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THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH INDIA HYDERABAD I FRIDAY I 27 SEPTEMBER 2019

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SIDDHARTH | DC Star: Purvaphalguni till 1.03 am HYDERABAD, SEPT. 26 (Saturday) After two days of torren- Varjyam: 11 am to 12.24 pm tial rainfall, the city is Durmuhurtam: 8.32 am to 9.20 now busy cleaning up the am, 12.31 pm to 1.19 pm muck and filth huge flood- Pak, says India Rahukalam: 10.30 am to 12 pm ing by rainwater has HIJRI CALENDAR brought to its doorsteps. DC CORRESPONDENT follows a policy of implau- Muharram 27,1441 AH Over the last two days, with agency inputs sible deniability,” he said. PRAYERS humungous amounts of NEW DELHI,SEPT. 26 “They do it, they kind of silt, mud and construction pretend they don’t do it. Fajar: 5.06 am debris, which were Minister for external They know that that pre- Zohar: 12.17 pm dumped earlier on to affairs Subhramanyam tense is not serious, but Asar: 4.26 pm roadsides, have made its Jaishankar ruled out the yet they do it. So, how do Maghrib: 6.14 pm way over onto to the mid- possibility of India play- you address that and I Isha: 7.21 pm dle of the roads. ing cricket with Pakistan. think it’s a huge challenge SUNSET TODAY 6.09 PM A senior official from While referring to Islama- THE ISSUE is, for us,” he added. SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.06 AM the sanitation department bad’s support to terror- The external affairs min- said that most of the waste ism, Mr Jaishankar said how do I talk ister stressed the history MOONRISE TOMORROW 4.23 AM that was cleaned up was that New Delhi can’t take to a country of India and Pakistan was MOONSET TODAY 5.19 AM mud and sand that swept a “tea break” and say “let that is conducting not a normal history. up to the roadsides. He us go and play cricket” terrorism and Mr Jaishankar said that said that the rainwater with Pakistan. despite being a neighbour, COUNTER POINT could have brought the Speaking in New York which frankly I Pakistan will not trade mud along with it. Mithalinagar at Jillelaguda remains flooded for the second day on Thursday, follow- on Thursday, Mr Jaishan- would say follows a with India, is a member of Making matters worse ing the heavy downpour in the city. — P. SURENDRA kar said that the “domi- policy of the WTO but will not was the fact they were nating narrative of the implausible extend MFN status, even plastic bags and cups clog- would be too eager to now. But on inquiry, we department said the city relationship” between deniability.’’ though they are legally ging up the drains of the swim in rainwater accu- learnt that a lot of the would continue to witness New Delhi and Islamabad obliged to and New Delhi Panjagutta flyover, which mulated on a road. water was stopped from sparse amounts of rainfall “is of terrorism, suicide S. JAISHANKAR, did it. made way for the creation “Workers of the mon- entering the vents due to for the next 24 hours. bombings, violence and “You have a neighbour of an impromptu swim- soon teams cleared the plastic and paper waste,” then you say, ‘okay guys EAM who would not allow you ming pool of sorts, not Panjagutta flyover. There he added. ■ More reports tea break, let us go and connectivity. So we have, that any Hyderabadi is no water on the flyover Meanwhile, the Met on Page 2 play cricket’.” usual during the day.” for example, the potential He highlighted the Mr Jaishankar said the to use Pakistan to transit recent terror attacks in issue for India was not on to Afghanistan, Iran India at Uri, Pathankot, whether it talks to but they will not allow you and Pulwama and said Pakistan, but how it can that connectivity,” he ACB CORNERS that “it’s a very hard nar- talk to a country that is said. Such an attitude has Human rights panel yet rative to sell to people... conducting terrorism. “Of slowed down regionalism, It’s a democracy, senti- course everyone wants to largely because of a con- ments do matter and one talk to their neighbour. cern that that might inte- 17 OFFICIALS message [that] I don’t The issue is, how do I talk grate them more with want to give [is that] you to a country that is con- India’s economy, he said. to be split, plaints pile up do terrorism by night, and ducting terrorism and “So it’s a very challenging IN MED SCAM [then] it’s business as which frankly I would say neighbour.” IN BRIEF IREDDY SRINIVAS REDDY The HRC, which in par- wait for the relief. The COREENA SUARES | DC | DC ticular dealt with several Commission had earlier HYDERABAD, SEPT. 26 Trouble in store HYDERABAD, SEPT. 26 sensational cases and dealt the cases which delivered justice to the involved victims of police Dr Ch. Devika Rani, dir- CITIZENS IN The two Telugu States victims before the forma- cases, encounters, and ector, Insurance Medical EC defers bypolls for Vadra were divided, but amongst tion of Telangana state, attacks, and several vic- Services (IMS) has come New Delhi: The the unfinished agenda is has been completely non- tims received justice. under the scanner of Enforcement Directorate the division of the ersth- functional for last three The 10th Schedule of the Anti-Corruption Bureau TEARS: ONION on Thursday told the while Andhra Pradesh years, with the bifurcation State Re-organisation Act (ACB), besides 16 other Delhi High Court that it to 17 K’taka seats State Human Rights of the Commission still stipulates that the government officials, wanted custodial interro- Commission (HRC), pend- pending between Andhra Commission on Human including two other doc- PARMOD KUMAR | DC TOUCHES `58 gation of Robert Vadra ing which, the worst abuse Pradesh and TS. Thous- Rights should be divided tors holding key posi- NEW DELHI, SEPT. 26 S.A. ISHAQUI | DC because the “money of power and greatest of ands of victims from both into two; however, after tions. The ACB sleuths HYDERABAD, SEPT. 26 chain” in a case of citizen grievances — the Telugu states are close to 200 weeks, no carried out searches at 23 The Election Commission money laundering was abuse of human rights — awaiting justice to their progress has taken place. locations, including on Thursday told the The misery for Hydera- allegedly directly linked remain ignored. The HRC, grievances that were put The governments of AP office and residences of Supreme Court that it badis just increases. to him. Mr Vadra was not tasked with providing before the HRC. With and TS have completed 17 government officials, would defer the byelec- Already under an onsla- cooperating with the timely relief to distressed vacancies for several division of corporations besides four private per- tions to 17 Assembly seats ught from a plethora of investigation in the case, citizens, has become non- posts, including that of the and other organisations in sons. in Karnataka that fell difficulties — a health the agency added. Mr functional, as the bifurca- chairman, members, and 10th Schedule, but not the The ACB’s investiga- vacant after the disqualifi- ● BYPOLLS IN epidemic of viral fevers, Vadra is facing allega- tion of the Commission for executives have been not HRC. tion revealed that the cation of MLAs belonging Karnataka were to dengue and malaria, tions of money launder- the Telugu states is yet to filled from December 2016, ■ Page 5: CMs’s meet did director of IMS and other to the JD(S) and the incessant rainfall, water- ing in the purchase of a be finished. the victims were forced to not take up HRC split officials were involved in Congress after they defied be held on October logging, bad roads, and London-based property. making ‘fake indent’, fal- the party whip and stayed 21 and counting of below-par sewage and sification of records, vio- away from voting on the votes on October 24. water supply, people now ■ Report on Page 7 lating rules in purchase confidence motion by for- ● have a new cause for of medicines and surgi- mer chief minister H.D. SUPREME COURT tears — rising prices of BIG CRACK KTR bachcha, plays cal kits. It is estimated Kumaraswamy. to hold a final hear- onion. The retail price of Srini daughter that this has caused a The EC said this as a ing on October 22-23 onions has shot even loss of `9 crore to the bench comprising Justi- and decide on the above the high levels of IN PVNR government exchequer. ces N.V. Ramana, Sanjeev `55 for a while and is TNCA prez dirty politics: Uttam Following a complaint Khanna and Krishna petitions by 17 MLAs breached the `58 per kilo Chennai: Rupa Gurunath, filed with the Vigilance Murari decided to hold a challenging their dis- mark, the second time in daughter of former BCCI EXPRESSWAY S.N.C.N. ACHARYULU | DC this occasion at Suryapet, & Enforcement (V&E) final hearing on October qualification. a month that the prices chief N. Srinivasan, was HYDERABAD, SEPT. 26 Mr Uttam Reddy posed a against these officials, a 22-23, and decide on the have risen. on Thursday elected DC CORRESPONDENT question to KTR, saying, if probe was ordered. The petitions by 17 MLAs chal- Supermarkets have unopposed as president HYDERABAD, SEPT. 26 N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, the TRS was sure of win- V&E’s year-long investi- lenging their disqualifica- cient, to extend the time purchased large stocks of of the Tamil Nadu president of the Telanga- ning in Huzurnagar, why gation unearthed a tion by then Speaker K.R. for completion of any elec- onions at a higher price Cricket Association The P.V. Narasimha Rao na Pradesh Congress was he trying to purchase multi-crore scam in the Ramesh Kumar. tion by making necessary from wholesalers and (TNCA), making her the Expressway developed Committee (TPCC) made Congress leaders. He chal- supply of medicines to Appearing for the EC, amendments in the notifi- prices will thus stay in first woman to head a cracks on Pillar No. 20, serious comments against lenged KTR to give an dispensaries and ESI senior counsel Rakesh cation issued by it under this range till stocks run state unit of the Indian creating panic among K.T. Rama Rao, minister account of the develop- Hospitals by non rate Dwivedi told the court the Section 30 or sub-section out. Board. Ms Rupa is the motorists. After the and working president of ment done by the TRS contract (RC) firms, poll panel can use Section (1) of Section 39.” wife of Gurunath recent incident at the Telangana Rashtra government in the involving top govern- 153 of the Representation Former Karnataka ■ Page 5: Mantri blames Meiyappan, who is serv- Ameerpet metro station, Samiti (TRS), saying, KTR Huzurnagar Assembly ment officers. The V&E of the People Act 1951 and Speaker K.R. Ramesh hike of prices on hoarding ing a life ban for his everyone’s focus is on was a bachcha, who was constituency. He alleged investigated all the medi- defer the byelections, Kumar had rejected the involvement in the 2013 flyovers and the con- playing dirty politics of that Chief Minister K. cines supplied by firms which were announced on MLAs’ resignations, and Indian Premier League struction of the Metro family and caste. Chandrasekhar Rao’s for a period between 2016 September 21, and the acting on a complaint by (IPL) spot-fixing scandal. Rail. Earlier, N. Padmavathi, family was looting the and 2018, and concluded nominations for which the Congress disqualified However, officials of wife of Uttam Reddy, and state. He said that the that large-scale viola- were to begin from them. Of the 17 MLAs who SC FIRM ON ■ Report on Page 13 the Hyderabad Metropo- the Congress candidate in KCR government was tap- tions had been commit- September 29. were disqualified, 14 litan Development Aut- byelection for the Huzur- ping the phones of opposi- ted in the purchase of Section 153 of the RP Act belonged to the Congress hority said there was no nagar Assembly con- tion leaders. medicines and surgical states: “It shall be compe- and three to the JD(S). TEMPLE CASE SPEAK OUT need to worry. stituency, filled her nomi- kits. tent for the Election nation on Thursday. ■ Page 5: ‘How much was ■ Page 4: Indents split to Commission for reasons ■ Page 7: Bypolls in s the authorities, read- ■ Report on Page 3 Speaking to media on looted in Bhagiratha’ avoid tenders which it considers suffi- Karnataka inevitable: EC DEADLINE Aers and the general DC CORRESPONDENT public wake up to the NEW DELHI, SEPT. 26 city’s much-loved griev- ances column Speak Out, NET | EFFECT Almost 15 p.c. of India’s Net userbase aged between 5 and 11 years, says study Sunni Waqf Board on Deccan Chronicle feels Thursday assailed the proud to dedicate an ASI report, based on its additional page to the excavation at the disput- weekly column to highlight ed site, saying that its citizen woes. We request 66m kids exposed to internet via smart gadgets conjectures were moving readers to keep up the in a “preconceived” pace and write to us with ARCHAK SENGUPTA | DC children these days are or safety measures in will need to step up to the paedophiles use digital direction, in favour of your problems, civic in HYDERABAD, SEPT. 26 addicted to games avail- place. challenge as access to mediums to interact with the Ram temple. nature, pointing out any able on smart phones. The The report, brought out internet, which has its pos- kids in large numbers. Thursday was the 32rd lacunae in governance, India’s internet penetra- situation – of their increas- by the industry body, itive sides in terms of Recently, Google and US day of the hearing that services and infrastructure. tion has risen to record ing usage of digital screens Internet and Mobile interactive learning and FTC had reached a $170 commenced on August 6, heights in an unusual seg- – has worsened with the Association of India knowledge acquisition, million settlement over 2019. “There will not be ment of the population and proliferation of ‘budget’ (IAMAI), has confirmed also opens and exposes alleged YouTube viola- any extra day after it is not a delightful devel- smartphones in the coun- that kids are not only young children to various tions of kids’ privacy. October 18. It will be INSIDE opment. Of the 451 million try. Bad news for parents using such devices to play categories of digital The report also says that miraculous, if we deliver monthly active users in who have been concerned games but also to access threats. female internet users’ pop- the judgement in four ■ CITY... PAGE 2 India, 66 million are in the about games, these chil- saw a considerable rise in the internet. According to cyber secu- ulation is about half of the weeks in the matter,” Don’t use Ranitidine age bracket of five to 11 dren are now also using internet penetration. But, The report says, omi- rity experts, the most com- 258 million male internet said Chief Justice years, who access internet internet on the phone. these budget smartphones, nously for Indian parents, mon threat, if one excludes users. The bias is more evi- Ranjan Gogoi who is for time being: Docs on devices of family mem- With the proliferation of which can also be used to “there is still much head- the threat of digital data dent in rural India. Kerala, heading the five-judge ■ POLITICS... PAGE 5 bers, an IAMAI report budget smartphones, access internet, are often room for growth”, as the breaches, would be that Tamil Nadu and Delhi Constitution bench said. titled, ‘India Internet 2019’ India, which is only seen in hands of kids, who internet penetration level the kids would be interact- have a higher proportion CJI Gogoi, is set to retire AP HC overturns said. behind China in terms of are not only playing games is currently only at 36 per ing with strangers, and of female internet users on November 17. YSRC’s gag order Anecdotally, it is com- active internet userbase at but accessing the internet, cent and can only head may become victims of compared to other states, mon knowledge that young end of March, 2019, also without parental guidance north, rapidly. Parents cyber bullying. Worse, it said. ■ Report on Page 7 Quick moves PAGE KTR says stating government is taking steps to reopen the Ramagundam City 2 Fertilisers factory as soon as possible DECCAN CHRONICLE FRIDAY | 27 SEPTEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD TRS leader protests over bad roads Heavy rains led to water-logging in many areas of the city; road in Hayathnagar has not been levelled Representation given COREENA SUARES | DC to minister G. Kishan HYDERABAD, SEPT. 26 In what may turn an City ignore nala Reddy against embarrassment for the frequent road closure TRS government, ruling party corporator from the — A. Revanth Reddy Hayathnagar ward in the plan, paid dearly city went on to lie down on Malkajgiri Congress MP the road in protest against MADDY DEEKSHITH | DC ■ heavy water logging due to HYDERABAD, SEPT. 26 ■ THE CIVIC body in a a dug-up road in his divi- span of two years has IN BRIEF sion that affected 800 resi- Lack of desiltation and managed to clear four dents of the Green halting the nala widening bottlenecks out of 46 Meadows apartment . project has maximised the identified in the city. Wednesday’s heavy rains submersion of low lying Protest at over the city led to water areas in the city. Though ■ THE CORPORATION logging in many areas of night-long rescue opera- was yet to clear 14 major Osmania over fees the city. One such locality tions were taken up, the stagnation points in the Hyderabad: A section of turned out to be in the Greater Hyderabad Muni- low lying areas along Osmania University students Hayathnagar ward along cipal Corporation man- Musi River. staged a protest at Arts the Auto Nagar road lead- aged to clear the water College to demand the ing to the highway. stagnation at very few ■ PARTS OF the city get release of fee reimburse- Hayathnagar corporator locations on Wednesday. flooded every year when- ment and the filling up of Sama Tirumal Reddy said, The civic body in a span ever there was a little vacancies, on Thursday. “Over 800 people live in of two years has managed extra rainfall, because They said the government Green Meadows apart- to clear four bottlenecks the cause of this flooding owes students `2,453 crore ments that house 204 flats. out of 46 identified in the as fee reimbursement. The road near these apart- city. This apart, the corpo- was the encroachments Several students had discon- ments has been dug up by ration was yet to clear 14 on nalas which tinued their education contractors. Despite sever- major stagnation points in decreased their ability to because they did not receive al request to the Zonal the low lying areas along carry the extra water. the money. ABVP Hyderabad GHMC office, the road has Musi River. Officials secretary P. Srihari said not been laid. Due to inces- blamed the local leaders many teaching and non- sant rainfall during the for hindering the project Khajaguda, Hafeezpet, teaching posts were lying last two days, water has and they clarified that Allwyn colony, Balanagar, vacant and teachers were stagnated in the area, they could not go ahead Akber Nagar and RK overburdened. thereby obstructing move- unless with strong politi- Puram. The project was ment of people. Many chil- cal will. put on hold since then dren are afraid of using Parts of the city got which resulted in major the road”. flooded every year when- areas in the city getting UoH student polls The corporator went on ever there was a little inundated. to say, “The residents are extra rainfall, because the A senior GHMC official, end peacefully blaming me for the apathy. cause of this flooding was on condition of anonymi- Hyderabad: The University of With no option left, I had the encroachments on ty, said that the issue of Hyderabad student elections to lie down on the road in nalas which decreased nala widening did not see concluded peacefully on protest.” their ability to carry the any progress since 15 Thursday and the results will The road has not been Despite the skies remaining clear for most parts of Thursday, the cellar of an apartment complex in Malkajgiri extra water. The opposi- years. He said since then, be announced on Friday. levelled as on Thursday. remains flooded. — S. SURENDER REDDY tion too was not pressing no successive govern- Students patiently waited in for action of this kind. ments came in support of long queues and exercised Authorities claimed that the civic body. The official, their franchise at the 16 incessant rains on citing land acquisition polling booths. A total of 24 ROADS ARE RID Tuesday and Wednesday and encroachment candidates are in the fray for Goshamahal school kids stranded should be an eye-opener removal as primary hin- six posts: president (five OF RAINWATER for the higher authorities drance for the project, said candidates), vice-president ATHER MOIN | DC over the years and civic who had been keeping the nala widening could not (five), general secretary HYDERABAD, SEPT. 26 authorities have failed to IN MALKAJGIRI nala widening project on be taken up without (four), joint secretary (four), solve the problem. Many the back burner for 15 addressing both issues. He cultural secretary (three) and Students of Government parents say this is causing DC CORRESPONDENT years. said that due to non co- sports secretary (three can- High School, Goshamahal, illness among their chil- HYDERABAD, SEPT. 26 The Telangana govern- operation of various didates). In addition, 124 get stuck in their classes dren. School teacher ment had sanctioned ` 230 wings in the GHMC, the candidates contested for the during the rainy season Sarwat says in case there After torrential and crore for widening of the corporation could even position of school board whenever the nearby are rains during the day record-breaking rainfall storm water drains at 47 manage to complete the members, school councillors Osmangunj nala over- time, water stagnates in for the last 48 hours, resi- identified bottleneck tender process for several and unternal complaint com- flows. Sometimes, teach- the school ground and dents of water-logged points. The corporation in works. The official also mittee representatives. ers carry children on their they have to carry the chil- areas like East Anand- a knee jerk reaction had stressed that the corpora- shoulders in the knee-deep dren on their shoulders. bagh and Malkajgiri final- identified as many as 46 tion could not widen the water inundating the “We have shifted the class- ly breathed a sigh of relief bottlenecks and 850 city’s nalas even in the SCR to run special school to leave them out- rooms from the ground to on Thursday. encroachments on them. next 15 years without side the main gate. the first floor because of Over the last two days The civic body had decid- strong political will. trains in Nov. There is also an urban this problem,” she pointed the narrow nalas led to ed to remove the encroach- Incidentally, politicians Hyderabad: South Central hostel on the school prem- out. massive run-off of excess ments and widen the nalas blame corporation offi- Railways (SCR) will run spe- ises. During heavy rains in Another teacher said rainwater onto the streets. to save the city from inun- cials during inundation. cial trains from the city to the nights, inmates of the Waste from the overflowing nala is seen at the premises of the whenever water stagnates “We struggled to travel dation. The GHMC official also various destinations to clear hostel are forced to take Goshamahal government high school. — DC on the school ground, they along the roads as most of However, the corporation stressed that the low-lying the extra rush of passengers. shelter in classrooms on inform the Metro them were at least knee- had managed to widen areas in the city would be Sixteen trains will be run the first floor, as water Parents complain that premises whenever the Sewerage Board authori- deep in water. But now the nalas only on a 371 metres inundated during the cur- between Kacheguda and enters the rooms on the even drainage water area receives a heavy rain. ties, who immediately sun is out, the drains are stretch. The civic body rent monsoon and politi- Kanpur on Fridays from ground floor. enters into the school This has been happening come to their rescue. cleared and the roads are had widened 55 metres by cal leaders were the only November 8 to December 27. rid of any water,” said a tunnelling the pipe drain ones to blame for the dis- There will be 10 weekly spe- relieved B.T. Srinivasan, at Nawab Saheb Kunta, aster in waiting. He said cials between Hyderabad resident of Tarnaka. widened 200 metres nala at that despite reminding and Kochuvelli from Some had to force the Kalaniketan to Musi river that encroachments be November 2 to 30. There will City’s tryst with rain isn’t over yet Greater Hyderabad Muni- missing links, it had removed from nalas, vari- be another eight weekly spe- cipal Corporation (GHMC) widened nala by 16 metres ous wings within the cor- cial trains between DC CORRESPONDENT the city from Friday in the city have turned it According to the IMD’s to de-silt and clear the by constructing storm poration were also not Hyderabad and Ernakulam HYDERABAD, SEPT. 27 onwards, as the upper air into a rainfall surplus one. records, in September garbage before the mon- water drain from Qayam extending support of any on Wednesdays, from cyclonic circulation—that “Given the heavy rainfall 2016, the city had received soon started. “Alwal and Nagar -Fortview colony to sort. November 6 to 27. The city’s tryst with the brought on the torrential that took place in the city 439.7 mm over the course the low lying areas here Musi river gap portion in However, the official said rain is not over yet. rainfall over the last two over the last two-days the of the entire month and are the most prone to flood- Ashok Vihar Colony and that 384 monsoon response According to officials of days—has moved away city has become a rainfall 231.1 mm in September ing and that is why we 100 metre nala widening teams, 13 disaster teams the Indian Meteorological from the city. It will gain surplus as high as 37% ,” 2010. However she refused ensured that the GHMC was also done from BSNL jumped into action, and Department (IMD), the strength over Maha- she added. to comment on the wean- did their job in the area office to KPHB Cheruvu cleared 82 water stagna- HC: NOT RIGHT city will continue to wit- rashtra soon,” Dr K As against an average of ing away of the south west beforehand. Fortunately, drain. Barring this, the tion points and 12 uproot- ness sparse amounts of Nagaratna, chief of 157mm in September, the monsoon, as she claimed with the silt out of the way, corporation was yet to ed trees. Disaster response FORUM FOR rainfall for the next 24 weather prediction, told city has received a cumu- that this particular piece the run-off water easily widen nalas of about 8,642 force (DRF) teams saved hours. Deccan Chronicle. lative average rainfall of of information has to be flows into the drains and metres in Kapra, Nacha- two persons who were “There is a forecast of While that is the case, the 215.4mm up to September issued by the New Delhi nalas,” said G.V. Rao, a res- ram, Rajendernagar, stranded in the heavy flow ROYALTY DISPUTE rainfall decreasing across incessant rains triggered 25 this month. office of the IMD. ident of Alwal. Falaknuma, Tolichowki, at Nagole. DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, SEPT. 26

