming financial year. The fis- work done over the last five years to ensure December 19, another daily discovered a “potential” student agitation in important aspect during an economic over a period of time. cal stimulus is unlikely to be inflationary, such stable fundamentals. the so-called prestigious business school in Hyderabad. The plea is sim- slowdown. This thought may appear to be As far as consolidation of poverty alle- given that our growth rate is significant- While many would continue to argue ple: There can be issues and issues for agitations. If peacefully conduct- Keynesian but it is a proven and effective viation programmes is concerned, now is ly below the potential and, therefore, rate against a fiscal expansion, it appears to be ed, anyone can demonstrate for anything. However, no service is rendered, strategy to address a slowdown. indeed the right time to evaluate the cuts should continue while the RBI the best way to break the cycle. Therefore, to anyone worth a reputation by misleading glib captions such as “citi- During the 2008 recession, the US wit- impact of associated schemes and discuss should keep on intervening to ensure that augmentation of Government demand in zens’ anguish” “student movement.” It was indeed a student movement nessed a substantial increase in its deficit whether a direct cash transfer module can real GSec yields reduce. Perhaps, it should the right area should be the way forward in the University of Sussex when the students demonstrated against the even as the Federal Reserve System kept on be more effective. This exercise is impor- also redefine the real GSec yields by tak- rather than continuing with the fiscal con- expanding its balance sheets aggressively. tant as India is a capital constraint econ- ing non-food CPI as the appropriate indi- solidation path. However, in the event of invite to Huntingdon to address the university. The merits of the agitation Both these moves were important to omy and, thus, the prudent use of public cator for inflation. deviation from the target, the Government apart, it was truly a students’ issue. Nobody’s cause is served by mis- address the economic slowdown, which finances can help meet some of its urgent Another important decision was must come clear on its future fiscal con- leading captions to omnibus issues. Campus life is sacrosanct. All heads originated from the financial crisis. investment needs. announced in the previous Budget but is solidation path and commit to factor mar- of institutions know how to protect it. To be fair to the student communi- Therefore, India, too, needs to look at In an exercise undertaken under the yet to take off and this is to so with sov- ket reforms over the next couple of ty, the heads have a collective responsibility to protect the students from ways that can revive demand to break the guidance (and jointly with him) of Surjit ereign bonds. In principle, the idea is good months. Doing so will revive the senti- the vagaries of people pursuing political goals. Students should be left to cycle. The easiest way to achieve the same S Bhalla, it was found that the recent asset and helps resolves many problems on the ment and sending a signal to the interna- study and equip themselves for life. If they choose to go “political” later is for the Government to start clearing its transfer by the Modi Government did fiscal front. The only concern has been tional community that India means seri- on, that’s another story. If some of them want to pursue social causes in dues on time. The Government knows this amplify India’s already good record of that low cost may induce the Government ous business and is committed to its fis- an agitational mode, they should do it outside the campuses. well and the same is a work-in-progress. poverty alleviation. This suggests that we to borrow excessively from abroad, there- cal consolidation targets. (The writer is a well-known management consultant) The other methodology is to rationalise can move towards an innovative approach by resulting in unsustainable build-up of (The writer is a New Delhi-based taxes as a part of a larger taxation reform, for our poverty alleviation programmes public debt. Tweaking the Fiscal policy researcher) Implied powers and Constitutional limitations Constitutional amendments made in bad faith prove tough to reverse when they become tools in the hands of political lobbies cord and turmoil in society. amendment made in bad faith that another interesting case in point. Prime Minister, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, forced the Prime Minister to allow Ahmadiyya figureheads during The “enlightened model” sup- creates discord in the polity can be Unlike the 1986 Article 295-C that maintained that the “90-year-old a debate. A special parliamentary their meeting with the committee ports robust debate and an equally problematic. Certain Constitutional introduced the death penalty in the question” (of whether the committee was formed to investigate turned the tide in the Opposition’s vigorous process of tabling a Bill amendments, which trigger discord country’s blasphemy laws, the sec- Ahmadiyya were Muslim or not) the Opposition’s demands. favour. He didn’t mention exactly before it is passed as law or an in society, become rather tough to ond amendment in the country’s was a theological one and, thus, Theological experts from all Muslim what these statements were. amendment. The idea is to achieve reverse, especially when they Constitution was not enacted in a could not be discussed in Parliament. sects in Pakistan, including those After four months of debates as wide a consensus as possible become political tools in the hands hurry or without debate. A robust According to Hussain, the Prime from the Ahmadiyya community, and commotion, the Bill to declare among all branches of the legislature, of strong lobbies. debate did take place. Mahboob Minister asked religious parties that were invited for in-camera sessions the Ahmadiyya a minority was the executive and the polity. Yet, one Take, for instance, the Second Hussain’s book, The Parliament of if this issue was so important, why with the committee. allowed to be tabled. On September NADEEM PARACHA has often seen how fast sometimes Amendment in the US Pakistan, provides a detailed had they not discussed it when the Bhutto’s party, the Pakistan 7, 1974, it was passed. All parties — ll Constitutions authored by majorities in a Parliament have Constitution. Ratified in 1791, it account of how this amendment, Constitution was being framed (with Peoples Party (PPP), had been over- religious and secular — in the nation-states from the 18th passed Bills and made amendments gives US citizens the right to bear which ousted a community from their input) in 1973. The speaker of whelmingly supported by the Assemblies and the senate voted in Acentury onwards have their without much debate or input from arms. The amendment became the fold of Islam, managed to the National Assembly stated that no Ahmadiyya during the 1970 election. its favour. Editorials of almost all roots in what is often referred, by stakeholders. controversial in the latter half of the become part of a Constitution built debate can take place on the matter In 1972, Bhutto had even appoint- newspapers commended the political scientists, as the “enlight- Recently, a controversial Act in 20th century when there was an on the enlightened model. because the Constitution had already ed new chiefs of Air Force and Navy, Parliament for resolving the issue ened Constitution model.” It is the Indian Parliament was passed in alarming increase in cases of youth In May 1974, a clash took place defined the minorities. On June 14, both of whom were Ahmadiyya. “peacefully.” largely based on the ideas of sever- just one day. The Citizenship indiscriminately gunning down between a group of Ahmadiyya the Opposition called for a general According to Hussain, Bhutto con- Yet, even though the al 17th and 18th century European (Amendment) Act (CAA) was intro- fellow students in schools. youth and members of the student- strike. The strike turned violent in tinued efforts to neutralise the situ- Government and the Opposition philosophers, especially Thomas duced by the BJP Government on Despite massive rallies calling to wing of the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) in Punjab, killing dozens. ation but since Punjab was the declared that a 90-year-old issue had Hobbes, John Locke and Jean- December 9 and passed the very repel the amendment, American the city of Rabwah. A week later, the After threatening to use the PPP’s electoral bastion, violence in been resolved through democratic Jacques Rousseau. next day. Denounced by the Governments have found it tough to Leader of the