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WEATHER WORLD 12 SPORTS 16 TABLOID Max: 32.2OC | | Min: 23.1OC Rival Kamala backs Hardik, Dhawan back Playing by RH: 60% Rain: Nil Joe Biden’s Prez bid in one-day squad their own rules Forecast: Partly cloudy sky. Rain likely. deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle, google.com/+deccanchronicle Vol. 83 No. 68 Established 1938 | 32 PAGES | `6.00 Max/Min temp. 32/22ºC ASTROGUIDE Vikari; Uttarayanam Yes Bank’s Rana Thithi: Phalguna Suddha Villages to get more money Pournami till 11.15 pm Star: Purvaphaguni till 1.07 am Varjyam: 11.08 am to 12.31 noon Kapoor arrested FM gives `1.38 lakh-cr for day-to-day expenses, `22,061cr for asset creation Durmuhurtam: 12.50 noon to 1.37 pm and 3.12 pm to 3.59 pm FC BUREAU enquiry or an FIR — or S.A. ISHAQUI | DC NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, people arraigned, but HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 Rahukalam: 7.30 am to 9 am FARM LOANS LESS MARCH 8 affirmed that a formal HIJRI CALENDAR investigation had begun. Telangana finance minis- Rajjab 13,1441 AH A court on Sunday reman- The CBI is looking into ter T. Harish Rao on Sun- THAN 25,000 PRAYERS ded Yes Bank founder aspects of alleged crimi- day presented his maiden ` Fajar: 5.29 am Rana Kapoor to the Enfo- nal conspiracy, cheating budget for the 2020-21 WILL BE WAIVED Zohar: 12.37 pm rcement Directorate’s and corruption, they said. Budget in the Assembly on (ED) custody till March 11 A report quoting ED Sunday, with a total outlay Asar: 4.44 pm after he was arrested on sources said investments of `1,82,914.42 crore. DC CORRESPONDENT Maghrib: 6.20 pm money-laundering worth over `2,000 crore, Of this, the revenue HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 Isha: 7.37 pm charges in the early hours 44 expensive paintings expenditure (day to day) is SUNSET TODAY 6.24 PM of Sunday. and a dozen alleged shell `1,38,669.82 crore, while Finance minister T. Hari- SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.27 AM The ED, which had sum- firms are at the heart of the capital expenditure sh Rao on Sunday anno- MOONRISE TODAY 6.11 PM moned Kapoor to its office the ED’s probe. (for long-term projects) is unced a loan waiver to 5.83 MOONSET TOMORROW 6.10 AM on Saturday afternoon The agency has also `22,061.18 crore. lakh farmers with loans of after raids at his and his recovered documents that The budget prioritises up `25,000. daughters’ residences in show some assets of the panchayat raj, municipal While presenting the IN Mumbai and Delhi, arres- Kapoor family in London administration, irrigation, 2020-21 budget in the BRIEF ted him following several and the source of funds for education and the health assembly he that the waiv- hours of interrogation. their acquisition is being sector, as well as the gov- er of loans between `25,000 F1 race without The Central Bureau of probed. ernment signature plans and `1 lakh requires an Investigation (CBI) has, The ED has also stopped such as the construction of allocation of `24,738 crore. spectators meanwhile, begun a probe Kapoor’s daughter Roshni double bedroom houses “I am glad to inform the into Yes Bank’s affairs as from taking a flight to and the Rythu Bandhu House that this loan waiv- Dubai: The Bahrain officials started collecting London as she is required programme. er will be taken up in four Formula One Grand Prix documents on the matter, to join the probe, officials “The government is installments. In 2020-21, for will go ahead on March sources said Sunday. said. directly allocating funds to Finance minister T. Harish Rao (left) takes the blessings of Chief Minister K. Chandra- farm loan waiver `6,225 22 without fans due to They said the officials Sunil Gonsalves, repre- strengthen gram panchay- sekhar Rao before the presentation of the state budget for fiscal 2020-21 in the crore is proposed.” the coronavirus crisis, a have refused to comment senting the Enforcement ats,” Mr Rao said during Legislative Assembly in Hyderabad on Sunday. — DC In its 2014 election mani- blow to the Gulf Arab on the development as the Directorate, said Kapoor his budget presentation. festo, the TRS had promi- state’s important tourism CBI wants complete secre- had refused to cooperate “The government is pro- sed to waive loans of up to sector. Bahrain is the cy before any search that with the investigation. viding matching funds to `1 lakh each. Accordingly, second F1 race casualty it might be planning. But Kapoor denied the that provided by the `16,124 crore of loans was of the virus. The Chinese The sources refused to charge. Centre as well as the Hyderabad projects get waived. Grand Prix scheduled for elaborate on the nature of Finance Commission’s The loan waiver had April 19 has already been the probe — preliminary ■ More reports on Page 9, 14 funds. Under the Mahat- been promised in the 2018 postponed. Racing ma Gandhi National Rural assembly election mani- without fans will be a Employment Guarantee funds ahead of civic polls festo as well, and despite first for the sport. Acc- Scheme, a monthly `65 constraints on account of redited media, however, crore will be allocated.” DC CORRESPONDENT ban agglomeration area. BHEL to Lakdikapul. the economic slowdown, can attend. — Reuters The finance minister HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 Maintaining that the “Hyderabad is the jewel the loan waiver assurance said `23,005 crore was pro- Hyderabad Metro Rail of Telangana,” the finance was going to be met in a posed for panchayat raj As reported by Deccan entered the history books minister said. “This city phased manner, keeping in and rural development. Chronicle a week back, the as the biggest metro rail with 400 years of history is view farmers’ welfare. J&K gets new Another `14,809 crore is government on Sunday project after Delhi’s, Mr known as the most afford- In March 2020 itself, the for the municipal depart- proposed a strong city-cen- Rao noted in the Assembly able and livable city. government will release political party ment, besides the monthly tric element in the 2020-21 that the metro corridors Hyderabad has a moderate `1,198 crores to waive Srinagar: Former PDP `148 crore for the develop- Budget in view of the between and LB climate and a cosmopoli- loans below `25,000. Mr leader Altaf Bukhari on ment of towns and cities. Greater Hyderabad Muni- Nagar, and tan culture is getting Rao said the government Sunday launched the “Under the Urban cipal Corporation (GHMC) , Ameerpet and worldwide appreciation.” would distribute the loan Jammu and Kashmir Mission Bhagiratha sche- elections towards the end , and Jubilee Bus He blamed the city’s cur- waiver amount to each Apni Party (JKAP). The me, we are proposing `800 of this year. Finance min- Station and Imlibun have rent turmoil due to the farmer individually, by former PDP leader crore for the remaining 38 ister T. Harish Rao ear- become operational. The policies of the erstwhile cheque, though the local vowed to work towards municipalities,” the marked `10,000 crore for last five kilometers cover- AP. Facilities have not MLA. “The purpose of an restoring Jammu & Yes Bank former promoter Rana Kapoor being taken to finance minister informed the Musi River purifica- ing the old city will soon improved in proportion to election manifesto is not Kashmir’s statehood and a court after being arrested by the Enforcement the Assembly. tion and the Musi River be complete. In the second the population’s growth. for targeting ballot boxes ensure domicile rights of Directorate under money laundering charges in Mumbai Front Project as well as for phase, plans are for the alone, but to help people people in jobs and ■ Page 5: 2BHK project gets other special projects and metro rail from Raidurg to ■ Page 5: Hyderabad needs live a respectable life,” the on Sunday. —PTI education, and said that `11,000cr, schools `10,000-ccr works in Hyderabad Ur- and from `50,000cr in five years finance minister said. demoting the state to a Union Territory by the Centre was “unpleasant and bitter”. — PTI DRIVER OFFERS TO DROP WOMAN Virus: Ship denied Kerala finds 5 Covid-19 patients Another missing HOME, RAPES HER MP MLA returns entry in Mangaluru A family of 3 skips screening at airport, infects 2 relatives Bhopal/Indore: Bisahulal DC CORRESPONDENT Mangaluru, March 8: A ● ACCORDING TO an DC CORRESPONDENT had not informed authori- Singh of the ruling HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 cruise ship with a official, the cruise ship with agency inputs PATIENTS SKIPPING SCREENING ties that they had come Congress in Madhya Panama flag has been was scheduled to reach NEW DELHI, MARCH 8 back from Italy. Pradesh on Sunday A 33-year-old cab driver turned back at the New When two of their rela- became the eighth MLA allegedly raped a woman Mangalore Port here fol- Mangaluru Port with 1,400 Five people from Kerala PUNCTURES HEALTH MIN’S CLAIMS tives had sought treatment to return after remaining in his car after taking lowing the Centre’s advi- passengers and crew on tested positive for coron- at private and taluk hospi- ‘missing’ for the last six her to an isolated spot on sory in the wake of the Saturday. But it was avirus on Sunday, taking DC CORRESPONDENT at the Cochin Internati- tals with virus symptoms, days, prompting state the pretext of giving her coronavirus outbreak, refused an entry at the India’s total number of HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 onal Airport at Kochi, the health authorities Home Minister Bala a lift to her village on officials said. port following the ship- infections to 39. Out of the thereby making a mock- came to know about the Bachchan to say that the Friday. On Sunday, he The vessel MSC Lirica ping ministry’s guidelines five persons, three have a On February 22, Union ery of such claims. travel history of the people BJP’s bid to topple the was nabbed by police. was sent back on Satur- recent travel history to health minister Harsh Incidentally, the Kerala who returned to Italy. government has failed. The victim, a 23-year- day as the Union ministry Italy while two others Vardhan praised the air- episode of escaping the They had evaded screen- With the return of Singh, old labourer from Chand- of shipping had directed Dubai in the UAE, Athens were their relatives. The port screening system for airport screening occurr- ing at the airport and were all but two MLAs of the anavelly village in Sha- all ports not to allow any in Greece, and Venice in three people — a couple catching potential Novel ed on February 29, well reluctant to get admitted Congress are now bad mandal, had gone to cruise ship from foreign Italy. Around 25 vessels and their son — had evad- Coronavirus carriers into after Italy was added by at the hospital initially, accounted for. — PTI a nearby village on a per- destinations to call on were expected to call on ed health screening at the the country and India’s the DGCA to the list of Kerala health minister sonal errand. By the time Indian ports. No further the port here during the airport on their return on ability to trace contacts of countries from where ret- said adding they had at she was to return, it was details about the ship cruise season. February 29 despite hav- those who were found urning passengers were to first refused to cooperate India, 12th for evening, and she was were disclosed. Cruise ships are being ing symptoms. All the five Covid-19 positive. Barely a be checked for symptoms with health officials and waiting for an auto. New Mangalore Port denied access to ports hail from Pathnamthitta week later, three persons of the disease. were forcefully admitted woman directors Praveen (33), the cab dri- Trust chairman A.V. across the world as the district. from Kerala returned to the isolation ward. Mumbai: With more and ver (also from Chandan- Ramana said the ministry virus infected 1,07,947 peo- Another person from from Italy and managed to ■ Page 9: Officials were “The Italy-returned fami- more organisations in the avelly), noticed her and has directed all ports to ple and killed 3,666 across Tamil Nadu has been diag- give the screeners the slip aghast over slip ly hid their travel details country realising the offered her a lift home. deny entry to cruise ships 104 countries. nosed with fever during from the health authori- importance of gender As she knew Praveen, till March 31 in the wake On Saturday, an Italian screening at the airport ties. Such practises have parity, a recent study has she accepted. She also of the coronvirus scare. cruise ship was denied and has been sent to a hos- up in the airport and tests hospital and the state has to be seen as a crime. revealed that India ranks wanted to charge her According to an official, permission to dock in pital for observation. The were being conducted to been put under high alert. Those who come from 12th globally in women mobile phone. After she the ship was scheduled to both Thailand and Malay- 15-year-old boy arrived in ascertain if the boy has Incidentally, India’s first countries like Iran, Italy, member presence on boarded, Praveen took reach Mangaluru port sia as it was carrying Chennai from the US via coronavirus. three positive cases too South Korea and China board. According to a another route after trav- with 1,400 passengers and Italians for less than 14 Doha on Sunday. As for the Kerala case, had been reported from should report to the health recent study, India rank- elling a distance and took crew on Saturday. days. Covid-19 requires Authorities sent him to the five infected people Kerala. department immediately,” ed 12th worldwide in wo- her to an isolated spot This ship regularly sails more than 14 days to show RGGGH after examining have been isolated in The three people, who Kerala health minister K. men member presence before assaulting her in from Abu Dhabi and up symptoms. — Agencies him in a special ward set Pathnamathitta general had returned from Venice, Shailaja said. on board. This study was the car, she told police. done amongst 7,824 list- “The woman alleged ed companies across 36 that she tried to fight countries. — PTI him, but Praveen over- CASTE | ROW Police find no poison bottle or suicide note in Maruti Rao’s room, rule out foul play powered her and sexual- ly assaulted before aban- COUNTER POINT doning her,” said B. Shankaraiah, Shabad police inspector. “That night, she managed to get Man who got Dalit son-in-law killed ends life home and on Saturday lodged a complaint.” DURGA PRASAD staff knocked on his room’s ● Rao had been cide note was found. allegedly contracted killers She was sent for med- SUNKU | DC door but with no response, accused by his daugh- Rao had been accused by for `1 crore to get rid of ical examination. On HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 called on Rao’s driver his daughter Amrutha of Pranay. apprehending the sleeping in his vehicle in ter Amrutha of killing killing her husband P. Mallikarjun, reception- accused, the police seized Maruthi Rao, the primary the parking area. “The dri- her husband Pranay, a Pranay, a 24-year-old Dalit. ist at the Bhavan, said Rao the car to collect traces of accused in the 2018 ver then phoned Rao’s 24-year-old Dalit. Pranay was hacked to was a regular at the Bha- semen. The clothes of Perumalla Pranay murder wife,” sub-inspector A. ● death on September 14, van though over the past both the accused and the case, allegedly committed Saidi Reddy of the Pranay was hacked 2018, in front of his then- two years, his visits had victim were also taken suicide on Saturday. His Police Station said. to death on September pregnant wife Amrutha. decreased. On Saturday at by police for forensic body was discovered on She asked the driver and 14, 2018, in front of his She was an upper caste and around 4.30 pm, Rao left his analysis. Sunday morning in the staff to inform the police. then-pregnant wife was leaving a hospital in residence in Miryalaguda ● Arya Vaishya Bhavan in When the cops arrived, the Maruthi Rao Amrutha. Nalgonda. The couple had and reached the city after The woman said Khairatabad. Bhawan staff broke open eloped in January 2018 as about two hours and check- she accepted the Rao had checked into the the door to find Rao dead may have consumed a poi- Reddy said there did not her family was against the ed into the room. driver’s offer to drop Bhavan on Saturday, on the bed. sonous substance but did appear to be any foul play. relationship. A day after her home as she knew police said. On Sunday Finding vomit in the not find any bottle contain- “The door was locked from the murder, Amrutha ■ Page 4: Trial may have put him. morning, housekeeping room, police suspected Rao ing such a substance. the inside,” he said. No sui- blamed her father. Rao had pressure on him, says brother CITY pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | MONDAY | 9 MARCH 2020 2

IN BRIEF Shaheen women have set Tiger spotted in Adilabad an example, says Sahay Adilabad: A tiger was again found moving in the villages HARLEEN MINOCHA I DC bordering Bheempur in HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 Adilabad district. It is said that the tiger, which is sus- Hailing the power of pected to have migrated women during Interna- from Maharashtra, is moving tional Women’s Day cele- in the villages along the brations at the Hyderabad river Penganga in Bheempur, Press Club on Sunday, Jainad and Bela mandals. Union minister of state Forest staff intensified for home G. Kishan Reddy patrols for the safety of the said the government is people for the tiger that sur- taking all steps to ensure faced near the Tamsi (K) and a safe environment for all Gollaghat villages in women across the country. Bheempur mandal. Mr Reddy recalled the heinous 2012 Nirbhaya case as well as the Disha rape case last year and Union minister of state for home G. Kishan Reddy, Press 3 AWAIT TEST said that the need of the Club of India president and DC columnist Anand Sahay hour is to make amend- and secretary Anant Bagitkar participate at an ments in the Constitution International Women’s Day event in the city on Sunday. FOR COVID-19 in order to ensure swift justice to the victims. “The women of Shaheen armed forces. “The government is look- Bagh have set an example Mr Anant Bagitkar, gen- AT GANDHI ing into the matter of peti- for women across the eral secretary of the Press DC CORRESPONDENT tions filed by the country by coming out on Club of India, appealed to HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 Nirbhaya convicts, and I the streets. So many the minister to ensure have also personally spo- Shaheen Bagh-like pro- that the Maternity Benefit Three persons are currently ken to the state adminis- tests have erupted led by Act is implemented effec- under isolation at Gandhi tration in Telangana to women. Women have tively for women across General Hospital awaiting ensure justice is delivered come out on the streets, the country. results of tests for possible to the victims effective- agitating against an issue “Maternity Benefit Act novel coronavirus infection, ly,”he said. that is important to especially in the private the health department said on A family wears masks while on a drive in the city on Sunday. While many people have preferred staying indoors, What especially caught them,” Mr Sahay, a Deccan sector is not being imple- Sunday. Results of tests on some are wearing masks and venturing out after a techie tested positive for coronavirus. — P. SURENDRA everyone’s attention, Chronicle columnist, said mented, which leads to a seven others were also awaited though, was Mr Anand in the presence of the lot of difficulty for women but these individuals were Sahay, president of the minister whose govern- professionals. The govern- sent back home with instruc- Press Club of India, hail- ment has tried its best to ment must ensure that tions to follow home quaran- ing the women of put down the Shaheen laws concerning the safe- tine protocol, the department Shaheen Bagh, who are Bagh protests. ty of women are imple- said. protesting against the He added that he hoped mented with utmost Meanwhile, health minister Coronavirus strikes at Citizenship Amendment to see the day when a urgency,” Mr Bagitkar Etala Rajendar on Sunday Act. woman officer leads the said. called on department officials to be on extra alert with five new cases of Covid-19 being reported from Kerala. Mr turnout at theatres Rajendar was speaking during an inspection at the Govern- Something special about ment Chest Hospital at Yousuf- Covid-19 impact: Malls also report reduced footfalls guda here. He urged officials to com- SANJAY SAMUEL plete setting up the isolation PAUL I DC our land, air: Venkaiah ward at the hospital at the ear- HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 liest. All the district headquar- Whatsapp university full DC CORRESPONDENT ter hospitals too must be ready The news of a coronavirus HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 with isolation wards, Mr positive case created Rajendar said. havoc all over the city. The Vice President M. The Chest Hospital will have impact was so huge that of fake cures for Covid-19 Venkaiah Naidu, on the four individual rooms in addi- the ripples touched even occasion of International tion to 56 beds distributed in cinema halls and bars. VIKRAM SHARMA I DC red, yellow, dark brown Women’s Day, said there four wards. There will be a Most of the malls were HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 MANY CURES and even black — and was a need to return to total of eight ventilators that deserted as well. mostly in small bottles. systems of “the past,” will be available for treating Before the pandemic Pasupu (haldi/turmeric): ● A BJP MLA from While common ingredi- when women of the coun- potential Covid-19 patients at entered the subcontinent, 40 grams Assam, Suman ents like turmeric, ginger, try were respected. He the hospital. social media took over Jeera (cumin seeds): Haripriya, has suggest- and pepper etc are in wide was speaking at an event Elsewhere, the Greater Hyd- real news and created an 40 grams ed people to use the circulation over organised to launch a plat- erabad Municipal Corporation atmosphere of fear Miryalu (pepper): inevitable gaumutra WhatsApp, there are a form to support women started a campaign to educate amongst the public. 10 grams or cow urine and dung large number of people innovators. The event was citizens to create awareness Ticket sales at cinema Sunthi (ginger): who are falling for the also attended by Governor about Covid-19 disease. The halls are as low as 30 per 40 grams to treat the deadly “magical” potions pre- Tamilisai Soundararajan. corporation said it has erected cent to 40 per cent. Even Mix them and consume in virus. pared by self-claimed Mr Naidu said that one several hoardings with infor- though there are premium warm water for protection ● The Centre’s Ayush Ayurvedic practitioners day wasn’t enough to cele- mation on the disease and pre- theatres where the man- from coronavirus... and hakeems, who are brate women. “We have vention of its spread across agement is ensuring all Ministry has been criti- keeping the ingredients a forgotten our roots. the city. the safety and precaution- So goes one of many cised for advocating top secret. Women’s day, parents’ day, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu sharing a light moment It also said that it distributed ary measures, the turnout bizarre forwards on the Ayurvedic, “I bought a bottle of this mother’s day. All these are with BJP leader Karuna Gopal at an event organised by pamphlets about Covid-19 in remains poor. Infosys, a messaging service, Homoeopathy and concoction for `300 from a symbolic gestures. the International Women Innovators Network to mark Urdu, Telugu, and Hindi in software company, can- WhatsApp. Unani medicines to hakeem in Mahbubnagar Somewhere, western cul- Women’s Day. — DEEPAK DESHPANDE private and government edu- celled a bulk booking. Mixed in with the more ward off coronavirus. while I was returning to ture has crept in,” he said. cational institutes. “They booked 70 tickets scientific advice on the Hyderabad after attending Mr Naidu said many about religion; it is only a an, in her brief address, The GHMC staff has also and later cancelled it as importance of face masks ● Arsenicum Album 30, some work. Many in my people were under the way of worship. I am talk- spoke entirely about Mr been deputed to visit all slums the news of a coronavirus- and sanitizers, are the a homoeopathic medi- village are confident that wrong impression that ing about culture, the way Naidu. She credited his and educate people about the positive patient broke many ''life saving'' concoc- cine is in huge demand it will work if the virus Indian women needed to of life. Look at the heads guidance for her success- disease. out,” said the manager of tions like the one above, to treat the virus. was to spread. It tastes bit- just look after the home of MNCs. They are mostly ful political career and The corporation urged peo- Asian Mukta Cinemas, which their inventors ter,” said Srinivasulu, who and not do anything else. Indian. There is some- her current position as ple that anyone with flu like MJR Square, . assure will give you ● People are also pur- works in a factory in “People say this is Indian thing special about our governor of the state. symptoms including fever, The crisis created by the immunity from the deadly chasing another tablet Katedan in the city. In fact, culture. Who told you land, water and air,” he Mr Venkaiah Naidu, cough or cold, should virus is not just affecting Coronavirus. Since India Phosphorus 30. he purchased three more that? Look at our Vedas, said. said the country needn’t approach a doctor for a check- the state or the country has probably the most bottles which he intends Upanishads. Gargi and The Vice President said fear about the coron- up and those who arrived from but global cinema is also gullible people on the ● WhatsApp forwards to give senior colleagues. Maitreyi were at the fore- a societal change was nec- avirus situation. He said other Covid-19 affected coun- feeling the shock. James planet, many believe that suggest a mixture of Sources said that the front, leading people. essary to empower women the temperature of the tries, should call the 104 Bond is also a victim of these home-made reme- turmeric, ginger, pep- prices of these mysterious Also, notice how most and stop the atrocities country was high and did- helpline for further guidance. the coronavirus. The epi- dies will protect them per, and garlic, all “cures” range from `200 to rivers are named after against them. “Whenever n't support the virus’ sur- demic has shaken and from the dangerous virus. `500 per bottle, depending women. How can you say a horrible crime happens, vival. He said Indian ‘food stirred the British, as the There is an increasing excellent in them- on the client. it is not our culture,” he like Nirbhaya or Disha, habits’ would also help. CHHOTA BHEEM movie’s release dates have demand for Ayurvedic, selves, but hardly “At the moment, we can- asked. people ask for new laws. “Indians usually eat only been pushed to November. Homoeopathic and Unani cures for a virus. not say for sure whether Mr Naidu said the coun- That isn’t necessary. We cooked food, not raw food. Earlier No Time To Die medicines for prevention there is any foul play try needed to revert to its need political will and a You can eat whatever kind JOINS FIGHT was slated for release in and cure of Coronavirus involved, in terms of the past. “Ours is one of the societal change in val- of food you want, but March 2020. Coronavirus which is actually being the state. But when people ingredients of these so oldest surviving civilisa- ues,” he said. cooked food is safe,” he is the real villain, causing sold by the government- want to believe in them, called cures. But the fact tions. I am not talking Governor Soundararaj- said. AGAINST VIRUS the producers $30 million run Department of Ayush there is nothing we can do remains that there is an DC CORRESPONDENT loss caused by the post- centres in Hyderabad. unless there are specific increased demand for HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 ponement. Sources in the health complaints or cases where Ayurvedic, Homoeopathic “Producers’ investments department disclosed to the concoctions have and Unani medicines The pint-sized animated are huge in cinema, gener- Deccan Chronicle that the harmed the user. In times which is evident from the superhero Chhota Bheem, has ating a lot of employment business of self-pro- like this, people are will- rush at the Ayush centres State honours achievers, thrown his considerable heft along with the most claimed Ayurvedic practi- ing to buy anything that over the last few days,” among children, in the battle affordable entertainment. tioners and hakeems comes with an assurance pointed out another to contain the spread of novel If this continues, produc- across the state has sud- that it can prevent and health department offi- coronavirus in the country. ers are the ones who will denly begun to flourish cure Coronavirus. It is a cial. In fact, he says, they among them 3 state staff In a 1.37 minute short film end up in the losses,” said like never before. peculiar situation,” said are worried that the Safety Measures Against Mr P. Kiran, a prominent “Of late, this activity has an official. stocks at Ayush centres DC CORRESPONDENT This was one of several several initiatives for Coronavirus released on producer in South India. increased across The magic potions come will be depleted as the HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 events organised in the women’s welfare. Saturday, Chhota Bheem talks “We maintain all the Hyderabad and the rest of in a variety of colours - demand rises. city to celebrate the day. For the first time this about the “major scare” about hygiene and making sure Thirty women were on Giving away the awards, year, three women from coronavirus and lists out sim- canteens are safe, follow- Sunday recognised for minister for women’s wel- the women’s welfare ple steps of hygiene that ing the guidelines of ● With fewer people their achievements in var- fare Satyavathi Rathod department were among everyone should practice to WHO. But still there is no going to the theatres to ious fields and were hon- complimented the those selected for the hon- keep the virus at bay. The turn out, despite sanitis- watch films after a techie Attendance falls oured by the state on the awardees for their service ours. These were an short film highlights how the ing at regular intervals.” tested positive for the occasion of International and setting standards in anganwadi supervisor, a disease spreads and what said Mr Sunil Narang, novel coronavirus strain, Women’s Day at a special- their various fields of teacher and an ayah. All everyone can do, including owner of Asian Theatres. the Film Development ly organised event at work. the awardees were pre- educating those who cough or “We have 40 theatres and Corporation is planning a at funerals in city Ravindra Bharati audito- She said the state gov- sented with a certificate sneeze without taking ade- we maintain, the best meeting on this issue. rium. ernment has launched and `1 lakh. quate precautions like cover- standards. If this contin- Theatres may have to be DC CORRESPONDENT ● Only about 300 persons ing their mouth with a tissue ues, we will face huge loss- closed for a few days as HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 are attending funerals, or handkerchief. es,” he rued. they are unable to sus- against about 1,200 earli- “It just so happened that the The Film Development tain losses, an official A strange fallout of the er. There is no shortage of idea of us doing something to Corporation is planning a said. coronavirus scare is that people attending church create awareness about the meeting on this issue, fewer people are attending services disease came up during a dis- Speaking to Deccan investors. Mr A. Srinivas funerals at burial cussion with IT minister K.T. Chronicle, the chairman, Goud of the Savara group grounds. Ever since a buddies are attending, and Rama Rao who suggested the Mr P. Rammohan Rao, said “The investment in coronavirus case was they keep away from the possibility,” Mr Rajiv Chilaka, said “The fear around the the bar and wines indus- identified in the city, crowd even after coming the founder and CEO of Green virus has affected the cin- try is huge, as the license Christian cemeteries in here,” said Mr Mitari Gold Animation Pvt. Limited, ema market. The numbers fee is very high. For us, the twin cities are seeing Raju, an assistant at the said. are very low in the the- every day counts. If this very low attendance, said graveyard. “It also just so happened that atres which affect, the dis- situation continues, we Mr Jakkargari Gabriel, However, there is no the discussion with Mr Rama tributors, exhibitors, will suffer huge losses.” secretary and in charge of shortage of people attend- Rao happened on the day when mostly. If this continues, When it comes to the the Christian graveyard at ing church services. “On there was a scare in the IT sec- we will have to close the wine shops, there is no . Wednesday, we have a spe- tor about the virus and we got theatres for a few days” dent in sales. The coron- “Burial services usually cial service as the Lent working on it and released the Bars too are feeling the avirus has made no dent have 700 to 1,200 people Season is going on. We video today,” Mr Chilaka said. heat of Covid-19. in liquor sales. Mr B. coming to pay their had the regular number of While the first version Customers are down to a Surender Reddy of respects, but this whole the congregation, and released was in English, it will trickle because of the fear Shruthi Wines in week we failed to see that even in the Sunday serv- also be released in Hindi, of this virus. There is a said, “Sales are going on crowd,” said Mr T. ice there is no shortage of Telugu and other languages. drop of 30 per cent in well as they were earlier, I Devadas at the people,” said Mr B. “Children need this kind of daily sales. About 50 to 70 guess people prefer to Narayanguda cemetery. Vasanth Rao, secretary of awareness,” he said. people work in a bar. It drink at home rather than “Only the close relatives the Coordination Minister Satyavathi Rathod presents a cheque for `1 lakh and a certificate to a affects all, mostly be mingling with crowds.” of the deceased or close Committee. woman achiever at an event in Hyderabad on Sunday. SPEAKOUT Umasankarpg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | MONDAY | 9 MARCH 2020 3 Fused lights, dirty water, wrong challans No BSNL Metro Rail must timings board help senior citizens s a senior citizen insurance and dignified at Lingampalli who often uses the work conditions are offe- here is no board regard- AMetro Rail, I find red, I am sure some of us ing timings at the BSNL that younger commuters senior citizens who have TCustomer Service Centre are rather insensitive to the time to spare would be at Lingampalli, (Chandana- the needs of the elderly to willing to volunteer. Hyd- gar), which is causing a lot of their entitlement of a seat erabad Metro Rail manag- inconvenience to customers. in the dedicated coaches. ing director N.V.S. Reddy My repeated posts on Twitter Why do we not have a ded- has been very innovative. to the BSNL Corporate Office, icated team of marshals Is he listening? BSNL Telangana and BSNL in the coaches to ensure Chairman and Managing there is smooth imple- — Suresh Arckatty, Director have not yielded mentation of seats assi- 402A Sri Sai Srinivasa results. My personal interac- gned to senior travellers? Estate, West , tions with the CSC executive If some group health also went in vain. I request BSNL to wake up from deep slumber and instal the board.

