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Lunar surface: ISRO chief n PNS VIJAYAWADA The Chief Minister, who PNS n BENGALURU orbiter, lander (Vikram) and cannot find the murderers Veteran jurist rover (Pragyan). Telugu Desam Party (TDP) The Chandrayaan-2s Vikram The orbiter carries eight sci- Chief N Chandrababu Naidu of his uncle, is threatening TDP Ram Jethmalani module has been located on the entific payloads for mapping the has gone into a defence mode supporters. Don't worry about Lunar surface and it must have lunar surface and study the to boost the morale of the cadre the number of cases, we will passes away been a hard-landing, ISRO exosphere (outer atmosphere) of and leaders of the party. He has strengthen our legal cell and chairman K Sivan said on the Moon. challenged the State stand in support of the victims NEW DELHI: Eminent jurist Sunday, in an admission that the ISRO on September 2 suc- Government to file a case and former Union minister planned soft-landing wasnt suc- cessfully carried out the separa- against him directly. and our entire party cadre Ram Jethmalani passed away cessful. Yes, we have located the tion of lander Vikram (with The party will launch a — N CHANDRABABU NAIDU on Sunday at the age of 95, his lander on the Lunar surface. rover Pragyan housed inside) protest programme "Chalo Telugu Desam Party Chief family members said. It must have been a hard- from the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter. Palnadu" on Wednesday. Naidu Jethmalani breathed his last landing, Sivan said. The Vikram module, which announced the programme at 7.45 am at his official resi- He said the lander rover was supposed to carry out var- while interacting with party of cases, we will strengthen our from there proceed to dence in New Delhi, his son Pragyan is housed inside it was ious tests on the lunar soil, had leaders in a teleconference on legal cell and stand in support Atmakuru. Mahesh Jethmalani said. located by on-board cameras of completed the rough braking Sunday. Protesting against the of the victims and our entire TDP has planned the protest Mahesh and other close the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter. phase as planned and entered attacks of YSRCP and the party cadre," he added. programme from Guntur. In acquaintances said Ram Asked if the lander was dam- the phase of fine braking at an police action in Palnadu vil- He instructed the leaders to Atmakuru, a Jethmalani was not keeping aged during the hard-landing, altitude of 2.1 km, when it lost lages, all the leaders and cadre arrange a Legal Cell meeting on public meeting would be well for a few months. he said: That we do not know. The Chandrayaan-2 orbiter is healthy and safe in communication. will come to Atmakuru. Tuesday to discuss the strate- organised. He passed away a few days Sivan said efforts to establish 'Vikram', named after Dr Naidu said, "The Chief gy to follow up the cases filed However, a general feeling is before his 96th birthday on contact with the lander were the Lunar orbit, an ISRO official said after the Vikram A Sarabhai, the father of Minister, who cannot find the by the police. He appealed to all that there will be no police per- September 14, his son said. continuing. India's mission to lander lost contact with ground stations minutes the Indian Space Programme, murderers of his uncle, is the victims to come to the reha- mission for it and there could Mahesh said his father's soft-land on moon suffered a was designed to execute a soft- threatening TDP supporters. bilitation centre at Guntur by be large-scale arrest on the two last rites will be performed in setback during the wee hours on before the touchdown on Moon's surface landing on the lunar surface, Don't worry about the number the night of September 10 and days. the evening at the Lodhi road Saturday, with 'Vikram' module and to function for one lunar crematorium here. losing communication with day, which is equivalent to Besides Mahesh Jethmalani, ground stations, just 2.1 km "The data is being analysed", the lander lost contact with about 14 earth days. the former Union minister is from the lunar surface during its he had added at the Mission ground stations minutes before The rover was to roll down KCR expands survived by his daughter based final descent. Operations Complex at ISRO the touchdown on Moon's sur- from the lander explore the sur- Tamilisai sworn in as in the US. His other daughter, Considered as the most com- Telemetry, Tracking and face. "The orbiter is healthy, rounding lunar terrain, a few cabinet Rani Jethmalani, died in 2011. plex" stageof the country's sec- Command Network (ISTRAC) intact, functioning normally hours after the planned soft- ond expedition to the moon, the here. The successful landing and safely in the Lunar orbit," landing. The Chandrayaan-2 is PNS n HYDERABAD Lander was on a powered would have made India the the official said. a Rs 978-crore unmanned Telangana Governor decent for a soft-landing when fourth country after erstwhile The mission life of the 2,379- moon mission (satellite cost Rs Telangana Chief Minister K Watery grave it lost the communication. USSR, the US and China to kg orbiter is one year. 603 crore, GSLV MK III cost Rs PNS n HYDERABAD Chandrasekhar Rao, who "Vikram Lander descent was achieve a soft-landing on the The orbiter payloads would 375 crore). completed his cabinet for- as planned and normal perfor- moon, also the first to launch conduct remote-sensing obser- India's Geosynchronous Tamilisai Soundararajan on mation by inducting six for 3 Ganesha mance was observed up to an amission to the unexplored vations from a 100-km orbit. Satellite Launch Vehicle, GSLV Sunday took oath as the new ministers on Sunday, altitude of 2.1 km. south pole of the Moon. Chandrayaan-2, a follow-on MkIII-M1 successfully launched Governor of Telangana State. retained the major irrigation revellers Subsequently, communica- The Chandrayaan-2 orbiter is mission to the Chandrayaan-1 the 3,840-kg Chandrayaan-2 Telangana High Court Chief portfolio, apparently VIJAYAWADA: In a tragic tion from the lander to ground healthy and safe in the Lunar mission undertaken more than spacecraft into the Earth's orbit Justice RS Chauhan adminis- to ensure that all the major incident, three youth drowned stations was lost," Sivan had said. orbit, an ISRO official said after a decade ago, comprises an on July 22. tered the oath of office to projects like Kaleshwaram while immersing a Ganesha Soundararajan at a ceremony and Palamur-Ranga idol in a pond at A Konduru held at the Raj Bhavan. Reddy are completed on a in Krishna district on Saturday Chief Minister K Governor of Telangana State war-footing. night. They were identified as Chandrashekhar Rao, his cab- Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan being KCR's nephew T Harish Bhukya Sankar (21), Bhukya Coast Guard rescues fishermen inet colleagues, Assembly administered the oath of office at Rao, who held the irrigation Chanti (20) and Banavat Speaker P Srinivas Reddy, Chief Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad on Sunday portfolio between 2014 and Gopala Rao (18). The bodies Secretary SK Joshi, Director 2018 and was instrumental were retrieved by rescue teams General of Police M Mahender Governor of undivided Andhra in giving initial push to the on Sunday morning. Police from capsized boat in Vizag Reddy and other senior officials Pradesh and as Governor of execution of the said revellers took the attended the ceremony. both Telangana and Andhra Kaleshwaram project and Ganesha idol in a huge rally in PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM Soundararajan, a Bharatiya Pradesh. Mission Kakatiya, is now the Thanda on the outskirts of The crew managed to construct a make-shift raft Janata Party leader from Tamil In her first official duty, she back in the cabinet after a the village before immersion Indian Coast Guard personnel using jerry cans and wooden planks. The next Nadu, is the second Governor administered the oath to six gap of nine months. on Saturday evening. It took rescued eight fishermen from Congrats to of Telangana. She succeeds ESL new Cabinet Ministers as Chief However, he has now been three hours for the idol to the sea near Rameswararam. morning, the crew noticed a light and two men Modi on 100 Narasimhan, who almost had a Minister Chandrasekhar Rao entrusted with the portfolio reach the pond. The youths According to a press release coming towards them and rescued them 15 decade-long stint as the expanded his Cabinet. of Finance. fell into the pond and here on Sunday, Coast Guard drowned while trying to Regional Headquarters (East) nautical miles off Mallipattinam days of ‘no immerse the idol in the waters. received information that eight development' Immediately, relatives of fishermen were missing from the victims and the locals the fishing boat "Marugan sea-air coordinated search PNS n NEW DELHI Pakistan, China discuss Kashmir informed the police. Thunai" off Mallipattinam at operation. PNS n ISLAMABAD Mylavaram Inspector Srinivas around 12:45pm on Four were rescued by ICGS Taking a dig at the Modi gov- also jumped into the water to September 3. Abheek on September 5 in co- ernment, Congress leader Pakistan and China on Sunday save them but in vain. The boat was on its way from ordination with local fishing Rahul Gandhi on Sunday "con- discussed the Kashmir issue and Cuddalore to Rameshwaram boats as they had drifted gratulated" it on 100 days of "no underlined the need to settle and had around 10 fishermen towards shallow waters. The development". disputes in the region through on board. It reportedly capsized rescued were provided with first He alleged that there was a dialogue on the basis of mutu- Centre not to off Uchipuli at 12pm on the aid and medical treatment. glaring lack of leadership, al respect and equality, as Beijing fateful day. On Saturday, ICGS direction and plans to turn- reaffirmed its support for its all- touch Art 371 The crew managed to con- Priyadarshini recovered two around the "ravaged economy". weather ally in safeguarding its struct a make-shift raft using bodies off Mallipattinam and The NDA government led by sovereignty and territorial GUWAHATI: Union Home jerry cans and wooden planks. handed them over to local Prime Minister Narendra integrity. In a joint press release Minister Amit Shah on The next morning, the crew authorities in the presence of Modi completed 100 days after issued at the conclusion of Sunday asserted that the noticed a light and two men relatives. The search for the coming to power for a second Chinese Foreign Minister Wang ative and prosperous South tion, and "urgent humanitari- Centre will not touch Article coming towards them and res- remaining two fishermen is consecutive term with a mas- Yi's two-day visit to Pakistan, Asia is in the common interest an issues". 371 which grants special pro- cued them 15 nautical miles off still in progress. sive mandate. "Congratulations the two countries emphasised of all parties. "Parties need to The Chinese side responded visions to the North East. Mallipattinam. Despite the rough seas and to the Modi govt on that their all-weather strategic settle disputes and issues in the that it was paying close attention Article 370 was clearly The Indian Coast Guard strong winds, the tireless efforts #100DaysNoVikas, the contin- ties would remain unaffected by region through dialogue on the to the current situation in temporary in nature but launched a search and rescue by the Coast Guard and the ued subversion of democracy, any regional or international sit- basis of mutual respect and Jammu and Kashmir and reit- Article 371 is about special operation for the remaining local fishing community result- a firmer stranglehold on a uation. Wang's visit to Pakistan equality," the statement said. erated that the Kashmir issue is provisions in the North East crew members. ICGS Abheek, ed in saving four precious lives. submissive media to drown out took place amidst fresh Indo- Pakistan and China a dispute left from history, and and there is a vast difference Anagh, Rani Durgavati, However, the incident high- criticism and a glaring lack of Pak tensions after New Delhi exchanged views on the situa- should be properly and peace- between the two, Shah said Interceptor Boats and lights the issue of non-carriage leadership, direction & plans revoked Jammu and Kashmir's tion in Jammu and Kashmir. fully resolved based on the UN while addressing the 68th Hovercraft ex-Mandapam were of life saving and communica- Crew of a Coast Guard vessel treating where it's needed the most - to special status on August 5. The Pakistani side briefed the Charter, relevant UN Security plenary session of the North deployed with Coast Guard tion equipment by fishing fishermen who were rescued from sea turnaround our ravaged econ- The two sides underlined Chinese side on the situation, Council resolutions and bilater- East Council here. Dornier and Naval Helo for the boats. near Rameswaram omy," Gandhi said in a tweet. that a peaceful, stable, cooper- including its concerns, posi- al agreements. TODAY ALMANAC TS Budget Month & Paksham: Tweedledum, Tweedledee and a strange bedfellow session from Bhdrapada & Shukla Paksha SEELAM AROZIE Panchangam n VIJAYAWADA today Tithi : Ekadashi 12:30 am(Next Day) The Opposition, which has been decimated to PNS n HYDERABAD Nakshatram: Purva Ashadha : 08:37 am It has been just over 100 days the point of irrelevance, has been groping in Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start since the YSR Congress Party The budget session of (YSRCP) unseated the formi- the dark in their bid to have a handle to whip Telangana Legislature will any important work) dable Telugu Desam Party commence on Monday. Rahukalam: 07:38 am – 09:10 am (TDP) from power in Andhra the YSRCP government and the Chief Minister Chief Minister K Yamagandam: 10:41 am – 12:13 pm Pradesh. Chandrasekhar Rao will pre- Varjyam: 05:28 pm - 07:14 pm YSRCP chief YS sent full-fledged budget for Jaganmohan Reddy has shown saw to it that farmers who Choudhary, unleashed a non- 2019-20 in Legislative Gulika: 01:45 pm - 03:16 pm exceptional political acumen have joined the land pooling stop campaign against the Assembly on the first day Good Time: (to start any important work) while taking on the shrewd N scheme opposed the perceived government saying they would while the new finance minis- Amritakalam: 04:05 am - 05:51 am Chandrababu Naidu at his was so overwhelming that his in the dark in their bid to have However, jumping into the move to change the Capital. oppose the move to shift the ter T Harish Rao will present Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:48 am - 12:37 pm own game. Fighting all odds, confidence levels were bol- a handle to whip the YSRCP Capital conundrum after The BJP and the Jana Sena too Capital though no official the budget in Legislative Jagan has kept the party afloat stered to significant levels. government and the Chief Municipal Administration & thought it was time to take a statement has been made to Council. The spread of dengue VIJAYAWADA all through the turbulent years The election results proved Minister. The recent clamour Urban Development Minister plunge into the troubled that effect. and seasonal diseases, shortage besides playing his master- that YSRCP, with a little over by TDP over use of drones to Botsa Satyanarayana's sensa- waters and derive a semblance However, a discerning mind of urea for farmers, agricultur- WEATHER stroke, the Praja Sankalpa 50% vote share was way ahead shoot pictures of Naidu's res- tional remarks on Amaravati, of political mileage. can understand that the al loan waiver and other issues Forecast: Isolated Thunderstorms Yatra, traversing the length of TDP and Jana Sena while idence as part of flood assess- the TDP has succeeded in cre- Accordingly, a host of saf- YSRCP government is are expected to dominate the Temp: 30/27 and breadth of the State. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ment exercise has failed to ating a massive public opinion. fron party leaders, including focussing on decentralisation Budget session. Chief Minister Humidity: 87% Political analysts predicted and the Congress were not curry favour with the public. The Opposition first focused MP GVL Narasimha Rao, AP by scaling down the Capital K Chandrasekhar Rao, who Sunrise: 06.03 the end of YSRCP after its fail- even in the reckoning. Allegations of government's on drilling into the public State President of the party spend by restricting it to only was holding the finance Sunset: 06.23 ure at the 2014 hustings, albeit The Opposition, which has failure in flood management mind that the YSRCP govern- Kanna Lakshminarayana, construction of buildings department, had presented a Current Weather Conditions by a slender margin. However, been decimated to the point of too turned out to be a damp ment is trying to shift the newly-joined MPs, TG required for governance. vote-on-account budget in Updated September 08, 2019 5:00 PM the response to his padayatra irrelevance, has been groping squib. Capital from Amaravati and Venkatesh and YS Sujana Continued on Page 4 February. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 vijayawada 02 Dalit MLA's insult not an isolated incident in State MOHAMMED SHAFEEQ n Undavalli Sridevi, a member of the Assembly, was allegedly Undavalli Sridevi, a member of the insulted by a few upper caste men. The accused reportedly The alleged insult of a Dalit Assembly, was allegedly insulted by a MLA from the ruling YSR prevented the legislator from performing puja at the pandal Congress Party (YSRCP) at a on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi few upper caste men. The accused Ganesh pandal in Amaravati n Andhra Pradesh politics are divided among reportedly prevented the legislator last week highlights the deep- Kammas, Reddys and Kapus. Political leaders over rooted caste discrimination from performing puja at the pandal on that exists in the State where decades fuelled these differences for their political the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi politics is brazenly played along gains," said analyst P Raghava Reddy caste lines. n An incident during NT Rama Rao's regime rocked Undavalli Sridevi, a member nated the recent elections ly by Kamma landlords in the State. On July 17, 1985, six Dalits were killed and of the Assembly, was allegedly with YSRCP, which enjoyed Karamchedu village in insulted by a few upper caste 20 injured in an attack allegedly by Kamma the support of Reddys, high- Prakasam district. men. The accused reportedly landlords in Karamchedu village in Prakasam lighting how the TDP gov- Nearly 23 years after the prevented the legislator from district ernment led by Chandrababu attack, the Supreme Court in performing puja at the pandal n Naidu went out of the way to 2008 awarded life sentence to Water tap for every on the occasion of Ganesh The second major attack on Dalits occurred favour senior police person- the main accused and three Chaturthi. on August 6, 1991 at Tsundur village of Guntur nel belonging to the Kamma years imprisonment to 23 oth- The accused said that if the district. Eight Dalits were killed and many others community. ers. MLA breaks a coconut there, were injured in the attack allegedly by people The TDP is considered as The second major attack on home in State: Speaker the place will lose its sanctity. belonging to Reddy and Kapu communities. Their houses a party dominated by Dalits occurred on August 6, PNS n SRIKAKULAM n The government will set The legislator, who represents of were looted and set afire and several families were Kammas, while YSRCP 1991 at Tsundur village of up Water Grid Corporation Tadikonda Assembly con- forced to flee from Tsundur and adjoining villages enjoys the backing of Guntur district. Eight Dalits Speaker Tammineni Sitaram stituency in Guntur district, Reddys. were killed and many others said every home in the State at an estimated budget of was left in tears. Besides the Reddys, Kapus, were injured in the attack will have a water tap for Rs 14,000 crore The issue took a political Kapu community. He said, "Is certainly not the first. Instances stituency had faced humiliation BCs, SCs, STs and minorities allegedly by people belonging which the State government n The government will turn as the accused belongs to it not the YSRCP, which did of caste discrimination are not at the hands of upper caste peo- were believed to have thrown to Reddy and Kapu commu- will set up Water Grid utilise the water resources the opposition Telugu Desam injustice by fielding a Christian new to the State where politics ple in the past as well. their weight behind YSRCP. nities. Their houses of were Corporation at an estimated Party (TDP). The police regis- from an Assembly seat reserved has deep roots in casteism. Two Ravi said that since Dalits The Reddy community tra- looted and set afire and several budget of of all the rivers, ponds and tered a case against the four for SCs?" Dalits were allegedly beaten to supported the YSRCP in a big ditionally dominated the pol- families were forced to flee Rs 14,000 crore. borewells to supply water men under the Scheduled The former Chief Minister death this May on suspicion of way, both the TDP and itics of undivided Andhra from Tsundur and adjoining The Speaker inaugurated a to the individual homes Castes and Scheduled Tribes also alleged that the State gov- stealing mangoes in East Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Pradesh. However, with the villages. water pumping scheme at n There will be no (Prevention of Atrocities) Act ernment was adopting double Godavari district. were trying to project them as emergence of the TDP on the In 2014, the Andhra Avatarabad village under and arrested them. standards as no cases were "Dalits faced social boycott Christians. "A kind of com- political scene in early 1980s, Pradesh High Court set aside Rottavalasa panchayat of shortage of drinking water While the YSRCP targeted booked when YSRCP leaders by upper castes at Garaparru munal polarization is being the scenario changed. The 2007 order of a special court Sarubujjili mandal in in the State and the the TDP for humiliating a attacked Dalit women in the village in West Godavari dis- attempted here now, leading to party floated by popular actor that sentenced 21 people to life Srikakulam district on scheme is being developed Dalit woman MLA, the latter same district. trict over the installation of a further tensions," he said. NT Rama Rao changed the imprisonment and 35 others Sunday. on a war-footing, alleged that she was not a Naidu claimed that YSRCP statue of Dr Ambedkar near "Andhra Pradesh politics caste equation with support of to one year's jail for the Speaking on the occasion, Tammineni Sitaram said Dalit. was born with the 'principle' of the panchayat office," stated are divided among Kammas, the backward classes and Tsundur massacre. he said the government n TDP President and Leader of creating communal and caste Telakapalli Ravi, referring to Reddys and Kapus. Political weaker sections of society. The Court struck down the would utilise the water Jagan was moved after Opposition N Chandrababu clashes, adding that the TDP the conflict that began in 2017, leaders over decades fuelled However, an incident dur- sentence for lack of evidence resources of all the rivers, he saw women struggling Naidu tweeted that Sridevi had was a party born for the weak- but continued for several these differences for their polit- ing NT Rama Rao's regime in the sensational case, which ponds and borewells to sup- to fetch a pail of drinking disclosed in an interview that er sections and that it stood for months. ical gains," said another analyst rocked the State. On July 17, had attracted national atten- ply water to the individual water in Uddanam and she was a Christian and that social justice. According to analysts, Dalit P Raghava Reddy. 