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Haze, mist likely. deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle Vol. 83 No. 322 Established 1938 | 20 PAGES | `6.00 Max/Min temp. 31/18 ºC COVID-19 C UNT Modi reviews security after KCR to firm up CASES DEATHS (+45,564) (+549) intel warns of terror attack 1,32,750 anti-Modi front 90,49,609 DC CORRESPONDENT Neutralising of four before the District Develo- four terrorists belonging covid19india.org with agency inputs terrorists belonging to pment Council local elec- to Pakistan-based terrorist NEW DELHI, NOV. 20 STATE GOVERNMENT BULLETINS Pakistan-based terrorist tions to be held in eight organisation Jaish-e- Centre’s proposed move to implement the ‘one organisation Jaish-e- phases between Nov- Mohammed and the pres- (+894) (+4) A day after security per- ember 28 and December 19 ence of a large cache of nation, one poll’ concept has opposition see red sonnel killed four Jaish-e- Mohammed and the pres- in the Union territory of weapons and explosives TS: 2,61,728 1,423 Mohammed terrorists and ence of a large cache of Jammu and Kashmir. with them indicate that S.A. ISHAQUI I DC seized huge quantities of weapons and explosives with Government sources their efforts to wreak HYDERABAD, NOV. 20 (+1,221) (+10) arms in Jammu and them indicate that their said the terrorists were major havoc and destruc- Kashmir, Prime Minister efforts to wreak major havoc planning “something big” tion have once again been Chief Minister K. AP: 8,59,932 6,920 Narendra Modi on Friday and destruction have once on the 12th anniversary of thwarted.” Chandrashekar Rao, who asserted the security again been thwarted. the 26/11 Mumbai terror The four suspected Jaish had given a clarion call to CASES AROUND THE WORLD forces have thwarted their attack next week. terrorists, who were hid- political parties and lead- efforts to wreak “major — NARENDRA MODI, After the meeting, Mr ing in a truck, were killed ers across the country to havoc and destruction” in Prime Minister Modi said in a tweet: “Our after a four-hour-long join to fight against the 5,76,27,674 the country. security forces have once encounter early Thursday BJP’s “anti-people poli- DEATHS The Prime Minister had Jammu and Kashmir’s again displayed utmost with the security forces on cies” has intensified his chaired a review meeting Nagrota. bravery and professional- the Jammu-Srinagar efforts to bring together 13,72,099 on Friday with top securi- Specific intelligence ism. Thanks to their alert- National Highway near anti-BJP forces to build a COUNTRIES, ty officials as well as home inputs had revealed some ness, they have defeated a Nagrota. In the gunfight, movement against the AREAS WITH minister Amit Shah and Pakistani terrorists had nefarious plot to target two J&K police officials Narendra Modi-led CASES 217 national security adviser infiltrated into the coun- grassroots level democrat- were also injured, while Central government. worldometers.info/ Ajit Doval in the wake of try with the specific pur- ic exercises in J&K.” the driver and cleaner of Sources in the coronavirus the killing of Jaish-e- pose of carrying out a In another tweet, he the truck managed to Telangana Rashtra Mohammed terrorists in major terror attack just added: “Neutralising of escape. Samithi (TRS) revealed that since the day Chief ASTROGUIDE Minister Chandrashekar Sarvari; Dakshinayana Rao raised the issues of Tithi: Kartika Suddha Saptami Sun festival disinvestment of central till 9.52 pm public sector undertak- Star: Shravanam till 9.55 am ings (CPSUs) and farming Varjyam: 2.08 pm to 3.49 pm laws, the party has been receiving wonderful Durmuhurtam: 6.28 am to 7.57 am response from employees Rahukalam: 9 am to 10.30 am of various CPSUs and HIJRI CALENDAR farmers’ organisations from various parts of the Rabbi-ul Akhir 5, 1442 AH A man at a flex polythene sheet printing unit is busy country including from PRAYERS processing banners of political parties in Hyderabad on Punjab, the epicentre of Friday, ahead of the elections for the Greater Hyderabad Fajar: 5.21 am the protests. Municipal Corporation. — P. SURENDRA Zohar: 12.12 pm Keeping their response Asar: 4.04 pm in view, the Chief Maghrib: 5.46 pm Minister discussed with Isha: 6.56 pm party leaders the steps needed to make concerted SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.24 AM efforts to bring together KCR: Central job SUNSET TODAY 5.39 PM farmers organisations, MOONSET TODAY 11.42 PM trade unions, besides non- MOONRISE TOMORROW 12.09 PM BJP parties, to a single platform to challenge the tests must be held BJP government at the COUNTER POINT Centre. Pressure must be built to push the Centre to recon- in state languages sider its moves, which would “prove