— S. Murali Sudhakar Chandanagar, Hyderabad Fused, defunct streetlights at Yamjal hrough your esteemed newspaper I would like Tto draw the attention of the authorities towards the poor condition of streetlights in Injapur, Yamjal, in Ranga Reddy district. Almost all the bulbs have been fused or dam- aged. The wiring has suffered wear and tear as they have not been repaired for a long time. Autos are overloaded After it gets dark, moving on Was wearing helmet, cops fined me for helmetless driving the roads is dangerous and near Chatta risky. Some individuals trip am a resident of clicked by a traffic consta- above) clearly shows that I responsible retired gov- — Virender Singh and fall. The non-availability . Two weeks ble and I was fined `135 for was wearing a helmet. I ernment servant. I request Retd joint commissioner, ocal autorickshaws are carrying heavy equip- of proper lighting increases Iback, while I was trav- violation of not wearing have reported this matter the traffic authorities con- prohibition and excise ment in Chatta Bazaar which is very dangerous the chances of accidents. The elling near Aramgarh helmet even though I was to the higher-ups but noth- cerned to rectify the error Flat No. 903, Pearl Lto other road users. The traffic police should take Chief Minister should include crossroads on a two-wheel- wearing one at that time. ing has been done. I am a and do the needful as early Heights, Attapur, action and prevent the practice. the functioning of streetlights er, my photograph was The photograph (in photo senior citizen and a as possible. Hyderabad in the Pattana Pragathi pro- — Suffiyansharif gramme. Akberbagh, — Lakkaraju Sri Harsha flyover Injapur Dirty Manjeera Forced to buy appears bombed he Sanathnagar fly- Heavy vehicles also use water at Fathenagar over, a three-way fly- the flyover, which is not books from Tover connecting permitted due to its bad e the resident of This problem hasn’t , Sanathnagar condition. Fathenagar, Bala- been resolved even after and Fathenagar, is in a Some parts of the Wngar, are experi- constant complaints to pvt schools very bad condition. The bridge are covered with encing a drinking water the municipal and water his is to bring in your road is full of potholes steel sheets due to the problem. The Manjeera board authorities. The notice that a few of the making driving inconven- small gaps that have water supplied to us has a water if consumed might Treputed private schools ient for motorists travel- opened up. very bad odour every cause health problems. in Hyderabad are making it ling on the flyover. If the potholes and gaps time it is released. The We request the officials compulsory to buy notebooks This is an extremely are not fixed properly, it is water isn’t supplied regu- that this issue should be and textbooks from the school. busy flyover especially in likely to cause an acci- larly either, it is released looked into quickly. This is a clear violation of the mornings and dent. only once a week. This consumer rights. evenings, the bad roads As citizens, we request makes it difficult for us — A. Sheba lead to traffic congestion. the GHMC to fix these citizens. Hyderabad — Anonymous Last year, the flyover was roads quickly for easier closed for repairs but and safe commute. nothing has changed; in Mistakes in fact, the condition has — Sheba Alle I gave Uber driver worsened since then. Hyderabad. pattadar book Streetlights `1K for a fare of `670 Drainage overflows at had booked a Uber cab out returning the change. not rectified on during from my residence to I tried several times to have visited the Mandal IMadhapur on March 1 reach the Uber customer Revenue Office of Mulugu Osmanpura overhead Fish Land, Lakdikapul the day and was assigned a car care number, but there Imandal of Siddipet district (TS09 UA 3610, driver was no response. several times for my wife’s t is a regular feature in pedestrians. Officials fficials should Madhu). I did not have I raised a complaint on new pattadar passbook. The tanks, sumps, overflow the heart of the city to authorities must take take note that enough cash to pay and I their website, but to no passbook by the MRO has mis- ap water is over- ditions on the road. Isee drainage water necessary action. Oevery day some stopped him on the way avail. I hope the officials takes and these have not been flowing from the Complaints to the GHMC flowing alongside the streetlights remain and withdrew cash from concerned will look into rectified. I sent a message to Toverhead tanks and to fix this have not led to footpath beside Hotel — K.N.Vikram Raj switched on even during an ATM. After complet- the matter and do the the Chief Minister’s Office but sumps on Osmanpura any action. Fish Land at Lakdikapul Vivan Raj the day in circle. ing the trip, i gave him needful. it was of now use. Even post- Road in Dabeerpura. This for the last two weeks. 3-1-428 Nimboliadda, `1,000 for the trip costing ing a message on Twitter to is causing water stagna- — D.K. Jaiswal The filthy smell causes Kacheguda — Prem Raj `670. Before i could — P. Raj Benhur minister K.T. Rama Rao was tion and unhygienic con- Hyderabad much inconvenience to Hyderabad. 500027. Hyderabad realise he drove off with- , Hyderabad not of use. I request Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao to look into the matter. Sewage water flows at — Abdul Razzack Baswapur village, Mulugu mandal, Siddipet MS Maqtha always

would like to draw the Traffic signals attention of the Iauthorities of the Hyderabad Metropolitan necessary at Water Supply and Sewerage Board towards the overflowing sewage Yapral mandir water for years near MS t is learnt that the Greater Maqtha at . Hyderabad Municipal No official is responding ICorporation will be soon Shop at to our problem. It is caus- fulfilling a long-awaited need ing viral diseases and of commuters in the twin other health problems in cities by installing 155 sig- Feelkhana my locality. I request the nalling systems at crucial road officials to resolve this junctions. under repair issue. One of the most accident- prone and dangerous cross- for long — Shaik, Hyderabad roads is located in front of the want to report this Hanuman Mandir in Yapral complaint that the where the Yapral-Kowkoor Iroad in front of main road crosses the our shops is under Garbage thrown on land Balajinagar-Yapral road. repair for the last 20 There is a precarious slope at days. The work is pro- this junction when coming gressing very slowly. owned by agri varsity from Balajinagar, making it a We are facing a prob- live in Rajendranagar. Several complaints to the potential hazard. We the resi- lem because of the Behind my house is GHMC have gone dents of Yapral, Balajinagar, dust. No one is taking Iland belonging to the unheard. I request offi- and Kowkoor appeal to the any action. agriculture university cials to take action. authorities in the GHMC to — Jinesh where nearby residents instal a traffic signal system at Feelkhana, throw waste. This is caus- — Vijayalaxmi this accident-prone junction Hyderabad ing a problem for us. Rajendranagar on priority. We had brought this issue to the notice of our legislator and the corporator for neces- sary help last year. We appeal TCS, Vamsidhar School drivers are rash to them again for expediting n the stretch of road from no police patrol or traffic to control the our request and prevent poten- to , buses bus drivers on this road. I request the tial accidents. Ohired by TCS and those belong- police to look into this matter and pro- ing to Vamsidhar School are driven in tect others on the road. — Maj. Gen. Rajendra a very rash and negligent manner. We — Badrinath Tulsi Singh (Retired) were almost hit by a bus of TCS once. H. No. 2-277, Sri Sai Nagar, 28, Prakruthik Vihar, TCS has turned a deaf ear to our com- Jillelaguda, Yapral. munications regarding this. There is RR district. CITY DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | MONDAY | 9 MARCH 2020 pg 4

SHORT TAKES FAMILY SAYS Baby not named? NPR will PUSHED OUT DUE TO CASTE record the intended name DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 Norms drawn up; enumerators will help zero down on date of birth A couple, Bikshapathy and Sulochama Devi, alleged that S.N.C.N. ACHARYULU I ● COUPLES WILL have Indian passport number they were forcefully removed DC to specify if it is their and driving license num- from a flat in which they were HYDERABAD, MARCH 6 ber, if available, on a vol- Stay NPR, Uttam living as tenants in first marriage. Those untarily basis. because one of the Have you forgotten your separated have to record The Centre said that flat owners in the building date of birth? No prob- their status. If the birth- visitors, domestic ser- writes to KCR objected to their caste. lem, enumerators of the day is not known, enu- vants, tenants, drivers or Bikshapathy, who works as a National Population merators will help esti- other such person(s) mason on a daily wage, used to Register (NPR) will tell mate a date of birth. found to be residing with DC CORRESPONDENT Population Register in live in and moved you. If you are married, the household who fulfil HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 the State forthwith’,” he his family to Bachupally you will have to state if it directed enumerators to the above three criteria said in the letter. because it was more conven- is your first marriage or start the house-listing should be included in the Telangana Pradesh The TPCC chief said ient. He found rented accom- a subsequent one. If you operations first and then enumeration. Congress Committee that the Congress would modation and moved in on have not named your undertake the NPR. This It is important that (TPCC) president N. be in full support of the March 6. newborn child, you have will enable them to cover every person, male or Uttam Kumar Reddy has resolution to be passed Uma Rani who is a flat owner to mention the intended all the households with- female, aged or infant, is urged Chief Minister K. by the Government of in the same building, on the name. out omission. counted only once, with- Chandrasekhar Rao to Telangana against NPR, first floor, quarrelled with These are some points If a newly born child out omission or duplica- stay all activities related National Register of Bikshapathy saying that he in the 40-page guidelines not has been named yet, tion. The centre said that to the National Citizens (NRC) and the has no right to stay there document issued by the parents have to tell the NPR will not cover for- Population Register Citizenship Amendment because he belongs to a “lower union home ministry to intended name for the eign nationals having (NPR) in the state by Act (CAA). caste” and has two wives. all states for collecting child. If they insist that diplomatic status. issuing a government “We believe that it is Ms Sulochana Devi said, NPR data. the child has not been However, foreign nation- order on the lines of the important that the “Nowhere have we had any The union home min- named, enumerators will als not enjoying diplo- one issued by the Kerala Government of fights or quarrels. It sounds istry said that the NPR write son of (s/o) or matic status and Indian government. Telangana take a docu- UTHAVANA 4th DEATH ANNIVERSARY strange that a couple can’t stay will contain the details of daughter of (d/o) in the nationals employed and On Sunday, Mr Reddy mented and definitive here. She (Uma Rani) always all the ‘usual residents’ records. staying with them in the wrote an open letter to stand against any steps got into arguments with us as of the country, regard- A person currently foreign missions will the Chief Minister K. taken by the Central if she is the owner of the flat.” less of whether or not married has to make have to be covered. It Chandrasekhar Rao in Government to commu- Tara, who is the owner of the they are citizens. The clear whether it is for the would therefore, be nec- which he stated: “While nalise public discourse Bikshapathys’ flat, said, “We home ministry asked the first time or a subse- essary to cover every we welcome a resolution and polarise Indian citi- are residents of Ameerpet and state governments to col- quent marriage and the household. by the Telangana zens against each other. we usually don’t stay in lect NPR data along with marriage subsisting at Households of defence Assembly against NPR, In light of this, we Bachupally. Uma Rani caused house-listing and hous- the time of enumeration and similar service per- NRC and CAA, this alone believe that the resolu- disputes saying that she only ing census during April- (if the spouse is alive) sonnel will be eligible for may not suffice to stop tion passed by the Shri D.T. ANJANILAL JI (Baburaja) allows who she likes to stay September 2020. should be recorded. enumeration if they are the NPR work in Government of S/o Late D.T. Ghansilal Ji Passed away on Friday 06 March 2020 there.” No case was registered, The ministry said that For a person who has residing in civilian Telangana State. To clear Telangana, while a step Uthavana will be held today i.e. 09 KAPPA CHAKRADHARA the local police said. the date of birth is one of been separated from areas. The enumeration any ambiguity in the in the right direction, is March 2020 between 04:00 p.m. to 04:30 p.m. at Shri Hanuman Nivas, Though you left for the heavenly the most important his/her wife or husband of defence and similar State Government offi- not an adequate response Lakdi-ka-Pul, , Hyderabad. abode we always feel your absence and items of information and is living separately service personnel who cials, a clear G.O. should to the threat of commu- In Grief: unable to reconciled with the reality. being collected in the with no apparent inten- are living in strictly mil- be passed by the nalisation,” Mr Reddy D.T. Rameshlal & Bros (Brothers) In profound grief with silent tears. 221 DRUNK D.T. Rajender Kumar & Bros (Son’s) NPR. In case a person tion of living together itary or restricted areas Government of wrote. D.T. Akhil Kumar & Bros (Grandson’s) Inserted by: DRIVERS HELD does not know the exact again, it should recorded (special charges) will not Telangana as has been Mr Reddy said that like D.T. Samarth & Bro (Great Grandson’s) Udaya Kappa (Wife) date of birth, enumera- as such. During the enu- be conducted while done in some other Kerala, other states have (CA-3284) IN CYBERABAD tors should ascertain it meration, every person undertaking updation of states. The G.O. (MS) No. issued government “I have fought the good fight, I have from documents such as irrespective of age, NPR. 247/2019/GAD dated orders to stay all activi- finished the race” 2 Timoty 4:7 DC CORRESPONDENT Aadhaar card, voter ID, should tell whether they If the father, mother 20.12.2019 of the ties related to the NPR. HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 PAN card and relevant are married or to be mar- and spouse are not enu- Government of Kerala “It is my sincere request documents. ried. merated in this house- says ‘Considering that to you that the A total of 221 motorists were If they still do not find Every person should hold, or are not alive, the apprehensions Government of caught by Cyberabad traffic the date of birth, asking indicate their nationali- enumerators should among the general public Telangana do the same. police during enforcement the person whether ty and nationality should write their names and about the conduct of Apart from being more drives against drunk driving h/she was born before be recorded as declared date(s) of birth. If the National Population effective than the resolu- in the first weekend of March. the rainy season or not, by the person. If the per- place of birth is within Register (NPR) related tion, this will send a The highest number of cases during any important son’s nationality is not India, enumerators activities leads to strong message that the at 50 was in while festivals like Maha Indian, this does not con- should record the state National Register of State of Telangana, one person each was caught by Shivaratri, Ramana- fer any automatic right and district of birthplace Citizens (NRC) in the which is home to an BANDUGULA JANARDHAN Shadnagar and Amangal traf- vami, Makara Sankranti to Indian citizenship. for father and mother. If wake of Citizenship extremely diverse popu- D.O.B: 17.12.1952 D.O.D: 07.03.2020 Slept in the Lord on 7th March 2020. fic police. and so on will be useful The enumerators place of birth is outside Amendment Act-2019, lation, stands firmly The body will be at Alwal residence, Cyberabad traffic police con- and based on that, enu- should collect the mobile India, the name of the the State Government opposed to the commu- from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on 09.03.2020 ducted the drive in 11 traffic merators might estimate number, election photo country in which the per- orders to stay all the nal agenda of the BJP led Funeral: Holy Trinity Cemetery, Bollarum on 09.03.2020 at 4 p.m. police station limits across the the date of birth. identity cards (EPIC) or son presently resides is activities connected with Central Government,” he Inserted by: Wife: Bandugula Padmalalitha commissionerate. Of those The union ministry has voter ID card number, to be written. the updation of National wrote. Sons, Daughters-in-law. caught, 161 were two-wheeler Ph: 9542310505 riders, 46 four-wheeler drivers (S/1920/D01976) and 11 autorickshaw drivers. UTHAVANA Twenty-five were IT employ- Happy Women’s Day CRPF CONSTABLE ees, 43 were drivers by profes- sion, 31 labourers, 17 business- CALLS FAMILY, men and nine students, while 81 were from diverse profes- sions. SHOOTS HIMSELF After Madhapur, the maxi- mum violators came from DC CORRESPONDENT (39), Miyapur (28) HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 and (24). The data says that 119 of the total viola- A CRPF constable on sen- Shri D.T. ANJANILAL JI (Baburaja) tors held were aged between 21 try duty in Hyderabad S/o Late D.T. Ghansilal Ji and 30, and 66 persons were allegedly committed sui- Passed away on Friday 06 March 2020 between 21 and 40 years. cide by shooting himself Uthavana will be held today i.e. 09-03-20 between 04:00 p.m. to 04:30 p.m. “It is sad to note that many with his service weapon at Shri Hanuman Nivas, Lakdi-ka-Pul, citizens are resorting to this in the early hours of Khairtabad, Hyderabad. In Grief: dangerous activity without Sunday. Danghi Thakur Family any concern for safety. Many According to circle Shri Hanuman Nivas, , youngsters are riding two- inspector Shiva Kumar, Khairtabad Hyderabad. wheelers in a drunken condi- the deceased was identi- tion without helmets and fied as Baba Vithal Rao 1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY triple-riding on the high- Manvar (40), hailing from RESPECTFUL HOMAGE ways,” said a Cyberabad police Nagpur. Primary investi- official on Sunday. gation reveals that Manvar was depressed for the last couple of days. STUDENT ENDS While on the day at the CRPF Public School, he LIFE AHEAD OF shot himself under the chin with his SLR. Manvar who has a RETURN TO OZ daughter (7) and a son (4) DC CORRESPONDENT was transferred from HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 Tripura, one and a half months ago. He went to GOPISETTY RAJESHWAR RAO A student pursuing his mas- visit his family on a Shri D.T. ANJANILAL JI (Baburaja) Death Date: 20-03-2019 ters in Australia committed A traffic policeman greets a woman with flowers and a gift coupon during a special drive to mark month’s leave. He Inserted by: Inserted by: Gopisetty Ashok, Anand suicide at his residence in International Women’s Day at Sangeet crossroads, Secunderabad, on Sunday. — S. SURENDER REDDY returned on March 2. His Smt & Sri Rajendra Kumar Sharma on Sunday call records show that he (Son-in-Law), P. Renuka, P. Vijaya Ram, Hardik & Sharma Family Cell: 9703350970 morning. The victim, was homesick and Jalna (Maharashtra) Rachamalla Sai Tharun, is the depressed staying alone. (S/1920/D01972) younger son of sub-inspector RAILWAY COP POLICE HELPS He spoke to his daughter R. Shankaraiah, who is work- Trial may have for more than an hour on 10th DEATH ANNIVERSARY ing at the Rachakonda com- Saturday and told about missionerate. SAVES DRUNK OUT WOMAN how he missed her. He According to the police, Sai put pressure: Kin also apologised to his Tharun completed his engi- AT STATION IN LABOUR wife. Around 1 am, he neering in the city and went to tried calling his co-broth- Australia for his masters. He DC CORRESPONDENT From Page 1 body was found in a DC CORRESPONDENT er, who did not answer. came to Hyderabad a month HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 shed that reportedly HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 Around 2.30 am, he went ago and was to depart for Mallikarjun told belonged to Rao. a little further from the Australia in the next three A 36-year-old drunken Deccan Chronicle: “A t Residents near the In a heartening start to sentry post and shot him- days. His flight tickets had also man, who tried to board around 8.30 pm, he Hanumanpet flyover the International self. Hearing the sound, been booked. the Narsapur Express went out and had din- on the Addanki- Women’s Day celebra- locals and the other con- On Saturday, Tarun com- while it was moving, lost ner with car driver Narketpally highway, tions, a Saifabad police stables rushed to the spot. plained to his parents that he his footing and nearly Rajesh. Later Rao where the shed is, patrol rushed a preg- Following a complaint, a LT. COL. ARUN KUMAR MALLIK (Retd.) was ill. He got himself checked went under the train’s asked the driver to alerted the police nant woman who was case has been registered. In fond and loving memory of our dear Father. Time rolls on but your at a hospital and returned wheels. He was pulled sleep in the car as he about a foul smell fol- in labour to a hospital The reasons behind memories remain with us forever. home. On Sunday, he spoke to out by a railway police wanted to meet a crim- lowing which the body early on Sunday morn- Manwar’s extreme step Mhow, Abhijeet, Piu, Prasad his family members while constable on Saturday. inal lawyer in his was discovered. An ing. are being ascertained. Shibani Mallik (Wife) they were busy. His parents Head constable M. room.” investigation is under- The woman gave Kingsuk & Aahana were in one bedroom, his David Raju told Deccan Rao’s brother Sravan way though police are birth to a baby girl brother in the other, while Chronicle, “I was on duty told reporters at the yet to establish the later in the day. Tharun was in the hall. When at platform number 1 of Osmania General dead person’s identity. The patrol saw the his parents came out, they Secunderabad station. Hospital mortuary On this, Sravan said: woman, Urmila, a found him hanging from the Suddenly, I noticed a per- that he was not on “Though the land on helper at a private ceiling fan in the hall. Tharun son who was trying to talking terms with his which the shed is school in Malakpet, was immediately brought board the running train. brother since May 15, belongs to us, it was undergoing delivery down and rushed to a nearby He fell and was being 2019, after his inclu- not in use for a long pains near DBR private hospital, where he was dragged by the train. I sion as a suspect in the time. We had let it out Apartments. “We declared brought dead. rushed and pulled him Pranay murder case. to a person for a hotel. immediately shifted His parents have no clue out before he could slip He also said that the Since the flyover work her to the Red Cross what drove him to suicide. on to the tracks.” trial involving his is going on nearby, Hospital in Dilsukh- Police suspects he took the Mr Raju said the per- brother’s role in they closed the hotel nagar in our patrol car. step as he was unwilling to son, K. Yalamanda Rao, Pranay’s murder mov- and the land was left The hospital staff took leave his parents. No suicide was under the influence ing forward and a without a fence. Since care of her and she note has been found. Police of alcohol. He suffered chargesheet being then we don’t know gave birth to a baby are enquiring from Tharun’s injuries on his leg and filed, “may have put what happened there. girl. Both mother and parents and brother whether was given first aid. The some pressure on On that day we were in baby are healthy and he exhibited any abnormal passenger later took the him.” court and a police offi- safe,” said behaviour on Saturday. early morning Intercity Rao’s death comes cial informed us about inspector of police K. Express to Vijayawada. days after a man’s the dead body.” Srinivas. POLITICS pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | MONDAY | 9 MARCH 2020 5