1985, six Dalits were killed and tion. The Supreme Court later homes. There will be no launched a drinking water her husband was from the The MLA's incident was MLAs in Tadikonda con- The caste factor had domi- 20 injured in an attack alleged- stayed the High Court order. shortage of drinking water in scheme within 100 days of the State and the scheme is his swearing-in,' the being developed on a war- Speaker reminded footing, he said. Silk vastrams Appreciating YS Jaganmohan Reddy, Sitaram "People should appreciate Yellow metal remains buoyant offered to said the young leader was such Chief Minister and not PNS n HYDERABAD Kishangunj, Mukthyargunj, working hard in rendering criticise,'' he said taking an At home, amidst Risala Abdullah, Mir Alam services to the people after indirect dig at the Amidst continuous bickering Mandi, Dilsukhnagar, Lord Vinayaka taking charge as the Chief Opposition. between the US on the one side sluggish demand both Kukatpally, Bowenpally, PNS n KANIPAKAM Minister. When reporters asked and Iran, N. Korea and China the yellow and white General Bazar and Alwal wit- "Jagan was moved after he him about the damp rice, on the other, the yellow metal nessed good arrivals. Most of TTD Executive Officer Anil saw women struggling to which was being delivered at remained buoyant during the metals recorded the commodities, including Kumar Singhal offered silk fetch a pail of drinking water the doorstep of the ration week ended Saturday. marginal gains. chillies, coriander, turmeric, vastrams offered to Sri in Uddanam and launched a card holders after a pilot According to unconfirmed tamarind, methi, mustard, rice, Varasiddhi Vinayaka Swamy drinking water scheme with- scheme was launched by the reports, there has been Standard gold (24 wheat, jowar, maize, ragi, gar- at Kanipakam temple in in 100 days of his swearing- Chief Minister on Saturday, unprecedented demand for carats) appreciated by lic, ginger etc; either remained Participants at the corporate business quiz hosted by NTPC Simhadri in Chittoor district on Sunday as in,'' the Speaker said. the Speaker said reports gold, particularly from ETF for steady or moved within nar- Visakhapatnam part of the annual The Speaker said Jagan reached the government, Terror Funding purposes. This Rs.160 and closed at row margins. Common puls- Brahmotsavams. would bring in a revolu- and the civil supplies depart- is indeed a very serious matter. Rs.38, 920 (per 10 es such as tuar dal, moong dal, On his arrival, the TTD tionary changes in the ment would replace it with Consequently, New York urad dal and masoor dal Executive Officer was accord- employment sector and as good quality rice soon. gold touched US $ 1508.59 (per gms). Ornamental gold recorded a small appreciation NTPC Simhadri hosts ed a warm welcome by promised created 5.5 lakh Senior officials of the dis- oz), while silver also moved up in the range of 1 per cent to 2 Kanipakam temple executive jobs in three months. Jagan trict and local leaders were in tandem and closed at $ too, moved up in per cent, while edible oils, Demullu. After darshan, he also planned many schemes present. Earlier, he unveiled 18.27. Platinum and Palladium tandem and was sugar and Vanaspati remained business quiz for CPSEs was presented with for the students and farmers, Dr Ambedkar statue at closed at $952.35 and 1540.95 unchanged. prasadams of Sri Varasiddhi which would come into Kondraguda village near respectively. Other economic quoted in the range of According to the sources, PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM Vinayaka Swamy by the tem- force within a short time, he Srikakulam and paid rich parameters remained upbeat Rs 36,920-37,020 on this year soya bean output is The RINL team, ple authorities. said. tributes to him. vis-a-vis rupee. Crude oil expected to be 1.4 cr. tons high- A business quiz for Central consisting of closed at Rs.3,969 (per barrel), the closing day er than estimated. Public Sector Enterprises while Brent Crude closed at The wholesale prices of (CPSEs) and government Sabyasachi Pani nd US$ 61.22. Copper MCX was onions, potatoes, sweet-pota- organisations in the city was and Shantanu Dey quoted at Rs.453.4 (per kg). quoted in the range of Rs toes, tomatoes, Kandha (yam) held at Sakuntalam 2 level warning at Bhadrachalam Gold MCX stood at Rs.38,566 36,920-37,020 on the closing and carrots moved up sub- Auditorium in emerged as the (per 10 gms) and Silver MCX day. Silver (0.999) recorded an stantially. Similarly, cabbage, Deepanjalinagar township by PNS n BHADRACHALAM at Rs.47,885 (per kg). Sensex appreciation of Rs.1,200 and cauliflower, ribbed guard, NTPC Simhadri on Saturday. champions. The first and Nifty 50 closed at closed at Rs.47,900 (per snake guard, lady fingers, In all, 25 teams participated and second runners The water level in the 36,981.77 and 10,946.20 points kg).The sentiment in gold and cucumber and French beans, in the event. Godavari river at respectively. silver jewellery market is like- along with other leafy vegeta- The preliminary round was up were from RINL Bhadrachalam reached the The foreign exchange mar- ly to remain firm in the near bles too, recorded an appreci- followed by two rounds of and DCIL second warning level at 48 ket also remained firm during future. ation in the range of 14 per cent semi finals and the grand feet here on Sunday. District the week. The foreign exchange to 20 per cent. finale. Three teams from Collector Rajat Kumar Saini rates were: US $ 71.73, EURO COMMODITIES In Hyderabad, the NECC RINL (Vizag Steel), two from Rs 15,000 and Rs 10,000 were ordered officers not to leave 79.06, GPB 88.25, CNY 10.08, During the week, the wholesale egg-price recorded the host NTPC Simhadri and distributed to the top three their place of work and to SR 19.28, KD 238.16, UAE sentiment in principal a decline of Rs.14 over pre- one from Dredging teams by Chief General monitor the water level every 19.52, and CAD 54.38. wholesale commod- vious week and closed at Corporation of India (DCI ) Manager of NTPC one hour with sectorial offi- At home, amidst sluggish ity markets in the Rs.319 (per 100). The qualified for the finals. V Sudarshanbabu. cers in all mandals. demand both the yellow and twin cities was highest price of Rs. The RINL team, consisting The quiz was conducted by The Collector informed white metals recorded mar- strong. Rythu 387 was recorded at of Sabyasachi Pani and experienced quiz master that Control Room would be Godavari river in spate in Bhadrachalam on Sunday ginal gains. Standard gold (24 Bazars and the Varanasi while Shantanu Dey emerged as the Narayanappa, former GM of arranged at the Sub- carats) appreciated by Rs.160 markets located Hospet recorded champions. The first and sec- NTPC Limited and Nishant Collector's office at Godavari river. He directed Officers from the irrigation and closed at Rs.38, 920 (per 10 in Begum the lowest price ond runners up were from Sharma, Manager Bhadrachalam. He also said health officers to conduct department stated that the gms). Ornamental gold too, Bazar, of Rs.310. RINL and DCIL. (Operations), NTPC that two large boats are being health camps for controlling water level would reach 50 moved up in tandem and was WEEKLY MARKET REVIEW Cash prizes of Rs 20,000, Simhadri. kept ready on the banks of the the spread of fever in villages. feet by evening. TELANGANA LAWYERS UP THE ANTE HC UPADHYAY Court. While it is true that the last temporary judge ended bitant fines for several offences n HYDERABAD apex court enjoys freedom in Our democratic scheme of governance provides for an overwhelming peoples' participation. on October 31, 2018. SHRC, connected with vehicles and matters of transfer, promotion This is ensured by holding the right to exercise franchise and electing representatives of the in the absence of a head, has people's safety. The fine Led by the High Court Bar and other service conditions of people to adorn the temples of democracy, called the Parliament and state Legislatures not passed a single order amounts vary from 500 percent Association, lawyers in the judicial officers of the high since November 1, 2018. This to 1,000 percents over repealed Telangana have resorted to courts, and the Supreme Court, has completely shut down provisions. boycott of all courts since under minimum interference of pensation with the approval of ing effectively, all these of the Opposition has been True, the government of the the redressal process. True that 93 Sections September 4. Effectively the the government, of late, ques- Parliament, and even the years. destructive. day at times becomes 'selective' However, administrative tasks amended MV Act by any stan- court work will be hampered till tions have been raised about the Supreme Court, have been But the fall of one The latest in this series in targeting the offenders, but such as registration of com- dard is a model law and if it September 10 because of style of functioning of the vociferously opposed but with party being in has been the stage- was it not the case during the plaints, providing serial num- could be taken in its true spir- Sunday and public holiday on Collegium and the Supreme no apparent success. power for several managed vio- rule of Congress and bers and acknowledgment it and implemented effective- account of Moharrum. Court itself. Our democratic scheme of decades has been lent demon- Congress-led UPA in the past? slips to the complainants is ly, it could help save thousands The lawyers obviously are up In any case, such a situation governance provides for an disastrous. The strations in the after- Then why shout hoarse at the being carried out. The State of precious lives. Alas, that in arms because of the transfer needs to be tackled by all the overwhelming peoples' par- Congress, and its math of the arrest of present ruling party? is also yet to have a functional seems more like daydreaming. orders of the second senior stake-holders, including the ticipation. This is ensured by UPA allies, devel- former Union Minister P State Commission for pro- Given the prevailing hopeless most judge of the State High government, and the apex court holding the right to exercise oped at attitude of Chidambaram and fel- BACKLOG WOES AT SHRC tection of child rights while road conditions and rampant Court, Justice PV Sanjay Kumar firmly, amicably and effective- franchise and electing repre- taking the people for LEGAL low-Congress bigwig DK Complaints continue to the State Commission for corruption among the Traffic to the High Court of Punjab & ly without giving any scope for sentatives of the people to granted. And when ROUNDUP Shivakumar terming heap up at the Telangana Women has been rudderless Police throughout country, the Haryana in the lower seniority. the escalation of discontent or adorn the temples of democ- they got people's their arrest as 'political State Human Rights since July last year. gullible pedestrians will always Incidentally, the apex court heart burning among any par- racy, called the Parliament and verdict against them vendetta'. Unfortunately, Commission (SHRC) and remain at the receiving end. only a couple of days before in ticular stake holder. state Legislatures. In other in 2014 and also in 2019, they whatever actions are taken thereby providing no imme- 'FINE RAJ' NOT FINE Added to this, the incapability a case related to the Allahabad words, the party voted to lost all sense of proportion. against corrupt and criminal diate relief to grievances of The recently passed Motor of the vehicle owners to shell High Court decried the ten- 'POLITICAL VENDETTA' power is bound to hear voices Right from challenging Rafael elements belonging to the complainants. Vehicles (Amendment) Act, down heavy penalty would dency of legal fraternity to DOUBLESPEAK of the opposition, although at deal to opposing triple talaq, opposition parties they are Sources from SHRC 2019 has generated a storm. also frustrate the ideal objec- abstain from court work as it Ever since the change of the end of the day it is the rul- demonetisation, merger of automatically termed as 'polit- revealed that over 8,000 cases Enacted with laudable inten- tives of the Act. Therefore, a goes against the interests of the baton at the Centre in 2014, the ing party's mandate that will banks , repulsive military ical vendetta'. It sends out are pending at the tion to curtail the menace of rethink on the quantum of fine litigant public. crestfallen Congress-led UPA prevail. This mechanism has action against Pakistan to wrong signals to the people Commission and more than road-rage, which takes a toll of is necessary though there is no The agitating lawyers have has been behaving like a bunch been adopted by the makers of extending support to Pakistan that the 'politically motivated' 3,000 fresh cases have been about 1,50,000 human lives guarantee that by doing so the apparently trained guns at the of fools. All decisions taken by the Constitution after due on the issue of abrogation of actions are meant to harass filed in the last eight months annually, the said Act, due to desired results would be Collegium of the Supreme the government of new dis- deliberations. It has been work- Articles 370 and 35 A, the role innocent people. that is since the tenure of the over anxiety, provides for exor- achieved.

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CAPSULE Damocles Sword hangs over RTC TG renews call for G RAVI KIRAN ment. This will have the ben- n VIJAYAWADA n On one hand, RTC n Many are worried about the new Motor Vehicle efit of saving expenditure on four capital cities employees are happy with the Act, but the major danger in the Act is the weakening diesel, as well as having envi- While APSRTC employees of the public transport system and handing doles to ronment-friendly buses. PNS n VIJAYAWADA entered the safe zone after the government's decision and on But even here, the problem the other hand, a process is private operators to run buses on all routes of the Cabinet gave its approval for country lies in getting electric buses on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) recognising them as govern- going on to weaken the public lease. The operation of those MP TG Venkatesh has trig- ment staff, the survival of the transport system n As of now, the RTC Act is protecting the interests buses will be done by the gered another controversy state-owned corporation in staff of the service provider, with his views on the capital. n of public transport, but the new law is bound to the future remains a big ques- As part of the national change the spirit of the Act soon which means that there will be Speaking to the media in tion due to certain reforms to reforms on public transport, no scope for any RTC employ- Kurnool on Sunday, he sup- n Venkatesh said that be implemented in the trans- the Union government has ee to work on electric buses. ported the concept of four cap- port sector as part of the pro- Running buses, maintaining itals being warned by the BJP whatever constructions that visions of the new Motor initiated the new Motor them and carrying out repairs high command. He demand- have come up in Amaravati Vehicle Act. Vehicle Act and it was will be taken care of by the ed that Amaravati be declared are enough and if the Delegates of the World approved by Parliament electric bus provider only. a free zone. government wants to build Bank met RTC officials for the recently Presently, 350 buses are going Venkatesh said that whatev- new structures, it should fourth time two days ago. to be inducted into APSRTC er constructions that have take them up in a PAVITHRA Many of the things have been and as per the Chief Minister's come up in Amaravati are decentralised manner taken up for discussion, such instructions, 650 more buses enough and if the government PRATISTA AT as a Regulatory Commission may come. wants to build new struc- across the State NARAPURA TEMPLE for deciding tariff and hiring A Regulatory Commission tures, it should take them up n The High Court, electrical buses. on the lines of the AP in a decentralised manner Secretariat and Assembly Tirupati: As a part of the On one hand, RTC employ- Electricity Regulatory across the State. The High are enough for annual Pavitrotsavam, 'Pavitra ees are happy with the govern- Commission (APERC) is also Court, Secretariat and administration of Pratista' was performed at Sri ment's decision and on the on the cards. Sundaraiah, Assembly are enough for Narapura Venkateswara other hand, a process is going General Secretary of Staff and administration of the capital, the capital, he opined Swamy temple in on to weaken the public trans- Workers Federation (SWF) he opined. n "It is imperative to have Jammalamadugu of YSR port system. As part of the said, "This is a London model "It is imperative to have four capitals, whether it is Kadapa district on Sunday. national reforms on public transport system. This means four capitals, whether it is the The 'Chatuatarchana', transport, the Union govern- the Regulatory Commission form of Regional the form of Regional ‘Punyahavachanam' and ment has initiated the new will assess the expenses and Development Board Centre or Development Board Centre 'Yagashala puja were Motor Vehicle Act and it was A Regulatory panel on the lines of the then decide the tariff as per any other," he added. All or any other," he added performed in the morning and approved by Parliament AP Electricity Regulatory Commission the market rates. There will be regions should be developed n All regions should the Nitya Homam in the recently. but the new law is bound to no scope for the government equally, he explained. evening. Many are worried about change the spirit of the Act is also on the cards. Sundaraiah, to intervene in it technically. Earlier, TG Venkatesh stat- be developed equally, The 'Pavitra Samarpana' will the new Motor Vehicle Act, soon. General Secretary of Staff and It means charges will be hiked ed that four capitals were he explained be held on September 9 and but the major danger in the In the coming days, public as per the decision of the going to come up in the State. 'Pavitra Purnahuti' on Act is the weakening of the transport companies like Workers Federation said, "This is a commission." The BJP was quick to con- capitals were required in the September 10. public transport system and APSRTC will also have to London model transport system” He further stated that the demn his statement and State. Further, he said, "Earlier, handing doles to private oper- participate in auction of World Bank consultants have warned him to b e in tune with I used to work in regional par- ANUKURARPANAM ators to run buses on all routes routes, competing with all been quietly dealing with the the party line only. However, ties and there was no freedom. of the country. As of now, the other private operators. If a then RTC cannot run buses on Niti Ayog, electrical buses will APSRTC to change the com- TG Venkatesh kicked up a Now, I am in a national party, AT GOVINDA RTC Act is protecting the private operator is awarded the that route. replace regular buses in a plete scenario of the transport controversy by expressing his so I can express my views RAJA TEMPLE interests of public transport, Vijayawada-Hyderabad route, As per the direction of the move to protect the environ- system in the State. personal opinion that four freely." Tirupati: The celestial ritual Ankurarpanam was performed in the temple of Sri Govinda Raja Swamy in Tirupati on Sunday as TDP running false TDP govt did notify CRDA on Woman delivers part of the Pavitrotsavams. Puja, Mritsangrahanam and premature Beejavapanam were also performed by the priests. campaign over Amaravati in 2014: TDP MLA dead baby in The three-day fete will commence on Monday and PNS n VIJAYAWADA functioned from the hospital toilet conclude on September 11. PDS rice: Vijaysai n Anagani Satyaprasad lashed out n He alleged that Velagapudi Secretariat. Vishwaksena temple special The TDP has strongly con- at Botsa Satyanarayana for making the Chief Minister He lashed out at Botsa for PNS n ANANTAPUR n grade deputy executive officer PNS VIJAYAWADA demned the comments of irresponsible statements and creating was prompting the making irresponsible state- Varalakshmi and other staff were Minister for Municipal a mess over Captial Amaravati minister to make ments and creating a mess After several failed also present on the occasion. The quality of rice being dis- Administration Botsa over Captial Amaravati. He attempts to terminate her tributed in Srikakulam Satyanarayana on the Gazette such statements alleged that the Chief pregnancy, a woman through the Civil Supplies notification of Capital and was keeping Minister himself was delivered a premature PRIVILEGE Department has become an Amaravati. Botsa had stated mum without giving prompting Botsa to make dead baby in the toilet of DARSHANS TO issue on social media. that the TDP government any clarification on such statements and was Hindupur Government Countering the TDP's cam- did not release any gazette the issue keeping mum without giving Hospital and allegedly left START ON SEPT 10 paign against the supposed notification announcing despite the any clarification on the issue the baby in the bathroom. Tirumala: The privilege darshans low-quality rice supply, Amaravati as the capital, but confusion among despite the confusion among According to police, for the elderly, specially-abled YSRCP MP Vijaysai Reddy was creating a lot of confu- the people the public. Kamalamma (32) under- and parents with children below tweeted that TDP leaders were n YSRCP MP lashed out at sion over it. Countering Satyaprasad opined that went a family planning five years will be held by the TTD deliberately carrying out a former minister Nara Lokesh Botsa's comments, TDP the YSRCP made the state- operation in 2018. She on the second and third smear campaign by pouring MLA Anagani Satyaprasad Satyaprasad released the copy of the gazette ments to cover the failures of and her husband Tuesdays and Wednesdays of for showing the video of low- water in a rice bag. quality rice bag in his twitter released the copy of the notification of the Government of Andhra the State government. Chandra have a five-year- this month. The darshan for Reddy lashed out at former gazette notification of the "We have to discuss devel- old child. However, senior citizens and physically minister Nara Lokesh for account Government of Andhra Pradesh over the CRDA and its purview, which opment at this juncture," Kamalamma conceived challenged will be on September showing the video of low- Reddy in Srikakulam on Pradesh over the Capital he said and added that the again due to the failure of 10 and 17. On these two days, quality rice bag in his twitter September 6. Region Development had been officially released on December 2014 YSRCP government was the family planning oper- 4,000 tokens will be issued in account. The TDP campaign Vijayasai Reddy said that the Authority (CRDA) and its only demolishing useful ation. She hid her preg- three slots. On September 11 started within hours of the TDP was unable to digest the purview, which had been structures like the nancy from her husband and 18, darshan will be given to launching of supply of quali- fact that the poor were getting officially released on gazette notification where Chief Minister YS Praja Vedika and damaging as she was afraid to tell parents with children below five ty rice through the Civil quality rice at the same price December 2014. did the YSRCP rule from all Jaganmohan Reddy stay put the prestige of the State by him. However, her hus- years of age through Supatham Supplies Department by Chief at which it was supplied dur- The MLA stated that, "If these 100 days?" in Tadepalli, which was part issuing unnecessary state- band eventually learnt entry from 9 am till 1.30 pm. Minister YS Jaganmohan ing the TDP regime. there is no capital as per the He sought to know why of the Capital Region and ments. about the pregnancy and suggested that she under- go abortion after they came to know that the foetus was abnormal Cops working without bias: APPOA Grama volunteer ends life from the scanning PNS n JEELUGUMILLI no one was at home. Her Manga abused her in spite of reports. PNS n VIJAYAWADA for personal interests or ben- father, Sri Rammurty, stated her telling that Aadhaar card Kamalamma made efits. A grama volunteer allegedly that his daughter had left name change did not come several failed attempts to The Andhra Pradesh Police Srinivasa Rao said the committed suicide