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www.dailypioneer.com IAF aircraft NIT-Srinagar campus closed; pressed into Zero tolerance against service to fly out terrorism: Rajnath 135 Telugu students evacuated yatris, tourists All officials at tourist l Minister asks BDL-DRDO to aim destinations were informed to l TS, AP act to ensure safe return of students clear tourists in their areas for Hypersonic Missile Systems DEEPTHI NANDAN REDDY PNS n SRINAGAR Defence systems in India n KTR (@KTRTRS) HYDERABAD MAYANK TIWARI were not programmed to Gutha TRS Tourists and Amarnath Yatra n HYDERABAD Any student/parent attack other nations, but meant Amid widespread insecurity in wanting assistance, pilgrims started to leave the nominee for Kashmir, the Governments of Kashmir valley on Saturday in "Terrorism cannot be classified for maintaining peace and Telangana and Andhra Pradesh please call our Resident the wake of Jammu and as good or bad, all it brings is stability at the regional and MLC by-election on Saturday initiated steps to Commissioner Sri Kashmir authorities issuing an terror, which is devastating. global levels. But in the case of n bring around 135 Telugu stu- Vedantam Giri at 011- advisory, asking them to cut India bids no excuse for that, but chaos, we are prepared to fight PNS HYDERABAD dents studying at the National 2338 2041 or on his short their stay citing securi- 'zero tolerance'," asserted Union Institute of Technology-- ty threats. An official at the Defence Minister Rajnath — RAJNATH SINGH, Union Defence Minister Chief Minister and TRS supre- Srinagar to Hyderabad, con- mobile +91 99682 99337 Srinagar Airport said Indian Singh, while speaking at the mo K Chandrashekhar Rao sidering that classes have been at Telangana Bhavan, Air Force aircraft have been Golden Jubilee Celebrations of has decided that the party will suspended indefinitely. New Delhi pressed into service "as per Bharat Dynamics Ltd here on Trishul are not named after field former MP Gutha NIT — Srinagar authorities requirement". News agency Saturday. "India has been suc- power or aggression, but to sig- Sukender Reddy as its nomi- have suspended classes until ANI reported that the Jammu cessful in making the world nify stability, sustenance, and nee for the MLC election further orders, citing instruc- Secretary Sunil Joshi directed and Kashmir government had understand that terrorism is ter- peace." Defence systems in India scheduled to be held later this tions from the local adminis- Telangana Bhavan officials in sought that the Indian Air rorism for everyone," remarked. were not programmed to attack month. Following his nomi- tration, following the govern- New Delhi to take steps for the Panic sets in Valley amid Force deploy its C-17 cargo Taking a jab at Pakistan, other nations, but meant for nation, Sukender Reddy ment's advisory to Amarnath safe return of about 130 Telugu aircraft to ferry stranded peo- Rajnath observed: "The neigh- maintaining peace and stability resigned from his post as yatris and tourists to leave the students from Srinagar. shortage of essentials ple from the state. The C-17 is boring country's warheads are at the regional and global levels. chairman and director of valley as soon as possible due to "Telangana Bhavan officials SRINAGAR: Provisions are fast vanishing from the shelves of the largest cargo aircraft of the aggressively named as Babur, "But in the case of chaos, we are Rythu Samvaya Samithi on security concerns. Soon after, have already started steps to departmental stores and even from small grocery stores in towns Indian Air Force. The Jammu Ghauri" … Indian nuclear prepared to fight," the Defence Saturday. The government has some students from Telangana bring Telangana students safe- and villages across the Valley. Petrol pumps are going dry as and Kashmir Tourism weapons such as, "Prithvi, Minister underlined. accepted his resignation. sought Telangana government's ly from Srinagar. Telangana unending queues of cars, two-wheelers and even people carrying Department sent buses on Akash, Agni, BrahMos, and ContinuedonPage2 On Saturday, KCR asked support, tweeting to TRS work- Bhavan Resident cans hope that supplies would come and they would be the first to Friday, immediately after the Sukender Reddy to file his ing president and former Commissioner already spoke to have their vehicle tanks and cans filled. Hospitals have been advisory was issued, to differ- nomination papers for the Minister KT Rama Rao. officials of Jammu and Kashmir alerted to keep their necessary complement of doctors present at ent tourist destinations to MLC position to be filled "Been receiving some anx- Bhavan. Students will be emergencies and for patients. ATMs across Srinagar city and in bring the tourists back to under the MLAs' quota in the ious messages from Telugu stu- brought in buses on road to districts like Ganderbal, Badgam, Pulwama, Kulgam, Baramulla, Srinagar, director, Tourism State Legislative Council. dents of NIT, Srinagar as Govt Delhi via Jammu. From Delhi Shopian, Kupwara and Sopore town are running out of cash as Kashmir, Nissar Wani, said in Sukender Reddy later met of India has asked for campus they will travel to Hyderabad on people fear long hours of curfews could be imminent. Srinagar. He said about 20,000- the Chief Minister at Pragati to be vacated & asked students train. Telangana Bhavan offi- "Ambulances have been made ready to cope with emergencies. We 22,000 tourists were in Bhavan and thanked him for to leave immediately. Be rest cials are in touch with students have been advised to lodge at places close to the hospital or at Kashmir on Friday. "While being chosen as party's candi- assured, Govt of Telangana will through mobile phones," said hospital quarters", said Dr Nisar Shah, a super specialist at most of them have reached date for the poll. assist you in safe return. Have Chief Secretary Sunil Joshi, Srinagar's largest hospital, the SMHS Hospital. Ali Muhammad Dar Srinagar or have left the valley, The Election Commission alerted our officials to reach out explaining the measures has a brick kiln in Chadura area of Badgam district. His skilled some of them are still staying. of India recently announced & help," tweeted KTR on taken by the Telangana state labourers had arrived in April, like every previous year, to do their Few tourists had gone trekking that by-election will be held to Saturday morning, assuring government. work in the Valley before cold sets in. "Our business is finished in Pahalgam area and have not one of the three vacant MLC students of safe return from the this year. All my skilled labour from Uttar Pradesh have left out yet returned to their bases. seats in the State on August 26. Kashmir valley. Continued on Page 2 of panic. Once they return, we will tell Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh interacted with 22 Veer Naris at a function The last date for filing nomi- Later, Telangana Chief them to leave," Wani said. at BDL in Kanchanbagh on Saturday nation papers is August 14. Man says Prime land parcels in city up for sale ‘triple talaq' l Govt identifies 320 acres in Kokapet, Raidurg for auction l Aims to raise over to wife from Rs 10,000 crore l Proceeds to fund flagship projects and schemes Saudi, booked L VENKAT RAM REDDY PNS n GORAKHPUR n HYDERABAD The government hopes to raise over A man was booked for The State government is all set Rs 10,000 crore through sale of these land parcels allegedly pronouncing 'talaq' to auction prime land parcels at the rate of Rs 30 crore to Rs 40 crore per acre thrice on his wife over phone Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao presenting a memento to ITC Chairman on the outskirts of the city in neighbouring Kushinagar Sanjiv Puri on Saturday soon to raise revenues for district, police said on funding its various flagship Besides, there is huge demand The government is in dire Saturday, four days after the projects and schemes. The to set up IT/ ITES companies, need of funds this year to take passage of a bill in Parliament SANJIV PURI MEETS KCR government has identified construct huge residential and its flagship programmes for- that criminalises such prac- 140 acres in Kokapet, belong- commercial projects in areas ward, including the tice. An FIR under section 4 ing to the Hyderabad surrounding the identified Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation of the Muslim Women CM asks ITC to set up Metropolitan Development parcels. The government Project, Mission Bhagiratha, (Protection of Rights on Authority (HMDA), and 180 hopes to raise over Mission Kakatiya, Rythu Marriage) Act was lodged acres in Raidurg, belonging to Rs 10,000 crore through sale Bandhu, Rythu Bima and Rs against the man at Nebua TS Industrial and Both Kokapet and Raidurg proximity to the vibrant IT of these land parcels at the 1 lakh crop loan waiver Naurangia police station fol- food processing units Infrastructure Corporation areas command huge real corridor, Outer Ring Road rate of Rs 30 crore to Rs 40 scheme. lowing a written complaint by (TSIIC). estate value in view of their and the international airport. crore per acre. Continued on Page 4 the father of the woman, PNS n HYDERABAD cers Sanjay Singh, Usharani they said. met the Chief Minister at Ahmed Ali told police that Chief Minister K Pragati Bhavan here on his son-in-law Abdul Chandrashekhar Rao has Sunday. Chief Secretary SK Pak infiltration blocked in Keran Sector Raheem, who is working in asked multinational con- Joshi, CMO principal secre- IAS officer arrested for Saudi Arabia, divorced his glomerate ITC to establish tary Narsing Rao and others PNS n SRINAGAR daughter Fatima Khatoon by food- processing units in a big participated in the meeting. l 5 intruders killed: Army uttering 'talaq' three times way in coordination with the Sanjiv Puri said that ITC's An infiltration attempt by causing death of scribe over phone on Wednesday. state government. KCR said Rs 800-crore food processing the Pakistan Army's Border released to the press showed triggered an unprecedented PNS n THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Thursday, was arrested under Raheem had married that the government was of the plant at Manoharabad in Action Team (BAT) in Jammu the bodies of intruders lying advisory to pilgrims and Section 279 (rash driving on a Khatoon, 25, a resident of firm opinion that food-pro- Medak district was nearing and Kashmir's Keran sector on the Indian side of the tourists to leave the state IAS officer Sriram public way) and 304 (punish- Jakhnia village, in 2014. He cessing units should multiply completion and the plant was foiled by security forces Line of Control. BAT teams immediately. Venkitaraman was arrested ment for culpable homicide not went to Saudi Arabia four in the State to ensure fair could go on stream in two to this week, resulting in the usually try to maim or muti- "It clearly indicates com- here Saturday for causing the amounting to murder) of the months after the marriage. prices for farmers' produce three months' time. The CM deaths of at least five intrud- late Indian soldiers by plicity of Pakistan in terror death of a scribe by allegedly Indian Penal Code. "We have Ali said Raheem used to visit and supply of unadulterated congratulated the ITC on ers, the Indian Army said on ambushing them. The inci- activities. Security forces will driving in an inebirated state, recorded the arrest of his family but his behaviour and quality food products to completing such a big food Saturday evening. dent, known to have taken continue to respond to all police said. Venkitaraman at the hospital. with Khatoon was not good. people. processing plant in record The target for the strike was place within the last 36 hours, nefarious activities along the The 33-year-old IAS officer, We have charged him under He alleged that Raheem's fam- ITC Chairman Sanjiv Puri, time. a forward post in the Keran comes amid heightened secu- Line of Control and hinter- who was appointed Survey Section 279 and 304 of the IPC," ily members were also harass- ED Nakul Anand, senior offi- Continued on Page 2 sector, the army said. Images rity in the state that has also land," army sources said. Director by the state cabinet on an investigating officer said. ing his daughter. TODAY ALMANAC Politics of vendetta will harm AP: YS Chowdhary ‘September 2020 NPR to lay Month & Paksham: Shravana & Shukla Paksha PNS n NEW DELHI foundation for pan-India NRIC’ Tithi : Chaturthi: 06:48 pm Advisors who certified that everything was Nakshatram: Uttara Phalguni: Former Union Minister and perfect during erstwhile TDP regime are now and PNS n NEW DELHI "In pursuance of sub- 01:44 am (Next Day) BJP MP in Rajya Sabha Sujana crying hoarse claiming irregularities had taken rule(4) of rule 3 of the Chowdhary, expressing concern The government has decided Citizenship (Registration of Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start place in the previous regime, taking a U-turn any important work) over Andhra Pradesh develop- to prepare a National Citizens and Issue of National Rahukalam: 05:08 pm – 06:44 pm ments, expressed doubts from their previous stand, he pointed out Population Register (NPR) by Identity Cards) Rules, 2003, Yamagandam: 12:22 pm – 01:57 pm whether Chief Minister YS September 2020 to lay the the central government here- Varjyam: 10:35 am – 12:02 pm Jaganmohan Reddy developed foundation for rolling out a by decides to prepare and Gulika: 03:33 pm - 05:08 pm vendetta against the Opposition valid even if there is a change of the previous regime, taking a U- citizens' register across the update the Population Good Time: (to start any if the recently-concluded budget guards in the state. Anulling the turn from their previous stand, country. Once the NPR is Register. session of the State Legislative contracts were unheard of in the he pointed out. He welcomed completed and published, it And the field work for important work) Assembly session was any indi- country, he felt. No works have the new regime to point out mis- is expected to be the basis for house-to-house enumeration Amritakalam: 07:15 pm – 08:41 pm cation. been going on in the state. takes, but annulment of all con- preparing the National throughout the country Abhijit Muhurtham: As the Assembly session con- Polavaram project works came tracts would cause immense Register of Indian Citizens except Assam for collection 11:56 am – 12:47 pm fined mostly to trading of to a grinding halt, he pointed out. loss to the state in the long-run. (NRIC), a pan-India version of information relating to all charges, the MP doubted the Works pertaining to building There is no dearth of funds to of Assam's National Register persons who are usually HYDERABAD intension of the ruling party over into the past of the TDP as if the said adding that his remarks the state capital at Amaravati also the Polavaram project, he said of Citizens (NRC), an official residing within the jurisdic- WEATHER the execution of the Polavaram government has no other busi- were neither political nor per- remained static, he said pointing the task of executing the project said. For the purpose of NPR, tion of local registrar shall be Forecast: Showers project. Therefore, he said that ness to discharge. This is sure to sonal but were made keeping in out sand mining is yet to take off was given to the AP only to a usual resident is defined as undertaken between the 1st Temp: 27/23 he is going to study the devel- shy away the prospective indus- mind the interests of AP. The in the state. ensure its speedy execution. a person who has resided in day of April, 2020 to 30th Humidity: 84% opments of the project from trialists from the state. If the con- Center would take a decision Advisors who certified that The support to the project a local area for past six September, 2020," said a noti- Sunrise: 05.56 Monday onwards. tracts awarded by the previous after studying developments tak- everything was perfect during from the Center is complete, he months or more or a person fication issued by Vivek Joshi, Sunset: 06.48 He expressed worry over what regime are cancelled in toto, no ing place in AP, he declared. erstwhile TDP regime are now said defining the support would who intends to reside in that Registrar General of Citizen Current Weather Conditions would be in store for the AP if bank will come forward to Once a project is awarded to a and crying hoarse claiming mean not mere allocation of area for the next six months Registration and Census Updated August 3, 2019 5:00 PM the ruling party goes on digging extend loans to AP in future, he contractor, the contracts remain irregularities had taken place in funds in the budget. or more. 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‘ALL AND SUNDRY’ Ease of doing bussiness a myth as work grinds to a halt in AP hold him accountable for with- rather than sympathy for Government had completed Work on all infrastructure holding information about Although described by some as "an Navayuga or its promotors. 70 per cent of the project. projects-irrigation, capital day after India's coffee certain transactions from admired member of India's business Declared as a national project, "Polavaram will continue to region included -- has come to king V. G. Siddhartha everyone. NECL may not fall elite", Siddhartha had reportedly run up Polavaram is designed to irri- remain a dream". a grinding halt after the Awas laid to rest in in the same bracket for more gate seven lakh acres and also In a separate world, Government's decision to pull Chikkamagaluru in Karnataka, than one reason. debts in excess of Rs. 11,000 crore, to divert 80 tmc of Godavari Nimmagadda Prasad remains the plug on contracts estimat- news came that the Andhra The flagship company of a key factor that led to his suspected water to Krishna through the stranded in Belgrade after his ed at Rs. 50,000 crore. The Government was terminating Navayuga group, it bagged the Pattiseema Lift Irrigation release from a Serbian jail fol- World Bank and the Asian the Polavaram project contract Polavaram project after it was suicide Project. lowing a red-corner notice Infrastructure Investment awarded to Navayuga transferred from the original For public consumption, issued at the behest of Ras Al Bank have decided not to Engineering Company bidder Transstroy whose chair- Prasad, in their joint venture he was not only unable to cope Navayuga's contract is being Khaimah (RAK), an emirate of extend loans for Amaravati Limited (NECL). A question man is Rayapati Sambasiva for developing Vodarevu- with the mounting debt but scrapped because the UAE, over the VANPIC pro- and construction labourers may rightly be asked: What is Rao, a rich contractor and Nizampatnam Port and also facing harassment by Irrigation Department had ject. are returning to their homes in common between the tragedy politician. Navayuga was under Industrial Corridor (VANPIC) income tax authorities. S NAGESH KUMAR altered the EPC (engineering, Tough times indeed for Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Uttar that befell Café Coffee Day and the radar of Registrar of without going through the "There was a lot of harass- Former Resident Editor, procurement and construc- businessmen - good, bad or Pradesh. the travails of Navayuga. Companies in 2018 when open competitive bidding ment from the previous D-G The Hindu tion) mode to lumpsum mode ugly. Business houses are suf- The decision to do away One is a beverage giant and investigations showed 47 group process. (director-general) Income Tax while awarding it work worth fering from cash crunch and with the free sand policy and the other a construction behe- companies functioning from Although described by in the form of attaching our coffee king. While emphasis- Rs. 2,500 crore. But the main slow growth. Claims that India selling it directly to consumers moth known for its record of the same address. some as "an admired member shares on two separate occa- ing that he gave his all to the reason is Chief Minister Jagan has improved its rank on the from September 5 has stopped building mega engineering Its chairman C. Visweswara of India's business elite", sions to block our Mindtree company, he rued "I failed as Mohan Reddy's belief that his ease of doing business scale even minor construction activ- projects. Cafe Coffee Day's Rao was questioned by the CBI Siddhartha had reportedly run deal and then taking position an entrepreneur". predecessor N. Chandrababu from 100 to 77 remains just ity. The half-finished road fly- founder had a squeaky-clean in the Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy up debts in excess of Rs. 11,000 (?) of our Coffee Day shares Siddhartha is being Naidu struck a quid pro quo that. Andhra ranked at the top over at NAD junction near image till he owned responsi- disproportionate assets case crore, a key factor that led to although the revised returns mourned as an earnest entre- deal with the contractor. among the 36 States and Visakhapatnam airport tells bility for mistakes he com- in 2012. The company also his suspected suicide. What is have been filed by us. This was preneur who failed whereas in Naidu claims that the current Union Territories in 2018. It the whole story to anyone vis- mitted in running his busi- faced investigations, along with significant is the fact that, in very unfair and has led to seri- Andhra the concern revolves regime had put the brakes on will be a huge challenge to sus- iting what is billed as the City nesses and wanted the law to industrialist Nimmagadda his final letter, Siddhartha said ous liquidity crunch", said the round the Polavaram project Polavaram after his tain its position now. of Destiny. Develop Ranganayakulu Sagar KCR's negligence hurting farmers: BJP into iconic project: Harish PNS n HYDERABAD said. KCR had not increased pensions, though seven PNS n HYDERABAD BJP official spokesperson months had elapsed after he Harish Rao Anugula Rakesh Reddy has assumed power, he said. Former Minister T Harish Rao asked Manohar said that Telangana farmers "Funds are not being on Saturday directed the have been left in the lurch as released to beneficiaries of Telangana Tourism to send Chief Minister K Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Development Corporation proposals to the Chandrashekar Rao has failed Mubarak schemes. Gram pan- chief Manohar to come up with District to waive farm loans. chayaths are reeling under a master plan to develop More than half of the farm- problems due to fund crunch. Ranganayaka Sagar into an Collector and ers had not received Rythu Discoms are staring at losses. iconic tourist spot with world- obtain Bandhu money despite com- Why hasn't the government class facilities. permissions for mencement of agricultural denying new loans to farmers. presented budget till now, Harish Rao visiting operations, he told media per- Thus, lakhs of farmers in the though it is close to eight Ranganayaka Sagar -- located the proposed sons here on Saturday. state have been left in a lurch months since it came back to on the outskirts of Chandlapur iconic project "CM KCR has failed to imple- due to utter negligence and power? Is there a financial in Chinna Kodur mandal of ment farm loan waiver and recklessness of the TRS gov- emergency in Telangana?" Siddipet district -- and the Engineer Anand, executive cheated farmers. Even Rythu ernment," said Rakesh Reddy, Rakesh Reddy sought to know. Pallagutta tank bund, along engineer Ravinder Reddy, MPP Bandhu money has not been criticising government for Mentioning that fund with Manohar and RDO of of Chinna Koduru Manik deposited into the accounts of neglecting farmers. crunch had been delivery of Siddipet, Jayachandra Reddy. Reddy, vice-MPP Papaiah, more than half of the farmers, "The Government has failed basic services in the state and He reviewed existing plans Irrigation Department's engi- though agricultural operations to provide even seeds on sub- posing problems to people of and issued the directions to neering officials and others have already started. As a result, sidy to farmers. Not just farm all sections, the BJP spokesper- officials. accompanied the minister on farmers are facing problems loan waiver, KCR has turned a son demanded KCR to publish Chief Minister K his field trip. due to cash crunch. As old loans blind eye to all other poll a White Paper on Telangana's Chandrasekhar Rao, during Later, he inspected works are yet to be repaid, bankers are promises and schemes," he financial situation. his recent visit to iconic project. of park. Ranganayaka Sagar, he asked relating to the suspension Chintamadaka, had sanctioned The Pallamgutta bund is The Outer Ring Road in tourism officials to plan water bridge across the Komati Rs 5 crore for development of spread over 45 acres of land. Hyderabad is just 100 km away sports and adventure activities, Cheruvu mini tank bund in Ranganayaka Sagar. Harish went round the areas and those living in Hyderabad apart from developing an arti- Siddipet and asked the officials NIT-Srinagar Harish Rao asked officials to identified for development as could reach the spot in one and ficial beach there. to complete the works by develop the Ranganayaka Sagar tourist spots in and around 100 half hours and have a pleasant The Ranganayaka Sagar Park September 29 and throw it campus closed.. into a tourism attraction as per acres of the Pallamgutta bund. stay there. A conference hall shoud be on par with similar open for public use. Continued from Page 1 the CM's vision. He discussed road connectiv- should be included in the pro- gardens in Narmada Project in Municipal chairman Harish Rao asked Manohar ity, power connectivity as well posed tourism project, it was Gujarat, Almatti Dam in Rajanarsu and engineering "Any student/parent wanti- to send proposals to the as and construction of cottages. suggested. Karnataka and Brindavan officials of the Tourism ng assistance, please call District Collector and obtain He noted that adequate land Considering the presence Gardens in Mysuru. Department and others were our Resident Commissioner permissions for the proposed was available for beautification of an island in the middle of the Irrigation Superintending present on the occasion. Sri Vedantam Giri at 011- 2338 2041 or on his mobile +91 99682 99337 at VHR questions Telangana Bhavan, New Zero tolerance against Delhi," further tweeted CM asks ITC to set up KTR, relieving students and KCR's silence on parents from anxiety. terrorism: Rajnath Hajipur rapes food processing units Even AP Bhavan officials have been coordinating the Prof Kodandaram detained Continued from Page 1 India Dream'. "We are prepared PNS n HYDERABAD Continued from Page 1 all over the State. This should efforts of students return. to increase our forces and are be taken as a social responsi- Parents from AP can contact "My eyes are on modern hyper- looking forward to indigenise Congress senior leader V "Our government has an aim bility," KCR observed. AP Bhavan OSD P Ravi en route Amrabad sonic missiles, and I want you: all defence systems; by 2025, we Hanumantha Rao has sought to launch the food- processing The Chief Minister also Shankar on mobile: PNS n HYDERABAD Kodandaram to reach (BDL and Defence Research will be exporting nuclear to know why the Telangana units on a large scale to enable asked ITC to take initiative in 9871999055 for any assis- Amrabad in the Nallamala for- and Development Organisation- weapons to friendly nations," state government has so far not the growers to get suitable opening the Rayon's factory in tance. Telangana Jana Samiti president est region. DRDO) to create them for the he added."Missiles encourage taken the Hajipur rape-cum- price for their produce and the Mulugu district. The ITC Students are expected to Prof Kodandaram was on Several TJS activists raised Air, Navy and Territorial Defence Army, and we remained depen- murders seriously, unlike the consumers to get unadulter- senior officials responded pos- reach Jammu from Srinagar Saturday taken into preventive slogans condemning the deten- systems of Indian Army," the dent on other countries for a Centre which had acted swift- ated and quality food grains. itively to KCR's suggestion. by Saturday midnight. As custody at Hajipur en route the tion. The slogans that rent the Defence Minister revealed. while," Rajnath Singh said. He ly on the Unnao rape case. To achieve the goal, major "We are completing the distance from Jammu to Nallamala forest region, where air included "Uranium vaddu- "All these weapons shall be thanked BDL for its efforts and On Saturday, VHR alleged players like the ITC, which has Kaleswaram and other pro- Delhi itself is close to 600 tribals have been protesting Nallamala Muddu". made in India. It is what we said, "I want to promise that that CM KCR, who visited considerable experience in the jects on a fast track. Reservoirs km by road, students are against exploration for uranium The Amrabad Tiger Reserve should aim for," he told BDL you will always be supported by China Jeeyar Swamy, relatives field, should come forward. with a capacity of 500 TMC expected to reach deposits. in Telangana state is the second and DRDO employees, and the government for making and friends, had no time to visit There are four and half lakh are getting ready in the State. Hyderabad only after Protesting his arrest, leaders largest tiger reserve in the added: "To increase the econ- higher defence systems to Hajipur village to console the Women Self Help groups in They will become an ideal Sunday. of the Anti-Uranium Struggle country. It is home to bio-diver- omy, and to make defence sys- imply 'Force behind peace'." bereaved victims. The CM must the State. The services of the location for the nature's beau- Telangana and AP Bhavan Committee leaders and resi- sity. Tribals and political outfits tems a billion-dollar Industry." "Today we produce 60 mis- spell out why he was not giving women should be utilised in ty. We have natural forests, his- officials have made arrange- dents of Padara and Amrabad have been expressing concern The World understands that siles per month and we are Rs.10 lakh to all villages just as procuring raw materials and torical places in the State. All ments for their food and mandals blocked the Srisailam- over "disastrous consequences" they cannot stop India from ready to produce 100 missiles he had done in the case of his other works for the establish- these can be developed as the accommodation in New Hyderabad highway, leading should the Centre give its final growing and living the 'New in a month. native village --Chintamadaka. ment of food processing units tourism centres. Delhi. to snarls for several hours. nod for exploration of the A large posse of policemen radio-active mineral in the thwarted attempts of Prof Nallamala forest region. HYDERABAD BULLION RATES A river-linking project that needs political de-linking GOLD K VENKATESHWARLU districts in Telangana and Krishna much earlier; in view of ` 31,810 (10 gm) n HYDERABAD Prakasam and Nellore dis- the changed political equations, ` 290 tricts in Andhra Pradesh state it may not accord national sta- SILVER Inter-linking of rivers may would benefit from such link- tus to this huge project. sound good as a massive benev- ing as they would be in a posi- The Centre has already ` 37,200 (1 KG) olent project even if technical tion to utilize about 3,000 accorded national status to ` 500 objections are raised and the TMC water, which, otherwise, Polavaram in Andhra Pradesh topography of the courses of the is going waste into the sea. state. A proposal to give rivers concerned do not permit The project needs nearly national status to Kaleswaram CHICKEN smooth run due to environ- Rs.80,000 crore. Besides, the two project is pending. RATES `/KG mental and other concerns. A Telugu states are already having According to sources, the far more formidable challenge a tough time completing pend- BJP-led NDA government may Dressed/With Skin `168 lies in de-linking such a project ing irrigation projects, some of not accord national status to Without Skin `191 from political stakes. which are stuck mid-way. As the project envisaged for link- Broiler at Farm `116 A case in point is the pro- strongly pitched for inter-link- questions, well in advance, are things stand, the two states have ing Godavari and Krishna posed inter-linking of ing of two major rivers to meet crucial, considering that both to bring substantial loans if they rivers. For, it may not want the Godavari and Krishna rivers, the water requirements of the Telangana and Andhra Pradesh decide to link the rivers on their credit for the project to go to which sounds quite good on Telugu states and to put an end are not in a position to invest own. KCR and Jagan. EGG the drawing boards, but is to acrimonious water disputes. huge amounts needed for the Of course, the two states According to political ana- RATES `/100 likely to get entangled in They also decided to explore project on their own and may may be inclined to request the lysts, BJP is keen on growing Centre-States knots depending the possibility of diverting depend willy-nilly on the Centre to recognize the river- in the Telugu states. So, it may HYDERABAD 307 on who gets the credit and who Godavari river waters to Centre to fund the whole or a linking as a national project not spoil the party by giving VIJAYAWADA 331 foots the bill. Srisailam (Krishna) reservoir. part of the cost of diverting and according allot funds to it. national project status to the VISAKHAPATNAM 345 Telangana Chief Minister K However, the moot question Godavari water to Srisailam. Although the Bharatiya Janata linking of Godavari and Chandrasekhar Rao and his is: Who will foot the bill and KCR has a point when he Party is in favor of the river link- Krishna rivers knowing fairly RETAIL PRICE `3.07 Andhra Pradesh counterpart from where should the money says that the erstwhile ing project and had even pro- well the present political impli- (IN HYDERABAD) YS Jagan Mohan Reddy be mobilized? Answers to these Mahabubnagar and Nalgonda posed linking of Godavari and cations.