The High Court made it clear that the petition of Doravari Dastagiri Reddy and four oth- ers claiming to be legal heirs Sachin praises AIG chairman Don’t use ranitidine for of freedom fighter Uyyala- wada Narasimha Reddy would DC CORRESPONDENT not be maintainable. HYDERABAD, SEPT. 26 Justice Abhinand Kumar time being, warn doctors Shavili was hearing a plea of The hard work put in by the petitioners urging the doctors was acknowledged court to direct the Censor by Sachin Tendulkar when Recalling from retail market not possible Board not to clear a biopic on he mentioned how Dr the freedom fighter. Nageshwar Reddy, chair- KANIZA GARARI | DC Many of them self-diag- The judge observed that if man of the Asian Institute HYDERABAD, SEPT. 26 ■ AN ADVISORY of nose acidity and purchase the petitioners had filed the of Gastroenterology (AIG), caution with regard to the medicine. Antacids plea with the intention of get- works till 1.30 in the night Prescribing ranitidine as the medicine has been are among the highly mis- ting royalty, the High Court and is available by 7.30 am medicine for acidity, issued. Healthcare used medicines in India." was not the forum to resolve for a surgery. ulcers and other gastroin- providers must educate Following the warning civil disputes. The petitioners The commitment and testinal problems must be people on switching to by the US Food and Drug had the alternative remedy — passion Dr Reddy has for stopped forthwith for alternate medicines, Administration (USFDA), to approach the civil court. medicine, is the same as patient safety, rather than it has been found that the Counsel for the film-makers his own commitment to inspecting manufacturing the drug inspector existing stocks of raniti- submitted that the petitioners cricket, said Mr units in the state, pharma added. dine with wholesalers will were seeking `20 crore as roy- Tendulkar, who was the experts have stated. last six months while alty. To a pointed query from chief guest at AIG’s 25th They observed that the retailers have a stock of Justice Shavili on whether the year celebrations in need of the hour is to edu- being followed. Doctors three months. There are petitioners were seeking Hyderabad. The hospital, cate people that raniti- must be ordered to stop 26,000 chemists in the money and whether they had which started as an out- dine, the most commonly prescribing this medi- state. an agreement with the movie patient department, is used medicine for dia- cine.” To recall these medi- makers, their counsel P. now a full-fledged and betes, heart diseases, The antacid is used by a cines from the retail mar- Janardhan Reddy replied that reputed gastroenterology ulcers, geriatric and gas- large section of the popu- ket is not possible, say they are seeking money as per hospital not only in the trointestinal ailments, lation on a daily basis. drug inspectors. the agreement. country but the world. has traces of carcinogenic This is a cause for con- A senior drug inspector, Justice Shavili wondered Over 25,00,000 patients elements. They must shift cern, as use of this drug on condition of anonymi- how a civil dispute could be have passed through its to alternative medica- leads to buildup of toxic ty, disclosed: “We are col- shown as a reason for seeking doors in the past 25 years. Asian Institute of Gastroenterology chairman Dr Nageshwar Reddy gives a personal tions, suggested Dr Sanjay elements in the body and lecting samples from the to stall the release of a film. AIG is also committed to tour to Sachin Tendulkar of the hospital campus. Reddy, president of Telan- can lead to development of stocks of manufacturing “To get the agreement community service and gana Pharma Society. cancer cells, Dr Sanjay units and wholesalers to enforced, you have to app- around one crore people cricket and also the need Reddy as he had also visit- od, it evolved from a clini- He said, “The Drug warned. check which batches of roach a civil court,” the judge have been screened for for sports medicine in ed his hospital in cal care hospital to carry- Controller must, in coor- Dr Satya Sunil, a senior these medicines have said. gastro-intestinal disor- India as most Indian Somajiguda in the year ing out cutting-edge dination with the TS consultant pharmacolo- impurities. Accordingly, Citing Section 32 of the ders through community sportsmen are going to 2005. research and training in Medical Council and gist, stated, “Ranitidine is those batches will be Cinematography Act, counsel and rural screening pro- Australia and the United AIG’s in-patient services gastro-enterology. It is health department, issue available in tablet form in stopped. It is not possible for the petitioners said that grammes that are free. Kingdom for treatment. started in 1994 and also the first centre in the instructions that doctors dosages of 150 mg and 300 to recall the complete censor certificate cannot be Dr Reddy, in an interac- Mr Tendulkar, who took expanded in 2004 in world to use flexible robot- stop prescribing raniti- mg. A large number of product from the market, granted if objections are tive session with the crick- a tour of the hospital, is Somajiguda. ic endoscopic techniques dine. Presently, it is only people take these tablets as the medicine is needed raised. eting legend, talked about considered ‘lucky’ by Dr During this 25-year peri- in gastric cancer. an advisory that is hardly for various diseases. by many patients.” PAGE City 3 DECCAN CHRONICLE FRIDAY | 27 SEPTEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Crack found on PVNR ATHER MOIN I DC HYDERABAD, SEPT. 26

The P.V. Narasimha Rao Expressway developed cracks on pillar no. 20, creating panic among motorists. After the recent incident at Ameerpet metro station, everyone’s focus is on fly- overs and the construction of the Metro Rail. However, offi- cials of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) said there was no need to worry. The crack was first identi- fied on Wednesday and a few Crack above pillar no. 20 of the PVNR expressway. people had posted photos of the damaged pillar on Facebook and Twitter. Later, film director Kona Venkat shared a picture of it on his Facebook and Twitter feed. He pointed out that pillar no. 20 of the PVNR Expressway had developed cracks and asked the authorities to take care before it was too late. The director tagged GHMC and the Minister for munici- pal administration and urban development, Mr K.T. Rama Rao in his post. Local people said that they found it only yesterday but can’t say when the cracks first developed. They said it may have developed following the torrential rains that lashed the city over the last few days. They said there may be no danger to the structural health of the expressway, but they fear what would happen if a piece fell down. Chief engineer of HMDA, Mr B. L. N. Reddy, said a team of engineers inspected the spot and it was found that there is no danger to the structure as the cracks were not developed either on a pil- lar or girder. “The flyover is totally intact. People should not panic,” he said. He added that repair work would be carried out overnight . ■ FILM DIRECTOR Kona Venkat shared a picture of the pillar on his Facebook and Twitter feed and asked the authorities to take care before it was too late. Cop work PAGE Cyberabad police commissioner V.C. Sajjanar says 488 applicants selected City 4 as constables were coached by cops DECCAN CHRONICLE FRIDAY | 27 SEPTEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD CMS’ MEET DID NOT TAKE UP HRC SPLIT Indents split to below FROM PAGE 1 cation of employees and usage of river waters and other There have been allegations issues, but the HRC appoint- that the delay in the ments did not come on up for Commission’s division is due discussion. Political parties to a lack of communication and NGOs say that both states `5L to avoid tenders between concerned officers. governments are neglecting Trump praised Modi Due to this, the governments of the constitution of the work- the two states have not focused ing body for the HRC, deliber- keeping in mind the After probe, ACB carried out searches at 23 locations on the appointment of a chair- ately. Despite several letters man and other members. from the NHRC to both states US presidential FROM PAGE 1 Justice Nisar Ahmad Kakru on the formation of the com- elections ‘ALLEGATIONS’ AGAINST OFFICIALS OF served as the last chairman of missions at the earliest, the Subsequently, the inves- INSURANCE MEDICAL SERVICE DEPARTMENTS the Human Rights Commi- issue was never addressed. The — V. Hanumantha Rao tigating agency recom- ssion. He retired on August 21, NHRC and HRCs of several mended the initiation ■ Allegations that two fake 2016. In August 2015, members states are now delivering serv- AICC secretary of disciplinary action of the commission had com- ices online to citizens, whereas against errant officials indents for medicines worth pleted their term. Since then, the Telugu states even are lack- to principal secretary, `1.03 lakh were prepared by both the AP and Telangana ing in appointing members. IN labour employment Dr. K. Padma, serving as joint governments did not consti- Tera Rajinikanth Reddy, sec- BRIEF training and factories director, Hyderabad and claimed tute the commission. retary, Telangana High Courts department. bills though concerned in-charge At least 3,960 petitions are Advocates Association, said, pending with the HRC since “When citizens face any dis- Bizmen arrested The V&E, in its final medical officers of Patencheru and ■ report, a copy of which Borabanda dispensary, who have Same offi- January this year, the total tress or denied of justice from for selling vapes your newspaper has not indented those medicines. The cials inserted pendency is estimated to be in the government bodies, they procured, said, “it has bills were passed by Ch. Devika 286 purchase several thousands. Recently, approach the Human Rights Hyderabad: been observed that cer- the chief ministers of the two Commission. But for people of The West Zone Rani, director, IMS. orders (POs) in Task Force team conducted tain drugs were pro- August 2018 as if it states have met and discussed the two Telugu states, no serv- ices are being rendered.” raids on a shop named as cured from non-RC ■ Medicines worth `1.22 crore is issued in May 2015 by the issues related to the bifur- ‘Alam's Pan Shop’ at firms at high rates cancelling 26 earlier purchases Balkampet, S.R. Nagar, when compared to RC indented and received by K. Hyderabad in the limits of firm. The officials have Padma, joint director, IMS orders by inserting ante dated S.R. Nagar P.S. on Wednes- deliberately split Hyderabad, but the stock was not registered number entries in WOMAN SENTENCED day and found illegal mar- indents to below Rs 5 sent to dispensaries of Bollaram records for causing benefit to keting and sales of banned lakh, the official limit and Bonthapally during May 2018. pharma companies. electronic cigarettes (ENDS). to avoid limited tender, TO 2-YR JAIL FOR The police arrested Imran and then went for local Alam and Mohd. Kamruddin purchases in violation ■ Serious allegations that Devika Rani and assistant director Vasanta THREATENING 2 and seized 29 e-cigarette of G.O No. 489 of Indira, including other officials, caused loss of `9. 43 crore through pur- machines of different com- Finance).” chase of medicines through special drug dispensing units (SDDU) in local DC CORRESPONDENT panies from their possession. The report further purchase, instead of rate contract during 2017-18. HYDERABAD, SEPT. 26 The apprehended accused said. “Devika Rani and persons, along with seized five other top officers A 50 year-old woman who property, were handed over are not convincing in cates, which is manda- houses of 17 govern- other supporting staff, failed to repay a debt of `15 to S.R. Nagar police for their responses. It was tory “. ment employees. Those besides four private lakh taken from two women further investigation. found that no e-procure- Based on this prelimi- whose houses were persons. and threatened them when ment system of pur- nary report, the gov- searched include Director of IMS, they asked for their money chase of medicines was ernment had ordered Devika Rani, Dr. K. Devika Rani has been back, was convicted by a CHALIS WA followed up to 2018, the ACB to further Padma, joint director, on the radar of ACB for court on Thursday. on 28.09.2019 Saturday GOVERNMENT most of the drugs were probe the matter in Warangal, Dr. K. a long time. Speaking to The court directed her to purchased locally by detail. After 45 days of Vasantha Indira, assis- Deccan Chronicle, the undergo two years of rigor- accepting quotations investigation, the ACB tant director, stores, M. investigation officer ous imprisonment and pay CONSTITUTES 9 without forming a local on September 26 car- Radhika, pharmacist, said, “The searches will `10,000 as fine. 1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY purchases committee ried out searches at 23 Ms. Um Fatima, phar- continue, but no arrest A case was registered POCSO COURTS and obtaining certifi- locations, including macist (grade II) and has been made so far.” against K. Arundhathi, 50, a resident of Bharani Colony DC CORRESPONDENT by Neredmet police in 2016, HYDERABAD, SEPT. 26 on the complaint of one S. Late KHAJA FAROOQ ALI EXCISE SEIZES Radha Devi, that the former Date of Death: 28.08.2019 The state government on has abused and threatened National Chess Champion in 1963 Thursday constituted nine Officials shut illegal her when she was asked to Retired Employee of R.B.I. 150 KILOS OF Add:- Plot No. 134, Ghouse Nagar, more special courts to be repay her debt. Bandlaguda, Opp. Abu Bakar located across Telangana ri The Rachakonda police Siddique Masjid. deal with cases registered GANJA, 4 CAUGHT said that Radha Devi and her Contact No.: 9032426171 under the POCSO (Protection school in Malakpet friend Rama Devi, had given Inserted by: of Children from Sexual DC CORRESPONDENT `10 lakh and `5 lakh respec- Khaja Mujahed Ali, Maqsood Ali Offences) Act, 2012. HYDERABAD, SEPT. 26 RAJESHWARI Teachers Forum. They fund the fee to the par- tively to Arundhathi, as a Sri KOTHAPALLY NARASIMHA (S/1920/D00941) In a GO, the government PARASA I DC found that the school ents if it fails to obtain loan in 2015, with a promise (Bhishma Pithamaha, Meru Sangam) mentioned that the existing The Prohibition and HYDERABAD, SEPT. 26 did not have any kind permission before the to claim the debt in a year. Your memories are with us all the time. fast track courts situated in Excise team of Medak of permission, wheth- Dasara holidays. When the duo asked Inserted by: FIRST DEATH ANNIVERSARY K.N. Son’s Tailors & Blessed are those who die in the Lord... for nine districts, including arrested four persons A private school in er a no-objection cer- One of the parents, Arundhathi about the Kothapally Srinivas & K. Ramu they will rest from their hard work: for their Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy, involved in illegal trans- Malakpet was shut tificate (NoC) from the on condition of anony- money, she abused them in good deeds follow them. (Revelation 14:13) (B/1920/D00100) are being converted into spe- portation of ganja and down on Thursday by fire department, build- mity, said, “We would filthy language and also cial courts to exclusively deal seized 150 kgs contra- officials of the School ing permission from have been happy if threatened them with dire with the trial and disposal of band worth about 10 Education Departme- the GHMC or the per- this was done at the consequences if they asked cases under the POCSO Act. lakhs on Wednesday late nt, as it was running mission required from beginning of the aca- for the money. Subsequently, The following are the fast night. The arrested without any permis- the traffic police. demic year. Officials a case was registered against track courts being converted accused were identified sion from the govern- Following this, the should make sure that her under sections 420, 406 as special courts to solely deal as P. Nikhil, P. Srinivas, ment or its agencies. authorities sealed the such schools do not and 504 of IPC. with trial and disposal of P. Satish and Rathod This has affected 350 school. start at all. Now our After the investigation, the cases under the POCSO Act: Srikant. According to D. children who, officials The school started in children will have to case was charge-sheeted KOMMU SUBUSHAN KUMAR XIII Additional Chief Judge Gayathri, Assistant say, would be accom- the 2018-19 academic suffer.” One of the before the 12th Additional (Sunny) (FTC), City Civil Court, Prohibition and Excise modated in nearby year and was running complainants, Mr Metropolitan Magistrate DOB: 19.02.1976 DOD: 27.09.2018 Hyderabad, IV Additional Superintendent, Medak, schools. classes till IX, on an Shabbir Ali, president Court at Malkajgiri. Inserted by: Mrs. K. Esther (Wife), District and Sessions Judge’s during a route-watch at Officials inspected average collecting of Telangana Private The court conducted a trial Nora Jenniffer, Shannon Stane and Court (FTC), Karimnagar, II Budhera cross roads NH the Integral Founda- `28,000 to `30,000 in Teachers Forum, said and on Thursday gave a Nirayl Jemima Additional District and 65, they found a four- tion School, following fees per student. parents need to be care- judgement convicting You are loved beyond words Sessions Judge’s Court (FTC) wheeler illegally trans- a complaint by the Sources said the ful when admitting Arundhathi and directed her and missed beyond measure situated at Khammam, porting contraband Telangana Private school will have to re- their kids to school. to undergo two years of rig- (S/1920/D00952) Mahabubnagar, Medak at from Marpally town of orous imprisonment, and Sangareddy, Nalgonda , and Ranga reddy district to also to pay `10.000 as fine, Nizamabad; IX Additional Chilapally thanda, said the police. SHRADHANJALI District and Sessions Judge’s Jharasangam mandal, 90-yr-old tries to end life Court cum X Additional Sangareddy for sale. The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s accused were transport- PULI SHARAT Veenavanka mandal of started harassing him BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE 3rd DEATH ANNIVERSARY Court (FTC), Cyberabad, ing the contraband in a KUMAR | DC Karimnagar district, and did not even pro- Ranga Reddy, at L.B. Nagar, four-wheeler and a two- RAMAGUNDAM, SEPT. 26 attempted suicide by vide him food. and IV Additional District and wheeler was piloting the jumping off the bridge Moreover, they started Sessions Judge’s Court (FTC), vehicle. Investigation A 90 year-old person on the river. Mr abusing him and pres- Warangal. revealed that a hamlet who allegedly tried to Sanjeeva Reddy lives sured him so much he After the Supreme Court near Marpally town was commit suicide by with his sons Naraya- decided to jump in the directed all the states to con- being used as a transient jumping into the na Reddy and Narasi- waters and end his Smt. MEKA VIMALA stitute special courts for deal- point for exchange and Godavari was saved by mha Reddy for the past life, he said. Unable to Born: 08 July 1962 Died: 23 Sep 2019 ing with cases lodged under the smugglers are dis- locals in Godavari- few years, after the bear the torture by his Your presence was our strength Your touch was our comfort the POCSO Act, the Telangana tributing the ganja to khani of Ramagun- death of his wife. Few sons, Mr Sanjeeva Now your memories will be our treasure High Court addressed a letter cities like Hyderabad, dam, Peddapalli dis- days ago, Mr Sanjeeva Reddy jumped into the Inserted by: to the state government, Bidar and Mumbai. The trict. According to Reddy handed over his Godavari river from Mr. M. Amarender (Husband) which resulted in the conver- police laid a trap, arrest- Assistant Commissio- property of 20 acres the bridge. The locals GANDIBOINA ABRAHAM RAJU Mr. M. Navaneet Kumar (Son) (Daughter) S/o (Late) Gandiboina Prakasham PEREJI MARY MEENA KUMARI Mrs. B. Lavanya sion of fast track courts into ed the four accused and ner of police Umendar, along with `3 lakhs who noticed this, res- D.O.D: 27-09-2016 Mrs. S. Bhavana (Daughter) special courts. a manhunt was Mr Adla Sanjeeva divided equally bet- cued the old man and DOB: 27.09.1952 DOD: 30.09.2002 Mother in Heaven Sons-in-Law & Grand Daughters launched for two others Reddy, a resident of ween his sons. After informed the police, Your memories are in our Missing You Always (S/1920/D00951) who were on the run. Mamidapalli in this, they allegedly he added. heart forever. We miss you DAD Inserted by: ■ IN A GO, the government Inserted by Children: Best Price Whole Sale Medical G. Christina, G. Sujay, G. Supreeth mentioned that the existing 9666208209 1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY fast track courts situated in nine districts, including Bus mows down cyclist in Hayathnagar Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy, are being converted DC CORRESPONDENT vate bus hit him at the main road near the Ramulu, a resident of into special courts to exclu- HYDERABAD, SEPT. 26 Hayathnagar on Thurs- police station, when S. SBH Colony in Munaga- sively deal with the trial and day morning. Ramulu, 57, an atten- nuru, was taking a A BSNL employee who According to police, dant with the BSNL U-turn, when a speeding disposal of cases under the was riding a bicycle the incident took place was crossing the road bus (AP05 TF22) belong- POCSO Act. was killed when a pri- at around 6.30 am on on his bicycle. ing hit the bicycle.

