c m y k c m y k THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH INDIA HYDERABAD I WEDNESDAY I 20 JANUARY 2021 deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle Vol. 84 No. 19 Established 1938 | 20 PAGES | `6.00 WEATHER THE SUPER SEVEN Max: 30OC MOHAMMED SIRAJ | Min: 17OC Son of an auto driver KCR plans for RH: 38% from Hyderabad. He Rainfall: Nil lost his father during the tour but decided Forecast: Partly cloudy to stay on. He got a maiden sky. Misty morning. five-for, and picked 13 wickets new barrage Max/Min temp. 30/17ºC in 3 Rests. Faced racist abuse. SHUBMAN GILL | Born in a Fazilka, COVID-19 Punjab, to an affluent on Godavari farmer family. His C UNT grandfather had pre- DC CORRESPONDENT we aim to put an end to CASES DEATHS pared a pitch in the farm HYDERABAD, JAN. 19 farmers’ hardships once before his father shifted to and for all,” he said, add- (+24,449) (+155) Mohali to back his ambitions. Chief Minister K. Chandr- ing “our resolve to ensure ashekar Rao, on a visit to farmers receive adequate SHARDUL THAKUR | the Laxmi barrage, a part water for two crops a year From Palghar, 1,05,96,107 1,52,743 of the Kaleshwaram Lift after formation of a sepa- Maharashtra, had hit Irrigation Project (KLIP) rate Telangana state has STATE GOVERNMENT BULLETINS six sixes in an over as at Medigadda in finally come true.” a 13-year-old. Mahadevpur mandal of Chief Minister Rao con- (+256) (+2) Travelled to Mumbai daily. Jayashankar Bhupalpally gratulated Water Resour- Coached by Dinesh Lad, who district on Tuesday, along ces Department officials, TS: 2,92,128 1,581 also coached Rohit Sharma. with his wife Shobha, working agencies and offi- (+179) (+1) WASHINGTON ministers and other lead- cials from other depart- SUNDAR | The name ers paid floral tributes to ments who toiled round- AP: 8,86,245 7,142 Washington was his Godavari waters at the the-clock, including dur- father's tribute to his bathing ghat. ing peak summer, for the CASES AROUND THE WORLD own mentor P.D. He directed officials to completion of the project. Washington, who had spon- fill up tanks and reser- He instructed them to pre- 9,62,22,720 sored him. His talent as an off- voirs with water stored pare project-wise opera- Indian players pose with the winning trophy after defeating Australia by three wickets on the final day of the break bowler came to the fore now at full-level at the tional guidelines and DEATHS fourth cricket test match at the Gabba, Brisbane in Australia on Tuesday. — AP when Rahul Dravid and Paras barrage for supply during implement them. He Mhambrey told him to focus on summer. He expressed wanted other major pro- 20,55,696 his bowling. happiness on seeing the jects in Telangana should COUNTRIES, project brimming with be completed with the AREAS WITH water and said a strategy same spirit as KLIP. CASES 219 NAVDEEP SAINI | Son was being finalised to con- “After a technical sur- of a bus driver from worldometers.info/ Improbable win for India struct a barrage at a point vey was done by WAP- Karnal, used to play coronavirus after river Godavari and COS, it was decided to MOSES KONDETY | DC set out to take the Bris- tennis ball matches Pranahita join so more construct a barrage at “We are all Every time HYDERABAD, JAN. 19 bane bull by its horns. for `1,000. Delhi first- water can be pumped for a Medigadda. We estimated overjoyed at we got hit, Opener Shubman Gill class player Sumit Narwal longer time. that with 16.17 TMC stor- ASTROGUIDE the success of we stayed Brisboon! That more or (91) and Cheteshwar brought him for the Ranji Trop- Water from Medigadda age capacity if a barrage the Indian put & stood Sarvari; Uttarayana less sums up the Indian Pujara (56) did the spade- hy nets where Gautam Gam- will reach Yellampalli, is constructed on a height Cricket Team taller. We Tithi: Pushya Shuddha Saptami cricket team’s ecstatic work, before Rishabh bhir picked him up. He was in Mid-Manair, LMD, Malla- of 100 metres, water can in Australia. pushed till 1.16 pm moment in Brisbane Pant strode on to the Australia as a net bowler. nna Sagar, Kondapocha- be pumped for seven mon- Their remark- boundaries of Star: Revathi till 12.37 pm which earned them a 2-1 green Gabba ground and mma Sagar, Baswapur ths a year, which we have able energy and passion was belief to play fearless but Varjyam: Nil Test series win on bashed the ball about to THANGARASU and Gandhamalla reser- accomplished,” he said. visible throughout. So was not careless cricket. Injuries Durmuhurtam: 12.04 pm to Tuesday that will be drive the side home (329 NATARAJAN | From voirs every year and Currently, 16.17 TMC of their stellar intent, remark- & uncertainties were coun- 12.49 pm talked about for years to for 7) in top gear with a the remote village of arrangements are being water is stored at a height able grit and determination. tered with poise & confi- Rahukalam: 12 noon to 1.30 pm come. For it took many stroke-filled 89 not out. Chinnappampatti in made to supply water to of 99.7 meters in the bar- Congratulations to the team! dence. One of the greatest years coming. Not since Fuel for the purring Tamil Nadu, the son Nizam Sagar from Kalesh- rage. “The construction HIJRI CALENDAR Best wishes for your future series wins! Congrats India. 