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c m y k c m y k THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH INDIA HYDERABAD I FRIDAY I 22 NOVEMBER 2019 deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle, google.com/+deccanchronicle Vol. 82 No. 322 Established 1938 | 40 PAGES | `6.00 WEATHER Max: 29.7OC Min: 20.6OC NRC sparks rush RH: 56% Rainfall: Nil Forecast: Cloudy sky. Misty morning. Max/Min for birth papers temp. 30/20ºC Parents born before 1951 have no certificates ASTROGUIDE KANIZA GARARI | DC Vikari; Dakshinayana HYDERABAD, NOV. 21 Tithi: Kartika Bahula Dasami till Qazath files can 9 am and Ekadasi rest of the day Fear of the National Regi- Star: Uttaraphalguni till 4.39 pm ster of Citizens (NRC) has gripped the city. After Varjyam: 12.22 am to 1.51 am Union home minister (Saturday) help Muslims Amit Shah’s announce- Durmuhurtam: 8.41 am to ment that the NRC will be 9.26 am and 12.24 pm to 1.08 pm drawn up for the entire ATHER MOIN | DC established to look after Rahukalam: 10.30 am to 12 noon nation, people are rush- HYDERABAD, NOV. 21 religious affairs of HIJRI CALENDAR ing to agents dealing with Muslims, including the Rabbi-ul-Awwal 25, 1441 AH local municipalities, The Qazath system that affairs of Qazis. PRAYERS mandals and districts for prevailed in the erstwh- The Qazis have been birth certificates. They ile Hyderabad State can maintaining records Fajar: 5.21 am had thought it would not prove a boon for Muslims from more than 200 Zohar: 12.12 pm happen in Telangana as with regard to the NRC, years. The founder of the Asar: 4.06 pm Chief Minister K. Chand- as Qazis have preserved Islamic seminary, Moul- Maghrib: 5.46 pm rashekar Rao had reject- Nikah records solem- ana Mohammed Anwaru- Isha: 6.56 pm ed it. nised a century ago. llah Farooqui, had reva- But now everyone, par- Under the Asif Jahi mped the Qazath system SUNSET TODAY 5.39 PM ticularly the Muslim dynasty, details of mar- to record marriages. SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.25 AM community, has taken riages solemnised were In this system, Nikah MOONRISE TOMORROW 1.57 AM notice. The most impor- documented. An office of solemnisers fill it in trip- MOONSET TODAY 2.34 PM tant document is now the the ‘Inam Commissioner’ licate and submit to the birth certificate, particu- (Sadarat-ul-Aalia) used to Head Qazi who subse- larly for those born control the Inams and quently preserved a copy COUNTER POINT before 1971. grants, including the and deposit another at Seventy per cent of Qazath System. Later it the state archives and births at that time were was converted to Nizam another at the Wakf Boa- at home. Even many who Atiyath to look after rd. Anyone can obtain a went to hospital did not Religious Services. certified copy of the Nik- bother with birth certifi- In the Asif Jahi era, the ah document from any cates, elders now rue. Qazis were granted Inam Head Qazi by furnishing Those who migrated to for their services. An the details. cities had their certifi- exclusive ‘Umoor-e- cates prepared later. The Mazhabi’ (ecclesiastical ■ Page 5: ‘NRC will be an importance of documents department) was also exercise in futility’ came with school admis- sions and passports. While the younger gener- and others in the unor- Urdu that need transla- ation has its documents ganised sector. tion.” in place, many of 45 to 50 “Maximum queries I “For my family to claim years need proper docu- receive from morning are its legitimate right as cit- mentation. from those born in dis- izens, my grandfather’s Non-government organ- tricts and mandals,” documents must also be isations have been going agent Hamudi Hussain in place,” Mujitabha ■ door-to-door in Muslim- said. “This will be tough Askari of the Helping CITY.. PG2 dominated areas to iden- but government store- Hands Foundation said. Game of Thornes tify those left out. They rooms have documents begins in TS BJP suspect it is mostly labou- and we will verify with ■ Page 5: Minorities feel rers, daily-wage workers that. There are slips in they are targeted c m y k c m y k THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH INDIA HYDERABAD I FRIDAY I 22 NOVEMBER 2019 deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle, google.com/+deccanchronicle Vol. 82 No. 322 Established 1938 | 40 PAGES | `6.00 WEATHER Max: 29.7OC Min: 20.6OC NRC sparks rush RH: 56% Rainfall: Nil Forecast: Cloudy sky. Misty morning. Max/Min for birth papers temp. 30/20ºC Parents born before 1951 have no certificates ASTROGUIDE KANIZA GARARI | DC Vikari; Dakshinayana HYDERABAD, NOV. 21 Tithi: Kartika Bahula Dasami till Qazath files