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RIME JOINT OPERATION BY TS-AP POLICE CORNER Burglar arrested by Imposter involved in serial sexual assaults nabbed Nacharam Police NAVEEN KUMAR HYDERABAD: A 31-year-old n HYDERABAD habitual offender was arrested by the Nacharam police on Accused escaped from custody twice An inveterate imposter and Saturday. The arrested person habitual offender, involved in PNS n HYDERABAD "After escaping from police was involved in robberies of extortion of money from peo- custody, while travelling by laptops and cash at Nacharam Timeline said officials. The arrested ple and sexually assaulting Shekar's distant relative, train from Vijayawada to person, identified as Chinnam women since 2001, was Suresh, was his first victim in Guntakal, he came in contact Rama Krishna, is a resident of nabbed on Saturday following 2001 whom he cheated to the of events ... with Nagamani and intro- Bolligudem in Medipally and a a joint operation by the tune of Rs 30,000 on the pre- duced himself as a Security driver by profession. According Telangana and Andhra text of providing job at a sugar Officer to VIPs and took her Pradesh Police forces. factory in Vuyyuru. JULY 17 -- contact details. On June 1, he to the police, Krishna Accused stole i20 car bearing committed the robberies at The accused, who used to After serving jail time at contacted her and went to her pose as a top official from var- Gannavaram prison, Ravi number KA-01-MR-2977 from house at Gangavathi Village, night time. He broke into the one Naga Malleshwar in houses after ensuring that no ious government departments, Shekar met a woman at Koppal District of Karnataka including the police, was Vijayawada and cheated her. Gangavathi Village, Koppal State and took shelter at her one was inside and stole District of Karnataka State. laptops and cash. The police nabbed at the Panthangi Toll He was arrested again by the place and claimed that he has have registered a case. In the Gate near Choutuppal by per- Thotlavalluru police and Rs 3 crore to invest in proper- course of the investigation, sonnel of AP Police, who acted lodged in Vijayawada Jail. Post JULY 26 -- ty there. Believing him, the officials were able to nab in tandem with LB Nagar his release, he started extort- He changed the number plate victim's brother, Venkat Krishna based on CCTV footage Zone, Special Operation Team, Commissioner of Rachakonda Police Mahesh Bhagwat and other police officials briefing media persons about the arrest of ing money from traders to TS 05 AV 1119 at Vinjrama Narayan, and villagers started and arrested him. Officials CCS and the IT Cell. Officials alleged serial offender Sekhar involved in multiple cases since 2001 (ration dealers, rice mill own- Village of Kukunoor Mandal in showing lands for sale and he recovered 2 laptops from his seized four cell phones, eight ers, fertilizer shops and kirana West Godavari District. collected copies of documents possession. SIM cards, two gold rings, one After gaining their confidence, shops) by posing as Vigilance to convince his con and on silver ring and Rs 47,000 in he promised to provide a gov- Officer, Income Tax Officer, JULY 27 -- June 17, he escaped the village cash from his possession. ernment job to the victim. Modus operandi Anti Corruption Bureau He kidnapped the 21 year old with Narayan's i20, bearing the 4 hurt as bus The accused, Ithem Ravi According to the police, the Officer, Enforcement Officer, Bpharma student. number KA 01 MR turns turtle Sekhar alias Satish alias accused, after taking the vic- PNS n HYDERABAD Vigilance Enforcement Judge and also as a relative of 2977 to Ramdurg Shashidhar Reddy alias Arvind tim, her brother and father for Department official. He higher officials. He started col- Village, Karnataka," HYDERABAD: A private travels JULY 28 -- alias Ravindra Babu alias a ride in the city, dropped the Smooth communication visited shops and extorted lecting money from them, Moved around in Cuddapah, the bus returning to Hyderabad Ashok Reddy alias Sridhar boy off near BN Reddy circle skills, coupled with fluency money from them by threat- Commissioner of Rachakonda Commissioner from Anantapur turned turtle Kurnool and Prakasam Reddy, 48, was the one who and asked her father to get in English and Telugu, neat ening to seal their shops. Police Mahesh Bhagwat said. district areas. said. near the Nehru Zoological Park, had kidnapped the 21-year- down near the Kuntloor cross- attire and fake ID cards "He always travelled in a He also cheated unem- On June 26, he injuring at least 4 persons old B Pharmacy student, a case roads on the pretext of obtain- were Shekar's tools to con car and targeted business- ployed students stating that he changed the num- onboard on Saturday. The bus, under the Hayathnagar Police ing signature of DFO at people, said the Police men, retired Government was working at Collector's ber plate to TS 05 belonging to SS Travels, was JULY 29 -- Station that was reported early Kadapa and drove off to Commissioner, adding that servants and Government Office, Secretariat etc and col- Took the victim to AV 1119 and head- returning to Hyderabad from in July, said the Police Kadapa, informing the victim there were DC (Dossier officials by posing as lected huge amounts from Veerlapalem of Miryalaguda ed towards Anantapur and was about to Commissioner of Rachakonda, that her parents would be fol- Criminal) Sheets against the Vigilance Officer, Income them, while offering to provide area and changed the number Vinjrama Village in Kukunoor drop off passengers at Mahesh Bhagwat. The lowing in a different car. He criminal in Vijayawada, Tax Officer. He informed his jobs in the Government sector. plate to AP 39 AD 4041. Mandal of West Godavari Afzalgunj, when the incident accused had sexually assault- then took her to secluded Krishna and Guntur dis- target that he had come for He was involved in 48 cases District and, by posing as occurred at a median near the ed the victim following abduc- places and halted at nearby tricts. a raid, threatened them and and has been arrested in the Arvind Reddy, CBI Officer Zoo park. According to locals tion, he added. petrol bunks. He passed Shekar used his knowl- extorted money to do an past by different police stations JULY 30 -- from Delhi, he extorted Rs who reached the scene first, "The police formed 10 spe- though Kadapa, Kurnool and edge of various Government official favour. He got of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh She escaped from him and 50,000 from a victim and the driver of the bus, who was reached home via bus. in an inebriated condition, cial teams and the same were Prakasam districts and took Departments and extorted acquainted with women and States. He was convicted in 14 escaped. rammed the bus into the deployed in several districts in her to a forest area to forcibly money by 'conducting raids' lured them on the pretext of Cases, has NBWs pending in "On June 30, he approached median. The bus had 15 Telangana, Andhra Pradesh sexually assault her in the car on ration shops, rice traders, providing them jobs, money, six cases, and is wanted in 12 AUGUST 3 -- one Kammalapally Lingaiah, passengers on board at the and Karnataka to trace and nab and threatened her with dire fertilizers shops, kirana loans to construct houses, to cases and 16 cases are in PT Accused was nabbed by who is running a tea stall at time of the incident. The injured the offender. The Andhra consequences if she raised her shops, fancy shops etc. donate money to church (pending trial). officials from Panthangi Toll Narketpally road and cheated persons were shifted to a Pradesh Police was specially voice. He then kept moving at While doing so he used to and trapped them to indulge On January 30, 2019, he Gate near Choutuppal. him to the tune of Rs 20,000 hospital for better treatment, alerted as he was a native of AP isolated areas and always used pose as ACB Officer, Income in sexual activities," the escaped from police custody by promising a loan from BC after receiving first aid from a and had committed several to park the car on the roadside Tax Officer, CID Officer, Commissioner said. on the pretext of having food Corporation. Later on July 108 ambulance. The police offences there" the without being seen and lock- while returning from the Visakhapatnam Jail under 21, he cheated two women at have registered a case. The Commissioner said. ing the girl inside, while step- cash, two gold rings and one "Fearing that she might Kakinada Court to the police escort, he escaped on Seethanagaram of East driver of the bus has been On July 23, at about 7:30 am, ping out. silver ring from the owner and reveal about him, he went to Visakhapatnam Jail. the pretext of attending to Godavari District claiming to arrested. Shekar approached the stu- On July 29, he took her to escaped in the same car, the Prakasam District and was Subsequently a case was reg- nature call, along with hand- be an employee of Sub dent's victim's family, who run Veerlapalem in Miryalaguda in official said. Thereafter, he left caught while he moving clan- istered at the Port Police cuffs, leading chain and other Collector Office and escaped a hotel at Bongloor Road in the same car where he changed the girl at Chilakaluripet destinely at the Panthangi Toll Station, Visakhapatnam, fol- items. Since then he has been with Rs 65,000 and also mis- Hayathnagar, in a white car, the number plate to AP 39 AD bazaar area and fled the spot Gate near Choutuppal in the lowing which he was arrested involved in seven cases," the behaved with them, following bearing number AP 16 AQ 4041. After locking the girl, he after she tried to escape. same stolen i20 car bearing AP and sent to jail. police official said. which they approached the 8 Inspectors 1686, and introduced himself approached a fertilizer shop The girl boarded a bus at 39 AD 4041 by the special "Again, on May 23, while he He stole the car he used to Hayathnagar Police in as Sridhar Reddy, a brain sur- and by posing as a Vigilance Addanki bus stand and team on Saturday," the was returning from Thiruvuru kidnap the 21-year-old from Rachakonda in July," the transferred geon in Osmania Hospital. Officer extorted Rs 82,000 in reached home on July 30. Commissioner said. Court, Krishna District to one of the victims. Commissioner stated. PNS n HYDERABAD

Eight Inspectors working in the city have been trans- ‘BDL focusing on SUV Kia Seltos unveiled at ferred and given new post- ings by City Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar. indigenisation' Automotive Kia Among those transferred is PNS n HYDERABAD Ibrahimpatnam unit, which Tappachabutra Station House will supply electricity for mak- PNS n HYDERABAD Officer T Ashok Kumar, who Bharat Dynamics Limited's ing defence systems. Potholes ‘filled' with materials that make road stretches slushy and slippery was at the centre of a con- focus on indigenisation came to BDL is also expanding its Kia Seltos, much-awaited SUV, troversy for conducting a the fore during its Golden wings in Amravati, Maharashtra was unveiled here on Saturday FILLING POTHOLES 'Burkha decoy operation'. Jubilee Celebrations in the and is increasing its footprint in by Automotive Kia, the official Last month, mild tension august company of Defence Bhanur, Telangana. BDL has dealer partner, for Kia Motors prevailed in Tappachabutra Minister Rajnath Singh and been concentrating its efforts on India in Hyderabad. The launch Cops' leave GHMC aghast when a cop wearing a burkha other dignitaries. indigenisation for effective mis- was followed by test drives. and another police constable, Rajnath inaugurated a Missile sile production with cost-effec- "We are extremely happy to NAVEENA GHANATE rately. Pebbles get washed out of who had applied 'tilak' on his storage building, a solar plant, tive material drawn from its partner with Automotive deal- n HYDERABAD potholes and spread all over the forehead, moved as a couple rainwater harvesting plant; own Research and ership under the leadership of road. on the roads as part of a unveiled a statue of Dr APJ Development output. Rajiv Sanghvi that is estab- Traffic police personnel in Traffic police and responsible decoy operation. The police Abdul Kalam and a postal "We are working on 'Amogh' lishing our initial footprint in Hyderabad are now filling pot- citizens, in an attempt to give had caught four persons, stamp dedicated to commem- missile with our research and Hi-TEC City and Nagole in holes with loose soil and mud, some relief, are dumping con- including a 60-year-old man, orate the vision of the beloved development. We have pre- Hyderabad city. This region is Devulapalli Prabhakar Rao unveils the KIA Seltos at Vihaan Auto in Kukatpally unintentionally making the road struction debris, crushed stones when they stopped the cou- former President. pared missiles like Prithvi and a key market for premium more dangerous. While GHMC or soil in potholes and craters. ple and reprimanded them. Missile production - a jour- Aakash as part of integrated cars and SUVs, and we maintenance and repair lio by launching a new car every has been at the receiving end for GHMC has always failed to However, senior officials ney which started 50 years ago Missile Development Program are confident that Kia services with availability six to nine months, lining up at the bad state of roads, the cops' take cognizance of potholes. It on Saturday maintained that -- has now become number one with DRDO. Along with these Seltos will be a game- of spare parts across the least 5 vehicles by 2021. timely help, though appreciat- is high time a scientific the transfer of Ashok Kumar multi-product enterprise and works, our focus is on indi- changer in this segment. country. Entering India as Rajiv Sanghvi, Executive ed by citizens, could become approach was adopted as part of was an administrative move weapon system integrator for genisation," said, Commodore We are equipped with the a global premium brand, Director, Automotive thankless, considering the long- steps initiated during the mon- and not linked to the con- making the finest defence Siddharth Mishra from BDL. biggest network for a new we understand the expecta- Manufacturers Pvt Ltd, said, term implications. soon preparedness meetings. troversy. equipment in India. "We have indigenised 75 to 90 entrant with 265 touch points tions of the customers, so we "Kia is globally rated amongst Like every year, during this During these meetings in June, The others who were "For defence capability and percent of weapon systems pro- across 160 cities. Kia aims to are prepared to ensure opti- the best in product quality and monsoon too, commuters are all the departments, including transferred along with the preparedness, we need more cured from France, Russia, and reach out to every customer mum service quality and cus- with their design and best in forced to navigate muddy and Traffic, police, HMRL and new postings are as follows indigenous production and Italy," he added. and provide the best possible tomer satisfaction," said class features the response slushy roads. According to GHMC, are expected to pool A Sudhakar (Special BDL has to play a vital role in There are plans to indigenize care for them even in the Manohar Bhat. which we have received from sources, when potholes are ideas, instead of letting roads Branch), Akram Baba (AI it," said Rajnath Singh. highly-priced top 20 compo- remotest corners of the coun- Automotive Kia established our customers for the Seltos filled with loose soil, the road teem with pools and puddles of Bowenpally), G Santosh The new Rain Water nents within the next two- try," said Manohar Bhat, Vice its footprint in HI-TEC City even before the price is becomes slushy, making it even water and slush. Kumar (SHO Harvesting facility is 'Jal Nidhi' three years. "Memorandum of President and Head of Sales & and Nagole, with the launch of announced has been over- more dangerous. When it rains, In fact in June, the prepared- Tappachabutra), T Ashok at the upcoming Unit of BDL in understanding has been signed Marketing. its much-awaited dealership whelming. We are very excit- the sand gets washed off, mak- ness for monsoons was show- Kumar (West Zone Control Ibrahimpatnam. It is expected with T-Hub, Telangana for "Kia Motors oozes contem- and world-class service facili- ed to partner with Kia Motors." ing these stretches slippery and cased clearly. But, when it Room), K Maruthi Prasad to help store of 24 lakh litres of defence-related innovative porary and stylish design lan- ty with Automotive Kia. The 256 touch points will be resulting in accidents. comes to implementation, there (D I Shahinayathgunj), K water and can help improve products and with IIIT guage to make sure that the The Seltos has already gath- operated by authorized Kia Manoeuvering potholes could is many a slip between the cup Nagaiah (AI Punjagutta), T ground water levels. Hyderabad for defence equip- customer feels this luxury with ered record-breaking 6,046 dealer partners and will ensure be less risky than travelling on and lip. Potholes have surfaced Venkateshwar Rao (DI The 5-megawatt solar power ment with artificial intelligence ease. We have a great product bookings on the first day itself state-of-the-art experience for slippery stretches with thin lay- on arterial roads, causing traffic Lalaguda) and B Veerana plant, spread across 30 acres, is under Innovation for Defence and now to show our care for - with bookings for a token sales and after sales through ers of mud. There have been snarls. Filling each pothole has (Special Investigation destined to produce 79 lakh Excellence scheme," the customers, we are prepared amount of INR 25,000. Further, IOT (Internet of Things) tech- instances of people falling down become a challenge for GHMC Team). units of electricity at BDL's Commodore Siddharth stated. to provide world-class vehicle Kia plans to expand its portfo- nology. as not all drivers can judge accu- and a chore for traffic cops! International Beer Emergency Care Simulation Complex opens PNS n HYDERABAD unresponsive, critical patients Governor Narasimhan inaugurates the advanced facility in Medchal with no vital signs; facilitates Day celebrated GVK Emergency Management learning with focus on child- PNS n HYDERABAD and Pune. Participants from and Research Institute (EMRI) Krishnam Raju, and others related life-threatening prob- the city, Tanuja and has set up in Medchal its Technology is an were present on the occasion. lems. Youth celebrated International Harshavardhan Solanki, Emergency Care Simulation important Newborn suite: A simulator Beer Day at various hotels, emerged winners in the cap- Complex that would equip component in health Simulators: Adult medical and co-created with the American restaurants and pubs on Friday tion contest. Sipping beer trainees with requisite skills care, however, the human trauma suite: Designed using Academy of Paediatrics and with enthusiasm. The event is along with friends, conveying and provide state-of-the-art cutting-edge technology, this designed to improve neonatal celebrated annually on the thanks to beer makers, tasting education in emergency care. touch is important and that is suite opens up numerous sim- resuscitation. Focusing on the first Friday of August. Hotels beers brewed in various coun- Spread over 4,000 sq ft, the what GVK EMRI is doing ulation possibilities for variable first 10 minutes of life, it pro- and pubs made several attrac- tries were among the activities simulation complex has been ESL NARASIMHAN locations and mobility. It is easy vides realistic training for crit- tive offers to tipplers and lined up for the International commissioned with a grant Governor to programme, operate, and ical interventions such as lung made available various differ- Beer Day, which previously from the Tata Trusts and pro- transport all aspects of medical recruitment manoeuvres and ent flavours for the benefit of celebrated on August 5. Since vides simulation-based medical training. advanced airway management. the beer guzzling public. 2012 the celebration is being education using sophisticated complex as a milestone in the Obstetric suite: An advanced Infant or baby suite: It helps The liquor giant Kingfisher held on first Friday in August. and technically advanced man- state's healthcare set-up. full-body birthing simulator healthcare providers recognise conducted a survey on "Why The event originated in nequins and enabling students "Technology is an important revive the concept of family home. with accurate anatomy and and respond to critically ill pae- people like beer?" on social California city of the USA and to evaluate, perform and repeat component in health care, physicians. Through '108' med- Apart from E Rejender, functionality facilitates multi- diatric patients, represents a media platform Twitter and spread in many parts of the the same exercises till they get however, the human touch is ical services and Basti Labour Minister Ch Malla professional obstetric team nine- -month-old paediatric asked the participants to write world. The consumption of a procedure right. important and that is what Dhawakanas, there is a possi- Reddy, Member of Parliament training of birth management. patient and provides a highly small captions and win prizes. beer in Rangareddy and Inaugurating the new facil- GVK EMRI is doing," he said. bility of connecting family Revanth Reddy, GVK Founder Child suite: An interactive realistic mannequin that meets The contest was held in Hyderabad districts is increas- ity at Medchal on Saturday, He requested Health physicians with patients, he Chairman, GVK Reddy, Tata paediatric simulator which specific learning objectives Bangaluru, Pune, Mumbai, ing with each year by at least Governor ESL Narasimhan Minister Etela Rajender to said adding that immediate Trusts trustee, RK Krishna simulates a wide range of con- focusing on initial assessment Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad 10 per cent. described the new simulation introduce a pilot project to care for patient should come at Kumar, GVK EMRI director ditions from healthy talking to and treatment. HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | AUGUST 4, 2019 hyderabad 04

Jagtial district CAPSULE Ponnam writes to KCR moots 60-day plan to tops in Swachch Uranium struggles: Darpan rankings n KCR seeking an Communists to lend PNS JAGITYAL support turn villages clean and green In the national Swachch NALGONDA: The two communist Darpan rankings, as on appointment parties CPI and CPM, active in PNS n HYDERABAD representatives of the Friday Jagityal distict ranked Nalgonda and Khammam Public representatives, officials who Association of sarpanches, number one achieving 98.24 PNS n HYDERABAD districts, have decided to lend Chief Minister K KCR expressed his concern per cent of targets fixed for support to the anti-uranium Chandrasekhar Rao on ignore it to be sacked over the fact that there was no the programme. TPCC working president struggle of various mass Saturday mooted a 60-day change in the conditions of vil- The district relegated Ponnam Prabhakar, organisations in Mahabubnagar action plan to make villages lages even several decades after Mahabubnagar district (94.8 addressed a letter to the district. The two parties have clean and green on a war-foot- the country attained indepen- per cent) to second position, Chief Minister K formally took a decision in this ing and called upon people's dence. Thousands of crores of Rajanna Sircilla district Chandrasekhar Rao seeking regard and started preparing for representatives and bureau- money spent for the purpose (93.81 per cent) to third posi- an appointment to bring var- an extended struggle in the crats to be prepared to imple- had gone down the drain con- tion, Wanaparti district ious issues related to devel- Nallamala belt . In an attempt to ment it in letter and spirit. He sidering that problems in vil- (90.74 per cent) to fourth opmental works and activi- push the state and central warned that public represen- lages remained unsolved. position, Peddapalli district ties to be taken up in governments to withdraw the tatives and officials concerned There was no accountabili- (89.95 per cent) to fifth posi- Karimnagar district. In his The Congress leader decision of establishing the showing laxity in implement- ty in village-level elected rep- tion and Karimngar district letter, Ponnam asked the CM reminded the Chief uranium unit in the belt, the party ing the action plan could be resentatives and development (72.45 per cent) to seventh to give instructions to his leadership of the CPM is keen on sacked. of villages with people's par- position. When the rankings officials for a meeting with a Minister to honour the promoting the struggle with the In a statement issued on ticipation was still a far cry, he were introduced for the first delegation of 9members from promises that he aid of SFI, its student wing and Saturday, the Chief Minister rued. time in 2017, the district Karimnagar district. He said the adivasi students of the region. pointed out that Harita Haram He listed out activities to be won top honours. The next that the appointment date made in Karimnagar CPM leaders pointed that the and Power Week should be taken up during the Harita year, Rajanna Sircilla district can be based on the CM's on August 5, 2014 fight against Uranium would implemented as part of the Haram, Power Week and pin- hogged the limelight. Now, convenience at Camp office become a struggle against the action plan. pointed the goals to be Jagityal district is all set to or at Telangana Secretariat. up the promises he made on unilateral decisions taken by the Emphasizing the role of parishads and zilla parishads exhorting the newly-elected achieved by gram panchayats. achieve the rare distinction The Congress leader remind- August5, 2014 in central and state governments in Panchayat Raj Department in should be clearly defined for sarpanches and ward members Minister for Panchayat Raj for the second time. ed the Chief minister to keep Karimnagar. the recent past. CPI is gearing up rural development, KCR point- efficient discharge of duties. He to make use of the opportuni- Eerrabelli Dayakar Rao, to move forward intensively and ed that the government vowed said that the government ty to develop villages. All vil- Panchayat Raj Secretary Vikas have prepared an action to strengthen it organization- would bring out a compre- lages should have burial Raj, Commissioner Neetu committee to focus its attention ally and said that it would fill hensive policy for develop- grounds within six months, he Prasad, Collectors of on the struggles of anti Uranium all vacant posts in gram pan- ment of villages. said. Mahabubnagar, Siddipet, Jailpal had great presence of agitations. The support extended chayats, mandal parishads and The New Panchayat Raj Act, Presiding over a high-level Kamareddy, Jayashankar by the communist parties would zilla parishads soon. formulated recently, clearly review on implementation of Bhupalapalli and Suryapeta further propel the mass agitation The Chief Minister insisted defined powers, duties of all the action plan in villages at districts, district panchayat by various organizations in the that the roles and duties of organs and how funds accrued Pragati Bhavan here on officers and others took part in mind, recalls Chandrababu Mahabubnagar district. gram panchayats, mandal to panchayats, he said, while Saturday with officials and the meeting. Former AP CM mourns Jaipal and Mukhesh deaths PNS n HYDERABAD

Rain fails to bring respite in upland zones of erstwhile Warangal Former Chief Minister of PV KONDAL RAO not have the impact in the Andhra Pradesh N n WARANGAL In Mulugu district zones like Dharmasagar and Chandrababu Naidu paid his specifically, the rainfall other parts of Warangal urban last respects to departed souls Although Telangana witnessed district. of Congress leaders S Jaipal incessant rains over the past 48 has been abundant In the Jangaon district, the Reddy and Mukhesh Goud's hours , the upland regions of and the Godavari rainfall was not sufficient for on Saturday at their respective the erstwhile Warangal district flows have not only the paddy transplantations. residences. After offering flo- received meager rainfall, leav- The farmers feel that the water ral tributes, Chandrababu ing the tanks and ponds half reached the peak but tables depleted for few months recalled that Jaipal Reddy filled on Saturday . also touched the and this could not be recharged strived hard to upkeep the The tanks in the forest dis- with the present rains. Despite ideals he believed in. "Jaipal tricts of Bhupalpalli and danger mark in the rains in Station Ghanpur, Reddy waged uncompromised Mulugu are filled with sufficient Ramannagudem and Raghunathpalli, Lingala fight being in opposition. He waters due to the good rains Ghanpur and Chilpur fought on public issues along Former AP CM said, "Jaipal tions and his memories will be received over the past two days other areas Mandals, the tanks and ponds with Gouthu Lachhanna and Reddy's works style was always etched with me forever", he In Mulugu district specifi- could not be recharged with Puchalapally Sundaraiah", he an inspiring one. I didn't come said. cally, the rainfall has been Ramannagudem and other continuous rainfall. Likewise, and Mahabubabad regions. sufficient inflows .Farmers in said across anyone like Jaipal Reddy Chandrababu was also paid abundant and the Godavari areas. good rains were witnessed in In the Warangal rural district these areas are hoping for Chandrababu recollected in the recent years. He had tributes to Mukhesh Goud's flows have not only reached the However, tanks like the Mahabubabad district's heavy rainfall occurred in the some more rains this season in that when he was convener of good orator skills and presence and expressed deep sympathies peak but also touched the dan- Ramappa have not received the tribal terrain connecting the Atmakur, Parakal and order to transplant their paddy United Front, Jaipal was offi- of mind. He will be an inspi- to family members over the ger mark in the adequate rain water despite Koththagudem, Narsampet Geesugonda belt but these did as per the estimated levels. cial spokesperson of the party. ration for the future genera- demise of the leader.