LONG | CAREER Since 2005, he committed over 50 thefts

Sri KOTHAPALLY NARASIMHA (Bhishma Pithamaha, Meru Sangam) Your memories are with us all the time. Inserted by: Driver held for burglaries Kothapally Family. (B/1920/D00099) DC CORRESPONDENT Rajendranagar when he took up job as a driv- offence in Rajendra- HYDERABAD, SEPT. 26 the inmates of a house er with a businessman. nagar, Ibrahim was had gone to watch the Rajendranagar detec- nabbed during the wee I will dwell in the house of the Lord A car driver from the Ganesh idol immersion tive inspector D. Ashok hours of Thursday at forever. PS: 23:6 city, wanted in nine bur- procession. When they said: “Ibrahim used to P&T Colony in the Sun 7th DEATH ANNIVERSARY glaries, was arrested by returned that night, borrow his employer’s City area. Cyberabad police on they found the house car saying that he wants Investigations have Thursday. The accused, burgled. to take his family mem- revealed his involve- Mohammed Ibrahim, a Police disclosed that bers for a ride. But he ment in four cases in resident of Golconda, between 2005 and 2016, used it to commit thefts Rajendranagar, three in had been taken into cus- Ibrahim was arrested from locked houses. Golconda and two in tody seven times in 11 seven times for being While most burglars lav- Asif Nagar, said the years. involved in 43 thefts. He ishly spent the money detective inspector. According to the was an expert in break- they made on them- Based on Ibrahim’s Cyberabad police, ing into locked houses selves, Ibrahim always confession, 17 tolas of Late S.S. RAJARATHNAM Ibrahim, 40, started using a screwdriver and spent the money made gold, silver articles DOB: 01.09.1929 DOD: 27.09.2012 committing burglaries an iron rod. In 2016, he to meet his family’s weighing 500 gms, `1.4 We always remember & cherish from 2005. He kept an was booked under the needs. He has a wife and lakh cash, a car (AP13 J your good deeds & your memories Sanjeev (Son) eye on locked houses Preventive Detention four children, and often 7916) used in commit- Shirley (Daughter-in-Law) and broke into them Act and detained in faced difficulty in meet- ting the offences, apart Sheeba (Grand Daughter) whenever an opportuni- Chanchalguda Central ing their expenses.” from an iron rod and a Sam (Grand Son) ty arose. His latest theft Prison. On release from With clues collected screwdriver were recov- (S/1920/D00949) was on September 12 at the jail in January 2019, from the scene of ered from him. Paying tribute PAGE KCR recalls contribution made by Acharya Konda Laxman Bapuji to the Politics 5 statehood struggle on his 104th jayanti DECCAN CHRONICLE FRIDAY | 27 SEPTEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD BJP in two minds on Mantri blames increase of onion prices on hoarding From Page 1 them at high prices. malised, retail price of Huzurnagar bypoll Mr S. Niranjan Reddy, onions will come down,” Mr Disburse insurance Wholesalers said that once agriculture and marketing Reddy assured. new stock comes into the minister, said that in view Mr Venkata Ramana, amount to farmers Party fears poor show may affect new-found momentum market, price will drop. of reports that certain president, Onion Imports Onions are being sold at `35 traders were creating an and Exports Traders within a week of the S.A. ISHAQUI I DC to `45 per kg in the whole- artificial scarcity, the mar- Association of Hyderabad, death of a farmer HYDERABAD, SEPT. 26 sale market. keting director was asked to said that around 135 truck- TRS win will help Heavy rain has destroyed hold discussions with loads of onions had come — T. Harish Rao State BJP leaders are the onion crop in Maha- traders to control prices from Maharashtra and 35 brainstorming over con- rashtra, the largest produc- and not to burden people. loads were sufficient for the Finance minister testing the Huzurnagar er of onions. This has exac- He said that there were city. He said that onion byelection. As per the one family: Cong erbated situation and led to reports that new crop of stocks were coming in from suggestions of some sen- a steep price rise. Other onions is coming into the Maharashtra and Kurnool. IN ior leaders, the party’s S.N.C.N. ACHARYULU I the TRS to say that Mr major onion growing states market and prices should “It has become very diffi- BRIEF core committee decided DC Rama Rao would develop such as Karnataka, Guj- drop in the next two to cult to manage our house- to drop the idea of con- HYDERABAD, SEPT. 26 Huzurnagar if the party arat, Bihar, Madhya Pra- three days. hold needs with the rising Bar Council to testing, fearing that a won the bypoll. Had not desh and Andhra Pradesh The minister disclosed prices. We use onions in defeat could have a cas- The Huzurnagar byelec- the people already elect- Uttam Kumar Reddy have had heavy rainfall. that the government was in many ways — raw onions in cading negative impact tion is gradually heating ed the TRS to govern and Traders say that once the touch with the Centre to salads, and in many dishes. meet on Sec. 41 on the ensuing munici- up, with comments and develop the state, he new stock comes into the boost supply by lifting The price rise has hit our Hyderabad: With advocates pal elections. counters by the leading asked. market, prices will drop to Central buffer stock to monthly budget,” said Ms seeking the repeal of The BJP’s candidate contenders — the TRS Mr Ravi said the people UTTAM ASKS KTR `500 per quintal, bringing maintain prices, in case the Urvashri M., a homemaker. amendments to Section 41 secured a meagre 1,500 and the Congress. should make a statement down retail prices as well. situation gets worse. “The government should of the Criminal Procedure votes in the December TRS working president against dictatorship and ABOUT ‘LOOT’ Those who had hoarded “Once the flood situation keep track and not allow Code, the Bar Council 2018 Assembly elections and minister K.T. Rama save democracy by large stocks are now selling in Maharashtra is nor- these steep price rises.” of Telangana has decided to in the constituency. In Rao had said on defeating the TRS. IN BHAGIRATHA convene a joint meeting of the Lok Sabha polls that Wednesday, “If TRS wins Former MLC Ramulu the Bar Council and presi- followed a few months in Huzurnagar, it will Naik said the byelection From Page 1 dents and secretaries of bar later, the BJP nominee benefit the people. If the was a fight between TS REPORTED 6,000 ROHINGYAS, SAYS KISHAN associations on October 19. secured only 3,000 votes Congress wins, it will money power and peo- Mr N. Uttam Kumar DC CORRESPONDENT the Centre had not taken a Central Budget has fiscal The amendment enhances from the Huzurnagar only benefit TPCC presi- ple’s power. He asked by Reddy, president of the HYDERABAD, SEPT. 26 decision. discipline while the state the powers of the police, segment. dent N. Uttam Kumar TRS leaders why, if they Telangana Pradesh Con- Mr Reddy criticised Chief Budget has none.: advocates say. An officer Keeping in view the Reddy.” were confident of win- gress Committee, asked Minister of state, home, G. Minister K. Chandrasekhar To a question on MIM would have the right to give poor performance of the In their reply, Congress ning the bypoll, were TRS working president Kishan Reddy said the TS Rao for blaming the Centre chief Asaduddin Owaisi’s bail to an offender or serve party in the Assembly leaders said democracy deputing one minister and state minister K.T. government had informed for the economic crisis in statement on US President notice to a person who com- segment, certain senior would benefit if the for each mandal and one Rama Rao to “reveal how the Centre that the state the state. Donald Trump for calling mits any offence for which party leaders have Congress won the bypoll, MLA for each village. much money was looted had 6,000 Rohingyas. “There has no decrease in Prime Minister Narendra the punishment is below reportedly suggested but only “one family” — TPCC working presi- in Mission Bhagiratha Asked whether the the Budget from the Centre Modi ‘father of India’, he seven years jail to appear that the party should not a reference to the dent J. Kusuma Kumar scheme”. National Register of to the state. The Union replied “Owaisi is an MP. before the police officer. contest the byelection, Kalvakuntlas, the first alleged that the TRS was Describing the Citizens would be imple- Budget is very different He does not have the level to and instead concentrate family of the TRS — misusing power. He said Huzurnagar byelection mented in the state, he said from the state Budget. The question the US President.” on the ensuing elections would benefit if the rul- the TRS candidate would as one which will be a MPs ask SCR for to urban local bodies ing party won. represent a handful of turning point in the his- (ULBs). TPCC vice-president elites while the Congress tory of Telangana state, more trains Sources in the party Mallu Ravi, speaking to would take the voice of he said that TRS had disclosed that senior mediapersons here, said the people to the given its ticket to a per- Hyderabad: About 15 MPs leaders are of the view that it was ridiculous for Assembly. son hailing from from TS and Karnataka took that instead of focusing Yamaram village of part in a meeting hosted by on the byelection, it Dachepalli mandal in South Central Railway with would be a better strate- Huzurnagar, there is no Reddy was the forerun- Guntur district. regard to Secunderabad and gy for the party to focus desire to concede defeat ner and the core commit- Mr Reddy said that Hyderabad divisions. SCR on polls to the ULBs, or drop out of the con- tee would likely nomi- Gutta Sukhender Reddy, GM Gajanan Mallya briefed especially given that test. nate her. TRS MLC, was indulging the MPs on the green initia- BJP’s core voters have Sources disclosed that A senior party leader, in unethical practices tives, water conservation, mainly been based in the the core committee has on condition of anonymi- and was pressuring local avoiding use of plastic. The urban areas. examined all probables ty, said that though the Congress leaders to join MPs raised issues related to There is another sec- and shortlisted the winning chances maybe the TRS. development works and tion of leaders within names of Ms Srikala less when compared with He said that they would services in their constituen- the party which does not Reddy, daughter of the Congress and the rul- lodge a complaint with cies. The demands included want to be seen as run- Jitender Reddy, former ing TRS in the segment, the Governor besides the construction of new lines, ning away from the con- MLA of Kodad; Mr L. the party has to improve Chairman of the introduction of trains, exten- test or conceding defeat, Appireddy, an NRI, and its position in the seg- Legislative Council sion of services, additional especially at a time when three senior BJP leaders ment as well as in the dis- against Mr Sukhender stoppages, construction of the party is growing from Nalgonda district, trict. Reddy. bridges and providing stronger in the state. Dr Rama Rao, Mr Ashok “There has been a lot of The TRS was trying to improved passenger ameni- Mr N. Ramachandra Naik and Mr S. Ram change in the political woo the voters and local ties. TS MPs also demanded Rao, MLC and member of Reddy, of whom, the scenario compared with leaders with power, more MMTS services. the BJP Telangana core party will select one as a the situation during the money and liquor, he committee, said that candidate. Assembly elections in said, and demanded that though some leaders Sources revealed that December, 2018. We will the the Election BJP says, probe might have opined and keeping in mind the certainly put up a good Commission conduct the advocated dropping off caste and other political show,” the leader told byelection with Central Karimnagar funds from the contest in factors, Ms Srikala this newspaper. forces. Hyderabad: Karimnagar BJP MP Bandi Sanjay and state party president Dr K. Laxman asked Governor HC to hear PILs on civic polls Tamilisai Soundararajan to inquire into the alleged DC CORRESPONDENT when counsels for the Chinnola Naresh irregularities in tenders for HYDERABAD, SEPT. 26 SEC and the govern- Reddy, counsel for the the works by the Karimnagar ment said a single judge petitioner, had said that Smart City Corporation and The High Court has had on July 25 directed five MPs had filed affi- alleged illegal granite min- agreed to hear PILs that the civic polls be davits stating they had ing in the district by a cartel against on municipal conducted within 119 not been informed of of the MLA and officials. elections on Friday, fol- days from the day the the division of wards. They also demanded a CBI lowing a request by the orders were issued. Responding to this, the probe. In a memorandum, Mr State Election Commis- Additional advocate- Chief Justice asked why Sanjay said the Centre had sion (SEC) and the gov- general J. Ramachandra they had not mentioned earmarked `1,878 crore for ernment. Rao said municipal their political affiliation taking up developmental A division bench com- authorities had recti- in the affidavit. He works in Karimnagar but prising Chief Justice fied the objections asked if Karimnagar there are irregularities in the Raghavendra Singh raised in the PILs BJP MP Bandi Sanjay, tenders and contracts had Chauhan and Justice A. regarding delimitation who had alleged that his been given to ineligible con- Abhishek Reddy were of wards, publication of signature was forged, tractors. about to adjourn the the voters’ list and other had lodged a police com- hearing to October 21, grievances. plaint. AP HC overturns YSRC’s gag order SAMPAT G. SAMRITAN I DC The YSRC is drawing crit- VIJAYAWADA, SEPT. 26 icism even from general public as it is reportedly The AP High Court has set directing the police to book aside an informal ban cases against those who reportedly imposed by the post critical remarks for Jagan Mohan Reddy gov- going on a spree of undoing ernment, whose ministers what the TD did. threatened multiple-system TD MLA K. Atchennaidu operators (MSOs) to black said, “The YSRC is unable out two Telugu TV. to tolerate criticism from The court upheld the pleas any quarter.” of ABN and TV5, which had BJP senior leader P. sought restoring of telecast, Satyanarayana said, “Even causing a major embarrass- as people are giving clear ment to the ruling party. cut mandate in each elec- The unofficial gag order tion, the YSRC and the TD on the pretext of opposing are unable to understand their journalistic lapses in that the people can no covering the ‘achievements’ longer be influenced by of the government in its biased mass media. The first 100 days, has drawn government should allow severe criticism from the media to play its role.” Editor’s Guild, the opposi- An MSO official said, tion Telugu Desam and BJP, “Both the YSRC and the TD besides intellectuals, jour- adopt same tactics to sup- nalists and the public. press the media. When TD AP ministers Peddireddy was in power, it forced clo- Ramachandra Reddy, Perni sure of Sakshi TV and NTV Venkata Ramaiah and twice. The YSRC is taking Kodali Sri Venkateswara revenge by shutting down Rao reportedly held a meet- ABN and TV5.” ing with MSOs at a govern- Asked about the issue, ment office located on the YSRC Amalapuram MP premises of Pandit Nehru Chintha Anuradha said, bus station and instructed “We will accept construc- them to stop the telecast of tive criticism. If a section of ABN and TV5, and allegedly media deliberately takes up threatened them of dire mis-information cam- consequences if they did paigns, it is unfair on their not comply. The two chan- part and we will not accept nels were blacked out. such a tendency.” History PAGE There is a need to correct Indian history distorted by colonial rulers, said Nation 6 Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu. 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DC CORRESPONDENT Thursday, Minister of NEW DELHI, SEPT. 26 state for Railways Mr The country had Suresh C. Angadi directed Indian Railways has elabo- all zones and divisions to entered a stage rate plans for October 2, to complete preparations of recession. mark the 150th birth with regard to 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma anniversary celebrations — Sitaram Yechury Gandhi. While the of Mahatma Gandhi in Railways has already time. CPI(M) general secretary announced to junk single- “Various initiatives use plastic on its trains being taken in this direc- from October 2, the tion include elimination of Central Railways has single-use plastic from decided to have pictures of railway premises, provi- IN Mahatma Gandhi on its sion of bottle crushing BRIEF locomotives. machines, cleanliness in The work to paint the stations, trains and rail- locomotives started about way premises, tree planta- NAGAS SEEK two months back and tion and development of already, 15 of them have 150 track side nurseries,” been completed while railway officials said. POLITICAL work on seven more is on. On Wednesday, the Already, some of the Railways had circulated SOLUTION locomotives with the pic- the guidelines with regard tures are running on the to plastic waste manage- MANOJ ANAND | DC Mumbai-Pune and ment. Railways has GUWAHATI, SEPT. 26 Supermodels from 16 countries at the Taj Mahal on the eve of World Tourism Day on Thursday. — PTI Mumbai-Konkan routes. already decided to replace Central Railway officials its plastic cutlery with After civil society initiatives, said that the locomotives more environment-friend- the Naga Students’ Federation are being painted in the ly products. (NSF) has started mounting locosheds. Meanwhile, during the pressure for an early solution During a meeting with meeting the minister also to the ongoing Naga peace the general managers reviewed safety, punctuali- talks by writing to Prime Jacobites cause tension (GM) and divisional rail- ty, freight loading, passen- Minister Narendra Modi for way managers (DRMs) of ger traffic, infrastructure an ‘honourable political solu- Zonal Railways through projects and other ongoing tion’ to the political issue. video conferencing on developmental projects. The NSF, in a detailed letter to the prime minister, has at Ernakulam church made an appeal to usher in an ‘era of peace’ through a politi- RS BYPOLLS ON OCT 16 FOR cal solution that defines and Unable to enter church, orthodox faction staged protest recognises the identity of the Naga people. DC CORRESPONDENT priests before removing JAITLEY, JETHMALANI SEATS “We believe that the right KOCHI, SEPT. 26 the members of the laity DC CORRESPONDENT tion on September 27 and time has come for the govern- from the spot. The entire NEW DELHI, SEPT. 26 the nominations will ment to recognise and materi- The Ernakulam district operation was conducted begin from the same day. alise Nagas’ desire and the collector took control of peacefully as the The Election Commission The counting of votes right to live together under Piravom St. Mary’s Jacobite bishops said of India on Thursday will be held on October 16 one political roof,” the NSF Church in Kerala amidst they will not create any announced bypolls for the at 5 pm. stated. dramatic scenes on law and order problems. two Rajya Sabha seats BJP leader Jaitley rep- The letter signed by NSF Thursday following a A total of 67 people were that fell vacant following resented Uttar Pradesh president Ninoto Awomi and High Court order to arrested and removed the deaths of former while Mr Jethmalani rep- general secretary Liremo R. implement the Supreme from the premises. They Union ministers Arun resented Bihar from RJD. Kikon has also drawn the Court verdict and sub- were later released on Jaitley and Ram Mr Jaitley’s term, who prime minister’s attention to mit a report by 1.45 pm. bail. Jethmalani. The polls for passed away on August the Naga people’s unique his- The wailing and shout- The police and the dis- these two seats will be 24, was to end on April 2, tory and the solution that can ing protesters of the trict administration held on October 16. 2024 while that of Mr be put forth based on it. Jacobite faction along handled a highly tense The ECI will issue noti- Jathmalani’s was to end According to the NSF, with bishops and priests situation in a deft man- fication for the by-elec- on July 7, 2022. Nagaland, which it defines as were arrested and ner amidst emotional Nagalaim, was placed within removed by a strong con- Members of laity cry after the police removed the scenes with priests the Indian Union neither by tingent of police ending protesters inside the St Mary’s church at Piravom in and nuns weeping open- conquest nor by the consent of the stand-off between Kerala on Thursday. — ARUN CHANDRABOSE l y. the Naga people, unlike the the rival groups of The members of the then princely states, which Malankara Church. Collector S. Suhas action following the Orthodox group came to agreed to form the Indian The Jacobites had sealed the gates and the High Court fixing a celebrate Mass on Union. locked the gates of the rooms of the church and deadline to remove the Wednesday as per the “The Naga leaders never church on Tuesday night the keys will be submit- Jacobite group from the apex court order. But agreed to be a part of India. and were holding a ted to the High Court on church premises. they were unable to They neither signed the ‘prayer protest’ inside Friday. The members of Although the cops enter the church and instrument of accession nor the church in the pres- the Orthodox faction, requested them to vacate staged a sit-in protest. did they gratify the Indian ence of Catholicos who were staging a sit-in the premises, they The group then Independence Act 1947. This is Baselios Thomas-I, met- protest to enter the refused to budge and the approached the High the unique history of the ropolitan trustee Joseph church, ended it follow- police forced open the Court which directed the Nagas and it has been Mar Gregorios and other ing discussions with the gates with chain cutters. civil authorities to take acknowledged by the govern- senior members of the police officials. They first arrested the steps to implement the ment of India,” the NSF point- Church. The police swung into metropolitans and SC verdict. ed out. The NSF also pleaded not to compare or subject the Naga issue to any other political PRIYANKA SLAMS issue in the country, and even abroad. Mentally-ill Odisha man “Since time immemorial, ARREST OF each individual Naga village was a sovereign republic. No LAW STUDENT invading forces or kin could chained for 30 years exert their dominance over New Delhi, Sept. 26: the entire stretch of Naga ter- DC CORRESPONDENT confined to the room by “We are financially Congress leader ritory. BHUBANESWAR, SEPT. 26 his family members weak which is why we Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Even the Britishers, post- after he turned violent can’t bear the cost of on Thursday hit out at 1885, had adapted the policy of Tied up in chains in a without reason and his treatment. He lost the Yogi Adityanath gov- non-interference in the Naga dark room of a started attacking peo- his mental balance 30 ernment in Uttar Hills after they overran thatched house, ple without provocation years back and it has Pradesh over the arrest Assam. On January 10, 1929, Ramakant Behera of when he was pursuing become difficult for us of the student who has the Naga Club, on behalf of Udayapur village under his Intermediate. to take care of him,” accused former Union the Naga people, submitted a Dasarathpur block in Gradually, he failed to said Ramakant’s moth- minister Swami memorandum to the Simon Odisha’s Jajpur district even recognise his er Sitarani Behera. Chinmayanand of rape, Commission that the Nagas stares out of the win- loved ones. Ramakanta’s father, and asked if this is the would not want to be part of dow with naive curiosi- While financial con- Sridhar Behera said, BJP’s justice. independent India,” the NSF, ty, completely unaware straint has deterred the “After losing mental The law student was on while referring to and remind- of the happenings family from admitting balance, he became vio- Wednesday arrested on ing the government of the around him. Ramakant to a hospital lent. We are trying our charges of extortion and unique history of Nagaland, Ramakant, around 50 for treatment, they best to get government sent to 14-day judicial said. years of age, has been have been seeking help. assistance.” custody. Hours later, her bail plea was rejected. “Unnao rape case: Victim’s father is killed. Victim’s uncle is arrest- ed. Following massive Madras HC quashes prohibition on public pressure and after 13 months, accused MLA arrested. Attempt to kill the victim’s family. taking liquor to registered clubs Shahjahanpur rape case: Victim arrested. Victim’s J. STALIN | DC ■ state, Abudukumar added. family being pressured,” CHENNAI, SEPT. 26 Members of the registered clubs or its guests are Extracting Rule 34 (2) of Priyanka Gandhi said in now authorised to carry liquor within the permissible the TN Liquor (License a tweet. In a major relief to regis- quantity namely, 4.5 litres of IMFL, 4.5 litres of foreign and Permit) Rules, the The police deliberately tered clubs, their members liquor, 7.8 litres of beer and 9 litres of wine, as per the judge said, “A careful delayed action against and guests, the Madras court order perusal of the aforesaid the accused BJP leader High Court quashed a cir- provision does not, even and it was after public cular dated March 23, 2010 ■ At any given point of time, any person carry liquor in remotely imply to the pressure that they arrest- issued by the permissible limits across the state, advocates say. effect that, consumption of ed him, said the Commissioner of liquor within the club Congress general secre- Prohibition and Excise, of beer and 9 litres of had issued a circular dated brought from outside the tary in-charge of eastern Chennai, denying permis- wine”. March 23, 2010, citing Rule club is prohibited. The said UP. “Even the charge of sion to the members of According to advocate 34 (2) of the Tamil Nadu rule only contemplates and rape has not been put on clubs or their guests to Abudukumar Rajaratnam, Liquor (License and enables the club to supply the accused BJP leader. bring liquor or wine or any appearing for Madras Permit) Rules by which all liquor to its members and This is BJP’s justice?” sort, from outside the Gymkhana Club, it has F.L.2 licensees have been their guests and that, she said. premises and consume in been a regular practice of instructed not to permit liquor supplied by the Chinmayanand, sent to the club premises. the members of the peti- the members of the club or clubs could either be con- judicial custody after his Allowing a batch of peti- tioner club to carry their their guests to bring liquor sumed within the premises arrest, was booked under tions from Madras Club, own liquor to the club for from outside and consume of the club or removed section 376C of the IPC, a Madras Gymkhana Club consumption on the prem- it in the clubs. from there in sealed bot- charge with lesser pun- and 18 others, Justice M.S. ises of the club, which The circular had been tles. ishment than rape. Ramesh said, “The author- holds a permit to supply issued as though the rule As such, the assumption — PTI ities shall not prohibit the liquor. The petitioner club contains an implied nega- of the Commissioner, members of the registered charges an additional fee tive meaning so as to pro- Prohibition and Excise, ■ The law student, who clubs or its guests from known as ‘Corkage’ for hibit carrying of liquor by Chennai, that there is an has accused carrying liquor from out- permitting their members members of the club from implication for restriction Chinmayanand of rape, side the club premises for to use their own liquor on outside. Moreover, as per of liquor being brought was arrested on charges consumption on the club the premises of the club. the rules, any person can inside the club for con- of extortion and sent to premises, so long as such To the shock and surprise possess 4.5 litres of IMFS, sumption, is misconceived. liquors are within the per- of the petitioner club and 4.5 litres of foreign liquor, On this short ground, the 14-day judicial custody missible quantity namely, its members, the 7.8 litres of beer and 9 circular dated March 23, on Wednesday, and hours 4.5 litres of IMFL, 4.5 litres Commissioner of litres of wine at a given 2010, is liable to be later, her bail plea was of foreign liquor, 7.8 litres Prohibition and Excise point of time, within the quashed”. rejected Top posting PAGE Army chief Gen. Bipin Rawat will receive baton of Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee from Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa, Nation 7 making him the front-runner for Chief of Defence Staff post DECCAN CHRONICLE FRIDAY | 27 SEPTEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD UN okays bank access to Hafiz BJP’s ab ki baar 75 par slogan reflects Request cleared after objections raised onion, petrol, prices DC CORRESPONDENT self and his family. NEW DELHI, SEPT 26 According to media reports, Pakistan’s letter — Randeep Singh Surjewala, In a controversial move went on to elaborate that Congress leader taken in August this year, his bank account was it has come to light that made inaccessible after the United Nations the UNSC’s resolution to Security Council has freeze his assets. Saeed IN reportedly approved a has requested PKR BRIEF request by Pakistan for (Pakistani Rupees) global terrorist and 26/11 1,50,000 to cover the mastermind Hafiz Saeed expenses. Islamabad’s 17 KILLED IN to be allowed to use his request to the UN appar- bank account to meet Hafiz Saeed ently mentioned that the PUNE RAINS, “basic monthly expenses mastermind behind 2008 for himself and his fami- Mumbai terror attack was ly”, according to website ■ Pakistan is in danger of an assistant professor of 16K RESCUED and TV reports from New being blacklisted by the engineering and technolo- Pune: At least 17 people were York. FATF due to Islamabad’s gy in Lahore. killed in various incidents of Pakistan’s request is failure or lack of willing- Incidentally, Pakistan is flooding and wall collapse being seen once again as ness to take action in serious danger of being Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during a meeting, in after intense rainfall battered part of Islamabad’s open against terrorism blacklisted next month by New York, USA on Wednesday. — PTI Maharashtra's Pune city and support for terrorism but the FATF — a global inter- various other parts of the dis- questions are also being governmental body to trict, officials said on raised on why the UNSC certain expenditures to combat terror financing Thursday. allowed it either on the benefit of Hafiz — due to Islamabad’s fail- Nearly 16,000 people, includ- humanitarian or proce- Muhammed Saeed (QDi. ure or lack of willingness Modi, Ardern condemn Pulwama ing some stuck on rooftops dural grounds. 