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MUMBAI TO CELEBRATE DRDO'S QUICK-REACTION FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TELANGANA URBAN LOCAL BODIES GHALIB'S SESQUICENTENARY MISSILE TEST SUCCESSFUL MURDER OF JAMAL KHASHOGGI POLLS TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 22 he who's who in the world of literature, fine arts, he Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) ive people have been sentenced to death over the murder of journalist he Telangana State Election Commission on Monday released the Tculture and celebrities will croon and swoon over Tsuccessfully flight-tested indigenously developed Quick Reaction FJamal Khashoggi, but two top figures investigated over the killing Tschedule for conduct of polls to 120 municipalities and 10 municipal the timeless compositions of the legendary Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system from Chandipur off the Odisha have been exonerated, Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor said Monday. corporations. As per the schedule, the notification will be issued on romanticist Mirza Asadullah Baig, alias "Mirza Ghalib" coast on Monday. "The missile was flight-tested with full configuration in "The court issued death sentences on five men who directly took part in January 7 and the polls will be held on to mark his 150th death anniversary. The Pasbaan-e- deployment mode intercepting the target mid-air, meeting the mission the killing," the prosecutor said in a statement. Saudi January 22 while the counting will take Adab Trust, founded by senior Maharashtra IPS objectives. The entire event was prosecutors had said deputy intelligence chief Ahmed al- place on January 25. With the officer Quaiser Khalid - a poetry lover and Ghalib monitored by Ground Telemetry Assiri oversaw the Washington Post columnist's killing announcement of the schedule, the admirer - will host the landmark event, entitled Systems, Range Radar Systems and in the kingdom's Istanbul consulate in October 2018 Model Code of Conduct will come into 'Meeraas: The Heritage', at Nehru Centre on Electro Optical Tracking System," said and that he was advised by the royal court's media force with immediate effect, the State December 25. DRDO in a statement. czar Saud al-Qahtani. Election Commission said in a release. No NRC in state, asserts AP CM BJP LOSES JHARKHAND, PNS n KADAPA In a key announcement, Chief SOREN SET TO BE CM Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy has said that the con- PNS n RANCHI troversial National Register TOTAL SEATS 81 of Citizens (NRC) will not be The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha- implemented in Andhra Congress-RJD alliance was all n The JMM-Congress-RJD combine Pradesh. set for a decisive victory in has achived a clear mandate in The Chief Minister, who Jharkhand on Monday, with the Jharkhand Assembly With J'khand loss, BJP participated in a slew of foun- lead well above the majority dation laying ceremonies for mark. n BJP has won 25 seats to development works in Kadapa Jagan defended The BJP conceded defeat, become second largest party footprint shrinks to half district on Monday, said that with Prime Minister his government was staunch- Deputy Chief Minister Narendra Modi tweet- PNS n NEW DELHI centage of population being ly opposed to the NRC. He Amzad Basha's ing his thanks to governed by the BJP in the said the government would comments against the people of With Jharkhand joining the states, either on its own or with safeguard the interests of the Jharkhand. BJP growing list of states slipping its allies, now stands at around minorities and respect their the NRC, saying that At last out of BJP's rule, the party now 43 per cent from over 69 per sentiments. the observations were count, the 25 governs mere 35 per cent of cent two years back, data Defending Deputy Chief made on behalf of the alliance was JMM the country's landmass in analysis show. Minister Amzad Basha's com- government ahead in 47 30 comparison to over 71 per cent What may be of more con- ments in protest against the seats while the during its peak in 2017 when cern to the party is that its NRC, the Chief Minister said BJP was trail- INC it was in power in the entire graph in state polls has been the former had made his register at national level called ing with 25. Hindi-speaking heartland. on a steady decline since 2018 observations only on behalf of National Population Register Reacting to the OTHERS 16 Its string of losses in states when it lost its bastions of RJD AJSU the government. (NPR). As such, it wants to results, BJP nation- JVM (P) despite the massive victory in Madhya Pradesh and 4 1 NRC is a register of the extend the exercises across al president Amit Shah 2 3 the April-May Lok Sabha elec- Chhattisgarh besides names of all Indian citizens. the country. said: "The party respects the tions may force the party's top Rajasthan, and its huge victo- Only Assam is maintaining The North-Eastern State of mandate of the people of the top post. Jharkhand is the brass to revisit its strategy for ry in the Lok Sabha elections such a register at present. Nagaland has embarked on a Jharkhand." fifth state the BJP has lost with- the assembly polls as it pre- this year has not translated The Union government is project to create a database of Hemant Soren, as the face of in a year. pares for the upcoming battles into gains in states. planning to maintain such a its residents. the alliance, is set to take over Continued on Page 3 Hemant Soren with his father Sibu Soren as the results came trickling in. in Delhi and Bihar. The per- Continued on Page 3 KADAPA STEEL PLANT Next Cabinet As protests intensify, police presence Jagan becomes third CM since meeting likely in Vizag increased in Amaravati capital region PNS n VIJAYAWADA 2007 to lay foundation stone PNS n VIJAYAWADA Dharnas and relay Close on the heels of Chief PNS n KADAPA Minister YS Jaganmohan Police pickets were deployed in hunger-strikes Reddy proposing Vizag as the all the 29 villages of the continued to rock the Expressing his resolve to com- Executive Capital, the YSRCP Amaravati region after farmers Amaravati capital plete the project within three government is planning to intensified their agitation years, Chief Minister YS conduct its first Cabinet against the three Capitals pro- region with more and Jaganmohan Reddy on Monday meeting in the port city on posal, on the sixth day on more farmers coming laid the foundation stone for the December 27. Monday. out onto the streets Kadapa Steel plant. According to Minister Dharnas and relay hunger- "The steel plant is our right Botsa Satyanarayana, offi- strikes continued to rock the as it is guaranteed in the AP cials have already been given region with more and more ensued between the farmers Reorganisation Act, but the instructions to make arrange- farmers coming out onto the and the police. Finally, the previous government had failed ments for the Cabinet meet- streets. The police heightened resolute protesters managed to pursue it with the Centre. As ing in Visakhapatnam. The vigil as the roads in the area are Farmers block the road in protest against the three capital proposal, in Amaravati to put up the tent again. a son of the soil, I have come administrative machinery has used by VIPs. Capital region on Monday The police appealed to the here to lay the foundation stone already begun its exercise in A large number of farmers, farmers not to put up tents and within six months of coming to Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy and other VIPs at the foundation stone this direction. women, children and youths GN Rao Committee. The tent erected by the farmers was said notices were issued in this power," Jagan said. ceremony for the Kadapa steel plant, on Monday. The Cabinet is likely to took to streets raising slogans staged a maha dharna at removed by the police. regard two days ago. In December 2018, Telugu take a decision with regard to against the government and the Tulluru in the morning. A With this, a heated argument Continued on Page 3 Desam Party president N On Monday, Jagan said that n CM promises to see steel plant is three Capitals corresponding Chandrababu Naidu had also the steel plant will provide commissioned within three to Legislative, Executive and laid the foundation stone for the employment for over 25,000 years. Judicial organs of the State in steel plant project at a different people. Ancillary units would Amaravati, Visakhapatnam Farmers file location - Kambaladinne in come up and increase the job n Naidu did nothing to get steel and Kurnool respectively. Medaram Jatara boosts land lease rates Kadapa district. Before that, potential and change the land- plant for best part of his tenure: It is believed that the gov- missing plaint for Jagan's father and former chief scape of the region, Jagan said Jagan ernment might have been of Traders quote highest 10,000 per sq.yard to set up shop minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy after laying the foundation n the opinion that ongoing agi- Mangalagiri MLA had laid the foundation stone stone for the steel plant to be State has signed MoU with NMDC tation by farmers could pose PNS n MEDARAM entering into agreements for Brahmani Steel Plant at built at an estimated cost of Rs for supply of iron ore for the security problems for VIP regarding the lease amount PNS n MANGALAGIRI Jammalamadugu on June 11, 15,000 crore. plant movemehnt on the roads to For traders, shelling out up to demanded by farmers. 2007. Continued on Page 3 the temporary Secretariat. Rs 10,000 per square yard to From the elevated platforms Resenting local MLA Alla set up shops in the vicinity of where the forest deities are kept Ramakrishna Reddy's indif- Medaram festival region makes for the darshan of th e devo- ference to their agitation TODAY good business. They anticipate tees till Jampanna Vagu, the and in the absence of any at least one crore people to land lease rates are being quot- initiative by him to meet ALMANAC It’s not GN Rao but Jagan throng the venue of the tribal ed up to Rs 10,000 per square them, farmers and festival to have a glimpse of yard. However, beyond farmhands in the Amaravati Month & Paksham: Sammakka and Sarakka and Jampanna Vaagu, the prices region lodged a missing Margashirsha & Krishna Paksha report, thunders Naidu fulfil their vows to the forest Jatara and are almost equal to gradually decrease and stabi- complaint with the Panchangam deities. the price of a house site in lize between Rs 4,000 and Rs Mangalagiri police on n Tithi : Trayodashi: 12:18 pm PNS VIJAYAWADA The land lease rates are sky- Grade-2 municipalities. 