SHORT TAKES BJP FINALLY VISHWESHWAR ASKS TS TO 2BHK PROJECT FM: Need to keep up NAMES 19 DIST CLARIFY ON LEADER’S LAND DC CORRESPONDENT whether the farm house fig- GETS `11K-CR, UNIT CHIEFS HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 ures in the election affidavit filed by the minister in 2018. SCHOOLS `10K-CR DC CORRESPONDENT Former MP Konda Mr Vishweshwar Reddy growth momentum HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 Vishweshwar Reddy and said the Congress will From Page 1 others condemned the launch an agitation to TS BJP state president arrest of TPCC working expose the corrupt practices Referring to Chief Minister K Dr K. Laxman on Sun- president and MP A. of the Chief Minister’s fam- Chandrasekhar Rao’s resolve Harish: Budget in backdrop of economic slowdown day announced the Revanth Reddy. They asked ily. to give double bedroom houses names of 19 district unit the state government to The Congress has strongly to the poor, the finance minis- S.A. ISHAQUI I DC than that of the decline presidents. clarify whether or not a taken up the issue. Congress ter said “a good house helps HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 MAJOR ALLOCATIONS in national GDP growth The appointment was prominent TRS leader has a legislators were detained on the well-being of the entire Panchayat Raj and Rural Development : `23,005 cr from 11.2 per cent to 7.5 pending from November farm house on 25 acres of Saturday when they were family and a congested house Finance minister T. SC Sub Plan : `16,534.97 cr per cent in the corre- 2019. land, was it was illegal or headed to Januvada village, makes living conditions miser- Harish Rao on Sunday ST Sub Plan : 9,771.27 cr sponding period.” The The names of the dis- legal, who approved it, when where the alleged land of able”. announced from the floor ` finance minister said the trict unit presidents are was it purchased, and the leader lies. Currently 2,72,763 such hous- of the Assembly that Municipal and urban development : `14,809 cr per capita income of the — Adilabad: Payal Sha- es are in different stages of Budget 2020-21 has been Irrigation : `11,054 cr state at `2,28,215 is nkar; Manchiryal: V. construction in the state. As prepared against the Power : 10,416 cr greater than the national Raghunath Rao,; Nir- promised in the last election backdrop of an overall Housing : `11, 917 cr per capita income which mal: Dr P. Ramadevi; manifesto, the government economic slowdown grip- Police : `5, 852 cr stood at `1,35,050. Kumarambheem Asifa- will provide financial assis- ping the economy. Health : `6,186 cr Mr Harish Rao said, bad: Poudal; Nizama- tance to the poor with their While presenting the School education : `10,421 cr “capital expenditure is bad: B. Lakshmi Narsa- own land to construct double Budget, he said, “the BC welfare : `4,356.82 cr the main pillar of stable iah; Karimnagar: Sat- bedroom houses. economy is facing a slow- development. As per the yanarayana Rao; Pedda- “I am glad to share that one down for the past one- Transport, roads & buildings : `3,494 cr golden rule of econom- pally: Somarapu Satya- lakh beneficiaries will get and-a-half years. As a Fee reimbursement : `2,650 cr ics, loans which are narayana; Sangareddy: financial assistance towards result, there is a reduc- Industrial incentives : `1,500 cr being raised from differ- Narender Reddy; Ranga house construction,” Mr tion in tax devolution Industries : `1,998 cr ent institutions are spent Reddy: Bokka Narsimha Harish Rao said. “`11,917 crore and other transfers to the Rythu Bhima : `1,141 cr only for capital expendi- Reddy; Nalgonda: Sri- is proposed for the housing state by the Centre and a Market intervention : `1,000 cr ture by the government. dhar Reddy, Yadadri: department.” decline in the growth of Construction of Rythu Vedikas : `350 cr The Kaleshwaram and Shyam Sundar Rao; Claiming that Telangana is state revenues. There is Kalyan Lakshmi : `1,350 cr Mission Bhagiratha proj- Nagarkurnool: Sudha- number one in per capita elec- an immediate need to Most Backward Classes Corporation : 500 cr ects are proof of this.” kar Rao; Jogulamba tricity consumption at 1,896 keep up the growth ` Reminding members Gadwal: Ramchandra units, higher than the all-India momentum in the state.” Interest-free loans : `1,200 cr that the state govern- Reddy; Narayanpet: Sri- average of 1,181 units, indicat- He said, “the tax devo- MLAs and MLCS Constituency ment has established nivasulu; Warangal Ur- ing the high level of develop- lution from Centre to the Development Fund : `480 cr many institutions like ban: Rao Padma; War- ment in the state, the minister state is expected to be Rythu Bandhu: `14,000 cr (`12,000 cr in 19-20) at Housing Board, Rajiv angal Rural: Kondeti announced an allocation of lower in 2019-20 by `3,731 `10,000 per acre per annum. Due to issue of new Swagruha at the time Sridhar; Bhoopalpally: `10,416 crore for the power sec- crore as compared with passbooks, the number of beneficiaries will increase when real estate sector Yugadeshwar, Jangaon: tor. the Budget estimates. Th- in the ensuing year and correspondingly `2,000 crore was not in existence, he Dasamanth Reddy, Education transforms socie- ere are delays and short- of additional funds are allocated) said at present, real Bhadradri Kothagudem: ty. Mr Rao said the government falls in the release of the estate has become a big Satyanarayana. ran 959 residential educational state’s share in the IGST industry and hence, the The appointment of institutions for SC, ST, BC and and GST compensation. state in the central tax ced estimates, gross state government has decided the presidents for the minority students, with nutri- Following the slowdown, devolution from 2.437 per domestic product (GSDP) to sell the non-perform- other districts is yet to tious meals and accommoda- the growth of the state’s cent to 2.133 per cent, in 2019-20 is estimated at ing assets held by these be made by the party. tion. `10,421 crore was pro- revenues in 2019-20 (till resulting in reduction of `9,69,604 crore, at cur- institutions in a very The delay in the posed for school education and the end of February) is `2,384 crore. He assured rent prices, indicating a transparent way to raise appointment had led to `1,723.27 crore for higher edu- estimated to be at 6.3 per members that despite th- growth of 12.6 per cent revenues. some disquiet earlier. cation, while `2,650 crore was cent, much below the ese adverse developmen- over the previous year. Mr Harish Rao said The appointments were proposed towards fee reim- growth of 16.1 per cent ts, which are beyond the- Because of the economic that the antidote to eco- to be made after consul- bursement. achieved in 2018-19.” ir control, the governme- slowdown, there has nomic recession is to tations with the RSS, The finance minister high- He said that on top of nt is confident of over- been a slight decline in enhance people's pur- BJP sources said. lighted several health pro- this, following the recom- coming the situation the growth of GSDP, in chasing power and by grammes in the state, includ- mendations of the 15th with appropriate strateg- current prices, from 14.3 giving top priority to wel- ing KCR kits, Ammavodi vehi- Finance Commission, th- ies and keeping up the per cent in 2018-19 to 12.6 fare, the government is cles as well as the increase of ere will be a reduction in growth momentum. per cent in 2019-20. The enhancing the living government medical colleges the share for Telangana He said, “as per advan- decline is much lower standards of people. from five to nine. He proposed `6,186 crore for health. The minister credited the government’s emphasis on modernisation of police, “as a Imaginary figures Number jugglery, result of which, law and order is maintained efficiently. Life is peaceful without any cur- fews and turbulence in in Budget: Cong ridicules BJP Hyderabad”. He proposed DC CORRESPONDENT generate income,” he `5,852 crore for police. DC CORRESPONDENT `1,05,992 crore. The rev- HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 said. “The promises of “The state government is HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 enues may not even reach development of the city implementing a comprehen- the targets in next two The Budget proposed are only to lure the vot- sive policy for the development Congress legislature par- months and may stay by the TRS government ers in view of the forth- and maintenance of high- ty leader Mallu Bhatti around `1.30 lakh crore, is nothing but a jug- coming GHMC elec- ways,” Mr Rao said. “For this, Vikramarka has accused he said. Mr Bhatti ques- glery of numbers, far tions. Why were no `750 crore is proposed. `550 finance minister T. tioned how the state gov- from ground-realities developmental activi- crore is proposed to complete Harish Rao of misleading ernment will generate and expectations of the ties taken up in the last the construction of collec- people by presenting ima- additional revenues of public, alleged six years? What hap- torates, district police offices ginary figures in the over `50,000 crore in the Bharatiya Janata Party pened to the ‘Nirudy- and a police command control 2020–21 Budget for next one year. state president Dr K. oga Bruthi’ scheme, centre.” `3,494 crore has been Telangana. “Will it borrow more Laxman on Sunday. PRC, disbursement of proposed for the transport, Addressing a press con- loans or sell away proper- The increase in the amounts for loan waiv- roads and buildings depart- ference at the Assembly ties, lands and other Budget is only to bor- er,” he questioned. ment. Due to the government’s media point, Mr Bhatti assets of Telangana row more funds. There In a statement, party progressive industrial policy, recalled that Chief Minis- state,” he asked. has been disparity in chief spokesperson K. heavy investment is coming ter K. Chandrasekhar Criticising the finance allocations and eventu- Krishna Sagar Rao and `1,500 crore was proposed Rao, who then held the minister’s speech, the al expenditure in the alleged that the ruling towards industrial incentives finance portfolio, present- CLP leader said the budg- last six years, he said party has openly tried and `1,998 crore towards the ed a vote-on-account bud- et is not mere numbers adding that not even 60 using the budget pres- development of the industrial get of `1,82,017 crore for written on papers. “It is per cent of the allotted entation as a campaign sector. 2019-20 in February 2019. hardcore statistics of amount was spent on exercise for the GHMC The minister claimed that Due to economic slow- income, revenue and promises, he said. elections. “Allocation TSRTC was slowly heading down, the CM trimmed expenditure. The state “The state govern- of `10,000 crore to towards profitability, and pro- this figure to `1,46,492 government is spending ment should tell the Hyderabad city is a posed `1,000 crore for it. `500 crore when he presented people’s money. It has to public how much inter- cruel joke on the citi- crore was proposed for the the full-fledged budget in account for each and est it is paying for debts zens of a city, whose development of temples and September 2019. The fig- every paisa being spent,” that have been availed. infrastructure is in `791 crore for environment ure was later revised to he remarked. It is shameful that `300 shambles. This govern- and forests. `1,37,226 crore and then Mr Bhatti said this time crore is generated ment has made GHMC to `1,42,152 crore. too only `6,225 crore have every month from defunct with misappro- The CLP leader pointed been allocated for farm liquor sale. Women are priation of its funds HYDERABAD out that the finance min- loan waiver. But there is furious when they and is not even spend- ister has now presented a no mention of unemploy- were hoping for ing `200 crore from the NEEDS 50,000CR budget of `1,82,914 crore ment allowance in the Bangaru Telangana, last budget and now ` for 2020-21, which is com- Budget speech. TRS has made it a state has dubiously allocated pletely unrealistic becau- The CLP leader charged of drunkards,” said Dr `10, 000 crore” he said. IN FIVE YEARS se it is as much as `40,762 the government of creat- Laxman. Mr Rao criticised that From Page 1 crore higher compared to ing a hype of `2,000 crore When the state is fac- the Budget presented revised budget of 2019–20. budget for minorities. It ing recession, how was by the TRS government Finance minister Harish Rao Further, quoting the was `1,884.43 crore in it possible to increase is like holding a fig told the House that Chief Comptroller and Auditor 2018–19 and reduced to the budget from `1.46 leaf, trying to cover Minister K. Chandrasekhar General of India, he said `1,369 crore in 2019–20 cit- lakh crore to `1.82 lakh administrative inept- Rao had requested the Central the overall revenues of ing economic slowdown. crore. It is unfortunate ness and giving a cos- government to grant special Telangana state till the “This year, it is just `1,518 that the government metic touch to funds for development of six end of January 2020 were crore”, he pointed out. wants to sell lands to accounts. metros in India. The Centre has not obliged. The state government esti- mates that `50,000 crore is required in the next five years Budget hike to boost Hyd infra: KTR for development works in the city to transform it into an DC CORRESPONDENT up various development He said, “Under the amount of funds have international city. HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 projects located in and leadership of the CM, we been allocated to With 118 basti dawakhanas around the Hyderabad have been constantly Strategic Road providing medical facilities in IT and municipal admin- city that include Musi working on developing Development Plan Hyderabad, the minister istration minister K.T. purification and Musi Hyderabad.” (SRDP) projects in announced the government Rama Rao said that the River front projects. Mr Rama Rao men- Hyderabad to strengthen will start another 232 basti government, as a matter The minister thanked tioned that as a part of road network in the city. dawakhanas as they elicited a of principle, allocates the government for the the development, the Mr Rao also said that good response and were found major funds for develop- allocation. He then stated Chief Minister has allo- the government has com- useful by the poor. Apart from ment of Hyderabad. that the vision of Chief cated huge funds to the pleted Hyderabad Metro two basti dawakhanas for each In order to boost the Minister K. Chandra- police department so as Rail works in time and division, the government will city’s infrastructure, an sekhar Rao is helping to improve law and order added that they were establish more in places where amount of `10,000 crore transform Hyderabad apparatus in the city. already working on plans SCs, STs and minorities reside. has been allocated to take into a global city. He stated that a large for Metro Rail phase-II. Ruling party ministers, MLAs praise Budget DC CORRESPONDENT Indrakaran Reddy pointed ter T. Srinivas Yadav wel- was grateful to the CM for BC communities. HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 out that despite the eco- comed the allocation of providing funds to con- Ruling party legislator S. nomic downturn, Chief `10,000 crore for Hyderabad struct double bedroom Ravi Shankar stated that Agriculture minister S. Minister K. Chandrasekhar and welfare of backward houses for poor people hav- the Budget has given prior- Niranjan Reddy said he was Rao has allocated sufficient communities. He thanked ing their own land. He said ity to welfare of weaker happy about the Budget as funds for welfare, agricul- the Chief Minister and the scheme for providing sections and agriculture allocation for the Rythu ture, education, health, urban development minis- pension to people above the sector. MLA G. Balaraju Bandhu scheme has gone electricity, and infrastruc- ter K.T. Rama Rao for prom- age of 57 years will be described Mr up to `14,000 crore from the ture sectors. ising that the remaining implemented for the first Chandrasekhar Rao as a earlier `12,000 crore. The He also said huge funds Metro Rail works would be time in the country in social engineer who has for- number of beneficiaries have been earmarked for completed. Telangana state. mulated a budget with no under the scheme has also development of various Estimates committee TRS MLA B. Suman said cuts in welfare sector increased. towns and cities. chairman and senior MLA the budget is targeted at despite the economic down- Forest minister A. Animal husbandry minis- S. Ramalinga Reddy said he development of SC, ST and turn facing the country. CITY pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | MONDAY | 9 MARCH 2020 6

IN BRIEF Passenger booked Mantri’s tweet heats up pakora politics again for smuggling gold Modi had extolled pakora makers who take home `200 a day, Harsh Vardhan says they spoil health Hyderabad: An passenger who attempted to smuggle BALU PULIPKA I DC on people to avoid eating vidual is selling pakoras ● IN A TWEET on March 5 ● THE REASON these making pakoras and gold was held by the Air Int- HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 common Indian snacks and taking home about posted from his official fried snacks are popular makes a living out of it. elligence Unit at the Sham- like samosa, patties, alu `200 a day, that too should Twitter handle @drharsh- across the country is Mr Shah had referred to shabad airport on Sunday. Two years after Prime bonda and pakoras. The be considered as employ- vardhan, called on people because they “have trans how tens of thousands of Gold worth `41 lakh conce- Minister Narendra Modi reason, these fried snacks, ment. to avoid eating common fats that are not nutritious youth are gainfully emp- aled in a mixer-grinder in the made the making and sell- popular across the coun- Mr Modi said: “If some- Indian snacks like samosa, and on the contrary spoil loyed making pakoras and baggage of the passenger, ing of pakoras by the try, “have trans fats that one outside your TV stu- selling them, while criti- Prem Chand Gupta, was unemployed an issue, are not nutritious and on dios is selling pakoras and patties, alu bonda and your health,” Dr Harsh cizing the opposition par- seized and he was arrested. Union health minister. the contrary spoil your in the evening takes home pakoras. Vardhan warned. ties for making an issue Gupta had arrived at about Dr Harsh Vardhan has health,” Dr Harsh `200, will you consider out of Mr Modi’s com- 1.40 am on a flight from Du- said eating pakoras is not Vardhan warned. this individual as Representational picture. selling proponents dis- the Rajya Sabha wh- ments. Foods that contain bai. Airport Customs officer advisable. Eating pakoras Mr Modi, in an interview employed or not? Show me cussing the issue passion- ile countering jibes fr- trans fats, or trans-fatty K.D.L. Bhavani grew suspi- is harmful to health, the marking his four years as in which register will it be YouTube by the Bharatiya ately on several social om the Congress on the ac-ids, have been estab- cious about the mixer grin- health minister said. In a Prime Minister two years recorded that a man here Janata Party on January media platforms. subject. lished as one of the pri- der and checked his bagga- tweet on March 5 posted ago, had told a Hindi news earns `200 in the 19, 2018. Union home minister Amit Shah had told the mary drivers of heart dis- ge. Officer found 8 gold bars from his official Twitter channel while answering a evening?” The full inter- The comment had then Amit Shah had defended Rajya Sabha that is it bet- ease resulting in blocked weighing 932 grams. handle @drharshvardhan, question on employment view of the Prime taken a life of their own Prime Minister Nare- ter that a youth, inst- blood vessels and fatal Dr Harsh Vardhan called generation that if an indi- Minister was posted on with anti and pro-pakora ndra Modi ‘s comments in ead of begging, starts heart attacks.

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IN BRIEF Festival of colours Novel idea to bring spark Moderate rainfall likely today back into dead tubelights Hyderabad: Strong winds and light rainfall lashed parts T.S.S. SIDDHARTH I DC ● IN ORDER to make a tu- have devastating conse- of the city on Sunday HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 belight glow, there needs to quences on our ecology and evening. According to be several parts like a health. Telangana State Develop- Meet the state’s own innova- choke, a starter and a few This is an ingenious way ment Planning Society, the tor who has figured out a filaments. If these items to use up all the residual highest rainfall till 8.45 pm way to bring the spark back mercury in the light until was registered at Rajendran- into dead tubelights. The refuse to work in cohesion, it’s safe to discard it,” he agar at 17 mm of rainfall. inventor is Narasimha the tube light will not glow. explains. Meteorologists say that the Chary, 39, a resident of ● A TUBELIGHT requires “A tubelight requires 230 rains were due to an upper Navipet mandal in 230 volts of charge to func- volts of charge to function. air trough, which was exten- Nizamabad district. But at the start it needs a ding from Vidarbha to TN. He says he has helped tion. But at the start it boost of anywhere between As per the forecast generat- revive 10 lakh tubelights needs a boost of anywhere 1800-2000 volts. ed by Skymet, a private with his patented technolo- between 1800-2000 volts. This current causes the weather forecasting outfit, gy. electrodes within the light Telangana state, AP, TN and Speaking to Deccan When this amount goes to heat up and makes it south interior Karnataka will Chronicle, Mr Chary said: down over a period of time, glow. In a regular fluores- continue to receive light to “In order to make a tube- the tubelight does not cent tubelight, this is taken moderate rains in the com- light glow, there needs to be respond to the voltage that care of by the starter, which ing 18 to 24 hours. Rains are several parts like a choke, a passes through the holder. gives the initial surge of very likely to be accompa- Youngsters celebrate the festival of colours ahead of Holi which is on March 10 in the city on Sunday. starter and a few filaments. But when a tube light goes voltage that is required to nied by strong wind. — S. SURENDER REDDY If these items refuse to defunct it still has at least heat the cathodes and the work in cohesion, the tube- six mg of mercury in it. stabilizer that stabilises light will not glow. To tackle The circuit is connected to voltage to 230 of constant this issue I removed these the blackened part of the voltage for the lights to parts and created a circuit tubelight, and current is function. using resistors, diodes, passed through it. This sys- The action causes the light nichrome springs, capaci- tem enhances the life of the to flicker before lighting up. tors, resistors and other light by another five years, But what makes the light electrical components. This until the residual mercury glow, is the milligrams of circuitry doesn’t require a runs out,” he said. mercury gas present in the Drivers upset with SCR choke or a starter or any of Apart from being econom- tubelight that keeps it glow- the other things that are ical, this system also plays a ing for 90,000 hours. But it They say new permits for parking at stations are very costly, restricted required to light up a con- massive role in protecting needs all the other connec- ventional tube light.” the environment, said Mr tions to function prop- ADITYA CHUNDURU | DC be brought into effect with- ing them pay up to `7,000 is park there for long. The cir- Hence, SCR does not han- His innovation relies on Chary, since the residual erly, otherwise it will fail to HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 in a few weeks. impractical. “Most drivers cular, though, specifically dle subjects such as park- leftover mercury in the mercury is often discarded glow,” says a video clip on As per the proposed sys- rent their autos. This costs states that separate spaces ing infrastructure there tubelight. when the tubelight is Chary’s work by a repu- Auto drivers, and to some tem, auto drivers will be `350-400 a day. In fact, even will be demarcated for directly. The new system “Usually a tubelight has thrown out. “Mercury, in ted TV channel special- extent taxi drivers, are required to pay up to `3,500 the Telangana government autos and taxis with per- will be implemented in the anywhere between 14 and 16 any quantity, if exposed to ising in science program- upset with a circular issued and taxi drivers `5,400 per acknowledges our difficul- mits to park. rest of the stations in the milligrams of mercury. the environment, could ming. by the Secunderabad divi- station for a half-yearly per- ty. A few years ago, it An SCR official said the division such as Hyderabad sion of the South Central mit. Also, the permits are exempted autos from road drivers were making a fuss (Nampally) and Kazipet,” Railway (SCR). The circu- specific to particular sta- tax. So is such a high park- without knowing the full he said. The official said FURNITURES & FURNISHINGS lar, issued on December 23, tions. The circular claims ing fee at stations valid?” details. Most importantly, traffic has become a legiti- 2019 proposes a new system this is being done to he asked. he said, the system would mate issue in most stations to regulate the entry and streamline the existing Taxi drivers, though not be implemented at and needs to be addressed parking of taxis and autos parking system. However, unhappy with the rule, said Secunderabad Railway with concrete moves. vehicles at railway sta- taxi and auto drivers say it wouldn’t affect them too Station, something most “Similar permit-based sys- tions. the fee is far too high and much. Shaik Salauddin, auto drivers do not seem to tems have already been Drivers are required to will eat into their income. general secretary of the know or are choosing to implemented in other SCR apply for permits that will A Sathi Reddy, general Indian Federation of App- ignore. divisions such as Guntakal. allow them to enter the sta- secretary of the Telangana based Transport Workers, “Secunderabad station is In fact, it was delayed in tions and wait for passen- Auto Drivers Samakhya, said there is already very being managed by the Secunderabad division. It gers to hire their services. said auto drivers barely little space at railway sta- Indian Railway Stations is inevitable and cannot be The system is expected to make `500 a day, and mak- tions so most taxis don't Development Corporation. stopped,” he said.