Environmentalists Tension in Nallamala as Sangareddy KGBV students stage dismayed uranium struggle intensifies protest over ill-treatment at untreated effluents in sea AVINASH DEEPAK PULI ments are creating distur- Students of KGBV say chicken served to them over weekend taken back after clicking pictures n MAHABUBNAGAR bances in the forest terrain for PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM promoting industrialization. PNS n SANGAREDDY to outsiders. They accused The anti-Uranium struggle The protest lasted for about However, the students Archana of engaging the students The city-based environmen- launched by mass organiza- two hours and the traffic in the Following the ill-treatment refused to budge and in cleaning the hostel, bath- talists urged the civic offi- tions and rights units took a entire region came to a stand meted-out by head and special rooms and premises every day. cials to immediately take new turn on Saturday. Police still for few hours. officer of Kasturba Gandhi sat in the rain forcing The MLA and DEO interact- steps to ensure that untreat- prevented the entry of TJS leader Kodandaram has Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV), J the MLA and DEO ed with students, Special Officer, ed industrial effluents are Telangana Jana Samithi Chief alleged that the state and cen- Archana, students staged a other staff and locals to under- not released into the sea. Prof.Kodanda Ram and his tral governments were delib- protest at MPDO office on Vijayalakshmi to make stand the issue. Kranthi Kiran They have called for a mass team members in the Hazipur erately creating tense situation Saturday. a visit immediately also lodged a complaint with movement to protect and chowrastha of Achampet man- Munnaur of Amrabad mandal in the forest by encouraging The girl students alleged that Sangareddy Collector M restore water bodies in Vizag dal in the afternoon. Police at Hyderabad-Srisailam high- mining of uranium, despite they were not even given suffi- Hanumantha Rao asking him to with a firm action plan. arrested the team which was way. The protesters raised slo- ecological imbalances being cient food. Braving the rain, the authorities serve plateful of initiate appropriate action against Environmentalist Bolisetti headed to the Nallamala forest gans against denuding the for- predicted in the zone. The pro- girls walked out of the hostel at budge and sat in the rain forcing chicken, click pictures and take the Special officer. Kranthi said, Satyanarayana invited KH belt to create awareness on the est wealth in the name of ura- fessor said that their team was 8 am after having breakfast to the MLA and DEO food back from their plates. "It is sad to know that teachers Choi, an environmentalist impact of Uranium project . nium mining and raised slo- going to the interior terrain of hold protest. Taking cognizance Vijayalakshmi to make a visit Students informed the MLA who are expected to raise the stu- from South Korea, who In a quick retort, Adivasis gans against the government. the Nallamala to create aware- of the issue, Andole MLA Chanti immediately. that they were feeling orphaned dents with care are exploiting worked as vice-president of and other tribal organizations Young protestors of Adivasi ness among the Adivasis. TJS Kranthi Kiran through a phone Special officer is responsible to due to the ill-treatment. them by taking groceries out of Hitech Energy in imple- took up a massive protest organisations alleged that the is going to take up a massive call tried to convince the stu- send pictures to the higher offi- They further alleged that the the hostel and making them menting several power pro- opposing the arrest of TJS state government was hand in struggle against the establish- dents, to sit in the hostel room cials of the food being served to Special Officer was taking away work. The Telangana govern- jects across the globe, to see leader and his team. They glove with the centre. They ment of Uranium plant in the promising to visit the place. students over the weekend. rice, milk and other groceries ment would not tolerate such some of the most pollution- blocked the road traffic in said that both the govern- region. However, the students refused to Students complained that the from the hostel and selling them incidents". making industries in India. Both of them visited steel plants and other industries in Vizianagaram and VPT is ranked Visakhapatnam districts. third in handling Prime land parcels in city up for sale AP Governor celebrates They noticed that Maa Mahamaya Industries had to cargo traffic Continued from Page 1 1,500 crore during the auctions These parcels are under com- put more efforts to reduce PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM held in May and August 2016. mercial, residential, commer- pollution. As the state government's It again planned to auction cial-cum-office as well as birthday on a grand note "The company's Vice- Port of Visakhapatnam attained debt burden is hovering at lands in December 2016, but multi-use zones. The auction President has informed that third position among major nearly Rs 2.40 lakh crore, the was forced to shelve the pro- will be held online on May 19. PNS n VIJAYAWADA shape the future of our coun- they are implementing some ports in cargo traffic during government wants to raise posal due to slump in the real After the TRS government try." changes to bring the pollu- April to July in the current finan- funds through sale of lands, estate sector following the came to power in 2014, the Andhra Pradesh Governor He said Indian Red Cross tion under control," cial year. VPT scaled up by one instead of accumulating fur- Centre's sudden decision to first auction of land was con- Biswa Bhushan Harichandan Society was a humanitarian Satyanarayana said adding slot from the earlier fourth ther debts. demonetize Rs 500 and Rs ducted in 2015. However, it celebrated his 85th birthday on organisation that serves and "A lot of negligence is seen position for the corresponding Official sources said e-auc- 1,000 currency notes on was not successful. a grand note at Raj Bhavan on supports the poor and helpless in protecting surface and period of 2018-19 fiscal. VPT tion would be conducted and November 8, 2016. During the 2016 auction, the Saturday. with concern. "Red Cross is underground water handled cargo traffic of 23.70 the notification in this regard In April 2016, the Telangana government fixed Rs 1 lakh as Ministers Kodali running 18 blood banks, which resources." million tonnes during April to would be issued this month. government announced that it the upset price for plots in Venkateswara Rao, Vellampalli are providing 82,000 blood Most of the chemical July 2019 against 21.52 million The State government would put 54 land parcels up Jubilee Hills, Bharani Layout, Srinivas, Perni units a year. Red Cross is also industries directly release tonnes of corresponding period attempted to mobilize over Rs for auction in order to raise Banjara Hills Road No.12, Venkataramaiah and MLA running a cancer hospital, their wastes using reverse of previous year; thus, an incre- 10,000 crore from the sale of money for the state. The price Banjara Hills Road No. 10 and Malladi Vishnu extended yoga centres, old age homes, boring method, which mental volume of 2.18 million land parcels during financial for the parcels begins at Rs Nandagiri Hills. HUDA greetings on behalf of the gov- Biswa Bhushan Harichandan orphanages, generic medical implies permanent damage tonnes is achieved. The growth year 2016-17. It was mentioned 80,000 per sq yard and Heights in Jubilee Hills and ernment as Chief Minister YS shops and first aid training to the ground water of more than 10 percent in the State Annual Budget for includes plots in prime local- Banjara Hills Road No. 12 have Jaganmohan Reddy was away children, tribal and Dalit stu- centres". resource. This will damage achieved by VPT is the highest 2016-17. However, the gov- ities such as Nandagiri Hills, upset prices set at Rs 90,000 and on a foreign tour. dents. He presented new He said Andhra Pradesh lives of people living over a among major ports. ernment could hardly earn Rs Banjara Hills and Jubilee Hills. Rs 80,000 respectively. Chief Secretary LV clothes and notebooks to them. Red Cross unit served the vic- radius of several kilometres. Subrahmanyam and BJP State A tailor was specially hired for tims of fire accidents, floods He urged AP Pollution President Kanna this purpose to take their mea- and natural calamities. Control Board officials to Lakshminarayana and other surements. Children offered "Thousands of young volun- take steps to bring down vis- SRSP will soon irrigate farms: Indrakaran leaders met the Governor and roses and took photographs teers trained in first aid. They ible pollution from indus- greeted him. with him. offer their services to create a tries. PNS n NIRMAL trict would prosper in agriculture with rainwater. Swarna project chairman Venkatram Reddy, Priests of Tirumala Tirupati Under the directive of the better and humane society". The environmentalist sector with the help of improved had already copious inflows. He Irrigation department SE Srinivas Devestanams (TTD) and Department of Cultural District Collector Md raised several doubts on the Minister for Forests, irrigation facilities, after comple- advised the agrarian community Reddyand many TRS leaders. Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Affairs, several programmes, Imtiyaz, DGP Gautam functioning of effluent treat- Environment, Endowments and tion of works related to to effectively utilize water to be Indrakaran earlier inaugurat- Devastanam blessed the including Kuchipudi dace, was Sawang, Vijayawada Police ment plants (ETPs) in Housing Allola Indrakaran Reddy Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation released from the project soon. He ed a government English medi- Governor amidst chanting of conducted. Commissioner Dwarka Ramky's Pharma City as the asserted that Sri Ram Sagar Scheme (KLIS) in this region. added that Nirmal district would um school in Sarangapur and Vedic hymns. While attending a blood Thirumala Rao, Additional management has strictly Project (SRSP) will soon provide Once package number 27 of continue to be rice bowl of planted saplings at the project. He The Governor's secretary donation camp at Andhra DG Law and Order Ravi restricted the entry of out- irrigation water to the land under KLIS is commissioned, Swarna Telangana by registering plentiful reviewed progress of Telanganaku Mukesh Kumar Meena pre- Loyola College, the Governor Shankar Iyengar, Raj Bhavan siders. He mentioned about its ayacut. He addressing a gath- and Donigama projects would be yield of paddy grains in this agri- Harita Haram at Gundi Ramanna sented a portrait of the said: "As the President of Joint Secretary Arjun Rao, how some chemical manu- ering on Friday after formally filled with water discharged from culture season. Harita Vanam near Nirmal. He Governor, along with his wife, Indian Red Cross Society, I principals and correspon- facturing units and ETPs, releasing surplus water from SRSP". Minister hoped that Reddy was accompanied by handed over cheques to benefi- to the visitors. am happy to see many young dents of various colleges par- run by Korean government, Swarna project after performing farmers would be able to cultivate Nirmal Zilla Parishad chairperson ciaries of Shaadi Mubarak and The Governor, who entered people participating in the ticipated, along with func- have achieved almost zero prayers in Sarangapur mandal. three crops in this year as the irri- K Vijaya Laxmi, farmers agricul- Kalyana Lakshmi schemes in the 86, took part in several social voluntary blood donation tionaries of Indian Red Cross pollution over the last 15 Indrakaran said, "Nirmal dis- gation projects are being filled ture coordination committee town. events and spent time with camp. They are the people to Society. years. HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | AUGUST4, 2019 nation 05 SHORT READS Sidda flays Yedi over delay in Cabinet expansion PNS n BENGALURU Meanwhile, disqualified The Congress Legislature Party leader sought Congress legislator K Sudhakar Congress leader Siddaramaiah met Yediyurappa here on on Saturday hit out at to know whether the Governor, who sent "letter Saturday. Karnataka Chief Minister B S after letter" to the previous government to Later, Sudhakar said he had Yediyurappa for the "delay" in come to congratulate cabinet expansion and alleged prove majority, was not aware of the "plight of Yediyurappa on becoming the that the administrative machin- the people" under a one-man cabinet in the chief minister and discussed Mamata declares rural ery has come to a standstill. developmental works to be The Congress Legislature state where different regions were reeling from undertaken in his Bengal open Party leader sought to know drought and floods Chikkaballapura constituency. defecation-free whether the Governor, who He said he was upset with sent "letter after letter" to the pre- the functioning of the previous KOLKATA: Chief Minister vious government to prove looks like Yediyurappa is in said. coalition government. "I will Mamata Banerjee has declared majority, was not aware of the mood to continue the regime It is likely to be a tight rope discuss with my people on the rural West Bengal as open "plight of the people" under a under his monopoly for some walk for Yediyurappa who will next course of action. I will go defecation free (ODF) and said one-man cabinet in the state more time," Rao tweeted. have to satisfy the aspirations by their order," he said. that her government will now where different regions were Amid criticism from the of many in the party and out- He criticised the Congress focus on solid waste reeling from drought and floods. minister on July 26 and proved aware of the plight of the peo- adhered to. Subsequently, the opposition and pressure with- side. With the then Speaker and former Speaker Ramesh management. Around 1.35 crore "Administrative machinery majority on the floor of the ple of the state under one man Kumaraswamy government in on cabinet formation, Ramesh Kumar disqualifying Kumar for disqualifying the households in rural Bengal have has come to a standstill. Is this Assembly on July 29, after the cabinet with no ministers?" he collapsed with the defeat in the Yediyurappa had on Friday 14 Congress and 3 JD(S) legis- MLAs and termed it been covered by the 'Mission a democracy or dictatorship?" ouster of the Congress-JD(S) asked. trust vote on July 23. said he would discuss it with lators until the expiry of the "immoral", "inhuman" and Nirmal Bangla', which aimed at Siddaramaiah said on Twitter. government. As the H D Kumaraswamy- Karnataka Pradesh Congress the central leadership during term of the House, they cannot "unlawful". making all villages open "Why Yediyurappa who Siddaramaiah pointed out led Congress-JD(S) coalition chief Dinesh Gundu Rao too his visit to Delhi next week. contest by-polls and become "We have approached the defecation free (ODF) by October showed hurry in taking oath as that there are no ministers for government "delayed" the trust questioned the delay in Cabinet According to top sources in Ministers immediately, unless Supreme Court challenging 2. "I'm happy to share with all of the chief minister was not revenue, agriculture and rural vote after moving a motion expansion and said the admin- the state BJP, the Cabinet they get respite from the the disqualification, and have you that rural Bengal is now showing similar hurry in development departments, seeking vote of confidence in istration in the state has not expansion may take five to six Supreme Court, where they complete trust in it," he added. open defecation free. expanding the cabinet? People which have to deal with the Assembly, Governor taken off. days, as it can happen only after have moved an appeal. Congress and JD(S) have Government of India has of the state are in distress due drought and floods. Vajubhai Vala had written two "It has been eight days since the chief minister gets approval The resignation by the rebels both expelled disqualified leg- confirmed our achievement to drought and floods in dif- "Is the Governor who sent letters to the then chief minis- taking oath as Chief Minister, from central leaders. MLas and their abstaining islators from their respective which was our mission towards ferent parts," he said. letter after letter (to previous ter and one to the then Speaker still council of Ministers has Only 10 to 12 members are from Kumaraswamy's trust parties and have begun prepa- cleaner and greener environment BJP leader Yediyurappa Kumaraswamy-led govern- fixing deadline to prove major- not been formed, and such pos- likely to be inducted into the vote had made way for the BJP rations for by-polls in 17 con- and safe living," Banerjee tweeted on Friday night. "Our assumed charge as the chief ment) to prove majority, not ity, which, however, was not sibilities are also not visible. It ministry in the first round, they to come to power. stituencies. next focus will be solid waste management," she added. Tourist from Kerala ‘Guv assured there's no move to change J-K Very heavy rains predicted in dies, 2 injured as car falls into gorge special status, but we want statement in Parl’ south Gujarat today UDHAGAMANDALAM: A tourist from Kerala died on the spot PNS n SRINAGAR but the Governor is not the final PNS n AHMEDABAD/ and his two companions the former J&K chief word on Jammu and Kashmir. VADODARA sustained injuries when the car National Conference leader minister said he wants The final word on Jammu and in which they were travelling Omar Abdullah on Saturday Kashmir is of Government of Several areas in south Gujarat, fell into a gorge near Gudalur, said Jammu and Kashmir an assurance on these India. Now, we want to hear from mainly parts of Surat and Valsad some 80 km from here, in the Governor S P Malik has assured Government of India in the districts, have received heavy early hours of Saturday. Syed his party that no moves are issues from the Centre in Parliament what is their intention rains on Friday and Saturday. Mohammed, Dipu and Sameer planned on repealing articles 370 Parliament on Monday about Jammu and Kashmir and For Sunday, the Met depart- were coming here from and 35A of the Constitution, or what is their assessment of the sit- ment has predicted "heavy to Nilambur in Kerala, when the the state's trifurcation. However, as "the Governor is not uation here," he said. very heavy rainfall" at a few car went out of control and fell. the former J&K chief minister the final word on Jammu Abdullah said his party MPs places and "isolated extremely Syed Mohammed died on the said he wants an assurance on have already raised the issue in heavy rainfall" in Valsad, Navsari, spot, police said. A few these issues from the Centre in and Kashmir" Lok Sabha last time through a Dangs, Tapi and Surat in south passersby and villagers Parliament on Monday as "the calling attention notice but "I Gujarat. Due to heavy rains, managed to rescue the two Governor is not the final word on assured that the deployment of asking them to cut short their would request them to give many rivers are flowing near the others and sent them to a Jammu and Kashmir". additional paramilitary forces sojourn and return as soon as another notice on Monday to danger mark, keeping authorities hospital in Kerala, they said. Abdullah and some of his was purely for security reasons. possible. The travel advisory raise this issue again. We will try on their toes. In the six hours since party colleagues met the Abdullah said he has asked his came after the Army said there to seek an answer from the gov- Owing to heavy rains, four Saturday morning, Olpad flows through the city fell below Another trader held in Governor on Saturday on these party MPs to move a motion in was a terror threat to the pil- ernment on this." Asked about teams of NDRF were deployed the danger mark. The district issues. "He assured us that there Parliament on Monday seeking grimage. Abdullah told reporters the meeting between Prime in different districts of the south taluka in Surat received administration has deployed 78 MP under NSA for was no movement on (repealing) a statement from the Union Saturday, "We want that on Minister Narendra Modi and a Gujarat region, officials said. 298 mm rains while water pumps to flush out water milk adulteration Article 370 or Article 35A or government on the situation Monday the Centre also make a National Conference delegation In the six hours since Saturday Umerpada received 204 from flooded areas in the city. GWALIOR: A 38-old-year trader delimitation (of constituencies in that has developed in Jammu and statement in the parliament to on Thursday, Abdullah said they morning, Olpad taluka in Surat Teams of medical personnel was arrested in Madhya Pradesh the state)," Abdullah told kashmir over the past few weeks. explain what was the need for were satisfied after the meeting received 298 mm rains while mm. Dharampur in Valsad have been deployed to control on Saturday under the National reporters here. The Governor The NC delegation's meeting issuing the order for vacating pil- as there was no indication of the Umerpada received 204 mm. district received 125 mm water-borne diseases. Security Act (NSA) for alleged also issued a statement after the with the Governor comes a day grims and tourists. We want to threat perception that would Dharampur in Valsad district rainfall in the same period "As the Kim river, which milk adulteration, an official said. meeting, saying the state has no after the state administration hear from the Parliament that the have led to steps like evacuation received 125 mm rainfall in the flows through Surat district, The trader, Ummed Singh knowledge of any changes to issued a travel advisory to people here need not worry. of Amarnath pilgrims and same period. Mangrol in Surat crossed the warning level of 11 Rawat, was arrested and sent to Constitutional provisions and Amarnath Yatri and tourists "The Governor has assured us tourists from the Valley. received 269 mm rainfall in the near the danger mark, officials metres, personnel of the National jail this morning under the NSA, 24 hours till 8 am on Saturday, said. Commuters faced difficul- Disaster Response Force District Collector Anurag as per the State Emergency ties as many roads in Surat were (NDRF) and the State Disaster Choudhary told PTI. He is the Operation Centre (SEOC) data. inundated. The district admin- Response Force (SDRF) were second trader to be arrested and Two-day training The downpour resulted into istration has declared holiday for deployed to evacuate the resi- Maha CM's poll yatra will be several areas and arterial roads schools on Saturday. dents of low-lying areas," said sent to jail under the NSA in the last three days. An Ujjain trader programme for getting water-logged and the In Vadodara, the water level of Surat district collector Dhaval was held on Thursday for BJP MPs begins Kim and Auranga rivers flowing the Vishwamitri river which Kumar Patel. adulterating milk products. The futile, BJP will lose: NCP action against Rawat comes PNS n NEW DELHI after adulterated milk and PNS n MUMBAI chemicals were recovered from Fadnavis launched A two-day training pro- Extremely heavy rainfall warning for his shop at Mohna locality, The NCP on Saturday attacked his month-long gramme for all BJP MPs around 40 km from here, during Chief Minister Devendra began here Saturday, during Mumbai, holiday for schools and colleges the raids conducted on July 24 Fadnavis on his 'Mahajanadesh state wide which ruling party lawmak- and 25, he added. Choudhary Yatra' (mega mandate march), campaign earlier ers will be addressed by PNS n MUMBAI/THANE another suffered serious the civic body said in a state- said Rawat was charged with saying he will stand "exposed" this week. The Prime Minister Narendra injuries after the roof of a bak- ment. BMC said in a tweet that adulterating milk even in 2017 during the campaign and pre- Modi, Home Minister Amit Incessant rains lashed Mumbai ery collapsed in Mumbra in the a holiday has been declared for and 2018. Meanwhile, state dicted Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra Shah, Defence Minister and its surrounding areas on district, officials said. schools and colleges in the city. Health Minister Tulsi Silavat said Chhattisgarh-like defeat for the Assembly polls are Rajnath Singh and party Saturday and the India The unceasing downpour in Deputy Director General of people adulterating milk and BJP in Maharashtra. The BJP working president JP Nadda. Meteorological Department Palghar district prompted Meteorology (IMD Mumbai) food will not be spared. "Those had lost Madhya Pradesh and due in September- The training programme, said more heavy rainfall is authorities to declare a holiday K S Hosalikar tweeted intense who adulterate food products Chhattisgarh Assembly polls October "Abhyas Varga", is being expected in the metropolis for educational institutions on rainfall is expected in Mumbai, should leave Madhya Pradesh or held late last year. er this week. The Maharashtra organised at Parliament and during the next 24 hours, Saturday. The Brihanmumbai Thane and Navy Mumbai in be ready to go behind bars," he Drawing a parallel, Assembly polls are due in issues like the party's ideolo- prompting authorities to Municipal Corporation issued 24-36 hours. said. He said people were Maharashtra NCP chief Jayant September-October. Chhattisgarh and won't sit idle gy and Parliamentary proce- declare a holiday in schools an advisory asking Mumbai "The highest high tide of the becoming victims of diseases Patil noted that former Madhya "The Fadnavis government until the Fadnavis government is dures will be discussed at and colleges. residents to not venture into four monsoon months is also like cancer due to adulteration. Pradesh and Chhattisgarh chief has not fulfilled the expecta- brought down," the Nationalist length. Last week, the party The IMD cautioned people, the sea or in water-logged today of 4.90 metres at after- On July 19, the government had ministers, Shivraj Singh tions of the people. The govern- Congress Party leader added. had communicated to all its saying heavy rainfall warning areas in view of the IMD noon, exactly during the peri- launched a drive against milk Chouhan and Raman Singh ment will be exposed wherever Meanwhile, Patil echoed the MPs to ensure that they on a "very-high-tide day" warning. od when IMD has forecast adulteration and manufacturing respectively, had undertaken @CMOMaharashtra will cam- demand raised by opposition attend the workshop. The (Saturday) is "not a good com- "The IMD gave a warning of intense rains for the city. Heavy of products using adulterated similar outreach programmes paign in the state," Patil tweeted parties in Maharashtra on Friday party's parliamentary office bination". In neighbouring extremely heavy rainfall for the rainfall warnings on very high milk. The government has also ahead of the polls but had to face in Marathi. "The people of that the Election Commission had sent a message to MPs Thane and Palghar districts, next 24 hours from 1 pm on tide day in Mumbai is not a started the process of making defeat. Maharashtra will give result like hold Assembly polls using bal- requesting them to be present heavy rains disrupted normal August 3. Citizens should good combination. Please the law stricter for curbing food Fadnavis launched his month- the one given by people in lot papers instead of electronic in the national capital on life. One person was electro- avoid venturing around sea avoid outing, beaches," he said adulteration, Silavat said. long state wide campaign earli- Madhya Pradesh and voting machines (EVMs). August 3 and 4. cuted in Thane city while also at water-logged areas," in another tweet. PROTEST AGAINST NMC BILL Railway provides free wifi Emergency services resume, non-essentials remain affected facility in 2,000 stations New Delhi, Aug 2 (PTI) closed and the emergency PNS n NEW DELHI Patients at several government Doctors from several department is being handled by Rly writes to firms of hospitals in Delhi continued to senior medical officers," a hos- Free wifi facility is now available people caught travelling face hardships as resident doc- associations have pital official said. to passengers at around 2,000 tors went on with their strike Vardhan, meanwhile, railway stations across the coun- in special coaches and withdrew all services in been expressing appealed to the striking doctors try, officials said on Saturday. MUMBAI: Central Railway has protest against the National reservations over to resume work, saying the Bill Rana Pratap Nagar railway begun writing to the employers Medical Commission Bill, even was in the "interest" of the doc- station of Ajmer division in of people caught travelling as Union Health Minister certain provisions of tors and patients. Rajasthan became the 2000th unauthorisedly in suburban train Harsh Vardhan appealed to The health minister made station in the country to have coaches meant for passengers them to resume work. the Bill and alleged the appeal during a meeting free internet facility, Puneet with disabilities or cancer and Doctors from several associ- with a delegation of resident Chawla, the CMD of RailTel, women in advanced stage of ations have been expressing that these were "anti- doctors from AIIMS and var- said. pregnancy, an official said reservations over certain pro- poor, anti-student ious other associations. "Our team is working round Saturday. In the past two days, visions of the Bill and alleged "I have explained to them the clock and with each pass- as part of a special drive, CR has that these were "anti-poor, anti- and undemocratic" that this historic bill is in the ing day execution pace is only nabbed 766 passengers and student and undemocratic". interest of doctors and patients. increasing. Yesterday we made letters have been sent to 42 Around Friday midnight, I have also addressed queries 74 stations live and while we employers, the CR official said. emergency services resumed at The resident doctors' asso- They continued their strike brought her daughter to the Resident doctors at Dr that they had on certain pro- speak some more stations are The offence is punishable with a most of the hospitals, including ciations of AIIMS, Safdarjung on Friday after the passage of capital on Thursday and want- Hedgewar Aarogya Sansthan in visions of the bill. being made live with free wifi fine or jail under section 155 of AIIMS, RML Hospital and Hospital, RML Hospital and the NMC Bill in Rajya Sabha ed to consult a doctor, but east Delhi's Shahdara, which "I also appealed to them to which is an incredible feat for the Railway Act. The initiative will Delhi government-run facilities. those attached with the on Thursday evening. could not do so and was asked gets a lot of outstation patients, end their strike. I told them us," he said in an official state- curb the menace of illegal travel The protesting doctors will Federation of Resident Doctors Patients at AIIMS, LNJP to visit later. went on strike from Friday that there is no reason to ment. RailTel, a railway PSU, in such special coaches as continue to withdraw non- Association (FORDA) and Hospital and several other "After coming to Delhi, I morning only. strike. Doctors should not defy started providing free wifi ser- violators will fear disciplinary essential services, including in United Resident Doctors' facilities continued to face realised there was a doctors' "The resident doctors were their duties towards patients," vices at Indian railway stations action from their employers, said out-patient department (OPD). Association (URDA) had boy- problems in accessing medical strike. I don't know how we will not on strike yesterday, but Vardhan said. FORDA general with a vision of turning them Sunil Udasi, chief public relations The decisions were taken at cotted work including that at care, many of whom had come manage our stay here as we are from today morning they secretary Sunil Arora said the into a platform for digital officer, CR. "We have collected meetings of resident doctor the emergency department and from neighbouring cities. putting up on the roadside joined the stir, affecting ser- meeting was "not satisfactory" at inclusion. In the first phase, Rs 22.36 lakh in fines from associations that went on till held demonstrations on Poonam Rai, 50, a native of pavement facing the hospital," vices. Our OPD that gets a least from the association's per- the wifi was made live at 1,600 9,173 such offenders between January and July this year. late night. Thursday over the issue. Uttar Pradesh, said she had Rai rued. daily footfall of about 3,000 is spective. stations across the country. HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | AUGUST 4, 2019 nation 06