8,000 per square yard. Monday. rocketing in the vicinity of the Many traders have been Continued on Page 3 Continued on Page 3 Nakshatram: Anuradha 05:00 pm Lending support to the farm- Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start ers' who are agitating against any important work) the three Capitals concept, Rahukalam: 03:00 pm- 04:22 pm Opposition leader and TDP president N Chandrababu PM Modi says no detention camps; in Yamagandam: 09:31 am – 10:53 am Naidu took part in the maha Varjyam: 10:31 pm- 12:06 am dharna at Thulluru on Gulika: 12:15 pm - 01:37 pm Monday. Lok Sabha, minister accepted 6 in Assam Good Time: (to start any important work) Addressing the protesters, Naidu said that he had never NIVEDITA SINGH trations as per their require- Amritakalam: 06:53 am - 08:26 am imagined that he would see n NEW DELHI ment to detain illegal Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:53 am - 12:37 pm farmers in this condition. "You migrants or foreigners who all came forward to part with While Prime Minister have completed their sen- VIJAYAWADA your lands believing that the Narendra Modi claimed that tence pending their deporta- WEATHER State would progress with there are no detention cen- tion to their native country. Amaravati turning into a mega tres in the country, his min- At present, detention centres Forecast: Partly Cloudy TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu addresses the farmers’ maha dharna in city. I am saddened by the Amaravati Capital region on Monday. isters informed the Lok have been set up only in the Temp: 30/19 farmers standing on the road," Sabha numerous times that state of Assam," Minister of Humidity: 73% he said. nobody was coming forward Chief Minister YS there are six such centres in State of Home Affairs Sunrise: 06.42 He said that he had assured to take part in the land pool- Jaganmohan of "killing Assam. Nityanand Rai had informed Sunset: 05.48 farmers that they would be ing scheme, I motivated the Amaravati" in the name of "Detention centres are set the Lok Sabha on November Current Weather Conditions Updated December 23, 2019 5:00 PM the first citizens in farmers to pool 33,000 acres," insider trading. up by state governments or 19. Amaravati. "At a time when Naidu reminded, accusing Continued on Page 3 Union Territory adminis- Continued on Page 3 VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | DECEMBER 24, 2019 vijayawada 02

CAPSULE Imported onions to dry tears Adhyayanotsavam at Tirumala from R'seema also wants PNS n NEW DELHI December 26 The first batch of imported VIJAYAWADA: The TTD is onion weighing 790 tonnes has conducting Adhyayanot reached India and some quan- savam, a recital of Pasuras tities are being distributed to of Alwar Divya Prabandham, water, firms : Akhila Delhi and Andhra Pradesh at 11 days ahead of Vaikunta a landing cost of Rs 57-60 per Ekadasi, from December 26- PNS n AMARAVATI kg, a senior Consumer Affairs January 19 at the Srivari If you are sincere in developing Rayalaseema, bring Ministry official said here on Temple as part of the Dhanur Former minister and TDP more investments to the State. Compete with the Monday. Masam utsavams. As a part leader Bhuma Akhila Priya previous TDP government in development if you can Approximately 12,000 of the unique ritual, has alleged that Chief Minister tonnes of onion shipment are — BHUMA AKHILA PRIYA , Former minister and TDP leader Srivaishana Jeeyangars will YS Jaganmohan Reddy has expected to arrive by end of l "The 2 consignments l The Andhra Pradesh and conduct Gosti ganam cheated the people of December, he stated. State-run comprising 290 tonnes Delhi governments have (Parayanam) of the 4,000 Rayalaseema by just announc- l l MMTC, which is importing Divya Prabandha pasuras ing setting up of High Court in People of The previous TDP the key kitchen staple on behalf and 500 tonnes each already placed their demands scripted by 12 Alwars for 25 Kurnool and two benches else- Rayalaseema not government had completed 23 of the government, has con- have already reached and have started lifting days at the Ranganayakula where in the State. only water but projects in just five years. If tracted 49,500 tonnes of onions Mumbai. We are imported onions, he said Mandapam on the premises In a press release here on also investments, the present government was so far. offering this onion at a of Srivari temple. As per Monday, she said the people of Retail onion prices are rul- l Onions have been job opportunities committed to the development traditions, first 11 days are Rayalaseema were not ready to ing at an average Rs 100 per kg landed cost of Rs 57-60 imported from Turkey, and industries, of Rayalaseema it should labelled as 'Pagalpattu' and lose water for the High Court. in major cities, but rates are as per kg to State Egypt and Afghanistan. the next 10 days as 'Rapattu' They not only want water but ment if you can," she advised Akhila Priya said. construct 46 projects, Akhila high as Rs 160 per kg in some governments," More consignments are and remaining four days - also investments, job opportu- Jaganmohan Reddy. She demanded Priya said and claimed that parts of the country. according to senior underway, which should 22nd day - 'Kanniman nities and industries. She She said the government's that the works of solar and wind power plants "The two consignments Shirathambu', 23rd day as demanded that the works of decision to set up the High comprising 290 tonnes and 500 Consumer Affairs improve the domestic the Handri-Neeva were set up at a cost of Rs 'Ramanuja Nutrandadi', 24th the Handri-Neeva Suja Court in one region and the tonnes each have already Ministry official supplies, he added. day as 'Sri Varahaswami Sravanti and Galeru-Nagari Secretariat in another was just Suja Sravanti and 46,000 crore in Kurnool, reached Mumbai. We are offer- Sattumura', and 25th day as Sujala Sravanti works be com- an eyewash. If it were sincere Galeru-Nagari Anantapur and Kadapa ing this onion at a landed cost 'Andhyayanotsavam'. pleted expeditiously. in its development initiatives, Sujala Sravanti districts in the past five years of Rs 57-60 per kg to State gov- supplies, he added. Onion onions, imposed stock limits The previous TDP govern- it should stop gloating over works be under the stewardship of ernments," according to an prices have shot up sharply due on traders and is also supply- ment had completed 23 pro- tokenisms and continue the official. to estimated 25 per cent fall in ing buffer stock at a cheaper Food, clothes jects in just five years. The pre- projects started by the previous completed former Chief Minister N The Andhra Pradesh and kharif (July-June) compared to rate. Traders and experts are of sent government was com- government and complete expeditiously Chandrababu Naidu Delhi governments have the previous year because of the view that onion prices will distributed to mitted to the development of them in record time and already placed their demands late monsoon and eventual continue to remain firm till orphans Rayalaseema it should con- enhance the prestige of the and have started lifting import- excess rains in the major pro- January when late kharif crop VIJAYAWADA: The struct 46 projects, Akhila Priya State within and without. Let ing Rs 2,000 and 18 hours. on either side of the capital and ed onions, he said. ducing States. will start hitting the market. Navajeevan Bala Bhavan said and claimed that solar and there be no notices from for- "This means waste of time, 1 crore within it, Amaravati Onions have been imported Onion prices have failed to The country had last Society (NBBS), a charitable wind power plants were set up eign embassies, warnings from money and energy," she said. was a good choice for the con- from Turkey, Egypt and cool down despite several gov- imported 1,987 tonnes of organisation, distributed at a cost of Rs 46,000 crore in global banks and admonitions The Chandrababu Naidu struction of the capital. Afghanistan. More consign- ernment measures in the last onion way back in 2015-16 essentials and clothes to Kurnool, Anantapur and from the Centre, she added. government had taken all these "Hence, people of no region ments are underway, which few weeks. The government when price has shot up signif- orphans in Division 40 here Kadapa districts in the past five Akhila Priya said if a person factors into consideration and had opposed the TDP govern- should improve the domestic has already banned export of icantly. on Monday. MLA Malladi years under the stewardship of from Allagadda has to visit the decided to build the Capital in ment's selection. No one came Vishnu was the chief guest former Chief Minister N Secretariat at Visakhapatnam, Amaravati, which was equi- onto the streets," she said. She of the programme. Chandrababu Naidu. he has to travel 700 km spend- distant from all the regions, said now there was unrest in all He called upon the orphans "If you are sincere in devel- ing Rs 1,500 and 13 hours of Akhila Priya said with six dis- the regions and the Chief Tirumala to study well, eat healthy and oping Rayalaseema, bring time. Similarly, if a person tricts each on its either side it Minister should focus on aim high to succeed in life. more investments to the State. from Ichchapuram has work at was geographically the most development of all regions, gearing up He said that with Compete with the previous the High Court in Kurnool, he ideal place. Even demograph- irrigation projects and employ- commitment and TDP government in develop- has to travel 1,031 km spend- ically, with 2 crore population ment generation." for Vaikunta determination, one can achieve anything and Ekadasi everyone should excel in life. He complimented the Velampalli PNS n VIJAYAWADA organisation for lending a 78 special trains to clear helping hand to orphans. inspects Special religious pro- Organisation's team director grammes are lined up at N Ratna Kumar said that development Srivari temple in Tirumala as NBBS will take care of extra rush in festive season a part of Vaikunta Ekadasi orphans as their family on January 6 and Vaikuntha members. He said that they PNS n VIJAYAWADA works in city Dwadasi on January 7. On would provide food, PNS n VIJAYAWADA January 6, Tiruppavai healthcare and other In order to clear extra rush of BVIC, GITAM sign Parayanam will be held at essentials, he added. passengers, 78 Weekly Special Minister for Endowments Srivari temple from 12.30 NBBS manager Joseph trains will be run between Velampalli Srinivas instructed midnight to 2.30 am ahead Donald, staff and others were Visakhapatnam - officials concerned to complete MoU for joint of other Dhanurmasam