1988 had any team defeat- Pant engine though was of a daily wage labourer waram, Mr Rao said. was expedited as planned. Jamadi- ul- Akhir 6,1442 AH endeavours Every session we discovered ed Australia at this venue. provided by high octane couldn’t buy bowling spikes, till “Kaleshwaram project Pumping of water is going PRAYERS a new hero... And this Indian team was NARENDRA MODI, efforts from debutant IPL riches came along. He has had redrawn the irriga- on without any problem. Fajar: 5.47 am depleted, inexperienced, Prime Minister SACHIN TENDULKAR Washington Sundar (62) built a cricket academy at his tion map of Telangana. From Medigadda, water is Zohar: 12.37 pm weak and written off. and Shardul Thakur (67). native place and helps talented With other projects like stored till 54 kms in Asar: 4.28 pm However, young India day of the four-match highest target chased here but needy cricketers. He was Tupakulagudem barrage Pranahita and 42 kms in Maghrib: 6.10 pm changed the script, and series needing an improb- was 236, seven decades ■ Page 4: Siraj halted in Australia as a net bowler. and Dummugudem bar- Godavari rivers,” Mr Rao Isha: 7.21 pm how! Going into the final able 324 for victory — the ago — a charged-up India Australia’s second innings rage of Sitarama project, said. SUNSET TODAY 6.04 PM SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.49 AM MOONRISE TOMORROW 11.10 AM SPECIAL STATUS NO ROLE FOR MOONSET TODAY 11.33 PM WILL HELP AP: AP HC quashes SASIKALA IN COUNTER POINT JAGAN TO SHAH AIADMK: EPS DC CORRESPONDENT FIR on land deal G. BABU JAYAKUMAR VIJAYAWADA, JAN. 19 and D. SEKAR I DC DC CORRESPONDENT Lokesh’s close aide CHENNAI, JAN. 19 Andhra Pradesh Chief VIJAYAWADA, JAN. 19 Rajesh. Minister Y.S. Jagan Justice Ch Manaven- Putting an end to all Mohan Reddy met Union In a major setback to the dranath Roy said, “The speculations of V.K. home minister Amit state government, the prosecution of the peti- Sasikala walking out of Shah in New Delhi on AP High Court quashed tioners is wholly unjusti- jail and turning the polit- Tuesday night and dis- the prosecution laun- fiable and clearly ical scene upside down in cussed various issues ched by the CID against opposed to all canons the state, Chief Minister related to the state. some individuals in the and basic tenets of crimi- Edappadi K. Palanisw- According to reports sensational “insider nal law. This amounts to ami categorically ruled received here. the CM trading” case. a sheer abuse of the out any possibility of tak- explained the progress of The case involved pur- process of law, warranti- ing her back in the party the Polavaram project chase of lands in the new ng intervention of this fold. and reminded the Centre capital area at cheap court.” Taking questions from about the pending funds rates, by allegedly con- The verdict gained sig- the media after meeting for allocation to Andhra cealing the capital status nificance as the govern- Prime Minister Naren- Pradesh. that the area was about ment registered an FIR dra Modi in New Delhi He also raised issues to get then. also against former adv- on Tuesday, Palanisw- related to the AP Reorg- The YSRC government ocate-general D. Srini- ami stated that Sasikala SHORT TAKES anisation Act and broug- had registered cases vas and kin of a Supreme was not part of the ht up the issue of shifting against these individu- Court judge. AIADMK and there was of the High Court to als based on a complaint Maintaining that absolutely no chance of Netaji’s b’day is Kurnool as part of the that close aides of TD acquiring property is a her joining the party. YSRC government’s chief Chandrababu fundamental right, Vehemently denying Parakram Diwas decentralisation plan. Naidu and his son Justice Roy said private the rumours that the BJP New Delhi: The govern- The Chief Minister Lokesh, who were privy sale transactions carried was putting pressure on ment has decided to sought special status for to confidential informa- out with the willingness the AIADMK to let observe January 23 as AP.