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SHORT TAKES Bukhari launches 3 Infy techies held for taking I-T bribes new party in J&K Bengaluru: Three Infosys YUSUF JAMEEL | DC employees, attached to the SRINAGAR, MARCH 8 SHEIKH ABDULLAH Income Tax department’s Centralised Processing A new political party NAME ‘CUT’ FROM Centre here, were arrested bringing together mainly for allegedly taking bribes ‘disgruntled’ politicians from tax-payers for speedy including several former OFFICIAL BUILDING processing of their refund, lawmakers and ministers police said on Sunday. until recently associated DC CORRESPONDENT According to police, the key with three main estab- SRINAGAR, MARCH 8 accused among the three lished political organisa- was attached to the CPC's tion was on Sunday for- In its latest move to erase data division and had mally launched here by the name of Kashmir’s demanded and collected its newly elected chief legendry leader Sheikh money through his friends Syed Altaf Bukhari. Muhammad Abdullah from some major taxpayers As claimed by Mr. from officials building, with whom he had contact Bukhari, a former minis- events and citations, the over phone for processing ter in the PDP-BJP gov- Jammu and Kashmir their I-T refund claims at the ernment known for his government on Sunday earliest. He would allegedly close proximity to the cor- dropped ‘Sher-i-Kashmir’ charge them four per cent of ridors of power in New from Srinagar’s impres- the refund money as his Delhi, the core agenda of sive international con- commission, they added. the new party, as an alter- vention centre. native to traditional The multi-facilitated regional political parties conference centre on the Caught with BF, girl such as National Conf- banks of Dal Lake would erence (NC) and People’s now be called ‘Kashmir jumps off window Democratic Party (PDP), International Conference would be the restoration Centre Complex’ instead Mumbai: A teen girl who was of Jammu and Kashmir’s of ‘Sher-i-Kashmir Inte- with her boyfriend jumped statehood and to secure rnational Conference off from her first floor flat in its residents domicile Centre (SKICC)’. Kurla in Mumbai after her rights on land and The Sheikh, who he mother walked in on them, jobs. opted for India after police said on Sunday. The He also said the new rejecting Mohammad Ali incident took place on Friday party christened as Jinnah’s the two-nation in Bail Bazaar area, an official ‘Jammu and Kashmir theory by ratifying the said. “The 17-year-old girl Apni Party’ would seek to instrument of accession was with her boyfriend in her preserve the self-respect signed by Dogra bedroom. When she realised and dignity of people of Maharaja Hari Singh in her mother had come home, the erstwhile state, digni- 1947, is known to his sup- she asked the boyfriend to fied return of displaced porters also as ‘Sher-i- flee and jumped out of the Kashmiri Pandits and Kashmir’-Urdu for the window, fracturing her left Sardarni Mann Kaur tries to jog after receiving Nari Shakti Puraskar 2019 on International Women’s Day as President Ram Nath Kovind, First Lady empowerment of youth ‘Lion of Kashmir’. leg,” he said. She later con- Savita Kovind, Union ministers Smriti Irani and Nirmala Sitharaman look on at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Sunday. Known as Miracle and women. “We’re not here to sell the commoners”. fessed to her family that her from Chandigarh Kaur has started her athletic career at the age of 93. — PTI boyfriend, Sunil Zhende, 20, dreams and fantasies but Hence, there will be was in her bedroom and so will always be pragmatic, total restriction that any- she panicked. “After we got a honest and fair in our body who becomes presi- complaint, we arrested approach. We have resol- dent of party cannot be Zhende for rape and house ved to create a political elected more than twice. trespass under IPC and the platform where people Mr Bukhari was earlier POCSO Act,” the VB Nagar Another ‘missing’ MP MLA are real stakeholders of on Saturday evening police station official said. the political process,” he unanimously elected as told reporters here. president of the new He added that the party at a formal meeting Disposal bags for launch of new party of its founders held at his found in Bengaluru, returns “puts a lot of responsibil- residence here. sanitory napkins ity on us as the expecta- The prominent among tions and challenges are those who have joined the Pune: Union minister Prakash Close aide of Digvijay Singh brought to Bhopal from Indore in state plane huge”. new party include former Javadekar on Sunday said He assured the people of ministers Ghulam Has- the Centre would make it RABINDRA NATH witnessed in the state, leaders during the previ- J&K that the new party san Mir, Muhammad Dil- mandatory for sanitary nap- CHOUDHURY | DC MP CABINET LIKELY TO BE EXPANDED may prolong. ous Shivraj Singh Cho- has not been floated by a awar Mir, Chowdhary kin companies to provide BHOPAL, MARCH 8 Mr Dang has earlier sent uhan government, author- family — a reference to Zulfiqar Ahmad, Muh- bio-degradable disposal Bhopal, March 8: among Congress leaders his resignation letter to itative sources told this the Valley’s iconic Sheikh ammad Ahsraf Mir, Ab- bags from January next year. One more legislator from Against the backdrop of ahead of the Rajya Sabha Speaker of Assembly N.P. newspaper here on and Mufti families- but dul Majeed Paddar, Aijaz He was speaking at an Madhya Pradesh, who alleged poaching attem- elections scheduled on Prajapati and Mr Nath. Sunday. “is by the commoners, for Ahmad Khan and Usman International Women’s Day went missing along with pts by the BJP, the Cong- March 26. “We are going In a new twist to the The probe team would the commoners and of Majeed. event in Pune attended by three other lawmakers ress-led Madhya Pradesh to expand the state ongoing drama, independ- dig out irregularities com- waste collectors, who he five days ago creating a government will expand Cabinet shortly. There is ent MLA Surendra Singh mitted during the referred to as “swachhta ripple in the ruling Con- its Cabinet soon, a senior no threat to the govern- Sera who appeared in Chouhan government and sevaks”. “I have observed gress here, surfaced in leader of the state’s rul- ment now as the BJP Bhopal on Saturday after fix accountability on the that despite repeated appeal Bengaluru and was ing party said on Sunday. 'money bag operation' has ‘missing’ for four days, erring persons. Kamal to sanitary pad manufactur- brought to Bhopal on The Congress recently failed,” a senior Congress returned to Bengaluru in Nath government enjoys ers, they are still not provid- Sunday. alleged that the BJP leader said. the same night, creating wafer-thin majority in the ing bio degradable disposal The Congress lawmaker “abducted” 14 MLAs to A political observer, ripple in the political cir- House. bags. From January, 2021, Beshahulal Singh, a close bring down the Kamal however, said the Cabinet cles here. Ruling Congress has the Union government will aide of former chief min- Nath government in the expansion would be a However, a senior Cong- strength of 114 in the 230- make such bags mandatory,” ister Digvijay Singh, state. However, the BJP Herculean task as it has ress leader said Mr Sera member MP Assembly, said the Union minister of arrived in Indore from denied the allegation, say- to accommodate MLAs of was sent to Bengaluru by just two short of gaining environment, forest and cli- Bengaluru in the after- ing it has nothing to do :different factions” of the the party leadership here majority, and is supported mate change. He said cleanli- noon and later brought to with the development, Congress, and its allies to convince the ‘missing’ by two BSP, one ness norms in force in munic- Bhopal in the state plane. which it claimed was the and Independents. MLAs to return to Bhopal Samajwadi Party and four ipal areas will now be appli- State tourism minister result of “infighting” — PTI and swear their loyalty to Independents. cable to villages having a Surndra Singh air dashed the party. Opposition BJP has 107 population of more than to Bengaluru to bring Mr In another development, MLAs. 3,000. Singh back to Madhya airport for a meeting with MLAs — Hardeep Singh the Kamal Nath govern- Two MLAs, one each Pradesh. Mr Nath. Dang and Raghuraj Kans- ment has constituted a from Congress and BJP, The MLA proceeded He later told reporters ana (both from Congress) high level official team to passed away recently President of JK Apni Party Syed Altaf Bukhari address- straight to Chief Minister that “I am with Congress — have still been ‘miss- probe various omissions reducing the effective ing media on the formal launch of the party at his resi- Kamal Nath’s official resi- and will be in Congress”. ing’, indicating that the and commissions alleged- strength of the house to dence on Sunday. He is flanked by former legislators PMO: UPDATE dence here from Bhopal However, two more political drama, currently ly committed by some BJP 228. and ministers who have joined him. — H.U. Naqash CRIMINALS’ W. BENGAL GUV DATA ON CCTNS Couple linked to Women drugged to join stir: Ghosh DENIES INFO ON ANIMESH SINGH | DC NEW DELHI, MARCH 8 RAJIB CHOWDHURI Midnapore BJP MP’s com- blaming anyone. It is a Mr Ghosh added, “We V-C RESIGNATION IS held in Delhi KOLKATA, MARCH 8 ments. social decay.” need to think where our Amid rising sexual offences Asking the state BJP He reasoned, “A destruc- society is heading to. If across the country, the inabili- New Delhi, March 8: A commissioner of police Triggering a controversy chief if he takes drugs, tive movement has been these women behave on DC CORRESPONDENT ty of several states to digitise couple linked to the (Special Cell). once again, West Bengal the Trinamul Congress underway for the few the road like this, what KOLKATA, MARCH 8 and update data under the Islamic State’s Khorasan The couple from Srin- BJP president Dilip minister called the people days. Young women are treatment will they get Crime and Criminal Tracking module was arrested agar were living in Jamia Ghosh on Sunday claimed to boycott him. On the vul- getting drugged to take from the public? They will West Bengal Governor and Networks (CCTNS) has from south Delhi’s Jamia Nagar in Delhi, he said. that young women are gar distortion of a Rab- part in movements sitting become victims of vio- Jagdeep Dhankhar has irked the Prime Minister's Nagar on Sunday for Promoting the IS’ ideolo- “being drugged” towards indrasangeet by a group of in the front. They are lence.” complained that he has Office (PMO). It has directed allegedly instigating anti- gy of hatred, they were movements resulting in students at Rabindra shouting for the whole day. Mr Hakim, however, received no information all states, especially Union CAA protests in the inciting Muslims to take them being ignorant of Bharati University during As a result, they have for- said, “He is uncivilised from the Mamata Ban- Territories to share their data national capital, police up violent struggle culture and self esteem. Basanta Utsob (Spring gotten our culture, good and barbaric. He cannot erjee government about with the national database to said. against the state. They He even argued that such Festival) celebration Mr and bad and even their self live in a civilised society. the resignation of Rabi- strengthen the system. They have been identi- were also involved in women would fall prey to Ghosh said, “The little esteem. So all of us includ- The way he talks about ndra Bharati University The Union Home Ministry fied as Jahanjeb Sami, 36, instigating protests violence on the road for girls are behaving inde- ing the school and college women taking drugs, it Vice-Chancellor Saby- has been asked to coordinate and his wife Hina Bashir against the amended citi- their indecent behaviour. cently. They are also cam- authorities and guardians has posed a question asachi Basu Ray Cha- with all states and Union terri- Beg, 39, said Pramod zenship law, Kushwah Kolkata Mayor Firhad paigning for it. It is very and education minister whether he is on drugs or udhuri over the vulgar tories (including the newly cre- Singh Kushwah, deputy said. — PTI Hakim condemned the unfortunate. I am not have a responsibility.” not.” distortion of a famous ated Jammu & Kashmir and Rabindrasangeet song Ladakh), to ensure faster during the Basanta implementation of CCTNS on Utsob (spring festival) a priority basis, there. ONLINE | PRESENCE Modi meets 15 Nari Shakti awardees, shares brief videos on their achievement celebration at the uni- The concern of the PMO is all versity’s BT Road cam- the more significant in the pus. wake of the nation-wide furore Mr Dhankhar also cau- over the kidnapping and rape tioned the state govern- of a 26-year-old veterinarian on ment against infringing the outskirts of Hyderabad on 7 women take centrestage on PM’s social media on his rights as the November 26, 2019. The four Chancellor. accused in the case were later DC CORRESPONDENT Modi saluted the “spirit Mr Modi shared brief On Sunday the Raj killed in an alleged exchange of NEW DELHI, MARCH 8 and accomplishments of ILTIJA URGES PM TO SPARE TOKENISM OF HASTAG THEATRICS videos of the seven women Bhavan stated that Mr fire, as claimed by police, dur- Nari Shakti”. achievers on his Twitter Dhankhar has neither ing the wee hours of December Seven women achievers “Greetings on Intern- and Instagram pages and any information nor any 6, 2019. shared their life journey ational Women’s Day! We Srinagar, March 8: PDP Jammu and Kashmir. Modi announced that he their achievements on his communication about The facility of Investigating and interacted with social salute the spirit and president Mehbooba Muf- “Spare us tokenism of would hand over all his Facebook page. The the RBU V-C’s resigna- Tracking System for Sexual media users through accomplishments of our ti’s daughter, Iltija Mufti, women hashtag theatrics. social media accounts to achievements were shared tion. It said, “It is clari- Offences (ITSSO) portal is pro- Prime Minister Narendra Nari Shakti. As I’d said a on Sunday asked the Cen- GOI (government of women as part of under #SheInspiresUs. fied that under the stipu- vided to all states to help inves- Modi’s Twitter handle and few days ago, I’m signing tre to spare the “tokenism India) illegally jailed the International Women’s The seven were Vijaya lations of the Rabindra tigate sexual offences. other social media plat- off. Through the day, seven of women hashtag the- first woman CM of J&K, Day. Pawar, a Banjara from Bharati Act, 1981 the However, as it is based on forms, including Face- women achievers will atrics” as it was women encourages rape & death Iltija has been tweeting Maharashtra, Sneha issue of resignation of CCTNS, the PMO has urged all book, on International share their life journeys who the government was threats against brave from Mehbooba Mufti’s Mohandoss, who runs Vice Chancellor is in the states to transfer their old data Women’s Day on Sunday. and perhaps interact with scared of the most. female journos & is petri- Twitter handle after the Foodbank India, bomb exclusive domain of the and records to it as soon as Mr Modi also interacted you through my social Iltija, who uses her fied of daadis at Shaheen PDP president and former blast survivor at the age of Chancellor.” possible. States like Bihar and with 15 awardees of the media accounts... India mother’s verified Twitter Bagh. For all their talk of Jammu and Kashmir chief 13 Malvika Iyer, Arifa Slamming state educa- Rajasthan have especially been ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’ has outstanding women handle to comment on Nari Shakti, it is truly minister was taken into Jaan from Kashmir, who is tion minister Partha asked to expedite the process conferred by President achievers in all parts of developments and events, women they fear the custody on August 5 last empowering local women Chatterjee, he said that by March 2020. Ram Nath Kovind on the the nation. These women said the government “ille- most,” she tweeted. year following abrogation through traditional craft, reports of Prof. Basu Highly placed sources occasion. Signing off for have done great work in a gally” jailed the first The comments come as of Article 370. Kanpur’s Kalavati Devi Ray Chaudhuri’s resig- informed that the PMO has the day to let his social wide range of sectors. woman chief minister of Prime Minister Narendra — PTI who collected money to nation “having been especially highlighted the lag- media platforms be used to Their struggles and aspi- build toilets, Veena Devi declined or not accepted gard attitude of these two share the achievements of rations motivate millions. them. #SheInspiresUs,” 103-year-old athlete Mann 98-year-old Karthyayini of Munger, who cultivated by the minister thus is states towards digitising their women and to let their Let us keep celebrating the tweeted the PM. Kaur, farmers Padala Amma, who topped the lit- mushrooms under her bed not in consonance with old records, at a high level “struggles and aspirations achievements of such Among the ‘Nari Shakti Bhudevi and Bina Devi, eracy exam in 2018. and Kalpana Ramesh, a legality and thus has no meeting held recently. motivate millions,” Mr women and learning from Puraskar’ awardees were mason Kalavati Devi and Earlier during the day, water conservator. legal sanction.” NATION pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | MONDAY | 9 MARCH 2020 9

IN BRIEF Former Union law BJP, Cong minister dead New Delhi: Former Law min- ister and senior Congress spar over leader Hans Raj Bhardwaj died after a cardiac arrest at a hospital here on Sunday evening. He was 83. Bhardwaj breathed his last Yes Bank at the Max Hospital, Saket, where he was admitted since Wednesday due to Kidney- related issues, his family told Husain’s painting at centre PTI. He will be cremated at the Nighambodh Ghat on of allegations on Priyanka Monday at 4 pm, his son Arun Bhardwaj said. He is DC CORRESPONDENT ● THE CONGRESS said survived by his wife, a son NEW DELHI, MARCH 8 the entire amount was and two daughters. The Congress on Sunday received from Rana hit out at the BJP and the Kapoor in cheque and was `13 lakh in coins media over links of a sale fully disclosed in Income- of M.F. Husain painting Tax returns of 2010 by seized from man to Yes Bank chief Rana Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Kapoor by Congress gen- Valsad: Coins in denomina- eral secretary Priyanka tions of `5 and `10 and col- Gandhi. Congress has launched a lectively worth `13.80 lakh Responding to the scathing attack on the were seized from two per- charges Congress spok- Central government sons who were carrying them esman Dr Abhishek accusing it of ‘destroying in a car without valid docu- Manu Singhvi said, “In the economy’. ments in Gujarat’s Valsad city 2010, a M.F. Husain paint- In a press conference on Sunday, police said. ing (which is a portrait) of the party drew the atten- During a routine check here Rajiv Ji was sold to Rana tion of the jump in bad in the morning, the police Kapoor for a sum of `2 loans of Yes Bank from found bags full of coins in crore. The entire amount March 2014 to March 2019. possession of two persons in Medics screen tourists in the wake of the novel coronavirus scare, at a hotel in Bikaner on Sunday. — PTI was received in cheque According to the party a car on the Mumbai- and was fully disclosed in the loan book was allowed Ahmedabad National High- Income-Tax return of to grow, despite bank way, an official at Valsad city 2010 by Priyanka Gandhi supervision by the RBI police station said. When Vadra.” He further added, and government, at the questioned, they failed to “Incidentally, only the rate of 35 per cent a year. give a satisfactory reply or other week, a painting of It also highlighted the valid documents following It’s testing time for NIV scientists M.F. Husain has been sold spike in 2016-17 and 2017- which the coins were seized, by the ED and it has 18, the two years immedi- an official at Valsad police Pune, March 8: Armed ed by the network, offi- fetched a price of `13.44 ately following demoneti- station said. “They were with special protective cials said. Gangakhedkar ARUNACHAL BANS crore.” He also said that sation. Is no one in the unable to provide valid docu- gear — including safety explained that if 10 sam- Health worker dead, instead of diverting the RBI or government ments or a satisfactory reply gowns, spectacles, N-95 ples, for example, are FOREIGNERS TO attention from Yes Bank accountable? Responding as to where and why they masks and gloves — scien- received in a day at NIV, issue the government to the government the for- were carrying such huge tists at the National Ins- five of these come in the PREVENT VIRUS should answer how the mer finance minister Mr. amount of coins. Therefore, titute of Virology (NIV) morning, three by evening Covid-19 suspected loan book of Yes Bank P. Chidambaram had said, we seized the coins under here are working “round- and two around night. He rose by `2 lakh crore and “Sometimes, when I listen CrPC Section 102 (power to the-clock” to ensure noted that the workload at PRANMOY at a hospital in Jeddah. MANOJ ANAND | DC was government sleeping to the finance minister, I police to seize certain prop- smooth testing of samples NIV may not be very high, BRAHMACHARI and He was, however, rushed GUWAHATI, MARCH 8 or complicit in it? get the feeling that the erty),” the officialsaid. for the deadly coron- however, the researchers RAJIB CHOWDHURI | DC to Murshidabad Medical Since the moratorium UPA is still in power. I am avirus, while hand-hold- have to work round-the- BERHAMPORE/KOLKATA, College and Hospital in A day after Assan con- on withdrawals from Yes still the Finance Minister ing associate centres clock to ensure the smooth MARCH 8 Berhmapore with fever, firmed the visit of a Covid- Bank was imposed by the and she is in the opposi- TMC nominates 4 spread across the country. operations for testing. respiratory distress and 19 suspect from the US, Reserve Bank of India the tion” The day at NIV — the Gangakhedkar said, so Soon after returning high diabetes and was the frontier state of for RS elections country’s premier virus far, the samples are mostly home from the Middle admitted to an isolation Arunachal Pradesh on testing centre — starts brought to NIV for recon- East, a youth died of sus- ward for surveillance. At Sunday banned the entry Kolkata: Trinamool Congress with the scientists going firmation for the virus pected novel coronavirus around 2 pm Jinarul died. of foreigners. chief Mamata Banerjee on into a huddle to chalk out which has already killed on Sunday afternoon in The hospital authorities The move comes close of Cong slams Centre Sunday announced the the strategy, which nearly 3,500 people and Murshidabad. sent his samples for test- the heels of Sikkim and names of Arpita Ghosh, includes testing fresh infected more than 100,000 The deceased, Jinarul ing to Infectious Diseases Bhutan restricting for- Mausam Noor, Dinesh Trivedi cases for Covid-19, recon- across 92 countries and Haque (33), had reached (ID) Hospital in Belia- eigners. on BPCL stake sale and Subrata Bakshi as the firming ones that have territories. “There are spe- Kolkata Airport from ghata to verify the cause Chief secretary Naresh party candidates for the already tested positive, cial assignments also. Saudi Arabia on Saturday of his death. The report is Kumar has directed the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls. and providing support and Suppose a group of pas- morning. From the air- yet to come. authorities to stop issuing New Delhi, March 8: chief spokesperson Ran- In a tweet, she said in keep- guidance to other labs, a sengers or patients are port he travelled in a bus Jinarul’s brother Mano- protected area permits The Congress on Sunday deep Surjewala asked ing with her “constant senior scientist at the brought from Wuhan or to his home at Pathanpara awrul said, “When he (PAP), a must for any for- attacked the government why the government was endeavour” towards women’s Indian Council of Medical Japan, NIV plays a big role village in Nabagram of landed at the airport, eigner visiting Arunachal, over its bid to sell stake in selling its stake in the empowerment, she was Research said. “In the last in their sample testing as the district. Jinarul nothing was amiss in until further orders. India’s second biggest oil profit-making BPCL. proud that half of the TMC one month, we have tested their reports need to be worked as a health worker screening.” The government has refiner Bharat Petroleum BPCL gave `2,051.53 nominees for the March 26 around 4,000 samples. sent back to their respec- directed all deputy com- Corp Ltd (BPCL), asking crore profit to the govern- polls were women. While Every day, on an average, tive countries,” he said. He missioners to conduct reg- if this was also an elec- ment in December, he Noor lost from the Malda 25 samples are being test- noted that NIV, being a are discussed and solu- difference in the results,” ular meetings with district tion promise made to said on Twitter. “On the Uttar seat in last year’s Lok ed at NIV,” Raman R. Ga- pivotal institute, is hand- tions for the problems are Gangakhedhar said. medical officers and fre- “crony capitalist other hand, the Modi gov- Sabha polls, Ghosh had ngakhedkar, head of the holding associate labs in found,” he said. “Suppose they sent a test quently review the pre- friends”. ernment has invited bids unsuccessfully contested Epidemiology and Comm- the country by providing “As part of the quality result which is negative paredness. A 24x7 control In the country’s biggest for sale of its entire 53 per from Balurghat and Dinesh unicable Diseases-I (ECD- all the support and guid- assurance and quality con- (for the virus), and it tests room has also been set up ever privatisation drive, cent stake in BPCL,” he Trivedi from the Barrackpore I), Division of ICMR said. ance. “Every day there is a trol, five per cent negative positive here at NIV, then at the Integrated Disease the government on Satu- said. “Is this also an elec- constituency. Bakshi did not As of March 6, a total of video conferencing with samples are being sent to it is checked what went Surveillance Programme rday invited bids for sale tion promise made to contest from Kolkata 4,058 samples from 3,404 the associate testing lab NIV for retesting. The wrong in the lab’s proce- for responding to any of its entire 52.98 per cent crony capitalist friends?” Dakshin, the seat he had won individuals have been test- centres where the issues objective is to verify any dure,” he added. —PTI queries. stake in BPCL. Congress Surjewala asked. — PTI in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. OFFICIALS WERE WOMAN LECTURER NEERI COLLECTS AGHAST AT SLIP HC objects to banners GOES BALD FOR JOB YAMUNA WATER FROM AIRPORT on anti-CAA protesters REGULARISATION SAMPLES FROM PAGE 1 Bhopal, March 8: A wo- Mathura (UP), March 8: Allahabad, March 8: comprising Chief Justice public and private proper- man guest lecturer shav- Officials of the National Dr Vardhan had mentio- The Allahabad High Govind Mathur and Justi- ty. The Advocate General ed off her head in Bhop- Environmental Engineering ned the robust systems Court on Sunday termed ce Ramesh Sinha termed termed the act of the state al on the occasion of In- Research Institute (NEERI) col- while inaugurating a as “highly unjust” the put- the action of Uttar Prad- government in putting up ternational Women’s lected water samples from new institutional camp- ting up of roadside ban- esh authorities as “highly the posters of alleged Day demanding regular- Yamuna river here on direc- us at the National Insti- ners with photographs unjust” and said it was an CAA protestors as a ‘dete- isation of her college tions from the Supreme Court tute of Public Health Tr- and information of people absolute encroachment on rrent’ so that such incide- job. Guest lecturer Nee- regarding overflowing drains aining & Research (NIP- asked to pay compensa- personal liberty of indivi- nts of violence are not re- ma Singh (42) is among in the Taj Trapezium Zone, an Women police personnel take part in Women’s Safety HTR) at Navi Mumbai. tion for damage to proper- duals. It later adjourned peated in future. The cou- the several teaching sta- activist said. March arranged by Maharashtra Government and He spoke of the robust ty during anti-CAA the matter till 3 pm as rt then reserved its order ff who have been protes- TTZ is an area of about 10,400 Mumbai Police on the occasion of International contact tracing and scre- protests, and hoped that Additional Advocate Gen- till 2 pm on March 9, 2020. ting over the past sever- sq km spread over the districts Women’s Day, in Mumbai on Sunday. — PTI ening systems that the they will be removed, but eral Neeraj Tripathi infor- Names, photographs and al weeks demanding the of Agra, Firozabad, Mathura, country had put in place. the Uttar Pradesh govern- med the court that the residential addresses of state government make Hathras and Etah in Uttar However, the three-me- ment asserted that it was Advocate General would the accused are listed in them permanent. Pradesh and Bharatpur dis- mber family from Kerala a “deterrent” action and represent the state gover- the hoardings and they “To press for regulari- trict of Rajasthan. travelled from Venice to the court should not inter- nment. As the bench rose, have been asked to pay for sation of our jobs among In December last year, an Woman cop on Doha and then to Kochi, fere in such a matter. it expressed the hope that the damage to public and other demands, Neema, apex court bench had asked skipping the screening The court, which had on “good sense would pre- private property within a who works in a college noted environmentalist M.C. simply by not declaring March 7 taken suo motu vail” on the State and it stipulated time or district in Katni, and eight men Mehta and NEERI to inspect its travel history. A sen- cognizance of the issue would remove the hoard- administration will seize guest lecturers shaved the city of Agra and file a `200 cr hacking ior government official and asked the district ings before 3 pm and appr- their properties. Many of off their heads. We have report within eight weeks sug- well-versed with airport magistrate and divisional ise the court about this at the people said they fear been on protest since the gesting measures to deal with systems was aghast that commissioner of Luckn- that time. for their safety. last 90 days," MP Guest the problem of overflowing such a slip was allowed ow to inform it about the When the hearing resu- Activist-politician Sadaf Lecturers’ Union presi- drains. case trail fired at in the first place. All it law under which such med, Advocate General Jafar had termed it uneth- dent Dr Devraj Singh The NEERI team led by Dr needed was from offici- posters/hoardings were Raghvendra Pratap Singh ical and vowed to take said. “If the state gover- Praveen Kumar collected the DC CORRESPONDENT commenced probe into als checking travel docu- put on the streets of the contended that the court legal recourse. “How can nment does not accept samples from the river on MUMBAI, MARCH 8 the incident and have mentation was to look at state capital, on Sunday should not interfere in we be publicly humiliated our demands shortly, we Friday, environmentalist and started scanning CCTV the ticket stubs or the reserved its order till such matter as a public in- for something that has not will go to New Delhi and social worker Gopeshwar Nath An unknown person on footage. stamps in the passport, March 9. Taking up the terest litigation, as those yet been proved in court,” tonsure our heads the- Chaturvedi said. Saturday night fired at a The officer is instru- the official said. matter on Sunday, a bench involved have damaged she said. — PTI re,” he added. — PTI He has been filing petitions in woman police officer who mental in foiling a hack- higher courts for cleaning and is investigating a case in ing attempt by seven peo- maintaining ecological flow in which an attempt was ple into a bank account of Yamuna river for many years. made to hack a `200 crore a corporate entity. The CLEAN | CAMPUS Move as many students found addicted to substance abuse “The samples were taken by account of a corporate accused were trying to NEERI scientists from Bengali entity. The incident took steal `200 crore from the Ghat pumping station, Kosi place at around 9 pm on bank account. drain, Masani drain, Saturday at Virar Phata The police said that the Ambakhar drain and Gokul in Virar of Palghar dis- accused gang includes a UGC wants anti-drug panels in varsities barrage areas of Yamuna,” trict when assistant bank executive and a Chaturvedi said while accom- police inspector Sidh- techie. New Delhi, March 8: The to drugs’ student bodies in ● “THE STUDENT bodies Chancellors. “There is an Ministry of Social Justice panying the team. bhava Jaybhaye was trav- As per reports, the University Grants your university or higher should support in rehabili- urgent need to confront through capacity building After taking the samples, the elling in her car. police has already arrest- Commission (UGC) has education institution tation of fellow students the problem head on and so that they can play a team left for Agra on Friday to As per reports, the ed seven persons, includ- directed varsities in the under the mentorship of addicted to drugs through Ministry of Social Justice decisive role in the war obtain samples from the river masked biker fired a bul- ing the bank executive country to constitute “say faculty member. The stu- and Empowerment has against drugs. “The uni- there, he added. let at her, but the bullet and a techie, on the no to drugs” student bod- dent bodies should act as constant communication, formulated a national pro- versities may organise Meanwhile, Mr Mehta said hit the bonnet of her car. evening of March 3 from ies to ensure there is no an early warning system counselling and continued gramme for drug demand awareness programmes the team had taken water sam- A police team rushed to Nallasopara. The police usage or supply of drugs in case any misuse or support to instill self reduction. A concerted through talks by health ples based on his plea for pro- the spot as soon as they nabbed them from the on campus. abuse of drugs is detected, belief and self confidence plan of action bringing experts on ill effects of tecting the Taj Mahal that also came to know about the parking area of a shop- The Commission noted by informing regulatory in such students,” UGC together narcotic bureau, drug usage, street plays, indirectly covers pollution in incident and found the ping mall. The gang was that drug addiction has agencies for cutting sup- Secretary Rajnish Jain told NGOs and health institu- poster making etc. The Yamuna river. He pointed out woman police officer safe planning to steal `150 become a major challenge plies. “The student bodies Vice-Chancellors tions is going to be imple- student bodies should pro- that there are two drains pass- and sound as the bullet crore from the account of in many varsities and should support in rehabil- mented from April 1,” said mote concept of ‘Health ing close to the Mughal-era missed her. the company’s account in higher education insti- itation of their fellow stu- port to instill self belief UGC. Promoting University’ monument and without mak- Ms Jaybhaye is in- three instalments of `50 tutes with numerous cases dents who are addicted to and self confidence in The student bodies con- emphasising holistic ing it pollution-free, a “clean charge of the crime crore each and transfer of youngsters getting drugs, through constant such students,” UGC sec- stituted for the purpose in health and well being of Taj” would remain only a branch of Palghar police. the sum to an account addicted to substance communication, coun- retary Rajnish Jain said in universities will be finan- all stakeholders,” the dream. The police has already holder in Nagaland. abuse “Constitute ‘say no selling and continued sup- a letter to all Vice cially supported by the Commission said. — PTI EDIT pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | MONDAY | 9 MARCH 2020 10