263), Haji Muhammad to take action against ter- and trees, were rescued from According to reports, in Ashraf (QDi. 265) and rorism emanating from its New York, Sept. 26: the two countries on this opened fire on worship- about New Zealand's new Pune city and other parts of a letter dated August 15, Zafar Iqbal (QDi. 308) to soil. Prime Minister Narendra issue. pers at two mosques in strategic paper 'India 2022- the district, they said, adding the United Nations cover basic expenses, as India has been maintain- Modi and his New Zealand “Both countries have New Zealand's Investing in the relation- that four persons were miss- Security Council said that specified in the note ver- ing that no credible action counterpart Jacinda strongly condemned and Christchurch town, in one ship', which is a continua- ing. the request was approved bale of the Islamic has been taken by Ardern strongly con- extended support to each of the worst attack on tion of the NZ Inc India Chief Minister Devendra after no objections were Republic of Pakistan,” the Pakistan against terror- demned the Pulwama and other following the Muslims in a western Strategy 2011. Fadnavis said he was pained raised by the deadline of letter by the UNSC Chair ists on its soil and that no the Christchurch terror Pulwama and country. Modi and Ardene to know about the loss of lives the same date. “The Chair was quoted by these action has been taken by attacks as they met here Christchurch terror The 28-year-old gunman recalled their earlier due to heavy rains in Pune. has the honour to refer to reports as stating on Pakistan to bring the per- and extended support to attacks,” the statement had published a racist meeting in November 2017 He said teams of the National his draft letter to the August 15. petrators of the 26/11 each other to fight terror- said. manifesto on Twitter in Manila and noted that Disaster Response Force Islamic Republic of Pakistan had reportedly attacks of 2008 on ism. In February, tensions before livestreaming his following the visit of for- (NDRF) were deployed in the Pakistan communicating earlier written a letter to Mumbai to book. Modi and Ardern met on flared up between India rampage. mer New Zealand prime city and Baramati tehsil, and the Committee’s decision the UN to release the Saeed’s arrest comes the sidelines of the UNGA and Pakistan after a sui- India had also supported minister John Key to all necessary assistance was with respect to the inten- expenditure on a request just ahead of Pakistan PM summit and reviewed the cide bomber of Pakistan- the joint New Zealand- India in October 2016, new being provided in the affected tion of the Pakistani from Saeed to cover basic Khan’s maiden visit to the bilateral relations and dis- based Jaish-e-Muhammed French initiative on institutional mechanisms areas. Schools and colleges in authorities to authourise living expenses for him- US on July 21. cussed steps to intensify (JeM) killed 40 CRPF per- Christchurch Call of have been instituted, various tehsils of Pune political, economic, sonnel in Pulwama. Amid Action, which aims at which has substantially declared a holiday on defence, security and peo- mounting outrage, the eliminating terrorists and enhanced the bilateral Thursday in view of the del- ple to people relations, the Indian Air Force carried violent extremist content relationship, the state- uge. Five people sleeping at a Ministry of External out a counter-terror opera- online, the statement said. ment said. dargah in Khed-Shivapur vil- ‘ASI report in favour Affairs (MEA) said in a tion, hitting the biggest During the meeting, Modi also thanked his lage, located on the Mumbai- statement. JeM training camp in Ardern noted that the New Zealand counterpart Bengaluru National Highway, They also discussed the Balakot, deep inside Indian diaspora and stu- for accepting his invita- were washed away after the global and regional issues Pakistan on February 26. dents in New Zealand are tion to participate in the heavy downpour, of Ram temple’ of mutual interest, includ- A month later in March, important bridges event 'Relevance of Superintendent of Police ing the issue of interna- at least 47 people, includ- between the two nations Gandhi in the contempo- Sandip Patil said. DC CORRESPONDENT ■ The ASI has, in its tional terrorism and ing five Indians, were and contributing to bonds rary Times' held on the Besides, 12 people, including NEW DELHI, SEPT. 26 report, claimed the exis- appreciated the conver- killed when a Australia- of friendship. sidelines of UNGA on Tuesday. — PTI five women, lost their lives in tence of 85 pillars — five gence of views between born white supremacist She also informed Modi various other incidents. RELIGIOUS TEXT: Sunni Waqf Board on Thursday assailed the each in 17 rows Archaeological Survey of NO FAITH IN CBI India’s (ASI) report, period of history. The ED SAYS VADRA SOCIAL MEDIA based on its excavation at time gap between the four SAYS PUNJAB CM the disputed site, saying floors of pillars could be a Byelections in K’taka TO FOLLOW that its conjectures were century or more. CUSTODIAL Chandigarh, Sept 26: moving in a “precon- But the manner in ELECTION CODE A day after the CBI sub- ceived” direction, in which the pillars have PROBE NEEDED mitted before a Mohali favour of the Ram temple. been numbered seems inevitable, says EC DC CORRESPONDENT court that a new special “There is a direction random, and this led to DC CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI, SEPT. 26 investigation team will this report (of ASI) is discrepancies in the con- NEW DELHI, SEPT. 26 From Page 1 Kapil Sibal said that the probe the desecration of going on … see how report clusions drawn, Ms Arora Speaker, while deciding BJP RELIEVED Social media platforms like religious texts in Barg- proceeds, it proceeds with pointed out. She told the Noose seems to be tight- Addressing the court, Mr whether the resignations Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, ari, Punjab Chief Min- preconceived view. All court that pillar basis ening around Robert Dwivedi, appearing for were voluntary and gen- Google, Shar-echat, TikTok ister Amarinder Singh through the report Babri number 18 is shown at Vadra, son-in-law of the EC, said even if court uine, could not be oblivi- WITH BYPOLL and the Internet and Mobile said that the state gov- Masjid is described as a floor 4, 19 on floor 3, 21 at Congress chief Sonia set aside the disqualifica- ous of the fact that these Association of India (IAMAI) ernment had no faith in ‘disputed structure’, but floor number 3 and 22 at Gandhi as the tion of the former legisla- disqualified MLAs were SUSPENSION have assured the Election the premiere central ag- Ram Chabutra as ‘Ram level number 4. Enforcement tors, their membership of hobnobbing with the BJP Commission of India (ECI) ency. Chabutra’”, senior coun- Ms Arora is dealing Directorate on Thursday the state Assembly would and were staying at a DC CORRESPONDENT that they will follow the “The decision to hand sel Meenakshi Arora told with the archaeological told the Delhi High go due to their resigna- hotel in Mumbai under BENGALURU/NEW DELHI, “Voluntary Code of Ethics” over the case to a new the five-judge Constitu- evidence that surfaced in Court that it wanted cus- tions, thus suggesting that high security. SEPT. 26 during the upcoming elections SIT three months after tion Bench headed by CJI the course of excavation todial interrogation of the bypolls were In a dig at the argument in Haryana and Maharashtra the CBI had filed a clo- Ranjan Gogoi. order by Allahabad high Mr Vadra because the inevitable either way. that the rebel MLAs were The Election legislative Assemblies and the sure report in the court Pointing to discrepan- court in 2003. Apart from “money chain” in a case He said it was not just not comfortable with the Commission’s U-turn in various byelections that are to is a clear ploy to delay cies in the ASI report the pillars, a wall measur- of money laundering the question of the right working of the coalition the Supreme Court vis-a- be held simultaneously. the probe and stop the relating to the existence ing 50 meters, and a five- was allegedly directly of the disqualified MLAs government headed by vis crucial bypolls to 15 Since social media platforms state government from of a massive structure feet wide base, was also linked to him. to contest the election but then CM H.D. Assembly constituencies are the biggest source of fake taking over it. The state that was supported by pil- discovered. Mr Vadra ‘was not also the rights of the elec- Kumaraswamy, Mr Sibal and the subsequent deci- news and misinformation, government has no faith lars, which is sought to be Arora said that these cooperating with the torate of 17 constituencies said it was not that they sion to defer till October particularly during the time of in the CBI in the matter described as Ram temple “levels” in the ASI report investigation in the to have representation in were uncomfortable with 22 hearing of petitions elections, the ECI had vigor- of the Bargari sacrilege by lawyers appearing for must not be visualised as case’, the agency told thethe coalition but were against disqualification ously pursued that they take case,” the Chief Mini- Ram Lalla, Ms Arora took present day high-rise before Justice Chandra Assembly. “more comfortable” with came as a manna not only responsibility for content ster said in a statement the bench through the buildings where one floor Shekhar. Mr Vadra is “If there is a right of an the BJP. to disqualified legislators being circulated on their plat- here on Thursday. location of pillars’ and is constructed over the facing allegations of individual to contest, Mr Sibal said in the first but also to Chief Minister forms. Following this, they Accusing the Centre of their foundation, showing other. She said that these money laundering in the there is a right of a con- place they did not submit B.S. Yediyurappa and sen- joined hands with IAMAI to pressuring the CBI at there was no clarity in layers are separated by purchase of a London- stituency to be represent- their resignations to the ior leaders of party. develop a “Voluntary Code of the behest of the Badals, what existed when, and centuries and each suc- based property — esti- ed”, Mr Dwivedi said, Speaker but to the gover- With four days left for fil- Ethics” which it came into who led the previous whether these pillars sup- ceeding layer sits uneven- mated at 1.9 million opposing the suggestion nor, and then left for ing nomination papers for effect from the day it was pre- government in the state, ported a massive struc- ly on the surface on the pounds. The case is to put the election on hold. Mumbai in a BJP MLA’s polls originally scheduled sented to the ECI, on March 20 Singh said they would ture. earlier structure, which being probed under the Mr Dwivedi said this private aircraft from the for October 21, all disqual- this year. not allow them prevent The ASI has, in its got buried under the provisions of the before the court said it HAL airport. ified legislators were anx- the investigation from report, claimed the exis- earth and disappeared. Prevention of Money would hold a final hearing In the course of argu- ious about the apex going back to the Punjab tence of 85 pillars — five She said this while addr- Laundering Act. Mr on the matter. ments, Mr Sibal said the court’s verdict on their ODISHA GOVT Police. each in 17 rows. These pil- essing the question when Vadra’s lawyer denying Appearing for the issue needed to be petitions and mounted The CBI on Wednesday lars are spread over four this massive structure the ED’s claims saying Congress, on whose com- referred to the pressure on Mr had told the Mohali separate levels, and each came about and whether his client had cooperat- plaint the legislators were Constitution Bench of the Yediyurappa to protect TO WEED OUT court that a new team level belongs to a separate it was a temple or not. ed in the investigation. unseated, senior counsel Supreme Court. their interests. will take over the probe INEPT STAFF in the 2015 case. —PTI ■ Bhubaneswar: The Odisha HEIGHTENED | THREATS Among the latest gadgets to be acquired shortly are the mini UAVs government has decided to go for premature retirement of employees of doubtful integri- SHAH CHAIRS MEET ty or inefficiency from public service to ensure efficiency in administration, an official TO GIVE SHAPE TO Paramilitary forces on shopping spree said on Thursday. The General Administration MAHA POLLS VIKRAM SHARMA I DC rated boom barriers to det- ■ WITH HEIGHTENED threats to their campuses sea level. The mini UAVs, at the entry points of the and Public Grievance depart- HYDERABAD SEPT. 26 ect forced intrusions, auto- not only in J&K but elsewhere, the ministry of whose weight will be less campuses. “The spikes are ment has issued a circular in New Delhi, Sep 26: BJP mated licence plate recog- than 35 kg will have day being designed in such a this regard to all the secre- president Amit Shah on Post August 5 — the day nition systems, bollards, home affairs (MHA) has fast-tracked the process and night cameras and way as to ensure that tyres taries asking them to weed out Thursday chaired a mee- the Centre abrogated (or road blockers — the list is of acquiring latest state-of-the-art gadgets and will be capable of storing of intruding vehicles, irre- officers and employees of ting of the party's core as some will have it, de- long. equipment to fully secure the campuses belonging 100 or more flight routes spective of the direction of doubtful integrity or ineffi- group from Mahara- operationalised) Article Sources in the security to the paramilitary forces. with each route having the approach, will be dis- ciency from public service. shtra to give final shape 370, and bifurcated the establishment told Deccan capacity to configure min- abled. It has already been The employees who have to its poll strategy, state of Jammu and Kash- Chronicle that ever since ■ TO PREVENT terrorists from storming into the imum 70 way points. tested in one of the locati- completed 30 years of service including seat-sharing mir into two Union territo- the Centre made Article campuses on a four-wheeler, state-of-the-art tyre Similarly, latest intru- ons wherein the four radi- or have attained 50 years of with Shiv Sena, and zero ries — the country’s para- 370 inoperative, instruc- sion detection systems for al tyres of an intruding age, whichever is earlier, and down on candidates for military forces appear to tions have been issued by killers will soon be installed at the entry points. safeguarding border areas SUV were punctured inst- those who have attained the the state assembly elec- be on a shopping spree. the Union Home Minister or security of a campus of antly,” sources explained. age of 55, will come under the tions on October 21. With heightened threats to fast-track the purchases itary forces — particularly cal experts on surveillance paramilitary force is also Besides, more under- purview of this process, the The meeting comes to their campuses not only of all the latest gadgets the Border Security Force equipment, which has being acquired. The aco- vehicle-scanning systems, circular said. amidst reports of une- in J&K but elsewhere, the and equipment to secure (BSF) and Central Reserve been constituted by the ustic sensors in the system automated licence plate Performances of such state ase in saffron alliance in ministry of home affairs the major campuses which Police Force (CRPF) — MHA, have held meetings are useful for detecting recognition systems, pas- government employees Maharashtra in view of (MHA) has fast-tracked house the officers, men what with both agencies to finalise the new and lat- tunnelling activity under sive night telescopic sight belonging to Group A, B, C and the BJP offering fewer the process of acquiring and their families. playing a crucial role in est equipment required to the ground. There are var- for 5.56 mm INSAS rifles D categories will be reviewed seats to the Sena instead latest state-of-the-art gadg- The decision to fast-track maintaining peace in J&K. foil the nefarious designs ious technologies avail- and other weapons is also by committees every three of equal division of ets and equipment to fully the purchases was taken While the BSF guards the of the terrorists. able and already quite a being purchased. months. seats. However, sources secure the campuses bel- in anticipation of the International Border, Among the latest gadgets few firms have come for- “The Army and Air The secretary of the admin- played down these onging to the paramilitary threat that would emerge CRPF is deployed all to be acquired shortly are ward and given a demon- Force bases already have istrative department is also reports and expressed forces. from terror groups who across the Kashmir valley the mini UAVs with a stration. most of these latest gadg- empowered to constitute inter- confidence that a seat- From mini Unmanned will repeatedly try to to tackle law and order range of 15 kilometres and To prevent terrorists ets and equipment in place nal committees to scrutinise sharing deal will be Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to strike at the forces. problems besides taking loiter rime of 60 minutes from storming into the and the paramilitary all the cases to be reviewed in announced soon by the the latest Intrusion Det- Over the last several up anti-terror operations. at target with maximum campuses on a four-wheel- forces were lagging each quarter and finalise the two parties. ection Systems, hydraulic days, multiple alerts have Over the last one month, payload up to launch alti- er, state-of-the-art tyre kil- behind. But not any specific cases to be reviewed. —PTI tyre killers, non-crash been issued to the paramil- several groups of techni- tude of 1,000 metres above lers will soon be installed more,” sources added. c m y k c m y k MIND POWER AMITABH BACHCHAN ABDOLKARIM SOROUSH PAGE I don’t see any purpose of In order for answers to become clear, the 8 wanting to look back questions have to be clear Edit DECCAN CHRONICLE FRIDAY | 27 SEPTEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD

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CBI, ED, I-T, agencies Subhani used to play politics n any fair-minded biography of the BJP in power, there is apt to be, along with other landmark episodes such as demonetisation and depriving Kashmir of its constitutional autonomy, a chunk dedicated to the saffron Iparty’s ties with its political opponents. The filing of an FIR by the Enforcement Directorate against NCP founder Sharad Pawar and others under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act earlier this week is a signifier of that relationship. The principal character- istic of the ruling side’s dealings with key national and regional parties that dare to stand up to it is to seek to demonise them. A subset of this approach is to send the ED, CBI or income-tax investigators after them with a view to reduce them in public esteem and, subliminally, create the tag of “corrupt” for them. In some cases, the ruling party’s calculus is that targeted individuals may be terrorised into submission and switch over to the Hindutva party. This has happened in West Bengal, for instance, where a leading former Trinamul LETTERS Congress leader has had criminal cases dropped against him and is now the BJP’s chief spotter in the state. A prominent BJP leader of Assam, a former LYNCHING BARBARIC Congressman, is also a defector against whom cases have been dropped. How will one card solve Killing innocent children for The curious case of Mr Pawar, his nephew Ajit Pawar, a Shiv Sena MP, Anandrao open defecation is barbaric The trouble, however, Adsul, and a clutch of other Maharashtra (2 Dalit kids lynched for is that the party which politicians, is that their turn has come less open defecation in MP, DC, rules at the Centre than four weeks before the next Assembly election in the state. Evidently, they are Sept. 26). Prime Minister unleashes its power sought to be disadvantaged. any of India’s problems? Narendra Modi had in the only against its Should our politicians be investigated? The US announced that 99 per political opponents answer is they ought to be investigated just A BJP president actions in that role. cent of open defecation and their relatives... as much as anyone else deserves that treat- Irrespective of how dys- ment if a prima facie case is made out. The with a definite functional Parliament has been curtailed in India. The lesson is that trouble, however, is that the party which Shikha Mukerjee target to keep the may be, the fact is that a But here, destitute children justice in India does rules at the Centre unleashes its power only party in power in as ministry is accountable are being killed. Statistics not depend on against its political opponents and their rela- for the work it does and many states as mislead, ground reality is institutions. tives. In contrast, investigations are scuttled, possible for as long the minister likewise. not begun, or cleverly suppressed through “The Card” is not an as possible has a different. Instead of publici- judicial manipulation when it comes to the idea floated for political ty, government must pon- top boys of the ruling side. (There is an impressive list.) political agenda. purposes when the home A noteworthy feature is that the cases against the Opposition leaders are ‘The Card’ is in minister announces it. It der upon providing facili- rarely brought to a conclusion. We still hear about Bofors from BJP leaders, s a balloon time the voters’ list is the service of that becomes a proposal of ties, especially in villages. though many years of BJP rule have brought no fresh evidence after the sent up to test revised. the government that G. Thirupathaiah Delhi high court cleared the late Rajiv Gandhi. Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law the air or the Cards and lists that pre- agenda... must then tell citizens Robert Vadra’s investigation never seems to end. windsock to cede the making of the at which Mr Shah slips what the card is for. Kothapet, Hyderabad Sonia and Rahul Gandhi have been booked in the so-called National Herald test the direc- cards are error-ridden, in and out of his two Saying “should” is sim- case, although their culpability is hard to fathom. P. Chidambaram is sought Ation and speed of the annoying, time-consum- roles when speaking in ply not enough. Saying to be humiliated in jail when investigations — based solely on documents — wind, the “one card-one ing, income terminating, public and making sig- that it puts together data HYDERABAD ROADS are long done. Congress leader D.K. Shivakumar’s remand also does not end. nation” proposition was albeit temporarily, mis- nificant announcements is seriously dangerous, Authorities must provide better The lesson is that justice in India does not depend on institutions. It’s a gift brain numbing. The pur- adventures in India. is mind-boggling. Given because the purpose of infrastructure in roads and fly- of those in power. For a democracy that is a shame we must live through until pose of “The Card”, Nothing ever gets done his stamina, Mr Shah the government is not overs to meet the increasing traffic we are able to change our structures. according to home minis- in one shot. Just how may not get disoriented, surveillance. demands rather than imposing ter Amit Shah, would be inefficient the system is but others do, juggling Making cards costs heavy fines (Record 132mm rain that “all data should be has been proved with with the multiple person- money. It requires to be sinks city, DC, Sept. 26). This would put together in a single heart-stopping clarity by alities and the disorder paid for through bud- up morale of those who follow It’s topsy-turvy in UP card”. The question is the failure of the “sys- that follows. getary provisions. rules. Tuesday’s rain havoc sup- why? What will this card tem” to produce a flaw- A BJP president with a Therefore, the home ports the fact. hings are indeed topsy-turvy in Uttar Pradesh. A rape survivor is in do? How will the holder of less list of registered/eli- definite target to keep minister has to explain Mohammed Abdul Muqeeth jail while the alleged rapist, a former Union minister, is in hospital, the card benefit from it? gible citizens in one cor- the party in power in as why this card is neces- Hyderabad Tostensibly because he’s too ill to be in judicial custody. Doctors may Apart from the fact that ner of a not very heavily many states as possible sary and how it will ben- have a different medical opinion about Swami Chinmayanand, but he neither passports nor populated state, namely for as long as possible efit people. He is answer- enjoys the privileges of being given the maximum leeway by the Yogi driving licences would Assam. has a political agenda. able for when it will be FATHER OF INDIA Adityanath government. The case took a startling turn with the police tak- be valid if these docu- The trouble with Mr “The Card” is in the ser- rolled out. And why the US President Donald Trump ing the alleged extortionists, including the rape survivor who is a law stu- ments were put on to a Amit Shah’s statement vice of that agenda, as card is to be linked to praised Prime Minister Narendra dent and her three friends, into custody saying they had confessed. The “single card”, the idea of on why there should be one more effort at weed- digitisation of the Modi, calling him ‘Father of India’. charges were brought against the rape survivor on the strength of a com- “The Card” tells us noth- yet one more card is that ing out whoever is Census. Such random Why is MIM chief Asaduddin Owa- plaint, not by Chinmayanand but by others against the alleged blackmail- ing at all on what makes he wears at least two required to be politically connections are not isi shocked? A world-renowned ers. This is the state of affairs in India’s biggest state, which sends the it “should” do. On the hats. He is the Union declared persona non appropriate for the home leader praising our PM is not an most MPs to Parliament. other hand, the idea of home minister as well as grata or whatever is the minister, however suit- insult to India. It is wrong to think The string of episodes in the Chinmayanand saga would have made an “The Card” is going to the president of the fancy word for a person able these may be for the that Mr Modi ‘divides country’, intriguing plot for a Kafkaesque novel or film screenplay if not for the raise hackles in some Bharatiya Janata Party. who sneaked in across BJP chief, because these since 2014 Mr Modi has been original sin of rape committed in the real world by another person in a quarters, create opportu- What exactly is his sta- the border as an illegal, are irresponsible state- spreading ‘pride of India’ globally. position of influence. How the establishment sprang to shield him after nities for endless specu- tus within the Rashtriya makes a lot of sense. As a ments. The home minis- Vivaan Ramvikas Raj the details were revealed doesn’t surprise us because of the state where lation and enable a con- Swayamsevak Sangh is euphemism for the very ter must explain and jus- Kacheguda, Hyderabad the incidents took place. UP has a history of governments being at the versation that can only not equally important, flawed and extremely tify the expenditure of beck and call of ruling politicians, caged parrots aplenty. The politician go around in circles, as but if he has one, it must exasperating process public money and the MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, in seen as a bridge between the BJP and its supporters with a host of no one really knows come with some respon- known as the National benefit such a card will before criticising US President schools and colleges, while heading an akhara. Only a Supreme Court- what it means. sibilities. If “The Card” Register of Citizens and provide. Donald Trump must get his facts monitored inquiry might bring out all the facts. Rape is rape, regardless Indians already have idea was floated by Mr its concomitant, the Will this too be a correct. ‘Father of India’ title was of extortion after it, and if guilty the swami must even hang by the new cards. Those who need to Shah in his BJP persona, Citizenship Amendment “jumla”, as Mr Shah not given to Gandhiji, though we punishments possible in the laws against rapists. travel overseas or even it would be a deliberately Bill, “The Card” could once famously described call him so out of respect. This was those who dream of provocative political cut the derision as well the 2014 election promise the clarification given by home DECCAN CHRONICLE doing so but never may poke. If, on the other as the apprehension that of `15 lakhs in every ministry to an RTI query. Such have passports. Just hand, “The Card” idea is now inevitable, after Indian's bank account? It title can be given to anyone. about 50 per cent of the was proposed by Mr Assam. ought not to be. In 2014, K. Ganesh A.T. JAYANTI T. VENKATESWARLU population have 574 mil- Shah as home minister, A home minister, how- he was only the BJP pres- Hyderabad Editor Printer & Publisher lion bank accounts then it is an altogether ever, needs to be far ident. 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It would have on the same card and the cant, he owes the public challans to errant autorickshaw Visakhapatnam: Survey No.1/3A Beach Road, Near Kailasagiri Ropeway, Sector-9 MVP Colony, ests of full disclosure) avoided the current con- highly experienced either an explanation or drivers also. Police is having mis- Visakhapatnam - 530 017 (A.P), Ph: 0891-2552333/2552334; Fax: 0891-2755285 and presumably chip- fusion over which Amit bureaucrats in the home a retraction. placed sympathy for autos, but Rajahmundry: Vemagiri, Dhawaleswaram Rd, Rajahmundry, Ph: 0883-2417618/2417208; Telefax: 0883- enabled cards. Almost Shah proposed the idea ministry must have auto drivers commit all kinds of 2417208 everyone of eligible age of “The Card”. Trying to known it. 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he cows are coming down, school to draw on. The teller, whom I execute orders to the letter. For injured ones retaliate. offered up to $12 billion to settle more the cows are coming down, know, smiled and asked the couple example: Princess Hassa bint One of the reasons I rarely go into than 2,000 opioid claims. The opioid and I’m off to the Bagel. My how much they had in mind. “Well, Salman, the sister of the present the Swiss village nowadays is the crisis has caused the death of more TSwiss neighbours have cut, not a million or two,” answered the Saudi strongman, was just con- horrors that one sees. And it’s bound than 400,000 people. Twelve billion raked and baled the grass that the man. That’s fine, said the teller, still demned by a French court for order- to get worse. Winter is better because smackers for 400,000 dead comes to sweet four-legged ones with bells smiling. But how much? Seven to ing her bodyguard to beat up a the rats can’t stand the cold. Still, it’s how much per dead person? around their necks will be eating all eight hundred, came the answer. plumber in her apartment. He had strange to live in one of the most The Sacklers, meanwhile, are relo- Taki winter while indoors. They will That should do, said the teller. Then photographed pieces of furniture in beautiful spots on this earth and hes- cating to Palm Beach. Once they are parade through the town next week, came the bombshell: “Seven to eight order to put them back in the right itate to walk through the picturesque there the family will be fine. They and it will certainly be an improve- hundred thousand.” The teller place. The Saudi woman was out- village because of who you might won’t join the Everglades club, or the ment after the kind of tourists we’ve gasped but said nothing. “Is it ille- raged. And this happened in Paris, of meet. Pundits keep banging on about Bath & Tennis — strongholds of old been getting of late. Give me four- gal?” asked the father. “No, no, but all places. This lot sees us as a bunch equality and freedom — but what money made the old-fashioned way legged beings any old day — and I you said the child is 12.” I looked at of money-hungry peons they can kind of freedom is it when you have — but they will be welcome to the really mean that. them and they seemed normal manipulate and push around. That Saudi and Gulf potentates mistreat- Palm Beach Country Club, where I’ll give you a brief example. Last enough, but how normal is it to give bloody woman, needless to say, had ing their Filipino servants behind Bernie Madoff was among the most Why cows can week, when I was in the Gstaad local that kind of dough to a 12-year-old to left France by the time the verdict closed doors right here in Swit- popular members. The OxyContin bank, a couple came in and went to play with? was delivered. It will all be swept zerland, supposedly the most democ- heiress Joss Sackler just had a fash- the teller next to mine. As I had to See what I mean about preferring under the carpet in due course. ratic nation of all? One of the reasons ion show in New York. If there were wait for something complicated four-legged creatures to humans? And like all cowardly bullies, the I think feminism and political cor- any shame left in this world, there be preferable (gone are the days when one could Exclusivity has always been the Saudis cried foul when two of their rectness are bad jokes is that there would not have been polite applause send moolah with a simple name and ethos of the very rich, but today’s oil installations blew up over the are thousands, if not millions, of at the end of the show. Goody, goody address), I couldn’t help but overhear rich bums are out of control. All one weekend. Houthi drones did it. Good Harvey Weinsteins in that part of the gumdrops: next time I write I’ll be to humans their conversation. The man was tall has to do is to look south — at Saudi for the drones, say I. The Saudis and world, and we refuse to do anything among the vomit-inducing, cynical and blond, the woman was from Arabia for one. Forget the bad taste, their allies have killed nearly 100,000 about it. Instead we kiss their insincerity of Noo Yawk groupies. somewhere in the Gulf and much the outrageous conduct towards people and are starving millions extremely ugly asses. Yippee! younger. They enquired about the women, the killing of dissidents and with their airstrikes and blockades. Never mind. Back in good old New amount that can be deposited for a the bullying of servants that goes as They are using hunger as a weapon, York, the Sacklers, the billionaire By arrangement with 12-year-old student at the Rosey far as torturing them if they don’t and have the gall to cry foul when the family behind OxyContin, have the Spectator Word SPY CONCRETE COLLAR CYBRARIAN PAGE An extensive system of roads or A librarian who specialises in locating, prioritising Oped 9 highways that surround a city and organising information on the Internet DECCAN CHRONICLE FRIDAY | 27 SEPTEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Saudi-Iran tussle always goes Tehran’s way at UN

Ayatollah Sistani for the Nobel The Saudis are after Israeli foreign minister forbidding place it appeared to response to the Iranian revolu- Prize. Paul Bremer, US repre- sitting on a heap of Israel Katz had crossed all the be in the Netanyahu years. tion of 1979. But it is far from a sentative in Baghdad, had writ- possible diplomatic red lines. Just after Donald Trump Wahabi-Salafi dominated ten a note to Ayatollah Sistani, rubble in Yemen, in “Poles suckled anti-Semitism became President, two grand homogenous group. In Bahrain, Saeed Naqvi seeking an interview. Sistani’s Aramco and in Syria. from their mother’s milk”, he old men and leaders of the the conflict is unique — an 80 response was cryptic: “Neither Iran, meanwhile, told his hosts, leaving the con- strategic community, Henry per cent majority Shia popula- you nor I belong to Iraq: Let has consolidated ference in tatters. A meeting Kissinger and Zbigniew tion is treated by the Wahabi Iraqis settle their affairs.” itself with the scheduled in Jerusalem to Brzezinski, turned up in Oslo ruling sheikhs as the only oppo- Wide Angle The two belong to the same carry forward the ideas from as guests of the Nobel sition. In 2011, when the Arab culture. Any observer of Iran Hezbollah in Beirut, Warsaw was cancelled. Can Foundation. I could distil the Spring was in the air, US diplo- would have anticipated the the Hashd al-Shaabi you blame the Poles for hating point which had great urgency. mat Jeffrey Feltman had very ranian President Benjamin Netanyahu, hanging essence of President Rouhani’s (in Iraq) and the him? The Law on Restitution of The Arab-Israeli faultline was nearly worked out a power- Hassan Rouhani’s from the precipice is not reas- message: “Let the region settle Houthis in Yemen. Jewish Property was passed by losing saliency to the Shia- sharing arrangement between West Asia peace plan suring either. Mr Netanyahu its affairs.” the Poles because the Jews, as Sunni faultline. There was an the ruling sheikh and the main will be dissected, dis- may well clamber on again, or The drone attack by the Holocaust victims, were suc- assumption that the Sunnis, Opposition. The arrangement cussed and digested he may fall without a trace, the Houthis on Saudi Aramco’s Mr Netanyahu is not a very cessfully laying claim to prop- being numerically superior, was scuttled by the late King because it is essential chances of him being a durable Abqaiq oil facility in Buqyaq “likeable” person in Tehran, as erty with the help of the would in the end prevail. And Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, who to stabilise a hugely figure in Israeli public life are was devastating for the Saudis, elsewhere. This was one of the Jewish clout globally. The US with US and Israeli support, saw any arrangement with the disrupted region. Of at a discount. The picture must of course. But it was much more ingredients in the anti-Semitism state department sent out they could ask for the moon. Shias as a compact with Iran, course, any idea from one side cause despair in Riyadh and worrying for the American mil- sweeping through the Western instructions to all its missions To get the calculations right, and therefore the devil. He saw ofI an arbitrarily drawn Shia- Tel Aviv now that there is no itary-industrial complex. The world. The persistent lobbying to keep an eye on Jewish prop- one must set aside Indonesia, Iran as “the head of a snake Sunni faultline will possibly John Bolton, holding a top question uppermost in the by the Israeli leader to demonise erty cases. This behaviour the world’s largest Muslim which had to be cut off”. cause Crown Prince secret folder to his chest and minds of the Saudi ruling elite Iran has not worked. Indeed, it comes across as high-handed country, and Malaysia, both Has this approach worked for Mohammad bin Salman of muttering: “I shall do such will be “if the trillions of dollars has boomeranged. In fact, he to most sovereign states. Sunni but different from the the Saudis? They are sitting on Saudi Arabia to throw a ginger things, what they are I know of Western arms which we have himself has had egg on his face Here is an opportunity for the Arab world. In Indonesia, par- a heap of rubble in Yemen, in fit, but after recent setbacks he not but they shall be the ter- bought over the years cannot as, for instance, at the high-pow- leader of Blue and White Party, ticularly, there is a quaint co- Aramco and in Syria. Iran, is something of a wounded stag rors of the earth.” (Lear) protect our crown jewels?” and ered conference in Warsaw last Benny Gantz, to make Israel existence of Islam and Hindu meanwhile, has consolidated and may be amenable to reason. The up-and-down in Iran’s the US arms market may take a February with the known pur- not just feared, but also loved. I culture. Even though Islam is itself with the Hezbollah in The attack on Aramco, image in Washington is fre- profound hit worldwide, which pose of isolating Iran. Russia have in years past travelled the religion of an overwhelm- Beirut, the Hashd al-Shaabi (in claimed by the Houthis, is a quent. An unforgettable image will not be a happy development slammed the planned meeting at around the length and breadth ing majority, the Mahabharat Iraq) and the Houthis in Yemen. wound, of course, but so is the is the Oped page of the New at a time when President the very outset as “counterpro- of the Israel, the Gaza Strip and and Ramayan define the wasted four-year-long war in York Times of March 20, 2005: Donald Trump is looking for ductive” because of its obses- the West Bank with my dear nation’s culture. The writer is a senior Yemen. It is now turning upon Columnist Thomas L. deep pockets to clean out the sion with Iran. friend, the late Eric Silver. The Gulf Cooperation Council journalist and commentator him. The sight of his buddy, Friedman had recommended Chinese in the trade war. The conference collapsed Israel then was never a harsh, put its heads together largely in based in New Delhi What do Saudis gain Greta, Malala & Jonathan: Kids who from acts of largesse are fearlessly taking on the world towards Pak leaders?