Opposition in the military against the rioters, the the province threatened his regime consensus, the fact is, this “resolu- Even though various forms of Opposition and human rights do so because the amendment is Punjab Assembly demanded that the Prime Minister finally appeared on at the centre. tion” ended up opening a Pandora’s codified Constitutions have existed groups as being “anti-Muslim” and supported by the powerful and Ahmadiyya be declared a minority. TV and promised that he would Rafi Raza, one of the authors of Box that the State and polity of before the 18th century, it is the against the “secular spirit of the financially strong “gun lobby” and by Soon, the Opposition in the National allow the issue to be discussed in the 1973 Constitution, wrote in his Pakistan are still trying to shut. This “enlightened model” that continues Indian Constitution”, the passage of segments of the polity in the more Assembly moved a motion to discuss Parliament. In his book, Hussain 1997 book, ZA Bhutto and was a box from which sprang out not to shape Constitutions to this day. this Act has triggered widespread conservative Southern States. Both the incident in Parliament. The law writes that the fact that the military Pakistan, that many members of only religious and sectarian mon- Therefore, a Constitution of any riots in India. groups have an impact on the elec- Minister refused the motion stating was already engaged in fighting an PPP’s Punjab Assembly agreed to strosities but also the question: country is understood to be inher- This is a stark example of an toral careers and fortunes of a num- that the issue was provincial. insurgency in Balochistan, and the support the Opposition on the Exactly how adjustable should a ently pluralistic, setting guidelines for amendment staining a document ber of members of the US Congress Until June 4, 1974 the manner in which certain Ahmadiyya issue after portions of the special Constitution based on the “enlight- Governments to legislate laws that that was originally constructed on and Governors. Government used various tactics to leaders based out of Pakistan began committee’s report were “leaked.” ened model” be? Is this adjustabili- would ensure socio-political and the pluralistic pillars of the enlight- The Second Amendment in keep the debate on the issue away suggesting (via foreign media) that Raza wrote that certain “controver- ty actually a vulnerability? economic stability and repulse dis- ened Constitutional model. An the Constitution of Pakistan is from the Parliament. The then the Bhutto regime was incompetent, sial statements” made by the (Courtesy: The Dawn) HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | DECEMBER 24, 2019 money 08 CAPSULE Nirmala declines to share Swiss bank accounts details of Indians

PNS n NEW DELHI The ministry was asked to provide the The Finance Ministry has details of information received from declined to share Swiss bank Sangita Reddy accounts details of Indians Switzerland related to accounts of takes over as Ficci saying it is covered under "con- Indians in banks there fidentiality provisions" of a tax President treaty signed between India 24X7 ELECTRICITY FOR ALL NEW DELHI: Sangita Reddy, and Switzerland. Federal Tax Administration ernment to conduct a study on joint managing director, Apollo In reply to an RTI query, the (FTA) has exchanged infor- black money, has estimated Hospitals Group has taken ministry also refused to dis- mation on financial accounts wealth accumulated outside over as the President of close the details of black money within the framework of glob- India between USD 384 billion received from other foreign al standards on AEOI or and USD 490 billion during the Tight ropewalk industry chamber Ficci for 2019-20. She succeeds countries. Automatic Exchange of period 1980 to 2010. Sandip Somany, vice chairman "Information exchanged Information. Another institute -- National and managing director, HSIL. under such tax agreements is It is feared that many Indians Institute of Financial covered under confidentiality might have closed their Management (NIFM) -- had in for government The Walt Disney Company APAC President and Star & provisions of respective agree- accounts after a global crack- its findings said the results of esti- Disney India Chairman Uday ments. Thus, disclosure of tax down on black money led to mation suggest that total illicit PNS n NEW DELHI Now, we have Shankar has been elevated as related information and infor- Switzerland buckling under outflow at the present value taken a series of Senior Vice President of Ficci, mation sought/obtained from international pressure to open (including opportunity cost) The government will have to steps to make the and Sanjiv Mehta, chairman foreign governments is strategic, scientific or eco- mation received from its banking sector for scrutiny from India in the reform period do a tight ropewalk as it pur- and managing director, HUL exempted under section 8 (1) nomic interests of the State, Switzerland related to accounts to clear the long-held percep- (1990-2008) is Rs 9,41,837 crore sues a target of 24x7 electric- power sector sustainable has joined Ficci leadership as (a) and 8 (1) (f) of the Right to relation with foreign State or of Indians in banks there. It was tion of Swiss banks being safe (USD 216.48 billion). ity for all, and also attract in India. We made India a Vice President, the chamber Information (RTI) Act," lead to incitement of also asked to provide the details haven for undisclosed funds. Importantly, illicit outflows investors in a sector where power surplus and unified said in a statement. "I look it said in response an offence". of information received from Switzerland agreed to AEOI from the country are estimat- state power distributors con- the whole country in one forward to an incredible year to the RTI appli- The other foreign countries on black with India after a long process, ed on average to 10 per cent of tinue to be in the intensive care for Ficci and also for the cation filed by section money, including details of including review of necessary the estimated unaccounted unit (ICU) amid slipping grid country. At our just finished this PTI journal- exempts dis- such cases shared with India. legal framework in India on income. demand. —R K SINGH 92nd AGM, we have laid out a ist. closure of India had in September got data protection and confiden- During the period 1997- The agenda for the year Power Minister road-map towards a USD 5 The section 8 "information the first set of Swiss bank tiality. 2009, illicit financial flows out 2020 is well laid out -- launch trillion economy for India. (1) (a) bars disclo- received in confi- account details of its nationals The National Council of of the country have been in the of UDAY 2.0, installation of out. We have put in place reg- While we discussed and sure of information dence from foreign under a new automatic infor- Applied Economic Research range of 0.2% to 7.4% of GDP, smart pre-paid metres, prompt ulatory mechanisms to ensure deliberated on various issues, "which would prejudicially government". mation exchange pact. (NCAER), that was one of the according to the National payment by discoms, making a 24X7 supply for all. And at the most important takeaway affect the sovereignty and The ministry was asked to India is among 75 countries three institutes commissioned Institute of Public Policy and coal available for short term the same time, we are sort of is that everybody is moving integrity of India, the security, provide the details of infor- with which Switzerland's in 2011 by the then UPA gov- Finance (NIPFP). and reviving gas based plants. changing our generation mix ahead with a sense of However, the government and reducing our carbon foot- commitment on how to make has been on the mark so far as prints," he said. it happen," Reddy said. it took slew of measures to However, the power sector bring sector out of woods. But, industry bodies are of the Gold prices soar Rs 187, it has to ensure effective imple- view that there is an urgent mentation of various policy need to address the issues of tweaks done so far and to do burgeoning outstanding dues left out task especially for gas- of discoms toward generators silver also jumps Rs 495 based stranded power projects and stressed projects are being in the country. dragged under insolvency pro- PNS n NEW DELHI Silver also jumped Rs 495 to Talking to PTI, Power ceedings. Rs 46,499 per kg compared to Minister R K Singh said, "Now, Director General of Gold prices soared Rs 187 to the previous close of Rs 46,004 we have taken a series of steps to Independent Power Producers CDSL gets Sebi nod Rs 39,053 per 10 gram in the per kg. make the power sector sustain- Association of India Harry to