9 MARCH 2020 Blamegame won’t end Subhani crisis in banking sector he RBI-brokered bailout of Yes Bank on Thursday has set off a new blamegame between the ruling BJP and the Congress-led Opposition parties over who is responsible for the current state of the country’s Tbanking sector. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman ordered the RBI to fix responsibility for the Yes Bank crisis, and the ED raided the house of the cash-strapped bank’s former promoter Rana Kapoor. All this happened in just 48 hours. This makes one wonder why the government didn’t act over the past 48 months when Yes Bank’s wobbling finances were fairly obvious. In fact, if fixing responsibility was the way to solve the crisis, why didn’t the government order a probe into the finances of all state-run and private banks and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) five years ago? An early solu- tion might have prevented 21 public sector banks from facing lending curbs because of deteriorating finances. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the RBI governor have been playing host to bankers and top officials of NBFCs every year for two days in the form of a “Gyan Sangam” since 2015. But the banks LETTERS and NBFCs still remained tethered, which shows the government and the RBI are either clueless about a solution or simply not interested in finding one. To find a solution, one needs an honest diagnosis of the root cause — and the Bihar 2020: Alliances CITIZENSHIP BLUES answer is surely not in politics or blamegame. India’s four balance-sheet prob- lems began with the crisis in the corporate sector after the 2008 global reces- Chief Minister K. sion, which later spread to the banking sector. The new crisis began under Mr Chandrasekhar Rao has a Modi’s watch when the banks funded NBFCs, which bankrolled real estate. point. How can ordinary With real estate’s fall, the contagion spread to NBFCs and once again the banks. hold the key to victory people without proper Creating public sector asset restructuring companies to take over bad loans records prove their citi- from banks and NBFCs was part of a six-point solution suggested by former zenship? (CM has no birth chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian. However, if the BJP wants to The RJD has lost equation. One should record, DC, March 8 continue with its current narrative that all defaults — by corporates who bor- not forget that during ). Any rowed between 2006 and 2014 — were caused by their criminal intent to steal Sanjay Kumar its support base. the 2015 Assembly elec- record/school record/or public money, it cannot set up the bad loan bank for fear of public reprisals. and Neel Madhav With the new lead- tions, the AIMIM con- even a statement before a But without such swift action, there would be no immediate solution to the ership infamous for tested in six seats and notary or self-declaration banking crisis, which would continue to be a drag on the economy. internal fights, it polled eight per cent Bad business judgments — taken based on easy money and optimistic busi- votes. The party has should be acceptable for ness assessments in the pre-2008 period — were the reason for corporate will be interesting remained active in pock- enrolling under the NRC in defaults, which spilled over to the banking sector later. Among the prominent he recent Register of Citizens, the to watch how the ets having sizeable extreme cases. The Centre groups facing bankruptcy, for example, is the Anil Ambani Group, and it will chain of events road forward for it also RJD negotiates a Muslim populations, be preposterous to assume that the person who was once the country’s third and statements seems somewhat thorny. especially in Seeman- has already made an happy seat-sharing announcement on this. richest man wanted to steal public money just because his companies had issued by lead- Under these circum- deal with any chal. During the 2019 defaulted on loans. The same logic applies to most other business groups and ers suggest stances, it won’t be easy Lok Sabha elections, Whether one calls it a T partner. to the banks. There may have been kickbacks for sanctioning loans in some that the political focus for it to gain effective AIMIM candidate Akh- National Citizenship cases, but that doesn’t mean the entire intent was to dupe the bank. Unless the has shifted. Bihar is at electoral leverage in tarul Iman polled over 25 government understands this, it cannot find an immediate solution to India’s the central point of dis- Bihar if it decides to con- per cent votes in the Register or NRC, after all it banking crisis. cussions as of the test the elections alone. which ultimately result- Kishanganj Lok Sabha should have some data. moment. This has hap- With an aggressive ed in Mr Kumar forming constituency and its vic- Katuru Durga Prasad Rao pened close on the heels campaign and stationing the government with tory in the Kishanganj Hyderabad of the Delhi election of several chief minis- BJP, the RJD consistent- Assembly seat during Govt acts in haste, regrets results. ters and MPs in Delhi, ly lost its support base. by-polls in October 2019 he lightning speed with which the Union government imposed a 48-hour Only a few days ago, the BJP has left no stone With the new leadership is an indication of its ED RAIDS ban on Malayalam news channels, Asianet News and Media One, for Bihar chief minister unturned to fight the infamous for internal increased presence in As was the case in previous gov- Ttheir coverage of Delhi riots and its revocation in hours betray a deep- Nitish Kumar recent Delhi elections on fights, it will be interest- this region. The local ernments, all ED cases during the rooted malaise that has come to engulf the Narendra Modi government. The announced that the its own agenda, but the ing to watch how the leadership of different present government may end up order of the ministry of I&B on March 6 had said Asianet News failed to do a Janata Dal (United) results tell a different RJD negotiates a happy political parties who led inconclusive (ED continues to grill balanced job in the coverage. It has pointed out an instance in which a would contest the forth- story. Similarly, the seat-sharing deal with the anti-CAA protests Rana, DC, March 8). For six years reporter narrated stories that reflected on the inaction of the Delhi police as coming Assembly elec- JD(U) seems to be aware any partner with whom- might also shape the the ED has conducted several raids well was communal nature of the criminal gangs that went around attacking. tions in alliance with the that going alone in the soever it stitches up a mind of the Muslim vot- and booked cases. However, how The ministry has no case that the channel broadcast falsehood. BJP and that this coming elections will counter-alliance. ers. Other regional par- many of them reached a logical end The charge on Media One was all the more ludicrous: “Channel’s reporting alliance would sweep make the party extreme- The possibilities as to ties like LJP, RLSP, or recoveries made with individu- on Delhi violence seems to be biased as it is deliberately focusing on the van- the elections. Mr Kumar ly vulnerable. At best, who will form the next HAM and JAP have a als being punished? dalism of CAA supporters. It also questions RSS and alleges Delhi Police inac- went on to state that the the JD(U) could muster government in Bihar support base limited to Baratam Raghunadha Rao tion. Channel seems to be critical towards Delhi Police and RSS.” National Democratic about 19-20 per cent also lie in how the specific caste communi- Hyderabad Union minister for information and broadcasting Prakash Javadekkar, who Alliance (NDA) would votes. Thus there is com- alliances shape up in the ties, but these parties the very next morning announced the withdrawal of the ban, said he was not win over 200 seats. pulsion on both sides to coming months. As of could play an important informed about the decision of his ministry to keep in abeyance the funda- Addressing a public stay together. now, it is an extremely role depending on which GHMC WORK mental right to speech and expression granted to citizens under Article meeting in Vaishali in The grand alliance that favourable situation for alliance they choose to Even though the whole world is 19(1)(A). All the more alarming was his statement that even Prime Minister mid-January as part of was formed against the the NDA. The be a part of. changing its work culture, the Narendra Modi was concerned about it. The minister has promised to look the BJP’s ongoing Jan NDA in Bihar with vari- Opposition parties seem The results of the GHMC has not changed after five into the episode thoroughly, and he must. Jagran Abhiyan on the ous smaller regional a fragmented lot. A pos- Bihar elections would decades (HC slams GHMC chief, In our scheme of things, decisions such as this with such wider ramifica- new citizenship law, parties along with the sible grand alliance have bearing on the DC, March 8). It is time the tions on the democratic functioning of the country should have the political home minister Amit Congress and the without the JD(U) could Assembly elections to be Telangana government seriously executive in the loop; freedom of speech and expression is not a small mercy Shah went on record Rashtriya Janata Dal only make the fight held in summer of 2021. thought of privatising the munici- some mandarins seated in the central secretariat bestow on hapless people. saying that the NDA (RJD) could hope to somewhat interesting, Assam and West Bengal pality to improve efficiency and The government must also be worried if important decisions are taken behind would contest the Bihar count on growing anti- but any possibility of the in the east and Tamil eliminate corruption. the back of the elected representatives. The “mukhota” barb on then PM Atal Assembly elections incumbency against the JD(U) joining a Nadu and Kerala down S.S. 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s railway and commerce min- that serves the government’s Congress that is pressing him to Opposition MLAs to bring down It was precisely for this reason that ister Piyush Goyal now interests. take over the party presidency Kamal Nath. This project also Nitish Kumar recently ensured the emerging as the Narendra once again. acquired urgency as the next smooth passage of a resolution in IModi government’s new trou- ormer Congress president round of Rajya Sabha elections are the Bihar Assembly rejecting the bleshooter, a role played Rahul Gandhi dwelt at length ager to get back his old kursi, around the corner and the BJP is National Register of Citizens and admirably by the late Arun Jaitley Fon the different traits of peo- former Madhya Pradesh determined to win a maximum the National Population Register Anita Katyal in the past? That’s the buzz in the ple hailing from Tamil Nadu and Echief Shivraj Singh Chouhan number of seats to push up its in its present form while helpless capital’s political circles as Mr Kerala in a recent informal conver- had been urging the Bharatiya strength in the Upper House. BJP lawmakers were forced to sup- Goyal was dispatched last week to sation with party MPs from the two Janata Party leadership to give port it. Political Gup-Shup mediate with floor leaders of states. According to the Nehru- him the go-ahead to dislodge the ihar chief minister and Opposition parties who have held Gandhi scion, Kerala people are Kamal Nath-led state government Janata Dal (United) president JP insiders maintain that the up parliamentary proceedings to more flexible while Tamilians are ever since the Congress came to BNitish Kumar was sending collected works of Prime press their demand for an immedi- extremely rigid. In this regard, power over a year ago with a wafer- out feelers to his former alliance BMinister Narendra Modi are ate debate on the recent Delhi vio- Rahul Gandhi added as an after- thin majority. However, he was partner, the Rashtriya Janata Dal, currently being put together and lence. Mr Goyal obviously met thought, he is a lot like the Tamil held back from doing this because till two months ago about a possi- edited by former journalist with no success as the first week people as he is equally uncompro- his party leaders (read Amit Shah) ble patch-up before this year’s Kanchan Gupta who is chairman of of the second leg of the Budget mising. He made it clear that he were not keen to hand over the Assembly elections. But Nitish the Kolkata-based Raja Rammohun Piyush cuts his Session proved to be a total does not wish to return as state to Mr Chouhan again as he Kumar seems to have cooled off Roy Library. It is being assumed washout. Mr Goyal is clearly not Congress president and that people had fallen out of favour. But equa- after his present ally, the BJP, that the “works” are basically a in the same league as Mr Jaitley, had not understood that he intends tions have now changed. The declared that the JD(U) president collection of Mr Modi’s speeches as teeth as fixer; who had, over the years, cultivat- to stand by this decision. He had Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh would be their chief ministerial the Prime Minister is not known to ed friends across party lines. spoken in the same vein when came to Mr Chouhan’s rescue and face. From the way events have be a writer. It’s a big assignment However, the Bharatiya Janata Congress leaders tried to persuade brokered a truce between him and unfolded it would appear that for Gupta who was initially cold- Party has no choice but to turn to him to change his mind after he the party’s central leadership. As a Nitish Kumar was essentially hob- shouldered by the Modi govern- Nitish extracted Mr Goyal as there is no one else stepped down as party president result, the former chief minister nobbing with the RJD to exert pres- ment because of his earlier proxim- who can be entrusted with this last year. “You obviously don’t was given the necessary green sig- sure on the BJP to concede to his ity to veteran leader L.K. Advani responsibility. In fact, the young realise it but I can be very stub- nal to proceed with plans to desta- demands. He realised that the BJP, but was rehabilitated after a long pound of flesh minister is also being deployed to born,” he repeatedly told the plead- bilise the Congress government. which is more vulnerable after a wait. “pull up” media houses if they step ing leaders. Rahul Gandhi’s casual This explains the recent flurry of string of losses in Assembly polls, out of line and tip off “friendly” observation assumes significance activity in Bhopal when the BJP cannot afford to let him go and has Anita Katyal is a Delhi-based media-persons with information as there is a section in the went into overdrive to poach no choice but to accommodate him. journalist TECHNOMICS pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | MONDAY | 9 MARCH 2020 11

SHORT TAKES MCAFEE MOBILE THREAT Tech-based lifestyles enable REPORT Q1 2020 GLOBAL LEIFACCESS DETECTIONS ‘safe escape’ from Covid-19 USA - 943 BRAZIL - 286 Such solutions are gaining traction as more people work from home INDIA - 90 San Francisco, March 8: gains in recent years, and MEXICO - 74 For people hunkering health monitoring is get- down due to the Covid-19 ting an added boost from ARGENTINA - 65 epidemic, the tech sector smartwatches and fitness has become their new best bands that can detect COLOMBIA - 44 RESEARCHERS friend with an array of irregular heartbeats or lifestyle solutions making whether some has taken a PRINT 3D “social distancing” easier. hard fall, he added. z 2020 — The z Example of fake review: Those wanting to avoid Digital health innova- year of Super Clean — crowds can have meals tion has been among the mobile sneak Phone Booster, BRAIN TUMOUR delivered from restau- fastest growing sections of attacks Junk Cleaner & rants, stream blockbuster the association's annual CPU Cooler New York, March 8: films, socialise online Consumer Electronics LeifAccess or Researchers have 3D printed a with friends, and work Show gadget extravaganza Shopper z The app had complex brain tumour to remotely. The latest tech- in Las Vegas. malware: a 4.5 star closely model what happens inspired lifestyle solutions LeifAccess or average rat- inside the fast-growing tissue, are gaining traction as WORKING SMART Shopper ing and an advance that may lead to more people are advised to abuses single more better ways of testing and work from home, and People in China, Silicon developing drugs against the many conferences and Valley, Japan and Italy are sign-on and than 7,000 reviews, many of malignant disease. gatherings are cancelled. all adopting remote work- accessibility them containing phrases The scientists, including Anyone with an internet ing at various degrees to services to like “very simple and use- those from Northeastern connection can use limit the spreading of the create ful”, “very good mobile app University in the US, Amazon or e-commerce virus, according to accounts and cleaner”, “Great, works fast explained that glioblastomas rivals to deliver provi- Milanesi, pointing to serv- post fake and good”. are complex, fast-growing sions from groceries to toi- like FaceTime have also have not been allowed." In More people could also ices like the teleconferenc- reviews. malignant brain tumours let paper and over-the- helped with virtual doctor a note to investors, analyst start getting restaurant ing app Zoom. z Hidden apps are the most which are made up of various counter medicine. visits — or telemedicine — firm Needham said it meals delivered from serv- “There is such excite- z According active mobile threat catego- types of cells. “We can have anything so patients can consult expected people to grow ices such as Uber Eats and ment around remote work to the report, ry, generating almost half of They said even with aggres- and everything delivered with physicians online increasingly uncomfort- DoorDash instead of going that brands like Zoom ratings and all malicious data. sive treatment, which often to our homes including and avoid visits to hospi- able going to gyms to work out to restaurants. have seen their stock reviews have includes surgery, radiation, hard and soft goods, doctor tals, she noted. out, in a trend that should "None of this under- value climb up,” Milanesi Hidden ads malware: a significant Android-based malware that and chemotherapy, glioblas- visits, laundry services, Milanesi told of a friend benefit the connected mines the horror of the said in an online post. impact on an tomas are difficult to treat, and even pet services," using online shopping cycling maker Peloton. virus but for those who “On paper, now is the hides itself and redirects leading to an average survival said Moor Insights and tools to find coveted sup- Peloton has had a hit sell- want to stay home and not time!” She wondered, app's ranking, users to ads, then gets them of 11-15 months. Strategy principal analyst plies such as sanitising gel ing stationary exercise venture outside it works," though, whether the prom- so generating to click on ads to collect The study, published in Patrick Moorhead. "The and wipes. bicycles along with mem- Moorhead said. ise of working remotely fake reviews fraudulent ad revenue. Science Advances, describes a irony is that many of the She also shared a news berships to streaming Software, services and will run into a wall due to is becoming methodology that combines items criticised about video clip of someone in online workout sessions the infrastructure needed a need to update employ- another way z Digital ad revenue comes the 3D printing and imaging of technology have become a China using a remote-con- that people can take part to support them are in the ment regulations as well of monetising from raw numbers-screens glioblastoma cells in a cost- 'safe' place to escape to in trolled toy truck mounted in from home. best position ever to allow as “trust issues of man- cybercrime. displayed and clicks cap- effective way to more closely the wake of covid-19.” with a GoPro camera to people to feel less deprived agers who need to feel they tured. Fraudulently increas- model what happens inside the fetch supplies. IN ON NIGHTS OUT while distancing them- are in control.” z Fake warn- ing these numbers is becom- human body. CHECKING ON MOM “When it comes to tech- selves socially, according “One would think that in ings are used “There is a need to under- nology, there are different Rivals in the increasing- to Consumer Technology 2020, productivity should ing a very popular malware to get the monetisation technique. stand the biology and the com- Creative Strategies ana- things that make isolation ly competitive streaming Association research sen- be measured in output and user to acti- plexity of the glioblastoma,” lyst Carolina Milanesi has easier; from streaming television market also ior vice president Brian not in hours,” Milanesi vate accessi- z Popular apps like said study co-author Xavier been checking in daily video to digital books to stand to benefit as people Markwalter. Internet said. “Ultimately, remote bility servic- FaceApp, Spotify, and Call of Intes from Rensselaer with her mother, who lives gaming,” Milanesi said. opt for home entertain- speeds have climbed in the working should be seen as Duty have fake versions try- Polytechnic Institute. close to Milan in a part of "We have also seen how ment instead of risking past decades, and smart- a business asset at any es, enabling “What's known is that Italy hit by covid-19 cases social media has helped contagion in public phones are ubiquitous, time, not just when we are the full range ing to prey on unsuspecting glioblastomas are very com- and has kept to her home. getting coverage from spaces, according to Markwalter noted. under the threat of a of the consumers. plex in terms of their makeup, Video calling services areas where press might analysts. Telemedicine has made pandemic.” — AFP malware's and this can differ from capabilities. patient to patient,” Intes said. In the study, the researchers made bio-inks out of patient- COVID-19 AUDIO HIDDEN ADS DETECTIONS derived tumour cells, and 100 printed them along with blood Bill targeting online child abuse MESSAGE NOW 90 vessels. They said the blood vessel 80 network in these cells allowed AS CALLER TUNE 70 the printed tissue to live and puts encryption in crosshairs 60 mature, enabling researchers New Delhi, March 8: 50 to study it over a matter of The government has Washington, March 8: A 40 months. — PTI ordered all telecom bill aimed at curbing z The Eliminating Abusive z Establishes a National firms to make a 30-sec- online child sex abuse is and Rampant Neglect of Commission on Online 30 ond audio clip on Covid- pitting the US government Interactive Technologies Act Child Sexual Exploitation 20 19 as a caller tune of against the tech sector, in (EARN IT Act) creates incen- Prevention to recom- 10 0 mobile phone users to a battle about encryption tives for companies to “earn” mend best practices Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec create awareness among and liability for illegal liability protection for viola- related to identifying and masses about the epi- online content. tions of laws related to online reporting online child demic — an order that The bipartisan measure state-owned BSNL and unveiled by U.S. senators child abuse material (CSAM). sexual exploitation. Reliance Jio have fully Thursday ties together complied with while two separate issues -- law “This bill is a major first step. For the first other telcos are yet to enforcement's access to time, you will have to earn blanket liability Brain network follow. encrypted online content, protection when it comes to protecting minors. Our OLD ANDROID Top sources said on a and tech platforms' legal goal is to do this in a balanced way that doesn’t request from the immunity for what users Ministry of Health and post. overly inhibit innovation, but forcibly deals with child in infants found VERSIONS AT Family Welfare, the In unveiling the meas- exploitation.” Department of ure, senators said they - LINDSEY GRAHAM, London, March 8: supports non-verbal RISK: REPORT Telecommunications were aiming to curb Researchers have identi- action prediction matures (DoT) ordered supersed- images of child sex abuse Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman fied the brain network earlier. DC CORRESPONDENT ing of the phone ringing by forcing tech platforms which emerges in infants They said this region is HYDERABAD, MARCH 8 tone that one hears on to cooperate with law “Online service Society, referring to the Critics say the bill, if around four years of age also involved in visual dialling a number, with enforcement on encryp- providers would almost simmering discontent enacted, could lead to dra- and enables them to pre- and emotional perspec- Millions of Android tablets the 30-second informa- tion or risk losing the certainly err on the side of with Big Tech over data conian internet regula- dict what others think, an tive taking. “This enables are at the risk of being hacked, tion clip. legal immunity for what is caution and take down protection and other tion. “You shouldn't need advance that may lead to younger children to pre- since they no longer get secu- The only exception to posted on their websites. anything - including a lot issues. to get a pass from a com- better understanding of dict how people will rity updates, a report in not hearing the Covid-19 Digital rights activists of lawful, constitutionally Lawmakers say the bill - mission of law enforce- developmental disorders act,”said study co-author Techradar has noted. message is when a user have joined the tech sector protected speech.” Eliminating Abusive and ment agencies just to set like autism. Charlotte Grosse According to data released has subscribed to a par- in arguing this move is an Encryption has been a Rampant Neglect of up a website,” said Joe According to the scien- Wiesmann from the Max by an analytics firm, one in ticular tune, they said. indirect way to weaken point of contention Interactive Technologies Mullin of the Electronic tists, including those Planck Institute for every eight tablets still runs All telecommunication online encryption in the between tech firms and Act (EARN IT) allows Frontier Foundation. from the University Human Cognitive and on Android 4.4, which was companies were asked to name of better law law enforcement for companies to "earn" their “That's the type of sys- College London in the Brain Sciences (MPI CBS) released in October 2013. This incorporate the coron- enforcement access. decades. FBI officials have liability protection, by tem we might hear about United Kingdom, infants in Germany. version received its last secu- avirus ringing tone but They say it erodes two warned of "going dark" in gaining certification of under an authoritarian use two different nerve “The temporoparietal rity update in October 2017. so far only state-owned cornerstones of the online investigating crimes as a compliance by a commis- regime.” Gary Shapiro, networks in their brains, junction and precuneus Techradar notes: “It was not BSNL and Reliance Jio ecosystem: Strong encryp- result of new forms of sion of government, president of the which mature at different through which we under- long ago that tablets were are in full compliance. tion to keep data secure, end-to-end encryption, industry, legal and victim Consumer Technology rates, to predict others' stand what others think -- regarded as the rightful heir to The other telecommu- and a liability shield while civil rights advo- group representatives. A Association said the bill behaviour by taking on and not just what they the laptop throne, spawning nication companies have which enables social cates warn that any "back- hearing is set for “sets up the false choice their perspective. feel and see or how they countless articles on why they cited technical issues for media platforms to allow door" access could be Wednesday on the meas- between child safety and The study, published in will act — only develops were better than notebooks,” part implementation, users to post content exploited by hackers and ure. internet safety.” Shapiro the prestigious scientific to fulfil this function at adding that it ultimately did they said. freely. authoritarian govern- They, along with the said in a blog post that the journal PNAS, referred the age of four years,” not pan out that way. The DoT had on Friday The bill "would give gov- ments. Justice Department, have proposed law would not to these brain structures Wiesmann added. According to reports, at least sent email instructions ernment officials unprece- The proposal "aims to complained that existing stop the use of encryption as regions for implicit The study said there's a billion devices that run on to all telecommunica- dented powers to craft de kneecap encryption under laws protecting platforms but “penalise American and explicit “Theory of already another mecha- Android version 6.0 or older, tion firms to make the facto regulations for the guise of protecting such as social media com- companies by forcing Mind”, which mature at nism for a basic form of including tablets, are the risk Covid-19 audio clip as online speech," said children online, while cap- panies from liability for those interested in secure different ages to fulfil perspective taking by of contracting malware. These the 'ring back tone' to Emma Llanso of the italizing on the techlash," user-posted content have communication to move their function. which very young chil- consist of Marshmallow, help disseminate infor- Center for Democracy and said Riana Pfefferkorn of allowed child pornogra- their business to offshore According to the scien- dren simply adopt the Lollipop, KitKat, Ice Cream mation to masses. Technology, a digital the Stanford University phy and images of companies not governed tists, a region called the other's view. Sandwich, and Gingerbread. The order asked telcos rights organisation. Center for Internet and exploitation to proliferate. by US law.” — AP supramarginal gyrus that — PTI These versions amount for to “incorporate audio over 40 per cent of the total clips in ring back tone of Android devices in the world. each subscribers on A Which? report notes, urgent basis from today LEGAL | MOVE Amazon contends contract awarded to Microsoft under Trump’s influence “Apple typically supports till further orders”. iPhones for around five years, This followed a letter and Microsoft will now contin- from the Ministry of ually update Windows 10 for Health and Family the foreseeable future, having Welfare to the telecom Amazon may win contract challenge: Judge supported previous versions of secretary Anshu Windows for up to a decade. By Prakash on March 5 on Washington, March 8: A improper influence by issue cited by the judge, ed Amazon head Jeff the ruling. contrast, Google has whipped disseminating pertinent U.S. judge said Amazon President Donald Trump. "The government makes Bezos and repeatedly criti- As part of the lawsuit, through Android versions like information on Covid-19 Inc is likely to succeed on The opinion did not men- clear that in their view cized the giant online Amazon asked the court to a hungry child set loose on the through all channels of a key argument of its chal- tion Trump or address Microsoft's solution met retailer. halt the execution of the dessert trolley.” communication and lenge to the U.S. Amazon's claims of the technical standards The Amazon lawsuit said contract, known as the While castigating Google for from all possible van- Department of Defense's improper influence, but and performed as needed." the Defense Department's Joint Enterprise Defense hurriedly introducing new tage points. decision to award cloud instead focused on how the Amazon did not immedi- decision was full of “egre- Infrastructure Cloud, or versions of the Android each —PTI computing deal worth up Pentagon assessed ately comment on gious errors,” which were JEDI. The contract is year, the report also notes that to $10 billion to Microsoft Microsoft’s data storage in Saturday. a result of "improper pres- intended to give the mili- the Silicon Valley-based tech Corp. one price scenario. Campbell-Smith said, “In sure from President tary better access to data giant has been trying to The opinion by US Court Campbell-Smith wrote the context of a procure- Donald Trump." and technology from improve security and privacy of Federal Claims Judge that Amazon “is likely to Frank X. Shaw said in a ment for cloud computing Bezos also owns the remote locations. features to provide greater Patricia Campbell-Smith succeed on the merits of statement the company services, the court consid- Washington Post, whose Last month, Amazon’s protection and transparency was unsealed on Friday. its argument that the DOD believes it will ultimately ers it quite likely that this coverage has been critical cloud computing unit, to the users. On February. 13, she improperly evaluated” a be able to move forward, failure is material.” of Trump and which has Amazon Web Services, Nevertheless, Android con- issued an order blocking Microsoft price scenario. noting the decision Amazon, which had been frequently been a target of said it was seeking to tinues to be under attack from work on the contract pend- She said Amazon is likely focused on a “lone techni- seen as a front-runner to barbs by Trump about the depose Trump in its law- malware. According to ing resolution of to show that Microsoft’s cal finding by the win the contract, filed a news media. suit and suggested the TheBestVPN, Android had the Amazon's court challenge. scenario was not “techni- Department of Defense lawsuit in November just The Pentagon, which had president was trying "to highest number of vulnerabil- Amazon contends the cally feasible” as the about data storage” under weeks after the contract planned to start work on screw Amazon ities in 2019 compared to other contract was awarded to Pentagon assessed. one price scenario out of was awarded to Microsoft. the contract on Feb. 13, has over the contract. operating systems. Representational image. Microsoft because of Microsoft spokesman six. Shaw said in the one Trump has publicly derid- said it was disappointed in — Reuters WORLD pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | MONDAY | 9 MARCH 2020 12