rit- present on the occasion. Secunderabad, Visakhapatnam the development works on a uals like Tomala, Koluvu, - Tirupati and Bhubaneswar - war-foot. The minister on Panchanga Sravanam before Secunderabad according to the Monday visited a few places in commencement of Honeypreet calls South Central Railways, West constituency on a two- research on lab meats Vaikunthadwara darshanam Vijayawada Division, on wheeler, along with corpora- PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM (BIRAC) under the BioNEST for devotees. on jailed godman Monday. tion officials, and told them to scheme. As per the MoU, Between 9 am and 11 am, Ram Rahim No 08501 Visakhapatnam - complete the development To establish joint research both the organisations will there will be procession of CHANDIGARH: Jail Secunderabad Weekly Express works without creating incon- collaboration in nutraceuti- cooperate with each other to Swarnaratham along the authorities in Haryana on special train will depart venience to people. cals, lab meats and anti-age- run executive course based four-mada streets with Monday allowed Honeypreet Visakhapatnam at 11 pm on He asked officials concerned ing biotech products, the on nutrition and also agreed Malayappaswamy and His Insan, the accused in the January 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, about the progress of 33 ongo- Bio-Valley Incubation to conduct a world confer- consorts taking ride on it. Panchkula violent incidents, February 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th, No 08573 Visakhapatnam - Sri Kalahasti and Renigunta ing development works in the Council (BVIC) and GITAM ence in June 2020 where Similarly, Sahasra to meet jailed Dera Sacha March 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th & Tirupati Weekly special express stations in both directions. constituency. He also gave a Deemed to be University GITAM will act as an intellec- Deepalankaraseva will be Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram 31st, 2020 (Tuesdays) and train will depart These special trains consist of few suggestions to officials to signed the memorandum of tual partner. Both the organ- performed between 5 pm Rahim Singh, who was arrive Secunderabad at 12 pm Visakhapatnam at 10:55 pm on AC II Tier, AC III Tier, sleep- complete the works in the understanding (MoU) here isations decided to publish a and 7 pm. At 8.30 pm, convicted in 2017 for raping the next day. January 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, er class, general second class division without causing any on Monday. research book on 'Circular Adhyayanotsavam will be two of his disciples. In the return direction, No February 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, coaches. inconvenience to people. GITAM University Nutrition'. conducted at the This was the second meeting 08502 Secunderabad- March 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd & No 08407 Bhubaneswar - Initially, minister Srinivas vis- Registrar Prof KVGD Balaji, While addressing a gather- Ranganayakula Mandapam. between them in jail in less Visakhapatnam Weekly 30th 2020 (Mondays) and Secunderabad Weekly AC ited Division 26 and inspect- BVIC Director and CEO ing, GITAM Vice-Chancellor On January 7, on the occa- than a month. Last time, she Express special train will depart arrive in Tirupati at 01:25 pm express special train will depart ed the CC Road works, which Amit Shrivastava exchanged Prof K Sivaramakrishna sion of Vaikunta Dwadasi, met the godman on Secunderabad at 04:30 pm on the next day. Bhubaneswar at 01:20 pm on were started at an estimated the MoU documents in the informed that GITAM Sri Sudarshana December 9. Officials said January 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th, In the return direction, No January 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, cost of Rs 19.55 laks, later, he presence of Vice-Chancellor biotechnology experts active- Chakrattalwar will be offered that the meeting between February 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, 08574 Tirupati- 30th, February 6th, 13th, 20th, visited the Durga Malleswara Prof.K.Sivaramakrishna. ly engaged with several Chakrasnanam in the Swami Ram Rahim and Honeypreet March 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th and Visakhapatnam weekly spe- 27th, March 5th, 12th, 19th & Street and Kotavari Street CC Bio Valley Incubation research projects funded by Pushkarini. on Monday lasted for half- April 1st, 2020 (Wednesdays) cial express train will depart 26th, 2020 (Thursdays) and Road works under Division 27, Council (BVIC), which was the Department of an-hour amidst the presence and arrive in Visakhapatnam at Tirupati at 30:30 pm on arrive in Secunderabad at which is laid at a cost of Rs located in Andhra Pradesh Biotechnology, Government of lawyers. 04:50 am the next day. January 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, 09:00 am the next day. 18.66 lakh and Rs 10.80 lakh Medtech Zone Limited of India and Department of The 51-year-old is currently En route, these weekly February 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th, In the return direction, No respectively. (AMTZ), is facilitating incu- Science and Technology, lodged in the high-security express specials will stop at March 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 08408 Secunderabad - The minister also inspected bation of start-up ventures in Government of India. Sunaria jail in Rohtak. Last Duvvada, Anakapalli, Tuni, 31st, 2020 (Tuesdays) and Bhubaneswar Weekly AC the CC Road laying work at biotech, medtech, nutraceu- He also mentioned that month, Home Minister Anil Samalkot, Rajahmundry, arrive in Visakhapatnam at express special train will depart Donka Road under Division ticals, bio-products by pro- the university also identified Vij had said it is Tadepalligudem, Eluru, 06:50 am the next day. Secunderabad at 09:30 pm on 29, which was started at an esti- viding access to scientific as the Centre of Excellence in Honeypreet's right to meet Rayanapadu, Khammam, En route, these weekly spe- January 3rd, 17th, 24th, 31st, mated cost of Rs 35.43 lakh. He facility and also financing Biotechnology and signed an her foster father Ram Rahim Warangal and Kazipet stations cial trains will stop at Duvvada, February 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, also visited a few places where through empanelled MoU with Stanford like any other individual. in both directions. These spe- Anakapalli, Samalkot, March 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, development works are being investors. The BVIC is par- University, USA. He He had said that "every cial trains consist of AC II Tier, Rajahmundry, Eluru, 2020 (Fridays) and arrive in taken up and told officials to tially funded by expressed that the university person has the equal right to AC III Tier, sleeper class and Vijayawada, New Guntur, Bhubaneswar at 05:15 pm the take measures for the free Biotechnology Industry is very much interested to meet the convict and the law general second class coaches. Tenali, Ongole, Nellore, Gudur, next day. flow of drain water. Research Assistance Council encourage start-up ventures. can't stop anyone from meeting that person". IIT-H developing systems VIJAYAWADA Churches decked up for Christmas eve BULLION RATES PNS n VIJAYAWADA people to participate in the GOLD Jesus Christ birth celebrations for water treatment n ` 38,300 (10 gm) All churches in the city were at the Gunadala Matha shrine, PNS HYDERABAD ` decorated with stars, flowers along with family members. A 110 and colourful lighting on the museum inside the church is Researchers at the Indian SILVER eve of the birth of Jesus Christ another attraction with collec- Institute of Technology- ` 45,400(1kg) on December 25. Huge tion of valuable gifts from Hyderabad (IIT-H) are develop- ` 500 Christmas trees are major devotees and holy relics of ing algal-bacterial hybrid sys- attraction at the churches. ancient period. Special prayers tems that can reduce wastewater Irrespective of the caste and were conducted at the treatment cost and provide CHICKEN religion, people belonging to all makeshift dais on the play- practical routes to produce RATES `/KG walks of life are eagerly waiting ground of the high school, recyclable water and biodiesel. extensive centralised system of to celebrating the Christmas where people in large numbers The researchers hope their sys- wastewater treatment in Class I Dressed/With Skin `180 and New Year 2020. attended. Pastors of different tem would help rural commu- cities and Class II towns results Without Skin `205 All major church authorities churches from various parts of nities in the long run, a press in the discharge of untreated Broiler at Farm `124 made elaborate arrangements the State participated in prayers. release from the IIT said here on wastewater into water bodies for conducting holly mass from Religion-based cultural pro- Monday. and land, resulting in severe pol- December 24 midnight grammes were performed for The immediate intended lution and contamination issues, EGG onwards and offering special the public," he added. beneficiaries of the research, the release said. The results of prayers by lighting candles. People are visiting to shop- however, are the gated urban this socially relevant work have `/100 RATES City youth are enthusiastical- ping malls to buy new dress to communities that have in-house been published in the past cou- HYDERABAD 425 ly waiting to dress as Santa mark Christmas and New Year plants for treating sewage, the ple of years in peer-review jour- VIJAYAWADA 452 Claus to offer gifts and choco- The Gunadala Matha Shrine spoke to The Pioneer that they Christ was born to give peace 2020 and children are also release said. The present sewage nals such as Journal of Industrial lates to the children. (GMS) is popularly known as arranged chairs, tents, drinking and happiness to the all sections enjoying the Christmas and treatment facilities in the coun- and Engineering Chemistry, VISAKHAPATNAM 470 Thousands of families would St Mary's Gunadala Matha water to devotees of Jesus of people irrespective of reli- New Year by buying cakes and try can only treat about 26 bil- Water Environment Research RETAIL PRICE `4.52 (IN VIJAYAWADA) take part in the midnight holy Shrine, GMS Parish Priest Rev Christ to mark Christmas at the gion," he added. chocolates, along with their lion litres per day, it said. and Environmental Science and mass in the city. Fr Eleti William Jaya Raju Gunadala Matha shrine. Jesus He requested all section of family members and friends. The unavailability of an Pollution Research, it added.