at her res- behind a suicide note. under her jurisdiction. terminate the foetus. On Officers' Association (APPOA) APPOA had appealed to some idence on Saturday. She hailed from an agricul- On the basis of the com- Saturday, she swallowed in a statement said that the political leaders to refrain Pandu Naveena (23), a res- tural background and was the plaint filed by her father, the several pills and went to police are discharging their from giving such statements, ident of Panduvarigudem in only daughter born in the police registered a case. Hindupur Government duties in an impartial manner which will bring down the Darbhagudem panchayat of family after three sons. All her The suicide episode has left Hospital after experienc- without bias and discrimina- self-confidence of the police Jeelugumilli mandal, commit- family members work as agri- her colleagues deeply ing pain in the stomach. tion towards anyone based on and trust of the people in the ted suicide by hanging as she cultural workers. She had anguished. Parents have been According to doctors, she caste, religion, creed or region. police department. He asked had been unable to bear the been a pampered child and advising the government that gave birth to a dead baby APPOA President J the political leaders not to harassment from a villager. was also very sensitive. adequate instruction should be in the hospital toilet and Srinivasa Rao in a statement on level false allegations and Punem Manga allegedly Tahsildar G Elisha, MPDO given to grama volunteers left the body wrapped in Sunday alleged that some polit- spread lies against the police. abused Naveena over her fail- N Balaji, and SI SK Sadhik vis- before drafting them into ser- a plastic cover. ical leaders were making state- It seems the association has ure to have Manga's surname ited the scene of offence and vice. Hospital staff, who ments against the police trying to hurt the sentiments He made it clear that police given the statement targeting changed in her Aadhaar Card. enquired with other village Some of the volunteers noticed Kamalamma's department in a way that and morale of the police. personnel were working with- TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naveena, who was sensitive, grama volunteers for the rea- allege that mandal-level offi- abnormal behaviour went would demoralise the police Condemning such state- out bias for safeguarding the Naidu, who has openly alleged was unable to bear with the son behind the suicide. cials have been passing buck to into the bathroom, and force. He stated that the lead- ments, he did not take the law and order in the State and that the police are working in abusive behaviour and alleged- Naveena's colleagues reported- them instead of they them- found the dead foetus. ers with selfish motives were name of any political party. that they would never work favour of the ruling party. ly took the extreme step while ly told the authorities that selves resolving the issues. KASHMIR'S GOLDEN YELLOW AUTUMN ARRIVES SANS TOURISTS IANS n SRINAGAR The tourism blackout in posed to be set up to woo Kashmir started after all vis- Kashmir without any tourist in autumn is Bollywood back to its In the chirp of cicadas and the itors left the Valley ahead of favourite locations in croak of frogs, the message at the ongoing uncertainty that unimaginable. And yet, it is the reality with Kashmir. There are other big the moment is unmistakable. followed the abrogation of which the locals might have to live till the snow plans to ensure that tourism Kashmir's golden yellow sea- Jammu and Kashmir's special in Kashmir regains its lost son, autumn is here. But, status. of the ensuing winter melts during the glory," said a top government where are the tourists? This uncertainty has dealt next year's spring official. The severe blow taken Trees laden with apples, the death blow to the local by the tourism industry in the pears and apricots, vineyards tourism industry as hoteliers, Valley has impacted hote- with drooping branches full of guest house and houseboat n Trees laden with apples, pears and apricots, vineyards with liers, travel operators and taxi grapes, fields lush with mel- owners, taxi drivers, drooping branches full of grapes, fields lush with melons and owners in Jammu as well. ons and vegetables and gold- shikarawallas, tour and trav- vegetables and golden grain ripening in the countryside are "We have virtually no work en grain ripening in the coun- el operators have all been nature's bounties heralding the arrival of autumn in the Valley since the present uncertainty tryside are nature's bounties thrown out of business. started. All our clients were heralding the arrival of "We had bookings for this n The bad news this year is that hotels and houseboats those travelling to the Valley. autumn in the Valley. autumn. Three Bollywood on the Dal and Nageen lakes in Srinagar city, as well as huts and But now with nobody inter- Autumnal nip in the morn- film units in addition to other hotels in the hill stations of Sonamarg, Gulmarg and Pahalgam ested in going to Kashmir this ing and evening air has since tourists had booked with us. are all shut season anymore, we are facing times immemorial made this We had taken advances from a serious crisis," said Ramesh season irresistible for honey- travel operators for these Gupta, a tour and travel oper- mooners, mountaineers, fun bookings. All these have been and mountains, the resorts in bring back the industry to its ator in Jammu city. lovers and adventure seekers. cancelled for now." Pahalgam, Gulmarg and full glory when the next Kashmir without any The bad news this year is "We have shut operations Sonamarg wore a deserted tourist season begins in the tourist in autumn is unimag- that hotels and houseboats on till the next spring. How will look and no one has any idea Valley. "The Maharashtra gov- inable. And yet, it is the real- the Dal and Nageen lakes in we remain in circuit till we when and how would the ernment has offered to con- ity with which the locals Srinagar city, as well as huts open up next year is beyond Suhail's story is repeated even during the worst periods sion," said Altaf, manager of tourism industry regain its struct two major tourist might have to live till the and hotels in the hill stations our comprehension?" said Mir almost word for word by of turmoil in early and mid a hotel in Gulmarg ski resort. lost moorings in Kashmir. resorts, one in Pahalgam and snow of the ensuing winter of Sonamarg, Gulmarg and Suhail, owner of a hotel in hotel owners in Pahalgam 1990s. This time, it looks like Despite the mesmerising Even though the govern- the other in Ladakh region." melts during the next year's Pahalgam are all shut. Sonamarg hill station. and Gulmarg. "We had guests the doomsday for our profes- beauty of streams, meadows ment assures major steps to "A Film City is also pro- spring. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 region 04

ew Telangana Governor Minister. Inducting not one but two Tamilisai Soundararajan put women in the Cabinet should have Nher best for forward on day AT HOME IN TELUGU LAND silenced the critics, but that's real- that understandably must have ly not the case. The new grouse is mattered most to her. Great start to Telugu film 'Bharat Anu Nenu'. inspect works going on there. The ple authorities to perform a that the two women joined the TRS a fresh innings and so far so good. sheer sight of water level at full REPORTERS’ Varunayagam for bountiful rains. Can't please everybody only lately and are not true-blue Much to the delight of those present Rains can do wonders capacity got the better of him and This happened at the Simhachalam Putting an end to criticism that party loyalists. There seems to be at the ceremony at Raj Bhavan, the One would think that the season's he just couldn't stop himself from temple on Saturday where AP min- Telangana does not have single truth in the dictum that no matter new Governor got the newly- first rains bring a burst of joy taking a plunge in the dam water. D ARY ister for tourism Muttamsetti woman in the Cabinet, CM KCR what you do, there will be a bunch inducted Minister to take oath among kids. But how about adults, MLA Venkateshwar unwittingly Srinivasa Rao suggested that the inducted two women leaders into of people who will remain hard to with the Telugu words 'Anu even Ministers at that, jumping with brought out the kid in him and authorities perform a yagam for the elite team in the latest ministe- please. Nenu…' Those words made it joy at the sight of water! That's exact- swam to his heart's content. rains. The juxtaposition is about rial expansion. So while Sabita amply clear that she is here to stay ly how thrilled Devarakadra MLA of people who simply refuse to give two very varied branches of belief. Indra Reddy has been given (Contributed by and she's feeling very much at Ala Venkateshwar Reddy was on Parallel worlds up on superstition and myths. So And since neither of the two belief Education portfolio, tribal affairs Kolishetty Venkateshwarlu home in Hyderabad. It's another seeing rainwater filling up reservoirs Just when the country is making while most people were engrossed systems might be able to reconcile leader from Mahabubabad district Avinash Deepak Puli matter that the phrase was made in Mahabubnagar district. He was rapid strides in science and space with the progress of the moon mis- with the other, they may have to live Satyvathi Rathod in the new KMP Patnaik famous first by Mahesh Babu in the visiting the Alipuram check dam to technology, there are also a clutch sion, some others were asking tem- with each other. Women, Child and Tribal Welfare Deepthi Nandan)

CAPSULE Tweedledum, MAN RAPES MINOR Basha credits Jagan Tweedledee and a strange DAUGHTER FOR 2 YEARS for Deputy CM post bedfellow PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM Although, a 35-year-old man PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM Visakhapatnam on the lines of Continued from Page 1 was raping his minor daugh- Mumbai. "Minorities are one Like the Lewis Carroll's ter for almost two years, it only Praising Chief Minister YS of the major stakeholders of famed characters - came to light after his wife Jaganmohan Reddy, his deputy the city. YSRCP is giving Tweedledum and caught him red-handed a few Amjad Basha said Jagan had utmost priority to address Tweedledee - the TDP days ago. The victim is 14 years achieved a first with the allot- their problems," said Srinivasa and Jana Sena have once old now. The incident took GAMBLING PLACES ment of a Deputy Chief Rao. again joined hands to cash place in a tribal hamlet in Minister to someone from Anakapalli MLA G in on the present turmoil Kitumula Panchayat under RAIDED, 14 HELD minorities. He participated in Amarnath, YSRCP Vizag over the Capital. It Chintapalli police station lim- Visakhapatnam: The City Task a meeting with minorities here North Assembly constituency appears as though TDP its of Visakhapatnam district. Force personnel raided three in the VMRDA Children's coordinator KK Raju, YSRCP has pressed the Pawan The victim and her mother open places and took into Arena on Sunday. He was Vizag city president button and he interacted lodged a police complaint on two children, went to the field custody 14 persons and seized felicitated on this occasion. Vamsikrishna Srinivas Yadav, with the farmers and Saturday night, following According to the and returned home in the Rs 1.81 lakh cash here on Basha said that the minori- pledged his support to which a case has been regis- evening to find the man in a Sunday. They raided an open ties were subject to harassment their plight, but did not tered against the man, who is victim, her father compromising situation with place near Steel Plant BC Gate and unfair treatment during Basha said Jagan had achieved a first speak a word about cor- now at large. had been forcing the girl. The victim later nar- under Steel Plant Police Station the TDP tenure. with the allotment of a Deputy Chief rupt deals of the erst- According to the victim, rated the matter to her moth- limits, apprehended five persons "N Chandrababu Naidu while TDP government her father had been forcing himself on her and er on how he had been abus- and seized cash of Rs 1,30,250. considered them as vote bank Minister to someone from minority or insider trading though himself on her and physically ing her for the past few years. In another raid in an open place only. The "YSR Shadi Tofa" comonity. He said that the minorities Botsa Satyanarayana abusing her for the past two physically abusing Assistant Superintendent of in Nalla Quarry outskirts, introduced by our govern- were subject to harassment and unfair reeled out the lands pro- years. She is the eldest of three her for the past Police, Chintapalli , S Satish Duvvapalem of Pendurthy Police ment is a blessing for Muslims, cured by the then TDP children (two daughters and Kumar said that they have Station limits, CTF personnel he said and added that at least treatment during the TDP tenure leader Sujana Choudhary one son) and a Class VIII stu- two years received the complaint from arrested six persons and seized 10 corporator seats should be and others. dent of a government residen- the victim and her mother. She Rs 20,300 cash while near allocated to the minorities in A careful examination tial school. from home, he used to bring had kept quiet about the inci- Vepagunta junction, they the upcoming GVMC elec- tion Waqf lands," he said. YSRCP West Assembly con- of statements made by The man, an alcoholic, used the elder daughter home from dent as she was afraid. apprehended three persons and tions in Visakhapatnam. The VMRDA Chairperson D stituency coordinator Malla Naidu and Pawan Kalyan to pick up fights with his wife. school on every weekend and The police have registered seized cash to the tune of Rs State Government also ear- Srinivasa Rao said that the gov- Vijaya Prasad and other local at Kakinada and Unable to bear the harassment, rape her. On September 1, he cases under Section 354 and 30,500. marked funds for the protec- ernment wants to develop leaders were present. Rajahmundry recently she left for her parents' house brought her to his home as 376 of IPC and under various will reveal that the latter a few years back and only September 2 was a holiday for sections of the POSCO Act. is not hesitant to parrot returned to her husband Vinayaka Chaturdhi. The girl has been sent to King the words of the TDP recently. On September 3, the girl's George Hospital for medical leader. Their common While his wife was away mother, along with the other examination. 33,800 tonnes of urea supplied to ryots so far refrain was, "How can there be development in PNS n HYDERABAD nut seeds Agriculture Minister the State if international S Niranjan Reddy predicted flights are cancelled and RIMS officials Agriculture Minister S that the area under groundnut ports are not built?" Nobel Prize Museum to Niranjan Reddy said that crop will increase phenome- While the TDP-Jana face music around 33,800 tonnes of urea nally in Nalgonda, Sena friendship is now was supplied to farmers in Rangareddy, undivided public knowledge, their PNS n ADILABAD September till Saturday. In all, Mahabubnagar and Medak strange bedfellow - the hold exhibition in Mohali 16,374 tonnes of urea is being districts with the availability of BJP - is making no bones PNS n CHANDIGARH The exhibition titled 'For District Principal Judge MG dispatched to villages through irrigation facility. of its aspirations for 2024. Priyadarsini, accompanied urea rake points through addi- The Minister on Sunday A few months ago, the The Nobel Prize Museum's the greatest benefit of by District Legal Services tional vehicles, he said and said that 60,000-70,000 quin- saffron party was drawing exhibition unveiling in Mohali humankind' will bring people Authority Secretary Udaya asked government officials to tals of groundnut seeds are up plans to strengthen its near here on Wednesday at the up close to how science, Bhaskar, on Saturday inspect- monitor the supply. needed for cultivating the crop base so as to emerge as the third edition of Nobel Prize ed various wards in the pres- He was reviewing the avail- in the rabi. However, the single largest Opposition Series 2019 will highlight sci- literature and peace efforts tigious Rajiv Gandhi Institute ability of urea with Agriculture Telangana Seeds has only party in the State. But ence stories and achievements, have contributed to of Medical Sciences (RIMS) Principal Secretary C 10,000 quintals of seeds with now, it has declared an all- it was announced on Sunday. humanity's progress hospital here and felt that the Parthasaradhi, additional it. The farmers are preparing out war against both TDP Designed on the theme of services being rendered by director agriculture Vijaya themselves to grow groundnut and YSRCP. The BJP's teaching and learning, the the hospital are worse than Kumar and others in a meet- in rabi on a large scale. swagger may have its exhibition titled 'For the great- The Nobel Prize Series the services rendered by an ing held at HACA bhavan Keeping this in mind, the roots in its hope to stitch est benefit of humankind' will inspires people to seek knowl- RMP. When she entered the here on Sunday. Agriculture Department on an alliance or some kind bring people up close to how edge, ask questions and con- orthopaedic ward in the sec- Urea supplied to the state 16,374 tonnes of urea is being dispatched Aug 21 called for tenders for of political amalgamation science, literature and peace tribute to improving the world. ond floor of the RIMS and from other states will reach supply of ground nut seeds. with Pawan Kalyan. efforts have contributed to At the exhibition, Nobel noticed that a woman patient various ports and also by train, to villages through urea rake points through In view of the unprecedent- In the aftermath of con- humanity's progress. laureates will share their per- was almost falling off from he said adding that 17,000 additional vehicles, said Agriculture Minister ed increase in demand for troversy over the Capital, At the exhibition, which sonal experiences shedding her hospital bed with no tonnes of urea would be reach- groundnut seeds, the the BJP has been urging will be open to the public till light on the worlds of science, head nurse sighted anywhere ing villages by Monday night. S Niranjan Reddy and asked government Agriculture Minister reviewed the Centre to take up the October 11 at the National literature and peace and the near the ward. Moreover, the Another 14,000 tonnes of urea, the situation with Polavaram Project. It may Agri-Food Biotechnology role of teachers in helping patient has been bleeding. which is ready for loading officials to monitor the supply Parthasarathi, principal secre- be hoping to ride to Institute in Mohali, thousands them achieve their goals. The nurses present in the into various vehicles, is expect- tary Agriculture, and other power by completing 30 of participants will walk away The Nobel Prize Series is ward are seen engaging in ed to be received by Sep 12. officials in a meeting held at percent Polavaram Project with rich insights and ideas on being organised by the chit-chat rather than attend- By Septemebr 12, the total ric tonnes, he said. He asked found to sell urea at higher HACA Bhavan. Telangana works. Apparently, BJP is how an individual can con- Department of Biotechnology ing the patients. quantity of urea reaching the officials to take stringent prices. Seeds director Kesavulu and trying to bite more than it tribute to the well-being of of the Ministry of Science She expressed her impa- farmers is put at 90,000 met- action against traders if they Huge demand for ground- others were also present. can chew. humanity while shaping and Technology and Nobel tience over the garbage piled India's path of innovation and Media AB, Sweden, in part- up at a place in the ward. She progress. nership with the government found that not a house-sur- It is expected that around of Punjab. geon was present in the ward. 500-600 students and research Serge Haroche (Nobel Prize Later, she visited the fevers scholars, in addition to 600- in Physics in 2012) and ward where also the junior ‘BJP HAS NO ROLE IN TS FORMATION’ 700 teachers and early career Kailash Satyarthi (Nobel Peace doctors were conspicuous by faculties from across Punjab Prize in 2014) will take part in their absence. She interacted and other parts of the country, the activities along with Juleen with the patients in the ward n IT HAD NEITHER PLAYED A ROLE IN HYDERABAD LIBERATION, SAYS UTTAM will participate in the exhibi- Zierath, Member of Royal and enquired from them the tion simultaneously held in Swedish Academy of Sciences health services being ren- PNS n HYDERABAD BJP is misleading the also announced that the Mohali and Ludhiana cities. and the Nobel Academy. dered to them. people on Hyderabad Congress party would launch Telangana Pradesh Congress Liberation Day. Ram massive agitation against the Committee (TPCC) president Madhav should know history Uranium mining. He said a and Nalgonda MP Capt N committee headed by former RED BULL RUBIK'S WORLD CUP Uttam Kumar Reddy informed before speaking on the issue PCC president V that the Congress party would UTTAM KUMAR REDDY Hanumantha Rao has been launch its membership drive in TPCC president constituted to finalise the agi- the State from September 15 tation schedule. 3 make nationals grade from Mahabubnagar. to get urea. He said one farmer The TPCC President also Addressing a press conference, has lost his life while standing condemned the inscription of along with other senior leaders, in a long queue for urea. pictures of KCR and TRS in Hyderabad leg at Gandhi Bhavan on Sunday, Despite the death of one farmer, party election symbol car on Uttam Kumar Reddy said that he said that neither TRS the pillars of Yadadri Temple. PNS n HYDERABAD the membership drive was Government in the State nor He said that the move has hurt being launched at the instruc- BJP Government at the Centre the religious sentiments of Rehann Rasheed, Harsh tions of party high command. ing programmes would contin- read history before speaking took any measures to resolve people and demanded that Shelwatkar and Chahat Gupta He said that those getting ue even if municipal elections about the issue. He said it was the crisis. He said the delay in the inscriptions be removed pipped the field to emerge as Congress membership would are held in near future. He said the Congress which merged arranging required quantity of with immediate effect. qualifiers from the Hyderabad also be provided with life insur- 10 leaders would be sent to All Hyderabad with Indian Union Urea has exposed the negligent Further, he alleged that the leg in the second edition of Red ance facility and the responsi- India Congress Committee in 1948 and the same party attitude of TRS and BJP enhanced Aasra pensions were Bull Rubik's Cube World Cup. bility to work out the scheme (AICC) Headquarters for train- granted statehood for Governments towards the not released properly. Further, They warded off determined has been assigned to CLP ing and later, these leaders Telangana State in 2014. farmers. he said that the land records efforts from among 18 cube leader Mallu Bhatti would supervise the training The TPCC President said Uttam Kumar Reddy said were not properly uploaded in solvers. Vikramarka and ex-MP Konda programming in the State that the public health system that the TRS Government had the Dharani Website. He said Rehann Rasheed won the Vishveshwara Reddy. regarding the policies and has collapsed in Telangana promised to pay farmers Rs a committee would be consti- Re-Scramble scramble catego- Uttam Kumar Reddy said views of Congress party. State with thousands of peo- 5000 per acre during kharif tuted to identify the discrep- ry with a timing of 29.757; that the Congress party has Commenting on Hyderabad ple getting affected with sea- and rabi seasons every year ancies in Dharani website. Shelwatkat in the Fastest Hand also decided to organise grand Liberation Day to be celebrat- sonal and other viral diseases. under Rythu Bandhu scheme. AICC Telangana Incharge Mixed & Speedo Cubing celebrations of 150th birth ed on September 17, Uttam He said that the Congress However, he said nearly 50% R.C. Khuntia informed that a Mixed category clocking 16.428 Rehann Rasheed, Chahat Gupta and Harsh Shelwatkar after they qualified for the anniversary of Mahatma Kumar Reddy said that the BJP leaders would visit District of farmers are yet to get the committee, headed by TPCC (Fastest Hand Mixed) and Chennai national finals Gandhi. He said that the had played no role in merger Hospitals across Telangana on promised amount. Similarly, President, would probe into 9.257 (Speed Cubing Mixed) Congress cadre would propa- of Hyderabad State with Indian September 9 to inspect the he said that the promise of the irregularities in the con- while Chahat Gupta topped in Moscow in November. competition poses for cube gate the ideologies and teach- Union. Further, he said BJP was facilities available for poor waiving off crop loans up to struction of irrigation projects the Speed Cubing Female cat- The event, which attracts solvers, it is gradually cement- ings of Mahatma Gandhi to even connected with Telangana patients. Rs. 1 lakh remained unimple- by TRS Government and egory with a 20.753 timing. competitors from across four ing its place as an exhilarating every locality and household in movement. He accused the He also slammed the TRS mented. To press for fulfilling come up with a report in the The win takes them to the continents, is conducted by emerging sport. Telangana State. He said train- BJP of misleading the people government for the ongoing of this promise, he announced next two months. He said the National finals to be held in Rubik's Brand Limited in asso- The World Finals of Red Bull ing programmes for all party on the issue of Hyderabad shortage of urea. He said farm- that the Congress party would same report would be submit- Chennai on September 22. ciation with World Cubing Rubik's Cube World Cup is workers were being designed at Liberation Day and advised ers were being forced to stand organise State-wide protest ted to Governor and Central The grand finale to the second Association (WCA). Given the worth a staggering $30,000 district-level. He said the train- BJP leader Ram Madhav to in long queues for several hours on September 11 at 11 am. he Government seeking action. edition is slated to be held in excitement and challenge the prize pool. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 nation 05 SHORT READS Delhi family to bear education Senior forest officer Nadda briefs RSS meet on commits suicide BENGALURU: A senior Indian forest service officer allegedly cost of city student committed suicide in his PNS n NEW DELHI apartment here, police said on Article 370, Ram on NRC Sunday. The body of the 52- Chief Minister Arvind year-old Avtar Singh was found PNS n PUSHKAR Kejriwal on Sunday said a hanging and police believe city-based family has decided severe backpain might have BJP working president JP Guru Nanak, Ambedkar tower to bear the cost of education of made him take the extreme Nadda on Sunday gave a Vijay Kumar, who has qualified step. A case has been detailed presentation on the over Sangh ideologues for the IIT-Delhi after availing registered and investigation is abrogation of Jammu and the government's free coaching on, a police official said in a Kashmir's special status at the PUSHKAR: Dalit icon BR organisations. Cut-outs of scheme. press statement. Its very RSS meeting with its affiliates Ambedkar and Sikhism founder Sangh's founder KB Hedgewar Kejriwal introduced the unfortunate, principal chief here, while senior party leader Guru Nanak dominated an and M S Golwalkar were also on south Delhi-based family at a conservator of forest Punati Ram Madhav addressed con- exhibition organised by the RSS display, but it was the massive press conference here during Sridhar told PTI while denying cerns raised over the issue of here, alongside its three-day hoardings of Guru Nanak and which Kumar and his parents reports that Singh was under NRC in Assam, sources said. meeting with affiliates. A brief Ambedkar, which caught were also present. work pressure. The incident Leaders of Sangh, the ideo- life history of leaders of various everybody's eye. When asked, a Kumar, 16, is son of a tailor has nothing to do with logical mentor of the BJP, and JP Nadda tribes and scheduled castes, Sangh functionary who is part father and a homemaker workload because there were its affiliates lauded the gov- mainly from Rajasthan, have of the organising team of the mother. ture will inspire others to con- decided to extend it to needy hardly one or two files to look ernment for its landmark move The sources said also been showcased at the meeting, said Guru Nanak's cut- "You all have already read tribute to society too," he said. students from general catego- after because there was not any on revoking provisions of Nadda also shared exhibition. The exhibition has out is there as it is his 550 birth about and seen on TV Vijay's Gandhi, accompanied by ry and other backward classes. backlog, he said. Singh is Article 370 in Jammu and been organised by the Sangh's anniversary year, whereas achievements. He had availed his mother, during the con- Thirty-five underprivileged survived by his wife and two details about the Marwarh unit, alongside the Ambedkar is a Dalit icon. The children, he added. Kashmir. the Delhi government's 'Jai ference said his family has students, who got free coach- The sources said Nadda also government's coordination meeting, which is hoardings are in line with Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha always valued eduction and ing under the scheme, had shared details about the gov- being attended by over 200 Sangh's view of social harmony, Vikas Yojana' which is a free celebrated excellence. cracked the JEE Main and various plans for delegates of 35 RSS affiliated he said. Govt mum after ernment's various plans for improving the coaching scheme for aspiring "Instead of donating money NEET examination this year. ‘ruining economy': improving the overall condi- students like him, who dream to a temple, making a talent- Five of them secured admis- tion in the Kashmir Valley. overall condition in August 31, that left out over 1.9 Over 200 delegates of 35 RSS big but do not have resources," ed kid realise his dream of IIT sions to leading technical and Priyanka Gandhi On the other side, Madhav the Kashmir Valley million people, the sources affiliates are attending the said Kejriwal, himself an IIT is a much bigger service to medical institutions such as NEW DELHI: Congress general briefed delegates on the issue said. coordination meeting, first graduate. God," he said. Lady Hardinge College, IIT- secretary Priyanka Gandhi of the National Register of The sources said concerns such after the Lok Sabha elec- "After hearing about Vijay's Buoyed by the success of its Delhi, Netaji Subhas Institute Vadra on Sunday said the Modi Citizen's in Assam and also Hindus. Concerns were raised were raised on several genuine tions. case, Varun Gandhi and his 'Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri of Technology, National government is mum after responded to the concerns at the meeting on Saturday citizens being left out, espe- The three-day-long meeting family decided to fund his edu- Pratibha Vikas Yojana', the Institute of Technology Delhi "ruining the economy" and raised in the meeting over during a presentation made by cially those who settled in began on Saturday, where a cation at IIT-Delhi. Their ges- AAP government had earlier and Banaras Hindu University. alleged that it is trying to hide several genuine citizens being RSS affiliate 'Seema Jagran Assam from neighbouring wide variety of issues are being the grim situation in the left out of the final list, major- Manch' on the final list of the states, and Madhav addressed discussed, ranging from the country. Her attack came as the ity of whom, they claimed, are NRC in Assam, published on those. economy to national security. Modi government completed 9 in fray for 100 days in office in its second Cong panel to term. "The government is mum Dantewada after ruining the economy. The NCPCR to companies are in danger, while Modi govt committed to probe spat between bypoll trade is in doldrums," Priyanka look into Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi. PNS n RAIPUR "Through drama, deceit, lies, Digvijaya, Singhar and propaganda, they are trying empowering women: Irani adoption trend Battle lines have been drawn to hide the country's grim PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n BHOPAL for the Dantewada Assembly situation," she said, using the In a series of seat by-election in hashtag '100DaysNoVikas' (100 The government is committed tweets, the The apex child rights body Congress president Sonia Chhattisgarh on September days, no development). to empowering women and has proposed to launch a Gandhi has referred the issue 23 wherein nine candidates securing the future of children, Women and Child fact-finding exercise to of public spat involving veter- are in the fray. K'taka outfit donates WCD Minister Smriti Irani Development ascertain if the trend of sur- an leader Digvijaya Singh and The by-election in the Rs 25L worth items to said on Sunday as she listed out Minister referred rendering adopted children a Madhya Pradesh minister to Naxal-affected seat, reserved achievements of the Modi gov- to key measures is on rise. the party's central discipli- for Scheduled Tribe (ST) can- Shirdi temple ernment in its first 100 days The National Commission nary committee, a senior didates, was necessitated fol- SHIRDI: A Karnataka-based including freeing women from undertaken by the for Protection of Child Rights leader said on Sunday. lowing the death of sitting religious trust has donated over triple talaq and making law Modi government said if that is the situation, it The move comes after MP BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi in Rs 25 lakh worth of gold- against child sexual abuse in its second term will not only amount to a Chief Minister Kamal Nath a Naxal attack in April this covered rudrakshas as well more stringent. trauma to the child, but will met Congress president Sonia year. silver items to the renowned Congratulating the Modi Smriti Irani also discourage him or her Gandhi in New Delhi on "After the end of the dead- Sai Baba temple in government over completion from believing in the family Saturday. Digvijaya Singh line for withdrawal of nom- Maharashtra's Shirdi town, a of historic first 100 days , 2018 to reduce low birth band. The government has institution, said the minutes Prior to it, Congress gener- inations on Saturday, nine temple functionary said on Irani said the government weight, stunting, under-nutri- also slashed the price of its of the 38th statutory meeting al secretary in-charge of candidates are in the fray," an Sunday. The donation from the through its policy, decisions tion, anaemia among children, biodegradable sanitary napkins of the apex child rights body. Madhya Pradesh Deepak "The Congress' election official said here on Shri Shirdi Saibaba Seva Samiti and plans has worked to adolescent girls and women. 'Suvidha', which are sold from "Hence, to avoid such sit- Babariya on Friday submitted disciplinary Sunday. Earlier, 10 candi- in Davangere in Karnataka improve the lives of citizens. Under Poshan Abhiyan, Jan Aushadhi Kendras, from uation for the CNCP (child in his report to Gandhi over the committee dates filed their nominations comprises 108 rudrakshas In a series of tweets, the September is celebrated as the Rs 2.50 to one rupee per piece. need of care and protection), infighting in the party's state and papers of nine of them having 642 grams of gold Women and Child national nutrition month every On Saturday, the govern- a fact-finding exercise is pro- unit and the unsavoury chairman A K were found valid after scruti- worth Rs 22.65 lakh, and silver Development Minister referred year. ment achieved the target of posed to be carried out to remarks made by partymen in Antony is ny, he said. "None of the can- bouquets, plates and garland to key measures undertaken by The Protection of Children giving eight crore free cooking ascertain the real problem of public. expected to come didates withdrew their nom- costing Rs 3.24 lakh, an official the Modi government in its from Sexual Offences gas (LPG) connections to the this situation," it said. "The Congress' disciplinary ination," he added. said. A rudraksha is the seed of second term. (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that poor. The exercise will analyse if committee chairman A K up with his report The seat is likely to witness the elaeocarpus ganitrus tree, Poshan maah (month) for provides for death penalty in In another tweet, Irani said the problem lies in the regu- Antony is expected to come up on the matter by a direct contest between the and is used as prayer beads ensuring a nutritious India, cases of aggravated sexual the implementation of UAPA lations or its implementation with his report on the matter next week," a ruling Congress and the and in organic jewellery. stringent POCSO law, freedom assault on children and greater for national security and the or with the stakeholders or by next week," a senior party opposition BJP. from triple divorce for women, punishment for other crimes abolition of articles 370 and the adopted parents. leader said. senior party leader The Congress has again 8 crore Ujjwala beneficiaries, against minors was approved 35A for integrity are the result The proposal was consid- Madhya Pradesh Forest said reposed faith in Devti Karma, 15th Finance panel decisions like sanitary pad in by Parliament. of the decisive leadership of the ered and approved in princi- Minister Umang Singhar, said wife of party leader expresses concern Re 1 show commitment by our The Muslim Women Modi government. ple by the Commission. to be close to senior party Mahendra Karma who was over PRIs government to the protection (Protection of Rights on With the goal of Integral Over 4,000 children, leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, called Singh a blackmailer. killed in the Jhiram valley of woman power and securing Marriage) Act, 2019 crimi- Humanism and Antyodaya, including 2,398 girls, were recently made some critical Asked whether action Naxal attack in 2013, for the JAIPUR: The 15th Finance the future children of the nalises talaq-e-biddat or any we are determined to move adopted in 2018-19, the high- statements against former MP would be taken against bypoll. Commission on Sunday country. #MODIfied100, the other similar form of talaq hav- forward on the path of public est in five years, data released chief minister Digvijaya Singh Singhar, the party leader said The BJP has fielded Ojaswi expressed concern over the accountability mechanism and Minister tweeted. ing the effect of instantaneous welfare, development and ser- by the Child Adoption and accused him of running it depends on how Antony Mandavi, wife of Bhima financial reporting of Panchayti The Poshan Abhiyaan was and irrevocable divorce pro- vice. #MODIfied100, she said Resource Authority (CARA) the Nath government from views the feud and draws a Mandavi, in a bid to cash in Raj Institutions (PRIs) and launched by the Centre in nounced by a Muslim hus- in another tweet. has said. behind the curtains. He also conclusion. on the sympathy vote. Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in Rajasthan. The commission, headed by its chairman N K Singh, held meetings with representatives of PRIs and J-K leader urges PM to announce special package ULBs here and pointed out PNS n JAMMU The two communities were issues pertaining to their Poonchi said special drives should be accounts. "The accountability granted Scheduled Tribe sta- mechanism and financial A prominent Gujjar leader organised for recruitment of youths from tus 28 years ago but the state reporting of the Panchayati Raj on Sunday sought from Prime the Gujjar and Bakarwal communities in governments failed to grant Institutions in the state Minister Narendra Modi a the Army, the Central Armed Police them political reservation, continues to be weak. Of the special package for members Poonchi said. total 10,219 PRIs, only 6,802 of his and Bakarwal commu- Forces and the local police "There are 31 Assembly and (66.5 per cent) of PRI accounts nities living in 20 of Jammu two Lok Sabha segments were certified by the and Kashmir's 22 districts. which are inhabited by Gujjars Department of Local Fund He said the package was the package for Gujjars and two communities on the lines and Bakarwals but due to the Audit," according to a release. need of the hour for uplift- Bakarwals so that they can get of Navodaya Vidyalayas. indifferent attitude of the pre- The commission also expressed ment of these socially, educa- facilities like roads, electrici- Poonchi said special drives Narendra Modi vious state governments, concern on unutilised funds of tionally, economically and ty, water supply, healthcare should be organised for Gujjars and Bakarwals stand PRIs. In another meeting with politically backward commu- and education," Poonchi said recruitment of youths from The Gujjar leader also deprived of their right to MLA booked for ULB representatives, it was nities. in a statement here. the Gujjar and Bakarwal sought reservation of assem- political reservation," he said, noted that only 68 per cent of "We appeal to the prime He also urged the govern- communities in the Army, bly and Lok Sabha con- adding that the successive ULB accounts were certified minister to announce a special ment to establish boarding the Central Armed Police stituencies for the communi- governments had done a during 2017-18. developmental and political schools for children from the Forces and the local police. ties. "great injustice". berating official PNS n BATALA (PUNJAB) In the video, 51 differently- An independent MLA was legislator Kejriwal govt's anti-dengue campaign gets on Sunday booked by Punjab Simranjit Singh abled couples police for allegedly berating Gurdaspur deputy commis- Bains is seen tie knot sioner publicly at the civil shouting at Dy thumbs-up from Kapil Dev, Bollywood stars hospital here on the issue of Commissioner PNS n UDAIPUR identity of a victim's body, PNS n NEW DELHI with the video of the incident Vipul Ujwal even On September 1, Kejriwal had launched Fifty-one differently-abled, having gone viral. as the officer tries The Arvind Kejriwal govern- the campaign #10Hafte10Baje10Minute' underprivileged couple tied In the video, legislator to clear some ment-led campaign to combat nuptial knot at a mass wed- Simranjit Singh Bains is seen dengue has garnered support by inspecting his house for clean ding ceremony at a smart vil- shouting at Dy Commissioner confusion over the from several public personal- standing water lage here in the district on Vipul Ujwal even as the offi- identity of a blast ities, including cricket legend Sunday. cer tries to clear some confu- victim's body Kapil Dev, many Bollywood The ceremony was organ- sion over the identity of a blast actors and well-known jour- Dengue mosquito larvae to be done at frequent inter- ised by Narayan Seva victim's body. nalists. breed in clean and stagnant vals". Sansthan, an outfit working A day after the blast in a 353) from discharging his At a press conference here water, and they thrive in this In a fresh video message, the for specially-abled people. firecracker unit here that killed duty, committing trespass (S on Sunday, the Delhi chief season. chief minister appealed to The wedding ceremony 23 persons, Lok Insaaf Party 451) and making criminal minister thanked all those who Baijal also shared pictures on Delhi residents to give 10 min- took place in a traditional chief and MLA Bains had intimidation (S 506) and other took part in the campaign, and Twitter after the inspection, utes every Sunday-- between manner, complete with music allegedly berated Ujwal pub- relevant sections of the Indian said, "Lt Governor Anil Baijal and tweeted: "Carried out September 1 and November and fancifully decorated licly at the civil hospital here. Penal Code. today also checked for any very happy that many people precautions in combating this inspection at residence to 15-- to ensure that there is no venue, a release by the NGO Police have booked Senior Superintendent of water stagnation at his resi- are taking part in it besides vector-borne disease. check for any potential sources stagnant water in their houses said. Ludhiana MLA and his Police Opinderjit Singh said dence". celebrities and journalists," On September 1, Kejriwal of stagnant clean water, which or surroundings. The couples tying the nup- unidentified twenty-odd asso- the FIR has been registered on "Our campaign against Kejriwal told reporters. had launched the campaign can lead to breeding of Aedes The chief minister in the tial knot appeared happy and ciates on charges of voluntar- the complaint of Batala Sub dengue is getting a lot of sup- He said participation of '#10Hafte10Baje10Minute' by mosquitoes that causes vector- morning had also tagged a few excited with the brides and ily obstructing and assaulting divisional Magistrate Balraj port, and many celebrities are these public personalities will inspecting his house for clean borne diseases like dengue, celebrities to join the cam- grooms following tradition- or using criminal force against Singh who was also present at also participating in it. I am inspire common people to take standing water. chikungunya, etc. Such checks paign. al marriage rituals. a public servant (Ss 186 and the time of incident. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Onwards and upwards No, there is no such thing as failure in scientific Nobody’s children missions. The nation and ISRO will move forward t certain moments in time, you tend to The NRC exercise in Assam has just sent more children to the abyss of desolation, remember the pioneers for inspiration. AAnd for the scientists at the Indian Space making them unwelcome in their own homes, neighbourhoods and schools Research Organisation (ISRO), the wisdom of Albert Einstein held them together. “Most peo- ple say that it is the intellect which makes a even crusaders against the influx of great scientist. They are wrong: It is charac- Bangladeshi migrants have been left out from a process that is hardly transparent ter.” And though they wore grim faces as the or accountable. When innocence is looked Vikram lander missed its perch on the moon, upon as an enemy, and it is toughened by they have re-dedicated themselves to the pur- the experience of maladies and neglect, that alienation would breed dissent and then suit of new frontiers the morning after, hop- demolishers of the very system that they ing to retrieve something from the could have embraced. Assam is already a RINKU GHOSH Chandrayaan-2 mission. As the signal from the lander was lost shortly after it trafficking hub of the country, accounting for 22 per cent of the total reported cases descended through two kilometres above the moon’s surface, many thought erhaps, they didn’t make head- across India, according to the last National that it was but a technical glitch, a temporary loss of transmission. However, lines because they are children of Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data. The while there is still some hope of re-establishing contact with the lander over the a lesser God. On the trail of State also has the highest number of child humanitarian woes lying by the trafficking (1,317) cases, which account for next two weeks, that hope is remote and depends on whether it made it onto roadside as people trudge and toil 38 per cent of the national count. These fig- the surface of the moon. Even if we have indeed lost all contact with it, the mis- toP prove they are worthy of being citizens ures have clearly gone up given recent sion is still a success simply because it dared to execute new technological con- first, the National Register of Citizens crackdowns as young girls continue to go (NRC) in Assam has orphaned a genera- missing. Induced migration, either because cepts and chose to explore the moon’s South Pole. Besides, the lunar orbiter of tion. Stories emerge every day of children of natural disasters like flooding or polit- the mission is still recording and sending back images and data from our celes- who have not made it to the list, sometimes ical violence, have anyway displaced chil- tial satellite. Chandrayaan-1 had sent back pictures of water crystals, something because of a lack of documentation, some- dren. The NRC has just sent more to the times arbitrarily, at other times inexplica- abyss of desolation. which we were planning to explore on the surface. The instruments onboard bly as their parents and blood relatives have What then is the way forward? Some the orbiter are in perfect health and communicating with the ground station and made the cut. And in the blunderland of countries like Thailand have evolved can send feedback over the next few years as ISRO claims. This includes the a human misadventure of recognising who strategies based on experience. As a recip- is alien and who is our own, countless have ient of children refugees, some of whom search for further evidence of water on the moon and an assessment of its rel- been torn apart through generations, left cannot even be grouped into age categories ative abundance. That the margin of error was very less and we wobbled at the floating in a sea of vulnerability. Suddenly, in the absence of papers, it has seen their finishing line means we have reason to go back to the drawing board and plan these children are not Indians, they are lives bartered away as bonded labour, run- a Chandrayaan-3. Lunar landings anyway have had a lower strike rate even in stateless. And life as they knew it is going ners, couriers and sex workers and most to be nothing like it anymore. Worst, they worryingly, as psychologically damaged space-programmed nations and we should not believe we have faulted, there- have become unwelcome intruders in and deviant pre-adults. It, therefore, decid- fore. In the end, we have dared to experiment. Prime Minister Narendra Modi their own homes, neighbourhood and ed to confer a sense of belonging to the next spoke eloquently when he addressed the nation on this disappointment, saying schools. Illegitimate children of destiny, generation and has conferred Thai nation- condemned for daring to exist and hated ality to over 27,000 formerly stateless kids we will try again and learn from the mistakes. The scientists and team have had like wild grass for making humanity since 2012. Up to 80,000 more could failures in the past but those drove them to even greater heights. uncomfortable. This is the burden they will acquire Thai nationality by 2024. What was equally heartening was that during the approach of the lander on inherit in their minds. The UN’s 2030 Sustainable When we talk of identity politics, sel- Development Agenda seeks to eliminate Friday night, millions were glued to watching or listening to events as they unfold- dom do we rationalise its practical impact childhood statelessness through “achiev- ed. In this hyper-partisan times, it was a rare moment in present-day India that and damaging potential. Have we spared ing legal identity for all through birth reg- people from opposite political persuasions were united for once. It was but a a thought for the infant born on our soil, istration” in the country where the baby is whose parents may not have been privi- survivors become soft and easy targets of illegal migrants, they would not be deport- born. In 2014, the UNHCR launched the fleeting moment but it did feel nice that there was a sense of pride at the work leged enough to document his/her birth? human rights abuses and are trafficked for ed to Bangladesh or be exactly stateless, #IBelongCampaign to raise public aware- that our scientists had done and so what if we had failed, we still could make What of the girl born in a detention camp? sex, drug, fidayeen and the gun-running they would end up being a confused sub- ness of childhood statelessness and pres- the journey ahead. That is the message we must take away from this feat. Major What of the boy who is a football champ trades. Some are easy fodder for conflict category of demography. sure states into taking workable correctives. but doesn’t have privileged parents to pur- zones. For some, statelessness equals a birth Assuming that they would be confined The global awareness is trickling in feebly scientific expeditions have always had a degree of risk; every nation that has sue the battle for identity till the end? What that better not happen. to a ghettoised quarter, with perhaps in hypernationalist times, majoritarian been to space has suffered tremendous failures. Some, like the US, have had of the single child abandoned by parents A report by the Child Rights work permits, some access to welfarist assertion and nativist politics, with nine their failures broadcast, just like what happened last night. But that did not stop in a camp or traded away to peddlers, sim- International Network has found that doles and no voting rights, imagine chil- nations relooking and revising statelessness ply because they are lucky to keep the sib- stateless mothers “may not receive prop- dren growing up sequestered and with a protocols and about six States streamlin- any of them from continuing, and this latest apparent failure will not stop India lings and can do without the attendant lia- er prenatal medical care and stateless much abhorred tag. Robbed of childhood, ing the processes for naturalising kids. It from its quest to explore the heavens. India’s space programme has punched bility of fighting for one? What about stu- infants may not receive necessary immu- plucked out of normal processes of grow- is to culminate in a more focussed policy way above its weight category for years and we should continue our steady dents who risk being derostered from a for- nisations. Unless stateless children obtain ing up, denied the right to express them- template this October. mal schooling system and benefits that a nationality, accessing appropriate med- selves, their natural abilities stunted and Other ideas being toyed about include progress towards other celestial bodies and also our future manned space mis- come with it? Without identity, they can- ical treatment can become a life-long strug- made to feel “alien” and “outcasts,” they granting citizenship of a mother’s host sions. While India’s explorations are monuments to national pride, one must not not claim scholarships, without papers, gle. As a result, stateless populations suf- could grow up depressed and lost, con- country to children in case of single forget that these are missions for the whole of mankind. The spirit of exploration they cannot sign up for health check-ups fer high mortality rates and their overall signed to a sense of imposed worthlessness, women on an equal basis as fathers, and usual entitlements and without citi- health outcomes are generally worse than or escape it with twisted ideas of bravado allowing the tender age group of children and scientific progress is what makes us all essentially human. But most impor- zenship, their talent would never be those of non-stateless groups. Poor over- and rebellion. access to preventive medical protocols, tantly, what makes us human is our ability to stand up when we fall. owned as a building block of this country. all health among the stateless is further Everybody knows that the reconcilia- eliminating laws and practices that deny Nobody would want them because they are exacerbated by a lack of educational tion process is quite the chimera in the children nationality because of their eth- stateless. access. Many stateless children are denied Assam NRC. For starters, most of those left nicity, race or religion and ensuring uni- If the United Nations data, which has the right to education because they do not out are marginalised anyway, without versal birth registration. But with migra- National shame conducted the most exhaustive surveys on have the documentation required for economic, legal or political resources. tion levels expected to remain high in children in conflict, is anything to go by school enrollment. In turn, without a basic The poor have trouble gathering scraps of Europe, too, we cannot end childhood Sexual abuse of sportswomen is rampant and it’s then an estimated 50 per cent of stateless primary education, it becomes much paper beyond their Aadhaar or voting card statelessness by 2024 without the greater people in the world today are under the age harder for stateless populations to advocate and can never afford the fees required for and combined political will of all nations time for swifter, stringent action against offenders of 18. Although the United Nations’ for themselves. Hence, depriving stateless a review, let alone stake their desperation concerned. As UN High Commissioner for or all the spectacular successes notched Convention on the Rights of the Child children of education can further perpet- on “legacy cartels” that promise key doc- Refugees António Guterres said, “In the up by female athletes in recent years, a (which every nation except the US has rat- uate statelessness and the human rights vio- uments. Going by earlier judgements of for- short time that children get to be children, ified) asserts that all children should be lations that accompany it.” eigners’ tribunals, about 80 per cent appli- statelessness can set in stone grave prob- Fblip of shame reminds us how they, too, guaranteed a nationality, roughly 70,000 Of course, the lengthened review cants have lost their cases. Most of them lems that will haunt them throughout their fall easy prey to sexual harassment, sadly by children are born into statelessness each process (120 days for appeal and then are Muslims, raising questions about eth- childhood and sentence them to a life of the mentors who groom them. Disgustingly year. The consequences are for all to see. review), to be followed up by judicial nic bias in proceedings. discrimination, frustration and despair. One may have heaved with emotion, see- redress (going through the rigmarole of A decorated Indian Army veteran, None of our children should be stateless. enough, such incidents not only defeat the ing pictures of the El Salvadorean and the lower to the higher court) cannot guaran- Mohammed Sanaullah, spent 11 days in a All children should belong.” virtue of sports as one that overcomes bar- Syrian refugee boys who washed up dead, tee inclusion. And since the Government detention camp in June after being declared (The writer is Associate Editor, riers and fear but spoil the institution of guru but perhaps what is not known is how the has promised that even if it does identify a “foreigner.” National award winners and The Pioneer) and shishya and the inherent trust imbued by tradition, where the mentor finds his pride in the excellence of the student. The latest case S O U N D BITE to hit the headlines is the shameful abuse of We would like to see all Yes. In life you're going to We want freedom for those folks There is nothing to authority by swimming coach Surajit Ganguly, who had been molesting a 15- restrictions go but it lose friends, family and (Uighur Muslims). We have lots of despair. ISRO only lost depends on how Pakistan partners but no matter who challenges with China but this is communication with the year-old national junior gold medallist for over six months. Though he was sacked behaves. It's a stimulant walks out of your life, about their fundamental unalien- Lander and not the hopes by the Goa Swimming Association (GSA) and later booked for rape, he man- and response situation. never lose yourself. able rights for those individuals. of 1.3 billion Indians. aged to get a job. Not only that, turns out he is a repeat offender. If this happens National Security Advisor Actor US Secretary of State Vice President to a high-value performer, who is usually in the public eye, one dreads to think —Ajit Kumar Doval —Ileana D'Cruz —Mike Pompeo —M Venkaiah Naidu what must be happening to debutantes and those waiting to make the cut? Though Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju stepped in and promised stringent action, he did so only after being badgered by a Twitter user who tagged him with screen- shots from the video of the minor girl being molested. Why should attention be L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR compellingly drawn to such travesty by predatory coaches and selectors and Learn from mistakes of the mission. NASA’s first an automatic penalty code not embedded in sporting federations? Hong Kong crisis isn’t over yet manned Apollo space flight was It’s sad that the well-being and safety of our sportspersons are taken light- a disaster. Similarly, their space Sir — Space exploration requires his refers to the editorial, “Civil disobedience” shuttles Challenger, as well as ly when they are expected to deliver in high-pressure tests of endurance, per- not only extraordinary technolo- (September 7). Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Columbia, were destroyed during formance and will power. Clearly we are waiting for more scandals to flare up gies but also great human quali- TLam’s decision to withdraw the controversial extra- their re-entry into the earth’s before our response mechanisms can kick in. And this case follows close on ties. Not just India but the entire dition Bill that intended to hand over suspected crimi- atmosphere. But the US took world was waiting with bated nal offenders to mainland China has at least temporari- these failures as a challenge. the heels of star athlete Hima Das’ coach Nipon Das being accused of sexual breath to watch Vikram, the lan- ly halted mounting tensions. Pro-democracy protesters ISRO must learn from the present assault by another trainee in Guwahati. Inaction and lack of redress of sexual der and Pragyaan, the rover’s have, however, rejected her offer and have vowed to con- setback. Data must be decoded, harassment can have disastrous effects on the performer, a fact acknowledged touchdown on the moon. The tinue demonstrations. Hong Kongers have never been sat- analysed and corrective action mission was special in the sense isfied with the ‘one nation two system’ policy ever since must be taken for the success of by the International Olympic Committee way back in 2007. Noting the preva- that no other country has ever the British handed the country back to China in 1997. future space programmes. lence of predatory behaviour in elite sports, it had said, “Sexual harassment and attempted to go to the lunar Lam’s concessions fell flat on the face of an The abrupt snapping of the abuse in sport... can result in impaired performance and lead to athlete drop- south polar region. expanded charter of demands. The Government’s communication system at the last Nevertheless, success and delayed decision led to the protesters demanding a judi- leg of the mission, when the lan- out. Clinical data indicate that psychosomatic illnesses, anxiety, depression, sub- failures are a part of life. What is cial investigation into the way it handled the crisis. But million inhabitants are linguistically and culturally dis- der was 2.1 km above the Moon’s stance abuse, self harm and suicide are some of the serious health consequences.” important is to learn from fail- the most important demand of the democracy move- tinct from mainland China. Hong Kong has developed surface, is quite frustrating. The Although sporting federations have a cardboardish complaints committee and ures. World over, there are many ment is of universal suffrage. The 2014 umbrella move- exponentially and has retained its distinct character- failure of the communication sys- training stadia, institutes and complexes come within the purview of the Sexual cases of failed space missions. For ment is, of course, pivotal to the current campaign. istics from mainland China. The latter must shun its tem of the lander with the ground example, during the US’ first Critics of the Bill feared that Beijing would use its pro- aggressive policy of dominance. An accommodative control station means the failure of Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013, hardly do athletes file complaints. Apollo programme, a flash fire visions to round up dissidents in the semi-autonomous policy suits best for China, Hong Kong and the rest not only telemetry tracking of the That’s because they fear the hitback that comes in the form of official coercion, erupted during a routine launch- territory, which was retroceded to China in 1997. of the world. lander Vikram but also the control ostracisation, exclusion from the squad, stigmatisation and, in short, the end pad test due to which the pro- Opposition to the Bill quickly escalated into a campaign TK Nandanan command system which, in turn, gramme could not run. However, for full political freedom for Hong Kong, whose 7.2 Chennai might have resulted in its crash of their careers. So, unsure are our sportswomen of getting justice that there what followed next were some landing on the moon. But the per- have been cases of suicide by girls unable to handle the pressure, abuse and safety and engineering lessons Bringing a bad name Well done, ISRO formance of Lunar Orbit Insertion humiliation. The 2015 suicide pact and resultant death of one of the four Kerala and project Apollo became one of wordings that “this is not a fit case — the separation of the lander mankind’s greatest achievements. to grant anticipatory bail” depict the from the orbiter and bringing the rowing trainees at the SAI’s Vembanad centre, claiming harassment by seniors, Chandrayaan-2 is not a failed Sir — This refers to the editorial, gravity of the case. One just hopes Sir — India’s failure of making a former to such a low altitude — is is a case in point. A 21-year-old pugilist committed suicide in 2009 facing con- mission — it is still sending “The endgame” (September 7). the Congress will at least now soft landing on the unexplored by no means a less achievement. stant harassment from her coach. Then there’s the larger socio-cultural mind- beautiful images of the moon. The Supreme Court’s rejection of realise the folly of playing the lunar south polar region must not J Akshobhya This is no small feat. The mission anticipatory bail to former Union political victim card aimed at gain- be considered as a setback. For, Mysuru set which doesn’t stop objectifying and belittling players like Saina Nehwal, Sania must continue. Minister P Chidambaram case has ing false public sympathy for him. there has been no mission with- Mirza and Jwala Gutta. Till we regard sportswomen as high-value achievers and Shashi come as a huge setback to him and Sudeep out any failure in the history of Send your feedback to: record-holders worth celebrating, fair Via email the Congress as well. The court’s Via email science. In fact, it is always a part [email protected] VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 07 FIRSTCOLUMN The truth about POINTCOUNTERPOINT AS IF BEFORE THEY CAME TO POWER, NO SUCH IT'S A PROUD MOMENT FOR EVERY INDIAN. NO abrogation MISSIONS WERE TAKEN UP. IT WAS AN ATTEMPT TO NEED TO LOOK AT IT ANY OTHER WAY RATHER DIVERT ATTENTION FROM ECONOMIC DISASTER. THAN BEING PROUD OF ISRO. The quashing of Article 370 was only a stunt and —WEST BENGAL CHIEF MINISTER —FINANCE MINISTER gimmick to divert attention of the public from the terrible economic crisis facing India MAMATA BANERJEE NIRMALA SITHARAMAN Plug farm extension gaps MARKANDEY KATJU If we can address flaws in implementing welfare schemes for farmers, the efficacy uch has been said and written about abrogation of Articles 35A and 370 of the Indian Constitution, which gave spe- of these measures will increase and contribute to doubling farmers’ incomes Mcial status to Kashmir. I had avoided commenting on the topic for quite some time as the atmosphere was so surcharged with jingoism and euphoria about our great ‘victory’ that it was impos- sible to present a rational opinion without getting a barrage of abus- es and invectives in return. However, now the time has come to speak the truth. In my opinion, this abrogation was only a stunt and gimmick to divert attention of the public from the terrible economic crisis facing India. Let me explain. The test of every political system and political act is one, and only one: Does it raise the standard of living of the people? Does it give them better lives? A AMARENDER REDDY To my mind, abrogation of Articles 35A and 370 will not raise the standard of living of the people of Kashmir and so it is really n view of the crippling crisis gripping the farm irrelevant whether they are retained or not. sector, the Centre and all State Governments The truth is that the Indian economy has tanked and is nose- Iare giving priority to the welfare of farmers and have, over the years, introduced schemes target- diving rapidly and irreversibly. Details about the dip in the Gross ed at increasing farmers’ incomes by 2022. State Domestic Product (GDP), steep downward turn in the automobile, agriculture departments are responsible for Information Technology (IT), real estate and other sectors, lakhs of implementing these schemes and though agen- job losses, and so on have been widely publicised in the media, cies at district and block levels are trying to exe- and so I need not repeat them. All serious economists admit that cute them, some gaps exist. the crisis is due to lack of demand (since most of our people are If these gaps are plugged, the efficacy of these poor) and the huge job losses have further accentuated the prob- measures will increase and contribute to the lem. A worker is not only a producer, he is also a consumer. For national objective of doubling farmers’ incomes. instance, a worker in the automobile sector not only produces vehi- The Centre depends heavily on States to cles; he and his family consume food, clothes, shoes, medicines implement centrally-sponsored benefit pro- grammes like the Soil Health Card (SHC) and so on. When he loses his job his purchasing power is drasti- scheme, Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) cally reduced and he is forced to survive on his savings and spend and Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). only on bare essentials. In addition to the Centre’s welfare pro- When job losses take place on a large scale, the domestic mar- grammes for cultivators, State Governments HISTORICALLY, IT ket consequently shrinks. This makes manufacturers cut down on also have a number of schemes for their welfare IS THE their production and lay off many workers, which makes the mar- like Rythu Bima and Rythu Bandhu of Telangana RESPONSIBILITY money is allocated to direct money vate agencies is limited, especially in private sector is strong, for the benefit ket shrink further, thus intensifying the crisis. It’s a vicious cycle. and Rythu Bharosa of Andhra Pradesh. OF STATE transfers schemes like PM-KISAN or remote districts. To enhance last-mile of farmers. Businesses run on bank loans and banks run on loans to busi- There are more than 20 Government schemes AGRICULTURE Rythu Bandhu. The expenditure on engagement, the Government is In the scenario of expanding private nesses. Both will be adversely affected, because businesses will for growers’ benefit but Indian Council of DEPARTMENTS TO agricultural extension is only 0.16 per employing progressive farmers as kisan sector extension and declining funds for borrow less when their market (i.e. demand for products) has shrunk Agricultural Research (ICAR) field surveys and cent of the farm sector’s contribution to mitras (friend of the farmer) with a the public sector, there is a danger of even National Sample Survey Office’s (NSSO) PROVIDE ALL the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), monthly honorarium, which is showing concentrating on large farmers mostly and banks will lend less for fear that the loan may become a NPA assessments show that implementation of and SCHEME-RELATED which is quite low when compared to good results in some areas. in irrigated areas, and neglecting small, and may never be recovered. A catch 22 situation again. awareness regarding schemes can be vastly INFORMATION TO international standards. There is an These kisan mitras have good women and rain-fed