IN BRIEF March for gender equality Bibi to press on Avalanches kill six in Austria: Police despite shortfall Vienna: Avalanches killed six people in Austria Sunday in two separate incidents, in poll majority police said. At least five peo- ple were swept away Sunday morning by a large avalanche Jerusalem, March 8: A required to form a new on a mountain in Upper defiant Israeli Prime Mi- government. Netanyahu Austria, part of a group walk- nister Benjamin Neta- triumphantly declared a ing in snow shoes on the nyahu said Saturday he “huge victory.” Dachstein range. Local police was “not going anywhe- But a final count said five bodies had been re” even after he again fell announced by the election recovered from the avalan- short of a parliamentary commission determined che, which began 2,800 met- majority with his hard- that Netanyahu’s jubila- res up. The victims were tho- line allies in his country’s tion was premature. Lik- ught to be from the Czech third election in less than ud emerged as the largest Republic, they added. Alth- a year. individual party, with 36 ough they did not think there Convening what he seats, ahead of 33 seats for were other victims, mountain called an “emergency con- the rival Blue and White rescue workers were search- ference,” Netanyahu Party. But with his small- ing the site, team leader Chr- accused his opponents of er allies, Netanyahu’s istoph Preimesberger said. trying to “steal the elec- right-wing bloc captured tions” by aligning with just 58 seats, well short of Arab-led parties he said the 61-seat majority. While Senior Al-Shabaab were hostile to the state. Netanyahu’s opponents The election results control a majority of commander killed looked to extend the coun- seats, they are deeply try’s year-old political divided, with a hard-line Nairobi: A senior Al-Shabaab deadlock and weaken the nationalist party and the commander was killed in a longtime leader as he pre- predominantly Arab Joint recent US air strike in pares to go on trial for cor- List among them. Somalia, the director of US ruption charges later this The Joint List captured African Command (Africom) month. The embattled 15 seats, making it the said Sunday. “Bashir Netanyahu had been look- third-largest party in par- Mohamed Mahamoud was a ing for a decisive victory liament - its best perform- senior operational leader in Monday’s vote, and ini- ance ever. Those divisions responsible for exporting tial exit polls had indicat- could make it difficult for terror in Somalia as well as ed his Likud party and Blue and White’s leader, attacks into Kenya,” said smaller religious and former military chief Africom director Colonel Women hold signs and shout slogans during a rally for gender equality and over violence against women to mark the International Women’s Day nationalist allies had cap- Benny Gantz, to establish Christopher Karns. “He has in Pristina, Kosovo on Sunday. — AFP tured 60 seats, just one an alternative coalition. been a senior al-Shabaab short of a majority —AP member for more than a decade.” Bashir was killed in a February 22 airstrike, said Karns, describing him as an “individual (who) had a role ‘Coup plot’: Saudi in planning and directing terrorist operations in Key phase in Democrats’ race Somalia and on the Kenya border region”. Bashir also releases king’s pics was suspected of having had Biden and Sanders to go head-to-head as field narrows to two candidates a role in a January attack on a US-Kenyan military base in Riyadh, March 8: Saudi ● A SOURCE close to the St. Louis, March 8: Joe southeastern Kenya in which Arabia released images of Saudi leadership said on Biden and Bernie Sanders Kamala Harris endorses three Americans were killed, King Salman carrying out Saturday that the “king is on Saturday began what he added. General Roger his royal duties on amounts to a fresh cam- Cloutier, commander of US Sunday, after a stunning healthy and fine” and the paign for the Democratic land forces in Africa, recent- purge of at least three detentions were meant to nomination for president, Biden for US President ly declared al-Shabaab to be princes including his enforce “discipline” with- as the septuagenarians Washington, March 8: Bloomberg. “one of the biggest threats brother and nephew for in the royal family. prepare to go head-to-head Indian-origin California “There is no one better on the continent”. allegedly plotting a coup. at the polls for the first Senator Kamala Harris on prepared than Joe to steer Saudi royal guards on princes”, this source time since the field nar- Sunday endorsed Joe our nation through these Friday detained the trio, added without elaborat- rowed to two credible can- Biden for president, asse- turbulent times, and Pakistan: 20 perish multiple sources said that ing. Prince Ahmed bin didates. Joe Biden Bernie Sanders rting that there is no one restore truth, honour, and in a move that signals Abdulaziz al-Saud, a Biden, the 77-year-old for- better prepared than him decency to the Oval after torrential rain Crown Prince Moham- brother of King Salman, mer vice president, spoke the White House. for the American people to to steer America through Office,” Harris said in a med bin Salman’s tighten- and the monarch’s to a large crowd of sup- Sanders, speaking to an understand the differ- “turbulent times” and she statement. Peshawar: At least 20 people ing grip on power. nephew Prince Moham- porters in Missouri, one of equally enthusiastic ences between us — in would do “everything” in “I believe in Joe Biden in Pakistan are dead and The detentions also rai- med bin Nayef were six states that will hold crowd in Chicago, under- terms of our record, in her power to help elect the and will do everything in dozens more injured after sed speculation about the detained after they were Democratic primaries on lined his differences with terms of our vision for the former US vice-president. my power to help elect torrential rainstorms col- health of the 84-year-old accused of plotting a Tuesday, one week after Biden, without directly future.” Sanders is a demo- In less than a week, him the next president of lapsed several homes, offi- king and whether Prince palace coup aimed at the “Super Tuesday” elec- attacking him. “Joe Biden cratic socialist who wears Harris on Sunday became the US,” she said. The cials said Saturday. Heavy Mohammed’s succession unseating the crown tions brought about a dra- is a friend,” he said. “I his uncompromising posi- the fourth Democratic California Senator had rains have lashed stretches of to the Arab world’s most prince, heir to the Saudi matic reversal of fortunes have known him for many tions — government-run presidential aspirant to dropped out of the Dem- the country near the Afghan powerful throne was throne, sources said. in his favor. Standing on years. But we have health care for all, higher support 77-year-old Biden ocratic presidential race border since Thursday. imminent. But the official Prince Nayef ’s younger an outdoor stage on a records, we have a differ- taxes on the wealthy and in his third bid at the even before the start of Fourteen children and three Saudi Press Agency post- brother, Prince Nawaf sunny day in St Louis, at ent vision. The American free university tuition — White House. The three the primaries. She had m- women were killed in “rain- ed photos of the king pre- bin Nayef, was also times wearing his signa- people will hear about it.” proudly on his sleeve. others being Senator Amy ade an impressive perfor- related incidents” in north- siding over the swearing- detained, they added. ture aviator sunglasses, With the primary now Biden is a centrist who Klobucher, former Mayor mance against Biden dur- west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in ceremony of newly ap- The detentions mark the the politically moderate “down to two people,” the prides himself on his abil- from Indiana Pete ing the first Democratic province, local relief official pointed Saudi ambassa- latest crackdown by Biden savored his spectac- progressive Vermont sena- ity to work with Rep- Buttigieg, and former party presidential debate Taimur Ali said. The National dors to Ukraine and Uru- Prince Mohammed, the ular revival in the race for tor said, “it is important ublicans. — AFP New York Mayor Michael last summer. — PTI Disaster Management Auth- guay. A source close to the king’s son who has con- ority confirmed those deaths, Saudi leadership said on solidated his grip on adding that three more peo- Saturday that the “king is power with the imprison- ple had died in southwest healthy and fine” and the ment of prominent cler- MH17 PROTEST: Balochistan province. In the detentions were meant to ics and activists as well as worst single incident, five enforce “discipline” with- princes and businessmen. KIN PLACE 298 Refugee shelter burns as Greece children were killed when the in the royal family. He is already viewed as roof of their home collapsed The crown prince is “in the de facto ruler, control- in northern Dargai town. Rain control” and the purge ling all the major levers of EMPTY CHAIRS also damaged another 51 was carried out “after an government, from rolls out new asylum restrictions houses and snowfall blocked accumulation of negative defence to the economy. The Hague, March 8: several roads in Pakistan- behaviour by the two — AFP The families of people Lesbos Island (Greece), Aegean islands from ● OVER 1,700 migrants least five, a claim Athens administered Kashmir, killed when a missile sh- March 8: A fire engulfed Turkey over the past have landed on Lesbos denies. “We want to build officials said. ot down Malaysia Airlin- a refugee shelter on the week, adding to the 38,000 and four other Aegean two closed centres in (the es Flight 17 over eastern island of Lesbos as Greece already crammed into islands from Turkey over northern region of) Serres Ukraine in 2014 set out announced further restri- abysmal and over- and the greater Athens 298 white chairs outside ctions towards asylum stretched refugee centres. the past week, adding to area with 1,000 places,” LATIFA KIDNAP: the Russian embassy on seekers in response to a The new surge has the 38,000 already migration minister Notis Sunday in a silent prot- migration surge enabled ramped up already high crammed into abysmal Mitarachi said. est against Moscow’s la- by Turkey. tensions on Lesbos, an and overstretched “We need the backing of SCOTLAND ck of cooperation in the The fire on Saturday at island that has been on the refugee centres. local communities. We probe on to the downing One Happy Family, a migration frontline for ● cannot leave all (these) YARD TO PROBE of the passenger jet. Swiss-operated family years. Frustration explod- FRUSTRATION people on the islands,” he Each chair represented care centre for refugees ed into violence last week- EXPLODED into violence said. Mitarachi also said London, March 8: The law- one of the victims who just outside the island cap- end with mobs setting up last weekend with mobs state support for refugees yers for Princess Latifa, who died when a Buk missile ital, came after violence at roadblocks, attacking cars setting up roadblocks, would be drastically was allegedly abducted by men fired from territory held the weekend directed at carrying NGO workers attacking cars carrying reduced, and that they working for her father — by pro-Russia separatist aid groups and journalists and beating journalists. NGO workers and beating would be asked to leave Dubai’s powerful ruler Sheikh rebels shot down the Am- on Lesbos. “The school Earlier Saturday, the journalists. camps after securing pro- Mohammed bin Rashid Al sterdam-to-Kuala Lump- building has a lot of dam- Greek migration minister tected status. Maktoum, said they are writ- ur flight on July 17, 2014, age, we can’t say more at announced plans for two “Accommodation and ing to Scotland Yard chief to killing everybody on boa- the moment,” a source new camps to house asy- of asylum-seekers have benefits for those granted launch a criminal investiga- rd. The families also held among the operators said. lum-seekers who arrived been trying to break asylum will be interrupt- tion following a London High two minutes of silence. “The fire brigade is after March 1, when through for a week. There ed within a month. From Court finding that the royal The protest came on the there, our team on the Turkey announced it have been numerous then on, they will have to had kidnapped his daughters. eve of the start of a Du- ground as well,” they would no longer prevent exchanges of tear gas and work for a living. This Last week, a judge in the A handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace tch trial for three Ru- added. There were no people from trying to stones with Greek riot makes our country a less Family Court division ruled on Sunday, which shows Saudi Arabia’s King Salman ssians and a Ukrainian immediate reports of cross into the European police. attractive destination for that the Sheikh had “ordered bin Abdulaziz (R) meeting an official at the Royal charged with murders injuries. Over 1,700 Union. Turkey has accused migration flows,” the min- and orchestrated” the kidnap Palace in the capital Riyadh, a day after three princes for their alleged roles in migrants have landed on On the land border with Greece of injuring many ister said. of Latifa, who had escaped were detained for plotting a ‘coup’. — AFP the missile strike. — AP Lesbos and four other Turkey, tens of thousands migrants and killing at — AFP from Dubai in 2018 before being snatched from a boat in the Arabian Sea. “On two occasions in June STANDING | OVATION The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were guests of honour at the Mountbatten Festival 2002 and February 2018, the father ordered and orchestrat- ed the forcible return of his daughter Princess Latifa to the family home in Dubai. In 2002 Harry, Meghan attend one of final official events the return was from the border of Dubai with Oman, and in London, March 8: Brita- appeared in a Royal Mar- people with cancer aged were cheers when Meghan They will formally stop 2018 it was by an armed com- in’s Prince Harry and wife ines officer’s red mess under 25 and their fami- appeared and called for representing the Queen mando assault at sea near the Meghan Markle received a jacket, matched by his 38- lies. Earlier, Markle made “the women of our future” from April 1 as they plan coast of India,” notes the court resounding standing ova- year-old wife’s designer one of her last official solo to “believe in themselves” to spend a majority of order by Judge Andrew tion during one of their red dress. The music festi- visits to a school in and “really stand in your their time in North Ame- Mcfarlane dated March 5. final official engagements val brings together world- Dagenham, east London, truth, to stand for what is rica. Under the arrange- The ruling followed a long- as frontline royals this class musicians, compos- on Friday where her mes- right, to continue to ment finalised with Buck- drawn custody battle between week before they step back ers and conductors of the sage to the 700 young boys respect each other”. ingham Palace, their exit the Sheikh and his sixth and at the end of this month. Massed Bands of Her Maj- and girls was to “speak up The couple will next join plan will be reviewed at youngest wife, 45-year-old Prin- The Duke and Duchess of esty’s Royal Marines and for what is right”. Queen Elizabeth II and the the end of a 12-month tran- cess Haya. Sheikh Mohammed, Sussex were the guests of Saturday’s performance According to reports, she rest of the royal family for sition period with the opt- who did not attend court, den- honour at the Mount- marked the 75th anniver- used her visit to the Robert the annual Commonweal- ion for the couple to ret- ies any wrongdoing. Radha Sti- batten Festival of Music at sary of the end of World Clack School to highlight th Service at Westminster urn to the frontline if they rling, a lawyer who represents Royal Albert Hall in Lon- War II and the 80th anniv- her favourite themes of Abbey on Monday to mark change their mind. Latifa, reports said that she don on Saturday when the ersary of the formation of women’s empowerment, Commonwealth Day. It But meanwhile they have would be writing to the Metr- couple received a particu- Britain’s Commandos. social justice and gender would be the first time the declared plans to start a opolitan Police commissioner larly long round of Proceeds from the event equality. According to ‘The entire royal family is seen new financially independ- to raise the plight of the pri- applause from the audi- go to the Royal Marines Sunday Times’, the school together in public since ent life with their son Ar- ncess and her sister Shamsa, ence as they took their Association — the Royal assembly had been told it Harry and Meghan anno- chie and focus on charita- Britain’s Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, who was kidnapped from a seats in the royal box. Marines Charity and CLIC would be addressed by a unced they were stepping ble projects close their Duchess of Sussex arrive to attend The Mountbatten street in Cambridge in 2000. Prince Harry, 35, Sargent, which supports “mystery guest”. There down from royal duties. hearts. — PTI Festival of Music at the Royal Albert Hall, London. — AFP WORLD pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | MONDAY | 9 MARCH 2020 13

IN BRIEF Pope’s support for virus victims 10 killed in China hotel collapse Vatican City: Pope Francis expressed solidarity Sunday It was used as quarantine facility; rescue work on for remaining 23 trapped with the victims of the novel Beijing, March 8: Ten Covid-19 in his first people were killed after a QUARTER OF livestreamed prayer and mes- hotel used as a quarantine sage from the Vatican. “I am facility amid the Covid-19 ITALIANS ON close through prayer with the outbreak collapsed in sou- people who suffer from the th east China’s Fujian pro- current Covid-19 epidemic,” vince, official media repo- LOCKDOWN the 83-year-old Pope said in rted on Sunday. a message recorded at the Around 71 people were Rome, March 8: A qu- Vatican library and aired live trapped in the hotel that arter of the Italian popu- on a screen on Saint Peter’s collapsed on Saturday in lation was locked down Square before a small crowd. Quanzhou city of the prov- on Sunday as the gover- ince, state-run Xinhua nment takes drastic ste- news agency reported. The ps to stop the spread of Maldives shuts hotel was used to quarant- the deadly new Covid-19 ine and observe people that is sweeping the glo- 2 resort islands who had come to the prov- be, with Latin America ince during the novel Co- recording its first fatali- Male: Maldives has curbed vid-19 prevention and con- ty. Italy has seen the movement on several resort trol and had come in cont- most deaths from the islands, authorities said on act with the virus patients. Covid-19 disease of any Sunday, after the country “Death toll has risen to country outside China, reported its first two cases 10, rescue work continues where the outbreak that of Covid-19. The two infect- for remained 23 trapped has now killed more ed people, who are both people,” state-run People’s than 3,500 people and staff at the Kuredu Island Daily tweeted. Meanwhile, infected over 100,000 wo- Resort, tested positive late the victims in the collapse rldwide began in Decem- on Saturday. They are tested negative in nucleic ber. The measures in believed to have caught the acid test, it said. place until April 3 bar disease from an Italian The Xinjia hotel, located people from entering or tourist who has returned to in Licheng district of the leaving vast areas of no- Italy and tested positive city, was in operation sin- rthern Italy without there. There are more than ce 2018 and had 80 rooms. good reason, according 1,400 people on the island, A preliminary investigati- to a decree signed by the split equally between guests on showed that the hotel prime minister and pub- and staff, according to the was being decorated when lished online. tourism ministry. “These two the incident happened and The quarantine zones cases which tested positive the owner of the building are home to more than are from a resort. They are has been put under police 15 million people and employees of the resort and control, the Xinhua report include the regions aro- are now quarantined,” said said. Over 1,000 fire fight- und Venice and finan- Ali Waheed, the tourism ers, police officers and me- cial capital Milan, while minister of the island nation, dics have been deployed to cinemas, theatres and the economy of which is join the rescue work. museums will be closed heavily dependent on for- The Ministry of Emerge- nationwide. — AFP eign tourists. ncy Management has sent A couple takes selfie pictures in front of a screen live-broadcasting Pope Francis’ Sunday Angelus prayer at the Vatican on Sunday. — AFP a work team to Quanzhou to help with the rescue and 2 ill at Canada investigate the cause of the collapse. The ministry care home has called for all-out effo- Iran reports 49 Health emergency in Vancouver: Canadian officials rts to rescue the victims have declared an outbreak of and emphasized on the the new Covid-19 at a long- prevention of secondary term care home in North disasters, while ensuring new virus deaths New York; ship to dock Vancouver after health offi- the safety of rescue teams. cials said two elderly resi- Tehran, March 8: Iran’s South Africa’s tally at 3 Los Angeles, March 8: A dents were diagnosed with 27 fatalities reported health ministry on Sund- Johannesburg, March 8: US cruise ship hit by Cov- the illness. Dr Bonnie Henry, Beijing, March 8: China ay reported 49 new deaths The wife of South Africa’s id-19 was given permissi- Attendee at summit the British Columbia provin- on Sunday reported 27 new from the novel Covid-19, first novel Covid-19 patie- on late Saturday to dock, cial health officer, said on deaths from Covid-19, the the highest toll within 24 nt tested positive on Sun- while New York announc- Saturday the two new cases lowest number of fataliti- hours since the start of day becoming the third co- ed a state of emergency as with Trump is +ve No, I’m not follow an earlier confirmation es in more than a month, the outbreak in the Islam- nfirmed case in the count- confirmed cases across the concerned at all. of Covid-19 in a care worker taking the death toll to ic Republic. ry, the health authority country surged past 400. Washington, March 8: A nce the February 26-29 ev- No, I’m not. We’ve at the Lynn Valley Care 3,097, while the Covid-19 The new count brings said. All three of South Af- The fast-spreading virus person who attended a ent near Washington also done a great job Centre. The care home is now infections for the first time the number of those killed rica’s confirmed were in a has already spread to 30 gathering of top US politi- featured cabinet members in an outbreak protocol, fell below 50 since the dise- by the virus in the country group of 10 people who US states, killing at least cal conservatives, includ- and White House officials. — U.S. PRESIDENT which restricts visitors and ase surfaced in Hubei pro- since mid-February to 194, had travelled to Italy. 19 people, while the Amer- ing President Donald “The exposure occurred DONALD TRUMP (on enhances health and safety vince in January. All the one of the highest tolls ican capital announced its Trump and Vice President previous to the conferen- whether Covid-19 is measures. “We know that the 27 deaths occurred in the outside of China, where 12 more in Singapore first case Saturday and cit- Mike Pence, has tested ce. A New Jersey hospital getting closer to the risk to elderly people having virus-hit central Hubei the disease originated. Singapore, March 8: A izens were coming to positive for the new Covid- tested the person," the White House after the this disease is very concern- province, China’s National The virus has spread to all dozen new cases of Covid- terms with public events 19, officials said. event’s organiser Americ- first Washington case ing, particularly older people Health Commission (NHC) of Iran’s 31 provinces with 19 have been reported in being canceled across the The Conservative Politi- an Conservative Union tw- was confirmed ) with underlying chronic ill- said. Of the 44 new cases 6,566 confirmed cases. Singapore, taking the total country. The Grand Princ- cal Action Conference is eeted. “This attendee had nesses,” Henry said. She said reported on Saturday, 41 number of people infected ess cruise ship has record- one of the country’s larg- no interaction with the Pr- a total of six new cases of were in Wuhan, the epi- French toll up 5 to 16 by the virus in the country ed 21 Covid-19 infections est annual gatherings of esident or the Vice Presid- z Bangladesh on Covid-19 have been con- centre of the outbreak. Paris, March 8: Another to 150, the Health Ministry on board — 19 crew and political conservatives, at- ent and never attended the Sunday confirmed its firmed in British Columbia. The overall confirmed five people have died from here said on Sunday. two American passengers tracting thousands, and in events in the main hall,” it first three cases of cases on the mainland has the Covid-19 in France Out of the 12 new cases, — out of 45 people tested. addition to Trump and Pe- was added. — AFP Covid-19. risen to 80,695 by Saturday. bringing the total to 16, nine are in critical condi- Authorities ordered the z Argentina on The total deaths reached the health ministry has tion in the intensive care vessel to remain at sea off NORTH KOREA 3,097. Over 20,500 patients announced Saturday. units of hospitals. The lat- the coast of San Francis- will instead go to nearby quarantined and treated Saturday became the were still undergoing trea- There were 45 people in est infections bring Singa- co, where it was due to Oakland on Monday and aboard the ship, the com- first Latin American tment and 57,065 discharg- intensive care, six more pore’s total number of dock Saturday following a begin disembarking passe- pany added. Around half country to report a RELEASES 3.6K ed after recovery, the NHC than when the last sum- Covid-19 cases to 150. A 14-day trip to Hawaii, after ngers in need of “acute of the vessel’s 1,100 crew fatality. said. Also on Saturday, mary was issued on total of 60 of them are still it emerged that a passeng- medical treatment”, vessel hail from the Philippines three Covid-19 cases in pe- Friday, said the director hospitalised, though their er on a previous voyage owner Princess Cruises and several are among z A cruise ship, the QUARANTINED ople arriving from abroad general of health, Jerome health is improving, the had contracted the virus said in a statement. those diagnosed with the Costa Fortuna, was Seoul, March 8: North Korea were reported. — PTI Salomon. ministry said. — Agencies and later died. The vessel The ship’s crew will be virus. — AFP turned away by has released more than 3,600 Malaysia and Thailand people quarantined over the over Covid-19. new Covid-19, reports said Sunday, as the disease spread z Retired doctors are to 95 countries. Temples in Dubai put on hold Holi revelry being recruited to bol- Pyongyang has imposed stri- ster the Italian health- ct restrictions and closed its Dubai, March 8: Hindu will not be celebrated for care system. borders to try to prevent an ou- temples in Bur Dubai have public,” the temple manag- tbreak — and insists it has not cancelled Holi celebratio- ement said in a notice to z Colombia, the had a single case of Covid-19. ns and advised against th- Pilgrims pray during quarantine devotees which is being Vatican, Peru, Togo, Around 3,650 people quaranti- rowing colours to prevent circulated on social media. Slovakia, Costa Rica, ned in Kangwon and Chagang the spread of Covid-19. Jerusalem, March 8: A ved last week for what was finitely. “We’re really sad mmunity, has helped them “We request all to avoid Malta, the Maldives, provinces were released, Nor- This is in addition to other group of Christian pilgri- supposed to be a dream-of- that things turned out the get through the ordeal. He unnecessary gatherings in Bulgaria and th Korea’s state radio reported preventive measures such ms from Alabama is turn- a-lifetime trip to the Holy way they did,” Bell said. said the group is confined order to limit the spread of Paraguay announced according to Yonhap news age- as reduction in prayer tim- ing to prayer and positive Land. But after two days of “It’s not a great situation, to one floor of the hotel. infection. Avoid throwing their first cases. ncy. It follows official KCNA es and providing sanitise- thinking as they cope with touring Jerusalem and Be- but we’re trying to make Each morning, he said colours in the temple pre- news agency stating 221 out of rs as part of measures to an open-ended Covid-19 thlehem, they were notifi- the best of it.” He said the people put on gloves and mises and compound z The WHO revised 380 foreigners who were under protect devotees and the quarantine, confined to th- ed that they might have group is made up of chur- masks and meet in the area,” the notice stated. the transmission clas- “strict medical monitoring” larger community, the ma- eir West Bank hotel rooms been exposed to the virus ch staff and spouses, and hallway to pray together. Karani said the bonfire on sification of Iceland, had been discharged from isol- nagements of both Shiva while they wait for cleara- after a group of Greek tou- for almost everyone, it was They also have reading Monday and the splashing Palestine and ation. North Korean leader and Krishna temples told nce to return to the United rists staying in the same their first time in the Holy materials and Wi-Fi, allo- of colours on Tuesday will Cameroon from Kim Jong-un warned last mon- Gulf News on Saturday. States. Chris Bell, the lead hotel had tested positive. Land. He said this familia- wing them to read the be held only as offerings th of “serious consequences” “The Holi celebrations pastor at the 3Circle Chu- They have been instruct- rity and shared faith, alo- news, stream movies and for Lord Krishna. “imported cases if the virus reaches his count- have been cancelled. We rch in Fairhope, Ala., said ed by local authorities to ng with generosity from remain in contact with the “Normally these ceremo- only” to “local trans- ry, which has banned tourists are taking precautionary his 13-member group arri- remain in their hotel inde- the hotel and the local co- outside world. — AP nies last for half an hour. mission”. and suspended international steps in line with DHA But, this time we will have z Hundreds of trains and flights. Pyongyang, (Dubai Health Authority) it only for 10 minutes,” he subject to multiple internatio- instructions,” said Gopal bration of burning cow ellation to all devotees,” he expats. Lalit Karani, chai- the Holi celebrations on said. An Indian is among churches across nal sanctions over its nuclear Kokani, general manager dung cakes on the first day was quoted as saying. rman of the Sreenathji March 9 and 10 have been 15 new cases of Covid-19 in South Korea closed and ballistic missile pro- of the Guru Darbar Sindhi of Holi which is on March He said the advice to (Krishna) Temple run by cancelled in the interest of the UAE, taking the total their doors Sunday grammes, has a weak medical Temple (Shiva temple). 9. We have already put up a refrain from splashing col- the Mercantile Hindu Co- public health safety. “The confirmed infections in and held online infrastructure. “We usually have the cele- notice informing the canc- ours is meant for all Hindu mmunity of Thatta said Holi Utsav and Dhol Utsav the country to 45. — PTI services.