Let me mention just went around the world. Jonathan, they found the key to three of the millions Millions of children went on unlock this locked-in boy. Michael Morpurgo strike from school, marched in Jonathan could blink, he F.S. Aijazuddin [of children] who have the streets. The great and pow- could move his eyes. He learned made us sit up and erful, the politicians and the to spell out words, blinking at think and change, who establishment, may have shak- letters on the board his carer are telling us straight en their heads in disapproval, held out in front of him. but they knew well enough that Looking on, his mother spoke he first book I ever Some of us did not think they how it is, who are they had been rumbled, that his words. It took years of prac- hat could be his employers for not produced, some 50 would understand such things. pricking our Greta was right, as were her tice to make the words make more disarm- anticipating the crippling years ago, was a col- And some did not think they consciences and supporters, who will very soon sentences, make conversation, ing than to be attack on their oil facilities lection of poetry writ- had a right to stand up for their showing us a new way be voters. make writing, make poetry, Wchauffeured by at Abqaiq and Khurais? ten by children. I beliefs, to say and write what forward, a better way Greta has just sailed across make a book, his first book, Eye a debonair, dusky Prime One news report con- Tcalled it Children’s Words. they feel, to do what they think the Atlantic, to bring her mes- Can Write. And can he write! Minister? (Canadian tends that the Saudi There are poems in there by the is right, and what should be put sage to the US. She does not And can he speak! I should say Premier Justin Trudeau defence equipment there young Daniel Day Lewis and right. It wasn’t long ago that lack courage. Atlantic storms so. does not qualify. His dusk- proved “ineffective … due Montagu Don, among others, there were some who thought of ing. She spoke at the United or President Donald Trump, I’ve known him for four years iness was self-applied.) to the inability to track and and another by one Samuel women that way. That’s worth Nations. They have their she faces them down in her own now. When I first met him I did Saudi Crown Prince engage low flying targets”. Taylor Coleridge. remembering. Declaration of Human Rights; manner, quietly, firmly, polite- not know what to say. I knew he Mohammad bin Salman The British Guardian I was a young teacher trying Worth remembering too is the but standing there before them ly. The other day she was was a poet. All I could manage has not forgotten Prime newspaper gave a different all I could to help children find contribution millions of chil- was a young girl from Pakistan protesting outside the White was a rather awkward: “It’s Minister Imran Khan’s explanation. “The [Saudi] their voices. It was at a time dren today are making the who had nearly lost her life for House. She is championing a good to meet a young writer.” endearing hospitality. He defences were pointed in when teachers were not so con- world over towards the lives of those rights. She received the great cause, to end climate And he replied slowly, in his reciprocated by opening the wrong direction [,] fined to and driven by a narrow others, towards this good earth, Nobel Peace Prize, the youngest change before it is too late, now, own blinking way: “And it’s the doors of the Holy pointed across the Gulf curriculum, the children not so towards human rights, towards ever to do so. A child had because it is an outrageous good… to… meet… an… old… Ka’aba for Imran Khan to towards Iran and south taught to the exam, not so force- peace and reconciliation. changed the lives of others, injustice to the planet, and a writer!” enter Islam’s holiest epi- towards Yemen.” The fed. So teachers like me could Let me mention just three of changed the world for the bet- cruel injustice to future genera- I never patronised Jonathan centre, a privilege the Israelis once joked about all have more time and space to the millions who have made us ter. tions. This is a cause the young again. Saudis extend only to those an Egyptian tank being explore ideas, discover worlds, sit up and think and change, Then another young girl came all over the world have taken to Not good enough for this they allow close to them. designed with the unusual write our poetry, tell our tales, who are telling us straight how along, Greta Thunberg, 15, who their hearts, and quite a few remarkable boy to learn to Over the years, Pakistani configuration of three sing our songs, paint our pic- it is, who are pricking our con- decided enough was enough. million old folk like me. We speak with the blink of an eye, rulers have become accus- reverse and one forward tures, make and act our plays. It sciences and showing us a new She could see how climate could not wish for a better not good enough to write a tomed to such spontaneous gears. The three reverse was a good time to teach. The way forward, a better way. change was threatening, how champion. book. No, Jonathan Bryan acts of Saudi largesse. In gears were needed should work they were producing was In Pakistan, some ten years Sweden, her country, ecologi- And now to a hidden injustice began a campaign. He went to mid-December 2000, a the Israelis attack from the extraordinary; I was already ago now, Malala Yousafzai, a cally speaking supposed to be I knew little or nothing of until see ministers, talked to those deposed Prime Minister — front, and the forward gear beginning to realise just how young schoolgirl of 11, was among the most enlightened of I met a young boy called who can make things change, Nawaz Sharif — was in case they made a sur- immense the potential and tal- speaking out for the rights of all countries, was not moving Jonathan Bryan. He was 10 went armed with a persuasive released from Attock fort prise attack from the rear. ent of these young people was. I girls to be educated, and educat- nearly fast enough in the when I met him. He has suf- statement and an insistent where he had been sen- A recent press conference should have known. I had chil- ed well. In full knowledge of reforms that urgently need to fered from severe cerebral demand which has important tenced to life imprison- by the Saudi minister of dren of my own. how some in Pakistan might be made. In school her teachers palsy all his life. He has locked- implications for the education ment, convicted of kidnap- state for foreign affairs in What had not occurred to me object to this — the Taliban in were telling her to switch off in syndrome. He is entirely of all children everywhere. His ping, hijacking and cor- Riyadh provided no clari- so much then but has become particular, and others — and the lights and save the planet, reliant on his family and his message is simply this. Never ruption. He had been ty. He explained that he much more apparent to me understanding fully what risks and then they flew off all over carers, and on 24-hour medical underestimate a child’s poten- incarcerated there for 14 was sure the attack “was now, and to all of us, I suspect — she was taking, she went on the world for their holidays. support — life support effective- tial. Give us the teaching, give months when suddenly he not launched from Yemen, and has been one of the great speaking out. Her blogs for the Against all advice from parents ly. He hears, he sees, he feels, he us all we need to fulfil our- and his family were flown but from the north”. He dis- and important benefits of social BBC became well known. And and teachers she went on strike smiles. But he has no ability to selves, to make the best of our- out of Pakistan in a private closed that the Saudis had media — is the power of young the Taliban came for her, to from her school, sitting in the speak at all, so cannot commu- selves. Look at me. I had the jet belonging to the Saudi asked the UN and other people to change lives, change silence her. They shot her in street beside her banner. When nicate. Well, that’s what people help, support and encourage- royal family. Immediately countries to conduct a the world and how we see it. the school bus on her way asked, she replied, in her own often think about such chil- ment I needed. And Eye Can after his arrival at probe into the attacks. Patronise if you dare! The home. parlance: “I am doing this dren, and why people often give Write. And with my writing I Makkah, he performed When that probe is com- determination and courage of The assassination attempt because you adults are s****ing up on such children. can change things, change umrah, thankful for his pleted, the Saudis will the young to take on the adult backfired. After long months in on my future.” His mother and his family lives. I can make a difference. unexpected deliverance. decide on “appropriate pro- world, its hypocrisy, its greed, hospital with all the world look- This rang a bell for young peo- thought otherwise. For a while Three children, all of whom In March 2004, President cedures” to respond to the its idiocies, its hubris, its self- ing on, through social media, ple all over the world. Here was Jonathan simply existed. He found a voice of their own, a General Pervez Musharraf aggression. Could any com- delusion, its ignorance, its all of us, young or old, wishing one of their own, brave enough would lie there in a room, the mission of their own, found the visited Saudi Arabia muniqué have been more absurd preconceptions and her well again, the doctors to face up to the adult world television on, with other chil- courage to endure and to speak where, according to his benign or forgiving, or dila- prejudices, “to bravely go worked miracles and Malala that they knew was being hypo- dren similarly afflicted. His out, and are making the lives of then information minister tory? By asking the UN to where no one has gone before”, recovered. And once recovered critical. This was their world mother knew there was a child others immeasurably better. Sheikh Rashid (now Imran probe into the drone and has taken most of us by sur- she simply went on where she that was being systematically in there longing to communi- Listen to the children. It’s their Khan’s voluble minister of missile attacks on its vital prise. had left off, flying the flag for polluted, exploited and cate: that Jonathan had a spirit, world as much as ours. More railways), Musharraf held oil facilities, the Saudis Some of us might not have the rights of girls the world destroyed. Young people are a mind, a personality, and that really. They’ll be here longer. a “one-on-one meeting seem to be deliberately thought that young people had over to be educated. aware of the power of social he was longing to express him- with the Saudi Arabian inviting delay. Neither the it in them. Some of us did not And by then, of course, the media, know how to use it, and self. Between his mother and By arrangement with leadership and discussed Saudi crown prince nor think they were old enough. world was listening, applaud- they used it. Greta’s message his family and his carers, and the Spectator issues including Kashmir, Imran Khan will recall that Palestine, the situation in it took the three-member Iraq and Afghanistan”. UN Commission of Inquiry Sheikh Rashid’s efferves- nine months to investigate cence bubbled: “President the death of Benazir Bhutto. 50 YEARS AGO IN General Pervez Musharraf And even then, the commis- is the first Pakistani leader sion concluded that “it Clear vision dictates sound action who has been blessed with remains the responsibility the honour of going to the of the Pakistani authorities and follow it up with why he was not fol- roof of Khana Ka’aba after to carry out a serious, credi- action. Just do it! lowing Christ, he said, Giri pained at performing umrah.” ble criminal investigation”. The choice will “Jesus said turn the Later, in 2016, Musharraf Dare one ask what do the depend on one’s other cheek when you Gujarat incidents revealed in an interview Saudis gain from such Swami Tejomayananda vision of life; a spiri- are hit. But he did not that “a few months [after] open-pursed benefactions tual outlook will dif- say what to do when By a staff reporter leaving Pakistan he went to to Pakistani representa- fer. the other cheek is also HYDERABAD, Sept. 26. Saudi Arabia to perform tives? And why do We find it difficult slapped. So, I gave it THE President, Mr. V. V. umrah and King Abdullah Pakistan’s leaders degener- to break an attachment with back.” Imitation cannot stand Giri said here today that the then asked him where he ate so readily into postures loving and kind people and it the test of a crisis. This is recent happenings at was staying. Musharraf of obsequious gratitude? It dison, the famous sci- unfazed. Smiling from her is much easier to break a bond when our true nature is Ahmedabad “fill our hearts said King Abdullah consid- is rumoured that the entist, had set up a wheelchair, she confidently with someone whose conduct revealed. How long can we with sorrow and anguish.” ered him as a younger Saudis are behind furtive very expensive labora- declared, “In two weeks I will is disturbing. Wisdom is in remain indecisive? Consider It was all the more painful, brother and gave him a big overtures to free an earlier Etory, which one day get artificial limbs and begin not having expectations from the various standpoints, take the President said, to note amount of money by open- favourite, Nawaz Sharif. He caught fire. There was no to walk again.” This just anyone, because the only one decisions with clarity about that these violent distur- ing a bank account in his is currently serving a sec- panic. Instead, he called up his proves that some can remain we can truly depend upon is the vision, goal and values. bances should occur in the name in London. ond prison sentence. Prime wife and said, “Please come, calm in the face of even great the Lord — our sole well-wish- Don’t be doubtful. Arrange city hallowed by Gandhiji’s More recently, retired Minister Imran Khan has you will not get to see such a trauma. Like the man, who er and friend. Our response to matters in accordance with close association and where Gen. Raheel Sharif (the sworn he will not release spectacle again!” After that he having lost everything in a the varied situations life pre- the end result. However, be he established his first Army chief in over 20 him. Yet, his record shows went home and slept peaceful- financial crash, said to his sents is determined by our ready for all consequences — Sabarmati. The President years to retire without an that he can take a U-turn ly. An objective attitude helps friend, “I came empty handed vision. We cannot imitate oth- conducive or otherwise. who was inaugurating the extension) has been given whenever it is expedient. greatly. However, to keep into this world and shall leave ers. Aman once tried to imi- Gandhi Saptah at the a lucrative sinecure by the Meanwhile, Nawaz calm in the face of misfortune empty handed.” tate Jesus Christ. When he Swami Tejomayananda is Ravindra Bharati said it was Saudis. He is employed as Sharif can boast a qualifi- requires mental strength. Situations in life demand was slapped once, he turned from Chinmaya Mission. a matter of “deep regret and commander-in-chief of the cation his successor does Once, I met a young girl who decisions. Theoretically, life the other cheek. However, To find out more about shame that in spite of our bit- Saudi-led Islamic Military not have, as yet. He has at had lost both her legs. The could present several options, when slapped on the other Chinmaya Mission and ter experience in the past we Counter Terrorism least two convictions. centre of everyone’s sympa- but one must choose a practi- cheek, he retaliated with a Swamiji, visit have still not learnt the les- Coalition. What explana- thy, she remained completely cal course, within one’s reach hard smack. On being asked www.chinmayamission.com. son.” tion, one wonders, would By arrangement this new C-in-C have given with Dawn Reef contradictions PAGE Weeks after the Australian government downgraded the Great Barrier Reef’s long-term outlook to ‘very poor,’ PM Scott World 10 Morrison says the world heritage site is vibrant and resilient DECCAN CHRONICLE FRIDAY | 27 SEPTEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Trump calls impeachment Sikh woman, 15 ultras arrested The world is facing an probe by Democrats a ‘joke’ Kuala Lumpur, Sept. ■ THE SUSPECTS, 26: An Indian Sikh unprecedented threat woman was among 16 ter- some of whom were White House releases whistleblower complaint to members of Congress ror suspects arrested by linked to the Islamic from intolerance and the Malaysian Police for State, were arrested in terrorism Washington, Sept. 26: In allegedly planning to a special operation the days following the LOS ANGELES PIOs attack leaders of local — Antonio Guterres phone call between US political parties, a media conducted between President Donald Trump report said on Thursday. UN secretary-general August 10 and and Ukraine’s new presi- RAISE FUNDS FOR The suspects, some of September 25 dent, senior White House whom were linked to the officials intervened to EX-VP JOE BIDEN Islamic State, were ■ THE 16 SUSPECTS, “lock down” all records of arrested in a special oper- IN BRIEF the call. That’s according Washington, Sept. 26: ation conducted between comprised 12 Indones- to a declassified whistle- Days after US President August 10 and September ians, three Malaysians Ex-French Prez blower complaint released Donald Trump tried to 25 in Kuala Lumpur, and one Indian nation- on Thursday by the House woo Indian Americans by Sabah, Pahang, Johor, al, it said. Chirac dies at 86 Intelligence Committee. joining Prime Minister Penang and Selangor The complaint says that Narendra Modi at a mega cities, state-run Bernama ■ THE 38-YEAR-OLD Paris: Jacques Chirac, a two- the whistleblower learned rally in Houston, news agency reported. term French president who about the effort from Democratic presidential The 16 terror suspects Indian woman, who was the first leader to “multiple US officials.” aspirant Joe Biden was comprised 12 Indones- worked as a cleaner, acknowledge France’s role Committee members are hosted for a major fund- ians, three Malaysians was a member of the in the Holocaust and defi- hearing the testimony on raiser by this small but and one Indian national, secessionist Sikhs For antly opposed the US inva- Thursday over the com- rich community. it said. sion of Iraq in 2003, died plaint and details of the The fund-raiser in Los Quoting Ayob Khan Justice (SFJ) group. Thursday at age 86. His son- July 25 call on which US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speak dur- Angeles Wednesday night Mydin, assistant director in-law Frederic Salat-Baroux Trump prodded Ukraine’s ing a meeting in New York on Thursday. — AFP was organised by Indian- of Malaysian Police’s said that Chirac died leader to work with American surgeon Sanjay counter-terrorism divi- three of their children “peacefully, among his loved Trump’s personal lawyer reviewing a classified ver- Khurana and his software- sion, the report said the who carried out a suicide ones.” He did not give a Rudy Giuliani and the US sion of the complaint on TRUMP WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT engineer wife Mona, at 38-year-old Indian bombing attack on a cause of death, though attorney general to inves- Wednesday evening ahead their picturesque Manha- woman, who worked as a church in Philippines in Chirac had had repeated tigate Democratic political of testimony on Thursday ttan Beach home. It was cleaner, was a member of December last year. health problems since leav- rival Joe Biden. morning by acting ‘VERY TROUBLING’, SAY LAWMAKERS attended by about 150 top the secessionist Sikhs For The two also arranged ing office in 2007. Chirac Trump has said he’s Director of National Intel- New York, Sept. 26: A September. That docu- Indian Americans from in Justice (SFJ) group. for funds to be channelled was long the standard-bear- done nothing wrong. ligence Joseph Maguire. whistleblower report that ment has now been declas- and around Hollywood. India in July banned the to the Maute terrorist er of France’s conservative “They are getting hit hard House Democrats who has prompted an impeach- sified, Republican Congre- During his nearly 30- pro-Khalistani group for group in southern right, and mayor of Paris for on this witch hunt because have read the document ment inquiry into Donald ssman and House minute speech, Biden said its alleged anti-national Philippines, he said. nearly two decades. He was when they look at the say it’s “deeply disturb- Trump contains “very Intelligence Committee he is running for presi- activities. Mydin said some of the nicknamed “Le Bulldozer”. information, it’s a joke,” ing.” troubling” allegations, US member Chris Stewart dent to “restore the soul of The US-based SFJ push- suspects created new IS he said. House Speaker The whistleblower’s lawmakers have said, after said late on Wednesday. America, to rebuild the es for Sikh Referendum cells in Malaysia and pro- Nancy Pelosi announced a identity was not made the President dismissed Top Democratic Senator middle class and to unite 2020 as part of its sepa- moted the group through Student lay dead in formal impeachment public. the case against him as a Chuck Schumer told the country”. ratist agenda. The social media. inquiry. The complaint is at least “joke.” Democrats have reporters the complaint The former vice-presi- group’s primary objective “They were also active dorm for 2 months The House Intelligence in part related to a July accused Trump of a was “very troubling” — an dent said if Trump is is to establish an “inde- in recruiting new mem- Committee has released a phone call between Trump “mafia-style shakedown” assessment echoed by elected again, it will fun- pendent and sovereign bers, including Wellington: A teenager lay redacted version of a and Ukrainian President of his Ukrainian counter- Republican Senator Ben damentally change the US. country” in Punjab. Indonesians and dead in his campus dorm whistleblower complaint Volodymyr Zelenskiy. part Volodymyr Zelensky Sasse. “We can handle the next He said two Malaysians Malaysians, and planned room for up to two months, at the centre of Demo- The White House by urging a probe into his Trump struck a subdued 18 or 16 months if he does- detained in Sabah were to launch attacks in a New Zealand university crats’ impeachment probe released a rough tran- rival Joe Biden — prompt- tone at his first press meet n’t get us into a war. We responsible for spreading Malaysia and Indonesia said on Thursday, with the of President Donald script of that call ing the complaint by an since Democrats launched can’t handle another four IS propaganda and acted after recruiting as many young man’s body only dis- Trump. Wednesday morning. anonymous US intelli- an official impeachment years of Trump,” Biden as facilitators for an members as possible,” he covered after fellow resi- Lawmakers began — AFP gence official earlier in inquiry. — AFP said. — PTI Indonesian couple and said. — Agencies dents complained of the smell. The remains of the first year University of Canterbury student were so MBS: KHASHOGGI Indonesians protest in Parliament badly decomposed that spe- Mayor dumps trash cialist disaster investigators were brought in to identify KILLING UNDER them. “Clearly there’s been quite a big failure here,” New MY WATCH on beach in S. Korea Zealand education minister Chris Hipkins said. “And if Washington, Sept. 26: Seoul, Sept. 26: A South ing the scourge of sea- that means that things need Saudi Arabia’s crown Korean mayor who dum- borne waste. “We brought to change to make sure this prince appeared to ped a tonne of trash on a in waste styrofoam and sort of thing doesn’t happen accept responsibility for clean beach to give envi- other coastal trash gath- again in the future, then we the killing of journalist ronmental campaigners ered from nearby areas so will do that.” The 19-year- Jamal Khashoggi, something to pick up has the 600 participants could old, who has not been pub- telling US television a said sorry for his decep- carry out clean-up activi- licly identified, was few months later that it tion. ties,” said Lee Dong-jin, described by friends as a “happened under my Officials trucked in lit- Jindo county mayor, in a “good and confident guy”, watch,” but denying any ter and waste that had statement. but who would sometimes prior knowledge. already been collected His office apologised for “go off the grid for a week “It happened under my from rubbish-strewn coa- causing trouble and said or so.” He began his course watch,” Prince Moha- sts, and scattered it all the event was meant to in July opting to live on the mmed bin Salman told a over the pristine sand of “raise awareness about university’s leafy campus. reporter in December southwest Jindo. the seriousness of coastal 2018, according to quotes The following day hun- waste”. Lee said all the released ahead of a new dreds of volunteers litter had been retrieved Cholera outbreak PBS documentary to be scoured the shores and and taken care of “100 aired next week. bagged up the garbage as percent”. He said none in Sudan, 8 dead “I get all the responsi- part of an event to mark had entered the ocean and Khartoum: Eight people have bility, because it hap- International Coastal there had been “no sec- died from cholera in Sudan pened under my watch,” Cleanup Day, a global ondary pollution”. including six in the war-torn the heir to the Gulf event aimed at counter- —Agencies state of Blue Nile, according kingdom’s throne is to the World Health quoted as saying, follow- Organisation, amid a surge ing the October 2 mur- in the number of reported der. Prince Mohammed, cases. A total of 184 cases of the kingdom’s de facto FB AD RULES STRICTER IN Protesters break a hole in the wall of Parliament building compound in Kendari on Thursday during a rally against cholera were reported in the ruler, has come under African country over the past huge international pres- the government’s