ABHYAS VARGA AT PARLIAMENT No seat vacant in any BJP is an organic entity, says Modi n IITs in 2019: HRD Min DEEPAK K UPRETI NEW DELHI The classes were given in several sessions with the first PNS n NEW DELHI According to the the IIT-Delhi recorded zero he greenhorns and the vet- day having nine of them. BJP vacancies between 2013 and Terans together on Saturday President Amit Shah has had he prestigious Indian data, of the 2015. attended classes of top BJP his say on “We, Our organi- TInstitutes of Technology nearly 11,000 In 2016 and 2017, the IIT- “teachers” including Prime zation and our work culture (IITs) have notched up a first. Delhi had two seats vacant in Minister Narendra Modi, who “with Party’s working There is no seat vacant in any seats across the each year. As far as IIT-Bombay asked them to keep the student President J P Nadda expressed of these premier institutes this IITs, a total of is concerned, it had all its seats in them alive even though they himself on the topic of “Our year. 274 seats filled in 2013, 2014 and 2015, are now lawmakers or thoughts and concept of New “There have been a total of while had two vacancies in Ministers. He said the BJP is an India”. 13,604 undergraduate admis- remained vacant 2016 and one in 2017. “organic entity and not an The MPs were giving ori- sions in IITs this year with nil from 2013 with “In order to minimise the “assembled” one and has entations on how to deal with vacant seats. This is the first vacancies in IITs, NITs and achieved its present growth legislative business and ask time ever to fill all seats in all IIT BHU other Centrally-Funded on account of its ideology. questions relating to their con- IITs leaving no vacant seats recording Technical institutions (CFTIs), The two-day training pro- stituencies. Party’s IT cell is which has been achieved by the HRD ministry had consti- gramme, “Abhyas Varga”, is giving classes to the MPs as proactive cooperation of all maximum tuted a committee to recom- being organised at Parliament how best to use the NaMo App IITs,” HRD Higher Education vacancies mend suitable measures,”a and issues like the party’s ide- and communicate with party Secretary R Subrahmanyam senior ministry official said. ology and Parliamentary pro- workers and connect with the said. address the issue. The committee recom- cedures are being discussed at public. Last year, 118 seats in all 23 According to the Ministry mended the institutions may length with debutant MPs find- An exclusive session on IITs were vacant. data, of the nearly 11,000 seats review seats in each discipline ing their feet in the party and West Bengal is also planned Then HRD Minister across the IITs, a total of 274 based on employment oppor- its ideological moorings. The with the MPs of the state. Prakash Javadekar had attrib- seats remained vacant from tunities, national requirement, attendance to the programme Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP working president JP Nadda, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prime Minister will give uted the vacant seats to stu- 2013 with IIT BHU recording available infrastructure and has been made compulsory Pralhad Joshi and Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot during the two-day training concluding address on Sunday. dents not showing interest in maximum vacancies. scope for future. which showed results with programme called ‘Abhyas Varga’ organised for all BJP MPs from Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha in New Delhi on Saturday PTI Besides Shah and Nadda , certain disciplines. The Indian School of “The committee also sug- MPs trooping in the conference Defence Minister Rajnath Noticing the number of Mines (which was upgraded to gested streamlining the coun- room before time in the morn- remain active as ground work- family’s legacy,”Modi told the or an MP. Irrespective of your Singh, Union Parliamentary seats lying vacant in the pre- the status of an IIT in 2016) selling process by having mul- ing. ers even after becoming min- BJP MPs in an apparent hit at age, always remain a student so Minister Arjun Meghwal, BJP mium institutes as rising trend recorded 23 vacancies each in tiple rounds as well as taking The BJP is an “organic”enti- isters or legislators. the Congress. that learning process goes General Secretary Bhupendra in the five years, except in 2014, 2016 and 2017. The IIT- other pro-active measures such ty and not an “assembled”enti- “The has reached here “The party worker in you on,”Modi was quoted as saying Yadav and IT Celll head Amit the HRD ministry had in 2017 Kanpur and the IIT-Hyderabad as launching helpline to facil- ty, Modi told his party’s law- because of its ideology and should remain alive always by Parliamentary Affairs Malvia would have session set up a panel which made sev- had all their seats taken itate students in making choic- makers as he asked them to thoughts not because of one even if you become a minister Minister Pralhad Joshi. with the MPs. eral recommendations to between 2013 and 2017, while es,”the official said. HRD Min again includes Deficit rain, flood Jio Institute into Institute AMU among 10 Govt hit kharif sowing institutions failed to of Eminence make it to list PNS n NEW DELHI Jadhavpur University in Kolkata and Anna University in wo years after the contro- Chennai has been subjected to Tversy, the Reliance consultation with the respective Industries-backed Jio Institute state governments, six others yet again figures in the list of have been recommended for Institute of Eminence cate- issue of Letter of Intent (LoI) gorised by the HRD Ministry. for the eminence status. The decision was taken fol- Among the universities that lowing a meeting of the have failed to make it to the list University Grants Commission of top 10 Government institu- (UGC) where the report of the tions are Aligarh Muslim Empowered Expert Committee University. (EEC) was considered to tag 10 “The expert committed had each institution in Government shortlisted 15 public institutions and private category. and as many private institutions PNS n NEW DELHI acreage remained higher so far. The private institutions for eminence status. As the Area planted to sugarcane which have made it to the list scheme has only provided for rea sown for almost all was at 52.30 lakh hectare as for issuing of Letter of Intent 10 institutions in each catego- Akharif (summer) crops is against 55.45 lakh hectare, include Amrita Vidyapeetham, ry, the UGC was of the opinion lagging so far due to deficit rain while that of jute at 6.83 lakh Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hands over to Indian Air Force Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria a model of the Medium Range Surface-to-Air- VIT Vellore, Jamia Hamdard, that since the thrust of the and floods, with rice acreage at hectare as against 7.19 lakh Missile (MR SAM) on the occasion of Golden Jubilee celebrations of Bharat Dynamic Limited in Hyderabad on Saturday PTI Kalinga Institute of Industrial scheme is to prepare institutions only 223.5 lakh hectare and hectare in the said period. Technology, Shiv Nadar for the global rankings, no pulses at 105.14 lakh hectare. Total acreage under all University and OP Jindal existing institution which has As per the Agriculture kharif crops was down at UNNAO RAPE CASE University. In the greenfield not figured in any of the glob- Ministry’s latest data, rice — 788.52 lakh hectare so far in category (institutions which al or national rankings shall be the main kharif crop — has this season, as against 844.20 Plea in HC to postpone are yet to be established) Jio recommended for the IoE sta- been planted in 223.53 lakh lakh hectare in the same season Institute and Bharti Institute of tus. Wherever there was a tie, hectare so far in the current last year. Production warrant Satya Bharti foundation have UGC used the QS-2019 India kharif season of the 2019-20 Experts are of the view that release of ‘Batla House’ been recommended,”said a Rankings as a tie-breaker,”said crop year (July-June), down sowing activities were delayed senior HRD Ministry official. a HRD Ministry official. from 255.48 lakh hectare a year because of late arrival of mon- IANS n NEW DELHI events in the movie are inspired against ex-BJP The official said Greenfield Last year, the government ago. Sowing of kharif crops soon and later coverage could by true events, which creates institutions would get three- had granted the IoE status to begin with the onset of south- not pick up in some pockets wo accused in the Batla the impression the film depicts year period to establish and IIT-Delhi, IIT-Bombay and the west monsoon and harvesting because of 9 per cent deficit in THouse encounter case have a true account of events in the MLA Sengar, aide operationalise the institution, Bengaluru-based Indian from October onwards. rains till July-end. moved the Delhi High Court Batla House encounter. and thereafter, EEC will con- Institute of Science (IISc) in the Similarly, acreage of puls- According to the Indian seeking a stay on the release of “Although the courts dis- New Delhi: A Delhi court on ter outside Uttar Pradesh. A sider giving IoE status to such public sector, and Manipal es was down at 105.14 lakh Meteorological Department the film based on the incident charge their duties in a free and Saturday issued production Bench, presided over by Chief institutions. The move is part Academy of Higher Education hectare as against 113.74 lakh (IMD), there was 9 per cent in Delhi in 2008. fair manner and are not likely warrant against Unnao rape Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan of a scheme of the HRD and BITS Pilani in the private hectare, while that of coarse deficit in cumulative monsoon The plea, filed by Ariz Khan to be affected by events por- accused former Bharatiya Gogoi, had transferred the case Ministry being from last two sector, while the Jio Institute by cereals at 136.17 lakh hectare as in the last two months. and Shehzad Ahmad, both trayed in a movie...the release Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker to Delhi before District Judge years to select 20 IoEs — 10 Reliance Foundation was given against 145.16 lakh hectare in There was rainfall deficit accused in the Batla House of such a movie would preju- Kuldeep Singh Sengar and his Sharma. public and 10 private —that the tag in greenfield category. the said period. reported is states such as encounter case, is likely to come dice the outcome of the aide Shashi Singh in connec- The case relates to the rape will enjoy complete academic While government will The coverage of oilseeds Manipur, Nagaland, West up for hearing next week. The trial,”the plea said. tion with the case. of a minor girl allegedly by and administrative autonomy. provide funding to public insti- was also less so far as 149.49 Begnal, Jharkhand, Uttar petition sought a direction to the “The events portrayed in The hearing will resume on Sengar at his residence in UGC also recommended tutions with IoE tag, in case of lakh hectare was covered so far Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Centre to conduct a pre-screen- the film will prejudice the trial Monday before District Judge Unnao on June 4, 2017, where granting of Institution of the private institutions pro- this kharif season when com- Haryana, Delhi, Punjab, ing of the film ‘Batla House’. especially as there has been an Dinesh Sharma of the Tis she had gone to seek a job. Eminence (IoE) status to Delhi posed as IoE, there will be no pared with 157.39 lakh hectare Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, The plea further stated effort to connect the two inci- Hazari Court, here. Sengar is lodged in Sitapur University, Hyderabad financial support, but they will a year ago. Gujarat, Chhatisgarh, Andhra that the poster and promo- dents i.e. Batla House and the The Supreme Court on district jail. Shashi Singh had University, BHU and IIT be entitled for more autonomy Among cash crops, area Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil tional videos of the movie Delhi serial blasts,” the plea Thursday ordered transfer of all allegedly lured the victim to Madras and Kharagpur. While as a special category Deemed under sugarcane and jute Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala, it claim that the sequence of added. cases relating to the said mat- Sengar’s residence. IANS the recommendation for University. remained lower, while cotton said in its report. Wildlife census should be replicated to other species: Experts ARCHANA JYOTI n NEW DELHI immense achievement provid- Recognizing the role of frontline staff gram is a major step towards In the last phase, data were ing invaluable information on providing tigers needed space, extrapolated to areas where nternational wildlife experts the status of not only big cats, such as forest guards in tiger he cautioned that “care should cameras could not be deployed. Ihave lauded India’s latest tiger but a wide range of coexisting conservation, they noted that, it was be taken to ensure that villages The tiger bearing habitats census, the largest centrally mammals in tiger habitats. also important that their working are truly returned to wildlife were divided into five land- coordinated survey of its kind Carbone recalled that there conditions were reviewed to maintain habitat and not used for admin- scape regions-Shivalik- in the world, saying that it have also been impressive istrative expansion.” Gangetic plains, Central India should be expanded for count- improvements since the origi- motivation and effectiveness and to Investment in the well- and the Eastern Ghats, Western ing other iconic, charismatic nal survey in 2006 due, in part, insure the future protection of being and working conditions Ghats, North Eastern Hills and species across the countries. to general technological tigers in the wild of forest guards is an invest- Brahmaputra Flood Plains and Recognizing the role of advances (e.g. camera-traps, ment in the front line of tiger the Sundarbans. frontline staff such as forest mobile phones and GPS etc.), conservation in India. To the guards in tiger conservation, but also due to the efforts of species is a challenging task, but Graduate Studies, Gullion extent that impacts to tiger cor- they noted that, it was also Wildlife Institute of India (WII) to do so for dozens of tiger Endowed Chair in Forest ridors are minimized the important that their working and partners to develop soft- populations across the entire Wildlife Research & Education healthy future of tigers is max- conditions were reviewed to ware tools to automate the data sub-continent of India is too was in all praise for India’s imized, said Dr Bump. maintain motivation and effec- recording and processing, immense. effort to estimate its tiger pop- The census was carried out tiveness and to insure the including the use of M-STrIPES The numbers alone are ulation, which he said, was in four phases. Phases 1 and 2 future protection of tigers in the (phone app for all types of on- phenomenal - 44,000 field staff, unprecedented globally and covered forest beats, generally wild. field data entry) and data analy- 600,000 person-days, 523,000 commendable in scale and sci- spread over 15 sq km each, by As per the survey released sis (Extract Compare (tiger ID) km of walked transects, entific sophistication. Forest Departments, to collect by Prime Minister Narendra and CATRAT (species ID)). 318,000 habitat surveys, 26,800 “Those responsible for signs of tiger presence like scat Modi recently tiger numbers Increase in number of camera trap locations across an leading tiger estimation in and pugmarks. Enumerators have increased to 2967 in 2018, tigers is a welcome news, but it area of 381,000 km yielding 35 India wholly embrace that the walked paths called line tran- up from 2226 in 2014. is “essential therefore that tiger million photographs of India’s scientific process of peer review sects to estimate the abun- Dr. Chris Carbone, Senior core areas and key habitat cor- wildlife including 76,523 pho- and publication in high-qual- dance of prey. This was fol- Research Fellow, Doctoral ridors continue to be main- tos of tigers. Yet these efforts ity journals should guide the lowed by sampling of plots Programmes Coordinator, tained and protected against would be redundant without choice of appropriate methods along the transects to assess Institute of Zoology, who was threats of development.” using robust methods to for monitoring tigers and their habitat characteristics, human part of the process to assess Dr. Matt Hayward analyse them. prey. Sensitivity analyses would impact, and prey dung density. India’s tiger population during Associate Professor of This project warrants add to the robustness of the In phase 3, the information various estimations since 2006 Conservation, School of expansion and should be imple- process and help address war- was plotted on the forest map said that this (fourth cycle of all Environmental and Life mented on a suite of iconic ranted and unwarranted cri- prepared with remote-sensing India tiger estimation 2018) is Sciences University of species around the world. tiques, thereby building confi- and GIS application. Sample the largest centrally coordinat- Newcastle, Callaghan added, Dr. Joseph Bump Associate dence in the assessment. “ areas were divided in 2-sq-km ed survey of its kind in the “deriving a population esti- Professor, University of While noting that the vol- parcels, and trap cameras were world and represents an mate for any rare and elusive Minnesota and Director of untary village relocation pro- laid in these grids. HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | AUGUST 4, 2019 world 07

GLOBE TROTTING 3 JOURNALISTS SLAIN Hong Kong protesters seize roads IN MEXICO IN A WEEK Mexico City: Two journalists AFP n HONG KONG were shot dead in Mexico Friday, bringing to three the ro-democracy protesters in number of journalists killed in PHong Kong erected barri- Protesters throw Chinese the country this week, officials cades in a popular tourist dis- say. Jorge Celestino Ruiz, who trict and briefly blocked a worked for the newspaper El major tunnel on Saturday Grafico de Xalapa, was killed on evening, defying increasingly flag into iconic harbour Friday night in the violence- stern warnings from China plagued state of Veracruz, the over weeks-long unrest that has AP n HONG KONG mayor of the state's capital plunged the city into criis. Paulino Dominguez told AFP. The semi-autonomous ong Kong protesters southern Chinese financial hub Hremoved a Chinese BLAST KILLS 31 REGIME has seen two months of protests national flag from its pole and FIGHTERS AT SYRIA and clashes triggered by oppo- flung it into the city's iconic Beirut: A munitions blast killed sition to a planned extradition Victoria Harbour on Saturday 31 regime and allied fighters at law that quickly evolved into a after a pro-democracy rally a military airport in central Syria wider movement for democra- once again continued into the on Saturday, a war monitor tic reforms. evening despite police warn- said. The Syrian Observatory for Authorities in Hong Kong ings to stick to a short, pre- Human Rights, which is based and Beijing this week signalled approved route. in Britain and relies on a a hardening stance, including Tens of thousands of black- network of sources on the with the arrests of dozens of clad protesters filled a major A Chinese flag floats on the surface it was thrown in the water by protesters during ground, said it was unclear protesters, and the Chinese road in a usually bustling mar- a demonstration in Hong Kong on Saturday AP what had caused the deadly military saying it was ready to ket district where shop owners explosion at the Shayrat airbase quell the "intolerable" unrest if had shuttered their storefronts have increasingly devolved into express their support for the in Homs province. requested. Protesters burn cardboard to form a barrier as they confront with police in Hong Kong on Saturday AP in anticipation of a prolonged skirmishes with police after police. They held up signs that But protesters have demonstration. some protesters refused to dis- read "Give Peace a Chance." 4 DEAD AFTER QUAKE HITS remained unyielding, vowing They also blocked one of "The more the government eight consecutive weekends of They also blocked a tunnel perse at assigned times. Pro-democracy demon- OFF INDONESIA'S JAVA to hold multiple occupations the three cross-harbour tunnels suppresses us, the more we will huge rallies — often followed and surrounded police sta- Since the rallies began in strators began setting up first aid Jakarta: Indonesian authorities and rallies into next week, connecting to the main island, come out until the Government by violent clashes between tions where non-emergency early June, protesters have van- stations and handing out hel- said on Saturday that a strong sending tensions soaring once causing widespread traffic responds to our police and small groups of services were suspended. dalised buildings and thrown mets a few hours into their rally. earthquake that hit off Java more. On Saturday they chaos, before disappearing after demands," protester Ah Kit, 36, hardcore protesters. The protest was the latest bricks, while police have fired When one group reached the island killed four people and embraced their mantra "be half an hour. told AFP. Under the terms of the in a summer-long pro-democ- tear gas and rubber bullets. harbour near a luxury shopping damaged more than 200 water" — a philosophy of "We will fight as guerrillas Two marches are also 1997 handover deal with racy movement in Hong Kong, In a separate demonstra- center and high-end hotels, houses, swaying buildings as unpredictability espoused by today and be water," a masked planned for Sunday — one on Britain, the city has rights and a semi-autonomous Chinese tion on Saturday, thousands of some protesters climbed up a far away as the capital. The US local martial arts legend Bruce and helmeted 19-year-old, who Hong Kong island and the liberties unseen on the Chinese territory. While the rallies have people dressed in white gath- cluster of flag poles and removed Geological Survey said Friday Lee — in a bid to keep police gave her surname Lee, told other in the Tseung Kwan O mainland, including an inde- been largely peaceful, they ered at a Hong Kong park to the Chinese national flag. night's magnitude 6.8 quake guessing. AFP. In a statement, police district — as well as a city-wide pendent judiciary and free- was centered 151 kilometers Throughout the evening called on protesters to "stop strike on Monday and rallies in dom of speech. protest leaders. On Saturday evening, pro- police, who have repeatedly (94 miles) from Banten province they put up makeshift barri- their illegal acts" and told seven locations. But many say those rights Public anger has been com- testers tore down the Chinese fired rubber bullets and tear gas off Java's southwest coast. cades across multiple roads in members of the public to avoid The call for strike action are being curtailed, citing the pounded by rising inequality flag from a pole on the water- to disperse projectile-throwing Tsim Sha Tsui, a popular shop- the area. Many of the chants appears to be gaining more disappearance into mainland and the perception that the front and threw it in the har- crowds. NEW EARTHQUAKE ping and tourist district on the and graffiti tags that were traction than previous walk- custody of dissident book- city's distinct language and bour. A mob of pro-government RATTLES GREECE harbourfront, where many lux- thrown up called for residents outs, with a host of organisa- sellers, the disqualification of culture are being threatened by The past two weekends thugs also attacked demon- Athens: Another earthquake ury malls and hotels shut their to join a planned strike on tions and unions vowing to prominent politicians and the ever-closer integration with have seen a surge in violence strators, putting 45 people in shook Greece on Saturday, doors. Monday. join. Hong Kong has witnessed jailing of pro-democracy the Chinese mainland. used by both protesters and hospital. this time off the Aegean island of Karpathos, the Greek Geodynamic Institute said, although there were no Sudan protesters reach Even Trump re-imposing immediate reports of damage or Police detain hundreds injuries. at Moscow Opp protest full agreement with capital punishment: Sirisena AFP n MOSCOW generals on civilian rule on his death penalty order PTI n COLOMBO death warrants to hang four olice detained hundreds of AFP n KHARTOUM drug convicts, ending a four- Pprotesters at an unautho- ri Lankan President decade-long moratorium on rised opposition gathering in rotest leaders reached "full SMaithripala Sirisena has the capital punishment in the Moscow on Saturday, as Pagreement" with Sudan's highlighted the importance of country. authorities upped the pressure ruling generals Saturday on a imposing capital punishment He drew flak from his on top Kremlin critic Alexei hard-won constitutional dec- to prevent crime, saying that countrymen as well as the Navalny by launching a crim- laration, the African Union even US President Donald international community since inal probe into his anti-graft said, paving the way for a Trump has reintroduced the he passed the order despite Sri group. Crowds of people promised transition to civilian death penalty to execute those Lanka having become a party marched in the capital's central rule. convicted of rape and child to the UN moratorium on boulevards for a protest "stroll" Thousands of jubilant abuse, according to a media death penalty and voting in over the refusal by officials to Sudanese took to the streets of report. favour of the moratorium just let a number of opposition the capital Khartoum when the Sirisena in June signed the six months back. candidates run in September deal was announced before polls for city parliament seats. dawn to celebrate the prospect Most of those candidates Police officers detain an opposition candidate and lawyer at the Foundation for of a civilian government. and opposition leaders, includ- Fighting Corruption Lyubov Sobol in the center of Moscow on Saturday AP The declaration builds on told reporters. US wants to quickly ing Navalny, are being held by a landmark power-sharing deal He said further meetings police following a protest rally break up the flow of the crowd run. signed on July 17 and provides would be held to work out the last weekend, in which 1,400 by blocking it with a human "I want there to be big for a joint civilian-military rul- technical details of the deal and deploy new missiles demonstrators were detained chain and grabbing people changes... Now there is an ing body to oversee the for- discuss the signing ceremony. — one of the biggest crack- indiscriminately. atmosphere of total control," mation of a transitional civilian An initial inking of the downs in years. Lyubov Sobol, currently Varvara, a 22-year-old artist, government and parliament to agreement is expected to take in Asia: US Def Secy On Saturday, riot police three weeks into a hunger told AFP. govern for a three-year transi- place on Sunday, protest lead- were deployed in large num- strike after being barred from "I believe everyone should tion period. ers said, ahead of a formal sign- AFP n SYDNEY "We would like to deploy a bers in central Moscow, some taking part in the local polls have a right to take part" in the The deal is the fruit of dif- ing in front of foreign digni- capability sooner rather than shops and cafes were shut, and an ally of key opposition polls," 39-year-old Robert said. ficult negotiations between the taries. ashington wants to later," Esper told reporters on metal barriers were erected leader Navalny, was dragged Riot police appeared to leaders of the mass protests The talks between the Wquickly deploy new inter- a plane to Sydney at the start of and the mobile internet was from a taxi and detained outnumber small groups of which erupted last December protest movement and the gen- mediate-range missiles in Asia, a week-long tour of Asia. "I down for several hours. Saturday as she set off for the protesters who were walking against the three-decade rule of erals had been repeatedly inter- to counter the rise of China in would prefer months ... But At least 300 people were rally. along stretches of the leafy president Omar al-Bashir and rupted by deadly violence the region, new US Defence these things tend to take longer detained by police about two Many opposition leaders Boulevard Ring. the generals who eventually against demonstrators. Secretary Mark Esper said. than you expect." The new hours into the rally, according who attempted to run in the Authorities have launched ousted him in April. They were suspended for "Yes I would like to," Esper Pentagon chief did not specify to OVD-Info, a non-govern- polls next month argue that the investigations into last week- "I am announcing to the weeks after men in military said when asked if the US was where the US intended to mental organisation that oper- authorities have arbitrarily end's "mass riots" and "violence Sudanese, African and inter- uniform broke up a long-run- considering deploying new deploy these weapons. ates a hotline for detainees. declared signatures they gath- against police", echoing similar national public opinion that the ning protest camp outside army medium-range conventional "I would not speculate AFP correspondents also ered to qualify invalid. probes into protests against two delegations have fully headquarters in Khartoum on weapons in Asia now because those things depend observed dozens of arrests People in the crowd on President Vladimir Putin in agreed on the constitutional June 3, killing at least 127 peo- Washington is no longer bound on plans, it's those things you along the route of the protest, Saturday said they just want the 2012 which saw several people declaration," AU mediator ple according to doctors close by the Intermediate-Range always discuss with your allies," as lines of police attempted to opposition to have a chance to jailed. Mohamed El Hacen Lebatt to the protest movement. Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty. he said. US exempts aviation, America eyes At least 7 dead, N Korea says Kim Trump invited breakthrough in 31 rescued after Iran FM to White space exports from push for peace boats capsize in supervised latest House: Report with Taliban Washington: US President Doha: Washington is hoping Philippines rocket launcher test Donald Trump invited Iran's new Russia sanctions for a breakthrough as talks AP n MANILA AP n SEOUL same rocket artillery system on foreign minister to the White AP n WASHINGTON and financing restrictions are between the US and the Taliban Wednesday. KCNA said Kim House last month at the height part of a package of sanctions resumed in Doha on Saturday t least seven people died orth Korea said Saturday expressed "great satisfaction" of tensions between the two he Trump administration imposed on Russia over the in a bid to end 18 years of war Aand 31 others were rescued Nits leader Kim Jong Un over Friday's tests, which it said countries, a magazine reports. Thas decided to exempt avi- March 2018 poisoning of Sergei in Afghanistan. The US, which when three ferry boats sepa- supervised another test-firing confirmed the system's "altitude The invitation, extended by ation safety and space explo- Skripal, a former Russian mil- invaded Afghanistan and top- rately capsized in bad weather of a new multiple rocket control level flight performance, Senator Rand Paul with per- ration technology from new itary intelligence officer turned pled the Taliban in 2001, wants Saturday between two central launcher system that could track changing capability, accu- mission from the president, sanctions it has levied against double agent for Britain, and to withdraw thousands of Philippine island provinces, potentially enhance the coun- racy of hitting a target and war- was turned down for now, The Russia in connection with the his visiting daughter, Yulia. troops and draw down its the coast guard said. try's ability to strike targets in head explosion power of the New Yorker reported Friday. poisoning of a former Russian The pair were found longest ever war. Police said at least seven South Korea and US military guided ordnance rocket." The minister, Mohammad spy and his daughter in Britain. unconscious on a park bench But it would first seek people were missing after the bases there. The report by The report didn't include Javad Zarif, said it was up to The State Department said in the British town of Salisbury assurances from the insurgents inter-island ferries either Pyongyang's official Korean any direct mention of the Tehran to decide on accepting late Friday that products relat- after being exposed to the that they would renounce Al- turned over or sank in rough Central News Agency came a United States or South Korea. it. Neither the White House nor ed to those sectors will not be nerve agent Novichok. Qaeda and stop other militants seas, wind and rain between day after South Korea's military South Korea's presidential the State Department respond- automatically subjected to an They spent weeks in criti- like the Islamic State group Guimaras and Iloilo provinces. said it detected North Korea office had said the U.S. And ed to AFP requests for com- export ban that was announced cal condition but recovered. using the country as a haven. A search by the coast guard, firing projectiles twice into the South Korean militaries shared ment on the report, which by President Donald Trump The new US sanctions will Washington is hoping to police and villagers was under- sea off its eastern coast in its an assessment that Friday's quoted US and Iranian sources this week. The sanctions do take effect in September and strike a peace deal with the way. third round of weapons tests in launches were likely of short- and what the magazine called include a presumption of denial will remain in place for at Taliban by September 1 — The dead included six just over a week. range ballistic missiles. a well-placed diplomat. for export licenses for items least a year. ahead of Afghan polls due the women and a man, coast guard Experts say the North's South Korea's military had Zarif told the magazine he that could be used in the pro- They can only be lifted same month. US President spokesman Armand Balilo increased testing activity is also concluded the weapons would not want a White House duction of chemical and bio- after that yearlong period if the Donald Trump told reporters at said, adding that one of the aimed at ramping up pressure North Korea tested on meeting that yielded just a logical weapons. administration certifies to the White House on Friday that ferry boats, M/B Chichi, was on Washington and Seoul over Wednesday are ballistic missiles photo op and a two page state- They also mean the US will Congress that Russia has pro- "we've made a lot of progress. carrying at least 42 passengers. stalled nuclear negotiations and maintained its assessment ment afterwards, The New oppose loans or other assis- vided reliable assurances that it We're talking". Another boat, M/B Keizha, with the United States and even after the North described Yorker said. Trump has said tance to Russia by internation- is not making preparations to A coalition led by reportedly had four crewmen planned U.S.-South Korea mil- them as a newly developed publicly several times that he is al financial institutions like use chemical weapons, will Washington ousted the Taliban on board, while the third ferry, itary exercises, and that its "large-caliber multiple launch willing to hold talks with the the World Bank and not use chemical weapons in accusing it of harbouring Al- M/B Jenny, carried an unspec- weapons displays could inten- guided rocket system." Iranians even as he lambasts International Monetary Fund the future, has allowed inter- Qaeda jihadists who claimed ified number of people who sify in the coming months if South Korea's Joint Chiefs Tehran as a corrupt, incompe- and bar US banks from par- national inspectors to verify the September 11, 2001 attacks were rescued and brought on progress in talks isn't made. of Staff said Friday's launches tent and dangerous regime ticipating in non-ruble Russian those assurances, and has paid against the US that killed board a coast guard ship, he North Korea has said Kim were conducted at 2:59 am. that is a threat to regional debt financing. The export ban restitution to the victims of the almost 3,000 people. AFP said. supervised the first test of the And 3:23 am. security and US interests.AFP HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | AUGUST4, 2019 special 08