KIND | GESTURE Meeting goes viral on social media after Sheikh Hamdan posts picture with Abdullah Hussain, asks about treatment Cancer-hit Hyd boy’s wish to meet Dubai Crown Prince fulfilled Dubai, March 7: The wish video while carrying a ban- ● ABDULLAH’S MOTHER Prince,” said Nausheen. “Abdullah’s father Mohd of a seven-year-old cancer- ner that read: “I am your Nausheen Fatima said the She said the family was Tajamul Hussain, a busine- stricken Indian boy came fan Shaikh Hamdan. I want young fan has grown touched by “Sheikh Hamda- ssman, had brought over a true when Dubai Crown to meet you. I love Fazza.” fonder of his idol after the n’s simplicity, kindness, the portrait of Sheikh Hamdan Prince Sheikh Hamdan met Speaking to Gulf News fol- way he talked to Abdullah with a horse and golden re- him in a heart-touching ges- lowing the family’s meeting meeting which went viral and his younger brother plica of Charminar, an icon- ture and posted their pic- with Sheikh Hamdan on Fr- on social media after Ahmed, and his polite and ic monument in Hyderabad, ture on social media. iday, Abdullah’s mother Na- Sheikh Hamdan posted his playful nature.” for gifting them to the Cro- Abdullah Hussain from usheen Fatima expressed picture with Abdullah on “He first hugged Abdullah wn Prince. Sheikh Hamdan Hyderabad, suffering from the joy and gratitude of the Instagram with the cap- and said he is very happy to received the gifts and posed third stage cancer, had expr- boy and his family. tion “Met this courageous see him. He said Abdullah for pictures with the family essed his wish on social me- “Abdullah is all smiles aft- is very strong and advised during the 15-minute meeti- dia to meet his idol Sheikh er meeting His Highness. It boy today.” us to encourage him to stay ng,” she said. After that, the Hamdan, following which was my boy’s biggest wish positive and always stand family spent more than an he was featured in a TV to meet him. Alhamdulill- ture with Abdullah on Inst- by him as a family.” She hour with Sheikh Hamdan’s news report, the Gulf News ah, it has come true.” She agram with the caption said Sheikh Hamdan asked pets. Abdullah was thrilled reported. “Shaikh Hamdan said the young fan has gro- “Met this courageous boy details about Abdullah’s tre- to see the giraffes, gazelles is so cool, adventurous and wn fonder of his idol after today.” “He has met his real atment and the plans ahead. and elephants. She said the so kind. I want to meet his the meeting which went vi- life hero and all of us are so “He is very generous. It family is grateful that their pets and I want to see his ral on social media after Sh- happy about this heart-touc- didn’t feel like we were talk- ailing son’s wish has been Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan (2nd L) with Abdullah Hussain (holding picture) and dresses,” Abdullah said in a eikh Hamdan posted his pic- hing initiative by the Crown ing to the Crown Prince.” granted. — PTI his family. — Agencies pg MONDAY | 9 MARCH 2020 | HYDERABAD 14

■ Agency wants to probe role of family-run companies before they allow the pas- Daughter stopped at airport senger to travel to any quick international or domestic Mumbai, March 8: The location. She was to take a Enforcement Directorate on flight to London, the officials Sunday stopped Yes Bank said. The reasons for her Rana Kapoor sent to founder Rana Kapoor's daugh- travel were not known imme- ter from taking a flight to diately. BITES London as she is required to Roshni Kapoor was asked join the probe in a money laun- to join the investigation in dering case against her father, the case by the ED after she INDICATORS % officials said. was intercepted by immigra- ED custody till 11th They said Roshni Kapoor was tion authorities, officials Sensex 37,576.62 -2.32 disallowed to board the flight Roshni Kapoor said. Nifty 50 10,989.50 -2.48 from Mumbai airport on the She, along with her two sis- S&P 500* 2,972.37 -1.71 FC BUREAU basis of a look out circular (LoC) issued ters and mother, has been stated to be MUMBAI, MARCH 8 against her by the ED, which anticipated the promoter of certain firms that are Dollar (`) 73.89 0.61 that the family might leave for London under the agency's scanner for alleged Pound Sterling (`) 96.06 1.55 The Enforcement Direct- The LoC requires immigration author- money laundering and generation of orate (ED) on Sunday ities to intimate the issuing agency proceeds of crime. —FC Bureau Euro (`) 83.68 1.80 arrested the founder of Gold (10gm)* (`) 45,343▼773 1.70 scam-hit Yes Bank after Brent crude ($/bbl)* 45.27 0.001 sustained questioning for misappropriation of IN 10-Yr bond yield 6.185 -0.054 funds. The arrest came US 10-Yr T-bill yield* 0.773 0.001 hours after the Reserve Travellers, students Indian banks Bank of India (RBI) * As of 9:30 pm IST imposed a moratorium on the disgraced bank and capitalised the ED conducted raids at 62-year-old Rana Kapoor’s can’t use forex cards FPIs pull out plush Worli residence late enough: CEA on Friday. Moreover, Mumbai, March 8: Yes Friday. immigration authorities Bank being placed under In reply, Bookmyforex FC BUREAU nearly `9,000 cr at Mumbai airport a moratorium has put mentioned that Yes Bank NEW DELHI, MARCH 8 detained Kapoor’s daugh- foreign travellers and may be the cause for the from equities ter Roshni while she was students who used its trouble. After facing severe crit- Snapping their six-month buy- leaving for London on prepaid forex cards in "We want to let you icism from all quarters ing streak, FPIs pulled out a net Sunday evening. the lurch, with no trans- know that these transac- on the Yes Bank deba- Rs 13,157 crore from the Indian The ED is investigating actions going through for tions are getting declined cle, starting from depos- capital markets in the first five into a web of shell firms the past three days. at the Visa level itself. itors, investors to oppo- trading sessions of March, as Kapoor had allegedly float- Among those who have We're doing everything sition, the government the coronavirus outbreak ed to launder the money been affected is Snehal we can and we're in is making all-out efforts spooked investor sentiment. with the officials also Pradhan, former mem- touch with Visa, Yes to pacify their anger. Depositories data shows for- unearthing investments to ber of the Indian women Bank and RBI to get After top government eign portfolio investors with- the tune of at least `2,000 cricket team, who is in cards operational again. functionaries, includ- crore into assets and 44 Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor being taken to a court after being arrested by Enforcement Australia currently. Please do bear with us ing finance minister drew a net Rs 8,997.46 crore Directorate under money laundering charges, in Mumbai, on Sunday. —PTI photo from equities and Rs 4,159.66 expensive paintings. She, like many other for some time," it said. Sitharaman and RBI crore from the debt segment The ED anticipated that need Kapoor’s custody. impacted people from Similarly, students who governor Shaktikanta during March 2-6, taking the the family might leave for After hearing the argu- across the globe, took to are out of the country for Das stepped in to assure net outflow to Rs 13,157.12 crore. London after they found CBI registers FIR against ments, sessions judge S.R. the microblogging site a longer duration and investors last week, some documents showing Salunkhe, who was hold- Twitter in search of a depend upon prepaid India’s chief economic their investments there. ing charge of the holiday solution and also tagged cards for meeting their advisor Krishnamurthy The ED produced Kapoor Kapoor, DHFL & DoIT court, remanded Kapoor Yes Bank's partner requirements, also Subramanian on in a court on Sunday. in ED’s custody until Bookmyforex.Com. seemed to be affected, Sunday allayed con- While seeking his custody, New Delhi, March 8: Mumbai soon, accord- March 11. Following the moratori- with many of them cerns about the bank- ArcelorMittal the authority argued that The CBI has registered ing to sources. “The family is being um, the lender was tweeting for help. ing system’s health, the agency wants to probe an FIR against Yes It is alleged that DoIT investigated and LOC has unable to play its role to Meanwhile, the bank saying Indian banks are fears impact on the role of a few compa- Bank co-founder Rana Urban Ventures (India) been issued in their let UPI payments happen on Sunday said it has well-capitalised. nies run by Kapoor family Kapoor, DHFL and DoIT Pvt Ltd, a firm linked to names. Details of the mon- for popular apps like restarted the ATM with- He emphasised that members, as they suspect Urban Ventures for the Kapoor family, had etary transactions in their PhonePe which depend- drawal service for its the Indian banks, on an sales from virus their involvement, too. alleged criminal con- allegedly received funds bank accounts and assets ed exclusively on the account holders at own average, have a Capital The ED also told the court spiracy, cheating and of Rs 600 crore when acquisition, including the bank. The app was forced or other banks' outlets, to Risk (Weighted) that they want to question corruption, officials Yes Bank had an expo- source of funds, is being to switch to rival ICICI which was shut since Assets Ratio, or CRAR, these members along with said on Sunday. sure of more than Rs looked into,” said an ED Bank within a day to Thursday. of 14.3 per cent, which the accused. The agency is likely to 3,000 crore loans to officer. restart transactions. In a statement issued is way higher, about 80 While Kapoor’s lawyer carry out searches in DHFL. —PTI The probe has revealed "In Australia for almost on Sunday, PhonePe said per cent, greater than argued that he has been that the Kapoors allegedly another week and my it has processed over Rs the global measures. selectively targeted by the received kickbacks to the forex card has been deac- 4,000 crore worth of “So our banks on an agency, Kapoor himself with them and is ready to The investigating offi- tune of `600 crore in one of tivated. Why? Cos it's a transactions in 24 hours average are very well- told the court that he has submit all the documents cers, on the other hand, their shell companies. The Yes Bank card. Most of and saw its largest-ever capitalised, so there is been cooperating with the that the ED wants. He also argued that they need to source of this fund was my currency is on that volume of user traffic in absolutely no reason to probe agency. He also said informed the court about thoroughly investigate the traced to an entity linked card and I'm stranded," a single day. worry.” that he will fully cooperate his ill health. case and for that, they to DHFL, officials said. Pradhan tweeted on — PTI Elaborating, he said, Amid deepening coronavirus “The international crisis across the world, global norms for CRAR is 8 per steel giant ArcelorMittal has cent, and Indian banks expressed apprehensions of its on an average have a sales and profitability getting Dozen shell firms, paintings of politicians under lens Indiabulls Housing says CRAR of 14.3 per cent.” impacted in 2020 in case the He said the RBI man- virus spreads widely through dates banks to keep Europe, particularly in Italy. The New Delhi, March 8: tigated. the funds when Yes Bank those of his wife Bindu Yes owes it `662 crore CRAR at 9 per cent. Luxembourg-based firm has Investments worth over Rs The ED, which began had a exposure of more and three daughters. It has The Reserve Bank of operations in 18 countries on 2,000 crore, 44 expensive action against the banker than Rs 3,000 crore loans to stumbled upon invest- India also reiterated four continents, including 46 paintings and a dozen by raiding his upscale res- DHFL. ments worth over Rs 2,000 New Delhi, March 8: Finance Rs 662 crore via that depositors' money integrated and mini-mill facili- alleged shell firms are at idence in south Mumbai The bank allegedly did crore by the family and the Indiabulls Housing additional tier 1 (AT-1) is safe and it is closely ties. It recently completed the heart of ED's investi- on Friday is primarily not initiate action to recov- active presence of about a Finance on Sunday said bonds," it said in a regu- monitoring all banks. acquisition of Essar Steel. gations against Yes Bank investigating Kapoor, his er the NPA-turned loans dozen shell or dummy Yes Bank owes it Rs 662 latory filing. "RBI closely monitors founder Rana Kapoor, offi- wife and three daughters from DHFL and the firms used to rotate crore in the form of The investments in AT- all the banks and here- cials said. over a Rs 600-crore fund agency suspects that the alleged kick backs. bonds to the company 1 bonds of Yes Bank were by assures all deposi- The agency, they said, received by a firm alleged- Rs 600 crore funds were It has also stumbled and it has no term loans made in 2017, as part of tors that there is no has also recovered docu- ly "controlled" by them part of a kickback. upon 44 expensive paint- outstanding from the its treasury management such concern of safety ments that show some from an entity linked to The ED, officials said, is ings purchased by the fam- lender. of over Rs 20,000 crore of of their deposits in any Spl treatment assets of the Kapoor fami- DHFL. The Kapoor's looking at finding the pro- ily, some of which were "We wish to inform that cash and when the bank bank," the RBI said in a ly in London and the linked firm, DoIT Urban ceeds of crime during the allegedly purchased from Yes Bank owes to was worth over $10 bn in tweet. for developing source of funds for their Vent-ures (India) Pvt Ltd, raids conducted at politicians. — PTI Indiabulls Housing value, it said. —PTI countries likely acquisition is being inves- is alleged to have received Kapoor's residence and Special and differential treat- ment for developing countries will figure prominently in the World Trade Organization’s 12th Ministerial Conference meet in Saudi to hike Double whammy for stock market No takers for `3,500-cr June in Kazakhstan, an official said. The Ministerial Conference RAVI RANJAN PRASAD growth and lagged effects is the highest decision-making output above MUMBAI, MARCH 8 of tight credit conditions to body of the 164-member WTO. adversely impact the asset worth Chinese goods "This time, besides fishery sub- 10 mbpd The market could see more quality of both shadow sidies, special and differential selling pressure with fresh banks and the banking sec- SANGEETHA G “Much hype has been Many importers keep a treatment and investment facili- cases of coronavirus tor in the coming quar- CHENNAI, MARCH 8 created around coron- buffer stock of 45 to 60 tation will figure in the meet- in April reported in India and situa- ters....Elevated credit risks avirus and has generated days. A large portion of ing," the official said. tion getting worse in the and the Covid-19 outbreak The coronavirus scare is an unnecessary panic the goods in the supply RANIA EL GAMAL US and Europe as well as will be a growth headwind. making consumers stay across the country. This chain was imported before DUBAI, MARCH 8 the wider impacts of RBI We expect 2020 GDP growth away from Chinese goods. has badly impacted Indian coronavirus broke out in initiating steps to save to slow to 4.7 per cent year- According to a traders market and slowly the con- early January. However, Saudi Arabia, the troubled Yes Bank. on-year.” body, consumers are show- sumers are refraining consumers are not willing world’s top oil exporter, Foreign investors resort- Japanese brokerage Rating agency Crisil said, ing an aversion towards from visiting markets, to buy even the goods IL&FS wants bid plans to raise its crude ed to heavy selling last Nomura said, “If Yes “The imposition of mora- Chinese products across resulting in loss of busi- which were imported from oil production signifi- week, offloading equity Bank’s resolution resolves torium has material impli- different categories. ness,” said Praveen China before Covid-19 cantly above 10 million assets worth $1.4 billion. smoothly (there is a risk of cations for companies that As per estimates, Holi- Khandelwal, secretary broke out. validity for 5 barrels per day (bpd) in On Friday, selling by the deposit outflows when lim- have been availing of vari- related Chinese goods general of Cait. Earlier, the traders were April, after the collapse foreign portfolio investors its are withdrawn), we ous facilities and services worth about Rs 500 crore The consumers are total- in fear that they would run roads extended of Opec’s supply cut in the equity market was believe it is symptomatic of from Yes Bank. These are lying with importers of ly staying away from out of stocks due to import agreement with Russia, worth Rs 3,594.84 crore, as wider credit risks that still include current and sav- Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru Chinese goods due to a fear disruption from China and The Uday Kotak-led board of two sources told Reuters per the provisional data. lurk in the financial sys- ings account deposits, fixed and Chennai while goods that the goods might be this could lead to price IL&FS has sought extension of on Sunday. The situation around Yes tem, including the telecom deposits, working capital worth about Rs 3,000 crore infected with coronavirus. escalation in different the validity of the bids it recei- State oil giant Aramco Bank is still developing and power sectors and loan facilities, other loans, from China are lying in the Even the retail traders are products. However, goods ved for five road projects that will boost its crude out- and analysts expect a owing to the fallout of the liquidity support facilities supply chain across the not interested in procuring other than Chinese are are faced with debts totalling put after the current major impact of this on the shadow banking slowdown such as debt service country, says the Chinese goods due to this now become scarce and over Rs 10,000 crore. These five deal to curb production financial system in the on real estate developers reserve accounts and Confederation of All India shift in consumer behav- prices of some of them are projects are Chenani Nashri between Opec and country. and SMEs. We expect weak escrow accounts.” Traders (Cait). iour, he added. skyrocketing. Tunnel project, Pune-Sholapur Russia—together known Road Development, Jorbat as OPEC+—expires at Shillong Expressway, Hazaribagh the end of March, the Ranchi Expressway and sources with knowledge Jharkhand Infrastructure Imple- of the matter said. mentation Company. The validity The collapse of talks to Share of women borrowers rising each year of bids expired on Feb. 29 extend the deal on Friday sent oil prices SANGEETHA G September 2019, up from 21 accounts in Q3 2013—six growth among women in of India’s credit market and auto loans. Women plunging on speculation CHENNAI, MARCH 8 per cent in September 2013, times growth in six years. the age group of 36-50 years which has enabled have 29 per cent share in Printed & Published by Saudi Arabia is scrap- as per the data from Similarly, there has been a has grown by 33 per cent increased economic oppor- the Rs 20.6 lakh crore mar- T Venkateswarlu on behalf of Deccan ping a strategy of sup- Women are no more shying Transunion Cibil. Accor- six fold rise in the number since December 2017. tunities for women borrow- ket of home loans, while Chronicle Holdings Limited, Printed at porting prices in favour away from availing credit, ding to the credit bureau, of women making loan Among women above the ers. Financial institutions they have 15 per cent share Deccan Chronicle Press at Deccan of a grab for market which usually used to be a there are 30 million women enquiries in these six age of 50 years, this growth must unlock the signifi- in auto loans and personal Chronicle Holdings Ltd. #563/9/D&9/E, share, reminiscent of a man’s domain. The num- borrowers and the number years. has been 41 per cent. cant potential that lies in loans. Behind Andhra Bank Pet , drive in 2014 that caused ber of women borrowers has grown by a CAGR of 26 CRIF Highmark too finds Harshala Chandorkar, customising product con- Women are also more , Ranga Reddy Dist. Editor: crude prices to slump are growing and it is good per cent in the last six that there has been a 36 per chief operating officer of structs for women borrow- responsible when it comes T.Venkatram Reddy, RNI Reg around two thirds in for the financial institu- years against a CAGR of 21 cent spike in the number of TransUnion Cibil, said, ers to further drive busi- to repaying their loans. In No.APENG/2008/24282. © All rights value. On Saturday, tions, as the delinquencies per cent among men. women borrowers since “The significant increase ness growth.” home loans the delinquen- reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part Aramco slashed its offi- are lesser among women. As many as 6.3 million December 2017. Women in the number of women CRIF data shows that cy of women borrowers is without written permission of The Editor, cial selling price for The share of women bor- accounts were opened by above the age of 35 years who are seeking credit women are availing of 0.63 per cent, 15 basis Financial Chronicle ® is prohibited. April. — Reuters rowers to total borrowers women borrowers in Q3 are becoming more active products is a promising credit more for home loan points better than their stood at 26 per cent as on 2019 against 1.1 million in availing credit. Credit indicator of the evolution as compared to personal male counterparts. CRICKET pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | MONDAY | 9 MARCH 2020 15