proposed change in its criminal code laws and plans to weaken the anti-corruption commission. POLL-BOUND SINGAPORE month, including 128 cases sure after the US-based Hundreds of Indonesians gathered in several major centres across the archipelago on Thursday as authorities from Blue Nile and 56 in writer was killed and braced for more violent opposition to a major overhaul of the criminal code. — AFP Singapore, Sept. 26: identity and location, Sinnar state, WHO said in a dismembered in the Facebook on Thursday and disclose who is statement late Wednesday Saudi consulate in introduced strict crite- responsible for the ad, citing health ministry Istanbul. ria for political ads on the social network said. records. “Eight cholera-relat- Khashoggi’s body was the social network in They must also give a ed deaths have been record- never found. Singapore to prevent the phone number, email or ed by the federal ministry of Asked during a conver- Defiant Boris demands polls in UK spread of misinforma- website, said Katie health, including six in Blue sation at a car race track tion as the city-state Harbath, Facebook’s Nile state and two in Sinnar outside Riyadh in London, Sept. 26: British summit in New York to ers the Opposition turned defeat for the government gears up for elections. public policy director. state,” WHO said. December 2018 why he Prime Minister Boris face furious parliamentar- tail and fled from an elec- in the highest court of the Faced with criticism In addition, the new did not know about the Johnson challenged Oppo- ians on Wednesday tion. Instead of deciding country. the site has been used to requirements will apply murder, the prince sition parties to table a no- evening, appeared unre- to let the voters decide, Responding to Johnson, manipulate polls, Faceb- to those wanting to run replied: “We have 20 mil- confidence motion against pentant as he stuck to his they ran for the courts it is Labour Party leader ook has been tightening ads on social issues like TREMORS lion people. We have his government to trigger stand that the senior absolutely no disrespect to Jeremy Corbyn accused rules on such adverts immigration and crime three million govern- a general election, amid judges had been wrong the judiciary to say I think him of failing to take the around the world, from — hotly debated by RETURN TO ment employees.” chaotic scenes in the and rejected the pleas of the court was wrong, he court defeat seriously, the US to India. Singaporeans on And pressed on how a House of Commons after a Members of Parliament to declared, amid extraordi- branding his statement Those advertising in Facebook. team could take one of historic Supreme Court moderate his inflammato- nary verbal clashes in the “10 minutes of bluster Singapore about elec- “To enable healthy dis- HAUNT PAK the royal planes to verdict over-ruling his ry language as an attempt Commons. from a dangerous Prime tions and politics on course, we’ve taken SHAFQAT ALI | DC Istanbul to carry out the earlier suspension of to frustrate his Brexit Other Parliamentarians Minister who thinks he is Facebook or its Instag- steps to reduce the ISLAMABAD, SEPT. 26 killing, he said: “I have Parliament. strategy to meet the also rounded on Johnson above the law but in truth ram app will now have spread of misinforma- officials, ministers to fol- Johnson, who had to October 31 deadline. for his lack of contrition is not fit for the office he to first confirm their tion,,” she said. — AFP An Earthquake had on low things, and they’re dash back from the UN Instead of facing the vot- following the unanimous holds. — PTI Thursday again hit Pakistan responsible, they have Administered Kashmir and the authority to do that.” other parts of Pakistan and Riyadh has repeatedly ■ triggered fear among the peo- denied that Prince Moh- VIOLATORS | MARKED Smugglers enticing Rohingya refugees in camps to take boat journeys ple. ammed was behind the The tremor struck Mirpur, murder of Khashoggi. Jhelum, Sargodha, Rawalakot, And in the PBS com- Narowal, Sangla Hill, Dina, ments, the Prince Sheikhupura and other areas. Mohammed insisted the Bangladesh ‘shames’ human traffickers People came out of their killing was executed homes, offices, educational without his knowledge. Dhaka, Sept. 26: neys to other countries. ■ BANGLADESH Army institutions and other build- A report by a UN Bangladesh border guards Officials have been writ- ings in panic. human rights expert, are marking the homes of ing slogans such as “this is said the accused were The epicentre of the 4.7-mag- who conducted an inde- suspected drug and a house of a drug traffick- repeatedly committing nitude tremor was 10 kilome- pendent probe, said human traffickers in a er” in red paint on some the same crimes tres deep near Jhelum. 70 per- there was “credible evi- public shaming campaign dwellings in the border “despite being arrested sons were injured in the inci- dence” linking the as part of a bid to tackle a districts of Brahmanbaria dent. crown prince to the mur- sharp rise in crime, offi- and Joypurhat, popular multiple times” At least 38 people lost their der and an attempted cials said Thursday. routes for criminals. lives while 160 received severe cover up. The impoverished South “We have done this as der with India and a 273- and 360 sustained minor — AFP Asian nation has been bat- part of our social cam- kilometre border with injuries in an earthquake that tling a surge in the traf- paign to discourage others Myanmar. rattled Pakistan on Tuesday. ■ THE CIA has also ficking of cheap metham- from committing such A large part of the bor- The quake had completely reportedly said the phetamine pills called crimes,” Border Guard der is poorly policed, damaged 270 houses whereas killing was likely yaba from neighbouring Bangladesh regional com- allowing criminals to 2,709 buildings were partially Myanmar, and prescrip- mander Lieutenant Bangladesh border guards watch as a home belonging to a suspected drug trafficker smuggle humans, drugs destroyed. The earthquake ordered by Prince tion drugs and alcohol Colonel Golam Kabir said. is marked with red paint, which reads, “This is a house of a drug trafficker” — in and cattle. levelled homes and shops and Mohammed. from India. Kabir said accused were Akhaura. — AFP Authorities have also split open roads in an area Human trafficking has repeatedly committing the shut down dozens of travel between the towns of Jhelum ■ AN UN also linked also increased, with smug- same crimes “despite A local villager in hope they will think about entire families were being agencies in recent months and Mirpur to the north, the crown prince to glers enticing Rohingya being arrested multiple Brahmanbaria, their children’s futures”. “vilified”. over charges they are used which is in Pakistan’s portion refugees in Bangladesh times”, as they keep get- Mohammad Ali, welcomed But rights activists criti- Bangladesh shares a as fronts for human traf- of Kashmir. the murder camps to take boat jour- ting bail. the move and said that “we cised the campaign, saying 4,200-kilometre land bor- ficking. — AFP MFs asked Stiglitz sees to invest ‘significant in listed slowdown’, securities not crisis FRIDAY | 27 SEPTEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Overleaf ■ 60% increase in sales seen on small town outreach PMC Bank board sacked, quick Festive season may see withdrawal limit raised FALAKNAAZ SYED Former BJP MP Kirit BITES MUMBAI, SEPT. 26 ALL IN A DAY Somaiya and several After a huge outcry from Cash withdrawal account holders filed 45,000 cr online splurge police complaints ` the general public, the limit raised to INDICATORS % Reserve Bank of India Sensex 38,989.74 +1.03 `10,000 PMC Bank asked SANGEETHA G credit availability, prom- (RBI) on Thursday raised to keep the Nifty 50 11,571.20 +1.15 CHENNAI, SEPT. 26 ise of fast delivery driven the cash withdrawal limit The central bank by widest supply chain amount S&P 500 2,975.51 -0.31 for Punjab and Maharash- also sacked the Slowdown or not, e-com- network ever, spread tra Cooperative Bank board of the bank Bank's required to Dollar (`) 70.88 -0.21 merce will have its festive across smaller cities and (PMC Bank) customers to and appointed an AGM pay the Pound Sterling (`) 87.45 -0.22 splash in October. The fes- regions are also support- Rs 10,000 per account from administrator called depositors in tive month, which ing e-commerce sales in Rs 1,000. The revised limit off escrow Euro (`) 77.46 -0.25 includes Puja and Diwali, Bharat. will include the Rs 1,000 The bank’s MD account Gold (10gm)* (`) 38,685▼497 -1.28 is expected to see e-com- “Our consumer and busi- that customers may have Joy Thomas has merce sales of $7 billion, ness research and predic- already withdrawn. Bank Unions Brent crude ($/bbl)* 62.13 -0.42 been suspended or Rs 45,000 crore. The six- tion modellers clearly The central bank said effective write to FM, IN 10-Yr bond yield 6.710 -0.045 day sales around Puja indicate that the market is that with the raised with- Wednesday demand stern action US 10-Yr T-bill yield 1.687 -0.045 itself could garner sales of ready to grow significant- drawal limit, more than 60 $3.7 billion or Rs 24,000 ly during festive days 2019 per cent of the bank’s * As of 9:30 pm IST crore. ...enabled by multiple depositors will be able to account or current account reporting of NPAs from Bengaluru-based themes that industry has withdraw their entire or any other deposit the loans granted to real RedSeer Consulting said been focusing and invest- account balance. account by whatever name estate group Housing the gross sales revenue of Amazon eyes 100 mn more buyers ing on vernacular, credit The central bank also called, subject to condi- Development Infrastruc- FAL sells 5% in $7 billion expected for the availability, wide selection sacked the board of the tions stipulated in the RBI ture (HDIL), which has month would mark a 60 FC BUREAU geographies. and fast shipping. The bank and appointed an Directive dated September gone bankrupt. per cent jump, from $4.3 CHENNAI, SEPT. 26 He said to help cus- event is likely to mark a administrator. The bank’s 23, 2019… With the above Former BJP MP Kirit ICICI Lombard billion, or Rs 28,000 crore, tomer migration, landmark for the industry Managing Director Joy relaxation, more than 60 Somaiya and several clocked during last year’s Amazon said it has been “Amazon.in has shopping as it democratises to reach Thomas has also been sus- per cent of the depositors account holders of PMC for `2,500 crore festive month. working towards bringing experience in Hindi, cus- new consumer segments pended effective of the bank will be able to Bank filed police com- Included in this festive the next 100 million cus- tomer service and as well and new categories over Wednesday. As a result, the withdraw their entire plaints on Thursday FAL Corporation, a wholly month calculation is the tomers online this festive as seller supports in five next few years,” said Anil PMC Bank called off its account balance,” the RBI against top officials of the owned subsidiary of Canada- Puja week, which starts season, through enhanced languages – English, Kumar, Founder and CEO, 36th annual general meet- said. It said the Directions bank and HDIL for alleged- based Fairfax Financial from September 29 and presence in smaller cities Hindi, Kannada, Telugu RedSeer Consulting. ing that was scheduled to were necessitated on ly looting Rs 3,000 crore of Holdings, offloaded a 5 per ending by October 4. The and support services in and Tamil.” Consumer electronics be held on September 28 in account of major financial the depositors, police said. cent stake in ICICI Lombard Puja week alone may see local languages. “We are expecting this and fashion are expected Mumbai. irregularities, failure of Somaiya went to Mumbai General Insurance Co Ltd for 60 to 65 per cent growth in Manish Tiwary, to be the biggest festive to drive growth this festive Thomas notified the internal control and sys- Police's Economic Offences over Rs 2,500 crore through sales to $3.7 billion, or Rs Amazon India’s VP for season for us in terms of season and newer cate- development to stakehold- tems of the bank and Wing (EOW) and filed a open market transactions. The 24,000 crore, against $2.3 Category Management, traffic, new customers as gories like furniture also ers late on Wednesday. wrong/under-reporting of written complaint, alleg- shares were picked up by a billion, or Rs 15,000 crore a said driving accessibility well gross sales. We have are likely to emerge The RBI has also asked its exposures under vari- ing that money of at least host of Indian mutual fund year ago. More than 75 in regional and tier-II- added 1.5 lakh more sell- strongly. Around 40 per PMC Bank to keep the ous Off-site surveillance 9.12 lakh depositors of the houses, insurance companies million gross transactions plus cities “is a huge part ers to last year’s count of cent respondents want to amount required to pay the reports to RBI that came to PMC Bank was looted by and foreign investors. are expected over this six- of Amazon’s vision for 3.5 lakh and we have our buy consumer electronics depositors separately in an the Reserve Bank’s notice its top management and day period. India.” He said of the highest selection and we and large appliances. escrow account and/or in recently. HDIL and that there Compared to usual busi- next 100 million, a major- have 1.5X more fulfill- However, willingness to earmarked securities One reason for the RBI should be a forensic audit ness days, e-tailers may ity is expected to come ment capacity,” Tiwary buy mobiles is slightly which will be utilised by action was the high under- of these transactions. Axis Bank raises see a gross merchandise from tier-II and below said. lower than last year. Last the bank only to pay to the reporting of bad loans by The bank unions, the All value (GMV) spike of 7X year, mobile was the most depositors. the bank. The gross non- India Bank Employees on these festive days preferred category with 29 “It has been decided to performing assets (NPAs), Association (AIBEA) and `12,500 crore against 6X last year. cent to 32 million from 20 merce due to a host of fac- per cent respondents allow the depositors to as per its FY19 balance the All India Co-operative As the e-commerce play- million last year. The tors, including vernacular wanting to buy a new one. withdraw a sum not sheet, was at 3.76 per cent Bank Employees Federa- through QIP ers gear up with offers and growth will be primarily interface of platforms, The lower share of mobile exceeding Rs 10,000/- of its advances but news tion (AICBEF) wrote to discounts in various prod- driven by new shoppers which are breaking the phones will result in a (Rupees Ten Thousand reports pegged it in high Finance Minister Nirmala ucts and categories, the from smaller towns and accessibility barriers. small drop in average Only) (including Rs 1,000/- double-digits. Sitharaman seeking stern number of shoppers mak- cities. Wider than ever selection order value, which will wherever already with- Thomas in an interview action against the RBI offi- ing purchases is also Newer customers will across categories, attrac- come down from $51 in drawn) of the total balance has admitted that the prob- cials responsible for the expected to go up by 60 per get attracted to e-com- tive deals, wider than ever 2018 to $47 in 2019. held in every savings bank lem rose because of under- bank’s oversight. Economy to look up from H2: FM AAI arm to Axis Bank said it has raised Rs Govt plans to sell 12,500 crore through qualified New Delhi, Sept. 26: enough demand for loans. festive season will help the institutional placement (QIP) to Finance Minister Nirmala To cash in on the festive economy start looking up. do luggage fund business growth. "We Sitharaman on Thursday demand, Sitharaman "Things are looking for- understand that the transaction ‘whatever is saleable’ hoped the economy will urged the lenders to join ward and upward. That is scanning is the largest ever QIP by a pri- start looking up in the sec- the outreach programme why I started by saying it vate sector issuer in India. ond half of the current in 400 districts to push was like tonic for me and I Mumbai, Sept. 26: Despite a challenging macro- financial year as consump- lending and boost con- hope this message goes Airports Authority of economic and market environ- tion rises and banks sumption. across...The message that I India (AAI) said on ment, the placement has wit- increase their lending After meeting the top get from this meeting today Thursday it has mandat- nessed strong reception,” Axis operations. management of 29 leading is consumption is happen- ed its integrated logistics Bank said in a statement. Weeks after meeting pub- private sector financial ing," the minister added. arm AAICLAS to carry lic sector bankers, the institutions, she said, "On "From what has emerged out in-line baggage Finance Minister met the whole, it was a tonic- Nirmala Sitharaman today I think demand will screening at various air- heads of leading private like meeting where I have get back and motivate our ports from next months. sector lenders and finan- heard a lot of good things, prise...None of them voiced economy to move at a In the in-line baggage Govt to take a cial institutions. positive things and not one liquidity concerns." faster rate... In the coming screening system, pas- They categorically told voice said there is a con- She said economic slow- half year things will have sengers don’t have to call on IT relief the FM that there is no liq- cern, there is a shortfall of down seems to have bot- to look up...," she added. queue up near the X-ray Mumbai, Sept. 26: not saleable also will be uidity crisis and there is demand but to my sur- tomed out and the coming —PTI machines to scan their later: Thakur Terming privatisation as tried,” the official said. baggage before check-in. the top-most priority, a Addressing the annual To this effect, the AAI The government will take a senior Finance Ministry Capam conference in Cargo Logisticsand decision on raising the income official on Thursday said Mumbai, a senior govern- AlliedServices Com- tax exemption limit at an the government will sell ment official said the gov- Apollo mulls passing on tax benefits pany (AAICLAS) and appropriate time, Minister of “whatever is saleable”, ernment is confident of AAI have inked a pact on State for Finance Anurag Singh and is also planning to exceeding the divestment Wednesday, an official Thakur said. "When the time breach the minimum 51 target for the fourth con- ARI ALTSTEDTER cent from 30 per cent, as it profitability. The biggest Other companies are release said. arises to take a call on it per cent ownership level secutive year. SEPT. 26 tries to ignite an economy. beneficiaries would be employing this tax saving The pact entails (income tax relief), the govern- in select entities. “We have a very well The people familiar Apollo’s founders and in different ways. AAICLAS carrying out ment will do so. The govern- Getting down the gov- laid-out strategy for Apollo Hospitals Enter- with these plans did- largest shareholders, Maruti Suzuki India, hold baggage screening ment in the past has also ernment stake below 51 achieving the divestment prise, India’s largest hospi- n’t elaborate on Apollo’s the Reddy family, India’s biggest carmaker, function under the con- per cent will require target this year also. Last tal chain, is considering how Apollo will who have been said on September 25 that trol, supervision and increased (the limit) from Rs effective tax 2.5 lakh to Rs 5 lakh,” he said. amendments in the laws three years we exceeded passing on the proceeds of deliver the pro- selling assets to it’ll cut prices of some car administration of AAI at and will also ensure that the target and there is no corporate tax cuts ceeds to rate last year pay down their models by Rs 5,000 ($71) to various domestic and these companies move reason why we will not announced last week to its investors, was 46 per cent, own debt and pass on the tax cut benefit. international airports, beyond the remit of over- exceed the target this shareholders, people famil- whether by pay- according to trying to lower Bajaj Auto said the extra the release said. sight agencies like the year as well," Dheeraj iar with the matter said. ing dividends or Bloomberg the amount of money will defray costs This is in compliance Central Vigilance Bhatnagar, Additional Apollo may also use some through a buy- data shares pledged as and boost its ability to with the Bureau of Civil Onion prices to Commission and the Secretary in the of its tax savings to pay back. collateral with invest in technology, as the Aviation Security norms Comptroller & Auditor Department of down debt and invest in the Apollo’s moves to lenders. sector fights a sales slump for ensuring safe and cool from Nov: General. Investment and Public business, which operates 71 return tax savings to share- An Apollo spokesman that’s near two-decade low. secure in-line hold bag- The official explained Asset Management, said. hospitals throughout India, holders would be a further declined to comment on Apollo Hospitals is led by gage screening system, it that the Cabinet had in The budget has set a said the people, who asked boost after a surge in the how the firm intends to use its octogenarian founder said. Starting October 1, Niti official the past decided to own at divestment target of Rs not to be named discussing stock price this year as the this unexpected windfall. Prathap C. Reddy, and his AAICLAS will first com- Onion prices, which are ruling least 51 per cent in PSUs 1.05 lakh crore for the internal matters. Prime company pivots away from Apollo’s effective tax rate four daughters, who share mence operations at high at Rs 70-80 per kg in the but it will now have to current fiscal, up from Rs Minister Narendra Modi’s multi-year investments to last year was 46 per cent, the roles of Chairman and Kolkata, Chennai, Ahme- national capital and other parts take a call on going down 90,000 crore last fiscal government pared the cor- build new hospitals to according to data compiled Managing Director bet- dabad and Calicut.— PTI of the country, will calm down below that level. that it had overshot. porate tax rate to 22 per focusing on increasing by Bloomberg. ween them. —Bloomberg from November onwards when “The government is He said the government fresh kharif crop hits the mar- proposing/planning to wants to sell excess land ket, Niti Aayog Member bring down its equity holdings held by state- Ramesh Chand said on holding below 51 percent run enterprises and will Thursday. To keep a lid on in select central public soon be appointing inter- prices, the Centre is offloading sector enterprises,” the national consultants for Short trip to small cities is new travel trend onion from its buffer stock official said, requesting the same. through agencies like Nafed, not to be named. This will “We are in the process NCCF and Safal outlets. also take out these units of appointing interna- SANGEETHA G booked destination and the daily average bookings per cent. experiences,” said Gaurav out of the purview of var- tional consultants for the CHENNAI, SEPT. 26 most sought after by cou- shooting up by 493 per cent “It’s interesting to see Ajmera, Chief Operating ious central oversight property (sale). They will ples, while Kochi topped and 291 per cent, respec- how the travel and hospi- Officer, India & South Printed & Published by agencies, the official said. be handling these trans- As the economic slowdown the charts of being the tier- tively, in the September tality industry has evolved Asia, Oyo Hotels and T Venkateswarlu on behalf of Deccan Privatisation, the offi- actions,” Bhatnagar said. bites, Indian travellers are II city mostly booked by quarter against the same in recent times. Driven by Homes. 