c m y k c m y k THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH INDIA deccanchronicle.com HYDERABAD I THURSDAY I 12 MARCH 2020 Vol. 83 No. 71 Established 1938 | 32 PAGES | `6.00 WEATHER JYOTIRADITYA Max: 33.3OC O JOINS BJP, WINS Min: 22.9 C Shah links riots to RH: 64% Rain: Nil RS NOMINATION Forecast: Partly cloudy DC CORRESPONDENTS sky. Rain likely. NEW DELHI/BHOPAL, Sonia’s comment MARCH 11 Max/Min temp. 33/22ºC Days after he accused the Praises cops for limiting trouble to one area BJP leadership of spread- ASTROGUIDE ing hate politics in the Vikari; Uttarayanam DC CORRESPONDENT esis of the riots to anti- ever religion or commu- wake of the Delhi vio- NEW DELHI, MARCH 11 CAA protests and accu- nity they might belong to. lence, former Congress Thithi: Phalguna Bahula sed the Congress of delib- Defending the Delhi leader Jyotiraditya Scin- Tadiya till 12.02 noon Union home minister erately fanning the prote- Police, which came under dia on Wednesday joined Star: Chitta till 4.19 pm Amit Shah on Wednesday sts in the capital. In a widespread criticism for the saffron party. Within Varjyam: 11.08 am to 12.31 noon said that last month’s December 14 rally, for its handling of riots, Shah hours, Mr Scindia was Durmuhurtam: 10:27am to 11.14 riots in Delhi were a instance, Congress chief said: “Delhi has a popula- official named as a BJP am and 3.11 pm to 3.59 pm “well-planned” conspira- Sonia Gandhi had asked tion of one crore out of candidate for the Rajya Rahukalam: 1.30 pm to 3 pm cy and praised the Delhi people to be ready for which nearly 20 lakh live Sabha seat. “aar paar ki ladai” HIJRI CALENDAR police for containing the and in the riot-affected areas. Considered close to violence in North East come out on the streets. I want to praise Delhi Congress’ Rahul Gandhi, Rajjab 16,1441 AH Delhi within “36 hours”. “As far as I am con- police for not letting it Mr Scindia quit the party PRAYERS The home minister was cerned, 52 Indians lost spread far and limiting it on Tuesday after his 18- Fajar: 5.27 am replying to a debate in the their lives” and not peo- to an area of 13 per cent of year association with it, Zohar: 12.36 pm Lok Sabha after Opposit- ple belonging to any par- population. The biggest apparently over being Asar: 4.44 pm ion parties had stalled ticular religion or com- responsibility it had was sidelined within the Maghrib: 6.31 pm Parliament since March munity, he said, adding of stopping the violence”. Congress and also over Isha: 7.39 pm 2, demanding a discus- that nobody who instigat- the Rajya Sabha berth. sion on the matter. ed or indulged in rioting ■ Page 9: Strict action will Three seats are falling SUNSET TODAY 6.25 PM Mr Shah traced the gen- would be spared, which- be taken against guilty: HM vacant in the Rajya Sab- SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.25 AM ha from Madhya Pradesh MOONRISE TODAY 8.17 PM by next month. MOONSET TOMORROW 8.30 AM The Congress-ruled Fight for fee sop state has been facing a political crisis after over IN BRIEF 20 Congress MLAs, con- sidered loyalists of Mr Scindia, revolted against Sanjay is BJP’s the Kamal Nath govern- ment. The rebel MLAs new TS chief are stationed in Benga- luru. The BJP has also Hyderabad: The Bharatiya parked over 100 of its Janata Party (BJP) on MLAs from the state at a Wednesday appointed resort in Manesar, near Karimnagar MP Bandi Gurgaon, amid reports of Sanjay Kumar as the party possible poaching by the president in Telangana. He Congress, which is try- replaces incumbent Dr K. ing hard to save its gov- Laxman. An official order, ernment in the state. issued by BJP national pres- Mr Scindia thanked ident J.P. Nadda, said the Prime Minister Narend- new state party chief will ra Modi, Union home take with immediate effect. minister Amit Shah and The new president will have BJP president J.P. Nadda to improve the BJP’s per- for “giving a place in formance in the state. their family” and criti- Mr Kumar, who initially cised the Congress of worked as a volunteer of An ABVP activist is being shifted by policewomen from an Assembly Gate in ignoring reality. the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Hyderabad on Wednesday. The ABVP had organised a protest demanding a hike in ■ Sangh, had worked with the budgetary allocation for education and for clearing fee reimbursement. — Gandhi Page 11: Scindia blames ABVP. He was the in-charge Cong for inertia of the rath yatra undertaken by BJP leader L.K. Advani. ■ Full report on Page 5 78-year-old Saudi returnee All SBI a/cs to be dies with Covid symptoms zero balance Mumbai: State Bank of India on Wednesday said that its Patient was