open IFSC branch national capital on Monday In the international market, able in India. We made India a Dhaul told PTI, "Now the at GIFT City following a rally in interna- gold was trading higher at power surplus and unified the stressed power projects are tional prices and rupee depre- USD 1,484 per ounce, while whole country in one grid". facing insolvency proceed- NEW DELHI: Central ciation, according to HDFC silver was quoting at USD "We connected every village ings. But the stress is also Depository Services (India) Securities. On Saturday, the tion, HDFC Securities Senior 17.36 per ounce. and every house with elec- caused by non-payment by Ltd on Monday said it has Ola to expand precious metal had closed at Rs Analyst (Commodities) Tapan "Gold prices traded higher tricity in India. We have imple- discoms. All those projects received approval from 38,866 per 10 gram. Patel said. as investors rushed for safer mented IPDS (integrated which have sizeable outstand- markets regulator Sebi for Spot gold for 24 Karat in The rupee was trading assets against prevailing mar- power development scheme) ing of discoms towards them, setting up its IFSC Delhi was trading higher by Rs around 5 paise weaker against ket uncertainty ahead of and Deen Dayal Gram Jyoti should not go for distress sale (International Financial ‘Guardian' safety 187 with rally in internation- the dollar during the day, he Christmas holidays," Patel Yojna to make sure that the under NCLT (National Services Centre) branch at the al prices and rupee deprecia- added. added. distribution faults are solved Company Law Tribunal)". GIFT City in Gujarat. CDSL will be the first depository to feature to 17 cities launch its branch operations MCX launches new from the precincts of IFSC in PNS n NEW DELHI Ola said in a statement. the GIFT city. "Adding to the It added that Ola Guardian Power Min cancels auction of 2.5GW index series on list of many firsts, CDSL Ride hailing platform Ola on is built on artificial intelligence besides being the first listed Monday said it will expand its and machine learning capa- commodity futures depository in India would also AI-enabled safety feature bilities on the Ola platform PNS n NEW DELHI be the first depository to set- after tepid response from state utilities 'Guardian' to 17 cities across which enables it to continu- up its branch at the IFSC India and Australia. ously learn and evolve from PNS n NEW DELHI NHPC as an aggregator was in Leading commodity bourse Center at GIFT City. We are The 'Guardian' feature uses millions of data points to The power the process to finalise supply MCX on Monday launched a fully committed to bring in the real-time data from rides to improve risk signalling and The Power Ministry has of 2,500 megawatt (MW) new index series, MCX world class sophistication and ministry now has automatically detect irregular instant resolution. scrapped the auction to pro- advised nodal through various coal-based iCOMDEXTM, on com- services in the products as trip activity, including pro- Apart from the four metros, cure 2,500MW electricity for thermal power plants for modity futures. permitted from time to time. longed stops and unexpected the feature will be available in medium term (three years) agency Power medium term at a tariff of Rs A commodity index is an route deviations. Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad, under a scheme to provide Finance 4.41 per unit discovered in a investment vehicle that tracks a These alerts are flagged off Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, relief to thermal power plants Corporation-arm reverse auction. basket of commodities to measure in real-time to Ola's 24x7 Safety Nagpur, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, plagued by short coal supplies, One of the main objectives their price and investment return Response Team that immedi- Lucknow, Coimbatore, Indore state-run NHPC said on PFC Consultancy of the scheme is to provide coal performance. The new index ately reach out to customers and Trichy. Monday. Ltd (PFCCL) to linkage to the functional power series consists of a composite and drivers to confirm if they're "Our safety initiatives such According to sources, lack of call the bids plants that are starving for index, sectoral indices and sin- safe and offer on-the-call assis- as emergency button, facial interest from state power util- fuel in the absence of coal link- gle commodity indices, the Multi tance until ride completion. recognition system for driver ities due to a higher tariff of Rs again ages. A long-term power pur- Commodity Exchange of India NHPC plans to raise "After running a successful authentication, and one-time- 4.41 per unit discovered chase agreement (PPA) with a Ltd (MCX) said in a statement. up to Rs 2,000 cr pilot across multiple cities in password (OTP) system, are through the reverse auction call the bids again. the scheme has been annulled discom is a prerequisite for get- The composite index con- NEW DELHI: State-owned India and international mar- innovations that have all been process led to the cancellation "PFCCL appointed NHPC by Ministry of Power (MoP), ting a coal linkage. sists of eleven liquid futures NHPC on Monday said it kets, the 'Guardian' feature is built in India and now lead the of the auction. as "Aggregator" (in March this Government of India. Further, Under the auction, all the contracts across different seg- is planning to raise up to Rs going live in 16 Indian cities as global benchmarks for the The power ministry now has year) under Pilot Scheme-II for MoP advised PFCCL (Nodal bidders were supposed to ments traded on MCX, while 2,000 crore through various well as Perth in Australia. Ola mobility industry," Ola Chief advised nodal agency Power procurement of aggregated Agency) to undertake re-bid- match the lowest quote, which two sector indices are instruments. As per a BSE aims to take Guardian to more Sales and Marketing Officer Finance Corporation-arm PFC power of 2500 MW. Now, pre- ding process," NHPC said. in this case was discovered as launched focusing on bullion filing by the company, its board cities in the coming quarter," Arun Srinivas said. Consultancy Ltd (PFCCL) to sent bidding process under Under the scheme, the Rs 4.41 per unit. and base metals. will meet on December 28 to consider a proposal to raise the amount through issuance of corporate bonds on private M&M rejigs top management in auto, farm divisions Centre to focus on tax placement basis or via a term loan or external commercial PNS n NEW DELHI sectors, to be effective from as Chief Purchase Officer of Controller of Finance and borrowing. "The Board of April 1, 2020, the company AFS (auto and farm sectors). Accounts working closely with burden on steel sector Directors of NHPC...will Homegrown auto major said Veejay Nakra will be Nakra, Sikka, Velusamy and CFOs of all group businesses. consider the proposal for Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) appointed as CEO of the auto Sahay will report to Rajesh The company further said its PNS n NEW DELHI raising of debt up to Rs 2,000 on Monday announced a rejig division. Jejurikar, who will join M&M agri business headed by Ashok crore during 2019-20 through of its top management in auto- He will have operating Board as Executive Director Sharma will move from AFS The government will soon issuance of corporate bonds in motive and farm equipment responsibility for passenger AFS from April 1, 2020, it said. and report to SP Shukla, who come out with a white paper on one or more series/tranches on sectors with its President for vehicles and entire commercial M&M said Rajeev Goyal will also continue to head the steel industry that will focus on private placement basis and/or auto vertical Rajan Wadhera set business with profit and loss will head the farm equipment will be appointed as CFO of Aerospace, Defence and Steel ways to reduce the tax-related raising of term loans/external to retire and step down from accountability, except for prod- sector, while R Velusamy will AFS. He will have dual report- Sector, reporting to Anish expenditure in the sector and commercial borrowings in executive role. Announcing uct development process, be appointed as the chief of ing to Jejurikar and S Shah, who will transition to make it competitive, Union suitable tranches," the filing changes in the group corporate M&M said in a statement. Global Product Development Durgashankar, who will have become Managing Director minister Dharmendra Pradhan Economy'. It was informed said. office as well as in auto and farm It further said Hemant Sikka (Automotive) and Vinod Sahay an enhanced role as Group and CEO on April 2, 2021. said on Monday. that the production cost of The task will be completed steel in India is the