farmers. Hence, the The huge deficit in the Union Budget has been sought to be improved to achieve Government targets. FARMERS. immediate need to increase budget allo- knowledge of local conditions and are Government should incentivise the covered by taking Rs 1.76 lakh crore from the Reserve Bank of Improved dissemination of information will HOWEVER, OVER cation for agricultural extension. able to influence fellow farmers to private sector to cater to these neglect- India’s (RBIs) surplus funds. But this can only give temporary relief play a key role in this, as getting detailed infor- THE YEARS, THEY Given that farmers are moving adopt new technologies. Employing one ed areas and people, by including them and reminds one of the situation in France before the French mation about scheme modalities, eligibility cri- HAVE BEEN from subsistence to market-oriented kisan mitra for two villages and engag- in District Agricultural Plans developed Revolution of 1789. In something similar to what is happening in teria, procedure for application and other infor- BURDENED WITH farming, more information is needed on ing one for each remote village will not by the Agricultural Technology India, the situation at that time was that the expenditure of the French mation at the right time through appropriate DISTRIBUTION OF seasonal changes in prices, latest farm only help in technical information dis- Management Agency. Government (the monarchy of Louis 16th) far exceeded its revenue channels is crucial for farmers to reap the bene- SUBSIDIES AND implements, precision farming, quali- semination but also help in creating Although agricultural officers are and the huge deficit was sought to be covered by taking loans from fits of ongoing programmes. ty standards of produce, export to dif- awareness about different Government known for their technical skills, they are Historically, it is the responsibility of state INPUTS, WITH ferent countries, export demand and schemes. Also, now almost every rural not that skilled in communication and Dutch bankers. However, a time came when the bankers realised agriculture departments to provide all scheme- LITTLE TIME LEFT food safety standards. Several household has a 4G or 3G-enabled market-oriented approaches. The train- they would never recover their loans, and so stopped giving any related information to farmers. However, over the TO DEVOTE FOR Government schemes like crop insur- mobile phone which makes streaming ing institutions should focus on market- further ones, and the consequence is well known. years, they have been burdened with distribution CORE EXTENSION ance, subsidy on farm implements, of multi-media videos and short films oriented information needs like trends Our political leaders obviously realised that an economic cri- of subsidies and inputs, with little time left to ACTIVITIES LIKE precision farming and electronic agri- easy for providing information. These in price changes, export demand and sis was looming and to divert attention from it resorted to the des- devote for core extension activities like advising ADVISING cultural markets are knowledge-inten- are better tools compared to age-old food safety standards. perate gambit of abrogating Articles 35A and 370 (since Ram Mandir, farmers on utility of the schemes, scheme modal- FARMERS ON sive. Hence, more budgetary allocations information tools like posters. The private and public sector should Yoga Day, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan no longer sufficed ), depicting ities, technicalities, implementation strategies and UTILITY OF THE are needed to devise innovative ways of Many start-ups are also developing complement each other in usage of it as a great triumph over the villain, Pakistan. procedures. SCHEMES, information dissemination and promote apps with satellite images and Artificial Information and Communications This has no doubt been lapped up with glee by our gullible As a result, awareness of schemes like Soil SCHEME new eco-systems even in remote and Intelligence to provide information at Technology (ICT) tools and the same public but harsh economic realities cannot be wished away for long. Health Card is low in most cases. Even farmers rural areas. the right time in a more accessible needs to be synchronised in Block who are aware of it are not adopting the recom- MODALITIES, As agricultural departments alone media form. Of late, WhatsApp groups Agriculture Plans. They need to be Like Banquo’s ghost in William Shakespeare’s 1606 play Macbeth, mendations based on these advisories. As agri- TECHNICALITIES, cannot meet the complex information comprising farmers, local agricultural trained in monitoring agricultural they will just keep reappearing. culture department officers are simultaneously IMPLEMENTATION needs of farmers, there is a need for pro- officers and NGO partners are becom- schemes through apps or computerised (The writer is a former judge of the Supreme Court engaged in implementing many schemes, they feel STRATEGIES AND moting alternative channels of informa- ing popular and effective in identifying information systems, so that they can of India.) that their task is over with the distribution of the PROCEDURES tion dissemination. local farm sector problems, evolving effectively implement these schemes cards. However, it requires concentrated efforts Some channels like input dealers, mutually agreed solutions and speedy within a limited period and spend more by the officers to motivate farmers to apply the private companies (ITC e-choupals, adoption. However, local agricultural time on information dissemination. right dose of fertilisers, depending on the health TATA Kisan Kendras), farmer produc- officers need to take care of farmers who An agriculture officer’s work of their soil. er companies (like MAHAGRAPES), don’t have smartphones, otherwise involves a lot of field work, identifying The national objective of doubling farmers’ cooperative societies (Mulkanoor), there is a danger of excluding them from local problems and co-evolving solu- income by 2022 cannot be achieved without the some NGOs (Bharatiya Agro-Industries Government schemes. tions in partnership with local stake- successful implementation of these schemes and Federation and Action for Food Also, the market-oriented holders. Hence, they need operational increased awareness coupled with proper trans- Production) are already active in knowl- approaches of private companies need autonomy to take local decisions like fer of knowledge by block agricultural officers are edge dissemination to farmers on input to be used by Government officials in involvement of suitable private sector the first steps towards achieving this. and output markets. Use of multiple a synergist manner to popularise partners in extension, training and Thus it is vital that all blocks have sufficient information channels (including pri- improved seed varieties, farm machin- demonstrations. officers but the fact remains that there are a large vate) needs to be incorporated into the ery, small implements, bio-fertilisers, etc All these measures need innova- number of block agricultural officers’ positions model agricultural extension policy of so that it helps in increased adoption of tions backed by sufficient budget, at least vacant across India. Currently one agricultural the Centre. Still, safeguarding farmers new technologies. 1 per cent of the agricultural GDP needs officer serves 1,162 farmers as against the recom- from any misinformation should be top Public-private partnerships need to to be allocated for agricultural extension, mended ratio of 1:750. priority. be encouraged through promotion of so that the objective of doubling After liberalisation in the 1990s, agricultur- In spite of efforts by both public and rural advisory services and custom hir- incomes of farmers will be achieved. al extension has been constrained by limited bud- private agencies, it has been found that ing centres, especially in hi-tech agri- (The writer is Principal Scientist, get allocation. Further, in recent years more the reach of agricultural officers and pri- culture and precision farming, where the ICAR) A political thug in blunderland Salvini, a hard-Right populist who thought he could force an early election and become Italy’s strongman by breaking up FOREIGN EYE the coalition Government he served in, has publicly cut his own throat cant and they managed to rub along thick as a brick. He forgot that talks on a coalition with the M5S. together with no major disasters for polling numbers are not the same as They would both be decimated 18 months. seats in Parliament. if there were an election now and nei- What caused the break-up was The League would clearly win an ther of them wants to see an extreme- not policy differences but the polling election if one were held today but Right Government take power in figures. Back in March 2018, the M5S an election could only happen if no Italy, so agreement on principle was NIP NATIONALIST got 32 per cent of the vote and the alternative Government can be relatively easy. League only got 17 per cent, so M5S formed in the current Parliament. Agreeing on a programme and NARRATIVES was definitely the senior partner. However, last year’s national election a Cabinet in the next week will be Viktor Orbán, Hungary's DYER Salvini only became deputy prime gave the M5S almost twice as many harder and it could all still unravel. Prime Minister's praise of GWYNNE minister, but he used the job to seats in Parliament as the League – But it could also be a coalition that here is something very gratify- appeal to Italians’ worst instincts enough seats that it might be able to lasts until the next scheduled election the fertility of Hungarian ing about watching a political He demonised migrants, form a coalition with some other in mid-2023. women as a bulwark of Tthug get hoist with his own Romanies, Muslims and Left-wing party. Salvini is outraged, of course. Europe's survival, appealed petard. Matteo Salvini, the hard- “do-gooders” as enemies of the peo- It would be tricky, of course, He’s even talking about a “march on to dangerous and atavistic Right populist who thought he could ple and presented himself as the but many people didn’t mind that. seemed to make sense. If the League’s because M5S is deeply unpopular Rome” next month, in a sly allusion myths. That isn't force an early election and become super-patriotic hard man who could The League’s polling results began to numbers kept on going up, it would with most other parties and especial- to the March on Rome that brought Italy’s strongman by breaking up the see them all off and Make Italy Great improve and those of the M5S start- win enough seats in the next election ly with the official Opposition, the the dictator Benito Mussolini to a reason to ignore it. In fact coalition Government he served in, Again. He prevented ships that had ed to slide. to form a different coalition with a centre-left Democratic Party (PD). power in Italy in 1922. But his blun- it needs meeting head-on, has publicly cut his own throat. And rescued drowning migrants from By the European elections last more congenial small party like the Politicians hate being mocked, and der has been huge, and for the for it marks a further almost everybody is enjoying the landing them in Italian ports, he car- May, the two coalition parties had Brothers of Italy (which is openly fas- the M5S specialises in mockery. moment at least his credibility is irruption into mainstream spectacle. ried a rosary and kissed it frequent- entirely reversed their positions: the cist). By this month, the League was Maybe that was what Salvini was shot. It’s not even a year-and-a-half ly, he thanked the Virgin Mary for all League got 34 per cent of the votes, hitting 38 per cent in the polls and counting on to save him. If so, he got It almost makes you feel sorry for politics across the rich since the last Italian election, when his “successes.” and the M5S got only 17 per cent. Salvini decided it was time to pull the it wrong. him. How could he have foreseen world of “replacement the anti-establishment Five-Star It kind of worked. Many Italians The European poll had no direct plug on his current partners. The moderate parties in this? After all, this is only the first theory”: The belief that the Movement (M5S) and Salvini’s ultra- are sick to death of the country’s effect in Italy but inevitably Salvini He clearly knows how to count, Parliament are utterly horrified at the time he has ever lived in Italy all his nature of Europe is nationalist League party got enough political and economic stagnation, began to dream of ditching his awk- which is a valuable skill in politics. prospect of a far-Right Government life. threatened by demographic seats to form a Government togeth- and Salvini was brash and new. ward M5S partners (who are neither But a good politician needs to under- in Italy run by the League in coali- (Gwynne Dyer’s new book is er. They had very little in common, Nasty and bullying too, especially racist nor neo-fascist) and going it stand strategy, too, and in that tion with the Brothers of Italy. So last Growing Pains: The Future of change. but political power is a great lubri- towards non-Whites and migrants, alone. The political arithmetic department Matteo Salvini is as week the Democratic Party began Democracy and Work) (The Guardian editorial) VIJAYAWADA|MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 money 08 CAPSULE ‘SBI sought issuance of 147 Look Industry leaders discuss tech-driven Out Circulars in last five months’ changes in IIM-R

PTI n NEW DELHI PTI n NEW DELHI Bank of India According to data provided in The Country's largest public Parliament in December last year, How disruptive technologies launches festive sector bank -- State Bank of are bringing a paradigm shift offer; waives loan India -- sought issuance of 147 about 49 economic offenders have in the industry and how Look Out Circulars (LoC) in escaped to different countries and the organisations are adapting to processing charges the last five months in con- stay relevant in a continuous- NEW DELHI: State-owned nection with bank fraud cases, government is making attempts to ly evolving world? Bank of India (BoI) under its an RTI response from the bank bring them back These were some of the festive offer for retail products said. questions that leaders from the is offering home loans at Data shows that the bank business world discussed and concessional interest rate with started seeking LoC from the Intelligence Bureau. The BOI Among bank groups, PSBs, deliberated upon during a no processing charges to woo Bureau of Immigration from sought refuge from disclosure which have the largest market management summit hosted customers. The bank has April this year. under the Section 24 of the RTI share in terms of lending, at the IIM-Rohtak's campus waived loan processing Between April and August, Act which exempts it from the accounted for the majority of near here. Technology can charges and will provide home it issued request seeking LoC ambit of the transparency law. frauds reported in 2018-19. It "Since the beginning, dis- help in expedition loan at concessional rates, BoI against 147 individuals to pre- However, State Bank of India was followed by private sector ruptive technological change general manager Salil Kumar vent them from leaving the in its response to Durve said it banks and foreign banks. has been the defining charac- of decision Swain said. Home loan of up country, the bank said in has sought issuance of 147 In the reporting year, state- teristic of industrial progress making but it may prevent to Rs 30 lakh would be response to a Right to Look Out Circulars while run banks reported 3,766 cases towards achieving higher effi- judicious decision making available at 8.35 per cent while Information query filed by Mallya, diamantaire Mehul Association seeking legal pro- Union Bank of India replied of frauds worth Rs 64,509.43 ciency and productivity. because it is now loan above Rs 30 lakh would Pune-based activist Vihar Choksi and his nephew Nirav tection and immunity available the information was not in its crore. The report said that the "The pace of change con- scientifically established be linked to repo rate, he said. Durve said. Modi, industrialists Nitin and to police and the CBI while domain. average lag between the date of tinues to accelerate as organ- At the same time, the bank On October 12, 2018, the Chetan Sandesara are among issuing the LoCs, it said. UCO Bank said it does not occurrence of frauds and its isations innovate and adapt to that use of internet can offering education loan at Home Ministry included 58 economic offenders probed Durve had approached the issue Look Out Circulars while detection by banks was 22 stay relevant in the continu- reduce imagination which competitive rate, he added. Chairman, Chief Executive by the CBI, Enforcement Finance Ministry seeking to Punjab and Sindh Bank said months. ously evolving world. is necessary for scientific The bank has also launched an Officers and Managing Directorate and other agencies know details about the request their MD and CEO were autho- The average lag for large Organisations, today, are achievements SME welcome offer, he said, Directors of public sector who have escaped abroad, it for issuance of LoC received rized to issue the LoCs but frauds, i.e. Rs 100 crore and introducing the change with a —DHEERAJ SHARMA adding, loans between Rs 50 banks in the list of individuals says. from various authorities "there is no such data" available. above, amounting to Rs 52,200 positive outlook and a vision Director, IIM Rohtak and Rs 5 crore would be who can seek issuance of Look Although top officials of between 2017 and 2019, action Bank of Baroda said the crore reported during 2018-19, to provide it with meaning to available at concessional rate Out Circulars against offend- public sector bank were taken on them among other information does not pertain to was 55 months," it said. move it forward," the organ- depending on value of ers to prevent their escape empowered last year to seek things. it and Canara Bank said no Cheating and forgery were isers of the event, held on Ltd, emphasised the need for security. from the country, it said. issuance of LoC against indi- The Finance Ministry trans- requests for LoCs were made the major component, fol- Saturday, said in a statement. a positive outlook and said, According to data provided viduals, relevant guidelines ferred the application to the by it in the period. lowed by misappropriation The theme of the summit "The shift in the industry has in Parliament in December were framed by the Indian Home Ministry and Public In FY19, the banking sector and criminal breach of trust. was 'The Challenge of Change: been brought by the intro- last year, about 49 economic Banks' Association in March Sector Banks to furnish the reported 6,801 frauds involving Fraud cases involving an Embracing it through a posi- duction of smart manufactur- offenders have escaped to dif- this year, the Association told information. Rs 71,542.93 crore as against amount of less than Rs 1 lakh tive vision,' which focused on ing and technologies like the ferent countries and the gov- Durve. The Home Ministry then 5,916 cases involving Rs (i.e., small-value frauds) were the challenges posed by the Internet of Things". ernment is making attempts to The guidelines were consid- transferred the application to 41,167.04 crore reported in only 0.1% of the total amount changing business environ- The panelists during the bring them back. ered necessary after public the Bureau of Immigration 2017-18, the Reserve Bank of involved in 2018-19, the ment to the corporate world discussion also underlined the Fugitive liquor baron Vijay sector banks approached the (BOI), which works under the India has said in its latest report. report showed. and how the companies are good side of technological evolving and adapting to the changes and how it makes lives Book to discuss challenges posed by them, it simple and, also emphasised LGBTQ inclusion in said. how it has been "reducing Leaders from top corporate people's attention span". corporate India Flipkart to help craftsmen set up online big houses attended the summit Arun Verma of Brightstar, NEW DELHI: A new book on PTI n NEW DELHI the e-commerce fold, ahead of and spoke in a thematic panel said, "The half-life of new the story of corporate India's the state's much-awaited discussion. technology has come down tryst with LGBTQ inclusion will Flipkart on Sunday said it has Bamboo Artists Conclave on Director, IIM Rohtak, from 24 years to four and a hit the stands next year, signed an MoU with September 18 - 19," Flipkart Dheeraj Sharma, said, half years which is further Westland Publications has Jharkhand government to help said in a statement. "Technology can help in expe- reducing drastically. To survive announced. The artisans, weavers and crafts- "This e-commerce platform dition of decision making but and thrive in this time frame announcement of the book, men of the state set up online will unite the people across it may prevent judicious deci- one has to gear up for the new "Queeristan: LGBTQ Inclusion business through a special ini- India with Jharkhand's craft, sion making because it is now technological onslaught". in Corporate India", comes at a tiative. traditional skills and knowl- scientifically established that "The change management is time when India celebrates the The initiative 'Flipkart edge. Apart from local artisans use of internet can reduce the process of transitioning in first anniversary of historic Samarth' aims at enabling and presence of Jharkhand Chief and weavers, in course of time, imagination which is neces- a non-disruptive way, so that Supreme Court verdict handholding craftsmen from Minister Raghubar Das. other Jharkhand MSME man- sary for scientific achieve- entire stakeholder come along decriminalising homosexuality. across India to set up online "The MoU will bring thou- ufacturers will also benefit out ments". with the decision to embrace On September 6, 2018, a five- Mumbai's Tardeo business. sands of artisans, weavers, and of this association with Gurvinder Singh, CFO, the change," Anil Jena of Agro judge Constitution bench of The MoU was signed in the craftsmen from Jharkhand into Flipkart," Das said. Mitsubishi Electric India Pvt India said. the Supreme Court unanimously decriminalised part of the 158-year-old India's costliest colonial law under Section 377 Roca explores NCLAT upholds of the IPC. Written by ‘PSU debt raising through bonds Parmesh Shahani, founder of residential location manufacturing NCLT on the Godrej India Culture Lab plant in Gujarat and vice-president at Godrej PTI n NEW DELHI gained, NBFCs faced challenge’ Aditya Estates Industries, the book traces the Worli and PTI n KOLKATA author's eventful journey from South Mumbai's Tardeo is Mahalaxmi in PTI n NEW DELHI PTI n NEW DELHI the high-powered boardrooms India's costliest residential Mumbai Sanitaryware maker Roca of corporate India to the Pride location, commanding a stag- India is evaluating a green- The loss of fund-raising capa- The National Company Law marches in the streets while gering Rs 56,000 per sq ft aver- Metropolitan field integrated manufactur- bility through corporate debt Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) amplifying the voices of the age rate for homes available in Region (MMR) are ing plant in Gujarat amid an bonds by NBFCs resulted in the has dismissed a plea chal- brave young Indians fighting the primary real estate market, economic slowdown, a com- gain for public sector financial lenging NCLT's order to ini- for LGBTQ inclusion. according to property consul- placed at second pany official said. institutions which increased tiate insolvency proceedings tant Anarock. and third positions With its Rs 250 crore cap- their share in debt issues by 8 against Aditya Estates over the Worli and Mahalaxmi in with average ital expenditure plan in the percentage points in 2018-19, claims filed by ICICI Bank UK Mumbai Metropolitan Region country, the Indian arm of said an Assocham-Crisil study. PLC. (MMR) are placed at second housing prices of Spanish Roca Group