referred to city hospitals from saving bank customers do not need to maintain aver- Bidar; dies while returning home untreated age monthly balance (AMB) and waived off SMS charges KANIZA GARARI and have been infected by that are levied quarterly. M.B. GIRISH | DC AP GETS FIRST coronavirus, the doctors However, it took away HYDERABAD/ KALABURAGI, told the family that he some of the happiness by MARCH 11 PRESUMED +VE must be shifted to Gandhi reducing interest rate for Hospital. funds parked in savings A suspected Covid-19 But the family rejected bank accounts by 25 basis patient, who sought treat- COVID-19 CASE the option and decided to points. The money in the ment in a private hospital took the patient back to savings bank accounts will in the city, died in an N. VAMSI SRINIVAS | DC Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) in now earn three per cent ambulance on his way VIJAYAWADA, MARCH 11 a private ambulance. interest as against previous back to his residence in During their journey, the 3.25 per cent. SBI cus- Kalaburagi in Karnataka. Andhra Pradesh fears patient passed away. tomers were supposed to The 76-year-old, who that it may have its first Senior district medical maintain a balance of had returned from Jeda- positive case of coron- and health officials in `3,000, `2,000 and `1,000 ah in Saudi Arabia suf- avirus (Covid-19), when a Hyderabad have asked in metro, semi urban and fered from acute breath- youth who had recently medical professionals rural areas respectively. lessness, was referred to returned from Italy and who treated them to be Hyderabad by doctors in is currently in isolation alert for any symptoms. ■ Full report on Page 14 Bidar. at the Nellore governme- Hospital staff stated that The patient had under- nt hospital, was declared they had worn full protec- gone treatment at a hospi- diagnosed as a “presump- tion gear while treating COUNTER POINT tal in Bidar for three days tive positive” case on the patient and protocols but there was no improv- Wednesday. laid down for treating ement in his condition. The state health author- these patients have been After sending throat ities, however, are await- adhered to. The health swabs and blood samples ing the result of the sec- officials, however, have for Covid-19 testing, the ond confirmatory test asked them to report if doctors in Bidar referred from the National Insti- any symptoms are noted him to Hyderabad. tute of Virology, Pune. in a week’s time. The patient, however, Final rites were carried failed to get emergency ■ Full report on Page 2 out in Kalaburagi under care in two private hospi- the supervision of med- tals in Hyderabad as he ical and health officials of was suffering from acute hospital examined the the district. breathlessness and lung patient in the emergency District health officer of dysfunction, the symp- section but again advised Kalaburagi M.A. Jabbar toms that were similar to them to go to Gandhi said, “The final rites were that of Covid-19. The Hospital. not done with bare hands patient was referred to The family was given an and protective measures Gandhi Hospital but the option of hospitalisation were completely taken. family was not ready to in the isolation unit. But Our officers have super- do so. Another private if the patient was found to vised the process.” OFFICIAL | NEGLECT Blame game begins as over 100 deer die in 2 yrs Another deer found dead at UoH HARLEEN MINOCHA | DC the time we reached, the trees exposed these animals of the dogs have been ster- HYDERABAD, MARCH 11 deer was killed and the dogs to stray dogs and poach- ilised around UoH and can- had eaten it,” said Dr Ravi ers,” he said. “Deer, wild not be relocated as demand- A spotted deer was found Jillapalli, founder of Wild boars, rabbits, peacocks, all ed by activists. “They will dead at the University of Lens, a student volunteer have been forced out from eventually return. We are Hyderabad on Wednesday organisation for wildlife their natural habitat.” only following the guide- evening, having been protection at UoH. The university authori- lines set by the High Court chased and chewed up by Students and activists ties, the GHMC, and the for- and the Animal Welfare stray dogs. Yet it was no blame deforestation and est department blame each Board,” he said. surprise to the authorities, construction in and around other. Wildlife activists Meanwhile, GHMC offici- as 100 deer deaths have hap- the university for the claim that the forest depart- als claim sanitation issues pened in the past two years, increasing number of deer ment and the GHMC have on campus is also a cause of with perhaps four deaths in deaths.