highest and in three-four months with the one of the major factors con- help of NITI Aayog and other tributing to this is the taxes. ministries concerned, he said Royalty is close to 20 per Asian markets mostly down as festive break approaches at an industry event here. cent on the input material, The steel minister said he will whether it is coal or iron ore. PNS n HONG KONG and Manila. With very little by on behalf of his ministry assign Freight cost is higher than Global equities are enjoying a flourish way of market-moving events a task to NITI Aayog and ask what is being paid in other Asian markets fluctuated on the horizon, analysts are the think tank to discuss ways countries. Electricity also adds Monday with activity thinning at the end of the year, having been on expecting a quiet week. with all the government depart- to the high production cost. out as investors wind down for a roller-coaster ride for 12 months "Short of a significant head- ments, especially the finance As per industry estimates, in the Christmas break, while line bomb... Asia is likely to be department, to make steel India, average production cost confidence remains buoyed by owing to the long-running trade row in extended lunch mode industry competitive. of per tonne steel is about USD relief at the China-US trade and Brexit ahead of the midweek break "We (government) will come 450, whereas in China, where deal. globally," said Jeffrey Halley, out with a white paper in players get benefit of low tax Global equities are enjoying senior market analyst at three-four months. The steel and incentives, it is as low as a flourish at the end of the some support to Asian mar- including pork. While the OANDA. ministry, respective ministries USD 350. To provide more year, having been on a roller- kets but dealers there strug- move is not linked to the US Oil prices extended Friday's and government departments relief, Pradhan said the govern- coaster ride for 12 months gled to build any momentum. trade deal, analysts said it losses as Kuwait and Saudi will be part of it," he said. ment is bringing changes to the owing to the long-running Hong Kong finished up 0.1 does highlight the govern- Arabia close in on a deal that The white paper will focus Electricity Act which will address trade row and Brexit. per cent and Tokyo was bare- ment's desire to appear to be will see them restart output in on lessening the burden of concerns related to power tariffs. And observers say that with ly moved. freeing up its markets Sydney a shared zone along their bor- taxes, cess and other duties on He also said the industry those two major issues cleared Shanghai sank more than fell 0.5 per cent, while der. the local steel industry, besides need not worry about raw up for now, 2020 could see a economies around the world. growth in the third quarter, one per cent despite news Singapore rose 0.2 per cent Production has been on studying the global models. materials as a number of mines healthy run-up in prices, Wall Street provided yet while other reports showed that China had slashed import and Seoul was flat. hold in the region for about Recently, the issue of taxes will be auctioned post March boosted by looser central bank another record-breaking lead personal income and con- tariffs on a range of goods Mumbai dropped but there four years and the restart in the steel sector was a part 2020 and added that interest- monetary policy as well as after data confirmed the US sumer confidence improving. from computer and phone were small gains in Bangkok, could see as much as 500,000 of a panel discussion on 'India: ed parties are free to participate signs of improvement in economy enjoyed reasonable The New York gains lent parts to medicines and food Wellington, Taipei, Jakarta barrels hit the market. 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Tuesday December 24, 2019 MEMORABLE

INDIAN SPORTS MOMENTS OF From PV Sindhu's first-ever gold for India in World Badminton Championship to declaring England champions with boundary count, this decade, especially 2019, has some memorable and controversial decisions in sports. V SATEESH REDDY goes down memory lane

GOLD AND GLORY her biography Dipa India were knocked out from Indian shooters had a great like Preethi Kongara PV Sindhu Over the last decade, Karmarkar: The Small ODI World Cup 2019 in the time by claiming 15 Olympic and others won various Indian sports achieved many Wonder was released by semi-finals against New quotas for Tokyo Olympics national level champi- milestones and sportspersons Sachin Tendulkar. Zealand. On the plus side, 2020 by surpassing 12 entries onships held across made the country proud on Team India won 12th consec- in the 2016 Rio Games and India. Sailor and Yacht various international stages. SURPRISING FEDERER utive Test series this year 11 in London in 2012. Club founder Suheim PV Sindhu tops the list by Haryana-based tennis with their victory over Sheikh guided youngsters getting India’s first-ever gold player Sumit Nagal was in the Bangladesh at Eden Gardens. GOLD AT GOLD COAST to reach new heights in in BWF World news for qualifying for the Indian skipper Virat Kohli Indian table tennis player sailing. Under his guidance, Hima Das Championship 2019 in Basel, US Open 2019 main draw. In finished 2019 on top of the Manika Batra became the Telangana bagged 25 national Switzerland, beating Japan’s the first round, he shocked ODI and Test batting rank- first Indian woman to win a medals by youngsters from Nozomi Okuhara. This was the tennis world by winning ings. ODI World Cup final gold medal in women’s sin- tribal welfare schools and her biggest achievement after a set against all-time great result of declaring the team gles at the 2018 others. bagging the silver medal in Roger Federer. His valiant that hit most boundaries in Commonwealth Games in India No. 1 and world the 2016 Rio Olympics. Like effort against the tennis leg- the match between England Gold Coast. She is the second No. 12 Deaf Tennis Sindhu, athlete Hima Das end, despite going down 6-4, and New Zealand the winner player from India to win a player Jafreen Shaik who also nicknamed as 1-6, 2-6, 4-6 will forever be has been the most controver- singles medal after Sharath represented India in Dhing Express, scripted his- etched in India's sporting sial decision in cricket ever. Kamal who won at the the World Deaf tory by winning gold in lore. He became the fourth Meanwhile, speaking at a Commonwealth Games. Tennis women’s 400-metre at the Indian to win a set in the public event in Hyderabad, Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik Championship, World Under-20 main draw of a Grand Slam Indian commentator Harsha became the first one to get a Antalya City, Championships in Finland match in the last 20 years. Bhogle revealed that new for- medal for India in the 2016 Turkey 2018. Hima is the first Indian This year, Indian Football mats in cricket like ‘50 balls Rio Olympics. She won the 2019. Dipa Karmarkar track athlete to win a gold Team created history by and 100 balls per game’ bronze medal in 58kg and Over the medal at a world champi- making Qatar, AFC Asian might be introduced in the became first Indian female last decade, onship across all age groups. Cup champions in their future. wrestler and the fourth many Dipa Karmarkar who per- backyard with 0-0 and Indian woman to win an biopics on formed the very dangerous claimed India’s first point in 15 OLYMPIC QUOTAS Olympic medal. Another sportsper- vault called The Produnova round 2 of the 2022 FIFA Mary Kom won her first wrestler Vinesh Phogat sons like at Rio Olympics has become World Cup Qualifiers. In the bronze medal in the 51 kg bagged her maiden World Sachin an inspiration for many in absence of Sunil Chhetri, category at World Women’s Championship medal in 2019 Tendulkar, the country. Karmakar won a Gurpreet Singh Sandhu made Boxing Championships 2019 in the women’s 53kg category. MS Dhoni, bronze medal at the 2014 numerous crucial saves. after losing to Turkey’s She is also the first Indian Mary Kom, M Commonwealth Games in Busenaz Cakiroglu in semi- wrestler to qualify for the Milkka Singh, ary Kom Glasgow, becoming the first CONTROVERSIAL finals. The bronze is her first Tokyo Olympics 2020. Mohammed M Indian female gymnast to do WORLD CUP world medal in the 51 kg cat- Azharuddin and others were anik Batra so in the history of the Team India had mixed egory. Besides the six world TELUGU ACHIEVERS made. Overall, 2019 games. Recently, a book on results in cricket this year. titles, Mary Kom also has an 2019 also becomes a mem- remained as a memorable Olympic bronze medal in orable year for Telugu sports year for Indians and let’s 2012 and more. This year, scenario. This year, sailors hope 2020 is even better.