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IAN BISHOP: Instead of being over- awed by the expec- tation of a home World Cup final Taniya Bhatia (right) walks off at a packed MCG, the field after suffering a Australia have thrived concussion in the T20 World on it. Healy calmed the Cup final on Sunday. — AP nerves early. India looked intimidated Bhatia suffers unfortunately. They will learn from it one concussion in final hopes. Melbourne: Wicket-keeper Taniya Bhatia on Sunday suf- VVS fered a concussion following a LAXMAN: hit on her neck in the final of Congra the ICC Women’s T20 World tulations Cup against Australia at the @Aus MCG here. Chasing a mammoth 185, Bhatia came into bat after Women the dismissal of Shafali Verma in Cricket on the very first over. But Bhatia’s winning stay was shortlived as she had the #T20WorldCup. To to retire hurt in the second over the @BCCIWomen after getting hit on her helmet team, we all are very by left-arm spinner Jess proud of your achieve- Jonassen. Taniya looked rattled ment. Really enjoyed after she was hit on her helmet while going for a sweep, forcing the way you all played the Indian team's doctor and throughout the physio to rush out and check on Australian women celebrate winning the ICC T20 World Cup in Melbourne on Sunday. They beat India by 85 runs in the final to take their fifth World T20 title. — AP tournament. her and subsequently taking her off the field. This was after SIR VIVIAN Australia posted a challenging RICHARDS: 184 for four, riding on blistering Never be half-centuries from openers let down. Beth Mooney (78) and Alyssa You have Healy (75). — PTI been amaz- ing It’s time to review throughout Billion hearts break and you’ll shall have captaincy: Shantha the trophy at your Rajkot: Former skipper Shantha hand one day. Keep Rangaswamy feels the time has Aussies dash Indian women’s hopes of bringing home their first ICC World Cup believing! come for Harmanpreet Kaur to @BCCIWomen take a call on her captaincy Melbourne, March 8: ner Poonam Yadav with future as she is much more India saved their worst for percentage game while SCORECARD important to the Indian women’s the last as a brutal taking the likes of medi- Australia: Alyssa Healy c team as a batter than a leader. Australian side outclassed um-pacer Shikha Pandey Krishnamurthy b Radha Yadav VIRAT 75, Beth Mooney (not out) 78, KOHLI: Another women’s cricket veteran them by 85 runs for an and Deepti Sharma to the Meg Lanning c S Pandey b D Diana Edulji called for “introspec- unprecedented fifth T20 cleaners. On the day, Sharma 16, Ashleigh Gardner st T Proud of all tion” following the team’s crush- World Cup triumph in a Pandey was smashed for Bhatia b D Sharma 2, Rachael the efforts ing loss in the T20 World Cup final that promised much 52 runs in her four overs. Haynes b P Yadav 4, Nicola put in by Carey (not out) 5. Extras (B-1,W- final against Australia, while for- but delivered very little Half the battle was won 2, NB-1) 4. Total (for four wickets the Indian mer coach Tushar Arothe here Sunday. there for the formidable in 20 overs) 184. Women’s slammed the decision to send Batting first after the Australians, who, in stark FoW: 1-115, 2-154, 3-156, 4-176. Bowling: Deepti 4-0-38-2, Cricket Tania Bhatia at number three. “I coin landed in Meg contrast to the India, saved Team throughout their am very disappointed that such Lanning’s favour, their best for the last. The Shikha 4-0-52-0, Rajeshwari 4- 0-29-0, Poonam 4-0-30-1, #T20WorldCup cam- high calibre batters like Smriti, Australia came out in scin- manner and magnitude of Radha 4-0-34-1. Jemimah, Harman did not click at tillating fashion with their the defeat, including a few India: Shafali Verma c Healy b paign. I’m confident all. It was a consistent failure of openers Alyssa Healy (75 sub plots, were reminis- Schutt 2, Smriti Mandhana c that you girls will Harman, Smriti, Jemimah and off 39 balls) and Beth cent of the 2003 men’s Carey b Molineux 11, Taniya bounce back stronger Bhatia retd hurt 2, Jemimah Veda,” Shantha said after India’s Mooney (78 off 54 balls) World Cup final when Rodrigues c Carey b Jonassen 0, than ever. Raising heavy loss in their maiden final. laying the foundation with Ricky Ponting’s Australia Harmanpreet Kaur c Gardner b hands @BCCIWomen “Shafali was the only one who a 115-run partnership in thrashed Sourav Jonassen 4, Deepti Sharma c made significant contributions double quick time. Ganguly’s India in an anti- Mooney b Carey 33, Veda while the others just chipped in Stirred up by the grand climactic title clash. Krishnamurthy c Jonassen b MITHALI Kimmince 19, Richa Ghosh c which is not good enough to win occasion, their onslaught Like Zaheer Khan in his Carey b Schutt 18, Shikha Pandey RAJ: Not a world title.” fired Australia to a formi- opening over at the c Mooney b Schutt 1, Radha the result “I am sure she will know when dable 184 for four in the Wanderers against Adam Yadav c Mooney b Jonassen 1, all of us to give up captaincy and it is stipulated 20 overs. Gilchrist and Matthew Poonam Yadav c Gardner b expected. time for her review her captaincy. Overwhelmed by the occa- Hayden, Deepti Sharma Schutt 1, Rajeshwari Gayakwad (not out) 1. Extras (LB-1 W-5) 6. Gutted. She is a mature person because sion, India crumbled to 99 was all nerves when up Total (in 19.1 overs) 99. Nonethe- she definitely is needed in the all out in front of a against Mooney and Healy, FoW: 1-2, 2-8, 3-18, 4-30, 5-58, 6- team much more as a batter than turnout of 86174 at the who blasted massive sixes 88, 7-92, 8-96, 9-97. less the girls have had captain, especially in T20s. It is iconic Melbourne Cricket as the beaming husband Shafali Verma (from left), Jemimah Rodrigues and Radha Yadav are dejected after Bowling: Schutt 3.1-0-18-4, a wonderful cam- India’s 85-run defeat to Australia in the Twenty20 World Cup final at the Melbourne Jonassen 4-0-20-3, Molineux 4- worth pondering over,” she Ground, a record in Mitchell Starc watched 0-21-1, Kimmince 4-0-17-1, Carey paign. I congratulate added. — PTI women’s cricket history. from the stands. Cricket Ground on Sunday. — AP 4-0-22-1. captain @ImHarma- What worked in the The match was as good npreet and the girls. Team need to be home team’s favour was as over when India were Harmanpreet Kaur From India’s point of same team humbled the lot of time together, unfor- Request everyone to that their openers easily 18/3 in the fourth over, departed and 58/5 when view, the final outing was hosts. “The first game was tunate for us not to win continue supporting neutralised the threat which became four for Veda Krishnamurthy was a far cry from their cam- very good, it gave us a lot today,” Harmanpreet said. left alone: Smriti posed by the in-form spin- 4/30 when skipper taking the long walk back. paign opener when the of confidence. We spent a — PTI women’s cricket. Melbourne: Senior India player Smriti Mandhana called for the team to be left alone after its 85- run mauling by Australia in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final here on Sunday.. “This is a Harman backs team despite loss time to introspect. Failure teach- es you a lot more than success. Melbourne, March 8: needs to work in the fielding right path. Every year we The team needs to be left alone India skipper Harmanpreet department and learn from are improving. We just need and think of how we can be bet- Kaur on Sunday said she has the mistakes. to think of how we play with ter in the next few years,” full faith in her team to do “Today, it was unfortunate focus in the main games. Mandhana said after the match. well in future. that we dropped those catch- Sometimes we don’t manage Mandhana believed India are a “The way we played in the es. The upcoming one-and-a- that,” the skipper said. transformed team in the shortest league games was outstand- half years is very impor- Skipper bats for Shafali format, and she attributed it to ing. I still have a lot of faith tant. We need to focus in head coach WV Raman. “T20 in my team,” Harmanpreet fielding.” Kaur backed 16-year-old was never our best format, one- said. Kaur reckoned her side Shafali Verma after her day was definitely the preferred “It’s part of the game, need to learn how to win dropped catch of format. Now we’re playing each sometimes you win and high-stakes clashes. Alyssa Healy cost India format equally well. That is one sometimes you lose. You “If we talk about the last dear in the final. thing the coach has helped us have to keep learning. But I T20 World Cup, we got to the “Verma is only 16, with and we’ve developed mas- trust this team,” she added. semis, and this time to the she’s playing her first sively,” she said. Kaur said that the team final. I think we’re on the World Cup. She did “The youngsters coming in really, really well and have totally changed the set-up performed for us. For a and the best part of the tourna- WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUP WINNERS 16-year-old kid, ment was it was a complete team Year Venue Winners Runners-up it’s difficult to keep performance. That’s one thing thinking positive- Raman has done — developing 2009 London England New Zealand ly and stay in the us as a team not just one or two 2010 Bridgetown Australia New Zealand game.” — PTI players. Today, it didn’t work out but we’ve grown as a team, not 2012 Colombo Australia England American pop just as one or two players.” 2014 Dhaka Australia England superstar Katy Mandhana’s disappointing T20 2016 Kolkata West Indies Australia Perry performs at World Cup — that saw her man- the T20 World age a top score of 17 in four 2018 North Sound Australia England Cup final in innings — continued as India sunk to 99 all out. — PTI 2020 Melbourne Australia India Melbourne on Stats: S. PERVEZ QAISER Sunday. — AP Final will spark new era for women’s sport Melbourne, March 8: The The ICC Women's T20 fans from all walks of life - blockbuster final between World Cup Final broke the male and female, boys and India and Australia on world record attendance girls, young and old — Sunday changed women’s 86,174 for a women’s came together through a cricket forever. cricket match as 86,174 love of cricket. But it was In fact, that’s an under- when those fans entered statement as the ICC T20 watched Australia beat India at the MCG. the bowl that the real World Cup final will be ZThe attendance also marked the weight of the achievement seen as the day which highest turnout for a women’s sporting event in hit home. marked the dawn of a new Australia as the hosts won their fifth T20 World title The noise was deafening era for women’s sport Tennis star Billie Jean King in front of the home crowd. from the offset — let alone worldwide. (left) with Megan Schutt. when Alyssa Healy hit Five years in the making, back-to-back sixes to set the most highly-anticipated short of beating the world came in 2009 when 12,717 achieved was apparent Australia on their way to occasion in the sport’s his- record attendance for a watched England beat New before the stadium gates lifting the title on home tory lived up to its billing women’s sporting fixture, Zealand in Sydney. had opened as fans soil. The crowd figures will by setting a new attendance but 86,174 fans filling the And seeing 73,000 more streamed into Melbourne be talked about for years to record not just for a iconic MCG is a sight for turn up in Melbourne for Park in their hundreds up come, but you don’t have to women’s sporting event in any sports fan to behold. the same event 11 years to seven hours before the look far to realise that fill- Australia, but for women’s In the six previous edi- later is a true testament to first ball was bowled. ing the MCG for a women’s cricket globally. tions of the tournament, how far the game has come. Seas of yellow and blue sport fixture will not be a It may have fallen just the highest Final crowd What the match had engulfed the concourse as one-off. — Agencies GAMES pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | MONDAY | 9 MARCH 2020 16

SHORT TAKES CORONAVIRUS | EFFECT Resurgent Bengal face Saurashtra Suspend Italian Rajkot: Saurashtra, led by the Blues hold fourt inspirational Jaydev Unadkat, will back themselves to win an league: Minister elusive Ranji Trophy title at Chelsea hammer Everton 4-0 to cement top-4 spot home but a buoyant Bengal will Rome, March 8: Italy’s The organisers said that be no pushovers in what prom- London, March 8: Sports Minister Vincenzo social distancing measures ises to be an absorbing final Chelsea powered to their Spadafora called Sunday which have been effective beginning here on Monday. biggest Premier League for an immediate suspen- in preventing the spread of Both the teams are desperate win of the season and sion of the Serie A season the virus would be “near to go all the way with cemented their place in due to the coronavirus out- impossible to maintain” if Saurashtra reaching their fourth the top four as Mason break that has killed 233 the race proceeded as orig- final in eight seasons while Mount and Pedro inspired people in the inally planned. Bengal has not tasted success a 4-0 demolition of Mediterranean country. in the premier domestic event Everton on Sunday. “The FIGC (Italian SUMO EVENT BEGINS since the 1989-90 triumph. Frank Lampard’s side Football Federation) IN EMPTY ARENA While Bengal bulldozed over won for just the second should consider immedi- Sumo’s spring tournament the mighty Karnataka in the time in seven league ately STOPPING Serie A,” began behind closed doors semifinals, Saurashtra edged games thanks to goals Spadafora wrote in a state- on Sunday, the latest big out Gujarat in a see-saw con- from Mount, Pedro, ment on his Facebook event in Japan to be hit by test at the SCA Stadium, which Willian and Olivier page. the novel coronavirus. is also the venue for the final. Giroud in a masterful dis- “It makes no sense right The Japan Sumo There will also be star power play at Stamford Bridge. now, as we ask citizens to Association said last week on display with Test regulars Chelsea, in fourth place, make enormous sacrifices spectators would be barred Cheteshwar Pujara and are now five points clear to prevent the spread of the tournament in Osaka Wriddhiman Saha joining the of fifth-placed Wolves and the virus, to endanger the from Sunday until March Saurashtra and Bengal squads with nine matches to play lives of players, referees, 22. respectively, having returned they are in pole position coaching staff and fans ATP, WTA ANNOUNCE from New Zealand. to qualify for the who will surely gather to MEASURES In fact, Pujara was very much Champions League. watch the matches, by not Saurasthra’s 12th man with It was an vibrant end to temporarily suspending The ATP and WTA Unadkat being in constant a much-needed week of football.” announced measures touch with his senior teammate good news for Lampard, Italy has borne the brunt aimed at combatting the during the hard-fought semifi- whose side knocked out in Europe of an epidemic spread of deadly coron- nal. Liverpool out in the FA that first emerged in China avirus on Saturday, days Now his physical presence in Cup fifth round on at the end of last year and before the start of the BNP the all-important game will be a Tuesday. has spread to almost 100 Paribas Open at Indian big boost to the side. Rocked by a Champions countries. Wells, California. Saurashtra would not have League last 16 hammering On Wednesday, the league Under the new measures, ended up on the right side of by Bayern Munich and a was ordered to play match- players and mascots won’t the result against Gujarat if it series of spluttering es behind closed doors hold hands when they walk wasn’t for Unadkat, who has domestic results, Chelsea until April 3 as part of on court. Ball kids at the had a sensational run this sea- were in danger of losing broader measures imposed tournaments will be pro- son with 65 wickets and is the feelgood factor created nationwide to limit crowds vided with gloves and three shy of the all-time record by Lampard’s blooding of and fight the spread of the won’t handle player towels of 68 scalps, set by Bihar spin- so many promising young- COVID-19 disease. or drinks during matches. ner Ashutosh Aman last season. sters in his first season. Italian Footballers’ Players will be instructed —PTI An injury crisis robbed Association president not to distribute used tow- Lampard of eight senior Damiano Tommasi tweeted els, headbands, shirts and players this weekend. But, on Sunday that “stopping sweatbands — which are Harika loses, despite absences includ- football is the most useful sometimes tossed to fans as ing Tammy Abraham, thing for our country right souvenirs. Players also N’Golo Kante and Mateo now”. won’t accept pens, tennis slips to third spot Chelsea’s Willian (left) celebrates with teammate Ross Barkley after scoring his side’s third goal during their Kovacic, this was exactly BAHRAIN GP TO RUN balls or other items to be Lausanne: Indian Grandmaster the kind of energetic, clin- English Premier League match against Everton at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, England, on Sunday. — AP WITHOUT SPECTATORS signed. Dronavalli Harika went down to ical performance WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY former world champion Lampard has urged his penalty, converted by Camp Nou, some of the OTHER RESULTS Bahrain’s Formula 1 WORLDS CANCELLED Alexandra Kosteniuk in the team to produce. Lionel Messi, to scrape home fans whistled to Grand Prix scheduled for sixth round of the FIDE Mount and Pedro were past Real Sociedad 1-0 on express their dissatisfac- March 20-22 will be held In Montreal, this year’s Arsenal 1 Watford 0 Women’s Grand Prix chess tour- livewires in the final Saturday inside a frustrat- tion, which Jordi Alba (Lacazette 78) without spectators, the Women’s World Ice Hockey nament here to slip to third third, while 18-year-old ed Camp Nou. then seemed to confront Sheffield United 1 organisers said Sunday in Championships in Canada spot. Billy Gilmour impressed Messi’s 24th goal of the when celebrating a late West Ham 0 (Sharp 36) the latest sporting event to were canceled on Saturday The Indian No.2 was outma- on his first start. season, and fifth in four goal, ruled out for offside, Norwich 0 be hit by measures to con- by the International Ice Burnley 1 noeuvred by the Russian in a games, was enough to save by putting his fingers in (Wood 13) tain the new coronavirus. Hockey Federation (IIHF) Berlin defence game in 55 MESSI SCORES PENALTY, Barca, despite a drab dis- his ears. Southampton 0 One of the other early due to the spreading global BARCA EDGE SOCIEDAD Tottenham 1 moves late on Saturday. play that threatened to Madrid drop to second in (Alli 50-pen) Newcastle 1 races in the Formula One outbreak of coronavirus. It was the first loss for Harika Meanwhile in Barcelona, bring more disappoint- the table but can restore (Saint-Maximin 79) season, the Shanghai The IIHF Council agreed in the tournament after two Quique Setien insisted ment following last week- their one-point advantage Grand Prix on April 19, has in a special meeting to can- Crystal Palace 1 Wolves 0 wins and three draws. On the Barcelona have not lost end’s loss against Real at the top by winning (Ayew 28) been postponed although cel the event, set for other hand, the win was change their confidence, despite Madrid. away at struggling Real Brighton 0 organisers say the season- Halifax and Truro in Nova in fortunes for Kosteniuk, who needing a dubious late As tension grew inside Betis on Sunday. — AFP opening race in Australia Scotia for March 31 to had lost three straight games. on March 15 will go ahead April 10. Harika will face Zhansaya as planned. — AFP Abdumalik in the seventh round on Monday after a rest day. Meanwhile, Russia’s Alexandra Goryachkina and her compatri- Pandya, Dhawan, Bhuvi make ODI cut ot Alena Kashlinskaya moved to joint lead with four points. Ahmedabad, March 8: manship of Sunil Joshi. Agarwal, after a dismal Bhuvneshwar, on the While Goryachkina was held Bruised and battered in However, it could be cur- New Zealand tour, had to other hand, had a sports THE SQUAD to a draw by Ukraine’s Anna New Zealand, India’s ODI tains for veteran Kedar make way for Dhawan. hernia surgery but has Muzychuk, her countrywoman squad on Sunday got a Jadhav as Shubman Gill’s The Mumbai duo of successfully completed his Virat Kohli (captain), outplayed France’s Marie Sebag major boost as a fit-again return in the white-ball Shardul Thakur and rehabilitation at the Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi in 30 moves. Ju Wenjun’s mod- Hardik Pandya returned fold is a good enough Shivam Dube paid for National Cricket Shaw, K. L. Rahul, erate run continued as she had for the three-match series indictor. Rohit Sharma is their shoddy showing in Academy. Manish Pandey, Shreyas to settle for a 73-move draw against South Africa, hav- yet to fully recuperate New Zealand as Pandya But the biggest news was against Sweden’s Pia Cramling. ing successfully recuper- from his calf muscle and Bhuvneshwar right- Hardik’s comeback. His Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Sixth round results: Dronavalli ated from a back surgery. injury and is expected to fully got their places back. last ODI was against New Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Harika (IND) 3.5 lost to Along with Pandya, return to action during Dhawan had dislocated Zealand in the World Cup Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS) 2; opener Shikhar Dhawan the Indian Premier his shoulder during the semifinal in Manchester Kumar, Yuzvendra Alexandra Goryachkina (RUS) 4 and seamer Bhuvneshwar League later this month. final ODI against and the last international Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, drew with Anna Muzychuk Kumar will also add depth Thus, Prithvi Shaw Australia at home and game was a T20 against Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep (UKR) 3; Nana Dzagnidze to the 15-member squad, retained his place in the missed the New Zealand the Proteas in Bengaluru Yadav, Shubman Gill. (GEO) 3.5 drew with Mariya selected under the chair- ODI squad, while Mayank series. in September. — PTI Muzychuk (UKR) 3; Ju Wenjun (CHN) 2.5 drew with Pia A Chelsea fan wears a sanitary mask during the English Cramling (SWE) 3; Alena ASIAN BOXING | QUALIFIERS Premier League football match against Everton at the Kashlinskaya (RUS) 4 bt Marie Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Sunday. — AP Sebag (FRA) 2; Antoneta Ankita shines with two wins Stefanova (BUL) 2 lost to Zhansaya Abdumalik (KAZ) 3.5. Pooja, Vikas book — PTI CITY CLIPS spots at Olympics as India seal play-off berth Deccan play Secunderabad in final Dubai, March 8: The nate the decisive set. Indian Fed Cup team creat- FED | CUP India finished second in eccan Club will lock horns with Secunderabad MANPREET, RANI Amman (Jordan), March 8: Asian champion ed history by progressing to ● Since earning their the six-team Group with DClub for the inter-club T20 cricket title being Pooja Rani (75kg) and the seasoned Vikas the play-offs for the first four wins in a row after los- organised by the Secunderabad Club in the city. Krishan (69kg) on Sunday became the first set of time ever with Ankita place back in ing the opening tie to In a lop-sided semifinal, Sesha Giri smashed 66 runs WIN PLAYER OF Indian boxers to qualify for this year’s Tokyo Raina leading the side to a Asia/Oceania Group China, who remained as Deccan Club (134/1 in 16.3 overs) beat Olympics by advancing to the semifinals of the 2-1 win over Indonesia, ‘I’ in 2016, India has unbeaten in the tourna- (132) by nine wickets to make the final. Chasing 132 for YEAR AWARDS continental qualifiers here. here. remained in the ment. Since earning their a win, Sesha came out all guns blazing. Paramveer While fourth-seeded Rani notched up a facile 5- Ankita on Saturday night place back in Asia/Oceania Singh played perfect second fiddle with 48. New Delhi: National team cap- 0 win over Thailand’s Pornnipa Chutee, Krishan pulled off a crucial singles regional group. Group I in 2016, India has Earlier, Karan’s 3/16 and Praneeth Raj’s 3/32 efforts tains Manpreet Singh and Rani endured a tough one against win against talented Aldila remained in the regional helped Deccan choke the Jubilee Hills batsmen. Rampal on Sunday won the third-seeded Japanese Sutjiadi to lock the tie 1-1 ished the challenge of group. With the rise of In the other semifinal, Mickil Jaiswal’s unbeaten 75- Dhruv Batra Player of the Year Sewonrets Okazawa before after Rutuja Bhosale suf- Sutjiadi 6-3, 6-3 in the sec- Ankita, things began to run knock helped Secunderabad Club (151/5) get the Award 2019 in the men’s and also prevailing in a unani- fered a crushing defeat ond rubber. She then com- improve. better of Press Club (150/5) by five wickets. Mickil was women’s categories respective- mous verdict against the against an unranked Priska bined with seasoned Sania Rutuja also played a key named the Man of the Match. ly at the third Hockey India Asian silver-medallist. Madelyn Nugroho. Mirza to beat Sutziyadi and role as she provided win- Annual Awards here. However, first-timer Sachin Up against the 16-year-old Nugroho 7-6 (4), 6-0 to seal ning starts in a few ties, BRIEF SCORES Manpreet and Rani received a Kumar (81kg) went down in a Indonesian, who is ranked India’s place in the play-offs sharing the burden with QJubilee Hills Club 132 in 20 overs (Harish Y. 39, Vivek cash award of `25 lakh each, split decision to China’s 15th on the ITF junior cir- where they will take on Ankita. Sania’s return to Mechineni 32, Anirudh Sompalli 19, Karan 3/16, Praneeth besides trophies, as the national champion Daxaing cuit, Rutuja lost 3-6 6-0 3-6 in either Latvia or the Fed Cup after four years Raj 3/32, Arjun 2/15) lost to Deccan Club 134/1 in 16.3 achievements of the current Chen in his quarterfinal one hour and 43 minutes in Netherlands in April. also helped as her inspira- overs (Sesha Giri 66, Paramveer Singh 48, Karan 18). Man and former Indian hockey play- bout. But, he remains in the the opening singles. They overcame a sluggish tional presence and guid- of the Match: Karan (Deccan Club). ers were celebrated at a glitter- hunt for an Olympic berth if Pooja Rani Ankita, who lost her pre- start as they were trailing 1- ance helped the side QPress Club 150/5 in 20 overs (Shanmuk 34, Sailender ing ceremony here. he can win the two-bout box- vious two singles, demol- 4 but regrouped to domi- immensely. — PTI 39, Shiva Aryan 19, C. V. Anand 2/33) lost to It has been a wonderful 2019 off between the losing quar- Secunderabad Club 151/ 5 in 15.1 overs (Mickil Jaiswal 75 for both Manpreet and Rani as terfinalists. The top five box- n. o. , Partha Chowadry 22, Shiva Aryan 2/33). Man of the they led the men’s and ers in his category will get a Match: Mickil Jaiswal. women’s teams to Tokyo spot in the Tokyo Games. Olympics berths. While Rani secured her Manpreet became the first maiden Olympic spot, Kotak win Platinum Cup cricket Indian to win the International Krishan will be making his Hockey Federation’s (FIH) third successive appearance otak Mahindra Bank thumped Punjab National Player of the Year award last at the quadrennial show- KBank by 73 runs to win the Platinum Cup T20 month, while Rani became the piece, scheduled in July- cricket tournament organised by the Columbia Sports first-ever player to win the August. Club (CSC) in Hyderabad on Sunday. prestigious ‘World Games “I had never fought against Making most of the batting conditions, Achyuth led Athlete of the Year’ award in this girl before today and hon- Vikas Krishan the Kotak Mahindra Bank onslaught with a sparkling January. — PTI estly, I was a bit scared. I had century (105 not out) that came off 64 balls. Thummal told my coaches about it before the bout. They added 40 to the team’s tally. At the end of their stipu- Regd. No. H/SD/509/2018-20 instilled confidence in me and I could pull off a lated overs, Kotak were 152/3. Printed and Published by one-sided result. I am happy,” said the 29-year-old Chasing 153 for a win, the Punjab National Bank T. Venkateswarlu on behalf of Rani, who fought career-threatening shoulder batsmen fell like a stack of cards as they were bowled Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited. and hand injuries before her gold at last year’s out for a paltry 79 in 16.5 overs. Printed at Deccan Chronicle Press Asian Championships. situated at Plot No. 9 Alwal Village, BRIEF SCORES Vallabh Nagar Taluk, Rani will next face the reigning world and Dist. Telangana and Asian champion Li Qian of China, who has the QKotak Mahindra Bank 152/3 in 20 overs (Achyuth 105 Published at 36, S.D. Road, top billing in the 75kg category. Qian had no trou- n.o, Thummal 40, Pruthvi 3/11, Nagendra 3/25) bt Punjab Secunderabad-3. ble in beating Mongolia’s Myagmarjargal National Bank 79 in 16.5 overs (Dileep Kumar 27, Sreedhar RNI Registration No. 3081/1957. Munkhbat 5-0 in the opening bout of the day. Reddipalli 1/23, Manoj Kumar 1/26). Editor: Aditya Sinha — PTI The Indian Fed Cup team members celebrate after their win in Dubai on Sunday.