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ithin six months of responded positively to the coming to power, new capital city project. WAndhra Pradesh Reading the open letter Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan which the BJP national presi- Reddy has proven himself to Vindictive Jagan squandered opportunities dent Amit Shah addressed to be the best in handing down the people of the state prior to anarchic rule to the people. PPAs, replacing Telugu as Visakhapatnam. ous projects, cancelling 2019 elections throws light It's not an easy task for a medium of instruction with Decentralisation of administration does It is evident it and proposing to on facts. The Centre released young political leader to come English in government schools not take place by mere setting up capital that CM TRULY set up three state cap- Rs 2,500 crore towards its to power with a huge majori- and other such decisions are appears to SPEAKING itals is an anarchic contribution to building the ty. Because of this majority, examples that reflect his cities. The leader should have clear have set his decision but not a far- state capital. It also announced Jagan got an opportunity to nature. objective and farsighted approach for mind to make sighted one. assistance for various projects lead the new state on the road His insidious nature became decentralisation to happen naturally. Then Visakhapatnam the Announcing his decision not only for Assembly, High to development with the sup- exposed with the announce- executive capital of on three state capitals on the Court, Secretariat buildings port of all sections of society. ment of three capitals for AP. only governance will reach the people AP even before going on floor of state Assembly, Jagan but also for transportation He got every opportunity to While Chandrababu bid ad- record in the Assembly on quoted the example of South and railway projects as part of prove himself to be a leader ieu to development in the mi- three capitals. Africa having three state cap- the Center's package. with progressive views who ddle of his tenure to give pri- if his cold response to the opment projects worth sever- Which international agency itals. Jagan declaring three state can accelerate development ority to politics, Jagan paved World Bank loan agreement al thousands of crores like will lend the AP Government, There is a vast difference capitals independently would of the state. However, Jagan the way for anarchy right from reached by the previous regime international airport, railways, whose policies reflect retro- between South Africa and mean ignoring the Center's squandered all opportunities the word go. and not giving proper respons- roads development projects Y SATYAKUMAR grade development? Andhra Pradesh. assistance to the state for within six months of coming Prior to coming to power, es to Center's letters on the are in limbo. BJP National Secretary The Union Minister during While South Africa is an Amaravati. It would also mean to power. Jagan’s YSRCP made some issue are any indication. For example, the Railway the recent winter session of the independent nation, AP is a looking down upon the foun- He proved at every instance farmers complain to the World Because of this, the World Board is exercising caution to Lok Sabha declared that South state with just 13 districts. dation stone laid by the PM for that bad blood and anarchy Bank against Amaravati pro- Bank declared its decision to take a decision on laying a Rs Metro projects even if his Korea expressed its unwilling- Area-wise, South Arica is six the state capital. runs in his blood and his ject to get the project stalled. withdraw its proposals to 3200-crore railway line. The ministry asked it to send them. ness to partner with Light times larger than AP. The 14th century ruler mind is filled with vendetta, However, the World Bank extend loan to Amaravati pro- fate of Rs 12,000-crore Light The AP government ignored Metro project. The Center responded Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq revenge and vindictive attitude ascertained that the complaints ject in July. After a while, the Metro project for Amaravati the directions. Under the prevailing situa- favourably when the previous shifted his capital city from and eliminating rivals, reflect- were not genuine and contin- Asia Infrastructure Investment city too is in limbo. On one hand the YSRCP tion, international lending state Government declared Delhi to Daulatabad. He took ing a conspiratorial psycholo- ued to support the project. The Bank also announced its deci- Union Urban Development government exhibited lack- agencies and investors are hes- Amaravati as the new capital a decision which is not justi- gy. Every step that he takes is Centre too agreed to lend ass- sion to quit the project. This Minister Hardeep Singh Puri adaisical approach to Light itating to invest in projects in city. Prime Minister Narendra fied and later reversed it caus- filled with jealousy and lacks istance to the first phase of the has deprived Rs 7,000 crore in Parliament went on record Metro project in Amaravati Andhra Pradesh. Modi attended the foundation- ing death to thousands of peo- mercy. project. loan for the project from the stating that the Government of and on the other, it sent pro- Having identified a region stone laying ceremony for the ple. Opting for reverse tendering It became evident that Jagan two entities. Andhra Pradesh exhibited posals to the Centre seeking to be developed as the new capital city project held on We are unfortunate to have process in the Polavaram pro- is not favourably inclined Not only Amaravati project, lackadaisical approach in send- Korean support for the Light state capital, where there is October 22, 2015. This shows modern Tughlaq in our midst ject works, cancellation of towards the Amaravati project but also infrastructural devel- ing revised proposals for Metro project for scope for implementing vari- how the BJP government in the 21st century.

Farmers file missing plaint... CM lays stone for 3 new Amaravati protagonists Continued from Page 1 In the complaint, they said in custody for protest that they were upset due to reservoirs in Rayalaseema n the confusion over the PNS VIJAYAWADA Capital issue and that they PNS n KADAPA stone to these two projects," he APS convener A wanted to meet their MLA added. Police took some members of Siva Reddy and and brief him on their appre- Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan "Rs 1,357 crore has been allo- the Amaravati Parirakshana hensions, but he had gone Reddy laid the foundation cated to store water at Rajoli Samithi (APS) into their cus- others said that to missing since the past one stone for three reservoirs under under Kundu river, he said. tody for stating a protest in create real estate week. The further said that the River Kundu at Nellatur in Similarly, a reservoir would be front of the office of Minister hype, the they could not find him at his Duvvur mandal under KC constructed at Jaladarasi in for Endowments Velampalli government has home or office in the con- Canal ayacut and Kurnool district for which Rs Srinivas here on Monday. stituency. There was no clue Brahmamsagar reservoir here 312 crore would be spent. This Members of APS staged a announced to his whereabouts, the farm- on Monday. would also help the flooding of protest in front of the minister's Visakhapatnam ers said and expressed con- Speaking on the occasion, he the River Kundu as water office demanding that the cap- as executive cern over their MLA going said the government aimed at would be diverted to crop ital city not be shifted from missing at this crucial junc- making Rayaseema a fertile lands. In all, 91,000 acres of Amaravati. Traders, business- capital. ture. The farmers requested region by taking up the three land in Kurnool and Kadapa men, builders, advocates, work- He said that the Station House Officer projects. He said 1.27 lakh districts would be irrigated ers, leaders and others took part development (SHO) to take steps to search acres in the Kundu basin of and drinking water needs of the in the protest and raised slogans should be for him and hand him over to Kadapa-Kurnool district, 1.5 people of the region would also and displayed placards reading them. lakh acres in Sagileru under in the reservoir through SR-I jects. Similarly, 1.4 tmc feet of be met by these three projects." 'Maa Swasa Maa Asha decentralised, Brahmamsagar and lands for which Rs 564 crore has water would be supplied to the Similarly, Rs 17.5 crore Amaravati', 'Oka Rastram Oka not power under KC Canal are not receiv- been allocated. Duvvur, district's biggest RTBP indus- would be spent for the build- Rajadhani' and '3 Rajadhanulu ing water. To my knowledge, Mydukur, Kazipeta and Badvel, try. It is just a coincidence that ings to house the Village Vaddu Amaravati Muddu'. A protestor seeking alms in a novel protest staged in front of the office of It's not GN Rao, only 13 tmc feet of water was Bhimmatam, Porumamilla, my father and former Chief Secretariats in Mydukar con- Addressing the protesters, Minister for Endowments Velampalli Srinivas in Vijayawada on Monday stored under Brahmamsagar Kalsapadu, B Kodur and other Minister YS Rajasekhara stituency and Rs 30 crore would APS convener A Siva Reddy but Jagan... reservoir during the late YS mandals would be covered Reddy had issued the Go No. be spent for the drainage works and others said that to create capital city was not a prudent from Amaravati, and appealed Rajasekhara Reddy's tenure. under the project. 244 to construct Rajoli and in Mydukur region and Rs 25 real estate hype, the govern- move, he said and added that to the government to announce Continued from Page 1 These projects have been taken In all, 90,000 acres under Jaladarasi reservoirs. However, lakhs would be spent for laying ment has announced farmers in villages surrounding Amaravati as the only Capital up to fill all the reservoirs in Brahmamsagar reservoir these projects were neglected CC roads. I am proud to say Visakhapatnam as executive Amaravati gave their lands vol- of the State. Reminding that Jagan had the region, he said. would be irrigated by the pro- by the governments that came that the government would be capital. He said that develop- untarily. This shouldn't be dis- APS members G Tirupathi gone back on his word that A lift irrigation project ject. At least one lakh people in later, the Chief Minister said. spending RS 230 crore for the ment should be decentralised, regarded, they said. Rao, RV Swamy, K Rajendra, 33,000 acres of land was would be started at Jonnavada Badvel and Mydukur munici- "I am proud to say that with projects for which foundation not power. They further stated that uni- YV Ramana Rao, D Rambabu, required for construction of under Brahmamsagar reservoir palities would get drinking your blessings, I am destined stone has been laid today," he As per GN Rao Committee's lateral decisions cannot be K Ramesh, GSS Prasad and the Capital at Amaravati, the to store eight tmc feet of water water supply through the pro- today to lay the foundation said. recommendations, shifting the taken in shifting the capital others took part in the protest. TD chief said: "If the CM has guts, he should order an inquiry into the issue by a sit- ting High Court judge. We too will extend cooperation Jagan becomes third BJP loses Jharkhand election, to such a move," he said. Naidu said this was not the time to do politics, but devel- op Amaravati. "Who is GN CM since 2007 to lay... Hemant Soren will be CM Rao? What is the credibility Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1 grasp. The