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■ World shares Economist says Trump has introduced a new level of chaos Muted growth seen OPENING up over trade Stiglitz sees ‘significant in plastic exports BELL PROJECTION FOR TODAY war thaw SANGEETHA G CHENNAI, SEPT. 26 Beijing, Sept. 26: World Traders to give shares were mostly high- slowdown’, not crisis Notwithstanding the curre- er on Thursday after nt growth trajectory, plas- Market President Donald Trump tic exports are likely to see up plastic: Cait suggested a costly tariff ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ I would say that I don’t makes it all worse.” muted growth going ahead war with China could be PARIS, SEPT. 26 In his book Stiglitz argues due to plastic import ban Chennai, Sept. 26: More may retain resolved soon. see a crisis, What I for a “progressive capital- by different countries, US- than seven crore traders But Wall Street stocks Nobel prize-winning econo- see is a significant ism” where the state would China trade war and lin- across the country will dipped in early trade as mist Joseph Stiglitz said slowdown. In the again wield more power gering working capital con- give up single use plastic positive investors weighed a the global economy is over the economy, includ- cerns. Diversifying into bags from October 2, says whistleblower com- entering a severe slow- process of this signifi- ing regulating markets. eco-friendly varieties and the national traders’ body. plaint in impeachment down, but told AFP in an cant slowdown, there He recommended the alternative product cate- The Confederation of trend proceedings against Pre- interview he did not see it will be bankruptcies. breakup of internet giants. gories has become impera- All India Traders (CAIT ) sident Donald Trump. hurtling towards crisis. When you are slowing “There was no reason that tive for the plastic industry, had launched a nationwi- Sensex and Nifty-50 gained Germany’s DAX “I would say that I don’t down and you misman- Facebook should have been finds a study. de campaign from Septe- over one per cent after a advanced 0.5 per cent to see a crisis,” said the US allowed to aquire The Y-o-Y growth in plasti- mber 1, to make traders day of profit booking in 12,296.76 and the CAC 40 economist in Paris where age, you go bankrupt Instagram and WhatsApp,” cs exports is expected to re- and people aware about the previous session, with n Paris climbed 0.8 per he was promoting the — Joseph Stiglitz, said Stiglitz. main tepid at best, finds a the impact of plastic usa- front line stocks as well as cent to 5,626.55. Britain’s French version of his latest The economist welcomed report by Drip Capital. The ge on environment and the broader market gain- FTSE gained 1.1 per cent book: People, Power, and Economist the French government’s US-China trade war and the has advised both traders ing as the future and to 7,371.02. Profits: Progressive move to tax the revenue of US’s removal of Generali- to use alternatives of pla- options contracts for US stocks had rebound- Capitalism for an Age of Argentina might be swept having problems. Facebook, Apple, Amazon sed System of Preferences stics and prompt their cu- September month expired. ed on Wednesday after Discontent. into dire straits “but I don’t “China has been having a and Google who have been are creating uncertainty for stomers also to use cloth Sensex crossed 39000 ma- Trump told reporters “What I see is a signifi- think it is likely that hard time going from a declaring global profits in the future of plastic exports. or jute bags or other alter- rk intra-day and touched a China wants “to make a cant slowdown,” he said. Europe and America will.” manufactured export led targeted low-tax jurisdic- Consumers and markets natives. The traders are high of 39158.07 and finally deal very badly” and it “In the process of this sig- The 2001 winner of the growth to a more domesti- tions. The French initiative are increasingly seeking eco now ready for the change, closed at 38989.74 up 396.22 “could happen sooner nificant slowdown, there Nobel Memorial Prize in cally driven growth,” he had forced “a global conver- friendly alternatives to sin- said CAIT Secretary Gen- points or 1.03 per cent. than you think.” will be bankruptcies.” Economic Sciences said he said. sation about the taxation of gle-use plastics. Many coun- eral Praveen Khandelwal. Broader Nifty-50 Index “Investors have been He said that slowdown de- was concerned about rate Germany is under pres- the digital companies”, he tries such as France, China — FC Bureau closed at 11571.20 up 131 ‘trade war’ bearish for so prived corporate managers cuts by US and eurozone sure to stimulate its own said. and Malaysia, have banned points or 1.15 per cent. long that any sliver of of a cushion to soften the central banks and a revival economy as well as its euro- “And it helps the people these plastic goods entirely, In the broader market optimism is cheered,” consequences of their of liquidity injections into zone partners, while the US realize that there is some- necessitating a shift Asia. In the long term, the BSE Mid-Cap Index gained said Stephen Innes of errors. the economy. “has a problem called thing fundamentally wrong towards other possibilities. sustainability of plastic 0.92 per cent while BSE AxiTrader in a report. “When you are slowing “I think the benefit that Trump”, said Stiglitz. when the richest corpora- In the midst of rising polit- exports remains to be seen, Small-Cap Index gained In Asia, Tokyo’s Nikkei down and you mismanage, they get out of this is very “It’s not just a trade war. tions in the world are not ical and economic tensions finds Drip Capital. 0.42 per cent. 225 picked up 0.1 per cent you go bankrupt.” little,” he said. “They are He has introduced a new paying taxes”. globally, plastics could beco- Moreover, the small and to 22,048.24 while Hong This made people nerv- clearly losing ammunition degree of political uncer- Stiglitz was Chief Econ- me a flashpoint for many medium exporters are relia- Technical View Kong’s Hang Seng gained ous, “but the particular sit- in case the situation gets tainty, a new level of chaos” omist at the World Bank for trade conflicts. It is impera- nt on export incentive sche- 0.4 per cent to 26,041.93. uation for a global crisis worse.” that has reduced growth. three years after serving as tive that exporters and oth- mes like MEIS for working Rahul Mishra, Assistant The Shanghai Compo- requires much more dis- Stiglitz said the three “Those three together the head of US President er stakeholders keep an eye capital needs. While MEIS Vice President site Index lost 0.9 per ruption than that”, he said. main economies — China, mean slow economic Bill Clinton’s Council of on upcoming embargos/ re- has been replaced by (Derivatives), Emkay cent to 2,929.09. —AFP Stiglitz said some devel- the eurozone and the growth,” said Stiglitz. Economic Advisors. strictions, similar to the on- RoDTEP, the rates have not Global Financial Services oping countries like United States — were all “The trade war just — AFP es in place in Southeast been announced yet. said, “Nifty started September month around 10800 level and was strug- gling to cross the 11000 Basmati rice resistance as the initial stimulus from FM could MFs asked to invest Volvo to unveil first EV XC40 SUV in Oct Kristalina not help improve investor's exports to be sentiments till the corpo- MICHAEL GONSALVES The company, famed for said. The front structure of rate tax cut was PUNE, SEPT. 26 its safety, said that it aims the XC40, which is built on Georgieva announced. Nifty is cur- muted this year in listed securities to maintain its established Volvo’s Compact Modular rently trading above 50 Volvo Cars, the Swedish reputation for safety with Architecture (CMA) plat- named IMF MD and 200 day moving aver- SANGEETHA G New Delhi, Sept. 26: With luxury car brand, will the new model. form, has been redesigned age and we believe 11300 CHENNAI, SEPT. 26 an aim to safeguard mutual unveil its first fully electric “Regardless of what to account for the absence DOUGLAS GILLISON & will be the support level, fund investors from high-ri- Sebi to take view car called XC40 small SUV drives a car forward, be it of an engine. DELPHINE TOUITOU 11600 will be good resist- Basmati exports are fac- sk assets, regulator Sebi has next month for the global an electric machine or com- The XC40 SUV, with the WASHINGTON, SEPT. 26 ance and we may see sup- ing headwinds in the asked asset management market in the US. bustion engine, a Volvo starting price at Rs 39.9 ply around this level.” current fiscal, after two companies to make all their on rights issue The brand has promised must be safe,” Malin lakh, is currently on sale in The Internatio- “From derivatives point years of strong growth. investments in listed or to- that its first EV will be Ekholm, Head of Safety at India. The demand for nal Monetary of view, FPIs have doubled Due to uncertainty be-listed equity securities. Mumbai, Sept. 26: Sebi “one of the safest cars Volvo Volvo cars has been grow- Fund formally their position in Index over exports to Iran as The new framework said it will take a view on we’ve ever built”. India Cars ing steadily in the country. selected Krista- future during the month so well as likely modera- comes after the board of the a proposal to reduce the launch and its assembly in Its sales grew 11 per cent lina Georgieva far. The monthly option tion in average export Securities and Exchange time taken for rights the country is also on the to 1,159 units in January- of Bulgaria to data suggest that the Nifty realisations, Basmati Board of India (Sebi) issues to around 31 days. cards. It will unveil the June period while mass be only the sec- Kristalina range for the month of rice exports are expected approved a proposal in this Besides, the market wat- electric version of the SUV car market continued to ond woman Georgieva October will be 11000- to be muted in FY20, regard in August. Exposure chdog is in the process of on October 16 in America. bleed. ever to lead the 11500, however, 12000 call finds Icra. to risky debt securities has taking steps to further st- 189-member institution. holds a decent open inter- In FY19, Basmati rice emerged as a major risk for rengthen the framework The selection had been est making it the next exports were at an all- capital market investors, for alternative investme- all but guaranteed after resistance,” Mishra said. time high at Rs 32,806 including those coming nt funds (AIFs), Sebi chief the global crisis lender Rohit Singre, Senior Tec- crore, primarily led by through the mutual fund Ajay Tyagi said at a Ficci Darwinbox raises said earlier this month hnical Analyst, LKP Secu- aggressive buying by route, and the regulator has event here. He further that Georgieva, a former rities said, “Nifty-50 expi- Iran. Iran has been mak- been making efforts to said Sebi is examining World Bank CEO, was the red September series at ing aggressive pre-emp- enhance its regulatory safe- the concept of company $15 mn from STREETbuzz sole candidate. 11571 with gains of nearly tive buying in the first ty net against such risks. ‘promoters’ and studying In acknowledging her 6 per cent. Immediate sup- half of FY2019 due to an- “All investments by a if we can shift to ‘control- selection, Georgieva spo- port for Nifty is coming ticipated impact on its gl- mutual fund scheme in ling shareholders’. The Sequoia, others Vishwaraj IPO from Sept 30 ke of tempestuous times near 11510-11450 zone and obal trade with re-impo- equity shares and equity concept of ‘promoters’ for the global economy. resistance is coming near sition of US trade sanc- related instruments shall has been prevalent in New Delhi, Sept. 26: Vishwaraj Sugar Industr- mpany after an interval of “It is a huge responsibil- 11625-11680 zone, imm- tions later in that year. only be made, provided India for a long period of Darwinbox, an enterprise ies, based in Belgaum more than 8 years opens on ity to be at the helm of the ediate support for Nifty On a comparative bas- such securities are listed or time. Globally, rather th- HR technology platform, District of Karnataka ann- September 30 and closes on IMF at a time when global Bank is coming near 29850- is, Basmati rice exports to be listed,” the regulator an promoters, the concept on Thursday said it has ounced Rs 60 crore initial October 4, 2019. economic growth contin- 29,650 and resistance is in 4M FY20 stood at Rs. said in a notification dated of ‘controlling sharehold- raised $15 million (about public offering in a price The funds raised through ues to disappoint, trade coming near 30300-30550”. 10,847 crore, 6 per cent September 23. ers’ is more prevalent. Rs 105 crore) led by band of Rs 55 to Rs 60 per are proposed to be primari- tensions persist, and debt lower than Rs. 11,575 Besides, Sebi has allowed — PTI Sequoia India. share of Rs 10 face value ly utilized to finance the is at historically high lev- Market View crore in the correspon- mutual funds to invest in The series B round also each, for listing on the ma- working capital require- els,” she told reporters. ding period in the previ- unlisted non-convertible saw participation from in board of BSE and NSE. ment of the company and “This means also deali- Vinod Nair, Head of Resea- ous fiscal. During the debentures (NCDs) up to a eme,” the regulator noted. existing investors, The public offer of 1 crore bridge the funding require- ng with issues like inequa- rch, Geojit Financial Serv- current fiscal, Basmati maximum of 10 per cent of Also mutual funds have Lightspeed India Partners, equity shares from the co- ment gap. lities, climate risks and ices said, “Previous ses- rice exports realisations the debt portfolio of the been permitted to accept Endiya Partners and 3one4 technological change.” sion’s global selling was stood at Rs 75,589/MT for scheme. This would be sub- upfront fees with disclo- Capital, a statement said. Georgieva is to take up based on US political dra- 4M FY2020, only 2 per ject to such investments in sure of all such fees to val- Darwinbox's cloud based her position as Managing ma which reversed on Th- cent higher than the pre- unlisted NCDs having sim- uation agencies, and stan- end-to-end Human NHPC up on `4,112-cr MoU Director on Oct 1, replaci- ursday. While Indian mar- vious fiscal. ple structures, being rated, dard methodology for treat- Resource Management ng Christine Lagarde, ket recovered from profit secured and with monthly ment of such fees would be System (HRMS) caters to Shares of government ow- Memorandum of Underst- who is expected to take booking from the sharp coupons. issued by industry body HR needs across the entire ned hydro electric power anding (MoU) with Gover- over the European Cent- gain. Momentum was bro- “Mutual fund scheme sha- AMFI (Association of employee lifecycle (hire-to- producer NHPC gained as nment of Himachal Prade- ral Bank later this year. ad based with auto, banks ll not invest in unlisted Mutual Funds in India) in retire). the company bagged Rs sh for execution of 449 me- She inherits the helm of and metals leading the ga- debt instruments including consultation with Sebi. "Partnering with mar- 4,112 crore project from ga watt Dugar HE Project an institution buffeted by ins on expectation of bet- RBI’s report commercial papers, except “The balance-sheet shall quee investors will acceler- Government of Himachal located in Chamba District, the rise of populism in ter demand during festive government securities and disclose under each type of ate our penetration into Pradesh. NHPC shares Himachal Pradesh. The advanced economies and season. This positive trend other money market instr- investment (s) in securi- the Asian Enterprise mar- closed 0.88 per cent up at Rs project is a run of the river escalating trade conflicts is likely to be maintained on liquidity uments. Provided that mu- ties, the aggregate market ket, drive product innova- 22.95 on the BSE and scheme on Chenab River. — the largest of which has in combination with ease tual fund schemes may inv- value or fair value of secu- tion and maximize value touched a high of Rs 23.25 The estimated present day been driven by the United in trade-war & domestic est in unlisted nonconverti- rities classified as below delivered to customers," in the intra-day trading. cost of the project is Rs States, the fund’s single stimulus.” framework ble debentures up to a max- investment grade and Darwinbox co-founder “NHPC has signed a 4,112 crore,” NHPC said. biggest shareholder. —RAVI RANJAN PRASAD imum of 10 per cent of the default,” Sebi noted. Jayant Paleti said. — AFP FC BANKING BUREAU debt portfolio of the sch- — PTI — PTI —RAVI RANJAN PRASAD MUMBAI, SEPT. 26

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday released the report on liquidity management fr- amework submitted by THIS FINTECH SAFARI COULD BE A WILD RIDE an internal working gro- up that was set up to help the central bank manage ANDY MUKHERJEE have basic bank accounts. tors’ trust from scratch, th- likes of PayPal. Even in es the city has to offer. But system liquidity more ef- The rise of African mobile Small, but profitable ey’ll also have to find borro- Kenya, where small and not only is the mainland fectively. The RBI panel From ATMs to credit cards money is associated with M- StanChart’s Africa lending operations are small, but the net interest margin on the contient is better than wers online. Big Data is sup- medium-size enterprises caught up in a global trade has recommended large- and PayPal, the West’s dom- Pesa, Kenya’s digital-wallet anywhere else posed to make it easier to routinely fund themselves war, its relationship with ly maintaining the pres- inance of innovation in con- revolution. Now traditional Region NIM (%) Customer loans ($B) find creditworthy custom- with working capital from Hong Kong is also fraying. ent corridor system with sumer finance appears to lenders like Standard Chart- Greater China & North Asia 1.48 128 ers; yet that theory will be fintech, onerous debt loads And while StanChart has its call money rate as the ta- have exhausted itself. ered, with a presence on the ASEAN & South Asia 1.96 81 put to the test, since digital- could become a problem. strong presence in Southea- rget rate. However, it has At the top of the emergent continent going back more only banks won’t have any StanChart is right to focus st Asia, especially Singap- Africa & Middle East 3.10 29 suggested making it mo- new order is the fintech duo than a century, are discover- branch managers intimate- on deposits before it dips its ore, to compensate for any re flexible to adapt to the from China — Alibaba ing that online banking can Europe & Americans 0.55 26 ly familiar with local busi- toes into online lending. It’s weakness in China and needs of the system, wh- Group Holding and Tencent help them mobilize low-cost Srouce: Standard Chartered/Bloomberg nesses and their prospects. embarrassing enough that Hong Kong, HSBC is far too en it is in deficit or sur- Holdings. Next in line are current and sa- Africa won’t be without its the lender was unable to tell reliant on both. Investors plus mode. Alphabet and Walmart, vings accounts compress expen- pool for the continent was own peculiar challenges. regulators how some of its took note when Beijing “Minimizing the num- whose highly localized more profitably sive and time- $35 billion in 2017, according The verdict will come down private-banking clients am- snubbed HSBC by excluding ber of operations should smartphone payment rival- than acquiring Column consuming to McKinsey & Co, which when StanChart begins dig- assed their wealth, as Bloo- it from the group of banks be an efficiency goal of ry is playing out between customers via know-your-cus- sees it expanding to $53 bil- ital-consumer lending oper- mberg News reported recen- that help set the loan prime the liquidity framework. Google Pay and PhonePe in physical branches. tomer processes? That’s one lion by 2022. By contrast, ations there, starting with tly. Promoting an unsustain- rate, a new policy tool. Consequently, there sho- India. In Southeast Asia, StanChart’s digital push, question analysts will ask HSBC's Hong Kong opera- Kenya later this year. This is able credit culture among The Africa push may not uld be ideally one single two homegrown ride-hail- which began last year in when the lenders finally tions alone garnered $18 bil- an area where fintech firms poorer African customers have a direct bearing on Sta- overnight variable rate ing giants are aspiring to Cote D’Ivoire, has spread to arrive next year, after a lion last year. are growing fast, though the could be a PR disaster. nChart’s digital plans in As- operation in a day, suppo- dominate commerce. other countries including delay caused by the ongoing There are other distinctio- basic infrastructure for dis- The rewards of getting it ia, but it makes sense. Even rted by fine-tuning oper- But the ultimate frontier Uganda, Ghana, Kenya and anti-government protests in ns, too. Hong Kong and Sing- ciplined lending — con- right are high, though. StanChart’s rivals privately ations, if required. The in tech-enabled consumer Tanzania. The next stop will the city. The answer would apore are giving out brand sumer-credit registries — HSBC, StanChart’s traditio- say that the specialist emer- current provision of ass- banking lies far from the be Nigeria. Among the partly determine the dent new virtual banking licens- are underdeveloped in ma- nal rival, has bet big on the ging-markets lender, which ured liquidity — up to Asian theater. attractions of going fully online-only banks will make es, whereas in Africa, Stan- ny parts of the continent. Beijing-sponsored Greater CEO Bill Winters has been one per cent of net dema- Consider this one statistic: online: a 15-minute client in the sprawling deposit Chart uses its existing com- The sudden decision by Tala Bay Area, an economic pow- trying to remake with unev- nd and time liabilities — In 13 countries, more than signup process that doesn’t franchise of HSBC mercial banks to offer its SC to shutter its consumer-loan erhouse connecting the ma- en success, has a good story is no longer necessary 10 per cent of the population require physical validation Holdings, Hong Kong’s Mobile app. Not only will operation in Tanzania has nufacturing hubs of south- to tell investors. A tale from since the proposed liq- uses mobile phones for pay- of people or documents. Can undisputed banking leader. virtual banks in Asia, espe- also made the industry jit- ern China — and the gam- exotic Africa, no less. And uidity framework would ments. All of them are in Hong Kong’s eight virtual Large as it is, Africa cially those that don’t have tery. Just last month, the bling centers in Macau — that, too, when HSBC is run- entirely meet the liquidi- sub-Saharan Africa, where banks — StanChart will be remains a tiny laboratory pedigreed lenders backing California-based fintech with Hong Kong, and the fin- ning thin on happy news. ty needs,” said RBI. a majority of adults don’t among them — similarly for finance. The revenue them — have to win deposi- raised new money from the ancial and corporate servic- — Bloomberg Test call PAGE Australia’s one-day skipper Aaron Finch is keen to play Test cricket again after watching the top order Games 13 fail to fire during the recent Ashes series DECCAN CHRONICLE FRIDAY | 27 SEPTEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD High-stakes HCA MY IMMEDIATE priorities are to finalise the lease polls set for today agreement with the government and MOSES KONDETY | DC when persisted with. Yes, Ultimately for me, opening the three HYDERABAD, SEPT. 26 money does flow freely off the field. playing for India, stands. Of course It’s judgement day at the There’s so much at stake you should not be TNCA has zero Hyderabad Cricket besides the cricket — tolerance for any Association. After hectic awarding of contracts and picking and form of corruption campaigning, 155 private getting men in positions on and TNCA will take clubs, 51 institutional ones, committees or HCA related choosing series. 9 district associations and works are the bargaining — Gautam Gambhir on Mahendra appropriate action 11 former international chips in the grimy game. Singh Dhoni on any such issues. players will vote on Friday On election eve, members Rupa Gurunath, to elect six members to the of the single club group led — Apex Council that will by treasurer aspirant C. TNCA president steer the game in the State. Babu Rao and secretary SHORT TAKES For the first time, former contestant R. M. Bhaskar internationals will get to released their manifesto, ICC, Facebook are exercise their franchise promising to develop infra- and would play an active structure, pick players in a partnership part in shaping up the purely on the basis of per- Association that controls formance, round the year Dubai: The International Cricket cricket in the State. coaching camps, free Council (ICC) on Thursday Former Indian captain coaching in the districts announced a partnership with Mohammad Azharuddin is and boost the women’s Facebook which will become angling for the lead role as game among others. the exclusive digital content he matches his wits The others, well, they’ve rights partner for ICC global against Prakash Chand been promising everything events in the Indian sub-conti- Jain and K. Dilip Kumar under the sky, even the nent. Facebook, a popular for the president’s post. moon. social media platform, will also Traditional heavy- The ones in their ele- carry post match recaps weights N. Shivlal Yadav, ments will be known when throughout the rest of the Arshad Ayub, Man Singh the sun sets on the Rajiv world through to 2023. and the Agarwals are play- Gandhi International Facebook will carry a range of ing behind the scenes this Cricket Stadium today. digital content across four time around as they fall years including match recaps, foul of the sniping Lodha THE CONTESTANTS in-play key moments and other Rupa Gurunath after being elected unopposed as president of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association in Chennai on Thursday. — DC Committee recommenda- ■ President: Mohammad match and feature content. tions. Azharuddin, Prakash Chand “We are delighted to welcome However, the consortium Jain, K. Dilip Kumar. Facebook to the global cricket controls a good chunk of ■ Vice-president: K. John family for this multi-year, multi- the votes and is pulling Manoj, Sardar Daljeet Singh. market partnership which is a strings from behind the ■ Secretary: R. M. Bhaskar, R. first for our sport. The combi- curtain and throwing their Vijayanand, S. nation of one of the world’s weight behind the panel Venkateshwaran. most watched sports with one led by Azhar. ■ Joint Secretary: J. Shivaji of the world’s largest platforms There’s a block with mul- Yadav, Naresh Sharma, is exciting for the future of our tiple votes and then there Satish Chandra Srivastava. game,” ICC Chief Executive BOARD GAMES are the single voters who ■ Treasurer: C. Babu Rao, Manu Sawhney said. — PTI are trying to huddle togeth- Surender Kumar Agarwal, K. Srinivasan’s daughter Rupa to head Tamil Nadu body er to punch big. Also, there Hanmanth Reddy. are a considerable number ■ Councillor: P. Anuradha, Chappell retires Chennai, Sept. 26: Rupa that are open to negotia- Ravinder Singh, Vinod Gurunath, daughter of tions and can be swung Kumar. as Oz selector former BCCI chief N Danny is Srinivasan, was on CoA asks TNCA to correct Sydney: Australia are on the Thursday elected unop- hunt for a new national selector posed as president of the Meghalaya Felicitation after Greg Chappell announced Tamil Nadu Cricket his retirement from the game Association (TNCA), mak- president on Thursday. ing her the first woman to non-compliant rule book The former Australian skipper, head a state unit of the who played 87 Tests and 74 Indian Board. New Delhi, Sept. 26: The mail categorically New Delhi, Sept. 26: one-day internationals, had Rupa is the wife of The Committee of ● The CoA wrote states that the age cap of Retired bureaucrat been Cricket Australia’s nation- Gurunath Meiyappan, Administrators (CoA) that TNCA has 70 years remains and Danny Marak was elect- al talent manager for the past who is serving a life ban has deemed Tamil Nadu been non-compli- Supreme Court has clari- ed unopposed the presi- nine years as well as a selector. for his involvement in the Cricket