fatal to the DC CORRESPONDENT Students who do not survival” of the farming HYDERABAD, NOV. 20 come from English sector and public sector, medium or those not from TRS sources added. Chief Minister K. Chandr- Hindi-speaking states face a Sources told Deccan ashekar Rao on Friday Chronicle said that besides wrote a letter to Prime serious disadvantage in such trade unions and farmers’ Minister Narendra Modi, competitive examinations. organisations, several urging him to provide — K. CHANDRASHEKAR political party leaders are equal and fair opportunity RAO, A woman, standing in the waters of the Hussainsagar, prays to the sun during Chhath Puja in Hyderabad on Friday. also in touch with TRS to students from all states Chief Minister People from Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and parts of Nepal who live in the city celebrated the working president K.T. of India, by permitting Rama Rao and B. Vinod them to take all competi- festival amid Covid precautions. ■ Report on Page 2 — R. PAVAN Kumar, TS Planning tive exams in regional lan- ensure the Centre to con- Board vice chairman, in guages, in addition to duct all competitive this regard. English and Hindi lan- exams for recruitments in Sources said that the guages. regional languages. pink party boss is in touch He also wrote a letter to In his letter to Kovind, AUTOS, CABS, with several national lead- President Ramnath Chief Minister Rao said if TS offices to junk branded ers of non-BJP parties, Kovind, requesting him to the President releases the TRUCKS TO JOIN who will all unite to release a commemorative commemorative stamp, it SHORT TAKE oppose the anticipated stamp on the occasion of will be a fitting tribute to NOV. 26 BANDH move from the BJP to former prime minister the former prime minis- water for Bhagiratha units move to the ‘One Nation, P.V. Narasimha Rao’s ter. India’s tax loss SANJAY SAMUEL One Poll’ idea, most likely birth centenary, during He brought to the notice PAUL I DC DURGAM SRINIVAS I DC ernment has taken up Bhagiratha water in bot- in 2022. the latter’s south India of the President that the is `75,000 cr HYDERABAD, NOV. 20 HYDERABAD, NOV. 20 Mission Bhagiratha with tles as a pilot project from Sources said that sojourn at Hyderabad. government of Telangana New Delhi: India is losing an aim to supply safe our office. We can later Chandrashekar Rao was In his letter to the Prime state was celebrating the over $10.3 billion (about Auto rickshaws, cabs, The Telangana state gov- drinking water to people. extend it to other wings of firm in his resolve that Minister, Chandrashekar birth centenary of `75,000 crore) in taxes trucks and lorries, and ernment has decided to He said, “Thousands of government.” immediately after the Rao said that all competi- Narasimha Rao, who was every year owing to global other private transporta- replace Bisleri water with households are receiving He explained that initial- polls Greater Hyderabad tive exams for recruit- born on June 28, 1921, at tax abuse by MNCs and eva- tions in Telangana will water from Mission safe drinking water under ly the department will set Municipal Corporation ment to posts in the Vangara village in sion by private individuals, a join to support the Bhagiratha in government the project. Now, we have up small bottling units, (GHMC), he is likely to Central government, Karimnagar district. report said on Friday. Of this, nation-wide bandh offices. After studying the decided that the same wa- which would cost around visit Chennai, Delhi, Central PSUs, railways, The Chief Minister said the State of Tax Justice against the BJP govern- per capita consumption of ter would be used by gov- `2 lakh, for bottling water Chennai, Lucknow and defence services and that Narasimha Rao was report said over $10 billion is ment at the Centre. The bottled water in various ernment officials and stop into 250 ML bottles. The Kolkata to meet leaders of nationalised banks are not only a reformer who lost to tax abuse by multina- bandh call poster was government offices, the spending public money on pilot project will begin in various regional parties held only in two languages initiated seminal econom- tional corporations (MNCs) released on Friday by Telangana Rural Water purchase of bottled waters next two months. there including Akhilesh — Hindi and English. ic reforms, but was a and $200 million to tax eva- members of the joint Supply and Sanitation like Bisleri and Kinley.” Explaining the future Yadav of the Samajwadi He said, “students who multi-faceted leader, who sion committed by private action committee, com- (RWSS) department has He further said, “we plans, the engineer-in- Party, Trinamul Congress do not come from English made substantial contri- individuals.