counting of votes December 20. BJP, JMM, of his committee's report? It Stressing the need for 81 Jharkhand Assembly Congress, RJD, All AJSU and is like GN Rao writing the "The Vizag Steel Plant was for bridging the Last year, the party lost seats began at 8 am on Monday JVM-P were the main political examination after Jagan set up after a prolonged agita- yawning gap between Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh in all the 24 district headquar- parties in the fray. leaked the question paper. tion and loss of human lives but the demand and and Chhattisgarh to Congress. ters amid tight security. The primary fight was Rao's report is nothing but here being the son of the soil, availability of steel, This year, after its victory in the The state went to polls for 81 between the BJP and the Jaganmohan Reddy's report," I have come here to lay the Jagan said that the 30 Lok Sabha election, Assembly seats in five phases Congress- Jharkhand Mukti he observed. He said the foundation stone within six lakh tonnes capacity Maharashtra slipped out of its from November 30 to Morcha alliance. TDP government had months of taking over as Chief of the plant would be announced Visakhapatnam Minister. The previous govern- a great contribution as the Financial Capital. Steps ment has ignored the issue for were taken to develop the dis- the best part of its term and at to the sector trict as a hub of tourism and the fag-end of its tenure, had With J'khand loss, BJP Information Technology. taken up the ground breaking steel, Jagan said that the 30 lakh PM Modi says no detention... "Accordingly, tourism pro- ceremony which was nothing tonnes capacity of the plant Continued from Page 1 administrations from time to living in the country". These jects were taken there," Naidu short of cheating the people," would be a great contribution time in 2009, 2012, 2014 and were not the only times when footprint shrinks to half... said. he said. to the sector. In reply to a question raised 2018, for setting up detention the House was informed about The Chief Minister contin- "It was during the bifurcation by Congress MP from the centres as per requirement to such centres in the country. Continued from Page 1 hands with rival Jannayak ued: "Normally, steel factories of the state that the steel plant Barpeta constituency of Assam, restrict the movements of ille- The talks of detention centres Janata Party to form the gov- are set up by Centre and it is was promised for this region Rai said, as of November 13, a gally staying foreign nationals so surfaced as the country faced Political watchers believe ernment in Haryana but was Medaram not under the purview of the but nothing was done by the total of 1,043 foreigners are that they are physically available protests against the Citizenship that the BJP may have to outsmarted in Maharashtra State government. However, previous government to set residing in the six detention at all times for expeditious Amendment Act (CAA) and reconsider its tactic of backing by the rival Congress-NCP Jatara spurts... we have decided to go ahead up the steel plant in the past five centres in Assam. "A total of repatriation and deportation. the National Register of Citizens leaders from non-dominant alliance which joined hands negotiating with those interest- years. That is why we have 1,025 Bangladeshi and 18 He also said that since the ille- (NRC). Modi in his speech at communities in assembly elec- with longtime BJP ally Shiv Continued from Page 1 ed and ultimately, our goal is to taken a decision to transform Myanmarese are in these cen- gal migrants enter into the Ramlila Maidan on Sunday tions, as consolidation of Jat, Sena to come to power at the see that the steel plant is com- this region into an industrial tres," he informed. country without valid travel said the CAA is not for any Maratha and tribal votes saffron party's expense. The phenomenon can be missioned within three years." hub by setting up the steel plant Rai, on July 2, informed the documents "in a clandestine and Indian, be it Muslim or Hindu. against it is seen to be one of If the Haryana and seen in Urattam, Stressing the need for bridg- here and moving forward House that instructions have surreptitious manner, there is no "This was said in the Parliament the reasons behind its below Maharashtra results gave the Reddygudem, Chilakalugutta ing the yawning gap between towards achieving the goal," he been issued to all the state gov- accurate data regarding the and no false statement is par performance in Haryana, BJP something to cling to, its and Kannepalli villages. the demand and availability of said. ernments and Union Territories number of such illegal migrants allowed in the Parliament." Maharashtra and Jharkhand defeat in Jharkhand was Traders across the state respectively. absolute as for the first time are keen on establishing Opposition parties did since the state's formation the shops on the roadside for the much better than expected in party has not emerged as the biennial tribal festival to be Haryana and Maharashtra, single largest party. held at Medara from Samantha interacts with kids at Andhra Hospital even though the BJP emerged The BJP always emerged as February 5 to 8. The state as the single largest party in the single largest party in government has earmarked PNS n VIJAYAWADA rest by the patient's parents. both the states even while los- Jharkhand, once jointly with Rs 75 crore for the festival to So far, we helped a number of ing many seats compared to its the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha implement infrastructural Actress Samantha Akkineni children. previous tally. The party joined (JMM). development works. visited Andhra Hospitals on Samantha visited Andhra From the elevated plat- Monday on the occasion of Hospitals and interacted with forms to the Jampanna five years of association of children, who recovered from Vaagu, there are only fields. Samantha 'Pratyusha Support' their medical problems, with As protests intensify, police... The farmers have stopped charity with Andhra Pratyusha Support. She Continued from Page 1 using the roads leading to raising the second crop with Hospitals. Pratyusha support, enquired with doctors about the Secretariat. Apart from an eye on rental income they in association with Andhra their problem, treatment and Heavy bandobust was verifying documents, the would be getting by leasing Hospitals, was doing charity recovery. Samantha expressed seen on the road leading to cops are asking for identi- out their land to the traders. activities by helping in the her happiness and spent time the Secretariat at ty proof and noting details The traders have been obtain- treatment of children with with those children who Mandadam. of the vehicles, including ing permission to set up shop heart disease, life-threatening recovered completely from Precautions have been the registration numbers. for about one month from problems, emergencies who their illnesses. taken to ensure that the With this, the farmers January 20. As a result, the are in need of emergency She congratulated Andhra farmers' agitation does not questioned the police as to value of lease for lands abut- treatment, intensive care, sur- Hospitals' management Dr P cause any obstruction to why they have to show ting the road has shot up gical management, including V Ramana Murthy, Dr PV free movement of the Aadhaar proof. "Why multiple-fold. heart surgeries. Rama Rao, children cardiac, Secretariat staff. would we come onto the Meanwhile, the infrastruc- Pratyusha Support is con- neonatal and paediatric inten- The police have intensi- roads with cards?" asked an ture development works are tributing one-third of expens- sive care teams for giving fied checked on vehicles irate farmer. being implemented stepping es, Andhra Hospitals con- support to save these chil- up the pace of execution. tributing one-third and the dren. Tollywood actress Samantha Akkineni poses for a picture, along with kids, at Andhra Hospitala in Vijayawada on Monday VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | DECEMBER 24, 2019 nation 04

SHORT READS 66TH NATIONAL FILM AWARDS Jharkhand voters demolished Venkaiah honours the ‘arrogance' of Modi, Shah: NCP best from film fraternity PNS n MUMBAI PNS n NEW DELHI Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@nawabmalikncp) As trends for the Jharkhand The people of Jharkhand have demolished the Vice President Venkaiah Naidu India welcomes Assembly elections showed arrogance of Modi ji, Amit Shah and BJP. Democracy has won on Monday presented the the Congress-JMM alliance National Film Awards to this preliminary results of ahead of the ruling BJP, the year's winners with actors Afghan Prez election NCP on Monday said people of development, but are now (Amendment) Act will help Vicky Kaushal, Ayushmann Jharkhand have demolished engaging people in sentimen- Jharkhand. Still, the poor and Khurrana and Keerthy Suresh NEW DELHI: India on Monday the "arrogance" of Prime tal issues to distract their atten- adivasis of Jharkhand have receiving top honours. welcomed the announcement Minister Narendra Modi and tion from the real issues...They rejected the BJP. The figures Megastar Amitabh of preliminary results of the the saffron party president seem to have been hit by rais- show the Congress and JMM Bachchan, who was supposed presidential election in Amit Shah. ing of issues like the NRC," will form government there," to receive the Dadasaheb Afghanistan and hoped that The Shiv Sena also hit out at Kayande said. Raut said. Phalke Award at the ceremony, Afghan leaders and other the BJP, with which it recent- Shiv Sena's Rajya Sabha "I think there is a need (for skipped the event citing ill stakeholders will work together ly severed ties at the Centre and member Sanjay Raut also hit the BJP) to introspect why they health. The 77-year-old actor to further strengthen the in Maharashtra, saying the Shah and BJP. Democracy has out at the BJP, saying tribals have lost Jharkhand after will now be honoured by democratic polity and fight the Jharkhand Assembly poll won," NCP chief spokesperson and the poor people of Maharashtra," he added. President Ram Nath Kovind on challenge of terrorism in the trends show people are not Nawab Malik tweeted. Jharkhand have rejected the As per trends available for December 29 at a high-tea, to Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who was country. Ministry of External buying the Amit Shah-led Shiv Sena spokesperson Amit Shah-led party. the Jharkhand Assembly polls be hosted at Rashtrapati supposed to receive the Dadasaheb Phalke Affairs (MEA) spokesperson party's politics based on senti- Manisha Kayande said as the Talking to reporters here, he till noon, the JMM-Congress- Bhavan for all the winners. Award at the ceremony, skipped the event Raveesh Kumar said India mental issues like the National BJP looks set to lose Jharkhand said Prime Minister Modi and RJD opposition alliance was Naidu said he was happy that remained committed to work Register of Citizens. after failing to retain power in Union Home Minister Amit leading in 42 out of the total 81 films which were recognised at citing ill health. The 77-yr-old actor will now with the people and It also said that the BJP Maharashtra, it raises question Shah worked vigorously in seats in the state Assembly, the 66th edition of National be honoured by President Ram Nath Kovind government of Afghanistan in needs to introspect on its per- whether people are now trust- Jharkhand to win the while the ruling BJP was ahead Film Awards broke stereotypes on Dec 29 at a high-tea, to be hosted at its fight against terrorism