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P Jafreen reethi Kongara State Kung Fu fighters shine bright at national-level

t was a great Championship last year, says, G Nandini, Class VI stu- achievement for “We have a Kung Fu academy dent who won the gold At the national-level Kung Fu Championship held recently at Lucknow, the students of in Safilguda in Hyderabad. medal in sub-junior in Sanda I Telangana who We train district champions format says, “It was a tough won 13 medals every day at the academy. My competition in the national Telangana students won as many as 13 medals, reports V SATEESH REDDY including three team and I make sure stu- championship at Uttar gold, five silver and a bronze dents know learn about the Pradesh. My everyday prac- at the recently concluded game.” tice at the Safilguda academy 13th National Kung Fu A Sharath Chandra who helped me get gold in the Championship held in KD clinched gold in seniors cate- championship. I want to win Sing Babu Stadium, gory in Sanda mode, says, “I more medals for Telangana in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, did my engineering from Kung Fu in various interna- under various categories. CMR college. I was interested tional level events in future.” The national Kung Fu in Kung Fu since my child- Championship was held in hood. I used to watch Bruce UP between December 9 and Lee fights. I started learning 13. Kung Fu when I was in Class K Manoj Kumar, team V. It was a great experience manager, Telangana Kung Fu receiving a medal in front of Association, says, such huge crowd. My dream “Practioners from over nine is to become a civil servant.” states took part in the nation- He added that many young- al-level Championship. From sters are actively joining the Telangana, a total of 15 prac- sport in the state. tioners participated in vari- Intermediate student G ous categories and won 13 Praneet Kumar who won medals including gold, silver gold medal in juniors Sanda Players from over nine and bronze.” category, says, “I am a self- states took part in the He says that now many taught Kung Fu player since Championship. From students from Telangana are my childhood. I used to taking up this sport unlike watch Kung Fu on television Telangana, a total of 15 earlier days. and learnt it myself. Every players participated in Manoj Kumar, a Kung Fu day, we indulge in two prac- various categories and won practioner who won gold tice sessions in Safilguda. My 13 medals under various medal for India at the 7th dream role is to represent categories International Kung Fu India in the Olympics.” K MANOJ KUMAR 10

Hyderabad Tuesday December 24, 2019 what’s brewing? PARTY CITY GUIDE

COMEDY HYDERABAD COMEDY FESTIVAL lLearn the basics of Madhubani Painting, tips & tricks, in a session by Bhamini Shree. Madhubani Painting is a folk art of India, where the idea traditionally revolves around mythology and nature. The workshop will be held at Lamakaan on December 29 at 3 pm.

HYDERABAD KIDS FAIR l Hyderabad Kids' Fair, is back with its thirteenth edition that will be held from December 27-29 with loads of of activities for an entertaining yet productive experience for kids of all ages. The BADLAV carnival shall be held at Hitex exhibition Center. lBadlav is an original Hindi play l Madhavi written and directed l Mandira Bedi by Amaan Ahmad. Badlav revolves around Gayatri, A PROUD Kalpana, Radha, and Bindya. Gayatri wants MOMENT change but her hypocrisy surfaces all the time.The play takes various twists and turns and touches the amanna Makeup Academy element of the Theatre of Absurdity.The play is all set recently celebrated their Neha T to be performed on December 26 at 8 pm at l annual convocation Lamakaan Cultural space. ceremony at Radisson Blu, where Tamanna F Rouz, the founder of TMA, handed out DHAIRYE SAHASE (2019) the diploma certificates to its l'Dhairye Sahase MAIN RAHI MASOOM students. Students attended (2019)', presented l the event to culminate the hard Presented by Sutradhar theatre group, Main l l by Raja Krishna rahi masoom is a solo performance enacted by work and commitment put into Deepthi Wasia Productions is a their training. The evening was one-of-its-kind Vinay Varma and directed by Prof. Bhaskar graced by Bollywood actress Indian Thriller Shewalkar is a biographical sketch of the and celebrity Life Coach Fantasy short film famous Hindi and Urdu writer, the Late Dr. Rahi Mandira Bedi along with other in Telugu with Masoom Raza. This performance is a first of its eminent personalities. advanced VFX. It narrates the story of a young kind on Rahi. The play will be performed at man's fight against a malicious force. The movie Lamakaan on January 4 at 7.30 pm. is will be screened at Lamakaan on December 31 at 7 pm.

FRAGMENTS IN MOTION l Fragments in motion is an exhibition that shows itself as a playground where one can interact with the art work bringing us closer to our material world. The exhibition will be put up for display till December 28 at Kalakriti Art Gallery Banjara Hills.