Defaults by Infrastructure A three-member bench of and third positions with aver- Rs 41,500 and Rs remained optimistic about Leasing & Financial Services NCLAT headed by Chairman EHL proposes new age housing prices of Rs 40,000 per sq ft, future as slowdown is con- (IL&FS) at the beginning of Justice S J Mukhopadhaya scheme to list Equitas 41,500 and Rs 40,000 per sq ft, sidered as a short- term dis- September 2018 created panic upheld the order of NCLT respectively. respectively ruption, Roca India and led to a dip in investor ticular, have plunged in the It further said that the share and rejected the claims of Small Finance Bank Anarock has compiled a Managing Director K E confidence towards lending aftermath of defaults by a few of AAA-rated issuances Aditya Kumar Jajodia that NEW DELHI: Equitas Holdings list of the top 10 most expen- with high-grade educational Ranganathan said. to non-banking finance com- large players and the ensuing increased 12 percentage points ICICI Bank UK PLC was not Ltd (EHL) has proposed a new sive residential locations in and healthcare institutions as He said the company panies (NBFCs). downgrades that eroded investor as investors moved towards a direct financial creditor of scheme of arrangement to list India in the primary market well as hotels and fine dining enjoys 36 per cent share of the The debt market in India confidence and appetite, it said. safer investments amid the Aditya Estates. its small financing bank arm that consists of new properties restaurants available, the Rs 2,500 crore organised san- has seen notable growth over The study noted that intensifying credit crisis. The appellate tribunal said ESFB after being denied an launched by builders and report said. itaryware market in India the years. However, the devel- investors tend to move towards For most of the borrowers, that Aditya Estates in a debt extension to the listing excludes resale ones. Chennai's Nungambakkam and hoped that the econom- opment has been skewed the safety of the top-rated cor- domestic bond issuance asset swap agreement had deadline by the RBI as well as "South Mumbai's Tardeo is ranks fourth with an average ic situation in the country towards government securities, porate bonds in the backdrop of remains costly and cumbersome undertaken obligation to approval to reverse merger India's most expensive resi- price of Rs 18,000 per sq ft, would get stabilised soon. or G-secs, compared with cor- certain events, affecting partic- compared with bank lending. repay the loans availed by proposal by Sebi. Under the dential location in the prima- while Egmore ranks fifth "Roca is here for a long porate bonds. G-secs com- ularly the NBFC sector, it added. Lack of retail participation Assam Oil Company from new scheme, EHL has ry residential real estate mar- with Rs 15,100 per sq ft rate. haul and we are not per- mand a penetration ratio of The share lost by despite a huge supply of gov- ICICI Bank UK PLC. proposed to capitalise free ket. Property here comes with Anna Nagar is at the seventh turbed with the current nearly 30 per cent of the GDP. NBFCs/HFCs in overall ernment paper in the country "We find that ICICI Bank reserves of Equitas Small an astronomical price tag of place with price of Rs 13,000 slowdown. It is a short- Corporate bonds, in com- issuances (of corporate bonds) is also one of the major imped- UK PLC has successfully Finance Bank (ESFB) and INR 56,200 per sq ft," Anarock per sq ft. term issue. We are evaluat- parison, have a penetration was captured by PSU financial iments to the penetration of made out a case that it is the issue shares of the subsidiary Chairman Anuj Puri said. Delhi's Karol Bagh is at the ing an integrated greenfield ratio of 16 per cent, and are institutions, who grew their the bond market. financial creditor of the to its shareholders without Tardeo, also known as sixth position with average manufacturing facility in rather illiquid even in the sec- share by 8 percentage points, Corporates prefer raising Corporate Debtor and the cash consideration.EHL is the Tardeo Road, is a very promi- price of Rs 13,500 per sq ft, Gujarat," Ranganathan told ondary market, with a trading said the joint ASSOCHAM- funds through private place- Adjudicating Authority promoter and holding nent residential and commer- while the Golf Course Road in PTI. ratio of 0.22 per cent compared CRISIL on Deepening the debt ments but private placements (NCLT) has rightly admitted company of Equitas Small cial location in South Mumbai. Gurugram, Haryana is ranked The company is "open for with 0.55 per cent for G-secs. market' which has dwelt issues lack transparency and access is the application under Finance Bank (ESFB) and is a It enjoys excellent connectiv- ninth carrying an average price acquisition if there is a good Issuances from the and imperatives of the Indian not available to a large pool of Section 7 of I&B Code," said listed company. ity and is largely self-sufficient tag of Rs 12,500 per sq ft. asset," he said. NBFC/HFC segment, in par- debt market. investors, the study added. NCLAT. PNB puts up for sale JET FUEL 11 NPA accounts Oil companies flag roadblocks in rationalising taxes PTI n NEW DELHI Currently, airlines have to pay taxes es on the charges by billing air- PTI n NEW DELHI lines. However, due to such Oil marketing companies have for certain services, such as convoluted billing process, State-owned Punjab National cited issues like sales tax as a 'throughput charges', 'into-plane taxes such as GST and excise Bank (PNB) has put up for sale barrier to the Civil Aviation charges' and 'fuel-infrastructure duty and VAT is added on to nearly a dozen non-performing Ministry's plan to rationalise throughput charges." assets (NPA) to recover dues of additional charges that airlines charges' when they take the ATF at The official said that at the more than Rs 1,234 crore. have to pay while uplifting avi- any airport for their planes Delhi airport, if the throughput The lender has invited bids ation turbine fuel (ATF) at air- charges levied by the airport from asset reconstruction expedite the process of due ports across India, officials said. line's total expenditure. Bharat Petroleum -- stated that operator is only Rs 100, the air- companies (ARCs)/ NBFCs/ diligence, saying it will make Currently, airlines have to Therefore, any taxation on the state governments would be line ends up paying Rs 164 as banks/ financial institutions all possible efforts to bring pay taxes for certain services, ATF always has a huge impact reluctant to let go of the tax rev- it is paying "tax on tax", which for 11 NPA accounts. copies of documents at one such as 'throughput charges', on airline companies. enues that come from the cir- includes the goods and services The accounts include Visa place for verification. The 'into-plane charges' and 'fuel- "The OMCs have told us cuitous billing. tax (GST), excise duty and Steel, which has irrecoverable prospective buyers shall be infrastructure charges' when that there are certain provi- The official said the com- value-added tax (VAT). dues of Rs 441.83 crore, intimated separately, depend- they take the ATF at any air- formed a committee to devel- service providers among oth- sions in the sales tax regime at mittee was expected to submit According to the official, IndBarath Energy (Utkal) Rs ing upon their response. port for their planes. op a direct-billing mechanism ers. the state-level, as well as in the its report soon. had the throughput charges 414.23 crore, Aster Pvt Ltd Rs The prospective bidders can "These charges are taxed between airline companies and According to government excise tax regime, which may Explaining the matter, the been invoiced directly by the 113.57 crore and Om Shiv evince their interest by multiple times as they are airport operators so that these estimates, if a direct-billing prevent direct billing," the first official quoted above said: airport operators to the airlines, Estates Rs 100.16 crore. The September 12. billed in a circuitous manner," multiple taxes can be removed. mechanism is implemented, official said. "Take the example of billing for the latter would have got the sale is on 100 per cent cash The last date to submit bids a senior government official The committee comprises airlines would be able to save During one of the meetings throughput charges, which is input tax credit for the GST basis, PNB said in an adver- is September 20, 2019. The said. representatives from airlines, around Rs 400 crore per year. of the committee, the official done by the airport operator to paid and there would be no tisement. The bank has asked bids will be opened on A second official said the airport operators, oil market- In India, ATF accounts for said, the OMCs -- Indian Oil, the oil company. application of excise duty or the prospective bidders to September 21. Ministry of Civil Aviation had ing companies (OMCs), other almost 40 per cent of any air- Hindustan Petroleum and "In turn, oil company pass- VAT. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Monday September 9, 2019 STORYTELLING AT HIS BEST Speaking to V SATEESH I wrote more than 75 books REDDY, storyteller for children to enlighten their knowledge, especially Chokkapu Venkata Ramana to develop ethical values yderabad-based story- He conducted several story entertain them.” teller Chokkapu writing workshops, personality Telugu University has awarded shares about his experience and building confidence Venkata Ramana has development workshops, magic him for his novel approach on through my stories. I also H recently entered into and puppetry workshops for chil- how to save trees through sever- of narrating 100 stories in 100 conducted free programmes the Wonder Book of dren. Recently, he conducted al stories which would attract chil- Records, United World training for teachers of dren and enhance their wisdom. minutes and entering for orphans, old age people, Records, Bharat Book of Records Karimnagar, Khammam and Speaking about his experience mentally challenged people, and more for narrating as many as Suryapet schools to tell them at the recently concluded World Wonder Book of Records, his juvenile jails to educate and 100 stories in 100 minutes. how to narrate lessons in story Telugu Conference held in Ramana has started an initia- formats to students for better Hyderabad, Ramana says, “Events unique initiative to train entertain them. tive, Katha Kuteeram, in 2017 to understanding. He has been train- like World Telugu Conference CHOKKAPU VENKATA RAMANA engage people with Telugu story- ing Anganwadi teachers on differ- helps to propagate the greatness STORYTELLER telling and organised many work- ent skills like storytelling skills and of Telugu language. I was very government school teachers shops across Telugu states. other life skills for the last 25 years. happy to be a part of this event Speaking to The Pioneer, He adds, “I conducted many and honoured to perform my on teaching Ramana says, “In this fast-paced storytelling workshops for stu- shows for the Telugu language generation, parents don’t have dents of various government lovers. During the conference, I lessons in a time to narrate stories to children. schools. When I approached them have witnessed many youngsters I feel that children understand about the concept of narrating actively participating in various story lessons much better if we tell them lessons in story format, they did- Telugu events like storytelling in a story format. Storytelling n't believe me and asked how it and interacting with others. We format, develops language skills among possible to narrate a lesson in a need more events like the World children. For the first time in story format. I explained them in Telugu Conference to take Telugu among India, I organised a Telugu story- detail by narrating a lesson in to new heights.” telling festival Katha Keli in July at story format. Even we can narrate Recently, Ramana organised a others Tyagaraya Ganasabha. This festi- a mathematics chapter in a story- seven-day Telugu storytelling fes- val had a tremendous response telling format for students.” tival Katha Keli, in Hyderabad. He from Telugu language lovers.” He shares, “I wrote more than said, “For this festival, I have invit- Ramana is not the only expert 75 books for children to enlight- ed many storytelling experts to at storytelling but also a master at en their knowledge, especially to share their signature style of nar- writing children literature, mime develop ethical values and build- rating stories with the audience. shows, magic and puppetry. He ing confidence through my sto- This is the first-of-its-kind festi- penned more than 75 books for ries. I also conducted free pro- val in India. Many storytellers children and won Kendra Sahitya grammes for orphans, old age from various states participated in Academy Award in ‘Bala people, mentally challenged peo- the festival and shared stories with Sahityam’ in 2015. ple, juvenile jails to educate and our audience.”

While all South STARDOM: THE actors are content ruling the roost locally, NORTH-SOUTH crossing the regional language barriers only on rare BARRIER occasions, they he Indian film This also benefitted the pro- venture with the reputed South industry may be the ducer in that, a Hindi film with banner, B. Nagi Reddi’s pro- have aspirations biggest in the world a South actor in the cast, also duction house, Vijaya T and the South film opened up the South market Productions with Prem Nagar. and ambitions to industry, combined which, otherwise, gave very The film, starring the reigning Kamal Haasan in itself, outnum- limited exposure to Hindi superstar Rajesh Khanna with make it to Hindi bers the Hindi films produced. movies. Hema Malini, marked the glo- The South has four main lan- Take the example of Kamal rious entry of Dr Naidu into guages in which the films are Haasan. He was brought to the Hindi films. Dr Naidu’s films made — Tamil, Telugu, Hindi films by the legendary sons were doing well in the Malayalam and Kannada. filmmaker, L.V. Prasad with Ek family business as the oldest, and launch a star in a Hindi Rajinikanth While, all South actors are Duuje Ke Liye. Similarly, Suresh, looked after the pro- film with the remake of a South content ruling the roost local- Rajanikant made his Hindi duction and the younger, language film. During this time, ly, crossing the regional lan- debut with another South pro- Venkatesh (Venky) had turned other heroes from the South guage barriers only on rare ducer, A Poornachndra Rao out to be a successful hero. So also tried their luck with Hindi occasions, they have aspirations with Andha Kanoon along with why not launch Venky in Hindi films. These included and ambitions to make it to Amitabh Bachchan. The idea films? Ambareesh and Vishnuvardhan Hindi films. That would mean was that, as mentioned earlier, Venky was launched opposite from Kannada industry and universal acceptance and cast the best of both the worlds, Karisma Kapoor in Anari, Mammootty from Malayalam recognition which the Hindi North and South. Chiranjeevi, which was a hit. Next, Dr Naidu films. The trend continues film medium offers. the Telugu superstar of his wanted to launch his grandson, through the involvement of Similar is the case when it time, was launched by his Rana Daggubati. He wanted to the South filmmakers in Hindi Prabhas comes to female artistes. While brother-in-law, Allu Arvind. see if Rana’s debut Telugu film films is now almost non-exis- in most cases, it was the Hindi Mukesh Udeshi, who dubbed was a success so the same could tent! Hindi by those wanting to film producer who sought out South films into Hindi among be remade into Hindi. That was The one-film wonder with cash in while it lasted. a South Indian female star, in his other businesses, was the co- not to be and Rana’s debut the South stars continues as we But when it comes to hero- the case of male actors, their producer. His Hindi debut film came with Dum Maaro Dum in have seen actors like Kamal ines, the South films sourced Hindi foray came through was titled Gentleman, a big hit. 2011, where he did not lead the Haasan, Rajnikanth, many. Besides their classy some or the other South Indian Dr D Rama Naidu, a prolif- cast and the film went general- Chiranjeevi, to the present day looks, what worked in their filmmaker making a Hindi ic filmmaker from Telugu ly unnoticed. Rana now keeps aspirants like Siddharth, favour was that they were usu- film. This was because, the Industry, produced around 150 doing an odd Hindi film. Dhanush, Suriya and others. ally well trained in classical familiarity between the two, the films in various languages, However, he played an impor- They come and go. Madhvan is dancing which made them actor and the producer as well over a period. He started off his tant though a negative role in the only South star who contin- extremely expressive and just as the ease of communication. Hindi film making in a joint Baahubali which has brought ues to get assignments though the kind the films made in him back in the limelight. not as a solo hero. While the those days demanded. Those Another South actor ready to other South heroes could not female artistes who made it big be launched was Nagarjuna, make a mark on the Hindi in the Hindi film industry also from a renowned South screens, the one who survived include Waheeda Rehman, Suriya film family of A Nageshwar for the longest time was Vyjayantimala, Leela Naidu, Rao. Ram Gopal Varma Rajanikanth. This is because, Padmini, Kalpana, Hema star, Prabhas, with the film launched him in Hindi with Rajanikanth did most of his Malini, Rekha, Sridevi, Jaya Saaho. The film seemed more Shiva, a remake of his acclaimed films with other, established Prada, Meenakshi Seshadri, about cashing on the popular- Telugu film, Siva. Having Hindi film heroes. In fact, Tabu, Zareena Wahab, Diya ity of the hero post massive watched Siva one knew that most of his films were multi- Mirza, Deepika Padukone success of his Baahubali fran- even its Hindi version would be starrer. That helped. What also among others. chise. The film offered nothing a hit, too. And, it was. The film marred the careers of these While the actors from the else except Prabhas even while also brought to Hindi cinema a stars from the South was that, Hindi film had no reason to it boasted of a budget of a stylised villain from the South after they gained some recog- seek work in the South, the whopping Rs 350 crore. The in Raghuvaran. But, both could nition in Hindi films, the mar- Hindi film villains did find a lot moviegoer has not taken well not go far in the Hindi cinema. ket was flooded with their of work there. The week past to the film and this is no good Akkineni Nagarjuna Siddharth Dhanush The trend was to play safe films from South dubbed into saw the entry of another South news for Prabhas. 10 celeb talks Vijayawada Monday September 9, 2019 STEVE MCQUEEN BIOPIC DON'T CARE IN THE PIPELINE

film tracing the life of late Hollywood icon Steve McQueen is in the works. WHAT TROLLS Wonderfilm Media has acquired the rights of A Marshall Terrill’s 2010 biography Steve McQueen: The Life and Legend of a Hollywood Icon, and will be adapt- ing it into a feature film, reports hollywoodreporter.com. AND HATERS SAY: The book follows the actor’s life from humble beginnings in the Midwest to the pinnacle of Hollywood and to his untimely death at the age of 50 in Mexico. Known as Hollywood’s “King of Cool”, McQueen rose to fame SONAKSHI SINHA in 1960s and 1970s after the success of The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, The Sand Pebbles, The Thomas Crown Affair, fter a series of flops over the past few years, Sonakshi Sinha is final- Bullitt, The Getaway, Papillon and The Towering Inferno. ly part of a big hit. Mission Mangal, the Independence Day multi- Wonderfilm’s Jeff Bowler, Bret Saxon and Dan Grodnik will starrer release that features her in the cast, has been declared a produce the film, with Terrill on board as an executive producer A superhit by the trade after a Rs 193.14 crore domestic haul at the and creative consultant. last count. The biopic will also include the intersection between “I feel great. For me at least, it (success) has been long overdue. It McQueen and the mass murderer Charles Manson. According feels nice. It’s a very special film and working with the team was a wonderful to Terrill’s book, Manson pitched a screenplay to McQueen that experience. It is a very positive feeling. Hats off to those scientists who actually was rejected. made it happen, and went through so much of difficulties and struggles,” “When I found out from Marshal’s incredibly researched and Sonakshi told, adding that she was always confident about Mission Mangal. thorough book that McQueen was supposed to be at the “Honestly, I did expect the film to be successful because it talks about a very Sharon Tate house the night of the Manson murders, I was big achievement of our country. I feel, if you make a film on patriotism and the instantly engaged in that story thread,” said Bowler. subject is good, it always works,” she said. “I think we’ve found a fascinating way into the story of an incredible leg- Mission Mangal starring Akshay Kumar with Vidya Balan, Sonakshi Sinha, end,” Bowler added. Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari, Nithya Menen and Sharman Joshi, may be one of the biggest hits of 2019 so far, but Sonakshi has seen consecutive duds over the past few years. Films such as Tevar, Akira, Noor and Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi crashed, and she became an easy target for trolls on social media. However, the 32-year-old actress chooses to keep negativity at bay and focus on her job instead. “Everybody has their ups and downs, not only actors. Even a rikshawallah has ups and downs. That’s normal. That is RANVEER-ALIA'S GULLY BOY TO how you grow as a person. I don’t care what trolls and haters say because I am still here and they are still there. I have this quality that I can shut out all nega- tivity and for me. It is very important to focus on RELEASE IN JAPAN NEXT MONTH my work, stay positive and move forward. If few of my films have not done well, people have not stopped offering me films. In fact, I’ve been ilmmaker Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy, busiest over the past few years, and I have four which has premiered at the Berlin Film releases this year,” she said. Festival and won the Best Film award at Sonakshi made her Bollywood debut with Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, is all Dabangg opposite Salman Khan in 2010, and F set to release in Japan in October. she is still kown as the ‘Dabangg Girl’. She “I am very happy, very proud that returned in Dabangg 2, which released in Gully Boy is releasing in Japan. I have never been 2012. This year, Dabangg 3 is scheduled to hit to Japan but only learnt, heard and seen the most the screens in December. wonderful things about the land of the rising sun,” How does it feel like, to said Ranveer, who was excited by the news. return as Rajjo, in the The actor, who essayed a role of a rapper in the third instalment of the movie added, “I hope to come there someday — blockbuster series Gully Boy is releasing in Japan and it's a very that continues to be happy and proud moment for us all who have her calling card? worked on the film — that our film has travelled “I can’t explain to the vast nation of Japan and we hope that you the feeling in all see it and you all like it.” words. For Gully Boy is loosely based on the life of street me, it’s rappers Divine and Naezy. The film also stars like Kalki Koechlin, Vijay Raaz and Siddhant home- Chaturvedi in supporting roles. com- ing. It’s