and formance in Jharkhand after ing the Amit Shah-led party or (Assembly) election in that in 28 seats. Elections were and attacked superstitions. Rashtrapati Bhavan for all the winners in its pursuit of socio-economic Maharashtra. "The people of not. state. held in Jharkhand over five "The feature films this year development. "We expect that Jharkhand have demolished "They (BJP) earlier told peo- "Speeches were delivered phases between November 30 are as much about emotions as the complaints would be the arrogance of Modi ji, Amit ple they will play politics of saying the Citizenship and December 20. they are about intelligence... In I go to other countries. The cul- appreciated. I feel blessed and addressed through the the banquet of films, we have ture and art of a country is its honoured to receive the prescribed legal processes so films that break stereotypes and power and we need to present National Award for a film that the final results are attack superstitions sensitively. this power to the whole world," which is so close to my heart," declared in a timely manner," HC directs WB We see through the makers' he said. the actor said. he said. PM’s assertion on NRC signals imagination the orthodox tra- Bollywood actors Apart from Vicky, director of govt to suspend ditions giving way to modern Ayushmann and Vicky, who "Uri...", Aditya Dhar, also won solutions," Naidu said during won the best actor award for his first National Award for POJK refugees hold all CAA-related intent to put issue on hold the ceremony. He also praised their work in "Andhadhun" directing the film based on the demonstration in non-feature films for dealing and "Uri: The Surgical Strike", 2016 Indian Army's surgical support of CAA media campaigns PNS n NEW DELHI with a wide range of subjects attended the ceremony with strikes on terror launch pads in PNS n KOLKATA such as female infanticide, Akshay Kumar, the co-pro- Pakistan after Uri attack. JAMMU: A body representing Prime Minister Narendra human trafficking and adop- ducer and star of "Pad Man". "It is the best feeling. Since the displaced people of The Calcutta High Court Modi's assertion his govern- tion. I&B minister Prakash Keerthy, the winner of best childhood whenever I used to Pakistan-occupied Jammu and directed the West Bengal ment never discussed a Javadekar called cinema the actress award for her portray- think about getting into films, Kashmir (POJK) on Monday government on Monday to nationwide NRC signals a tac- soft power of a strong country al of yesteryear Telugu star the first thought that would held a demonstration here in suspend all media campaigns tical retreat by his dispensation like India. "I always believe that Savitri in bilingual biopic come to my mind was to win support of the Citizenship related to the Citizenship in the face of widespread cinema is a soft power of a "Mahanati", was elated to get the National Award one day Amendment Act (CAA) and the Amendment Act (CAA). protests against the con- strong India. The influence of recognised for the film. "I'm and receiving it for my debut National Register of Citizens A division bench of Chief tentious issue, and the BJP is this soft power is visible when happy that my effort has been film is surreal," Dhar said. (NRC). Led by POJK Displaced Justice TBN Radhakrishnan likely to put the matter on the Peoples' Front chairman Capt and Justice Arijit Banerjee back-burner for some time. (retd) Yudhvir Singh Chib, directed the state govern- Modi's comments at a rally hundreds held the ment to suspend the cam- in Sunday delinking the 31 arrested for demonstration at Maheshpura paigns on CAA till the court Citizenship Amendment Act chowk in Jammu city. They gives its final orders. from the National Register of violence during alleged that some political The court also sought a Citizens and distancing his parties are instigating people detailed response from the government from NRC came anti-CAA stir in to trigger violent protests and state government about the in the wake of a number of top Modi's comments at a rally in Sunday create law and order situation petitioners' claim that cam- BJP leaders, including Home delinking the Citizenship Amendment Act UP's Rampur across the country. They raised slogans in support of paign against the CAA was Minister Amit Shah and party from the National Register of Citizens and PNS n RAMPUR carried out using public working president J P Nadda, the CAA and the NRC and distancing his government from NRC came in against those who are money. asserting that a nation-wide Thirty-one people have been the wake of a number of top BJP leaders, instigating violence and The bench, which has been NRC will be carried out. arrested and over 150 others opposing it. "We have come hearing petitions on issues During his reply to the dis- including Home Minister Amit Shah and party identified for their alleged working president J P Nadda, asserting that out in support of CAA and like state's campaign against cussion on the Citizenship role in the violence that broke NRC. We hail the government the CAA in various forms of Amendment Bill, Shah had a nation-wide NRC will be carried out out here last Saturday amid for such a move", Chib told media, breakdown of law told Lok Sabha on December protests against the reporters here. He lashed out and order situation and dam- 9 that the Modi government Citizenship Amendment Act Thousands join ‘peace at those instigating people to age to railway property, said will definitely roll out a nation- lies during the Jharkhand elec- over NRC have played a (CAA), police said on carry out violence against the the matter will be heard next wide NRC to identify and tion that the NRC will be done key role in whipping up Monday. Act for their vested political on January 9. expel infiltrators. before the next Lok Sabha poll emotions. A 22- interests. Advocate General Kishore Nadda had last week struck in 2024. Some party leaders The prime minister, they year-old rally' of Muslim outfits in Dutta submitted before the a hardline tone amid protests have conceded that the extent added, has sought to defuse man had court that law and order sit- in different parts of the coun- of protests against the CAA the situation by decoupling died of a uation in the state is under try, saying the CAA will be has taken them by surprise NRC with CAA and asserting bullet B'luru against CAA-NRC control and suspension of implemented across the coun- and pointed out that appre- that his government has injury here internet services has been try and so will the NRC. hensions in a section of soci- not considered such a measure on Saturday PNS n BENGALURU ful till the afternoon, revoked. Shah had told election ral- ety, especially among Muslims, so far. during the vio- police said.A report from lence in which several locals Thousands of people from Mangaluru, which was rocked and policemen were injured, Muslim community on by violent protests over the and six vehicles, including a Monday staged a "Peace Rally" CAA last week leaving two police motorcycle, were here against the Citizenship people dead in police firing, Jwala urges sports fraternity to condemn violence torched, the officials said. Amendment Law and pro- said the city remained largely "We have arrested 31 peo- posed National Register of peaceful after curfew was lift- PNS n NEW DELHI come out and condemn vio- also from other communities ple so far in connection with Citizens. Waving the national ed Monday morning. City lence," Jwala said. as well. the violence during protest flag and holding placards, the police commissioner P S Teenager held for Former India doubles player "...violence against people In view of violence during demonstrations and identi- protestors raised slogans Harsha requested public to Jwala Gutta on Monday urged and the people who are creat- demonstrations in different fied another over 150 for demanding withdrawal of the share videos or photos regard- raping girl in Jammu Indian sports fraternity to ing violence because we are the parts of the country against the their role in vandalisation," NRC and CAA as they ing the violence in the city JAMMU: A teenager was "come out and condemn the peace ambassadors of our amended citizenship law, the Rampur Superintendent of marched through city roads. on December 19 for further apprehended for allegedly violence" in the wake of country to the world and I government issued prohibito- Police Ajay Pal Sharma said. The rally, called by around 35 investigation. raping a 15-year-old girl in protests against the amended think this is the least we could ry orders. The accused have been organisations under the banner In a tweet he said, "I appeal Jammu city, officials said on citizenship act. do," the 36-year-old said. In Uttar Pradesh, 16 people booked for rioting and relat- of Joint Action Committee of to public who have any photo Monday. The matter surfaced Calling her peers "peace "Come out and condemn died and 263 police personnel ed offences, Sharma added. Bengaluru, culminated at the or video content regarding riots after the girl delivered a baby ambassadors", Jwala posted a violence," she added. were injured during anti- He said the situation was Quddus Saheb Eidgah Maidan. that happened in mangaluru at a hospital here, they said. A video on Twitter. Last week cricketer Citizenship (Amendment) Act now normal in the district Road traffic was badly hit at city on 19th Dec to mail it to case was registered and the "We are seeing the news Harbhajan Singh had also protests. and no untoward incident has several parts of the city. [email protected] 16-year-old boy taken into and a lot of people are dying appealed for peace. The The act seeks to provide cit- been reported since Sunday, Elaborate security arrange- m or send a WhatsApp message custody on Sunday, the and I did not expect this. I protests that started in Assam izenship to minorities from when internet services were ments had been made to avert on 9480802327. It would help officials said. The boy was request all the sportspersons of have gained support from not Pakistan, Bangladesh and resumed after a break of a any untoward incident, which the investigation team in later sent to a juvenile home, our country that we should just the ethnic Assamese but Afghanistan. couple of days. by-and-large remained peace- upholding the truth, he said. they said. No letup in cold wave in parts of Haryana, Punjab 2.2 lakh road injury deaths in India in 2017 l Leading cause of premature deaths among males, 2nd of males and females combined l Narnaul lowest at 1.7 C ° PNS n NEW DELHI of road injury deaths. "Road PNS n CHANDIGARH Pedestrians and motorcyclists accounted injury needs multi-sectorial With 2.2 lakh road injury de- for over half of all road injury deaths in the action across three levels — to There was no let up in the cold aths in India in 2017, it was the country, higher than the global average, prevent crashes from occur- wave sweeping parts of leading cause of premature according to 'The India State-Level Disease ring, to prevent injury if a crash Haryana and Punjab over the deaths among young males in occurs, and then to prevent past few days with Narnaul the country and the second lea- Burden Initiative' which released death or disability among those reeling at a minimum of 1.7 ding cause for males and fem- the first comprehensive population estimates injured. degrees Celsius on Monday. ales combined, said a study of road injury deaths by type of road users "For this to happen, we need Narnaul in Haryana was the published on Monday in The in each state to move from the fatalistic coldest place across both states Lancet Public Health