ClockClock isistickingticking Is India running out of water? According to a 2018 report by NITI Aayog, about 100 million people are facing water crisis and 21 major cities are likely to run out of groundwater by next year. SHALINI SAKSENA speaks with experts who say that there is still time to take action or the future is bleak

hat the sub-continent will future water crisis is rainwater har- decreased from 6,042 cubic metres lution are some of the other options,” requires science to be brought in; it create pockets of greens in between be facing water crisis has vesting. We get all our water from in 1947 to 1,545 cubic metre in Menon explains. requires lessons learnt from the past, the built spaces and protect them in been talked about and the rain. There is need to capture 2011. By 2025, the annual per capi- He also opines that there is need it requires State-Centre relationship order to reduce the Government’s debated many times over this. Unless we do this, we are look- ta availability of water will reduce to to pass laws that make it mandato- of corporation and consultation anxiety. One will have to come up with no one solution in ing to not only a parched Chennai 1,340 cubic metre and by 2050, to ry for buildings to source at least 50 and it requires examples to be with new solutions or we will not sight.T The recent water shortage in but also the State,” Raghavan says 1,140 cubic metre. Second, 90 per per cent of their water from har- taken from other parts of the world succeed,” Ramaswamy says. Chennai is a case in point and points who has a dooms day prediction — cent wastewater discharged into vested and recycled sources. related to unreal flooding. Water cri- Does this mean that we will be a finger towards a potential water the entire country is going to face the rivers fails to meet environ- Individuals too can contribute, he sis needs an integrated approach to facing water crisis? “It is already hap- crisis that is waiting to happen in acute water shortage if we don’t cap- mental norms. Third, 65 per cent says. Households need to install taps its management. It takes into pening. Delhi, this monsoon, did- other large cities as well. The reason ture the rainwater in a proper man- rainwater runoff goes into the sea, and other modern mechanisms account various aspects of it includ- n’t get as much rain. This doesn’t is simple — there is rapid popula- ner. which is a huge waste. Fourth, the that dispense far less water but at the ing demand and supply and how to bode well for the next year. Water, tion growth and effects of climate “In order to make sure that the agriculture sector is the biggest right pressure for daily usage. use water more efficiently,” Sinha agriculture, healthcare, land, change and overdrawing from rainwater is captured in the correct user of water followed by domestic Electronic monitoring for checking tells you. employment, economy and geopol- ground level without recharging it. manner, around 60 per cent of the and industrial sectors. So, environ- consumption and wastage and mak- There is an estimate that says by itics are interlinked. This will lead According to the director of effort has to come from the State mentalists want water conservation ing sure all buildings with over 100 2030, the demand in the country to a situation where the other coun- Rain Centre in Chennai, Dr Sekhar Government and the rest from the to be a priority policy subject. residents use recycled water for will be double the supply. tries will tell you that as a nation, the Raghavan there is need to look at the individuals. India had a wonderful In urban areas, the crisis is flushing and gardening will go a “How do we manage this water crisis has not been properly situation of what happened in traditional rainwater harvesting compounded by extensive con- long way to avert a water crisis. demand. Hence, elements like stor- leading to global insecurity. There Chennai from two separate aspects technique in place. But this got cretisation of the land surface, PEOPLE NEED TO GO “A bucket bath saves enough age and rainwater harvesting will be are too many people on Earth and — urban and rural areas. “In rural destroyed over decades. Our coun- which puts urban water bodies and FOR RAINWATER drinking water in a month for an important. Recharge of groundwa- not all will survive. Some think we areas, since it is unpaved the rain try was leader in rainwater har- channels into disrepair and even entire village of 200 people. Use a ter will be necessary to ensure sup- should join hands, others feel that water percolates into the ground vesting. We have polluted our rivers destroys them. Then there is urban- HARVESTING. THE mug of water to brush and wash ply. Then there is the demand man- maybe some of us can survive. recharging the ground level water or and now we are facing the problem. isation without the infrastructure in GOVERNMENT your face rather than a running tap. agement. There is need to efficiently Science has to introspective. If sci- the rainwater would get collected in India and in particular Tamil Nadu new, rapidly urbanising settlements, Kitchen utensils can be washed in use water. There is need to change entists say that they got a few traditional water bodies called irri- is rain-rich region but water starved. the absence of strict water use NEEDS TO ENSURE two large drums of water rather than the crop pattern and use less water things wrong and there is need to gation tanks. In cities, we don’t have Hence, we can no longer assume norms, difficulties of retrofitting THAT THE POLICY ON running water. Replacing flushes for irrigation. This requires an plant trees because the polar ice cap such irrigation tanks and everything that water will always be there,” urban buildings for rainwater har- with those which give you an option enormous shift in the way we have meltdown is not gong to happen in is paved, there is no percolation of Raghavan says. vesting and ground water recharge, RAINWATER of half or full flush. Avoid using hard dealt with water issues in the agri- the next 60 years but now, this will rainwater. There is need to recharge Back in 2014, Prime Minister and the constant extension of urban chemicals and detergents that make cultural sector till now,” Sinha says. have an impact,” Ramaswamy manually — rainwater harvesting. Narendra Modi had given a mantra water footprints, thereby disincen- HARVESTING IS it harder to recycle water. Ensuring Mahadevan Ramaswamy who explains and adds that if children all But people here are withdrawing Per Drop, More Crop to create tivising economies in use. FOLLOWED IN A washing machines are set at optimal has been researching on water tells over the world say green the world, ground water without recharging, awareness about water conservation. Keith Menon, co-founder, Spiro usage rather than a full tank,” you that water shortage in Chennai even the Governments will take leading to the present crisis” Five years down the line, the coun- Spero, an architecture & design CORRECT MANNER. Menon says and tells you that it is has been happening for a long notice. Raghavan explains. try is still facing water crisis. A fact studio, tells you that there are other THE KEY TO SOLVING not lack of awareness why we are time. People have been seeking “Water crisis needs to be taken He tells you that Tamil Nadu, supported by a case study done in solutions besides rainwater har- looking at the parched future. waters from their farmland. Is that seriously. Make it a national issues Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh are India and three other countries — vesting. Growing the right kind of THE FUTURE WATER “People have been facing water is anthropogenic? Yes and no. There and develop a consensus. There was pioneers in modern rainwater har- that there will be no drinking water vegetation in certain areas helps CRISIS IS TO crisis in India for a long time so the are certain norms. You promise cer- a time when Nature enclosed vesting since 2003. Unfortunately, by 2040 if consumption continues retain groundwater in dry areas. awareness is high. But the natural tain amount of water to the people humans, now humans enclose the scheme didn’t percolate to the at the current pace. Replenishing groundwater sources RECHARGE GROUND tendency to rely on the rain Gods without focusing on proper demand Nature. How will you ensure that the lowest levels. “People need to har- A UN report published on by limiting bore wells and ensuring LEVEL WATER and the belief that it is a limitless management and one ends up with island of green areas thrive and that vest rainwater in the correct man- water conservation in March 2014 that concretisation is done in a sen- resource is the culprit,” Menon says unsustainable levels of water there are enough of them? You need ner. It is only now that people have has a similar take and says that India sible manner also helps. — DR SEKHAR RAGHAVAN from whom the challenge is similar demand. Once you create a city, they Plan B. We talk of protecting rural realised the importance of rainwa- will face the consequences if it “Ensuring dams and embank- to convince someone to buy a `150 expand. More the city expands, the land which is already under pres- ter harvesting. What has happened does not plan water conservation. ments are not messing with the nat- LED bulb that provides long term more they become areas which sure. What we need is to look at unr- is a wake up call for us,” Raghavan The report had predicted that by ural flow of rivers that for millen- savings besides helping the envi- require more water. Then you draw ban areas. It is here that we can make says who has been getting 20 calls 2025, nearly 3.4 billion people will nia have recharged groundwater ronment. “People don’t want to water from rivers and they too a difference, Ramaswamy tells you. a day from people on how to har- be living in water-scarce countries. sources besides allowing for a nat- think of the future and are more become areas where there is a prob- But there is a challenge here. vest rainwater. The report added that due to its ural strong ecosystem along its interested in making things easier lem. However, we have been trying The minute you talk about envi- He also says that what happened unique geographical position in banks. Tackling temperature rise by and cheap now. It’s pure short-sight- to establish whether water shortage ronment, they feel they have to in Chennai could have been avoid- South Asia, the Indian sub-conti- growing more indigenous plants in edness and no patience to sustain a is manmade or due to climate make do. World is not just about ed. “Both the society and the nent may face the brunt of the cri- high altitude regions so that glaci- long-term vision,” Menon tells you. change for a long time. We need to Nature, it is also about humans and Government need to come togeth- sis and the country will be at the er and snow melting happens at a Dr Uttam Kumar Sinha, a senior look beyond this. their hunger for progress. Water er on the platform. It is the society centre of this conflict. As per the slower pace. Avoiding water suck- fellow at the Nehru Memorial “What causes rain? You create looping is a good solution. One can that needs to go for rainwater har- Ministry of Water Resources, India ing crops like sugarcane and rice in Museum and Library opines that green areas for precipitation. If you have rooftop gardens in a city of vesting and the Government needs has 18 per cent of the world’s pop- regions where there already is a while we are not running out for build over the greens, there will be concrete to create green belts and to see that the policy on rainwater ulation but only four per cent of total water shortage. Ensuring factories time, there is need for serious atten- less rain. There is anxiety all over. thereby create an environment harvesting is followed. The usable water resources. and other heavy industries are setup tion. The Government and those oppos- where we can spend hours under a Government built storm water The reason, experts say, for far from river banks and water “This means structural and ing their projects need to under- shower and not worry because we drains only to dump the rainwater this water crisis is that India’s annu- sources to avoid large scale unmon- non-structural amendments; it stand that interlining of rivers is have created abundance of water,” into the sea. The key to solving the al per capita availability of water itored consumption as well as pol- requires political intervention; it going to happen. The solution is to Ramaswamy says. FIGURESPEAK n According to the WHO (2015) every minute a n Four billion people worldwide are affected by 6,000 cubic metres. today. cubic metres (bcm) in India, only about 700 663 million people — 1 in 10 — lack access to newborn dies from infection caused by lack of shortage of water for at least one month every In 2001, urban population was 285 million and n As much as 55% of India’s total water supply bcm can be utilised. safe water — twice the population of the US safe water and an unclean environment. 785 year. Studies show that the impact of the crisis assuming water supply of 135 litres per capita comes from groundwater resources. n The use of surface water is also affected by lives without access to safe water. million people lack even a basic drinking-water is most acutely felt by about 1.8 billion people per day, the domestic water demand is Unchecked exploitation by farmers has led dams. With over 5,000 dams, India is the third n Water levels at 91 major reservoirs service, including 144 million people who are for six months in a year. The World Economic estimated at around 38,475 million litres per groundwater levels to fall dangerously across largest, after China and US, on this count. nationwide are the lowest in a decade — no dependent on surface water. Forum rates ‘water crises as one of the three day (MLD), whereas as in 2011 urban large areas in the country. Groundwater is While dams help in irrigation and electricity more than 29 per cent, according to the latest n The WHO also says that by 2025, half of the greatest risks of harm to people and population was 377 million with a domestic critical to India’s water security. Irrigation, of generation, they affect water quality in the bulletin of the Central Water Commission world’s population will be living in water- economies’. water demand of 50,895 MLD. which over 60% comes from groundwater, country. About 75% of electricity consumed in released in March 2016. stressed areas. n The rapid growth of population and its n According to projections by the UN, India’s takes up over 80% of total water usage in India. India is generated through thermal power nThe World Bank estimates that 21 percent of n In least developed countries, 22% of health growing needs has meant that per capita urban population is expected to rise to 50% of Besides, nearly 30% of urban water supply and plants. Alternative sources of power generation communicable diseases in India are linked to care facilities have no water service, 21% no availability of fresh water has declined sharply the total population by 2050. This would mean 70% of rural water supply comes from can play a major role in preventing the loss of unsafe water and the lack of hygiene practices. sanitation service, and 22% no waste from 3,000 cubic metres to 1,123 cubic metres 840 million people in the most water-starved groundwater. potable water. Also, more than 500 children under the age of management service. over the past 50 years. The global average is parts of the country compared with 320 million n Of the total potential of nearly 1,900 billion n In India, with a population of over 1.2 billion, five die each day from diarrhoea in India alone. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Sunday August 4, 2019 Adventurous QUICK BITES administrator From staring at the Collector's house in a Bihar village to living in one of Hyderabad's best-known addresses, Principal Secretary Arvind Kumar takes us through his journey, writes Naveena Ghanate

the villages, we arranged for masterplan and Kokapet infra plants. When you are pruning OHSRS, water tanks, water development. The best part is or giving shape, it is engaging supply and clean portable that every two-three years our and sets my mind, and is drinking water in village. It was arena keeps changing, and peaceful. Bonsai plants… a hugely satisfying moment as that's the variety. Delhi is all because the shape of the plant we made lot of change. Second about policy-making — in one is not overwhelming and is biggest was my posting as dis- stroke and it affects the entire within my reach. I am a cari- trict collector of Hyderabad, country. Delhi is exciting for cature artist. However, off late, wherein we could curb and policy-making and getting in- I couldn't indulge in drawing. Best advice you got - and peaceful. arrest the incidence of female depth knowledge. Stay grounded, never let If you had a spirit animal - feticide. At its peak, we seized ABOUT YOUR NAUGHTY the feeling of the Chair get It is a bird maybe an 104 scan centres out of the 389 BALANCING ACT… SIDE… to your head. eagle. I would like to fly scan centres operating in city like a drone, to get a top during 2004-2006. This inter- I live alone here in Hyderabad I might seem not so Do you have pets - view. rom staring off at the a job. I got an MBA seat in IIM vention has made a significant and reach home around 8:30 approachable, but that's not the I am scared of losing pets. Collector's house in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and YOUNG ARVIND AS IAS… change as Hyderabad which pm with 8-10 boxes of files wait- case. I crack jokes often. It is I am a very sensitive person Superpower - a Bihar village to liv- Calcutta, and picked IIM-A as had lowest sex ratio of 23 dis- ing for me to clear. I am not a disappointing sometimes when and I cannot take the loss. I Immediate answer, I will ing in one of 19 out of 34 students of my class My first posting in was in tricts of AP as per 2001 Census, workaholic by choice but work people don't get it, especially in would love to keep a make all roads of F Hyderabad's best- the bureaucracy. At home, I German Sherperd, but it Hyderabad perfect, sans known adresses, play pranks. A stage came would restrict my travel. any ditch and absolutely Principal Secretary Arvind where my nephew was asked clean. Kumar has seen quite a few not to spend time with 'bade Movies that you like - things in life. In a freewheeling papa' as I was spoiling him by Karwaan, Bareli ki Barfi, Favourite actor - interview with The Pioneer, playing pranks. This child in Dil Chahta Hai, Zindagi na Tabu, Salman Khan, Telangana's top bureaucrat talks me keeps me going. Milega Dobara; English Prakash Raj, Tom Hanks. about work, family and goals. ones… The Gladiator, He's from the 1991 batch of CRITICISM THAT COMES Scent of a Woman, The TV series - Indian Administrative Service YOUR WAY… Karate Kid (2010). Mirzapur (It depicts (IAS) officers, who has worked reality of Eastern UP), in various capacities in the State At work, criticism is for the Movie that made you cry - Modern Family, Sarabhai and at the Centre. Here, he chair not the individual. People Bajrangi Bhaijaan. vs Sarabhai (both seasons) recalls the summer vacations in are pointing out some griev- those early days in villages of ance or something that is not Describe yourself three Authors or books - Bihar which gave him sense of done properly. Now, we have a words - Fiction - John Grisham, what it truly means to be an IAS mechanism where we mark it Humble, honest to the Jeffery Archer. I read a lot officer. While his English is to the person concerned. assignment, naughty. of non-fiction related to perfect, Arvind was a Hindi- Having come from lower mid- public policy, history, poli- medium student back in the day. dle strata, I know the kind of Biggest pet peeve - ty. He proclaims that if you have problems people face. And Showoff done horse riding, you don't most of the time, they have Music that keeps you need meditation. A traveller by some truth in it. I don't brush What scares you the most - hooked - choice, a caricature artist, a pro- it off. It doesn't affect me Loss of loved ones. Classical ghazals of tective father, he keeps the ele- DAUGHTER MEANS THE WORLD… daughter time. She was here recently. I make it a point to be back beyond a point. Secondly, I am scared of Mehdi Hasan are my all- ment of uncertainty about him home in time and we go out for dinner. She is a good friend. She the day I start getting time favourite, Hemant always on. ne person who means the world to me is my daughter Maansi. corrects a lot of thoughts, even jokingly. We share a lot of seri- LANGUAGE SKILLS… influenced and guided by Kumar. Coldplay and Rod OI am separated legally; my daughter has been away for a while. ous things. She is a strong person on gender and equality, and is gossips ( I have studiously Stewart in English. HOW IT ALL STARTED… She moved to Beijing and later Houston, and she recently start- against racism, casteism. I am not able to spend as much time as Until class VIII, I could not avoided falling in the trap ed working. I love to spend time with her and it is quality father- I would like to, but life is all about balancing. speak English. My medium of so far). Education - Since class VIII in school, I communication was Hindi. I Graduated in Economics was clear in my mind that I used to read newspapers What would you do if you from St. Stephen's, Delhi; wanted to be an IAS officer. My in Stephen's joined there. Later, fills up my times. I very con- which improved my English. I didn't have to work MBA from IIM- parents are from Bihar, and I joined Maruti Udyog Ltd for a sciously avoid socialising, knew how to read and write, tomorrow - Ahmedabad; Masters in work put them in Delhi but I while. The only reason for me to because you know it's a circle in but my spoken English wasn't I will travel. Public Policy (MPP) from used to spend summer vacations join Maruti was that I could buy itself where you need to keep great. Even in Stephen's, I Woodrow Wilson School in the village. We used to witness my own car as the company obliging to requests. Rather, I would not speak a word in Favourite spot in (WWS), Princeton a lot of poverty in Bihar villages would give subsidy for employ- might watch some silly serial. I class because I didn't want Hyderabad - University; a course on and among relatives. Among the ees, and it was in Delhi. Within am very comfortable with my people to judge my English. It Osman Sagar area. I Leadership & Globalization shoddy, downtrodden houses, 15 days of joining, I bought a privacy and prefer it over social- was only in IIM that things walk there often as from LSE London, UK as a there was this bungalow of dis- Maruti car. I first bought a car ising. improved. I now speak three it is not crowded Chevening Scholar. trict collector, who helped peo- and then learnt driving. In six languages —b Telugu, Hindi, ple get good roads, water sup- months, I took leave and stud- ARVIND WHEN NOT AT English and little bit of ply… like anything and every- ied for IAS. WORK… German. In 2012, I did a thing. That's how my exposure course in Delhi. When I attend to IAS started. I studied in gov- DELHI LAD TO AP My favorite indulgence is the class for German, everyone ernment school Navoday till CADRE… shopping in 'sale season'. I go for got up thinking I was the NEXT class XII. After class X, when window shopping a lot and teacher. They were not sure everyone opted for science My cadre was Gujarat and I wherever sales and discounts are how to address me — 'Name, GOALS stream, I took arts - psychology, did district training in being offered. Especially, with sir, uncle'? I want to fly a heli- maths, economics and geogra- Bhavnagar. I was married to my those which have 60 per cent off. copter, but my daughter phy - a very weird combination IAS batchmate. When you get It is 'sale season' again and I doesn't want to sit along and ahead of time for a govern- married within service, you ARVIND AS A CHILD AND SON… bought some stuff. The 'sales' (laughs). I want to learn ment school student. Credit could move to either of the loca- abroad are genuine. Whenever piano, but now she is learning goes to my parents who didn't tion or completely different one. was very studious, extremely introvert. I would never speak I go to Europe, I plan my trip in piano. I used to sing quite well object. St. Stephen's College My ex-wife tried Gujarat, but Ia word and was scared of public speaking. I would hide a way that I can cover the 'Sale' in school. I do imagine singing made the difference; economics couldn't get it as they didn't myself. I remember in class IX when I was asked to speak put up at Massimo Dutti. About someday, and I will gather the was especially good there and it want more IAS officers then. in the assembly, I was shivering. Till I graduated, my daily 90 per cent of my wardrobe is courage to do that. I am planning exposed me to worldview of IAS So that's how my cadre is routine was home to college and library. Things changed Massimo Dutti. My trip to to buy a bike, a Jawa, and will go in the real sense. Andhra Pradesh and has been at IIM-A. My parents are in Delhi. My father retired as clerk Europe is covered with 'Sales'. on long drives - Warangal, the same since then. Wherever in RBI and my mother is a housewife who studied maybe Otherwise, I like to relax and Karimnagar or Khammam. I BACKUP PLAN… you are, the ability to make a till class X. We are three siblings and I have an elder sister often make my own tea. My tea plan to buy it next change in the lives in various and a younger brother. Mine is a lower middle class upbring- is a mix of earl gray, which my month. There was a slight deviation degrees, no other service can ing and I lived in a typical government house in Delhi. I favourite, and red tea. I drive to in my career even though I knew afford the platform like the am sure my parents are very proud of me. My father, even have breakfast alone as it is fun, I'll be writing the IAS exam, IAS, which is phenomenal. My if you do well in studies, he just nods like 'it's okay'. My mom sitting in crowd and having while everyone else was prepar- contemporaries might be earn- is more expressive, I have seen her pride. I try and ensure food. ing for CAT. I asked what CAT ing well, but in terms of our abil- I remain a son to them more than anything else. meant — that was my ignorance ity to sleep well at night, to me TRAVEL LIKE THERE IS level (giggles). My plan was, if I no other service can give such NO TOMORROW… don't get into IAS, I would have satisfaction. Rampachodavaram. While by 2001, reached the 9th rank. there were no threats as such, We could save 3,800 girl fetus- I am fond of travelling and HORSE not to the best of knowledge, es, which is a very satisfying I make it a point to visit new RIDING… but Mr AK Khan says there was experience. Another was my places. I have travelled to about one. In my very early days, I tenure as joint secretary for 34 countries. Last year, I went Every- never used to take escorts, Ministry of Finance. We to Sweden… Northern Lights! one has to even though they used to ask brought about a lot of change I try and go to Europe once learn horse me. While travelling in forests, in the Insurance Act. Micro year. Countries on my list are riding during the our gypsy overturned. AK insurance was created by us Mongolia, caravan riding in IAS course. The ride Khan says someone was follow- and it was very successful. Argentina and Chile. I want to from Mussorie to ing, and he complained to col- travel like a backpack tourist in Dehradun gave me some lector saying 'Please ask this DIFFERENCE IN Mexico and find out ground confidence. When I was in boy to take escorts'. I was WORKING FOR STATE realities, and Portugal and Delhi, I used to go to Army more like 'I have Gypsy, and Spain are on the list. This year, Polo Club, definitely twice a hum apna jungle mein jayen- AND CENTRE… the target is Iceland, at least in week. Even in winter in Delhi, ga'. It is virgin forest; nothing winter. I was planning for June, we would be there. Once you is there except Tribal hamlets State is action-oriented as but couldn't due to work. are on a horse, it is cantering and very beautiful landscape. you are thrown in the field and and galloping. You only hear the you have to perform, but Delhi PASTIMES… wind passing by. That feeling of HIGH MOMENTS IN is more about policy. My cur- cutting through the winds, no CAREER… rent role as Principal Secretary I do swim and play squash. other feeling can replace it. MAUD and former PS of Swimming is more of a regu- You are recharging. If you Specifically, my posting as Industry are field-oriented and lar activity, like twice a week have rode horses, you don't district collector of Khammam action-packed jobs. Everyday often in the evening on way need meditation. You are cut during 2002-2004 which was something is happening. As back to home. I read a lot, I off for 3040 minutes. I used to fluoride-affected area then. We industry PS, I could work on spend at least four-five hours a do it regularly in Delhi, but worked extensively on provid- TS-ipass, new solar policy and week reading. I grow Bonsai haven't done in Hyderabad ing water facilities. In each of now as MAUD PS - municipal, plants. In Delhi, I have lot of since 2014. HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | AUGUST 4, 2019 money 10