Association’s fied that. “The CoA fur- dent of the Meghalaya Former Test wicketkeeper 2013 Indian Premier new constitution as “non ant on 21 counts, ther clarifies that the Cricket Association Graham Manou will take over an League (IPL) spot-fixing compliant” on 21 counts and asked it to Hon’ble Supreme Court (MCA) while college lec- expanded role of national talent scandal. as per Lodha incorporate all the vide its order dated 20th turer Gideon Kharkongor and pathway manager, with a Rupa was elected at the Committee’s recommen- proposed amend- September 2019 in no was elected as secretary replacement selector to be TNCA’s 87th Annual dations and asked them ments in their con- manner permits removal at state body’s Annual named at a later date. General Meeting here. to take corrective meas- of all disqualifications General Meeting in The current panel consists of As the filing of nomina- ures by October 4 if they stitution and regis- in relation to Members Shillong, on Thursday. Chappell, chairman Trevor tions came to a close on have to participate in the ter the modified of the Apex Council, as Conrad K. Sangma and Hohns and coach Justin Langer. Wednesday evening, BCCI AGM on October constitution. has been effected by Naba Bhattacharjee, the Cricket Australia chief Kevin Rupa’s was the only nomi- 23. TNCA in its Amended erstwhile president and Roberts paid tribute to the 71- nation filed for the post of The TNCA on Constitution by removal secretary went into year-old for his “exemplary president, whose election Thursday elected former misinterpreting” the of Rule 14 (3) to (5),” it mandatory cooling off as service” to the game. was announced on the BCCI president N. Supreme Court’s order stated. per new BCCI constitu- “Greg has had a profound and floor of the house as per Srinivasan’s daughter on September 20 where it It further stated: tion even though the positive impact on cricket for TNCA norms. Rupa Gurunath unop- stated that “disqualifica- “Accordingly, TNCA is north-eastern state generations,” he said. — AFP “My immediate priori- posed as its first woman tion is confined to office hereby again requested became a full voting Test batsman G. H. Vihari (third from right) and Team ties are to finalise the president as the powers bearers only”. to incorporate all the member only in 2018. India fielding coach R. Sridhar (second from left) cut a lease agreement with the rested with the Tamil However, the CoA on aforesaid proposed Dhrubajyoti Thakuria cake during a felicitation function at the St John’s Sports SA vs BP XI first government and opening Nadu strongman. Thursday wrote to amendments in their became the treasurer as the three stands. Of It is being speculated TNCA “that various constitution and register elections were held only Coaching Foundation in Marredpally, Secunderabad, as day washed out course TNCA has zero tol- that the newly-elected amendments have been such modified constitu- for two posts. former internationals VVS Laxman (left), M. V. Narasimha erance for any form of TNCA executive body, in made by TNCA in the tion with the Registrar “Change is the only con- Rao (second from right) and coach John Manoj look on. Vizianagaram: The opening day corruption and TNCA will its upcoming meeting Amended Constitution of Societies, Tamil Nadu stant in life,” of the warm-up game between take appropriate action on will elect N. Srinivasan on a deliberate misinter- and provide a copy of the Bhattacharjee said. Board President’s XI and the any such issues,” Rupa as its representative at pretation of the order said registered constitu- Meghalaya Cricket visiting South Africa side was said after her election. the BCCI AGM in dated 20th September, tion to the Committee of Association: Danny Marak DOUBLE FOR RAJESHWAR washed out after heavy rain She said the TNCA will Mumbai. Srinivasan is 2019.” Administrators at the (president), Dipul played spoilsport on Thursday. continue to provide all 73 years old and as per The CoA in its mail earliest.” Ryntathiang (vice presi- DC CORRESPONDENT The first day’s proceedings was necessary amenities to the amended BCCI constitu- wrote that TNCA has TNCA is thereafter dent), Gideon Kharkongor HYDERABAD SEPT. 26 called off in the post-lunch ses- players to perform at their tion is ineligible for any been non-compliant on requested to conduct its (secretary), Chiang D. Shira sion as rain lashed the PVG best. “We shall continue to role in Indian cricket set 21 counts, namely “arti- elections in accordance (joint secretary), Hyderabad’s Rajeshwar Raju ACA Sports Complex. This provide all necessary up. cles 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, with such registered and Dhrubajyoti Thakuria Reddy won both the singles is South Africa’s only warm-up amenities and any other The CoA believes that 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, compliant constitution (treasurer), Arowtki Sumer as well as doubles title at game before the first Test requirements for the play- TNCA is “mischievously 27, 28, 30, 32, 33 and 34.” before October 4. — PTI (councillor). the All India Ranking begins in Visakhapatnam on ers to perform at their — PTI Tennis Championship October 2. The focus of the best and look forward to Series held at Chamunda warm-up match is Board improve their perform- TNCA office-bearers: Tennis Academy in President’s XI skipper Rohit ances in all forms of President: Rupa Gurunath. Karnal, Haryana. Sharma, who will be opening cricket,” the new TNCA Vice-presidents: T. J. State nominees by Oct. 4 In the Under 16 singles the innings as a pre-cursor to president said. Srinivasaraj (City), Dr P. final, he defeated Prasha- the opening Test. — PTI “I am happy to become Ashok Sigamani New Delhi, Sept. 26: ed that the draft electoral The state units have to nth Procha of Haryana 3-6, Rajeshwar Reddy the first woman president (Districts). Secretary: R. S. BCCI electoral officer N. roll will be released at 5 conduct their elections by 6-1, 6-3 before pairing up of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Ramasaamy. Joint Gopalaswami on pm on October 4. The final October 4 after the with Pranay Keshruwala Pranay Keshruwala (Gujarat) Association. The TNCA Secretary: K. A. Shankar. Thursday set October 4 as electoral roll will be Committee of to beat Prashanth Procha 6-3, 6-2. Quarterfinal: has been a professionally Assistant Secretary: N. the deadline for nomina- released on October 10. Administrators (COA) and Sanjeev Rathee 6-3, 6-1 Rajeshwar bt Himesh Reddy PAK-LANKA run state association, Venkatraman. Treasurer: J. tion of state representa- The window to file nomi- running Indian cricket for the doubles trophy. 6-2, 6-2. which has a long history Parthasarathy. tives for the BCCI Annual nation applications is set extended the deadline Earlier in the singles ■ Boys U-16 doubles final: SERIES KICKS and headed by eminent General Meeting. for October 11, 12 and 14 twice. semifinal, Rajeshwar Rajeshwar Reddy/ Pranay personalities,” she was The BCCI AGM-cum- between 11 am and 3 pm. Elections to the Board of proved too good for Pranay, Keshruwala bt Prashanth quoted as saying in a TNCA to hold elections for elections is scheduled on The scrutiny of the appli- Control for Cricket in beating him 6-3, 6-2. Proca/ Sanjeev Rathee 6-3, OFF TODAY release. its office-bearers, but said October 23 in Mumbai. cations will be done on India will mark an end to THE RESULTS 6-1. Semifinal: Rajeshwar/ Rupa is an executive the results will be subject The elections were earlier October 15 and on the the tenure of the Supreme ■ Boys U-16 singles final: Pranay bt Rajesh Kunal Karachi: Karachi hosts a One- director in India Cements, to a final decision on the scheduled for October 22 same day the list of valid Court-appointed COA Rajeshwar Reddy Tikkivala/ Ansh 6-7 (7-0), 6- Day International for the first her father’s company body’s compliance with but were pushed ahead by nominated candidates will which has been adminis- (Telangana) bt Prashanth 4. Quarterfinal: Rajeshwar/ time in 10 years when Pakistan which owns the star-stud- Lodha reforms. a day due to assembly be announced. tering the game since Procha (Haryana) 3-6, 6-1, 6- Pranay bt Aman/ Goutham take on a depleted Sri Lanka on ded IPL franchise The results of elections polls in the states of The final step before the January 2017 and was 3. Semifinal: Rajeshwar bt 6-1, 6-3. Friday, furthering the country’s Chennai Super Kings, led will be subject to the order Maharashtra and October 23 election will be mandated to implement revival in international cricket. by Mahendra Singh of the top court and legal Haryana. announcement of contest- the administrative “History will be made on Friday Dhoni. remedies will be available In the BCCI elections ing candidates and that reforms suggested by the Honour when Karachi will host the first The Supreme Court had to parties involved. timeline issued by will be done on October Justice (Retd) R. M. Lodha ODI. We must thank the Sri on Friday allowed the — PTI Gopalaswami, it was stat- 16. committee. — PTI Lankan team for touring us,” said Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed. Teams have been reluctant to visit the cricket-mad country since a militant attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore Deccan Conquest boxing from Oct. 5 in 2009. Although no players were killed in the attack, sever- DC CORRESPONDENT launched a Talent Search and the belt. Top four box- super welterweight (69 winners of the elimina- al were injured and eight peo- HYDERABAD SEPT. 26 program in four South ers in each weight will kgs), middleweight (72 tion phase qualify for the ple died. Indian States of qualify for further trials kgs), heavyweight (90+ semifinals and subse- The attack forced Pakistan to As many as 48 boxers will Telangana, Andhra of Hyderabad Boxing kgs). quently to the finals. play all their “home” Tests and contest in six weight cate- Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and League. Competition format con- Club Fights is a concept most of its short-form games in gories over the next seven Karnataka in association Talent recruited through sists four rounds of three property inspired by age the UAE with Zimbabwe Saturdays in the profes- with the Boxing Council this program will be minutes each, with one old boxing fight nights becoming the first team to sional boxing champi- and The South Indian awarded ‘C’ Grade con- minute rest between each promoting boxing on a Kammela Saibaba (right), founding secretary of the return to Pakistan in 2015. That onship titled Deccan affiliate of Professional tracts and will represent round. The competition is live platform, where the Sports Coaching Foundation in Hyderabad receives the tour was followed by a Boxing India. Telangana in Professional divided into two phases, a most promising boxers Conquest at Lal Bahadur Best Sports Promotion NGO award from Renuka Sood, Twenty20 series by a World XI Stadium between October This initiative aims at Boxing Championships knockout/elimination will showcase their skills. president of Haryana Private Schools & Children Welfare in 2017, a one-off T20 match 5 and November 23 in scouting, developing and across India. phase and the deciders. Maiden edition of Club against Sri Lanka that same Hyderabad. promoting the best boxing The weight categories The elimination phase Fights was held in Hyde- Association for outstanding contribution towards promo- year, and the West Indies for a Corner Sports talent in India. The win- are bantamweight (53 will last four Saturdays rabad on 28th April where tion of sports in underprivileged places at 8th India Twenty20 series in Karachi in Promotions under its flag- ner takes home the kgs), featherweight (57 with six bouts, one in each 16 boxers participated in International Sporting Goods Forum held at Pragathi 2018. — AFP ship title ‘Club Fights’ has Deccan Champion title kgs), lightweight (61 kgs), weight on a given day. The eight weight categories. Maidan in New Delhi. Small wonder PAGE Harvey Elliott, 16, becomes the youngest player ever to start for Liverpool as the winger plays Games 14 for the club in League Cup on Wednesday DECCAN CHRONICLE FRIDAY | 27 SEPTEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD

SPANISH | LEAGUE Real, Atletico ready

We believe in what for derby with wins Madrid, Sept. 26: Real we do. With Madrid’s crisis has been RESULTS humility and work averted for the time being at least after they beat Real Madrid 2 you achieve a lot. Osasuna 2-0 on Wednesday (Vinicius 36, Rodrygo without Eden Hazard and 72) This is just the start. Gareth Bale to go top of La Osasuna 0 Liga. — Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid Real Mallorca 0 coach after their 2-0 win over Hazard and Bale were among a number of play- Atletico Madrid 2 Osasuna in the Spanish league ers rested by coach (Costa 26, Felix 64) Zinedine Zidane, with Real facing seven games in 21 Leganes 1 SHORT TAKES days, the next of them (Rodriguez 61) Manchester against city rivals Atletico Athletic Bilbao 1 Kushagra, Natraj United players Madrid on Saturday. (Raul Garcia 59-pen) celebrate their win Vinicius Junior, who has continue to shine over Rochdale in their endured a difficult few Valencia 3 League Cup third months, filled the void, (Gomez 30, 34, Lee 39) Bengaluru: Kushagra Rawat tri- round match at Old bending a shot into the top Getafe 3 (Mata 1, Jason 66, umphed in 400m freestyle to Trafford on corner before crying tears Rodriguez Diaz 69) bag his fourth gold medal while Wednesday. of what presumably were a Srihari Nataraj created a new — AP mixture of joy and relief. meet record on his way to gold This time last year the 19- Earlier, Atletico’s Alvaro in 100m backstroke at the year-old exploded onto the Morata made a swift Asian Age Group scene but injury and then a impact too but with less Championship, here on dip in form saw him drift, positive results after he Thursday. with this a chance to was sent off eight minutes Kushagra clocked 3:55.81s to reassert himself in a after being introduced as a finish ahead of Taipei’s Chang much-rotated line-up. substitute against Real Cheng Li Wei (3:56.82) and If Vinicius was Madrid’s Mallorca. Abbas Omar (4:01.52) of Syria. Brazilian sensation 12 Atletico were already 2-0 Kushagra’s idol, Sajan Prakash Rochdale kids keep months ago, Rodrygo up thanks to goals from also made it to the top of the Rochdale kids keep might be one for the pres- Diego Costa and Joao Felix podium in the 200metres but- ent. but Morata will now be terfly with a time of 2:00.38 The 18-year-old, who was suspended for the derby at seconds. He was followed by bought from Santos in 2018 the Wanda Metropolitano. Wongcharoen Navaphat but joined last summer, The Spaniard’s dreadful (2:01.16) of Thailand and Klzie added a superb second night got worse as he also Ayman (2:02.38) of Syria. goal, and his first for the appeared to engage in a Nataraj enthralled the home club, just one minute after heated exchange with a fan crowd with his sensational Red Devils on toes coming off the bench for a as he later left the stadium. sprint in the 100m backstroke remarkable debut. A week ago it would have for open category men. He cre- “I’m glad for them,” said been almost unthinkable ated a new meet record clock- ■ Zidane. “Sometimes we for- that Atletico would play ing 55.06 while Atayev Merdan Man Utd survive shoot-out, West Ham crash out get they are 18 (and 19) their rivals in a contest of (55.28) from Turkmenistan set- years old. We have seen the first against second in La tled for silver and Lau Shiu Yue emotion they felt about Liga but that could now be (57.56) of Hong Kong won the London, Sept. 26: from six games. scoring at the Bernabeu. I the setting this weekend, bronze. — PTI Manchester United sur- LEAGUE CUP THIRD ROUND FOURTH ROUND Liverpool eased to a 2-0 liked Rodrygo’s goal but I depending on Sevilla and vived a League Cup THE RESULTS DRAW victory at third tier MK liked the control even Real Sociedad’s results India start on a scare against third tier Everton vs Dons. more.” on Thursday. — AFP Rochdale as they won 5-3 Brighton 1 Manchester United 1 Watford Frank Lampard got a on penalties, while West (Roberts 61) (Greenwood 68) first home win as winning note Ham suffered a shock 4-0 Manchester City Chelsea boss under his Aston Villa 3 Rochdale 1 vs Southampton Antwerp: Mandeep Singh and defeat at Oxford on (Jota 22, Hourihane 33, (Matheson 76) belt as his youthful side Akashdeep Singh scored in the Wednesday. Grealish 77) United won 5-3 on Crawley vs thumped fourth division second half to guide the Indian Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s penalties Colchester Grimsby 7-1. men’s hockey team to a superb struggling side were Chelsea 7 Ross Barkley opened 2-0 win over Belgium in the held to a 1-1 draw at Old Oxford vs the floodgates and Michy (Barkley 4, Batshuayi 7, MK Dons 0 Sunderland opening game of the three- Trafford after 16-year- 86, Pedro 43-pen, Liverpool 2 Batshuayi struck twice. match series here on Thursday. old Luke Matheson Zouma 56, James 82, (Milner 41, Hoever 69) Aston Villa vs Later, third tier Oxford Mandeep and Akashdeep scored a 76th minute Hudson-Odoi 89) Wolves reached the fourth sounded the board in the 39th equaliser following Grimsby 1 Burton 2 round for the first time and 54th minute respectively to Mason Greenwood’s Burton vs in 22 years thanks to a (Green 19) (Sarkic 14, Broadhead Leicester seal the match in India’s favour. opener for United eight 72) stunning victory against In a gritty first quarter, India minutes earlier. Oxford 4 Bournemouth 0 Chelsea vs West Ham. were the ones who took the ini- With United in danger (Moore 55, Taylor 71, Manchester United Second-half goals by tiative early, forcing Loic van of a humiliating exit, Fosu 84, Baptiste 90) Wolves 1 Elliott Moore, Matty Doren into a save from the first they held their nerve in Liverpool vs Taylor, Tariqe Fosu and West Ham 0 (Jordao 27) Arsenal penalty corner of the game. the shoot-out, winning 5- Reading 1 Shandon Baptiste left The Belgium defense was at 3 as Daniel James con- Sheffield United 0 (Boye 90+9) Ties to be played in West Ham shell-shocked. hand though denying them an verted the decisive kick Sunderland 1 Wolves won 4-2 on the week beginning Hammers boss Manuel opener. after Sergio Romero (Power 9) penalties October 28. Pellegrini made nine Despite controlling a large saved Rochdale’s second changes and handed a amount of possession, India penalty from Jimmy full debut to academy found it difficult to find a Keohane. League One, the sloppy Solskjaer’s ability to Premier League after graduate Nathan breakthrough. The teams went Although United avoid- manner of their per- inspire his side. Saturday’s dismal 2-0 Holland, but the under- into half-time without troubling ed the embarrassment of formance will raise United are languishing defeat at West Ham left studies weren’t up to the the scorers. losing to a team 17th in fresh questions about in eighth place in the them with just two wins task. — AFP Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior (left) celebrates with team- India kept the tempo up in the mate Toni Kroos after scoring against Osasuna in their third period and forced van Spanish league match in Madrid on Wednesday. — AP Doren into multiple saves. All the circle entries and creative play finally found it’s reward in the 39th minute as Mandeep scored to give them the lead. It was this narrow lead they Skeet shooters fire big time Kashyap into quarters carried into the final quarter. — PTI DC CORRESPONDENT Incheon, Sept. 26: Indian 2015 World Championship HYDERABAD SEPT. 26 shuttler Parupalli Kashyap KOREA | OPEN bronze medallist. on Thursday advanced to “In the first patch in the City’s shooting talent the Korea Open men’s sin- Denmark’s Jan O second game he was play- WFI LIKELY TO came to the fore at the VI gles quarterfinals after Jorgensen, an opponent he ing really well. I was strug- Hyderabad Open Shoot- beating Malaysia’s Daren last played five years ago at gling and once he had a big ing Competitions in Liew here. the Denmark Open. lead, he played some very SACK IRANIAN Shotgun Events, conduct- The 33-year-old from The 31-year-old Danish good shot. It was tough to ed by the Hyderabad Rifle Hyderabad prevailed 21-17, shuttler beat eight seeded make the scores equal. In Shooting Association, 11-21, 21-12 over Daren in a Indonesian Anthony the third game, I pushed COACH KARIMI under the aegis of contest that lasted 56 min- Sinisuka Ginting 17-21, 21- the tempo and played a fast- New Delhi: The Wrestling Telangana Rifle utes. 16, 21-13 in 58 minutes. paced game. I didn’t give Federation of India is likely to Association at the SATS He will next square off Overall, Kashyap has a 2-4 him a big lead,” he said. sack men’s free style national Shooting Ranges here. against former world no 2, record against Jorgensen, a — PTI coach Hossein Karimi, six Rahul Ro led the Men’s months after the Iranian was Clay Pigeon Trap hired on a contract till the Shooting (NR) getting 39 Tokyo Olympics. out of 50, followed by The Iranian had joined the Gusti Noria at 35 and INDIA START national camp in February but Earla Chetan Reddy with has been struggling to adjust to 31. the ‘system’. In the Individual Clay CAMPAIGN He went on leave after India Pigeon Trap Shooting savoured its best ever perform- Men (ISSF) National ance at the World Championship Fazal SANS STARS Championship in Nur-Sultan, Ahmed Shoeb Mohd won where the men’s freestyle the title with 99+45. Doha, Sept. 26: Medal is wrestlers won four medals and In the Double Trap too far-fetched a thought three Olympic quotas. Shooting (NR) Champion- and even hopes of making “Karimi’s days are numbered. ship Men, KMA Ansari the finals seem barely He will soon be gone. The WFI won the first place with 37 believable as India enter is not happy with him,” said an followed by Rahul Rao the World Athletics WFI source. It has been learnt and Earla Chetan Reddy Championship without that the diminutive Karimi him- with 30 each. two of their biggest stars self is not happy with the way Hassan Bin Yesrab led Medallists at the Clay Pigeon Skeet Shooting (NR) Championship Men and Junior — the injured Neeraj things work in India. the Clay Pigeon Skeet Men categories pose with coach Viqar Ahmed Shafeeq (left) and Sports Authority of Chopra and Hima Das. Source said he wanted to have Shooting (NR) Champion- Telangana State shooting ranges official Alexander Francis (right) in Hyderabad. World-class javelin his own program in place at the ship Junior Men with 37 thrower Neeraj is not tak- national camp in Bahalgarh in to his credit. Fauzan Bin ual) with 113 and 113+48 101+32. ■ Clay Pigeon Skeet ing part in the September ■ Sonepat district but country’s Yesrab (29) and Mohd in the Men’s category. Clay Pigeon Double Trap Shooting Junior Men (ISSF) 27 to October 6 showpiece elite wrestlers trained on their Arfaat (27) were second Zahra Mufaddal Deesa- Shooting (NR) Champion- National Championship as he has just started light own. Bajrang Punia has been and third respectively. wala took the Junior ship Men: 1. K. M. A. Ansari (Individual): 1. Munek Battula training since undergo- training with Georgian Shako In the men’s category, Women title with 110 and 37/50, 2. Rahul Rao 30/50, 3. 113. ing an elbow surgery in Earla Chetan Reddy 30/50. ■ Clay Pigeon Skeet Bentinidis while Sushil Kumar Syed Ali Murtuza also the Women’s Skeet ■ May. trains with Russian Kamal Hussain shot 36 for the Shooting (ISSF) National Clay Pigeon Skeet Shooting Men (ISSF) National Another bright Malikov. — PTI title, followed by Saquib Championship (Individ- Shooting (NR) Champion- Championship (Individual): 1. prospect, Hima, trained ship Junior Men: Bin Yesrab (31/50) and ual) with the same score. 1. Hassan Bin Munek Battula 113+48, 2. in Europe for nearly four Yesrab 37/50, 2. Fauzan Bin Arbaaz Ilyasi (30/50). Earla Chetan Reddy 98+47, 3. months, winning some THE RESULTS Yesrab 29/50, 3. Mohd Arfaat Rahul Rao 108+36. Sports Authority of Telangana State chairman Allipuram Earla Prajeeda Reddy ■ Clay Pigeon Trap Shooting 27/50. low level races before Regd. No. H/SD/509/2018-20 ■ Venkateshwar Reddy (second from left) felicitates won the Women’s Clay (NR) Champion-ship Men: 1. ■ Clay Pigeon Skeet Clay Pigeon Skeet pulling out due to a lower Printed and Published by T. Pigeon Skeet Shooting Shooting Junior Women back injury after being Telangana’s cyclist Tanishq Goud (left), boxer Nikhat Venkateswarlu on behalf of Deccan Rahul Rao 39/50, 2. Gusti Shooting (NR) Champion- Zareen (second from right) and gymnast B. Aruna Reddy (NR) Championship with Noria 35/50, 3. Earla Chetan (ISSF) National Champion- named in the initial team. Chronicle Holdings Limited. Printed ship Men: 1. Syed Ali Murtuza and during his visit to the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New at Deccan Chronicle Press situated 20/50. Reddy 31/50. Hussain 36/50, 2. Saquib Bin ship (Individual): 1. Zahra It is difficult to predict Delhi on Friday. Nikhat is preparing for the Indian at Plot No. 9 Alwal Village, Vallabh It was double joy for ■ Clay Pigeon Trap Shooting Yesrab 31/50, 3. Arbaaz Ilyasi Mufaddal Deesawala 110. who among the Indians Nagar Taluk, Medchal Malkajgiri Munek Battula. He won Men (ISSF) National 30/50. ■ Clay Pigeon Skeet will reach the final Olympic Qualifying tournament to be held in Tokyo, Dist. Telangana and Published at 36, Japan. Aruna Reddy is getting ready for the World Artistic S.D. Road, Secunderabad-3. gold in the Clay Pigeon Championship (Individual): 1. ■ Clay Pigeon Skeet Shooting Women (ISSF) though the AFI is pinning RNI Registration No. 3081/1957. Skeet Shooting Junior Fazal Ahmed Shoeb Mohd. Shooting (NR) Champion- National Championship its hopes in the three Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, while Editor: A.T. Jayanti Men (ISSF) National 99+45, 2. K.M.A Ansari ship Women: 1. Earla (Individual): 1. Zahra 4x400m relays, particular- Tanishq is participating in the selection trails for Asian Championship (Individ- 102+41, 3. Dr. Sabir Ali Khan Prajeeda Reddy 20/50. Mufaddal Deesawala 110. ly the mixed. — PTI Cycling Championship to be held in South Korea.