journal. attitude conveyed by 'accident' recording a low of three Pedestrians and motorcy- to prevent the needless loss of degrees below normal mini- Chandigarh, the common clists accounted for over half of deaths due to road injury in the the causes of injuries, he said. lives. Road safety for pedestri- mum temperature, a meteoro- capital of the two states, all road injury deaths in the country is quite high and the "Efforts must be taken at all ans, motorcyclists, and cyclists logical department official recorded a low of 9.1 degrees country, higher than the glob- each state. There has been a leading cause of death in India research paper focuses on pro- levels to reduce the burden fr- needs to be prioritised to said here. Bathinda was the Celsius. The MeT official said al average, according to 'The modest reduction in the road among 15-39 year old males in viding reliable and comprehen- om road injury deaths that our ensure that the youth of our coldest place in Punjab at a fog reduced visibility at most India State-Level Disease injury death rate in India since 2017 and was the second lead- sive data in the Indian context country is facing," he said. country do not face untimely minimum of 4.4 degrees places in the two states includ- Burden Initiative' which 1990, but a much higher death ing cause for both sexes com- to inform and monitor Detailing the findings, the death," Dandona said. Celsius. Among other places in ing Chandigarh. released the first comprehen- rate reduction is needed to bined. If the estimated trends progress to reduce the burden lead author of the study The findings reported in Haryana, Sirsa (5.3), Rohtak For the past few days, the sive population estimates of meet the Sustainable of road injury deaths up to of road injury deaths. Professor Rakhi Dandona, the paper published on (7), Bhiwani (6.1), Hisar (6.8), maximum temperatures too road injury deaths by type of Development Goals (SDG) tar- 2017 were to continue, no state Comprehensive findings on Professor at the Public Health Monday are part of the Global Karnal (7.5) and Ambala (6.9) have dropped sharply at most road users in each state. get, the study highlighted. in India is likely to meet the road injuries from this study Foundation of India, said rapid Burden of Disease Study, 2017. also experienced a cold night. places in the two states includ- The road injury death rate The findings, published in SDG 2020 target of reducing will not only facilitate effective urbanisation and economic The analytical methods of Amritsar (5), Gurdaspur ing Chandigarh. for various types of road users, one of the leading health road injury deaths by half road safety management but growth in India has led to sub- this study enable standardized (5), Faridkot (5.5), Ludhiana Day temperatures have been including pedestrians, motor- research journals in the world, between 2015 to 2020 or even also aid in building effective stantial increases in vehicle comparisons of the health loss (7.7), Patiala (7.7) in Punjab hovering in the range of 12-14 cyclists, cyclists and motor present road injury deaths for by 2030. road injury prevention policies, density and traffic mix but the caused by different diseases and too experienced a cold night, degrees Celsius, down by six to vehicle occupants, varied 4-8 different road users and by age Professor Balram Bhargav, evidence-based interventions infrastructure and levels of risk factors, between different but minimums at Adampur nine degrees against the nor- fold between the country's and sex across India's states. Director General of Indian and increase surveillance of traffic law enforcement are geographies, sexes and age (8.9) and Pathankot (8.6) set- mal range at this time of the states, highlighting the need for The research paper findings Council of Medical Research road injuries at the state-level struggling to keep pace with it, groups, and over time in a uni- tled within normal limits. year. specific road safety planning in show that road injury was the (ICMR) said the number of after diagnosing and analysing resulting in increased number fied framework. VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | DECEMBER 24, 2019 nation 05 SHORT READS CBI files charge sheet against Delhi court dismisses Fadnavis: Deliberate bid to bail pleas of 15 held for Daryaganj violence businessman who fled to UAE NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on PNS n NEW DELHI Monday dismissed the bail spread rumours against CAA pleas of 15 people arrested in The CBI has charged a busi- connection with the violence PNS n KOLHAPUR nessman, who had fled to the over the new citizenship law in There have been UAE with his toddler daugh- Old Delhi's Daryaganj. Former Maharashtra chief anti-CAA protests ter amidst a custody battle, Metropolitan Magistrate Kapil minister Devendra Fadnavis across the country with kidnapping her out of Kumar rejected the pleas. On on Monday said a "deliberate" India, officials said on Monday. Saturday, the court had sent attempt was being made to with several of In its charge sheet filed on the accused to two days' spread rumours and create a them turning December 19 before a special judicial custody till Monday. divide in society over the violent, leading to court, the CBI has also named One of those arrested had Citizenship (Amendment) Act. the businessman's mother. claimed he was a juvenile. Without naming any party, arson and damage The agency has invoked However, police said he told he said some political outfits to property IPC provisions pertaining to them he is aged 23. were trying to disrupt harmo- criminal conspiracy, kidnap- ny in society, and asserted ping from India and kidnap- that minorities in the country "betraying" farmers with its ping from lawful guardianship BJP MP who trounced were safe. farm loan waiver announce- among others against busi- Scindia booked for OBC "Rumours are being spread ment, and demanded that the nessman Aman Lohia, his Lohia, who has family relations with a about the Citizenship Uddhav Thackeray-led dis- mother Meena Lohia, alleged income irregularity (Amendment) Act. There is a pensation give Rs 25,000 per accomplice Pawan Kumar and global steel magnate and whose uncle ASHOKNAGAR (MP): BJP MP deliberate attempt to create a Devendra Fadnavis hectare to cultivators for crop maid Shiuratia Debi Mahto, runs a conglomerate in South East KP Yadav, who defeated senior divide in society and it is con- damage. they said. Asia, is going through a custody battle Congress leader Jyotiraditya demnable. The Act is not Bangladesh," the BJP leader protests across the country The Thackeray government Lohia, who has family rela- Scindia in the 2019 Lok Sabha against any religion, and there said. with several of them turning on Saturday announced a loan tions with a global steel mag- for her daughter with his estranged polls from Guna, has been is no provision in it to take He said there is a "deliberate violent, leading to arson and waiver of up to Rs two lakh for nate and whose uncle runs a wife Kiran Lohia with his passport booked along with his son for away the citizenship of any cit- attempt to spread rumours damage to property. farmers, with a cut off date of conglomerate in South East deposited on court orders, they said furnishing wrong income izen of the country," Fadnavis and misunderstandings" about The new law seeks to pro- September 30, 2019. Asia, is going through a cus- information to obtain a "non told reporters here. the Act, and some political par- vide Indian citizenship to non- "The jugglery of the loan tody battle for her daughter creamy layer OBC" certificate, The Act deals with giving ties are at the forefront to cre- Muslim refugees who came to waiver scheme is that loans that with his estranged wife Kiran for some hours on three days took her along with family police said on Monday. citizenship and not taking it ate a divide in society and India before December 31, have been declared outstand- Lohia with his passport of every week. The court has confidant Kumar and Mahato The case was registered late away, he stressed. break the harmony. 2014, to escape religious per- ing till September 2019 will be deposited on court orders, also asked him to deposit his to board a flight to Bagdogra Saturday night at Kotwali police "The Act deals with giving "In India, everybody is safe secution in Pakistan, waived, which means all these they said. passport, which he did, they with the Delhi Police on their station here under IPC sections citizenship to the persecuted and secure, including minori- Bangladesh and Afghanistan. loans will be from previous The high court had handed said. trail. 420 (cheating), 120B (criminal minorities from three countries ties," he added. Fadnavis also accused the years." the leader of opposition over the custody to the moth- In a desperate move, when From Bagdogra, they took a conspiracy), 181 (false - Pakistan, Afghanistan, and There have been anti-CAA Maharashtra government of in the state Assembly said. er with a parenting plan his daughter had come to meet taxi to Kathmandu from where statement on oath to public according to which Aman him on August 24 as per the they went to Dubai via a cir- servant) and 182 (furnishing Lohia could meet his daughter parenting plan, Aman Lohia cuitous route, they said. false information), said Pankaj Kumawat, Superintendent of Mamata hails Police. Pan-India NRC will be held only Jharkhand for Dhankhar shown Nadda takes out BJP President lauds varsity rally in Kolkata in after ‘discussions', says Shivraj peaceful polls black flags at n n support of CAA PNS JAIPUR Shivraj Singh PNS KOLKATA women students for Jadavpur varsity KOLKATA: BJP national PNS n KOLKATA working president J P Nadda A day after Prime Minister Chouhan, national Congratulating JMM leader on Monday kicked off a Narendra Modi sought to vice-president of Hemant Soren on the latest academic excellence massive rally in the city in allay apprehensions on the Jharkhand poll trends, which West Bengal Governor the BJP, alleged PNS n PUDUCHERRY support of the Citizenship National Register of Citizens, showed that the opposition Jagdeep Dhankhar was Amendment Act. Nadda was a senior BJP leader on that the Congress coalition led by his party shown black flags on Monday accompanied by senior BJP Monday said a nationwide was trying to was ahead of the BJP, West President Ram Nath Kovind by a section of students at the leaders, including West Bengal NRC will be implemented create confusion Bengal Chief Minister on Monday paid compliments Jadavpur University where he BJP president Dilip Ghosh and but only after “detailed discus- Mamata Banerjee on Monday on the academic excellence of went to attend a meeting as national general secretary sions”. among people over said people have faith he girls for outnumbering boys in its chancellor. Kailash Vijayvargiya. The march At a press conference in the Citizenship would fulfil their aspirations. bagging gold medals in their The students surrounded commenced from Hind cinema Jaipur, BJP national vice pres- (Amendment) Act Banerjee also said that respective disciplines. his car and shouted slogans, in central Kolkata and will ident Shivraj Singh Chouhan elections were held amid Delivering his address at the asking the governor to "go culminate at Shyambazar. The alleged that the Congress was Shivraj Singh Chouhan protests over amended citi- 27th convocation of the back". issue of CAA has been a major trying to create confusion were not safe, who lived in an zenship law and proposed Pondicherry Univesity here, Amid the fracas, Dhankhar flashpoint in Bengal politics, among people over the has never been a discussion