CAPSULE India seeks market access India, US to collaborate in defence sector to Chinese products PTI n NEW DELHI Indian and American officials PTI n NEW DELHI on Friday agreed to pursue a Wadhawan policy environment conducive Over 450 Indian India has sought greater mar- emphasised the to collaboration between the ket access from China for its defence industry and start-ups students, staffers get products like sugar, rice and proposed trade in both countries. Erasmus scholarship pharmaceuticals to narrow the agreement An understanding in this NEW DELHI: Nearly 450 high trade deficit, which is RCEP should regard was reached during the Indian students and staff important for the finanlisation 15th meeting of the India-US of proposed mega free trade duly consider Defence Policy Group (DPG) members have been awarded the existing the prestigious Erasmus agreement RCEP, an official here on Friday. scholarship and mobility said. level of trade The Indian side was led by grants funded by the European The issue was raised by imbalance Defence Secretary Sanjay Union to study in leading Commerce Secretary Anup Mitra. The US was led by the universities across Europe this Wadhawan in his meeting with between India Undersecretary of Defence for year, a 23 per cent increase Wang Shouwen, the Vice and China Policy, John Rood. Friday. Various working groups and since the last year. Minister of China's Commerce The DPG is the apex official- During the meeting, the mechanisms under the DPG According to the EU, in Ministry, on the sidelines of level meeting mechanism two countries recognised the briefed the Co-chairs of the addition to this, 350 students RCEP inter-sessional ministe- China to Indian business trav- between India and the US on benefit of enabling defence progress made in their respec- and staff from Indian higher rial meeting in Beijing on ellers, the official said. defense issues, which compre- agreements concluded by the tive areas and got the latter's education institutions have Friday. India registered a trade hensively reviews and guides all two sides and appreciated guidance on addressing been selected for scholarships Wadhawan emphasised the level of trade imbalance. Wadhawan also used the deficit in 2018-19 with as many aspects of bilateral cooperation India's designation as a Major process issues for meaningful, under Erasmus' International proposed trade agreement RCEP bloc comprises 10 opportunity to push market as 11 RCEP member countries between the two countries. Defence Partner of the US. sustainable and mutually ben- Credit Mobility (ICM) RCEP should duly consider the ASEAN group members access related issues of various - including China, South Korea "The meeting today took "They underlined the eficial cooperation, it said. programme, which funds existing level of trade imbal- (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, other items such as milk and and Australia - out of the stock of the progress made in importance of collaboration The two sides reaffirmed mobility agreements between ance between India and China. Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, milk products, pomegranate, grouping of 16 nations that are various fields of defence coop- between the defence industry the role of the DPG as an European and Indian In his meeting with Hu Thailand, the Philippines, Laos soyabean meal, and okra. negotiating a mega trade pact eration in recent years, includ- and start-ups in the two coun- important part of the ministe- universities. "Out of these 450, Chunhua, Vice Premier of and Vietnam), and their trade Besides, he flagged issues since November 2012. ing in defence trade, technol- tries and agreed to pursue a rial 2+2 mechanism, helping 89 Indian students – 48 China, the secretary advocat- partners India, China, Japan, pertaining to Indian services In 2018-19, India's trade ogy, procurement, industry, policy environment conducive translate the shared strategic females and 41 males – have ed for an agreement which South Korea, Australia and sector including IT and ITeS deficit with China stood at R&D and mil-to-mil engage- to this," said a statement issued vision of cooperation into real- been awarded a fully-funded duly addresses the current New Zealand. and easing business visas by USD 50.2 billion. ment," a media release said by the Indian Embassy here. ity. scholarship for Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's Degree programs (EMJMD), offering the opportunity to attend universities in at least two FM to meet heads of Talcher Coalfields work hit for 10th day different countries in Europe," an official statement said.With PTI n NEW DELHI spokesperson said. The clo- 23 per cent jump in Indian sure of the mines has not only nationals bagging the Erasmus banks tomorrow Production and supply from incurred huge losses to the scholarships, compared to the Talcher Coalfields of company, the state and cen- last year, India remains one of PTI n NEW DELHI Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd tral exchequer, but also the top five third-countries Meanwhile, (MCL) was hit for the 10th affected the income of 15,000 recipients of the scholarship, it Finance Minister Nirmala sources said day on Friday, owing to an workers of MCL and 12,000 said. Sitharaman will meet heads of agitation by locals backed by contractual workers, he public as well as major private secretaries of political parties after four claimed. sector banks on Monday to department of workers died in a mishap at a "The entire blockade has review flow of credit to impor- revenue and mine last week. impacted the earnings of over tant sectors of the economy, Though BJP activists with- 40,000 families of Talcher," the including MSME, automobile corporate affairs drew its strike after talks with spokesperson said. and housing sectors, as per an ministry too would the administration and MCL The shut down since July 24 official statement. be attending the authorities on Wednesday, compensation of Rs 3 crore BJP activists had first has resulted in coal produc- Kingfisher Airlines: Generally, the finance min- villagers backed by BJD lead- each to the family of the launched an agitation tion loss of 16.84 lakh tonnes ister holds review meeting meeting ers then initiated stoppage of deceased and a permanent job demanding a compensation of valued at Rs 170.96 crore and RBI imposes Rs 50 with heads of public sector work, stalling operations at all to the deceased nominee, an Rs 50 lakh for families of each 19.32 lakh tonnes of despatch, lakh fine on PNB banks and financial institu- crore in the year-ago period on payment issues, institutional mines in Talcher Coalfields in MCL spokesperson said. deceased. he added. tions, but this time the min- better asset management. arrangement, need for legisla- Angul district. Four workers were killed Coal miners have been MCL has announced a NEW DELHI: State-owned istry has also invited major pri- State-owned banks have tive changes, rural enterprises, Subsequently, members of and nine others injured in the asked to resume operations financial assistance of Rs 5 Punjab National Bank (PNB) vate sector lenders. recovered Rs 3.59 lakh crore and risk mitigation. Talcher Suraksha Parishad, a mishap at Bharatpur mine and the company has also lakh each to the family of the on Saturday said the RBI has The meeting will "review over the last four financial It has also suggested setting social outfit, submitted a set on July 23, triggering protests taken up the issue with the deceased, the spokesperson imposed a penalty of Rs 50 matters relating to growth of years, including record recov- up of specific funds for the of demands which included by political parties and locals. state authorities, the said. lakh on it for delay in reporting credit in various important ery of Rs 1.23 lakh crore dur- MSME sector by the govern- of fraud in the account of sectors of the economy, such as ing 2018-19, the government ment with a view to enhance Kingfisher Airlines. "RBI MSME, retail, automobiles, said in a reply to a question in their competitiveness. observed from the fraud affordable housing, Parliament recently. As implementation of the monitoring report-1 submitted NBFC/HFCs and areas of pri- The statement further said, proposals will involve inter- Trump pins by Punjab National Bank on India must invest in education, human skills ority for the banking sector in Sitharaman will hold a meet- ministerial or inter-agency July, 10 2018 that the bank the coming months for accel- ing with stakeholders and rep- coordination, the finance min- hopes on Pak had delayed the reporting of erating GDP growth", the resentatives of other ministries ister will be meeting the stake- to be among top 3 economies: Experts fraud in the account of finance ministry said in a to discuss recommendations of holders and representatives of Kingfisher Airlines Limited," for help in statement on Friday. the U K Sinha committee several ministries, including PTI n NEW DELHI Indian Management Conclave India to become a true services PNB said in a regulatory filing. Meanwhile, sources said sec- report on the MSME sector. MSME, MEITY, and rural (IMC) and also released a economy, the report said. In exercise of the powers Afghanistan conferred under various retaries of department of rev- The Sinha panel, which sub- development, among others. As India hopes to be among the white paper on the occasion. Gross Enrolment Ratio PTI n WASHINGTON sections of the Banking enue and corporate affairs mitted its report to the gov- Meanwhile, the finance world's top three economies in According to it, India will (GER) target of 35 per cent by Regulation Act, 1949, a ministry too would be attend- ernment in June, has made over minister is taking meetings the next 15 years, it must invest have to double its GDP, like it did 2025 and 50 per cent by 2035 penalty of Rs 50 lakh was ing the meeting. a 100 far reaching recommen- with secretaries of all depart- in education and human skills, between 2000 and 2006, when is necessary, which only match- US President Donald Trump imposed by the RBI on the In the last few months, there dations for the MSME sector, ments under the finance min- a white paper released by a the GDP doubled from 476 bil- es that of China and is still half on Friday hoped that bank, it added. In a separate have been signs of revival in one of the largest job creating istry daily with a view to think-tank of top business lion dollars to 949 billion dollars. of the US GER, it added. Pakistan will help the US in filing, Bank of Baroda said the public sector banks. segments in the country. improve inter-departmental schools has said. This period saw strong spurt in The white paper also said Afghanistan as peace talks RBI has imposed a fine of Rs India's largest bank, SBI has The recommendations coordination and also to dis- MBAUniverse.com, a think management and engineering the number of universities, with the Taliban has appar- 50 lakh on it for delay in posted a profit of Rs 2,312 crore encompass various domains, cuss urgent economic issues tank and network of leading B- education.Robust higher edu- which stands at 950, needs to ently entered its last phase. reporting fraud in an account. in the first quarter of the fiscal such as credit, equity funding, and implementation of the schools in the country, organ- cation focus leading to skilling grow to over 1200 by 2025 to Trump said he had devel- as against a loss of over Rs 4,876 technology, marketing, delayed budget announcements. ised the 10th edition of the and employability will help sustain the GER growth. oped a "good chemistry" with the Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, whom he met at his Oval Office last week. "We're doing very well, as NTPC chief for Sensex crashes over 300 points on US-China trade tensions you know, with Pakistan. I met a gentleman who I liked PTI n MUMBAI However, Sensex plunged 462.80 points worth Rs 1,056.55 crore on a a lot -- as you know -- last or 1.23 per cent to end at net basis on Thursday, as per week, from Pakistan. I have a clean power projects Equity benchmark Sensex on Bharti 37,018.32. The broader NSE provisional data with stock lot of respect for him. We Friday fell over 300 points in Airtel, Nifty dropped 138 points or exchanges. have a good friendship -- a line with global market sell-offs Asian 1.24 per cent to close below the Elsewhere in Asia, Shanghai good feeling, good chem- as investors panicked after the Paint, Tata key 11,000-mark at 10,980.00. Composite Index, Hang Seng, istry. I think Pakistan will without PPAs US decision to impose fresh US President Donald Nikkei and Kospi were trading help us, and I think others will tariffs on Chinese goods. Motors and Trump's decision to impose lower in their respective early get involved," Trump told PTI n NEW DELHI The trade war tensions Infosys new tariffs on Chinese goods sessions. reporters at the White House. between the US and China triggered fresh tension among Wall Street stocks finished Responding to a question Amid a row between discoms along with unabated foreign gained in investors over the trade battle lower on Thursday after if the Taliban could be trust- and clean energy developers fund outflows weighed heavi- the between the two largest announcement of a new round ed, Trump said "I don't want over renegotiation of tariff, ly on the market sentiments, morning economies. of tariffs on Chinese goods. to say if they can be trusted NTPC Chairman and traders said. trade Trump on Thursday Meanwhile, the rupee or not. Look, history, I Managing Director Gurdeep Tracking tepid global market announced that the US will declined by 21 paise to 69.27 would say, is not so good, Singh on Friday suggested trend, the 30-share index was impose a 10 per cent levy on against the US dollar in morn- but they don't like us much setting up of renewable pro- trading 333.32 points, or 0.90 In the Sensex pack, HCL Tech, Tata Steel. USD 300 billion in Chinese ing trade. either. But we've brought jects without power purchase per cent, lower at 36,685.00. HeroMotoCorp emerged as However, Bharti Airtel, Asian goods. The new tariffs is The global oil benchmark them down; we've brought agreements (PPAs). Similarly, the 50-share Nifty the biggest loser with a slide of Paint, Tata Motors and Infosys expected to go into effect from Brent crude futures surged by the number of soldiers down In the current scenario, slipped 105.15 points, or 0.96 2.78 per cent, followed by gained in the morning trade. September 1. 2.61 per cent to 62.08 per bar- very substantially. We are bankers and financial institu- per cent to 10,874.85. Vedanta, ONGC, Bajaj Finance, In the previous session, Foreign investors sold shares rel. talking to them. tions insist for long-term PPAs before financial closure or The discom had asked to fund tie-up of a project. lower the tariff to an all-time Participating in a panel dis- low tariff of Rs 2.44 per unit. cussion here, Singh said buy- But, SECI and NTPC refused Pentagon stalls $10 bn cloud contract eyed by Amazon ers can either purchase power to do so saying the lowest tar- on capacity contracts (PPAs) iff was discovered in a differ- AFP n SAN FRANCISCO defense. this country is going to be in or from market. "There could ent auction in different cir- Esper was selected by US Esper was trouble." Bezos added that be long-term contracts but cumstances. The Pentagon has put off President Donald Trump, who selected by US many in the tech industry feel energy can be purchased on a There has been instances awarding a 10 billion cloud has lashed out at Amazon and "conflicted" by the current state day-to-day basis or monthly where states insisted for rene- computing contract sought by company founder Jeff Bezos, President Donald of politics, but maintained that basis." gotiating tariffs even after Amazon, saying Thursday that who owns The Washington Trump, who has the United States "is still the Asked about feasibility of conclusion of the PPAs, as the process will be reviewed by Post. best place in the world" where, this idea, he said, "10 years clean energy prices have the newly-appointed defense "Secretary Esper is looking at lashed out at he said, "everybody is trying to back, no one was believing the dropped sharply during the secretary. the Joint Enterprise Defense Amazon and come." solar energy prices will come past few years. Amazon was considered a Infrastructure (JEDI) pro- company founder Microsoft is Amazon's only down. Let's not underesti- Solar power tariff, which strong contender to provide gram," defense department rival in the bidding for the win- mate the power of the devel- was once Rs 17 per unit, has technology for the Joint spokeswoman Elissa Smith told Jeff Bezos, who ner-take-all contract, despite opment of technology...solar dropped to as low as Rs 2.44 Enterprise Defense AFP. owns The employees urging it to drop cells would be more efficient per unit. Infrastructure (JEDI) pro- "No decision will be made on Washington Post out. and there is offshore wind About stranded gas-based gram -- a contract that is also the program until he has com- "Many Microsoft employ- power." power projects and those run- being pursued by Microsoft - pleted his examination." The ees don't believe that what we Recently, an Andhra ning at suboptimal levels, he - but critics argued that the contract has caused contro- build should be used for wag- Pradesh discom asked the said, "Invariably, you will find bidding process favored the versy over whether internet the contract, saying it was conference in San Francisco. "We are going to continue to ing war," read a blog post on state-run power giant NTPC that most of the time, the gas- Seattle-based technology giants claiming to be trying to important to support US Bezos was asked about his support the DoD," he said, Medium. and Solar Energy Corporation based capacity on power grid titan. make the world better should defense efforts, even if it is position on defense contracts referring to the Defense "The contract is massive in of India (SECI) to revise tar- is 4 gigawatt (GW) to 5 GW The move to stall the con- be involved in the defense unpopular. after Google dropped its bid for Department. scope and shrouded in secre- iff downwards for some solar and rarely goes to 6 GW 7 GW. tract process came a week after industry. "This is a great country and the Pentagon cloud computing "If big tech companies are cy, which makes it nearly projects for which PPAs were That is because of the the pric- Mark Esper was confirmed as Amazon chief Bezos has it does need to be defended," contract because it would be going to turn their back on the impossible to know what we as already concluded. ing part. the new US secretary of defended the company's bid for Bezos said late last year at a inconsistent with its principles. US Department of Defense, workers would be building. sunday magazine Hyderabad, August 4, 2019

My life is good because I am not passive about it. I invest in what is real. Like real people, to do real things, for the real me — Gwyneth Paltrow FROM THE INSIDE What machines can’t learn Shiva is about inclusiveness Human sensitivities have developed Every existence in this world is there through a chain of evolution, these12 14to serve a designated purpose, vital cannot be inculcated through AI for sustenance of the living world

In a world driven by social media appearance pressure, being thin does not necessarily translate into being healthy and vice-versa. It is time to own up to ourselves, stop body shaming and focus on lifestyle corrective measures that promote good health, writes KAVITA DEVGAN

robably half the world thinks they psychological impact (harm) of the condi- thetician. “Obesity is a condition and what So What!?’ is about a plus-sized girl and her are fat. At this day and age, when tion. It can induce severe stress in the body, would work for someone suffering from an journey from an insecure teen to a confident vanity scores over everything else, a cause depression, eating disorders, reduced acute condition is definitely not recommended young woman. Her story explores body feeling such as this may weigh heavi- self-esteem and raise the risk of all sorts of for someone who is otherwise healthy but has image and self-esteem issues, and how she ly on many bodies and mind. We live mental problems. a few fat pockets that the body has cultivated navigates the society at different stages of her Pin an image-heavy society — online and in Alexia Michel knows this all too well. This to fight toxins and other conditions. Same life, wearing her size proudly on her sleeve. person — where social media, advertisements French national corporate stalwart quit her applies to their skin. The race to get that flaw- Incidentally, Kalra herself was the inspira- in magazines, newspapers, billboards, shop- lucrative job to start a foundation ‘I am not my less skin is often tempting people to use prod- tion for the book. “Having been at the receiv- ping windows, and everything around us anorexia’ recently. Michel struggled with ucts that are otherwise meant to treat serious ing end of it, as several of my friends and peo- ensures that focus on appearance is stronger anorexia all through her growing years, till infections.” ple I know, it was my voice to the plus sized than ever. And because our society loves thin, recently when she managed to leave her disor- As a nutritionist and weight management girls,” she shares. True, plus-sized girls have be it in print ads, movies, music videos, pic- der behind with the help of yoga and tran- consultant, I have personally treated cases been severely under-represented in Indian tures etc., seeing something different isn’t con- scendental meditation. Through her founda- where perfectly healthy patients have been mainstream fiction, but writers like Kalra are sidered fashionable. Often, not meeting the tion, she is now working to help others suffer- suffering emotional trauma and feeling of making sure that the pattern is broken. criteria induces inadequacy among people, ing from an eating disorder. The foundation worthlessness due to a certain shape of body ‘Body Respect’ by Linda Bacon and Lucy especially the youth and now even middle-age. extends help to support recovery and prevent that they may own. Aphramor speaks of body insecurity and how So rampant is the negativity arising from these disorders via a natural, holistic and it is time to overcome the shame and distress the ‘perceived’ faulty body size that it works empowering programme, both online and OWN UP TO YOURSELF surrounding it. And to show everybody both ways. People too thin are feeling the offline. To this effect, she recently organised Because we all need to understand that we are respect. Another book, ‘The Gifts of pain as well. The greetings these days are her first knowledge sharing seminar at not defined by just our weight alone. We walk Imperfection’ by Brené Brown holds powerful punctuated with a comment (and scrutiny) Maharishi hospital in Delhi and has a retreat and live as ‘us’ which is a sum of a lot of our messages surrounding body image. on one’s ‘weight’. And that does not apply to planned in Delhi and Rishikesh in October. facets — our personality, our achievements, Written word has an impact, both nega- the ones getting married! The modern Indian our disposition and the vibe we emit. tive as well as positive. Kalra shares that she obsession of “when are you getting married?” THE MARKET FORCES Definitely, how we look is a part of this pack- was most touched by an email from a father is now replaced with “What are you doing Then of course there are the market forces age. Only, we seem to have made it our com- who bought the book as a gift for his daugh- with your weight?”. that stand to gain from this insecurity. While plete being. ter who lacked confidence because of her fat to fit may be a good mantra for leading a STUDIES SUGGEST For starters, this is what you must do — weight. It shows that the thought pattern is SHAMED AT HOME AND BY THE WORLD healthy lifestyle. Fit is being deliberately THAT THERE IS A keep your weight and appearance aside, and changing and people are reaching out to Let’s accept it, body shaming is of two types: replaced by thin. The paranoia to gain a cer- PROFOUND flaunt your other assets and plus points, and those affected. direct (criticising overweight people), and tain figure or size is causing wellness, fitness PSYCHOLOGICAL see how others pick up on that. You’d be indirect (both subtle and blatant messages and aesthetic industry to grow. Conceded not amazed to see the how a chain of positivity is CELEB INSPIRED that the society throws via environmental all institutions falling under these heads follow IMPACT (HARM) OF triggered. Women magazines with photoshopped cues and via media — visualise toothpick dubious processes, but there are some that THE CONDITION Two, there is a big misconception about women on cover, celebs talking about their thin models here?). push people into spending by playing with (EXCESSIVE DIETING). the thought process. There is a big section of ‘diets’ and pursuit for thin-ness, fitness arti- Even the “well wishers” tend to go wrong their insecurities. IT CAN INDUCE people who believe that by being super critical cles taking about the latest fad diets, movies here. More often than not, body shaming Trisha Khanna was referred to a leading of their bodies, they might be able to push showing heroes falling for thin, pretty girls, starts at home — a sister shaming her brother dermatologist in the city by a physician for the SEVERE STRESS IN themselves into losing weight. Called ‘body all leave a mark on developing psyches of into lose weight so he can score a good-look- treatment of alopeacia. The dermatologist, as THE BODY, CAUSE hate’, it is now acknowledged by the experts as children and teenagers. ing girlfriend; a father packing off her 24- she discovered, also runs a swanky aesthetic DEPRESSION, EATING a mental epidemic. A lot of these people end Amidst this seemingly popular content, year-old daughter who has just finished her and wellness centre in an upmarket locality. DISORDERS, up hurting themselves as a result of faulty celebs talking about their struggles lend an medicine studies for a strict three month ‘get “To my surprise, before I could even utter a diets, extreme exercises, stringent detoxes and insight into real situations. Actor Richa thin’ programme at a health farm, as he word, the doctor had suggested I could shed REDUCED SELF- negative self talk. It actually works the other Chadha deserves kudos for coming out as a intends to find her a match soon; a friend off excess weight around my waist, chin and ESTEEM AND RAISE way around. The weight actually piles up, bulimic in 2016 (bulimia is a disorder when poking fun of someone’s losing battle with arms using one of their fancy machine treat- THE RISK OF ALL instead of shedding. Even worse, their mind people purge out the food via vomiting or by weight in public or a colleague sniggering at ments and gave me a fat quote! She was not gets trapped in an eating disorder (like using laxatives in an attempt to not gain someone going for a second helping of the even interested to find out my medical condi- SORTS OF MENTAL anorexia, bulimia or binge eating). The more weight) when no one expected her to, simply dessert… These are all real life instances that tion or the real reason why I was there in the PROBLEMS you chain yourself in stringency, the more the because she wanted to help remove the stigma one has encountered in one’s practice as a first place,” shares Khanna. The facility, she mind and the body will rebel. Train your mind the eating disorders face in our society. She nutritionist. The effect on a person’s body adds, was buzzing with women of all age to think healthy and work on your lifestyle disclosed details of her battle with the disorder image and self esteem is an instant negative. booking for treatments including fillers and and see the change. and how she alternated between feeling guilty Contrary to what that “well wisher” may body sculpting procedures. Khanna went about being hungry, then staying hungry for believe, fat shaming does not help people home with a shampoo and conditioner worth WRITTEN WORD HELPS long hours and breaking off only to binge on stop and reconsider their lifestyle patterns. Rs 10,000 and is hoping that her condition Body positive is a movement. And this is not protein bars. Not everyone is that strong On the contrary, it makes them eat even will get treated soon. to be confused with encouraging an though. She is now writing a book on it. more and throws them in a vortex of hope- “A lot of people want to lose weight quick unhealthy lifestyle. There are people like less diets, which actually worsens the situa- without putting any effort,” says Dr Priyanka Shuchi Singh Kalra who are writing against tion. Studies suggest that there is a profound Tyagi, a Delhi-based dermatologist and aes- body shaming. Kalra’s 2016 book ‘I am Big. >> p12 sunday magazine YOU HAVE TO GROW FROM THE INSIDE OUT. NONE CAN MAKE YOU SPIRITUAL. THERE IS NO OTHER spirituality 12 TEACHER BUT YOUR OWN SOUL. — SWAMI VIVEKANANDA Hyderabad, August 4, 2019

HIDDENSOULS A PROMISE AND A PRAYER PRAMOD PATHAK While Raksha Bandhan is cherished for the harmonious message it emits, we must What machines understand it is incomplete without God in focus, writes RADHANATH SWAMI MAHARAJ can’t learn

I or Artificial Intelligence is suddenly the global trend. It took almost six decades for AI to become a revo- Alution but it seems it is here to stay. What will then be left of HI or Human Intelligence? A big question that needs to be pondered over. Let us also consider if AI will actually bring the “Robocalypse” as coined by someone too apprehensive of the growing trend of robotisation along with corporatisation and mathematicisation that is becoming an Krishna in Bhagavad Gita as tempo- obsession world over. There are two distinct schools of rary and miserable. One may try to thought on the subject. One school opines that AI will make make this world a better place but do HI redundant and will replace humans in a big way or rather not try to settle here permanently. As completely in the long run. The other school, however, the Jesus Christ rightly said, “Don’t try to conservative one, believes that the AI is being overhyped make your residence on a bridge”. and humans will remain in charge. But between these over- Bridge is meant for crossing not for enthusiasts and conservatives, there is a reasonable band of settling perpetually. Even if one tries opinion which is closer to the truth. AI can only do certain to transform this place into paradise, things and not all. Yes the computational ability of AI is much the harsh realities will surely surface more than the human mind. For that matter even a 500 rupee more than often. One cannot change pocket calculator is much more sophisticated than human the harsh realities of life. As one mind as far as calculations are concerned. But are human philosopher said, “One who thinks the beings only for calculations? Coming to deep learning, it world needs reformation himself has a much wider band of functions and has the ability to needs reformation.” recognise patterns and provide solutions. It is being argued I remember my childhood days that they can be much better than human beings in mak- ugust 15, 2019 is caught in it. Not only did he oppose but also to give them protection. At many when we would visit our sisters stay- ing decisions based on interpretation of those patterns. a rare paradox. As usual, started abusing the supreme person- places, mothers, friends, relatives also ing at distant places on the Raksha Similarly, they can be much better at taking decisions because it is the acclaimed day of ality of Godhead, Krishna. Everyone tie rakhi to their loved ones. Now it Bandhan day. There would be great they can store, manipulate, infer and disseminate astronom- India’s freedom from for- was enraged and ready to pounce on is no longer restricted to a celebration joy and celebrations. Sisters would tie ically large quantum of data which is an impossibility for eign rule but at the same the envious reprobate but Krishna of brothers and sisters. It is a gesture rakhi and pray for the brothers’ well- humans. Now comes the crucial question. Do humans take timeA it is a day of “Bandhan” that is with his glance withheld them. After of peace, harmony and love between being while the brothers would offer decisions only on be basis of data? Human decisions are a Raksha Bandhan. While the public Shishupal crossed his concessional two individuals. gifts to sisters and promise to protect combination of information, emotion and values or else it knows well about the former, I would limit of blasphemy, Krishna sum- While the event is cherished for them. Now so many years have would have been impossible for the Pandavas to kill Bhishma like to throw some light on the latter. moned Sudarshan and dexterously ALTHOUGH IT IS the harmonious message it emits, we passed, and I have lost touch with my in the battlefield of Kurukshetra. And for some who may Although it is called Raksha Bandhan chopped his head off without spilling must understand it is incomplete sisters. They have gone their way and be sceptical about the Mahabharata, there is this story from there is no bandhan or bondage of the even a drop of blood in the sacred CALLED RAKSHA without God in centre. A person who me on my way. There is no news of the Silicon Valley. It was at the Bay Area Leadership usual kind. This is a bandhan of love arena. BANDHAN THERE IS is a perfect moralist may drive his car them what to speak of protecting them Conference at San Francisco on June 15 that this colum- mostly celebrated between brothers Krishna, who is supreme person- BANDHAN on the road following all the traffic from dangers. This is the onerous nist had an opportunity to interact with John Thomson, the and sisters. Thanks to the innovative ality of Godhead having a spiritual NO OR rules perfectly but if he is unaware of reality of life. Chairman of Microsoft, which is on the forefront of the cur- touch offered by Rabindranath Tagore body unlike us, just to enhance his BONDAGE OF THE the destination, he is simply wasting Time and space make a difference rent AI revolution. In his deliberations John had talked about to this event due to which it is also cel- pastime managed to cut his own fin- his time. Being a peace-loving person in the material relationships of this the qualities that made him recommend Satya Nadella as ebrated as exchange of good wishes ger while dislodging the disc weapon. USUAL KIND. THIS IS and just wishing well for everyone world. I may wish well for my loved CEO of Microsoft. But those qualities were not technical between any two individuals formal- Everyone was hysterically searching A BANDHAN OF without actual knowledge is an eye- ones but that doesn’t change the or computational skills. They were empathy, sensitivity and ly tying a “Rakhi” as a symbol of pro- for a bandage to apply while Draupadi, wash. If someone is lodged in the lux- vicious nature of material world. I may the emotional ability. On asking whether those qualities pitiousness. a great devotee of Lord without a sec- LOVE, MOSTLY urious prison for a certain crime, he promise to protect my loved ones, but could be engineered in AI, John very candidly replied in However, one of the legends nar- ond thought tore a piece from her CELEBRATED will certainly experience misery due the fact is I cannot even protect myself. the negative. Human nature is beyond the scope of even the rates the origin of the event. As we saree and tied on Krishna’s lotus fin- to his abridged freedom. Even if he is Ultimate shelter for everyone is the most advanced of the algorithms to replicate. In the Indian know in great historic epic ger. Krishna very much gratified by BETWEEN given the best facilities there, it may Krishna, the supreme personality of philosophical thought the supreme quality of humans is the Mahabharata there is description of this gesture of love promised to repay BROTHERS AND make him comfortable but not happy Godhead. He is our real well-wisher, blend of Intelligence Quotient, Emotional Quotient and the Rajasuya Yajnya performed by back at right time. Later, when for sure. He is comfortably miserable friend and protector waiting fervent- Morality Quotient. The one word in which this quality can emperor of the world, Yudhistir Draupadi was being disrobed by SISTERS in the first-class prison. For him to be ly for us at our original home. So, let be summed up in Hindi is viveka. Human sensitivities are Maharaj. When the time came to Kauravas in the assembly, Lord repaid happy he needs complete freedom, us celebrate Raksha Bandhan by tying developed through a long chain of evolution that is a result declare the chief personality of the her love by appearing as ceaseless saree which is outside the prison. rakhi to our loved ones and praying of a complex interaction of the Biological, the Psychological Yajnya Yudhistir declared Lord and protecting her. To make the world peaceful and for their well-being while always and the Sociology factors. Interestingly, none of these can Krishna as impeccable person for the This is believed to be the origin harmonious place is good but getting being conscious of our real goal of life be inculcated into the machine through AI. Deep learning, purpose. While everyone agreed joy- of Raksha Bandhan where sisters tie out of this world and going to our of going back to the Godhead. contrary to the popular assumption then, is not all that deep. ously for the proposal Lord Krishna’s rakhi to brothers while brothers bring original place, kingdom of God is best. The writer is a spiritual guru at International Pathak is a professor of management, writer, and an acclaimed cousin Shishupal vehemently opposed valuable gifts for sisters and promise This world is described by Society for Krishna Consciousness public speaker. He can be reached at [email protected] FROM PAGE 11 The importance of sadhana To reach a higher level in spirituality and attain ultimate sukha, one must connect with God through sadhana and tapasya, says AJIT KUMAR BISHNOI