POTLUCK l Cinephiles Film Club will screen a movie titled Potluck tomorrow. The movie is about an economics graduate student studying for a year in Barcelona, Spain, as part of the Erasmus programme, where he learns from a group of students from all over Western Europe in a student share-house. The movie shall be screened at Lamakaan

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Hyderabad Tuesday December 24, 2019 tollywood FOR SRI SIMHA, IT WAS STORY RAM OVER COMMERCIAL ELEMENTS shoots, Simha, the lead actor of Mathu Vadalara, speaks to NAGARAJ GOUD about his family's reaction when he wanted to get into for real! acting, working with his brother Kaala Bhairava and others ctor Ram, who AK47 simulators and also killed many a Shoot edge weapon system aking his acting debut Chiranjeevi was instrumental in The film, a crime thriller, is an goon in his films over the course of the as a lead actor with Simha boarding Mathu Vadalara unusual launch for industry kid as with dummy evening at the range. Christmas release as the lead. A producer with films it has no romantic track or songs. A guns, recently Dubbing the experience M Mathu Vadalara, Sri like Yamadonga and Okkadu- Simha didn’t believe that a com- tried his hand at of rifle shooting as ‘unique Simha Koduri cuts a nnadu to his name, Cherry has mercial film with a love story, rifle training. Invited as a and different’, the actor calm figure. He is sure been the CEO of Mythri Movie action, comedy thrown into the guest at the silver jubilee said, “The weapons looked about the film’s prospects and his Makers ever since the reputed mix will alone work for his launch celebrations of Hyderabad- so cool; actually holding confidence stems from the fact banner first began producing pad. “I believe in a good story. based Zen Technologies the gun and firing live was that his family comprising of films with Srimanthudu. When Also, the audience tastes have Ltd, a company that manu- absolutely thrilling. I got to musician father MM Keeravani, director Ritesh Rana narrated him changed as they are not watching factures weapons for armed know what goes into manu- filmmaker uncle SS Rajamouli the script of Mathu Vadalara regular cinema of late. They are forces, the actor embraced facturing these powerful and costume designer Rama have three years ago, the producer pro- encouraging different concepts. I the rare opportunity of fir- weapons. I am very thank- given their thumbs-up to it. “I was posed the name of Simha as the found Mathu Vadalara story to be ing a 22 rifle in a container- ful to Zen Technologies for a bundle of nerves before showing lead and Rana had no issues with gripping even without songs and ised shooting range. His inviting me to their celebra- the film to them. But once they it. “Mythri Movies Makers was was certain that it would entertain enthusiasm didn’t stop tions.” gave positive feedback post the into big productions at that time the audience,” he asserts, further there. He went on to expe- The actor is presently show, I’ve become more confident and Rangasthalam was about to revealing that he would be seen as rience shooting busy with Red; a remake and I’m under no pressure as the start, so they wanted to begin a delivery boy in the Hyderabad- various of Tamil hit Thadam release date approaches. In fact, Mathu Vadalara after some time. set film. “My part comes from a weapons like which released earli- the family is now nervous as to Rana wanted to use the time to village and he makes ends meet MMG, AGL, er this summer. how the audience will receive it,” polish his script further, while I with whatever little he gets from ATGM, Directed by Kishore the younger son of Keeravani tells joined Rangasthalam as an assis- the job. He gets involved in a CTSR, Tirumala, the film, us, with a smile. tant director. Seeing my work on complex crime and how he comes an investigative Simha played small roles in the sets of Rangasthalam, Naveen out of it is the story. The whole thriller, sees Ram is films like Yamadonga and garu and Ravishankar garu were film unfolds in three days and the dual roles for the Maryada Ramanna and turning convinced that I can be a good story is dotted with twists every first time, while actor one day was always at the actor and as Rangasthalam was in now and then.” Nivetha Pethuraj and back of his mind ever since. So, the final leg of shooting, they gave In many ways the film, he Malavika Sharma are what was his babai Rajamouli’s their consent to begin the shoot. insists, is dream come true for the leading ladies. reaction when he told about his They told Cherry that they will both him and his brother Kaala Sravanthi Ravi Kishore acting passion? “Babai was scared present the film, while he can pro- Bhairava. “He wanted to be a is producing it. to begin with because it’s for the duce it on Clap Productions. I la- music composer, while I wanted first time a member from the ter got trained in acting for three to be an actor. We never thought family was getting into acting months,” he recalls, adding, “In that we would realise our dreams side. He had his doubts whether I fact, before the film began, we with the same film. The entire can survive or not but later spent close to six months on wor- family was a happy lot when advised me to put in the hard kshops and even shot a demo Bhairava anna joined us as a com- yards,” he shares. video. Mythri was further poser in the last minute,” Simha His uncle Cherry aka impressed.” concludes.

GA, UV boost to Not a Palasa n a major boost to box team Palasa, reput- ed production hous- I es — Geetha Arts and UV Creations — have come for- office ward to distribute to the film, which has been wrapped up five months ago and has been waiting for a right date to hit the big Ruler screen. A source says andamuri Balakrishna’s impressed with the year has just got worse with Uttarandhara-set film, Ruler. After his two-part Geetha Arts first decided to N NTR biopic fizzled out in distribute it and later got UV no time upon the release on board as well. The film earlier this year, incurring will now open in theatres heavy losses to its distributors, his next month. Directed by last Friday release, Ruler, too is on Karuna Kumar, whose short its way to meet a similar fate. film Chembuku Mudindi Opening to bad reviews and poor won a national award in word-of-mouth, courtesy the film’s adi Sai Kumar who 2016, Palasa is a period dated story, it collected an approxi- turned 30 on crime drama which tells the mate share Rs 4.20 crore on day Monday has given story of two singers and one, while Saturday saw a 50 per AADI SIGNS A his consent to dancers who take to rowdy- cent dip in the footfalls. It collect- three new projects, ism. Set in the backdrop of ed a share of Rs 92 lakh (approx) which will keep cashew plantation and on day two, while Sunday has not him occupied for a major part industry — which is famous been of much respite for its dis- in 2020. While he has already in Palasa — their rise and tributors. Except for Ceded area, shot for a major part of one fall is narrated in gritty way. the collections in other areas have 3 PROJECTS — Shashi — a romantic-fami- The story spans from 1978 been dreadful. “The less we speak ly drama, which sees him to 2018. about the overseas figures the bet- alongside Surbhi and newbie Shot completely in a start- ter it is,” informed a trade pundit. Raashi Singh, the other, is an to-finish schedule of 40 days, Overall, the film collected an untitled crime thriller which including songs and action approximate share of Rs 6.40 crore will mark the directorial sequences, the film features in the first weekend, which is pret- debut of Siva Shankar Dev. To Rakshith, Thiruveer, ty low for a film that is reported to be a joint production venture Nakshatra (Rajdooth fame), have done a business of Rs 22-23 between Marudhuri Praveen, Raghu Kunche, crore. “It doesn’t look the film will Entertainments and Chaganti Vijaya Ramaraju rebound. Prathiroju Pandage and Productions, it will roll some- and Mirchi Venky Mama will take advantage time next year. Aadi will be Madhavi in of Ruler now,” added the trade playing a forensic doctor in it. key roles. pundit. The other film the actor With Ruler failing to rule box- signed will go in front of the office charts, Balayya’s fans will cameras in January. To be hope that their star will deliver a helmed by GB Krishna, it is hit with Boyapati Sreenu next being produced by Mahankali year. The film is expected Diwakar. It will also be a to go to floors in January thriller. first week. Meanwhile, the makers of