can 9 am and Ekadasi rest of the day Fear of the National Regi- Star: Uttaraphalguni till 4.39 pm ster of Citizens (NRC) has gripped the city. After Varjyam: 12.22 am to 1.51 am Union home minister (Saturday) help Muslims Amit Shah’s announce- Durmuhurtam: 8.41 am to ment that the NRC will be 9.26 am and 12.24 pm to 1.08 pm drawn up for the entire ATHER MOIN | DC established to look after Rahukalam: 10.30 am to 12 noon nation, people are rush- HYDERABAD, NOV. 21 religious affairs of HIJRI CALENDAR ing to agents dealing with Muslims, including the Rabbi-ul-Awwal 25, 1441 AH local municipalities, The Qazath system that affairs of Qazis. PRAYERS mandals and districts for prevailed in the erstwh- The Qazis have been birth certificates. They ile Hyderabad State can maintaining records Fajar: 5.21 am had thought it would not prove a boon for Muslims from more than 200 Zohar: 12.12 pm happen in Telangana as with regard to the NRC, years. The founder of the Asar: 4.06 pm Chief Minister K. Chand- as Qazis have preserved Islamic seminary, Moul- Maghrib: 5.46 pm rashekar Rao had reject- Nikah records solem- ana Mohammed Anwaru- Isha: 6.56 pm ed it. nised a century ago. llah Farooqui, had reva- But now everyone, par- Under the Asif Jahi mped the Qazath system SUNSET TODAY 5.39 PM ticularly the Muslim dynasty, details of mar- to record marriages. SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.25 AM community, has taken riages solemnised were In this system, Nikah MOONRISE TOMORROW 1.57 AM notice. The most impor- documented. An office of solemnisers fill it in trip- MOONSET TODAY 2.34 PM tant document is now the the ‘Inam Commissioner’ licate and submit to the birth certificate, particu- (Sadarat-ul-Aalia) used to Head Qazi who subse- larly for those born control the Inams and quently preserved a copy COUNTER POINT before 1971. grants, including the and deposit another at Seventy per cent of Qazath System. Later it the state archives and births at that time were was converted to Nizam another at the Wakf Boa- at home. Even many who Atiyath to look after rd. Anyone can obtain a went to hospital did not Religious Services. certified copy of the Nik- bother with birth certifi- In the Asif Jahi era, the ah document from any cates, elders now rue. Qazis were granted Inam Head Qazi by furnishing Those who migrated to for their services. An the details. cities had their certifi- exclusive ‘Umoor-e- cates prepared later. The Mazhabi’ (ecclesiastical ■ Page 5: ‘NRC will be an importance of documents department) was also exercise in futility’ came with school admis- sions and passports. While the younger gener- and others in the unor- Urdu that need transla- ation has its documents ganised sector. tion.” in place, many of 45 to 50 “Maximum queries I “For my family to claim years need proper docu- receive from morning are its legitimate right as cit- mentation. from those born in dis- izens, my grandfather’s Non-government organ- tricts and mandals,” documents must also be isations have been going agent Hamudi Hussain in place,” Mujitabha ■ door-to-door in Muslim- said. “This will be tough Askari of the Helping CITY.. PG2 dominated areas to iden- but government store- Hands Foundation said. Game of Thornes tify those left out. They rooms have documents begins in TS BJP suspect it is mostly labou- and we will verify with ■ Page 5: Minorities feel rers, daily-wage workers that. There are slips in they are targeted Right decision PAGE Congress leader Jagga Reddy said JAC decision to call off stirke is correct; City 2 unfortunate employees called for a strike DECCAN CHRONICLE FRIDAY | 22 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Game of Thrones begins in BJP’s TS unit The party rank and file want a younger leader to head the party who can challenge and match KCR SRIRAM KARRI | DC In the Lok Sabha polls MUSICAL CHAIRS The party has been look- options has BJP is looking Crop output has risen HYDERABAD, NOV. 21 held a few months later, ing around within its around. Names of two cur- BJP won four seats and ● ranks, without ruling out rent TRS ministers – Etela due to measures They have a Ram but he lost Mahabubnagar, a THE TWO INCUMBENT NOT INTERESTED POTENTIAL those who defected not so Rajender, health minister, cannot be the chosen one potential fifth, narrowly. Telugu speaking OUTSIDERS long ago, for a chief. A and Malla Reddy, labour taken by the state here. Laxman is very keen, The BJP’s win in LS was biggies of the frontrunner is former minister – both of whom, government. but the party is not sure he technically equivalent of Sangh — Ram Congress minister, D.K.