e, human beings, have been God can give. To cite my own example, designed to go through five I disseminate God’s messages/ instruc- Wstages to reach the top level. tions by writing articles and books. It is These stages are annamaya, ie state of a another matter that God empowers me child, when we are content to be fed. to do this. Then, I visit various temples. Then comes pranamaya, that is the state I try to spend some time in the compa- of manual labour, who is content to be ny of the Lord and soak the spiritual alive. The third stage is the manomaya, atmosphere in these holy places. when our minds become active. This is I spend considerable time during the when we need plenty of answers and day in the company of God in His photo guidance. If we don’t get them we form — a sort of meditation. I read spir- become anxious, fearful and generally itual texts regularly. Of course my negative. The fourth stage is gyanamaya, favourite is the Geeta. I chant regularly when some answers are available, and on beads. I am proud to state that I have one can be somewhat peaceful and been doing so for more than three happy, because he has received some decades. I have a devotee friend with knowledge that addresses his prob- whom I discuss spiritual topics on a daily lems. The last and the topmost is that of basis. This is not only pleasing but also Perfectly Imperfect vigyanamaya, in which one is connect- highly informative. God is never far away ed with God and gets everything he from my mind; I remember Him when requires. However, crossing from something good or bad transpires. aapsee Pannu, an actor THE RIGHT WAY lifestyle patterns. Work on manomaya to vigyanamaya stage takes Lastly, we have a pooja ghar in our home known for her selec- The process of weight cor- nutrition rather than diet. some doing, even to gyanamaya from where we worship Shri Laddu Gopal in Ttion of intelligent roles rection cannot and should Set your own goals, your manomaya. The first two stages are auto- His deity form regularly. This has also (her role as an undercover not be stressful. In fact to own pace with the only matic, and the third belongs to educat- been going on for many decades. operative in Baby had the be successful, it has to be condition being not to fall ed persons, who do white-collar jobs, or All of the above has given me enor- audiences floored), is very far from that. And body off the path. And make it are not menial workers. mous benefits over the years. I regular- clear on the subject. During shaming (leading to pun- happen. This is the reality of the cosmic ly get guidance from God. He invariably an interview on how she got ishing diets and self inflict- Most important, change design. Human existence can be classi- helps when I need that. I am getting her new svelte self, she con- ed pain) works in exactly your thought process — the fied in two levels. There is normal liv- increasingly more peaceful. I also expe- fessed to being unaffected the opposite direction. way you look at people, ing and there is special existence. To rience sukha — a sort of bliss occasion- by any of the drama sur- While good and correct what you consider healthy. reach the later level and gain all kinds ally. I feel secure and know that God will rounding fitness and doing information is important, Stand up for a friend who is of benefits like peace, security, support, always support me. He gives me shakti her own thing. “How can no one needs a sermon in being picked on for her (big sukha (genuine happiness), guidance, (strength) in various ways such as tol- you let others decide self-improvement (eat well, or small) size, stay clear of help, etc, one must connect with God, erance. And I seek God’s forgiveness for whether you are thin or fat, sleep well, exercise right businesses that body shame who is all in all of the entire creation, as mistakes made. pretty or ugly? These are etc). What works best is to and sell “ideal body type” to has been indicated in the verse # 7.19 of Therefore I strongly recommend subjective terms and hardly begin a journey on the path people. There is no ideal the Geeta. I am giving a brief descrip- on something which is not straightfor- have happened countless times and can- that everyone from manomaya stage important. Ideally, we of improvement, slowly but body type. Just that you are tion of God. He is omniscient, that is He ward like the need to charge a cellphone, not be treated as coincidences. onwards should try to please God in the should aim to feel healthy surely by informing oneself either healthy or not. knows everything. God is omnipotent, I pray to God for guidance, and He Therefore, if someone, who is in the way it suits. Gone will be the days of neg- from within, and active and right. Sedentary lifestyle is that is he has the complete power. This invariably responds, as only God can. manomaya stage and most important- ativity, fear and anxiety. energetic throughout the the biggest bane of all and — The writer is weight is not a theoretical concept dreamt by Similarly, when I need some help which ly in the gyanamaya stage, he must seek day. That is the only thing main culprit behind failing management consultant, someone. This can be experienced. is beyond my reach, God helps; He finds God’s help. This is possible by doing Bishnoi is a spiritual writer and can be reached at that is important,” she says. health. Correct your nutritionist and author How do I do it? When I need guidance a medium to make it available. All these tapasya or sadhana to deserve all that [email protected] sunday magazine opinion 13 Hyderabad, August 4, 2019 UK’s Trump moment: Britain under Boris

lexander Boris de Pfeffel AJohnson has taken up the reins of the British Prime Minister’s office at a crucial juncture when the UK is nei- ther moving out of the European Union nor is it able to decide what should be the next viable course of action. Some say Johnson is an illu- sionist, some claim he is a true post-modern classicist, and for others, he is “first British French Prime Minister” and “Donald Trump of Britain”. However, his true identity will be known only when he takes feasible steps to redeem his promise of Brexit. The Brexit task, which Conservative Party is on its took the job of his predecessor way to becomING an Theresa May, is very troubling English nationalist party for Johnson too. This Brexit debate between Brexiteers and rather than a unionist one. remainers has increasingly However, despite all become radical. Critics see both Johnson and his do-or-die controversies surrounding Brexit as nothing but the rise Boris Johnson’s personal of English nationalism. Thus life, what has helped his the Conservative Party is on its way to fast become an English taking up the reins of 10 nationalist party rather than a Downing Street is the rock- unionist one. A recent YouGuv solid support of the poll indicated that 63 per cent of Tory members would rather Conservative voters and see Scotland independent than the party members for his lose Brexit. Further, the hardline stand on Brexit. Conservative Party is now more concerned about losing Now after he has won the voters to another English PM race, his task is cut out nationalist party i.e. Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party, than it is about keeping this great his- toric land intact. They all must understand that the economic cost of a Brexit-led break-up of the UK would be definitely unmanageable. Johnson’s Ministerial Cabinet is far too right than former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of the 1980s. Thatcher never had a the country. However, the cur- Brown, in an electrifying unprepared whenever he is gan to stop Trump was political speak is replaced by Secretary Jeremy Hunt, his Home Secretary as remotely rent one, many observes, can speech, highlighted the shame appearing in the public. “#NeverTrump” and it came spontaneous thought, leaving voters supported him for the illiberal as Priti Patel, never had be treated as the most vocifer- of anti-semitism in his own He as many says, is trying from the conservatives lobby many a time, both their critics top job. Throughout the cam- MAKHAN SAIKIA a Foreign Secretary as xeno- ous and right-wing Labour Party. He warned, “The to project himself as Britain’s only. It was done to prevent and sympathisers enraged and paign, he was largely invisible. phobic as Dominic Raab, never Government since 1832. Priti Union is today more at risk first French Prime Minister. Trump from winning presi- enthralled. Johnson looks After facing constant criticism even had a Chancellor as anti- Patel openly admires the than at any time in 300 years The way he is safeguarding his dential nomination from the remarkably inept. from the Opposition, he start- state interventionist as Sajid approach to law and order fol- and more in danger than when private life resembles how in the Republican Party. In the same Unlike Trump, Johnson is ed appearing in a series of Javid, and never had a Defence lowed by Benjamin Netanyahu we had to fight for it in 2014 past the French President’s like manner, the establishment not very active in his twitter interviews speaking about his Secretary as bellicose as Ben in Israel. She also voted against during a bitter Scottish refer- François Mitterrand and Conservatives in the UK issued account. But like Trump, his plan to leave the EU by Wallace. Thatcher deliberately a measure to stop pregnant asy- endum.” He also noted that Francois Hollande did. But a call, saying “Anyone but penchant for making political- October 31 to his hobby of wrecked the social democrat- lum seekers being sent to there was much more at risk unlike the French people, the Boris”. The establishment ly incorrect blunders simply painting buses on old wine ic society wherein many had immigration detention cen- than simply the unity and British people take keen inter- Torries rallying cry was meant suggest this public platform boxes. But he was clever grown up to live their lives. tres pending hearing. Javid, integrity of the country. To est in the personal lives of their to stop Johnson from becom- would suit him very well. enough to avoid his private life And this was done to destroy who is a Chancellor now, once him, the country is fast losing political leaders. This could be ing the next Prime Minister of Moreover, Johnson is con- all the time. any capability of the working vetoed as a Business Secretary a series of values, which it used one of the few challenges that Britain. Unfortunately, like the cerned with publicity stunts However, to be a good class people to protect them- the tariffs in Brussels against to enjoy in the past for gener- Johnson might encounter in “#NeverTrump” movement, than with the nuts and bolts of leader and a successful politi- selves from the wraths of the dumped Chinese steel that ations i.e. “tolerance, respect for course of time. This might this one in Britain has miser- political reform that Britain cian, Johnson has to take firm wealthy sections of society. finally caused the problems for diversity and being outward serve as a fatal blow even to his ably failed. Rather, it has gar- awaits desperately at the stands, because a politician But Thatcher never brought British steel. Raab, who is now looking”. These all are threat- political survival if he handles nered more support for moment. can’t achieve anything tangible private players to the National handling the crucial Foreign ened by various competing such matters recklessly. Johnson to head his Despite all the controver- without taking hard decisions. Health Service or state-run Office, had negotiated a deal narrow nationalisms. Many say that Johnson has Westminster Cabinet for which sies surrounding him and his Amid the Brexit campaign, schools. She maintained free with the EU but ultimately About Johnson himself, taken a Trumpian path to reach he was desperately waiting for country at the moment, what Remainer Amber Rudd, the university education in resigned because it was too people are not sure how he will 10 Downing Street. Even quite some time. has helped Johnson coming to former Home Secretary, once England and in Wales. That bad. Thus how the new lead Britain out of the EU. He Trump called him “Britain’s Both Trump and Johnson the 10 Downing Street is the said, “Boris is the life and soul was destroyed by Tony Blair Government would spearhead can easily be regarded as one of Trump” while congratulating are true evidences that demon- consistent support of the of the party, but you would not during his ten years of rule. But Britain is a matter of serious the most arresting and enter- him for his victory in the elec- strate that voters like those who Conservative voters and the want him driving you home.” then many of the Britons had question for the Britons as taining political leaders of the tion. This former London speak their minds. Even if party members who were But today, Boris Johnson is dri- accepted the Thatcher regime well as for the global policy country at this moment. He is mayor resembles more to the they do not understand what behind him for his hard-line ving the entire nation “home”. as the definitive most right- observers. definitely a sprezzatura who 45th President of the US, they are speaking, people voted stand on Brexit. Though he has wing Government possible in Around the same time, goes completely out of his way Donald Trump, than anyone for them and came out in their been ducking debate with his (The writer is an expert the recent political history of former Prime Minister Gordon to look dishevelled and sound else. Three years ago, the slo- support. Interestingly, their opponent and Foreign on international affairs) Brexit is a ‘massive economic’ opportunity: Johnson

ritish Prime Minister Boris was removed from the current that May lost at the polls in 2017. Johnson on Saturday said divorce agreement struck by May. Johnson on Friday “absolutely” BBrexit is a “massive eco- The backstop seeks to ensure ruled out initiating such a poll nomic opportunity” but had been a free-flowing post-Brexit border before Britain leaves the bloc. treated under his predecessor between British Northern Ireland “The British people voted in Theresa May as “an impending and the Republic of Ireland, an EU 2015, in 2016, in 2017,” he said dur- adverse weather event”. member state, in all eventualities. ing a visit to the central English city In a speech in Manchester “The approach of the UK of Birmingham. “What they want where he pledged new investment Government is not going to be dis- us to do is deliver on their man- in Leave-voting areas, Johnson engaged or aloof or waiting for date, come out of the EU on promised to step up negotiations them to come to us, we are going October 31. They don’t want on post-Brexit trade deals and set to try to solve this problem,” he another electoral event, they don’t up free ports to boost the econo- said. want a referendum, they don’t my. “We can’t do it as long as that want a general election.” “When people voted to leave anti-democratic backstop, that However, Britons could be the European Union, they were not backstop that seeks to divide our headed to the polls if MPs bring just voting against Brussels, they country, divide the UK, remains in down Johnson’s new Government were voting against London too,” place. We need to get it out and in a no confidence vote in order to he said. Johnson promised to give then we can make progress.” try and prevent a no-deal Brexit more powers to local communities, The new leader earlier tried to from happening.Britain voted 52 as well as boost broadband and dampen speculation as he could per cent in favour of leaving the transport infrastructure in a speech call an early election. The former European Union in a shock 2016 focused on domestic issues. mayor of London, who only took referendum that partially reflect- “Taking back control doesn’t charge on Wednesday, has ed deep resentment over econom- just apply to Westminster regain- promised to take Britain out of the ic inequality. ing sovereignty from the EU, it EU by the latest deadline of Johnson said Saturday’s speech means our cities and counties and October 31 — deal or no deal. But intended to “set out his vision to towns becoming more self gov- he has focused on domestic prior- rebalance power, growth and pro- erning,” he said. “Leaving the EU ities in his first few days in office, ductivity across the UK”. May also is a massive economic opportuni- including a pledge on Friday to came to power promising to fight ty to do things we’ve not been reverse drastic cuts to the police Britain’s “burning injustices” but allowed to do for decades,” he said. force made under May. her domestic agenda was over- Asked about the prospect of Commentators have speculat- whelmed by Brexit negotiations Brexit negotiations, Johnson said he ed that he could be preparing to and her failed attempts to persuade was willing to engage with EU part- call a general election, hoping to parliament to vote in favour of her Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a speech on domestic priorities at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester on Saturday. Economists have warned that leaving the European ners but only if the backstop clause regain the Conservative majority exit deal. AFP bloc without an agreement in under 100-days would disrupt trade to impact on finances and investment AP sunday magazine JUST AS YOU HAVE THE JOKER IN PLAYING CARDS, IN TAROT CARDS YOU HAVE THE FOOL. THE FOOL IS tarot 14 NUMBER 0 AND MARKS THE BEGINNING OF THE PACK Hyderabad, August 4, 2019

YOUR WEEK AHEAD MADHU KOTIYA

ARIES March 21-April 19 LEO July 23-Aug 22 SAGITTARIUS Nov 22-Dec 21 You need to pay attention to your health. Be observant This week you will enjoy a sound mind and body You will be full of energy and vitality this week and will towards finer solutions and avoid postponing certain connection. You need to reorient your behaviour while enjoy a perfect harmony of body, mind and soul. You decisions regarding your health, like getting a test done dealing with a health issue. Genetic and environmental know exactly what you want from life and will maintain a or maybe surgery. Timely action would help you factors will play an important role in creating congenial balance between personal and professional life. It is recover from your health woes. Maintain positive conditions. Stay positive. Negative thinking will make the recommended that you take some time out to relax. On thinking and a balanced behaviour. On the career front, situation worse. If needed, seek help from a counsellor to the career front, the time is satisfactory and productive. you will be overburdened and likely to be weighed deal with any negativity. On the career front, you need to Those in the field of media, finance and art will perform down by responsibilities and commitments. Adopt time think before acting on any situation, else it will lead to an better. Trust your communication skills and listen to your management techniques and delegate work to ensure unfavourable consequence. If required, re-evaluate your inner voice. Doing so would bring you the desired that the work commitments do not exhaust you. Take work goals and change your priorities. Those recovering results. You are likely to meet important people who time out for rest. Relationship wise, this week indicates from a breakup will dwell in the memories from the past. matter to your professional growth. On the relationship happy family time, both for committed and single You may heal by forgiving and learning from the front, a fresh start is on the cards. It is a good time for people. You and your partner will enjoy a peaceful time mistakes. Singles, you need to wait for the right person to love birds. Singles, might find their true love in the as you both are on the same page. enter your life. coming days.

Lucky number: 1 Lucky number: 8 Lucky number: 12 Lucky colour: Indigo Lucky colour: Camel Brown Lucky colour: Yellow Lucky day: Friday Lucky day: Friday Lucky day: Wednesday

TAURUS April 20-May 20 VIRGO Aug 23-Sep 22 CAPRICORN Dec 22-Jan 19 This week do not neglect your physical and emotional This week you will enjoy good health and feel upbeat The week holds something big for you. You are full of health. It is highly recommended to change your lifestyle about your future. Work on maintaining your current enthusiasm and feel adventurous to face the challenges and choose a more healthy way of living. Take some time health status. Stay away from situations that make you life throws at you. Healthwise you are at your best and out for yourself where you can rebuild your physical, lazy. Those who have been suffering from an ailment will experience high energy and vitality. Positive attitude mental and spiritual energies. You have to develop a may expect a speedy recovery. It is important to be and cheerfulness will enhance your personality. In terms positive outlook towards life to deal with health issues. thankful to those who stood by you. Work life looks of career, you have to stay focussed and keep a positive On the career front, some negative energy may cause good this week. Those who are employed are likely to outlook. Be careful of your rivals. Do not disclose your mental pressure upon you. Be sincere towards your work get the next position in line. If required do negotiate strategies and plans to anyone. The week is favourable and nothing will harm you. Stay away from gambling as your value, it is worth your effort. Those looking for a for spiritual healers and medical practitioners. Utilise this major loss is indicated. Financially, this is not a good job may find one. A partnership proposal from an old time to enhance your knowledge. Let your inner voice time for you, therefore, avoid any financial dealings. friend or colleague is on the cards. Go for it as this guide you. In terms of a relationship, couples may plan Those in a committed relationship may expect gain in will prove lucky for you. Those in a relationship, an exotic outing and make your bonding more exciting. intimacy and joy. Singles may find deep and true love in express your feelings with passion. Singles may find Your reputation and goodwill will fetch you rich dividends someone. love this week. and this will help you lead a charmed life.

Lucky number: 10 Lucky number: 7 Lucky number: 17 Lucky colour: Off-White Lucky colour: Brown Lucky colour: Silver Lucky day: Monday Lucky day: Thursday Lucky day: Saturday

GEMINI May 21-June 20 LIBRA Sep 23-Oct 22 AQUARIUS Jan 20-Feb 18 You will enjoy good health. Think of new ways to You will enjoy good health this week. It is recommended This week you will have the inner strength to take up maintain it either by following a new fitness routine or a that you invest your energy into something productive. any physical and mental challenge. You will work on diet plan. This would help you increase your energy This is the right time to start a new health regime — adopt your fitness level by following a workout regime. A and strength. Emotionally, you are content and will a new fitness plan, a diet plan or an exercise routine. legal issue will have you a little worried. You will work spend some good time with friends and family. On the Those facing health challenges are likely to recover soon towards getting rid of your negative vibes and hence work front, you will be successful in achieving your set with the help of people around them. It will help to making yourself a confident person. Follow meditation goals. Some of you will be acknowledged for your maintain a positive outlook towards life. On the career and yoga to maintain a positive flow of energy. On the efforts. This week you will shine, but make sure that front, things look favourable at your workplace. You will be career front, you will finish all pending work. Those success doesn’t get to your head as this may bring happy to help others and will make your workplace a who have started a new venture may have a cause to disappointment. Those seeking jobs may find one. In pleasant area. The money will be in abundance. In love life, worry, but this is only temporary. Amidst all, you need your love life, if things are not going well, then talk to you are likely to face conflicts. Try to have open to stay calm. Relationship wise, love will bloom and so your partner openly. Singles, you need to be aware of communication with your partner to avoid any will you. Happiness and contentment in all relations are your emotional issues and get rid of them, before misunderstandings. This is not a good time for singles to on the cards. Your dream for a perfect relation may starting a relationship. get into a relationship. come true.

Lucky number: 11 Lucky number: 13 Lucky number: 9 Lucky colour: Pastel Blue Lucky colour: Rose Gold Lucky colour: Red Lucky day: Thursday Lucky day: Tuesday Lucky day: Tuesday

CANCER June 21-July 22 SCORPIO Oct 23-Nov 21 PISCES Feb 19-March 20 This week, you must attend towards persisting health This week you need to have patience and mental strength Be careful as stress and anxiety may affect your health issues. It is advisable to make some changes for a that will help you have a healthy life. Stay positive and this week. You are likely to face disappointment in a healthy lifestyle. You need to be careful about your send good vibes to the people around you. Share your matter which may leave you emotionally exhausted. Make diet, exercise, and also relaxation time. If required, motivation and inspiration with others and you might just sure you meditate and take proper rest. Stay optimistic. consult a health professional. In career, those looking as well heal them. Those of you who are dealing with bad Career-wise, you are likely to face a difficult situation due for a new position, will attain it. This week will play a habits, this is the right time to correct them. Career-wise, to your own thoughts and perspective. Try and approach crucial role for you. You are likely to gain a new uncertainties and confusions will dominate you and make things differently and you may find options to work out project or a venture. Work towards maximising your your goals unclear. Colleagues and peers might try to the difficulty. Those looking for employment would get potential for a longer period of time. With hard work limit your capabilities. Stay positive and confident and options to choose from. On the personal front, you will and persistence, you will leave a positive impact on you will overcome all the opposition. On the relationship find that your relationship is becoming boring. You must senior management. Love life is not so rosy. A front, your partner and you are likely to feel inspired and sit and discuss your feelings openly with your partner. relationship has either ended or is on the verge of motivated. Make sure to express your feelings. Singles, a Things will change for the better. Singles, before getting getting over. Don’t be disheartened. Give yourself time new beginning may come your way. Use your creative into a relationship, analyse what you want from the to overcome this situation. energy in a productive manner. relationship.

Lucky number: 3 Lucky number: 20 Lucky number: 16 Lucky colour: Peach Lucky colour: Golden Lucky colour: White Lucky day: Saturday Lucky day: Sunday Lucky day: Sunday Madhu Kotiya is a tarot card reader, spiritual healer, and Founder, MShezaim Institute of Tarot and Divination. Contact details: [email protected], www.indiatarot.com, M: 9873283331

ASTROTURF Shiva is all about inclusiveness BHARAT BHUSHAN PADMADEO tial order, but for which life will become Accordingly, a harmonious coexistence unbearable. Individually also, nothing of all is called for. In this scheme of icking up threads from the previ- spoils wood, paper, and if left unattend- comes about easy in life as no move- things, multitude of species and objects ous issue, let us now see how Lord ed even crops. But then, the termite dig ment takes place without being met in existence are to discharge their PShiva, engages with multitude of holes deep inside the soil structure to with resistance. Should we get stuck up assigned roles towards essential suste- existences forming his entourage, each facilitate the entry of oxygen and acti- in the hang of all the negatives experi- nance and smooth run of the living unique and at variance with others. He, vate creative potential of the earth mass. ences that we encounter, we would not order. The interdependence of their despite evolutionary barrier of incom- In the process, the termite eats earth be able to put in our whole towards our existence needs to be underlined here. municability amongst them, remains in mass, and to digest it, its body releases priority preferences. For, it is their efforts in togetherness accord with all of them at the same necessary enzymes. It consumes a small Serving as provider, Lord Shiva that could take care of the existential time. Overlooking their individualistic part needed for its own sustenance, and nourishes the living order with all his needs of the living order. Lord Shiva, vagaries, he engages with all of them on excretes the rest, and that being rich in resources in hand — the cosmic energy therefore, wishes to hold them together even terms. It’s not that he is unaware of enzyme, further adds to the fertility of drawn through lunar crescent, water to ensure smooth run of the worldly their individual limitations. He rather the soil. But the termite has to meet its stream of river Ganges. Remember, we order, as his mount, the bull keeps mov- purposely ignores them, as would his end before the crop comes up, but not plunder the earth in a bid to secure our ing unprovoked at an even pace. half-open and half-closed eyes imply. before serving the cause of larger exis- survival. The earth on its part, however, This existential truth needs to be For, he knows that all creatures, by tence. Similarly, bacteria in a drain or a bears with it kindly, and still keeps sup- drilled in every human mind. Mere aca- themselves, are imperfect, and incapable sewer pit treats the night soil, but for porting us with all provisions — the demic awareness would not suffice. It is of meeting even the existential needs by which, life will become inhabitable. In food it produces or water bodies it holds through continued self-reflection that themselves. But all put together, com- fact, all the creatures form a food chain, in its womb, vital to our existence. We, the sense of all-inclusiveness may get plement and supplement each other to which together sustain the existential knowingly or inadvertently, vitiate even absorbed in the inner realms of mind, make a self-sufficient world. If each one order, made out in a way that doesn’t the atmosphere, which could disturb before it reflects in our day-to-day con- of them is bound by individual limita- allow them to grow beyond due and ecological balance, evidently detrimen- duct. Hence, a month-long exercise to tions, simultaneously they are also maintain biodiversity balance. tal to our healthy existence. Nature, become Shiva like in our approach to armed with such virtues, as would be Lord Shiva, in order to get the best however, on its part has been kind life. necessary to nourish and sustain the out of one and all and facilitate smooth enough to make provisions for absorb- The writer is an astrologer, vastu consultant collective existence. run of the worldly order, purposely ing them all, but for which our very and spiritual counsellor. Write to him at Lord Shiva is aware that every exis- ignores their individual limitations. It existence would be at stake. G-1102, Bharat Nagar, New Friends Colony, tence in this world is there to serve a doesn’t, however, come about easy. He The message that emerges loud and New Delhi-1110 025 designated purpose, vital to sustenance has to absorb their negativity as his poi- clear is that the living world happens to Tel: 91-111-449848475/9818037273 of the living world. Take the case of a son-fed blue neck would imply. He does be a unified organism, premised on the Email: [email protected] trivial looking termite, which otherwise that in the larger interest of the existen- concept of “Unity in diversity”. Website: www.bharatastro.com