Shashi are planning to release the film, directed by Srinivas Naidu, for summer next year. Featuring Vennela Kishore, Tulasi, Jaya Prakash, Rajeev Kanakala, Ajay, Viva Harsha, Sudarshan in supporting roles, it is in the final leg of production right now. RP Varma, Ramanjaneyulu and Chinthalapudi Srinivas are producing it collectively under Sri Hanuman Movie Makers. The actor has also signed debutant director Karthik Vignesh’s action drama, which went to floors earlier this year. It was supposed to mark his Kollywood debut as well but there’s little progress about the film. 2020 will be a make or break year for the actor as his releases this year-Burrakatha, Jodi and Operation Goldfish — sank without a trace at the box-office. He hasn’t had a super hit to his name in the last five years. — NG HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | DECEMBER 24, 2019 sport 12 BUMRAH BACK IN INDIAN TEAM PTI n NEW DELHI Singh Dhoni would be available for selection anytime soon. fit-again Jasprit Bumrah will “I can’t comment on that. Mahi Shaw in A squad for NZ tour headline India’s pace attack in has to first play to be available for Athe limited-overs series selection,” said Prasad. double hundred in Mumbai’s Ranji against Sri Lanka (T20) and Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar is Trophy-opener against Baroda. Australia (ODIs) in January next nursing a sports hernia and Chahar Though India have a settled year while vice-captain Rohit is out till April, but Prasad said there opening pair in Rohit Sharma and Sharma was on Monday rested from is no cause of concern. Mayank Agawal, 20-year-old Shaw the series versus the islanders. “Deepak was doing well as he could make the Test squad for the Bumrah was out with a stress played the Vijay Hazare Trophy and New Zealand series as a reserve fracture but has now got the go suddenly he aggravated his back in opener. ahead of Indian team physio Nitin the second ODI in Visakhapatnam,” After picking the India A Patel to play Gujarat’s next Ranji he said. squad for the tour of New Zealand, Trophy game in Surat. Senior open- Asked who will be the swing selection committee chairman er Shikhar Dhawan is also back in bowler, Prasad said the selectors are MSK Prasad made it clear that both the squads, while pacer banking on Shardul Thakur, who they want Shaw to get as much Mohammed Shami got a break from can swing the ball at a decent pace. “game time as possible”. the T20 series. “We have created enough back Shaw had made a memorable “Jasprit Bumrah is back in both up and we have a good talent pool Test debut last year, scoring a hun- the teams for Sri Lanka and Australia of fast bowlers. We also have Khaleel dred against the West Indies in and we have rested Rohit Sharma (Ahmed), who is playing Ranji Rajkot. and Mohammed Shami for the Sri Trophy and Navdeep (Saini) will Hanuma Vihari will captain Lanka T20s. Shikhar Dhawan also replace Shami in T20s,” he added. India in the first-class games in comes back and Sanju Samson will New Zealand and Shubman Gill in be the back-up opener in T20s,” SQUADS the 50-over format. chairman of selectors MSK Prasad T20Is against Sri Lanka: Virat Test specialists like R Ashwin, told reporters after squad selection. Kohli (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw in action during Syed Mushtaq Ajinkya Rahane, Umesh Yadav India will take on Sri Lanka in KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant Ali tournament PTI/File Picture and Ishant Sharma will get much three T20 Internationals from (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, needed match time in New January 5, followed by three ODIs Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, PTI n NEW DELHI Zealand ahead of the two-Test against Australia from January 14. Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini, series, beginning in Wellington on However, it was bad news for the Shardul Thakur, Manish Pandey, he in-form Prithvi Shaw on February 21. The second Test will fast-rising Deepak Chahar, who has Washington Sundar, Sanju Samson. TMonday took another step be played in Christchurch from aggravated his back injury and will ODI vs Australia: Virat Kohli (cap- towards an India comeback after February 29. be out till the start of next year’s IPL. tain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit being named in the A squad for “As we have set the system, Is injury means that Navdeep Saini Sharma, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, the tour of New Zealand. Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran will continue to be in the squad. Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shaw has been in sublime Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Umesh “Against Australia, we have all Kedar Jadhav, Shivam Dube, touch since returning from an Yadav and Mayank Agarwal will three openers available — Shikhar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, eight-month doping ban. The play the second A game,” said Rohit and KL Rahul,” Prasad said. Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, youngster made a spectacular Prasad. Rohit has appeared in 47 match- Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah. es across formats this year, three more than even skipper Virat Kohli and a break was long on the cards. While talented opener Prithvi Shaw, back in the mix after serving ‘Pant needs to improve keeping’ an eight-month doping ban, will be going to New Zealand with India A, PTI n NEW DELHI keeping skills. We will have him Pant, though, also found sup- there is still some time before Hardik work under a specialist wicket-keep- port from some quarters, including Pandya recovers from his back specialist will be employed to ing coach,” Prasad told reporters. the legendary Brian Lara. surgery. Ahelp embattled India cricketer While he has received unflinch- “As a 21 (22) year-old, Rishabh “(As for) Hardik, we will have a Rishabh Pant improve his wicket- ing backing from the team manage- Pant has a lot of unnecessary pres- look at him in the third week of keeping skills, chief selector MSK ment, it has come to the conclusion sure. When I was 21, I did not have January,” Prasad said, indicating Prasad said here on Monday. that Pant needs special attention. that much pressure. I was sitting that the all-rounder could only be Not long ago, Pant had worked Pant has also be criticised for his down on the bench... You know... available in the second half of New under former India keeper Kiran failure to perform consistently at the Cleaning Sir Vivian Richard’s boots Zealand tour. More, seeking to improve his glove- top level. or doing something... Getting ready The tour comprising, five T20 work. Home crowds chanted MS to play international cricket,” Lara Internationals, three ODIs and two The 22-year-old was slammed Dhoni’s name when Pant had an had said. Test matches, gets underway from by fans for spilling a few chances in ordinary outing behind the wickets “I think the burden is unneces- January 24. the third and final ODI against West in the recently-concluded series sary. He should be allowed to play Prasad, however, was tight- Indies. against Bangladesh and the West and allowed to express himself. lipped when asked if Mahendra Jasprit Bumrah bowls at nets during India’s practice session ahead of second ODI against Windies in Vizag PTI/File Picture “Pant needs to improve his Indies. Don’t feel it’s a do-or-die situation. Rohit enjoyed batting through 2019 Dhoni completes 15 yrs in international cricket PTI n NEW DELHI Virat, Sharma finish on top runs across all formats for India. ot being able to win the ODI World Cup The 38-year-old wicketkeep- Nis Rohit Sharma’s sole regret in a phe- PTI n DUBAI West Indies opener er turned up for the country in nomenal 2019 during which he “understood” Shai Hope has entered 350 ODIs, 90 Tests and 98 T20 his batting better than ever. ndia skipper Virat the top 10 after showing Internationals while affecting a This was also the year when Rohit redis- IKohli and his limited fine form in the three- staggering 829 dismissals behind covered himself as a Test opener with a fab- overs deputy Rohit match series in India. the stumps. ulous series against South Africa. Sharma will end 2019 as The wicketkeeper- His career is studded with “Extremely grateful for the year I have number one and two in batsman has gained five several milestones including lead- had. A World Cup victory would have been the ICC ODI rankings places to reach ninth ing India to victory in the 2011 nice but as a team, throughout the year, for batsmen, having position after scoring World Cup where finished the whether red ball or white ball cricket, the maintained their places 222 runs in the series, match with a six to help the Men team came together really well,” said Rohit, following a fine showing including an unbeaten in Blue lift the coveted trophy. who won another Man of the Series award against the West Indies. 