environment of instability and countrywide NRC, and the President, also the Visitor was stuck for around 45 min- with Chief Minister and TMC Citizenship (Amendment) Act on this NRC." who used to say that they will extended good wishes to the of the university under the President Ram Nath Kovind utes after which he was supremo Mamata Banerjee and NRC. The prime minister had die but will not return to "brothers and sisters" of the provisions of the Act through escorted to the court meeting declaring that it will not be “Discussions about the noted that the exercise was Pakistan. They have got a neighbouring state for voting which the varsity was estab- Of the total 189 venue by security men. implemented in the state. The NRC are going on and sugges- done only in Assam due to a new lease of life.” in favour of the JMM- lished in 1985, presented gold students who had "As Chancellor would be state had witnessed violent tions have been sought but Supreme Court order. Targeting Rajasthan Chief Congress-RJD alliance. medals to a token number of presiding the 10th Meeting of protests and arson against the confusion is being created. Congratulating the prime Minister Ashok Gehlot for his "Congratulations graduates. bagged gold the 9th Court of the Jadavpur CAA and the proposed The NRC will also be imple- minister on the passage of announcement that the gov- @HemantSorenJMM ji, He said, "I had the privilege medals in different University scheduled to be nationwide implementation of mented but after detailed dis- CAA in Parliament, the for- ernment will not implement @RJDforIndia, of presenting the gold medals disciplines, there held on Monday, the 23rd of National Register of Citizens cussions,” he said. mer Madhya Pradesh chief CAA in the state, Chouhan @INCJharkhand on winning. to only 10 students and I December,2019 at 200 p.m. in (NRC) during December 13-17. On Sunday, PM Modi had minister compared Modi to said that all states will have to People of Jharkhand have noticed that nine of them were 137 girls and the Committee Room No. I said at a rally in Delhi, "Since "God" for the persecuted implement the Act because it entrusted U to fulfill their were girls." 52 boys of the University," Dhankhar my government first came to migrants from Pakistan. was a subject coming under aspirations. My good wishes Of the total 189 students had said in a tweet. SP: Why was LIU power in 2014, I want to tell He said, “Modi has come as the Union List (of the to all brothers/sisters in who had bagged gold medals The varsity earlier can- official present during 130 crore countrymen, there God for migrants whose lives Constitution). Jharkhand," she tweeted. in different disciplines, there CSR to University Social celled the special convocation were 137 girls while the Responsibility," he said. where Dhankhar was sup- Akhilesh press meet? remaining 52 were boys, he `I am passionate about it posed to confer D.Litt and LUCKNOW: The Samajwadi said. (university social responsibil- D.Sc to some eminent people. Party on Monday asked the "This wonderful happen- ity) and I am happy that the Lt It was scheduled on Mumbai man beaten up, head shaved ing reflects the future of our Governor of Puducherry December 24. Uttar Pradesh government why a local intelligence unit country and it also reflects the Kiran Bedi who is also Chief The JU authorities said it official was present during its leadership qualities of our Rector of the University had will instead hold a simple cer- national president Akhilesh for FB comment criticising Thackeray daughters. I extend my best launched the University Social emony in which only stu- Yadav's press conference at wishes to them," he said. Responsibility in July last year," dents will be awarded degrees the party office here. "The PNS n MUMBAI against the Citizenship The CrPC's section 149 is a The President delivered a he said. and certificates. state government should Amendment Act with the 1919 legal tool given to police to pre- brief address lasting just 10 The social responsibility The Left students' unions answer why a LIU (local A man from Wadala in Jallianwala Bagh massacre. vent the commission of a cog- minutes. projects of the university had said the governor was mak- intelligence unit) person was Mumbai was thrashed alleged- According to the official, nisable offence. "Whether it is a university already registered remarkable ing "unwarranted interfer- sent to the party office during ly by Shiv Sena supporters Tiwari had deleted the post Tiwari claimed he was ear- or any other entity, finally we achievements, including the ence into the autonomy of the national president Akhilesh after he posted a derogatory after he got threats from some lier with right-wing outfits all are part of society and we inauguration of community institute". Yadav's press conference," comment about Maharashtra people, but on Sunday, a group like the Vishwa Hindu Parishad all have our responsibility services. said the party's Twitter handle Chief Minister Uddhav led by Sena functionaries and Bajrang Dal, and asserted towards it," he said stating that He lauded the university's in Hindi. Senior party leader Thackeray centring on the Samadhan Jukdeo and one that the group which beat him the concept of corporate social cleanliness programme. and former minister Pawan December 15 police action on Prakash Hasbe beat him up up should have taken legal responsibility (CSR) encourag- "Pondicherry University is Pandey said, "It's a very Jamia Millia Islamia students, and shaved his head outside his recourse against his Facebook ing corporate firms to spend on the way to become the first serious matter that a LIU police said on Monday. Uddhav Thackeray Shanti Nagar residence. post than take law into their a part of their profits for soci- university to implement official sits in the press An official identified the The Wadala TT police hands in this manner. ety through CSR should be Swachch Bharat on the cam- conference of our national man as Hiramani Tiwari (30), under the name 'Rahul Tiwari'. issued notice under section 149 "I want police to take action extended to the universities. pus and had submitted a president. It shows that the and said the post was uploaded The post berated Thackeray of the Code of Criminal against these Sena men. I was "I have spoken often on the detailed project report to the government was afraid of the on December 19 from a for comparing the police action Procedure (CrPC) to both just airing my views," Tiwari need to extend the concept to Union Urban Development SP and its leadership. Facebook account he operates on JMI students protesting sides, the official said. said. our universities. I call it from Ministry," the President said. Jagdeep Dhankhar

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

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

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

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

Vinesh Phogath

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

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

Vijayawada Tuesday December 24, 2019 what’s brewing? DJ R3HAB, QARAN Street Dancer 3D: Varun Dhawan requested to be join hands for a single part of Muqabala song recreation ndian music com- poser-singer emo D’souza, is all be a] part of the song, but the iconic number. So, for QARAN has col- set to thrill the Varun the promotional, we added laborated with audience with one sequence that has him I Dutch DJ R3HAB some good ol’ dance with Prabhudeva,” for the upcoming R nostalgia in D’Souza told mid-day. fun and quirky track Ki his Street Well aware that he was kehna. It’s DJ R3HAB’s debut Dancer 3D. The film revisiting a track associ- in the Indian music space. stars Prabhudeva ated with two success- Talking about his first who is seen show- ful artistes, AR Indian project, R3HAB, who ing off some Rahman and has collaborated with inter- amazing dance Prabhudeva — both national artistes, including moves. being among biggest One Direction star Zayn A few days players in their Malik, said: “Technology has after the news of respective fields — made it so much easier to Remo D’Souza’s D’Souza did not treat collaborate across countries re-creation of this project frivolous- and continents. Ki kehna is a Prabhudeva’s 1994 ly. “We were to shoot great example of East meets hit track Muqabala the song in Dubai. As West. was reported to the soon as we took the first “QARAN has composed an public by mid-day, the shot, I did not feel good amazing melody and the first director tells mid-day about it. I knew we had to time I heard it, I knew I defi- that the revisited version make it bigger than we were nitely wanted to be a part of was to feature only the being able to, at that point. the project. I feel it is a per- choreographer and actor was keen So, I cancelled the shoot, fect addition to your New Shraddha Kapoor in his to feature in it too. He didn’t returned to Mumbai to plan Year’s playlist. Street Dancer 3D. want to miss the opportunity it better, and then shot it. “Ki kehna is my debut into “Shraddha was [meant to to dance with Prabhudeva on Now, it looks grand.” the Indian music space and I hope people love it.” QARAN describes Ki kehna as a fresh and bouncy club track. “It features the Amir Khan flies to Bengaluru world-famous DJ, R3HAB said QARAN of Tareefan R3HAB. The lyrics are who brought something very fame. penned by Siddhant special to the record. Singing The new song is com- Kaushal. to watch his daughter's play this one was a lot of fun too, posed and sung by QARAN as I got to experiment a lot,” and co-produced by him and — IANS ctor Aamir Khan, who has been on a hectic schedule shooting for his A upcoming movie Laal Singh Chaddha, flew to Bengaluru to watch his daughter Ira Khan’s play. Ira Khan recent- ly made her directorial debut with her play — Euripides’ Rihanna teases fans Medea. The 54-year-old missed his daughter’s play in Mumbai as about upcoming album he was shooting in Punjab at that time because of which he flew to catch the theatrical uperstar singer Jump Around. she released her last album in Bangalore. The Dangal and fashion Rihanna joked in the Anti. From that point, her actor has been shooting for mogul caption: “update: me lis- multimillion-dollar Laal Singh Chaddha in Rihanna teased tening to R9 by myself maquillage line Fenty Punjab with the rest of the S fans about her and refusing to release Beauty and her Savage X team and recently completed upcoming it.” However, the singer Fenty lingerie brand have shooting for a romantic song. album with a dog bobbing did not reveal any fur- kept the singer busy. Fans The movie is scheduled to its head. According to ther details about the were pleased to get the be shot at hundred different CNN, the singer on record or its release date. update and in the first six locations across India. It’s an Sunday posted a video on R9 refers to the fact that hours, the Instagram post official remake of the her Instagram. The short this is her ninth studio had a love of over 2 mil- Hollywood classic Forrest video shows a fluffy dog album. lion. Gump. After 3 Idiots, Khan dancing to House of Pain’s About four years ago, — ANI and Kareena Kapoor once again will be seen together in Written by Atul Kulkarni, Khan Productions. The the film along with South Laal Singh Chaddha is movie is slated to hit the the- Indian superstar Vijay helmed by Advait Chandan atres during Christmas 2020. Setupathi, who will be seen and will be produced by in an important role. Viacom18 Studios and Aamir — ANI FUN TIME

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

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