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Ditch neutral Broad stars as Warner falls umpires, says Punter AFP n EDGBASTON (BIRMINGHAM)

tuart Broad made valuable tailend runs and then dis- Smissed Australia's David Warner as England established a strong position in the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Saturday. When Warner fell shortly after tea on the third day, Ashes- holders Australia — looking to win their first series away to England since 2001 — were 13 for one in their second innings. That left them still 77 runs behind England's first-innings 374 all out. In a match already full of overturned decisions, England needed to review West Indian umpire Joel Wilson's original not out call when Warner feath- ered a catch behind to wicket- keeper Jonny Bairstow on eight to give Broad his 450th Test wicket. Umpire Aleem Dar warns David Warner about standing at the bowling crease AP Warner, one of three Australians together with fellow AFP n BIRMINGHAM much. But it’s not a good spec- opener Cameron Bancroft and tacle when pretty obviously former captain Steve Smith ormer Australia captain wrong decisions are made,” he making a return to Test cricket FRicky Ponting on Saturday added. following lengthy bans for their called for cricket to ditch its “There’s been a lot of neg- involvement in a ball-tampering requirement to have neutral ativity about the DRS (Decision scandal in South Africa last year, umpires after a number of Review System) over the years, walked off to raucous chants of incorrect decisions in the first but we’re pretty lucky that we "Same old Aussies, always cheat- Test of the Ashes series. had it (at Edgbaston).” ing" from England fans. Aleem Dar of Pakistan and The International Cricket It was an important blow West Indian Joel Wilson have Council mandated the use of for Broad, who took 5-86 in drawn criticism after a number neutral umpires in 2002, mean- Australia's first innings of 284 of their calls were overturned ing English and Australian which featured Smith's superb England's Stuart Broad, right, bats during day three of the first Ashes Test match between England and Australia at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Saturday AP by the review system during the officials — widely considered 144, as new-ball partner James opening days at Edgbaston. among the best in the world — Anderson was off the field with Ponting, who is part of the cannot be part of the Ashes a calf injury that meant Warwickshire home ground, Australia captain and wicket- Moeen Ali lasted just five balls Marylebone Cricket Club’s series. England's all-time leading Test and Broad (29) boosted their keeper Tim Paine to end a before he inexplicably shoul- (MCC) influential Cricket Ponting pointed to wicket-taker only bowled four total. Stuart Broad stand of 88 with Burns. dered arms to Lyon and was Committee, said he would England’s Richard overs first time around. Fast bowler Pat Cummins made valuable New batsman Bairstow gave clean bowled for a duck — the ensure the matter is discussed Kettleborough as a top umpire Earlier, England opener led Australia's attack with 3-84 England the lead with a four off eighth time the spinner had at their next meeting. forced to miss out. Rory Burns batted for nearly in 33 overs on an increasingly tailend runs and Pattinson while Burns — who dismissed him in 10 Ashes “It’s already been spoken “Surely Richard eight hours to top-score with placid pitch, with off-spinner then dismissed only managed three runs in innings. about a lot among the players. Kettleborough and the like 133 — his maiden Test hundred Nathan Lyon taking 3-112 in Saturday's first hour — drove And when Bairstow was If it’s not brought up (at that would want to be umpiring the — in an innings where featur- 43.5 overs. David Warner as Peter Siddle to the cover-point recklessly caught in the slips off next MCC meeting), I’ll make best series. The best umpires ing half-centuries from cap- England resumed on 267-4, England rope. Siddle, England's 300-7 became sure it’s added to the agenda,” can end up missing out on all tain Joe Root (57) and Ben 17 runs adrift, with Burns, who But Lyon finally ended the 300-8. he told the Cricket Australia the big tournaments,” he said. Stokes (50). would have been out for 21 if established a left-hander's marathon innings England now led by just 16 website. “It could force umpires England lost three wickets Australia had reviewed after a strong position when a delivery that turned runs, with Woakes and Broad “I would like to think the into retirement a bit early as for four runs before lunch to rejected Lyon lbw appeal, 125 and bounced took the outside then each on nought. game has come far enough now well when someone like (for- slump to 300-8 — just 16 runs not out and vice-captain Stokes in the first edge and was well caught by But Woakes hoisted Lyon for the game to not have neu- mer Australian umpire) Simon ahead. 38 not out. Ashes Test at Paine. for a legside six and the pair tral umpires. Taufel is spending most of his But a ninth-wicket stand of Stokes was out for exactly Burns faced 312 balls, with accumulated runs steadily “People might say that with life (overseas), which is a bit 65 between Chris Woakes, who 50 when he a loose cut off Edgbaston 17 fours. before Broad turned Cummins all the technology we’ve got harder than spending your made 37 not out on his Cummins was caught behind by David Warner returns after getting out AP By contrast, new batsman straight to long leg. now, it doesn’t matter that time in Australia.”

PTI n NEW DELHI ovlina Borgohain and Neeraj Lovlina, Neeraj clinch gold Saini strikes in 1st T20 Lclinched Gold medals while Gaurav Solanki had to settle for a Silver as scoreline. UMAKHANOV big upset in the semi- Indian boxers ended their campaign Having had to taste a MEMORIAL BOXING finals by stunning for- Navdeep picks 3/17 in his maiden game as India restrict with a rich haul at the Magomed Salam bitter 2-3 defeat at the hands mer world champion Umakhanov Memorial International of Assunta Canfora at the India Open Alessia Mesiano 3-2, continued her Windies at 95-9 Boxing Tournament in Kaspiysk, Russia. final, World Championships Bronze impeccable form in the summit clash PTI n LAUDERHILL The Indian boxers fetched six medallist, Lovlina (69kg) was better against Russia’s Malika Shakhidova. medals at the tournament, including prepared this time to tackle the wily With two of the judges’ points being ebutant pacer Navdeep Saini claimed three two Golds, one Silver and three Bronze. Italian. drawn at 28-28, the Strandja Cup Dwickets in an impressive spell as India restrict Reigning Asian Championships The tall Assamese boxer was on Bronze medallist Neeraj went on to reg- a reckless West Indies to a paltry 95 for 9 in their Gold medallist Pooja Rani suffered a guard throughout the bout and never ister a commanding 3-0 victory over the first T20 International match here on Saturday. narrow 3-2 defeat against home shied away from raining down Canfora’s Russian. Opting to field, all the six Indian bowlers got favourite Anna Anfinogenova in the flurry of punches to grab a narrow 3-2 While Lovlina and Neeraj dazzled at least a wicket apiece with Saini returning with middleweight (75kg) semi-finals and win. in their respective finals, India failed to figures of 3/17 in his debut match. The Indians had to be content with a Bronze. After capturing the India Open register a flawless day as Gaurav Solanki were also helped by the reckless approach of West Govind Sahani (49Kg) and Jony Silver and a Bronze from the Strandja succumbed to a 0-5 defeat to Indian batsmen. (60Kg) also grabbed Bronze medals Cup, Lovlina’s efforts and dedication Uzbekistan’s Abdulkhay Sharakhmatov. There was no substantive partnership in the after their semi-final losses. While have been rewarded with her first The Commonwealth Games Gold West Indies innings with the highest being the Govind lost to Russia’s Kurban international Gold medal of the year. medallist was unable to judge his oppo- 34 between captain Carlos Brathwaite (9) and top- Bayranbekov 1-4, Jony went down to India Open Gold medallist cham- nent’s pace and power and could never scorer Kieron Pollard (49) for the sixth wicket. Russia’s Natalya Shadrina by a similar Lovlina Borgohain poses with Gold medal PTI pion Neeraj (57kg), who had caused a recover from the early blows. Nicholas Pooran (20) was the only other West Indies batsman to score double digit figures. India opened bowling with off-spinner Washington Sundar (1/18) and got a wicket in the second ball itself with John Campbell slap- PINK PANTHERS BEAT PIRATES 34-21 ping straight to deep midwicket fielder Krunal Pandya. PTI n PATNA nine points. Jaipur Pink Panthers led comeback. The other opener Evin Lewis fell in the sec- Sandeep Dhull put in 15-9. In the 30th minute ond over with pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/19) aipur Pink Panthers a strong defensive perfor- The second half start- Deepak made a two-point beating him with a knuckle ball to rattle his tim- Jnotched up an impres- mance and got as many as ed with Jaipur Pink raid to give Jaipur Pink ber. Both the openers failed to open their sive 34-21 over Patna eight tackle points. Panthers asserting their Panthers 24-14 lead. accounts as the West Indies were reduced to 8/2. Pirates in a VIVO Pro Deepak Narwal chipped dominance. Sandeep also achieved a Despite the two quick wickets, the West Kabaddi season 7 match in with eight raid points Deepak Narwal made high five in the 33rd Indians continued to be aggressive in their here on Saturday. for Jaipur Pink Panthers. a two-point raid in the minute as Jaipur Pink approach and Saini exploited the situation by Jaipur Pink Panthers’ For Patna Pirates, 23rd minute to lead 18-11. Panthers continued to pile claiming two wickets in two balls in the fifth over. defence led by Sandeep Monu who came on as a Pardeep scored three more misery on Patna Pooran, who was looking dangerous after hit- Dhull and Amit Hooda substitute ended up with quick raid points to revive Pirates. ting two sixes, went for a big shot but the ball bal- did an excellent job on a high five. Patna’s hopes of a come- Jaipur then inflicted looned up in the air for wicketkeeper Rishab Pant Navdeep Saini celebrates after taking wicket AP Patna’s danger man Pardeep opened back as Patna Pirates another all out to lead 29- to take an easy catch. Shimron Hetmyer (0) then Pardeep Narwal as they Patna Pirates’ account fourth minute as both Jaipur Pink Panthers trailed 14-18 after 26 16. dragged the ball onto the stump for Saini's sec- Pollard and Brathwaite curbed their attack- kept him off the mat for with a raid point in the teams were tied at 3-3. inflicted an all out to lead minutes. Pardeep was the lone ond wicket. ing instincts for a while and played some sensi- 23 minutes and nine sec- first minute. Sandeep Ajinkya Pawar made 11-4. Jaipur Pink Panthers Amit completed his ranger when it came to West Indies procession to the dressing room ble cricket to remain united for eight wickets dur- onds. clocked his 150th tackle a two-point raid in the were in ominous form as high five in the 27th Patna’s raiding points as continued with Rovman Powell (4) felling to ing which they added 34 runs. Narwal to his credit point as Jaipur Pink sixth minute to give Jaipur they kept Pardeep quiet minute as he sent Pardeep with just five minutes to Khaleel Ahmed (1/8) the next over -- 6th -- as Brathwaite and Sunil Narine got dismissed managed to top score for Pirates led 2-1. Amit tack- Pink Panthers 5-3 lead. for the first 15 minutes. At to the bench and crushed go they still trailed by 10 they were reduced to 33 for 5 at the end of in the 15th and 16th overs respectively as West Patna and ended with led Jang Kun Lee in the In the ninth minute the end of the first half, all hopes of a Patna Pirates points. Powerplay. Indies could touch 100 in the end. India need to respect dangerous WI: Rahane Will not repeat Asiad mistakes in future: Lalremsiami PTI n KOLKATA “We all know they are a Test. PTI n BENGALURU competition against the same Qualifiers. We believe that we dangerous team, unpredictable The top-ranked India team Japan team we lost to in the have a good team which can ndia batsman Ajinkya team. I’m really looking for- will start their WTC cam- ully aware of the mistakes 18th Asian Games Final,” she repeat history by qualifying IRahane on Saturday said the ward, really excited about this paign in the Caribbean. Fthey committed in the Asian added. for the Olympics again,” said West Indies are a dangerous series against the West Indies,” The top nine Test teams Games finals, India women’s The Indian women’s team, Lalremsiami. and unpredictable side and Rahane said. will vie for glory in 71 match- hockey team forward currently ranked 10th in the The talented striker added Virat Kohli and his men need “It is important to respect es across 27 series over the next Lalremsiami on Saturday said world rankings, will face tough that India can give top ranked to respect their opponents in them, play our game as we’ve two years in the inaugural they are confident of qualifying challenges against the likes of team like Australia a run for the ongoing away series. been playing especially in Test edition. for 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Australia, China (11th) and their money in the Olympic Post their World Cup cricket and for me it’s impor- “Yes, it’s definitely some- In last year’s Asian Games, hosts Japan (14th) at the Test Event. semifinal exit, India are back in tant to give my best. I always thing we all are looking for- India finished second after Olympic Test event, scheduled “Australia are one of the business with a full away series focus on contributing for my ward and every Test match going down 1-2 to Japan to miss to begin in Tokyo on August 17. best teams in the world, but we against the West Indies that team and I think I’m just going every Test series is really spe- out on qualifying for the 2020 “The team is very confident are also a good team. So we are began with the first of the three to do my best as well. Once I cial. The best thing about this Tokyo Olympics. during the tournament, but we Japan 3-1 in the final of the FIH ahead of the Olympic Test confident to take them on in the T20Is on Saturday. go there I will give my 100 per cricket is you have to follow “We played very well at the made a few mistakes,” Women’s Series Finals in June. Event because we have worked Olympic Test Event. If we do Overlooked for the short- cent.” your routines every day. Get up Asian Games and we knew that Lalremsiami said. “Thereafter, we decided hard during our practice ses- well at the Olympic Test Event er format once again, Rahane The much-talked about early in the morning, follow if we had won there then we The team, led by skipper that we will not repeat our mis- sions. Every session in the then we will gain more confi- is looking forward to the two World Test Championship has the same routines. I’m really would have qualified for the Rani Rampal, then went on to takes at the FIH Women’s Series National Camp is planned dence ahead of the Olympic Tests beginning August 22. started with the first Ashes excited,” he said. Olympics. We worked hard extract revenge by beating Finals and we triumphed in the keeping in mind the Olympic Qualifiers,” she said. HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | AUGUST 4, 2019 sport 16 Satwik-Shetty Open in Thai final Rankireddy-Chirag become 1st Indian men’s doubles pair to enter BWF Super 500 tournament decider

n PTI BANGKOK Thailand Open final atwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Saturday Live from 12:10pm IST Sbecame the first Indian STAR SPORTS NETWORK men’s doubles pair to enter the summit clash of a BWF Super ment,” he said after the win. 500 tournament with a three- “We missed two match game win in the Thailand Open points in the second game. But semifinals, here. we were able to win the decider Stefanos Tsitsipas returns the ball during Citi Open match against Benoit Paire AP The world number 16 quite comfortably because we Indian duo prevailed 22-20, were calm. We weren’t eager to 22-24, 21-9 against the 19th- score points. Whenever we ranked Korean team of Ko had chances we went for them. Tsitsipas moves Sung Hyun and Shin Baek We didn’t rush and that’s why Cheol after battling hard for 63 we didn’t commit mistakes. minutes. “The highlight of the It is first final of the 2019 match was obviously the last into top five season for Rankireddy and point as it was simply amazing Shetty, the men’s doubles Silver to win a semifinal match AFP n WASHINGTON New York, figuring he would be medallist at 2018 against Hyun and Cheol as we better off practicing for a post- Commonwealth Games. have looked up to them in the hree-time Grand Slam US Open return. The unseeded India com- past. So it was special,” Shetty Tchampion Andy Murray bination will face third seeds Li added. moved closer to a singles return SHOE ISSUES Jun Hui and Liu Yu Chen of Rankireddy said the will six months after right hip The Tsitsipas victory was China in the summit clash try to make the country proud surgery while Greece’s Stefanos marked by his third straight today. today. Tsitsipas rolled into the world’s game with a delay to change left Rankireddy and Shetty were “Well we are pretty happy top five Friday at the ATP shoes, having said he damages slow off the blocks as the Korean with our performances. Playing Washington Open. the laces when he slides incor- pair had the better share of with a calm and positive mind- Britain’s Murray and his rectly. “There’s nothing I can do exchanges in the first game to set is helping us a lot. We are brother Jamie, in their first about it,” he said. “The only lead 3-0 and then 11-10 at the confident of pulling off the doubles event since the 2016 Rio thing is probably change my break. But after the break, the match tomorrow,” he said. Olympics, lost to New Zealand’s footwork, stop doing that.” Indians lifted their game and “We won’t be doing any- Michael Venus and South Russian third seed Daniil drew parity at 13 apiece before thing different in the finals. We African Raven Klaasen 6-7 Medvedev advanced to the surging ahead 20-18. But Hyun are very excited about our first (3/7), 7-6 (8/6), 10-7 in a quar- semi-finals by defeating and Cheol pocketed two con- finals and will give our best and ter-final at the US Open tune- Croatian sixth seed and 2014 US secutive points to draw level at Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty returns a shot during men’s doubles game BWF/File Picture make India proud.” up event. Open champion Marin Cilic 6- 20-20. Murray has practiced sin- 4, 7-6 (9/7). The Indians kept their com- nail before the Koreans even- gles this week to improve his Medvedev, chasing his fifth posure and earned two crucial tually pocketed the second conditioning after the long lay- career ATP title, took the only points to take the first game. game 24-22 to stretch the off. break at the start and never faced It was the other way round match into the decider. Ratchanok to face Chen “I feel fine,” Murray said. a break point. in the second game as the In the final game, it was a “Practice has been fine. No Next up for Medvedev will Rankireddy and Shetty came cakewalk for the Indians as AFP n BANGKOK who is yet to drop a game after recovering aggressively. issues physically. So progressing be 122nd-ranked German lucky out positive to take a 3-0 lead their Korean rivals failed to sus- beating Sayaka Takahashi 21- Elsewhere, Chou Tien- well. Just keep practicing the loser Peter Gojowczyk, who initially. tain the tempo. wo-time winner 16, 21-19. chen of Taiwan beat Malaysia’s next 10 days or so and see what outlasted British 13th seed Kyle The Koreans, Rankireddy TRatchanok Intanon edged Ratchanok faced unseed- Lee Zii Jia in straight games to happens.” Edmund 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. however, fought and Shetty start- a thriller against compatriot ed Pornpawee in a boisterous reach the men’s final where he Top seed Tsitsipas beat Gojowczyk, who only made back with some ed aggressively Pornpawee Chochuwong to atmosphere at the Indoor will play Hong Kong’s Angus French 10th seed Benoit Paire the event after Australian smart play at the in the decider reach the final on home soil. Stadium Huamark as the for- Ng, who upset reigning cham- 7-5, 6-0 to reach the semi- Bernard Tomic dropped out net and overhead and easily sealed Former world champion mer world number one con- pion Kanta Tsuneyama 21-9, finals and ensure he will over- with a finger injury, won his only smashes to lead the match. Ratchanok, 24, cut tinued her quest for a third title 23-21. take Germany’s Alexander title in 2017 at Metz. 11-9 at the break, which they Shetty attributed their suc- Pornpawee’s rousing come- in Bangkok. The women’s final will Zverev to crack the world rank- In the accompanying WTA later extended to 19-12. cess to a calm and composed back short as she won in three Victory was sheer jubila- see Du Yue and Li Yinhui, the ings top five on Monday. event, Taiwan’s 31st-ranked But the Indian looked in no approach. games 23-21, 17-21, 21-19 in tion for the third-seeded eighth seeds from China, play “Once you’re in a certain Hsieh Su-Wei lost to Catherine mood to surrender as they “Well I feel that both of us front of a packed home crowd. Ratchanok, who had to dig Japanese seventh seeds Shiho position for a long time, you McNally 6-4, 6-3. The American clawed back to make it 20-all. became a lot more calmer and In today’s final she will face deep as she found herself trail- Tanaka and Koharu really crave for more,” Tsitsipas faces Italy’s Camila Giorgi in the The two pairs fought tooth and that was the major improve- Chinese top seed Chen Yufei, ing in the third game before Ratchanok Intanon BWF/File Picture Yonemoto. said. semi-finals. Russian qualifier “This one position differ- Anna Kalinskaya ousted France’s ence might not feel a lot for some Kristina Mladenovic 6-4, 4-6, 6- people but for me it really 2 to book a semi-final date with means a lot because there has American Jessica Pegula. been a lot of hard work behind Messi banned for 3 months it, just a lot of suffering in gen- eral. Sharan-Erlich exits AFP n ASUNCION after a first-half scuffle with Chile cap- “I feel I deserve this position. tain Gary Medel in which television pic- It means a lot for sure.” from Los Cabos rgentina star Lionel Messi was tures suggested he’d done little wrong. The 20-year-old Australian PTI n LOS CABOS Abanned from playing for his nation- The CONMEBOL statement on its Open semi-finalist, who lost to al team for three months and fined website didn’t specify why Messi was Zverev in last year’s Washington ndia’s Divij Sharan and his $50,000 on Friday by CONMEBOL after being punished but said it was related to semis, booked a semi-final Ipartner Jonathan Erlich he heavily criticized the South American articles 7.1 and 7.2 of its disciplinary reg- against Australia’s Nick Kyrgios, exited from the men’s dou- football governing body during the Copa ulations. One such clause refers to “offen- who ousted Slovakian lucky bles event of the ATP 250 America. sive, insulting behavior or making defam- loser Norbert Gombos 6-3, 6-3. Los Cabos tournament, los- The 32-year-old Barcelona forward atory protests of any kind.” “I’m excited to play him,” ing the semifinal to top had accused CONMEBOL of “cor- Another clause mentions “breaching Kyrgios said of Tsitsipas. “He’s seeds Dominic Inglot and ruption” after he was sent off against the decisions, directives or orders of the one of the best players in the Austin Krajicek, here. Chile during the third-place play- judicial bodies.” The ban means only world right now.” Sharan and Elrich lost off during the tournament in that Messi will miss a handful of Murray, who feared his 2-6, 6-3, 3-10 to the British- Brazil, which ended last month. friendly matches as Argentina’s career might be over after the American pair in the last- Messi was angered by two next competitive fixture is not January operation, hasn’t played four stage match which last- incidents during the June-July until the South American qual- singles since the Australian ed one hour and 20 minutes. Copa hosted by bitter rivals ifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Open but says he might return After the losing the first Brazil. Qatar begin in March. at the ATP Cincinnati Masters set, the unseeded Sharan Argentina were denied two penalty However, he has already starting August 12. and Elrich fought back to claims in their 2-0 semi-final defeat to the received a one-game ban from “If I feel like I’m ready, I’ll take the second set but the hosts, after which Messi claimed Brazil CONMEBOL for his red card give it a go. If not, I’ll wait prob- top seeds dominated the were “managing a lot in CONMEBOL against Chile meaning he’ll miss ably until after New York. But so Super Tie breaker. these days.” And when he was harshly the first of those. Argentina far it has been fine.” Sharan and Erlich had dismissed in the next game, which have two friendlies lined up in Murray, set to play doubles knocked out Hans Hach Red Bull driver Max Verstappen holds the pole position award AP Argentina went on to win 2-1, he could- the United States in September next week at Montreal alongside Verdugo and Dennis n’t contain his anger. against Chile and Mexico and Spaniard Feliciano Lopez, does- Novikov 7-5, 6-3 in the “Corruption and the referees are another in October away to n’t want his first singles match- quarterfinals before defeat- preventing people from enjoying the Germany. es back to be the best-of-five-set ing the fourth seeded pair of Max celebrates football and they’re ruining it a bit,” Messi Messi would miss all three of variety offered in Grand Slams. Ben McLachlan and John- said. those but be free to play for his He ruled out playing in Patrick Smith 7-5, 6-1 in the maiden pole He was given his marching orders country again in November. Winston-Salem the week before round of 16. n AFP BUDAPEST Hungry Grand Prix ax Verstappen celebrated Live from 6:40pm IST City face Liverpool for Community Shield Mhis long-awaited maiden STAR SPORTS NETWORK pole position with record-break- AFP n LONDON fering a Champions League ing speed on Saturday when he British rookie Lando Norris Man City vs Liverpool hangover. topped the times for Red Bull in and his resurgent McLaren ep Guardiola has urged Live from 7:30pm IST Sadio Mane is still resting a tense and closely-fought qual- team-mate Carlos Sainz with PManchester City to prepare SONY TEN 2 NETWORK after the Africa Cup of ifying session at the Hungarian Kimi Raikkonen ninth for Alfa for the “incredible challenge” Nations, but with Roberto Grand Prix. Romeo ahead of Romain of battling Liverpool for the they would gladly settle for a Firmino, Alisson Becker and In doing so, he became the Grosjean. Premier League title by land- trophy-swap this season. Mohamed Salah back in the 100th different pole sitter in “It’s incredible,” said ing an early blow against their But Guardiola knows fold after international com- Formula One, doing so at the Verstappen. rivals in today’s Community Community Shield holders mitments, Klopp expects a same Hungaroring track where “I am very happy! There’s Shield. City could become the more cohesive display at his father Jos had claimed his still a race to do and at the end Guardiola’s side pipped first team to win three Wembley. first podium for Benetton 25 of the day, it is the most impor- Liverpool to the Premier consecutive Premier “When you are years earlier in 1994. tant, but it’s very nice and it is League by one point last sea- League titles since tired, you are tired, and The 21-year-old great for all the team.” son after a thrilling title race Manchester United it’s quite difficult to Dutchman’s first pole came at his A disappointed Bottas said: went down to the last day. between 2006 and 2009, then play your best 94th Grand Prix and after he has “It’s obviously very close with The two clubs renew their so he won’t settle for only football. Now it’s getting won seven. Max. They’ve (Red Bull) been growing rivalry when they targeting European glory. better. The quality of Verstappen’s success sparked very quick, but as always, there meet at Wembley in the annu- “We won almost the boys who came rowdy celebrations among his is still the race to come.” al curtain-raiser to the English every trophy; not all of them. back, of course it helps,” said large following of Dutch fans in Hamilton, who lost time in top-flight season this weekend. PL/Twitter It was quite remarkable,” he Klopp, whose club last won the open grandstands after he the first section of his final lap, While City won an John Stones attempts to successfully save Mohamed Salah’s shot during PL tie between Liverpool and Man City said of last season. the Community Shield in had out-paced the two Mercedes said: “Max did a great job and so unprecedented English treble the frustration of failing to admirer of the Liverpool boss are one of a handful of clubs “We start from zero now 2006. drivers Valtteri Bottas and Lewis did Valtteri, but we’re in a great of Premier League, FA Cup catch Guardiola’s team by beat- and the team he has built at who live in a transfer “fanta- — we start again — but we are “Because the training was Hamilton in a breathless finish. position to win — and I am and League Cup last term, and ing Tottenham to win the Anfield. sy land” lit the fuse on what ready to accept the challenge.” on such a high intensity level Verstappen’s best lap in one always up for a fight.” are the bookmakers’ favourites club’s sixth European Cup in “He inspires me in many promises to be a fascinating For Liverpool, the glam- in the games sometimes we minute and 14.572 seconds was The session began in warm to win the title for a third suc- June. things. He is a class manager, 10-month battle for suprema- our friendly represents a were really done. just 0.018 beyond the reach of conditions with an air temper- cessive year, Guardiola is well Despite a spat between a top manager. He’s so good cy between City and chance to fine-tune their “Unfortunately, we play Bottas with Hamilton a close ature of 24 degrees and the track aware of the challenge likely to the pair this week when and it is an incredible chal- Liverpool. preparations after an uneven in public so everybody could third — ahead of Ferrari’s at 45 degrees Celsius, near per- be posed by Liverpool. Guardiola hit back at Klopp’s lenge for me every time I face With City yet to win the pre-season. see that. But the Lyon game Charles Leclerc and Sebastian fect for a big crowd boosted by Jurgen Klopp’s men lost jibe over City’s big spending his teams,” Guardiola said. Champions League and Three defeats and some helped. We were not in doubt Vettel. Pierre Gasly was sixth in visitors from Finland, the only once in the league last on transfers in recent years, the Guardiola’s irritation at Liverpool without an English lethargic displays sparked about that but it’s nice to get the second Red Bull ahead of Netherlands and Poland. season — at City — and erased Spaniard remains a huge Klopp’s suggestion that City title since 1990, it is possible fears that Liverpool were suf- the proof as well.”