102 in the opening Under Dhoni India trans- for his aggregate of 258 runs in three ODIs Kohli amassed 2455 match in Chennai, formed into one of the most suc- against the West Indies. runs across formats which his side won MS Dhoni poses with ICC World Cup trophy cessful limited-overs sides in “Personally, I have enjoyed batting, but while Rohit aggregated before going down in world cricket and he is the only there’s no way I’m stopping. There’s an excit- 2442 runs. Rohit also Visakhapatnam and PTI n NEW DELHI Indian captain to have won all the ing year coming up,” Kohli’s deputy sound- smashed as many as five Cuttack. three major ICC trophies — the ed upbeat about 2020 when India travel to hundreds in the World Also moving up in wo time World Cup winning World Cup in 2011, the T20 play a challenging Test series against New Cup. the batting rankings are Tformer India captain MS World Cup in 2007, the Ravindra Jadeja arrives to bat during India’s training session PTI Zealand first up. Other Indian bats- his teammates Shimron Dhoni on Monday completed 15 Champions Trophy in 2013. He With a record five centuries in the World men, Lokesh Rahul and Hetmyer (up six places years in international cricket, a also led Team India to the num- Cup and a double century on ‘Test opening Shreyas Iyer, have made to 19th) and Nicholas milestone that has come at a time ber one spot in ICC Rankings in Need to prove to myself debut’, Rohit is in a happy space right now. notable gains in the Pooran (up 33 places to when he is on a sabbatical from Test and ODIs. “I understand my batting really well. I rankings. Rahul’s 185 30th). Fast bowlers the game. He also led his IPL franchise want to play within my limits, knowing the runs in the series have Sheldon Cottrell (up six The dasher from Ranchi, Chennai Super Kings to three that I can play ODIs: Jadeja gameplan you want to execute is very Rohit Sharma bats during nets session AP/File Picture lifted him 17 places to places to 30th) and who made his debut against titles and two Champions League important.” “Even in the red ball format, against South 71st place while Iyer’s Keemo Paul (up 35 Bangladesh under Sourav Twenty victories. PTI n CUTTACK Jadeja impresses He acknowledged that there are chal- Africa, it was going to be challenging. Once 130-run aggregate sees places to 104th) have Ganguly’s captaincy in 2004, has However, the past few lenges ahead but the team is confident of win- we start travelling, we want to win games and him move from 104th to also gained in the latest been one of country’s most months have been marred by he unbeaten 39 in Ganguly with bat ning games and staying on top of the table. stay on top of the table.” 81st. rankings update. impactful cricketers with 17266 speculations of his retirement. Ta high-scoring NEW DELHI: BCCI presi- series-decider earned dent Sourav Ganguly him plaudits but for says Ravindra Jadeja’s India all-rounder improved batting will be Ishant, Dhawan Ravindra Jadeja, it was very important for the Philander announces retirement Broad, Archer bowl in nets more about proving a Indian team going into PTI n JOHANNESBURG Test series against England in point to himself rather the future after the all- will play in Ranji January 2020,” read a tweet from Broad, Archer and left- than the world that he rounder played a crucial easoned South Africa pacer the official handle of Cricket arm spinner Jack Leach is still a good enough cameo in the third ODI. PTI n NEW DELHI SVernon Philander will retire South Africa. have yet to bowl in a match player in limited-overs “Another win from international cricket follow- Philander did not have the situation on the tour after format. @bcci... Congratulations.. enior pacer Ishant ing the upcoming Test series pace of Morkel and Steyn but falling ill and missing both Jadeja wasn’t a reg- Good performances with SSharma and veteran against England, announced troubled the batsmen by swing- the touring team’s warm-up ular part of the white- the bat in a pressure opener Shikhar Dhawan Cricket South Africa on Monday. ing the ball both ways. match. ball set-up but came game.. Jadeja’s improve- will turn up for the Philander was an important He also took a record-break- Leach also bowled in into the scheme of ment with the bat so beleaguered Delhi side part of the Proteas pace troika, ing 51 wickets in his first seven the nets but may miss out things closer to the important ...” Ganguly in their next Ranji comprising Dale Steyn and Test matches which earned him on selection if England ODI World Cup in tweeted. PTI Trophy encounter Morne Morkel, both of whom the 2012 SA Cricketer of the Year decide to field an all-seam England. After former against Hyderabad start- have retired from Tests. accolade. “One of the many things attack on a ground which India cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay ing tomorrow. Philander, 34, mainly repre- that have stood out for me with has not been receptive to Manjrekar termed him a ‘bits and pieces’ player he Ishant was given rest sented South Africa in the Vern is his character, his determi- spin in recent years. nearly pulled it off for India in the World Cup semi- for a couple of Ranji longest format, and has nation and the way that he has Broad and Archer both final against New Zealand with a brilliant 77 off 59 Trophy games as a part played 60 Tests in always been up for a fight and a bowled five overs at full pace balls. “I needed to prove to myself that I am still capa- of BCCI’s workload management programme and comparison to 30 challenge has shown the heart in an optional practice ble of playing limited-overs cricket. I need not prove he will now try to get back into the groove before ODIs and seven of the man,” said CSA Director attended by the three recov- to anybody else in the world, just needed to prove the New Zealand Test tour. T20Is. He has of Cricket and his former ering bowlers as well as to myself,” the 31-year-old said after he played a cru- As far as Dhawan is concerned, he had a deep taken 216 wickets captain Graeme Smith. Jofra Archer bowls during England’s warm up game ECB/Twitter Craig Overton and Dom cial knock in India’s successful 316-run chase in the gash on his knee while playing in the Syed Syed at an impressive average “He has really done Bess, who arrived in South third ODI. Mushtaq Ali Trophy and had to get 25 stitches. The of 22.16, including 13 five- himself and his fami- AFP n BENONI ing at SuperSport Park on Africa on Saturday to be on “It was a very crucial innings as it came in a left-hander has now been declared fit by the wicket hauls. ly proud and I hope Thursday. standby in case the original- series-decider. The wicket was so good to bat on, National Cricket Academy (NCA) and will get “Proteas all-rounder he can finish his final ngland fast bowlers “They’re exactly where ly-selected players were not we could just played with singles. We just needed some game-time before the international games. Vernon Philander has called series for South Africa EStuart Broad and Jofra we hoped they would be,” fit. Silverwood said he did to play according to the merit of the ball. “Ishant and Shikhar will be playing for Delhi. time on an exemplary inter- with the same charac- Archer bowled at full pace said England coach Chris not believe it would be a “I didn’t play too much ODI cricket (this year). My colleague Sarandeep Singh will be watching that national career with the ter and flair that has in the nets on Monday, rais- Silverwood, who said both gamble to pick Broad and I tried and gave my best be it in bowling, batting or match,” said Prasad, who is flying to Surat today announcement of his retire- become synonymous ing hopes that they would bowlers would be consid- Archer, provided they came fielding whenever I got an opportunity,” Jadeja, who to watch Jasprit Bumrah’s comeback to competi- ment from all forms of inter- with him,” Smith both be fit for the first Test ered for selection if they through the next two days played 15 of India’s 28 ODI matches this year, said. tive cricket. national cricket at the end of the added. against South Africa, start- continued to make progress. in good health.