like CAMILA AVOIDS SOCIAL MEDIA going back to where you TO ‘PROTECT HER ENERGY' began. What I am and where I am today is inger Camila Cabello says she avoids social because of Dabangg, media in order to ‘protect her energy’. because of Salman Khan, “I want it to be things I can relate to, Arbaaz Khan and the family. things from the heart. I do it to protect my They made me Rajjo and, for me, S energy. I can’t do that if I care about what there was no looking back after that. people think. I can’t do that if I’m trying to For me, it’s always going to be the please,” Cabello said on Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio most special film of my life. It’s just show, reports femalefirst.co.uk. great reuniting with the entire team. The Havana hitmaker has earlier said that she doesn’t Most of the team members are use social media ‘that much’ because it’s ‘not good’ for there right from the first part — her. the DOP, his crew, the assistant “I don’t go on social media that much cause it’s not directors. It feels like I am work- good for me, and I don’t know how to not be affected ing on my first film all over by what people say here so I just don’t read it,” she said. again,” said Sonakshi. Camila, however, acknowledged no everything about Prabhu Deva takes over as social media was bad. “I am totally aware I can use this director of the series in Dabangg platform to help people even in small ways! So to any- 3, and the film will have a new one on here who is struggling, which we all do some- villain by way of Kannada times cause we’re human! I super recommend taking superstar Sudeep. Pankaj five minutes out of your day to just breathe,” she said. Tripathi joins the cast while The pop has taken to meditation and breathing exer- Mouni Roy and Warina cises lately in a bid to reduce anxiety. Hussain have been signed up for special dance numbers. Prabhu Deva has directed Sonakshi in Rowdy Rathore, R Rajkumar and Action Jackson in the past. “Prabhu sir has brought in some amazing twists and turns in to the fran- ‘BEAUTIFUL AND HOT' KATRINA A chise with the way he shot the film. He has brought in a lot of freshness to the film,” said the ‘‘MAZDOOR'' DEEP INSIDE: HRITHIK actress. After Dabangg 3, rithik Roshan has called Katrina Kaif Sonakshi will be seen a ‘mazdoor’ (labourer). He insists it alongside Ajay Devgn is a “well-intentioned compliment” in Bhuj: The Pride Of but she takes it as a kind of “insult”. India. Before sign- H Social media is lapping it all up, if ing off, Sonakshi Twitter trends are to go by. also hinted that a “This is something that I’ve always told biopic featuring Katrina, which she kind of takes as an insult, her in the lead but which I mean as an incredibly well-inten- will be tioned compliment. I regard Katrina as a “maz- announced door”. She is a labourer, a worker. She is one of soon. the best labourers and workers that I’ve ever come across,” Hrithik said in a recent interview to hindustantimes.com. Elaborating on her working style, he shared, “I’m telling you, deep inside Katrina is a “maz- door”; she just happens to be beautiful and hot and all of those things. Those are just the deco- rations, but deep inside, she is a worker. Having said that, she is so super-talented, it becomes very easy for her, it becomes very easy for me when I’m working with her.” Hrithik and Katrina have worked together in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) and Bang Bang (2014). Katrina also performed the block- buster dance number Chikni Chameli in the 2012 Hrithik-starrer Agneepath. 11 tollywood Vijayawada Monday September 9, 2019 VIKRAM'S STRENGTH NANI don’t think I will be doing the LIES IN HIS IDEAS:he points out, prompt to clarify that number of movies I’m doing right or Nani, being on film Ahead of Gang this isn’t the script that the direc- now. I’m signing content that is sets is equivalent to a tor worked for Allu Arjun. “I exciting me,” he declares, adding working holiday, which Leader release, know that script as well. It’s a nice after becoming an actor, he never is why he regularly vis- one and I believe it’s on track to be stopped watching cinema. “I still F its cinema halls once in made.” get excited when the production Nani speaks to he will be seen six months unlike his In Gang Leader, house’s and the film name pops up as pencil Parthasarthy, a crime on screen. The viewer in me is still peers. This year, he is likely to have NAGARAJ writer. “He watches Hollywood another release V-mostly for the same and I’m evolving with the Jersey released ear- films and copies that content into audience.” December. His Gang Telugu. He believes his books are Jersey, he says he lier this summer and his next, GOUD about his Talking about opens later this week. world famous but they don’t sell. is “extremely happy about its box- Leader, In this scenario, three women, a “Days pass by quick and fast when director, script and office performance” though a sec- teen and a kid approach him to tion of critics felt that it underper- I’m on sets but the 15 days break take revenge on one man. They I take to promote a film of mine his lost belief in formed. have a strong reason to take “The film told the story of a 36- before it releases are torturous for revenge. Thus begins his first me,” he sighs. But when he usual- ‘success rate' factor year-old cricket who is tagged as a and original story,” he shares. loser. He has a kid as well. We ly takes a break, he makes it a point The actor’s success juggernaut of to visit his sister Deepthi in the US- broke all norms of filmmaking dealt with action and one-liners in seven hits on the trot was halted Telugu cinema-wise and it ended just like he did last week. the past while in this film; it’s pre- Krishnarjuna He admits to have been in talks last year with up collecting a share of Rs 30 crore. sented in an entertaining format. Yuddham. His follow-up venture It will soon get a release in China, with Vikram K Kumar for long, Vikram is usually a funny guy in Devadas, the same year, ended up considering different ideas in the while spawning remakes in Tamil, life contrary to the stuff he made. as an average grosser. Nonetheless, Kannada and Hindi. Moreover, it past. “Vikram’s strength is that he When he narrates comic scenes, he he got back to winning ways with is full of ideas. Although he shared wasn’t made to mint money. We becomes a comedian. I was liter- Jersey earlier this summer. He got 400 per cent profits from what many exciting ideas, I wasn’t sat- ally in splits when he narrated the insists he no longer believes in fac- isfied. One fine day he met me at we’ve invested in it,” he exults, sign- Gang story to me. If people go through tors like “success rate”. “If I over ing off. my office and spoke about a similar emotion while watching think of what will work or not, I Leader. I fell in love with it. the film, it will be a blockbuster,” Revenge as a concept has been After Hyderabad, VENKY'S it's Pollachi for two projects team Bheeshma aunched earlier this June, the filming of Nithiin and Rashmika Mandanna-starrer called off Bheeshma is in full-swing in Hyderabad. The L latest schedule, which will be wrapped up ictory Venkatesh’s long-in- settled investment banker later this week, will witness 40 per cent of the-development project Ashish Mehra (played by Ajay the filming coming to an end. “With the lat- with director Trinadh Rao Devgn) falling for a 26-year-old est schedule coming to an end, it will mark 35 days of film- Nakkina has been called engineer Ayesha (Rakul Preet Singh) ing, leaving the unit to shoot for another 45 days. While V off. The film was to see the and the subsequent turns the story the majority of the remaining shoot will be wrapped senior actor in the role of a takes as Aashish, unannounced, intro- up in Hyderabad, the unit will have to travel to a dashing cop and although he evinced duces his love to his family back in rural setup for a week. Tollywood’s favourite interest in it initially, due to reasons Manali. However, as Manmadhudu 2, village spot Pollachi has been zeroed in on as guarded, the film has been put off. which treaded a similar plotline, sank the location and unit will pack their bags to Writer Prasanna Kumar Bezawada without a trace last month, Suresh the Tamil Nadu town in October-end. A and director Trinadh have almost Babu, the sharp mind that he is, couple of songs will be shot abroad,” says a invested nine months on the project, decided to put the project on hold for source. which was to be a joint production time being. As of now, Venky only has Meanwhile, the source venture of Suresh Productions and a film with Tharun Bhascker in hand denied reports that Hebah People Media Factory. Realising that but there’s no significant development Patel is playing a part there’s no point involving in it any fur- on it ever since Suresh announced it with grey shades in the ther, Trinadh has shifted attention to more than a couple of months ago. film, a romantic entertainer work with Bellamkonda Sreenivas. — NG with a generous dose of Venky’s other project; De De Pyaar humour. “Her part is more of De remake as well hit a roadblock, a guest appearance,” the source we’ve learnt. Leading producer Suresh REALISING THAT THERE’S adds. Babu purchased the rights for the Naresh, Sampath, Raghu Babu, remake and director Sriwass was NO POINT INVOLVING IN Brahmaji, Narra Srinivas, Kalyani attached to adapt it to Telugu sensibil- IT ANY FURTHER, Natarajan and Rajshri Nair are play- ities. The orig- ing supporting roles in the film, a inal told the TRINADH HAS SHIFTED Sithara Entertainments production, tale of a ATTENTION TO WORK while Mahati Sagar is rendering 50-year- tunes. The makers have announced old WITH BELLAMKONDA that they will be arriving for London- Christmas. SREENIVAS — NG

VARUN to star in Merlapaka Gandhi's next? ilmmaker Merlapaka Gandhi’s long wait for an A-lister to spear- head his next has ended. After his last Krishnarjuna Yuddham flubbed at the box-office, the director worked on a love story, F investing more than six months time. He narrated it to Naga Chaitanya first, but talks with him didn’t move beyond the ini- tial stages. However, the buzz is, Varun Tej has showed inter- est in the project. Presently, awaiting the release of Valmiki, the lanky actor is looking for another narration to make up his mind, but word on the street is that his presence is more or less con- firmed. With UV Creations, which has waiting to collab- orate with him for the past one year, bankrolling it, Varun believes the pro- ject’s quality will not be compromised. Merlapaka remained unavailable for a comment. Meanwhile, Varun was supposed to start Kiran Korrapati’s boxing drama after Valmiki but there has been no word on it for the past six months. He even got trained in boxing for the film. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 sport 12

So close, yet so far Serena says her poor effort ‘inexcusable’ in final Dreams AFP n NEW YORK erena Williams is won- Sdering when she will start playing like a 23- do come true time Grand Slam cham- pion again in a major final, calling her poor showing in Saturday’s final loss “inexcusable.” 19-years old Andreescu “I love Bianca. I think she’s a great girl. But I topples Serena for maiden think this was the worst match I’ve played all tour- Slam in Flushing Meadows nament. It’s hard to know that you could do better,” Williams said. “Bianca obviously played well. I think her Serena Williams reacts after losing a point to Bianca Andreescu AP returns make me play better and put pressure “I honestly don’t Williams said. “I’m so on my serve. think Serena showed up. close, so close, so close, “At the same time it’s I have to kind of figure yet so far away. inexcusable for me to out how to get her to “I don’t know what to play at that level.” show up in Grand Slam say. I guess I got to keep Williams had 33 win- finals.” going if I want to be a ners but just as many Williams, who professional tennis play- unforced errors. She hit remains one Slam title er. And I just got to just nine aces but misfired shy of matching Margaret keep fighting through it.” eight double faults and hit Court's all-time record, Williams, who turns only 44 percent of her has lost the past two 38 later this month, first serves. She dropped Wimbledon and US downplayed the pursuit 30 of 43 points on her Open finals since return- of Court’s record. second serve. ing after having a baby “I’m not necessarily “I believe I could two years ago. chasing a record. I’m just have played better. I And she’s struggling trying to win Grand believe I could have done to find answers for bad Slams,” she said. “It’s def- more. I believe I could performances in the initely frustrating, but for have just been more biggest matches. the most part I just am Serena today,” Williams “All of it honestly, still here. I’m still doing said. truly is super frustrating,” what I can do.”

Bianca Andreescu holds up the championship trophy after defeating Serena Williams in the women's singles final of the US Open championships Saturday AP “It’s so hard to explain in AFP n NEW YORK *Andreescu is the first teen to MOTION PICTURE “CONGRATULATIONS words but I’m just @BANDREESCU_! YOU’VE MADE beyond grateful and win a Grand Slam title since HISTORY AND MADE A WHOLE COUNTRY eenager Bianca Andreescu became Russia’s Maria Sharapova cap- Canada’s first Grand Slam singles truly blessed. I’ve VERY PROUD. #SHETHENORTH” champion on Saturday (Sunday early worked really, tured the 2006 US Open and @JustinTrudeau (Canadian Prime Minister ) T really hard for this morning IST) with a rollercoaster 6-3, 7-5 she is the youngest US Open win over 23-time major champion Serena moment. This champion since Russia’s “CONGRATS GIRL! Williams in the US Open final. year has been a Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2004. CANADIAN HISTORY” dream come true. The 19-year-old Andreescu became the @geniebouchard (the Being able to play first Canadian woman to youngest Grand Slam winner since Svetlana on this stage against *Andreescu, Canada’s first make a Grand Slam final Kuznetsova at the 2004 US Open, handing Serena, a true legend of Grand Slam winner, matched posted with a big-screen Williams a fourth consecutive defeat in the the sport, is amazing. It wasn’t Monica Seles, who lifted the TV image of Andreescu final of a major to again deny her a record- holding the US Open champion's trophy) easy at all. I tried to prepare my best like I do 1990 Roland Garros trophy in equaling 24th Slam title. every match, I tried not to focus on who I’m “It’s so hard to explain in words but I’m her fourth major, as the fastest “SHE THE CHAMP! CONGRATS, playing. I’m really proud of how I dealt with player to win her first Slam title just beyond grateful and truly blessed. I’ve everything.” Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Alexis Ohanian, left, BANDREESCU_ in the Open era. AP worked really, really hard for this moment,” —BIANCA ANDREESCU applaud as players are introduced before the start #WETHENORTH X said Andreescu, who had won just two #SHETHENORTH” Grand Slam matches ahead of her US Open * @Raptors (reigning NBA “I love Bianca. I think She will break into the top five champion Toronto Raptors main draw debut. she’s a great girl. But Monday after her remarkable She improved her record over top-10 transmuted their slogan I think this was the breakthrough run at Flushing from their title run, “We opponents this season to 8-0 and will rise worst match I’ve Meadows, where she scooped the North”, to “She the to a career-high ranking of fifth on Monday. played all North” in tribute, tweeting the note with a photo “This year has been a dream come true. a winner's check for an eye- of a Raptors jersey with Andresscu name on it tournament. It’s watering $3.85 million, taking Being able to play on this stage against hard to know that next to the NBA championship trophy) Serena, a true legend of the sport, is amaz- you could do her 2019 earnings to over $6 ing. better. Bianca million. She started the year “YOU’RE #1!!! CONGRATS “It wasn’t easy at all. I tried to prepare obviously played well. with career winnings of just @BANDREESCU_! AP my best like I do every match, I tried not I believe I could have $215,888. Spectators cheer for Bianca Andreescu after final win AP Gigi Hadid attends the women's finals #SHETHENORTH #USOPEN” to focus on who I’m playing. I’m really proud done more. I believe I could have just been @Canucks (Vancouver Canucks sent their message with a photo of how I dealt with everything.” more Serena today. I honestly don’t think Andreescu tied Monica Seles, who lift- the opening set. That prompted forlorn looks from the smacked a forehand winner to stay alive and of a No 1 jersey bearing Serena showed up. I have to kind of figure Andreescu’s name) ed the 1990 Roland Garros trophy in her out how to get her to show up in Grand Slam Serving at 2-4, Williams erased five Williams box, where her close friend then rattled off 14 of 17 points to peg her fourth major, for the record as the fastest finals.” break points with a combination of aces and Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, was opponent back at 5-all. “HISTORY CONGRATULATIONS player to win her first Slam title in the Open —SERENA WILLIAMS booming groundstrokes but Andreescu seated alongside sister Venus and fashion “I was just fighting at that point, just try- TO @BANDREESCU_ ON era. was knocking on the door once more as titan Anna Wintour. ing to stay out there a little bit longer,” said BECOMING THE FIRST Williams, 37, suffered a second finals titles, Williams made an inauspicious the American served to stay in the set. The American carved out four oppor- Williams, feeding off the energy of 24,000 (CANADIAN) TO WIN A loss in a row at Flushing Meadows, after a start at Arthur Ashe Stadium by A forehand winner earned the tunities to hit back the following game, ben- cheering fans as she briefly sparked hopes GRAND SLAM SINGLES 2018 defeat against Naomi Osaka best conceding her opening service youngster a set point, and efiting from a huge stroke of luck when a of an incredible comeback. TITLE! #USOPEN remembered for a furious tirade against game with successive double Williams duly her gifted her the forehand brushed the tape and trickled over “The fans started cheering so hard it @BlueJays chair umpire Carlos Ramos. faults. opener with another double fault. to haul herself back on serve. made me start playing a little bit better and “Bianca played an unbelievable match, Andreescu had failed to even Undeterred, Andreescu promptly fighting a little bit more.” “CONGRATULATIONS @BANDREESCU_ I am so proud and happy for you. It was GENEROUS SERENA reach the main draw at Flushing Meadows regained the initiative with another break The Canadian stemmed the bleeding by ON AN AMAZING PERFORMANCE AND incredible tennis out there. If anyone could Andreescu, who wasn’t even born the past two years, twice falling in the first and looked to be marching towards the title holding for 6-5 and an errant Williams back- YOUR FIRST GRAND SLAM! ROMANIA IS win this, outside of Venus, I’m happy it’s when Williams won her maiden Slam at the qualifying round, and her confidence con- when she followed a routine hold by again hand handed Andreescu two more shots at VERY PROUD OF YOU.” Bianca,” Williams said. 1999 US Open, responded with a comfort- tinued to flow as she surged 2-0 ahead in breaking the Williams serve for a 5-1 lead. the title. Williams saved the first with an ace @Simona_Halep (reigning Wimbledon Appearing in a 33rd Grand Slam final, able hold, a pattern that repeated itself until the second — Williams again doubled-fault- Andreescu brought up championship but Andreescu secured victory on the next champion, pays tribute to Andreescu, whose and fourth since the last of her 23 major the Canadian threatened to run away with ing on break point. point in the ensuing game, but Williams with a blistering forehand return. parents are from Romania)

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harles Leclerc secured France, Portugal back on track CFerrari’s first victory at their Monza is red home Italian Grand Prix since AFP n PARIS 2010 on Sunday when he resist- Leclerc battles to Ferrari’s first home win since 2010 ed race-long pressure from both rance and Portugal got Mercedes rivals to claim his sec- Ftheir Euro 2020 qualifica- ond successive Formula One tri- tion campaigns back on track umph. with impressive wins over The 21-year-old Monegasque, Balkan pair Albania and who dedicated his maiden win last Serbia that boosted the world Sunday to the memory of his late and European champions friend Anthoine Hubert, who chances of making next sum- was killed in an F2 race a day ear- mer’s tournament. lier, was exultant as a vast army of France moved back top of ‘tifosi’ in an estimated crowd of Group H with a 4-1 thumping more than 150,000 celebrated of Albania thanks to a deliriously. Kingsley Coman’s first inter- “What a race!” said an national goals in more than exhausted Leclerc. “I have never three years and further strikes felt so tired in a race. It was so dif- from Olivier Giroud and sub- ficult. For me, it is a dream to win stitute Jonathan Ikone at the here like this in front of the Stade de France. ‘tifosi’ — thanks to everyone!” Iceland briefly led the Lelcerc came home narrowly standings after beating ahead of second-placed Valtteri Moldova 3-0 earlier in the day, Bottas and his Mercedes team- but were joined on 12 points AP mate Lewis Hamilton, who pur- by Didier Deschamps side Cristiano Ronaldo, centre, reacts at the end of the Euro 2020 group B qualifying match against Serbia; (right) Harry Kane celebrates after completing hat-trick sued the victor for most of the and Turkey, who needed a last the bemused Albanian players paign. On Tuesday, Portugal in and two second half penal- race until his tyres let him down. minute Ozan Tufan strike to refusing to play until the right They are eight have a chance to consol- ties which keep his side top of After a late pit stop, Hamilton edge Andorra 1-0, with the tune was played. points behind leaders idate their position in the Group A with nine points then claimed the fastest lap of the French on top on goal differ- Ukraine, who top the group when they head to from three matches, a point race. ence. PORTUGAL OFF group unbeaten hav- winless Lithuania, while ahead of Kosovo who stunned Leclerc’s Ferrari team-mate “The balance sheet is very MARK ing played five times Serbia travel to lowly the Czech Republic with a 2- Sebastian Vettel endured a torrid positive. We could have won Portugal meanwhile are after their 3-0 drubbing Luxembourg with both 1 win. and disappointing day, finishing by more,” said Deschamps. second in Group B on five of Lithuania. a point behind Ronaldo and Captain Kane also laid on 13th after spinning off and taking “We did what we had to points from three games after However Portugal had a Co. Raheem Sterling for his strike a penalty for rejoining in a dan- AP do, even if we relaxed a bit at they also struck four times in much trickier time than the Earlier England main- 10 minutes after the break, gerous fashion. Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc celebrates on podium after winning the Italy Grand Prix the end.” Belgrade, with William French, with Nikola tained their 100 percent qual- highlighting his ability beyond Hamilton apologised to the drivers’ championship. after starting from 19th in the sec- The easy win was a good Carvalho, Goncalo Guedes, Milenkovic and Aleksandar ifying record as Harry Kane’s just goalscoring.England will Mercedes and said his tyres “had Daniel Ricciardo came home ond Red Bull. end to a night that started off Cristiano Ronaldo and Mitrovic twice pulling goals at hat-trick inspired a 4-0 demo- have a chance to open up a gap gone off the cliff…. I’m sorry I fourth ahead of his Renault team- Local hero Antonio in bizarre fashion, with the Bernardo Silva giving a loud Stadion Rajko Mitic lition of Bulgaria at Wembley. at the top of the group when wasn’t able to pull it off,” he said. mate Nico Hulkenberg, Red Bull Giovinazzi came home ninth for match kicking off late after the Fernando Santos’ side a 4-2 back before Silva finally made Kane has now scored 25 they host Kosovo at St Mary’s The defending five-time new boy Alex Albon, Sergio Perez Alfa Romeo ahead of Lando hosts mistakenly played the victory that was also their first sure of the three points four goals in 40 England appear- stadium in Southampton on champion now leads his Mercedes of Force India and Max Norris of McLaren, who contin- Andorran anthem, leading to win of the qualifying cam- minutes from the end. ances after a 25th-minute tap- Tuesday. team-mate Bottas by 63 points in Verstappen, who finished eighth ued his impressive rookie season.